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But when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.

But Ishmael son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men and went to the Ammonites.

“But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ in order to disobey the Lord your God,

For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the Lord your God in everything he has sent me to tell you.

But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their evil or stop burning incense to other gods.

but from the time we ceased to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to offer her drink offerings, we have lacked everything, and through sword and famine we have met our end.”

But Jeremiah responded to all the people—the men, women, and all the people who were answering him:

But as for you, do you pursue great things for yourself? Stop pursuing! For I am about to bring disaster on everyone”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“but I will grant you your life like the spoils of war wherever you go.”’”

Egypt is a beautiful young cow,but a horsefly from the north is coming against her.

I will hand them over to those who intend to take their lives—to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited again as in ancient times.”

But you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid,and do not be discouraged, Israel,for without fail I will save you from far away,and your descendants from the land of their captivity!Jacob will return and have calm and quietwith no one to frighten him.

But after that, I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites.

But I will strip Esau bare;I will uncover his secret places.He will try to hide, but he will be unable.His descendants will be destroyedalong with his relatives and neighbors.He will exist no longer.

Babylon, I laid a trap for you, and you were caught,but you did not even know it.You were found and capturedbecause you pitted yourself against the Lord.

We tried to heal Babylon,but she could not be healed.Abandon her!Let each of us go to his own land,for her judgment extends to the skyand reaches as far as the clouds.

But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guards, left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

I called to my lovers,but they betrayed me.My priests and eldersperished in the citywhile searching for foodto keep themselves alive.

People have heard me groaning,but there is no one to comfort me.All my enemies have heard of my misfortune;they are glad that you have caused it.Bring on the day you have announced,so that they may become like me.

Even jackals offer their breaststo nurse their young,but my dear people have become cruellike ostriches in the wilderness.

The nursing baby’s tongueclings to the roof of his mouth from thirst.Infants beg for food,but no one gives them any.