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Chapter 26
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In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son
of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD,
saying, |
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Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD's
house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which
come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that
I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: |
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If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from
his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which
I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their
doings. |
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And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD;
If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which
I have set before you, |
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To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets,
whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending
them, but ye have not hearkened; |
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Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make
this city a curse to all the nations of the earth. |
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So the priests and the prophets and all the people
heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the
LORD. |
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Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end
of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak
unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets
and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely
die. |
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Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying,
This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall
be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people
were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. |
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When the princes of Judah heard these things, then
they came up from the king's house unto the house of
the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of
the LORD's house. |
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Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes
and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to
die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye
have heard with your ears. |
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Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all
the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against
this house and against this city all the words that ye
have heard. |
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Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and
obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will
repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against
you. |
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As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as
seemeth good and meet unto you. |
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But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death,
ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves,
and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof:
for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak
all these words in your ears. |
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Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests
and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for
he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God. |
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Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and
spake to all the assembly of the people, saying, |
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Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah
king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah,
saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed
like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the
mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. |
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Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at
all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought
the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil which
he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure
great evil against our souls. |
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And there was also a man that prophesied in the name
of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim,
who prophesied against this city and against this land
according to all the words of Jeremiah. |
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And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men,
and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought
to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was
afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt; |
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And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely,
Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him
into Egypt. |
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And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought
him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword,
and cast his dead body into the graves of the common
people. |
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Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan
was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into
the hand of the people to put him to death. |
