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1. (In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah,)... this message came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
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1. In the beginning H7225 of the reign H4467 of Jehoiakim H3079 the son H1121 of Josiah H2977 king H4428 of Judah H3063 came H1961 this H2088 word H1697 unto H413 Jeremiah H3414 from H4480 H854 the LORD H3068 , saying H559 ,
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2. Thus said the LORD to me: Make for yourself bands and yoke bars and put them over your shoulders.
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2. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 to H413 me; Make H6213 thee bonds H4147 and yokes H4133 , and put H5414 them upon H5921 thy neck H6677 ,
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3. Send to the kings of Edom, of Moab, of the Ammonites, of Tyre, and of Sidon, through the ambassadors who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah, king of Judah,
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3. And send H7971 them to H413 the king H4428 of Edom H123 , and to H413 the king H4428 of Moab H4124 , and to H413 the king H4428 of the Ammonites H1121 H5983 , and to H413 the king H4428 of Tyrus H6865 , and to the king H4428 of Zidon H6721 , by the hand H3027 of the messengers H4397 which come H935 to Jerusalem H3389 unto H413 Zedekiah H6667 king H4428 of Judah H3063 ;
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4. and charge them thus: Tell your masters: Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel:
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4. And command H6680 them to say H559 unto H413 their masters H113 , Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , the God H430 of Israel H3478 ; Thus H3541 shall ye say H559 unto H413 your masters H113 ;
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5. It was I who made the earth, and man and beast on the face of the earth, by my great power, with my outstretched arm; and I can give them to whomever I think fit.
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5. I H595 have made H6213 H853 the earth H776 , H853 the man H120 and the beast H929 that H834 are upon H5921 H6440 the ground H776 , by my great H1419 power H3581 and by my outstretched H5186 arm H2220 , and have given H5414 it unto whom H834 it seemed H5869 meet H3474 unto me.
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6. Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, my servant; even the beasts of the field I have given him for his use.
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6. And now H6258 have I H595 given H5414 H853 all H3605 these H428 lands H776 into the hand H3027 of Nebuchadnezzar H5019 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 , my servant H5650 ; and H853 the beasts H2416 of the field H7704 have I given H5414 him also H1571 to serve H5647 him.
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7. All nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time of his land, too, shall come. Then it in turn shall serve great nations and mighty kings.
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7. And all H3605 nations H1471 shall serve H5647 him , and his son H1121 , and his son H1121 's son H1121 , until H5704 the very time H6256 of his land H776 come H935 : and then H1571 many H7227 nations H1471 and great H1419 kings H4428 shall serve H5647 themselves of him H1931 .
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8. Meanwhile, if any nation or kingdom will not serve Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, or will not bend its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with sword, famine, and pestilence, says the LORD, until I give them into his hand.
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8. And it shall come to pass H1961 , that the nation H1471 and kingdom H4467 which H834 will not H3808 serve H5647 the same H853 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 , and that H834 will not H3808 put H5414 H853 their neck H6677 under the yoke H5923 of the king H4428 of Babylon H894 , that H1931 nation H1471 will I punish H6485 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , with the sword H2719 , and with the famine H7458 , and with the pestilence H1698 , until H5704 I have consumed H8552 them by his hand H3027 .
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9. You, however, must not listen to your prophets, to your diviners and dreamers, to your soothsayers and sorcerers, who say to you, "You need not serve the king of Babylon."
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9. Therefore hearken H8085 not H408 ye H859 to H413 your prophets H5030 , nor to H413 your diviners H7080 , nor to H413 your dreamers H2472 , nor to H413 your enchanters H6049 , nor to H413 your sorcerers H3786 , which H834 H1992 speak H559 unto H413 you, saying H559 , Ye shall not H3808 serve H5647 H853 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 :
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10. For they prophesy lies to you, in order to drive you far from your land, to make me banish you so that you will perish.
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10. For H3588 they H1992 prophesy H5012 a lie H8267 unto you, to H4616 remove you far H7368 H853 from H4480 H5921 your land H127 ; and that I should drive you out H5080 H853 , and ye should perish H6 .
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11. The people that submits its neck to the yoke of the king of Babylon to serve him I will leave in peace on its own land, says the LORD, to till it and dwell in it.
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11. But the nations H1471 that H834 bring H935 H853 their neck H6677 under the yoke H5923 of the king H4428 of Babylon H894 , and serve H5647 him , those will I let remain H5117 still in H5921 their own land H127 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 ; and they shall till H5647 it , and dwell H3427 therein.
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12. To Zedekiah, king of Judah, I spoke the same words: Submit your necks to the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, so that you may live.
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12. I spoke H1696 also to H413 Zedekiah H6667 king H4428 of Judah H3063 according to all H3605 these H428 words H1697 , saying H559 , Bring H935 H853 your necks H6677 under the yoke H5923 of the king H4428 of Babylon H894 , and serve H5647 him and his people H5971 , and live H2421 .
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13. Why should you and your people die by sword, famine, and pestilence, with which the LORD has threatened the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
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13. Why H4100 will ye die H4191 , thou H859 and thy people H5971 , by the sword H2719 , by the famine H7458 , and by the pestilence H1698 , as H834 the LORD H3068 hath spoken H1696 against H413 the nation H1471 that H834 will not H3808 serve H5647 H853 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 ?
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14. Do not listen to the words of those prophets who say, "You need not serve the king of Babylon," for they prophesy lies to you.
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14. Therefore hearken H8085 not H408 unto H413 the words H1697 of the prophets H5030 that speak H559 unto H413 you, saying H559 , Ye shall not H3808 serve H5647 H853 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 : for H3588 they H1992 prophesy H5012 a lie H8267 unto you.
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15. I did not send them, says the LORD, but they prophesy falsely in my name, with the result that I must banish you, and you will perish, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.
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15. For H3588 I have not H3808 sent H7971 them, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , yet they H1992 prophesy H5012 a lie H8267 in my name H8034 ; that H4616 I might drive you out H5080 H853 , and that ye might perish H6 , ye H859 , and the prophets H5030 that prophesy H5012 unto you.
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16. To the priests and to all the people I spoke as follows: Thus says the LORD: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you: "The vessels of the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon soon now," for they prophesy lies to you.
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16. Also I spoke H1696 to H413 the priests H3548 and to H413 all H3605 this H2088 people H5971 , saying H559 , Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; Hearken H8085 not H408 to H413 the words H1697 of your prophets H5030 that prophesy H5012 unto you, saying H559 , Behold H2009 , the vessels H3627 of the LORD H3068 's house H1004 shall now H6258 shortly H4120 be brought again H7725 from Babylon H4480 H894 : for H3588 they H1992 prophesy H5012 a lie H8267 unto you.
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17. Do not listen to them! Serve the king of Babylon that you may live; else this city will become a heap of ruins.
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17. Hearken H8085 not H408 unto H413 them; serve H5647 H853 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 , and live H2421 : wherefore H4100 should this H2063 city H5892 be H1961 laid waste H2723 ?
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18. If they were prophets, if the word of the LORD were with them, they would intercede with the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which remain in the house of the LORD and in the palace of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem might not be taken to Babylon.
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18. But if H518 they H1992 be prophets H5030 , and if H518 the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 be H3426 with H854 them , let them now H4994 make intercession H6293 to the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , that the vessels H3627 which are left H3498 in the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 , and in the house H1004 of the king H4428 of Judah H3063 , and at Jerusalem H3389 , go H935 not H1115 to Babylon H894 .
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19. For thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, the bronze sea, the stands, and the rest of the vessels that remain in this city,
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19. For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 concerning H413 the pillars H5982 , and concerning H5921 the sea H3220 , and concerning H5921 the bases H4350 , and concerning H5921 the residue H3499 of the vessels H3627 that remain H3498 in this H2063 city H5892 ,
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20. which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, did not take when he exiled Jeconiah, son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem--
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20. Which H834 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 king H4428 of Babylon H894 took H3947 not H3808 , when he carried away captive H1540 H853 Jeconiah H3204 the son H1121 of Jehoiakim H3079 king H4428 of Judah H3063 from Jerusalem H4480 H3389 to Babylon H894 , and all H3605 the nobles H2715 of Judah H3063 and Jerusalem H3389 ;
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21. yes, thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:
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21. Yea H3588 , thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , the God H430 of Israel H3478 , concerning H5921 the vessels H3627 that remain H3498 in the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 , and in the house H1004 of the king H4428 of Judah H3063 and of Jerusalem H3389 ;
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22. To Babylon they shall be brought, and there they shall remain, until the day I look for them, says the LORD; then I will bring them back and restore them to this place.
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22. They shall be carried H935 to Babylon H894 , and there H8033 shall they be H1961 until H5704 the day H3117 that I visit H6485 them, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 ; then will I bring them up H5927 , and restore H7725 them to H413 this H2008 place H4725 .
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