As 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;
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Interpretation
The Jewish state is described under a threefold character. Very haughty in a day of peace and safety.
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This thought runs through Jeremiah 22:24-27.
Glossary
- Jehoiakim Person
- He whom Jehovah has set up, the second son of Josiah, and eighteenth king of Judah, which he ruled over for eleven years (B. C. 610-599). His original name was Eliakim (q. v. ).