Jeremiah 22:15
Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 22 connects to 10 cross-references. Jeremiah denounces the royal house: practice justice or this house will become a desolation. Shallum who was taken captive will not return. Jehoiakim who built his palace with unrighteous wages is condemned as a usurper. Coniah the son will be …
Other Translations
Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.
Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father--did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then <FI>it is<Fi> well with him.
Are you to be a king because you make more use of cedar than your father? did not your father take food and drink and do right, judging in righteousness, and then it was well for him?
Cross References
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their …
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Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: …
Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, …
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And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his …