Jeremiah 22:6

“For thus saith the Lord unto the king’s house of Judah, etc.] That is, to the family of the king of Judah; though it may be rendered, “concerning the house of the king of Judah”f434; and so refer to his palace as before: thou [art] Gilead unto me, [and] the head of Lebanon; or, though like to Gilead (which was a very fruitful country) for wealth, riches, and all kind of valuable things; and like to the top of Mount Lebanonf435, being set with tall cedars, for stateliness. So the Targum is, “although thou art beloved before me more than the sanctuary, which is high upon the top of the mountains:” or thou shall be as Gilead, and Mount Lebanon, which belonged to the ten tribes of Israel, and…”

“Though thou art as beautiful as Gilead, and as majestic in Mine eyes (before Me) as the summit of Lebanon, yet surely (the Hebrew is a formula of swearing to express certainly: "If I do not make thee . . . believe Me not ever hereafter": so "as truly as I live," Num 14:28; "surely," Num 14:35). The mention of Gilead may allude not only to its past beauty, but covertly also to its desolation by the judgment on Israel; a warning now to Judah and the house of "David." "Lebanon" is appropriately mentioned, as the king's house was built of its noble cedars. cities--not other cities, but the different parts of the city of Jerusalem (Sa2 12:27; Kg2 10:25) [MAURER].”

“Omit and. “Thou art a Gilead unto me, a summit of Lebanon.” Yet surely - literally, if not, the form of an oath with the imprecation omitted. For the full form see Numbers 14:23. A wilderness, and cities - Omit and. The meaning is: If the house of David does not hear God’s words, though it be now grand as Lebanon, God will make it a wilderness, even uninhabited cities; the house of David being regarded as equivalent to the kingdom of Judah. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Gilead - Gilead was a country fertile for pastures; upon which account the Reubenites and Gadites, being men whose estate lay in cattle, begged it of Moses for their portion. Lebanon also was a very pleasant place: they were both in the lot of Gad and Manasseh. Perhaps God compares the king of Judah's house to these places, in regard of the height and nobleness of the structure, or for the pleasantness and delightfulness of it. Jeremiah 22:10”

“22:6-9 After the Temple, Judah’s royal palace was the nation’s most important building. It was an expensive building produced by the best craftsmen (1 Kgs 7:1-12), and it was the king’s home and the center of his government. Although the Lord loved the palace, it would not escape the destruction he decreed for Jerusalem. 22:6-7 Valuable crops were raised in the valleys and on the slopes of Gilead, the highlands rising eastward from the Jordan Valley. • Lebanon was the area north of Israel along the seacoast, including the high mountain ridge on the country’s eastern side. It was famous for its stately cedar trees.”

“unto: Jer 22:24, Jer 21:11; Gen 37:25; Deu 3:25; Sol 5:15 Thou: Gilead was the most fertile part of the country, and renowned for its rich pastures; and Lebanon was the highest mountain in Israel, celebrated for its stately cedars; and both were, therefore, proper emblems of the reigning family. "But though thou art the richest and most powerful, I, who raised thee up, can bring thee down, and make thee a wilderness." surely: Jer 4:20, Jer 7:34, Jer 9:11, Jer 19:7, Jer 19:8, Jer 21:14, Jer 25:9, Jer 25:10, Jer 26:6-9, Jer 26:18; Psa 107:34; Isa 6:11, Isa 24:1-6, Isa 27:10; Eze 33:27, Eze 33:28 Jeremiah 22:7”