Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 22:19
19He will be buried like a donkey, dragged off and thrown outside Jerusalem’s gates.
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
17But you have eyes and a heart for nothing except your own dishonest profit, shedding innocent blood and committing extortion and oppression. 18Therefore, this is what the Lord says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will not mourn for him, saying, “Woe, my brother!” or “Woe, my sister!” They will not mourn for him, saying, “Woe, lord! Woe, his majesty!” He will be buried like a donkey, dragged off and thrown outside Jerusalem’s gates. 20Go up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed. 21I spoke to you when you were secure. You said, “I will not listen.” This has been your way since youth; indeed, you have never listened to me.
Read all of Jeremiah 22Jeremiah 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 15:3“I will ordain four kinds of judgment for them” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the land to devour and destroy.
- Jeremiah 36:6so you must go and read from the scroll — which you wrote at my dictation — the words of the Lord in the hearing of the people at the temple of the Lord on a day of fasting. Read his words in the hearing of all the Judeans who are coming from their cities.
- 1 Kings 14:10Because of all this, I am about to bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will wipe out all of Jeroboam’s males, both slave and free, in Israel; I will sweep away the house of Jeroboam as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone!
- 1 Kings 21:23The Lord also speaks of Jezebel: ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the plot of land at Jezreel:
- 2 Kings 9:35But when they went out to bury her, they did not find anything but the skull, the feet, and the hands.
- 2 Chronicles 36:6Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked him and bound him in bronze shackles 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
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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
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