23 O inhabitant of Lebanon,
Making your nest in the cedars,
How gracious will you be when pangs come upon you,
Like (A)the pain of a woman in [a]labor?

Message to Coniah

24 As I live,” says the Lord, (B)“though [b]Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, (C)were the [c]signet on My right hand, yet I would pluck you off; 25 (D)and I will give you into the hand of those who seek your life, and into the hand of those whose face you fear—the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the hand of the [d]Chaldeans.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 22:23 childbirth
  2. Jeremiah 22:24 Or Jeconiah or Jehoiachin
  3. Jeremiah 22:24 signet ring
  4. Jeremiah 22:25 Or Babylonians

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