Jeremiah 22:1

Jeremiah 22:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
• New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord: "Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak there this word,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord: “Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and there speak this word,

Context of Jeremiah 22:1

This is what the LORD says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there, 2saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates. 3This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 22:1 word by word

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה רֵ֖ד בֵּֽית־מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ שָׁ֔ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• This is whatכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to the palaceבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and proclaimדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• messageדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853

Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:1

• Jeremiah 21:11Moreover, tell the house of the king of Judah to hear the word of the LORD.
• Jeremiah 34:2The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.
• 1 Samuel 15:16“Stop!” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied.
• 1 Samuel 24:11See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. Know and see that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.
• 1 Kings 21:18“Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it.
• 2 Chronicles 19:1When Jehoshaphat king of Judah had returned safely to his home in Jerusalem,
• 2 Chronicles 25:15Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”
• 2 Chronicles 33:10And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.
• Hosea 5:1“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
• Amos 7:13But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”
• Mark 6:18For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
• Luke 3:19But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word - This is supposed by Dahler to have been published in the first year of the reign of Zedekiah.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Go down - i. e., from the temple to the king‘s house. Compare 2 Chronicles 23:20.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Justice is recommended, and destruction threatened in case of disobedience. (Jr 22:1-9) The captivity of Jehoiakim, and the end of Jeconiah. (Jr 22:10-19) The doom of the royal family. (Jr 22:20-30) Verses 1-9 The king of Judah is spoken to, as sitting upon the throne of David, the man after God's own heart. Let him follow his example, that he may have the benefit of the promises made to him. The way to preserve a government, is to do the duty of it. But…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Jeremiah gave a message based on the Sinai covenant. It outlined the duties of a king of Judah. If the king fulfilled these duties, the dynasty of David would continue in Jerusalem. If the king refused, the palace and kingdom would vanish.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-30Belonging to an earlier period than the twenty-first chapter, namely, the reigns of Shallum or Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, and Jeconiah (Jr 22:10, 13, 20). Jeremiah often groups his prophecies, not by chronological order, but by similarity of subjects; thus Jr 22:3 corresponds to Jr 21:12. Grotius thinks that Jeremiah here repeats to Zedekiah what he had announced to that king's predecessors formerly (namely, his brother and brother's son), of a similar bearing…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 22:1

• Justice
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Uriah; Uruah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings