Jeremiah 22:9

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 men against it to destroy it with their axes and hatchets. They will hack up its fine cedar panels and columns and throw them into the fire. 8“‘People from other nations will pass by this city. They will ask one another, “Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?” The answer will come back, “It is because they broke their covenant with the Lord their God and worshiped and served other gods.” 10“‘Do not weep for the king who was killed. Do not grieve for him. But weep mournfully for the king who has gone into exile. For he will never return to see his native land again. 11“‘For the Lord has spoken about Shallum son of Josiah, who succeeded his father as king of Judah but was carried off into exile. He has said, “He will never return to this land.

Jeremiah 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 all this on yourself, Israel, by deserting the Lord your God when he was leading you along the right path.
• Jeremiah 40:2The captain of the royal guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him, “The Lord your God threatened this place with this disaster.
• Jeremiah 50:7All who encountered them devoured them. Their enemies who did this said, ‘We are not liable for punishment! For those people have sinned against the Lord, their true pasture. They have sinned against the Lord in whom their ancestors trusted.’
• Deuteronomy 29:25Then people will say, “Because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
• 2 Kings 22:17This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!’”
• 2 Chronicles 34:25This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!’”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9The destruction of Jerusalem would show other nations what happens when Judah breaks their agreement with the Lord, their God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. (2Ki 22:17).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 22:9

• Covenant
• Idolatry

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Uriah; Uruah

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