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12 He will die in the place where they have led him captive. He will never see this land again.

A Message About Jehoiakim

13 Woe to him who builds his house through unrighteousness
and his roof with injustice,
who makes his neighbors work for nothing
and does not pay them,
14 who says, “I will build a huge mansion for myself
    with spacious upper rooms.”
He makes large windows for it,
panels it with cedar,
and paints it red.

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12 He will die(A) in the place where they have led him captive; he will not see this land again.”

13 “Woe(B) to him who builds(C) his palace by unrighteousness,
    his upper rooms by injustice,
making his own people work for nothing,
    not paying(D) them for their labor.
14 He says, ‘I will build myself a great palace(E)
    with spacious upper rooms.’
So he makes large windows in it,
    panels it with cedar(F)
    and decorates it in red.(G)

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