Jeremiah 22:13

Woe unto him that buildeth his bais but not by tzedek (righteousness), 1 and his aliyyot (upper chambers) but not by mishpat; 1 that useth his neighborʼs service without wages, 1 and giveth him no pay for his work; 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

In Context

12But he shall die in the makom where they have led him captive [into the Golus], and he shall see HaAretz Hazot no more. 1

14That saith: I will build me a large bais (mansion) 1 and spacious aliyyot (upper rooms), 1 and cutteth him out chalonot (windows); 1 and panel it with erez (cedar), 1 and paint with bright red. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:13And when thou sendest him out chafshi (free) from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty-handed:

2 Kings 23:35And Y'hoyakim gave the kesef and the zahav to Pharaoh; but he taxed HaAretz to give the kesef according to the order of Pharaoh; he exacted the kesef and the zahav of the Am HaAretz of every one according to his tax assessment, to give it unto Pharaoh Nekho.

Job 24:10They cause him to go arom without levush, 1 and they take away the omer (sheaf) from the hungry; 1

Jeremiah 22:18Therefore thus saith Hashem concerning Y'hoyakim Ben Yoshiyah Melech Yehudah: 1 They shall not mourn for him, saying: 1 Ah achi! Or, Ah achot (sister)! 1 They shall not lament for him, saying: 1 Ah adon! Or: Ah his hod (glory)! 1

Habakkuk 2:9Hoy (Woe) to him that coveteth an evil gain for his bais, 1 that he may set his ken (nest) on high, 1 that he may be delivered from the power of ruin! 1

Malachi 3:5And I will come near to you for mishpat; 1 and I will be a swift ed (witness) 1 against the mekhashfim (sorcerers), and against the mena'afim (adulterers), 1 and against false swearers, 1 and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, 1 the almanah (widow), and the fatherless, 1 and that turn aside the ger from his right, 1 and fear not Me, 1 saith Hashem Tzva'os. 1

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 22:11-20

The Doom of Shallum and Jehoiakim. ( b. c. 590.) 10 Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country. 11 For thus saith the Lord touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more: 12 But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more. 13 Woe unto him that buildeth… Read the whole commentary →

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