Jeremiah 11:22 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine: {punish: Heb. visit upon}”

Jeremiah 11:22

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But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand:

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine: {punish: Heb. visit upon}

And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, {even} the year of their visitation.

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Jeremiah 11:1

"The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"

Jeremiah 11:2

"Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;"

Jeremiah 11:3

"And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed {be} the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,"

Jeremiah 11:4

"Which I commanded your fathers in the day {that} I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:"

Jeremiah 11:5

"That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as {it is} this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD. {So...: Heb. Amen}"

Jeremiah 11:6

"Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them."

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