Jeremiah 22:10 “Do not weep for him who is dead; do not mourn his loss. Weep bitterly…”

Jeremiah 22:10

Do not weep for him who is dead; do not mourn his loss. Weep bitterly for him who is exiled, for he will never return to see his native land.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Don’t weep for the dead. Don’t bemoan him; but weep bitterly for him who goes away, for he will return no more, and not see his native country.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Weepe not for the dead, and be not moued for them, but weepe for him that goeth out: for he shall returne no more, nor see his natiue countrey.

Darby Translation

Weep 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.

Young's Literal Translation

Ye do not weep for the dead, nor bemoan for him, Weep ye sore for the traveller, For he doth not return again, Nor hath he seen the land of his birth.

Bible in Basic English

Let there be no weeping for the dead, and make no songs of grief for him: but make bitter weeping for him who has gone away, for he will never come back or see again the country of his birth.

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Cross references

“Weep ye”

Ecclesiastes 4:2 Isaiah 57:1 Lamentations 4:9 2 Kings 22:20 2 Chronicles 35:23–25 Luke 23:28

Ecclesiastes 4:2 · BSB

So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.

Isaiah 57:1 · BSB

The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.

Lamentations 4:9 · BSB

Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.

2 Kings 22:20 · BSB

‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king…

2 Chronicles 35:23–25 · BSB

There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”

Luke 23:28 · BSB

But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

“weep sore”

Jeremiah 22:11 2 Kings 23:30–34 Ezekiel 19:3 Ezekiel 19:4

Jeremiah 22:11 · BSB

For this is what the LORD says concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who succeeded his father Josiah but has gone forth from this place: “He will never return,

2 Kings 23:30–34 · BSB

From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his…

Ezekiel 19:3 · BSB

She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.

Ezekiel 19:4 · BSB

When the nations heard of him, he was trapped in their pit. With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt.

Also

Jeremiah 22:18

Jeremiah 22:18 · BSB

Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”

11For this is what the LORD says concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who succeeded his father Josiah but has gone forth from this place: “He will never return,

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