Jeremiah 22:5

A Series Of Messages For The House Of The King Of Judah

⁴ For if you conscientiously carry out this word, then kings sitting on David’s throne will enter through the gates of this palace riding on chariots and horses—they, their officers, and their people. ⁵ But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“that this house will become a ruin.” ⁶ For this is what the Lord says concerning the house of the king of Judah:

You are like Gilead to Me,
or the summit of Lebanon,
but I will certainly turn you into a wilderness,
uninhabited cities.

Give Ear

Says the Lord

Take an Oath

Declares The Lord

Pay Attention

Jehovah

Hebrews 6:13

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself:

Genesis 22:16

and said, “By Myself I have sworn,” this is the Lord’s declaration: “Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son,

Jeremiah 17:27

If you do not listen to Me to consecrate the Sabbath day by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, I will set fire to its gates, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem and not be extinguished.”

Amos 6:8

The Lord God has sworn by Himself—this is the declaration of Yahweh, the God of Hosts:

I loathe Jacob’s pride
and hate his citadels,
so I will hand over the city and everything in it.

Numbers 14:28-30

Tell them: As surely as I live,” this is the Lord’s declaration, “I will do to you exactly as I heard you say.

Deuteronomy 32:40-42

I raise My hand to heaven and declare:
As surely as I live forever,

2 Chronicles 7:19

However, if you turn away and abandon My statutes and My commands that I have set before you and if you go and serve other gods and worship them,

2 Chronicles 7:22

Then they will say: Because they abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors who brought them out of the land of Egypt. They clung to other gods and worshiped and served them. Because of this, He brought all this ruin on them.

Psalm 95:11

So I swore in My anger,
“They will not enter My rest.”

Isaiah 1:20

But if you refuse and rebel,
you will be devoured by the sword.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

Jeremiah 7:13-14

Now, because you have done all these things”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and because I have spoken to you time and time again but you wouldn’t listen, and I have called to you, but you wouldn’t answer,

Jeremiah 26:6-9

I will make this temple like Shiloh. I will make this city an object of cursing for all the nations of the earth.”

Jeremiah 39:8

The Chaldeans next burned down the king’s palace and the people’s houses and tore down the walls of Jerusalem.

Amos 8:7-8

The Lord has sworn by the Pride of Jacob:

I will never forget all their deeds.

Micah 3:12

Therefore, because of you,
Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become ruins,
and the hill of the temple mount
will be a thicket.

Hebrews 3:18

And who did He swear to that they would not enter His rest, if not those who disobeyed?

Hebrews 6:17

Because God wanted to show His unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath,