Jeremiah
Jeremiah 22 ©
1 An exhortation to the king's house to execute justice without oppression, enforced with promises and threats. 10 The judgment of Shallum, 13 of Jehoiakim, 20 and of Coniah.
Thus saith the LORD; cExecute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence dto the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
Then nthey shall answer, oBecause they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
¶pWeep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep *sore for qhim that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
For thus saith the LORD touching rShallum 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:
But he shall die sin the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.
¶tWoe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that uuseth his neighbour's service vwithout wages, and giveth him not for his work;
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning bJehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! cthey shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
But to the land whereunto they 8desire to return, qthither shall they not return.
Is this man Coniah ra despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, she and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?