1 A|strong="H1961" message|strong="H1697" from|strong="H1121" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" came|strong="H1961" to|strong="H0413" Jeremiah|strong="H3414". It|strong="H1961" came|strong="H1961" during|strong="H1961" the|strong="H0853" fourth year that|strong="H1697" Zedekiah son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Josiah|strong="H2977" was|strong="H1961" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H1121" Judah|strong="H3063".
2 This|strong="H3541" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H3541" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413": “Jeremiah|strong="H3068", make|strong="H5414" a|strong="H5414" yoke|strong="H4133" out|strong="H5921" of|strong="H3068" straps and|strong="H3068" poles|strong="H4133". Put|strong="H5414" that|strong="H3068" yoke|strong="H4133" on|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" back|strong="H0413" of|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" neck|strong="H6677".
3 Then|strong="H0935" send|strong="H7971" a|strong="H0935" message|strong="H3389" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0413" kings|strong="H4428" of|strong="H1121" Edom|strong="H0123", Moab|strong="H4124", Ammon|strong="H5983", Tyre|strong="H6865", and|strong="H1121" Sidon|strong="H6721". Send|strong="H7971" the|strong="H0413" message|strong="H3389" with|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0413" messengers|strong="H4397" of|strong="H1121" these kings|strong="H4428" who|strong="H1121" have|strong="H1121" come|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0413" Jerusalem|strong="H3389" to|strong="H0413" see|strong="H0935" King|strong="H4428" Zedekiah|strong="H6667" of|strong="H1121" Judah|strong="H3063".
4 Tell|strong="H0559" them|strong="H0413" to|strong="H0413" give|strong="H6680" the|strong="H0853" message|strong="H3068" to|strong="H0413" their|strong="H3068" masters|strong="H0113". Tell|strong="H0559" them|strong="H0413" that|strong="H3068" this|strong="H3541" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H3541" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" All-Powerful, the|strong="H0853" God|strong="H0430" of|strong="H0430" Israel|strong="H3478", says|strong="H0559": ‘Tell|strong="H0559" your|strong="H3068" masters|strong="H0113" that|strong="H3068"
5 I|strong="H0834" made|strong="H6213" the|strong="H0853" earth|strong="H0776" and|strong="H0776" all|strong="H1419" the|strong="H0853" people|strong="H0120" on|strong="H5921" it|strong="H5414". I|strong="H0834" made|strong="H6213" all|strong="H1419" the|strong="H0853" animals|strong="H0929" on|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" earth|strong="H0776". I|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213" this|strong="H0834" with|strong="H5921" my|strong="H5414" great|strong="H1419" power|strong="H2220" and|strong="H0776" my|strong="H5414" strong|strong="H3581" arm|strong="H2220". I|strong="H0834" can|strong="H0834" give|strong="H5414" the|strong="H0853" earth|strong="H0776" to|strong="H5921" anyone|strong="H0120" I|strong="H0834" want.
6 Now|strong="H6258" I|strong="H0595" have|strong="H1571" given|strong="H5414" all|strong="H3605" your|strong="H3605" countries|strong="H0776" to|strong="H5414" King|strong="H4428" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019" of|strong="H4428" Babylon|strong="H0894". He|strong="H5414" is|strong="H0776" my|strong="H3605" servant|strong="H5650". I|strong="H0595" will|strong="H0776" make|strong="H5414" even|strong="H1571" the|strong="H3605" wild|strong="H7704" animals|strong="H2416" obey him|strong="H5414".
7 All|strong="H3605" nations|strong="H1471" will|strong="H0776" serve|strong="H5647" Nebuchadnezzar and|strong="H1121" his|strong="H3605" son|strong="H1121" and|strong="H1121" his|strong="H3605" grandson|strong="H1121". Then|strong="H0853" the|strong="H3605" time|strong="H6256" will|strong="H0776" come|strong="H0935" for|strong="H0776" Babylon to|strong="H0935" be|strong="H1571" defeated. Many|strong="H7227" nations|strong="H1471" and|strong="H1121" great|strong="H1419" kings|strong="H4428" will|strong="H0776" make|strong="H5647" Babylon their|strong="H3605" servant|strong="H5647".
8 “‘But|strong="H3808" if|strong="H0834" some|strong="H3027" nations|strong="H1471" or|strong="H3808" kingdoms|strong="H4467" refuse|strong="H3808" to|strong="H5704" serve|strong="H5647" King|strong="H4428" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019" of|strong="H4428" Babylon|strong="H0894" and|strong="H3068" refuse|strong="H3808" to|strong="H5704" be|strong="H1961" put|strong="H5414" under|strong="H5921" his|strong="H5414" control|strong="H3027", I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H3068" punish|strong="H6485" them|strong="H5414", says|strong="H5002" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068". I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H3068" destroy|strong="H2719" them|strong="H5414" with|strong="H3068" war|strong="H2719", hunger|strong="H7458", and|strong="H3068" disease. I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H3068" use|strong="H1931" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019" to|strong="H5704" destroy|strong="H2719" any|strong="H1961" nation|strong="H1471" that|strong="H0834" fights against|strong="H5921" him|strong="H5414".
