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1. Thus said the Lord;
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1. The word H1697 which H834 came H1961 unto H413 Jeremiah H3414 from H4480 H854 the LORD H3068 , when Nebuchadnezzar H5019 king H4428 of Babylon H894 , and all H3605 his army H2428 , and all H3605 the kingdoms H4467 of the earth H776 of his dominion H4480 H4475 H3027 , and all H3605 the people H5971 , fought H3898 against H5921 Jerusalem H3389 , and against H5921 all H3605 the cities H5892 thereof, saying H559 ,
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2. Make to thyself bonds and yokes, and put them about thy neck,
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2. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , the God H430 of Israel H3478 ; Go H1980 and speak H559 to H413 Zedekiah H6667 king H4428 of Judah H3063 , and tell H559 H413 him, Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; Behold H2009 , I will give H5414 H853 this H2063 city H5892 into the hand H3027 of the king H4428 of Babylon H894 , and he shall burn H8313 it with fire H784 :
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3. and thou shalt send them to the king of Idumea, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hands of their messengers that come to meet them at Jerusalem to Sedekias king of Juda.
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3. And thou H859 shalt not H3808 escape H4422 out of his hand H4480 H3027 , but H3588 shalt surely be taken H8610 H8610 , and delivered H5414 into his hand H3027 ; and thine eyes H5869 shall behold H7200 H853 the eyes H5869 of the king H4428 of Babylon H894 , and he shall speak H1696 with H854 thee mouth H6310 to mouth H6310 , and thou shalt go H935 to Babylon H894 .
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4. And thou shalt commission them to say to their lords, Thus said the Lord God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to your lords;
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4. Yet H389 hear H8085 the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 , O Zedekiah H6667 king H4428 of Judah H3063 ; Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of H5921 thee , Thou shalt not H3808 die H4191 by the sword H2719 :
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5. I have made the earth by my great power, and with my high arm, and I will give it to whomsoever it shall seem good in mine eyes.
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5. But thou shalt die H4191 in peace H7965 : and with the burnings H4955 of thy fathers H1 , the former H7223 kings H4428 which H834 were H1961 before H6440 thee, so H3651 shall they burn H8313 odors for thee ; and they will lament H5594 thee, saying , Ah H1945 lord H113 ! for H3588 I H589 have pronounced H1696 the word H1697 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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6. I gave the earth to Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon to serve him, and the wild beasts of the field to labour for him.
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6. Then Jeremiah H3414 the prophet H5030 spoke H1696 H853 all H3605 these H428 words H1697 unto H413 Zedekiah H6667 king H4428 of Judah H3063 in Jerusalem H3389 ,
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7. When the king H4428 of Babylon H894 's army H2428 fought H3898 against H5921 Jerusalem H3389 , and against H5921 all H3605 the cities H5892 of Judah H3063 that were left H3498 , against H413 Lachish H3923 , and against H413 Azekah H5825 : for H3588 these H2007 defensed H4013 cities H5892 remained H7604 of the cities H5892 of Judah H3063 .
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8. And the nation and kingdom, all that shall not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, with sword and famine will I visit them, saith the Lord, until they are consumed by his hand.
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8. This is the word H1697 that H834 came H1961 unto H413 Jeremiah H3414 from H4480 H854 the LORD H3068 , after that H310 the king H4428 Zedekiah H6667 had made H3772 a covenant H1285 with H854 all H3605 the people H5971 which H834 were at Jerusalem H3389 , to proclaim H7121 liberty H1865 unto them;
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9. And hearken ye not to your false prophets, nor to them that divine to you, nor to them that foretell events by dreams to you, nor to your auguries, nor your sorcerers, that say, Ye shall by no means work for the king of Babylon:
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9. That every man H376 should let H853 his manservant H5650 , and every man H376 H853 his maidservant H8198 , being a Hebrew H5680 or a Hebrewess H5680 , go H7971 free H2670 ; that none H1115 H376 should serve H5647 himself of them, to wit , of a Jew H3064 his brother H251 .
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10. for they prophesy lies to you, to remove you far from your land.
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10. Now when all H3605 the princes H8269 , and all H3605 the people H5971 , which H834 had entered H935 into the covenant H1285 , heard H8085 that every one H376 should let H853 his manservant H5650 , and every one H376 H853 his maidservant H8198 , go H7971 free H2670 , that none H1115 should serve H5647 themselves of them any more H5750 , then they obeyed H8085 , and let them go H7971 .
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11. But the nation which shall put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, I will even leave it upon its land, and it shall serve him, and dwell in it.
