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Jeremiah 22:1
1This is what the Lord said to me: “Go over and speak directly to the king of Judah. Say to him,
Jeremiah 22:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
- New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there:
- English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord: "Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak there this word,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord: “Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and there speak this word,
Context of Jeremiah 22:1
This is what the Lord said to me: “Go over and speak directly to the king of Judah. Say to him, 2‘Listen to this message from the Lord, you king of Judah, sitting on David’s throne. Let your attendants and your people listen, too. 3This is what the Lord says: Be fair-minded and just. Do what is right! Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Quit your evil deeds! Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, and widows. Stop murdering the innocent!
Read all of Jeremiah 22Jeremiah 22:1 word by word
כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה רֵ֖ד בֵּֽית־מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ שָׁ֔ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:1
- Jeremiah 21:11“Say to the royal family of Judah, ‘Listen to this message from the Lord!
- Jeremiah 34:2“Go to King Zedekiah of Judah, and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.
- 1 Samuel 15:16Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stop! Listen to what the Lord told me last night!” “What did he tell you?” Saul asked.
- 1 Samuel 24:11Look, my father, at what I have in my hand. It is a piece of the hem of your robe! I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. This proves that I am not trying to harm you and that I have not sinned against you, even though you have been hunting for me to kill me.
- 1 Kings 21:18“Go down to meet King Ahab of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He will be at Naboth’s vineyard in Jezreel, claiming it for himself.
- 2 Chronicles 19:1When King Jehoshaphat of Judah arrived safely home in Jerusalem,
- 2 Chronicles 25:15This made the Lord very angry, and he sent a prophet to ask, “Why do you turn to gods who could not even save their own people from you?”
- 2 Chronicles 33:10The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they ignored all his warnings.
- Hosea 5:1“Hear this, you priests. Pay attention, you leaders of Israel. Listen, you members of the royal family. Judgment has been handed down against you. For you have led the people into a snare by worshiping the idols at Mizpah and Tabor.
- Amos 7:13Don’t bother us with your prophecies here in Bethel. This is the king’s sanctuary and the national place of worship!”
- Mark 6:18John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry your brother’s wife.”
- Luke 3:19John also publicly criticized Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, for marrying Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for many other wrongs he had done.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 22:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word - This is supposed by Dahler to have been published in the first year of the reign of Zedekiah.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Go down - i. e., from the temple to the king‘s house. Compare 2 Chronicles 23:20.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Justice is recommended, and destruction threatened in case of disobedience. (Jr 22:1-9) The captivity of Jehoiakim, and the end of Jeconiah. (Jr 22:10-19) The doom of the royal family. (Jr 22:20-30) Verses 1-9 The king of Judah is spoken to, as sitting upon the throne of David, the man after God's own heart. Let him follow his example, that he may have the benefit of the promises made to him. The way to preserve a government, is to do the duty of it. But…Read the comment
- 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. 1-30Belonging to an earlier period than the twenty-first chapter, namely, the reigns of Shallum or Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, and Jeconiah (Jr 22:10, 13, 20). Jeremiah often groups his prophecies, not by chronological order, but by similarity of subjects; thus Jr 22:3 corresponds to Jr 21:12. Grotius thinks that Jeremiah here repeats to Zedekiah what he had announced to that king's predecessors formerly (namely, his brother and brother's son), of a similar bearing…Read the comment
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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
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