Jeremiah 22:11-13

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¹¹For the Lord says this about Jehoahaz who succeeded his father^[a] King Josiah and was taken away as a captive: ¹²He shall die in a distant land^[b] and never again see his own country.

¹³And woe to you, King Jehoiakim,^[c] for you are building your great palace with forced labor. By not paying wages you are building injustice into its walls and oppression into its doorframes and ceilings.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 22:11 Jehoahaz who succeeded his father. Jehoahaz, or Shallum, reigned for three months in the year 609 B.C.
Jeremiah 22:12 in a distant land, i.e., Egypt.
Jeremiah 22:13 King Jehoiakim, implied, see v. 18. He was chosen by the Egyptians to replace Jehoahaz, whom they took back to Egypt with them. He ruled from 609–598 B.C.