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They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who executed him with the sword and threw his corpse into the burial place of the common people.

All nations will serve him, his son, and his grandson until the time for his own land comes, and then many nations and great kings will enslave him.

I spoke to King Zedekiah of Judah in the same way: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, serve him and his people, and live!

In the presence of all the people Hananiah proclaimed, “This is what the Lord says: ‘In this way, within two years I will break the yoke of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon from the neck of all the nations.’” The prophet Jeremiah then went on his way.

this is what the Lord says: I am about to punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. There will not be even one of his descendants living among these people, nor will any ever see the good that I will bring to my people—this is the Lord’s declaration—for he has preached rebellion against the Lord.’”

Ask and seewhether a male can give birth.Why then do I see every manwith his hands on his stomach like a woman in laborand every face turned pale?

His children will be as in past days;his congregation will be established in my presence.I will punish all his oppressors.

Jacob’s leader will be one of them;his ruler will issue from him.I will invite him to me, and he will approach me,for who would otherwise risk his life to approach me?

The Lord’s burning anger will not turn backuntil he has completely fulfilled the purposes of his heart.In time to come you will understand it.

Nations, hear the word of the Lord,and tell it among the far off coasts and islands!Say, “The one who scattered Israel will gather him.He will watch over him as a shepherd guards his flock,

Rather, each will die for his own iniquity. Anyone who eats sour grapes—his own teeth will be set on edge.

No longer will one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know me, from the least to the greatest of them”—this is the Lord’s declaration. “For I will forgive their iniquity and never again remember their sin.

the one great in counsel and powerful in action. Your eyes are on all the ways of the children of men in order to reward each person according to his ways and as the result of his actions.

“The Lord who made the earth, the Lord who forms it to establish it, the Lord is his name, says this:

then also my covenant with my servant David may be broken. If that could happen, then he would not have a son reigning on his throne and the Levitical priests would not be my ministers.

then I might also reject the descendants of Jacob and of my servant David. That is, I would not take rulers from his descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But in fact, I will restore their fortunes and have compassion on them.”

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, his whole army, all the kingdoms of the lands under his control, and all other peoples were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities:

As a result, each was to let his male and female Hebrew slaves go free, and no one was to enslave his fellow Judean.

‘At the end of seven years, each of you must let his fellow Hebrew who sold himself to you go. He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free from your service.’ But your ancestors did not obey me or pay any attention.

Today you repented and did what pleased me, each of you proclaiming freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before me at the house that bears my name.