5But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.


In Context

2 And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:

3 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.

4 For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

5 But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.

6 For thus saith the LORD unto the king’s house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.

7 And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

Jeremiah 22:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:5But if you do not obey these commands, declares the Lord , I swear by myself that this palace will become a ruin.' "

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:5But if you will not hearken to these words: I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:5But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith Jehovah, that this house shall become a desolation.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:5But if ye will not hear these words, I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah, that this house shall become a waste.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:5But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:5But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:5But if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself, says Yahweh, that this house shall become a desolation.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:5And if ye do not hear these words, By myself I have sworn — an affirmation of Jehovah, That this house is for a desolation.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:5But if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself, said the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.