Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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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Bible References

They

Jeremiah 22:10
"Don't cry for the dead or grieve for them. Weep bitterly for the one going away, because he won't return again nor see the land of his birth.
Jeremiah 16:4
"They'll die of deadly diseases. People won't mourn for them, nor will they be buried. They'll be dung on the surface of the ground, and they'll come to an end with the sword and with famine. Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and the animals of the land."
2 Chronicles 21:19
In due course, as time passed, two years later his bowels came out because of his sickness and he died in agony. His people lit no memorial bonfire for him as they had done for his ancestors.
2 Chronicles 35:25
Jeremiah sang a lament for Josiah, and all the male and female singers recite that lamentation about Josiah to this day. In fact, they made singing it an ordinance in Israel, and they are recorded in the Lamentations.

Ah my brother

2 Samuel 1:26
I am in distress for you, my brother Jonathan. You have been most kind to me. Your love for me was extraordinary beyond love from women.
2 Samuel 3:33
The king composed this mourning song for Abner: "Should Abner's death be like a fool's?
1 Kings 13:30
He buried the corpse in his own grave and his family mourned for him, crying out, "Oh, no! My brother!"

General references

Jeremiah 22:12
He will die in the place where they exiled him, and he won't ever see this land again.'"

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