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1002 Prophecy of Jeremias

on against us, to deliver us into the hands of shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a
the Chaldeans, to kill us, and to cause us to be shepherd putteth on his garment: and he shall
carried away captives to Babylon. go forth from thence in peace.
4 So Johanan the son of Caree, and all the cap- 13 And he shall break the statues of the house
tains of the soldiers, and all the people, obeyed of the sun, that are in the land of Egypt; and the
not the voice of the Lord, to remain in the land temples of the gods of Egypt he shall burn with
of Juda. fire.
5 But Johanan the son of Caree, and all the
captains of the soldiers took all the remnant of
Juda, that were returned out of all nations, to Chapter 44
which they had before been scattered, to dwell
The word that came to Jeremias, concerning
in the land of Juda:
6 Men, and women, and children, and all the Jews that dwelt in the land of Egypt,
the king’s daughters, and every soul, which dwelling in Magdal, and in Taphnis, and in Mem-
Nabuzardan the general had left with Godolias phis, and in the land of Phatures, saying:
the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan, and 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of
Jeremias the prophet, and Baruch the son of Ne- Israel: You have seen all this evil that I have
rias. brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities
7 And they went into the land of Egypt, for of Juda: and behold they are desolate this day,
they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: and they and there is not an inhabitant in them:
came as far as Taphnis. 3 Because of the wickedness which they have
8 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias committed, to provoke me to wrath, and to go
in Taphnis, saying: and offer sacrifice, and worship other gods, which
9 Take great stones in thy hand, and thou neither they, nor you, nor your fathers knew.
shalt hide them in the vault that is under the 4 And I sent to you all my servants the
brick wall at the gate of Pharao’s house in Taph- prophets, rising early, and sending, and saying:
nis: in the sight of the men of Juda. Do not commit this abominable thing, which I
10 And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith hate.
the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Behold I 5 But they heard not, nor inclined their ear to
will send, and take Nabuchodonosor the king of turn from their evil ways, and not to sacrifice to
Babylon my servant: and I will set his throne strange gods.
over these stones which I have hid, and he shall 6 Wherefore my indignation and my fury was
set his throne over them. poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of
11 And he shall come and strike the land of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem: and they
Egypt: such as are for death, to death: and such are turned to desolation and waste, as at this
as are for captivity, to captivity: and such as are day.
for the sword, to the sword. 7 And now thus saith the Lord of hosts the
12 And he shall kindle a fire in the temples God of Israel: Why do you commit this great
of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them, evil against your own souls, that there should
and he shall carry them away captives: and he die of you man and woman, child and suckling