Jeremiah 22:20-23

International Children’s Bible

²⁰ “Judah, go up to Lebanon and cry out.
    Let your voice be heard in Bashan.
Cry out from Abarim.
    All your friends are destroyed!
²¹ Judah, when you were successful, I warned you.
    But you refused to listen.
You have acted like this since you were young.
    You have not obeyed me.
²² My punishment will come like a storm.
    And it will blow all your shepherds away.
    Your friends will be taken away as captives.
Then you will really be ashamed.
    You will be disgraced because of all the wicked things you did.
²³ King, you live in your palace.
    You are cozy in your rooms of cedar.
But you will groan when your punishment comes.
    You will hurt like a woman giving birth to a baby!