Jeremiah 22 · Verse 5

Jeremiah 22:5

But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.
Jeremiah 22:5, King James Version

Jeremiah 22:5 in other translations

BSBBut if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”
WEBBut if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself,” says the LORD, “that this house will become a desolation.”’”
ASVBut if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith Jehovah, that this house shall become a desolation.
YLTAnd if ye do not hear these words, By myself I have sworn--an affirmation of Jehovah, That this house is for a desolation.
DARBYBut if ye will not hear these words, I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah, that this house shall become a waste.
BBEBut if you do not give ear to these words, I give you my oath by myself, says the Lord, that this house will become a waste.
WebsterBut if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.

What does Jeremiah 22:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. I swear by myself--(He 6:13, 17). God swears because it seemed to them incredible that the family of David should be cast off. this house--the king's, where Jeremiah spake (Jr 22:4).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 22:1-9

Justice is recommended, and destruction threatened in case of disobedience. (Jr 22:1-9) The captivity of Jehoiakim, and the end of Jeconiah. (Jr 22:10-19) The doom of the royal family. (Jr 22:20-30) Verses 1-9 The king of Judah is spoken to, as sitting upon the throne of David, the man after God's own heart. Let him follow his example, that he may have the benefit of the promises made to him. The way to preserve a…

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Jeremiah 22:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאִם֙ve.'Imand ifH518
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
תִשְׁמְע֔וּtish.me.'Uyou will listen toH8085
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
הָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
בִּ֤יbiby <the> myself
נִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙nish.Ba'.tiI swearH7650
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כִּי\־ki-thatH3588
לְחָרְבָּ֥הle.cha.re.Bah<into> a ruinH2723
יִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.Yehit will becomeH1961
הַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
הַזֶּֽה\׃\ \סha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

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Cross references for Jeremiah 22:5

  • Amos 6:8

    The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

  • Hebrews 6:13

    For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

  • Jeremiah 17:27

    But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.

  • Genesis 22:16

    And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

  • Deuteronomy 32:40-42

    For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.

  • Isaiah 1:20

    But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

  • Jeremiah 26:6-9

    Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth. So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 39:8

    And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.

  • Jeremiah 7:13-14

    And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not; Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.

  • Hebrews 3:18

    And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?

  • Psalms 95:11

    Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.

  • Hebrews 6:17

    Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
if.
17:27; 2Ch 7:19,22; Isa 1:20
I.
Ge 22:16; Nu 14:28-30; De 32:40-42; Ps 95:11; Am 6:8; 8:7,8
Heb 3:18; 6:13,17
that.
7:13,14; 26:6-9; 39:8; Mic 3:12

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Context

  • Jeremiah 22:4

    For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

  • Jeremiah 22:5

    But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.

  • Jeremiah 22:6

    For thus saith the Lord unto the king’s house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.

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Jeremiah 22:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas si no oyereis estas palabras, por mí he jurado, dice Jehová, que esta casa será desierta.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et si vous n’écoutez pas ces paroles, je jure par moi-même, dit l’ Éternel, que cette maison sera réduite en désolation.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wenn ihr aber nicht auf diese Worte höret, so habe ich bei mir geschworen, spricht Jehova, daß dieses Haus zur Einöde werden soll.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quod si non audieritis verba hæc: in memetipso juravi, dicit Dominus, quia in solitudinem erit domus hæc.