Jeremiah 22:8-10

Contemporary English Version

⁸People from different nations will pass by and ask, “Why did the Lord do this to such a great city as Jerusalem?” ⁹Others will answer, “It's because the people worshiped foreign gods and broke the agreement that the Lord their God had made with them.”

King Jehoahaz

The Lord said:

¹⁰King Josiah is dead,
    so don't mourn for him.^[a]
Instead, mourn for his son
    King Jehoahaz,
dragged off to another country,^[b]
    never to return.

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Footnotes

22.10 King Josiah … him: The Hebrew text has “don't mourn for the dead one,” meaning King Josiah, who ruled 640–609 b.c.
22.10 his son King Jehoahaz … country: The Hebrew text has “the one who was dragged off to another country,” meaning King Jehoahaz, who ruled for three months in 609 b.c.