Focused Passage

Jeremiah 22:24-30

The House of David Under Judgment for Injustice and Covenant Failure

The chapter moves from a covenant summons to the royal house, to the threatened ruin of the palace, to judgment against individual kings, and finally to the cutting off of royal confidence in Coniah.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

24“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.

25In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans.

26I 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.

27You will never return to the land for which you long.”

28Is 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?

29O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!

30This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 24

Original words

As surely as Iאָנִי֮H589Pronoun - first person common singularliveחַי־H2416Noun - masculine singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָה֒H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularevenכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionifאִם־H518Conjunctionyou, Coniahכָּנְיָ֤הוּH3659Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Jehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִים֙H3079Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶ֣לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularwereיִהְיֶ֞הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara signet ringחוֹתָ֖םH2368Noun - masculine singularonעַל־H5921PrepositionMy rightיְמִינִ֑יH3225Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular. . .כִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionhandיַ֣דH3027Noun - feminine singular constructI would pull youאֶתְּקֶֽנְךָּ׃H5423Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularoffמִשָּׁ֖םH8033Preposition-m | Adverb

BSB notes

  • Coniah is a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 28.
Verse 25

Original words

In fact, I will hand you overוּנְתַתִּ֗יךָH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular. . .בְּיַד֙H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructto thoseאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeyouאַתָּ֥הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singulardreadיָג֖וֹרH3016Adjective - masculine singular. . .מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םH6440Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural. . .וּבְיַ֛דH3027Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructwho want to takeמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יH1245Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural constructyour lifeנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular. . .וּבְיַ֛דH3027Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructto Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רH5019Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Babylonבָּבֶ֖לH894Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .וּבְיַ֥דH3027Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructand to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃H3778Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural

BSB notes

  • That is, the Babylonians
Verse 26

Original words

I will hurlוְהֵֽטַלְתִּ֣יH2904Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularyouאֹתְךָ֗H853Direct object marker | second person masculine singularandוְאֶֽת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe motherאִמְּךָ֙H517Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativegave you birthיְלָדַ֔תְךָH3205Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | second person masculine singularintoעַ֚לH5921Prepositionanotherאַחֶ֔רֶתH312Adjective - feminine singularlandהָאָ֣רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularwhereאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeneitherלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleof you were bornיֻלַּדְתֶּ֖םH3205Verb - QalPass - Perfect - second person masculine pluraland thereשָׁ֑םH8033Adverb. . .וְשָׁ֖םH8033Conjunctive waw | Adverbyou both will dieתָּמֽוּתוּ׃H4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Verse 27

Original words

[You] will neverלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlereturnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃סH7725Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraltoוְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe landהָאָ֗רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativefor which [you]הֵ֛םH1992Pronoun - third person masculine plurallongמְנַשְּׂאִ֥יםH5375Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-נַפְשָׁ֖םH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural. . .לָשׁ֣וּבH7725Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct. . .שָׁ֑םH8033Adverb. . .שָׁ֖מָּהH8033Adverb | third person feminine singular
Verse 28

Original words

Is thisהַזֶּה֙H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularmanהָאִ֤ישׁH376Article | Noun - masculine singularConiahכָּנְיָ֔הוּH3659Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .אִ֨ם־H518Conjunctiona despisedנִבְזֶ֜הH959Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular[and] shatteredנָפ֗וּץH5310Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularpotהַעֶ֨צֶבH6089Article | Noun - masculine singulara jarכְּלִ֔יH3627Noun - masculine singularthat noאֵ֥יןH369Adverbone wantsחֵ֖פֶץH2656Noun - masculine singularWhyמַדּ֤וּעַH4069Interrogativeare heה֣וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularand his descendantsוְזַרְע֔וֹH2233Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularhurled outהֽוּטֲלוּ֙H2904Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person common pluraland castוְהֻ֨שְׁלְכ֔וּH7993Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralintoעַל־H5921Prepositiona landהָאָ֖רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativethey do notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleknowיָדָֽעוּ׃H3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Verse 29

Original words

O landאֶ֥רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularlandאֶ֖רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularlandאָ֑רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularhearשִׁמְעִ֖יH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularthe wordדְּבַר־H1697Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָֽה׃סH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 30

Original words

This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularEnrollכִּתְב֞וּH3789Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthisהַזֶּה֙H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularmanהָאִ֤ישׁH376Article | Noun - masculine singularas childlessעֲרִירִ֔יH6185Adjective - masculine singulara manגֶּ֖בֶרH1397Noun - masculine singularwho will notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleprosperיִצְלַ֣חH6743Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularin his lifetimeבְּיָמָ֑יוH3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular. . .כִּי֩H3588ConjunctionNoneלֹ֨אH3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .אִ֚ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularof his descendantsמִזַּרְע֗וֹH2233Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwill prosperיִצְלַ֜חH6743Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularto sitיֹשֵׁב֙H3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe throneכִּסֵּ֣אH3678Noun - masculine singular constructof Davidדָוִ֔דH1732Noun - proper - masculine singularor to ruleוּמֹשֵׁ֥לH4910Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularagainע֖וֹדH5750Adverbin Judahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃H3063Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular

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