22 The wind will take charge of[a] all your shepherds,
and your lovers[b] will go into captivity.
Then you will be ashamed and humiliated(A)
because of all your evil.
23 You residents of Lebanon,
nestled among the cedars,
how you will groan[c] when labor pains come on you,
agony like a woman in labor.(B)

A Message concerning Coniah

24 “As I live,” says the Lord, “though you, Coniah[d](C) son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, were a signet ring(D) on My right hand, I would tear you from it.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 22:22 Lit will shepherd
  2. Jeremiah 22:22 Or friends, or allies
  3. Jeremiah 22:23 LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads will be pitied
  4. Jeremiah 22:24 = Jehoiachin

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