# General Information:

Yahweh has shifted from addressing the King of Judah and is now speaking to a general audience.

# the one who is dead

This refers to King Josiah who had been killed.

# him who is about to go away

This refers to King Jehoahaz who was taken into exile in Egypt.

# never return and see the land of his birth

"never come back and see the land of Israel again" or "never return and see the place where he was born"