Jeremiah 22

KJVThus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,

GIGAKJVThe Lord says this. Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,

KJVAnd say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:

GIGAKJVAnd say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, that sit on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people that enter in by these gates:

KJVThus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

GIGAKJVThe Lord says this. Execute you judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the foreigner, the orphan, or the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

KJVFor if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

GIGAKJVFor if you do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

KJVBut if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.

GIGAKJVBut if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself, says the Lord, that this house shall become a ruin.

KJVFor thus saith the Lord unto the king's house 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.

GIGAKJVFor The Lord says this to the king's house of Judah. You are Gilead to me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make you a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd 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.

KJVAnd many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city?

GIGAKJVAnd many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Therefore has the Lord done this to this great city?

KJVThen they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

GIGAKJVThen they shall answer, Because they have abandoned the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshiped other gods, and served them.

KJVWeep 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.

GIGAKJVDo not weep for the dead, neither mourn for him: but weep bitterly for him who goes away. For he shall return no more, or see his native country.

KJVFor thus saith the Lord touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:

GIGAKJVFor the Lord touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went out of this place, says this. He shall not return there any more:

KJVBut he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.

GIGAKJVBut he shall die in the place where they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.

KJVWoe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

GIGAKJVDisaster is coming to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by wrong. That uses his neighbor's service without wages, and does not give him for his work.

KJVThat saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

GIGAKJVThat says, I will build me a wide house and large rooms, and cuts him out windows. And it is paneled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

KJVShalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?

GIGAKJVShall you reign, because you close yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?

KJVHe judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.

GIGAKJVHe judged the cause of the poor and needy. Then it was well with him: was not this to know me? Says the Lord.

KJVBut thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

GIGAKJVBut your eyes and your heart are not but for your greed, and to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah says this. They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! Or, Ah sister! They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! Or, Ah his glory!

KJVHe shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

GIGAKJVHe shall be buried with the burial of a donkey, drawn and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

KJVGo up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.

GIGAKJVGo up to Lebanon, and cry. And lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages. For all your lovers are destroyed.

KJVI spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.

GIGAKJVI spoke to you in your prosperity. But you said, I will not hear. This has been your manner from your youth, that you did not obey my voice.

KJVThe wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.

GIGAKJVThe wind shall eat up all your pastors, and your lovers shall go into captivity: surely then you shall be ashamed and disgraced for all your evil.

KJVO inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

GIGAKJVYou who live in Lebanon, who make your nest in the cedars, how gracious shall you be when pangs come on you, the pain like a woman in labor!

KJVAs I live, saith the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;

GIGAKJVAs I live, says the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the seal on my right hand, yet I would pluck you from there.

KJVAnd I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

GIGAKJVAnd I will give you into the hand of those who seek your life, and into the hand of them whose face you fear, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

KJVAnd I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.

GIGAKJVAnd I will cast you out, and your mother that bore you, into another country, where you were not born. And there you shall die.

KJVBut to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.

GIGAKJVBut to the land to which they desire to return, there they shall not return.

KJVIs this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

GIGAKJVIs this man Coniah a despised broken idol? Is he a pot that no one wants? Therefore are they cast out, he and his descendants, and are cast into a land which they do not know?

KJVThus saith the Lord, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.

GIGAKJVThe Lord says this, Write this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days. For no man of his descendants shall prosper, sitting on the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.