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And kingH4428 ZedekiahH6667 the sonH1121 of JosiahH2977 reignedH4427 insteadH8478 of ConiahH3659 the sonH1121 of Jehoiakim,H3079 whomH834 NebuchadrezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 made kingH4428 in the landH776 of Judah.H3063
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But neitherH3808 he, nor his servants,H5650 nor the peopleH5971 of the land,H776 did listenH8085 to the wordsH1697 of the LORD,H3068 whichH834 he spokeH1696 by the prophetH5030 Jeremiah.H3414
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And ZedekiahH6667 the kingH4428 sentH7971 JehucalH3081 the sonH1121 of ShelemiahH8018 and ZephaniahH6846 the sonH1121 of MaaseiahH4641 the priestH3548 to the prophetH5030 Jeremiah,H3414 saying,H559 PrayH6419 nowH4994 to the LORDH3068 our GodH430 for us.
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Now JeremiahH3414 cameH935 in and wentH3318 out amongH8432 the people:H5971 for they had not putH5414 him into prison.H1004 H3608
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Then Pharaoh'sH6547 armyH2428 was comeH3318 forthH3318 out of Egypt:H4714 and when the ChaldeansH3778 that besiegedH6696 JerusalemH3389 heardH8085 tidingsH8088 of them, they departedH5927 from Jerusalem.H3389
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Then cameH1961 the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 to the prophetH5030 Jeremiah H3414saying,H559
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ThusH3541 saidH559 the LORD,H3068 the GodH430 of Israel;H3478 ThusH3541 shall you sayH559 to the kingH4428 of Judah,H3063 that sentH7971 you to me to inquireH1875 of me; Behold,H2005 Pharaoh'sH6547 army,H2428 which is comeH3318 forthH3318 to helpH5833 you, shall returnH7725 to EgyptH4714 into their own land.H776
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And the ChaldeansH3778 shall comeH7725 again,H7725 and fightH3898 againstH5921 thisH2063 city,H5892 and takeH3920 it, and burnH8313 it with fire.H784
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ThusH3541 saidH559 the LORD;H3068 DeceiveH5377 not yourselves,H5315 saying,H559 The ChaldeansH3778 shall surely departH1980 from us: for they shall not depart.H1980
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For thoughH518 you had smittenH5221 the wholeH3605 armyH2428 of the ChaldeansH3778 that fightH3898 against you, and there remainedH7604 but woundedH1856 menH582 among them, yet should they riseH6965 up every manH376 in his tent,H168 and burnH8313 thisH2063 cityH5892 with fire.H784
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And it cameH1961 to pass, that when the armyH2428 of the ChaldeansH3778 was brokenH5927 up from JerusalemH3389 for fearH6440 of Pharaoh'sH6547 army,H2428
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Then JeremiahH3414 wentH3318 forthH3318 out of JerusalemH3389 to goH3212 into the landH776 of Benjamin,H1144 to separateH2505 himself thereH8033 in the middleH8432 of the people.H5971
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And when he was in the gateH8179 of Benjamin,H1144 a captainH1167 of the wardH6488 was there,H8033 whose nameH8034 was Irijah,H3376 the sonH1121 of Shelemiah,H8018 the sonH1121 of Hananiah;H2608 and he tookH8610 JeremiahH3414 the prophet,H5030 saying,H559 You fallH5307 away to the Chaldeans.H3778
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Then saidH559 Jeremiah,H3414 It is false;H8267 I fallH5307 not away to the Chaldeans.H3778 But he listenedH8085 not to him: so IrijahH3376 tookH8610 Jeremiah,H3414 and broughtH935 him to the princes.H8269
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Why the princesH8269 were wrothH7107 with Jeremiah,H3414 and smoteH5221 him, and putH5414 him in prisonH612 in the houseH1004 of JonathanH3083 the scribe:H5608 for they had madeH6213 that the prison.H3608
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WhenH3588 JeremiahH3414 was enteredH935 intoH413 the dungeon,H1004 H953 and intoH413 the cabins,H2588 and JeremiahH3414 had remainedH3427 thereH8033 manyH7227 days;H3117
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Then ZedekiahH6667 the kingH4428 sent,H7971 and tookH3947 him out: and the kingH4428 askedH7592 him secretlyH5643 in his house,H1004 and said,H559 Is there any wordH1697 from the LORD?H3068 And JeremiahH3414 said,H559 There is: for, saidH559 he, you shall be deliveredH5414 into the handH3027 of the kingH4428 of Babylon.H894
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Moreover JeremiahH3414 saidH559 to kingH4428 Zedekiah,H6667 WhatH4100 have I offendedH2398 against you, or against your servants,H5650 or against thisH2088 people,H5971 that you have putH5414 me in prison?H3608
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WhereH346 are now your prophetsH5030 whichH834 prophesiedH5012 to you, saying,H559 The kingH4428 of BabylonH894 shall not comeH935 againstH5921 you, nor againstH5921 thisH2063 land?H776
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Therefore hearH8085 now,H6256 I prayH4994 you, O my lordH113 the king:H4428 let my supplication,H8467 I prayH4994 you, be acceptedH5307 beforeH6440 you; that you cause me not to returnH7725 to the houseH1004 of JonathanH3083 the scribe,H5608 lestH3808 I dieH4191 there.H8033
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Then ZedekiahH6667 the kingH4428 commandedH6680 that they should commitH6485 JeremiahH3414 into the courtH2691 of the prison,H4307 and that they should giveH5414 him dailyH3117 a pieceH3603 of breadH3899 out of the bakers'H644 street,H2351 untilH5704 allH3605 the breadH3899 in the cityH5892 were spent.H8552 Thus JeremiahH3414 remainedH3427 in the courtH2691 of the prison.H4307
