Jeremiah 22:19

Jeremiah 22:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)He will have the burial of a donkey— dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)With the burial of a donkey he shall be buried, dragged and dumped beyond the gates of Jerusalem."
• New King James Version (NKJV)He shall be buried with the burial of a donkey, Dragged and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

Context of Jeremiah 22:19

17“But your eyes and your heart Are only intent on your own dishonest gain, On shedding innocent blood, On oppression and extortion and violence.” 18Therefore thus says the Lord in regard to Jehoiakim the [second] son of Josiah, king of Judah, “The relatives will not lament (mourn over with expressions of grief) for him: ‘Alas, my brother!’ or, ‘Alas, sister,’ [how great our loss]! The subjects will not lament for him: ‘Alas, master!’ or ‘Alas, majesty [how great was his glory]!’ He shall be buried with the burial of a donkey— Dragged off and thrown out beyond the gates of Jerusalem. 20Go up [north] to Lebanon and cry out, And raise your voice in [the hills of] Bashan [across the Jordan]; Cry out also from Abarim, For all your lovers (allies) have been destroyed. 21I spoke to you in your [times of] prosperity, But you said, ‘I will not listen!’ This has been your attitude and practice from your youth; You have not obeyed My voice.

Jeremiah 22:19 word by word

קְבוּרַ֥ת חֲמ֖וֹר יִקָּבֵ֑ר סָח֣וֹב וְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְ מֵהָ֖לְאָה לְשַׁעֲרֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall be buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• with the burialקְבֻרָהqebûrâh qebûrâh · tombH6900
• of an assחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• drawnסָחַבsâchab · to dragH5498
• and cast forthשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• beyondהָֽ֫לְאָהhâle'âh · furtherH1973
• the gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:19

• Jeremiah 15:3I will appoint four kinds of destroyers over them,” says the Lord, “the sword to slay, the dogs to tear and drag away, and the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth to devour and to destroy.
• Jeremiah 36:6So you go to the Lord’s house on a day of fasting and read from the scroll the words of the Lord to the people which you have written as I dictated. And also you shall read them to all the people of Judah who come from their cities.
• 1 Kings 14:10therefore behold, I am bringing evil on the house (royal line) of Jeroboam, and I will cut off (destroy) from Jeroboam every male, both bond and free, in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone.
• 1 Kings 21:23The Lord also spoke in regard to Jezebel, saying, ‘The dogs will eat [the body of] Jezebel in the district of Jezreel.’
• 2 Kings 9:35They went to bury her, but they found nothing left of her except the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands.
• 2 Chronicles 36:6Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him and bound him with bronze [chains] to take him to Babylon.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19With the burial of an ass - Cast out, and left unburied, or buried without any funeral solemnities, and without such lamentations as the above.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The burial of an ass - i. e., he shall merely be dragged out of the way, and left to decay unheeded. Nothing is known of the fulfillment of this prophecy.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 Here is a sentence of death upon two kings, the wicked sons of a very pious father. Josiah was prevented from seeing the evil to come in this world, and removed to see the good to come in the other world; therefore, weep not for him, but for his son Shallum, who is likely to live and die a wretched captive. Dying saints may be justly envied, while living sinners are justly pitied. Here also is the doom of Jehoiakim. No doubt it is lawful for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Jehoiakim died in shame (see study note on 2 Kings 24:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. burial of an ass--that is, he shall have the same burial as an ass would get, namely, he shall be left a prey for beasts and birds [Jerome]. This is not formally narrated. But 2Ch 36:6 states that "Nebuchadnezzar bound him in fetters to carry him to Babylon"; his treatment there is nowhere mentioned. The prophecy here, and in Jr 36:30, harmonizes these two facts. He was slain by Nebuchadnezzar, who changed his purpose of taking him to Babylon, on the…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 22:19

• Burial
• Jehoiakim
• Rich, the
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Jehoiakim
• Ass
• Captivity
• Frost
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Uriah; Uruah
• Punishments

Commentaries on Jeremiah 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings