Jeremiah 21:2 Cross References - Thomson

² Inquire of the Lord concerning us for the king of Babylon is come against us. Will the Lord do according to all his wonderous works that he may depart from us.

¹ Then the Lord spoke to Moses saying, ² Speak to the children of Israel and let them turn and encamp on the ground between Magdolus and the sea, from the sheep cot on the one side to Beelsepphon on the other. In front of these thou shalt encamp by the sea; ³ whereupon Pharao will say to his people, The Israelites have lost their way in the land for the wilderness hath shut them in. ⁴ And I will make Pharao's heart stout, so that he will pursue them, and I shall be glorified by Pharao and by all his army. And all the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord. Accordingly the Israelites did so. ⁵ Now when the king of the Egyptians was told that the people had fled, his heart and the heart of his servants were turned against the people. And they said, What is this we have done in sending the Israelites away from serving us? ⁶ Therefore Pharao equipt his chariots and took all his people with him. ⁷ And having selected six hundred chosen chariots and all the cavalry of the Egyptians and officers of the highest rank over all ⁸ for the Lord had emboldened the heart of Pharao king of Egypt and of his attendants: he pursued the Israelites. Though the Israelites had gone out with a high hand, ⁹ yet the Egyptians pursued them with all the cavalry and the chariots of Pharao. And his horsemen and his army found them encamped by the sea with the sheep cot on one flank and Beelsepphon on the other. ¹⁰ And as Pharao approached; the children of Israel raising their eyes saw the Egyptians encamping in their rear and were greatly terrified. And the Israelites cried to the Lord, ¹¹ and said to Moses, Was it because there were no graves in the land of Egypt, that thou hast brought us out to die in the wilderness? Why hast thou dealt thus with us in bringing us out of Egypt? ¹² Is not this what we told thee in Egypt saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it was better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in this wilderness. ¹³ Whereupon Moses said to the people, Take courage; stand still and see the salvation which cometh from the Lord; which he will work for you this day. For in the manner you have seen the Egyptians this day, you shall never see them again any more. ¹⁴ The Lord will fight for you. Be ye therefore silent. ¹⁵ Now the Lord had said to Moses, Why criest thou to me? Speak to the children of Israel and let them prepare for marching.

¹ Now when Adonibezek, the king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Gai, and utterly destroyed it; [As they had done to Jericho, and the king thereof, so had they done to Gai, and its king] and that the inhabitants of Gabaon had gone over to Joshua and Israel; ² [Now there was a great dread on account of them, for he knew that Gabaon was a great city, like one of the chief cities, and that all the inhabitants thereof were men of valour;] ³ Adonibezek, the king of Jerusalem sent to Elam, king of Chebron, and to Phedon, king of Jerimuth, and to Jephtha, king of Lachis, and to Dabin, king of Odollam, saying, ⁴ Haste, come up to me, and help me, and let us smite Gabaon, for they have revolted to Joshua and the Israelites. ⁵ So the five kings of the Jebusites, the king of Jerusalem, and the king of Chebron, and the king of Jerimuth, and the king of Lachis, and the king of Odollam, went up, they and their people, and encamped about Gabaon, and besieged it. ⁶ Thereupon the inhabitants of Gabaon sent to Joshua, to the camp of Israel, at Galgala, saying, Slack not thy hands from thy servants. Come up to us with all speed, and help us, and deliver us; for all the kings of the Amorites who inhabit the hilly country are assembled against us. ⁷ So Joshua went up from Galgala, he and all the people of war with him, every man of valour. ⁸ And the Lord said to Joshua, Be not afraid of them, for I have delivered them into thy hands. There shall not one of them be left before you. ⁹ And when Joshua came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Galgala, ¹⁰ the Lord struck them with a panic, on account of the children of Israel, and the Lord routed them, with a great slaughter, at Gabaon. And they pursued them by the way of the ascent of Oronin, and smote them even to Azeka, and to Makeda. ¹¹ And as they were fleeing from before Israel, at the descent of Oronin, the Lord poured a storm of hail stones from heaven upon them, all the way to Azeka; so that there were more who died by the hail stones, than the children of Israel slew with the sword in battle.

¹ But the children of Israel proceeded again to do evil in the sight of the Lord, when Aod was dead, ² and the Lord delivered Israel into the hand of Jabin king of Chanaan, who reigned in Asor. Now the captain general of his army was Sisara, and he dwelt at Arisoth of the nations. ³ And the children of Israel cried to the Lord, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he oppressed Israel grievously, twenty years. ⁴ Now Debbora, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, judged Israel at that time, ⁵ and had taken her seat under the palm grove of Debbora, between Rama and Baithel, on mount Ephraim; and the children of Israel went up to her for judgment.

²⁷ For in those days the ark of the covenant of the Lord their God was there,

¹⁰ Now while Samuel was offering the whole burnt offering, the Philistines advanced to battle against Israel; and the Lord thundered that day with a great voice against the Philistines, and they were discomfited, and fled before Israel. ¹¹ And the men of Israel went out from Massepha, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them to below Baithcor. ¹² Then Samuel took a stone, and set it up between Massepha and the old town, and called its name Abenezer, [the stone of the helper;] for he said, Even at this place the Lord helped us.

²² Whereupon Samuel again inquired of the Lord, whether he would come thither. And the Lord said, Behold he is hid among the baggage.

⁶ And when Jonathan said to his servant who carried his arms, Come let us go over to Messab of these uncircumcised Philistines, it may be, the Lord may do something for us, for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few; ⁷ his armour bearer said to him, Do whatever thy heart is inclined to; behold I am with thee. As thy heart is, so is mine. ⁸ Then Jonathan said, Behold we are going to cross over to these men, therefore we must shew ourselves before them. ⁹ If they say to us, Stand off there till we tell you, then we must stand where we are, and not go up to them: ¹⁰ but if they say to us, Come up to us, then let us go up, for the Lord hath delivered them into our hands. This shall be a sign to us. ¹¹ So they both went to Messab of the Philistines; and the Philistines said, Behold the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they hid themselves. ¹² And the men of Messab, addressing Jonathan, and his armour bearer, said, Come up to us, and we will let you know something. Upon which Jonathan said to his armour bearer, Come up after me; for the Lord hath delivered them into the hands of Israel. ¹³ So Jonathan clambered up upon his hands and feet, and his armour bearer with him; and they turned back at the sight of Jonathan, and he smote them; and his armour bearer behind him, supplied him. ¹⁴ Now the first slaughter which Jonathan, with his armour bearer made, was about twenty men, with darts, and sling stones, and pebbles picked up from the ground.

⁴⁵ David said to the Philistine, Thou comest against me with a sword, and a spear, and a shield, but I am coming to thee with the name of the Lord God of Sabbaoth, of the army of Israel, which thou hast, this day, defied. ⁴⁶ And the Lord will deliver thee this day into my hand, and I will kill thee, and cut off thy head, and give thy carcass, and the carcasses of the army of the Philistines this day, to the birds of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel; ⁴⁷ and that all this assembly may know that the Lord saveth not with a sword or a spear. For the battle is the Lord's, and the Lord will deliver you into our hands. ⁴⁸ Then the Philistine arose and went to meet David. ⁴⁹ And David put his hand in the scrip, and took out a stone, and slinged it, and smote the Philistine on the forehead, and the stone pierced through the helmet, into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground. ⁵⁰ [Omitted]

⁶ And Saul inquired of the Lord; but the Lord did not answer him; neither by dreams, nor by manifestations, nor by prophets.

¹⁵ And Samuel said, Why hast thou troubled me, that I should come up? And Saul said, I am in great affliction. The Philistines are making war on me, and God hath departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by the agency of prophets, nor by dreams. Now therefore I have called thee, to let me know what I shall do.

² and he said to his wife Ano, Arise, go and inquire of God concerning the child whether he will recover of his sickness. Now there was a man at Selom whose name was Achia. He was sixty years of age and the word of the Lord was with him. So when Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise ³ and take in thy hand for the man of God some loaves and some cakes for his children, and grapes and a pot of honey,

³ the king of Israel said to his servants, Do you not know that Remmath Galaad belongeth to us, yet we do not talk of taking it out of the hand of the king of Syria. ⁴ Then the king of Israel said to Josaphat, Wilt thou go up with us to Remmath Galaad to battle? To which Josaphat replied, I am as thou art; my people as thy people; my horses as thy horses. ⁵ Then Josaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire I pray thee of the Lord. ⁶ Whereupon the king of Israel assembled all the prophets, about four hundred men, and said to them, Shall I go up to Remmath Galaad to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord will certainly deliver into the king's hands. ⁷ And Josaphat said to the king of Israel, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord that we may inquire of the Lord by him? ⁸ And the king of Israel said to Josaphat, There is a certain man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him; for he never speaketh good of me; but evil; one Michaias, son of Jemblaa. And Josaphat king of Juda said, Let not the king speak so.

