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This shall be the sign to you, says the Lord , that I am going to punish you in this place, in order that you may know that my words against you will surely be carried out:

Thus says the Lord , I am going to give Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, into the hands of his enemies, those who seek his life, just as I gave King Zedekiah of Judah into the hand of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, his enemy who sought his life."

You said, "Woe is me! The Lord has added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest."

Thus you shall say to him, "Thus says the Lord : I am going to break down what I have built, and pluck up what I have planted—that is, the whole land.

And you, do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for I am going to bring disaster upon all flesh, says the Lord ; but I will give you your life as a prize of war in every place to which you may go."

The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said: See, I am bringing punishment upon Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh, and Egypt and her gods and her kings, upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him.

But as for you, have no fear, my servant Jacob, and do not be dismayed, O Israel; for I am going to save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and no one shall make him afraid.

As for you, have no fear, my servant Jacob, says the Lord , for I am with you. I will make an end of all the nations among which I have banished you, but I will not make an end of you! I will chastise you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished.

I am going to bring terror upon you, says the Lord God of hosts, from all your neighbors, and you will be scattered, each headlong, with no one to gather the fugitives.

Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am going to break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might;

For I am going to stir up and bring against Babylon a company of great nations from the land of the north; and they shall array themselves against her; from there she shall be taken. Their arrows are like the arrows of a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed.

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

I am against you, O arrogant one, says the Lord God of hosts; for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.

Thus says the Lord : I am going to stir up a destructive wind against Babylon and against the inhabitants of Leb-qamai;

I am against you, O destroying mountain, says the Lord , that destroys the whole earth; I will stretch out my hand against you, and roll you down from the crags, and make you a burned-out mountain.

Therefore thus says the Lord : I am going to defend your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountain dry;

and say, ‘Thus shall Babylon sink, to rise no more, because of the disasters that I am bringing on her.'" Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

See, O Lord , how distressed I am; my stomach churns, my heart is wrung within me, because I have been very rebellious. In the street the sword bereaves; in the house it is like death.

They heard how I was groaning, with no one to comfort me. All my enemies heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have done it. Bring on the day you have announced, and let them be as I am.

I am one who has seen affliction under the rod of God's wrath;