Jeremiah 22:21 meaning summary explained with word-by-word analysis enriched with context, commentary and Cross References from KJV, NIV, ESV and NLT.
Jeremiah 22:21 kjv
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.
Jeremiah 22:21 nkjv
I spoke to you in your prosperity, But you said, 'I will not hear.' This has been your manner from your youth, That you did not obey My voice.
Jeremiah 22:21 niv
I warned you when you felt secure, but you said, 'I will not listen!' This has been your way from your youth; you have not obeyed me.
Jeremiah 22:21 esv
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.
Jeremiah 22:21 nlt
I warned you when you were prosperous,
but you replied, 'Don't bother me.'
You have been that way since childhood ?
you simply will not obey me!
Jeremiah 22 21 Cross References
| Verse | Text | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Dt 8:11-14 | Beware that you do not forget the LORD... lest when you have eaten... and are satisfied, and your silver and gold are multiplied... then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD... | Prosperity breeds forgetfulness of God. |
| Dt 32:15 | But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; you became fat, thick, and sleek. Then he abandoned God... | Fatness/prosperity leads to rebellion. |
| Neh 9:25-26 | ...they ate, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in Your great goodness. But they were disobedient and rebelled... | Prosperity often led to disobedience. |
| Hos 13:6 | ...when they had pastures, they were filled; they became full, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot Me. | Abundance led to forgetting God. |
| Prov 1:24-25 | Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out My hand and no one heeded... | God calls, but people refuse to listen. |
| Isa 1:2-4 | ...Children have I reared... but they have rebelled against Me... a people laden with iniquity... | Rebellion against God's nurture. |
| Isa 30:9-11 | For they are a rebellious people... who refuse to listen to the instruction of the LORD... | Rejection of divine instruction. |
| Zech 7:11-12 | But they refused to pay attention... making their hearts as hard as flint so that they could not hear the law... | Stubborn refusal to hear God. |
| Jer 7:23-24 | ...Obey My voice, and I will be your God... But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels... | Persistent disobedience despite clear command. |
| Jer 11:7-8 | ...For I earnestly warned your fathers... but they did not obey... | Warnings continually ignored. |
| Jer 35:15 | ...I sent to you all My servants the prophets... 'Turn now everyone... but you have not inclined your ear or obeyed Me.' | Refusal to listen to prophets. |
| Ezek 2:3-5 | ...I am sending you to the people of Israel, to a nation of rebels... And whether they hear or refuse to hear... they will know that a prophet has been among them. | Israel's long history of rebellion. |
| 2 Chr 36:15-16 | The LORD... sent persistently to them by His messengers... But they kept mocking the messengers of God... | Persistent divine warnings met with scorn. |
| Matt 23:37-39 | O Jerusalem, Jerusalem... How often would I have gathered your children... and you would not! | Lament over Jerusalem's unwillingness. |
| Acts 7:51 | You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. | Stubborn resistance to God's Spirit. |
| Gen 8:21 | ...for the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth... | Inherent human tendency towards sin. |
| Ps 58:3 | The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth... | Sinfulness from early stages. |
| Isa 48:8 | ...you were called a rebel from birth. | Rebellion as an intrinsic part of their history. |
| Heb 3:7-8 | ...Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion... | Warning against hardening hearts. |
| Dt 6:10-12 | ...when the LORD your God brings you into the land... with great and good cities that you did not build... beware lest you forget the LORD. | Prosperity as a test and temptation. |
| 1 Sam 15:23 | For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft... Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has also rejected you. | Serious consequences of rebellion. |
| Ex 19:5 | Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant... | Conditional blessing based on obedience. |
Jeremiah 22 verses
Jeremiah 22 21 meaning
Jeremiah 22:21 profoundly asserts that the people of Judah, particularly their leadership, consistently ignored God's voice and commandments, even during times of ease and blessing. This rebellious spirit was not an isolated incident but a deep-seated characteristic that had been evident throughout their national history, from their very beginnings. It highlights a tragic pattern of unresponsiveness to divine guidance and warnings, leading to inevitable judgment.
Jeremiah 22 21 Context
Jeremiah 22 focuses on the LORD's judgment against the royal house