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Jeremiah 22:1

The Lord said, "Jeremiah, go down to the king's palace. Go to the king of Judah and tell this message there:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Justice;   Rulers;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jehoiakim;   Nebuchadnezzar;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Maktesh;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
This is what the Lord says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and announce this word there.
Hebrew Names Version
Thus said the LORD: Go down to the house of the king of Yehudah, and speak there this word,
King James Version
Thus saith the Lord ; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
English Standard Version
Thus says the Lord : "Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak there this word,
New American Standard Bible
This is what the LORD says: "Go down to the house of the king of Judah and there speak this word,
New Century Version
This is what the Lord says: "Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and prophesy this message there:
Amplified Bible
Thus says the LORD, "Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak this word there:
World English Bible
Thus said Yahweh: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thus said the Lorde, Goe downe to the house of the King of Iudah, and speake there this thing,
Legacy Standard Bible
Thus says Yahweh, "Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and there you shall speak this word
Berean Standard Bible
This is what the LORD says: "Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there,
Contemporary English Version
The Lord sent me to the palace of the king of Judah to speak to the king, his officials, and everyone else who was there. The Lord told me to say: I am the Lord , so pay attention! You have been allowing people to cheat, rob, and take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners who live here. Innocent people have become victims of violence, and some of them have even been killed. But now I command you to do what is right and see that justice is done. Rescue everyone who has suffered from injustice.
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai said, "Go down to the house of the king of Y'hudah and there speak this word:
Darby Translation
Thus saith Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
George Lamsa Translation
THUS says the LORD: GO down to the house of the king of Judah and speak there this word, and say,
Good News Translation
The Lord told me to go to the palace of the king of Judah, the descendant of David, and there tell the king, his officials, and the people of Jerusalem to listen to what the Lord had said:
Lexham English Bible
Thus says Yahweh: "Go down to the house of the king of Judah and you must speak this word there.
Literal Translation
So says Jehovah, Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak this Word there,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus sayde the LORDE also: Go downe in to the house of the kinge off Iuda, and speake there these wordes,
American Standard Version
Thus said Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
Bible in Basic English
This is what the Lord has said: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and there give him this word,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thus said the LORD: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
King James Version (1611)
Thus saith the Lord, Goe downe to the house of the king of Iudah, and speake there this word,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thus saith the Lord: Go downe into the house of the kyng of Iuda, and speake there these wordes,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thus saith the Lord; Go thou, and go down to the house of the king of Juda, and thou shalt speak there this word,
English Revised Version
Thus said the LORD: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord seith these thingis, Go thou doun in to the hous of the kyng of Juda, and thou schalt speke there this word, and schalt seie,
Update Bible Version
Thus said Yahweh: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
Webster's Bible Translation
Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
New English Translation
The Lord told me, "Go down to the palace of the king of Judah. Give him a message from me there.
New King James Version
Thus says the LORD: "Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and there speak this word,
New Living Translation
This is what the Lord said to me: "Go over and speak directly to the king of Judah. Say to him,
New Life Bible
The Lord says, "Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak this word there.
New Revised Standard
Thus says the Lord : Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus, said Yahweh, Go thou down to the house of king of Judah, and speak thou there this word,
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thus saith the Lord: Go down to the house of the king of Juda, and there thou shalt speak this word,
Revised Standard Version
Thus says the LORD: "Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
Young's Literal Translation
Thus said Jehovah, `Go down [to] the house of the king of Judah, and thou hast spoken there this word, and hast said,
THE MESSAGE
God 's orders: "Go to the royal palace and deliver this Message. Say, ‘Listen to what God says, O King of Judah, you who sit on David's throne—you and your officials and all the people who go in and out of these palace gates. This is God 's Message: Attend to matters of justice. Set things right between people. Rescue victims from their exploiters. Don't take advantage of the homeless, the orphans, the widows. Stop the murdering!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Thus says the LORD, "Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and there speak this word

