5But 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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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)Here we have, I. Orders given to Jeremiah to go and preach before the king. In the foregoing chapter we are told that Zedekiah sent messengers to the prophet, but here the prophet is bidden to go, in his own proper person, to the house of the king , and demand his attention to the word of the King of kings (Jer. 22:2): Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah ! Subjects must own that where the w…
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