Jeremiah 22:5 meaning and explanation
But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”
Jeremiah 22:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah is speaking to the king of Judah and his officials at the palace in Jerusalem, delivering God's word about how a Davidic king should rule. Verse 5 closes a conditional promise: if the king practices justice, the dynasty will endure; if not, God swears by Himself, the strongest oath possible, that the royal house will become a ruin.
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