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Summary

Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

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Jeremiah 22:10
"'Do not weep for the king who was killed. Do not grieve for him. But weep mournfully for the king who has gone into exile. For he will never return to see his native land again.
Jeremiah 16:4
They will die of deadly diseases. No one will mourn for them. They will not be buried. Their dead bodies will lie like manure spread on the ground. They will be killed in war or die of starvation. Their corpses will be food for the birds and wild animals.
2 Chronicles 21:19
After about two years his intestines came out because of the disease, so that he died a very painful death. His people did not make a bonfire to honor him, as they had done for his ancestors.
2 Chronicles 35:25
Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah which all the male and female singers use to mourn Josiah to this very day. It has become customary in Israel to sing these; they are recorded in the Book of Laments.

Ah my brother

2 Samuel 1:26
I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan! You were very dear to me. Your love was more special to me than the love of women.
2 Samuel 3:33
The king chanted the following lament for Abner: "Should Abner have died like a fool?
1 Kings 13:30
He put the corpse into his own tomb, and they mourned over him, saying, "Ah, my brother!"

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Jeremiah 22:12
For he will die in the country where they took him as a captive. He will never see this land again."

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