“Is this man
King Coniah
A despised,
Broken pot?
Is he a vessel
That no one wants?
Why is he
With his children hurled out?
Why are they cast away
In a land that they do not know?
O land!
O land!
O land!
Hear the word of Yahweh!
Thus says Yahweh.
‘Record this man as childless!
He is a man
Who shall not succeed in his days.
None of his offspring
Shall succeed
In sitting on the throne of David,
Ruling again in Judah.’”
Yahweh was very opposed to King Coniah or King Jehoiachin or King Jeconiah (598 BCE), as he was called. King Coniah was the son of King Jehoiakim or King Eliakim (609-598 BCE). Why was he a despised broken pot? Why were he and his family thrown out of Judah? They were sent to a land that they did not know. Yahweh cried out to the land. King Coniah should be recorded as having no children, although he actually had children. He was not successful. None of his offspring would ever rule or sit on the throne of David, a pretty strong promise or curse. Thus this seems like the end of Davidic rule in Judah. He had favored the Egyptians, but now was sent to Babylon as a captive during the first captivity of 598 BCE.
