Jeremiah 22:24
in Jeremiah 22“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
As I live, saith Jehovah, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
KJV
As I live, saith the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
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This verse in Jeremiah 22
Commentary
10 notes on this verse(Verse 24 and following) I live, says the Lord: Even if Coniah the son of Joachim king of Judah were a signet on my right hand, I would still pluck him (or you) out. And I will give you into the hand of those seeking your life, and into the hand of those you fear their faces, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon (which is not found in the Septuagint), and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
This site's exposition
As surely as I live,” declares
on Jeremiah 22:24-27
Coniah is King Jehoiachin, and a signet ring was worn on a king’s hand to seal decrees in his name. The LORD will hand him “to those you dread,” Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldeans. “You will never return to the land for which you long.”
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Since they did not imitate the piety of their ancestors though taking pride in their kinship with them—making much of Abraham, Isaac, Israel, David, Hezekiah and Josiah, men conspicuous for their virtue—for this reason the God of all rejects the arrogance of Jeconiah in these …
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Coniah - By Coniah he means Jehoiakim, whose name was Jeconiah, 1 Chron. iii, 13, (for all Josiah's sons had two names, and so had his grandchild Jeconiah) here in contempt called Coniah.
Answerable to this threatening against Jeconiah is God's promise to Zerubbabel, when he made him his people's guide in their return out of captivity ( Hag. ii.
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Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
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As I live, saith the Lord,....
3 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Jehoiachin's popularity is probably here referred to. right hand--the hand most valued. I would pluck thee thence--(Compare Ob 4); on account of thy father's sins, as well as thine own (2Ch 36:9). There is a change here, as often in Hebrew poetry, from the third to the second person, to bring the threat more directly home to him.
Though Coniah - Called Jeconiah, probably on ascending the throne. See on Jer 22:10 (note). The signet upon my right hand - The most precious seal, ring, or armlet. Though dearer to me than the most splendid gem to its possessor.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The words “king of Judah,” belong to Coniah, and prove that he was king regnant when the prophet wrote. The prophet gives him the name by which he was known when in a private station 1Ch 3:16 as he had done previously with Jehoahaz. These two kings bore their royal names for so short a time that they probably never got into general use. The signet - The badge of office. To part with it, was to part with the royal authority.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חַי־ | chai- | [by] [the] life | H2416 → | 498 times |
| אָנִי֮ | ʾani | of me | H589 → | 874 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָה֒ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | except | H518 → | 1069 times |
| יִהְיֶ֞ה | yihyeh | he will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כָּנְיָ֤הוּ | kaneyahu | Coniah | H3659 → | 3 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהֽוֹיָקִים֙ | yehoyakim | Jehoiakim | H3079 → | 37 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| חוֹתָ֖ם | chotam | a signet-ring | H2368 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יַ֣ד | yad | [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| יְמִינִ֑י | yemini | right my | H3225 → | |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| מִשָּׁ֖ם | misham | from there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| אֶתְּקֶֽנְךָּ׃ | ʾetekenka | I will pull off you | H5423 → | 27 times |
חַי־[by] [the] life
chai-H2416 →498 times
אָנִי֮of me
ʾaniH589 →874 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָה֒Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כִּ֣יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
אִם־except
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
יִהְיֶ֞הhe will be
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
כָּנְיָ֤הוּConiah
kaneyahuH3659 →3 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
יְהֽוֹיָקִים֙Jehoiakim
yehoyakimH3079 →37 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָ֔הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
חוֹתָ֖םa signet-ring
chotamH2368 →
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יַ֣ד[the] hand of
yadH3027 →1618 times
יְמִינִ֑יright my
yeminiH3225 →
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
מִשָּׁ֖םfrom there
mishamH8033 →834 times
אֶתְּקֶֽנְךָּ׃I will pull off you
ʾetekenkaH5423 →27 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Haggai 2:23On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will take you, My servant, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and I will make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen…
it leads to
- Isaiah 43:10
“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed,…
- Isaiah 42:1
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- Isaiah 43:10
Through
Jeremiah 37:1Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 24:17
Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 24:17
Through
Song of Solomon 8:6Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest…
it leads to
- Revelation 12:11
They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
- Isaiah 49:16
Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.
- Philippians 1:20–23
I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or…
- Song of Solomon 5:8
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
- John 21:15–19
When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
- Revelation 12:11
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, ON JEREMIAH 5:22.24-25.