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THE MESSAGE

Jeremiah 22:2

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gates;   Justice;   Rulers;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jehoiakim;   Nebuchadnezzar;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Justice;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You are to say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David—you, your officers, and your people who enter these gates.
Hebrew Names Version
Say, Hear the word of the LORD, king of Yehudah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter in by these gates.
King James Version
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:
English Standard Version
and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord , O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter these gates.
New American Standard Bible
and say, 'Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on David's throne, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates.
New Century Version
‘Hear the word of the Lord , king of Judah, who rules from David's throne. You and your officers, and your people who come through these gates, listen!
Amplified Bible
'Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David—you and your servants and your people who enter by these gates.
World English Bible
Say, Hear the word of Yahweh, king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter in by these gates.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And say, Heare the worde of the Lorde, O King of Iudah, that sittest vpon the throne of Dauid, thou and thy seruants, and thy people that enter in by these gates.
Legacy Standard Bible
and say, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, O king of Judah, who sits on David's throne, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates.
Berean Standard Bible
saying, 'Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David-you and your officials and your people who enter these gates.
Complete Jewish Bible
‘King of Y'hudah occupying David's throne, hear the word of Adonai — you, your servants and your people who enter through these gates.
Darby Translation
and say, Hear the word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people who enter in through these gates.
Easy-to-Read Version
‘Listen to this message from the Lord , King of Judah. You rule from David's throne, so listen. King, you and your officials must listen well. All of your people who come through the gates of Jerusalem must listen to the message from the Lord.
George Lamsa Translation
Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you and your servants and your people who enter by these gates;
Lexham English Bible
And you must say, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter through these gates.
Literal Translation
and say, Hear the Word of Jehovah, O king of Judah who sits on the throne of David, you and your servants, and your people who enter in by these gates.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& saye: Heare the worde off the LORDE, thou kinge off Iuda that syttest in the kyngly seate off Dauid: thou and thy seruauntes ad ye people, that go in & out at this gate.
American Standard Version
and say, Hear the word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates.
Bible in Basic English
And say, Give ear to the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, seated on the seat of David, you and your servants and your people who come in by these doors.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
And say, Heare the word of the Lord, O king of Iudah, that sittest vpon the throne of Dauid, thou, and thy seruants, and thy people that enter in by these gates.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And say: Heare the worde of the Lorde thou king of Iuda that sittest in the kyngly seate of Dauid, thou and thy seruauntes, and thy people that goeth in and out at these gates.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and thou shalt say,
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou kyng of Juda, that sittist on the seete of Dauid, here the word of the Lord, thou, and thi seruauntis, and thi puple, that entren bi these yatis.
Update Bible Version
And say, Hear the word of Yahweh, O king of Judah, that sit on the throne of David, you, and your slaves, and your people that enter in by these gates.
Webster's Bible Translation
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 by these gates:
New English Translation
Say: ‘Listen, O king of Judah who follows in David's succession. You, your officials, and your subjects who pass through the gates of this palace must listen to what the Lord says.
New King James Version
and say, "Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates!
New Living Translation
‘Listen to this message from the Lord , you king of Judah, sitting on David's throne. Let your attendants and your people listen, too.
New Life Bible
Say, ‘Hear the Word of the Lord, O king of Judah, who sits on David's throne, you and your servants and your people who come through these gates.
New Revised Standard
and say: Hear the word of the Lord , O King of Judah sitting on the throne of David—you, and your servants, and your people who enter these gates.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and say - Hear thou the word of Yahweh O king of Judah who sittest upon the throne of David, - thou, and thy servants and thy people who enter in at these gates,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt say: Hear the word of the Lord, king of Juda, that sittest upon the throne of David: thou and thy servants, and thy people, who enter in by these gates.
Revised Standard Version
and say, 'Hear the word of the LORD, O King of Judah, who sit on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter these gates.
Young's Literal Translation
Hear a word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, who art sitting on the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people, who are coming in at these gates,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and say, 'Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on David's throne, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates.

Contextual Overview

1 God 's orders: "Go to the royal palace and deliver this Message. Say, ‘Listen to what God says, O King of Judah, you who sit on David's throne—you and your officials and all the people who go in and out of these palace gates. This is God 's Message: Attend to matters of justice. Set things right between people. Rescue victims from their exploiters. Don't take advantage of the homeless, the orphans, the widows. Stop the murdering! 4"‘If you obey these commands, then kings who follow in the line of David will continue to go in and out of these palace gates mounted on horses and riding in chariots—they and their officials and the citizens of Judah. But if you don't obey these commands, then I swear— God 's Decree!—this palace will end up a heap of rubble.'" 6This is God 's verdict on Judah's royal palace: "I number you among my favorite places— like the lovely hills of Gilead, like the soaring peaks of Lebanon. Yet I swear I'll turn you into a wasteland, as empty as a ghost town. I'll hire a demolition crew, well-equipped with sledgehammers and wrecking bars, Pound the country to a pulp and burn it all up. 8"Travelers from all over will come through here and say to one another, ‘Why would God do such a thing to this wonderful city?' They'll be told, ‘Because they walked out on the covenant of their God , took up with other gods and worshiped them.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Hear: Jeremiah 22:29, Jeremiah 13:18, Jeremiah 17:20-27, Jeremiah 19:3, Jeremiah 29:20, 1 Kings 22:19, Isaiah 1:10, Isaiah 28:14, Ezekiel 34:7, Amos 7:16

