Jeremiah 22:19

What does Jeremiah 22:19 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 22:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

They will do to him what they do to the dead body of an ass; his body will be pulled out and placed on the earth outside the doors of Jerusalem.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

The burial of an ass--he is buried, Dragged and cast out thence to the gates of Jerusalem.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, rotten and cast forth without the gates of Jerusalem.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.18Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! They shall not lament for him, saying Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

v.19This passage

v.20Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from Abarim; for all thy lovers are destroyed.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Kings 14:10

    therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every man-child, him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam, as a man sweepeth away dung, till it be all gone.

  • 1 Kings 21:23

    And of Jezebel also spake Jehovah, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:6

    Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 36:30

    Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David; and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.

  • 2 Kings 9:35

    And they went to bury her; but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

  • Jeremiah 15:3

    And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith Jehovah: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the birds of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and to destroy.

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