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260 GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE IN CAPTIVITY
THE PROPHET JEREMTAS WEEPS OVER JERUSALEM
king and his family. He took with him seven thousand Jewish soldiers and every skille workman. He placed on the throne of Juda as his vassal the uncle of the king, whom he named Sedecias.
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Jeremias counsel and even for the prayers of the man of God.
Sedecias listened to Jeremias. He asked for his
Jeremias enjoyed liberty under Sedecias. He walked the streets of the city with a yoke upon his neck as a warning of what was in store for the people if they continued their wicked lives and their trust in Egypt rather than in God. He -wrote letters to those already taken captive and urged them to be patient and to await the time when they would be free.
