16 He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD. 17 “But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.” 18 Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
Jeremiah 22:16–18
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Isaiah 10:1–3
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Isaiah 3:14–16
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Amos 5:11–13
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Ezekiel 22:12–14
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Ezekiel 22:28–30
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Ezekiel 18:17–19
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Amos 8:3–5
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2 Esdras 11:41–43
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