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.
• New International Version (NIV)But if you do not obey these commands, declares the Lord, I swear by myself that this palace will become a ruin.’ ”
• 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.” ’ ”

Context of Jeremiah 22:5

3Thus saith Yhwh; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place. 4For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people. But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith Yhwh, that this house shall become a desolation. 6For thus saith Yhwh 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. 7And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast 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

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

Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:5

• Jeremiah 17:27But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
• 2 Chronicles 7:19But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
• Isaiah 1:20But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of Yhwh hath spoken it.
• Genesis 22:16And said, By myself have I sworn, saith Yhwh, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
• Numbers 14:28Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith Yhwh, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:
• Deuteronomy 32:40For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
• Psalms 95:11Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
• Amos 6:8The Lord Yhwh hath sworn by himself, saith Yhwh the God of Armies, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
• Amos 8:7Yhwh hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
• Hebrews 3:18And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
• Hebrews 6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
• Jeremiah 7:13And now, because ye have done all these works, saith Yhwh, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;
• Jeremiah 26:6Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.
• Jeremiah 39:8And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
• Micah 3:12Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.

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