Message to the House of David

Jeremiah 21

11 "And to the house of the king of Judah say, 'Hear the word of the Lord,

12 O house of David! Thus says the Lord:
o "'Execute justice p in the morning,
and deliver from the hand of the oppressor
him who has been robbed,
q lest my wrath go forth like fire,
and burn with none to quench it,
because of your evil deeds.'"

13 r "Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley,
O rock of the plain,
declares the Lord;
you who say, s 'Who shall come down against us,
or who shall enter our habitations?'
 14 t I will punish you according to u the fruit of your deeds,
declares the Lord;
v I will kindle a fire in her forest,
v and it shall devour all that is around her."

Jeremiah 22

1 Thus says the Lord: "Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak there this word, 2 and say, w '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. 3 Thus says the Lord: x Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And y do no wrong or violence z to the resident alien, x the fatherless, and the widow, nor a shed innocent blood in this place. 4 For if you will indeed obey this word, b then there shall enter the gates of this house kings who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their servants and their people. 5 But if you will not obey these words, I c swear by myself, declares the Lord, that d this house shall become a desolation.

6 For thus says the Lord concerning the house of the king of Judah:
"'You are like Gilead to me,
like the summit of e Lebanon,
yet surely I will make you a desert,
f an uninhabited city. 1
7 g I will prepare destroyers against you,
each with his weapons,
h and they shall cut down your choicest cedars
and cast them into the fire.

8 "'And many nations will pass by this city, and every man will say to his neighbor, i "Why has the Lord dealt thus with this great city?" 9 j And they will answer, "Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and worshiped other gods and served them."'"

10 k Weep not for him who is dead,
nor grieve for him,
l but weep bitterly for him who goes away,
for he shall return no more
to see his native land.

  1. Cross References
    Jeremiah 22:3
    Thus says the Lord : Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
    Zechariah 7:9
    Thus says the Lord of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another.
    Jeremiah 22:16
    He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? declares the Lord.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 101:8
    Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, cutting off all the evildoers from the city of the Lord.
  3. Cross References
    Jeremiah 4:4
    Circumcise yourselves to the Lord ; remove the foreskin of your hearts, O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of the evil of your deeds.
  4. Cross References
    Jeremiah 21:10
    For I have set my face against this city for harm and not for good, declares the Lord : it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
    Ezekiel 13:8
    Therefore thus says the Lord God : "Because you have uttered falsehood and seen lying visions, therefore behold, I am against you, declares the Lord God.
  5. Cross References
    Jeremiah 49:4
    Why do you boast of your valleys, O faithless daughter, who trusted in her treasures, saying, 'Who will come against me?
  6. Cross References
    Jeremiah 9:25
    Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh -
  7. Cross References
    Proverbs 1:31
    Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices.
    Isaiah 3:10
    Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
  8. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:47
    Say to the forest of the Negeb, Hear the word of the Lord : Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you and every dry tree. The blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from south to north shall be scorched by it.
  9. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:47
    Say to the forest of the Negeb, Hear the word of the Lord : Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you and every dry tree. The blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from south to north shall be scorched by it.
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 21:12
    O house of David! Thus says the Lord : "'Execute justice in the morning, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of your evil deeds.'
  11. Cross References
    Jeremiah 7:5 - 6
    For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another.
    Jeremiah 21:12
    O house of David! Thus says the Lord : "'Execute justice in the morning, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of your evil deeds.
  12. Cross References
    Jeremiah 7:5 - 6
    For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another.
    Jeremiah 21:12
    O house of David! Thus says the Lord : "'Execute justice in the morning, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of your evil deeds.
  13. Cross References
    Leviticus 19:33
    When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
  14. Cross References
    Psalms 82:3
    Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
    Isaiah 1:17
    Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.
  15. Cross References
    Jeremiah 22:17
    But you have eyes and heart only for your dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, and for practicing oppression and violence.
    Jeremiah 26:15
    Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the Lord sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.
  16. Cross References
    Jeremiah 17:25
    Then there shall enter by the gates of this city kings and princes who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their officials, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city shall be inhabited forever.
  17. Cross References
    Jeremiah 49:13
    For I have sworn by myself, declares the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a horror, a taunt, a waste, and a curse, and all her cities shall be perpetual wastes.
    Jeremiah 51:14
    The Lord of hosts has sworn by himself: Surely I will fill you with men, as many as locusts, and they shall raise the shout of victory over you.
    Genesis 22:16
    And said, "By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son.
    Amos 6:8
    The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord, the God of hosts: "I abhor the pride of Jacob and hate his strongholds, and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.
    Hebrews 6:13
    For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself.
  18. Cross References
    Jeremiah 7:34
    And I will silence in the cities of Judah and i...
    Jeremiah 25:11
    This whole land shall become a ruin and a waste...
    Jeremiah 25:18
    Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings an...
    Jeremiah 44:6
    Therefore my wrath and my anger were poured out...
    Jeremiah 44:22
    The Lord could no longer bear your evil deeds a...
    Isaiah 64:10
    Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion...
    Ezekiel 5:14
    Moreover, I will make you a desolation and an o...
  19. Cross References
    Jeremiah 22:20
    Go up to Lebanon, and cry out, and lift up your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers are destroyed.
    Jeremiah 22:23
    O inhabitant of Lebanon, nested among the cedars, how you will be pitied when pangs come upon you, pain as of a woman in labor!
  20. Cross References
    Jeremiah 6:8
    Be warned, O Jerusalem, lest I turn from you in disgust, lest I make you a desolation, an uninhabited land.
  21. Cross References
    Jeremiah 6:4
    Prepare war against her; arise, and let us attack at noon! Woe to us, for the day declines, for the shadows of evening lengthen!
  22. Cross References
    2 Kings 19:23
    By your messengers you have mocked the Lord, and you have said, 'With my many chariots I have gone up the heights of the mountains, to the far recesses of Lebanon; I felled its tallest cedars, its choicest cypresses; I entered its farthest lodging place, its most fruitful forest.
    Isaiah 37:24
    By your servants you have mocked the Lord, and you have said, With my many chariots I have gone up the heights of the mountains, to the far recesses of Lebanon, to cut down its tallest cedars, its choicest cypresses, to come to its remotest height, its most fruitful forest.
  23. Cross References
    Jeremiah 5:19
    And when your people say, 'Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?' you shall say to them, 'As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.'
  24. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 29:25 - 26
    Then people will say, 'It is because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
  25. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 35:24 - 25
    So his servants took him out of the chariot and carried him in his second chariot and brought him to Jerusalem. And he died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
  26. Cross References
    Jeremiah 22:11
    For thus says the Lord concerning Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and who went away from this place: "He shall return here no more.
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