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Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you are now fearing; do not be afraid of him,' declares Yahweh, ‘for I am with you to save you and deliver you from his hand.

So all the men who set their face to go to Egypt to sojourn there will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; and they will have no survivors or any who escaped from the calamity that I am going to bring on them."'"

and you will say to them, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, "Behold, I am going to send and get Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and I am going to set his throne right over these stones that I have hidden; and he will spread his canopy over them.

"Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I am going to set My face against you for your evil demise, even to cut off all Judah.

Behold, I am watching over them for evil and not for good, and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will meet their end by the sword and by famine until they are completely consumed.

This will be the sign to you,' declares Yahweh, ‘that I am going to punish you in this place, so that you may know that My words will surely be established against you for evil.'

Thus says Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am going to give over Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt to the hand of his enemies, to the hand of those who seek his life, just as I gave over Zedekiah king of Judah to the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy and was seeking his life.'"

‘You said, "Ah, woe is me! For Yahweh has added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my sighing and have found no rest."'

Thus you are to say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "Behold, what I have built I am about to pull down, and what I have planted I am about to uproot, that is, the whole land."

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.'"

Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, says, "Behold, I am going to punish Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh, and Egypt along with her gods and her kings, even Pharaoh and those who trust in him.

"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."

Behold, I am going to bring dread upon you,"Declares Lord Yahweh of hosts,"From all around you;And each of you will be banished headlong,With no one to gather the one who flees.

"Thus says Yahweh of hosts,‘Behold, I am going to break the bow of Elam,The finest of their might.

For behold, I am going to arouse and bring up against BabylonAn assembly of great nations from the land of the north,And they will arrange their battle lines against her;From there she will be taken captive.Their arrows will be like a warrior who makes one childlessWho does not return empty‑handed.

Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am going to punish the king of Babylon and his land, just as I punished the king of Assyria.

"Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,"Declares Lord Yahweh of hosts,"For your day has come,The time when I will punish you.

Thus says Yahweh:"Behold, I am going to arouse against BabylonAnd against the inhabitants of Leb‑kamaiThe spirit of a destroyer.

"Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain,Who destroys the whole earth," declares Yahweh,"And I will stretch out My hand against youAnd roll you down from the crags,And I will make you a burnt out mountain.