15 “Shall you reign because you enclose yourself in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink,
And do justice and righteousness?
Then ait was well with him.
Did not your father eat and drink,
And do justice and righteousness?
Then ait was well with him.
16 He1 judged the cause of the poor and needy;
Then it was well.
Was not this knowing Me?” says the Lord.
Then it was well.
Was not this knowing Me?” says the Lord.
17 “Yeta your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness,
For shedding innocent blood,
And practicing oppression and violence.”
For shedding innocent blood,
And practicing oppression and violence.”
18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
a“They shall not lament for him,
Saying, b‘Alas, my brother!’ or ‘Alas, my sister!’
They shall not lament for him,
Saying, ‘Alas, master!’ or ‘Alas, his glory!’
a“They shall not lament for him,
Saying, b‘Alas, my brother!’ or ‘Alas, my sister!’
They shall not lament for him,
Saying, ‘Alas, master!’ or ‘Alas, his glory!’
19 aHe shall be buried with the burial of a donkey,
Dragged and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
Dragged and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
20 “Go up to Lebanon, and cry out,
And lift up your voice in Bashan;
Cry from Abarim,
For all your lovers are destroyed.
And lift up your voice in Bashan;
Cry from Abarim,
For all your lovers are destroyed.
21 I spoke to you in your prosperity,
But you said, ‘I will not hear.’
aThis has been your manner from your youth,
That you did not obey My voice.
But you said, ‘I will not hear.’
aThis has been your manner from your youth,
That you did not obey My voice.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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