Jehoiachin: not a broken vessel but a humiliated vassal (Jer 22:28–30)

Crouch, C.L.

Abstract

Uncertain terminology, versional differences and the juxtaposition of multiple images for Jehoiachin combine to render Jer 22:28–30 an interpretive quagmire. The article proposes to ameliorate this confusion through the emendation of the first word of v. 28, haʿæṣæb. The emended text reveals a coherent oracle, drawing on a consistent and well-established nexus of concepts associated with the consequences for vassal disloyalty.

Citation

Crouch, C. (2017). Jehoiachin: not a broken vessel but a humiliated vassal (Jer 22:28–30). Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 129(2), https://doi.org/10.1515/zaw-2017-0014

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 28, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Jun 17, 2017
• Publication Date: Jun 27, 2017
• Deposit Date: Feb 3, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 17, 2017
• Journal: Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
• Print ISSN: 0044-2526
• Electronic ISSN: 1613-0103
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 129
• Issue: 2
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/zaw-2017-0014
• Keywords: Jeremiah; Jehoiachin; loyalty oaths; corpse desecration; deportation
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/868064
• Publisher URL: https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/zatw.2017.129.issue-2/zaw-2017-0014/zaw-2017-0014.xml