Jeremiah 22:29
27 But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.
28 Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
30 Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more 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 ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Read in contextMicah 1:2
Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
Read in contextJeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:1–2
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Read in contextMicah 6:1–2
Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
Read in contextIsaiah 34:1
Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 31:19
Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:26
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
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