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but Baruch the son of Neriah is inciting you against us to give us over into the hand of the Chaldeans, so they will put us to death or exile us to Babylon."

But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the military forces took the entire remnant of Judah, who had returned from all the nations to which they had been banished, in order to sojourn in the land of Judah—

But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their evil, so as not to burn incense to other gods.

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

But rather we will certainly carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, by burning incense to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves, our fathers, our kings, and our princes did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food and were well off and saw no evil.

But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have met our end by the sword and by famine."

But as for you, are you seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I am going to bring calamity on all flesh,' declares Yahweh, ‘but I will give your life to you as spoil in all the places where you may go.'"

They called out there, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a rumbling;He has let the appointed time pass by!'

Egypt is a pretty heifer,But a horsefly is coming from the north—it is coming!

"But as for you, O Jacob My servant, do not fear,Nor be dismayed, O Israel!For behold, I am going to save you from afar,And your seed from the land of their captivity;And Jacob will return and have quietAnd be at ease, with no one making him tremble.

O Jacob My servant, do not fear," declares Yahweh,"For I am with you.For I will make a complete destruction of all the nationsWhere I have banished you,Yet I will not make a complete destruction of you;But I will discipline you with justiceAnd by no means leave you unpunished."

I know his fury," declares Yahweh,"But it is nothing;His idle boasts have accomplished nothing.

But afterward I will returnThe fortunes of the sons of Ammon,"Declares Yahweh.

But I have stripped Esau bare;I have uncovered his hiding places,So that he will not be able to conceal himself;His seed has been destroyed along with his relativesAnd his neighbors, and he is no more.

For thus says Yahweh, "Behold, those who are not under judgment to drink the cup will certainly drink it, but are you the one who will go completely unpunished? You will not go unpunished, but you will certainly drink it.

‘But it will be in the last daysThat I will return the fortunes of Elam,'"Declares Yahweh.

"Declare and make it heard among the nations.Make it heard and lift up a standard.Do not conceal it but say,‘Babylon has been captured;Bel has been put to shame; Marduk has been shattered;Her images have been put to shame; her idols have been shattered.'

Because of the wrath of Yahweh she will not be inhabited,But she will be completely desolate;Everyone who passes by Babylon will be in desolationAnd will hiss because of all her wounds.

In those days and at that time,' declares Yahweh, ‘search will be made for the iniquity of Israel, but there will be none; and for the sins of Judah, but they will not be found; for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.'

I set a snare for you, and you were also caught, O Babylon,But you yourself did not know;You have been found and also seizedBecause you have engaged in conflict with Yahweh."