Jeremiah 22 · Verse 12

Jeremiah 22:12

But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.
Jeremiah 22:12, King James Version

Jeremiah 22:12 in other translations

BSBbut he will die in the place to which he was exiled; he will never see this land again.”
WEBBut he will die in the place where they have led him captive. He will see this land no more.”
ASVbut in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more.
YLTFor in the place whither they have removed him he dieth, And this land he doth not see again.
DARBYfor he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.
BBEBut death will come to him in the place where they have taken him away prisoner, and he will never see this land again.
WebsterBut he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.

What does Jeremiah 22:12 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 22:10-19

Here is a sentence of death upon two kings, the wicked sons of a very pious father. Josiah was prevented from seeing the evil to come in this world, and removed to see the good to come in the other world; therefore, weep not for him, but for his son Shallum, who is likely to live and die a wretched captive. Dying saints may be justly envied, while living sinners are justly pitied. Here also is the doom of Jehoiakim…

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Jeremiah 22:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֗יKiforH3588
בִּמְק֛וֹםbim.Komin [the] placeH4725
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-<of> whereH834
הִגְל֥וּhig.Luthey took into exileH1540
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
שָׁ֣םshamthereH8033
יָמ֑וּתya.Muthe will dieH4191
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
הַזֹּ֖אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יִרְאֶ֥הyir.'Ehhe will seeH7200
עֽוֹד\׃\ \סodagainH5750

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 22:12

  • 2 Kings 23:34

    And Pharaoh–nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.

  • Jeremiah 22:18

    Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

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18; 2Ki 23:34

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Context

  • Jeremiah 22:11

    For thus saith the Lord touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:

  • Jeremiah 22:12

    But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.

  • Jeremiah 22:13

    Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

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Jeremiah 22:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Antes morirá en el lugar adonde lo trasportaren, y no verá más esta tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
car il mourra dans le lieu où on l’a transporté, et ne verra plus ce pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871
sondern an dem Orte, wohin sie ihn weggeführt haben, daselbst wird er sterben, und er wird dieses Land nicht wiedersehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
sed in loco ad quem transtuli eum, ibi morietur, et terram istam non videbit amplius.