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Jeremiah 22:16-18
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Jeremiah 22:16-18
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
then it was well.
Is not this to know me?
says the Lord.(A)
17 But your eyes and heart
are only on your dishonest gain,
for shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.(B)
18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah:
They shall not lament for him, saying,
“Alas, my brother!” or “Alas, sister!”
They shall not lament for him, saying,
“Alas, lord!” or “Alas, his majesty!”(C)
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)
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