New International Version Hear the word of the LORD to you, king of Judah, you who sit on David’s throne—you, your officials and your people who come through these gates. New Living Translation ‘Listen to this message from the LORD, you king of Judah, sitting on David’s throne. Let your attendants and your people listen, too. English Standard Version and say, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter these gates. Berean Standard Bible saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates. Berean Literal Bible And you shall say, ‘Hear the word of YHWH, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your servants and your people who enter at these gates. King James Bible And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates: New King James Version and say, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates! New American Standard Bible and say, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on David’s throne, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates. NASB 1995 and say, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on David’s throne, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates. NASB 1977 and say, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on David’s throne, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates. Legacy Standard Bible and say, ‘Hear the word of Yahweh, O king of Judah, who sits on David’s throne, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates. Amplified Bible ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David—you and your servants and your people who enter by these gates. Berean Annotated Bible saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD {YHWH}, O king of Judah (praised), who sits on the throne of David (beloved)—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates. Christian Standard Bible You are to say, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David —you, your officers, and your people who enter these gates. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are to say: Hear the word of the LORD, king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David—you, your officers, and your people who enter these gates. American Standard Version And say, Hear the word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates. English Revised Version And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Listen to the word of the LORD, you officials, you people who come into these gates, and you, king of Judah, the one sitting on David's throne. International Standard Version Listen to this message from the LORD, king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David—you, your officials, and your people who enter these gates. NET Bible Say: 'Listen, O king of Judah who follows in David's succession. You, your officials, and your subjects who pass through the gates of this palace must listen to what the LORD says. New Heart English Bible Say, 'Hear the word of the LORD, king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter in by these gates. Webster's Bible Translation And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter by these gates: Majority Text Translations Majority Standard Biblesaying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates. World English Bible ‘Hear Yahweh’s word, king of Judah, who sits on David’s throne—you, your servants, and your people who enter in by these gates. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHear a word of YHWH, O king of Judah, who are sitting on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people, who are coming in at these gates,” Berean Literal Bible And you shall say, ‘Hear the word of YHWH, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your servants and your people who enter at these gates. Young's Literal Translation Hear a word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, who art sitting on the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people, who are coming in at these gates, Smith's Literal Translation And say, Hear thou the word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, sitting upon the throne of David, thou and thy servants, and thy people coming in to these gates: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd thou shalt say: Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Juda, that sittest upon the throne of David: thou and thy servants, and thy people, who enter in by these gates. Catholic Public Domain Version And you shall say: Listen to the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, who sits upon the throne of David: you and your servants, and your people, who enter through these gates. New American Bible You shall say: Listen to the word of the LORD, king of Judah, who sit on the throne of David, you, your ministers, and your people who enter by these gates! New Revised Standard Version and say: Hear the word of the LORD, O King of Judah sitting on the throne of David—you, and your servants, and your people who enter these gates. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you and your servants and your people who enter by these gates; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And say: ‘Hear the word of LORD JEHOVAH, King of Judea, who sits on the throne of David, you and your Servants and your people who enter into these doors OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and say: Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates. Brenton Septuagint Translation and thou shalt say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Juda, that sittest on the throne of David, thou, and thy house, and thy people, and they that go in at these gates: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context A Warning for Judah's Kings1This is what the LORD says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there, 2saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David— you and your officials and your people who enter these gates. 3This 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.… Cross References Hear the word of the LORD, Jeremiah 2:4 Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel. Hosea 4:1 Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! Isaiah 1:10 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah! O king of Judah, Jeremiah 34:2 The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. Jeremiah 21:11 Moreover, tell the house of the king of Judah to hear the word of the LORD. 2 Kings 24:18 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. who sits on the throne of David— Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. Luke 1:32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, Jeremiah 33:17 For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, you and your officials and your people Jeremiah 26:10-11 When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s palace to the house of the LORD and sat there at the entrance of the New Gate. / Then the priests and prophets said to the officials and all the people, “This man is worthy of death, for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears!” 2 Kings 24:14 He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained. 