Jeremiah 22:10
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10 Weep not for (A)the dead, nor bemoan him;
Weep bitterly for him (B)who goes away,
For he shall return no more,
Nor see his native country.
Jeremiah 22:11
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Message to the Sons of Josiah
11 For thus says the Lord concerning (A)Shallum[a] the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, (B)who went from this place: “He shall not return here anymore,
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- Jeremiah 22:11 Or Jehoahaz
Ecclesiastes 4:2
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2 (A)Therefore I praised the dead who were already dead,
More than the living who are still alive.
Lamentations 4:9
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9 Those slain by the sword are better off
Than those who die of hunger;
For these (A)pine away,
Stricken for lack of the fruits of the (B)field.
Isaiah 57:1
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Israel’s Futile Idolatry
57 The righteous perishes,
And no man takes it to heart;
(A)Merciful men are taken away,
(B)While no one considers
That the righteous is taken away from [a]evil.
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- Isaiah 57:1 Lit. the face of evil
2 Chronicles 35:23-25
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23 And the archers shot King Josiah; and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am severely wounded.” 24 (A)His servants therefore took him out of that chariot and put him in the second chariot that he had, and they brought him to Jerusalem. So he died, and was buried in one of the tombs of his fathers. And (B)all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
25 Jeremiah also (C)lamented for (D)Josiah. And to this day (E)all the singing men and the singing women speak of Josiah in their lamentations. (F)They made it a custom in Israel; and indeed they are written in the Laments.
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2 Kings 23:30-34
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30 (A)Then his servants moved his body in a chariot from Megiddo, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. And (B)the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.
The Reign and Captivity of Jehoahaz(C)
31 (D)Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was (E)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. 33 Now Pharaoh Necho put him in prison (F)at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 34 Then (G)Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and (H)changed his name to (I)Jehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz (J)and went to Egypt, and [a]he died there.
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- 2 Kings 23:34 Jehoahaz
2 Kings 22:20
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20 “Surely, therefore, I will [a]gather you to your fathers, and you (A)shall [b]be gathered to your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the calamity which I will bring on this place.” ’ ” So they brought back word to the king.
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- 2 Kings 22:20 Cause you to join your ancestors in death
- 2 Kings 22:20 Die a natural death
Luke 23:28
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28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
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Jeremiah 22:18
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18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
(A)“They shall not lament for him,
Saying, (B)‘Alas, my brother!’ or ‘Alas, my sister!’
They shall not lament for him,
Saying, ‘Alas, master!’ or ‘Alas, his glory!’
Ezekiel 19:3-4
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3 She brought up one of her cubs,
And (A)he became a young lion;
He learned to catch prey,
And he devoured men.
4 The nations also heard of him;
He was trapped in their pit,
And they brought him with chains to the land of (B)Egypt.
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