Jeremiah 22:27
New International Version
You will never come back to the land you long to return to.”

New Living Translation
You will never again return to the land you yearn for.

English Standard Version
But to the land to which they will long to return, there they shall not return.”

Berean Standard Bible
You will never return to the land for which you long.”

King James Bible
But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.

New King James Version
But to the land to which they desire to return, there they shall not return.

New American Standard Bible
But as for the land to which they long to return, they will not return to it.

NASB 1995
“But as for the land to which they desire to return, they will not return to it.

NASB 1977
“But as for the land to which they desire to return, they will not return to it.

Legacy Standard Bible
But as for the land to which their soul desires to return, they will not return to it.

Amplified Bible
But as for the land to which they long to return, they will not return to it.

Christian Standard Bible
They will never return to the land they long to return to.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will never return to the land they long to return to.”

American Standard Version
But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.

Contemporary English Version
longing to return home.

English Revised Version
But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You will want to return to this land, but you won't be allowed to come home."

Good News Translation
You will long to see this country again, but you will never return."

International Standard Version
As for the land to which you want to return, you won't return there!

Majority Standard Bible
You will never return to the land for which you long.”

NET Bible
You will never come back to this land to which you will long to return!"

New Heart English Bible
But to the land whereunto their soul longs to return, there shall they not return."

Webster's Bible Translation
But to the land to which they desire to return, thither shall they not return.

World English Bible
But to the land to which their soul longs to return, there they will not return.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And to the land to where they are lifting up their soul to return, "" They do not return there.”

Young's Literal Translation
And to the land whither they are lifting up their soul to return, Thither they do not return.

Smith's Literal Translation
And upon the land where they lift up their soul to turn back there, there they shall not turn back.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall not return into the land, whereunto they lift up their mind to return thither.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And to the land about which they lift up their mind, thinking to return there, they shall not return.

New American Bible
Neither shall return to the land for which they yearn.

New Revised Standard Version
But they shall not return to the land to which they long to return.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But to the land to which you hope to return, thither you shall not come back.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the land to which your souls hope to return you shall not return
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But to the land whereunto they long to return, thither shall they not return.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But they shall by no means return to the land which they long for in their souls.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Warning for Coniah
26I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die. 27You will never return to the land for which you long.” 28Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:36
The LORD will bring you and the king you appoint to a nation neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone.

2 Kings 24:8-15
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done. / At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. ...

2 Chronicles 36:9-10
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD. / In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 17:12-21
“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. / He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, / so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant. ...

Hosea 9:3
They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.

Hosea 9:6
For even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.

Isaiah 39:6-7
The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

Lamentations 1:3
Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress.

Lamentations 4:15
“Go away! Unclean!” men shouted at them. “Away, away! Do not touch us!” So they fled and wandered. Among the nations it was said, “They can stay here no longer.”

Ezekiel 12:13
But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.

Matthew 1:11-12
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. / After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,

Matthew 23:37-38
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.

Luke 13:34-35
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

John 7:34
You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”

John 8:21
Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”


Treasury of Scripture

But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.

to the.

Jeremiah 22:11
For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:

Jeremiah 44:14
So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape.

Jeremiah 52:31-34
And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison, …

desire.

Psalm 86:4
Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

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Jeremiah 22
1. He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats.
10. The judgment of Shallum;
13. of Jehoiakim;
20. and of Coniah.














You will never return
The phrase "You will never return" is a solemn declaration of finality and judgment. In the Hebrew text, the verb used here is "שׁוּב" (shuv), which means to return or to turn back. This word is often used in the context of repentance or turning back to God. However, in this context, it signifies a physical return to a geographical location. The use of "never" underscores the irrevocable nature of God's judgment upon the people. Historically, this reflects the Babylonian exile, where many Israelites were taken from their homeland and faced the harsh reality that they would not see their beloved land again. This serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of persistent disobedience and rebellion against God.

to the land
The "land" here refers to the land of Judah, the promised land given to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In the Hebrew Bible, the land is not just a physical territory but a symbol of God's covenant and blessing. It is a place where God's people are meant to dwell in obedience and worship. The loss of the land signifies a breach in the covenant relationship between God and His people. Archaeological evidence from the period of the Babylonian exile shows the profound impact of this displacement, as the Israelites were removed from their cultural and spiritual center.

for which you long
The phrase "for which you long" captures the deep emotional and spiritual yearning of the exiled Israelites. The Hebrew word "נָפַשׁ" (nafash) conveys a sense of deep desire or longing. This longing is not merely for a physical return but also for a restoration of the relationship with God and the blessings associated with the land. The longing for the land is intertwined with the longing for God's presence and favor. This reflects the broader biblical theme of exile and return, where the ultimate hope is not just a return to a physical place but a return to God Himself. Theologically, this points to the Christian hope of restoration and redemption through Christ, who fulfills the deepest longings of the human heart for reconciliation with God.

(27) Whereunto they desire to return.--The English expresses the sense, but lacks the poetic force, of the Hebrew, to which they lift up their souls to return, yearning thitherward with the longing of unsatisfied desire.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
[You] will never
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

return
יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ (yā·šū·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to
וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the land
הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

for which [you]
הֵ֛ם (hêm)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

long.”
מְנַשְּׂאִ֥ים (mə·naś·śə·’îm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take


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