Jeremiah 22:13-19

New King James Version

¹³ “Woe^(A) to him who builds his house by unrighteousness
And his ^[a]chambers by injustice,
^(B)Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages
And gives him nothing for his work,
¹⁴ Who says, ‘I will build myself a wide house with spacious ^[b]chambers,
And cut out windows for it,
Paneling it with cedar
And painting it with vermilion.’

¹⁵ “Shall you reign because you enclose yourself in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink,
And do justice and righteousness?
Then ^(C)it was well with him.
¹⁶ He ^[c]judged the cause of the poor and needy;
Then it was well.
Was not this knowing Me?” says the Lord.
¹⁷ “Yet^(D) your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness,
For shedding innocent blood,
And practicing oppression and violence.”

^(E)“They shall not lament for him,
Saying, ^(F)‘Alas, my brother!’ or ‘Alas, my sister!’
They shall not lament for him,
Saying, ‘Alas, master!’ or ‘Alas, his glory!’
^19 (G)He shall be buried with the burial of a donkey,
Dragged and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.