Jeremiah 22:1
Thus saith the Lord: Go down to the house of the king of Juda, and there thou shalt speak this word,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:1And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor.
1 Kings 21:18Arise, and go down to meet Achab king of Israel, who is in Samaria: behold he is going down to the vineyard of Naboth, to take possession of it:
2 Chronicles 25:15Wherefore the Lord being angry against Amasias, sent a prophet to him, to say to him: Why hast thou adored gods that have not delivered their own people out of thy hand?
Jeremiah 21:11And to the house of the king of Juda: Hear ye the word of the Lord,
Hosea 5:1Hear ye this, O priests, and hearken, O ye house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king: for there is a judgment against you, because you have been a snare to them whom you should have watched over, and a net spread upon Thabor.
Mark 6:18For John said to Herod: It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 22:1
Upon occasion of the message sent in the foregoing chapter to the house of the king, we have here recorded some sermons which Jeremiah preached at court, in some preceding reigns, that it might appear they had had fair warning long before that fatal sentence was pronounced upon them, and were put in a way to prevent it. Here is, I. A message sent to the royal family, as it should seem in the reign of Jehoiakim, relating partly to Jehoahaz, who was carried away captive into Egypt, and partly to Jehoiakim, who… Read the whole commentary →