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chapter 26
1
In the
beginning of the reign of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, came this word
from the Lord, saying:
2 Thus saith the Lord: Stand in the court of the house
of the Lord, and speak to all the cities of Juda, out of which they come, to
adore in the house of the Lord, all the words which I have commanded thee to to
speak unto them: leave not out one word.
3 If so be they will hearken and be converted every one
from his evil way; that I may repent me of the evil that I think to do unto
them for the wickedness of their doings.
4 And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord: If
you will not hearken to me to walk in my law, which I have given to you:
5 To give ear to the words of my servants the prophets,
whom I sent to you rising up early: and sending, and you have not hearkened:
6 I will make this house like Silo: and I will make
this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.
7 And the priests, and the prophets, and all the people
heard Jeremias speaking these words in the house of the Lord.
8 And when Jeremias made an end of speaking all that
the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests, and the
prophets, and all the people laid hold on him, saying: Let him be put to death.
9 Why hath he prophesied in the name of the Lord,
saying: This house shall be like Silo; and this city shall be made desolate,
without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered together against
Jeremias in the house of the Lord.
10 And the princes of Juda heard these words: and they
went up from the king's house into the house of the Lord, and sat in the entry
of the new gate of the house of the Lord.
11 And the priests and the prophets spoke to the
princes, and to all the people, saying: The judgement of death is for this man:
because he hath prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.
12 Then Jeremias spoke to all the princes, and to all
the people, saying: The Lord sent me to prophesy concerning this house, and
concerning this city all the words you have heard.
13 Now therefore amend your ways, and your doings, and
hearken to the voice of the Lord your God: and the Lord will repent of the evil
that he hath spoken against you.
14 But as for me, behold I am in your hands: do with me
what is good and right in your eyes:
15 But know ye, and understand, that if you put me to
death, you will shed innocent blood against your own selves, and against this
city, and the inhabitants thereof. For in truth the Lord sent me to you, to
speak all these words in your hearing.
16 Then the princes, and all the people said to the
priests, and to the prophets: There is no judgement of death for this man: for
he hath spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.
17 And some of the ancients of the land rose up: and
they spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying:
18 Micheas of Morasthi was a prophet in the days of
Ezechias king of Juda, and he spoke to all the people of Juda, saying: Thus
saith the Lord of hosts: Sion shall be ploughed like a field, and Jerusalem
shall be a heap of stones: and the mountain of the house the high places of
woods.
19 Did Ezechias king of Juda, and all Juda, condemn him
to death? did they not fear the Lord, and beseech the face of the Lord: and the
Lord repented of the evil that they had spoken against them? therefore we are
doing a great evil against our souls.
20 There was also a man that prophesied in the name of
the Lord, Urias the son of Semei of Cariathiarim: and he prophesied against
this city, and against this land, according to all the words of Jeremias.
21 And Joakim, and all his men in power, and his
princes heard these words: and the king sought to put him to death. And Urias
heard it, and was afraid, and fled and went into Egypt.
22 And king Joakim sent men into Egypt, Elnathan the
son of Achobor, and men with him into Egypt.
23 And they brought Urias out of Egypt: and brought him
to king Joakim, and he slew him with the sword: and he cast his dead body into
the graves of the common people.
24 So the hand of Ahicam the son of Saphan was with
Jeremias, that he should not be delivered into the hands of the people, to put
him to death.
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