Jeremiah 22:23-25

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²³“King, you seem so safe in your palace of cedar.
It’s as if you live in Lebanon!^[a]
But when your punishment comes, you will groan.
You will be in pain like a woman giving birth!”

Judgment Against King Jehoiachin

²⁴“As surely as I live,” says the Lord, “I will do this to you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah: Even if you were a signet ring on my right hand, I would still pull you off. ²⁵Jehoiachin, I will give you to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the Babylonians. Those are the people you are afraid of. They want to kill you.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 22:23 It’s as if … Lebanon The king’s palace in Jerusalem was built with wood from the mountains of Lebanon, which was famous for its cedar trees.