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1. At that time, saith the Lord, 2 Co 6:17, 18 I will be a God to the family of Israel, and they shall be to me a people.
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1. Then Shephatiah H8203 the son H1121 of Mattan H4977 , and Gedaliah H1436 the son H1121 of Pashur H6583 , and Jucal H3116 the son H1121 of Shelemiah H8018 , and Pashur H6583 the son H1121 of Malchiah H4441 , heard H8085 H853 the words H1697 that H834 Jeremiah H3414 had spoken H1696 unto H413 all H3605 the people H5971 , saying H559 ,
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2. Thus saith the Lord, I found him q. d. still living warm in the wilderness with them that were slain with the sword: go ye and destroy not Israel.
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2. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , He that remaineth H3427 in this H2063 city H5892 shall die H4191 by the sword H2719 , by the famine H7458 , and by the pestilence H1698 : but he that goeth forth H3318 to H413 the Chaldeans H3778 shall live H2421 ; for he shall have H1961 his life H5315 for a prey H7998 , and shall live H2425 .
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3. The Lord appeared to him from afar, saying, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore have I drawn thee in compassion.
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3. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , This H2063 city H5892 shall surely be given H5414 H5414 into the hand H3027 of the king H4428 of Babylon H894 's army H2428 , which shall take H3920 it.
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4. For I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt yet take thy timbrel, and go forth with the party of them that make merry.
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4. Therefore the princes H8269 said H559 unto H413 the king H4428 , We beseech thee H4994 , let H853 this H2088 man H376 be put to death H4191 : for H3588 thus H5921 H3651 he H1931 weakeneth H7503 H853 the hands H3027 of the men H376 of war H4421 that remain H7604 in this H2063 city H5892 , and the hands H3027 of all H3605 the people H5971 , in speaking H1696 such H428 words H1697 unto H413 them: for H3588 this H2088 man H376 seeketh H1875 not H369 the welfare H7965 of this H2088 people H5971 , but H3588 H518 the hurt H7451 .
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5. Alex. «plant ye,’ seems a preferable reading For ye have planted vineyards on the mountains of Samaria: plant ye, and praise.
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5. Then Zedekiah H6667 the king H4428 said H559 , Behold H2009 , he H1931 is in your hand H3027 : for H3588 the king H4428 is not H369 he that can do H3201 any thing H1697 against you.
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6. For it is a day when those that plead on the mountains of Ephraim shall call, saying, Arise ye, and go up to Sion to the Lord your God.
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6. Then took H3947 they H853 Jeremiah H3414 , and cast H7993 him into H413 the dungeon H953 of Malchiah H4441 the son H1121 of Hammelech H4429 , that H834 was in the court H2691 of the prison H4307 : and they let down H7971 H853 Jeremiah H3414 with cords H2256 . And in the dungeon H953 there was no H369 water H4325 , but H3588 H518 mire H2916 : so Jeremiah H3414 sunk H2883 in the mire H2916 .
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7. For thus saith the Lord to Jacob; Rejoice ye, and exult over the head of the nations: make proclamation, and praise ye: say, The Lord has delivered his people, the remnant of Israel.
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7. Now when Ebed H5663 -melech the Ethiopian H3569 , one H376 of the eunuchs H5631 which H1931 was in the king H4428 's house H1004 , heard H8085 that H3588 they had put H5414 H853 Jeremiah H3414 in H413 the dungeon H953 ; the king H4428 then sitting H3427 in the gate H8179 of Benjamin H1144 ;
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8. Behold, I bring them from the north, and will gather them from the end of the earth to the feast of the passover: and the people shall beget a great multitude, and they shall return hither.
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8. Ebed H5663 -melech went forth H3318 out of the king H4428 's house H4480 H1004 , and spoke H1696 to H413 the king H4428 , saying H559 ,
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9. They went forth with weeping, and I will bring them back with consolation, causing them to lodge by the channels of waters in a straight way, and they shall not err in it: for 2 Co 6:17, 18 I am become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.
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9. My lord H113 the king H4428 , these H428 men H376 have done evil H7489 in H853 all H3605 that H834 they have done H6213 to Jeremiah H3414 the prophet H5030 , H853 whom H834 they have cast H7993 into H413 the dungeon H953 ; and he is like to die H4191 for H4480 H6440 hunger H7458 in the place where H8478 he is: for H3588 there is no H369 more H5750 bread H3899 in the city H5892 .
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10. Hear the words of the Lord, ye nations, and proclaim them to the islands afar off; say, He that scattered Israel will also gather him, and keep him as one that feeds his flock.
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10. Then the king H4428 commanded H6680 H853 Ebed H5663 -melech the Ethiopian H3569 , saying H559 , Take H3947 from hence H4480 H2088 thirty H7970 men H376 with H3027 thee , and take up H5927 H853 Jeremiah H3414 the prophet H5030 out of H4480 the dungeon H953 , before H2962 he die H4191 .
