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Jeremiah 22 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh said, “Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak this word there:
[2] ‘Hear Yahweh’s word, king of Judah, who sits on David’s throne—you, your servants, and your people who enter in by these gates.
[3] Yahweh says: “Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong. Do no violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.
[4] For if you do this thing indeed, then kings sitting on David’s throne will enter in by the gates of this house, riding in chariots and on horses—they, their servants, and their people.
[5] But if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself,” says Yahweh, “that this house will become a desolation.” ’ ”
[6] For Yahweh says concerning the house of the king of Judah: “You are Gilead to me, the head of Lebanon. Yet surely I will make you a wilderness, cities which are not inhabited.
[7] I will prepare destroyers against you, everyone with his weapons, and they will cut down your choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
[8] “Many nations will pass by this city, and they will each ask his neighbor, ‘Why has Yahweh done this to this great city?’
[9] Then they will answer, ‘Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh their God, worshiped other gods, and served them.’ ”
[10] Don’t weep for the dead. Don’t bemoan him; but weep bitterly for him who goes away, for he will return no more, and not see his native country.
[11] For Yahweh says touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and who went out of this place: “He won’t return there any more.
[12] But he will die in the place where they have led him captive. He will see this land no more.”
[13] “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor’s service without wages, and doesn’t give him his hire;
[14] who says, ‘I will build myself a wide house and spacious rooms,’ and cuts out windows for himself, with a cedar ceiling, and painted with red.
[15] “Should you reign because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.
[16] He judged the cause of the poor and needy; so then it was well. Wasn’t this to know me?” says Yahweh.
[17] But your eyes and your heart are only for your covetousness, for shedding innocent blood, for oppression, and for doing violence.”
[18] Therefore Yahweh says concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: “They won’t lament for him, saying, ‘Ah my brother!’ or, ‘Ah sister!’ They won’t lament for him, saying ‘Ah lord!’ or, ‘Ah his glory!’
[19] He will be buried with the burial of a donkey, drawn and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.”
[20] “Go up to Lebanon, and cry out. Lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry from Abarim; for all your lovers have been destroyed.
[21] I spoke to you in your prosperity, but you said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from your youth, that you didn’t obey my voice.
[22] The wind will feed all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Surely then you will be ashamed and confounded for all your wickedness.
[23] Inhabitant of Lebanon, who makes your nest in the cedars, how greatly to be pitied you will be when pangs come on you, the pain as of a woman in travail!
[24] “As I live,” says Yahweh, “though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet on my right hand, I would still pluck you from there.
[25] I would give you into the hand of those who seek your life, and into the hand of them of whom you are afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
[26] I will cast you out with your mother who bore you into another country, where you were not born; and there you will die.
[27] But to the land to which their soul longs to return, there they will not return.”
[28] Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? Is he a vessel in which no one delights? Why are they cast out, he and his offspring, and cast into a land which they don’t know?
[29] O earth, earth, earth, hear Yahweh’s word!
[30] Yahweh says, “Record this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his days; for no more will a man of his offspring prosper, sitting on David’s throne and ruling in Judah.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 22 (KJVS)

[1] Thus saith () the LORD ; Go down () to the house of the king of Judah , and speak () there this word ,
[2] And say (), Hear () the word of the LORD , O king of Judah , that sittest () upon the throne of David , thou, and thy servants , and thy people that enter () in by these gates :
[3] Thus saith () the LORD ; Execute () ye judgment and righteousness , and deliver () the spoiled () out of the hand of the oppressor : and do no wrong (), do no violence () to the stranger , the fatherless , nor the widow , neither shed () innocent blood in this place .
[4] For if ye do () this thing indeed (), then shall there enter in () by the gates of this house kings sitting () upon the throne of David , riding () in chariots and on horses , he, and his servants , and his people .
[5] But if ye will not hear () these words , I swear () by myself, saith () the LORD , that this house shall become a desolation .
[6] For thus saith () the LORD unto the king’s house of Judah ; Thou [art] Gilead unto me, [and] the head of Lebanon : [yet] surely I will make () thee a wilderness , [and] cities [which] are not inhabited () (8675) ().
[7] And I will prepare () destroyers () against thee, every one with his weapons : and they shall cut down () thy choice cedars , and cast () [them] into the fire .
[8] And many nations shall pass () by this city , and they shall say () every man to his neighbour , Wherefore hath the LORD done () thus unto this great city ?
[9] Then they shall answer (), Because they have forsaken () the covenant of the LORD their God , and worshipped () other gods , and served () them.
[10] Weep () ye not for the dead (), neither bemoan () him: [but] weep () sore () for him that goeth away (): for he shall return () no more, nor see () his native country .
[11] For thus saith () the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah , which reigned () instead of Josiah his father , which went forth () out of this place ; He shall not return () thither any more:
[12] But he shall die () in the place whither they have led him captive (), and shall see () this land no more.
[13] Woe unto him that buildeth () his house by unrighteousness , and his chambers by wrong ; [that] useth his neighbour’s service () without wages , and giveth () him not for his work ;
[14] That saith (), I will build () me a wide house and large () chambers , and cutteth him out () windows ; and [it is] cieled () with cedar , and painted () with vermilion .
[15] Shalt thou reign (), because thou closest () [thyself] in cedar ? did not thy father eat () and drink (), and do () judgment and justice , [and] then [it was] well with him?
[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 !
[19] He shall be buried () with the burial of an ass , drawn () and cast forth () beyond the gates of Jerusalem .
[20] Go up () to Lebanon , and cry (); and lift up () thy voice in Bashan , and cry () from the passages : for all thy lovers () are destroyed ().
[21] I spake () unto thee in thy prosperity ; [but] thou saidst (), I will not hear (). This [hath been] thy manner from thy youth , that thou obeyedst () not my voice .
[22] The wind shall eat up () all thy pastors (), and thy lovers () shall go () into captivity : surely then shalt thou be ashamed () and confounded () for all thy wickedness .
[23] O inhabitant () of Lebanon , that makest thy nest () in the cedars , how gracious () shalt thou be when pangs come () upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail ()!
[24] [As] I live , saith () the LORD , though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand , yet would I pluck () thee thence;
[25] And I will give () thee into the hand of them that seek () thy life , and into the hand [of them] whose face thou fearest (), even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon , and into the hand of the Chaldeans .
[26] And I will cast thee out (), and thy mother that bare () thee, into another country , where ye were not born (); and there shall ye die ().
[27] But to the land whereunto they desire () (8676) to return (), thither shall they not return ().
[28] [Is] this man Coniah a despised () broken () idol ? [is he] a vessel wherein [is] no pleasure ? wherefore are they cast out (), he and his seed , and are cast () into a land which they know () not?
[29] O earth , earth , earth , hear () the word of the LORD .
[30] Thus saith () the LORD , Write () ye this man childless , a man [that] shall not prosper () in his days : for no man of his seed shall prosper (), sitting () upon the throne of David , and ruling () any more in Judah .

Young’s Literal Translation

Jeremiah 22 (YLT)

[1] Thus said Jehovah, ‘Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and thou hast spoken there this word, and hast said,
[2] Hear a word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, who art sitting on the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people, who are coming in at these gates,
[3] Thus said Jehovah: Do ye judgment and righteousness, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, And sojourner, orphan, and widow, ye do not oppress nor wrong, And innocent blood ye do not shed in this place.
[4] For, if ye certainly do this thing, Then come in by the gates of this house Have kings sitting for David on his throne, Riding on chariot, and on horses, He, and his servants, and his people.
[5] And if ye do not hear these words, By myself I have sworn-an affirmation of Jehovah, That this house is for a desolation.
[6] For thus said Jehovah, Concerning the house of the king of Judah: Gilead art thou to Me-head of Lebanon, If not-I make thee a wilderness, Cities not inhabited.
[7] And I have separated for thee destroyers, Each with his weapons, And they have cut down the choice of thy cedars, And have cast them on the fire.
[8] And many nations have passed by this city, And they have said, each to his neighbour, For what hath Jehovah done thus to this great city?
[9] And they have said, ‘Because that they have forsaken The covenant of Jehovah their God, And bow themselves to other gods, and serve them.’
[10] Ye do not weep for the dead, nor bemoan for him, Weep ye sore for the traveller, For he doth not return again, Nor hath he seen the land of his birth.
[11] For thus said Jehovah concerning Shallum son of Josiah king of Judah, who is reigning instead of Josiah his father, who hath gone forth from this place: He doth not turn back hither again;
[12] For in the place whither they have removed him he dieth, And this land he doth not see again.
[13] Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.
[14] Who is saying, ‘I build for myself a large house, And airy upper chambers,’ And he hath cut out for himself its windows, Ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
[15] Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father-did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then it is well with him.
[16] He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then it is well-is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.
[17] But thine eyes and thy heart are not, Except on thy dishonest gain, And on shedding of innocent blood, And on oppression, and on doing of violence.
[18] Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: They do not lament for him, Ah, my brother, and Ah, sister, They do not lament for him, Ah, lord, and Ah, his honour.
[19] The burial of an ass-he is buried, Dragged and cast out thence to the gates of Jerusalem.
[20] Go up to Lebanon, and cry, And in Bashan give forth thy voice, And cry from Abarim, For destroyed have been all loving thee.
[21] I have spoken unto thee in thine ease, Thou hast said, ‘I do not hearken,’ This is thy way from thy youth, For thou hast not hearkened to My voice.
[22] All thy friends consume doth wind, And thy lovers into captivity do go, Surely then thou art ashamed, And hast blushed for all thy wickedness.
[23] O dweller in Lebanon, making a nest among cedars, How gracious hast thou been when pangs come to thee, Pain-as of a travailing woman.
[24] I live-an affirmation of Jehovah, Though Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah Were a seal on My right hand, Surely thence I draw thee away,
[25] And I have given thee into the hand of those seeking thy life, And into hands of which thou art afraid, Into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, And into the hand of the Chaldeans.
[26] And I have cast thee, And thy mother who bore thee, unto another country, Where ye were not born, and there do ye die.
[27] And to the land whither they are lifting up their soul to return, Thither they do not return.
[28] A grief-a despised broken thing-is this man Coniah? A vessel in which there is no pleasure? Wherefore have they been cast up and down, He and his seed, Yea, they were cast on to a land that they knew not?
[29] Earth, earth, earth, hear a word of Jehovah,
[30] Thus said Jehovah: Write ye this man childless, A man-he doth not prosper in his days, For none of his seed doth prosper, Sitting on the throne of David, And ruling again in Judah!