Jeremiah 22:24

²² The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.

²³ O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

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;

²⁵ And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

²⁶ And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.

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: “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.
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;
WEB: “As I live,” says the LORD, “though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet on my right hand, I would still pluck you from there.
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;
DARBY: [As] I live, saith Jehovah, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, were a signet upon my right hand, yet will I pluck thee thence;
BLB: “As I live,” a declaration of YHWH, “Even If Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet on My right hand, yet from there I would tear you off,

ÅB: Så sant jeg lever, sier Herren, selv om du Konja[^6], Jojakims sønn, Judas konge, var en signetring på min høyre hånd, så ville jeg rive deg derfra.
OTB: “Sannelig, så sant jeg lever,” erklærer Herren, “selv om Konja, sønn av Jojakim, konge av Juda, var en signetring på min høyre hånd, ville jeg likevel trekke deg av.
B1930: Så sant jeg lever, sier Herren, selv om du Konja, Jojakims sønn, Judas konge, var en signetring på min høire hånd, så vilde jeg rive dig derfra. / < Konja eller Jekonja (JER 24, 1) d.s.s. Jojakin, 2KG 24, 6. 2KR 36, 9.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 37:1
And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
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Song of Solomon 8:6
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
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1 Chronicles 3:16
And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
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Haggai 2:23
In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.
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2 Kings 24:6–8
So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
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Jeremiah 22:6
For thus saith the LORD unto the king’s house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.
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Matthew 1:11–12
And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
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Jeremiah 22:28
Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?
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