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Jeremías 22:17

Listen to Jeremías 22:17
17 »Pero tus ojos y tu corazónsolo buscan ganancias deshonestas,solo buscan derramar sangre inocentey practicar la opresión y la violencia».

Jeremías 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 ) .

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Jeremías 22:17 In-Context

15 »¿Acaso eres reysolo por acaparar mucho cedro?Tu padre no solo comía y bebía,sino que practicaba el derecho y la justicia,y por eso le fue bien.
16 Defendía la causa del pobre y del necesitado,y por eso le fue bien.¿Acaso no es esto conocerme?—afirma el SEÑOR—.
17 »Pero tus ojos y tu corazónsolo buscan ganancias deshonestas,solo buscan derramar sangre inocentey practicar la opresión y la violencia».
18 Por eso, así dice el SEÑOR acerca de Joacim hijo de Josías, rey de Judá:«Nadie lamentará su muerte ni gritará:“¡Ay, mi hermano! ¡Ay, mi hermana!”Nadie lamentará su muerte ni gritará:“¡Ay, señor! ¡Ay, Su Majestad!”
19 Será enterrado como un asno,y lo arrastrarán y lo arrojaránfuera de las puertas de Jerusalén».
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