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1. And Saphanias the son of Nathan, and Godolias the son of Paschor, and Joachal the son of Semelias, heard the words which Jeremias spoke to the people, saying,
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1. The word H1697 that H834 Jeremiah H3414 the prophet H5030 spoke H1696 unto H413 Baruch H1263 the son H1121 of Neriah H5374 , when he had written H3789 H853 these H428 words H1697 in H5921 a book H5612 at the mouth H4480 H6310 of Jeremiah H3414 , in the fourth H7243 year H8141 of Jehoiakim H3079 the son H1121 of Josiah H2977 king H4428 of Judah H3063 , saying H559 ,
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2. Thus saith the Lord; He that Gr. dwells remains in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine: but he that goes out to the Chaldeans shall live; and his soul shall be given him for a q. d. a prize found treasure, and he shall live.
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2. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , the God H430 of Israel H3478 , unto H5921 thee , O Baruch H1263 ;
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3. For thus saith the Lord; This city shall certainly be delivered into the hands of the host of the king of Babylon, and Gr. singular they shall take it.
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3. Thou didst say H559 , Woe H188 is me now H4994 ! for H3588 the LORD H3068 hath added H3254 grief H3015 to H5921 my sorrow H4341 ; I fainted H3021 in my sighing H585 , and I find H4672 no H3808 rest H4496 .
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4. And they said to the king. Let that man, we pray thee, be slain, for he weakens the hands of the fighting men that are left in the city, and the hands of all the people, speaking to them according to these words: for this man does not prophesy peace to this people, but evil.
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4. Thus H3541 shalt thou say H559 unto H413 him , The LORD H3068 saith H559 thus H3541 ; Behold H2009 , that which H834 I have built H1129 will I H589 break down H2040 , and that which H834 I have planted H5193 I H589 will pluck up H5428 , even this H1931 whole H3605 land H776 .
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5. Then the king said, Behold, he is in your hands. For the king could not resist them.
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5. And seekest H1245 thou H859 great things H1419 for thyself? seek H1245 them not H408 : for H3588 , behold H2009 , I will bring H935 evil H7451 upon H5921 all H3605 flesh H1320 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 : but H853 thy life H5315 will I give H5414 unto thee for a prey H7998 in H5921 all H3605 places H4725 whither H834 H8033 thou goest H1980 .
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6. And they cast him into the dungeon of Melchias the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison; and they let him down into the pit: and there was no water in the pit, but mire: and he was in the mire.
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7. And Abdemelech the Ethiopian heard, (now he was in the king’s household,) that they had put Jeremias into the dungeon; and the king was in the gate of Benjamin:
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8. and he went forth to him, and spoke to the king and said,
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9. Thou hast done evil in what thou hast done to slay this man with hunger: for there is no more bread in the city.
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10. And the king commanded Abdemelech, saying, Take with thee hence thirty men, and bring him up out of the dungeon, that he die not.
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11. So Abdemelech took the men and went into the underground part of the king’s house, and took thence old rags and old ropes, and threw them to Jeremias into the dungeon.
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12. And he said, Put these under the ropes. And Jeremias did so.
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13. And they drew him with the ropes, and lifted him out of the dungeon: and Jeremias remained in the court of the prison.
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14. Then the king sent, and called him to himself into the house of Aselisel, which was in the house of the Lord: and the King said to him, I will ask thee a question, and I pray thee hide nothing from me.
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15. And Jeremias said to the king, If I tell thee, wilt thou not certainly put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not at all hearken to me.
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16. And the king swore to him, saying, As the Lord lives who Gr. made gave us this Or, life soul, I will not slay thee, neither will I give thee into the hands of these men.
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17. And Jeremias said to him, Thus saith the Lord; If thou wilt indeed go forth to the captains of the king of Babylon, thy soul shall live, and this city shall certainly not be burnt with fire; and thou shalt live, and thy house.
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18. But if thou wilt not go forth this city shall be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt by no means escape.
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19. And the king said to Jeremias, I i. e. fear consider the Jews that have gone over to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hands, and they mock me.
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20. And Jeremias said, They shall in no wise deliver thee up. Hear the word of the Lord which I speak to thee; and it shall be better for thee, and thy soul shall live.
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21. But if thou wilt not go forth, this is the word which the Lord has shewn me.
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22. And, behold, all the women that are left in the house of the king of Juda were brought forth to the princes of the king of Babylon; and they said, The men who were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and will prevail against thee; and they shall cause thy foot to slide and fail, they have turned back from thee.
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23. And they shall bring forth thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt by no means escape, for thou shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city shall be burnt.
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24. Then the king said to him, Let no man know any of these words, and certainly thou shalt not die.
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25. And if the princes shall hear that I have spoken to thee, and they come to thee, and say to thee, Tell us, what said the king to thee? hide it not from us, and we will in no wise slay thee, and what said the king to thee?
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26. Then thou shalt say to them, Gr. I do cast my mercy; See Jer 43:7; 44:20 I brought my supplication before the presence of the king, that he would not send me back into the house of Jonathan, that I should die there.
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27. And all the princes came to Jeremias, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words, which the king had commanded him. And they were silent, because the word of the Lord was not heard.
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28. And Jeremias remained in the court of the prison, until the time when Jerusalem was taken.
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