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Judgment Against Jehoiakim

13 “How terrible it will be for him who builds his palace by doing evil.
    He cheats people so he can build its upper rooms.
He is making his own people work for nothing.
    He is not paying them for their work.
14 He says, ‘I will build a great palace for myself.
    I will have large upper rooms.’
So he builds the palace with large windows.
    He uses cedar wood for the walls.
    And he paints it red.

15 “Does having a lot of cedar in your house
    make you a great king?
Your father was satisfied to have food and drink.
    He did what was right and fair.
    So everything went well for him.

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