³ And when they set out to inquire of him, the angel of the Lord called Elias the Thesbite, and said, Arise and go, meet the messengers of Ochozias king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it because there is not a God in Israel, that you are going to inquire of Baal the fly-god of Akkaron?

¹¹ Josaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of the Lord by him? Whereupon one of the king of Israel's servants in reply, said, Elisha son of Saphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elias. ¹² And Josaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel, with Josaphat king of Juda and the king of Edom, went down to him. ¹³ And Elisha said to the king of Israel, What hast thou to do with me? Go to the prophets of thy father and the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him, I am fearful that the Lord hath called these three kings to deliver them into the hands of Moab. ¹⁴ To which Elisha replied, As the Lord of hosts liveth in whose presence I stand, were it not that I respect the person of Josaphat king of Juda, I would not look on thee nor see thee.

¹³ Go and inquire of the Lord concerning me and concerning all this people and concerning all Juda, and concerning the words of this book which is found. For great must be the wrath of the Lord which is kindled against us; because our fathers have not hearkened to the words of this book to do according to all that is written for us. ¹⁴ Accordingly Chelkias the priest went with Achikam and Achobar and Sapphan and Asaias to Olda the prophetess the mother of Sellem son of Thekuan, son of Aras the keeper of the wardrobe. Now she dwelt at Jerusalem in the Masena. And when they had spoken to her,

¹ Nabuchodonosar the king of Babylon came up with his whole army against Jerusalem, in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, and encamped against it and built a circumvallation against it, ² and the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Sedekias.

⁹ And Zare the Ethiopean came out against them with an army of a million, with three hundred chariots. And when he had advanced as far as Maresa, ¹⁰ Asa went out to meet him, and drew up for battle, in the vale north of Maresa, ¹¹ and Asa cried to the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to save with many or with few. Strengthen us, O Lord our God; for on thee is our reliance; and in thy name we are come against this great multitude. Lord our God, let not man prevail against thee. ¹² So the Lord smote the Ethiopeans before Juda. And the Ethiopeans fled, ¹³ and Asa and his people pursued them as far as Gedor. And the Ethiopeans fell so that they could not recover themselves; for they were trampled down before the Lord, and before his army. And when they had taken immense spoils,

¹ After these things the Moabites and the Ammonites, and with them some of the Minaians came against Josaphat for battle; ² and there came some who told Josaphat saying, There is a great multitude coming against thee from beyond the sea, bordering on Syria, and behold they are at Asasan Thamar, which is Engaddi. ³ Thereupon Josaphat was terrified, and set his face to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast through all Juda ⁴ And when Juda was assembled to seek the Lord; when they were come out of all the cities of Juda to seek the Lord, ⁵ Josaphat stood up in the congregation of Juda, in Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, in front of the new court, ⁶ and said, O Lord the God of my fathers, art not thou God in heaven above? Thou indeed rulest over all the kingdoms of the nations: and in thy hand is the majesty of power; and there is none who can withstand thee. ⁷ Art not thou the Lord who destroyed the inhabitants of this land from before thy people Israel? Thou indeed didst give it to the seed of Abraham thy beloved, forever: ⁸ and they have settled therein, and built therein a sanctuary to thy name, saying, ⁹ If evils come upon us, the sword, judgment, pestilence or famine, we will stand before this house and before thee; for thy name is on this house; and cry to thee, because of the affliction, and thou wilt hear and save. ¹⁰ And now behold the Ammonites and the Moabites and mount Seir, through whose territories thou didst not permit Israel to pass, when they were coming out of the land of Egypt, for they turned from them and did not destroy them; ¹¹ yet now behold they are attempting to come out against us, to drive us from this inheritance of ours which thou hast given us. ¹² Lord our God, wilt thou not judge them? Because we have not power to withstand this great multitude which is coming against us, and do not know what to do with them, we can only have our eyes on thee. ¹³ And while all the chiefs of Juda were standing before the Lord, with their wives and children; ¹⁴ upon Oziel the son of Zacharias of the Banaites; the sons of Eliel, the son of Matthanias the Levite, one of the sons of Asaph; upon him came the spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation, ¹⁵ and he said, Hear all ye chiefs of Juda, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Josaphat! Thus saith the Lord to you, Be not terrified nor dismayed because of this vast multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's only. ¹⁶ Go down against them to-morrow. Behold they are coming up by the ascent of Asseis, and you will find them at the head of the river of the wilderness of Jeriel. ¹⁷ You have not to fight. Consider these things, and see the salvation of the Lord with you. Juda and Jerusalem, be not terrified nor afraid to go out to-morrow to meet them; for the Lord is with you. ¹⁸ Thereupon Josaphat bowed down on his face, and while all the chiefs of Juda and the inhabitants of Jerusalem prostrated themselves before the Lord to worship him, ¹⁹ the Levites of the sons of Kaath, and of the sons of Kore, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel, in the loudest strains. ²⁰ And they arose early in the morning, and went out to the wilderness of Thekoe. And as they were marching out, Josaphat stood and cried with a loud voice, and said, Hear me, Juda, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem. Trust in the Lord our God, and you shall be confirmed in your confidence. Confide in his prophet, and you shall prosper. ²¹ Then he consulted with the people, and appointed the musicians, and them who sing praises, to give thanks and to sing the holy songs of praise. So marching at the head of the army, they sung the hymn, praise the Lord, for his mercy endureth forever. ²² And when they began the song of thanksgiving and praise, the Lord set a fighting the Ammonites against Moab and Mount Seir, who were going out against Juda; And when they were repelled, ²³ the Ammonites and Moab rose upon the inhabitants of Seir to exterminate and destroy them. And when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they rose up one against the other till they were utterly destroyed. ²⁴ So when Juda came to the watch tower of the wilderness, and looked and took a view of the multitude, behold they all lay dead on the ground. Not one had escaped. ²⁵ And when Josaphat and his people went to gather the spoil, they found cattle in abundance, and furniture and spoils and precious utensils. And when they had gathered the spoils [now they were three days collecting them, for they were many] ²⁶ on the fourth day they assembled in the valley of Praise; for there they praised the Lord, and for that reason called the name of that place, Valley of Praise, which it retaineth to this day. ²⁷ Then all Juda with Josaphat their leader, set out on their return to Jerusalem, with great joy. Because the Lord had caused them to rejoice over their enemies, ²⁸ therefore they made their entry into Jerusalem, and nablas and kinyras and trumpets, till they came to the house of the Lord. ²⁹ And there was a dread of the Lord on all the kingdoms of the land, when they heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel. ³⁰ the kingdom of Josaphat enjoyed peace, and God gave him rest on every side.

