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1 In the beginning of the reign of aJehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying,
2 “Thus says the Lord, ‘aStand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah who have bcome to worship in the Lord’s house call the words that I have commanded you to speak to them. dDo not omit a word!
3 ‘aPerhaps they will listen and everyone will turn from his evil way, that bI may repent of the calamity which I am planning to do to them because of the evil of their deeds.’
4 “And you will say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord, “aIf you will not listen to Me, to bwalk in My law which I have set before you,
5 to listen to the words of aMy servants the prophets, whom I have been sending to you 1again and again, but you have not listened;
6 then I will make this house like aShiloh, and this city I will make a bcurse to all the nations of the earth.” ’ ”
7 The apriests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord.
8 When Jeremiah finished speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “aYou must die!
9 “Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord saying, ‘This house will be like Shiloh and this city will be adesolate, without inhabitant’?” And ball the people gathered about Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
10 When the aofficials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to the house of the Lord and sat in the bentrance of the New Gate of the Lord’s house.
11 Then the priests and the prophets aspoke to the officials and to all the people, saying, “A bdeath sentence for this man! For he has prophesied cagainst this city as you have heard in your hearing.”
12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and to all the people, saying, “aThe Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.
13 “Now therefore aamend your ways and your deeds and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will 1change His mind about the misfortune which He has pronounced against you.
14 “But as for me, behold, aI am in your hands; do with me as is good and right in your sight.
15 “Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring ainnocent blood on yourselves, and on this city and on its inhabitants; for truly the Lord has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.”
16 Then the officials and all the people asaid to the priests and to the prophets, “No bdeath sentence for this man! For he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”
17 Then asome of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,
18 “1aMicah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Thus the Lord of hosts has said,
“bZion will be plowed as a field,
And Jerusalem will become ruins,
And the cmountain of the house as the 2high places of a forest.” ’
19 “Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not afear the Lord and entreat the favor of the Lord, and bthe Lord 1changed His mind about the misfortune which He had pronounced against them? But we are ccommitting a great evil against ourselves.”
20 Indeed, there was also a man who prophesied in the name of the Lord, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from aKiriath-jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land words similar to all those of Jeremiah.
21 When King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and all the officials heard his words, then the aking sought to put him to death; but Uriah heard it, and he was afraid and bfled and went to Egypt.
22 Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: aElnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him went into Egypt.
23 And they brought Uriah from Egypt and led him to King Jehoiakim, who aslew him with a sword and cast his dead body into the 1burial place of the 2common people.
24 But the hand of aAhikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that he was bnot given into the hands of the people to put him to death.
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