Jeremiah 22:6

For thus saith the Lord concerning the house of the king of Juda; Thou art Galaad to me, and the head of Libanus: yet surely I will make thee a desert, even cities that shall not be inhabited:

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5But if ye will not perform these words, by myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, that this house shall be brought to desolation.

7and I will bring upon thee a destroying man, and his axe: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:25And they sat down to eat bread; and having lifted up their eyes they beheld, and lo, Ismaelitish travellers came from Galaad, and their camels were heavily loaded with spices, and resin, and + 37:25 Gr. stacte.myrrh; and they went to bring them to Egypt.

Isaiah 6:11And I said, How long, O Lord? And he said, Until the cities be deserted + 6:11 Compare use of παρὰ, Jer. 40. 10,12; also 1 Cor. 12. 15,16.by reason of their not being inhabited, and the houses by reason of there being no men, and the land shall be left desolate.

Isaiah 27:10The flock that dwelt there shall be left, as a deserted flock; and the ground shall be for a long time for pasture, and there shall flocks lie down to rest.

Jeremiah 4:7The lion is gone up from his lair, he has roused himself to the destruction of the nations, and has gone forth out of his place, to make the land desolate; and the cities shall be destroyed, so as to be without inhabitant.

Jeremiah 7:34And I will destroy out of the cities of Juda, and the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of them that make merry, and the voice of them that rejoice, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride; for the whole land shall become a desolation.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 22:2-10

Jeremiah Preaches before Jehoiakim. ( b. c. 590.) 1 Thus saith the Lord ; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, 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: 3 Thus saith the Lord ; Execute 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… Read the whole commentary →

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