Jeremiah 22:10-12·~1 min
A Warning about Shallum
The people are told not to weep primarily for the dead but for the ruler carried away, because Shallum son of Josiah, who went out from the land, will never come back. He will die in exile and never again see Judah.
D10o not weep for him who is dead; 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, 12but he will die in the place to which he was exiled; he will never see this land again.”
Section summaryThe chapter then turns from the anonymous royal house to individual kings, beginning with Shallum. The people are told not to mourn the dead king but the one who has gone into exile, because Shallum will never return to see his land again.
Role in the chapterThis section personalizes the royal judgment by showing that exile can be a more grievous sign of divine sentence than death itself.