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He builds injustice into its walls, for he makes his neighbors work for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice, who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and does not give him his wages, <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages, <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/22.htm">King James Bible</a> 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; <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/22.htm">New King James Version</a> “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness And his chambers by injustice, Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages And gives him nothing for his work, <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness, And his upstairs rooms without justice, Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay And does not give him his wages, <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness And his upper rooms without justice, Who uses his neighbor&#8217s services without pay And does not give him his wages, <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness And his upper rooms without justice, Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay And does not give him his wages, <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness And his upper rooms without justice, Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay And does not give him his wages, <a href="/amp/jeremiah/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds his house by [acts of] unrighteousness And his upper chambers by injustice, Who uses his neighbor’s service without pay And does not give him wages [for his work], <a href="/csb/jeremiah/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Woe for the one who builds his palace through unrighteousness, his upstairs rooms through injustice, who makes his neighbor serve without pay and will not give him his wages, <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Woe for the one who builds his palace through unrighteousness, his upper rooms through injustice, who makes his fellow man serve without pay and will not give him his wages, <a href="/asv/jeremiah/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor's service without wages, and giveth him not his hire; <a href="/cev/jeremiah/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> King Jehoiakim, you are doomed! You built a palace with large rooms upstairs. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not his hire; <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "How horrible it will be for the person who builds his house dishonestly and his upper rooms through injustice. He makes his neighbors work for nothing and doesn't pay them for their work. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> Doomed is the one who builds his house by injustice and enlarges it by dishonesty; who makes his people work for nothing and does not pay their wages. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> "How terrible for him who builds his house without righteousness, and its upper rooms without justice, who makes his neighbor work for nothing, and does not pay him his wage. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages, <a href="/net/jeremiah/22.htm">NET Bible</a> "'Sure to be judged is the king who builds his palace using injustice and treats people unfairly while adding its upper rooms. He makes his countrymen work for him for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor's service without wages, and doesn't give him his hire; <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Woe to him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbor's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; <a href="/web/jeremiah/22.htm">World English Bible</a> “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor’s service without wages, and doesn’t give him his hire; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, "" And his upper chambers by injustice, "" He lays service on his neighbor for nothing, "" And he does not give his wage to him. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Wo to him building his house not with justice, and his upper chambers not with judgment; by his neighbor he will work gratuitously, and he will give him not for his work;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Woe to him that buildeth up his house by injustice, and his chambers not in judgement: that will oppress his friend without cause, and will not pay him his wages. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Woe to one who builds his house with injustice and his upper rooms without judgment, who oppresses his friend without cause and does not pay him his wages. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/22.htm">New American Bible</a> Woe to him who builds his house on wrongdoing, his roof-chambers on injustice; Who works his neighbors without pay, and gives them no wages. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice; who makes his neighbors work for nothing, and does not give them their wages;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness and his upper rooms by injustice; who makes his neighbor work for him without wages, and does not give him his hire; <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Woe to him who builds his house that is not in righteousness, and his upper rooms that are not in justice! His fellow man works for him without charge and he does not give him his wages<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, And his chambers by injustice; That useth his neighbour's service without wages, And giveth him not his hire; <a href="/sep/jeremiah/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> He that builds his house not with justice, and his upper chambers not with judgment, who works by means of his neighbour for nothing, and will by no means give him his reward. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=6372" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/22.htm">A Warning about Jehoiakim</a> 13<a href="/hebrew/1945.htm" title="1945: hō·w (Interjection) -- Ah! alas! ha! A prolonged form of how; oh!">“Woe</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: bō·neh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">to him who builds</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇê·ṯōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">his palace</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: bə·lō- (Prep-b:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="6664: ṣe·ḏeq (N-ms) -- Rightness, righteousness. From tsadaq; the right; also equity or prosperity.">unrighteousness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5944.htm" title="5944: wa·‘ă·lî·yō·w·ṯāw (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A roof chamber. Feminine from alah; something lofty, i.e. A stair-way; also a second-story room; figuratively, the sky.">and his upper rooms</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: bə·lō (Prep-b:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">justice,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: bə·rê·‘ê·hū (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">who makes his countrymen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">serve</a> <a href="/hebrew/2600.htm" title="2600: ḥin·nām (Adv) -- Out of favor. From chen; gratis, i.e. Devoid of cost, reason or advantage.">without pay,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and fails</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·ten- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to pay</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">their</a> <a href="/hebrew/6467.htm" title="6467: ū·p̄ō·‘ă·lōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Doing, deed, work. From pa'al; an act or work.">wages,</a> 14who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/james/5-4.htm">James 5:4</a> Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. <a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Habakkuk 2:9-12</a> Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster! / You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life. / For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork. ... <a href="/micah/3-10.htm">Micah 3:10-11</a> who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity. / Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” <a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8</a> Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land. <a href="/leviticus/19-13.htm">Leviticus 19:13</a> You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">Deuteronomy 24:14-15</a> Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. / You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. <a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a> “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11-12</a> Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. / For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate. <a href="/proverbs/22-16.htm">Proverbs 22:16</a> Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty. <a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Ezekiel 22:29</a> The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice. <a href="/luke/10-7.htm">Luke 10:7</a> Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house. <a href="/colossians/4-1.htm">Colossians 4:1</a> Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven. <a href="/1_timothy/5-18.htm">1 Timothy 5:18</a> For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.” <a href="/matthew/20-1.htm">Matthew 20:1-16</a> “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. / He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. / About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. ... <a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-28</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Woe to him that builds his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that uses his neighbor's service without wages, and gives him not for his work;unto.<a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm">Jeremiah 22:18</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!<a href="/2_kings/23-35.htm">2 Kings 23:35-37</a> And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh… <a href="/2_chronicles/36-4.htm">2 Chronicles 36:4</a> And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.buildeth.<a href="/leviticus/19-13.htm">Leviticus 19:13</a> Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.<a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">Deuteronomy 24:14,15</a> Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates: … <a href="/job/24-10.htm">Job 24:10,11</a> They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/14-1.htm">Buildeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-19.htm">Builds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Countrymen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-6.htm">Hire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Injustice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-2.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Making</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-8.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-8.htm">Neighbor's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-8.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-8.htm">Neighbour's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-6.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Paying</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-9.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Service</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-14.htm">Services</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-12.htm">Use</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-15.htm">Uses</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-15.htm">Useth</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Wages</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-10.htm">Woe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-3.htm">Work</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-20.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Buildeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Builds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-15.htm">Countrymen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-31.htm">Hire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-10.htm">Injustice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-15.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Making</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-27.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Neighbor's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-27.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Neighbour's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Paying</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-28.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-15.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-6.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Service</a> <a href="/matthew/25-40.htm">Services</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-15.htm">Unrighteousness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-15.htm">Use</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Uses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Useth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-18.htm">Wages</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Woe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-6.htm">Work</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/hosea/4-8.htm">Wrongdoing</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 22</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/22-1.htm">He exhorts to repentance, with promises and threats.</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/22-10.htm">The judgment of Shallum;</a> 13. <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">of Jehoiakim;</a> 20. <a href="/jeremiah/22-20.htm">and of Coniah.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of ancient Judah, this likely refers to King Jehoiakim, who was known for his oppressive reign. The term "woe" is a prophetic declaration of impending judgment, often used by prophets to signal divine displeasure. The construction of a "palace" symbolizes the accumulation of wealth and power, often at the expense of others. This echoes the broader biblical theme of God's concern for justice and righteousness, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8-10</a>, where similar judgments are pronounced against those who exploit others for personal gain.and his upper rooms without justice The "upper rooms" signify luxury and status, often built to display wealth and power. In ancient Near Eastern architecture, these rooms were typically reserved for the elite. The lack of "justice" in their construction highlights the moral corruption of leaders who prioritize personal comfort over fairness and equity. This reflects the biblical principle that true leadership is marked by justice and righteousness, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/29-4.htm">Proverbs 29:4</a>, which states that a king establishes a country by justice.who makes his countrymen serve without pay This phrase addresses the exploitation of laborers, a violation of the Mosaic Law, which required fair treatment and timely payment of workers (<a