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Jeremiah 22:6 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 22 · verse 6
For thus saith the LORD unto the king’s house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.Jeremiah 22:6 · King James Version
Jeremiah 22:6 in context
4For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.
5But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.
6For thus saith the LORD unto the king’s house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.
7And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
8And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wildernessmidbâra pastureH4057 →
- LebanonLᵉbânôwnLebanon, a mountain range in PalestineH3844 →
- king'smeleka kingH4428 →
- GileadGilʻâdGilad, a region East of the JordanH1568 →
- saithʼâmarto sayH559 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
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Here we have, I. Orders given to Jeremiah to go and preach before the king. In the foregoing chapter we are told that Zedekiah sent messengers to the prophet, but here the prophet is bidden to go, in his own proper person, to the house of the king, and demand his attention to the word of the King of kings (Jer 22:2):…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9