Jeremiah 22:13-15

EasyEnglish Bible

‘Terrible trouble will happen to this man!
He cheats people
    so that he can build a beautiful palace for himself.
He does not do what is right and fair.
He does not pay the people who work for him.
    His own men have to work for nothing.
¹⁴ He says, “I will build a great palace for myself.
    It will have large rooms upstairs.”
He puts windows in its walls.
    He covers the walls with cedar wood.
    He uses red paint to make it beautiful.
¹⁵ Are you better than other kings
    because you use more cedar wood to build your palace?
Think about how your father lived.
    He did what was right and fair.
    He had enough to eat and to drink.
So he was happy with a good life.