Jeremiah 22:10

⁸ And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’

⁹ Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”

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.

¹¹ 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,

¹² but he will die in the place to which he was exiled; he will never see this land again.”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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.
KJV: Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
WEB: Don’t weep for the dead. Don’t bemoan him; but weep bitterly for him who goes away, for he will return no more, and not see his native country.
ASV: Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him; but weep sore for him that goeth away; for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
DARBY: Weep not for the dead, neither bemoan him; [but] weep sore for him that goeth away, for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
BLB: Do not weep for the one who is dead, and do not bemoan him. Weep bitterly for the one going away, because he will not return again and see the land of his birth.

ÅB: Gråt ikke over en død og klag ikke over ham! Gråt over ham som har draget bort! For han skal ikke mere komme tilbake og se sitt fødeland.
OTB: Gråt ikke for den døde kongen eller sørg over hans tap; heller gråt bittert for ham som er i eksil, for han vil aldri vende tilbake eller se sitt hjemland igjen.
B1930: Gråt ikke over en død og klag ikke over ham! Gråt over ham som har draget bort! For han skal ikke mere komme tilbake og se sitt fødeland.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ecclesiastes 4:2
So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.
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Jeremiah 22:11
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,
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Lamentations 4:9
Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.
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Isaiah 57:1
The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
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2 Kings 22:20
‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
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2 Kings 23:30–34
From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.
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2 Chronicles 35:23–25
There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”
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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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