href="/leviticus/19-13.htm">Leviticus 19:13</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">Deuteronomy 24:14-15</a>). The forced labor of fellow countrymen without compensation is a grave injustice, reflecting a broader societal breakdown where the powerful oppress the weak. This exploitation is reminiscent of the Israelites' own experience in Egypt, where they were forced to serve without pay, highlighting the hypocrisy of those who now oppress their own people.and fails to pay their wages The failure to pay wages is a direct violation of God's commands and an affront to His character, which is just and righteous. This phrase underscores the importance of economic justice and the ethical treatment of workers, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture. <a href="/james/5-4.htm">James 5:4</a> echoes this sentiment, warning that the cries of the unpaid laborers have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. This serves as a reminder that God is attentive to the plight of the oppressed and will hold accountable those who perpetrate injustice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of warning and judgment to the people of Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often warned by prophets like Jeremiah about their disobedience and injustice. 3. <a href="/topical/k/king_jehoiakim.htm">King Jehoiakim</a> The likely subject of this verse, known for his oppressive reign and disregard for justice, as he built his palace with forced labor. 4. <a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a> Messengers of God who were sent to call the people back to righteousness and justice. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a> Symbolic of the structures and systems built on injustice and exploitation, representing broader societal issues.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_call_for_justice.htm">The Call for Justice</a> God demands justice in all our dealings. We must ensure that our actions, especially in business and leadership, reflect fairness and righteousness. <a href="/topical/t/the_sin_of_exploitation.htm">The Sin of Exploitation</a> Exploiting others for personal gain is a grave sin. We must examine our lives to ensure we are not benefiting at the expense of others' well-being. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_fair_wages.htm">The Importance of Fair Wages</a> Paying fair wages is a biblical principle. Employers and leaders should ensure that workers are compensated justly for their labor. <a href="/topical/b/building_on_righteousness.htm">Building on Righteousness</a> Our lives and endeavors should be built on the foundation of righteousness, not on the exploitation or injustice of others. <a href="/topical/h/heeding_prophetic_warnings.htm">Heeding Prophetic Warnings</a> The warnings of the prophets are relevant today. We must listen and respond to God's call for justice and righteousness in our communities.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) Woe unto him that buildeth . . .--The prophet now turns to Jehoiakim, and apparently reproduces what he had before uttered in denouncing the selfish bearing of that king. The feelings of the people, already suffering from the miseries of foreign invasion, were outraged by the revival of the forced labour of the days of Solomon, pressing in this instance not on the "strangers" of alien blood (<a href="/context/1_kings/5-13.htm" title="And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.">1Kings 5:13-15</a>; <a href="/context/2_chronicles/2-17.htm" title="And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering with which David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.">2Chronicles 2:17-18</a>), but on the Israelites themselves. We are reminded of the general characteristics of Eastern, and perhaps of all other, despotism. Like the modern rulers of Constantinople, Jehoiakim went on building palaces when his kingdom was on the verge of ruin, and his subjects were groaning under their burdens.His chambers.--Strictly speaking, the upper storeys of the house. This is dwelt on as aggravating the severity of the work.Without wages.--The labourers were treated as slaves, and, like the Israelites in their Egyptian bondage (<a href="/exodus/16-3.htm" title="And the children of Israel said to them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for you have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.">Exodus 16:3</a>), received their food, but nothing more.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - Shallum, or Jehoahaz, in his short reign of three months, had no opportunity of distinguishing himself for good or for evil It was otherwise with Jehoiakim, whose eleven years were marked by the worst characteristics of idolatry and despotism. He "had, besides, a passion for building splendid and costly houses; and as he esteemed his own position secure under the protection of a superior power, he did not scruple severely to oppress his helpless subjects, and wring from them as much money as possible" (Ewald, 'History of Israel,' 4:252; see <a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">2 Kings 23:33-35</a>). The building mania, to which Oriental sovereigns have always been prone, had seized upon Jehoiakim. The architecture of the original palace no longer, perhaps, suited the higher degree of civilization; the space was as confined as that of a Saxon mansion would have appeared to a Norman. That buildeth his house by unrighteousness; i.e., as the second half-verse explains, by not paying the workmen (comp. <a href="/habakkuk/2-12.htm">Habakkuk 2:12</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Woe ה֣וֹי (hō·w) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1945.htm">Strong's 1945: </a> Ah! alas! ha! to him who builds בֹּנֶ֤ה (bō·neh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build his palace בֵיתוֹ֙ (ḇê·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house by בְּֽלֹא־ (bə·lō-) Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no unrighteousness, צֶ֔דֶק (ṣe·ḏeq) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6664.htm">Strong's 6664: </a> The right, equity, prosperity and his upper rooms וַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יו (wa·‘ă·lî·yō·w·ṯāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5944.htm">Strong's 5944: </a> Something lofty, a stair-way, a second-story room, the sky without בְּלֹ֣א (bə·lō) Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no justice, מִשְׁפָּ֑ט (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style who makes his countrymen בְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ (bə·rê·‘ê·hū) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> Friend, companion, fellow serve יַעֲבֹ֣ד (ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> To work, to serve, till, enslave without pay, חִנָּ֔ם (ḥin·nām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2600.htm">Strong's 2600: </a> Gratis, devoid of cost, reason, advantage and will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no give יִתֶּן־ (yit·ten-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set him לֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> his wages, וּפֹעֲל֖וֹ (ū·p̄ō·‘ă·lōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6467.htm">Strong's 6467: </a> Doing, deed, work <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 22:13 Woe to him who builds his house (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/22-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 22:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 22:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 22:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 22:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>