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26 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this Word from the LORD, saying,
2 “Thus says the LORD: ‘Stand in the court of the LORD’s House. And speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD’s House, all the words that I Command you to speak to them. Do not hold back a Word.
3 ‘Perhaps they will listen, and everyone will turn from his evil way, so that I may relent from the plague which I have determined to bring upon them because of the wickedness of their works.
4 ‘And you shall say to them, “Thus says the LORD: ‘If you will not hear Me, to walk in My Law which I have set before you,
5 ‘and to hear the words of My servants, the Prophets, whom I sent you (both rising up early and sending), and will not obey,
6 ‘Then I will make this House like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all nations of the Earth.’”’”
7 So the priests and the Prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the House of the LORD.
8 Now when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the LORD had Commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the Prophets and all the people took him, and said, “You shall die the death!
9 “Why have you prophesied in the Name of the LORD, saying, ‘This House shall be like Shiloh, and ‘This city shall be desolate without an inhabitant?’” And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the House of the LORD.
10 And when the Princes of Judah heard of these things, they came up from the king’s house into the House of the LORD and sat down in the entry of the New Gate of the LORD’s House.
11 Then spoke the priests and the Prophets to the princes and to all the people, saying, “This man is worthy to die! For he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.”
12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and to all the people, saying, “The LORD has sent me to prophesy all the things that you have heard against this House and against this city.
13 “Therefore, now, amend your ways and your works and hear the Voice of the LORD your God, so that the LORD may relent from the plague that He has pronounced against you.
14 “As for me, behold, I am in your hands. Do with me as you think good and right.
15 “But know for certain that if you put me to death, you shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and upon its inhabitants. For truly the LORD has sent me to you, to speak all these words in your ears.”
16 Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the Prophets, “This man is not worthy to die! For he has spoken to us in the Name of the LORD our God!”
17 Then some of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,
18 “Micah the Morashite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, “Thus says the LORD of Hosts: ‘Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall be a heap, and the mountain of the House shall be as the high places of the forest.’
19 “Did Hezekiah, king of Judah, and all Judah, put him to death? Did he not fear the LORD and pray before the LORD? And did not the LORD relent from the plague that he had pronounced against them? But we procure great evil against our souls.”
20 And there was also a man who prophesied in the Name of the LORD: Urijah, the son of Shemaiah, of Kirjath Jearim; who prophesied against this city and against this land, according to all the words of Jeremiah.
21 Now when Jehoiakim the king, with all his men of power and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to kill him. But when Urijah heard it, he was afraid and fled, and went into Egypt.
22 Then Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt — Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain with him — into Egypt.
23 And they fetched Urijah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the children of the people.
24 But the hand of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, was with Jeremiah, so that they would not give him into the hand of the people, to put him to death.
27 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this Word to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
2 “Thus says the LORD to me: ‘Make bonds for yourselves, and yokes, and put them upon your neck,
3 ‘and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah the king of Judah,
4 ‘and command them to say to their masters, “Thus says the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel: ‘Thus shall you say to your masters:
5 “I have made the Earth, the man, and the beasts that are upon the ground, by My great power and by My outstretched Arm, and have given it to whomever is pleasing to Me.
6 “But now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babel, My servant. And I have also given him the beasts of the field to serve him.
7 “And all the nations shall serve him and his son and his son’s son, until the time of his land also comes. Then, many nations and great kings shall make him serve them.
8 “And the nation and kingdom which will not serve Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babel, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babel, with that same nation I will reckon,” says the LORD, “with the sword and with the famine and with the pestilence, until I have wholly given them into his hands.
9 “Therefore, do not hear your prophets or your soothsayers or your dreamers or your enchanters or your sorcerers who say this to you, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babel.’
10 “For they prophesy a lie to you, and cause you to go far from your land, so that I should cast you out, and you should perish.
11 “But the nation that puts their necks under the yoke of the king of Babel, and serve him, those I will let remain in their own land,” says the LORD, “and they shall occupy it, and dwell in it.”’”
12 I also spoke to Zedekiah, king of Judah, according to all these words, saying, “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babel, and serve him and his people, so that you may live.
13 “Why will you die — you and your people — by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD has spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babel?
14 “Therefore, do not hear the words of the prophets who speak to you, saying, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babel.’ For they prophesy a lie to you.
15 “For I have not sent them,” says the LORD, “yet they prophesy a lie in My Name, so that I might cast you out, and that you might perish, you and the prophets who prophesy to you.”
16 Also, I spoke to the priests, and to all this people, saying, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Do not hear the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, “Behold, the vessels of the House of the LORD shall now shortly be brought back from Babel.” For they prophesy a lie to you.
17 ‘Do not hear them! Serve the king of Babel, so that you may live! Why should this city be desolate?
18 ‘But if they are Prophets, and if the Word of the LORD is with them, let them make intercession to the LORD of Hosts, so that the vessels which are left in the House of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, do not go to Babel.’
19 “For thus says the LORD of Hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the rest of the vessels that remain in this city,
20 which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babel did not take when he carried away captive Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babel, with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem—
21 “thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the House of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem:
22 ‘They shall be brought to Babel. And there they shall remain until the day that I attend to them,’ says the LORD. ‘Then will I bring them up and restore them to this place.’”
3 Furthermore, brothers, pray for us; so that the Word of the Lord may have free passage and be glorified (just as with you)
2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men. For all do not have faith.
3 But the Lord, Who will establish you and keep you from evil, is faithful.
4 And we are persuaded by you through the Lord that you both do and will do the things of which we warn you.
5 And the Lord guide your hearts to the love of God and the awaiting of Christ.
6 We charge you, brothers, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks inordinately and not according to the instruction he received from us.
7 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us. For we did not behave inordinately among you.
8 Nor did we take food from anyone for nothing. But we worked with labor and travail night and day because we did not wish to be a burden to any of you.
9 Not because we do not have authority, but so that we might make ourselves an example for you to follow.
10 For even when we were with you, we warned you of this; that if there were any who would not work, he should not eat.
11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you inordinately and do not work at all, but are busybodies.
12 Therefore, such as those we warn and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own food.
13 And you, brothers, do not be weary in well-doing.
14 If anyone does not obey this our word in this letter, note him and do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
15 Yet, do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16 Now, may the Lord - Himself of peace - give you peace always, by all means. The Lord be with you all.
17 The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand (which is the sign in every letter) so I write.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. The second Epistle to the Thessalonians, written from Athens.
85 LORD, You have been favorable to Your land. You have brought back the captives of Jacob.
2 You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people and covered all their sins. Selah.
3 You have withdrawn all Your anger and have turned back from the fierceness of Your wrath.
4 Turn us, O God of Our Salvation, and release Your anger toward us.
5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your wrath from one generation to another?
6 Will You not turn again and quicken us, so that Your people may rejoice in You?
7 Show us Your mercy, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.
8 I will listen to what the LORD God will say. For He will speak peace to His people, and to His saints, so that they do not turn again to folly.
9 Surely, His salvation is near to those who fear Him, so that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth shall meet, righteousness and peace shall kiss.
11 Truth shall bud out of the Earth and righteousness shall look down from Heaven.
12 Indeed, the LORD shall give good things and our land shall give her increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before Him and shall set her steps in the way. A prayer of David
16 If you have found honey, eat what is sufficient for you, lest you be glutted and vomit it.
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