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Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.
And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
And many believed on him there.
Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
