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Jeremiah 22:13
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Jeremiah 22:13
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A Message about Jehoiakim
13 And the Lord says, “What sorrow awaits Jehoiakim,[a]
who builds his palace with forced labor.[b]
He builds injustice into its walls,
for he makes his neighbors work for nothing.
He does not pay them for their labor.
Jeremiah 22:13
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Jeremiah 22:13
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James 5:4
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James 5:4
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4 For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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James 5:4
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James 5:4
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4 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)
Micah 3:10
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Micah 3:10
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10 You are building Jerusalem
on a foundation of murder and corruption.
Micah 3:10
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Micah 3:10
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Leviticus 19:13
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Leviticus 19:13
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13 “Do not defraud or rob your neighbor.
“Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay.
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Leviticus 19:13
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Leviticus 19:13
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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)
Deuteronomy 24:14-15
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Deuteronomy 24:14-15
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14 “Never take advantage of poor and destitute laborers, whether they are fellow Israelites or foreigners living in your towns. 15 You must pay them their wages each day before sunset because they are poor and are counting on it. If you don’t, they might cry out to the Lord against you, and it would be counted against you as sin.
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Deuteronomy 24:14-15
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Deuteronomy 24:14-15
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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)
Malachi 3:5
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Malachi 3:5
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5 “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Malachi 3:5
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Malachi 3:5
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5 “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.
Habakkuk 2:9-11
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Habakkuk 2:9-11
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9 “What sorrow awaits you who build big houses
with money gained dishonestly!
You believe your wealth will buy security,
putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.
10 But by the murders you committed,
you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives.
11 The very stones in the walls cry out against you,
and the beams in the ceilings echo the complaint.
Habakkuk 2:9-11
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Habakkuk 2:9-11
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9 “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.
Jeremiah 22:18
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Jeremiah 22:18
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18 Therefore, this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim, son of King Josiah:
“The people will not mourn for him, crying to one another,
‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’
His subjects will not mourn for him, crying,
‘Alas, our master is dead! Alas, his splendor is gone!’
Jeremiah 22:18
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Jeremiah 22:18
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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!’
2 Chronicles 36:4
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2 Chronicles 36:4
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Jehoiakim Rules in Judah
4 The king of Egypt then installed Eliakim, the brother of Jehoahaz, as the next king of Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. Then Neco took Jehoahaz to Egypt as a prisoner.
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2 Chronicles 36:4
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2 Chronicles 36:4
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4 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)
2 Kings 23:35-37
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2 Kings 23:35-37
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35 In order to get the silver and gold demanded as tribute by Pharaoh Neco, Jehoiakim collected a tax from the people of Judah, requiring them to pay in proportion to their wealth.
36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother was Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah from Rumah. 37 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his ancestors had done.
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2 Kings 23:35-37
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2 Kings 23:35-37
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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.
Job 24:10-11
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Job 24:10-11
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10 The poor must go about naked, without any clothing.
They harvest food for others while they themselves are starving.
11 They press out olive oil without being allowed to taste it,
and they tread in the winepress as they suffer from thirst.
Job 24:10-11
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Job 24:10-11
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