9. They will answer, ‘Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh their God and worshiped and served other gods.’ ”
10. Do not weep for the dead;do not mourn for him.Weep bitterly for the one who has gone away,for he will never return againand see his native land.
11. For this is what the Lord says concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who became king in place of his father Josiah: “He has left this place — he will never return here again,