Jeremiah 22:1
Thus, said Yahweh, Go thou down to the house of king of Judah, and speak thou there this word,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 12:1So then Yahweh sent Nathan the prophet unto David,—who therefore came unto him and said to him—Two men, there were in a certain city, the one, rich, and, the other, poor.
1 Kings 21:18Arise! go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria,—lo! he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he hath gone down, to take possession thereof.
2 Chronicles 25:15Then was kindled the anger of Yahweh, against Amaziah,—and he sent unto him a prophet, and said unto him, Wherefore hast thou sought the gods of the people, which delivered not their own people out of thy hand?
Jeremiah 21:11Now, as to the house of the king of Judah,—hear ye the word of Yahweh:—
Hosea 5:1Hear ye this—O priests, and attend, O house of Israel, and ye, House of the King, give ear, for, to you, pertaineth the sentence,—for, a snare, have ye been to Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.
Mark 6:18For John had been saying to Herod—It is not allowed thee, to have, the wife of thy brother.
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 →