Jeremiah 22:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

buried with the burial of an ass. Note the Figure of speech Oxymoron, which gives the meaning that he was not buried at all (for asses have no funerals). Jehoiakim is the only king of Judah whose burial is not recorded. See note on 2 Kings 24:6.

drawn, &c.: i.e. the ass, not Jehoiakim (Jeremiah 22:26).

cast forth. Compare Isaiah 26:19.

Jeremiah 22:19

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