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Jeremiah 22:28 Cross-References

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Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

Jeremiah 22:28 (KJV)

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JehoiachinKing of Judah, son of Eliakim [Jehoiakim] (2KI 24:6)

Commentary on Jeremiah 22:28

Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? (הַעֶצֶב נִבְזֶה נָפוּץ הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה כָּנְיָהוּ, ha'etsev nivzeh nafuts ha'ish hazeh konyahu). The Hebrew עֶצֶב (etsev, 'idol' or 'vessel') combined with נִבְזֶה (nivzeh, 'despised') and נָפוּץ (nafuts, 'shattered/broken') creates a devastating image. Is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? (כְּלִי אֵין חֵפֶץ בּוֹ, k'li ein chefets bo)—pottery with no usefulness, discarded as worthless. Wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed? The rhetorical questions express shock and demand explanation.The answer lies in covenant rebellion. What seemed permane...

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