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.
• 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.’ ”
• New Living Translation (NLT)And the answer will be, ‘Because they violated their covenant with the Lord their God by worshiping other gods.’”

Context of Jeremiah 22:9

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?’ And the answer will be: ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’ ” 10Do not weep for the dead king or mourn his loss; rather, weep bitterly for him who is exiled, because he will never return nor see his native land again. 11For this is what the Lord says about Shallum son of Josiah, who succeeded his father as king of Judah but has gone from this place: “He will never return.

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 2:17Have you not brought this on yourselves by forsaking the Lord your God when he led you in the way?
• Jeremiah 40:2When the commander of the guard found Jeremiah, he said to him, “The Lord your God decreed this disaster for this place.
• Jeremiah 50:7Whoever found them devoured them; their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, for they sinned against the Lord, their verdant pasture, the Lord, the hope of their ancestors.’
• Deuteronomy 29:25And the answer will be: “It is because this people abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, the covenant he made with them when he brought them out of Egypt.
• 2 Kings 22:17Because they have forsaken me and burned incense to other gods and aroused my anger by all the idols their hands have made, my anger will burn against this place and will not be quenched.’
• 2 Chronicles 34:25Because they have forsaken me and burned incense to other gods and aroused my anger by all that their hands have made, my anger will be poured out on this place and will not be quenched.’

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