Jeremiah 22:11
9 Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”
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.
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.”
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,
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.
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- BSB
- 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,
- KJV
- For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:
- WEB
- For the LORD says touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and who went out of this place: “He won’t return there any more.
- ASV
- For thus saith Jehovah touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, [and] who went forth out of this place: He shall not return thither any more.
- DARBY
- For thus saith Jehovah concerning Shallum the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, who went forth out of this place: He shall not return thither any more;
- BLB
- For thus says YHWH concerning Shallum son of Josiah king of Judah, the one reigning in place of Josiah his father, who went forth from this place: “He shall not return here anymore.
- ÅB
- For så sier Herren om Judas konge Sallum[^1], Josias' sønn, som ble konge etter sin far Josias, og som dro bort fra dette sted: Han skal ikke mere komme tilbake hit;
- OTB
- Dette erklærer Herren angående Shallum, sønn av Josia, som etterfulgte sin far som konge av Juda, men har dratt bort: “Han vil aldri vende tilbake.
- B1930
- For så sier Herren om Judas konge Sallum, Josias' sønn, som blev konge efter sin far Josias, og som drog bort fra dette sted: Han skal ikke mere komme tilbake hit; / < d.e. Joakas. 2KG 23, 30-34. 2KR 36, 1-4. ESK 19, 3. 4.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 3:15
The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.
Read in context2 Kings 23:34
Then 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 died.
Read in context2 Chronicles 36:1–4
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
Read in context2 Kings 23:31
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
Read in context2 Chronicles 34:22
So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
Read in context2 Chronicles 28:12
Then some of the leaders of the Ephraimites —Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.
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