Jeremiah 22:1

Thus saith the Lord; Go thou, and go down to the house of the king of Judah, and thou shalt speak there this word,

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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

2and thou shalt say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, that sittest on the throne of David, thou, and thy house, and thy people, and they that go in at these gates:

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Cross References

2 Samuel 12:1And the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to David; and he went in to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.

1 Kings 21:18And he said to them, If they come forth peaceably, take them alive; and if they come forth to war, take them alive:

2 Chronicles 25:15And the anger of the Lord came upon Amaziah, and he sent him a prophet, and he said to him, Why hast thou sought the gods of the people, which have not rescued their own people out of thy hand?

Jeremiah 21:11O house of the king of Judah, hear ye the word of the Lord.

Hosea 5:1Hear these things, ye priests; and attend, O house of Israel; and hearken, O house of the king; for the controversy is with you, because ye have been a snare in Scopia, and as a net spread on Tabor,

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 →

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