1 In the beginning 7225 of the reign 4467 of Jehoiakim 3079 the son 1121 of Josiah 2977 king 4428 of Judah 3063 came this word 1697 unto Jeremiah 3414 from the LORD 3068, saying 559,
2 Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 to me; Make 6213 thee bonds 4147 and yokes 4133, and put 5414 them upon thy neck 6677,
3 And send 7971 them to the king 4428 of Edom 123, and to the king 4428 of Moab 4124, and to the king 4428 of the Ammonites 1121 5983, and to the king 4428 of Tyrus 6865, and to the king 4428 of Zidon 6721, by the hand 3027 of the messengers 4397 which come 935 to Jerusalem 3389 unto Zedekiah 6667 king 4428 of Judah 3063;
4 And command 6680 them to say 559 unto their masters 113, Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, the God 430 of Israel 3478; Thus shall ye say 559 unto your masters 113;
5 I have made 6213 the earth 776, the man 120 and the beast 929 that are upon 6440 the ground 776, by my great 1419 power 3581 and by my outstretched 5186 arm 2220, and have given 5414 it unto whom it seemed 5869 meet 3474 unto me.
6 And now have I given 5414 all these lands 776 into the hand 3027 of Nebuchadnezzar 5019 the king 4428 of Babylon 894, my servant 5650; and the beasts 2416 of the field 7704 have I given 5414 him also to serve 5647 him.
7 And all nations 1471 shall serve 5647 him, and his son 1121, and his son's 1121 son 1121, until the very time 6256 of his land 776 come 935: and then many 7227 nations 1471 and great 1419 kings 4428 shall serve 5647 themselves of him.
8 And it shall come to pass, that the nation 1471 and kingdom 4467 which will not serve 5647 the same Nebuchadnezzar 5019 the king 4428 of Babylon 894, and that will not put 5414 their neck 6677 under the yoke 5923 of the king 4428 of Babylon 894, that nation 1471 will I punish 6485, saith 5002 the LORD 3068, with the sword 2719, and with the famine 7458, and with the pestilence 1698, until I have consumed 8552 them by his hand 3027.
9 Therefore hearken 8085 not ye to your prophets 5030, nor to your diviners 7080, nor to your dreamers 2472, nor to your enchanters 6049, nor to your sorcerers 3786, which speak 559 unto you, saying 559, Ye shall not serve 5647 the king 4428 of Babylon 894:
10 For they prophesy 5012 a lie 8267 unto you, to remove you far 7368 from your land 127; and that I should drive you out 5080, and ye should perish 6.
11 But the nations 1471 that bring 935 their neck 6677 under the yoke 5923 of the king 4428 of Babylon 894, and serve 5647 him, those will I let remain still 3240 in their own land 127, saith 5002 the LORD 3068; and they shall till 5647 it, and dwell 3427 therein.
12 I spake 1696 also to Zedekiah 6667 king 4428 of Judah 3063 according to all these words 1697, saying 559, Bring 935 your necks 6677 under the yoke 5923 of the king 4428 of Babylon 894, and serve 5647 him and his people 5971, and live 2421.
13 Why will ye die 4191, thou and thy people 5971, by the sword 2719, by the famine 7458, and by the pestilence 1698, as the LORD 3068 hath spoken 1696 against the nation 1471 that will not serve 5647 the king 4428 of Babylon 894?
14 Therefore hearken 8085 not unto the words 1697 of the prophets 5030 that speak 559 unto you, saying 559, Ye shall not serve 5647 the king 4428 of Babylon 894: for they prophesy 5012 a lie 8267 unto you.
15 For I have not sent 7971 them, saith 5002 the LORD 3068, yet they prophesy 5012 a lie 8267 in my name 8034; that I might drive you out 5080, and that ye might perish 6, ye, and the prophets 5030 that prophesy 5012 unto you.
16 Also I spake 1696 to the priests 3548 and to all this people 5971, saying 559, Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068; Hearken 8085 not to the words 1697 of your prophets 5030 that prophesy 5012 unto you, saying 559, Behold, the vessels 3627 of the LORD'S 3068 house 1004 shall now shortly 4120 be brought again 7725 from Babylon 894: for they prophesy 5012 a lie 8267 unto you.
17 Hearken 8085 not unto them; serve 5647 the king 4428 of Babylon 894, and live 2421: wherefore should this city 5892 be laid waste 2723?
18 But if they be prophets 5030, and if the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 be 3426 with them, let them now make intercession 6293 to the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, that the vessels 3627 which are left 3498 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and in the house 1004 of the king 4428 of Judah 3063, and at Jerusalem 3389, go 935 not to Babylon 894.
19 For thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 concerning the pillars 5982, and concerning the sea 3220, and concerning the bases 4350, and concerning the residue 3499 of the vessels 3627 that remain 3498 in this city 5892,
20 Which Nebuchadnezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894 took 3947 not, when he carried away captive 1540 Jeconiah 3204 the son 1121 of Jehoiakim 3079 king 4428 of Judah 3063 from Jerusalem 3389 to Babylon 894, and all the nobles 2715 of Judah 3063 and Jerusalem 3389;
21 Yea, thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, the God 430 of Israel 3478, concerning the vessels 3627 that remain 3498 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and in the house 1004 of the king 4428 of Judah 3063 and of Jerusalem 3389;
22 They shall be carried 935 to Babylon 894, and there shall they be until the day 3117 that I visit 6485 them, saith 5002 the LORD 3068; then will I bring 5927 them up, and restore 7725 them to this place 4725.