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Jeremiah 22:4

in Jeremiah 22

For 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.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

KJV

For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

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This verse in Jeremiah 22

Commentary

6 notes on this verse
For if ye do this thing indeed,.... Or, "in doing do this word" (y); diligently and carefully attend to this word of exhortation, and constantly perform the duties required: then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David; or, upon the throne for David: in his room and stead, as successors of his; or of his lineage and descent, as the Vulgate Latin version.

This site's exposition

This is what the LORD says

on Jeremiah 22:1-5

Jeremiah is sent to “the palace of the king of Judah” with a word for the king “who sits on the throne of David.” He is to “Administer justice and righteousness,” and to do no wrong “to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.”

This site's exposition

riding on chariots and horses

Obedience would keep David's line on the throne, with kings still riding through these gates in state. Gill reads the kings as David's sons ruling in his place. The promise repeats the one made in 17:25, where obedience would keep the city inhabited forever.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah · Written before 420.

proposed

(Chapter XXII - Verses 1 onwards) Thus says the Lord: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you and your servants and your people who enter by these gates. Thus says the Lord, Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the hand of his oppressor. And do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Note, the most effectual way to preserve the dignity of the government is to do the duty of it. He must likewise assure them that the iniquity of their family, if they persisted in it, would be the ruin of their family, though it was a royal family (

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

upon the throne of David--literally, "or David on his throne" (see on Jer 13:13). This verse is repeated substantially from Jer 17:25. his servants--so the Keri. But Chetib, singular, "his servant;" that is, distributively, "each with his servants;" Jer 17:25, "their princes."

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The words behind it

22 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • כִּ֤יthat

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • אִם־except

    ʾim-H518 →1069 times

  • עָשׂוֹ֙certainly <to do>

    asoH6213 →2628 times

  • תַּֽעֲשׂ֔וּyou will do

    taasuH6213 →2628 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַדָּבָ֖רthe thing

    hadavarH1697 →1440 times

  • הַזֶּ֑ה<the> this

    hazehH2088 →1180 times

  • וּבָ֣אוּand they will go

    uvauH935 →2568 times

  • בְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יin [the] gates of

    veshaareiH8179 →374 times

  • הַבַּ֣יִתthe house

    habayitH1004 →2046 times

  • הַזֶּ֡ה<the> this

    hazehH2088 →1180 times

  • מְלָכִים֩kings

    melakhimH4428 →2525 times

  • יֹשְׁבִ֨ים[who] sit

    yoshevimH3427 →1079 times

  • לְדָוִ֜דfor David

    ledavidH1732 →999 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • כִּסְא֗וֹthrone his

    kisoH3678 →135 times

  • רֹֽכְבִים֙[who] ride

    rokhevimH7392 →78 times

  • בָּרֶ֣כֶבin <the> chariot[s]

    barekhevH7393 →119 times

  • וּבַסּוּסִ֔יםand on <the> horses

    uvasusimH5483 →140 times

  • ה֥וּאhe

    hu'H1931 →1879 times

  • וַעֲבָדָ֖יוand servants his

    veavdavH5650 →799 times

  • וְעַמּֽוֹ׃and people his

    veamoH5971 →1873 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

4 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Jeremiah 17:25then kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses with their officials, along with the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.7 worksJeremiah 22:2saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates.3 worksJeremiah 35:15Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.3 works2 Kings 11:19He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of the Gate of the Guards. Then Joash took his seat on the royal throne,2 works

The walk

5 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 17:25

    then kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses with their officials, along with the men of…

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 9:7

      Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness…

    • Jeremiah 33:15

      In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

    • Jeremiah 33:17

      For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,

    • Hebrews 12:22

      Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

    • 2 Samuel 7:16

      Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 22 →

This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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