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1. In the beginning of the rule of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word 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. The Lord said to me, "Make ropes and a cross-bar for carrying a load, and put them on your neck.
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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. Then send word to the king of Edom, to the king of Moab, to the king of the sons of Ammon, to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon. Send them with the men who bring news to Jerusalem to King Zedekiah 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. Tell them to go to their leaders, saying, 'This is what the Lord of All, the God of Israel, says, and this is what you should say to your leaders:
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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. "I have made the earth, and the men and the animals that are on it by My great power and by My long arm. And I will give it to the one who is right in My eyes.
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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 to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant. And I have given him the wild animals of the field to serve him.
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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 the nations will serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time for his land comes. Then many nations and great kings will make him their servant.
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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. But if any nation will not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and will not put its neck under the load of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with the sword, hunger, and disease," says the Lord, "until I have destroyed it by 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. So do not listen to your men who tell of their special dreams, your men who tell what is going to happen in the future, or your wonder workers who use their secret ways. They say to you, 'You must 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. But they are lying to you, and will cause you to be taken far from your land. I will drive you out, and you will die.
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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. But the nation that brings its neck under the cross-bar of the king of Babylon and serves him, I will let stay on its own land," says the Lord. "And its people will take care of the fields and live there." ' ''
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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. I spoke to King Zedekiah of Judah in the same way, saying, "Bring your necks under the cross-bar of the king of Babylon. Serve him and his people, and 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 will you and your people die by the sword, hunger, and disease, as the Lord has said would happen to that nation which 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 men who tell of their dreams and say to you, 'You will not serve the king of Babylon.' For they are telling you a lie.
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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 have not sent them," says the Lord. "They speak false words in My name, so that I may drive you out, and that you may die, both you and the men who tell these things 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. Then I said to the religious leaders and to all these people, "The Lord says: Do not listen to the men who speak in God's name saying, 'See, the objects of the Lord's house will soon be returned from Babylon,' for they are telling you a lie.
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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 and live! Why should this city be destroyed?
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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. But if they are true men of God, and if the Word of the Lord is with them, let them now pray to the Lord of All. Let them ask that the objects which are left in the house of the Lord, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, may not go 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 this is what the Lord of All says about the pillars, the brass pool, the stands, and the rest of the objects that are left 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. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take these things from Jerusalem to Babylon when he took Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the leaders 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. So this is what the Lord of All, the God of Israel, says about the objects that are left in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem. He says,
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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. 'They will be carried to Babylon, and they will be there until the day I visit them,' says the Lord. 'Then I will bring them back 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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