Jeremiah 22

Warning of Jerusalem’s Fall

1ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “GoH3381 downH3381 to the houseH1004 of the kingH4428 of JudahH3063 and thereH8033 speakH1696 thisH2088 wordH1697, 2and sayH559, ‘HearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068, O kingH4428 of JudahH3063, who 1sitsH3427 on David’sH1732 throneH3678, you and your servantsH5650 and your peopleH5971 who enterH935 theseH428 gatesH8179. 3ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “2DoH6213 justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666, and saveH5337 one who has been robbedH1497 from the powerH3027 of his 3oppressorH6216. And 4do not mistreatH3238 or doH2554 violenceH2554 to the strangerH1616, the orphanH3490, or the widowH490; and do not 5shedH8210 innocentH5355 bloodH1818 in thisH2088 placeH4725. 4For ifH518 you will indeedH6213 performH6213 thisH2088 6instructionH1697, then 7kingsH4428 will enterH935 the gatesH8179 of thisH2088 houseH1004, sittingH3427 8in David’sH1732 place on his throneH3678, ridingH7392 in chariotsH7393 and on horsesH5483, the king himselfH1931, his servantsH5650, and his peopleH5971. 59But ifH518 you will not obeyH8085 theseH428 wordsH1697, I 10swearH7650 by Myself,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “that thisH2088 houseH1004 will becomeH1961 a placeH2723 ofH2723 ruinsH2723.”’” 6For thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559 concerningH5921 the houseH1004 of the kingH4428 of JudahH3063: “You are like 11GileadH1568 to Me, Like the summitH7218 of LebanonH3844; Yet mostH518H3808 assuredlyH518H3808 I will makeH7896 you a 12wildernessH4057, CitiesH5892 that are not inhabitedH3427.7For I will setH6942 apartH6942 13destroyersH7843 againstH5921 you, EachH376 with his weaponsH3627; And they will 14cutH3772 downH3772 your choicestH4005 cedarsH730 And 15throwH5307 them on the fireH784.

8“ManyH7227 nationsH1471 will passH5674 by thisH2088 cityH5892; and they will 16sayH559 to oneH376 anotherH7453, ‘WhyH5921H4100 has the LordH3068 doneH6213 thisH3602 to thisH2088 greatH1419 cityH5892?’ 9Then they will 17answerH559, ‘BecauseH5921H834 they 18abandonedH5800 the covenantH1285 of the LordH3068 their GodH430 and bowedH2331 downH2331 to otherH312 godsH430 and servedH5647 them.’”

1019Do not weepH1058 for the deadH4191 or mournH5110 for him, But weepH1058 deeplyH1058 for the one who goesH1980 away; For 20he will neverH3808H5750 returnH7725 Or seeH7200 his nativeH4138 landH776.

11For thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559 regardingH413 2122ShallumH7967 the sonH1121 of JosiahH2977, kingH4428 of JudahH3063, who becameH4427 kingH4427 inH8478 the placeH8478 ofH8478 his fatherH1 JosiahH2977, whoH834 wentH3318 outH3318 from thisH2088 placeH4725: “He will neverH3808H5750 returnH7725 thereH8033; 12but in the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 they tookH1540 him intoH1540 exileH1540, thereH8033 he will 23dieH4191 and he will not seeH7200 thisH2088 landH776 againH5750.

