14. He says, ‘I will build a great palace for myselfwith large upper rooms.’So he builds it with large windowsand uses cedar wood for the walls,which he paints red.
15. “Does having a lot of cedar in your housemake you a great king?Your father was satisfied to have food and drink.He did what was right and fair,so everything went well for him.
16. He helped those who were poor and needy,so everything went well for him.That is what it means to know God,”says the Lord.
17. “But you only look for and think aboutwhat you can get dishonestly.You are even willing to kill innocent people to get it.You feel free to hurt people and to steal from them.”
18. So this is what the Lord says to Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:“The people of Judah will not cry when Jehoiakim dies,saying: ‘Oh, my brother,’ or ‘Oh, my sister.’They will not cry for him, saying:‘Oh, master,’ or ‘Oh, my king.’
19. They will bury him like a donkey,dragging his body awayand throwing it outside the gates of Jerusalem.
20. “Judah, go up to Lebanon and cry out.Let your voice be heard in Bashan.Cry out from Abarim,because all your friends are destroyed!