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17 But your eyes and heart are on nothing but
    your dishonest gain,
shedding the blood of innocent people,
    and practicing oppression and extortion.”

18 Therefore, this is what the Lord says about Josiah’s son Jehoiakim, king of Judah,

“They won’t lament for him with these words:[a]
    ‘How terrible, my brother,
        How terrible, my sister!’
They won’t lament for him with these words:[b]
    ‘How terrible, lord,
        How terrible, your[c] majesty!’
19 He will receive[d] a donkey’s burial,
    dragged out and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 22:18 The Heb. lacks with these words
  2. Jeremiah 22:18 The Heb. lacks with these words
  3. Jeremiah 22:18 The Heb. lacks your
  4. Jeremiah 22:19 Lit. be buried with

17 “But your eyes and your heart
    are set only on dishonest gain,(A)
on shedding innocent blood(B)
    and on oppression and extortion.”(C)

18 Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:

“They will not mourn(D) for him:
    ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’
They will not mourn for him:
    ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
19 He will have the burial(E) of a donkey—
    dragged away and thrown(F)
    outside the gates of Jerusalem.”

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