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Then you will be ashamed and disgraced because of all your wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And now the wind will blow away your allies. All your friends will be taken away as captives. Surely then you will see your wickedness and be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The wind shall shepherd all your shepherds, and your lovers shall go into captivity; then you will be ashamed and confounded because of all your evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wind will drive away all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The wind shall eat up all your rulers, And your lovers shall go into captivity; Surely then you will be ashamed and humiliated For all your wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The wind will sweep away all your shepherds, And your lovers will go into captivity; Then you will certainly be ashamed and humiliated Because of all your wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The wind will sweep away all your shepherds, And your lovers will go into captivity; Then you will surely be ashamed and humiliated Because of all your wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The wind will sweep away all your shepherds, And your lovers will go into captivity; Then you will surely be ashamed and humiliated Because of all your wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The wind will sweep away all your shepherds, And your lovers will go into captivity; Then you will surely be ashamed and feel dishonor Because of all your evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The wind [of adversity] will carry away all your shepherds (rulers, statesmen), And your lovers (allies) will go into exile. Surely then you will be ashamed and humiliated <i>and</i> disgraced Because of all your wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wind will take charge of all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wind will take charge of all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The wind shall feed all thy shepherds, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now you will be disgraced because of your sins. Your leaders will be swept away by the wind, and the nations you trusted will be captured and dragged to a foreign country. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The wind shall feed all thy shepherds, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The wind will blow away all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and disgraced by all your wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your leaders will be blown away by the wind, your allies taken as prisoners of war, your city disgraced and put to shame because of all the evil you have done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The wind will shepherd all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into exile. Indeed, you will then be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wind will drive away all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My judgment will carry off all your leaders like a storm wind! Your allies will go into captivity. Then you will certainly be disgraced and put to shame because of all the wickedness you have done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The wind shall feed all your shepherds, and your lovers shall go into captivity: surely then you will be ashamed and confounded for all your wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The wind will feed all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Surely then you will be ashamed and confounded for all your wickedness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Wind consumes all your friends, "" And your lovers go into captivity, "" Surely then you are ashamed, "" And have blushed for all your wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> All thy friends consume doth wind, And thy lovers into captivity do go, Surely then thou art ashamed, And hast blushed for all thy wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The wind shall feed all thy shepherds, and they loving thee shall go into captivity: for then shalt thou be ashamed and disgraced for all thine evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The wind shall feed all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: and then shalt thou be confounded, and ashamed of all thy wickedness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The wind will feed all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. And then you will be confounded, and you will be ashamed of all your wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The wind shall shepherd all your shepherds, your lovers shall go into exile. Surely then you shall be ashamed and confounded because of all your wickedness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The wind shall shepherd all your shepherds, and your lovers shall go into captivity; then you will be ashamed and dismayed because of all your wickedness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />All of your shepherds shall be smitten by the east wind, and your lovers shall go into captivity; surely then you shall be ashamed and confounded for all your wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The wind shall shepherd all your shepherds, and your friends shall depart into captivity, and then you shall be ashamed and you shall be convicted of all your evil<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The wind shall feed upon all thy shepherds, And thy lovers shall go into captivity; Surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded For all thy wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The wind shall tend all thy shepherds, and thy lovers shall go into captivity; for then shalt thou be ashamed and disgraced because of all thy lovers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/22-22.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=6486" 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">21</span>I warned you when you were secure. You said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from youth, that you have not obeyed My voice. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">The wind</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: rō·‘a·yiḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2fs) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">will drive away</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: tir·‘eh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">your shepherds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ū·mə·’a·hă·ḇa·yiḵ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2fs) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">and your lovers</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: yê·lê·ḵū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">will go</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7628.htm" title="7628: baš·šə·ḇî (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Exiled, captured, exile, booty. From shbuw; exiled; captured; as noun, exile; by extension, booty.">into captivity.