²¹ the Lord sent an angel who destroyed every mighty man, and warrior, including chief and general, in the camp of the king of Assur. So he returned with shame to his own land, and went to the house of his god, and some of them who sprang from his loins slew him with the sword.

¹ For the conclusion. For the sons of Kore. A Psalm for Understanding. O God, we have heard with our ears: our fathers have told us the work which thou didst in the days of old. ² When thy hand had extirpated nations, thou didst plant them: thou didst afflict nations and drive them out. ³ For they took not possession of the land with their own sword: nor was it their own arm that saved them: but thy right hand and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou tookest pleasure in them. ⁴ Thou, who didst command the deliverances of Jacob; even thou art my king and my God.

⁸ Come and see the works of the Lord: The wonders which he hath done on the earth: ⁹ he is making wars to cease to the ends of the earth. He will break the bow and shiver the lance, and shields he will utterly consume with fire. ¹⁰ Be still and know that I am God: let me be exalted among the nations, let me be exalted in the earth. ¹¹ The Lord of armies is with us, our helper is the God of Jacob.

⁴ For lo! the kings of the land assembled; they came together. ⁵ Having taken a view they were so astonished; they were frightened, they were shaken: ⁶ a trembling seized them: pangs were there as of a woman in travail. ⁷ With a tempestuous blast thou wilt dash to pieces the ships of Tarsish. ⁸ As we have heard, so have we seen; at the city of the Lord of armies; at the city of our God. God hath established it forever.

