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the Caldeans that besieged Ierusalem, heard tid- in the court of the prison, and that they should
ings of them, they departed from Ierusalem) giue him dayly a piece of bread out of the bakers
6 Then came the worde of the Lord vnto the streete vntill all the bread in the citie were eaten
Prophet Ieremiah, saying, Thus sayth the Lord vp. Thus Ieremiah remained in the court of the
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God of Israel, Thus shall ye say to the King of prison.
Iudah, that sent you vnto me to inquire of me,
Behold, Pharaohs hoste, which is come forth to 38
helpe you, shall returne to Egypt into their owne 1 Then Shephatiah the sonne of Mattan, and
land. And the Caldeans shall come againe, and Gedaliah the sonne of Pashur, and Iucal the sonne
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fight against this citie, and take it and burne it of Shelemiah, and Pashur the sonne of Malchiah,
with fire. Thus sayth the Lord, Deceiue not your heard the wordes that Ieremiah had spoken vnto
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selues, saying, The Caldeans shall surely depart all the people, saying, 2 Thus sayth the Lord,
from vs: for they shall not depart. 10 For though He that remaineth in this citie, shall dye by the
ye had smitten the whole hoste of the Caldeans sworde, by the famine and by the pestilence:
that fight against you, and there remained but but hee that goeth foorth to the Caldeans, shall
wounded men among them, yet should euery liue: for he shall haue his life for a praye, and
man rise vp in his tent, and burne this citie with shall liue. 3 Thus sayth the Lord, This citie shall
fire. 11 When the hoste of the Caldeans was surely be giuen into the hand of the King of
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broken vp from Ierusalem, because of Pharaohs Babels armie, which shall take it. Therefore the
armie, 12 Then Ieremiah went out of Ierusalem Princes sayd vnto the King, We beseech you, let
to goe into the land of Beniamin, separating this man be put to death: for thus hee weakeneth
himselfe thence from among the people. 13 And the hands of the men of warre that remaine in
when hee was in the gate of Beniamin, there was this citie, and the hands of all the people, in
a chiefe officer, whose name was Iriiah, the sonne speaking such wordes vnto them: for this man
of Shelemiah, the sonne of Hananiah, and he seeketh not the wealth of this people, but the
tooke Ieremiah the Prophet, saying, Thou fleest hurt. 5 Then Zedekiah the King sayd, Behold,
to the Caldeans. 14 Then sayde Ieremiah, That is he is in your hands, for ye King can denie you
false, I flee not to the Caldeans: but he would not nothing. 6 Then tooke they Ieremiah, and cast
heare him: so Iriiah tooke Ieremiah, and brought him into the dungeon of Malchiah the sonne of
him to the princes. 15 Wherefore the princes Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison:
were angry with Ieremiah, and smote him, and and they let downe Ieremiah with coards: and in
layde him in prison in the house of Iehonathan the dungeon there was no water but myre: so
the scribe: for they had made that the prison. Ieremiah stacke fast in the myre. 7 Now when
16 When Ieremiah was entred into the dungeon, Ebed-melech ye blacke More one of ye Eunuches,
and into the prisons, and had remained there a which was in the kings house, heard that they
long time, 17 Then Zedekiah the King sent, and
tooke him out, and the King asked him secretly had put Ieremiah in the dungeon (then the King
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in his house, and said, Is there any worde from sate in the gate of Beniamin) And Ebed-melech
the Lord? And Ieremiah sayd, Yea: for, sayd he, went out of the Kings house, and spake to the
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thou shalt be deliuered into the hand of the King King, saying, My lorde the King, these men
of Babel. 18 Moreouer, Ieremiah sayd vnto King haue done euill in all that they haue done to
Zedekiah, What haue I offended against thee, Ieremiah the Prophet, whom they haue cast into
or against thy seruants, or against this people, the dungeon, and he dyeth for hunger in the
that ye haue put me in prison? 19 Where are place where he is: for there is no more bread
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nowe your prophets, which prophecied vnto you, in the citie. Then the King commanded Ebed-
saying, The King of Babel shall not come against melech the blacke More, saying, Take from hence
thirtie men with thee, and take Ieremiah the
you, nor against this land? 20 Therefore heare Prophet out of the dungeon before he dye. 11 So
nowe, I pray thee, O my lorde the King: let my Ebed-melech tooke the men with him and went
prayer be accepted before thee, that thou cause to the house of the King vnder the treasurie, and
mee not to returne to the house of Iehonathan tooke there olde rotten ragges, and olde worne
the scribe, least I die there. 21 Then Zedekiah the cloutes, and let them downe by coards into the
King commanded, that they should put Ieremiah dungeon to Ieremiah. 12 And Ebed-melech the