“But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.”
The accusation that Jehoiakim's eyes and heart are set on dishonest gain, shedding innocent blood, practicing oppression and violence, identifies the specific perversions that trigger judgment. The enumeration of sins shows systematic injustice: economic exploitation, violence, and bloodshed. The focused indictment explains why this king in particular faces judgment. The phrase about eyes and heart being set on gain shows the fundamental misdirection of the king's entire being.
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