⁵ Remember his wonders which he hath done; his miracles and the judgments of his mouth. ⁶ ye seed of Abraham, his servants; ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones; ⁷ he is the Lord, our God, in all this land are his judgments. ⁸ He remembered forever his covenant; a word which he gave in charge for a thousand generations: ⁹ the covenant which he made with Abraham, and that oath of his to Isaak, ¹⁰ which he confirmed to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant; ¹¹ saying, To thee I will give the land of Chanaan to be the lot of your inheritance. ¹² When they were few in number; of little account and sojourners therein; ¹³ when they passed through from nation to nation; from one kingdom to another people; ¹⁴ he suffered no man to injure them; he reproved kings for their sake, ¹⁵ "touch not mine anointed ones, and to my prophets do no harm." ¹⁶ When he called for a famine on the land; broke all the stay of bread, ¹⁷ he had sent before them a man, Joseph was sold for a servant. ¹⁸ They had humbled his feet with fetters, his life was spent in irons; ¹⁹ until his word came to pass; till the oracle of the Lord tried him. ²⁰ The king had sent and loosed him; the chief of peoples had set him at liberty; ²¹ had appointed him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions; ²² that he like himself might instruct princes, and teach his senators wisdom: ²³ then Israel went down to Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Cham. ²⁴ When he had encreased his people to a great degree, and made them stronger than their enemies; ²⁵ and had turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal deceitfully with his servants; ²⁶ he sent forth Moses his servant; Aaron whom he had chosen: ²⁷ to them he committed the words of his signs; of his wonders in the land of Cham. ²⁸ He sent forth darkness and it was dark. When they made his words bitter, ²⁹ he turned their waters into blood, and made a slaughter of their fishes; ³⁰ their land swarmed with frogs, in the inmost chambers of their kings. ³¹ He spake and the dog fly came, and stinging gnats in all their borders; ³² he made his showers, hail, flaming fire in all their land; ³³ he smote their vines and their fig trees, and broke every tree of their border. ³⁴ He spake, and the grasshopper came, and the brouchus locust in swarms innumerable, ³⁵ and devoured every herb in their country, and ate up the fruit of their land. ³⁶ Then he smote every first born of their land; the first fruits of all their labour; ³⁷ and brought out his people with silver and gold, and there was not a feeble person among their tribes. ³⁸ Egypt rejoiced at their going out, for the dread of these had fallen on them. ³⁹ He spread out a cloud to shelter them, and a fire to illuminate the night for them. ⁴⁰ They asked, and flocks of quails came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven. ⁴¹ He split a rock and waters gushed out, and rivers ran in dry places. ⁴² Because he remembered his holy promise; that which he made to Abraham his servant; ⁴³ therefore he brought out his people with joy; even his chosen ones with gladness; ⁴⁴ and gave them the countries of nations, and they inherited the labours of peoples; ⁴⁵ that they might keep his rules of rectitude, and that they might diligently seek his law.

¹ An Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; for his mercy endureth forever. ² O give thanks to the God of Gods, for his mercy endureth forever. ³ Give thanks to the Lord of Lords; for his mercy endureth forever. ⁴ To him who alone hath done great wonders; for his mercy endureth forever; ⁵ to him who made the heavens with wisdom: for his mercy endureth forever; ⁶ to him who established the earth on the waters: for his mercy endureth forever; ⁷ to him who alone made the great lights: for his mercy endureth forever; ⁸ the sun to rule the day: for his mercy endureth forever; ⁹ the moon and the stars to rule the night; for his mercy endureth forever; ¹⁰ to him who smote Egypt with their first born; for his mercy endureth forever; ¹¹ and brought out Israel from among them; for his mercy endureth forever: ¹² with a strong hand and an outstretched arm; for his mercy endureth forever; ¹³ to him who divided the Red sea into parts; for his mercy endureth forever. ¹⁴ And led Israel through the midst thereof: for his mercy endureth forever: ¹⁵ but shook off Pharao and his hosts into the Red sea; for his mercy endureth forever: ¹⁶ to him, who led his people through the desert; for his mercy endureth forever; ¹⁷ to him who smote great kings; for his mercy endureth forever: ¹⁸ and slew kings of mighty power: for his mercy endureth forever; ¹⁹ Seon king of the Amorites; for his mercy endureth forever; ²⁰ And Og the king of Basan; for his mercy endureth forever: ²¹ and gave their land for an inheritance; for his mercy endureth forever: ²² an inheritance for Israel his servant; for his mercy endureth forever: ²³ because in our affliction the Lord remembered us; for his mercy endureth forever; ²⁴ and redeemed us from our enemies; for his mercy endureth forever. ²⁵ He it is who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth forever. ²⁶ give thanks to the God of heaven: for to everlasting his mercy endureth.

¹ It is not that the hand of the Lord is unable to save; nor that his ear is grown dull to hear; ² but your sins make a separation between you and your God; and on account of your sins he hath turned away his face from you that he may not exercise compassion.

¹⁷ self-existent Lord, Thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and by thy high and exalted arm. From thee nothing can be hid.

²⁴ Behold a multitude is come up against this city to take it; and this city is about to be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it, by reason of the sword and famine. As thou hast spoken, so it hath come to pass.

³ sent Joachel son of Selemias and Sophonias son of Maasias the priest to Jeremias saying, Pray now to the Lord for us.

