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You have eyes only for greed and dishonesty! You murder the innocent, oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But you have eyes and heart only for your dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, and for practicing oppression and violence.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But thine eyes and thine heart <i>are</i> not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Yet your eyes and your heart <i>are</i> for nothing but your covetousness, For shedding innocent blood, And practicing oppression and violence.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But your eyes and your heart Are <i>intent</i> only upon your own dishonest gain, And on shedding innocent blood, And on practicing oppression and extortion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But your eyes and your heart Are intent only upon your own dishonest gain, And on shedding innocent blood And on practicing oppression and extortion.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But your eyes and your heart Are <i>intent</i> only upon your own dishonest gain, And on shedding innocent blood And on practicing oppression and extortion.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“But your eyes and your heart Are <i>set</i> on nothing except your own greedy gain And on shedding innocent blood And on doing oppression and extortion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“But your eyes and your heart Are only intent on your own dishonest gain, On shedding innocent blood, On oppression and extortion <i>and</i> violence.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you have eyes and a heart for nothing except your own dishonest profit, shedding innocent blood and committing extortion and oppression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you have eyes and a heart for nothing except your own dishonest profit, shedding innocent blood and committing extortion and oppression. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But all you think about is how to cheat or abuse or murder some innocent victim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"But your eyes and your mind are set on nothing but dishonest profits. You kill innocent people and violently oppress your people."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But you can only see your selfish interests; you kill the innocent and violently oppress your people. The LORD has spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But your eyes and heart are on nothing but your dishonest gain, shedding the blood of innocent people, and practicing oppression and extortion."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But thy eyes and thy heart are only for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But your eyes and your heart are only for your covetousness, for shedding innocent blood, for oppression, and for doing violence.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“But your eyes and your heart are not, "" Except on your dishonest gain, "" And on shedding of innocent blood, "" And on oppression, and on doing of violence.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> But thine eyes and thy heart are not, Except on thy dishonest gain, And on shedding of innocent blood, And on oppression, and on doing of violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thine eyes and thy heart not but for thy plunder and for guiltless blood to pour out, and for oppression and for running, to do.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But thy eyes and thy heart are set upon covetousness, and upon shedding innocent blood, and upon oppression, and running after evil works. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, your eyes and your heart are toward avarice and the shedding of innocent blood, and toward false accusations and the pursuit of evil deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own gain, On shedding innocent blood and practicing oppression and extortion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But your eyes and heart are only on your dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, and for practicing oppression and violence.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But your eyes and your hearts are set for nothing else but for your wealth and for the shedding of innocent blood, and for oppression and for violence, to do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But your eyes and your heart are not on anything but your possessions and upon shedding innocent blood and upon oppression and exercising tyranny<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But thine eyes and thy heart Are not but for thy covetousness, And for shedding innocent blood, And for oppression, and for violence, to do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, thine eyes are not good, nor thine heart, but <i>they go</i> after thy covetousness, and after the innocent blood to shed it, and after acts of injustice and slaughter, to commit them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=6424" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/22.htm">A Warning about Jehoiakim</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“But</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: wə·lib·bə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">and heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">are set on nothing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">except</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1215.htm" title="1215: biṣ·‘e·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit. From batsa'; plunder; by extension, gain.">your own dishonest gain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: liš·pō·wḵ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">on shedding</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5355.htm" title="5355: han·nā·qî (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Clean, free from, exempt. Or naqiyi,; from naqah; innocent.">innocent</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dam- (N-msc) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">blood,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">on practicing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6233.htm" title="6233: hā·‘ō·šeq (Art:: N-ms) -- Oppression, extortion. From ashaq; injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain.">extortion</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/4835.htm" title="4835: ham·mə·rū·ṣāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A crushing, an oppression. From ratsats; oppression.">oppression.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12</a></span><br />In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a></span><br />Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a></span><br />Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11-12</a></span><br />Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. / For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Habakkuk 2:9</a></span><br />Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-23.htm">Proverbs 17:23</a></span><br />A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8</a></span><br />Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-6</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39</a></span><br />Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27</a></span><br />Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Isaiah 10:1-2</a></span><br />Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, / to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3-4</a></span><br />Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. / Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hosea 12:7</a></span><br />A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.</p><p class="hdg">thine eyes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-21.htm">Joshua 7:21</a></b></br> When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they <i>are</i> hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-7.htm">Job 31:7</a></b></br> If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-36.htm">Psalm 119:36,37</a></b></br> Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness… </p><p class="hdg">covetousness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21</a></b></br> Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place <i>such</i> over them, <i>to be</i> rulers of thousands, <i>and</i> rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Psalm 10:3</a></b></br> For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, <i>whom</i> the LORD abhorreth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Luke 12:15-21</a></b></br> And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth… </p><p class="hdg">to shed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Jeremiah 22:3</a></b></br> Thus 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-22.htm">Jeremiah 26:22-24</a></b></br> And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, <i>namely</i>, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and <i>certain</i> men with him into Egypt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">1 Kings 21:19</a></b></br> And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.</p><p class="hdg">violence.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/21-2.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm">Covetousness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-9.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-12.htm">Death</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Dishonest</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Extortion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-4.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-7.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-20.htm">Intent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Practicing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-19.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-17.htm">Shedding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-8.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/7-3.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-15.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Covetousness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-38.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-25.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Dishonest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Extortion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-27.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-9.