A moment in scripture
Jeremiah 22:11
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:
The surrounding passage
- Jeremiah 22:9
Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
- Jeremiah 22:10
Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
- Jeremiah 22:12
But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.
- Jeremiah 22:13
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.