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You said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from youth, that you have not obeyed My voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; <i>but</i> thou saidst, I will not hear. This <i>hath been</i> thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I spoke to you in your prosperity, <i>But</i> you said, ‘I will not hear.’ This <i>has been</i> your manner from your youth, That you did not obey My voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I spoke to you in your prosperity; But you said, ‘I will not listen!’ This has been your way from your youth, That you have not obeyed My voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I spoke to you in your prosperity; But you said, &#8216I will not listen!&#8217 This has been your practice from your youth, That you have not obeyed My voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I spoke to you in your prosperity; But you said, ‘I will not listen!’ This has been your practice from your youth, That you have not obeyed My voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I spoke to you in your prosperity, But you said, ‘I will not listen!’ This has been your way from your youth, That you have not listened to My voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I spoke to you in your [times of] prosperity, But you said, ‘I will not listen!’ This has been your attitude <i>and</i> practice from your youth; You have not obeyed My voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I spoke to you when you were secure. You said, “I will not listen.” This has been your way since youth; indeed, you have never listened to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I spoke to you when you were secure. You said, &#8220I will not listen.&#8221 This has been your way since youth; indeed, you have never listened to Me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When times were good, I warned you. But you ignored me, just as you have done since Israel was young. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I spoke to you when you were prosperous, but you said that you wouldn't listen. This is how you've been ever since you were young. You don't listen to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD spoke to you when you were prosperous, but you refused to listen. That is what you've done all your life; you never would obey the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I spoke to you when you were secure, but you said, "I won't listen!" This has been your way since your youth, for you haven't obeyed me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />While you were feeling secure I gave you warning. But you said, "I refuse to listen to you." That is the way you have acted from your earliest history onward. Indeed, you have never paid attention to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I spoke to you in your prosperity; but you said, 'I will not hear.' This has been your way from your youth, that you did not obey my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I spoke to thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidest, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou hast not obeyed my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I spoke to you in your prosperity, but you said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from your youth, that you didn’t obey my voice. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have spoken to you in your ease, "" You have said, I do not listen, "" This [is] your way from your youth, "" For you have not listened to My voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I have spoken unto thee in thine ease, Thou hast said, 'I do not hearken,' This is thy way from thy youth, For thou hast not hearkened to My voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I spake to thee in thy, securities, thou saidst, I will not hear. This thy way from thy youth, for thou heardest not to my voice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I spoke to thee in thy properity: and thoiu saidst: I will not hear: this hath been thy way from thy youth, because thou hast not heard my voice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I spoke to you in your abundance, and you said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from your youth, for you have not listened to my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I spoke to you when you were secure, but you answered, “I will not listen.” This has been your way from your youth, not to listen to my voice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I spoke to you in your prosperity, but you said, “I will not listen.” This has been your way from your youth, for you have not obeyed my voice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I spoke to you in your prosperity; but you said, I will not listen. This has been your way from your youth, you did not obey my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I have spoken to you in your prosperity, and you said: “I will not listen.” This is your way from your youth, and you have not listened to my voice<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I spoke unto thee in thy prosperity, But thou saidst: 'I will not hear.' This hath been thy manner from thy youth, That thou hearkenedst not to My voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I spoke to thee on <i>occasion of</i> thy trespass, but thou saidst, I will not hearken. This <i>has been</i> thy way from thy youth, thou hast not hearkened to my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/22-21.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=6475" 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">20</span>Go up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">I warned</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·la·yiḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- To, into, towards. ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7962.htm" title="7962: bə·šal·wō·ṯa·yiḵ (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 2fs) -- Quietness, ease. From shalah; security.">when you were secure.</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mart (V-Qal-Perf-2fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">You said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">‘I will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: ’eš·mā‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḏar·kêḵ (N-csc:: 2fs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">has been your way</a> <a href="/hebrew/5271.htm" title="5271: min·nə·‘ū·ra·yiḵ (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Or naur; and nturah; properly, passive participle from na'ar as denominative; youth, the state or the persons.">from youth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma·‘at (V-Qal-Perf-2fs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">obeyed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·w·lî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">My voice.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>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.…<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="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Proverbs 1:24-25</a></span><br />Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9-11</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-2.htm">Hosea 11:2</a></span><br />But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-6.htm">Amos 4:6-11</a></span><br />“I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-11.htm">Psalm 81:11-12</a></span><br />But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me. / So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Isaiah 65:12</a></span><br />I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Ezekiel 3:7</a></span><br />But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a></span><br />But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-8</a></span><br />Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-39.htm">John 5:39-40</a></span><br />You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, / yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I spoke to you in your prosperity; but you said, I will not hear. This has been your manner from your youth, that you obeyed not my voice.</p><p class="hdg">I spake.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-31.htm">Jeremiah 2:31</a></b></br> O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where <i>is</i> the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk <i>therein</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Jeremiah 35:15</a></b></br> I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending <i>them</i>, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.</p><p class="hdg">prosperity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-25.htm">Jeremiah 3:25</a></b></br> We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-22.htm">Jeremiah 7:22-28</a></b></br> For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-30.htm">Jeremiah 32:30</a></b></br> For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/22-5.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-24.htm">Earliest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-5.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-19.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-45.htm">Hearkenedst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-9.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-5.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-18.htm">Obeyedst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm">Practice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-20.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-8.htm">Warned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-8.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-11.htm">Well-Being</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-4.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-25.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/22-29.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-30.htm">Earliest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-29.