1 The word that was made to Jeremy from our Lord when Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, & all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth that were under the power of his hand, and all the peoples made war against Jerusalem and against all the cities thereof, saying:
1 The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, when Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth, that were under the power of his hand, and all the people fought against Jerusalem and against all the cities thereof, saying:
2 Thus saith our Lord the God of Israel: Go, and speak to Sedecias the king of Juda: & thou shalt say to him: Thus saith our Lord: Behold I will deliver this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, & he shall burn it with fire.
2 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel: Go, and speak to Sedecias king of Juda, and say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Behold I will deliver this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
3 And thou shalt not escape out of his hand: but by taking thou shalt be taken, and thou shalt be delivered into his hand: and thine eyes shall see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and his mouth shall speak with thy mouth, & thou shalt enter into Babylon.
3 And thou shalt not escape out of his hand: but thou shalt surely be taken, and thou shalt be delivered into his hand: and thy eyes shall see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and his mouth shall speak with thy mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.
4 But yet hear the word of our Lord o Sedecias king of Juda: Thus saith our Lord to thee: Thou shalt not die by the sword,
4 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Sedecias king of Juda: Thus saith the Lord to thee: Thou shalt not die by the sword.
5 but thou shalt die in peace, & according to the burnings of thy fathers the former kings that have been before thee, so shall they burn thee: &, Alas lord, shall they mourn for thee: because I have spoken the word, saith our Lord.
5 But thou shalt die in peace, and according to the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings that were before thee, so shall they burn thee: and they shall mourn for thee, saying: Alas, Lord: for I have spoken the word, saith the Lord.
6 And Jeremy the Prophet spake all these words to Sedecias the king of Juda in Jerusalem.
6 And Jeremias the prophet spoke all these words to Sedecias the king of Juda in Jerusalem.
7 And the army of the king of Babylon fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Juda, that were remaining, against Lachis, and against Azecha: for these remained of the cities of Juda, fenced cities.
7 And the army of the king of Babylon fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Juda that were left, against Lachis, and against Azecha: for these remained of the cities of Juda, fenced cities.
8 The word that was made to Jeremy from our Lord, after that king Sedecias made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem, proclaiming:
8 The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, after that king Sedecias had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem making a proclamation:
9 That every one should dismiss his servant, and every one his handmaid; the Hebrew man & the Hebrew woman free: And that they should not have dominion over them, that is, on a Jew and his brother.
9 That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, go free: and that they should not lord it over them, to wit, over the Jews their brethren.
10 All the Princes therefore heard, and all the people which had made the covenant that every man should dismiss his servant, and every man his handmaid free, and should no more have dominion over them: they heard therefore, and dismissed them.
10 And all the princes, and all the people who entered into the covenant, heard that every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant go free, and should no more have dominion over them: and they obeyed, and let them go free.
11 And they turned afterwards: and drew their servants and their handmaids back again, whom they had dismist free, and brought them into subjection as men servants, and women servants.
11 But afterwards they turned: and brought back again their servants and their handmaids, whom they had let go free, and brought them into subjection as menservants and maidservants.
12 And the word of our Lord was made to Jeremy from our Lord, saying:
12 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying:
13 Thus saith our Lord the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day, that I brought them out of the Land of Ægypt, from the house of bondage, saying:
13 Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying:
14 When seven years shall be accomplished, let every man dismiss his brother an Hebrew, that was sold to him, and he shall serve thee six years: and thou shalt dismiss him free from thee: and your fathers have not heard me, nor inclined their ear.
14 ¹At the end of seven years, let ye go every man his brother being a Hebrew, who hath been sold to thee, so he shall serve thee six years: and thou shalt let him go free from thee: and your fathers did not hearken to me, nor did they incline their ear.
15 And you were converted this day, & did that which is right in mine eyes, that you proclaimed liberty every one to his friend: and you made a covenant in my sight, in the house, wherein my name is invocated upon it.
15 And you turned today, and did that which was right in my eyes, in proclaiming liberty everyone to his brother: and you made a covenant in my sight, in the house upon which my name is invocated.
16 And you are returned, and have defiled my name: and you have brought back again every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom you had dismist to be free, and of their own jurisdiction: and you have brought them into subjection to be your servants and handmaids.
16 And you are fallen back, and have defiled my name: and you have brought back again every man his manservant, and every man his maidservant, whom you had let go free, and set at liberty: and you have brought them into subjection to be your servants and handmaids.
17 Therefore thus saith our Lord: You have not heard me, to proclaim liberty every man to his brother, and every one to his friend: behold I proclaim unto you liberty, saith our Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to famine: and I will give you into commotion to all the kingdoms of the earth.
17 Therefore thus saith the Lord: You have not hearkened to me, in proclaiming liberty every man to his brother and every man to his friend: behold I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine: and I will cause you to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth.
18 And I will give the men, that transgress my covenant, and have not observed the words of the covenant, whereunto they consented in my sight, the calf which they did cut into two parts, and passed between the divisions thereof:
18 And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, and have not performed the words of the covenant which they agreed to in my presence, when they cut the calf in two ²and passed between the parts thereof:
19 The Princes of Juda and the Princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the Priests, and all the people of the land that passed between the divisions of the calf.
19 The princes of Juda, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land that passed between the parts of the calf:
20 And I will give them into the hands of their enemies, and into the hands of them that seek their life: and their carcass shall be for meat to the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.
20 And I will give them into the hands of their enemies, and into the hands of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat to the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.
21 And Sedecias the king of Juda, and his Princes I will give into the hands of their enemies, and into the hands of them that seek their lives, and into the hands of the armies of the king of Babylon, which are retired from you.
21 And Sedecias the king of Juda, and his princes, I will give into the hands of their enemies, and into the hands of them that seek their lives, and into the hands of the armies of the king of Babylon, which are gone from you.
22 Behold I command, saith our Lord, and I will bring them again into this city, and they shall fight against it, and take it, & burn it with fire: and the cities of Juda I will give into desolation, because there is not an inhabiter.
22 Behold I will command, saith the Lord, and I will bring them again to this city, and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Juda a desolation, without an inhabitant.