Jeremías 22:10

10 No lloréis al muerto, ni tengáis compasión de él; llorad amargamente por el que se va; porque no volverá jamás, ni verá la tierra donde nació

Jeremías 22:10 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 22:10

Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him
Not Jehoiakim, as Jarchi and Kimchi; but King Josiah, slain by Pharaohnecho; who, being a pious prince, a good king, and very useful, and much beloved by his people, great lamentation was made for him by them, and by the prophet also; but now he exhorts them to cease weeping, or at least not to weep so much for him, it being well with him, and he taken away from evil to come; and especially since they had other and worse things to lament; see ( 2 Chronicles 35:24 2 Chronicles 35:25 ) ; [but] weep sore for him that goeth away:
or, "in weeping weep" ^F6: weep bitterly, and in good earnest; there is reason for it; for him that was about to go, or was gone out of his own land, even Jehoahaz or Shallum, after mentioned, who reigned but three months, and was put into bonds by Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, and carried by him thither, ( 2 Chronicles 36:4 ) ; for he shall return no more, nor see his native country;
for he died in Egypt, ( 2 Kings 23:34 ) ; Jarchi interprets the dead, in the first clause, of Jehoiakim, who died before the gate, when they had bound him to carry him captive, ( 2 Chronicles 36:6 ) ; "and him that goeth away", of Jeconiah and Zedekiah, who were both carried captive; and so Kimchi; but the former interpretation is best. Some understand this not of particular persons, but of the people in general; signifying that they were more happy that were dead, and less to be lamented, than those that were alive, and would be carried captive, and never see their own country any more; see ( Ecclesiastes 4:2 ) ; but particular persons seem manifestly designed.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 (wkb wkb) "deplorate deplorando", Schmidt; "flete flendo", Pagninus, Montanus.

Jeremías 22:10 In-Context

8 Y muchos gentiles pasarán junto a esta ciudad, y dirán cada uno a su compañero: ¿Por qué lo hizo así el SEÑOR con esta gran ciudad

9 Y dirán: Porque dejaron el Pacto del SEÑOR su Dios, y adoraron dioses ajenos, y les sirvieron

10 No lloréis al muerto, ni tengáis compasión de él; llorad amargamente por el que se va; porque no volverá jamás, ni verá la tierra donde nació

11 Porque así dijo el SEÑOR, de Salum hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, que reina por Josías su padre: El que saliere de este lugar, no volverá acá más

12 Antes morirá en el lugar adonde lo transportaren, y no verá más esta tierra