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15 While Jeremiah was guarded in the courtyard, the Lord spoke his word to him:
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While Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him:
16 "Jeremiah, go and tell Ebed-Melech the Cushite this message: 'This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: Very soon I will make my words about Jerusalem come true through disaster, not through good times. You will see everything come true with your own eyes.
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“Go and tell Ebed-Melek the Cushite, ‘This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am about to fulfill my words against this city—words concerning disaster, not prosperity. At that time they will be fulfilled before your eyes.
17 But I will save you on that day, Ebed-Melech, says the Lord. You will not be handed over to the people you fear.
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But I will rescue you on that day, declares the LORD; you will not be given into the hands of those you fear.
18 I will surely save you, Ebed-Melech. You will not die from a sword, but you will escape and live. This will happen because you have trusted in me, says the Lord.'"
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I will save you; you will not fall by the sword but will escape with your life, because you trust in me, declares the LORD.’ ”
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