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Judgment on Jehoahaz

10 “‘Do not weep for the king who was killed.
Do not grieve for him.
But weep mournfully for the king who has gone into exile.
For he will never return to see his native land again.[a]

11 “‘For the Lord has spoken about Shallum son of Josiah, who succeeded his father as king of Judah but was carried off into exile. He has said, “He will never return to this land.[b] 12 For he will die in the country where they took him as a captive. He will never see this land again.”[c]

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  1. Jeremiah 22:10 tn The word “king” is not in the original text of either the first or the third line. It is implicit in the connection and is supplied in the translation for clarity.sn As the next verse makes clear, the king who will never return to see his native land is Shallum, also known as Jehoahaz (cf. 1 Chr 3:15; 2 Kgs 23:30, 33-34). He was made king by popular acclaim after the death of his father, Josiah, who was killed at Megiddo trying to stop Pharaoh Necho from going to the aid of the Assyrians. According to 2 Kgs 23:32 Jehoahaz was a wicked king. He was deposed by Necho and carried into exile, where he died. The dead king alluded to is his father, Josiah, who was a godly king and was accordingly spared from seeing the destruction of his land (2 Kgs 22:20).
  2. Jeremiah 22:11 tn Heb “For thus said the Lord concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of his father, who went away from this place: He will not return there again.”
  3. Jeremiah 22:12 sn This prophecy was fulfilled according to 2 Kgs 23:34.

10 “Don’t cry for the dead
    or grieve for them.
Weep bitterly for the one going away,
    because he won’t return again
        nor see the land of his birth.

11 “For this is what the Lord says about Josiah’s son Shallum,[a] king of Judah, who reigned in place of his father Josiah: ‘He went out from this place and won’t return to it again. 12 He will die in the place where they exiled him, and he won’t ever[b] see this land again.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 22:11 Shallum (also known as Jehoahaz) succeeded his father Josiah, but was removed by the Egyptians after three months and exiled to Egypt.
  2. Jeremiah 22:12 The Heb. lacks ever