Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I will send destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut up your fine cedar beams and throw them into the fire. New Living Translation I will call for wreckers, who will bring out their tools to dismantle you. They will tear out all your fine cedar beams and throw them on the fire. English Standard Version I will prepare destroyers against you, each with his weapons, and they shall cut down your choicest cedars and cast them into the fire. Berean Standard Bible I will appoint destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire. King James Bible And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire. New King James Version I will prepare destroyers against you, Everyone with his weapons; They shall cut down your choice cedars And cast them into the fire. New American Standard Bible “For I will set apart destroyers against you, Each with his weapons; And they will cut down your choicest cedars And throw them on the fire. NASB 1995 “For I will set apart destroyers against you, Each with his weapons; And they will cut down your choicest cedars And throw them on the fire. NASB 1977 “For I shall set apart destroyers against you, Each with his weapons; And they will cut down your choicest cedars And throw them on the fire. Legacy Standard Bible For I will set apart destroyers against you, Each with his weapons; And they will cut down your choicest cedars And throw them on the fire. Amplified Bible “For I will prepare and appoint destroyers [to execute My judgments] against you, Each with his weapons; And they will cut down your [palaces built of] choicest cedars And throw them in the fire. Christian Standard Bible I will set apart destroyers against you, each with his weapons. They will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will appoint destroyers against you, each with his weapons. They will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire. American Standard Version And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons; and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire. Contemporary English Version I'll send troops to tear it apart, and its beautiful cedar beams will be used for firewood. English Revised Version And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will send people to destroy you. They will have their own weapons. They will cut down your finest cedar trees and throw them on a fire. Good News Translation I am sending men to destroy it. They will all bring their axes, cut down its beautiful cedar pillars, and throw them into the fire. International Standard Version I'll appoint people to destroy you— men with their weapons. They'll cut down some of your choice cedars and incinerate them. Majority Standard Bible I will appoint destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire. NET Bible I will send men against it to destroy it with their axes and hatchets. They will hack up its fine cedar panels and columns and throw them into the fire. New Heart English Bible I will prepare destroyers against you, everyone with his weapons; and they shall cut down your choice cedars, and cast them into the fire. Webster's Bible Translation And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire. World English Bible I will prepare destroyers against you, everyone with his weapons, and they will cut down your choice cedars, and cast them into the fire. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd I have separated destroyers for you, "" Each with his weapons, "" And they have cut down the choice of your cedars, "" And have cast them on the fire.” Young's Literal Translation And I have separated for thee destroyers, Each with his weapons, And they have cut down the choice of thy cedars, And have cast them on the fire. Smith's Literal Translation And I consecrated destroyers against thee, a man and his weapons: and they cut off from the chosen of thy cedars and cast upon the fire. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I will prepare against thee the destroyer and his weapons: and they shall cut down thy chosen cedars, and shall cast them headlong into the fire. Catholic Public Domain Version And I will sanctify over you the destroying man and his weapons. And they will cut down your select cedars and throw them violently into the fire. New American Bible Against you I will send destroyers, each with their tools: They shall cut down your choice cedars, and cast them into the fire. New Revised Standard Version I will prepare destroyers against you, all with their weapons; they shall cut down your choicest cedars and cast them into the fire. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd I will prepare destroyers against you, every one with his axe in his hand; and they shall cut down your choicest cedars and cast them into the fire. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I shall prepare destroyers for you, each man and his ax in his hand, and they shall cut down the choice ones of your cedars, and they shall throw them into fire OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And I will prepare destroyers against thee, Every one with his weapons; And they shall cut down thy choice cedars, And cast them into the fire. Brenton Septuagint Translation and I will bring upon thee a destroying man, and his axe: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Warning about the Palace6For this is what the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah: “You are like Gilead to Me, like the summit of Lebanon; but I will surely turn you into a desert, like cities that are uninhabited. 7I will appoint destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire. 8And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’… Cross References Isaiah 10:3-4 What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth? / Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. Ezekiel 21:31 I will pour out My anger upon you; I will breathe the fire of My fury against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled in destruction. 2 Kings 25:9-10 He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. / And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem. Lamentations 2:2 Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes. Isaiah 5:25 Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. Ezekiel 7:24 So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned. 2 Chronicles 36:19 Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. Isaiah 13:17-18 Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold. / Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children. Ezekiel 26:12 They will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water. Isaiah 47:3 Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.” Matthew 24:2 “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Luke 19:43-44 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. / They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.” Revelation 18:8 Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” Mark 13:2 “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Luke 21:6 “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Treasury of Scripture And I will prepare destroyers against you, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down your choice cedars, and cast them into the fire. I. Jeremiah 4:6,7 Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction… Jeremiah 5:15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say. Jeremiah 50:20-23 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve… cut. Jeremiah 21:14 But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it. Isaiah 10:33,34 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled… Isaiah 27:10,11 Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof… Jump to Previous Apart Armed Beams Best Cast Cedar Cedars Cedar-Trees Choice Choicest Cut Destroyers Destruction Fine Fire Prepare Ready Separated Throw War WeaponsJump to Next Apart Armed Beams Best Cast Cedar Cedars Cedar-Trees Choice Choicest Cut Destroyers Destruction Fine Fire Prepare Ready Separated Throw War WeaponsJeremiah 22 1. He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats.10. The judgment of Shallum; 13. of Jehoiakim; 20. and of Coniah. I will appoint The phrase "I will appoint" signifies God's sovereign authority and intentionality in His actions. The Hebrew root word here is "paqad," which often implies a divine visitation or intervention. In the context of Jeremiah, it underscores God's active role in orchestrating events as a response to the people's disobedience. This is a reminder of God's ultimate control over history and His ability to raise up nations or individuals to fulfill His purposes. destroyers against you each with his weapons they will cut down your best cedars and throw them into the fire They shall cut down thy choice cedars.--The metaphor of the preceding verse is carried further, and the "choice cedars" are the princes of the royal house of Judah, and the chief counsellors and generals, as well as the actual columns of cedar-wood. Verse 7. - I will prepare; literally, I will consecrate; the Babylonians being instruments of the Divine vengeance (see on Jeremiah 6:4).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I will appointוְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֥י (wə·qid·daš·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated destroyers מַשְׁחִתִ֖ים (maš·ḥi·ṯîm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin against you, עָלֶ֛יךָ (‘ā·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against each man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person with his weapons, וְכֵלָ֑יו (wə·ḵê·lāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus and they will cut down וְכָֽרְתוּ֙ (wə·ḵā·rə·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant the choicest מִבְחַ֣ר (miḇ·ḥar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4005: Choicest, best of your cedars אֲרָזֶ֔יךָ (’ă·rā·ze·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 730: A cedar tree and throw וְהִפִּ֖ילוּ (wə·hip·pî·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5307: To fall, lie them into עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the fire. הָאֵֽשׁ׃ (hā·’êš) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire Links Jeremiah 22:7 NIVJeremiah 22:7 NLT Jeremiah 22:7 ESV Jeremiah 22:7 NASB Jeremiah 22:7 KJV Jeremiah 22:7 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 22:7 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 22:7 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 22:7 French Bible Jeremiah 22:7 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 22:7 I will prepare destroyers against you everyone (Jer.) |
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