6. Listen to what I think about it:the palace of Judah's kingis as glorious as Gileador Lebanon's highest peaks.But it will be as emptyas a ghost townwhen I'm through with it.
7. I'll send troops to tear it apart,and its beautiful cedar beamswill be used for firewood.
8. People from different nations will pass by and ask, “Why did the Lord do this to such a great city as Jerusalem?”
9. Others will answer, “It's because the people worshipped foreign gods and broke the agreement that the Lord their God had made with them.”
10. King Josiah is dead,so don't cry for him.Instead, cry for his sonKing Jehoahaz,dragged off to another country,never to return.
17. But all you think aboutis how to cheator abuse or murdersome innocent victim.
18. Jehoiakim, no one will cryat your funeral.They won't turn to each otherand ask,“Why did our great kinghave to die?”
19. You will be given a burialfit for a donkey;your body will be draggedoutside the city gatesand tossed in the dust.I, the Lord, have spoken.