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1. And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias the second time, when he was yet bound in the court of the prison, saying,
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1. The word H1697 that H834 came H1961 to H413 Jeremiah H3414 from H4480 H854 the LORD H3068 , after that H310 Nebuzaradan H5018 the captain H7227 of the guard H2876 had let him go H7971 from H4480 Ramah H7414 , when he had taken H3947 him being bound H631 in chains H246 among H8432 all H3605 that were carried away captive H1546 of Jerusalem H3389 and Judah H3063 , which were carried away captive H1540 unto Babylon H894 .
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2. Thus saith the Lord, who made the earth and formed it, to establish it; the Lord is his name;
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2. And the captain H7227 of the guard H2876 took H3947 Jeremiah H3414 , and said H559 unto H413 him , The LORD H3068 thy God H430 hath pronounced H1696 H853 this H2063 evil H7451 upon H413 this H2088 place H4725 .
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3. Cry to me, and I will answer thee, and I will declare to thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
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3. Now the LORD H3068 hath brought H935 it , and done H6213 according as H834 he hath said H1696 : because H3588 ye have sinned H2398 against the LORD H3068 , and have not H3808 obeyed H8085 his voice H6963 , therefore this H2088 thing H1697 is come H1961 upon you.
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4. For thus saith the Lord concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the king of Juda, which have been pulled down q. d. to make for mounds and fortifications,
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4. And now H6258 , behold H2009 , I loose H6605 thee this day H3117 from H4480 the chains H246 which H834 were upon H5921 thine hand H3027 . If H518 it seem good unto thee H2896 H5869 to come H935 with H854 me into Babylon H894 , come H935 ; and I will look well H7760 H853 H5869 unto H5921 thee : but if H518 it seem ill unto thee H7489 H5869 to come H935 with H854 me into Babylon H894 , forbear H2308 : behold H7200 , all H3605 the land H776 is before H6440 thee: whither H413 it seemeth H5869 good H2896 and convenient H3477 for thee to go H1980 , thither H8033 go H1980 .
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5. to fight against the Chaldeans, and to fill it with the corpses of men, whom I smote in mine anger and my wrath, and turned away my face from them, for all their wickedness:
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5. Now while he was not H3808 yet H5750 gone back H7725 , he said , Go back H7725 also to H413 Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 the son H1121 of Shaphan H8227 , whom H834 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 hath made governor H6485 over the cities H5892 of Judah H3063 , and dwell H3427 with H854 him among H8432 the people H5971 : or H176 go H1980 wheresoever H413 H3605 it seemeth H5869 convenient H3477 unto thee to go H1980 . So the captain H7227 of the guard H2876 gave H5414 him victuals H737 and a reward H4864 , and let him go H7971 .
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6. Behold, I bring upon her healing and cure, and I will show myself to them, and will heal her, and make both peace and Gr. faithfulness security.
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6. Then went H935 Jeremiah H3414 unto H413 Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 to Mizpah H4708 ; and dwelt H3427 with H854 him among H8432 the people H5971 that were left H7604 in the land H776 .
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7. And I will turn the captivity of Juda, and the captivity of Israel, and will build them, even as before.
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7. Now when all H3605 the captains H8269 of the forces H2428 which H834 were in the fields H7704 , even they H1992 and their men H376 , heard H8085 that H3588 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 had made H853 Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 governor H6485 in the land H776 , and H3588 had committed H6485 unto H854 him men H376 , and women H802 , and children H2945 , and of the poor H4480 H1803 of the land H776 , of them that H4480 H834 were not H3808 carried away captive H1540 to Babylon H894 ;
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8. And I will cleanse them from all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned against me, and will not remember their sins, whereby they have sinned against me, and revolted from me.
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8. Then they came H935 to H413 Gedaliah H1436 to Mizpah H4708 , even Ishmael H3458 the son H1121 of Nethaniah H5418 , and Johanan H3110 and Jonathan H3129 the sons H1121 of Kareah H7143 , and Seraiah H8304 the son H1121 of Tanhumeth H8576 , and the sons H1121 of Ephai H5778 the Netophathite H5200 , and Jezaniah H3153 the son H1121 of a Maachathite H4602 , they H1992 and their men H376 .
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9. And it shall be for joy and praise, and for glory to all the people of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I will do: and they shall fear and be provoked for all the good things and for all the peace which I will bring upon them.
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9. And Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 the son H1121 of Shaphan H8227 swore H7650 unto them and to their men H376 , saying H559 , Fear H3372 not H408 to serve H4480 H5647 the Chaldeans H3778 : dwell H3427 in the land H776 , and serve H5647 H853 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 , and it shall be well H3190 with you.
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10. Thus saith the Lord; There shall yet be heard in this place, of which ye say, it is destitute of men and cattle, in the cities of Juda, and Lit. outside of in the streets of Jerusalem, the places that have been made desolate for want of men and cattle,
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10. As for me H589 , behold H2009 , I will dwell H3427 at Mizpah H4709 to serve H5975 H6440 the Chaldeans H3778 , which H834 will come H935 unto H413 us : but ye H859 , gather H622 ye wine H3196 , and summer fruits H7019 , and oil H8081 , and put H7760 them in your vessels H3627 , and dwell H3427 in your cities H5892 that H834 ye have taken H8610 .
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11. the voice of gladness, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of men saying, Give thanks to the Lord Almighty: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endures for ever: and they shall bring gifts into the house of the Lord; for I will turn all the captivity of that land as before, said the Lord.
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11. Likewise H1571 when all H3605 the Jews H3064 that H834 were in Moab H4124 , and among the Ammonites H1121 H5983 , and in Edom H123 , and that H834 were in all H3605 the countries H776 , heard H8085 that H3588 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 had left H5414 a remnant H7611 of Judah H3063 , and that H3588 he had set H6485 over H5921 them H853 Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Ahikam H296 the son H1121 of Shaphan H8227 ;
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12. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet be in this place, that is desert for want of man and beast, in all the cities thereof, resting-places for shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.
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12. Even all H3605 the Jews H3064 returned H7725 out of all H4480 H3605 places H4725 whither H834 H8033 they were driven H5080 , and came H935 to the land H776 of Judah H3063 , to H413 Gedaliah H1436 , unto Mizpah H4708 , and gathered H622 wine H3196 and summer fruits H7019 very H3966 much H7335 .
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13. In the cities of the hill country, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the cities round about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Juda, flocks shall yet pass under the hand of him that numbers them, saith the Lord.
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13. Moreover Johanan H3110 the son H1121 of Kareah H7143 , and all H3605 the captains H8269 of the forces H2428 that H834 were in the fields H7704 , came H935 to H413 Gedaliah H1436 to Mizpah H4708 ,
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