Jeremiah 22:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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?”

Jeremiah 22:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 22:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 22:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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?”

Jeremiah 22:28 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 22:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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? ”

Jeremiah 22:28 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 22:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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?”

Jeremiah 22:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 22:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Is this man Coniah a despised broken vase? a vessel wherein is no delight? Wherefore are they thrown out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not? ”

Jeremiah 22:28 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 22:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Is not this man Coniah as a despised and broken idole? or as a vessell, wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they caryed away, hee and his seede, and cast out into a lande that they knowe not?”

Jeremiah 22:28 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 22:28 in Context — Jeremiah 22

26 And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.

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

28 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?

29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.

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.

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What Does Jeremiah 22:28 Mean?

Jeremiah 22:28 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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