Jeremiah 22:18

Therefore thus saith 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 glory!

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
saith	אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
Jehoiakim	יְהוֹיָקִ֤ים ye.ho.ya.Kim	H3079	Jehojakim · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Josiah	יֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙ yo.shi.Ya.hu	H2977	Joshijah · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
lament	יִסְפְּד֣וּ yis.pe.Du	H5594	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Ah	ה֥וֹי Ho	H1945	oh! · interjection
brother	אָחִ֖י 'a.Chi	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
Ah	וְה֣וֹי ve.Ho	H1945	oh! · conjunction + interjection
sister	אָח֑וֹת 'a.Chot	H269	a sister (used very widely (like brother) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
lament	יִסְפְּד֣וּ yis.pe.Du	H5594	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Ah	ה֥וֹי Ho	H1945	oh! · interjection
lord	אָד֖וֹן 'a.Don	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Ah	וְה֥וֹי ve.Ho	H1945	oh! · conjunction + interjection
glory	הֹדֽוֹ ho.Do	H1935	grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

1 Kings 13:30 And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!
Jeremiah 16:6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor ma…
Jeremiah 16:4 They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the…
Jeremiah 22:10 Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country…
2 Samuel 1:26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women…
2 Samuel 3:33-38 And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?
2 Chronicles 21:19-20 And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore…
2 Chronicles 35:25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 22:10-19

Kings, though they are gods to us, are men to God, and shall die like men; so it appears in these verses, where we have a sentence of death passed upon two kings who reigned successively in Jerusalem, two brothers, and both the ungracious sons of a very pious father. I. Here is the doom of Shallum, who doubtless is the same with Jehoahaz, for he is that son of Josiah king of Judah who reigned in the stead of Josiah his father (Jer 22:11), which Jehoahaz did by the act of the people, who made him king though he was not the eldest son, Kg2 23:30; Ch2 36:1. Among the sons of Josiah (Ch1 3:15) there is one Shallum mentioned, and not Jehoahaz. Perhaps the people preferred him before his elder bro…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 22:18

Ah my brother! . . . sister!--addressing him with such titles of affection as one would address to a deceased friend beloved as a brother or sister (compare Kg1 13:30). This expresses, They shall not lament him with the lamentation of private individuals [VATABLUS], or of blood relatives [GROTIUS]: as "Ah! lord," expresses public lamentation in the case of a king [VATABLUS], or that of subjects [GROTIUS]. HENDERSON thinks, "Ah! sister," refers to Jehoiakim's queen, who, though taken to Babylon and not left unburied on the way, as Jehoiakim, yet was not honored at her death with royal lamentations, such as would have been poured forth over her at Jerusalem. He notices the beauty of Jeremiah's…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 22:18

Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim,.... This shows who is before spoken of and described; Jehoiakim, the then reigning king in Judah, whose name was Eliakim, but was changed by Pharaoh king of Egypt, when he deposed his brother Jehoahaz or Shallum, and set him on the throne, 2 Kings 23:34; the son of Josiah king of Judah; and who seems to have been his eldest son, though his brother Jehoahaz reigned before him; for he was but twenty three years of age when he began his reign, and he reigned but three months; and Jehoiakim was twenty five years old when he succeeded him, 2 Kings 23:31; his relation to Josiah is mentioned, not so much for his honour, but rather to his disgrace…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 18, 19.) Therefore, thus says the Lord to Joachim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah: They shall not mourn for him, woe to the brother and woe to the sister, they shall not lament for him, woe to the Lord and woe to the illustrious one. He shall be buried like a donkey, decomposed and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem. This, which we have put from Hebrew: they shall not mourn for him, woe to the brother and woe to the sister, is not found in the Septuagint. And it is specifically said against Joachim, king of Judah, and the riddle is opened, which before seemed hidden and ambiguous among the three brothers, so that it is not about Joachaz or Zedekiah, but specifically about Joachim, whom the Hebrew history narrates was killed by the bandits of the Chaldeans, Syrians, Ammonites, and Moabites. And in Malachi it is written that he died and was buried in silence (2 Kings 24). In the book of Chronicles we read that he was bound with chains and taken to Babylon (2 Chronicles 36): and nothing more is mentioned about him. It is said in a beautiful burial of an ass that he should be buried, which means in other words that he should be left unburied, that is, torn apart by beasts and birds. For this is the burial of an ass.
— Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah

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Dictionary and topics

Ah! — An exclamation of sorrow or regret (Ps. 35:25; Isa. 1:4, 24; Jer. 1:6; 22:18; Mark 15:29).
Jehoiakim — He whom Jehovah has set up, the second son of Josiah, and eighteenth king of Judah, which he ruled over for eleven years (B.C. 610-599). His original name was Eliakim (q.v.). On the death of his…
Mourning — One marked feature of Oriental mourning is what may be called its studies publicity and the careful observance of the prescribed ceremonies. (Genesis 23:2; Job 1:20; 2:12)
Covetousness · Punishment of — Punishment of
Jehoiakim · Wicked reign and final overthrow of — Wicked reign and final overthrow of
Mourning · .Lamentations — .Lamentations
Rich, The · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Young Men · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

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Jeremiah 22:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 22:10-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 22:18

John Gill on Jeremiah 22:18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 22:18

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 22:10-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 22:18

John Gill on Jeremiah 22:18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 22:18-19

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 22:18-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 22:18-23

Rashi on Jeremiah 22:18