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!
Ah my brother
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Jeremiah 22:10
Do not weep for the dead or mourn for him. Weep continually for the one who goes away. For he will never return or see his native land.
Jeremiah 16:4
They will die of lethal diseases. They will not be mourned or buried. They will be as dung on the surface of the ground and die by sword and famine (war and starvation). Their carcasses will become food for the birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth.
2 Chronicles 21:19
Two years later Jehoram died in terrible pain. No bonfire was built to honor him. The people had done this for his ancestors, but not him.
2 Chronicles 35:25
Then Jeremiah chanted a lament for Josiah. All the male and female singers speak about Josiah in their lamentations (dirges) to this day. They made them an ordinance in Israel. They are also written in the Lamentations.
Ah my brother
2 Samuel 1:26
I grieve for you, my brother Jonathan. You were dear to me! How wonderful was your love for me. It was better than the love of women.
2 Samuel 3:33
The king sang a funeral song for Abner: Should Abner die like a godless fool?
1 Kings 13:30
He buried it in his own family grave. He and his sons mourned over it, saying: Oh my brother, my brother!
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Jeremiah 22:12
He will die in the place where they led him captive. He will not see this land again.'