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-45.htm">Hearkenedst</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-12.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-18.htm">Obeyedst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-23.htm">Practice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-7.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-27.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Time</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-10.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Warned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Way</a> <a href="/daniel/4-27.htm">Well-Being</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-29.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Youth</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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Historically, Judah experienced periods of security, such as during the reigns of kings like Josiah, when reforms were made, and the nation was relatively stable. The warning signifies God's desire for repentance and obedience, even when external threats seem distant. This reflects a recurring biblical theme where God warns His people through prophets (e.g., Isaiah, Ezekiel) to turn from their ways before judgment comes. The security mentioned can also be seen as a test of faithfulness, as prosperity often leads to complacency and spiritual neglect.<p><b>You said, ‘I will not listen.’</b><br>This response from the people of Judah indicates a deliberate choice to ignore God's warnings. It reflects a hardened heart and a refusal to heed divine instruction, a common issue throughout Israel's history. This attitude is reminiscent of the Israelites' rebellion in the wilderness (Exodus 32) and their repeated idolatry during the time of the Judges. The phrase underscores the human tendency to reject God's voice, especially when it challenges comfort or calls for change. This rebellion is a precursor to the eventual judgment that comes upon Judah, as seen in the Babylonian exile.<p><b>This has been your way from youth,</b><br>The reference to "youth" suggests a long-standing pattern of disobedience and rebellion against God. It points back to the early days of the nation, possibly alluding to the time of the Exodus and the establishment of Israel as a people. This historical context emphasizes that the issue is not new but deeply rooted in the nation's identity. The phrase can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual immaturity, where despite God's nurturing and guidance, the people have consistently chosen their own path. This persistent disobedience is a theme echoed in other prophetic books, such as Hosea, where Israel is likened to a wayward child.<p><b>that you have not obeyed My voice.</b><br>The failure to obey God's voice is central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel. Obedience was a key requirement of the Mosaic Covenant, with blessings promised for obedience and curses for disobedience (Deuteronomy 28). The prophets, including Jeremiah, were sent to call the people back to this covenantal faithfulness. The phrase underscores the seriousness of ignoring God's commands, which ultimately leads to judgment. In a broader biblical context, this disobedience contrasts with the perfect obedience of Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the law and the prophets (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>) and whose life serves as the ultimate example of listening to and obeying God's voice.<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 warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings, and he often faced opposition and persecution.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often warned by prophets like Jeremiah about impending judgment due to their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_warnings.htm">God's Warnings</a></b><br>Throughout the history of Israel and Judah, God sent prophets to warn the people to turn from their sinful ways and return to Him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/y/youth_of_judah.htm">Youth of Judah</a></b><br>Refers to the early history of the nation, indicating a long-standing pattern of disobedience and rebellion against God's commands.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/security.htm">Security</a></b><br>The false sense of safety and complacency that the people of Judah felt, leading them to ignore God's warnings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_complacency.htm">The Danger of Complacency</a></b><br>Feeling secure can lead to spiritual complacency, where we ignore God's warnings and fail to heed His voice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_pattern_of_disobedience.htm">The Pattern of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience can become a habitual pattern if not addressed. It's crucial to break cycles of sin early.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god.htm">The Importance of Listening to God</a></b><br>God speaks through His Word and His messengers. We must cultivate a heart that listens and responds to His voice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_ignoring_god.htm">Consequences of Ignoring God</a></b><br>Ignoring God's warnings can lead to severe consequences, both spiritually and physically.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a></b><br>Despite past disobedience, God always offers a path to repentance and restoration.<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/what_is_the_church_of_god_in_anderson.htm">What does 'Your house will be left desolate' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_judah's_kings_follow_or_stray_from_god.htm">How did Judah's kings follow or stray from God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_7_4_deny_temple_protection.htm">Jeremiah 7:4: How can this passage imply the temple offers no protection despite other texts suggesting God's presence there protects His people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_angel_amenadiel.htm">What will happen to the righteous and the wicked?</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>(21) <span class= "bld">In thy prosperity.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">prosperities. </span>The word is used, as in <a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm" title="For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.">Proverbs 1:32</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm" title="Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.">Ezekiel 16:49</a>; <a href="/psalms/30-6.htm" title="And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.">Psalm 30:6</a>, in reference to what in old English was called "security," the careless, reckless temper engendered by outward prosperity. The plural is used to include all the forms of that temper that had been manifested in the course of centuries.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">From thy youth</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> from the time that thou didst become a nation (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Jeremiah 2:2</a>; <a href="/hosea/2-15.htm">Hosea 2:15</a>). It is the Exodus which is referred to. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/22-21.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">I warned</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·la·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when you were secure.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשַׁלְוֺתַ֔יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šal·wō·ṯa·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7962.htm">Strong's 7962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Quietness, ease</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You said,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֖רְתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mart)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘I will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">listen.’</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶשְׁמָ֑ע</span> <span class="translit">(’eš·mā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">This</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has been your way</span><br /><span class="heb">דַרְכֵּךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḏar·kêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from youth,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(min·nə·‘ū·ra·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5271.htm">Strong's 5271: </a> </span><span class="str2">Youth, the state, the persons</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</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">you have not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you obeyed</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֖עַתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma·‘at)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My voice.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקוֹלִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·w·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Jeremiah 22:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Jeremiah 22:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Jeremiah 22:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Jeremiah 22:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Jeremiah 22:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Jeremiah 22:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Jeremiah 22:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Jeremiah 22:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Jeremiah 22:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Jeremiah 22:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/22-21.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 22:21 I spoke to you in your prosperity (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/22-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 22:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 22:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 22:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 22:22" /></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>