King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia invaded Judah, captured Jehoiakim, and took him to Babylonia in chains.

So then, the LORD says about Josiah's son Jehoiakim, king of Judah, "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!'

With the funeral honors of a donkey, he will be dragged away and thrown outside Jerusalem's gates."

So now, I, the LORD, say to you, King Jehoiakim, that no descendant of yours will ever rule over David's kingdom. Your corpse will be thrown out where it will be exposed to the sun during the day and to the frost at night.

I will punish you, your descendants, and your officials because of the sins all of you commit. Neither you nor the people of Jerusalem and of Judah have paid any attention to my warnings, and so I will bring on all of you the disaster that I have threatened."

He wrecked forts, he ruined towns. The people of the land were terrified every time he roared.

"Mortal man," he said, "look toward the mountains of Israel and give them my message.

The LORD said, "Mortal man, speak to the mountains of Israel and tell them to listen to the message which I,