Jeremiah 22:13-19
New American Standard Bible
Messages about the Kings
13 “Woe to him who builds his house (A)without righteousness,
And his upstairs rooms without justice,
Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay
And (B)does not give him his wages,
14 Who says, ‘I will (C)build myself a large house
With spacious upstairs rooms,
And cut out its windows,
[a]Paneling it with (D)cedar and painting it [b]bright red.’
15 Do you become a king because you are competing in cedar?
Did your father not eat and drink
And (E)do justice and righteousness?
Then it was (F)well for him.
16 He pled the cause of the (G)afflicted and the poor,
Then it was well.
(H)Is that not what it means to know Me?”
Declares the Lord.
17 “But your eyes and your heart
Are intent only upon your own (I)dishonest gain,
And on (J)shedding innocent blood,
And on practicing oppression and extortion.”
18 Therefore this is what the Lord says regarding (K)Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
“They will not (L)mourn for him:
‘(M)Oh, my brother!’ or, ‘Oh, sister!’
They will not mourn for him:
‘Oh, for the master!’ or, ‘Oh, for his splendor!’
19 He will be (N)buried with a donkey’s burial,
Dragged off and thrown out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 22:14 Or Paneled
- Jeremiah 22:14 Or vermilion
Jeremiah 22:13-19
Lexham English Bible
13 Woe to the one who builds his house without righteousness,
and his upper rooms without justice.
His fellow countryman, he works for nothing,
and he does not give to him his wages.[a]
14 Who says ‘I will build for myself
a spacious house with large upper rooms,’
and he cuts windows for it,
and it is[b] paneled with cedar,
and he paints it[c] with vermilion.
15 Do you reign as king because you are competing in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink,
and he did justice and righteousness,
then it was well with him?
16 He judged the legal cause of the needy and the poor,
and then it was well.
Is that not what it means to know me?[d]” declares[e] Yahweh.
17 “But there is nothing in your eyes and your heart
except[f] your unlawful gain,
and on shedding the blood of the innocent,
and on committing oppression and extortion.”
18 Therefore[g] thus says Yahweh concerning Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah:
“They will not lament for him,
‘Alas, my brother,’ or ‘Alas, sister.’
They will not lament for him,
‘Alas, lord,’ or ‘alas, his majesty.’
19 He will be buried with the burial of a donkey.
He will be[h] dragged away and thrown outside[i] the gates of Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 22:13 Hebrew “wage”
- Jeremiah 22:14 Here the subject is supplied from context in the English translation
- Jeremiah 22:14 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Jeremiah 22:16 Literally “Not that the knowledge me”
- Jeremiah 22:16 Literally “a declaration of”
- Jeremiah 22:17 Literally “but if”
- Jeremiah 22:18 Literally “To thus”
- Jeremiah 22:19 Here the subject is supplied from context in the English translation
- Jeremiah 22:19 Literally “from beyond”
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