Jeremiah — Chapter 22

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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, ^RHear 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:

Jer 22:29; Jer 13:18

Jeremiah 22:3 Thus saith the LORD; ^RExecute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Jer 5:28; Jer 9:24

Jeremiah 22:4 For if ye do this thing indeed, ^Rthen shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting ^Tupon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

Jer 17:25

for David upon his throne

Jeremiah 22:5 But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, ^Rthat this house shall become a desolation.

Jer 7:13-14; Jer 26:6-9

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 ^Rsurely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.

Jer 4:20; Jer 7:34

Jeremiah 22:7 And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall ^Rcut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

Jer 21:14; Isa 10:33-34

Jeremiah 22:8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?

Jeremiah 22:9 Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

Jeremiah 22:10 ^RWeep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

2 Kgs 22:20; 2 Kgs 23:30

Jeremiah 22:11 For thus saith the LORD touching ^RShallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:

1 Chr 3:15; 2 Chr 28:12

Jeremiah 22:12 But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.

Jeremiah 22:13 Woe ^Runto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

Jer 22:18; 2 Kgs 23:35-37

Jeremiah 22:14 That saith, ^RI will build me a wide house and ^Tlarge chambers, and cutteth him out ^Twindows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

Prov 17:19; Prov 24:27

through-aired

my windows

Jeremiah 22:15 Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not ^Rthy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?

Jer 22:18; 2 Kgs 23:25

Jeremiah 22:16 He ^Rjudged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.

Jer 5:28; Job 29:12-17

Jeremiah 22:17 But ^Rthine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for ^Tviolence, to do it.

Josh 7:21; Job 31:7

incursion

Jeremiah 22:18 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, ^RAh my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

2 Sam 1:26; 2 Sam 3:33-38

Jeremiah 22:19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 22:20 Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: ^Rfor all thy lovers are destroyed.

Jer 22:22; Jer 4:30

Jeremiah 22:21 ^RI spake unto thee in thy ^Tprosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.

Jer 2:31; Jer 6:16

prosperities

Jeremiah 22:22 The ^Rwind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.

Jer 4:11-13; Jer 30:23-24

Jeremiah 22:23 O ^Tinhabitant of ^RLebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

Jer 22:6; Zech 11:1-2

inhabitress

Jeremiah 22:24 As I live, saith the LORD, though ^RConiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;

Jer 22:28; Jer 37:1

Jeremiah 22:25 And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them ^Rwhose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

Prov 10:24

Jeremiah 22:26 And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.

Jeremiah 22:27 But ^Rto the land whereunto they ^Tdesire to return, thither shall they not return.

Jer 22:11; Jer 44:14

lift up their mind

Jeremiah 22:28 Is this man Coniah ^Ra 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?

Jer 48:38; 1 Sam 5:3-5

Jeremiah 22:29 ^RO earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.

Jer 6:19; Deut 4:26

Jeremiah 22:30 Thus saith the LORD, ^RWrite 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.

1 Chr 3:16-17; Matt 1:12-16

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📖 What We’re Reading

Jeremiah 22:1–10 — Justice is the measure of a royal house

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The king is called to protect strangers, orphans, widows, and victims of violence. Disobedience makes even an impressive palace desolate, and exile becomes a cause for deep mourning.

Key Truth: Measure leadership by justice rather than splendor.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Jeremiah 22:11–20 — Unpaid labor and royal self-display

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Shallum’s exile is followed by a rebuke of building grand chambers through unpaid work. Josiah’s concern for the poor contrasts with greed, bloodshed, and oppression under his successor.

Key Truth: Pay fairly and defend the needy.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Jeremiah 22:21–30 — Prosperity ignored the word

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Refusal to hear during comfortable days leads into a warning concerning Coniah. Royal status and the signet image cannot prevent exile or guarantee his descendants’ success on David’s throne.

Key Truth: Listen during prosperity before confidence collapses.

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James 5:4 — The withheld wages of laborers cry out.

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