Jeremiah 22:24-30

Jeremiah 22:24-30

[24] As I live,  saith  the LORD,  though Coniah  the son  of Jehoiakim  king  of Judah  were the signet  upon my right  hand,  yet would I pluck  [25] And I will give  thee into the hand  of them that seek  thy life,  and into the hand  of them whose face  thou fearest,  even into the hand  of Nebuchadrezzar  king  of Babylon,  and into the hand  of the Chaldeans.  [26] And I will cast thee out,  and thy mother  that bare  thee, into another  country,  where ye were not born;  and there shall ye die.  [27] But to the land  whereunto they desire  to return,  [28] Is this man  Coniah  a despised  broken  idol?  is he a vessel  wherein is no pleasure?  wherefore are they cast out,  he and his seed,  and are cast  into a land  which they know  not? [29] O earth,  hear  the word  [30] Thus saith  the LORD,  Write  ye this man  childless,  a man  that shall not prosper  in his days:  for no man  of his seed  shall prosper,  sitting  upon the throne  of David,  and ruling  any more in Judah. 

What does Jeremiah 22:24-30 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

This section contains two prophecies about this king ( Jeremiah 22:24-30). The historical setting is the three-month reign of eighteen-year-old Jehoiachin in598-597 B.C. (cf. 2 Kings 24:8-17). Coniah was a shortened form of Jeconiah (cf. Jeremiah 24:1; Jeremiah 27:20; Jeremiah 28:4; Jeremiah 29:2), the same man.