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11. But afterward H310 H3651 they turned H7725 , and caused H853 the servants H5650 and the handmaids H8198 , whom H834 they had let go H7971 free H2670 , to return H7725 , and brought them into subjection H3533 for servants H5650 and for handmaids H8198 .
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12. I spoke also to Sedekias king of Juda according to all these words, saying, Put your neck into the yoke, and serve the king of Babylon.
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12. Therefore the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 to H413 Jeremiah H3414 from H4480 H854 the LORD H3068 , saying H559 ,
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13. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , the God H430 of Israel H3478 ; I H595 made H3772 a covenant H1285 with H854 your fathers H1 in the day H3117 that I brought them forth H3318 H853 out of the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 , out of the house H4480 H1004 of bondmen H5650 , saying H559 ,
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14. For they prophesy i. e. false unrighteous words to you,
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14. At the end H4480 H7093 of seven H7651 years H8141 let ye go H7971 every man H376 H853 his brother H251 a Hebrew H5680 , which H834 hath been sold H4376 unto thee ; and when he hath served H5647 thee six H8337 years H8141 , thou shalt let him go H7971 free H2670 from H4480 H5973 thee : but your fathers H1 hearkened H8085 not H3808 unto H413 me, neither H3808 inclined H5186 H853 their ear H241 .
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15. for I sent them not, saith the Lord; and they prophesy in my name unjustly, that I might destroy you, and ye should perish, and your prophets, who unrighteously prophesy lies to you.
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15. And ye H859 were now H3117 turned H7725 , and had done H6213 H853 right H3477 in my sight H5869 , in proclaiming H7121 liberty H1865 every man H376 to his neighbor H7453 ; and ye had made H3772 a covenant H1285 before H6440 me in the house H1004 which H834 is called H7121 by H5921 my name H8034 :
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16. I spoke to you, and to all this people, and to the priests, saying, Thus said the Lord; Hearken not to the words of the prophets that prophesy to you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the Lord’s house shall return from Babylon: for they prophesy to you unrighteous words.
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16. But ye turned H7725 and polluted H2490 H853 my name H8034 , and caused every man H376 H853 his servant H5650 , and every man H376 H853 his handmaid H8198 , whom H834 ye had set H7971 at liberty H2670 at their pleasure H5315 , to return H7725 , and brought them into subjection H3533 H853 , to be H1961 unto you for servants H5650 and for handmaids H8198 .
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17. I sent them not.
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17. Therefore H3651 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; Ye H859 have not H3808 hearkened H8085 unto H413 me , in proclaiming H7121 liberty H1865 , every one H376 to his brother H251 , and every man H376 to his neighbor H7453 : behold H2009 , I proclaim H7121 a liberty H1865 for you, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , to H413 the sword H2719 , to H413 the pestilence H1698 , and to H413 the famine H7458 ; and I will make H5414 you to be removed H2189 into all H3605 the kingdoms H4467 of the earth H776 .
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18. If they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord is in them, let them meet me, for thus has the Lord said.
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18. And I will give H5414 H853 the men H376 that have transgressed H5674 H853 my covenant H1285 , which H834 have not H3808 performed H6965 H853 the words H1697 of the covenant H1285 which H834 they had made H3772 before H6440 me, when H834 they cut H3772 the calf H5695 in twain H8147 , and passed H5674 between H996 the parts H1335 thereof,
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19. And as for the remaining vessels,
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19. The princes H8269 of Judah H3063 , and the princes H8269 of Jerusalem H3389 , the eunuchs H5631 , and the priests H3548 , and all H3605 the people H5971 of the land H776 , which passed H5674 between H996 the parts H1335 of the calf H5695 ;
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20. which the king of Babylon took not, when he carried Jechonias prisoner out of Jerusalem,
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20. I will even give H5414 them into the hand H3027 of their enemies H341 , and into the hand H3027 of them that seek H1245 their life H5315 : and their dead bodies H5038 shall be H1961 for meat H3978 unto the fowls H5775 of the heaven H8064 , and to the beasts H929 of the earth H776 .
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21. And Zedekiah H6667 king H4428 of Judah H3063 and his princes H8269 will I give H5414 into the hand H3027 of their enemies H341 , and into the hand H3027 of them that seek H1245 their life H5315 , and into the hand H3027 of the king H4428 of Babylon H894 's army H2428 , which are gone up H5927 from H4480 H5921 you.
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22. they shall go into Babylon, saith the Lord.
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22. Behold H2009 , I will command H6680 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , and cause them to return H7725 to H413 this H2063 city H5892 ; and they shall fight H3898 against H5921 it , and take H3920 it , and burn H8313 it with fire H784 : and I will make H5414 the cities H5892 of Judah H3063 a desolation H8077 without H4480 H369 an inhabitant H3427 .
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