Jeremiah 22:18-30
The Lord says about Jehoiakim so of Josiah king of Judah: "They will not mourn for him: 'Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!' He will have the burial of a donkey- dragged away and throw outside the gates of Jerusalem.'
I warned you when you felt secure, but you said,' I will not listen!' This has been your way from your youth; you have not obeyed me.
Declared the Lord about Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, "He was a signet ring on my right hand, I would still pull you off. I will hand you over to those who seek your life. You will never come back to the land you long to return to. None of his offspring will prosper, none will sit on the throne of David or rule anymore in Judah."
Why?
This prophecy is earlier than chapter 21. Jehoiakim reigned from 609 to 597 - the year Jerusalem first surrendered to Babylon.
The doom-laden diatribe誹謗 in verses 13. contrasts Jehoikim - who sees his kingship in terms of cedar wood palaces- with his godly father, Josiah. No one will mourn his passing or honor his death.
Mourned in Lebanon, Basha, Abarim/Moab: Mountain ranges to the north, north-east and east of Judah.
The promise line of kings from David stops here. Jehoiachin's grandson Zerubbabel led the exiles home and became their governor, but not their king.
How?
Rebellion to the Lord and do not listen to the words of God, his destination is dead and mourn.
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