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Jeremiah 22:9

Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord - ().

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See also Jeremiah 22:9 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CONCERNING THE KINGS OF JUDAH (22:1-23:8) CHAPTER 22 _ 1. The message in the house of the king of Judah (Jeremiah 22:1) _ 2. Touching Shallum, the King of Judah (Jeremiah 22:11) 3. Concerning Jeho...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JEREMIAH 22:1 TO JEREMIAH 23:8. This section contains several distinct Jeremianic prophecies, relating to contemporary kings of Judah; they have been editorially collected, probably with some expansio...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    See introd. summary to section. We may take Jeremiah 22:6 (which are in Ḳinah metre) to be in the main genuine, although (Co.) the statement that they concern the palace is somewhat inconsistent with...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. General Remarks Regarding the Royal House Jeremiah 22:1-9 TRANSLATION (1) Thus says the LORD: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak there this word, (2) And say, Hear the word of th...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1-9. Call to amendment of life....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    WHEREFORE HATH THE LORD DONE thus... — The coincidence of thought and language with Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 29:24) again calls for notice....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ אָ֣מְר֔וּ עַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽזְב֔וּ אֶת ־בְּר

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXIX RUIN Jeremiah 22:1; Jeremiah 26:14 "The sword, the pestilence, and the famine,"- Jeremiah 21:9 and passim. "Terror on every side."-...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The message Jeremiah gave the deputation was not enough. He was commanded to go to the house of the king. This he did, and what he there said occupies the succeeding Chapter s up to and including chap...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Nothing can be more tender and endearing on the part of God, to show his reluctancy to punish. Comparing his city, and his people, to Gilead and Lebanon, are striking expressions. Gilead and Lebanon w...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    He afterwards adds, that there would be not only a spirit of inquiry among the nations, but that every one would become spontaneously a judge of the whole people: _they shall answer, _he says, _becaus...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21, 22, AND 23. On the occasion of Zedekiah's request to Jeremiah to know if the Lord would interfere in favour of the people against Nebuchadnezzar, the Spir...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN THEY SHALL ANSWER,.... Or, "it shall be answered" e; by some in company, acquainted with the history of this people: BECAUSE THEY HAVE FORSAKEN THE COVENANT OF THE LORD THEIR GOD; the Lord was t...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them. Ver. 9. _Because they have forsaken the covenant &c._] _In promptu c...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _For thus saith the Lord unto_, or, _concerning, the king's house: Thou art Gilead unto me, &c.; yet surely_, &c. “Though thou wert never so precious in my sight, as valuable for riches and plenty as...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    WARNING AGAINST UNRIGHTEOUSNESS AND OPPRESSION...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord, their God, and worshiped other gods, and served them. Cf Deuteronomy 29:23 ff.; 1 Kings 9:8. Jerusalem is only one of _ the...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-9 The king of Judah is spoken to, as sitting upon the throne of David, the man after God's own heart. Let him follow his example, that he may have the benefit of the promises made to him. The way t...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Some shall answer them, or they shall answer one another, Surely it is because they have broken the Divine law, which the Israelites made a covenant, EXODUS 19:8, EXODUS 24:3,7 DEU 5:27, upon which ac...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Jeremiah 22:9 answer H559 (H8804) forsaken H5800 (H8804) covenant H1285 LORD H3068 God H430 worshiped H7812 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE ONE WHO SITS ON THE THRONE OF DAVID IS CALLED ON TO ENSURE JUSTICE AND FREEDOM FROM OPPRESSION FOR HIS PEOPLE, SOMETHING WHICH IF ACCOMPLISHED WILL RESULT IN HIS TRIUMPH, BUT ACCOMPANIED BY THE WA...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Jeremiah 22:8 I. The man who wrote these words was a very sorrowful man; one who was full of grief for what he saw, and for what he expected. He was an Israelite, one of the race of Abraham. He believ...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Message to Zedekiah, concluded. The King exhorted to execute judgment. CHARACTERS: God, Zedekiah, Shallum, Jeremiah, Jehoiakim, Coniah, Nebuchadnezzar. CONCLUSION: God never casts one off...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Jeremiah 22:10. _Weep not for the dead,_ as you have wept bitterly for king Josiah, but weep for him who goes into captivity, for he shall return no more. Jeremiah 22:11. _Shallum the son of Josiah._...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. Early in Jehoiakim’s reign; contemporary with chap. 22. See Notes. Dr. _Payne Smith_ places this prophecy prior to Jehoiakim’s manifestatio...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION Jeremiah 22:1 and Jeremiah 23:1, are connected together by similarity of subject. The temporal and spiritual leaders of the people, who are mainly responsible for the national catastrophe,...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now the Lord commanded Jeremiah to go down to the king's house and speak there at the king's house this word. The other, it was a message sent back to the king. Now go on down to his house and speak t...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Chronicles 34:25; 2 Kings 22:17; Deuteronomy 29:25; Jeremiah 2:17;...

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