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Berean Standard Bible

“This is what the LORD says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there,”

Jeremiah 22:1

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Jeremiah 22 contains a message to the royal house of Judah. Jeremiah is sent to the king's palace to call for justice, compassion for the vulnerable and an end to violence, and then to contrast good kings like Josiah with bad ones like Jehoiakim.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

This is what the LORD says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there,

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh said, “Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak this word, there:

King James Version (KJV)

Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,

American Standard Version (ASV)

Thus said Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

This is what the Lord has said: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and there give him this word,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

ASÍ dijo Jehová: Desciende á la casa del rey de Judá, y habla allí esta palabra,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Luego el Señor me dijo: Ve a hablarle directamente al rey de Judá y dile:

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