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Friday, January 2nd, 2026
the Second Friday after Christmas
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Good News Translation
Jeremiah 22:27
You will long to see this country again, but you will never return."
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Christian Standard Bible®
They will never return to the land they long to return to.”
They will never return to the land they long to return to.”
Hebrew Names Version
But to the land whereunto their soul longs to return, there shall they not return.
But to the land whereunto their soul longs to return, there shall they not return.
King James Version
But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.
But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.
English Standard Version
But to the land to which they will long to return, there they shall not return."
But to the land to which they will long to return, there they shall not return."
New American Standard Bible
"But as for the land to which they long to return, they will not return to it.
"But as for the land to which they long to return, they will not return to it.
New Century Version
They will want to come back, but they will never be able to return."
They will want to come back, but they will never be able to return."
Amplified Bible
"But as for the land to which they long to return, they will not return to it.
"But as for the land to which they long to return, they will not return to it.
World English Bible
But to the land whereunto their soul longs to return, there shall they not return.
But to the land whereunto their soul longs to return, there shall they not return.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But to the lande, whereunto they desire to returne, they shall not returne thither.
But to the lande, whereunto they desire to returne, they shall not returne thither.
Legacy Standard Bible
But as for the land to which their soul desires to return, they will not return to it.
But as for the land to which their soul desires to return, they will not return to it.
Berean Standard Bible
You will never return to the land for which you long."
You will never return to the land for which you long."
Contemporary English Version
longing to return home.
longing to return home.
Complete Jewish Bible
They will not return to the country to which they long to return."
They will not return to the country to which they long to return."
Darby Translation
And into the land whereunto they lift up their souls to return, thither shall they not return.
And into the land whereunto they lift up their souls to return, thither shall they not return.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jehoiachin, you will want to come back to your land, but you will never be allowed to come back."
Jehoiachin, you will want to come back to your land, but you will never be allowed to come back."
George Lamsa Translation
But to the land to which you hope to return, thither you shall not come back.
But to the land to which you hope to return, thither you shall not come back.
Lexham English Bible
As for the land to which they are longing to return, they will not return.
As for the land to which they are longing to return, they will not return.
Literal Translation
But concerning the land which they lift up with their soul, to return there, they shall not return there.
But concerning the land which they lift up with their soul, to return there, they shall not return there.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But as for the londe that ye will desyre to returne vnto, ye shall neuer come at it agayne.
But as for the londe that ye will desyre to returne vnto, ye shall neuer come at it agayne.
American Standard Version
But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.
But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.
Bible in Basic English
But to the land on which their soul's desire is fixed, they will never come back.
But to the land on which their soul's desire is fixed, they will never come back.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But to the land whereunto they long to return, thither shall they not return.
But to the land whereunto they long to return, thither shall they not return.
King James Version (1611)
But to the land whereunto they desire to returne, thither shall they not returne.
But to the land whereunto they desire to returne, thither shall they not returne.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But as for the lande that ye wyll desire to returne vnto, ye shall neuer come at it agayne.
But as for the lande that ye wyll desire to returne vnto, ye shall neuer come at it agayne.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But they shall by no means return to the land which they long for in their souls.
But they shall by no means return to the land which they long for in their souls.
English Revised Version
But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.
But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and thei schulen not turne ayen in to the lond, to which thei reisen her soule, that thei turne ayen thidur.
and thei schulen not turne ayen in to the lond, to which thei reisen her soule, that thei turne ayen thidur.
Update Bible Version
But to the land to where their soul longs to return, they shall not return there.
But to the land to where their soul longs to return, they shall not return there.
Webster's Bible Translation
But to the land to which they desire to return, thither shall they not return.
But to the land to which they desire to return, thither shall they not return.
New English Translation
You will never come back to this land to which you will long to return!"
You will never come back to this land to which you will long to return!"
New King James Version
But to the land to which they desire to return, there they shall not return.
But to the land to which they desire to return, there they shall not return.
New Living Translation
You will never again return to the land you yearn for.
You will never again return to the land you yearn for.
New Life Bible
You will want to return to this land again but you will not return."
You will want to return to this land again but you will not return."
New Revised Standard
But they shall not return to the land to which they long to return.
But they shall not return to the land to which they long to return.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But unto the land whither they shall be lifting up their souls to return, thither, shall they not return.
But unto the land whither they shall be lifting up their souls to return, thither, shall they not return.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall not return into the land, whereunto they lift up their mind to return thither.
And they shall not return into the land, whereunto they lift up their mind to return thither.
Revised Standard Version
But to the land to which they will long to return, there they shall not return."
But to the land to which they will long to return, there they shall not return."
Young's Literal Translation
And to the land whither they are lifting up their soul to return, Thither they do not return.
And to the land whither they are lifting up their soul to return, Thither they do not return.
THE MESSAGE
"You'll be homesick, desperately homesick, but you'll never get home again."
"You'll be homesick, desperately homesick, but you'll never get home again."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But as for the land to which they desire to return, they will not return to it.
"But as for the land to which they desire to return, they will not return to it.
Contextual Overview
20 People of Jerusalem, go to Lebanon and shout, go to the land of Bashan and cry; call out from the mountains of Moab, because all your allies have been defeated. 21 The Lord spoke to you when you were prosperous, but you refused to listen. That is what you've done all your life; you never would obey the Lord . 22 Your leaders will be blown away by the wind, your allies taken as prisoners of war, your city disgraced and put to shame because of all the evil you have done. 23 You rest secure among the cedars brought from Lebanon; but how pitiful you'll be when pains strike you, pains like those of a woman in labor. 24 The Lord said to King Jehoiachin, son of King Jehoiakim of Judah, "As surely as I am the living God, even if you were the signet ring on my right hand, I would pull you off 25 and give you to people you are afraid of, people who want to kill you. I will give you to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia and his soldiers. 26 I am going to force you and your mother into exile. You will go to a country where neither of you was born, and both of you will die there. 27 You will long to see this country again, but you will never return." 28 I said, "Has King Jehoiachin become like a broken jar that is thrown away and that no one wants? Is that why he and his children have been taken into exile to a land they know nothing about?" 29 O land, land, land! Listen to what the Lord has said:
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
to the: Jeremiah 22:11, Jeremiah 44:14, Jeremiah 52:31-34, 2 Kings 25:27-30
desire: Heb. lift up their mind, Psalms 86:4
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 42:18 - and ye shall see
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But to the land whereunto they desire to return,.... Or, "lift up their soul to return" c: either by making supplication to God, for it, Psalms 25:1; or buoying up themselves with vain hopes, founded upon the declarations of the false prophets, that they should return; and to which no doubt they had a natural desire, and comforted themselves with the hopes of it; but all in vain:
thither shall they not return; for they were to die, as before predicted, in another country, as they did, and never saw their own any more.
c מנשאים את נפשם לשוב שם "elevant animam suam", Vatablus, Pagninus; "tollunt animam suam ut revertantlur eo", Schmidt.
