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Jeremiah 22:19 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 22 · verse 19
He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.Jeremiah 22:19 · King James Version
Jeremiah 22:19 in context
17But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
18Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
19He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
20Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.
21I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- buriedqâbarto interH6912 →
- burialqᵉbûwrâhsepultureH6900 →
- beyondhâlᵉʼâhto the distanceH1973 →
- drawnçâchabto trail alongH5498 →
- forthshâlakto throw out, down or awayH7993 →
- gatesshaʻaran openingH8179 →
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Kings, though they are gods to us, are men to God, and shall die like men; so it appears in these verses, where we have a sentence of death passed upon two kings who reigned successively in Jerusalem, two brothers, and both the ungracious sons of a very pious father. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-19