1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Jeremiah 22:24 | As I live, saith the Lord, if Jechonias, the son of Joakim, the king of Juda, were a ring on my right hand, I would pluck him thence. | Jechonias: Joachin, (4 Kings 24:6.; Worthington) or Chenias, who did not take warning by his predecessor's misfortune. --- Ring, or seal, if he were most dear to me, the prime minister of the greatest monarch, Aggeus 2:24. (Calmet) --- Alexander the Great gave his ring to Perdiccas, designating him his successor, or regent. (Curt. x.) |