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Jeremiah 22:18

Therefore 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, my master! Alas, his splendor!’

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ASV

Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! They shall not lament for him, saying Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

KJV

Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לָכֵ֞ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651 →
כֹּֽה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimJehoiakimH3079 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
יֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huJosiahH2977 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
יִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.Dupeople will mournH5594 →
ל֔וֹlofor <the> him
ה֥וֹיHoalas!H1945 →
אָחִ֖י'a.ChiO brother myH251 →
וְה֣וֹיve.Hoand alas!H1945 →
אָח֑וֹת'a.ChotO sisterH269 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
יִסְפְּד֣וּyis.pe.Dupeople will mournH5594 →
ל֔וֹlofor <the> him
ה֥וֹיHoalas!H1945 →
אָד֖וֹן'a.DonO lordH113 →
וְה֥וֹיve.Hoand alas!H1945 →
הֹדֽוֹ׃ho.Dosplendor hisH1935 →

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2 Chronicles 21:20Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He died, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.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 13:30Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they lamented over him, “Oh, my brother!”Jeremiah 16:4“They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”Jeremiah 22:10Do 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 22:12but he will die in the place to which he was exiled; he will never see this land again.”Jeremiah 22:13“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,Jeremiah 34:5you will die in peace. As spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so people will burn spices for you and lament, ‘Alas, O master!’ For I Myself have spoken this word, declares the LORD.”2 Chronicles 35:25Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.2 Samuel 3:33–38And the king sang this lament for Abner: “Should Abner die the death of a fool?2 Chronicles 21:19–20This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.2 Samuel 1:26I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.Genesis 23:2She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.Jeremiah 22:15Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.Job 27:15His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.1 Kings 14:13All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam.Acts 8:2God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.Amos 8:3“In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”

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