15. Is this what makes you a king,having more cedar than anyone else?Didn’t your father eat and drinkand still do what was just and right?Then it went well for him!
16. He defended the rights of the poor and needy;then it went well.Isn’t that what it means to know me?declares the Lord.
17. But you set your eyes and hearton nothing but unjust gain;you spill the blood of the innocent;you practice cruelty;you oppress your subjects.
18. Therefore, this is what the Lord says to Jehoiakim son of Judah’s King Josiah:They won’t grieve for him, saying, "My brother, my sister!"They won’t grieve for him, saying, "My master, my majesty!"