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treasures of the Kings of Iudah will I giue into Pashur, the sonne of Malchiah, and Zepha-
the hande of their enemies, which shall spoyle niah, the sonne of Maaseiah the Priest, saying,
them, and take them away and cary them to 2 Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for vs, (for
Babel. 6 And thou Pashur, and all that dwell in Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel maketh warre
thine house, shall go into captiuitie, and thou against vs) if so be that the Lord will deale with
shalt come to Babel, and there thou shalt die, and vs according to all his wonderous workes, that he
shalt be buryed there, thou and all thy friendes, may returne vp from vs. 3 Then said Ieremiah,
to whome thou hast prophecied lyes. 7 O Lord, Thus shall you say to Zedekiah, Thus saith the
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thou hast deceiued me, and I am deceiued: thou Lord God of Israel, Behold, I will turne backe
art stronger then I, and hast preuailed: I am in the weapons of warre that are in your hands,
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derision daily: euery one mocketh me. For since wherewith ye fight against the King of Babel, and
I spake, I cryed out of wrong, and proclaimed against the Caldeans, which besiege you without
desolation: therefore the word of the Lord was the walles, and I will assemble them into the
made a reproche vnto me, and in derision daily. middes of this citie. 5 And I my selfe will fight
9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, against you with an outstretched hand, and with
nor speake any more in his Name. But his worde
was in mine heart as a burning fire shut vp in a mighty arme, eue in anger and in wrath, and
in great indignation.
And I will smite the in-
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my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and habitants of this citie, both man, and beast: they
I could not stay. 10 For I had heard the railing of shall die of a great pestilence. 7 And after this,
many, and feare on euery side. Declare, said they, sayeth the Lord, I will deliuer Zedekiah the King
and wee wil declare it: all my familiars watched
for mine halting, saying, It may be that he is de- of Iudah, and his seruants, and the people, and
ceiued: so we shall preuaile against him, and we such as are left in this citie, from the pestilence,
shall execute our vengeance vpon him. 11 But the from the sworde and from the famine into the
hande of Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel, and
Lord is with me like a mightie gyant: therefore into the hande of their enemies, and into the
my persecuters shall be ouerthrowen, and shall hande of those that seeke their liues, and he
not preuaile, and shalbe greatly confounded: for shall smite them with the edge of the sworde:
they haue done vnwisely, and their euerlasting he shall not spare them, neither haue pitie nor
shame shall neuer be forgotten. 12 But, O Lord compassion. 8 And vnto this people thou shalt
of hostes, that tryest the righteous, and seest the say, Thus saith the Lord, Beholde, I set before
reines and the heart, let me see thy vengeance you the way of life, and the way of death. 9 He
on them: for vnto thee haue I opened my cause. that abideth in this citie, shall dye by the sword
13 Sing vnto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he
he hath deliuered the soule of the poore from that goeth out, and falleth to the Caldeans, that
the hande of the wicked. 14 Cursed be the day besiege you, he shall liue, and his life shalbe vnto
wherein I was borne: and let not the day wherein him for a pray. 10 For I haue set my face against
my mother bare me, be blessed. 15 Cursed be the this citie, for euill and not for good, saith the
man, that shewed my father, saying, A man child Lord: it shalbe giuen into the hande of the King
is borne vnto thee, and comforted him. 16 And of Babel, and he shall burne it with fire. 11 And
let that man be as the cities, which the Lord say vnto the house of the King of Iudah, Heare
hath ouerturned and repented not: and let him ye the worde of the Lord. 12 O house of Dauid,
heare the cry in the morning, and the showting thus saith the Lord, Execute iudgement in the
at noone tide, 17 Because he hath not slaine me, morning, and deliuer the oppressed out of the
euen from the wombe, or that my mother might hande of the oppressor, lest my wrath go out like
haue bene my graue, or her wobe a perpetual fire and burne, that none can quench it, because
conception. 18 How is it, that I came forth of the of the wickednes of your workes. 13 Beholde, I
wombe, to see labour and sorowe, that my dayes come against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and
shoulde be consumed with shame? rocke of the plaine, saith the Lord, which say,

21 Who shall come downe against vs? or who shall
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enter into our habitations?
But I will visite you
1 The worde which came vnto Ieremiah from according to the fruite of your workes, saith the
the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent vnto him