From Gary... Bible Reading and Study November 21

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November 21

The World English Bible

Nov. 21

Jeremiah 34-37

Jer 34:1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his dominion, and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of it, saying:

Jer 34:2 Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:

Jer 34:3 and you shall not escape out of his hand, but shall surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and your eyes shall see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with you mouth to mouth, and you shall go to Babylon.

Jer 34:4 Yet hear the word of Yahweh, O Zedekiah king of Judah: thus says Yahweh concerning you, You shall not die by the sword;

Jer 34:5 you shall die in peace; and with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so shall they make a burning for you; and they shall lament you, saying, Ah Lord! for I have spoken the word, says Yahweh.

Jer 34:6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

Jer 34:7 when the king of Babylon's army was fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and against Azekah; for these alone remained of the cities of Judah as fortified cities.

Jer 34:8 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to them;

Jer 34:9 that every man should let his male servant, and every man his female servant, who is a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free; that none should make bondservants of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.

Jer 34:10 All the princes and all the people obeyed, who had entered into the covenant, that everyone should let his male servant, and everyone his female servant, go free, that none should make bondservants of them any more; they obeyed, and let them go:

Jer 34:11 but afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

Jer 34:12 Therefore the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

Jer 34:13 Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying,

Jer 34:14 At the end of seven years you shall let go every man his brother who is a Hebrew, who has been sold to you, and has served you six years, you shall let him go free from you: but your fathers didn't listen to me, neither inclined their ear.

Jer 34:15 You were now turned, and had done that which is right in my eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and you had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

Jer 34:16 but you turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom you had let go free at their pleasure, to return; and you brought them into subjection, to be to you for servants and for handmaids.

Jer 34:17 Therefore thus says Yahweh: you have not listened to me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim to you a liberty, says Yahweh, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.

Jer 34:18 I will give the men who have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before me, when they cut the calf in two and passed between its parts;

Jer 34:19 the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, who passed between the parts of the calf;

Jer 34:20 I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be for food to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the earth.

Jer 34:21 Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, who have gone away from you.

Jer 34:22 Behold, I will command, says Yahweh, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

Jer 35:1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,

Jer 35:2 Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them, and bring them into the house of Yahweh, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

Jer 35:3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;

Jer 35:4 and I brought them into the house of Yahweh, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.

Jer 35:5 I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, Drink you wine.

Jer 35:6 But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your sons, forever:

Jer 35:7 neither shall you build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents; that you may live many days in the land in which you sojourn.

Jer 35:8 We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;

Jer 35:9 nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

Jer 35:10 but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

Jer 35:11 But it happened, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we dwell at Jerusalem.

Jer 35:12 Then came the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah, saying,

Jer 35:13 Thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: Go, and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction to listen to my words? says Yahweh.

Jer 35:14 The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and to this day they drink none, for they obey their father's commandment: but I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking; and you have not listened to me.

Jer 35:15 I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return you now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and don't go after other gods to serve them, and you shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but you have not inclined your ear, nor listened to me.

Jer 35:16 Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to me;

Jer 35:17 therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Armies, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken to them, but they have not heard; and I have called to them, but they have not answered.

Jer 35:18 Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, Thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according to all that he commanded you;

Jer 35:19 therefore thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me forever.

Jer 36:1 It happened in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, that this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

Jer 36:2 Take a scroll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, even to this day.

Jer 36:3 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do to them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.

Jer 36:4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah; and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of Yahweh, which he had spoken to him, on a scroll of a book.

Jer 36:5 Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I can't go into the house of Yahweh:

Jer 36:6 therefore go you, and read in the scroll, which you have written from my mouth, the words of Yahweh in the ears of the people in Yahweh's house on the fast day; and also you shall read them in the ears of all Judah who come out of their cities.

Jer 36:7 It may be they will present their supplication before Yahweh, and will return everyone from his evil way; for great is the anger and the wrath that Yahweh has pronounced against this people.

Jer 36:8 Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of Yahweh in Yahweh's house.

Jer 36:9 Now it happened in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, that all the people in Jerusalem, and all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem, proclaimed a fast before Yahweh.

Jer 36:10 Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of Yahweh, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan, the scribe, in the upper court, at the entry of the new gate of Yahweh's house, in the ears of all the people.

Jer 36:11 When Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of Yahweh,

Jer 36:12 he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and behold, all the princes were sitting there, to wit, Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

Jer 36:13 Then Micaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.

Jer 36:14 Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, Take in your hand the scroll in which you have read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand, and came to them.

Jer 36:15 They said to him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears.

Jer 36:16 Now it happened, when they had heard all the words, they turned in fear one toward another, and said to Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.

Jer 36:17 They asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How did you write all these words at his mouth?

Jer 36:18 Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words to me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

Jer 36:19 Then said the princes to Baruch, Go, hide you, you and Jeremiah; and let no man know where you are.

Jer 36:20 They went in to the king into the court; but they had laid up the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe; and they told all the words in the ears of the king.

Jer 36:21 So the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll; and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes who stood beside the king.

Jer 36:22 Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month: and there was a fire in the brazier burning before him.

Jer 36:23 It happened, when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, that the king cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.

Jer 36:24 They were not afraid, nor tore their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants who heard all these words.

Jer 36:25 Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the scroll; but he would not hear them.

Jer 36:26 The king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but Yahweh hid them.

Jer 36:27 Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the scroll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,

Jer 36:28 Take again another scroll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first scroll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned.

Jer 36:29 Concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, Thus says Yahweh: You have burned this scroll, saying, Why have you written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from there man and animal?

Jer 36:30 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have none to sit on the throne of David; and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.

Jer 36:31 I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring on them, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them, but they didn't listen.

Jer 36:32 Then took Jeremiah another scroll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire; and there were added besides to them many like words.

Jer 37:1 Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.

Jer 37:2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did listen to the words of Yahweh, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.

Jer 37:3 Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now to Yahweh our God for us.

Jer 37:4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.

Jer 37:5 Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they broke up from Jerusalem.

Jer 37:6 Then came the word of Yahweh to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

Jer 37:7 Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, You shall tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

Jer 37:8 The Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.

Jer 37:9 Thus says Yahweh, Don't deceive yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us; for they shall not depart.

Jer 37:10 For though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yes would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

Jer 37:11 It happened that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,

Jer 37:12 then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people.

Jer 37:13 When he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are falling away to the Chaldeans.

Jer 37:14 Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he didn't listen to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

Jer 37:15 The princes were angry with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison.

Jer 37:16 When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

Jer 37:17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Yahweh? Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

Jer 37:18 Moreover Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah, Wherein have I sinned against you, or against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?

Jer 37:19 Where now are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

Jer 37:20 Now please hear, my lord the king: please let my supplication be presented before you, that you not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

Jer 37:21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

 

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Jeremiah

Jeremiah 34 1

The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his dominion, and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of it, saying:

The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,

and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion, and all the

peoples, fought against Jerusalem and against all the cities thereof, saying,

The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah -- and Nebuchadnezzar king

of Babylon, and all his force, and all kingdoms of the land of the dominion of his

hand, and all the peoples are fighting against Jerusalem, and against all its cities

-- saying:

Jeremiah 34 2

Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:

Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell

him, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and

he shall burn it with fire.

`Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel: Go, and thou hast spoken unto Zedekiah king of

Judah, and hast said unto him, Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am giving this city into the

hand of the king of Babylon, and he hath burned it with fire,

Jeremiah 34 3

and you shall not escape out of his hand, but shall surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and your eyes shall see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with you mouth to mouth, and you shall go to Babylon.

And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt certainly be taken, and given into his

hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and his mouth shall

speak with thy mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.

and thou, thou dost not escape out of his hand, for thou art certainly caught, and

into his hand thou art given, and thine eyes see the eyes of the king of Babylon,

and his mouth with thy mouth speaketh, and Babylon thou enterest.