</a> <a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: ’āz (Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore.">Then</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: tê·ḇō·šî (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">you will be ashamed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3637.htm" title="3637: wə·niḵ·lamt (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- To be humiliated. A primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult.">and humiliated</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kōl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">because of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘ā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">your wickedness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>O inhabitant of Lebanon, nestled in the cedars, how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you, agony like a woman in labor.”…<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/34-2.htm">Ezekiel 34:2-10</a></span><br />“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? / You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. / You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-19.htm">Hosea 4:19</a></span><br />The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Zechariah 11:3-5</a></span><br />Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed. / This is what the LORD my God says: “Pasture the flock marked for slaughter, / whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9-12</a></span><br />Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest. / Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber. / Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25-28</a></span><br />The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her. / Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. / 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="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13-15</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-12.htm">John 10:12-13</a></span><br />The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-24.htm">Isaiah 40:24</a></span><br />No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-3.htm">Ezekiel 13:3-4</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing. / Your prophets, O Israel, are like foxes among the ruins.<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="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-52.htm">Luke 11:52</a></span><br />Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-1.htm">John 10:1-2</a></span><br />“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. / But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The wind shall eat up all your pastors, and your lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shall you be ashamed and confounded for all your wickedness.</p><p class="hdg">wind.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Jeremiah 4:11-13</a></b></br> At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Jeremiah 30:23,24</a></b></br> Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></b></br> But we are all as an unclean <i>thing</i>, and all our righteousnesses <i>are</i> as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.</p><p class="hdg">thy pastors.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Jeremiah 2:8</a></b></br> The priests said not, Where <i>is</i> the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after <i>things that</i> do not profit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-30.htm">Jeremiah 5:30,31</a></b></br> A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/10-21.htm">Jeremiah 10:21</a></b></br> For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.</p><p class="hdg">thy lovers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/22-20.htm">Jeremiah 22:20</a></b></br> Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.</p><p class="hdg">surely.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Jeremiah 2:26,27,37</a></b></br> As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Jeremiah 20:11</a></b></br> But the LORD <i>is</i> with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: <i>their</i> everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/22-20.htm">Allies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-16.htm">Blushed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-6.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-18.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-3.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-15.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-6.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-15.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-15.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Humiliated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Lovers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Pastors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-6.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-16.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Shepherds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-6.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Sweep</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-17.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Allies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Blushed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-6.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-20.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-2.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-22.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Humiliated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Lovers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Pastors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-5.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-13.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Shepherds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Sweep</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Wind</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'; 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The "wind" symbolizes God's judgment and the impending Babylonian invasion. This imagery of wind driving away shepherds suggests a forceful removal of leadership, leaving the people without guidance. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of God holding leaders accountable for their failure to lead righteously, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/34-2.htm">Ezekiel 34:2-10</a>, where God condemns the shepherds of Israel for neglecting their duties.<p><b>and your lovers will go into captivity</b><br>"Lovers" here metaphorically represents the foreign nations and alliances that Judah relied upon instead of trusting in God. These alliances, often formed through political marriages or treaties, were seen as unfaithful acts akin to adultery against God, who desired exclusive devotion from His people. The captivity refers to the Babylonian exile, a historical event where many from Judah were taken to Babylon. This phrase underscores the futility of relying on human alliances rather than divine protection, echoing the warnings found in <a href="/isaiah/30.htm">Isaiah 30:1-3</a> about the dangers of seeking help from Egypt.<p><b>Then you will be ashamed and humiliated</b><br>Shame and humiliation are common consequences of sin and rebellion against God in the Bible. This phrase indicates the deep disgrace Judah would feel as a result of their misplaced trust and idolatry. The public nature of their downfall would lead to a loss of honor and respect among the nations. This is reminiscent of the shame experienced by Adam and Eve after their disobedience in <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Genesis 3:7</a>, highlighting the universal human experience of shame following sin.