1 The|strong="H3605" word|strong="H1697" which|strong="H3068" came|strong="H1961" unto|strong="H3068" Jeremiah|strong="H3414" from|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068", when|strong="H1961" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Babylon, and|strong="H3068" all|strong="H3605" his|strong="H3605" army|strong="H2428", and|strong="H3068" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" kingdoms|strong="H4467" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" earth that|strong="H5971" were|strong="H1961" under|strong="H5921" his|strong="H3605" dominion|strong="H4475", and|strong="H3068" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" peoples|strong="H5971", fought|strong="H3898" against|strong="H5921" Jerusalem|strong="H3389", and|strong="H3068" against|strong="H5921" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" cities|strong="H5892" thereof|strong="H5892", saying|strong="H1697":
2 Thus|strong="H3541" saith the|strong="H5414" LORD|strong="H3068", the|strong="H5414" God|strong="H3068" of|strong="H4428" Israel|strong="H3478", Go|strong="H1980", and|strong="H1980" speak to|strong="H1980" Zedekiah|strong="H6667" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Judah|strong="H3063", and|strong="H1980" tell him|strong="H5414", Thus|strong="H3541" saith the|strong="H5414" LORD|strong="H3068", Behold|strong="H2005", I|strong="H2005" will|strong="H3068" give|strong="H5414" this|strong="H2063" city|strong="H5892" into|strong="H1980" the|strong="H5414" hand|strong="H3027" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H5414" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Babylon, and|strong="H1980" he|strong="H3068" shall|strong="H3068" burn|strong="H8313" it|strong="H5414" with|strong="H1980" fire:
3 and|strong="H4428" thou|strong="H3027" shalt not|strong="H3808" escape|strong="H4422" out|strong="H5414" of|strong="H4428" his|strong="H5414" hand|strong="H3027", but|strong="H3588" shalt surely|strong="H3588" be|strong="H3808" taken|strong="H8610", and|strong="H4428" delivered|strong="H5414" into|strong="H3027" his|strong="H5414" hand|strong="H3027"; and|strong="H4428" thine|strong="H5414" eyes|strong="H5869" shall|strong="H4428" behold|strong="H7200" the|strong="H7200" eyes|strong="H5869" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H7200" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Babylon, and|strong="H4428" he|strong="H3588" shall|strong="H4428" speak|strong="H1696" with|strong="H1696" thee|strong="H5414" mouth|strong="H6310" to|strong="H1696" mouth|strong="H6310", and|strong="H4428" thou|strong="H3027" shalt go|strong="H4428" to|strong="H1696" Babylon.
4 Yet|strong="H3068" hear|strong="H8085" the|strong="H5921" word|strong="H1697" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H5921" LORD|strong="H3068", O|strong="H3068" Zedekiah|strong="H6667" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Judah|strong="H3063": thus|strong="H3541" saith the|strong="H5921" LORD|strong="H3068" concerning|strong="H5921" thee|strong="H8085", Thou|strong="H8085" shalt not|strong="H3808" die|strong="H4191" by|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" sword|strong="H2719";
5 thou|strong="H6440" shalt die|strong="H4191" in|strong="H3068" peace|strong="H7965"; and|strong="H3068" with|strong="H8313" the|strong="H6440" burnings|strong="H4955" of|strong="H4428" thy|strong="H3068" fathers, the|strong="H6440" former|strong="H7223" kings|strong="H4428" which|strong="H3068" were|strong="H1961" before|strong="H6440" thee|strong="H6440", so|strong="H3651" shall|strong="H3068" they|strong="H3588" make|strong="H3588" a|strong="H3068" burning|strong="H8313" for|strong="H3588" thee|strong="H6440"; and|strong="H3068" they|strong="H3588" shall|strong="H3068" lament|strong="H5594" thee|strong="H6440", saying, Ah|strong="H1945" lord|strong="H3068"! for|strong="H3588" I|strong="H3588" have|strong="H1961" spoken|strong="H1696" the|strong="H6440" word|strong="H1697", saith|strong="H5002" the|strong="H6440" LORD|strong="H3068".
6 Then|strong="H1696" Jeremiah|strong="H3414" the|strong="H3605" prophet|strong="H5030" spake|strong="H1696" all|strong="H3605" these|strong="H1696" words|strong="H1697" unto|strong="H1696" Zedekiah|strong="H6667" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Judah|strong="H3063" in|strong="H4428" Jerusalem|strong="H3389",
7 when|strong="H3588" the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Babylon’s army|strong="H2428" fought|strong="H3898" against|strong="H5921" Jerusalem|strong="H3389", and|strong="H3063" against|strong="H5921" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" cities|strong="H5892" of|strong="H4428" Judah|strong="H3063" that|strong="H3588" were|strong="H3063" left|strong="H7604", against|strong="H5921" Lachish|strong="H3923" and|strong="H3063" against|strong="H5921" Azekah|strong="H5825"; for|strong="H3588" these|strong="H2007" alone remained|strong="H7604" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" cities|strong="H5892" of|strong="H4428" Judah|strong="H3063" as fenced|strong="H4013" cities|strong="H5892".
8 The|strong="H3605" word|strong="H1697" that|strong="H5971" came|strong="H1961" unto|strong="H3068" Jeremiah|strong="H3414" from|strong="H3772" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068", after|strong="H1961" that|strong="H5971" the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428" Zedekiah|strong="H6667" had|strong="H3068" made|strong="H3772" a|strong="H3068" covenant|strong="H1285" with|strong="H3068" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" people|strong="H5971" which|strong="H3068" were|strong="H1961" at|strong="H3068" Jerusalem|strong="H3389", to|strong="H3068" proclaim|strong="H7121" liberty|strong="H1865" unto|strong="H3068" them|strong="H1992";
9 that|strong="H3064" every|strong="H7971" man|strong="H5680" should|strong="H5650" let|strong="H7971" his|strong="H7971" manservant|strong="H5650", and|strong="H7971" every|strong="H7971" man|strong="H5680" his|strong="H7971" maidservant|strong="H8198", being an|strong="H7971" Hebrew|strong="H5680" or|strong="H1115" an|strong="H7971" Hebrewess|strong="H5680", go|strong="H7971" free|strong="H2670"; that|strong="H3064" none|strong="H1115" should|strong="H5650" serve|strong="H5647" himself of|strong="H5650" them|strong="H7971", to wit, of|strong="H5650" a|strong="H3068" Jew|strong="H3064" his|strong="H7971" brother:
10 And|strong="H7971" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" princes|strong="H8269" and|strong="H7971" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" people|strong="H5971" obeyed|strong="H8085", which|strong="H5971" had|strong="H5971" entered into the|strong="H3605" covenant|strong="H1285", that|strong="H5971" every|strong="H3605" one|strong="H3605" should|strong="H5650" let|strong="H7971" his|strong="H3605" manservant|strong="H5650", and|strong="H7971" every|strong="H3605" one|strong="H3605" his|strong="H3605" maidservant|strong="H8198", go|strong="H7971" free|strong="H2670", that|strong="H5971" none|strong="H3605" should|strong="H5650" serve|strong="H5647" themselves|strong="H8085" of|strong="H8269" them|strong="H7971" any|strong="H3605" more|strong="H5750"; they|strong="H5971" obeyed|strong="H8085", and|strong="H7971" let|strong="H7971" them|strong="H7971" go|strong="H7971":
11 but|strong="H3651" afterwards they|strong="H3651" turned|strong="H7725", and|strong="H7971" caused the|strong="H7725" servants|strong="H5650" and|strong="H7971" the|strong="H7725" handmaids|strong="H8198", whom they|strong="H3651" had|strong="H8198" let|strong="H7971" go|strong="H7971" free|strong="H2670", to|strong="H7725" return|strong="H7725", and|strong="H7971" brought|strong="H7725" them|strong="H7725" into|strong="H7725" subjection|strong="H3533" for|strong="H7971" servants|strong="H5650" and|strong="H7971" for|strong="H7971" handmaids|strong="H8198":
12 Therefore|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" word|strong="H1697" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068" came|strong="H1961" to|strong="H3068" Jeremiah|strong="H3414" from|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068", saying|strong="H1697",
13 Thus|strong="H3541" saith the|strong="H3541" LORD|strong="H3068", the|strong="H3541" God|strong="H3068" of|strong="H1004" Israel|strong="H3478": I|strong="H3117" made|strong="H3772" a|strong="H3068" covenant|strong="H1285" with|strong="H1004" your|strong="H3068" fathers in|strong="H3478" the|strong="H3541" day|strong="H3117" that|strong="H3117" I|strong="H3117" brought|strong="H3318" them|strong="H3318" forth|strong="H3318" out|strong="H3318" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H3541" land of|strong="H1004" Egypt|strong="H4714", out|strong="H3318" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H3541" house|strong="H1004" of|strong="H1004" bondage|strong="H5650", saying,
14 At|strong="H3808" the|strong="H8085" end|strong="H7093" of|strong="H8141" seven|strong="H7651" years|strong="H8141" ye|strong="H8085" shall|strong="H3808" let|strong="H7971" go|strong="H7971" every|strong="H7971" man|strong="H5680" his|strong="H7971" brother that|strong="H8085" is|strong="H7093" an|strong="H7971" Hebrew|strong="H5680", which|strong="H8085" hath|strong="H5680" been|strong="H5647" sold|strong="H4376" unto|strong="H8085" thee|strong="H5647", and|strong="H7971" hath|strong="H5680" served|strong="H5647" thee|strong="H5647" six|strong="H8337" years|strong="H8141", thou|strong="H8085" shalt let|strong="H7971" him|strong="H7971" go|strong="H7971" free|strong="H2670" from|strong="H8085" thee|strong="H5647": but|strong="H3808" your|strong="H5186" fathers hearkened|strong="H8085" not|strong="H3808" unto|strong="H8085" me|strong="H7971", neither|strong="H3808" inclined|strong="H5186" their|strong="H8085" ear|strong="H8085".
