Jeremiah 22:28
New International Version
Is this man Jehoiachin a despised, broken pot, an object no one wants? Why will he and his children be hurled out, cast into a land they do not know?

New Living Translation
“Why is this man Jehoiachin like a discarded, broken jar? Why are he and his children to be exiled to a foreign land?

English Standard Version
Is this man Coniah a despised, broken pot, a vessel no one cares for? Why are he and his children hurled and cast into a land that they do not know?

Berean Standard Bible
Is 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?

King James Bible
Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

New King James Version
“Is this man Coniah a despised, broken idol— A vessel in which is no pleasure? Why are they cast out, he and his descendants, And cast into a land which they do not know?

New American Standard Bible
“Is this man Coniah a despised, shattered jar? Or is he an undesirable vessel? Why have he and his descendants been hurled out And cast into a land that they had not known?

NASB 1995
“Is this man Coniah a despised, shattered jar? Or is he an undesirable vessel? Why have he and his descendants been hurled out And cast into a land that they had not known?

NASB 1977
“Is this man Coniah a despised, shattered jar? Or is he an undesirable vessel? Why have he and his descendants been hurled out And cast into a land that they had not known?

Legacy Standard Bible
Is this man Coniah a despised, shattered jar? Or is he an undesirable vessel? Why have he and his seed been hurled out And cast into a land that they had not known?

Amplified Bible
“Is this man [King] Coniah a despised, broken jar? Is he a vessel in which no one takes pleasure? Why are he and his [royal] descendants hurled out And cast into a land which they do not know or understand?

Christian Standard Bible
Is this man Coniah a despised, shattered pot, a jar no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they have not known?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Is this man Coniah a despised, shattered pot, a jar no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they have not known?

American Standard Version
Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? is he a vessel wherein none delighteth? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into the land which they know not?

Contemporary English Version
Jehoiachin, you are unwanted like a broken clay pot. So you and your children will be thrown into a country you know nothing about.

English Revised Version
Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into the land which they know not?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This Jehoiakin is like a rejected and broken pot that no one wants. Is that why he and his descendants will be thrown out and cast into another land they've never heard of?

Good News Translation
I said, "Has King Jehoiachin become like a broken jar that is thrown away and that no one wants? Is that why he and his children have been taken into exile to a land they know nothing about?"

International Standard Version
"Is this man Jehoiachin a despised and shattered jar, a vessel no one wants? Why were he and his descendants hurled away, thrown into a land that they didn't know?

Majority Standard Bible
Is 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?

NET Bible
This man, Jeconiah, will be like a broken pot someone threw away. He will be like a clay vessel that no one wants. Why will he and his children be forced into exile? Why will they be thrown out into a country they know nothing about?

New Heart English Bible
Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? Is he a vessel in which none delights? Why are they cast out, he and his descendants, and cast into a land that they do not know?

Webster's Bible Translation
Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel in which is no pleasure? why are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

World English Bible
Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? Is he a vessel in which no one delights? Why are they cast out, he and his offspring, and cast into a land which they don’t know?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A grief—a despised broken thing—is this man Coniah? A vessel in which there is no pleasure? Why have they been cast up and down, "" He and his seed, "" Indeed, were they cast on to a land that they did not know?

Young's Literal Translation
A grief -- a despised broken thing -- is this man Coniah? A vessel in which there is no pleasure? Wherefore have they been cast up and down, He and his seed, Yea, they were cast on to a land that they knew not?

Smith's Literal Translation
Is this man Coniah a despised broken earthen vessel? or a vessel no delight in it? wherefore they were cast out, he and his seed, and they were cast upon a land which they knew not.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Is this man Jechonias an earthen and a broken vessel? is he a vessel wherein there is no pleasure? why are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Is this man, Jeconiah, a broken earthenware vessel? Is he a vessel which is entirely unpleasing? Why have they been cast out, he and his offspring, cast out even into a land that they have not known?

New American Bible
Is this man Coniah a thing despised, to be broken, a vessel that no one wants? Why are he and his offspring cast out? why thrown into a land they do not know?

New Revised Standard Version
Is this man Coniah a despised broken pot, a vessel no one wants? Why are he and his offspring hurled out and cast away in a land that they do not know?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
this Jecaniah is a little man and a fool, he is like a useless vessel; this is why he is carried away, he and his children, and cast into a land which he knows not.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
This Yokania, a despised and contemptible man, is like a useless vessel. Because of this, he is carried away, and his seed, and they are cast to a land that they do not know
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Is this man Coniah a despised, broken image? Is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? Wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, And are cast into the land which they know not?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Jechonias is dishonoured as a good-for-nothing vessel; for he is thrown out and cast forth into a land which he knew not.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Warning for Coniah
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? 29O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!…

Cross References
2 Kings 24:8-17
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.

Jeremiah 24:1
After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.

Jeremiah 29:2
(This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)

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,

1 Chronicles 3:16-17
The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah. / The descendants of Jeconiah the captive: Shealtiel his son,

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. ...

Jeremiah 52:31-34
On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ...

2 Kings 25:27-30
On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ...

Isaiah 22:17-19
Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you, / roll you into a ball, and sling you into a wide land. There you will die, and there your glorious chariots will remain—a disgrace to the house of your master. / I will remove you from office, and you will be ousted from your position.

Jeremiah 36:30-31
Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on David’s throne, and his body will be thrown out and exposed to heat by day and frost by night. / I will punish him and his descendants and servants for their iniquity. I will bring on them, on the residents of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the calamity about which I warned them but they did not listen.”

Jeremiah 37:1
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.

Ezekiel 19:5-9
When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion. / He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men. / He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring. ...

Haggai 2:23
On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will take you, My servant, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and I will make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of Hosts.”