Messages about the Kings

13“WoeH1945 to him who buildsH1129 his houseH1004 24withoutH3808 righteousnessH6664, And his upstairsH5944 roomsH5944 withoutH3808 justiceH4941, Who usesH5647 his neighbor’sH7453 servicesH5647 withoutH2600 payH2600 And 25does not giveH5414 him his wagesH6467,14Who saysH559, ‘I will 26buildH1129 myself a largeH4060 houseH1004 With spaciousH7304 upstairsH5944 roomsH5944, And cutH7167 outH7167 its windowsH2474, 27PanelingH5603 it with 28cedarH730 and paintingH4886 it 29brightH8350 redH8350.’15Do you becomeH4427 aH4427 kingH4427 becauseH3588 you are competingH2734 in cedarH730? Did your fatherH1 not eatH398 and drinkH8354 And 30doH6213 justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666? ThenH227 it was 31wellH2895 for him.16He pledH1777 the causeH1779 of the 32afflictedH6041 and the poorH34, ThenH227 it was wellH2895. 33Is that not what it means to knowH1847 Me?” DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068.17“But your eyesH5869 and your heartH3820 Are intent onlyH3588H518 upon your own 34dishonestH1215 gainH1215, And on 35sheddingH8210 innocentH5355 bloodH1818, And on practicingH6213 oppressionH6233 and extortionH4835.”

18ThereforeH3651 thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559 regardingH413 36JehoiakimH3079 the sonH1121 of JosiahH2977, kingH4428 of JudahH3063: “They will not 37mournH5594 for him: ‘38OhH1945, my brotherH251!’ or, ‘OhH1945, sisterH269!’ They will not mournH5594 for him: ‘OhH1945, for the masterH113!’ or, ‘OhH1945, for his splendorH1935!’19He will be 39buriedH6912 with a donkey’sH2543 burialH6900, DraggedH5498 offH5498 and thrownH7993 outH7993 beyondH4480H1973 the gatesH8179 of JerusalemH3389.20GoH5927 upH5927 to LebanonH3844 and cryH6817 outH6817, And raiseH5414 your voiceH6963 in BashanH1316; CryH6817 outH6817 also from 40AbarimH5682, For allH3605 your 41loversH157 have been crushedH7665.21I spokeH1696 to you in your prosperityH7962; But 42you saidH559, ‘I will not listenH8085!’ 43ThisH2088 has been your wayH1870 44from your youthH5271, That you have not obeyedH8085 My voiceH6963.22The windH7307 will sweepH7462 awayH7462 allH3605 your 45shepherdsH7462, And your 46loversH157 will goH1980 into captivityH7628; ThenH227 you will certainlyH3588 beH954 47ashamedH954 and humiliatedH3637 BecauseH4480 of allH3605 your wickednessH7463.23You who liveH3427 in LebanonH3844, NestedH7077 in the cedarsH730, HowH4100 you will groanH584 when sharpH2256 painsH2256 comeH935 on you, 48PainH2427 like a woman inH3205 childbirthH3205!

24“As I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “evenH3588 ifH518 4950ConiahH3078 the sonH1121 of JehoiakimH3079 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 were a 51signetH2368 ring on My rightH3225 handH3027, yetH3588 I would pullH5423 52you 53offH5423; 25and I will 54handH5414H3027 you overH5414 to those who are seekingH1245 your lifeH5315, yes, to those of whomH834 you are frightenedH3016, that is, to NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 and the ChaldeansH3778. 26I will 55hurlH2904 you and your 56motherH517 whoH834 gaveH3205 birthH3205 to you into anotherH312 countryH776 whereH834H8033 you were not bornH3205, and thereH8033 you will dieH4191. 27But as for the landH776 to whichH834 they longH5375H5315 to returnH7725, they will not returnH7725 to it.28Is thisH2088 manH376 ConiahH3078 a despisedH959, shatteredH5310 jarH6089? OrH518 is he an 57undesirableH369H2656 vesselH3627? WhyH4069 have he and his descendantsH2233 been 58hurledH2904 outH2904 And castH7993 into a 59landH776 that they had not knownH3045?2960O landH776, landH776, landH776, HearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068! 30ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: ‘WriteH3789 thisH2088 manH1397 downH3789 as 61childlessH6185, A manH1397 who will 62not prosperH6743 in his daysH3117; For noH3808 manH376 among his 63descendantsH2233 will prosperH6743 SittingH3427 on the throneH3678 of DavidH1732 Or rulingH4910 againH5750 in JudahH3063.’”