Jeremiah 22:5

Jeremiah 22:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if you will not obey these words, I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if you will not hear these words, I swear by Myself,” says the Lord, “that this house shall become a desolation.” ’ ”
• New Living Translation (NLT)But if you refuse to pay attention to this warning, I swear by my own name, says the Lord, that this palace will become a pile of rubble.’”

Context of Jeremiah 22:5

3This is what the Lord says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place. 4For if you are careful to carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David’s throne will come through the gates of this palace, riding in chariots and on horses, accompanied by their officials and their people. But if you do not obey these commands, declares the Lord, I swear by myself that this palace will become a ruin.’ ” 6For this is what the Lord says about the palace of the king of Judah: “Though you are like Gilead to me, like the summit of Lebanon, I will surely make you like a wasteland, like towns not inhabited. 7I 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.

Jeremiah 22:5 word by word

וְאִם֙ לֹ֣א תִשְׁמְע֔וּ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה בִּ֤י נִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּי־לְחָרְבָּ֥ה יִֽהְיֶ֖ה הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But if ye will not hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• these wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• I swearשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• by myself, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that this houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• shall become a desolationחׇרְבָּהchorbâh · desolationH2723

Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:5

• Jeremiah 17:27But if you do not obey me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying any load as you come through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in the gates of Jerusalem that will consume her fortresses.’ ”
• 2 Chronicles 7:19“But if you turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them,
• Isaiah 1:20but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
• Genesis 22:16and said, “I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
• Numbers 14:28So tell them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord, I will do to you the very thing I heard you say:
• Deuteronomy 32:40I lift my hand to heaven and solemnly swear: As surely as I live forever,
• Psalms 95:11So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”
• Amos 6:8The Sovereign Lord has sworn by himself—the Lord God Almighty declares: “I abhor the pride of Jacob and detest his fortresses; I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”
• Amos 8:7The Lord has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget anything they have done.
• Hebrews 3:18And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to those who disobeyed?
• Hebrews 6:13When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,
• Jeremiah 7:13While you were doing all these things, declares the Lord, I spoke to you again and again, but you did not listen; I called you, but you did not answer.
• Jeremiah 26:6then I will make this house like Shiloh and this city a curse among all the nations of the earth.’ ”
• Jeremiah 39:8The Babylonians set fire to the royal palace and the houses of the people and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
• Micah 3:12Therefore because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, the temple hill a mound overgrown with thickets.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Jeremiah gave a message based on the Sinai covenant. It outlined the duties of a king of Judah. If the king fulfilled these duties, the dynasty of David would continue in Jerusalem. If the king refused, the palace and kingdom would vanish.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. I swear by myself--(He 6:13, 17). God swears because it seemed to them incredible that the family of David should be cast off. this house--the king's, where Jeremiah spake (Jr 22:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 22:5

• Blessing
• Contingencies
• Fear of God
• Injustice
• Oath

In the dictionaries

• 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