⁷ Thus said the Lord, Thus shalt thou say to the king of Juda who hath sent to thee to inquire of me, Behold the army of Pharao which is coming to your assistance shall turn back to the land of Egypt,

¹⁴ And the king sent and ordered him to come to him to the house Aseleisel which is in the house of the Lord. And the king said to him, I will ask thee a word and thou must not conceal any thing from me. ¹⁵ And Jeremias said to the king, If I tell thee, wilt thou not put me to death? And if I give thee counsel, perhaps thou wilt not hearken to me. ¹⁶ Then the king sword to him, saying, As the Lord liveth who made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, nor will I deliver thee into the hands of those men. ¹⁷ And Jeremias said, Thus said the Lord, if thou wilt go out to the generals of the king of Babylon, thy soul shall live and this city will not be burned with fire. Both thou and thy family shall live. ¹⁸ But if thou wilt not go out, this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans and they will burn it with fire; and thou shalt not escape. ¹⁹ And the king said to Jeremias, I am afraid of the Jews who have fled to the Chaldeans, lest upon being delivered into their hand they make me a mocking stock. ²⁰ And Jeremias replied, Thou wilt not be delivered up to them, Hear the word of the Lord which I speak to thee and it will be better for thee and thy soul shall live. ²¹ But if thou wilt not go out, this is the word which the Lord hath revealed to me, ²² "And behold all the women who were left in the house of the king of Juda were brought out to the chiefs of the king of Babylon. And they said, Thy men of peace deceived thee, and will prevail over thee. And with a fall they will weaken thy foot. They are gone from thee. ²³ And thy wives and thy children shall be brought out to the Chaldeans. And thou shalt not escape. For by the hand of the king of Babylon thou shalt be taken and this city shall be burned." ²⁴ Then the king said to him, Let no man know any of these words, and thou shalt not be put to death. ²⁵ And if the chiefs hear that I have spoken to thee and come to thee and say, Tell us, What did the king say to thee? ²⁶ Hide it not from us and we will not put thee to death. What did the king say to thee? Then thou shalt say to them, I presented my supplication before the king that he would not send me back to the house of Jonathan to die there. ²⁷ So when all the chiefs came to Jeremias and questioned him, he answered them according to all the words which the king commanded and they were silent; for the word of the Lord was not heard.

¹ Now it came to pass that in the ninth year and ninth month of Sedekias king of Juda, Nabuchodonosar king of Babylon with all his army came against Jerusalem and besieged it. ² And in the eleventh year of Sedekias in the fourth month on the ninth day of the month, a breach was made into the city;

⁴ Whereupon Jeremias said to them, I have heard. Behold, I will pray for you to the Lord our God according to your words and whatever answer the Lord our God shall give that I will declare to you. I will not hide anything from you. ⁵ And they said to Jeremias, The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, that we will act conformably to the word, whatever it be, which the Lord shall send to us. ⁶ Whether it be agreeable or disagreeable we will hearken to the voice of the Lord our God in respect to that for which we send thee to him, that it may be the better for us. We will obey the voice of the Lord our God.

³ [Omitted] ⁴ And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, Nabuchodonosar king of Babylon, came with his whole army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it and built a wall around it of square stones, ⁵ and the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Sedekias. ⁶ On the ninth day of the; month there was a grievous famine in the city and there was no bread for the people of the land.

³ Son of man, these men have given their imaginations the rule over their hearts, though they placed before their eyes the punishment of their transgressions. Shall I, being consulted, return them an answer? ⁴ Therefore speak to them, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord, Be the man who he may of the house of Israel, who giveth his imagination the rule over his understanding, when he hath set before his eyes the punishment of his iniquity, and cometh to a prophet: I the Lord will answer him by the things with which his mind is entangled, ⁵ that he may lead the house of Israel astray, according to their hearts which are alienated from me by their desires, ⁶ Say therefore to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord, Lord, reform and turn from your evil devices, and from all your acts of impiety; and turn your faces about. ⁷ For be the man who he may of the house of Israel, or of the proselytes who have sojourned with Israel, who shall separate himself from me, and give his desires the rule over his understanding when he hath set before his eyes the punishment of his iniquity and shall come to the prophet that he may inquire of me; I the Lord will answer him by that with which he is entangled;

¹ And it came to pass in the seventh year, on the fifth month and tenth day of the month, that some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and while they were sitting before me ² a word of the Lord came to me, saying, ³ Son of man speak to the elders of the house of Israel and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord, Are you come to inquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord, I will not answer you;