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Atomic Bible
Jeremiah 22:26
I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born — and there you both will die.
from A Warning to Coniah, Jeremiah 22:24-30
What it says

Coniah and the mother who bore him will be hurled into another land where they will die.

What it is doing

This verse emphasizes the personal and familial reach of exile.

In context

24“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “evenif you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off. 25In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life — to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans. 26I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born — and there you both will die. 27You will never return to the land for which you long.” 28Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, 29O land, land, land, 30This is what the LORD says: