Jeremiah 22:17

17 "But your eyes and your heart Are intent only * upon your own 1dishonest gain, And on 2shedding innocent blood And on practicing oppression and extortion."

Jeremiah 22:17 In-Context

15 "Do you become a king because you are competing in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink And do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.
16 "He pled the cause of the afflicted and needy; Then it was well. Is not that what it means to know Me?" Declares the LORD .
17 "But your eyes and your heart Are intent only upon your own dishonest gain, And on shedding innocent blood And on practicing oppression and extortion."
18 Therefore thus says the LORD in regard to Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, "They will not lament for him: 'Alas, my brother!' or, 'Alas, sister!' They will not lament for him: 'Alas for the master!' or, 'Alas for his splendor!'
19 "He will be buried with a donkey's burial, Dragged off and thrown out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 8:10; Luke 12:15-20
  • 2. 2 Kings 24:4; Jeremiah 22:3
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