God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 22:9
9The answer will be: ‘They rejected the promise of the Lord their God. They worshiped other gods and served them.’ ”
Jeremiah 22:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
- New International Version (NIV)And the answer will be: ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And they will answer, "Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and worshiped other gods and served them."'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then they will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshiped other gods and served them.’ ”
Context of Jeremiah 22:9
7I 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?’ The answer will be: ‘They rejected the promise of the Lord their God. They worshiped other gods and served them.’ ” 10Don’t cry for the dead. Don’t shake your heads at them. Cry bitterly for those who are taken away, because they won’t come back to see their homeland. 11This is what the Lord says about King Josiah’s son Shallum, who succeeded his father as king of Judah and left this place: He will never come back here again.
Read all of Jeremiah 22Jeremiah 22:9 word by word
וְאָ֣מְר֔וּ עַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽזְב֔וּ אֶת־בְּרִ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ לֵאלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִ֖ים וַיַּעַבְדֽוּם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then they shall answerאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Because they have forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
- the covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- their Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- and worshippedשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
- otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
- and servedעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:9
- Jeremiah 2:17You have brought this on yourself by abandoning the Lord your God when he led you on his way.
- Jeremiah 40:2The captain of the guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him, “The Lord your God threatened to bring this disaster on this place.
- Jeremiah 50:7Everyone who finds them eats them. Their enemies say, ‘We’re not guilty. They have sinned against the Lord, their true pasture. They have sinned against the Lord, the hope of their ancestors.’
- Deuteronomy 29:25The answer will be, “Because they abandoned the promise of the Lord God of their ancestors. He made this promise to them when he brought them out of Egypt.
- 2 Kings 22:17I will do this because they have abandoned me and sacrificed to other gods in order to make me furious. Therefore, my burning anger directed at this place will never be extinguished.’ ”
- 2 Chronicles 34:25I will do this because they have abandoned me and sacrificed to other gods in order to make me furious. Therefore, my anger will be poured on this place and will never come to an end.’ ”
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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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