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Jeremiah 22:6

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 22:6

Verse 6 of 30

Scripture focus

For 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.

Jeremiah 22:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 22:6

Theological / Devotional

Thou art Gilead. The “king’s house” is here compared to “Gilead” and “the head of Lebanon,” evidently because of the forests that were on the top of both ranges of mountains. The famous “cedars of Lebanon” and the equally famous “oaks of Bashan” were employed as fitting symbols of royal glory and prestige (see Isa. 2:13; Zech. 11:1, 2). It may well be that this verse refers to the royal hall of the forest of Lebanon (see on Jer. 21:14).

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