So Jehoiakimgavethe silverand goldto Pharaoh,but he taxedthe landin order to givethe moneyat the commandof Pharaoh.He exactedthe silverand goldfrom the peopleof the land,eachaccording to his valuation,to giveit to PharaohNeco.
PharaohNecoimprisonedhim at Riblahin the landof Hamath,that he might not reignin Jerusalem;and he imposedon the landa fineof one hundredtalentsof silverand a talentof gold.
Howlonelysitsthe cityThat was fullof people!She has becomelike a widowWhowas [once] greatamong the nations!She who was a princessamong the provincesHas becomea forcedlaborer!
