Jer 22:25-26 | NET2full | STEP | I will hand you over to those who want to take your life and of whom you are afraid . I will hand you over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his Babylonian soldiers.

‏ Jeremiah 22:25-26

25 I will hand you over to those who want to take your life and of whom you are afraid. I will hand you over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his Babylonian ^{▼▼tn Heb “the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4.} soldiers. 26 I will force you and your mother who gave you birth into exile. You will be exiled to ^{▼▼tn Heb “I will hurl you and your mother…into another land where…” The verb used here is very forceful. It is the verb used for Saul throwing a spear at David (1 Sam 18:11) and for the Lord unleashing a violent storm on the sea (Jonah 1:4). It is used both here and in v. 28 for the forceful exile of Jeconiah and his mother.} a country where neither of you were born, and you will both die there.