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Jeremiah 22:17 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" But your eyes and your heart are only for your covetousness, for shedding innocent blood, for oppression, and for doing violence.” "

Jeremiah 22:17

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15 “Should you reign because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; so then it was well. Wasn’t this to know me?” says the LORD.

17 But your eyes and your heart are only for your covetousness, for shedding innocent blood, for oppression, and for doing violence.”

18 Therefore the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: “They won’t lament for him, saying, ‘Ah my brother!’ or, ‘Ah sister!’ They won’t lament for him, saying ‘Ah lord!’ or, ‘Ah his glory!’

19 He will be buried with the burial of a donkey, drawn and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.”

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Deuteronomy 19:13

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"Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the innocent blood from Israel that it may go well with you."

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Ezra 7:4

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"the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,"

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Judith 2:11

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"As for those who resist, your eye shall not spare; but you shall give them up to be slain and to be plundered in all your land."

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Psalms 91:8

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"You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked."

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2 Chronicles 16:9

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"For the LORD’s eyes run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. You have done foolishly in this; for from now on you will have wars.”"

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Matthew 6:21

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"for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

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From This Chapter

Jeremiah 22:1

"The LORD said, “Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak this word there:"

Jeremiah 22:2

"‘Hear the LORD’s word, king of Judah, who sits on David’s throne—you, your servants, and your people who enter in by these gates."

Jeremiah 22:3

"The LORD says: “Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong. Do no violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Don’t shed innocent blood in this place."

Jeremiah 22:4

"For if you do this thing indeed, then kings sitting on David’s throne will enter in by the gates of this house, riding in chariots and on horses—they, their servants, and their people."

Jeremiah 22:5

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

Jeremiah 22:6

"For the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah: “You are Gilead to me, the head of Lebanon. Yet surely I will make you a wilderness, cities which are not inhabited."

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