Jeremiah 22:12-14

Living Bible

¹² He shall die in a distant land^[a] and never again see his own country.

¹³ And woe to you, King Jehoiakim,^[b] 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. ¹⁴ You say, “I will build a magnificent palace with huge rooms and many windows, paneled throughout with fragrant cedar and painted a lovely red.”