Jeremiah 22:15-17

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁵ Do you think you’re a better king than others
because you use more cedar?
Your father ate and drank and did what is fair and right.
Everything went well for him.
¹⁶ He defended the cause of the poor and needy.
Everything went well for him.
Isn’t this what it means to know me?” asks the Lord.
¹⁷ “But your eyes and your mind are set on nothing but dishonest profits.
You kill innocent people and violently oppress your people.”