Jeremiah 22:23-25

Contemporary English Version

²³Those who live in the palace
paneled with cedar^[a]
will groan with pain
like women giving birth.

²⁴^(A) King Jehoiachin,^[b] son of Jehoiakim,^[c] even if you were the ring I wear as the sign of my royal power, I would still pull you from my finger. ²⁵I would hand you over to the enemy you fear, to King Nebuchadnezzar^[d] and his army, who want to kill you.

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Footnotes

22.23 who live in the palace paneled with cedar: The Hebrew text has “who live in Lebanon and who nest among the cedars,” which probably means Forest Hall in the royal palace at Jerusalem, which was paneled with cedar and had cedar columns and a cedar ceiling, all from Lebanon (see 1 Kings 7.2,3).
22.24 Jehoiachin: The Hebrew text has “Coniah,” another form of Jehoiachin's name; he ruled for three months in 598 b.c.
22.24 Jehoiakim: See the note at 1.3.
22.25 Nebuchadnezzar: See the note at 21.2.