9 So|strong="H3808" don’t|strong="H0408" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0413" your|strong="H0834" prophets|strong="H5030". Don’t|strong="H0408" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0413" those|strong="H0834" who|strong="H0834" use|strong="H7080" magic to|strong="H0413" tell|strong="H0559" what|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0834" happen in|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" future. Don’t|strong="H0408" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0413" those|strong="H0834" who|strong="H0834" say|strong="H0559" they|strong="H1992" can|strong="H0834" interpret dreams|strong="H2472". Don’t|strong="H0408" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0413" those|strong="H0834" who|strong="H0834" talk to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" dead or|strong="H3808" to|strong="H0413" people|strong="H0834" who|strong="H0834" practice|strong="H7080" magic. All of|strong="H4428" them|strong="H0413" tell|strong="H0559" you|strong="H0859", “You|strong="H0859" will|strong="H0834" not|strong="H3808" be|strong="H3808" slaves|strong="H5647" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Babylon|strong="H0894".”
10 But|strong="H3588" they|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992" telling you|strong="H3588" lies|strong="H8267". They|strong="H1992" will|strong="H0127" only cause you|strong="H3588" to|strong="H5921" be|strong="H0127" taken far|strong="H7368" from|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5921" homeland. I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H0127" force you|strong="H3588" to|strong="H5921" leave|strong="H4616" your|strong="H5921" homes, and|strong="H0853" you|strong="H3588" will|strong="H0127" die|strong="H0006" in|strong="H5921" another land|strong="H0127".
11 “‘But|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0853" nations|strong="H1471" that|strong="H0834" put|strong="H0935" their|strong="H3068" necks|strong="H6677" under|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" yoke|strong="H5923" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H0853" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Babylon|strong="H0894" and|strong="H0935" obey him|strong="H5921" will|strong="H3068" live|strong="H3427". I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H3068" let them|strong="H0853" stay|strong="H3427" in|strong="H3427" their|strong="H3068" own country|strong="H0127" and|strong="H0935" serve|strong="H5647" the|strong="H0853" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Babylon|strong="H0894",’ says|strong="H5002" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068". ‘The|strong="H0853" people|strong="H1471" from|strong="H0935" those|strong="H0834" nations|strong="H1471" will|strong="H3068" live|strong="H3427" in|strong="H3427" their|strong="H3068" own land|strong="H0127" and|strong="H0935" farm it|strong="H5921".’”
12 I|strong="H1697" gave|strong="H0559" the|strong="H3605" same|strong="H0428" message|strong="H1697" to|strong="H0413" King|strong="H4428" Zedekiah|strong="H6667" of|strong="H4428" Judah|strong="H3063". I|strong="H1697" said|strong="H0559", “Zedekiah|strong="H6667", you|strong="H3605" must|strong="H0853" place|strong="H0935" your|strong="H3605" neck|strong="H6677" under|strong="H0935" the|strong="H3605" yoke|strong="H5923" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Babylon|strong="H0894" and|strong="H0935" obey him|strong="H0413". If you|strong="H3605" serve|strong="H5647" the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Babylon|strong="H0894" and|strong="H0935" his|strong="H3605" people|strong="H5971", you|strong="H3605" will|strong="H4428" live|strong="H2421".
13 If|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0859" don’t|strong="H3808" agree to|strong="H0413" serve|strong="H5647" the|strong="H0853" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Babylon|strong="H0894", you|strong="H0859" and|strong="H3068" your|strong="H3068" people|strong="H5971" will|strong="H3068" die|strong="H4191" from|strong="H0413" war|strong="H2719", hunger|strong="H7458", and|strong="H3068" disease. This|strong="H0834" is|strong="H0834" what|strong="H4100" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" said|strong="H1696" would|strong="H3068" happen.
14 But|strong="H3588" the|strong="H0853" false|strong="H8267" prophets|strong="H5030" are|strong="H1992" saying|strong="H0559", ‘You|strong="H3588" will|strong="H4428" never|strong="H3808" be|strong="H3808" slaves|strong="H5647" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Babylon|strong="H0894".’
15 ‘I|strong="H3588" didn’t|strong="H3808" send|strong="H7971" them|strong="H1992",’ says|strong="H5002" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068". ‘They|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992" telling lies|strong="H8267" and|strong="H3068" saying that|strong="H3588" the|strong="H0853" message|strong="H3068" is|strong="H3068" from|strong="H7971" me|strong="H7971". So|strong="H4616" I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" send|strong="H7971" you|strong="H0859" people|strong="H3808" of|strong="H3068" Judah away|strong="H7971". You|strong="H0859" will|strong="H3068" die|strong="H0006", and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" prophets|strong="H5030" who|strong="H3068" spoke to|strong="H3068" you|strong="H0859" will|strong="H3068" die|strong="H0006" also|strong="H3068".’”
