English Standard Version
Jeremiah 22:19
19With the burial of a donkey he shall be buried, dragged and dumped beyond the gates of Jerusalem."
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.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall be buried with the burial of a donkey, Dragged and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He will be buried like a dead donkey— dragged out of Jerusalem and dumped outside the gates!
Context of Jeremiah 22:19
17But you have eyes and heart only for your dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, and for practicing oppression and violence." 18Therefore thus says the Lord 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 majesty!' With the burial of a donkey he shall be buried, dragged and dumped beyond the gates of Jerusalem." 20"Go up to Lebanon, and cry out, and lift up your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers are destroyed. 21I spoke to you in your prosperity, but you said, 'I will not listen.' This has been your way from your youth, that you have not obeyed my voice.
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 15:3I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the Lord: the sword to kill, the dogs to tear, and the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.
- Jeremiah 36:6so you are to go, and on a day of fasting in the hearing of all the people in the Lord's house you shall read the words of the Lord from the scroll that you have written at my dictation. You shall read them also in the hearing of all the men of Judah who come out of their cities.
- 1 Kings 14:10therefore behold, I will bring harm upon the house of Jeroboam and will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both bond and free in Israel, and will burn up the house of Jeroboam, as a man burns up dung until it is all gone.
- 1 Kings 21:23And of Jezebel the Lord also said, 'The dogs shall eat Jezebel within the walls of Jezreel.'
- 2 Kings 9:35But when they went to bury her, they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands.
- 2 Chronicles 36:6Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and bound him in 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
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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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