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2. But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land regarded the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.

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And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, to Jeremiah the 4. prophet, saying, "Pray now to the LORD our God for us." Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people, for 5. they had not cast him into prison.

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And it came to pass, when the army of the Chaldaeans had marched away from Jerusalem because of the army of Pharaoh, 7. that Jeremiah was going forth from Jerusalem, to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive thence his inheritance among the 8. people. And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "Thou art going over to the Chaldaeans." 9. And Jeremiah said, "It is false; I am not going over to the Chaldaeans." But he hearkened not to him, so Irijah took 10. Jeremiah and brought him to the princes. And the princes were enraged against Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that a prison.

11. And when Jeremiah had gone into the dungeon, and into 12. the cells and had remained there a long time, then Zedekiah the king sent and took him out; and the king asked him in his house privately, and said, "Hast thou any word from the LORD?" And Jeremiah said. "I have." And he said, "Into the hand of the king of Babylon shalt thou be delivered." 13. And Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, What offence have I

committed against thee, or against thy servants, or against 14. this people, that ye have put me in prison? And where are your prophets, who prophesied to you, saying, "The king of Bab15. ylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?"

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now hear, I pray thee, my lord the king! let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee, and cause me not to return 16. to the house of Jonathan' the scribe, lest I die there! Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city should be consumed. And Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. (Chap. XXXVII; 1-5, 11-21.)

XIII.

Jeremiah is cast into prison for counselling submission to the Chaldaeans 1. AND Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah, the son of Pashur, and Jucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur, the son of Malchiah, heard the words which Jeremiah spoke to all 2. the people, saying, "Thus saith the LORD: He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldaeans shall live, and he shall retain his life as a prey, and shall live. Thus saith the 3. LORD: This city shall surely be given into the hand of the

army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it." Then said 4. the princes to the king, "We beseech thee, let this man be put to death! for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that ramain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them; for this man seeketh not the 5. welfare of this people, but their hurt." Then Zedekiah the king said, "Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not 6. one that can do anything in opposition to you." Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah, the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the prison; and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but only mire; and Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

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And Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was then in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the dungeon; and the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin. 8. Then Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying, "My lord the king! these men have done 9. evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have cast into the dungeon; for he was already almost dead 10. in his place for hunger; for there is no more bread in the city." Then the king commanded Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying, "Take along with thee thirty men from hence, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die." And 11. Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the king's house under the store-room, and took from thence torn rags and worn-out rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to 12. Jeremiah. And Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, said to Jeremiah, put now these torn and worn-out rags under thy knuckles under 13. the cords. And Jeremiah did so. And they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him out of the dungeon.

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And Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison to the day when Jerusalem was taken. (Chap. XXXVIII; 1-13, 28.)

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And Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, captain of the 16. guard saying, "Take him, and have thine eyes upon him, and do him no harm; but do to him even as he shall say to you.' 17. Then sent Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, and Nebus

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husban, perfect of the eunuchs, and Nergalsharezer, perfect of 18. the magians, and all the princes of the king of Babylon, they sent and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home; and he dwelt among the people. (Chap. XXXIX; 11-14.)

XIV.

The new covenant, the covenant of the heart. The indestructibility

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of Israel.

BEHOLD, the days come, saith the LORD,

That I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

2. And it shall be that as I have watched over them

To pluck up, and to pull down, and to overthrow,

And to destroy, and to afflict,

So will I watch over them to build, and to plant, saith the
LORD.

3. In those days they shall no more say,

"The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children's teeth are set on edge." 4. But every one shall die for his own iniquity; Every man that eateth sour grapes,

His teeth shall be set on edge.

5. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD,

That I will make with the house of Israel,

And with the house of Judah, a new covenant;

6. Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, In the day when I took them by the hand

To bring them out of the land of Egypt;
Which covenant of mine they broke,

And I rejected them, saith the LORD.

7. But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of

Israel:

After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law into their

inward parts,

And upon

their hearts will I write it;

And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 8. And they shall teach no more,

Every man his neighbor, and every man his brother,
Saying, "Know ye the LORD!

for they shall all know me,

From the least of them even to the greatest of them, saith the

the LORD;

For I will forgive their iniquity,

And I will remember their sin no more.

9. Thus saith the LORD, who made the sun for a light by day, And the ordinances of the moon and stars for a light by night, Who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar,

The LORD of hosts is his name:

10. If these ordinances shall depart from before me,

Then sha'l the race of Israel also cease from being a nation be-
fore me forever.

11. Thus saith the LORD: If the heavens above can be measured,
Or the foundations of the earth beneath searched out,
Then will I cast off all the race of Israel

For all which they have done, saith the LORD.

(Chap. XXXI; 27-47.)

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XV.

Jeremiah's lament over the destruction of the State.

I am the man that has seen affliction under the rod of His wrath;

2. He has led me and brought me into darkness, and not-into

light; long.

3. Yea, against me does He again and again turn his hand all day

4.

Remember

my affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall!

5. Yea, thou wilt remember them, for my soul sinketh within me! 6. This I recall to my mind; therefore have I hope;

7. It is of the mercy of the LORD that we are not consumed; yea, his compassion faileth not;

8. It is new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.

9. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul, therefore do I hope in

him.

10. The LORD is good to them that trust in him, to the soul that

seeketh him.

11. It is good that a man hope, and quietly wait for salvation from the LORD.

12. It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth;

13. That he sit alone and keep silence, since He layeth it upon him; 14. That he put his mouth in the dust, [saying to himself,] “Perhaps there may be hope!

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15. That he offer his cheek to the smiter; that he be filled with reproach

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For the LORD will not cast off forever;

17. For though he cause grief, yet doth he have compassion according to his great mercy;

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18. For he doth not willingly afflict and grieve the children of men. Doth one trample under foot all the prisioners of the earth, 20. Doth he bend the right of a man before the face of the Most

High,

21. Doth he subvert a man in his cause, and shall not the LORD be

hold it?

22. Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the LORD hath not commanded?

23. Cometh not evil, as well as good, from the mouth of the Most High?

24. Wherefore then murmureth the living man? Let him murmur at his own sin!

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Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the
LORD!

26. Let us lift up our hearts with our hands to God in the heavens ! 27. We have transgressed; we have rebelled; thou hast not for(Lam Chap. III; 1-3, 19-42.)

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given !

But thou, O LORD, sittest as king forever;
Thy throne endureth from generation to generation.

29. Wherefore dost thou wholly forget us,

And abandon us, for so long a time?

30. Turn us again to thee, O LORD, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old!

(Lam. Chap. V; 19-21)

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