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Jeremiah 22:27

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 22:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.
Jeremiah 22:27 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24As I live, saith Jehovah, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
25and 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.
26And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
27But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.
28Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? is he a vessel wherein none delighteth? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into the land which they know not?
29O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of Jehovah.
30Thus saith Jehovah, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days; for no more shall a man of his seed prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling in Judah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But to the land whereunto they desire to return, etc.] Or, “lift up their soul to return”f461: either by making supplication to God, for it, (<192501>Psalm 25:1); or buoying up themselves with vain hopes, founded upon the declarations of the false prophets, that they should return; and to which no doubt they had a natural desire, and comforted themselves with the hopes of it; but all in vain: thither shall they not return; for they were to die, as before predicted, in another country, as they did, and never saw their own any more.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“they--Coniah and his mother. He passes from the second person (Jer 22:26) to the third person here, to express alienation. The king is as it were put out of sight, as if unworthy of being spoken with directly. desire--literally, "lift up their soul" (Jer 44:14; Psa 24:4; Psa 25:1). Judea was the land which they in Babylon should pine after in vain.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“to the: Jer 22:11, Jer 44:14, Jer 52:31-34; Kg2 25:27-30 desire: Heb. lift up their mind, Psa 86:4 Jeremiah 22:28”
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