Jeremiah 22:27
What does Jeremiah 22:27 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 22:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.
KJV
King James Version · 1611But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But to the land on which their soul's desire is fixed, they will never come back.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And to the land whither they are lifting up their soul to return, Thither they do not return.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they shall not return into the land, whereunto they lift up their mind to return thither.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And into the land whereunto they lift up their souls to return, thither shall they not return.
Context
v.26And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
v.27This passage
v.28Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? is he a vessel wherein none delighteth? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into the land which they know not?
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 22:11
For thus saith Jehovah touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and who went forth out of this place: He shall not return thither any more;
- 2 Kings 25:27
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
- Jeremiah 52:31
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison;
- Psalms 86:4
Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
- Jeremiah 44:14
so that none of the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or be left, to return into the land of Judah, to which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return save such as shall escape.
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