Jeremiah 22:6

Translations

Modern

For this is what the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah: “You are like Gilead to Me, like the summit of Lebanon; but I will surely turn you into a desert, like cities that are uninhabited.

Traditional

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.

Literal

For thus says YHWH to the house of the king of Judah: “You are Gilead to Me, the head of Lebanon; if not, I will make you a desert, with cities not inhabited.

Latin

Quia hæc dicit Dominus super domum regis Juda: Galaad, tu mihi caput Libani, si non posuero te solitudinem, urbes inhabitabiles!

Original

Hebrew

English

For this is what the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah: “You are like Gilead to Me, like the summit of Lebanon; but I will surely turn you into a desert, like cities that are uninhabited.

Notes

Jeremiah 22:6–7

Farmers grew valuable crops in the valleys and on the slopes of Gilead. Gilead is the highlands that rise eastward from the Jordan Valley.
Lebanon is the area north of Israel along the seacoast. It includes a high mountain ridge on the country's eastern side. Lebanon was famous for its tall cedar trees.

Jeremiah 22:6–9

After the Temple, Judah’s royal palace was the nation's most important building. Skilled craftsmen built this expensive structure (1 Kings 7:1–12). It served as the king’s home and the center of his government. Although the Lord valued the palace, it would not avoid the destruction he planned for Jerusalem.

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

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Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Psalm 107:34
…and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
Isaiah 6:11
Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,
Isaiah 27:10
For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.
Micah 3:12
Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.
Jeremiah 9:11
“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
Genesis 37:25
And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
Jeremiah 7:34
I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”
Jeremiah 26:18
“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
Song of Solomon 5:15
His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, as majestic as the cedars.
Jeremiah 19:7–8
And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.
Jeremiah 4:20
Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.
Deuteronomy 3:25
Please let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that pleasant hill country as well as Lebanon!”

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

Gilead: Mountainous region east of Jordan; tribal territory and personal name Lebanon: A mountainous region known for its cedar trees

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Gilead (Place) Jehoiakim Kings, Books of First and Second Lebanon

Topics

Gilead of Prosperity Lebanon of the Jewish Nation Lebanon: Figurative

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