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Jeremiah 22:9

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 22:9 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
Jeremiah 22:9 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
6For thus saith Jehovah concerning the house of the king of Judah: Thou art Gilead unto me, [and] the head of Lebanon; [yet] surely I will make thee a wilderness, [and] cities which are not inhabited.
7And 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.
8And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this great city?
9Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
10Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him; but weep sore for him that goeth away; for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
11For thus saith Jehovah touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, [and] who went forth out of this place: He shall not return thither any more.
12But in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then they shall answer, etc.] Or, “it shall be answered”f439; by some in company, acquainted with the history of this people: because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God; the Lord was the God of these people; he chose them for his peculiar people, and distinguished them by his favours from others; a covenant was made with them, in which many good things were promised them upon their obedience; this was kept by him, but forsaken and broken by them; they forsook their covenant God, his law and his worship; and that was the cause of their ruin: and worshipped other gods, and served them; the idols of the people, as the Targum; they left the true God, who had done great and…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“(Kg2 22:17).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Jer 2:17-19, Jer 40:2, Jer 40:3, Jer 50:7; Deu 29:25-28; Kg2 22:17; Ch2 34:25 Jeremiah 22:10”
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