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Jeremiah 22:19 Cross-References

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He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 22:19 (KJV)

Commentary on Jeremiah 22:19

He shall be buried with the burial of an ass (קְבוּרַת חֲמוֹר, qevurat chamor)—no phrase could more graphically depict shame and desecration. Donkeys received no burial; their carcasses were simply drawn and cast forth beyond the gates, dragged (Hebrew סָחַב, sachav) like refuse to decompose outside the city walls. For a king who built palaces, this fate represented ultimate humiliation: he would become carrion, unburied and unmourned, his corpse defiling rather than being honored.The prophecy's fulfillment remains historically debated—2 Kings 24:6 simply states he 'slept with his fathers,' bu...

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