Jeremiah 22:26

I 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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God speaks through Jeremiah to King Jehoiachin, pronouncing judgment at the moment of his impending exile to Babylon alongside his mother.

The words — The Hebrew verb הֵטַלְתִּי (he.tal.Ti, H2904) translates literally to "I will throw out" or "I will hurl," paired with the direct object markers אֹתְךָ (you) and אֶת־אִמְּךָ (your mother) to emphasize forced relocation. The prepositional phrase עַל הָאָרֶץ (to the land) specifies the destination of this divine casting.

The thread — This exile motif connects to 2 Kings 24:15, which records Nebuchadnezzar carrying away Jehoiachin and his mother to Babylon, and echoes the violent shaking in Isaiah 22:17. The judgment extends to the land itself, as Jeremiah 22:27 confirms they will never return.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that divine judgment overrides royal status and personal longing, leaving no room for return or restoration. It confronts the reader with the finality of exile as a consequence of rebellion.

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The Hebrew words

וְהֵֽטַלְתִּ֣יve./he.tal.Tiand/ I will throw out אֹתְךָ֗'o.te./Kha<obj.>/ you וְאֶֽת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>אִמְּךָ֙'i.me./Khamother/ your אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwho יְלָדַ֔תְךָye.la.Dat./khashe bore/ you עַ֚ל'alto הָאָ֣רֶץha./'A.retzthe/ land אַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retanother אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhere לֹֽא־lo'-not יֻלַּדְתֶּ֖םyu.lad.Temyou were born שָׁ֑םShamthere וְשָׁ֖םve./Shamand/ there תָּמֽוּתוּ׃ta.Mu.tuyou will die

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

2 Kings 24:15 Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
2 Kings 24:8 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.
Isaiah 22:17 Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,
Jeremiah 15:2 If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’
2 Chronicles 36:9 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.
Ezekiel 19:9 With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.