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Jeremiah 22:9
9And the answer will be, ‘Because they violated their covenant with the Lord their God by worshiping other gods.’”
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 call for wreckers, who will bring out their tools to dismantle you. They will tear out all your fine cedar beams and throw them on the fire. 8“People from many nations will pass by the ruins of this city and say to one another, ‘Why did the Lord destroy such a great city?’ And the answer will be, ‘Because they violated their covenant with the Lord their God by worshiping other gods.’” 10Do not weep for the dead king or mourn his loss. Instead, weep for the captive king being led away! For he will never return to see his native land again. 11For this is what the Lord says about Jehoahaz, who succeeded his father, King Josiah, and was taken away as a captive: “He will never return.
Read all of Jeremiah 22Jeremiah 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 2:17And you have brought this upon yourselves by rebelling against the Lord your God, even though he was leading you on the way!
- Jeremiah 40:2The captain of the guard called for Jeremiah and said, “The Lord your God has brought this disaster on this land,
- Jeremiah 50:7All who found them devoured them. Their enemies said, ‘We did nothing wrong in attacking them, for they sinned against the Lord, their true place of rest, and the hope of their ancestors.’
- Deuteronomy 29:25“And the answer will be, ‘This happened because the people of the land abandoned the covenant that the Lord, the God of their ancestors, made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
- 2 Kings 22:17For my people have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to pagan gods, and I am very angry with them for everything they have done. My anger will burn against this place, and it will not be quenched.’
- 2 Chronicles 34:25For my people have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to pagan gods, and I am very angry with them for everything they have done. My anger will be poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.’
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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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