Bible Strands
Jeremiah 22:29
O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah addresses the nation of Judah immediately after pronouncing King Coniah’s permanent exile and removal from David’s throne. The prophet speaks at a moment of national collapse to deliver a final divine warning.
The words — The text repeats אֶ֥רֶץ ('E.retz), אֶ֖רֶץ ('E.retz), and אָ֑רֶץ ('A.retz), meaning "land," before commanding שִׁמְעִ֖י (shim.'I), "hear," and declaring דְּבַר\־ יְהוָֽה (de.var- Yah.weh), "the word of Yahweh." The triple repetition of "land" establishes the full geographic and communal scope of the coming judgment.
The thread — This invocation pattern appears in Deuteronomy 32:1, Micah 1:2, and Jeremiah 6:19, where the earth is summoned to witness divine testimony or impending disaster. Each instance uses the same rhetorical structure to frame God’s declaration as a binding covenantal pronouncement.
Why it lands — The verse demands immediate attention to God’s spoken judgment against a nation that has abandoned covenant obligations. It requires the reader to recognize that divine words dictate historical outcomes, leaving no room for political or royal self-justification.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 32:1 Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
- Micah 1:2 Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
- Jeremiah 6:19 Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.
- Isaiah 1:1 This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
- Micah 6:1 Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
- Isaiah 34:1 Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.
- Deuteronomy 31:19 Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.
- Deuteronomy 4:26 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.