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But the nation which will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave it on its land," declares Yahweh, "and they will serve it and inhabit it."'"

for I have not sent them," declares Yahweh, "but they prophesy a lie in My name, in order that I may banish you and that you may perish, you and the prophets who prophesy to you."

But if they are prophets, and if the word of Yahweh is with them, let them now intercede with Yahweh of hosts that the vessels which are left in the house of Yahweh, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem may not go to Babylon.

"Go and speak to Hananiah, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "You have broken the bars of a yoke made of wood, but you have made in their place the bars of a yoke made of iron."

because they have not listened to My words,' declares Yahweh, ‘which I sent to them by My slaves the prophets, rising up early and sending; but you did not listen,' declares Yahweh.

Alas! For that day is great,There is none like it;And it is the time of Jacob's distress,But he will be saved from it.

But they shall be a slave to Yahweh their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

But everyone will die for his own iniquity; each man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth will be set on edge.

not like the covenant which I cut with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, but I was a husband to them," declares Yahweh.

"But this is the covenant which I will cut with the house of Israel after those days," declares Yahweh: "I will put My law within them, and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

and Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye;

who shows lovingkindness to thousands, but repays the iniquity of fathers into the bosom of their children after them, O great and mighty God. Yahweh of hosts is His name,

They came in and took possession of it, but they did not listen to Your voice and did not walk in Your law. They have not done anything that You commanded them to do; therefore You have made all this harmful evil come upon them.

And You have said to me, O Lord Yahweh, "Buy for yourself the field with money and call in witnesses"—but the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.'"

But they put their detestable things in the house which is called by My name, to defile it.

then I would reject the seed of Jacob and David My servant, not taking from his seed rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will return their fortunes and will have compassion on them.'"

But afterwards they turned around and returned to themselves the male slaves and the female slaves, whom they had let go as free, and subdued them to be male slaves and female slaves.

"At the end of seven years each of you shall let his Hebrew brother go who has been sold to you and has served you six years, and you shall let him go to be free from you; but your fathers did not obey Me or incline their ear to Me.

But they said, "We will not drink wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall not drink wine, you or your sons, forever.

And you shall not build a house, and you shall not sow seed, and you shall not plant a vineyard or own one; but tents you shall inhabit all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.'