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11. For the Lord has ransomed Jacob, he has rescued him out of the hand of them that were stronger than he.
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11. So Ebed H5663 -melech took H3947 H853 the men H376 with H3027 him , and went into H935 the house H1004 of the king H4428 under H413 H8478 the treasury H214 , and took H3947 thence H4480 H8033 old H1094 cast clouts H5499 and old H1094 rotten rags H4418 , and let them down H7971 by cords H2256 into H413 the dungeon H953 to H413 Jeremiah H3414 .
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12. And they shall come, and shall rejoice in the mount of Sion, and shall come to the good things of the Lord, even to a land of corn, and wine, and fruits, and cattle, and sheep: and their soul shall be as a fruitful tree; and they shall hunger no more.
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12. And Ebed H5663 -melech the Ethiopian H3569 said H559 unto H413 Jeremiah H3414 , Put H7760 now H4994 these old H1094 cast clouts H5499 and rotten rags H4418 under H8478 thine armholes H679 H3027 under H4480 H8478 the cords H2256 . And Jeremiah H3414 did H6213 so H3651 .
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13. Then shall the virgins rejoice in the assembly of youth, and the old men shall rejoice; and I will turn their mourning into joy, and will make them merry.
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13. So they drew up H4900 H853 Jeremiah H3414 with cords H2256 , and took him up H5927 H853 out of H4480 the dungeon H953 : and Jeremiah H3414 remained H3427 in the court H2691 of the prison H4307 .
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14. I will Gr. enlarge expand and cheer with wine the soul of the priests the sons of Levi, and my people shall be satisfied with my good things: thus saith the Lord.
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14. Then Zedekiah H6667 the king H4428 sent H7971 , and took H3947 H853 Jeremiah H3414 the prophet H5030 unto H413 him into H413 the third H7992 entry H3996 that H834 is in the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 : and the king H4428 said H559 unto H413 Jeremiah H3414 , I H589 will ask H7592 thee a thing H1697 ; hide H3582 nothing H408 H1697 from H4480 me.
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15. Mt 2:18 A voice was heard in Rama, of lamentation, and of weeping, and wailing; Rachel would not cease weeping for her children, because they are not.
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15. Then Jeremiah H3414 said H559 unto H413 Zedekiah H6667 , If H3588 I declare H5046 it unto thee , wilt thou not H3808 surely put me to death H4191 H4191 ? and if H3588 I give thee counsel H3289 , wilt thou not H3808 hearken H8085 unto H413 me?
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16. Thus saith the Lord; Let thy voice cease from weeping, and thine eyes from thy tears: for there is a reward for thy works; and they shall return from the land of thine enemies.
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16. So Zedekiah H6667 the king H4428 swore H7650 secretly H5643 unto H413 Jeremiah H3414 , saying H559 , As the LORD H3068 liveth H2416 , H853 that H834 made H6213 us H853 this H2063 soul H5315 , I will not H518 put thee to death H4191 , neither H518 will I give H5414 thee into the hand H3027 of these H428 men H376 that H834 seek H1245 H853 thy life H5315 .
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17. There shall be an abiding home for thy children.
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17. Then said H559 Jeremiah H3414 unto H413 Zedekiah H6667 , Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , the God H430 of hosts H6635 , the God H430 of Israel H3478 ; If H518 thou wilt assuredly go forth H3318 H3318 unto H413 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 's princes H8269 , then thy soul H5315 shall live H2421 , and this H2063 city H5892 shall not H3808 be burned H8313 with fire H784 ; and thou H859 shalt live H2421 , and thine house H1004 :
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18. I have heard the sound of Ephraim lamenting, and saying, Thou hast chastened me, and I was chastened; I as a calf was not willingly taught: turn thou me, and I shall turn; for thou art the Lord my God.
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18. But if H518 thou wilt not H3808 go forth H3318 to H413 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 's princes H8269 , then shall this H2063 city H5892 be given H5414 into the hand H3027 of the Chaldeans H3778 , and they shall burn H8313 it with fire H784 , and thou H859 shalt not H3808 escape H4422 out of their hand H4480 H3027 .
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19. For after my captivity I repented; and after I knew, I groaned for the day of shame, and shewed thee that I Gr. received bore reproach from my youth.
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19. And Zedekiah H6667 the king H4428 said H559 unto H413 Jeremiah H3414 , I H589 am afraid of H1672 H853 the Jews H3064 that H834 are fallen H5307 to H413 the Chaldeans H3778 , lest H6435 they deliver H5414 me into their hand H3027 , and they mock H5953 me.
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20. Ephraim is a beloved son, a pleasing child to me: for because my words are in him, I will surely remember him: therefore I made haste to help him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.
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20. But Jeremiah H3414 said H559 , They shall not H3808 deliver H5414 thee . Obey H8085 , I beseech thee H4994 , the voice H6963 of the LORD H3068 , which H834 I H589 speak H1696 unto H413 thee : so it shall be well H3190 unto thee , and thy soul H5315 shall live H2421 .
