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Text -- Jeremiah 22:1-12 (NET)
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22:1 The Lord told me, “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah . Give him a message from me there .
22:2 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.
22:3 The Lord says , “Do what is just and right . Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers , or widows . Do not kill innocent people in this land .
22:4 If you are careful to obey these commands , then the kings who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace , as will their officials and their subjects .
22:5 But, if you do not obey these commands , I solemnly swear that this palace will become a pile of rubble . I, the Lord , affirm it!”
22:6 “‘For the Lord says concerning the palace of the king of Judah , “This place looks like a veritable forest of Gilead to me. It is like the wooded heights of Lebanon in my eyes. But I swear that I will make it like a wilderness whose towns have all been deserted .
22:7 I will send men against it to destroy it with their axes and hatchets . They will hack up its fine cedar panels and columns and throw them into the fire .
22:8 “‘People from other nations will pass by this city . They will ask one another , “Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city ?”
22:9 The answer will come back , “It is because they broke their covenant with the Lord their God and worshiped and served other gods .”
Judgment on Jehoahaz
22:10 “‘Do not weep for the king who was killed . Do not grieve for him. But weep mournfully for the king who has gone into exile. For he will never return to see his native land again .
22:11 “‘For the Lord has spoken about Shallum son of Josiah , who succeeded his father as king of Judah but was carried off into exile . He has said, “He will never return to this land.
22:12 For he will die in the country where they took him as a captive . He will never see this land again .”
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NET Notes: Jer 22:1 Heb “And speak there this word:” The translation is intended to eliminate an awkward and lengthy sentence.
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NET Notes: Jer 22:2 Heb “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 pass through these ...
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NET Notes: Jer 22:3 Do not kill innocent people. For an example of one of the last kings who did this see Jer 36:20-23. Manasseh was notorious for having done this and th...
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NET Notes: Jer 22:4 Heb “There will come through the gates of this city the kings…riding in chariots and on horses, they and their officials…” The...
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NET Notes: Jer 22:6 Lebanon was well known for its cedars and the palace (and the temple) had used a good deal of such timber in its construction (see 1 Kgs 5:6, 8-10; 7:...
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NET Notes: Jer 22:7 Heb “I will sanctify destroyers against it.” If this is not an attenuated use of the term “sanctify” the traditions of Israel&...
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NET Notes: Jer 22:10 As the next verse makes clear, the king who will never return to see his native land is Shallum, also known as Jehoahaz (cf. 1 Chr 3:15; 2 Kgs 23:30, ...
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NET Notes: Jer 22:11 Heb “For thus said the Lord concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of his father who went away from this place: He...
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