Therefore, thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, the subject of this entire paragraph of denunciation, They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah, my brother! or, Ah, sister! none of the mournful cries such as relatives make at the death of those near and dear to them being heard in this instance. They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah, lord! or, Ah, his glory! that is, "Alas, His Majesty!" his subjects also declining to show any grief over his end. Unpraised, unhonored, and unsung he would pass away from among the living.

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