Jeremiah 22:13

Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, 1 who makes his neighbor work for him for nothing, and he does not give him his wages; 1

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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

12He will die there in the place to where they have exiled him, and he will never again see this land.' 1

14he says, 'I will build for myself a large house with spacious upper rooms.' 1 So he cuts out large windows for it, and he panels it with cedar, and he paints it red.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:13When you let him go free from you, you must not let him go empty-handed.

2 Kings 23:35Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh. In order to meet the demand of Pharaoh, Jehoikim taxed the land and he forced each man among the people of the land to pay him the silver and gold according to their assessments.

Job 24:10But the poor people go about naked without clothing; 1 although they go hungry, they carry bundles of grain belonging to other people. 1

Jeremiah 22:18Therefore this is what Yahweh says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: 1 They will not lament for him, saying, 1 'Woe, my brother!' or 'Woe, my sister!' 1 They will not lament for him, saying, 1 'Woe, master!' or 'Woe, majesty!' 1

Habakkuk 2:9'Woe to the one who carves out evil gains for his house, 2 so he can set his nest on high to keep himself safe from the hand of evil.' 2

Malachi 3:5“Then I will approach you for judgment. I will quickly become a witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers, the false witnesses, and against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, against those who turn away the foreigner, and against those who do not honor me,” says Yahweh of hosts.

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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