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18 Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning King Jehoiakim of Judah, the son of Josiah:

They will not lament for him, saying,
    “Alas, my brother!” or “Alas, sister!”
They will not mourn for him.
    “Alas, my master!” “Alas, his splendor!”
19 He will be buried like a dead donkey
    dragged forth and cast out
    beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

Jeconiah

20 Go up to Lebanon and cry out;
    lift up your voice in Bashan.
Cry out from Abarim,
    for all your lovers have been crushed.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 22:20 The mountainous regions named dominate the Palestinian landscape and are places from which the proclamation may spread everywhere.