THREE KINGS SHALLUM, JEHOIAKIM, AND CONIAH, Jeremiah 22:10-30. 10. Weep ye not for the dead The noble king Josiah, slain in battle; but rather weep for his still more unfortunate son, who goeth away into captivity. In this reference to Jehoahaz is foreshadowed the misery which awaits the whole people. read more
11. Shallum Attention is at once arrested by this name, which is applied to Josiah’s son and successor, Jehoiakim. In one other place (2 Chronicles 3:15,) he is so called: in other passages his name is Jehoahaz. Why is he here called Shallum? Some say, 1) Because, from the brevity of his reign, he so much resembles Shallum of Israel. See 2 Kings 15:12, (Graf, Hitzig, et al.) This is fanciful in the extreme. Jeremiah does not write in this way. 2) To mark him as the man whom the Lord had... read more
13. Woe unto him, etc. Namely, Jehoiakim. This woe is pronounced because of the ruinous taxation of the people. This was for two objects the payment of the tribute exacted by Pharaoh-Necho, and the building of a magnificent palace for himself. “He lived in splendour in the midst of the people’s misery, and finally perished miserably at the age of thirty-six, so little cared for that his body was cast aside without burial.” read more
14. Wide house Literally, a house of dimensions, or extensions a grand palace. Cutteth him out windows The verb is the same which is used in Jeremiah 4:30, of enlarging or opening the eyes with paint. The word rendered “windows” presents a difficulty, in that it seems to have the suffix of the first person, which here gives no sense at all. Different solutions have been proposed, but the simplest and best is that of Furst, Keil, and others, which takes this as the primary form of a... read more
15. Shalt thou reign, etc. Not as some interpret, Shalt thou protract thy reign by palace building? but, Does kingcraft consist in this at all? The prophet alludes to Josiah to point the contrast. He established his power, not by the splendours of his public works, but by doing judgment and justice. Thou closest Rather, viest in costly erections of cedar. read more
17. But thine eyes, etc. Thou rulest for thine own selfish emolument or cruel and revengeful gratification; thy father ruled for the good of his people. read more
18, 19. Not lament… Ah my brother Neither relations nor subjects will lament his death. Like a dead ass his body will be dragged out, and left to decay unburied and unheeded. There is no minute account of the death of this king, and hence we have no historical illustration of the fulfilment of this prophecy. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 22:8-9
8, 9. Compare Deuteronomy 29:23-26, and 1 Kings 9:8. read more