Jeremiah 22:6

Jeremiah 22:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thus saith the Lord unto the king’s house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For thus says the Lord concerning the house of the king of Judah: "'You are like Gilead to me, like the summit of Lebanon, yet surely I will make you a desert, an uninhabited city.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For thus says the Lord to the house of the king of Judah: “You are Gilead to Me, The head of Lebanon; Yet I surely will make you a wilderness, Cities which are not inhabited.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Now this is what the Lord says concerning Judah’s royal palace: “I love you as much as fruitful Gilead and the green forests of Lebanon. But I will turn you into a desert, with no one living within your walls.

Context of Jeremiah 22:6

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. 5But if you do not obey these commands, declares the Lord, I swear by myself that this palace will become a ruin.’ ” For 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. 8“People from many nations will pass by this city and will ask one another, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?’

Jeremiah 22:6 word by word

כִּֽי־כֹ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עַל־בֵּית֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה גִּלְעָ֥ד אַתָּ֛ה לִ֖י רֹ֣אשׁ הַלְּבָנ֑וֹן אִם־לֹ֤א אֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙ מִדְבָּ֔ר עָרִ֖ים לֹ֥א נוֹשָֽׁבוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• unto the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• of Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844
• surely I will makeשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• thee a wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• are not inhabitedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:6

• Jeremiah 22:24“As surely as I live,” declares the Lord, “even if you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on my right hand, I would still pull you off.
• Jeremiah 21:11“Moreover, say to the royal house of Judah, ‘Hear the word of the Lord.
• Genesis 37:25As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, balm and myrrh, and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt.
• Deuteronomy 3:25Let me go over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that fine hill country and Lebanon.”
• Jeremiah 4:20Disaster follows disaster; the whole land lies in ruins. In an instant my tents are destroyed, my shelter in a moment.
• Jeremiah 7:34I will bring an end to the sounds of joy and gladness and to the voices of bride and bridegroom in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem, for the land will become desolate.
• Jeremiah 9:11“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals; and I will lay waste the towns of Judah so no one can live there.”
• Jeremiah 19:7“ ‘In this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, at the hands of those who want to kill them, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds and the wild animals.
• Jeremiah 21:14I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the Lord. I will kindle a fire in your forests that will consume everything around you.’ ”
• Jeremiah 25:9I will summon all the peoples of the north and my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,” declares the Lord, “and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and against all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them and make them an object of horror and scorn, and an everlasting ruin.
• Jeremiah 26:6then I will make this house like Shiloh and this city a curse among all the nations of the earth.’ ”
• Psalms 107:34and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
• Isaiah 6:11Then I said, “For how long, Lord?” And he answered: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted and the fields ruined and ravaged,
• Isaiah 24:1See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin its face and scatter its inhabitants—
• Isaiah 27:10The fortified city stands desolate, an abandoned settlement, forsaken like the wilderness; there the calves graze, there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.
• Ezekiel 33:27“Say this to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those who are left in the ruins will fall by the sword, those out in the country I will give to the wild animals to be devoured, and those in strongholds and caves will die of a plague.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon - Perhaps in allusion, says Dahler, to the oaks of Gilead, and the cedars of Mount Lebanon, of which the palace was constructed. Lebanon was the highest mountain in Israel, and Gilead the richest and most fertile part of the country; and were, therefore, proper emblems of the reigning family. Though thou art the richest and most powerful, I, who raised thee up, can bring thee down and make thee a wilderness.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Omit and. “Thou art a Gilead unto me, a summit of Lebanon.” Yet surely - literally, if not, the form of an oath with the imprecation omitted. For the full form see Numbers 14:23. A wilderness, and cities - Omit and. The meaning is: If the house of David does not hear God‘s words, though it be now grand as Lebanon, God will make it a wilderness, even uninhabited cities; the house of David being regarded as equivalent to the kingdom of Judah.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Farmers grew valuable crops in the valleys and on the slopes of Gilead. Gilead is the highlands that rise eastward from the Jordan Valley. Lebanon is the area north of Israel along the seacoast. It includes a high mountain ridge on the country's eastern side. Lebanon was famous for its tall cedar trees.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Though thou art as beautiful as Gilead, and as majestic in Mine eyes (before Me) as the summit of Lebanon, yet surely (the Hebrew is a formula of swearing to express certainly: "If I do not make thee ... believe Me not ever hereafter": so "as truly as I live," Nu 14:28; "surely," Nu 14:35). The mention of Gilead may allude not only to its past beauty, but covertly also to its desolation by the judgment on Israel; a warning now to Judah and the house of…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 22:6

• Gilead
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• Gilead
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• Gilead, Gileadite
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
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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