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24 (A) King Jehoiachin,[a] son of Jehoiakim,[b] even if you were the ring I wear as the sign of my royal power, I would still pull you from my finger. 25 I would hand you over to the enemy you fear, to King Nebuchadnezzar[c] and his army, who want to kill you. 26 You and your mother[d] were born in Judah, but I will throw both of you into a foreign country, where you will die,

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Footnotes

  1. 22.24 Jehoiachin: The Hebrew text has “Coniah,” another form of Jehoiachin's name; he ruled for three months in 598 b.c.
  2. 22.24 Jehoiakim: See the note at 1.3.
  3. 22.25 Nebuchadnezzar: See the note at 21.2.
  4. 22.26 mother: See the note at 13.18.

24 “As surely as I live,” declares the Lord, “even if you, Jehoiachin[a](A) son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring(B) on my right hand, I would still pull you off. 25 I will deliver(C) you into the hands of those who want to kill you, those you fear—Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Babylonians.[b] 26 I will hurl(D) you and the mother(E) who gave you birth into another country, where neither of you was born, and there you both will die.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 22:24 Hebrew Koniah, a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 28
  2. Jeremiah 22:25 Or Chaldeans