Jeremiah 22:29
27 You will never return to the land for which you long.”
28 Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?
O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
30 This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
- KJV
- O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
- WEB
- O earth, earth, earth, hear the LORD’s word!
- ASV
- O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of Jehovah.
- DARBY
- O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of Jehovah!
- BLB
- O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of YHWH!
- ÅB
- Land! land! land! Hør Herrens ord!
- OTB
- Å jord, å jord, å jord, hør Herrens ord!
- B1930
- Land! land! land! Hør Herrens ord!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 32:1
Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Read in contextMicah 1:2
Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
Read in contextJeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:1–2
This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Read in contextMicah 6:1–2
Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
Read in contextIsaiah 34:1
Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 31:19
Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:26
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.
Read in context