Jeremiah 22:1
Thus said Jehovah, 'Go down [to] the house of the king of Judah, and thou hast spoken there this word, and hast said,
Young's Literal Translation
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 Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: 'Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor;
1 Kings 21:18'Rise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who [is] in Samaria, — lo, in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he hath gone down to possess it,
2 Chronicles 25:15And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Amaziah, and He sendeth unto him a prophet, and he saith unto him, 'Why hast thou sought the gods of the people that have not delivered their people out of thy hand?'
Jeremiah 21:11And as to the house of the king of Judah, Hear ye a word of Jehovah;
Hosea 5:1'Hear this, O priests, and attend, O house of Israel, And, O house of the king, give ear, For the judgment [is] for you, For, a snare ye have been on Mizpah, And a net spread out on Tabor.
Mark 6:18for John said to Herod — 'It is not lawful to 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 →