¹ καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM τέταρτος-A1--DSM *ιωακιμ-N---GSM υἱός-N2--GSM *ιωσια-N---GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM *ιουδα-N---GSM γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

² λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S σεαυτοῦ- D--DSM χαρτίον-N2N-ASN βιβλίον-N2N-GSN καί-C γράφω-VA--AAD2S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSM πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὅς- --APM χρηματίζω-VAI-AAI1S πρός-P σύ- P--AS ἐπί-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF καί-C ἐπί-P *ἰούδας-N1T-ASM καί-C ἐπί-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἔθνος-N3E-APN ἀπό-P ὅς- --GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF λαλέω-VA--AAPGSM ἐγώ- P--GS πρός-P σύ- P--AS ἀπό-P ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF *ιωσια-N---GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM *ιουδα-N---GSM καί-C ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF οὗτος- D--GSF

³ ἴσως-D ἀκούω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM οἶκος-N2--NSM *ιουδα-N---GSM πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN κακός-A1--APN ὅς- --APN ἐγώ- P--NS λογίζομαι-V1--PMI1S ποιέω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--DPM ἵνα-C ἀποστρέφω-VA--AAS3P ἀπό-P ὁδός-N2--GSF αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--GSF πονηρός-A1A-GSF καί-C ἵλεως-A1B-NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI1S ὁ- A--DPF ἀδικία-N1A-DPF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--DPF ἁμαρτία-N1A-DPF αὐτός- D--GPM

⁴ καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰερεμίας-N1T-NSM ὁ- A--ASM *βαρουχ-N---ASM υἱός-N2--ASM *νηριος-N2--GSM καί-C γράφω-VAI-AAI3S ἀπό-P στόμα-N3M-GSN *ἰερεμίας-N1T-GSM πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM κύριος-N2--GSM ὅς- --APM χρηματίζω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM εἰς-P χαρτίον-N2N-ASN βιβλίον-N2N-GSN

⁵ καί-C ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S *ἰερεμίας-N1T-NSM ὁ- A--DSM *βαρουχ-N---DSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ἐγώ- P--NS φυλάσσω-V1--PMI1S οὐ-D μή-D δύναμαι-V6--PMS1S εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAN εἰς-P οἶκος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM

⁶ καί-C ἀναγιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN χαρτίον-N2N-DSN οὗτος- D--DSN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF νηστεία-N1A-GSF καί-C ἐν-P εἰμί-V9--PAS3P πᾶς-A3--GSM *ιουδα-N---GSM ὁ- A--GPM ἔρχομαι-V1--PMPGPM ἐκ-P πόλις-N3I-GSF αὐτός- D--GPM ἀναγιγνώσκω-VF--FMI2S αὐτός- D--DPM

⁷ ἴσως-D πίπτω-VF2-FMI3S ἔλεος-N3E-NSN αὐτός- D--GPM κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ἀποστρέφω-VF--FAI3P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF ὁδός-N2--GSF αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--GSF πονηρός-A1A-GSF ὅτι-C μέγας-A1P-NSM ὁ- A--NSM θυμός-N2--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ὀργή-N1--NSF κύριος-N2--GSM ὅς- --ASF λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM

⁸ καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S *βαρουχ-N---NSM κατά-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὅς- --APN ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM *ἰερεμίας-N1T-NSM ὁ- A--GSN ἀναγιγνώσκω-VZ--AAN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN βιβλίον-N2N-DSN λόγος-N2--APM κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM κύριος-N2--GSM

⁹ καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--DSM ὄγδοος-A1--DSM βασιλεύς-N3V-DSM *ιωακιμ-N---DSM ὁ- A--DSM μήν-N3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἔνατος-A1--DSM ἐκἐκλησιάζω-VAI-AAI3P νηστεία-N1A-ASF κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN κύριος-N2--GSM πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἐν-P *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---DSF καί-C οἶκος-N2--NSM *ιουδα-N---GSM

¹⁰ καί-C ἀναγιγνώσκω-V1I-IAI3S *βαρουχ-N---NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN βιβλίον-N2N-DSN ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM *ἰερεμίας-N1T-GSM ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM κύριος-N2--GSM ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM *γαμαριος-N2--GSM υἱός-N2--GSM *σαφαν-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM γραμματεύς-N3V-GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF αὐλή-N1--DSF ὁ- A--DSF ἐπάνω-P ἐν-P πρόθυρον-N2N-DPN πύλη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSF καινός-A1--GSF ἐν-P εἰμί-V9--PAS3P πᾶς-A3--GSM ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM

¹¹ καί-C ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S *μιχαιας-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *γαμαριου-N---GSM υἱός-N2--GSM *σαφαν-N---GSM ἅπας-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM κύριος-N2--GSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSN βιβλίον-N2N-GSN

¹² καί-C καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S εἰς-P οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM γραμματεύς-N3V-GSM καί-C ἰδού-I ἐκεῖ-D πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM καταἧμαι-VAI-AMI3P *ελισαμα-N---NSM ὁ- A--NSM γραμματεύς-N3V-NSM καί-C *δαλαιας-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *σελεμιου-N---GSM καί-C *ελναθαν-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *ακχοβωρ-N---GSM καί-C *γαμαριας-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *σαφαν-N---GSM καί-C *σεδεκιας-N1T-NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *ανανιας-N1T-GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM

¹³ καί-C ἀναἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *μιχαιας-N---NSM πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὅς- --APM ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S ἀναγιγνώσκω-V1--PAPGSM ὁ- A--GSM *βαρουχ-N---GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM

¹⁴ καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3P πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM πρός-P *βαρουχ-N---ASM υἱός-N2--ASM *νηριου-N---GSM ὁ- A--ASM *ιουδιν-N---ASM υἱός-N2--ASM *ναθανιου-N---GSM υἱός-N2--GSM *σελεμιου-N---GSM υἱός-N2--GSM *χουσι-N---GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM ὁ- D--ASN χαρτίον-N2N-ASN ἐν-P ὅς- --DSN σύ- P--NS ἀναγιγνώσκω-V1--PAI2S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DSN ἐν-P εἰμί-V9--PAS3P ὁ- A--GSM λαός-N2--GSM λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S αὐτός- D--ASN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἵημι-VHI-AAI3S καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *βαρουχ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN χαρτίον-N2N-ASN καί-C καταβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM

¹⁵ καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM πάλιν-D ἀναγιγνώσκω-VZ--AAD2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C ἀναγιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S *βαρουχ-N---NSM

¹⁶ καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ὡς-C ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3P πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM συνβουλεύω-VAI-AMI3P ἕκαστος-A1--NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM πλησίον-D αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ἀναἀγγέλλω-V1--PAPNPM ἀναἀγγέλλω-VA--AAS1P ὁ- A--DSM βασιλεύς-N3V-DSM ἅπας-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM οὗτος- D--APM

¹⁷ καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *βαρουχ-N---ASM ἐρωτάω-VAI-AAI3P λέγω-V1--PAPNPM πόθεν-D γράφω-VAI-AAI2S πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM οὗτος- D--APM

¹⁸ καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *βαρουχ-N---NSM ἀπό-P στόμα-N3M-GSN αὐτός- D--GSM ἀναἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS *ἰερεμίας-N1T-NSM πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM οὗτος- D--APM καί-C γράφω-V1I-IAI3P ἐν-P βιβλίον-N2N-DSN

¹⁹ καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--DSM *βαρουχ-N---DSM βαδίζω-VA--AAD2S κατακρύπτω-VB--APD2S σύ- P--NS καί-C *ἰερεμίας-N1T-NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM μή-D γιγνώσκω-VZ--AAD3S ποῦ-D σύ- P--NP

²⁰ καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πρός-P ὁ- A--ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF αὐλή-N1--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASN χαρτίον-N2N-ASN δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3P φυλάσσω-V1--PAN ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM *ελισαμα-N---GSM καί-C ἀναἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--DSM βασιλεύς-N3V-DSM πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM

²¹ καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM ὁ- A--ASM *ιουδιν-N---ASM λαμβάνω-VB--AAN ὁ- A--ASN χαρτίον-N2N-ASN καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASN ἐκ-P οἶκος-N2--GSM *ελισαμα-N---GSM καί-C ἀναγιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3S *ιουδιν-N---NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN ὁ- A--GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM καί-C εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN οὖς-N3T-APN πᾶς-A3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM ἄρχων-N3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM ἵστημι-VXI-XAPGPM περί-P ὁ- A--ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM

²² καί-C ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM καταἧμαι-VAI-AMI3S ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM χειμερινός-A1--DSM καί-C ἐσχάρα-N1A-NSF πῦρ-N3--GSN κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM

²³ καί-C γίγνομαι-VCI-API3S ἀναγιγνώσκω-V1--PAPGSM *ιουδιν-N---NSM τρεῖς-A3 σελίς-N3D-APF καί-C τέσσαρες-A3--APM ἀποτέμνω-V1I-IAI3S αὐτός- D--APF ὁ- A--DSN ξυρόν-N2N-DSN ὁ- A--GSM γραμματεύς-N3V-GSM καί-C ῥίπτω-VAI-AAI3S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πῦρ-N3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF ἐσχάρα-N1A-GSF ἕως-P ἐκλείπω-VBI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM χάρτης-N1M-NSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN πῦρ-N3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF ἐσχάρα-N1A-GSF