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-15.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-24.htm">Intent</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-59.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/daniel/4-27.htm">Practicing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-32.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-13.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-13.htm">Shedding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-35.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-35.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-13.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/22-1.htm">He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/22-10.htm">The judgment of Shallum;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">of Jehoiakim;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/22-20.htm">and of Coniah.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain</b><br>This phrase highlights the pervasive corruption and greed among the leaders of Judah. The "eyes and heart" symbolize the totality of one's desires and intentions, indicating a deep-seated focus on self-serving interests. In biblical context, this reflects the broader theme of idolatry and materialism condemned by the prophets. The pursuit of "dishonest gain" is a recurring issue in the Old Testament, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Ezekiel 22:27</a>, where leaders are criticized for exploiting the people. This phrase serves as a warning against the dangers of prioritizing wealth over righteousness, echoing the teachings of Jesus in <a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a> about serving God rather than money.<p><b>on shedding innocent blood</b><br>This part of the verse addresses the violence and injustice prevalent in the society of Jeremiah's time. "Shedding innocent blood" refers to the murder and unjust treatment of those who are blameless, a sin that cries out for divine justice. This theme is consistent with the biblical principle that God values life and demands justice, as seen in <a href="/genesis/4-10.htm">Genesis 4:10</a> with Abel's blood crying out from the ground. The historical context includes the reigns of kings like Manasseh, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood (<a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">2 Kings 21:16</a>). This phrase underscores the moral decay and the need for repentance and reform.<p><b>on practicing extortion and oppression</b><br>The focus here is on the social injustices that were rampant in Judah. "Extortion and oppression" involve exploiting the vulnerable, such as the poor, widows, and orphans, which is condemned throughout the Bible. In <a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21-24</a>, God commands His people not to mistreat or oppress foreigners, widows, or orphans, promising severe consequences for such actions. The cultural context of ancient Near Eastern societies often involved hierarchical structures where the powerful could easily exploit the weak. This phrase calls for a return to covenantal faithfulness, where justice and mercy are central, reflecting the character of God as seen in <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of warning and judgment to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often rebuked by prophets for its disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoiakim.htm">Jehoiakim</a></b><br>The king of Judah during the time of this prophecy, known for his wickedness and disregard for God's commands.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/innocent_blood.htm">Innocent Blood</a></b><br>Refers to the unjust killing or harm of those who are blameless, a serious offense in the eyes of God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/oppression_and_extortion.htm">Oppression and Extortion</a></b><br>Acts of unjust treatment and exploitation, particularly of the vulnerable, which are condemned throughout Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_selfish_ambition.htm">The Danger of Selfish Ambition</a></b><br>The verse highlights the destructive nature of prioritizing personal gain over righteousness. Believers are called to examine their motives and ensure they align with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_life.htm">The Sanctity of Life</a></b><br>Shedding innocent blood is a grave sin. Christians are reminded of the value God places on life and the importance of protecting the vulnerable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/justice_and_righteousness.htm">Justice and Righteousness</a></b><br>God desires His people to practice justice and righteousness, standing against oppression and extortion in all forms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_and_eyes.htm">Heart and Eyes</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes the importance of what we set our hearts and eyes upon. Believers should focus on things that honor God rather than selfish desires.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_transformation.htm">Repentance and Transformation</a></b><br>The call to turn away from these sins and seek God's forgiveness and transformation is crucial for personal and communal spiritual health.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_111_9's_covenant_align_with_the_new_testament's_new_covenant.htm">Psalm 111:9 mentions an eternal covenant--how does this align with the New Testament's concept of a new covenant superseding the old one?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_jeremiah_22_13-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:13-17 accuses the king of social injustice. Does external historical or archaeological evidence exist to support or refute these specific abuses?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_truth_reliant_on_belief_consistency.htm">What does 'desperately wicked heart' mean in Jeremiah 17:9?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_man's_heart_good_or_evil.htm">Is the heart of man good or evil? (Genesis 1:31 vs. Jeremiah 17:9)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Thy covetousness.</span>--More literally, <span class= "ital">thy gain, </span>the word used implying (as in <a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm" title="For from the least of them even to the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely.">Jeremiah 6:13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm" title="Therefore will I give their wives to others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely.">Jeremiah 8:10</a>) the idea of violence and oppression as the means by which it was obtained. The verb from which the noun is derived is so translated--" violence" (literally, "crushing")--in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm" title="The fruit of your land, and all your labors, shall a nation which you know not eat up; and you shall be only oppressed and crushed always:">Deuteronomy 28:33</a>. The marginal reading, "incursion," has nothing to commend it. In "the blood of the innocent" here, as in <a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm" title="Thus said the LORD; Execute you 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.">Jeremiah 22:3</a>, we have an allusive reference to many, for the most part unrelenting, acts of cruelty. One of these, the murder of Urijah, meets us in <a href="/jeremiah/26-23.htm" title="And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him to Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.">Jeremiah 26:23</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - But thou, O Jehoiakim, art the opposite of thy father. <span class="accented">For</span> (not, <span class="cmt_word">But</span>) <span class="cmt_word">thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness</span>. "Covetousness" includes the ideas of injustice and violence (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Jeremiah 6:13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm">Jeremiah 8:10</a>); hence the second half of the verse emphasizes the cruel tyranny which marked the internal policy of Jehoiakim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“But</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֶ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and heart</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִבְּךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lib·bə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[are set on] nothing</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֤ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">except</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your own dishonest gain,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּצְעֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(biṣ·‘e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1215.htm">Strong's 1215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on shedding</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁפּ֔וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(liš·pō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">innocent</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּקִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·qî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5355.htm">Strong's 5355: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, free from, exempt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blood,</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּֽם־</span> <span class="translit">(dam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on practicing</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">extortion</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֹ֥שֶׁק</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·šeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6233.htm">Strong's 6233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and oppression.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּרוּצָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·rū·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4835.htm">Strong's 4835: </a> </span><span class="str2">A crushing, an oppression</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 22:17 But your eyes and your heart (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/22-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 22:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 22:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 22:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 22:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>