Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Jeremiah 22:24

Context
NET ©

The Lord says, 1  “As surely as I am the living God, you, Jeconiah, 2  king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, will not be the earthly representative of my authority. Indeed, I will take that right away from you. 3 

NIV ©

"As surely as I live," declares the LORD, "even if you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on my right hand, I would still pull you off.

NASB ©

"As I live," declares the LORD, "even though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were a signet ring on My right hand, yet I would pull you off;

NLT ©

"And as surely as I live," says the LORD, "I will abandon you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah. Even if you were the signet ring on my right hand, I would pull you off.

MSG ©

"As sure as I am the living God"--GOD's Decree--"even if you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were the signet ring on my right hand, I'd pull you off

BBE ©

By my life, says the Lord, even if Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, was the ring on my right hand, even from there I would have you pulled off;

NRSV ©

As I live, says the LORD, even if King Coniah son of Jehoiakim of Judah were the signet ring on my right hand, even from there I would tear you off

NKJV ©

" As I live," says the LORD, "though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were the signet on My right hand, yet I would pluck you off;


KJV
[As] I live
<02416>_,
saith
<05002> (8803)
the LORD
<03068>_,
though Coniah
<03659>
the son
<01121>
of Jehoiakim
<03079>
king
<04428>
of Judah
<03063>
were the signet
<02368>
upon my right
<03225>
hand
<03027>_,
yet would I pluck
<05423> (8799)
thee thence;
NASB ©
"As I live
<02416>
," declares
<05002>
the LORD
<03068>
, "even
<03588>
though
<0518>
Coniah
<03078>
the son
<01121>
of Jehoiakim
<03079>
king
<04428>
of Judah
<03063>
were a signet
<02368>
ring on My right
<03225>
hand
<03027>
, yet
<03588>
I would pull
<05423>
you off
<05423>
;
HEBREW
Knqta
<05423>
Msm
<08033>
yk
<03588>
ynymy
<03225>
dy
<03027>
le
<05921>
Mtwx
<02368>
hdwhy
<03063>
Klm
<04428>
Myqywhy
<03079>
Nb
<01121>
whynk
<03659>
hyhy
<01961>
Ma
<0518>
yk
<03588>
hwhy
<03068>
Man
<05002>
yna
<0589>
yx (22:24)
<02416>
LXXM
zw
<2198
V-PAI-1S
egw
<1473
P-NS
legei
<3004
V-PAI-3S
kuriov
<2962
N-NSM
ean
<1437
CONJ
genomenov
<1096
V-AMPNS
genhtai
<1096
V-AMS-3S
ieconiav
<2423
N-NSM
uiov
<5207
N-NSM
iwakim {N-PRI} basileuv
<935
N-NSM
iouda
<2448
N-PRI
aposfragisma {N-NSN} epi
<1909
PREP
thv
<3588
T-GSF
ceirov
<5495
N-GSF
thv
<3588
T-GSF
dexiav
<1188
A-GSF
mou
<1473
P-GS
ekeiyen
<1564
ADV
ekspasw {V-FAI-1S} se
<4771
P-AS
NET © [draft] ITL
The Lord
<03068>
says
<05002>
, “As surely
<02416>
as I am
<0589>
the living God, you, Jeconiah
<03659>
, king
<04428>
of Judah
<03063>
, son
<01121>
of Jehoiakim
<03079>
, will not
<0518>
be the earthly
<05423>
representative
<02368>
of my authority
<03027>
. Indeed
<03588>
, I will take that
<03588>
right
<03225>
away
<05423>
from you.
NET ©

The Lord says, 1  “As surely as I am the living God, you, Jeconiah, 2  king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, will not be the earthly representative of my authority. Indeed, I will take that right away from you. 3 

NET © Notes

tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

tn Heb “Coniah.” This is the spelling of this king’s name here and in v. 28 and 37:1. Elsewhere in Jeremiah he is called Jeconiah (24:1; 27:20; 28:4; 29:2 [see also 1 Chr 3:16, 17; Esth 2:6]) and Jehoiachin (52:31, 33 [see also 2 Kgs 24:6, 8, 12, 15; 25:27, 29; 2 Chr 36:8, 9; Ezek 1:2]). For the sake of consistency the present translation uses the name Jeconiah throughout.

sn According to 2 Kgs 24:8-9 Jeconiah (= Jehoiachin) succeeded his father Jehoiakim and evidently followed in his anti-Babylon, anti-God stance. He surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar shortly after he became king and along with his mother, his family, his officials, and some of the leading men of Jerusalem and Judah was carried into exile in 597 b.c. According to Jer 28:4, 10, there were popular hopes that he would be restored from exile and returned to the throne. This oracle flatly denies that hope. Allusion has already been made to the loss of regal authority by this king and his mother in 13:18-19.

tn Heb “As surely as I live, Jeconiah, King of Judah, son of Jehoiakim will not be a signet ring on my right hand. Indeed I will tear you off from it [i.e., pull you off of my finger as a signet ring].” The signet ring was the king’s seal by which he verified all his legal and political transactions. To have the signet ring was to exercise authority in the king’s name. For examples of this see Gen 41:42, 43; 1 Kgs 21:8; Esth 3:10; 8:2. The figure has been interpreted in the translation for the sake of clarity. The particles כִּי אִם (kiim) that stand after the oath formula “As I live” introduce a negative statement according to the usage of Hebrew grammar (cf. BDB 474 s.v. כִּי אִם 1.a and BDB 50 s.v. אִם 1.b[2] and compare 2 Sam 3:35). The particle כִּי that stands in front of “I will tear you off” introduces a positive affirmation according to the same rules of Hebrew grammar (cf. BDB 472 s.v. כִּי 1.c and compare 1 Sam 14:39, 44). The Lord is swearing emphatically that Jeconiah will not be the earthly representative of his rule; i.e., not carry the authority of the signet ring bearer. As in several other places in Jeremiah there is a sudden shift from the third person to the second person which runs throughout vv. 24-27. The pronouns are leveled in the translation to the second person to avoid confusion. The figures are interpreted in the translation to convey the proper significance. See the study note for explanation.

sn According to the Davidic covenant the Davidic king sat on God’s throne over God’s kingdom, Israel (cf. 2 Chr 29:30; 28:5). As God’s representative he ruled in God’s stead and could even be addressed figuratively as God (cf. Ps 45:6 [45:7 HT]) and compare the same phenomenon for the earthly judges, Exod 22:7-8; Ps 82:1, 6). Jeconiah is being denied the right to function any longer as the Davidic king and any hopes of ever regaining that right in his lifetime or through the succession of his sons is also denied. This oracle is reversed by the later oracle of the prophet Haggai to his grandson Zerubbabel in Hag 2:20-23 and both Jeconiah and Zerubbabel are found in the genealogy of Christ in Matt 1:12-13.



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