Jeremiah 22:12

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“but he will die in the place to which he was exiled; he will never see this land again.””

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BSBPD

“but he will die in the place to which he was exiled; he will never see this land again.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“but in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For in the place whither they have removed him he dieth, And this land he doth not see again.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 22:12 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 26:38You will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will consume you.
  2. 2 Kings 23:29At the end of Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.
  3. 2 Kings 23:34Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.
  4. Jeremiah 22:18Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
  5. Jeremiah 22:27You will never return to the land for which you long.”
  6. Jeremiah 42:18For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’

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