²⁵ then kings who sit on David’s throne^(A) will come through the gates of this city with their officials. They and their officials will come riding in chariots and on horses, accompanied by the men of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.^(B)

² ‘Hear^(A) the word of the Lord to you, king of Judah, you who sit on David’s throne^(B)—you, your officials and your people who come through these gates.^(C)

³⁰ Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim^(A) king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be thrown out^(B) and exposed^(C) to the heat by day and the frost by night.^(D)