Jeremiah 22:6

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

Key Reflection

The verse Jeremiah 22:6 speaks to the dire consequences of failing to heed God’s commands. If the leaders and people of Jerusalem do not listen, God swears by himself that their temple and city will become a desolate place where others pass by out of curiosity or sorrow, asking why such a great city has been abandoned. This prophecy reflects the severe judgment on Jerusalem for its neglect of divine instructions, emphasizing the dire fate awaiting those who disobey God's laws.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Omit and. “Thou art a Gilead unto me, a summit of Lebanon.” Yet surely -literally, if not, the form of an oath with the imprecation omitted. For the full form seeNumbers 14:23. A wilderness, and cities -Omit and. The meaning is: If the house of David does not hear God’s words, though it be now grand as Lebanon, God will make it a wilderness, even uninhabited cities; the house of David being regarded as equivalent to the kingdom of Judah.

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