22 “The wind will sweep away all your (A)shepherds,
And your (B)lovers will go into captivity;
Then you will surely be (C)ashamed and humiliated
Because of all your wickedness.
23 “You who dwell in Lebanon,
Nested in the cedars,
How you will groan when pangs come upon you,
(D)Pain like a woman in childbirth!

24 “As I live,” declares the Lord, “even though [a](E)Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were a (F)signet ring on My right hand, yet I would pull [b]you [c]off;

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  1. Jeremiah 22:24 I.e. Jehoiachin
  2. Jeremiah 22:24 I.e. Jehoiachin
  3. Jeremiah 22:24 Lit off from there

22 The wind(A) will drive all your shepherds(B) away,
    and your allies(C) will go into exile.
Then you will be ashamed and disgraced(D)
    because of all your wickedness.
23 You who live in ‘Lebanon,[a](E)
    who are nestled in cedar buildings,
how you will groan when pangs come upon you,
    pain(F) like that of a woman in labor!

24 “As surely as I live,” declares the Lord, “even if you, Jehoiachin[b](G) son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring(H) on my right hand, I would still pull you off.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 22:23 That is, the palace in Jerusalem (see 1 Kings 7:2)
  2. Jeremiah 22:24 Hebrew Koniah, a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 28