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”
Jeremiah 22:13-19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness
and his upper rooms by injustice,
who makes his neighbors work for nothing
and does not give them their wages,(A)
14 who says, “I will build myself a spacious house
with large upper rooms,”
and who cuts out windows[a] for it,
paneling it with cedar
and painting it with vermilion.(B)
15 Are you a king
because you compete in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink
and do justice and righteousness?
Then it was well with him.(C)
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
then it was well.
Is not this to know me?
says the Lord.(D)
17 But your eyes and heart
are only on your dishonest gain,
for shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.(E)
18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah:
They shall not lament for him, saying,
“Alas, my brother!” or “Alas, sister!”
They shall not lament for him, saying,
“Alas, lord!” or “Alas, his majesty!”(F)
19 With the burial of a donkey he shall be buried:
dragged off and thrown out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.(G)
Footnotes
- 22.14 Gk Vg Syr Tg: MT my windows
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