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1 In the beginning of the reign of Yehoiakim the son of Yoshiyahu, king of Yehudah, came this word from the LORD, saying,
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Early in the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:
2 Thus says the LORD: Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak to all the cities of Yehudah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command you to speak to them; don't diminish a word.
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“This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the LORD’s house and speak to all the people of the towns of Judah who come to worship in the house of the LORD. Tell them everything I command you; do not omit a word.
3 It may be they will listen, and turn every man from his evil way; that I may repent me of the evil which I purpose to do to them because of the evil of their doings.
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Perhaps they will listen and each will turn from their evil ways. Then I will relent and not inflict on them the disaster I was planning because of the evil they have done.
4 You shall tell them, Thus says the LORD: If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,
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Say to them, ‘This is what the LORD says: If you do not listen to me and follow my law, which I have set before you,
5 to listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send to you, even rising up early and sending them, but you have not listened;
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and if you do not listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I have sent to you again and again (though you have not listened),
6 then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the eretz.
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then I will make this house like Shiloh and this city a curse among all the nations of the earth.’ ”
7 The Kohanim and the prophets and all the people heard Yirmeyahu speaking these words in the house of the LORD.
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The priests, the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speak these words in the house of the LORD.
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