Jeremías 22:6

6 Porque así dice el SEÑOR acerca de la casa real de Judá:«Para mí, tú eres como Galaady como la cima del Líbano,pero juro que te convertiré en un desierto,en ciudades deshabitadas.

Jeremías 22:6 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 22:6

For thus saith the Lord unto the king's house of Judah
That is, to the family of the king of Judah; though it may be rendered, "concerning the house of the king of Judah" ^F26; and so refer to his palace as before: thou [art] Gilead unto me, [and] the head of Lebanon;
or, though like to Gilead (which was a very fruitful country) for wealth, riches, and all kind of valuable things; and like to the top of Mount Lebanon ^F1, being set with tall cedars, for stateliness. So the Targum is,

``although thou art beloved before me more than the sanctuary, which is high upon the top of the mountains:''

or thou shall be as Gilead, and Mount Lebanon, which belonged to the ten tribes of Israel, and are put for the whole kingdom of Israel, which was wasted by the king of Assyria; and in like condition should the royal palace at Jerusalem be, notwithstanding all its riches and grandeur, and so the city and temple likewise; as follows: [yet] surely I will make thee a wilderness, [and] cities [which] are
not inhabited;
though as fruitful as Gilead, yet shall become like a barren desert; and though full of children, courtiers, princes, and nobles, yet shall be like cities quite depopulated: or, "if I do not make thee" ^F2 it is in the form of an oath, as Kimchi and Ben Melech observe; and to be supplied thus, if I do not do as I have said, let me never be believed; let me be reckoned a liar, or not thought to be God, and the like. It shows the certain accomplishment of these things.

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 (Klm tyb le) "de domo regis", Cocceius, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
F1 (Nwnblh var yl hta delg) "velut Gilead, ut caput Libani", Junius & Tremellius.
F2 (Ktyva al Ma) "si non posuero te", Vatablus, Pagninus, Montanus, Schmidt.

Jeremías 22:6 In-Context

4 Si de veras cumplen con esta palabra, entonces por las puertas de este palacio entrarán reyes que ocuparán el trono de David; entrarán en carros y a caballo, acompañados por sus oficiales y su pueblo.

5 Pero si no obedecen estas palabras, juro por mí mismo que este palacio se convertirá en un montón de ruinas. Yo, el SEÑOR, lo afirmo’”».

6 Porque así dice el SEÑOR acerca de la casa real de Judá:«Para mí, tú eres como Galaady como la cima del Líbano,pero juro que te convertiré en un desierto,en ciudades deshabitadas.

7 Enviaré contra ti destructores,cada uno con sus armas,que talarán tus cedros más hermososy los echarán en el fuego.

8 »Gente de muchas naciones pasará por esta ciudad, y se preguntará: “¿Por qué habrá tratado así el SEÑOR a esta gran ciudad?”