Jeremiah 22:5

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Summary

Jeremiah 22:5

But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.

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Bible References

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And he said, "I swear by myself, declares Yahweh, that because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only child,

Say to them, 'Surely as I live,' {declares} Yahweh, 'just as you spoke {in my hearing}, so I will do to you;

For [indeed] I lift up my hand to heaven, And I promise {as I live forever},

Therefore I swore in my anger, 'They shall surely not enter into my rest.'"

My Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself, {declares} Yahweh, the God of hosts: "I abhor the pride of Jacob and I hate his citadel fortresses and I will deliver [the] city and its fullness!"

Yahweh has sworn by the pride of Jacob, "Surely I will never forget any of their deeds!

And to whom did he swear [they would] not enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

For [when] God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself,

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And now, because of your doing all these things," {declares} Yahweh, "and {I have spoken to you over and over again}, and you have not listened, and I called you, and you have not answered,

then I will make this house like Shiloh, and this city I will make a curse for all the nations of the earth.'" '"

And the Chaldeans burned the palace of the king and the houses of the people with fire and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

Therefore on account of you Zion will be plowed [as] a field, and Jerusalem will be a heap of rubble, and {the temple mount} as a high place [in] a forest.