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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You will never come back to the land you long to return to.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You will never again return to the land you yearn for.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But to the land to which they will long to return, there they shall not return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will never return to the land for which you long.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But to the land to which they desire to return, there they shall not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as for the land to which they long to return, they will not return to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But as for the land to which they desire to return, they will not return to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But as for the land to which they desire to return, they will not return to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But as for the land to which their soul desires to return, they will not return to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But as for the land to which they long to return, they will not return to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will never return to the land they long to return to.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will never return to the land they long to return to.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />longing to return home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will want to return to this land, but you won't be allowed to come home."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will long to see this country again, but you will never return." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As for the land to which you want to return, you won't return there!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will never return to the land for which you long.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will never come back to this land to which you will long to return!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But to the land whereunto their soul longs to return, there shall they not return."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But to the land to which they desire to return, thither shall they not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But to the land to which their soul longs to return, there they will not return.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And to the land to where they are lifting up their soul to return, "" They do not return there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And to the land whither they are lifting up their soul to return, Thither they do not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And upon the land where they lift up their soul to turn back there, there they shall not turn back.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall not return into the land, whereunto they lift up their mind to return thither. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And to the land about which they lift up their mind, thinking to return there, they shall not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Neither shall return to the land for which they yearn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But they shall not return to the land to which they long to return.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But to the land to which you hope to return, thither you shall not come back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the land to which your souls hope to return you shall not return<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But to the land whereunto they long to return, thither shall they not return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But they shall by no means return to the land which they long for in their souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/22-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=6546" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/22.htm">A Warning for Coniah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>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. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yā·šū·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">return</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">for which you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: mə·naś·śə·’îm (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">long.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: lā·šūḇ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>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?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Deuteronomy 28:36</a></span><br />The LORD will bring you and the king you appoint to a nation neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">2 Kings 24:8-15</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-9.htm">2 Chronicles 36:9-10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Ezekiel 17:12-21</a></span><br />“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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-3.htm">Hosea 9:3</a></span><br />They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-6.htm">Hosea 9:6</a></span><br />For even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a></span><br />The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-3.htm">Lamentations 1:3</a></span><br />Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Lamentations 4:15</a></span><br />“Go away! Unclean!” men shouted at them. “Away, away! Do not touch us!” So they fled and wandered. Among the nations it was said, “They can stay here no longer.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13</a></span><br />But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11-12</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34-35</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-34.htm">John 7:34</a></span><br />You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-21.htm">John 8:21</a></span><br />Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.</p><p class="hdg">to the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/22-11.htm">Jeremiah 22:11</a></b></br> For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/44-14.htm">Jeremiah 44:14</a></b></br> So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Jeremiah 52:31-34</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth <i>day</i> of the month, <i>that</i> Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the <i>first</i> year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison, … </p><p class="hdg">desire.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/86-4.htm">Psalm 86:4</a></b></br> Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-3.htm">Lifting</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Longs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-13.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-21.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/psalms/84-2.htm">Soul's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-11.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/psalms/71-3.htm">Whereunto</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-12.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/34-16.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-7.htm">Lifting</a> <a href="/genesis/34-8.htm">Longs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-19.