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This poem taunts Jehoiachin with two rhetorical questions, both expecting the answer, "I do not know." Jehoiachin's sins and his ancestors' wrongdoings caused his fate. Yet, the people of Jerusalem seemed unwilling to accept the fairness of his exile.
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.
This section presents serious accusations against Josiah's descendants.
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.
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
People
Jehoiachin: King of Judah, son of Jehoiakim
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Coniah Jehoiachin
Topics
Jehoiachin: Prophecies Concerning Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments