Judgment on the House of David

Jeremiah 22

Jeremiah is sent to the king's house in Jerusalem to call the royal house to execute justice for the stranger, orphan, and widow, warning that failure to do so will bring the house to desolation. He then delivers oracles against three kings in turn, Shallum who will die in exile, Jehoiakim who will be buried like a donkey outside the gates, and Jeconiah who will be cast out to a foreign land with none of his descendants left to sit on the throne of David.

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The Septuagint (LXX) in Greek, with Charles Thomson’s 1808 and Sir Lancelot Brenton’s 1851 English translations, set beside the King James Version and the Jewish Masoretic text (JPS 1917) where they align, so you can compare the Greek and the Hebrew. All public domain; choose which to show with the controls above.

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ThomsonTHUS saith the Lord: Go down to the house of the king of Juda and thou shalt speak there this word

BrentonThus saith the Lord; Go thou, and go down to the house of the king of Juda, and thou shalt speak there this word,

GreekΤάδε λέγει Κύριος, πορεύου καὶ κατάβηθι εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ βασιλέως Ἰούδα, καὶ λαλήσεις ἐκεῖ τὸν λόγον τοῦτον,

KJVThus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,

JPSThus said the LORD: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,

Thomsonand say, Hear a word of the Lord, O king of Juda, who art seated on the throne of David, thou and thy household and thy people and they who enter in at these gates!

Brentonand thou shalt say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Juda, that sittest on the throne of David, thou, and thy house, and thy people, and they that go in at these gates:

Greekκαὶ ἐρεῖς, Ἄκουε λόγον Κυρίου βασιλεῦ Ἰούδα, ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ θρόνου Δαυὶδ, σὺ καὶ ὁ οἶκός σου καὶ ὁ λαός σου, καὶ οἱ εἰσπορευόμενοι ταῖς πύλαις ταύταις·

KJVAnd say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:

JPSand say: Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates.

ThomsonThus saith the Lord: Execute judgment and justice and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of him who wrongeth him; and over the stranger and the orphan and the widow tyrannise not; nor be guilty of impiety; nor shed innocent blood in this place.

Brentonthus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and justice, and rescue the spoiled out of the hand of him that wrongs him: and oppress not the stranger, and orphan, and widow, and sin not, and shed no innocent blood in this place.

GreekΤάδε λέγει Κύριος, ποιεῖτε κρίσιν καὶ δικαιοσύνην, καὶ ἐξαιρεῖσθε διηρπασμένον ἐκ χειρὸς ἀδικοῦντος αὐτὸν, καὶ προσήλυτον καὶ ὀρφανὸν καὶ χήραν μὴ καταδυναστεύετε, καὶ μὴ ἀσεβεῖτε, καὶ αἷμα ἀθῶον μὴ ἐκχέητε ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ.

KJVThus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

JPSThus saith the LORD: Execute ye justice and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor; and do no wrong, do no violence, to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

ThomsonFor if you faithfully execute this charge, there shall enter in at the gates of this house, kings seated on the throne of David and riding in chariots and on horses, they and their servants and their people.

BrentonFor if ye will indeed perform this word, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, and riding on chariots and horses, they, and their servants, and their people.

GreekΔιότι ἐὰν ποιοῦντες ποιήσητε τὸν λόγον τοῦτον, καὶ εἰσελεύσονται ἐν ταῖς πύλαις τοῦ οἴκου τούτου βασιλεῖς καθήμενοι ἐπὶ θρόνου Δαυὶδ, καὶ ἐπιβεβηκότες ἐφʼ ἁρμάτων καὶ ἵππων, αὐτοὶ καὶ οἱ παῖδες αὐτῶν, καὶ ὁ λαὸς αὐτῶν.

KJVFor if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

JPSFor if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.

ThomsonBut if you will not perform these things, by Myself I have sworn, saith the Lord, This house shall be a desolation.

BrentonBut if ye will not perform these words, by myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, that this house shall be brought to desolation.

GreekἘὰν δὲ μὴ ποιήσητε τοὺς λόγους τούτους, κατʼ ἐμαυτοῦ ὤμοσα, λέγει Κύριος, ὅτι εἰς ἐρήμωσιν ἔσται ὁ οἶκος οὗτος.

KJVBut if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.

JPSBut if ye will not hear these words, I swear by Myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.

ThomsonFor thus saith the Lord against the house of the king of Juda, though thou wert to Me as Galaad, as the top of Lebanon, I will make thee a desolation, cities uninhabitable.

BrentonFor thus saith the Lord concerning the house of the king of Juda; Thou art Galaad to me, and the head of Libanus: yet surely I will make thee a desert, even cities that shall not be inhabited:

GreekὍτι τάδε λέγει Κύριος κατὰ τοῦ οἴκου βασιλέως Ἰούδα, Γαλαὰδ σύ μοι ἀρχὴ τοῦ Λιβάνου, ἐὰν μὴ θῶ σε εἰς ἔρημον, πόλεις μὴ κατοικηθησομένας,

KJVFor thus saith the LORD unto the king’s house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.

JPSFor thus saith the LORD concerning the house of the king of Judah: Thou art Gilead unto Me, The head of Lebanon; Yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, Cities which are not inhabited.

ThomsonI will indeed bring against thee a destroyer, a man with his axe; and they shall cut down thy choice cedars and throw them into the fire.

Brentonand I will bring upon thee a destroying man, and his axe: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

Greekκαὶ ἐπάξω ἐπὶ σὲ ὀλοθρεύοντα ἄνδρα, καὶ τὸν πέλεκυν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐκκόψουσι τὰς ἐκλεκτὰς κέδρους σου, καὶ ἐμβαλοῦσιν εἰς τὸ πῦρ.

KJVAnd I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

JPSAnd I will prepare destroyers against thee, Every one with his weapons; And they shall cut down thy choice cedars, And cast them into the fire.

ThomsonAnd when nations shall pass by this city, they will say, everyone to his neighbour, Why hath the Lord dealt thus with this great city?

BrentonAnd nations shall pass through this city, and each shall say to his neighbour, Why has the Lord done thus to this great city?

GreekΚαὶ διελεύσονται ἔθνη διὰ τῆς πόλεως ταύτης, καὶ ἐρεῖ ἕκαστος πρὸς τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ, διατί ἐποίησε Κύριος οὕτως τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ τῇ μεγάλῃ;

KJVAnd many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?

JPSAnd many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour: ‘Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?’

ThomsonTo which it will be said in reply, Because they forsook the Lord their God and worshipped strange gods and served them.

BrentonAnd they shall say, Because they forsook the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped strange gods, and served them.

GreekΚαὶ ἐροῦσιν, ἀνθʼ ὧν ἐγκατέλιπον τὴν διαθήκην Κυρίου Θεοῦ αὐτῶν, καὶ προσεκύνησαν θεοῖς ἀλλοτρίοις, καὶ ἐδούλευσαν αὐτοῖς.

KJVThen they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

JPSThen they shall answer: ‘Because they forsook the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.’

ThomsonWeep not for him who is dead, nor utter lamentations for him. Weep bitterly for him who is going away; for he shall never return, nor see anymore his native country.

BrentonWeep not for the dead, nor lament for him: weep bitterly for him that goes away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native land.

GreekΜὴ κλαίετε τὸν τεθνηκότα, μηδὲ θρηνεῖτε αὐτόν· κλαύσατε κλαυθμῷ τὸν ἐκπορευόμενον, ὅτι οὐκ ἐπιστρέψει ἔτι, οὐδὲ ὄψεται τὴν γῆν πατρίδος αὐτοῦ.

KJVWeep 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.

JPSWeep 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.

ThomsonFor thus saith the Lord respecting Sellem son of Josias, who reigned in the room of his father and who is gone from this place: he shall not return hither any more;

BrentonFor thus saith the Lord concerning Sellem the son of Josias, who reigns in the place of Josias his father, who has gone forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:

GreekΔιότι τάδε λέγει Κύριος ἐπὶ Σελλὴμ υἱὸν Ἰωσία τὸν βασιλεύοντα ἀντὶ Ἰωσίου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, ὃς ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου τούτου· οὐκ ἀναστρέψει ἐκεῖ ἔτι,

KJVFor 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:

JPSFor thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and who went forth out of this place: He shall not return thither any more;

Thomsonbut in the place to which I have transported him, there he shall die and this land he shall see no more.

Brentonbut in that place whither I have carried him captive, there shall he die, and shall see this land no more.

Greekἀλλʼ ἢ ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ οὗ μετῴκισα αὐτὸν, ἐκεῖ ἀποθανεῖται, καὶ τὴν γῆν ταύτην οὐκ ὄψεται ἔτι.

KJVBut he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.

JPSbut in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more.

ThomsonWith regard to him who is building himself a house, but not with righteousness, and lofty stories, but not with justice: he useth the service of his neighbour for nothing, and will not pay him his wages.

BrentonHe that builds his house not with justice, and his upper chambers not with judgment, who works by means of his neighbour for nothing, and will by no means give him his reward.

GreekὉ οἰκοδομῶν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ οὐ μετὰ δικαιοσύνης, καὶ τὰ ὑπερῷα αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐν κρίματι, παρὰ τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ ἐργᾶται δωρεὰν, καὶ τὸν μισθὸν αὐτοῦ οὐ μὴ ἀποδώσει αὐτῷ.

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ThomsonThou hast built thyself a well proportioned house, lofty chambers well fitted with windows, and ceiled with cedar and painted with vermillion.

BrentonThou hast built for thyself a well-proportioned house, airy chambers, fitted with windows, and wainscoted with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

GreekὨκοδόμησας σεαυτῷ οἶκον σύμμετρον, ὑπερῷα ῥιπιστὰ διεσταλμένα θυρίσι, καὶ ἐξυλωμένα ἐν κέδρῳ, καὶ κεχρισμένα ἐν μίλτῳ.

KJVThat saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

JPSThat saith: ‘I will build me a wide house And spacious chambers’, And cutteth him out windows, And it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

ThomsonIs it thy desire to be made king? Because thou art instigated by thy father Achaz, are there not feasts? Are there not entertainments? Better were it for thee to execute judgment and justice.

BrentonShalt thou reign, because thou art provoked with thy father Achaz? they shall not eat, and they shall not drink: it is better for thee to execute judgment and justice.

GreekΜὴ βασιλεύσῃς, ὅτι σὺ παροξυνῇ ἐν Ἄχαζ τῷ πατρί σου; οὐ φάγονται, καὶ οὐ πίονται· βέλτιόν σε ποιεῖν κρίμα καὶ δικαιοσύνην.

KJVShalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?

JPSShalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

ThomsonThey did not take cognirighteously the cause of the needy, is not this owing to thy not knowing Me? saith the Lord.

BrentonThey understood not, they judged not the cause of the afflicted, nor the cause of the poor: is not this thy not knowing me? saith the Lord.

GreekΟὐκ ἔγνωσαν, οὐκ ἔκριναν κρίσιν ταπεινῷ, οὐδὲ κρίσιν πένητος· οὐ τοῦτό ἐστι τὸ μὴ γηῶναί σε ἐμὲ; λέγει Κύριος.

KJVHe judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.

JPSHe judged the cause of the poor and needy; Then it was well. Is not this to know Me? saith the LORD.

ThomsonBehold thine eyes are not good, neither is thy heart; but they are bent upon thine inordinate desires and on the shedding of innocent blood, and on injustice, and on murder; that thou mayst perpetrate these things.

BrentonBehold, thine eyes are not good, nor thine heart, but they go after thy covetousness, and after the innocent blood to shed it, and after acts of injustice and slaughter, to commit them.

GreekἸδοὺ οὐκ εἰσὶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου, οὐδὲ ἡ καρδία σου καλὴ, ἀλλὰ εἰς τὴν πλεονεξίαν σου, καὶ εἰς τὸ αἷμα τὸ ἀθῶον τοῦ ἐκχέαι αὐτὸ, καὶ εἰς ἀδικήματα καὶ εἰς φόνον, τοῦ ποιεῖν αὐτά.

KJVBut thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

JPSBut thine eyes and thy heart Are not but for thy covetousness, And for shedding innocent blood, And for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

ThomsonTherefore thus saith the Lord respecting Joakim son of Josias, king of Juda, even concerning this man: They shall not utter for him the lamentation, Alas Brother, nor shall they bewail him saying, Alas lord.

BrentonTherefore thus saith the Lord concerning Joakim son of Josias, king of Juda, even concerning this man; they shall not bewail him, saying, Ah brother! neither shall they at all weep for him, saying, Alas Lord.

GreekΔιατοῦτο τάδε λέγει Κύριος ἐπὶ Ἰωακεὶμ υἱὸν Ἰωσία βασιλέα Ἰούδα, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον, οὐ κόψονται αὐτὸν, ὦ ἀδελφὲ, οὐδὲ μὴ κλαύσονται αὐτὸν, οἴμοι Κύριε.

KJVTherefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

JPSTherefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: They shall not lament for him: ‘Ah my brother! ’ or: ‘Ah sister! ’ They shall not lament for him: ‘Ah lord! ’ or: ‘Ah his glory! ’

ThomsonHe shall be buried with the burial of an ass—being blotted out he shall be cast forth without the gates of Jerusalem.

BrentonHe shall be buried with the burial of an ass; he shall be dragged roughly along and cast outside the gate of Jerusalem.

GreekΤαφὴν ὄνου ταφήσεται, συμψησθεὶς ῥιφήσεται ἐπέκεινα τῆς πύλης Ἱερουσαλήμ.

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

JPSHe shall be buried with the burial of an ass, Drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

ThomsonAscend Lebanon and scream; ascend Basan, and shout. Shout till thy voice reach the sea coast; for all thy lovers are destroyed.

BrentonGo up to Libanus, and cry; and utter thy voice to Basan, and cry aloud to the extremity of the sea: for all thy lovers are destroyed.

GreekἈνάβηθι εἰς τὸν Λίβανον, καὶ κράξον, καὶ εἰς τὴν Βασὰν δὸς τὴν φωνήν σου, καὶ βόησον εἰς τὸ πέρας τῆς θαλάσσης, ὅτι συνετρίβησαν πάντες οἱ ἐρασταί σου.

KJVGo up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed.

JPSGo up to Lebanon, and cry, And lift up thy voice in Bashan; And cry from Abarim, For all thy lovers are destroyed.

ThomsonI spake to thee respecting thy fall; but thou saidst, I will not listen. This hath been thy way from thy youth, thou hast not hearkened to My voice.

BrentonI spoke to thee on occasion of thy trespass, but thou saidst, I will not hearken. This has been thy way from thy youth, thou hast not hearkened to my voice.

GreekἘλάλησα πρὸς σὲ ἐν τῇ παραπτώσει σου, καὶ εἶπας, οὐκ ἀκούσομαι· αὕτη ἡ ὁδός σου ἐκ νεότητός σου, οὐκ ἤκουσας τῆς φωνῆς μου.

KJVI spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.

JPSI spoke unto thee in thy prosperity, But thou saidst: ‘I will not hear.’ This hath been thy manner from thy youth, That thou hearkenedst not to My voice.

ThomsonAll thy shepherds shall be fed with wind; and all thy lovers shall go into captivity; that thou mayst then be ashamed and confounded on the account of them who love thee.

BrentonThe wind shall tend all thy shepherds, and thy lovers shall go into captivity; for then shalt thou be ashamed and disgraced because of all thy lovers.

GreekΠάντας τοὺς ποιμένας σου ποιμανεῖ ἄνεμος, καὶ οἱ ἐρασταί σου ἐν αἰχμαλωσίᾳ ἐξελεύσονται, ὅτι τότε αἰσχυνθήσῃ καὶ ἀτιμωθήσῃ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν φιλούντων σε.

KJVThe wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.

JPSThe wind shall feed upon all thy shepherds, And thy lovers shall go into captivity; Surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded For all thy wickedness.

ThomsonO inhabitant of Lebanon, who hast thy nest in the cedars, thou shalt groan bitterly when pangs come upon thee like those of a woman in travail.

BrentonO thou that dwellest in Libanus, making thy nest in the cedars, thou shalt groan heavily, when pangs as of a travailing woman are come upon thee.

GreekΚατοικοῦσα ἐν τῷ Λιβάνῳ, ἐννοσσεύουσα ἐν ταῖς κέδροις, καταστενάξεις ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν σοι ὀδύνας ὡς τικτούσης.

KJVO inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

JPSO inhabitant of Lebanon, That art nestled in the cedars, How gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, The pain as of a woman in travail!

ThomsonAs I live, saith the Lord, though Jechonias may be made a son of Joakim, a king of Juda, a signet on My right hand,—I will drag thee out thence

BrentonAs I live, saith the Lord, though Jechonias son of Joakim king of Juda were indeed the seal upon my right hand, thence would I pluck thee;

GreekΖῶ ἐγὼ, λέγει Κύριος, ἐὰν γενόμενος γένηται Ἰεχονίας υἱὸς Ἰωακεὶμ βασιλεὺς Ἰούδα ἀποσφράγισμα ἐπὶ τῆς χειρὸς τῆς δεξιᾶς μου, ἐκεῖθεν ἐκσπάσω σε,

KJVAs I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;

JPSAs I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon My right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;

Thomsonand deliver thee into the hands of them who seek thy life—them whose countenance thou dreadest—into the hands of the Chaldeans.

Brentonand I will deliver thee into the hands of them that seek thy life, before whom thou art afraid, into the hands of the Chaldeans.

Greekκαὶ παραδώσω σε εἰς χεῖρας τῶν ζητούντων τὴν ψυχήν σου, ὧν σὺ εὐλαβῇ ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτῶν, εἰς χεῖρας τῶν Χαλδαίων,

KJVAnd I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

JPSand I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them of whom thou art afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

ThomsonAnd I will cast out thee and the mother who brought thee forth into a land where thou wast not born, and there thou shalt die.

BrentonAnd I will cast forth thee, and thy mother that bore thee, into a land where thou wast not born; and there ye shall die.

Greekκαὶ ἀποῤῥίψω σε καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου τὴν τεκοῦσάν σε εἰς γῆν, οὗ οὐκ ἐτέχθης ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἐκεῖ ἀποθανεῖσθε·

KJVAnd I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.

JPSAnd I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bore thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.

ThomsonInto the land which their souls long for they shall not return.

BrentonBut they shall by no means return to the land which they long for in their souls.

GreekΕἰς δὲ τὴν γῆν ἣν αὐτοὶ εὔχονται ταῖς ψυχαῖς αὐτῶν, οὐ μὴ ἀποστρέψωσιν.

KJVBut to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.

JPSBut to the land whereunto they long to return, thither shall they not return.

ThomsonJechonias is dishonoured like a vessel which is useless, because he is hurled away and cast into a land which he knew not.

BrentonJechonias is dishonoured as a good-for-nothing vessel; for he is thrown out and cast forth into a land which he knew not.

GreekἨτιμώθη Ἰεχονίας ὡς σκεῦος οὗ οὐκ ἔστι χρεία αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐξεῤῥίφη, καὶ ἐξεβλήθη εἰς γῆν ἣν οὐκ ᾔδει.

KJVIs this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

JPSIs this man Coniah a despised, broken image? Is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? Wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, And are cast into the land which they know not?

ThomsonO earth, earth, hear a word of the Lord!

BrentonLand, land, hear the word of the Lord.

GreekΓῆ, γῆ ἄκουε λόγον Κυρίου,

KJVO earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.

JPSO land, land, land, Hear the word of the LORD.

ThomsonRecord the chieftain himself as a man of low rank, exiled by the voice of a herald; for no increase from his seed shall sit on the throne of David, nor any more be chief in Juda.

BrentonWrite ye this man an outcast: for there shall none of his seed at all grow up to sit on the throne of David, or as a prince yet in Juda.

Greekγράψον τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον ἐκκήρυκτον ἄνθρωπον, ὅτι οὐ μὴ αὐξηθῇ ἐκ τοῦ σπέρματος αὐτοῦ καθήμενος ἐπὶ θρόνου Δαυὶδ, ἄρχων ἔτι ἐν τῷ Ἰούδα.

KJVThus 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.

JPSThus 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.