(A)Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem; and he did evil in the sight of the Lord his God.

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18 Therefore this is what the Lord says regarding (A)Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

“They will not (B)mourn for him:
(C)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 (D)buried with a donkey’s burial,
Dragged off and thrown out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

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Cities of Judah Warned

26 In the beginning of the reign of (A)Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying,

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