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10 (A)Do not weep for the dead or console him,
But weep continually for the one who goes away,
For (B)he will never return
Or see the land of his birth.

11 For thus says Yahweh in regard to [a](C)Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who became king in the place of Josiah his father, who went forth from this place, “He will never return there; 12 but in the place where they took him away into exile, there he will (D)die and not see this land again.

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  1. Jeremiah 22:11 Jehoahaz

10 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. 11 For thus saith Jehovah touching [a]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; 12 but in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more.

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  1. Jeremiah 22:11 In 2 Kin. 23:30, Jehoahaz. Compare 1 Chr. 3:15.