Jeremiah 22:1
This is what the LORD says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there,
Majority Standard Bible
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 12:1Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
1 Kings 21:18“Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it.
2 Chronicles 25:15Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”
Jeremiah 21:11Moreover, tell the house of the king of Judah to hear the word of the LORD.
Hosea 5:1“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
Mark 6:18For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your 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 →