2 Kings 23:3 So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant. who enter these gates. Jeremiah 17:19-20 This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and stand at the gate of the people, through which the kings of Judah go in and out; and stand at all the other gates of Jerusalem. / Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, all people of Judah and Jerusalem who enter through these gates. Psalm 118:19-20 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD. / This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. Jeremiah 7:2 “Stand in the gate of the house of the LORD and proclaim this message: Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD. 2 Chronicles 34:31 So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. Treasury of Scripture And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sit on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people that enter in by these gates: Hear. Jeremiah 22:29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD. Jeremiah 13:18 Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory. Jeremiah 17:20 And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: that sittest. Jeremiah 22:4,30 For 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… Jeremiah 17:25 Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever. Jeremiah 29:16,17 Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity; … enter. Jeremiah 7:2 Stand in the gate of the LORD'S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD. Jeremiah 17:20 And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: Jump to Previous David David's Doors Ear Enter Gates Hear Judah Officials Seat Seated Servants Sit Sits Sittest Sitting Throne WordJump to Next David David's Doors Ear Enter Gates Hear Judah Officials Seat Seated Servants Sit Sits Sittest Sitting Throne WordJeremiah 22 1. He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats.10. The judgment of Shallum; 13. of Jehoiakim; 20. and of Coniah. saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, Jeremiah speaks with God’s authority, calling for attentive obedience to the message entrusted to him. Jer 2:4 Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob,… O king of Judah, The command is directed to Judah’s ruler, likely Jehoiakim, whose leadership carried responsibility for the nation’s spiritual and civil direction during the growing Babylonian crisis. Jer 34:2 The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go… who sits on the throne of David— His position linked him to the covenant line of David and required him to govern with the justice and righteousness God expected of David’s descendants. Isa 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace… you and your officials and your people God holds the royal court, governing leaders, and the people accountable together; the nation’s response could not rest on the king alone. Jer 26:10-11 When the officials of Judah heard these things,… who enter these gates. The gates of Jerusalem were centers of public business, legal judgment, and civic life. The warning therefore extended to all who shared in the life and government of the city. Jer 17:19-20 This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and stand… Persons / Places / Events 1. JeremiahThe prophet delivering God's message. Known for his role in warning Judah of impending judgment due to their disobedience. 2. King of Judah The reigning monarch at the time, representing the leadership of God's chosen people. The king is a descendant of David, highlighting the Davidic covenant. 3. Throne of David Symbolizes the enduring promise God made to David regarding his lineage and the throne, emphasizing the importance of righteous leadership. 4. Officials The leaders and advisors who assist the king in governing. Their actions and decisions significantly impact the nation's spiritual and moral direction. 5. People of Judah The inhabitants of Judah, who are called to heed God's word and follow His commandments. Their collective response to God's message is crucial. Teaching Points The Responsibility of LeadershipLeaders are accountable to God for their actions and decisions. They must lead with integrity and righteousness, as they are stewards of God's people. The Importance of Listening to God's Word Both leaders and followers must be attentive to God's message. Ignoring His word leads to spiritual and moral decay. The Role of Prophets Prophets are God's messengers, tasked with delivering His word. Their messages often call for repentance and a return to God's ways. Covenant Faithfulness God's promises are enduring, but they require faithfulness from His people. The Davidic covenant is a reminder of God's faithfulness and the expectation of obedience. Collective Responsibility While leaders have a significant role, the people also bear responsibility for their response to God's word. A nation's spiritual health depends on both its leaders and its citizens. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Jeremiah 22:2?2. How does Jeremiah 22:2 emphasize the importance of listening to God's word? 3. What responsibilities do leaders have according to Jeremiah 22:2's call to "hear"? 4. How can we ensure our leaders heed God's word, as in Jeremiah 22:2? 5. In what ways does Jeremiah 22:2 connect to Deuteronomy 17:18-20 about kings? 6. How can you personally apply the call to "hear the word" in Jeremiah 22:2? 7. What is the historical context of Jeremiah 22:2 and its significance for Israel's kings? 8. How does Jeremiah 22:2 reflect God's expectations for leadership and justice? 9. Why does God address the king of Judah directly in Jeremiah 22:2? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 22? (2) That sittest upon the throne of David.--The words obviously imply that the message was delivered to the king as he sat in the gate in the presence of his people.Verse 2. - And thy people. The Septuagint reads, "And thy house and thy people;" thus the passage will agree with Jeremiah 21:11, 12. Jeremiah 22:2 layers accountability: from king to court to citizen, everyone who steps through Jerusalem’s gates must “hear the word of the LORD.” The throne of David carries covenant privilege and obligation, anticipating Christ’s perfect kingship. Leaders and laity alike are summoned to listen, obey, and align public life with God’s righteous standard. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew saying,וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Hear שְׁמַ֣ע (šə·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the word דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel O king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Judah, יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites who sits הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב (hay·yō·šêḇ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the throne כִּסֵּ֣א (kis·sê) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne of David— דָוִ֑ד (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse you אַתָּ֤ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you and your officials וַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ (wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant and your people וְעַמְּךָ֔ (wə·‘am·mə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock who enter הַבָּאִ֖ים (hab·bā·’îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go these הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those gates. בַּשְּׁעָרִ֥ים (baš·šə·‘ā·rîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate Additonal Resources Jeremiah 22:2 Blue Letter BibleJeremiah 22:2 Bible Gateway Jeremiah 22:2 Bible.com Jeremiah 22:2 NIV |
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