English Standard Version
Jeremiah 22:1
1Thus says the Lord: "Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak there this word,
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:
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord: “Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and there speak this word,
- New Living Translation (NLT)This is what the Lord said to me: “Go over and speak directly to the king of Judah. Say to him,
Context of Jeremiah 22:1
Thus says the Lord: "Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak there this word, 2and say, 'Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter these gates. 3Thus says the Lord: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
Read all of Jeremiah 22Jeremiah 22:1 word by word
כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה רֵ֖ד בֵּֽית־מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ שָׁ֔ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:1
- Jeremiah 21:11"And to the house of the king of Judah say, 'Hear the word of the Lord,
- Jeremiah 34:2"Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
- 1 Samuel 15:16Then Samuel said to Saul, "Stop! I will tell you what the Lord said to me this night." And he said to him, "Speak."
- 1 Samuel 24:11See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For by the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt my life to take it.
- 1 Kings 21:18"Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession.
- 2 Chronicles 19:1Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 25:15Therefore the Lord was angry with Amaziah and sent to him a prophet, who said to him, "Why have you sought the gods of a people who did not deliver their own people from your hand?"
- 2 Chronicles 33:10The Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention.
- Hosea 5:1Hear this, O priests! Pay attention, O house of Israel! Give ear, O house of the king! For the judgment is for you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread upon Tabor.
- Amos 7:13but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom."
- Mark 6:18For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
- Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod 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
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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
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