15 And|strong="H7725" ye|strong="H3117" were|strong="H3117" now|strong="H3117" turned|strong="H7725", and|strong="H7725" had|strong="H5869" done|strong="H6213" that|strong="H3117" which|strong="H1004" is|strong="H3117" right|strong="H3477" in|strong="H5921" mine|strong="H7725" eyes|strong="H5869", in|strong="H5921" proclaiming|strong="H7121" liberty|strong="H1865" every|strong="H7725" man|strong="H6440" to|strong="H7725" his|strong="H7121" neighbour|strong="H7453"; and|strong="H7725" ye|strong="H3117" had|strong="H5869" made|strong="H6213" a|strong="H3068" covenant|strong="H1285" before|strong="H6440" me|strong="H6440" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H6440" house|strong="H1004" which|strong="H1004" is|strong="H3117" called|strong="H7121" by|strong="H5921" my|strong="H5921" name|strong="H8034":
16 but|strong="H1961" ye|strong="H7725" turned|strong="H7725" and|strong="H7971" profaned|strong="H2490" my|strong="H7971" name|strong="H8034", and|strong="H7971" caused|strong="H1961" every|strong="H7725" man|strong="H5315" his|strong="H7971" servant|strong="H5650", and|strong="H7971" every|strong="H7725" man|strong="H5315" his|strong="H7971" handmaid|strong="H8198", whom ye|strong="H7725" had|strong="H1961" let|strong="H7971" go|strong="H7971" free|strong="H2670" at|strong="H7725" their|strong="H7725" pleasure|strong="H5315", to|strong="H7725" return|strong="H7725"; and|strong="H7971" ye|strong="H7725" brought|strong="H7725" them|strong="H7725" into|strong="H7725" subjection|strong="H3533", to|strong="H7725" be|strong="H1961" unto|strong="H7725" you|strong="H7971" for|strong="H7971" servants|strong="H5650" and|strong="H7971" for|strong="H7971" handmaids|strong="H8198".
17 Therefore|strong="H3651" thus|strong="H3541" saith|strong="H5002" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068": Ye|strong="H5414" have|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" hearkened|strong="H8085" unto|strong="H5414" me|strong="H5414", to|strong="H3068" proclaim|strong="H7121" liberty|strong="H1865", every|strong="H3605" man|strong="H3605" to|strong="H3068" his|strong="H3605" brother|strong="H7453", and|strong="H3068" every|strong="H3605" man|strong="H3605" to|strong="H3068" his|strong="H3605" neighbour|strong="H7453": behold|strong="H2005", I|strong="H2005" proclaim|strong="H7121" unto|strong="H5414" you|strong="H5414" a|strong="H3068" liberty|strong="H1865", saith|strong="H5002" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068", to|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" sword|strong="H2719", to|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" pestilence|strong="H1698", and|strong="H3068" to|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" famine|strong="H7458"; and|strong="H3068" I|strong="H2005" will|strong="H3068" make|strong="H5414" you|strong="H5414" to|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3808" tossed to|strong="H3068" and|strong="H3068" fro among|strong="H2719" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" kingdoms|strong="H4467" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" earth.
18 And|strong="H6965" I|strong="H5414" will|strong="H1697" give|strong="H5414" the|strong="H6440" men|strong="H8147" that|strong="H1697" have|strong="H1697" transgressed|strong="H5674" my|strong="H5414" covenant|strong="H1285", which|strong="H1697" have|strong="H1697" not|strong="H3808" performed|strong="H6965" the|strong="H6440" words|strong="H1697" of|strong="H1697" the|strong="H6440" covenant|strong="H1285" which|strong="H1697" they|strong="H3808" made|strong="H3772" before|strong="H6440" me|strong="H5414", when|strong="H5674" they|strong="H3808" cut|strong="H3772" the|strong="H6440" calf|strong="H5695" in|strong="H6440" twain|strong="H8147" and|strong="H6965" passed|strong="H5674" between|strong="H5674" the|strong="H6440" parts|strong="H1335" thereof|strong="H6440";
19 the|strong="H3605" princes|strong="H8269" of|strong="H8269" Judah|strong="H3063", and|strong="H3063" the|strong="H3605" princes|strong="H8269" of|strong="H8269" Jerusalem|strong="H3389", the|strong="H3605" eunuchs|strong="H5631", and|strong="H3063" the|strong="H3605" priests|strong="H3548", and|strong="H3063" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" people|strong="H5971" of|strong="H8269" the|strong="H3605" land, which|strong="H5971" passed|strong="H5674" between|strong="H5674" the|strong="H3605" parts|strong="H1335" of|strong="H8269" the|strong="H3605" calf|strong="H5695";
20 I|strong="H5414" will|strong="H1961" even give|strong="H5414" them|strong="H5414" into|strong="H3027" the|strong="H5414" hand|strong="H3027" of|strong="H3027" their|strong="H5414" enemies|strong="H3027", and|strong="H8064" into|strong="H3027" the|strong="H5414" hand|strong="H3027" of|strong="H3027" them|strong="H5414" that|strong="H5315" seek|strong="H1245" their|strong="H5414" life|strong="H5315": and|strong="H8064" their|strong="H5414" dead|strong="H5315" bodies|strong="H5038" shall|strong="H5315" be|strong="H1961" for|strong="H3027" meat|strong="H3978" unto|strong="H5414" the|strong="H5414" fowls|strong="H5775" of|strong="H3027" the|strong="H5414" heaven|strong="H8064", and|strong="H8064" to|strong="H1961" the|strong="H5414" beasts of|strong="H3027" the|strong="H5414" earth|strong="H8064".
21 And|strong="H3063" Zedekiah|strong="H6667" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Judah|strong="H3063" and|strong="H3063" his|strong="H5414" princes|strong="H8269" will|strong="H4428" I|strong="H5414" give|strong="H5414" into|strong="H5927" the|strong="H5921" hand|strong="H3027" of|strong="H4428" their|strong="H5414" enemies|strong="H3027", and|strong="H3063" into|strong="H5927" the|strong="H5921" hand|strong="H3027" of|strong="H4428" them|strong="H5414" that|strong="H5315" seek|strong="H1245" their|strong="H5414" life|strong="H5315", and|strong="H3063" into|strong="H5927" the|strong="H5921" hand|strong="H3027" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H5921" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Babylon’s army|strong="H2428", which|strong="H2428" are|strong="H3027" gone|strong="H5927" up|strong="H5927" from|strong="H5921" you|strong="H5414".
22 Behold|strong="H2005", I|strong="H2005" will|strong="H3068" command|strong="H6680", saith|strong="H5002" the|strong="H5002" LORD|strong="H3068", and|strong="H3063" cause|strong="H5414" them|strong="H5414" to|strong="H7725" return|strong="H7725" to|strong="H7725" this|strong="H2063" city|strong="H5892"; and|strong="H3063" they|strong="H3068" shall|strong="H3068" fight|strong="H3898" against|strong="H5921" it|strong="H5414", and|strong="H3063" take|strong="H3920" it|strong="H5414", and|strong="H3063" burn|strong="H8313" it|strong="H5414" with|strong="H8313" fire: and|strong="H3063" I|strong="H2005" will|strong="H3068" make|strong="H5414" the|strong="H5002" cities|strong="H5892" of|strong="H3068" Judah|strong="H3063" a|strong="H3068" desolation|strong="H8077", without|strong="H3427" inhabitant|strong="H3427".