During his reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the River Euphrates. King Josiah went to confront him, and at Megiddo when Neco saw him he killed him.
Jeremiah 22:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised but he will die in the place where they deported him, never seeing this land again.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But he shall die in the place where they have led him captive, and he shall see this land no more. American Standard Version (1901) but in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more. Common English Bible He will die where he’s been exiled and never see this land again. Catholic Public Domain Version Instead, he will die in the place to which I have transferred him, and he will not see this land anymore. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But in the place to which I have removed him, there shall he die: and he shall not see this land any more. |
During his reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the River Euphrates. King Josiah went to confront him, and at Megiddo when Neco saw him he killed him.
Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and went to Egypt, and he died there.
Therefore, this is what the Lord says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will not mourn for him, saying, ‘Woe, my brother! ’ or ‘Woe, my sister! ’ They will not mourn for him, saying, ‘Woe, lord! Woe, his majesty! ’
‘For this is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Just as my anger and fury were poured out on Jerusalem’s residents, so will my fury pour out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an example for cursing, scorn, execration, and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.”
You will perish among the nations; the land of your enemies will devour you.