Jeremiah 22:21

Jeremiah 22:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.
• New International Version (NIV)I warned you when you felt secure, but you said, ‘I will not listen!’ This has been your way from your youth; you have not obeyed me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I spoke to you in your prosperity, but you said, 'I will not listen.' This has been your way from your youth, that you have not obeyed my voice.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I spoke to you in your prosperity, But you said, ‘I will not hear.’ This has been your manner from your youth, That you did not obey My voice.

Context of Jeremiah 22:21

19He will be buried with a donkey’s burial, Dragged off and thrown out beyond the gates of Jerusalem. 20Go up to Lebanon and cry out, And raise your voice in Bashan; Cry out also from Abarim, For all your lovers have been crushed. I spoke to you in your prosperity; But you said, ‘I will not listen!’ This has been your way from your youth, That you have not obeyed My voice. 22The wind will sweep away all your shepherds, And your lovers will go into captivity; Then you will certainly be ashamed and humiliated Because of all your wickedness. 23You who live in Lebanon, Nested in the cedars, How you will groan when sharp pains come on you, Pain like a woman in childbirth!

Jeremiah 22:21 word by word

דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙ בְּשַׁלְוֹתַ֔יִךְ אָמַ֖רְתְּ לֹ֣א אֶשְׁמָ֑ע זֶ֤ה דַרְכֵּךְ֙ מִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְ כִּ֥י לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֖עַתְּ בְּקוֹלִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• I spokeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• to you in your prosperityשַׁלְוָהshalvâh · easeH7962
• you saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I will not listenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• Thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• has been your wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• from your youthנְעוּרִיםnâ‛ûr nâ‛ûr ne‛ûrâh · youthH5271
• That you have not obeyedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• My voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963

Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:21

• Jeremiah 2:31You generation, look to the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of thick darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; We will no longer come to You’?
• Jeremiah 6:16This is what the Lord says: “Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it; Then you will find a resting place for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
• Jeremiah 35:15Also I have sent to you all My servants the prophets, sending them again and again, saying: ‘Turn now every person from his evil way and amend your deeds, and do not follow other gods to worship them. Then you will live in the land which I have given to you and to your forefathers; but you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.
• Jeremiah 36:21Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it to the king as well as to all the officials who were standing beside the king.
• 2 Chronicles 33:10So the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention.
• 2 Chronicles 36:16but they continually mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord rose against His people, until there was no remedy.
• Proverbs 30:9So that I will not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?” And that I will not become impoverished and steal, And profane the name of my God.
• Jeremiah 3:25Let us lie down in our shame, and let our humiliation cover us; for we have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day. And we have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.”
• Jeremiah 7:22For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them on the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.
• Jeremiah 32:30For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have been doing only evil in My sight since their youth; for the sons of Israel have been only provoking Me to anger by the work of their hands,” declares the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 9:7Remember, do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to anger in the wilderness; from the day that you left the land of Egypt until you arrived at this place, you have been rebellious against the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 31:27For I know your rebellion and your stubbornness; behold, as long as I have been alive with you until today, you have been rebellious against the Lord; how much more, then, after my death?
• Deuteronomy 32:15“But Jeshurun became fat and kicked-- You have become fat, thick, and obstinate-- Then he abandoned God who made him, And rejected the Rock of his salvation.
• Judges 2:11Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals,
• Nehemiah 9:16“But they, our fathers, acted arrogantly; They became stubborn and would not listen to Your commandments.
• Psalms 106:6We have sinned like our fathers, We have gone astray, we have behaved wickedly.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21I spake unto thee in thy prosperity - In all states and circumstances I warned thee by my prophets; and thou wilt only be ashamed of thy conduct when thou shalt be stripped of all thy excellencies, and reduced to poverty and disgrace, Jeremiah 22:22.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Prosperity - literally, as in the margin. God spake thus not once only, but whenever Judah was at peace.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-30Verses 20-30 The Jewish state is described under a threefold character. Very haughty in a day of peace and safety. Very fearful on alarm of trouble. Very much cast down under pressure of trouble. Many never are ashamed of their sins till brought by them to the last extremity. The king shall close his days in bondage. Those that think themselves as signets on God's right hand, must not be secure, but fear lest they should be plucked thence. The Jewish king…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-23God judged Jehoiakim for his terrible sins. Neither his family nor his people would mourn him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. I admonished thee in time. Thy sin has not been a sin of ignorance or thoughtlessness, but wilful. prosperity--given thee by Me; yet thou wouldest not hearken to the gracious Giver. The Hebrew is plural, to express, "In the height of thy prosperity"; so "droughts" (Is 58:11). thou saidst--not in words, but in thy conduct, virtually. thy youth--from the time that I brought thee out of Egypt, and formed thee into a people (Jr 7:25; 2:2; Is 47:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 22:21

• Impenitence
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah (2)
• Uriah; Uruah
• Bashan

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