<p><b>because of all your wickedness</b><br>The "wickedness" refers to the various sins of Judah, including idolatry, social injustice, and covenant unfaithfulness. The prophets, including Jeremiah, frequently called out these sins, urging the people to repent. This phrase serves as a reminder that the consequences they face are a direct result of their actions, aligning with the principle of sowing and reaping found in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a>. The emphasis on "all" underscores the comprehensive nature of their sin, leaving no aspect of their society untouched by corruption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings, and he often faced opposition for his messages.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shepherds.htm">Shepherds</a></b><br>In this context, the term refers to the leaders of Judah, including kings, priests, and prophets, who were responsible for guiding the people but failed in their duties.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lovers.htm">Lovers</a></b><br>This term metaphorically represents the foreign nations and alliances that Judah relied upon instead of trusting in God. These alliances would ultimately lead to their downfall.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/captivity.htm">Captivity</a></b><br>Refers to the impending Babylonian exile, a consequence of Judah's persistent disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wickedness.htm">Wickedness</a></b><br>The sinful behaviors and idolatry of Judah that led to their judgment and exile.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_accountability.htm">Leadership Accountability</a></b><br>Leaders are accountable to God for their guidance and care of His people. Failure to lead righteously results in judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/false_security.htm">False Security</a></b><br>Trusting in worldly alliances and solutions instead of God leads to downfall and captivity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Persistent wickedness and disobedience bring shame and humiliation, as seen in Judah's experience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite human failure, God's plans and purposes prevail. He uses even judgment to bring about His ultimate redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While judgment is certain for unrepentant sin, God always offers a path to restoration for those who turn back to Him.<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/does_matthew_1_contradict_jeremiah_22_30.htm">Jeremiah 22:30 declares no descendant of Coniah would sit on David's throne. Is this contradicted by the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1 that includes Jeconiah (Coniah)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_jeremiah_22_5's_judgment.htm">In Jeremiah 22:5, how can one verify historically or archaeologically that God's promised judgment on the house of David came to pass exactly as stated?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_wasn't_hananiah_rejected_immediately.htm">In Jeremiah 28:6-9, why did the people not reject Hananiah immediately if his prophecy contradicted Jeremiah and Deuteronomy 18:22 on false prophets?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_historical_proof_shallum_never_returned.htm">In Jeremiah 22:10-12, is there any historical record confirming the fate of Shallum (Jehoahaz) and corroborating he never returned, as the text claims?</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>(22) <span class= "bld">The wind shall eat up all thy pastors.</span>--The word for "eat up" is the root of the noun rendered "pastors," and the play of sound may be expressed in English by <span class= "ital">shall feed on them that feed thee</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>thy princes and statesmen. The "lovers" are, as before in <a href="/jeremiah/22-20.htm" title="Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all your lovers are destroyed.">Jeremiah 22:20</a>, the king's chosen allies.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Shall eat up all thy pastors</span>. The verb is that connected with the participle rendered "pastors;" strictly, therefore, <span class="accented">shall pasture upon all thy pastors</span>. The wind referred to is doubtless the parching east wind, the symbol of calamity, which is actually called a "sharp" wind in <a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Jeremiah 4:11</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/22-22.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">The wind</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֔וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will drive away</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹעַ֙יִךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(rō·‘a·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your shepherds,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּרְעֶה־</span> <span class="translit">(tir·‘eh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your lovers</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·’a·hă·ḇa·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will go</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵלֵ֑כוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·lê·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into captivity.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשְּׁבִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(baš·šə·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7628.htm">Strong's 7628: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exiled, captured, exile, booty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֤ז</span> <span class="translit">(’āz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_227.htm">Strong's 227: </a> </span><span class="str2">At that time, place, therefore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will be ashamed</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙</span> <span class="translit">(tê·ḇō·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and humiliated</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִכְלַ֔מְתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niḵ·lamt)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3637.htm">Strong's 3637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wound, to taunt, insult</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because of all</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(mik·kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your wickedness.</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעָתֵֽךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘ā·ṯêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Jeremiah 22:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Jeremiah 22:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Jeremiah 22:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Jeremiah 22:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Jeremiah 22:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Jeremiah 22:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Jeremiah 22:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Jeremiah 22:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Jeremiah 22:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Jeremiah 22:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 22:22 The wind shall feed all your shepherds (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/22-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 22:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 22:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 22:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 22:23" /></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>