Jeremiah 22:27
But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.In other versions
But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.
ASV
But to the land on which their soul's desire is fixed, they will never come back.
BBE
And into the land whereunto they lift up their souls to return, thither shall they not return.
DBY
But to the land whereunto their soul longs to return, there shall they not return.
WEB
And to the land whither they are lifting up their soul to return, Thither they do not return.
YLT
But to the land unto which they desire to return, thither shall they not return.
ENG
But to the land to which they desire to return, thither shall they not return.
WBT
You will never return to the land for which you long.”
BSB
In context
25And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
26And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
27But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.
28Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?
29O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.