Jeremiah 22:17

Translations

Modern

“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”

Traditional

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

Literal

“Yet your eyes and your heart are on nothing for but upon your dishonest gain, and upon to shed innocent blood, and upon oppression, and upon to do violence!”

Latin

Tui vero oculi et cor ad avaritiam, et ad sanguinem innocentem fundendum, et ad calumniam, et ad cursum mali operis.

Original

Hebrew

English

“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”

Notes

Jeremiah 22:17

Jehoiakim, unlike his father Josiah, was greedy and dishonest. He ignored the covenant's requirements.

Jeremiah 22:13–23

Egypt put another of Josiah’s sons, Eliakim, on the throne in Jerusalem and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Most of the material in Jeremiah 7–20 was likely written during Jehoiakim’s reign, from 609 to 598 BC. The Lord accused him of being unfaithful and greedy, put him on trial, found him guilty, and sentenced him to death.

Jeremiah 22:10–30

This section presents serious accusations against Josiah's descendants.

Jeremiah 22:1–23:8

This collection of messages to the last kings from David's line in Judah ends with a promise. God will one day appoint a true descendant of David to lead his people.

Theme notes and profiles

Josiah True Justice

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 22:3
This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.
Ezekiel 19:6
He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
2 Peter 2:14
Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
2 Kings 24:4
…and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.
Ezekiel 33:31
So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
Psalm 10:3
For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
Psalm 119:36–37
Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
Ephesians 5:3–5
But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
2 Chronicles 36:8
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations he committed, and all that was found against him, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
Romans 1:29
They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
Zephaniah 3:3
Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
Mark 7:21–22
For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Habakkuk Book of Jeremiah Jehoiakim

Topics

Blood: Shedding of Human: Jews often Guilty of Character of the Unrenewed Heart: Covetous Covetousness: General Scriptures Concerning Covetousness: Punishment of Heart: The Unregenerate is Covetous Jehoiakim: Wicked Reign and Final Overthrow of Murder: The Wicked: Intent On Oppression: God Will Judge The Rich: General Scriptures Concerning

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