16 Then|strong="H1696" I|strong="H3588" told|strong="H0559" the|strong="H3605" priests|strong="H3548" and|strong="H3068" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" people|strong="H5971" that|strong="H3588" this|strong="H2088" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H1697" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" says|strong="H0559": “Those|strong="H3605" false|strong="H8267" prophets|strong="H5030" are|strong="H1992" saying|strong="H0559", ‘The|strong="H3605" Babylonians took|strong="H7725" many things|strong="H1697" from|strong="H7725" the|strong="H3605" LORD’S|strong="H3068" Temple|strong="H1004". These|strong="H2088" things|strong="H1697" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H0408" brought|strong="H7725" back|strong="H7725" soon|strong="H6258".’ Don’t|strong="H0408" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0413" them|strong="H0413" because|strong="H3588" they|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992" telling|strong="H1696" you|strong="H3588" lies|strong="H8267".
17 Don’t|strong="H0408" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0413" those|strong="H0853" prophets. Serve|strong="H5647" the|strong="H0853" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Babylon|strong="H0894". Accept|strong="H8085" your|strong="H8085" punishment, and|strong="H4428" you|strong="H0853" will|strong="H1961" live|strong="H2421". There|strong="H1961" is|strong="H4100" no|strong="H0408" reason for|strong="H0413" you|strong="H0853" to|strong="H0413" cause|strong="H1961" this|strong="H2063" city|strong="H5892" of|strong="H4428" Jerusalem to|strong="H0413" be|strong="H1961" destroyed|strong="H2723".
18 If|strong="H0518" they|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992" prophets|strong="H5030" and|strong="H0935" their|strong="H3068" message|strong="H1697" is|strong="H3068" from|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0935" LORD|strong="H3068", let|strong="H4994" them|strong="H1992" pray|strong="H4994". Let|strong="H4994" them|strong="H1992" pray|strong="H4994" to|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0935" LORD|strong="H3068" about|strong="H1697" the|strong="H0935" things|strong="H1697" that|strong="H1697" are|strong="H1992" still in|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0935" LORD’S|strong="H3068" Temple|strong="H1004", in|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0935" king’s|strong="H4428" palace|strong="H1004", and|strong="H0935" in|strong="H0935" Jerusalem|strong="H3389". Let|strong="H4994" them|strong="H1992" pray|strong="H4994" that|strong="H1697" all|strong="H1697" those|strong="H1992" things|strong="H1697" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H1115" be|strong="H1697" taken away|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0935" Babylon|strong="H0894".
19 “This|strong="H2063" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H3541" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" All-Powerful says|strong="H0559" about|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" things|strong="H3627" that|strong="H3588" are|strong="H3068" still|strong="H0559" left|strong="H3498" in|strong="H5921" Jerusalem. In|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" Temple, there|strong="H3068" are|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0559" pillars|strong="H5982", the|strong="H0559" bronze sea|strong="H3220", the|strong="H0559" moveable stands|strong="H4350", and|strong="H3068" other|strong="H3541" things|strong="H3627". King|strong="H5921" Nebuchadnezzar of|strong="H3068" Babylon left|strong="H3498" those|strong="H5921" things|strong="H3627" in|strong="H5921" Jerusalem.
20 He|strong="H0834" didn’t|strong="H3808" take|strong="H3947" them|strong="H0853" away|strong="H1540" when|strong="H0834" he|strong="H0834" took|strong="H3947" Jehoiachin|strong="H3204" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Jehoiakim|strong="H3079" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H1121" Judah|strong="H3063" away|strong="H1540" as|strong="H0834" a|strong="H3947" prisoner. Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019" also|strong="H0853" took|strong="H3947" other|strong="H3605" important people|strong="H1121" away|strong="H1540" from|strong="H1121" Judah|strong="H3063" and|strong="H1121" Jerusalem|strong="H3389".
21 This|strong="H3541" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H3541" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" All-Powerful, the|strong="H0559" God|strong="H0430" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H0559" people of|strong="H4428" Israel|strong="H3478", says|strong="H0559" about|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" things|strong="H3627" still|strong="H0559" left|strong="H3498" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" LORD’S|strong="H3068" Temple|strong="H1004" and|strong="H3068" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" king’s|strong="H4428" palace|strong="H1004" and|strong="H3068" in|strong="H5921" Jerusalem|strong="H3389":
22 ‘All|strong="H5704" those|strong="H0853" things|strong="H1961" will|strong="H3068" also|strong="H3068" be|strong="H1961" taken|strong="H5927" to|strong="H0413" Babylon|strong="H0894". They|strong="H8033" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H1961" brought|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0413" Babylon|strong="H0894" until|strong="H5704" the|strong="H0853" day|strong="H3117" comes|strong="H0935" when|strong="H1961" I|strong="H5704" go|strong="H0935" to|strong="H0413" get|strong="H0935" them|strong="H0413",’ says|strong="H5002" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068". ‘Then|strong="H1961" I|strong="H5704" will|strong="H3068" bring|strong="H0935" those|strong="H0853" things|strong="H1961" back|strong="H7725". I|strong="H5704" will|strong="H3068" put|strong="H0935" them|strong="H0413" back|strong="H7725" in|strong="H0935" this|strong="H2088" place|strong="H4725".’”