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29 O land, land, land,
    hear the word of the Lord
30     Thus says the Lord:
(A) Write this man down as childless,[a]
    a man who will never prosper in his life!
Nor shall any of his descendants prosper,
    to sit upon the throne of David,
    to rule again over Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 22:30 Childless: Jehoiachin is considered childless because none of his seven sons became king. His grandson Zerubbabel presided for a time over the Judahite community after the return from exile, but not as king. According to Ezekiel, whose oracles are dated by Jehoiachin’s fictitious regnal years, the people expected Jehoiachin to return. Jeremiah’s prophecy dispels this hope, despite the words of Hananiah (28:4).

29 O land,(A) land, land,
    hear the word of the Lord!
30 This is what the Lord says:
“Record this man as if childless,(B)
    a man who will not prosper(C) in his lifetime,
for none of his offspring(D) will prosper,
    none will sit on the throne(E) of David
    or rule anymore in Judah.”

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