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Reign of Jehoiakim. 36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah, daughter of Pedaiah, from Rumah.

37 He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his ancestors had done.

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18 Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah:

They shall not lament him,
    “Alas! my brother”; “Alas! sister.”[a]
They shall not lament him,
    “Alas, Lord! alas, Majesty!”(A)
19 The burial of a donkey[b] he shall be given,
    dragged forth and cast out
    beyond the gates of Jerusalem.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 22:18 “Alas! my brother”; “Alas! sister”: customary cries of mourning.
  2. 22:19 The burial of a donkey: no burial at all, except to be cast outside the city as refuse. This prophecy describes the popular feeling toward Jehoiakim rather than the actual circumstances of his burial. According to 2 Kgs 24:5 he was buried with his ancestors in Jerusalem.