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Jeremiah 22:30
This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD speaks through Jeremiah to the land of Judah, pronouncing judgment immediately after commanding the land to hear His word in Jeremiah 22:29.
The words — The Hebrew כִּתְב֞וּ (kit.Vu) issues a command to "record" or "enroll," while עֲרִירִ֔י ('a.ri.Ri) literally means "childless."
The thread — This decree aligns with the specific judgment on Jehoiakim in Jeremiah 36:30 and intersects with the genealogical record in Matthew 1:11, which traces the royal line through Josiah to Jeconiah.
Why it lands — The text states that no descendant of this man will sit on David's throne or rule in Judah, requiring the reader to accept that human lineage and political power are subject to divine decree rather than human expectation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 36:30 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.
- Psalms 94:20 Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?
- Matthew 1:11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
- 1 Chronicles 3:16 The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.
- Jeremiah 10:21 For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.
- Luke 1:32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,