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But N'vuzar'adan the commander of the guard left behind in the territory of Y'hudah some of the poor people, those who had nothing, and at the same time gave them vineyards and fields.

"Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but treat him as he tells you."

But at that time I will rescue you," says Adonai , "and I will not hand you over to the men you fear.

Yes, I will keep you safe; you will not fall by the sword, but you will escape with your life, because you have put your trust in me," says Adonai .'"

Now, today, I am freeing you from the chains on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me to Bavel, come; and I will look after you well. But if it seems not good to you to come with me to Bavel, then don't — the entire land is in front of you: wherever it seems good and right for you to go, go there."

As for me, I will live in Mitzpah and be responsible to the Kasdim who come to us. But you — harvest wine, summer fruits and olive oil; put them in your containers; and live in your cities that you have taken over."

and said to him, "Are you aware that Ba‘alis the king of the people of ‘Amon has sent Yishma‘el the son of N'tanyahu to take your life?" But G'dalyahu the son of Achikam did not believe them.

But G'dalyahu the son of Achikam said to Yochanan the son of Kareach, "Don't do it. What you are saying about Yishma‘el is not true."

But once they were inside the city, Yishma‘el the son of N'tanyahu and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into the cistern.

But Yishma‘el the son of N'tanyahu escaped from Yochanan with eight men and went on to the people of ‘Amon.

"But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,' thereby not heeding what Adonai your God is saying,

Today I have told it to you, but you haven't heeded any part of what Adonai your God gave me to tell you.

But they neither listened nor obeyed, so as to turn from their wickedness and stop offering to other gods.

so that none of the remnant of Y'hudah who went into the land of Egypt to live as aliens will escape or remain, to be able to return to the land of Y'hudah. They long to return and live there, but none will return except a few refugees.'"

But since we stopped offering to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything, and we have been destroyed by sword and famine."

In addition, Yirmeyahu said to all the people, but especially the women: "Hear the word of Adonai , all Y'hudah who are in the land of Egypt;

Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don't! For I am bringing disaster on everything living,' says Adonai . ‘But wherever you go, you will escape with your life.'"

They cried there, "Pharaoh king of Egypt makes noise, but he lets the right time [for action] slip by."

Egypt is a beautiful female calf; but a horsefly from the north has come to attack her.

Her mercenaries too, that she had with her, were like well-fed calves in a stable; but they too have withdrawn in retreat, they all ran away without standing their ground. For their day of disaster has come over them, the time for them to be punished.