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21. Lit. set Prepare thyself, O Sion; execute vengeance; look to thy The reading oimouv has been adopted here ways: return, O virgin of Israel, by the way by which thou wentest, return mourning to thy cities.
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21. But if H518 thou H859 refuse H3986 to go forth H3318 , this H2088 is the word H1697 that H834 the LORD H3068 hath showed H7200 me:
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22. How long, O disgraced daughter, wilt thou turn away? for the Lord has created safety for a new plantation: men shall go about in safety.
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22. And, behold H2009 , all H3605 the women H802 that H834 are left H7604 in the king H4428 of Judah H3063 's house H1004 shall be brought forth H3318 to H413 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 's princes H8269 , and those H2007 women shall say H559 , Thy friends H376 H7965 have set H5496 thee on , and have prevailed H3201 against thee : thy feet H7272 are sunk H2883 in the mire H1206 , and they are turned away H5472 back H268 .
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23. For thus saith the Lord; They shall yet speak this word in the land of Juda, and in the cities thereof, when I shall turn his captivity; blessed be the Lord on his righteous holy mountain!
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23. So they shall bring out H3318 all H3605 thy wives H802 and thy children H1121 to H413 the Chaldeans H3778 : and thou H859 shalt not H3808 escape H4422 out of their hand H4480 H3027 , but H3588 shalt be taken H8610 by the hand H3027 of the king H4428 of Babylon H894 : and thou shalt cause this H2063 city H5892 to be burned H8313 with fire H784 .
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24. And there shall be dwellers in the cities of Juda, and in all his land, together with the husbandman, and the shepherd shall More lit. be carried away go forth with the flock.
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24. Then said H559 Zedekiah H6667 unto H413 Jeremiah H3414 , Let no H408 man H376 know H3045 of these H428 words H1697 , and thou shalt not H3808 die H4191 .
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25. For I have saturated every thirsting soul, and filled every hungry soul.
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25. But if H3588 the princes H8269 hear H8085 that H3588 I have talked H1696 with H854 thee , and they come H935 unto H413 thee , and say H559 unto H413 thee, Declare H5046 unto us now H4994 what H4100 thou hast said H1696 unto H413 the king H4428 , hide H3582 it not H408 from H4480 us , and we will not H3808 put thee to death H4191 ; also what H4100 the king H4428 said H1696 unto H413 thee:
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26. Therefore I awake, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet to me.
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26. Then thou shalt say H559 unto H413 them, I H589 presented H5307 my supplication H8467 before H6440 the king H4428 , that he would not H1115 cause me to return H7725 to Jonathan H3129 's house H1004 , to die H4191 there H8033 .
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27. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Juda with the seed of man, and the seed of beast.
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27. Then came H935 all H3605 the princes H8269 unto H413 Jeremiah H3414 , and asked H7592 him : and he told H5046 them according to all H3605 these H428 words H1697 that H834 the king H4428 had commanded H6680 . So they left off speaking H2790 with H4480 him; for H3588 the matter H1697 was not H3808 perceived H8085 .
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28. And it shall come to pass, that as I watched over them, to pull down, and to afflict, so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.
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28. So Jeremiah H3414 abode H3427 in the court H2691 of the prison H4307 until H5704 the day H3117 that H834 Jerusalem H3389 was taken H3920 : and he was H1961 there when H834 Jerusalem H3389 was taken H3920 .
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29. In those days they shall certainly not say, The fathers ate a sour grape, and the children’s teeth were set on edge.
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30. But every one shall die in his own sin; and the teeth of him that eats the sour grape shall be set on edge.
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31. Heb 8:8, 13 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Juda:
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32. not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day when I took hold of their hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; for they abode not in my covenant, and I disregarded them, saith the Lord.
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33. For this is my covenant which I will make with the house of Israel; after those days, saith the Lord, Gr. giving I will give I will surely put my laws into their mind, and write them on their hearts; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.
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34. And they shall not at all teach every one his fellow citizen, and every one his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them: for I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their sins I will remember no more.
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35. Thus saith the Lord, who gives the sun for a light by day, the moon and the stars for a light by night, and makes a roaring in the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; the Lord Almighty is his name:
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36. if these ordinances cease from before me, saith the Lord, then shall the family of Israel cease to be a nation before me forever.
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37. Though the sky should be raised to a greater height, saith the Lord, and though the ground of the earth should be sunk lower beneath, yet I will not cast off the family of Israel, saith the Lord, for all that they have done.
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38. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Anameel to the gate of the corner.
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39. And the measurement of it shall proceed in front of them as far as the hills of Gareb, and it shall be compassed More lit. with a circle out of with a circular wall of choice stones.
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40. And all the Asaremoth even to Nachal Kedron, as far as the corner of the horse-gate eastward, shall be Or, a consecration holiness to the Lord; and it shall not fail any more, and shall not be destroyed for ever.
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