Jeremiah 22:1
Thus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
Jeremiah 22:1 in other translations
| BSB | This is what the LORD says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there, |
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| WEB | The LORD said, “Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak this word there: |
| ASV | Thus said Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, |
| YLT | Thus said Jehovah, ‘Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and thou hast spoken there this word, and hast said, |
| DARBY | Thus saith Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, |
| BBE | This is what the Lord has said: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and there give him this word, |
| Webster | Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, |
What does Jeremiah 22:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Jr 22:1-30. Exhortation to Repentance; Judgment on Shallum, Jehoiakim, and Coniah.
Belonging to an earlier period than the twenty-first chapter, namely, the reigns of Shallum or Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, and Jeconiah (Jr 22:10, 13, 20). Jeremiah often groups his prophecies, not by chronological order, but by similarity of subjects; thus Jr 22:3 corresponds to Jr 21:12. Grotius thinks that Jeremiah here repeats to Zedekiah what he had announced to that king's predecessors formerly (namely, his brother and brother's son), of a similar bearing, and which had since come to pass; a warning to Zedekiah. Probably, in arranging his prophecies they were grouped for the first time in the present order, designed by the Holy Spirit to set forth the series of kings of Judah, all four alike, failing in "righteousness," followed at last by the "King," a righteous Branch raised unto David, in the house of Judah, "the Lord our righteousness" (Jr 23:6). The unrighteousness of Zedekiah suggested the review of his predecessors' failure in the same respects, and consequent punishment, which ought to have warned him, but did not. 1. Go down--The temple (where Jeremiah had been prophesying) was higher than the king's palace on Mount Zion (Jr 36:10, 12; 2Ch 23:20). Hence the phrase, "Go down." the king of Judah--perhaps including each of the four successive kings, to whom it was consecutively addressed, here brought together in one picture: Shallum, Jr 22:11; Jehoiakim, Jr 22:13-18; Jeconiah, Jr 22:24; Zedekiah, the address to whom (Jr 21:1, 11, 12) suggests notice of the rest.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
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, Jer 22:14; but threatens them, in case of disobedience, with utter destruction, Jer 22:5-9. The captivity of Shallum, the son of Josiah, is declared to be irreversible, Jer 22:10-12; and the miserable and unlamented end of Jeconiah, contemptuously called Coniah, is foretold, Jer 22:13-19. His family is threatened with the like captivity, and his seed declared to be for ever excluded from the throne, Jer 22:20-30. Verse 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.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 22:1-9
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Jeremiah 22:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 22:1
- Jeremiah 34:2
Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:
- Luke 3:19-20
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
- Mark 6:18
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
- 1 Kings 21:18-20
Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it. And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord.
- 2 Samuel 12:1
And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
- Hosea 5:1
Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
- 2 Chronicles 33:10
And the Lord spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
- 2 Samuel 24:11-12
For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying, Go and say unto David, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
- Amos 7:13
But prophesy not again any more at Beth–el: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.
- 2 Chronicles 19:2-3
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord. Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
- 1 Samuel 15:16-23
Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel? And the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord? …
- 2 Chronicles 25:15-16
Wherefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand? And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
10 The judgment of Shallum;
13 of Jehoiakim;
20 and of Coniah.
A.M. cir. 3406. B.C. cir. 598. Go.
21:11; 34:2; 1Sa 15:16-23; 2Sa 12:1; 24:11,12; 1Ki 21:18-20
2Ch 19:2,3; 25:15,16; 33:10; Ho 5:1; Am 7:13; Mr 6:18; Lu 3:19,20
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Context
- Jeremiah 22:1
Thus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
- Jeremiah 22:2
And say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:
Jeremiah 22:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ASÍ dijo Jehová: Desciende á la casa del rey de Judá, y habla allí esta palabra, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ainsi dit l’ Éternel: Descends à la maison du roi de Juda, et prononce là cette parole, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | So sprach Jehova: Geh hinab in das Haus des Königs von Juda, und rede daselbst dieses Wort |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hæc dicit Dominus: Descende in domum regis Juda, et loqueris ibi verbum hoc, |