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"As I live," declares the LORD, "even if Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were a signet ring on My right hand, yet I would pull you off;

"Behold, I am against those who have prophesied false dreams," declares the LORD, "and reported them and led My people astray by their lies and reckless boasting; yet I did not send them nor command them, nor do they provide this people the slightest benefit," declares the LORD.

"Yet you have not listened to Me," declares the LORD, "in order to provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm.

Yet when Jeremiah finished speaking everything that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, "You must die!

"Yet hear now this word which I am going to speak so that you and all the people can hear it!

'Woe, for that day is great, There is none like it; And it is the time of Jacob's distress, Yet he will be saved from it.

'Yet You have said to me, Lord GOD, "Buy for yourself the field with money and call in witnesses"—although the city has been handed over to the Chaldeans.'"

"This is what the LORD says: 'Yet again there will be heard in this place, of which you say, "It is a waste, without man and without animal," that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, without man and without inhabitant and without animal,

"Yet hear the word of the LORD, Zedekiah king of Judah! This is what the LORD says concerning you: 'You will not die by the sword.

'Yet you turned and profaned My name, and each person took back his male servant and each his female servant whom you had set free according to their desire, and you brought them into subjection to be your male and female servants.'

"The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab have been followed, which he commanded his sons: not to drink wine. And they do not drink wine to this day, for they have obeyed their father's command. But I have spoken to you again and again, yet you have not listened to Me.

Yet the king and all his servants who heard all these words did not tremble in fear, nor did they tear their garments.

Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and the priest Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "Please pray to the LORD our God in our behalf."

Now Jeremiah was still coming and going among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.

But Jeremiah said, "A lie! I am not deserting to the Chaldeans"; yet he would not listen to him. So Irijah arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.

Yet it turned out that as soon as they came inside the city, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the men who were with him slaughtered them and threw them into the cistern.

'Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying, "Oh, do not do this abominable thing which I hate."

"Yet they have not become contrite even to this day, nor have they feared, nor walked in My Law or My statutes, which I placed before you and before your fathers."'

"Jacob My servant, do not fear," declares the LORD, "For I am with you. For I will make a complete destruction of all the nations Where I have driven you, Yet I will not make a complete destruction of you; But I will correct you properly And by no means leave you unpunished."

"Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab In the latter days," declares the LORD. This is the extent of the judgment on Moab.