Jeremiah 22:16-18
English Standard Version Anglicised
16 (A)He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
(B)then it was well.
Is not this (C)to know me?
declares the Lord.
17 But you have eyes and heart
only for your dishonest gain,
(D)for shedding innocent blood,
and for practising oppression and violence.”
18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
(E)“They shall not lament for him, saying,
(F)‘Ah, my brother!’ or ‘Ah, sister!’
They shall not lament for him, saying,
(G)‘Ah, lord!’ or ‘Ah, his majesty!’
Jeremiah 22:16-18
King James Version
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.
17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
18 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
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