18. So this is what the Lord says to Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:“The people of Judah will not cry when Jehoiakim dies,saying: ‘Oh, my brother,’ or ‘Oh, my sister.’They will not cry for him, saying:‘Oh, master,’ or ‘Oh, my king.’
19. They will bury him like a donkey,dragging his body awayand throwing it outside the gates of Jerusalem.
20. “Judah, go up to Lebanon and cry out.Let your voice be heard in Bashan.Cry out from Abarim,because all your friends are destroyed!
21. Judah, when you were successful, I warned you,but you said, ‘I won’t listen.’You have acted like this since you were young;you have not obeyed me.
22. Like a storm, my punishment will blow all your shepherds awayand send your friends into captivity.Then you will really be ashamed and disgracedbecause of all the wicked things you did.
23. King, you live in your palace,cozy in your rooms of cedar.But when your punishment comes, how you will groanlike a woman giving birth to a baby!
24. “As surely as I live,” says the Lord, “Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, even if you were a signet ring on my right hand, I would still pull you off.