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1. IN THE BEGINNING OF THE REIGN OF KING JOAKIM SON OF JOSIAS THERE CAME THIS WORD FROM THE LORD.
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1. Moreover the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 unto H413 Jeremiah H3414 the second H8145 time , while he H1931 was yet H5750 shut up H6113 in the court H2691 of the prison H4307 , saying H559 ,
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2. Thus said the Lord; Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and thou shalt declare to all the Jews, and to all that come to worship in the house of the Lord, all the words which I commanded thee to speak to them; abate not one word.
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2. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 the maker H6213 thereof , the LORD H3068 that formed H3335 it , to establish H3559 it ; the LORD H3068 is his name H8034 ;
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3. Peradventure they will hear, and turn every one from his evil way: then I will cease from the evils which I purpose to do to them, because of their evil practices.
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3. Call H7121 unto H413 me , and I will answer H6030 thee , and show H5046 thee great H1419 and mighty H1219 things , which thou knowest H3045 not H3808 .
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4. And thou shalt say, Thus said the Lord; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my statutes which I set before you,
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4. For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , the God H430 of Israel H3478 , concerning H5921 the houses H1004 of this H2063 city H5892 , and concerning H5921 the houses H1004 of the kings H4428 of Judah H3063 , which are thrown down H5422 by H413 the mounts H5550 , and by H413 the sword H2719 ;
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5. to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send to you early in the morning; yea, I sent them, but ye hearkened not to me;
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5. They come H935 to fight H3898 with H854 the Chaldeans H3778 , but it is to fill H4390 them with H854 the dead bodies H6297 of men H120 , whom H834 I have slain H5221 in mine anger H639 and in my fury H2534 , and for H5921 all H3605 whose H834 wickedness H7451 I have hid H5641 my face H6440 from this H2063 city H4480 H5892 .
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6. then will I make this house as Selo, and I will make this city a curse to all the nations of all the earth.
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6. Behold H2009 , I will bring H4608 it health H724 and cure H4832 , and I will cure H7495 them , and will reveal H1540 unto them the abundance H6283 of peace H7965 and truth H571 .
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7. And the priests, and the false prophets, and all the people heard Jeremias speaking these words in the house of the Lord.
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7. And I will cause H853 the captivity H7622 of Judah H3063 and the captivity H7622 of Israel H3478 to return H7725 , and will build H1129 them , as at the first H7223 .
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8. And it came to pass, when Jeremias had ceased speaking all that the Lord had ordered him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the false prophets and all the people took him, saying,
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8. And I will cleanse H2891 them from all H4480 H3605 their iniquity H5771 , whereby H834 they have sinned H2398 against me ; and I will pardon H5545 all H3605 their iniquities H5771 , whereby H834 they have sinned H2398 , and whereby H834 they have transgressed H6586 against me.
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9. Thou shalt surely die, because thou hast prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, This house shall be as Selo, and this city shall be made quite destitute of inhabitants. And all the people assembled against Jeremias in the house of the Lord.
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9. And it shall be H1961 to me a name H8034 of joy H8342 , a praise H8416 and an honor H8597 before all H3605 the nations H1471 of the earth H776 , which H834 shall hear H8085 H853 all H3605 the good H2896 that H834 I H595 do unto H6213 them : and they shall fear H6342 and tremble H7264 for H5921 all H3605 the goodness H2896 and for H5921 all H3605 the prosperity H7965 that H834 I H595 procure H6213 unto it.
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10. And the princes of Juda heard this word, and they went up out of the house of the king to the house of the Lord, and sat in the entrance of the new gate.
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10. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; Again H5750 there shall be heard H8085 in this H2088 place H4725 , which H834 ye H859 say H559 shall be desolate H2720 without H4480 H369 man H120 and without H4480 H369 beast H929 , even in the cities H5892 of Judah H3063 , and in the streets H2351 of Jerusalem H3389 , that are desolate H8074 , without H4480 H369 man H120 , and without H4480 H369 inhabitant H3427 , and without H4480 H369 beast H929 ,
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11. Then the priests and the false prophets said to the princes and to all the people, The judgement of death is due to this man; because he has prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.
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11. The voice H6963 of joy H8342 , and the voice H6963 of gladness H8057 , the voice H6963 of the bridegroom H2860 , and the voice H6963 of the bride H3618 , the voice H6963 of them that shall say H559 , Praise H3034 H853 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 : for H3588 the LORD H3068 is good H2896 ; for H3588 his mercy H2617 endureth forever H5769 : and of them that shall bring H935 the sacrifice of praise H8426 into the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 . For H3588 I will cause to return H7725 H853 the captivity H7622 of the land H776 , as at the first H7223 , saith H559 the LORD H3068 .
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12. Then Jeremias spoke to the princes, and to all the people, saying, The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city, all the words which ye have heard.
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12. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 ; Again H5750 in this H2088 place H4725 , which is desolate H2720 without H4480 H369 man H120 and without H5704 beast H929 , and in all H3605 the cities H5892 thereof , shall be H1961 a habitation H5116 of shepherds H7462 causing their flocks H6629 to lie down H7257 .
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13. And now amend your ways and your works, and hearken to the voice of the Lord; and the Lord shall cease from the evils which he has pronounced against you.
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13. In the cities H5892 of the mountains H2022 , in the cities H5892 of the vale H8219 , and in the cities H5892 of the south H5045 , and in the land H776 of Benjamin H1144 , and in the places about H5439 Jerusalem H3389 , and in the cities H5892 of Judah H3063 , shall the flocks H6629 pass H5674 again H5750 under H5921 the hands H3027 of him that telleth H4487 them , saith H559 the LORD H3068 .
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14. And behold, I am in your hands; do to me as is expedient, and as it is best for you.
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14. Behold H2009 , the days H3117 come H935 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , that I will perform H6965 H853 that good H2896 thing H1697 which H834 I have promised H1696 unto H413 the house H1004 of Israel H3478 and to H5704 the house H1004 of Judah H3063 .
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15. But know for a certainty, that if ye slay me, ye bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon them that dwell in it; for in truth the Lord has sent me to you to speak in your ears all these words.
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15. In those H1992 days H3117 , and at that H1931 time H6256 , will I cause the Branch H6780 of righteousness H6666 to grow up H6779 unto David H1732 ; and he shall execute H6213 judgment H4941 and righteousness H6666 in the land H776 .
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16. Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the false prophets; Judgment of death is not due to this man; for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.
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16. In those H1992 days H3117 shall Judah H3063 be saved H3467 , and Jerusalem H3389 shall dwell H7931 safely H983 : and this H2088 is the name wherewith H834 she shall be called H7121 , The LORD H3068 our righteousness H6664 .
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17. And there rose up men of the elders of the land, and said to all the assembly of the people,
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17. For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; David H1732 shall never H3808 want H3772 a man H376 to sit H3427 upon H5921 the throne H3678 of the house H1004 of Israel H3478 ;
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18. Michaeas the Morathite lived in the days of Ezekias king of Juda, and said to all the people of Juda, Thus saith the Lord; Sion shall be ploughed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become a desolation, and the mountain of the house shall be a thicket of trees.
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18. Neither H3808 shall the priests H3548 the Levites H3881 want H3772 a man H376 before H4480 H6440 me to offer H5927 burnt offerings H5930 , and to kindle H6999 meat offerings H4503 , and to do H6213 sacrifice H2077 continually H3605 H3117 .
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19. Did Ezekias and all Juda in any way slay him? Or, did they not fear, etc. Was it not that they feared the Lord, and they made supplication before the Lord, and the Lord ceased from the evils which he had pronounced against them? whereas we have wrought great evil against our own souls.
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19. And the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 unto H413 Jeremiah H3414 , saying H559 ,
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20. And there was another man prophesying in the name of the Lord, Urias the son of Samaeas of Cariathiarim; and he prophesied concerning this land according to all the words of Jeremias.
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20. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; If H518 ye can break H6565 H853 my covenant H1285 of the day H3117 , and my covenant H1285 of the night H3915 , and that there should not H1115 be H1961 day H3119 and night H3915 in their season H6256 ;
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21. And king Joakim and all the princes heard all his words, and sought to slay him; and Urias heard it and went into Egypt.
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21. Then may also H1571 my covenant H1285 be broken H6565 with H854 David H1732 my servant H5650 , that he should not have H4480 H1961 a son H1121 to reign H4427 upon H5921 his throne H3678 ; and with H854 the Levites H3881 the priests H3548 , my ministers H8334 .
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22. And the king sent men into Egypt;
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22. As H834 the host H6635 of heaven H8064 cannot H3808 be numbered H5608 , neither H3808 the sand H2344 of the sea H3220 measured H4058 : so H3651 will I multiply H7235 H853 the seed H2233 of David H1732 my servant H5650 , and the Levites H3881 that minister unto H8334 me.
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23. and they brought him thence, and brought him into the king; and he smote him with the sword, and cast him into the sepulchre of the children of his people.
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23. Moreover the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 to H413 Jeremiah H3414 , saying H559 ,
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24. Nevertheless the hand of Achicam son of Saphan was with Jeremias, to prevent his being delivered into the hands of the people, or being killed.
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24. Considerest H7200 thou not H3808 what H4100 this H2088 people H5971 have spoken H1696 , saying H559 , The two H8147 families H4940 which H834 the LORD H3068 hath chosen H977 , he hath even cast them off H3988 ? thus they have despised H5006 my people H5971 , that they should be no H4480 H1961 more H5750 a nation H1471 before H6440 them.
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