that sittest: Jeremiah 22:4, Jeremiah 22:30, Jeremiah 17:25, Jeremiah 29:16, Jeremiah 29:17, Jeremiah 36:30, Isaiah 9:7, Luke 1:32

enter: Jeremiah 7:2, Jeremiah 17:20

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 22:10 - the king Nehemiah 13:17 - I contended Isaiah 39:3 - came Isaiah Jeremiah 10:1 - General Jeremiah 21:12 - Execute Jeremiah 34:2 - Go Jeremiah 36:6 - the words Micah 3:1 - Hear Acts 5:20 - stand

Cross-References

Genesis 17:19
But God said, "That's not what I mean. Your wife, Sarah, will have a baby, a son. Name him Isaac (Laughter). I'll establish my covenant with him and his descendants, a covenant that lasts forever.
Genesis 22:9
They arrived at the place to which God had directed him. Abraham built an altar. He laid out the wood. Then he tied up Isaac and laid him on the wood. Abraham reached out and took the knife to kill his son.
Genesis 22:12
"Don't lay a hand on that boy! Don't touch him! Now I know how fearlessly you fear God; you didn't hesitate to place your son, your dear son, on the altar for me."
2 Chronicles 3:1
So Solomon broke ground, launched construction of the house of God in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, the place where God had appeared to his father David. The precise site, the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, had been designated by David. He broke ground on the second day in the second month of the fourth year of his rule. These are the dimensions that Solomon set for the construction of the house of God: ninety feet long and thirty feet wide. The porch in front stretched the width of the building, that is, thirty feet; and it was thirty feet high. The interior was gold-plated. He paneled the main hall with cypress and veneered it with fine gold engraved with palm tree and chain designs. He decorated the building with precious stones and gold from Parvaim. Everything was coated with gold veneer: rafters, doorframes, walls, and doors. Cherubim were engraved on the walls. He made the Holy of Holies a cube, thirty feet wide, long, and high. It was veneered with six hundred talents (something over twenty-two tons) of gold. The gold nails weighed fifty shekels (a little over a pound). The upper rooms were also veneered in gold. He made two sculptures of cherubim, gigantic angel-like figures, for the Holy of Holies, both veneered with gold. The combined wingspread of the side-by-side cherubim (each wing measuring seven and a half feet) stretched from wall to wall, thirty feet. They stood erect facing the main hall. He fashioned the curtain of violet, purple, and crimson fabric and worked a cherub design into it. He made two huge free-standing pillars, each fifty-two feet tall, their capitals extending another seven and a half feet. The top of each pillar was set off with an elaborate filigree of chains, like necklaces, from which hung a hundred pomegranates. He placed the pillars in front of The Temple, one on the right, and the other on the left. The right pillar he named Jakin (Security) and the left pillar he named Boaz (Stability).
John 3:16
"This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person's failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.
Hebrews 11:17
By faith, Abraham, at the time of testing, offered Isaac back to God. Acting in faith, he was as ready to return the promised son, his only son, as he had been to receive him—and this after he had already been told, "Your descendants shall come from Isaac." Abraham figured that if God wanted to, he could raise the dead. In a sense, that's what happened when he received Isaac back, alive from off the altar.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And say, hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah,.... O Jehoiakim king of Judah, hear the word of the King of kings; listen to it, and obey it, as kings ought to do; and it is for their good, as well as it is their duty, so to do:

that sittest upon the throne of David; whom he mentions, to put him in mind of his illustrious ancestor, whose successor he was, that he might be prompted to follow his example:

thou, and thy servants, and that people that enter in by these gates; the king and his courtiers, his nobles and privy counsellors, that were continually waiting upon him, and were frequently passing and repassing the gates of the palace; for not the gates of the court in the temple are meant, as Kimchi suggests; and all other people, that either waited on or came to the king, upon business, with their suits, and to have their causes heard and tried.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 22:2. O king of Judah - thou, and thy servants — His ministers are here addressed, as chiefly governing the nation; and who had counselled Zedekiah to rebel.


 
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