Focused Passage

Jeremiah 22:1-5

The House of David Under Judgment for Injustice and Covenant Failure

The chapter moves from a covenant summons to the royal house, to the threatened ruin of the palace, to judgment against individual kings, and finally to the cutting off of royal confidence in Coniah.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 This is what the LORD says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there,

2 saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates.

3 This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.

4 For if you will indeed carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David’s throne will enter through the gates of this palace riding on chariots and horses—they and their officials and their people.

5 But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Acts 5:20 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 7:2 Classic cross-references Isaiah 39:3 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 34:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

This is what כֹּ֚ה H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Go down רֵ֖ד H3381 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular to the palace בֵּֽית־ H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of the king מֶ֣לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֑ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular and proclaim וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular this הַזֶּֽה׃ H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular message הַדָּבָ֖ר H1697 Article | Noun - masculine singular there שָׁ֔ם H8033 Adverb - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker

Verse 2

Cross-references

Jeremiah 21:12 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 17:20 Classic cross-references Luke 1:32 Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:10 Classic cross-references Isaiah 9:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

saying וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Hear שְׁמַ֣ע H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular the word דְּבַר־ H1697 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular O king מֶ֣לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular who sits הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב H3427 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the throne כִּסֵּ֣א H3678 Noun - masculine singular construct of David דָוִ֑ד H1732 Noun - proper - masculine singular you אַתָּ֤ה H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular and your officials וַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ H5650 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular and your people וְעַמְּךָ֔ H5971 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular who enter הַבָּאִ֖ים H935 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural these הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ס H428 Article | Pronoun - common plural gates בַּשְּׁעָרִ֥ים H8179 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 3

Cross-references

Micah 6:8 Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:17 Classic cross-references Amos 5:24 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 21:12 Classic cross-references Psalms 82:3 Classic cross-references

Original words

This is what כֹּ֣ה׀ H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Administer עֲשׂ֤וּ H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural justice מִשְׁפָּט֙ H4941 Noun - masculine singular and righteousness וּצְדָקָ֔ה H6666 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Rescue וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ H5337 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural the victim of robbery גָז֖וּל H1497 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular from the hand מִיַּ֣ד H3027 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of his oppressor עָשׁ֑וֹק H6216 Noun - masculine singular Do no אַל־ H408 Adverb wrong תֹּנוּ֙ H3238 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural אַל־ אַל־ H408 Adverb or violence תַּחְמֹ֔סוּ H2554 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural to the foreigner וְגֵר֩ H1616 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular the fatherless יָת֨וֹם H3490 Noun - masculine singular or the widow וְאַלְמָנָ֤ה H490 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Do not אַֽל־ H408 Adverb shed תִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּ H8210 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural innocent נָקִ֔י H5355 Adjective - masculine singular blood וְדָ֣ם H1818 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular in this הַזֶּֽה׃ H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular place בַּמָּק֥וֹם H4725 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

Jeremiah 17:25 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 22:2 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 35:15 Classic cross-references

Original words

For כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction if אִם־ H518 Conjunction you will indeed carry out עָשׂוֹ֙ H6213 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . תַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּ H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker these הַזֶּ֑ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular commands הַדָּבָ֖ר H1697 Article | Noun - masculine singular then kings מְלָכִים֩ H4428 Noun - masculine plural who sit יֹשְׁבִ֨ים H3427 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural on עַל־ H5921 Preposition David’s לְדָוִ֜ד H1732 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular throne כִּסְא֗וֹ H3678 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular will enter וּבָ֣אוּ H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural through the gates בְשַׁעֲרֵ֣י H8179 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct of this הַזֶּ֡ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular palace הַבַּ֣יִת H1004 Article | Noun - masculine singular riding רֹֽכְבִים֙ H7392 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural on chariots בָּרֶ֣כֶב H7393 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and horses וּבַסּוּסִ֔ים H5483 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural they ה֥וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular and their officials וְעַבְדּוֹ H5650 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and their people וְעַמּֽוֹ׃ H5971 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

Hebrews 6:13 Classic cross-references Amos 6:8 Classic cross-references Matthew 23:38 Classic cross-references Genesis 22:16 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 17:27 Classic cross-references

Original words

But if וְאִם֙ H518 Conjunction you do not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle obey תִשְׁמְע֔וּ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker these הָאֵ֑לֶּה H428 Article | Pronoun - common plural words הַדְּבָרִ֖ים H1697 Article | Noun - masculine plural then I swear נִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙ H7650 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular by Myself בִּ֤י Preposition | first person common singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular that כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction this הַזֶּֽה׃ס H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular house הַבַּ֥יִת H1004 Article | Noun - masculine singular will become יִֽהְיֶ֖ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular a pile of rubble לְחָרְבָּ֥ה H2723 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular

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