Verse Lens · Context pointer
Jeremiah 22:21 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 21. 21I 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.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “I spake unto thee in thy prosperity” at Jeremiah 22:21 as a specific part of “Broken Allies Leave Jerusalem Exposed.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 22:20–23
Read Jeremiah 22:21 with 22:20–23. By itself, “I spake unto thee in thy prosperity” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Calls toward Lebanon, Bashan, and Abarim find lovers shattered, while complacent cedar dwelling turns to labor-like pain.
Why It Needs Context
The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “I spake unto thee in thy prosperity” at Jeremiah 22:21 as a specific part of “Broken Allies Leave Jerusalem Exposed.” Its force depends on the complete movement and outcome of Jeremiah 22:20–23; the isolated line is connective rather than a complete teaching claim.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Jeremiah 22:20–23 — Broken Allies Leave Jerusalem ExposedSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 22:20–23, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 22:20–23
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