Warning of Jerusalem’s Fall1 Thus° says° the LORD°, “Go° down° to the house° of the king° of Judah°, and there° speak° this° word°
2 and say°, ‘Hear° the word° of the LORD°, O king° of Judah°, who asits° on David’s° throne°, you and your servants° and your people° who enter° these° gates°.
3 Thus° says° the LORD°, “aDo° justice° and righteousness°, and deliver° the one who has been robbed° from the power° of [his] boppressor°. Also cdo not mistreat° [or] do° violence° to the stranger°, the orphan°, or the widow°; and do not dshed° innocent° blood° in this° place°.
4 For if° you men will indeed° perform° this° thing°, then akings° will enter° the gates° of this° house°, sitting° Iin David’s° place on his throne°, riding° in chariots° and on horses°, [even the king] himself° and his servants° and his people°.
5 aBut if° you will not obey° these° words°, I bswear° by Myself,” declares° the LORD°, “that this° house° will become° a desolation°.”’”
6 For thus° says° the LORD° concerning° the house° of the king° of Judah°: [2] aIs 9:7; Jr 17:25; 22:4, 30; Lk 1:32
[3] aIs 58:6, 7; Jr 7:5, 23; 21:12; Mi 6:8; Zc 7:9; 8:16; Mt 23:23 bPs 72:4 cEx 22:21-24 dJr 7:6; 19:4; 22:17 [4] ILit for David aJr 17:25 [5] aJr 17:27; 26:4 bGn 22:16; Am 6:8; He 6:13 [6] aGn 37:25; Nu 32:1; So 4:1 bPs 107:34; Is 6:11; Jr 7:34; Mi 3:12 [7] aIs 10:3-6; Jr 4:6, 7 bIs 10:33, 34; 37:24 cJr 21:14 8 ¶ “Many° nations° will pass° by this° city°; and they will asay° to one° another°, ‘Why°° has the LORD° done° thus° to this° great° city°?’ 9 Then they will Ianswer°, ‘Because°° they aforsook° the covenant° of the LORD° their God° and bowed° down° to other° gods° and served° them.’” 10 ¶ aDo not weep° for the dead° or mourn° for him, 11 ¶ For thus° says° the LORD° in regard° to IaShallum° the son° of Josiah°, king° of Judah°, who became° king° in the place° of Josiah° his father°, who° went° forth° from this° place°, “He will never°° return° there°; 12 but in the place° where°° they led° him captive°, there° he will adie° and not see° this° land° again°. Messages about the Kings 13 ¶ “Woe° to him who builds° his house° awithout° righteousness° [13] IOr roof chambers aJr 17:11; Mi 3:10; Hab 2:9 bLv 19:13; Jm 5:4
[14] IOr roof chambers IIOr Paneled IIIOr vermilion aIs 5:8 b2S 7:2; Hg 1:4 [15] a2K 23:25; Jr 7:5; 21:12 bPs 128:2; Is 3:10; Jr 42:6 [16] aPs 72:1-4, 12, 13 b1Ch 28:9; Jr 9:24 [17] aJr 6:13; 8:10; Lk 12:15-20 b2K 24:4; Jr 22:3 18 ¶ Therefore° thus° says° the LORD° in regard° to aJehoiakim° the son° of Josiah°, king° of Judah°, [18] a2K 23:36-24:6; 2Ch 36:5 bJr 22:10; 34:5 c1K 13:30
[19] a1K 21:23, 24; Jr 36:30 [20] aNu 27:12; Dt 32:49 bJr 2:25; 3:1 [21] aJr 13:10; 19:15 bJr 3:25 cJr 3:24; 32:30 [22] aJr 23:1 bJr 30:14 cIs 65:13; Jr 20:11 [23] aJr 4:31; 6:24 24 ¶ “As I live°,” declares° the LORD°, “even° though° IaConiah° the son° of Jehoiakim° king° of Judah° were a bsignet° [ring] on My right° hand°, yet° I would pull° Iyou IIoff°;
25 and I will agive° you over into the hand° of those who are seeking° your life°, yes, into the hand° of those whom° you dread°, even into the hand° of Nebuchadnezzar° king° of Babylon° and into the hand° of the Chaldeans°.
26 I will ahurl° you and your bmother° who° bore° you into another° country° where°° you were not born°, and there° you will die°.
