Jeremiah 22:28

Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
man	הָאִ֤ישׁ ha.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Coniah	כָּנְיָ֔הוּ ka.ne.Ya.hu	H3659	Conjah · proper noun, a man's name
despised	נִבְזֶ֜ה niv.Zeh	H959	to disesteem · verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
broken	נָפ֗וּץ na.Futz	H5310	to dash to pieces · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
idol	הַעֶ֨צֶב ha.'E.tzev	H6089	an earthen vessel · interrogative particle + noun, common masculine singular absolute
vessel	כְּלִ֔י ke.Li	H3627	something prepared · noun, common masculine singular absolute
pleasure	חֵ֖פֶץ Che.fetz	H2656	pleasure · noun, common masculine singular absolute
out	וְהֻ֨שְׁלְכ֔וּ ve.Hush.le.Khu	H7993	to throw out · conjunction + verb, hophal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
seed	וְזַרְע֔וֹ ve.zar.'O	H2233	seed · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
cast	הֽוּטֲלוּ֙ hu.ta.Lu	H2904	to pitch over or reel · verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person common plural
land	הָאָ֖רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
know	יָדָֽעוּ ya.Da.'u	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural

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Cross-references

Psalms 31:12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
Hosea 8:8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.
Jeremiah 48:38 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherei…
Jeremiah 22:30 Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting up…
1 Samuel 5:3-5 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they…
2 Samuel 5:21 And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
1 Chronicles 3:17-24 And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,
Jeremiah 14:18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 22:20–end

This prophecy seems to have been calculated for the ungracious inglorious reign of Jeconiah, or Jehoiachin, the son of Jehoiakim, who succeeded him in the government, reigned but three months, and was then carried captive to Babylon, where he lived many years, Jer 52:31. We have, in these verses, a prophecy, I. Of the desolations of the kingdom, which were now hastening on apace, Jer 22:20-23. Jerusalem and Judah are here spoken to, or the Jewish state as a single person, and we have it here under a threefold character: - 1. Very haughty in a day of peace and safety (Jer 22:21): "I spoke unto thee in thy prosperity, spoke by my servants the prophets, reproofs, admonitions, counsels, but thou…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 22:28

broken idol--Coniah was idolized once by the Jews; Jeremiah, therefore, in their person, expresses their astonishment at one from whom so much had been expected being now so utterly cast aside. vessel . . . no pleasure-- (Psa 31:12; Hos 8:8). The answer to this is given (Rom 9:20-23; contrast Ti2 2:21). his seed--(See on Jer 22:29).

John Gill on Jeremiah 22:28

Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol?.... Or like an idol that is nothing in the world, and like a broken one, that, whatever worship before was paid to it, has now none at all, but is despised by its votaries? he is such an one; though he was idolized by his people when be first came to the throne; but now his power and government being broken, and he carried captive, was despised by all; as his being called Coniah, and "this man" or fellow, show; which are used of him in a way of reproach and contempt; is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? he is. He is like a vessel made for dishonour, or is used for the most contemptible service; or like one that is cracked, or broken, or defiled,…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 22:28

Jeremiah 22:28 28 Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not? 28. An simulachrum contemptum, contritum, vir iste Coniah? an vas, in quo non est oblectatio? ut quid disjecti sunt ipse et semen ejus et projecti super terram quam non noverunt? As the Prophet was hardly able to convince the Jews of what he had foretold, he confirms the same thing; but he speaks here as of what was incredible. He assumes the character of one greatly wondering, that others might cease to wonder. He then asks, whether it was possible that Jeconiah should be driven into exile and ther…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 28.) Is that man, Chonias (also known as Jechonias), like a broken and useless clay pot? Is he a vessel without any pleasure or usefulness? Why are he and his descendants rejected and thrown onto the ground that they do not know? Because of what we have said, Symmachus translated it as: Is he a vessel for trash, or worthless and discarded rubbish? In the Septuagint, there is nothing on this, but this is the only interpretation: Jechonias is dishonored, like a vessel in which there is no usefulness. And when this is said of Jechoniah, the son of Joachim, someone dares to refer it to the type of Christ; and from this, the Apostle says that the Lord Savior is the image of the invisible God (Colossians I), the firstborn of every creature, that is, wisdom, the Word, truth, life, and righteousness, he is called the ring that is thrown or pulled from the hand of the Lord and given to Nebuchadnezzar to rule. They were cast down, he says, he and his seed, and cast upon the unknown land: which no one doubts was done to Jechoniah. Jechonias is interpreted as the preparation of the Lord, in which in the present place the first syllable, that is, the name of the Lord, is taken away, and it is called Chonias, so that it is understood as prepared for destruction and perdition.
— Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah

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Dictionary and topics

Jehoiachin · Prophecies concerning — Prophecies concerning

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Jeremiah 22:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 22:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 22:28

John Gill on Jeremiah 22:28

John Calvin on Jeremiah 22:28

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 22:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 22:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 22:28

John Gill on Jeremiah 22:28

John Calvin on Jeremiah 22:28

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 22:24-28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 22:28-30

Rashi on Jeremiah 22:28