Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 22

1This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559: “Go downH3381 to the palaceH1004 of the kingH4428 of JudahH3063 and proclaimH1696 thisH2088 messageH1697 thereH8033 , 2sayingH559, ‘HearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068, O kingH4428 of JudahH3063, who sitsH3427 onH5921 the throneH3678 of DavidH1732—youH859 and your officialsH5650 and your peopleH5971 who enterH935 theseH428 gatesH8179. 3This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559: AdministerH6213 justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666. RescueH5337 the victim of robberyH1497 from the handH3027 of his oppressorH6216. Do noH408 wrongH3238 or violenceH2554 to the foreignerH1616, the fatherlessH3490, or the widowH490. Do notH408 shedH8210 innocentH5355 bloodH1818 in thisH2088 placeH4725.

4ForH3588 ifH518 you will indeed carry outH6213 theseH2088 commandsH1697, then kingsH4428 who sitH3427 onH5921 David’sH1732 throneH3678 will enterH935 through the gatesH8179 of thisH2088 palaceH1004 ridingH7392 on chariotsH7393 and horsesH5483—theyH1931 and their officialsH5650 and their peopleH5971. 5But ifH518 you do notH3808 obeyH8085 theseH428 wordsH1697, then I swearH7650 by Myself, declaresH5002 the LORDH3068, thatH3588 thisH2088 houseH1004 will becomeH1961 a pile of rubbleH2723.’”

A Warning about the Palace

6ForH3588 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559 concerningH5921 the houseH1004 of the kingH4428 of JudahH3063:

“YouH859 are like GileadH1568 to Me,like the summitH7218 of LebanonH3844;but I will surelyH518 H3808 turn youH7896 into a desertH4057,like citiesH5892 that are uninhabitedH3808 H3427.7I will appointH6942 destroyersH7843 against youH5921,each manH376 with his weaponsH3627,and they will cut downH3772 the choicestH4005 of your cedarsH730and throw themH5307 intoH5921 the fireH784.

8And manyH7227 nationsH1471 will passH5674 byH5921 thisH2063 cityH5892 and askH559 oneH376 H413 anotherH7453, ‘WhyH5921 H4100 has the LORDH3068 doneH6213 such a thingH3602 to thisH2063 greatH1419 cityH5892?’

9Then people will replyH559, ‘BecauseH5921 they have forsakenH5800 the covenantH1285 of the LORDH3068 their GodH430 and have worshipedH7812 and servedH5647 otherH312 godsH430.’”

10Do notH408 weepH1058 for him who is deadH4191;do notH408 mourn his lossH5110.Weep bitterlyH1058 for him who is exiledH1980,forH3588 he will neverH3808 returnH7725 to seeH7200 his nativeH4138 landH776.

11ForH3588 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559 concerningH413 ShallumH7967 1 sonH1121 of JosiahH2977, kingH4428 of JudahH3063, who succeededH4427 H8478 his fatherH1 JosiahH2977 but has gone forthH3318 fromH4480 thisH2088 placeH4725: “He will neverH3808 returnH7725 H8033 H5750,

12butH3588 he will dieH4191 in the placeH4725 to whichH834 he was exiledH1540 ; he will neverH3808 seeH7200 thisH2063 landH776 againH5750.”

13“WoeH1945 to him who buildsH1129 his palaceH1004 byH3808 unrighteousnessH6664,and his upper roomsH5944 withoutH3808 justiceH4639,who makes his countrymenH7453 serveH5647 without payH2600,and failsH3808 to payH5414 their wagesH6467,14who saysH559, ‘I will buildH1129 myself a greatH4060 palaceH1004,with spaciousH7304 upper roomsH5944.’So he cutsH7167 windowsH2474 in it,panels itH5603 with cedarH730,and paints itH4886 with vermilionH8350.

15Does it make you a kingH4427 H3588 to excelH8474 2 in cedarH730?Did notH3808 your fatherH1 have foodH398 and drinkH8354?He administeredH6213 justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666,and soH227 it went wellH2896 with him.16He took upH1777 the causeH1779 of the poorH6041 and needyH34,and soH227 it went wellH2896 with him.Is thisH1931 notH3808 what it means to knowH1847 MeH853?”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.17“ButH3588 your eyesH5869 and heartH3820 are set on nothingH369exceptH3588 H518 H5921 your own dishonest gainH1215 ,on sheddingH8210 H5921 innocentH5355 bloodH1818,on practicingH6213 extortionH6233 andH5921 oppressionH4835.”

18ThereforeH3651 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559 concerningH413 JehoiakimH3079 sonH1121 of JosiahH2977 kingH4428 of JudahH3063:

“They will notH3808 mournH5594 for him:‘AlasH1945, my brotherH251! AlasH1945, my sisterH269!’They will notH3808 mournH5594 for him:‘AlasH1945, my masterH113! AlasH1945, his splendorH1935!’19He will be buriedH6900 H6912 like a donkeyH2543,dragged awayH5498 and thrownH7993 outsideH1973 the gatesH8179 of JerusalemH3389.20Go upH5927 to LebanonH3844 and cry outH6817;raiseH5414 your voiceH6963 in BashanH1316;cry outH6817 from AbarimH5682,forH3588 allH3605 your loversH157 have been crushedH7665.

21I warnedH1696 youH413 when you were secureH7962.You saidH559, ‘I will notH3808 listenH8085.’ThisH2088 has been your wayH1870 from youthH5271,thatH3588 you have notH3808 obeyedH8085 My voiceH6963.22The windH7307 will drive awayH7462 allH3605 your shepherdsH7462,and your loversH157 will goH1980 H3588 into captivityH7628.ThenH227 you will be ashamedH954 and humiliatedH3637because of allH3605 your wickednessH7451.23O inhabitantH3427 of LebanonH3844,3nestledH7077 in the cedarsH730,howH4100 you will groanH584 when pangs of anguishH2256 comeH935 upon you,agonyH2427 like a woman in laborH3205.”

24“As surely as IH589 liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LORDH3068, “evenH3588 ifH518 you, ConiahH3659 4 sonH1121 of JehoiakimH3079 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, wereH1961 a signet ringH2368 onH5921 My rightH3225 H3588 handH3027, I would pull youH5423 offH8033. 25In fact, I will hand you overH5414 H3027 to thoseH834 youH859 dreadH3016 H6440 H3027, who want to takeH1245 your lifeH5315 H3027—to NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 H3027 and to the ChaldeansH3778.5 26I will hurlH2904 youH853 andH853 the motherH517 whoH834 gave you birthH3205 intoH5921 anotherH312 landH776, whereH834 neitherH3808 of you were bornH3205—and thereH8033 you both will dieH4191. 27You will neverH3808 returnH7725 toH5921 the landH776 for whichH1992 you longH5375 .”

28Is thisH2088 manH376 ConiahH3659 H518 a despisedH959 and shatteredH5310 potH6089,a jarH3627 that noH369 one wantsH2656?WhyH4069 are heH1931 and his descendantsH2233 hurled outH2904and castH7993 intoH5921 a landH776 they do notH3808 knowH3045?29O landH776, landH776, landH776,hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068!

30This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559:

“EnrollH3789 thisH2088 manH376 as childlessH6185,a manH1397 who will notH3808 prosperH6743 in his lifetimeH3117 H3588.NoneH3808 H376 of his descendantsH2233 will prosperH6743to sitH3427 onH5921 the throneH3678 of DavidH1732or to ruleH4910 againH5750 in JudahH3063.”