Jeremiah 22:16-18

The Voice

¹⁶    He stood up for the poor and needy;
        then things went well for him and the people.
    Isn’t this what it means to know Me?
¹⁷    But you are so different: your eyes are focused and your heart is set
        on one goal: deceitful personal gain.
    You make the innocent pay with their blood;
        you violently oppress them and take what is not yours.

¹⁸So this is what the Eternal says
regarding Jehoiakim (son of Josiah), king of Judah:

Eternal One: Upon his death, no one in his family will weep and say,
        “Oh my brother, oh my sister—our loved one is gone.”
    Nor will any of his subjects weep and say,
        “Our leader is gone; our great king is gone.”