So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he arrived, he said to him: There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
Jeremiah 22:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised This is what the Lord says: ‘Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and announce this word there. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THUS SAYS the Lord: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak there this word: American Standard Version (1901) Thus said Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, Common English Bible The LORD proclaims: Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and declare this message: Catholic Public Domain Version Thus says the Lord: "Descend to the house of the king of Judah, and there you shall speak this word. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thus saith the Lord: Go down to the house of the king of Juda, and there thou shalt speak this word, |
So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he arrived, he said to him: There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
‘And to the house of the king of Judah say this: “Hear the word of the Lord!
I will punish you according to what you have done – this is the Lord’s declaration. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around it.” ’
You are to say, “Hear the word of the Lord, king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David #– #you, your officers, and your people who enter these gates.
‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Go, speak to King Zedekiah of Judah, and tell him, “This is what the Lord says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it.
Hear this, priests! Pay attention, house of Israel! Listen, royal house! For the judgement applies to you because you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread out on Tabor.
but don’t ever prophesy at Bethel again, for it is the king’s sanctuary and a royal temple.’
John had been telling Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’