Jeremiah 22:26

Translations

Modern

I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die.

Traditional

And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.

Literal

And I will cast you out—and your mother who gave birth to you—upon another land, where you were not born there; and there you shall die.

Latin

…et mittam te, et matrem tuam quæ genuit te, in terram alienam, in qua nati non estis, ibique moriemini.

Original

Hebrew

English

I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die.

Notes

Jeremiah 22:25–27

Young King Jehoiachin feared the Babylonians would kill him, but they exiled him instead.

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

2 Kings 24:15
Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
Jeremiah 15:2–4
If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’
Isaiah 22:17
Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,
2 Kings 24:8
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 36:9–10
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
Ezekiel 19:9–14
With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.

Glossary

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

Topics

Babylon: Predictions Respecting: Captivity of the Jews By Jehoiachin: Prophecies Concerning Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments

Jeremiah 22:26

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