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,

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  1. Jeremiah 22:13 Lit. roof chambers, upper chambers

13 “Woe(A) to him who builds(B) his palace by unrighteousness,
    his upper rooms by injustice,
making his own people work for nothing,
    not paying(C) them for their labor.

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Indeed (A)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and (B)the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of [a]Sabaoth.

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  1. James 5:4 Lit., in Heb., Hosts

Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers(A) who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries(B) of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.(C)

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10 (A)Who build up Zion with (B)bloodshed
And Jerusalem with iniquity:

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10 who build(A) Zion with bloodshed,(B)
    and Jerusalem with wickedness.(C)

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13 (A)‘You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. (B)The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.

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13 “‘Do not defraud or rob(A) your neighbor.(B)

“‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker(C) overnight.(D)

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14 “You shall not (A)oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates. 15 Each day (B)you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; (C)lest he cry out against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you.

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14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.(A) 15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor(B) and are counting on it.(C) Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.(D)

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And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
(A)Against perjurers,
Against those who (B)exploit wage earners and (C)widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

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“So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers,(A) adulterers(B) and perjurers,(C) against those who defraud laborers of their wages,(D) who oppress the widows(E) and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners(F) among you of justice, but do not fear(G) me,” says the Lord Almighty.

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“Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house,
That he may (A)set his nest on high,
That he may be delivered from the [a]power of disaster!
10 You give shameful counsel to your house,
Cutting off many peoples,
And sin against your soul.
11 For the stone will cry out from the wall,
And the beam from the timbers will answer it.

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  1. Habakkuk 2:9 Lit. hand of evil

“Woe to him who builds(A) his house by unjust gain,(B)
    setting his nest(C) on high
    to escape the clutches of ruin!
10 You have plotted the ruin(D) of many peoples,
    shaming(E) your own house and forfeiting your life.
11 The stones(F) of the wall will cry out,
    and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.

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18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

(A)“They shall not lament for him,
Saying, (B)‘Alas, my brother!’ or ‘Alas, my sister!’
They shall not lament for him,
Saying, ‘Alas, master!’ or ‘Alas, his glory!’

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18 Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:

“They will not mourn(A) for him:
    ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’
They will not mourn for him:
    ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’

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Then the king of Egypt made [a]Jehoahaz’s brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took [b]Jehoahaz his brother and carried him off to Egypt.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:4 Lit. his
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:4 MT Joahaz

The king of Egypt made Eliakim, a brother of Jehoahaz, king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Necho(A) took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.(B)

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Jehoiakim Reigns in Judah(A)

35 So Jehoiakim gave (B)the silver and gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give money according to the command of Pharaoh; he exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, from every one according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Necho. 36 (C)Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 37 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.

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35 Jehoiakim paid Pharaoh Necho the silver and gold he demanded. In order to do so, he taxed the land and exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land according to their assessments.(A)

Jehoiakim King of Judah(B)

36 Jehoiakim(C) was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah. 37 And he did evil(D) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his predecessors had done.

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10 They cause the poor to go naked, without (A)clothing;
And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.
11 They press out oil within their walls,
And tread winepresses, yet suffer thirst.

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10 Lacking clothes, they go about naked;(A)
    they carry the sheaves,(B) but still go hungry.
11 They crush olives among the terraces[a];
    they tread the winepresses,(C) yet suffer thirst.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 24:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.