Messages about the Kings

13 “Woe to him who builds his house (A)without righteousness
And his [a]upper rooms without justice,
Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay
And (B)does not give him his wages,
14 Who says, ‘I will (C)build myself a roomy house
With spacious [b]upper rooms,
And cut out its windows,
[c]Paneling it with (D)cedar and painting it [d]bright red.’
15 “Do you become a king because you are competing in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink
And (E)do justice and righteousness?
Then it was (F)well with him.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 22:13 Or roof chambers
  2. Jeremiah 22:14 Or roof chambers
  3. Jeremiah 22:14 Or Paneled
  4. Jeremiah 22:14 Or vermilion