Luke 3:27
the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,


Treasury of Scripture

Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? why are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

Is.

Coniah.

Jeremiah 22:24
As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;

a despised.

Jeremiah 48:38
There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.

1 Samuel 3:3-5
And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; …

2 Samuel 5:21
And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

his seed.

Jeremiah 22:30
Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.

1 Chronicles 3:17-24
And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son, …

Matthew 1:12-16
And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; …

which.

Jeremiah 14:18
If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.

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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.














Is this man Jehoiachin
The name "Jehoiachin" in Hebrew is יְכָנְיָהוּ (Yekhonyahu), meaning "Yahweh will establish." Despite his name's hopeful meaning, Jehoiachin's reign was marked by turmoil and judgment. Historically, Jehoiachin was the king of Judah who reigned for a mere three months before being taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. This rhetorical question underscores the irony of his situation—once a king, now a captive.

a despised, shattered pot
The imagery of a "shattered pot" is powerful in the Hebrew context. Pottery was a common household item, and a broken pot was considered useless. The Hebrew word for "shattered" (נָבוּז, navuz) conveys a sense of being broken beyond repair. This metaphor illustrates Jehoiachin's fall from grace and the complete loss of his royal dignity and authority. It reflects the judgment of God upon him and his lineage due to the nation's disobedience.

an object no one wants?
This phrase emphasizes the rejection and worthlessness attributed to Jehoiachin. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, being unwanted was a severe disgrace, especially for a king. The rhetorical question highlights the depth of his rejection—not only by his people but also by God. It serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's covenant.

Why are he and his descendants
The mention of "descendants" (זֶרַע, zera) points to the broader implications of Jehoiachin's actions. In the biblical narrative, the fate of a king often affected his lineage. This phrase suggests that the consequences of sin and disobedience extend beyond the individual to future generations, a theme consistent with the covenantal theology of the Old Testament.

hurled out and cast
The verbs "hurled" (הָשְׁלַךְ, hashlech) and "cast" (הָטַל, hatal) convey a forceful removal, indicating divine judgment. This language reflects the severity of God's actions against Jehoiachin and his family. It is a vivid depiction of exile, a common punishment for covenant unfaithfulness, symbolizing separation from God's presence and blessings.

into a land they do not know?
The phrase "a land they do not know" signifies exile to Babylon, a foreign and unfamiliar place. In the biblical context, being removed from the Promised Land was a profound punishment, as it represented a loss of identity and divine favor. This exile fulfilled the prophetic warnings given to Judah for their persistent idolatry and injustice. It serves as a call to repentance and a reminder of the hope for restoration through faithfulness to God.

(28) Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol?--Better, a broken piece of handiwork. The word is not the same as that elsewhere rendered "idol," though connected with it, and the imagery which underlies the words is not that of an idol which men have worshipped and flung away, but of the potter (as in Jeremiah 19:11) rejecting and breaking what his own hands have made. (Comp. Psalm 2:9; Psalm 31:12.) The question implies an affirmative answer. The prophet speaks as identifying himself with those who gazed with wonder and pity at the doom which fell on one so young, and yet not the less does he pronounce that doom to be inevitable.

Verse 28. - Is this man Coniah, etc.? The prophet's human feelings are stirred; he cannot withhold his sympathy from the sad fate of his king. What! he exclaims; is it possible that this Coniah is treated as a piece of ill-wrought pottery ware (comp. Jeremiah 18:4), and "hurled" into a strange land? He and his seed. These words have caused some difficulty, owing to the youth, of Jehoiachin. According to 2 Kings 24:8 he was only eighteen when he was carried captive, while 2 Chronicles 36:9 makes him still younger, only eight (Josiah's age on his accession). Hitzig thinks the latter number is to be preferred; his chief reasons are the prominence given to the queen-mother, and the fact that the length of Jehoiachin's reign is given with more precise accuracy in 2 Chronicles than in 2 Kings. It is true that the king's wives are mentioned in 2 Kings 24:15. But that he had wives may, according to Hitzig, have been inferred by the late compiler of Kings from the passage before us; or the "wives" may have been those of Jehoiachin's predecessor (comp. 2 Samuel 16:21). Graf's conjecture is, perhaps, the safest view of the case, whether we accept the number eighteen or the number eight; it is that the "seed" spoken of as born to Jehoiachin in his captivity, and is reckoned to him by anticipation. It should be mentioned, however, that the Septuagint omits "he and his seed" altogether.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Is this
הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

man
הָאִ֤ישׁ (hā·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

Coniah
כָּנְיָ֔הוּ (kā·nə·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3659: Coniah -- Coniah

a despised
נִבְזֶ֜ה (niḇ·zeh)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 959: To disesteem

[and] shattered
נָפ֗וּץ (nā·p̄ūṣ)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 5310: To dash to pieces, scatter

pot,
הַעֶ֨צֶב (ha·‘e·ṣeḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6089: An earthen vessel, toil, a pang

a jar
כְּלִ֔י (kə·lî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

that no
אֵ֥ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

one wants?
חֵ֖פֶץ (ḥê·p̄eṣ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2656: Pleasure, desire, a valuable thing, a matter

Why
מַדּ֤וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘)
Interrogative
Strong's 4069: Why? for what reason?

are he
ה֣וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

and his descendants
וְזַרְע֔וֹ (wə·zar·‘ōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

hurled out
הֽוּטֲלוּ֙ (hū·ṭă·lū)
Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2904: To pitch over, reel, to cast down, out

and cast
וְהֻ֨שְׁלְכ֔וּ (wə·huš·lə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away

into
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

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

they do not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

know?
יָדָֽעוּ׃ (yā·ḏā·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3045: To know


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