Jeremiah 44

1Then Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar appointed to reign over Judah.

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2But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land gave heed to the words of the Lord which He spoke by the hand of Jeremiah.

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3Then Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah, saying, 'Indeed, pray to the Lord for us.'

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4Now Jeremiah came and passed through the midst of the city, and they did not put him in the prison.

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5Then the army of Pharaoh came up from Egypt; and the Chaldeans heard the report concerning them, and they departed from Jerusalem.

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6The word of the Lord then came to Jeremiah, saying,

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7'Thus says the Lord: 'In this way you shall speak to the king of Judah who sent you to seek Me: 'Behold, the army of Pharaoh which came up to help you, they shall return to the land of Egypt,

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8and the Chaldeans shall return again to fight against this city. They shall take it and burn it with fire.' '

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9Thus says the Lord: 'Do not suppose in your souls, saying, 'The Chaldeans will surely depart from us,' yet they will not depart.

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10For though you should smite the whole army of the Chaldeans who wage war against you, and they left certain wounded men, these men would rise up and burn this city with fire.' '

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11Then it came to pass, when the army of the Chaldeans left Jerusalem because of the presence of Pharaoh's army,

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12Jeremiah left Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin to buy goods from among the people.

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13He came to the Gate of Benjamin, and there was a man in that place with whom he lodged, Irijah the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he seized Jeremiah, saying, 'You are fleeing to the Chaldeans!'

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14But he said, 'That is a lie! I am not fleeing to the Chaldeans.' Yet he did not listen to him. So Irijah seized Jeremiah and brought him to the rulers.

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15The rulers were embittered against Jeremiah; and they struck him and sent him to the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they made this into a prison.

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16So Jeremiah entered the dungeon and the cells and sat there many days.

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17Then Zedekiah sent and called for him. The king secretly asked him, saying, 'Is there a word from the Lord?' He replied, 'There is. You shall be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon.'

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18Then Jeremiah said to the king, 'What offense have I committed against you, your servants, or this people, that you have put me in the prison?

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19Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, 'The king of Babylon will not come against the land'?

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20Now, O lord the king, let my supplication come before your face. For why do you return me to the house of Jonathan the scribe? Do not let me die there.'

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21Then the king gave the command, and they cast him into the prison. They gave him one loaf of bread daily from their bakery until the bread in the city failed. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

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