1 The word 1697 which came unto Jeremiah 3414 from the LORD 3068, when Nebuchadnezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894, and all his army 2428, and all the kingdoms 4467 of the earth 776 of his dominion 3027 4475, and all the people 5971, fought 3898 against Jerusalem 3389, and against all the cities 5892 thereof, saying 559,
2 Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478; Go 1980 and speak 559 to Zedekiah 6667 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and tell 559 him, Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068; Behold, I will give 5414 this city 5892 into the hand 3027 of the king 4428 of Babylon 894, and he shall burn 8313 it with fire 784:
3 And thou shalt not escape out 4422 of his hand 3027, but shalt surely 8610 be taken 8610, and delivered 5414 into his hand 3027; and thine eyes 5869 shall behold 7200 the eyes 5869 of the king 4428 of Babylon 894, and he shall speak 1696 with thee mouth 6310 to mouth 6310, and thou shalt go 935 to Babylon 894.
4 Yet hear 8085 the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, O Zedekiah 6667 king 4428 of Judah 3063; Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 of thee, Thou shalt not die 4191 by the sword 2719:
5 But thou shalt die 4191 in peace 7965: and with the burnings 4955 of thy fathers 1, the former 7223 kings 4428 which were before 6440 thee, so shall they burn 8313 odours for thee; and they will lament 5594 thee, saying, Ah 1945 lord 113! for I have pronounced 1696 the word 1697, saith 5002 the LORD 3068.
6 Then Jeremiah 3414 the prophet 5030 spake 1696 all these words 1697 unto Zedekiah 6667 king 4428 of Judah 3063 in Jerusalem 3389,
7 When the king 4428 of Babylon's 894 army 2428 fought 3898 against Jerusalem 3389, and against all the cities 5892 of Judah 3063 that were left 3498, against Lachish 3923, and against Azekah 5825: for these defenced 4013 cities 5892 remained 7604 of the cities 5892 of Judah 3063.
8 This is the word 1697 that came unto Jeremiah 3414 from the LORD 3068, after 310 that the king 4428 Zedekiah 6667 had made 3772 a covenant 1285 with all the people 5971 which were at Jerusalem 3389, to proclaim 7121 liberty 1865 unto them;
9 That every man 376 should let his manservant 5650, and every man 376 his maidservant 8198, being an Hebrew 5680 or an Hebrewess 5680, go 7971 free 2670; that none should serve 5647 himself of them, to wit, of a Jew 3064 his brother 251.
10 Now when all the princes 8269, and all the people 5971, which had entered 935 into the covenant 1285, heard 8085 that every one 376 should let his manservant 5650, and every one 376 his maidservant 8198, go 7971 free 2670, that none should serve 5647 themselves of them any more, then they obeyed 8085, and let them go 7971.
11 But afterward 310 they turned 7725, and caused the servants 5650 and the handmaids 8198, whom they had let go 7971 free 2670, to return 7725, and brought them into subjection 3533 3533 for servants 5650 and for handmaids 8198.
12 Therefore the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came to Jeremiah 3414 from the LORD 3068, saying 559,
13 Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478; I made 3772 a covenant 1285 with your fathers 1 in the day 3117 that I brought them forth 3318 out of the land 776 of Egypt 4714, out of the house 1004 of bondmen 5650, saying 559,
14 At the end 7093 of seven 7651 years 8141 let ye go 7971 every man 376 his brother 251 an Hebrew 5680, which hath been sold 4376 unto thee; and when he hath served 5647 thee six 8337 years 8141, thou shalt let him go 7971 free 2670 from thee: but your fathers 1 hearkened 8085 not unto me, neither inclined 5186 their ear 241.
15 And ye were now 3117 turned 7725, and had done 6213 right 3477 in my sight 5869, in proclaiming 7121 liberty 1865 every man 376 to his neighbour 7453; and ye had made 3772 a covenant 1285 before 6440 me in the house 1004 which is called 7121 by my name 8034:
16 But ye turned 7725 and polluted 2490 my name 8034, and caused every man 376 his servant 5650, and every man 376 his handmaid 8198, whom ye had set 7971 at liberty 2670 at their pleasure 5315, to return 7725, and brought them into subjection 3533, to be unto you for servants 5650 and for handmaids 8198.
17 Therefore thus saith 559 the LORD 3068; Ye have not hearkened 8085 unto me, in proclaiming 7121 liberty 1865, every one 376 to his brother 251, and every man 376 to his neighbour 7453: behold, I proclaim 7121 a liberty 1865 for you, saith 5002 the LORD 3068, to the sword 2719, to the pestilence 1698, and to the famine 7458; and I will make 5414 you to be removed 2189 2113 into all the kingdoms 4467 of the earth 776.
18 And I will give 5414 the men 582 that have transgressed 5674 my covenant 1285, which have not performed 6965 the words 1697 of the covenant 1285 which they had made 3772 before 6440 me, when they cut 3772 the calf 5695 in twain 8147, and passed 5674 between the parts 1335 thereof,
19 The princes 8269 of Judah 3063, and the princes 8269 of Jerusalem 3389, the eunuchs 5631, and the priests 3548, and all the people 5971 of the land 776, which passed 5674 between the parts 1335 of the calf 5695;
20 I will even give 5414 them into the hand 3027 of their enemies 341, and into the hand 3027 of them that seek 1245 their life 5315: and their dead bodies 5038 shall be for meat 3978 unto the fowls 5775 of the heaven 8064, and to the beasts 929 of the earth 776.
21 And Zedekiah 6667 king 4428 of Judah 3063 and his princes 8269 will I give 5414 into the hand 3027 of their enemies 341, and into the hand 3027 of them that seek 1245 their life 5315, and into the hand 3027 of the king 4428 of Babylon's 894 army 2428, which are gone up 5927 from you.
22 Behold, I will command 6680, saith 5002 the LORD 3068, and cause them to return 7725 to this city 5892; and they shall fight 3898 against it, and take 3920 it, and burn 8313 it with fire 784: and I will make 5414 the cities 5892 of Judah 3063 a desolation 8077 without an inhabitant 3427.