Jeremiah 22:24

Translations

Modern

“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.

Traditional

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;

Literal

“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,

Latin

Vivo ego, dicit Dominus, quia si fuerit Jechonias filius Joakim regis Juda annulus in manu dextera mea, inde evellam eum,

Original

Hebrew

English

“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.

Notes

Jeremiah 22:24–30

Jehoiachin, the son of Jehoiakim, became king at eighteen in 597 BC. The Babylonians attacked Jerusalem because his father rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. After just three months as king, Jehoiachin wisely surrendered and was taken captive to Babylon (2 Kings 24:8–14), along with most of the royal family.

Jeremiah 22:10–30

This section presents serious accusations against Josiah's descendants.

Jeremiah 22:1–23:8

This collection of messages to the last kings from David's line in Judah ends with a promise. God will one day appoint a true descendant of David to lead his people.

Theme notes and profiles

Nebuchadnezzar II

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 37:1
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.
1 Chronicles 3:16
The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.
Song of Solomon 8:6
Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.
Haggai 2:23
On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will take you, My servant, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and I will make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of Hosts.”
2 Kings 24:6–8
And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
Jeremiah 22:28
Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?
Jeremiah 22:6
For this is what the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah: “You are like Gilead to Me, like the summit of Lebanon; but I will surely turn you into a desert, like cities that are uninhabited.
Matthew 1:11–12
…and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

People

Jehoiachin: King of Judah, son of Jehoiakim Jehoiakim: King of Judah, son of Josiah Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Coniah Jehoiachin Seal

Topics

Babylon: Predictions Respecting: Captivity of the Jews By Jehoiachin: Called Coniah Jehoiachin: Prophecies Concerning Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments Seals: Generally Worn As Rings or Bracelets Seals: What is Dear or Valued The Hands: The Right Hand: Signet Worn On

Jeremiah 22:24

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