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Jeremiah 22:23-25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Jeremiah 22:23-25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 O 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)
24 As 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(A) 25 and give you into the hands of those who seek your life, into the hands of those whom you fear, even into the hands of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon and into the hands of the Chaldeans.(B)
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- 22.23 Gk Vg Syr: Heb will be pitied
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