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Jeremiah 22:9 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 9. 9Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other…” at Jeremiah 22:9 as part of “The Palace Sermon Makes Justice the Royal Test.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 22:1–9
Read Jeremiah 22:9 with 22:1–9. By itself, “Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: King, servants, and people are charged to rescue the robbed and protect immigrant, orphan, widow, and innocent life; palace ruin will prompt public explanation.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “The Palace Sermon Makes Justice the Royal Test” through its own speaker, addressee, date, oracle, sign, lament, or historical scene. Its non-interchangeable movement is: King, servants, and people are charged to rescue the robbed and protect immigrant, orphan, widow, and innocent life; palace ruin will prompt public explanation. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other…” at Jeremiah 22:9 as part of “The Palace Sermon Makes Justice the Royal Test.”
What Remains True
Public authority is answerable for rescue, fair labor, due process, and the conditions it creates. In Jeremiah 22:9, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other…” at Jeremiah 22:9 as part of “The Palace Sermon Makes Justice the Royal Test.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Audit power with affected people, protect rights and consent, and repair rather than spiritualize material harm. This response follows Jeremiah 22:1–9's specific concern, “The Palace Sermon Makes Justice the Royal Test.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other…” at Jeremiah 22:9 as part of “The Palace Sermon Makes Justice the Royal Test.”
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Jeremiah 22:1–9, 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
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 22:1–9
Open the fixed Hebrew Jeremiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Jeremiah with Translator, Textual, and Study Notes
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Exact location: Official NET Bible Jeremiah PDF, pp. 1258-1459, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Jeremiah 22:1–9
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