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

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

2saying, ‘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.

3This 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.

4For 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.

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

Original words

This is whatכֹּ֚הH3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularGo downרֵ֖דH3381Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularto the palaceבֵּֽית־H1004Noun - masculine singular constructof the kingמֶ֣לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֑הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularand proclaimוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣H1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthisהַזֶּֽה׃H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularmessageהַדָּבָ֖רH1697Article | Noun - masculine singularthereשָׁ֔םH8033Adverb-אֶת־H853Direct object marker

Verse 2

Cross-references

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

Original words

sayingוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularHearשְׁמַ֣עH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularthe wordדְּבַר־H1697Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularO kingמֶ֣לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularwho sitsהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בH3427Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe throneכִּסֵּ֣אH3678Noun - masculine singular constructof Davidדָוִ֑דH1732Noun - proper - masculine singularyouאַתָּ֤הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularand your officialsוַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙H5650Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularand your peopleוְעַמְּךָ֔H5971Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularwho enterהַבָּאִ֖יםH935Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluraltheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃סH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralgatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםH8179Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 3

Cross-references

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

Original words

This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularAdministerעֲשׂ֤וּH6213Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluraljusticeמִשְׁפָּט֙H4941Noun - masculine singularand righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֔הH6666Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularRescueוְהַצִּ֥ילוּH5337Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralthe victim of robberyגָז֖וּלH1497Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularfrom the handמִיַּ֣דH3027Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof his oppressorעָשׁ֑וֹקH6216Noun - masculine singularDo noאַל־H408Adverbwrongתֹּנוּ֙H3238Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralאַל־אַל־H408Adverbor violenceתַּחְמֹ֔סוּH2554Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralto the foreignerוְגֵר֩H1616Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularthe fatherlessיָת֨וֹםH3490Noun - masculine singularor the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֤הH490Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularDo notאַֽל־H408Adverbshedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּH8210Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralinnocentנָקִ֔יH5355Adjective - masculine singularbloodוְדָ֣םH1818Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularin thisהַזֶּֽה׃H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםH4725Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

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

Original words

Forכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionifאִם־H518Conjunctionyou will indeed carry outעָשׂוֹ֙H6213Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .תַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markertheseהַזֶּ֑הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularcommandsהַדָּבָ֖רH1697Article | Noun - masculine singularthen kingsמְלָכִים֩H4428Noun - masculine pluralwho sitיֹשְׁבִ֨יםH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralonעַל־H5921PrepositionDavid’sלְדָוִ֜דH1732Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularthroneכִּסְא֗וֹH3678Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwill enterוּבָ֣אוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthrough the gatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יH8179Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof thisהַזֶּ֡הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularpalaceהַבַּ֣יִתH1004Article | Noun - masculine singularridingרֹֽכְבִים֙H7392Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralon chariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבH7393Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand horsesוּבַסּוּסִ֔יםH5483Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraltheyה֥וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularand their officialsוְעַבְדּוֹH5650Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand their peopleוְעַמּֽוֹ׃H5971Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

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

Original words

But ifוְאִם֙H518Conjunctionyou do notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleobeyתִשְׁמְע֔וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markertheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralwordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםH1697Article | Noun - masculine pluralthen I swearנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙H7650Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singularby Myselfבִּ֤יPreposition | first person common singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthatכִּי־H3588Conjunctionthisהַזֶּֽה׃סH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularhouseהַבַּ֥יִתH1004Article | Noun - masculine singularwill becomeיִֽהְיֶ֖הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara pile of rubbleלְחָרְבָּ֥הH2723Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular

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