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1. THE WORD THAT CAME TO JEREMIAS FROM THE LORD, SAYING,
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1. And king H4428 Zedekiah H6667 the son H1121 of Josiah H2977 reigned H4427 instead H8478 of Coniah H3659 the son H1121 of Jehoiakim H3079 , whom H834 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 king H4428 of Babylon H894 made king H4427 in the land H776 of Judah H3063 .
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2. Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write all the words which I have spoken to thee in a book.
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2. But neither H3808 he H1931 , nor his servants H5650 , nor the people H5971 of the land H776 , did hearken H8085 unto H413 the words H1697 of the LORD H3068 , which H834 he spoke H1696 by H3027 the prophet H5030 Jeremiah H3414 .
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3. For, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel and Juda, said the Lord: and I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they shall be lords of it.
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3. And Zedekiah H6667 the king H4428 sent H7971 H853 Jehucal H3081 the son H1121 of Shelemiah H8018 and Zephaniah H6846 the son H1121 of Maaseiah H4641 the priest H3548 to H413 the prophet H5030 Jeremiah H3414 , saying H559 , Pray H6419 now H4994 unto H413 the LORD H3068 our God H430 for H1157 us.
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4. AND THESE ARE THE WORDS WHICH THE LORD SPOKE CONCERNING ISRAEL AND JUDA;
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4. Now Jeremiah H3414 came in H935 and went out H3318 among H8432 the people H5971 : for they had not H3808 put H5414 him into prison H1004 H3628 .
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5. Thus said the Lord: Ye shall hear a sound of fear, there is fear, and there is not peace.
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5. Then Pharaoh H6547 's army H2428 was come forth H3318 out of Egypt H4480 H4714 : and when the Chaldeans H3778 that besieged H6696 H5921 Jerusalem H3389 heard H8085 H853 tidings H8088 of them , they departed H5927 from H4480 H5921 Jerusalem H3389 .
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6. Enquire, and see if a male has born a child? and ask concerning the fear, wherein they shall hold their loins, and look for safety: for I have seen every man, and his hands are on his loins; their faces are turned to i. e. that produced by scorching paleness.
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6. Then came H1961 the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 unto H413 the prophet H5030 Jeremiah H3414 , saying H559 ,
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7. For that day is great, and there is not such another; and it is a time of straitness to Jacob; but he shall be saved out of it.
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7. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , the God H430 of Israel H3478 ; Thus H3541 shall ye say H559 to H413 the king H4428 of Judah H3063 , that sent H7971 you unto H413 me to inquire H1875 of me; Behold H2009 , Pharaoh H6547 's army H2428 , which is come forth H3318 to help H5833 you , shall return H7725 to Egypt H4714 into their own land H776 .
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8. In that day, said the Lord, I will break the yoke off their neck, and will burst their bonds, and they shall no longer serve strangers:
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8. And the Chaldeans H3778 shall come again H7725 , and fight H3898 against H5921 this H2063 city H5892 , and take H3920 it , and burn H8313 it with fire H784 .
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9. but they shall serve the Lord their God; and I will raise up to them David their king.
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9. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; Deceive H5377 not H408 yourselves H5315 , saying H559 , The Chaldeans H3778 shall surely depart H1980 H1980 from H4480 H5921 us: for H3588 they shall not H3808 depart H1980 .
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10. For H3588 though H518 ye had smitten H5221 the whole H3605 army H2428 of the Chaldeans H3778 that fight H3898 against H854 you , and there remained H7604 but wounded H1856 men H376 among them, yet should they rise H6965 every man H376 in his tent H168 , and burn H8313 H853 this H2063 city H5892 with fire H784 .
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11. And it came to pass H1961 , that when the army H2428 of the Chaldeans H3778 was broken up H5927 from H4480 H5921 Jerusalem H3389 for fear H4480 H6440 of Pharaoh H6547 's army H2428 ,
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12. Thus saith the Lord; I have brought on thee destruction; thy stroke is painful.
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12. Then Jeremiah H3414 went forth H3318 out of Jerusalem H4480 H3389 to go H1980 into the land H776 of Benjamin H1144 , to separate himself H2505 thence H4480 H8033 in the midst H8432 of the people H5971 .
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13. There is none to judge thy cause: thou hast been painfully treated for healing, there is no help for thee.
