Jeremiah 22:18 · KJV
“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!”
— Jeremiah 22:18
But thine eyes and thine heart {are} not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do {it}. {violence: or, incursion}
He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 22 — Context
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then {it was} well {with him: was} not this to know me? saith the LORD.
17But thine eyes and thine heart {are} not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do {it}. {violence: or, incursion}
18Therefore 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!
19He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
20Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.
Cross References
1 Kings 13:30
And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, {saying}, Alas, my brother!
Jeremiah 16:6
Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall {men} lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:
Jeremiah 16:4
They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; {but} they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Jeremiah 22:10
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.
2 Samuel 1:26
I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
2 Samuel 3:33-38
And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?
2 Chronicles 21:19-20
And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
Jeremiah 34:5
{But} thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn {odours} for thee; and they will lament thee, {saying}, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD.