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The words of Jeremiah◦ the son of Hilkiah◦, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,
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to▵ whom the word of Jehovah was in the days of Josiah◦ the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
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And it was, in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah◦, king of Judah, until the eleventh year of◦ Zedekiah◦ the son of Josiah◦, king of Judah, was finished, until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month.
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And the word of Jehovah was to▵ me, saying,
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Before◦ I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before◦ thou camest··out from the womb I sanctified thee; I gave thee as a prophet for the nations.
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And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovih*! Behold, I know not how to speak; for a lad am I▵.
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And Jehovah said to▵ me, Say not, a lad am I▵; for thou shalt go to all to whom I shall send thee, and all that I command thee thou shalt speak.
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Fear not their faces; for I◦ am with thee to rescue thee, says◦ Jehovah.
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And Jehovah put··forth◦ His hand and touched my mouth. And Jehovah said to▵ me, Behold, I have given My words into thy mouth.
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See, I have appointed thee this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck··up, and to tear··down, and to cause to perish and to break··down, to build and to plant.
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And the word of Jehovah was to▵ me, saying, Jeremiah◦, what seest thou◦? And I said, The stick of an almond tree is what I◦ see.
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And Jehovah said to▵ me, Thou hast done··well to see; for I◦ will watch◦ over My word to do it.
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And the word of Jehovah was to▵ me a second time, saying, What seest thou◦? And I said, I◦ see a seething* pot; and its face is facing toward the north.
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And Jehovah said to▵ me, Out··of the north the evil shall be opened upon all those who dwell··in the land.
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For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says◦ Jehovah; and they shall come, and they shall put◦ a man◦ his throne at* the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls all around, and against all the cities of Judah.
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And I will speak My judgments against all their evil, who have forsaken Me, and have burned··incense to other gods, and worshipped the deeds of their own hands.
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And thou◦, gird◦ thy loins, and arise, and speak to▵ them all that I▵ command thee; be· not ·dismayed from their faces, lest I dismay thee to their faces.
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And, behold, I◦ have given thee today for a fortified city, and for an iron pillar, and for walls of bronze against all the land, against▵ the kings of Judah, against▵ her princes, against▵ her priests, and against▵ the people of the land.
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And they shall fight against▵ thee; but they shall not prevail◦ against▵ thee; for I◦ am with◦ thee, says◦ Jehovah, to rescue thee.