²⁴ καί-C οὐ-D ζητέω-VAI-AAI3P καί-C οὐ-D διαῥήγνυμι-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--APN ἱμάτιον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--NPM ἀκούω-V1--PAPNPM πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM οὗτος- D--APM

²⁵ καί-C *ελναθαν-N---NSM καί-C *γοδολιας-N1T-NSM καί-C *γαμαριας-N1T-NSM ὑποτίθημι-VEI-AMI3S ὁ- A--DSM βασιλεύς-N3V-DSM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASN μή-D κατακαίω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASN χαρτίον-N2N-ASN

²⁶ καί-C ἐντέλλομαι-VAI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM ὁ- A--DSM *ιερεμεηλ-N---DSM υἱός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSM *σαραια-N---DSM υἱός-N2--DSM *εσριηλ-N---GSM συνλαμβάνω-VB--AAN ὁ- A--ASM *βαρουχ-N---ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *ἰερεμίας-N1T-ASM καί-C κατακρύπτω-VDI-API3P

²⁷ καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λόγος-N2--NSM κύριος-N2--GSM πρός-P *ἰερεμίας-N1T-ASM μετά-P ὁ- A--ASN κατακαίω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM ὁ- A--ASN χαρτίον-N2N-ASN πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὅς- --APM γράφω-VAI-AAI3S *βαρουχ-N---NSM ἀπό-P στόμα-N3M-GSN *ἰερεμίας-N1T-GSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM

²⁸ πάλιν-D λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S σύ- P--NS χαρτίον-N2N-ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN καί-C γράφω-VA--AAD2S πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὁ- A--APM εἰμί-V9--PAPAPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN χαρτίον-N2N-GSN ὅς- --APM κατακαίω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *ιωακιμ-N---NSM

²⁹ καί-C εἶπον-VF2-FAI2S οὕτως-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM σύ- P--NS κατακαίω-VAI-AAI2S ὁ- A--ASN χαρτίον-N2N-ASN οὗτος- D--ASN λέγω-V1--PAPNSM διά-P τίς- I--ASN γράφω-VAI-AAI2S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--DSN λέγω-V1--PAPNSM εἰςπορεύομαι-V1--PMPNSM εἰςπορεύομαι-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *βαβυλών-N3W-GSF καί-C ἐκὀλεθρεύω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF καί-C ἐκλείπω-VF--FAI3S ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSF ἄνθρωπος-N2--NSM καί-C κτῆνος-N3E-NPN

³⁰ διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN οὕτως-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ἐπί-P *ιωακιμ-N---ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM *ιουδα-N---GSM οὐ-D εἰμί-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM καταἧμαι-V5--PMPNSM ἐπί-P θρόνος-N2--GSM *δαυίδ-N---GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSN θνησιμαῖος-A1A-NSN αὐτός- D--GSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ῥίπτω-VPI-XMPNSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN καῦμα-N3M-DSN ὁ- A--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM παγετός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSF νύξ-N3--GSF

³¹ καί-C ἐπισκέπτω-VF--FMI1S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN γένος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM παῖς-N3D-APM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐπιἄγω-VF--FAI1S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPAPM *ἰερουσαλήμ-N---ASF καί-C ἐπί-P γῆ-N1--ASF *ιουδα-N---GSM πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN κακός-A1--APN ὅς- --APN λαλέω-VAI-AAI1S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM καί-C οὐ-D ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3P

³² καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S *βαρουχ-N---NSM χαρτίον-N2N-ASN ἕτερος-A1A-ASN καί-C γράφω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--DSN ἀπό-P στόμα-N3M-GSN *ἰερεμίας-N1T-GSM ἅπας-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM λόγος-N2--APM ὁ- A--GSN βιβλίον-N2N-GSN ὅς- --GSM κατακαίω-VAI-AAI3S *ιωακιμ-N---NSM καί-C ἔτι-D προςτίθημι-VCI-API3P αὐτός- D--DSM λόγος-N2--NPM πολύς-A3C-NPM ὡς-C οὗτος- D--NPM

¹ Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,

² Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.

³ Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.

⁴ Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

⁵ Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.

⁶ Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

⁷ Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

⁸ Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,

⁹ My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.

¹⁰ Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

¹¹ So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

¹² And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

¹³ So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

¹⁴ Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.

¹⁵ Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?

¹⁶ So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.

¹⁷ Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:

¹⁸ But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

¹⁹ And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.

²⁰ But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.

²¹ But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me:

²² And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.

²³ So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.

²⁴ Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.

²⁵ But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee:

²⁶ Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.

²⁷ Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.

²⁸ So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.