Jeremiah 22:1-9 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 22:1-9

Here we have, I. Orders given to Jeremiah to go and preach before the king. In the foregoing chapter we are told that Zedekiah sent messengers to the prophet, but here the prophet is bidden to go, in his own proper person, to the house of the king, and demand his attention to the word of the King of kings (Jer. 22:2): Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah! Subjects must own that where the word of the king is there is power over them, but kings must own that where the word of the Lord is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:1

Thus saith the Lord, go down to the house of the king of Judah ,.... To the palace of Jehoiakim, who was now the reigning king; the prophet is bid to go down to it, because, as Kimchi thinks, he was now upon the mountain of the house, or in the temple, from whence to the king's house there was a descent: and speak there this word ; of prophecy, relating to the several kings hereafter mentioned. This prophecy was delivered some years before that in the preceding chapter, though it stands... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:2

And say, hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah ,.... O Jehoiakim king of Judah, hear the word of the King of kings; listen to it, and obey it, as kings ought to do; and it is for their good, as well as it is their duty, so to do: that sittest upon the throne of David ; whom he mentions, to put him in mind of his illustrious ancestor, whose successor he was, that he might be prompted to follow his example: thou, and thy servants, and that people that enter in by these gates ; the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:3

Thus saith the Lord, execute ye judgment and righteousness ,.... Judge righteous Judgment; give the cause to whom it belongs, without respect of persons, and without a bribe or corruption; do no unrighteousness to any, by withholding from them what is due unto them, which was what this prince was chargeable with, Jeremiah 22:13 ; and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor ; that was robbed or wronged of his property by one superior to him in power or cunning; See Gill on ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:4

For if ye do this thing indeed ,.... Or, "in doing do this word" F25 כי אם עשו תעשו את הדבר "si namque faciendo feceritis verbum hoc", Montanus, Schmidt. ; diligently and carefully attend to this word of exhortation, and constantly perform the duties required: then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David ; or, upon the throne for David: in his room and stead, as successors of his; or of his lineage and descent, as the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:5

But if ye will not hear these words ,.... Will give no attention, and yield no obedience to them: I swear by myself, saith the Lord ; and by a greater he cannot swear; and that is the reason why he swears by himself, Hebrews 6:13 ; and as, when he swears to a promise, it shows the immutability of it, the certainty of its performance, and that it is irreversible, and never repented of, nor revoked; so it is when he swears to a threatening. The Targum is, "by my word I swear:' that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:6

For thus saith the Lord unto the king's house of Judah ,.... That is, to the family of the king of Judah; though it may be rendered, "concerning the house of the king of Judah" F26 על בית מלך "de domo regis", Cocceius, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. ; and so refer to his palace as before: thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon ; or, though like to Gilead (which was a very fruitful country) for wealth, riches, and all kind of valuable things; and like to the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:7

And I will prepare destroyers against thee ,.... The Chaldeans, men of savage dispositions, bent upon the destruction of their neighbours; and who had already destroyed many nations, and so fit instruments for such service, as after mentioned; and who yet did not come merely of themselves, but were moved and directed to it by the powerful and all wise providence of God, in consequence of a previous preparation and appointment of them by the Lord in his counsels and purposes. It is, in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:8

And many nations shall pass by this city ,.... After it is burned down and destroyed; that is, people out of many nations travelling that way: and they shall say every man to his neighbour ; as in company together, passing along the ruined walls of the city: wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city ? so fortified and so full of people; the metropolis of the whole nation; the greatest city in the east; yea, the joy of the whole earth; a city peculiarly dear to the Lord;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:9

Then they shall answer ,.... Or, "it shall be answered" F5 ואמרו "respondebitur", Gataker; "dicetur", Piscator. ; by some in company, acquainted with the history of this people: because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God ; the Lord was the God of these people; he chose them for his peculiar people, and distinguished them by his favours from others; a covenant was made with them, in which many good things were promised them upon their obedience; this was kept by... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 22:1-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:9

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