The Meaning of Jeremiah 22:19 Explained

Jeremiah 22:19

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

YLT: The burial of an ass -- he is buried, Dragged and cast out thence to the gates of Jerusalem.

Darby: He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, dragged along and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Jeremiah 22:19 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Rather, the people would treat his corpse with great disrespect. They would give him a burial similar to that of a donkey (or Jezebel), which people dragged outside the city gate and left to rot (cf. Jeremiah 36:30; 1 Kings 21:23-24). Josephus wrote that Nebuchadnezzar had his body thrown before the walls without any burial (cf. 2 Kings 24:6). [1]
Of some people the Bible says nothing bad, but of Jehoiakim it says nothing good. [2]

Context Summary

Jeremiah 22:1-30 - The Folly Of Idolatry
Jeremiah 10:1-10
We are here introduced into an idol-factory. Contrasted with the manufactured idols is the majesty of our God. There is none like Him. His name is great in might; He is the King of the nations, the true and living God, and the everlasting King! Christian, fear not or be dismayed when enemies plot against you. It is a vain device that they frame. To hide in God is a sure defence from all that man can do for our hurt. O thou true and living Savior, in thy wounds harried and faithful souls become strong and brave again.
Jeremiah 10:19-25
The prophet now bids the people prepare for their captivity. Their city would be as when a shepherd removed his slight and insubstantial tent, leaving no trace. But Jeremiah's soul is lacerated and torn with the message he must needs announce. Are we called to be shepherds? Let us see to it that we seek the Lord; so only shall our flocks not be scattered, Jeremiah 10:21. Are we in perplexity as to our path in life? It is not for us to direct ourselves, but to look up for God's sure guidance, which will be given to the soul that waits for it, Jeremiah 10:23. Are we being corrected? Let us be patient; it is only when we endure without complaining that our trial works out the highest good, and God will not give us more than we can bear, Jeremiah 10:24. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 22

1  He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats
10  The judgment of Shallum;
13  of Jehoiakim;
20  and of Coniah

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 22:19 mean?

with the burial of a donkey He shall be buried Dragged and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem -
קְבוּרַ֥ת חֲמ֖וֹר יִקָּבֵ֑ר סָח֣וֹב וְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְ מֵהָ֖לְאָה לְשַׁעֲרֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם ס

קְבוּרַ֥ת  with  the  burial 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: קְבוּרָה  
Sense: grave, burial, burial site.
חֲמ֖וֹר  of  a  donkey 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲמֹור 
Sense: (he)ass.
יִקָּבֵ֑ר  He  shall  be  buried 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָבַר  
Sense: to bury.
סָח֣וֹב  Dragged 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: סָחַב  
Sense: (Qal) to drag.
וְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְ  and  cast  out 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive absolute
Root: שָׁלַךְ  
Sense: to throw, cast, hurl, fling.
מֵהָ֖לְאָה  beyond 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: הַל 
Sense: out there, onwards, further.
לְשַׁעֲרֵ֥י  the  gates 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם  of  Jerusalem 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation