+ mâv, fre especially in 21 and Idumea, and the land of Moab, | to the other end of the earth: they and the children of Ammon, 22 and shall not be buried; they shall be as the kings of Tyre, and the kings of dung on the face of the earth. 34 Howl, Sidon, and the kings in the country ye shepherds, and cry; and lament, ye beyond the sea, 23 and Dadan, and rams of the flock: for your days have Thaman, and Ros, and every one been completed for slaughter, and ye that is shaved round about shall fall as the choice rams. 35 And quent in LXX. the face, 24 and all the min-flight shall perish from the shepherds, Vat. for warra. gled people lodging in the and safety from the rams of the flock. wilderness, 25 and all the kings of 36 A voice of the crying of the shepElam, and all the kings of the Per- herds, and a moaning of the sheep sians, 26 and all the kings from the and the rams: for the Lord has denorth, the far and the near, each one stroyed their pastures. 37 And with his brother, and all the kingdoms peaceable abodes that rewhich are on the face of the earth. main shall be destroyed 27 And thou shalt say to them, Thus before the fierceness of mine anger. said the Lord Almighty; Drink ye, 38 He has forsaken his lair, as a lion: be ye drunken; and ye shall vomit, for their land is become desolate before and shall fall, and shall in nowise rise, the great sword. because of the sword which I send be willing. + Gr. and. ng. + sword + + + + upon 33. the + Gr. the remnants of peace. IN THE BEGINNING OF THE REIGN OF KING JOAKIM SON OF JOSIAS THERE CAME THIS WORD FROM THE LORD. 2 Thus said the Lord; Stand in the court of the Lord's house, and thou shalt declare to all the Jews, and to all that come to worship in the house of the Lord, all the words which I commanded thee to speak se. as from the to them; abate not one 4 God. way: ↑ Gr. between. among you. 28 And it shall come to pass, when they refuse + Gr. shall not to take the out of thine cup + + Gr. so as to. hand, to drink it, that thou shalt say, Thus said the Lord; Ye shall surely drink. 29 For I am beginning to afflict the city whereon my name is called, and ye Gr.be cleans- shall by no means be held d with cleans- guiltless: for I am calling all that dwell upon earth. 30 And thou shalt prophesy word. 3 Peradventure they will hear, against them these words, and shalt and turn every one from his evil then I will cease from the evils which I purpose to do to them, because of their evil practices. And thou shalt say, Thus said the Lord; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my statutes which I set before you, 5 to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send to you early in the morning; yea, I sent them, but ye hearkened not to me; then will I make this house as Selo, and I will make this city a curse to all the nations of all the earth. And the priests, and the false prophets, and all the people heard Jeremias speaking these words in the house of the Lord. And it came to pass, when Jeremias had ceased speaking all that the 31 q. d. oracu- say, The Lord shall speak larly. from on high, from his sanctuary he will utter his voice; he will pronounce a declaration on his place; and these shall answer like men gathering grapes: and destruction is coming on them that dwell on the earth, even upon the extreme part of the earth; for the Lord has a controversy with the nations, he is pleading with all flesh, and the ungodly are given to the sword, says the Lord. 32 Thus said the Lord; Behold, evils are proceeding from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind goes forth from the end of the earth. 33 And the slain of the Lord shall be in the day of the Lord from one end of the earth even 6 Lord had ordered him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the false prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die, because thou hast prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, This house shall be as Selo, and this city shall be made quite destitute of inhabitants. And all the people assembled against Jeremias in the house of the Lord. 10 And the princes of Juda heard this word, and they went up out of the house of the king to the house of the Lord, and sat in the entrance of the new gate. Then the priests and the false prophets said to the princes and to all the people, The judgment of death is due to this man; because he has prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears. 12 Then Jeremias spoke to the princes, and to all the people, saying, The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city, all the words which ye have heard. 13 And now amend your ways and your works, and hearken to the voice of the Lord; and the Lord shall cease from the evils which he has pronounced against you. 14 And behold, I am in your hands; do to me as is expedient, and as it is best for you. 15 But know for a certainty, that if ye slay me, ye bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon them that dwell in it; for in truth the Lord has sent me to you to speak in your ears all these words. 16 Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the false prophets; Judgment of death is not due to this man; for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God. 17 And there rose up men of the elders of the land, and said to all the assembly of the people, 18 Michæas the Morathite lived in the days of Ezekias king of Juda, and said to all the people of Juda, Thus says the Lord; Sion shall be ploughed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become a desolation, and the mountain of the house shall be a thicket of trees. 19 Did Ezekias and all Juda in any way slay him? + Was it not that or, did they they feared the Lord, and not fear, &c. they made supplication before the Lord, and the Lord ceased from the evils which he had pronounced against them? whereas we have wrought great evil against our own souls. 20 And there was another man prophesying in the name of the Lord, Urias the son of Samaas of Cariathjarim; and he prophesied concerning this land according to all the words of Jeremias. 21 And king Joakim and all the princes heard all his words, and sought to slay him; and Urias heard it and went into Egypt. 22 And the king sent men into Egypt; 23 and they brought him thence, and brought him in to the king; and he smote him with the sword, and cast him into the sepulchre of the children of his people. 24 Nevertheless the hand of Achicam son of Saphan was with Jeremias, to prevent his being delivered into the hands of the people, or being killed. 3 4 34. 2 Thus said the Lord; Make to thyself bonds and yokes, and put them about thy neck, and thou shalt send them to the king of Idumea, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hands of their messengers that come to meet them at Jerusalem to Sedekias king of Juda. And thou shalt commission them to say to their lords, Thus said the Lord God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to your lords; I have made the earth by my great power, and with my high arm, and I will give it to whomsoever it shall seem good in mine eyes. I gave the earth to Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon to serve him, and the wild beasts of the field to labour for him. And the nation and kingdom, all that shall not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, with 8 q. d. unauthorised. to 9 + 14 and I will return into this place the vessels of the house of the Lord, and Jechonias, and the captivity of Juda: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon. 5 Then Jeremias spoke to Ananias in the sight of all the people, and in the sight of the priests. that stood in the house of the Lord, and Jeremias said, May the Lord indeed do thus, may he confirm thy word which thou dost prophesy, to return the vessels of the house of the Lord, and all the captivity, out of Babylon to this place. Nevertheless hear ye 6 sword and famine will I visit them, says the Lord, until they are consumed by his hand. And hearken ye not to your false prophets, nor to them that divine to you, nor to them that foretell events by dreams to you, nor to your auguries, nor your sorcerers, that say, Ye shall by no means work for the king of Babylon: 10 for they prophesy lies to you, to remove you far from your land. But the nation which shall put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, I will even leave it upon its land, and it shall serve him, and dwell in it. 12 I the word of the Lord which I speak in spoke also to Sedekias king of Juda your ears, and in the ears of all the according to all these words, saying, people. The prophets that were bePut your neck into the yoke, and serve fore me and before you of old, also prothe king of Babylon. For they pro- phesied over 'much country, + Or, many a ti. e. false. phesy unrighteous words and against great kingdoms, country. for I sent them not, concerning war. you, says the Lord; and they prophesy in my name unjustly, that I might destroy you, and ye should perish, and your prophets, who unrighteously prophesy lies to you. 16 I spoke to you, and to all this people, and to the priests, saying, Thus said the Lord; Hearken not to the words of the prophets that prophesy to you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the Lord's house shall return from Babylon: for they prophesy to you unrighteous words; 17I sent them not. 18 If they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord is in them, let them meet me, for thus has the Lord said. 19 And as for the remaining vessels, 20 which the king of Babylon took not, when he carried Jechonias prisoner out of Jerusalem, 22 they shall go into Babylon, says the Lord. + Gr. faithful 9 As for the prophet that has prophesied for peace, when the word has come to pass, they shall know the prophet whom the Lord has sent them in 'truth. 10 Then Ananias took the yokes ness. from the neck of Jeremias in the sight of all the people, and broke them to pieces. And Ananias spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus said the Lord; Thus will I break the yoke of the king of Babylon from the necks of all the nations. And Jeremias went his way. 12 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, after that Ananias had broken the yokes off his neck, saying, 13 Go and speak to Ananias, saying, Thus says the Lord; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but I will make instead of them yokes of iron. 14 For thus said the Lord, I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all the nations, that they may serve the king of Babylon. 15 And Jeremias said to Ananias, The Lord has not sent thee; and thou hast caused this people to trust in unrighteousness. 16 Therefore thus said the Lord; Behold, I will cast thee off from the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die. 17 So he died in the seventh month. + sc. words. 36. And these are the words of the se, which book which Jeremias sent from Jerusalem to the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the false prophets, even an epistle to Babylon for the captivity, and to all the people; 2(after the departure of Jechonias the king and the queen, and the eunuchs, and every freeman, and bondman, and artificer, out of Jerusalem;) 3 by the hand of Eleasan son of Saphan, and Gamarias son of Chelcias, (whom Sedekias king of Juda sent to the king of Babylon to Babylon) saying, Thus said the Lord God of Israel concerning the captivity which I caused to be carried away from Jerusalem; 5 Build ye houses, and inhabit them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruits thereof; and take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, and be multiplied, and be not diminished. And seek the peace of the land into which I have carried you captive, and ye shall pray to the + Gr. them. Lord for the people: for in its peace ye shall have peace. For thus says the Lord; Let not the false prophets that are among you persuade you, and let not your diviners persuade you, and hearken not to your dreams which ye dream. For they prophesy to you unrighteous words in my name; and I sent them not. 10 For thus said the Lord; When seventy years shall be on the point of being accomplished at Babylon, I will visit you, and will confirm my words to you, to bring back your people to this place. And I will devise for you a device of peace, and not evil, to bestow upon you these me; 9 8 good things. 12 And do ye pray to me, and I will hearken to you: and do ye earnestly seek me, and ye shall find 13 for ye shall seek me with your whole heart. 14 And I will appear to you: 15 whereas ye said, The Lord has appointed for us prophets in Babylon; 2thus says the Lord concerning Achiab, and concerning Sedekias; Behold, I + + as constantly used in Luke will deliver them into the hands of the king of Babylon; and he shall smite them in your sight. 22 And they shall make of them a curse in Gr. take. all the captivity of Juda in Babylon, saying, The Lord do to thee as he did to Sedekias, and as he did to Achiab, whom the king of Babylon fried in the fire; 23 because of the iniquity which they wrought in Israel, and because they committed adultery with the wives of their fellow-citizens, and spoke a word in my name, + sc. oracuwhich I did not command het prophets. them to speak, and I am witness, says the Lord. 24 And to Samæas the Elamite thou shalt say, 25 I sent thee not in my name: and to Sophonias the priest the son of Maasæas say thou, 26 The Lord has made thee priest in the place of Jodae the priest, to be ruler in the house of the +The word Lord over every prophet, and to every madman, and for master. thou shalt put them in pri- every man son, and into the dungeon. prophesying. 27 And now wherefore have ye reviled together Jeremias of Anathoth, who prophesied to you? 28 Did he not send for this purpose? for in the course of this month he sent to you to Babylon, saying, It is far off: build ye houses, and inhabit them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. 29 And Sophonias read the book in the ears of Jeremias. 30 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, saying, 31 Send to the captivity, saying, Thus says the Lord concerning Samæas the Elamite, Since Samæas has prophesied to you, and I sent him not, and he has made you to trust in iniquity, righteous 32 therefore thus says the things, v. p. s. Lord; Behold, I will visit Samæas, and his family: and there shall not be a man of them in the midst of you to see the good which I will do to you: they shall not see it. + More lit. + Gr. on un 37. THE WORD THAT CAME TO JEREMIAS FROM THE LORD, SAY + ING, 2 Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write all the words +se. oracu- which I have spoken to larly. thee in a book. For, behold, the days come, says the Lord, when I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel and Juda, said the Lord: and I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they shall be lords of it. 6 ti. e. that + produced by + + + Or, lit.judgment. See dered all that have plundered thee. "For I will bring about thy healing, I will heal thee of thy grievous wound, says the Lord; for thou art called Dispersed: she is your prey, for no one seeks after her. 18 Thus said the Lord; Behold, I will turn the captivity of Jacob, and will have pity upon his prisoners; and the city shall be built upon her hill, and the Gr. height. people shall settle after their manner. 4 AND THESE ARE THE WORDS 19 And there shall forth go WHICH THE LORD SPOKE CONCERN- from them singers, even the Isaiah 5. 17. ING ISRAEL AND JUDA: 5 Thus says sound of men making merry: and I the Lord: Ye shall hear a sound of will multiply them, and they shall not fear, there is fear, and there is not at all be diminished. 20 And their sons peace. Inquire, and see if a male shall go in as before, and their testihas born a child? and ask concerning monies shall be established +Heb. word T the fear, wherein they shall hold their before me, and I will visit ambiguous. loins, and look for safety: for I have them that afflict them. 21 And their seen every man, and his hands are on mighty ones shall be over them, and his loins; their faces are turned to their prince shall proceed of thempaleness. For that day selves; and I will gather them, and scorching. is great, and there is not they shall return to me: for who is such another; and it is a time of strait- this that has set his heart to return to ness to Jacob; but he shall be saved me? says the Lord. 23 For the wrathout of it. In that day, said the Lord, ful anger of the Lord has gone forth, | I will break the yoke off their neck, even a whirlwind of anger has gone and will burst their bonds, and they forth: it shall come upon the ungodly. shall no longer serve strangers: but 24 The fierce anger of the Lord shall they shall serve the Lord their God; not return, until he shall execute it, and I will raise up to them David their and until he shall establish the purpose king. 12 Thus says the Lord; I have of his heart: in the latter days ye brought on thee destruction; thy stroke shall know these things. is painful. 13 There is none to judge thy cause: thou hast been painfully treated for healing, there is no help for thee. 14 All thy friends have for- of Israel, and they shall be 18, gotten thee; they shall not ask about to me a people. thee at all, for I have smitten thee with the stroke of an enemy, even severe correction: thy sins have abounded above all thine iniquity. 16 Therefore all that devour thee shall be eaten, and all thine enemies shall eat all their own flesh. 15 Thy sins have abounded beyond the multitude of their iniquities, therefore they have done these things + Gr. to plun- to thee. 16 And they that der, subs. spoil thee shall become a spoil, and I will give up to be plun 8 38. At that time, says the Lord, I will be a God to the family + + 2 Cor. 6. 17. Thus says the Lord, q. d. from a I found him warm in the q. d. still 4 + + More lit. to |