He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
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Interpretation
Here is a sentence of death upon two kings, the wicked sons of a very pious father. Josiah was prevented from seeing the evil to come in this world, and removed to see the good to come in the other world; therefore, weep not for him, but for his son Shallum, who is likely to live and die a wretched captive.
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This thought runs through Jeremiah 22:16-19.