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord said, "Jeremiah, go down to the king's palace. Go to the king of Judah and tell this message there: 2 ‘Listen to this message from the Lord , King of Judah. You rule from David's throne, so listen. King, you and your officials must listen well. All of your people who come through the gates of Jerusalem must listen to the message from the Lord. 3 This is what the Lord says: Do what is right and fair. Protect those who have been robbed from the ones who robbed them. Don't hurt or do anything wrong to orphans or widows. Don't kill innocent people. 4 If you obey these commands, kings who sit on David's throne will continue to come through the gates into the city of Jerusalem. They will come through the gates with their officials. The kings, their officials, and their people will come riding in chariots and on horses. 5 But I, the Lord , tell you that if you don't obey these commands, then I promise with an oath in my own name that this king's palace will be destroyed—it will become a pile of rocks.'" 6 This is what the Lord says about the palace where the king of Judah lives: "The palace is tall like the forests of Gilead, like the mountains of Lebanon. But I will make it like a desert, as empty as a city where no one lives. 7 I will send men to destroy the palace, each armed with weapons. They will cut up your strong, beautiful cedar beams and throw them into the fire. 8 "People from many nations will pass by this city. They will ask one another, ‘Why has the Lord done such a terrible thing to Jerusalem? Jerusalem was such a great city.' 9 This will be the answer to that question: ‘God destroyed Jerusalem because the people of Judah stopped following the agreement of the Lord their God. They worshiped and served other gods.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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Go: Jeremiah 21:11, Jeremiah 34:2, 1 Samuel 15:16-23, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 24:11, 2 Samuel 24:12, 1 Kings 21:18-20, 2 Chronicles 19:2, 2 Chronicles 19:3, 2 Chronicles 25:15, 2 Chronicles 25:16, 2 Chronicles 33:10, Hosea 5:1, Amos 7:13, Mark 6:18, Luke 3:19, Luke 3:20

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 22:10 - the king Isaiah 7:3 - Go forth Isaiah 39:3 - came Isaiah Jeremiah 1:18 - against Jeremiah 7:2 - Stand Zechariah 11:17 - Woe Acts 5:20 - stand

Cross-References

Genesis 22:7
Isaac said to his father Abraham, "Father!" Abraham answered, "Yes, son?" Isaac said, "I see the wood and the fire. But where is the lamb we will burn as a sacrifice?"
Genesis 22:11
But the angel of the Lord stopped him. The angel called from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" Abraham answered, "Yes?"
Genesis 22:12
The angel said, "Don't kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you do respect and obey God. I see that you are ready to kill your son, your only son, for me."
Genesis 22:14
So Abraham gave that place a name, "The Lord Provides." Even today people say, "On the mountain of the Lord , he will give us what we need."
Exodus 3:4
The Lord saw Moses was coming to look at the bush. So he called to him from the bush. He said, "Moses, Moses!" Moses said, "Yes, Lord."
Exodus 16:4
Then the Lord said to Moses, "I will cause food to fall from the sky. This food will be for you to eat. Every day the people should go out and gather the food they need that day. I will do this to see if they will do what I tell them.
Deuteronomy 8:2
And you must remember the entire trip that the Lord your God has led you through these 40 years in the desert. He was testing you. He wanted to make you humble. He wanted to know what is in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.
Deuteronomy 8:16
In the desert he fed you manna—something your ancestors had never seen. He tested you to make you humble so that everything would go well for you in the end.
Deuteronomy 13:3
Don't listen to them, because the Lord your God is testing you. He wants to know if you love him with all your heart and all your soul.
Judges 2:22
I will use them to test the Israelites. I will see if the Israelites can keep the Lord 's commands as their ancestors did."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thus saith the Lord, go down to the house of the king of Judah,.... To the palace of Jehoiakim, who was now the reigning king; the prophet is bid to go down to it, because, as Kimchi thinks, he was now upon the mountain of the house, or in the temple, from whence to the king's house there was a descent:

and speak there this word; of prophecy, relating to the several kings hereafter mentioned. This prophecy was delivered some years before that in the preceding chapter, though it stands here. It is indeed by some thought to be repeated here on occasion of what is before said, and for the confirmation of it, putting in mind of what he had prophesied in former times: and they render the words, with which it begins, "thus hath the Lord said" x; so he said to me years ago; which agrees with what is now delivered.

x כה אמר "haec dixit", Grotius; "sic dixit", Schmidt.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Go down - i. e., from the temple to the king’s house. Compare 2 Chronicles 23:20.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXII

This section of prophecy, extending to the end of the eighth

verse of the next chapter, is addressed to the king of Judah

and his people. It enjoins on them the practice of justice and

equity, as they would hope to prosper, 14;

but threatens them, in case of disobedience, with utter

destruction, 5-9.

The captivity of Shallum, the son of Josiah, is declared to be

irreversible, 10-12;

and the miserable and unlamented end of Jeconiah,

contemptuously called Coniah, is foretold, 13-19.

His family is threatened with the like captivity, and his seed

declared to be for ever excluded from the throne, 20-30.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXII

Verse Jeremiah 22:1. Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word — This is supposed by Dahler to have been published in the first year of the reign of Zedekiah.


 
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