Jeremiah 22:5 “But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares t…”

Jeremiah 22:5

But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

But if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself,” says the LORD, “that this house will become a desolation.”’”

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

But if ye will not heare these wordes, I sweare by my selfe, saith the Lord, that this House shalbe waste.

Darby Translation

But if ye will not hear these words, I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah, that this house shall become a waste.

Young's Literal Translation

And if ye do not hear these words, By myself I have sworn — an affirmation of Jehovah, That this house is for a desolation.

Bible in Basic English

But if you do not give ear to these words, I give you my oath by myself, says the Lord, that this house will become a waste.

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Cross references

“if”

Jeremiah 17:27 Isaiah 1:20 2 Chronicles 7:19 2 Chronicles 7:22

Jeremiah 17:27 · BSB

But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of…

Isaiah 1:20 · BSB

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

2 Chronicles 7:19 · BSB

But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,

2 Chronicles 7:22 · BSB

And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought…

“I”

Amos 6:8 Genesis 22:16 Hebrews 6:13 Deuteronomy 32:40–42 Numbers 14:28–30 Psalm 95:11

Amos 6:8 · BSB

The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”

Genesis 22:16 · BSB

saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,

Hebrews 6:13 · BSB

When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

Deuteronomy 32:40–42 · BSB

For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,

Numbers 14:28–30 · BSB

So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say.

Psalm 95:11 · BSB

So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”

“that”

Jeremiah 26:6–9 Jeremiah 39:8 Micah 3:12 Jeremiah 7:13 Jeremiah 7:14

Jeremiah 26:6–9 · BSB

then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the earth.’”

Jeremiah 39:8 · BSB

The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

Micah 3:12 · BSB

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 7:13 · BSB

And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer,

Jeremiah 7:14 · BSB

therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4For if you will indeed carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David’s throne will enter through the gates of this palace riding on chariots and horses—they and their officials and their people.

6For 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.

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