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The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
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"Please inquire of the Lord for us, for Nebuchadnezzar a king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to all His wonderful works, that the king may go away from us."
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Then Jeremiah said to them, "Thus you shall say to Zedekiah,
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'Thus says the Lord God of Israel: "Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans b who besiege you outside the walls; and I will assemble them in the midst of this city.
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I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger and fury and great wrath.
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I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they shall die of a great pestilence.
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