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Jeremiah 22:5

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

KJV

Quod si non audieritis verba hæc : in memetipso juravi, dicit Dominus, quia in solitudinem erit domus hæc.

Vulgate

ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ποιήσητε τοὺς λόγους τούτους, κατ’ ἐμαυτοῦ ὤμοσα, λέγει Κύριος, ὅτι εἰς ἐρήμωσιν ἔσται ὁ οἶκος οὗτος.

LXX

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

ASV

וְ/אִם֙ לֹ֣א תִשְׁמְע֔וּ אֶת הַ/דְּבָרִ֖ים הָ/אֵ֑לֶּה בִּ֤/י נִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי֙ נְאֻם יְהוָ֔ה כִּי לְ/חָרְבָּ֥ה יִֽהְיֶ֖ה הַ/בַּ֥יִת הַ/זֶּֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
חָרְב֥וֹת
chrbvt
noun · 42×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נְאֻם
n'm
noun · 374×
נִשְׁבַּ֥ע
nshb'
verb · 182×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Amos 6:8 — The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
  • Amos 6:8 — The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
  • Deut 32:40 — For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
  • Gen 22:16 — And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
  • Heb 6:13 — For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
  • Heb 6:13 — For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
  • Isa 1:20 — But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
  • Isa 45:23 — I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
  • Jer 7:13 — And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;
  • Jer 17:27 — But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, a
  • Jer 26:6 — Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.
  • Jer 39:8 — And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
  • Matt 23:38 — Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.