Jeremiah 22:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶ He gave the poor a fair trial,
    and all went well with him.
That is what it means to know the Lord.
¹⁷ But you can only see your selfish interests;
    you kill the innocent
    and violently oppress your people.
The Lord has spoken.

“No one will mourn his death or say,
    ‘How terrible, my friend, how terrible!’
No one will weep for him or cry,
    ‘My lord! My king!’