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Jeremiah 22:10 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Jeremiah 22:10 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 22 verse 10 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.”
Jeremiah 22:10 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 22:10
Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him—the 'dead' refers to King Josiah, killed in battle at Megiddo in 609 BC (2 Kings 23:29-30). The Hebrew al-tivku lamet (אַל־תִּבְכּוּ לַמֵּת) uses the imperative negative: cease weeping for the deceased. Josiah was Judah's last good king, and his death devastated the nation (2 Chronicles 35:24-25). Yet God commands: stop mourning him. But weep sore for him that goeth away (bakhu vacho laholech, בָּכוּ בָכוֹ לַהֹּלֵךְ)—the emphatic construction 'weeping weep' (infinitive absolute) intensifies the command. The one 'going away' is Shallum/Jehoahaz, Josi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 22:10
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“Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.”
“king of Judah”
“and no man lays it to heart; and merciful men are taken away”
“stricken through”
“Have me away; for I am sore wounded.”
“behold”
“and brought him to Jerusalem”
“king of Judah: they shall not lament for him”
“turning to them”
“and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.”