Jeremiah 34 4

Yet hear the word of Yahweh, O Zedekiah king of Judah: thus says Yahweh concerning you, You shall not die by the sword;

Only, hear the word of Jehovah, O Zedekiah king of Judah. Thus saith Jehovah as to thee:

Thou shalt not die by the sword;

`Only, hear a word of Jehovah, O Zedekiah king of Judah, Thus said Jehovah unto thee: Thou dost not die by sword,

Jeremiah 34 5

you shall die in peace; and with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so shall they make a burning for you; and they shall lament you, [saying], Ah Lord! for I have spoken the word, says Yahweh.

thou shalt die in peace, and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings that were

before thee, so shall they burn for thee; and they will lament for thee, Ah, lord! for I have

spoken the word, saith Jehovah.

in peace thou diest, and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings who

have been before thee, so they make a burning for thee; and Ah, lord, they lament

for thee, for the word I have spoken -- an affirmation of Jehovah.`

Jeremiah 34 6

Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

And the prophet Jeremiah spoke all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah, in

Jerusalem.

And Jeremiah the prophet speaketh unto Zedekiah king of Judah all these words

in Jerusalem,

Jeremiah 34 7

when the king of Babylon`s army was fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and against Azekah; for these [alone] remained of the cities of Judah [as] fortified cities.

And the king of Babylon`s army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of

Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah; for these were amongst the

cities of Judah, the fenced cities that were left.

and the forces of the king of Babylon are fighting against Jerusalem, and against

all the cities of Judah that are left -- against Lachish, and against Azekah, for

these have been left among the cities of Judah, cities of fortresses.

Jeremiah 34 8

The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to them;

The word that came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that king Zedekiah had made a

covenant with all the people that were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them:

The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, after the making by the king Zedekiah of a covenant with all the people who [are] in Jerusalem, to proclaim to them liberty,

Jeremiah 34 9

that every man should let his man-servant, and every man his maid-servant, who is a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free; that none should make bondservants of them, [to wit], of a Jew his brother.

that every man should let his bondman, and every man his bondmaid, the Hebrew and the

Hebrewess, go free, that none should exact service of them, [that is,] of a Jew his brother.

to send out each his man-servant, and each his maid-servant -- the Hebrew and the

Hebrewess -- free, so as not to lay service on them, any on a Jew his brother;

Jeremiah 34 10

All the princes and all the people obeyed, who had entered into the covenant, that everyone

should let his man-servant, and everyone his maid-servant, go free, that none should make

bondservants of them any more; they obeyed, and let them go:

And all the princes and all the people that had entered into the covenant obeyed, every

man letting his bondman and every man his bondmaid go free, that none should exact

service of them any more: they obeyed, and let [them] go.

and hearken do all the heads, and all the people who have come in to the covenant to send forth each his man-servant and each his maid-servant free, so as not to lay service on them any more, yea, they hearken, and send them away;

Jeremiah 34 11

but afterwards they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

But afterwards they turned, and caused the bondmen and the bondmaids whom they had

let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for bondmen and for bondmaids.

and they turn afterwards, and cause the men-servants and the maid-servants to

return, whom they had sent forth free, and they subdue them for men-servants and

for maid-servants.

Jeremiah 34 12

Therefore the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

And the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying:

Jeremiah 34 13

Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I

brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying,

Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I

brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying,

`Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I -- I made a covenant with your fathers in the

day of My bringing them forth from the land of Egypt, from a house of servants,

saying,

Jeremiah 34 14

At the end of seven years you shall let go every man his brother who is a Hebrew, who has been sold to you, and has served you six years, you shall let him go free from you: but your  fathers didn`t listen to me, neither inclined their ear.

At the end of seven years ye shall let go every man his brother, a Hebrew, who hath sold

himself unto thee; when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from

thee. But your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.

At the end of seven years ye do send forth each his brother, the Hebrew, who is

sold to thee, and hath served thee six years, yea, thou hast sent him forth free from

thee: and your fathers hearkened not unto Me, nor inclined their ear.

Jeremiah 34 15

You were now turned, and had done that which is right in my eyes, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and you had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

And you, ye had this day turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty

every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is

called by my name:

`And ye turn back, ye to-day, and ye do that which is right in Mine eyes, to proclaim liberty each to his neighbour, and ye make a covenant before Me in the house over which My name is called.

Jeremiah 34 16

but you turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom you had let go free at their pleasure, to return; and you brought them into subjection, to be to you for servants and for handmaids.

but ye have turned and profaned my name, and caused every man his bondman, and every

man his bondmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and ye have

brought them into subjection, to be unto you for bondmen and for bondmaids.

