Jeremiah 22:26
What does Jeremiah 22:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 22:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949I will send you out, and your mother who gave you birth, into another country not the land of your birth; and there death will come to you.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And I have cast thee, And thy mother who bore thee, unto another country, Where ye were not born, and there do ye die.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And I will send thee, and thy mother that bore thee, into a strange country, in which you were not born, and there you shall die:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
Context
v.25and I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them of whom thou art afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
v.26This passage
v.27But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 15:2
And it shall come to pass, when they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith Jehovah: Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for captivity, to captivity.
- Isaiah 22:17
Behold, Jehovah, like a strong man, will hurl thee away violently; yea, he will wrap thee up closely.
- 2 Kings 24:15
And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon; and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the chief men of the land, carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
- Ezekiel 19:9
And they put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into strongholds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
- 2 Kings 24:8
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned in Jerusalem three months: and his mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 36:9
Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.
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