Jeremiah 22:10 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁰ Do not weep for the dead, nor mourn for him. Weep bitterly for him who goes away, for he shall never come back nor see the land of his birth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ Weep not for him who is dead nor bemoan him; but weep bitterly for him who goes away [into captivity], for he shall return no more nor see his native country [again].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him; but weep sore for him that goeth away; for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ Don’t weep or lament for the dead king. Weep instead for the one who has gone away, for he will never return to see his native soil.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ You should not choose to weep for the dead, nor should you mourn over them with tears. Lament for him who is departing, for he will return no more, nor will he see his native land again.

Jeremiah 22:10 Cross References

2 Kings 22:20

“Therefore, see, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, so that your eyes do not see all the evil I am bringing on this place.” ’ ” And they brought word to the sovereign.

2 Kings 23:29

In his days Pharaoh Neḵ

2 Chronicles 36:4

And the sovereign of Mitsrayim made his brother Elyaqim sovereign over Yehuḏ

Ecclesiastes 4:2

Therefore I commended the dead who were already dead, more than the living who are still alive.

Isaiah 57:1

The righteous one has perished, and no one takes it to heart. And kind men are taken away, while no one understands that the righteous one is taken away from the presence of evil,

Jeremiah 16:7

“Neither shall they break bread in mourning for them to comfort them for the dead, nor give them the cup of comfort to drink for their father or their mother.

Jeremiah 22:11

For thus said יהוה  concerning Shallum son of Yoshiyahu, sovereign of Yehuḏ

Jeremiah 22:18

Therefore thus said יהוה  concerning Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyahu, sovereign of Yehuḏ

Jeremiah 22:27

“But they shall not return to the land to which their being yearns to return.

Jeremiah 25:27

“And you shall say to them, ‘Thus said יהוה  of hosts, the Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 28:4

‘And I am going to bring back to this place Yeḵ

Jeremiah 42:18

“For thus said יהוה  of hosts, the Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 44:14

‘And none of the remnant of Yehuḏ

Lamentations 4:9

Better off were those pierced by the sword Than those pierced by hunger; For these pine away, Pierced through for lack of the fruits of the field.

Ezekiel 24:16

“Son of man, see, I am taking away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke. But do not mourn, nor weep, nor let your tears run down.

Luke 23:28

But יהושע, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Yerushalayim, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.