Jeremiah 22:23-25

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²³O inhabitant of Lebanon,
nested among the cedars,
how you will groan^[a] when pangs come upon you,
pain as of a woman in labor!

Judgment on Coniah (Jehoiachin)

²⁴As I live, says the Lord, even if King Coniah son of Jehoiakim of Judah were the signet ring on my right hand, even from there I would tear you off ²⁵and give you into the hands of those who seek your life, into the hands of those of whom you are afraid, even into the hands of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon and into the hands of the Chaldeans.

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Jeremiah 22:23 Gk Vg Syr: Heb will be pitied

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