And -- ye turn back, and pollute My name, and ye cause each his man-servant and

each his maid-servant, whom he had sent forth free, (at their pleasure,) to return,

and ye subdue them to be to you for men-servants and for maid-servants.

Jeremiah 34 17

Therefore thus says Yahweh: you have not listened to me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim to you a liberty, says Yahweh, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.

Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty,

every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty

for you, saith Jehovah, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will give

you over to be driven hither and thither among all the kingdoms of the earth.

`Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Ye have not hearkened unto Me to proclaim

freedom, each to his brother, and each to his neighbour; lo, I am proclaiming to

you liberty -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- unto the sword, unto the pestilence, and

unto the famine, and I have given you for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth.

Jeremiah3418

I will give the men who have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before me, when they cut the calf in two and passed between the parts of it;

And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the

words of the covenant which they had made before me, -- the calf which they cut in

twain, and passed between the parts thereof,

`And I have given the men who are transgressing My covenant, who have not

established the words of the covenant that they have made before Me, by the calf,

that they have cut in two, and pass through between its pieces --

Jeremiah 34 19

the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the

people of the land, who passed between the parts of the calf;

-- the princes of Judah 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;

heads of Judah, and heads of Jerusalem, the officers, and the priests, and all the

people of the land those passing through between the pieces of the calf --

Jeremiah 34 20

I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be for food to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the earth.

them will I give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of them that seek their

life; and their carcases shall be food for the fowl of the heavens and for the beasts of the

earth.

yea, I have given them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those

seeking their soul, and their carcase hath been for food to the fowl of the heavens,

and to the beast of the earth.

Jeremiah 34 21

Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon`s army, who have gone away from you.

And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies,

and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon`s

army, which are gone up from you.

`And Zedekiah king of Judah, and his heads, I give into the hand of their enemies,

and into the hand of those seeking their soul, and into the hand of the forces of

the king of Babylon, that are going up from off you.

Jeremiah 34 22

Behold, I will command, says Yahweh, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

Behold, I command, saith Jehovah, and I will cause them to return to this city; and they

shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of

Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

Lo, I am commanding -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and have brought them back

unto this city, and they have fought against it, and captured it, and burned it

with fire, and the cities of Judah I do make a desolation -- without inhabitant.`

Jeremiah 35 1

The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,

The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,

the king of Judah, saying,

The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, in the days of Jehoiakim son

of Josiah king of Judah, saying:

Jeremiah 35 2

Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them, and bring them into the house of Yahweh, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak with them, and bring them into the house of

Jehovah, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

`Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and thou hast spoken with them, and

brought them into the house of Jehovah, unto one of the chambers, and caused

them to drink wine.`

Jeremiah 35 3

Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;

And I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brethren, and

all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites,

And I take Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, son of Habazziniah, and his brethren, and all

his sons, and all the house of the Rechabites,

Jeremiah 35 4

and I brought them into the house of Yahweh, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.

and I brought them into the house of Jehovah, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the

son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was

above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.

and bring them into the house of Jehovah, unto the chamber of the sons of Hanan

son of Igdaliah, a man of God, that [is] near to the chamber of the princes, that [is]

above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum, keeper of the threshold;

Jeremiah 35 5

I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, Drink you wine.

And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups, and I

said unto them, Drink wine.

and I put before the sons of the house of the Rechabites goblets full of wine, and

cups, and I say unto them, Drink ye wine.

Jeremiah 35 6

But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your sons, forever:

And they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father

commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, ye nor your sons for ever;

And they say, `We do not drink wine: for Jonadab son of Rechab, our father,

charged us, saying, Ye do not drink wine, ye and your sons -- unto the age;

Jeremiah 35 7

neither shall you build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any; but all your days you shall dwell in tents; that you may live many days in the land in which you sojourn.

neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor shall ye have [any]; but

all your days ye shall dwell in tents, that ye may live many days in the land where ye

sojourn.

and a house ye do not build, and seed ye do not sow, and a vineyard ye do not plant,

nor have ye any; for in tents do ye dwell all your days, that ye may live many days

on the face of the ground whither ye are sojourning.

