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before them, saying, 14 Thus saith the Lord of shall come and fight against this citie, and set
hostes, the God of Israel, Take the writings, euen fire on this citie and burne it, with the houses,
this booke of the possession, both that is sealed, vpon whose rouses they haue offred incense vnto
and this booke that is open, and put them in an Baal, and powred drinke offrings vnto other gods,
earthen vessell, that they may continue a long to prouoke me vnto anger. 30 For the children
time. 15 For the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel of Israel, and the children of Iudah haue surely
saith thus, Houses and fieldes, and vineyardes done euill before me from their youth: for the
shall be possessed againe in this land. 16 Now children of Israel haue surely prouoked me to
when I had deliuered the booke of the possession anger with the workes of their hands, saith the
vnto Baruch, the sonne of Neriah, I prayed vnto Lord. 31 Therefore this citie hath bene vnto
the Lord, saying, 17 Ah Lord God, beholde, thou me as a prouocation of mine anger, and of my
hast made the heauen and the earth by thy great wrath, from the day, that they built it, euen
power, and by thy stretched out arme, and there vnto this day, that I should remoue it out of my
is nothing hard vnto thee. 18 Thou shewest sight, 32 Because of all the euill of the children of
mercie vnto thousands, and recompensest the Israel, and of the children of Iudah, which they
iniquitie of the fathers into the bosome of their haue done to prouoke mee to anger, euen they,
children after them: O God the great and mightie, their Kings, their Princes, their Priests, and their
whose Name is ye Lord of hostes, 19 Great in Prophets, and the men of Iudah, and the inhabi-
counsell, and mightie in worke, (for thine eyes tants of Ierusalem. 33 And they haue turned vnto
are open vpon all the wayes of ye sonnes of men, me the backe and not the face: though I taught
to giue to euery one according to his wayes, and them rising vp earely, and instructing them,
according to the fruite of his workes) 20 Which yet they were not obedient to receiue doctrine,
hast set signes and wonders in the land of Egypt 34 But they set their abominations in ye house
vnto this day, and in Israel, and among all men, (whereupon my Name was called) to defile it,
and hast made thee a Name, as appeareth this 35 And they built the hie places of Baal, which
day, 21 And hast brought thy people Israel out of are in the valley of Ben-hinnom, to cause their
the land of Egypt with signes, and with wonders, sonnes and their daughters to passe through the
and with a strong hand, with a stretched out fire vnto Molech, which I commanded them not,
arme, and with great terrour, 22 And hast giuen neither came it into my minde, that they should
them this land, which thou diddest sweare to doe such abomination, to cause Iudah to sinne.
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their fathers to giue them, euen a land, that And nowe therefore, thus hath the Lord God of
floweth with milke and hony, 23 And they came Israel spoken, concerning this citie, whereof ye
in, and possessed it, but they obeyed not thy say, It shalbe deliuered into the hand of the King
voyce, neither walked in thy Law: all that thou of Babel by the sword, and by the famine, and
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commaundedst them to doe, they haue not done: by the pestilence, Beholde, I will gather them
therefore thou hast caused this whole plague to out of all countreys, wherein I haue scattered
come vpon them. 24 Beholde, the mounts, they them in mine anger, and in my wrath, and in
are come into the citie to take it, and the citie is great indignation, and I wil bring them againe
giuen into the hande of the Caldeans, that fight vnto this place, and I will cause them to dwell
against it by meanes of the sword, and of the safely. 38 And they shall be my people, and I will
famine, and of the pestilence, and what thou hast be their God. 39 And I wil giue them one heart and
spoken, is come to passe, and beholde, thou seest one way that they may feare me for euer for ye
it. 25 And thou hast sayd vnto me, O Lord God, Bye wealth of them, and of their children after them.
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vnto thee the fielde for siluer, and take witnesses: And I wil make an euerlasting couenant with
for the citie shall be giuen into the hand of the them, that I wil neuer turne away from them to
Caldeans. 26 Then came the worde of the Lord doe them good, but I wil put my feare in their
vnto Ieremiah, saying, 27 Beholde, I am the LORD hearts, that they shall not depart from me. 41 Yea,
GOD of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for I wil delite in them to do them good, and I wil
me? 28 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Beholde, I plant them in this land assuredly with my whole
wil giue this citie into the hand of the Caldeans, heart, and with all my soule. 42 For thus sayth the
and into the hand of Nebuchad-nezzar, King of Lord, Like as I haue brought all this great plague
Babel, and he shall take it. 29 And the Caldeans