Jeremiah 22:7

Jeremiah 22:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
• New International Version (NIV)I will send destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut up your fine cedar beams and throw them into the fire.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will prepare destroyers against you, each with his weapons, and they shall cut down your choicest cedars and cast them into the fire.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will prepare destroyers against you, Everyone with his weapons; They shall cut down your choice cedars And cast them into the fire.

Context of Jeremiah 22:7

5But if you don’t do what I say, I will take an oath on myself,” declares the Lord, “that this palace will become a pile of rubble. 6“This is what the Lord says about the palace of the king of Judah: This palace is like Gilead to me, like the top of Lebanon. I will certainly turn it into a desert, into cities that no one lives in. I will send people to destroy you. They will have their own weapons. They will cut down your finest cedar trees and throw them on a fire. 8“People from many nations will pass by this city and ask each other, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this important city?’ 9The answer will be: ‘They rejected the promise of the Lord their God. They worshiped other gods and served them.’ ”

Jeremiah 22:7 word by word

וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֥י עָלֶ֛יךָ מַשְׁחִתִ֖ים אִ֣ישׁ וְכֵלָ֑יו וְכָֽרְתוּ֙ מִבְחַ֣ר אֲרָזֶ֔יךָ וְהִפִּ֖ילוּ עַל־הָאֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will prepareקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: prepareH6942
• destroyersשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• against thee, every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• with his weaponsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• and they shall cut downכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• thy choiceמִבְחָרmibchâr · bestH4005
• cedarsאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• and castנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• into the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784

Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:7

• Jeremiah 4:6Raise the flag to signal people to go to Zion. Take cover! Don’t just stand there! I’m bringing disaster and widespread destruction from the north.
• Jeremiah 5:15Nation of Israel, I’m going to bring a nation from far away to attack you, declares the Lord. It is a nation that has lasted a long time. It is an ancient nation. You don’t know the language of this nation. You can’t understand what its people say.
• Jeremiah 50:20In those days and at that time,” declares the Lord, “people will look for Israel’s crimes, but they will find none. They will look for Judah’s sins, but none will be found. I will forgive the faithful few whom I have spared.
• Isaiah 10:3What will you do on the day you are called to account ⌞for these things⌟, when the disaster comes from far away? Where will you run for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
• Isaiah 13:3I’ve commanded my holy ones. I’ve called my mighty men to carry out my anger. They find joy in my triumphs.
• Isaiah 54:16I’ve created blacksmiths to fan the coals into flames and to produce useful weapons. I’ve also created destroyers to bring destruction.
• Ezekiel 9:1Then I heard the Lord call out with a loud voice. He said, “Come here, those who are going to punish this city. Each of you should bring your weapon with you.”
• Matthew 22:7“The king became angry. He sent his soldiers, killed those murderers, and burned their city.
• Jeremiah 21:14“ ‘I will punish you because of the evil things you have done,’ ” declares the Lord. “ ‘I will start a fire in your forests, and it will burn up everything around you.’ ”
• Isaiah 10:33Now look! The Almighty Lord of Armies will trim the branches with terrifying power. The highest trees will be cut down. The tallest ones will be brought down.
• Isaiah 27:10The fortified city is isolated. The homestead is left deserted, abandoned like the desert. Calves will graze there. They will lie down. They will feed on the branches.
• Isaiah 37:24Through your servants you defy the Lord and say, “With my many chariots I’ll ride up the high mountains, up the slopes of Lebanon. I’ll cut down its tallest cedars and its finest cypresses. I’ll come to its most distant heights and its most fertile forests.
• Zechariah 11:1Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire will be able to burn down your cedars.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7They shall cut down thy choice cedars - The destruction of the country is expressed under the symbol of the destruction of a fine forest; a multitude of fellers come against it, each with his axe; and, there being no resistance, every tree is soon felled to the earth. "These destroyers," God says, "I have prepared, קדשתי kiddashti, I have sanctified - consecrated, to this work. They have their commission from me."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Prepare - i. e., consecrate, see Jeremiah 6:4 note. Thy choice cedars - The chief members of the royal lineage and the leading officers of state.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Farmers grew valuable crops in the valleys and on the slopes of Gilead. Gilead is the highlands that rise eastward from the Jordan Valley. Lebanon is the area north of Israel along the seacoast. It includes a high mountain ridge on the country's eastern side. Lebanon was famous for its tall cedar trees.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. prepare--literally, "sanctify," or solemnly set apart for a particular work (compare Is 13:3). thy choice cedars--(Is 37:24). Thy palaces built of choice cedars (So 1:17).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 22:7

• Cedar

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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