*aIn the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the Lord, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord; bStand 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, call the words that I command thee to speak unto them; ddiminish not a word: 3 eIf so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that fI may repent me eof the evil, which I purpose to do unto them gbecause of the evil of their doings. 4 And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; hIf ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you, 5 iTo hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, iwhom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, ibut ye have not hearkened; 6 Then will I make this house klike Shiloh, and will make this city la curse llto all the nations of the earth.

7 So mthe priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. 8 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 mthe priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. 9 Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, This house shall be klike Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate nwithout an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.