27 But as for the land° to which° they desire°° to return°, they will not return° to it.
[24] II.e. Jehoiachin IILit off from there a2K 24:6; 1Ch 3:16; 2Ch 36:9; Jr 37:1 bSo 8:6; Is 49:16; Hg 2:23
[25] a2K 24:15, 16; Jr 21:7; 34:20, 21 [26] a2K 24:15; Jr 10:18; 16:13 b2K 24:8 [28] aPs 31:12; Jr 48:38; Ho 8:8 bJr 15:1 cJr 17:4 [29] aDt 4:26; Jr 6:19; Mi 1:2 [30] a1Ch 3:17; Mt 1:12 bJr 2:37; 10:21 cPs 94:20; Jr 36:30 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
He exhorteth to repentance, with promises and threats.1 ¶ Thus² saithºª the LORD;º Go downºª to the houseº of the kingº of Judah,º and speakºª there²² this² word,º 2 And say,ºª Hearºª the wordº of the LORD,º O kingº of Judah,º that sittestºª upon² the throneº of David,º thou,² and thy servants,º and thy peopleº that enterºª in by these² gates:º 3 Thus² saithºª the LORD;º Executeºª ye judgmentº and righteousness,º and deliverºª the spoiledºª out of the handº² of the oppressor:º and do no² wrong,ºª do no² violenceºª to the stranger,º the fatherless,º nor the widow,º neither² shedºª innocentº bloodº in this² place.º 4 For² if² ye doºª² this² thingº indeed,ºª then shall there enter inºª by the gatesº of this² houseº kingsº sittingºª upon² the throneº of David,º ridingºª in chariotsº and on horses,º he,² and his servants,º and his people.º 5 But if² ye will not² hearºª² these² words,º I swearºª by myself, saithºª the LORD,º that² this² houseº shall become² a desolation.º 6 For² thus² saithºª the LORDº unto² the king'sº houseº of Judah;º Thou² [art] Gileadº unto me, [and] the headº of Lebanon:º [yet] surely²² I will makeºª thee a wilderness,º [and] citiesº [which] are not² inhabited.ºªªª 7 And I will prepareºª destroyersºª against² thee, every oneº with his weapons:º and they shall cut downºª thy choiceº cedars,º and castºª [them] into² the fire.º 8 And manyº nationsº shall passºª by² this² city,º and they shall sayºª every manº to² his neighbour,º Wherefore²² hath the LORDº doneºª thus² unto this² greatº city?º 9 Then they shall answer,ºª Because²² they have forsakenºª² the covenantº of the LORDº their God,º and worshippedºª otherº gods,º and servedºª them. [1] 1S 15:16; 2S 12:1; 24:11; 1K 21:18; 2Ch 19:2; 25:15; 33:10; Jr 21:11; 34:2; Ho 5:1; Am 7:13; Mk 6:18; Lk 3:19.
[2] 1K 22:19; Is 1:10; 9:7; 28:14; Jr 7:2; 13:18; 17:20, 25; 19:3; 22:4, 29, 30; 29:16, 20; 36:30; Ezk 34:7; Am 7:16; Lk 1:32. [3] Ex 23:6; Lv 19:15; Dt 10:18; 16:18; 19:10; 24:7; 25:1; 27:19; 2S 23:3; 2K 24:4; Jb 22:9; 24:9; 29:7, 12; Ps 68:5; 72:2; 94:6, 21; Pv 6:17; 23:10; Is 1:15, 23; Jr 5:28; 7:6; 9:24; 21:12; 22:17; 26:16; Ezk 22:7; Jol 3:19; Mi 3:11; Zc 7:9; Mal 3:5; Jm 1:27. [4] Jr 17:25. [5] Gn 22:16; Nu 14:28; Dt 32:40; 2Ch 7:19, 22; Ps 95:11; Is 1:20; Jr 7:13; 17:27; 26:6; 39:8; Am 6:8; 8:7; Mi 3:12; He 3:18; 6:13, 17. [6] Gn 37:25; Dt 3:25; Ps 107:34; So 5:15; Is 6:11; 24:1; 27:10; Jr 4:20; 7:34; 9:11; 19:7; 21:11, 14; 22:24; 25:9; 26:6, 18; Ezk 33:27. [7] Is 10:3, 33; 13:3; 27:10; 37:24; 54:16; Jr 4:6; 5:15; 21:14; 50:20; Ezk 9:1; Zc 11:1; Mt 22:7. [8] Dt 29:23; 1K 9:8; 2Ch 7:20; Lm 2:15; 4:12; Dn 9:7. [9] Dt 29:25; 2K 22:17; 2Ch 34:25; Jr 2:17; 40:2; 50:7. The judgment of Shallum,10 ¶ Weepºª ye not² for the dead,ºª neither² bemoanºª him: [but] weep¹ª soreºª for him that goeth away:ºª for² he shall returnºª no² more,² nor seeºª² his nativeº country.º 11 For² thus² saithºª the LORDº touchingº Shallumº the sonº of Josiahº kingº of Judah,º which reignedºª instead² of Josiahº his father,º which² went forthºª out of² this² place;º He shall not² returnºª thither² any more:² 12 But² he shall dieºª in the placeº whither²² they have led him captive,ºª² and shall seeºª this² landº no² more.² [10] 2K 22:20; 23:30; 2Ch 35:23; Ec 4:2; Is 57:1; Jr 22:11; Lm 4:9; Ezk 19:3; Lk 23:28.
