Albert Barnes Commentary Jeremiah 22:10-12

"Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him; but weep sore for him that goeth away; for he shall return no more, nor see his native country. For thus saith Jehovah touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, [and] who went forth out of this place: He shall not return thither any more. But in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more." — Jeremiah 22:10-12 (ASV)

In the two preceding prophecies, Jeremiah stated the general principle on which depend the rise and downfall of kings and nations. He now adds, for Zedekiah’s warning, the history of three thrones which were not established.

The first is that of Shallum, the successor of Josiah, who probably took the name of Jehoahaz on his accession (see the notes on the marginal references).

Jeremiah 22:10

The dead – that is, Josiah (2 Chronicles 35:25).

That goeth away – Rather, that is gone away.