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13. And when he H1931 was H1961 in the gate H8179 of Benjamin H1144 , a captain H1167 of the ward H6488 was there H8033 , whose name H8034 was Irijah H3376 , the son H1121 of Shelemiah H8018 , the son H1121 of Hananiah H2608 ; and he took H8610 H853 Jeremiah H3414 the prophet H5030 , saying H559 , Thou H859 fallest away H5307 to H413 the Chaldeans H3778 .
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14. All thy friends have forgotten thee; they shall not ask about thee at all, for I have smitten thee with he stroke of an enemy, even severe correction: thy sins have abounded above all thine iniquity.
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14. Then said H559 Jeremiah H3414 , It is false H8267 ; I fall H5307 not H369 away to H5921 the Chaldeans H3778 . But he hearkened H8085 not H3808 to H413 him : so Irijah H3376 took H8610 Jeremiah H3414 , and brought H935 him to H413 the princes H8269 .
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15. Thy sins have abounded beyond the multitude of thine iniquities, therefore they have done these things to thee. Therefore all that devour thee shall be eaten, and all thine enemies shall eat all their own flesh.
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15. Wherefore the princes H8269 were wroth H7107 with H5921 Jeremiah H3414 , and smote H5221 him , and put H5414 him in prison H1004 H612 in the house H1004 of Jonathan H3083 the scribe H5608 : for H3588 they had made H6213 that the prison H1004 H3608 .
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16. And they that spoil thee shall become a spoil, and I will give up Gr. to plunder, subs to be plundered all that have plundered thee.
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16. When H3588 Jeremiah H3414 was entered H935 into H413 the dungeon H1004 H953 , and into H413 the cabins H2588 , and Jeremiah H3414 had remained H3427 there H8033 many H7227 days H3117 ;
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17. For I will bring about thy healing, I will heal thee of thy grievous wound, saith the Lord; for thou art called Dispersed: she is your prey, for no one seeks after her.
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17. Then Zedekiah H6667 the king H4428 sent H7971 , and took H3947 him out : and the king H4428 asked H7592 him secretly H5643 in his house H1004 , and said H559 , Is there H3426 any word H1697 from H4480 H854 the LORD H3068 ? And Jeremiah H3414 said H559 , There is H3426 : for, said H559 he , thou shalt be delivered H5414 into the hand H3027 of the king H4428 of Babylon H894 .
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18. Thus said the Lord; Behold, I will turn the captivity of Jacob, and will have pity upon his prisoners; and the city shall be built upon her Gr. height hill, and the people shall settle after their Or, lit. judgement; See Isa 5:17 manner.
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18. Moreover Jeremiah H3414 said H559 unto H413 king H4428 Zedekiah H6667 , What H4100 have I offended H2398 against thee , or against thy servants H5650 , or against this H2088 people H5971 , that H3588 ye have put H5414 me in H413 prison H1004 H3608 ?
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19. And there shall go forth from them singers, even the sound of men making merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not at all be diminished.
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19. Where H346 are now your prophets H5030 which H834 prophesied H5012 unto you, saying H559 , The king H4428 of Babylon H894 shall not H3808 come H935 against H5921 you , nor against H5921 this H2063 land H776 ?
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20. And their sons shall go in as before, and their testimonies shall be established before me, and I will visit them that afflict them.
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20. Therefore hear H8085 now H6258 , I pray thee H4994 , O my lord H113 the king H4428 : let my supplication H8467 , I pray thee H4994 , be accepted H5307 before H6440 thee ; that thou cause me not H408 to return H7725 to the house H1004 of Jonathan H3083 the scribe H5608 , lest H3808 I die H4191 there H8033 .
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21. And their mighty ones shall be over them, and their prince shall proceed of themselves; and I will gather them, and they shall return to me: for who is this that has set his heart to return to me? saith the Lord.
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21. Then Zedekiah H6667 the king H4428 commanded H6680 that they should commit H6485 H853 Jeremiah H3414 into the court H2691 of the prison H4307 , and that they should give H5414 him daily H3117 a piece H3603 of bread H3899 out of the bakers H644 ' street H4480 H2351 , until H5704 all H3605 the bread H3899 in H4480 the city H5892 were spent H8552 . Thus Jeremiah H3414 remained H3427 in the court H2691 of the prison H4307 .
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23. For the wrathful anger of the lord has gone forth, even a whirlwind of anger has gone forth: it shall come upon the ungodly.
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24. The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he shall execute it, and until he shall establish the purpose of his heart: in the latter days ye shall know these things.
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