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Jeremiah 22:9-11
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Jeremiah 22:9-11
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9 This will be the answer to that question: ‘God destroyed Jerusalem because the people of Judah stopped following the agreement of the Lord their God. They worshiped and served other gods.’”
Judgment Against King Jehoahaz
10 Don’t cry for the king who has died.[a]
Don’t cry for him.
But cry very hard for the king
who must leave this place.[b]
Cry for him because he will never return
or see his homeland again.
11 This is what the Lord says about Jehoahaz[c] son of Josiah, who became king of Judah after his father Josiah died: “Jehoahaz has gone away from Jerusalem. He will never return.
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- Jeremiah 22:10 the king who has died That is, King Josiah who was killed in battle against the Egyptians in 609 B.C.
- Jeremiah 22:10 the king … place This means Josiah’s son, Jehoahaz. He became king after Josiah died. He is also called Shallum. King Neco of Egypt defeated Josiah. And Neco took Jehoahaz off the throne of Judah and made him a prisoner in Egypt.
- Jeremiah 22:11 Jehoahaz The Hebrew text has “Shallum,” another name for Jehoahaz.
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