Jeremiah 22:12
in Jeremiah 22but he will die in the place to which he was exiled; he will never see this land again.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
but in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more.
KJV
But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.
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This verse in Jeremiah 22
Commentary
4 notes on this verseWhether he had any better right to the crown than Shallum we know not; for, though he was older than his predecessor, there seems to be another son of Josiah, older than he, called Johanan, 1 Chron. iii. But this we know he ruled no better, and fared no better at last. His sins faithfully reproved.
This site's exposition
Do not weep for the dead
on Jeremiah 22:10-12
The dead king is Josiah, and the command “Do not weep for the dead king” sets his grave beside a worse fate. Shallum, identified as Jehoahaz, was deposed by Pharaoh Necho after three months, and “he will die in the place to which he was exiled.”
This site's exposition
he will die in the place
Shallum died in Egypt, where Pharaoh Necho had taken him (2 Kings 23:30-34). Clarke notes that he never returned, as the word said. Henry turns to the next king, Jehoiakim, who ruled no better and fared no better at the end.
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What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
concerning Shallum That is Zedekiah, and that is what he was called in I Chron. (3:14): “the fourth Shallum.” And he called him the Fourth, meaning the fourth to assume the kingship of Josiah’s sons, for first Jehoaha, reigned, then Jehoiakim, and after him Jehoiachin, and after him Zedekiah.
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Woe to him who builds his house He is saying this about Jehoiakim, who was a wicked man, and the end of the section proves this: “Therefore, so said the Lord about Jehoiakim.”
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֗י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בִּמְק֛וֹם | bimkom | in [the] place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | <of> where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הִגְל֥וּ | higlu | they took into exile | H1540 → | 186 times |
| אֹת֖וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שָׁ֣ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| יָמ֑וּת | yamut | he will die | H4191 → | 839 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָ֥רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| הַזֹּ֖את | hazot | <the> this | H2063 → | 603 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִרְאֶ֥ה | yireh | he will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| עֽוֹד׃ ס | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
כִּ֗יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
בִּמְק֛וֹםin [the] place
bimkomH4725 →401 times
אֲשֶׁר־<of> where
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הִגְל֥וּthey took into exile
higluH1540 →186 times
אֹת֖וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
שָׁ֣םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
יָמ֑וּתhe will die
yamutH4191 →839 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הָאָ֥רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
הַזֹּ֖את<the> this
hazotH2063 →603 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִרְאֶ֥הhe will see
yirehH7200 →1300 times
עֽוֹד׃ סagain
odH5750 →490 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
2 Kings 23:34Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 19:3–4
She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
- 2 Kings 24:17
Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
- Jeremiah 22:11–12
For this is what the LORD says concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who succeeded his father Josiah but has gone forth from this place: “He will never return,
- 1 Chronicles 3:15
The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.
- Daniel 1:7
The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
- Ezekiel 19:3–4
Through
Jeremiah 22:18Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas,…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 16:6
“Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.
- 1 Kings 13:30
Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”
- Jeremiah 22:10
Do not weep for the dead king; do not mourn his loss. Weep bitterly for the one who is exiled, for he will never return to see his native land.
- Jeremiah 16:6
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.