Jeremias 22:13

13 “Ai daquele que constrói o seu palácio por meios corruptos,seus aposentos, pela injustiça,fazendo os seus compatriotas trabalharem por nada,sem pagar-lhes o devido salário.

Jeremias 22:13 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 22:13

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by righteousness, and
his chambers by wrong
This respects Jehoiakim, the then reigning king; who, not content with the palace the kings of Judah before him had lived in, built another; or however enlarged that, and made great alterations in it; but this he did either with money ill gotten, or perverted to a wrong use, which ought to have been otherwise laid out; or by not paying for the materials of whom they were bought, or the workmen for their workmanship; and perhaps this may be the reason why so much notice is taken of the king's house or palace in the former part of the chapter, and why it is threatened with desolation, ( Jeremiah 22:1 Jeremiah 22:4-6 ) ; [that] useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not
for his work;
or, "that serveth [himself] of his neighbour freely"; or, "makes him serve freely" ^F7; "and giveth him not his work" ^F8; makes him, work for nothing; gives him no wages for it, but keeps back the hire of the labourers; which is a crying sin in any person, and much more in a king; see ( James 5:4 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 (Mnx dbey wherb) "qui socium suum servire facit gratis", Schmidt; "amici sui servitutem exigenti gratis", Junius & Tremellius.
F8 (wl Nty al wlepw) "et opus ejus non dabit ei", Montanus; "mercedem operis", Pagninus.

Jeremias 22:13 In-Context

11 Porque assim diz o SENHOR acerca de Salum, rei de Judá, sucessor de seu pai Josias, que partiu deste lugar: “Ele jamais voltará.

12 Morrerá no lugar para onde o levaram prisioneiro; não verá novamente esta terra.

13 “Ai daquele que constrói o seu palácio por meios corruptos,seus aposentos, pela injustiça,fazendo os seus compatriotas trabalharem por nada,sem pagar-lhes o devido salário.

14 Ele diz: ‘Construirei para mim um grande palácio,com aposentos espaçosos’.Faz amplas janelas,reveste o palácio de cedroe pinta-o de vermelho.

15 “Você acha que acumular cedrofaz de você um rei?O seu pai não teve comida e bebida?Ele fez o que era justo e certo,e tudo ia bem com ele.