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Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 22:19

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Jeremiah22:19

19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass , drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem .

That is he shall not be buried at all, or he shall be buried in an indecent and contemptible manner, none attending him to his Grave, none mourning for him.

The last words of this verse incline some to think that Iehojachim was buried near to Ierusalem, but the Scripture, which mentioneth his being carried into Babylon saith nothing of his being brought back, nor is that very probable which some say, that the King of Babylon thought to have carried him to Babylon, but upon second thoughts altered his purposes, and caused him to be slain at Ierusalem, and his body to be ignominiously dragged out of the gates. The Scripture saith expresly he was carried to Babylon, 2 Kings 24.15. and if he died there, yet this Text remaineth true, the scope of which seemeth to be to shew the vanity of this Prince in his great and stately Buildings, which he was not like long to enjoy, nor to be buried nigh to them, nor in any degree of honour proportionate to the splendor of them.

Marginal references: chap. 36.30.

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