Jeremiah 22:9-11

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⁹This 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

¹⁰Don’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.

¹¹This 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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Footnotes

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.