Jer 22:13-19 | NASB1995 | STEP | “ Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness And his upper rooms without justice , Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay And does not give him his wages ,

Jeremiah 22:13-19

Messages about the Kings

13 “Woe to him who builds his house ^awithout righteousness
And his ^{▼▼ Or roof chambers}upper rooms without justice,
Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay
And ^cdoes not give him his wages,
14 Who says, ‘I will ^dbuild myself a roomy house
With spacious ^{▼▼ Or roof chambers}upper rooms,
And cut out its windows,
^{▼▼ Or Paneled}Paneling it with ^gcedar and painting it ^{▼▼ Or vermilion}bright red.’
15 “Do you become a king because you are competing in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink
And ⁱdo justice and righteousness?
Then it was ^jwell with him.
16 “He pled the cause of the ^kafflicted and needy;
Then it was well.
^lIs not that what it means to know Me?”
Declares the Lord.
17 “But your eyes and your heart
Are intent only upon your own ^mdishonest gain,
And on ⁿshedding innocent blood
And on practicing oppression and extortion.”

18 Therefore thus says the Lord in regard to ^oJehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, “They will not ^plament for him:
‘ ^qAlas, my brother!’ or, ‘Alas, sister!’
They will not lament for him:
‘Alas for the master!’ or, ‘Alas for his splendor!’
19 “He will be ^rburied with a donkey’s burial,
Dragged off and thrown out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.