Jeremiah 22:10
Do not weep for him who is dead;
What it says
The people are told not to weep for the dead man so much as for the one who has gone away.
What it is doing
This verse introduces a surprising reordering of grief.
In context
10Do 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.”