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He shall be buried with the burial of a donkey, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
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A Dishonorable End
Commentators unanimously explain that the "burial of an ass" signifies a deeply shameful end. Instead of a respectful burial, King Jehoiakim's body would be dragged outside the city gates and left to decay like animal carrion. In a culture that highly valued proper burial, this represented the ultimate disgrace and a tangible sign of God's curse.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The burial of an ass - that is, he will merely be dragged out of the way, and left to decay unheeded. Nothing is known of the fulfillment of…
19th Century
Anglican
He shall be buried with the burial of an ass. — The same prediction appears in another form in Jeremiah 36:30. The body o…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet, having inveighed against Jehoiakim, now shows what kind of punishment from God awaited him. He would otherwise have despised the Proph…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He shall be buried with the burial of an ass Have no burial at all, or no other than what any brute creature has; wh…
Here is a sentence of death upon two kings, the wicked sons of a very pious father. Josiah was prevented from seeing the evil to come in this world…
