Jeremiah 22:1-9

New American Standard Bible

Warning of Jerusalem’s Fall

22 This is what the Lord says: “Go down to the house of the king of Judah and there speak this word, ²and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, who ^(A)sits on David’s throne, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates. ³This is what the Lord says: “^(B)Do justice and righteousness, and save one who has been robbed from the power of his ^(C)oppressor. And ^(D)do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow; and do not ^(E)shed innocent blood in this place. ⁴For if you will indeed perform this ^[a]instruction, then ^(F)kings will enter the gates of this house, sitting ^[b]in David’s place on his throne, riding in chariots and on horses, the king himself, his servants, and his people. ⁵^(G)But if you will not obey these words, I ^(H)swear by Myself,” declares the Lord, “that this house will become a place of ruins.”’” ⁶For this is what the Lord says concerning the house of the king of Judah:

“You are like ^(I)Gilead to Me,
Like the summit of Lebanon;
Yet most assuredly I will make you a ^(J)wilderness,
Cities that are not inhabited.
⁷For I will set apart ^(K)destroyers against you,
Each with his weapons;
And they will ^(L)cut down your choicest cedars
And ^(M)throw them on the fire.

⁸“Many nations will pass by this city; and they will ^(N)say to one another, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this great city?’ ⁹Then they will ^[c]answer, ‘Because they ^(O)abandoned the covenant of the Lord their God and bowed down to other gods and served them.’”

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 22:4 Lit word
Jeremiah 22:4 Lit for David
Jeremiah 22:9 Lit say

Jeremiah 22:1-9

New King James Version

Prophecies Against the Kings of Judah

22 Thus says the Lord: “Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and there speak this word, ²and say, ^(A)‘Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates! ³Thus says the Lord: ^(B)“Execute^[a] judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the ^(C)fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place. ⁴For if you indeed do this thing, ^(D)then shall enter the gates of this house, riding on horses and in chariots, accompanied by servants and people, kings who sit on the throne of David. ⁵But if you will not ^[b]hear these words, ^(E)I swear by Myself,” says the Lord, “that this house shall become a desolation.” ’ ”

⁶For thus says the Lord to the house of the king of Judah:

“You are ^(F)Gilead to Me,
The head of Lebanon;
Yet I surely will make you a wilderness,
Cities which are not inhabited.
⁷I will prepare destroyers against you,
Everyone with his weapons;
They shall cut down ^(G)your choice cedars
^(H)And cast them into the fire.

⁸And many nations will pass by this city; and everyone will say to his neighbor, ^(I)‘Why has the Lord done so to this great city?’ ⁹Then they will answer, ^(J)‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshiped other gods and served them.’ ”

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