Yēlìmǐshū 22:17

17 Wéiyǒu nǐde yǎn hé nǐde xīn zhuān gù tānlán , liú wúgū rén de xuè , xíng qīyē hé qiángbào .

Yēlìmǐshū 22:17 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 22:17

But thine eyes and thine heart [are] not but for thy
covetousness
He was wholly intent upon gratifying that lust; his heart was meditating, contriving, and forming schemes for that purpose; and his eyes were looking out here and there for proper objects and opportunities to exercise it: and for to shed innocent blood;
in order to get their money, goods, and possessions into his hands; avarice often leads to murder: and for oppression, and for violence, to do [it];
by making incursions, and seizing upon the properties of men, and converting them to his own use; so true it is, that covetousness, or the love of money, is the root of all evil, ( 1 Timothy 6:10 ) .

Yēlìmǐshū 22:17 In-Context

15 Nándào nǐ zuò wáng shì zaìhu zào xiāng bǎi mù lóu fáng zhēng shēng ma . nǐde fùqin qǐbù shì yĕ chī yĕ hē , yĕ shīxíng gōngping hé gōngyì ma . nàshí tā dé le fú lè .

16 Tā wèi kùnkǔ hé qióngfá rén shēnyuān , nàshí jiù dé le fú lè . rènshi wǒ bú zaìhu cǐ ma . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

17 Wéiyǒu nǐde yǎn hé nǐde xīn zhuān gù tānlán , liú wúgū rén de xuè , xíng qīyē hé qiángbào .

18 Suǒyǐ , Yēhéhuá lún dào Yóudà wáng Yuēxīyà de érzi yuē yǎ jìng rúcǐ shuō , rén bì bú wèi tā jǔ āi , shuō , āi zāi . wǒde gēge . huò shuō , āi zāi . wǒde zǐ zǐ . yĕ bú wèi tā jǔ āi , shuō , āi zāi . wǒde zhǔ . huò shuō , āi zāi . wǒ zhǔ de rónghuá .

19 Tā beì máizàng , hǎoxiàng mán lü yíyàng , yào lá chū qù rēng zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng de chéng mén zhī waì .