[11] 1Ch 3:15; 2Ch 28:12; 34:22; 36:1. [12] 2K 23:34; Jr 22:18. of Jehoiakim,13 ¶ Woeº unto him that buildethºª his houseº by¹ unrighteousness,º² and his chambersº by wrong;º² [that] useth his neighbour'sº serviceºª without wages,º and givethºª him not² for his work;º 14 That saith,ºª I will buildºª me a wideº houseº and largeºª chambers,º and cutteth him outºª windows;º and [it is] cieledºª with cedar,º and paintedºª with vermilion.º 15 Shalt thou reign,ºª because² thou² closestºª [thyself] in cedar?º did not² thy fatherº eatºª and drink,ºª and doºª judgmentº and justice,º [and] then² [it was] wellº with him? 16 He judgedºª the causeº of the poorº and needy;º then² [it was] wellº [with him: was] not² this² to knowº me? saithºª the LORD.º 17 But² thine eyesº and thine heartº [are] not² but for²²² thy covetousness,º and for² to shedºª innocentº blood,º and for² oppression,º and for² violence,º to doºª [it]. 18 Therefore² thus² saithºª the LORDº concerning² Jehoiakimº the sonº of Josiahº kingº of Judah;º They shall not² lamentºª for him, [saying], Ahº my brother!º or, Ahº sister!º they shall not² lamentºª for him, [saying], Ahº lord!º or, Ahº his glory!º 19 He shall be buriedºª with the burialº of an ass,º drawnºª and cast forthºª beyondº² the gatesº of Jerusalem.º [13] Lv 19:13; Dt 24:14; 2K 23:35; 2Ch 36:4; Jb 24:10; Jr 22:18; Mi 3:10; Hab 2:9; Mal 3:5; Jm 5:4.
[14] 2S 7:2; 2Ch 3:5; Pv 17:19; 24:27; So 1:17; Is 5:8; 9:9; Dn 4:30; Hg 1:4; Mal 1:4; Lk 14:28. [15] Dt 4:40; 2S 8:15; 1K 4:20; 10:9; 2K 22:2; 23:25; 1Ch 3:15; 2Ch 34:2; 35:7, 12; Ps 128:1; Pv 20:28; 21:3; 25:5; 29:4; 31:9; Ec 2:24; 9:7; 10:17; Is 3:10; 9:7; 33:16; Jr 21:12; 22:3, 18; 23:5; 42:6; Lk 11:41; Ac 2:46; 1Co 10:31. [16] 1S 2:2; 1Ch 28:9; Jb 29:12; Ps 9:10; 72:1, 12; 82:3; 109:31; Pv 24:11; Is 1:17; Jr 5:28; 9:3, 16, 24; 31:33; Jn 8:19, 54; 16:3; 17:3, 6; Tit 1:16; 1Jn 2:3. [17] Ex 18:21; Jsh 7:21; 1K 21:19; 2K 24:4; 2Ch 36:8; Jb 31:7; Ps 10:3; 119:36; Jr 22:3; 26:22; Ezk 19:6; 33:31; Zp 3:3; Mk 7:21; Lk 12:15; 16:13; Ro 1:29; 1Co 6:10; Ep 5:3; Col 3:5; 1Ti 6:9; Jm 1:14; 2P 2:3, 14; 1Jn 2:15. [18] 2S 1:26; 3:33; 1K 13:30; 2Ch 21:19; 35:25; Jr 16:4, 6; 22:10. [19] 1K 14:10; 21:23; 2K 9:35; 2Ch 36:6; Jr 15:3; 36:6, 30. and of Coniah.20 ¶ Go upºª to Lebanon,º and cry;ºª and lift upºª thy voiceº in Bashan,º and cryºª from the passages:º² for² all² thy loversºª are destroyed.ºª 21 I spakeºª unto² thee in thy prosperity;º [but] thou saidst,ºª I will not² hear.ºª This² [hath been] thy mannerº from thy youth,º² that² thou obeyedstºª not² my voice.º 22 The windº shall eat upºª all² thy pastors,ºª and thy loversºª shall go¹ª² into captivity:º surely² then² shalt thou be ashamedºª and confoundedºª for all²² thy wickedness.º 23 O inhabitantºª of Lebanon,º that makest thy nestºª in the cedars,º how² graciousºª shalt thou be when pangsº comeºª upon thee, the painº as of a woman in travail!ºª 24 [As] I² live,º saithºª the LORD,º though²² Coniahº the sonº of Jehoiakimº kingº of Judahº were² the signetº upon² my rightº hand,º yet² would I pluckºª thee thence;²² 25 And I will giveºª thee into the handº of them that seekºª thy life,º and into the handº [of them] whose² faceº² thou² fearest,ºª even into the handº of Nebuchadrezzarº kingº of Babylon,º and into the handº of the Chaldeans.º 26 And I will cast thee out,ºª² and thy motherº that² bareºª thee, into² anotherº country,º where²² ye were not² born;ºª and there² shall ye die.ºª 27 But to² the landº whereunto²² they² desireººªª² to return,ºª thither² shall they not² return.ºª 28 [Is] this² manº Coniahº a despisedºª brokenºª idol?º [is he] a vesselº wherein [is] no² pleasure?º wherefore² are they cast out,¹ª² he² and his seed,º and are cast¹ª² into² a landº which² they knowºª not?² 29 O earth,º earth,º earth,º hearºª the wordº of the LORD.º 30 Thus² saithºª the LORD,º Writeºª ye² this² manº childless,º a manº [that] shall not² prosperºª in his days:º for² no² manº of his seedº² shall prosper,ºª sittingºª upon² the throneº of David,º and rulingºª any more² in Judah.º [20] 2K 24:7; Is 20:5; 30:1; 31:1; Jr 2:36; 4:30; 22:22; 25:9, 17; 30:13; Lm 1:2, 19; Ezk 23:9, 22.
[21] Dt 9:7, 24; 31:27; 32:15; Jg 2:11; 2Ch 33:10; 36:16; Ne 9:16; Ps 106:6; Pv 30:9; Is 48:8; Jr 2:31; 3:25; 6:16; 7:22; 32:30; 35:15; 36:21; Ezk 20:8, 13, 21, 28; 23:3. [22] Is 64:6; Jr 2:8, 26, 37; 4:11; 5:30; 10:21; 12:10; 20:11; 22:20; 23:1; 30:23; Ezk 34:2; Ho 4:19; 13:15; Zc 11:8, 17; Ac 7:51. [23] Nu 24:21; Jr 3:21; 4:30, 31; 6:24; 21:13; 22:6; 30:5; 48:28; 49:16; 50:4; Ho 5:15; 6:1; 7:14; Am 9:2; Ob 1:4; Hab 2:9; Zc 11:1. [24] 2K 24:6; 1Ch 3:16; So 8:6; Jr 22:6, 28; 37:1; Hg 2:23; Mt 1:11. [25] 2K 24:15; Pv 10:24; Jr 21:7; 22:28; 34:20; 38:16. [26] 2K 24:15; 2Ch 36:9; Is 22:17; Jr 15:2; Ezk 19:9. [27] 2K 25:27; Ps 86:4; Jr 22:11; 44:14; 52:31. [28] 1S 5:3; 2S 5:21; 1Ch 3:17; Ps 31:12; Jr 14:18; 22:24, 30; 48:38; Ho 8:8; 13:15; Mt 1:12; Ro 9:21; 2Ti 2:20. [29] Dt 4:26; 31:19; 32:1; Is 1:1; 34:1; Jr 6:19; Mi 1:2; 6:1. [30] 1Ch 3:16; Ps 94:20; Jr 36:30; Mt 1:11, 12; Lk 1:32. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.html]. |
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