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Jeremiah 22:5

ObedienceJudgment

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.

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.’”

6 For this is what the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah: “You are like Gilead to Me, like the summit of Lebanon; but I will surely turn you into a desert, like cities that are uninhabited.

7 I will appoint destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire.

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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.

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BSB
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.’”
KJV
But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.
WEB
But if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself,” says the LORD, “that this house will become a desolation.”’”
ASV
But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith Jehovah, that this house shall become a desolation.
DARBY
But if ye will not hear these words, I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah, that this house shall become a waste.
BLB
And if you⁺ do not hear these words, I swear by Myself, a declaration of YHWH, that this house will become as a desolation!’”
ÅB
Men dersom dere ikke hører på disse ord, da sverger jeg ved meg selv, sier Herren, at dette hus skal bli ødelagt.
OTB
Men hvis du ikke lytter til disse ordene, erklærer Herren, sverger jeg ved meg selv at dette huset vil bli en ødemark.’”
B1930
Men dersom I ikke hører på disse ord, da sverger jeg ved mig selv, sier Herren, at dette hus skal bli ødelagt.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Amos 6:8

    The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”

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  • Hebrews 6:13

    When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

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  • Jeremiah 17:27

    But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”

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  • Genesis 22:16

    saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,

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  • Deuteronomy 32:40–42

    For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,

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  • Isaiah 1:20

    But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

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  • Jeremiah 26:6–9

    then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the earth.’”

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  • Jeremiah 39:8

    The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

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