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-58.htm">Soul's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-9.htm">Whereunto</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/22-1.htm">He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/22-10.htm">The judgment of Shallum;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">of Jehoiakim;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/22-20.htm">and of Coniah.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You will never return</b><br>This phrase is a direct pronouncement of judgment. It reflects the irreversible nature of God's decree against the king and the people of Judah. Historically, this is directed towards King Jehoiachin, who was taken into Babylonian exile and never returned to Judah. This serves as a fulfillment of the warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah, who repeatedly called the people to repentance. Theologically, it underscores the seriousness of disobedience to God's covenant and the consequences that follow. It also highlights the theme of exile, which is a significant motif throughout the Bible, symbolizing separation from God's presence and blessings.<p><b>to the land</b><br>The "land" refers to the Promised Land, specifically Judah and Jerusalem, which held deep spiritual and cultural significance for the Israelites. It was the land given to Abraham and his descendants as part of God's covenant. The loss of the land due to exile was not just a physical displacement but also a spiritual crisis, as it represented a break in the covenant relationship with God. This phrase evokes the pain of losing one's homeland and the divine inheritance associated with it. The land is central to the identity of Israel as God's chosen people, and its loss is a profound judgment.<p><b>for which you long.</b><br>This longing indicates a deep emotional and spiritual yearning for the homeland, which is a common theme in the Psalms and other exilic literature. It reflects the Israelites' desire to return to the place where they could worship God freely and live according to His laws. This longing is also prophetic, pointing to the ultimate restoration and return that God promises through the prophets, such as in <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a>, where God assures the exiles of a future hope and return. In a broader biblical context, this longing can be seen as a type of the Christian's longing for the heavenly homeland, as described in <a href="/hebrews/11-16.htm">Hebrews 11:16</a>, where believers seek a better country, a heavenly one.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of warning and judgment to the people of Judah. He is often called the "weeping prophet" due to his deep sorrow over the people's sin and the coming destruction.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment and exile due to its persistent idolatry and disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a></b><br>The event where the people of Judah were taken captive to Babylon as a consequence of their rebellion against God. This was a significant period of loss and longing for the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/coniah.htm">Coniah (Jehoiachin)</a></b><br>The king of Judah at the time, who was taken into exile. His reign and subsequent exile are a focal point in Jeremiah's prophecies.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that conquered Judah and took its people into exile. It represents both a place of judgment and a place of longing for return.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The exile serves as a powerful reminder of the serious consequences of turning away from God. It underscores the importance of obedience and faithfulness to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/longing_for_restoration.htm">Longing for Restoration</a></b><br>The deep longing for return to the homeland reflects a spiritual truth about our own longing for restoration and reconciliation with God. It encourages believers to seek God earnestly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God's sovereignty is evident. He uses nations and events to fulfill His purposes, reminding us to trust in His ultimate plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While the immediate context is one of judgment, the broader account of Scripture reveals God's promise of restoration and hope, encouraging believers to hold onto hope in difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>The exile highlights the need for genuine repentance. It calls believers to examine their lives and turn back to God with sincere hearts.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_biblical_prophecy's_meaning.htm">What is the meaning of Biblical prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_skeptics_view_coniah's_fate_change.htm">How do skeptics reconcile Jeremiah 22:24-27's prophecy against Coniah with his later release and royal favor in Babylon (2 Kings 25:27-30)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_historical_proof_shallum_never_returned.htm">In Jeremiah 22:10-12, is there any historical record confirming the fate of Shallum (Jehoahaz) and corroborating he never returned, as the text claims?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_jeremiah_freely_join_gedaliah_amid_chaos.htm">Jeremiah 40:5-6 - How historically plausible is it that Jeremiah traveled freely to live with Gedaliah despite the chaos of the Babylonian occupation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">Whereunto they desire to return.</span>--The English expresses the sense, but lacks the poetic force, of the Hebrew, <span class= "ital">to which they lift up their souls to return, </span>yearning thitherward with the longing of unsatisfied desire.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/22-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[You] will never</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">return</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šū·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֗רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for which [you]</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(hêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">long.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנַשְּׂאִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·naś·śə·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/22-27.htm">Jeremiah 22:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/22-27.htm">Jeremiah 22:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/22-27.htm">Jeremiah 22:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/22-27.htm">Jeremiah 22:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/22-27.htm">Jeremiah 22:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/22-27.htm">Jeremiah 22:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/22-27.htm">Jeremiah 22:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/22-27.htm">Jeremiah 22:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/22-27.htm">Jeremiah 22:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/22-27.htm">Jeremiah 22:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/22-27.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 22:27 But to the land whereunto their soul (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/22-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 22:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 22:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/22-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 22:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 22:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>