Jeremiah 35 8

We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters;

And we have hearkened unto the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that

he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our

daughters,

`And we hearken to the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, to all that he

commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our

daughters;

Jeremiah 35 9

nor to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

and not to build houses for us to dwell in; neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed;

nor to build houses for our dwelling; and vineyard, and field, and seed, we have

none;

Jeremiah 35 10

but we have lived in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.

but we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed and done according to all that Jonadab our

father commanded us.

and we dwell in tents, and we hearken, and we do according to all that Jonadab

our father commanded us;

Jeremiah 35 11

But it happened, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we dwell at Jerusalem.

And it came to pass when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we

said, Come and let us go into Jerusalem because of the army of the Chaldeans, and

because of the army of Syria; and we dwell at Jerusalem.

and it cometh to pass, in the coming up of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon unto

the land, that we say, Come, and we enter Jerusalem, because of the force of the

Chaldeans, and because of the force of Aram -- and we dwell in Jerusalem.`

Jeremiah 35 12

Then came the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah, saying,

And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, saying,

And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying: `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts,

God of Israel:

Jeremiah 35 13

Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel: Go, and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction to listen to my words? says Yahweh.

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Go and say to the men of Judah and to the

inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken unto my words?

saith Jehovah.

`Go, and thou hast said to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Do

ye not receive instruction? -- to hearken unto My words -- an affirmation of

Jehovah.

Jeremiah 35 14

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and to this day they drink none, for they obey their father`s commandment: but I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking; and you have not listened to me.

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine,

are performed; and to this day they have drunk none, for they have obeyed their father`s

commandment. But I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking, and ye have not

hearkened unto me.

Performed have been the words of Jonadab son of Rechab, when he commanded his

sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk unto this day, for they have

obeyed the command of their father; and I -- I have spoken unto you, rising early

and speaking, and ye have not hearkened unto Me.

Jeremiah 35 15

I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return you now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and don`t go after other gods to serve them, and you shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but you have not inclined your ear, nor listened to me.

And I have sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying,

Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after

other gods to serve them; and ye shall dwell in the land that I have given to you and to

your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear nor hearkened unto me.

And I send unto you all My servants the prophets, rising early and sending,

saying: Turn back, I pray you, each from his evil way, and amend your doings, yea,

ye do not walk after other gods, to serve them, and dwell ye on the ground that I have given to you and to your fathers; and ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto Me.

Jeremiah 35 16

Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened to me;

Yea, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their

father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto me;

`Because the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab have performed the command of their

father, that he commanded them, and this people have not hearkened unto Me,

Jeremiah 35 17

therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken to them, but they have not heard; and I have called to them, but they have not answered.

therefore thus saith Jehovah the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring upon

Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced

against them, because I have spoken unto them, but they have not hearkened, and I have

called unto them, but they have not answered.

therefore thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am bringing in unto

Judah, and unto all inhabitants of Jerusalem, all the evil that I have spoken against

them, because I have spoken unto them, and they have not hearkened, yea, I call

to them, and they have not answered.`

Jeremiah 35 18

Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel:

Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according to all that he commanded you;

And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God

of Israel: Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all

his injunctions, and have done according unto all that he hath commanded you;

And to the house of the Rechabites said Jeremiah: `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God

of Israel, Because that ye have hearkened unto the command of Jonadab your

father, and ye observe all his commands, and do according to all that he

commanded you;

Jeremiah 35 19

therefore thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel: Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me forever.

therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, There shall not fail to Jonadab the

son of Rechab a man to stand before me, for ever.

therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Of Jonadab son of Rechab one

standing before me is not cut off all the days.`

Jeremiah 36 1

It happened in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, that this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah,

[that] this word came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

And it cometh to pass, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah,

this word hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying:

Jeremiah 36 2

Take a scroll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, even to this day.

Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee

against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke unto

thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.

`Take to thee a roll of a book, and thou hast written on it all the words that I have

spoken unto thee concerning Israel, and concerning Judah, and concerning all the

nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day;

Jeremiah 36 3

It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do to them; that theymay return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. It may be the house of Judah will hear all the evil that I purpose to do unto them, that

they may return every man from his evil way, and that I may forgive their iniquity and

their sin.

if so be the house of Israel do hear all the evil that I am thinking of doing to them,

so that they turn back each from is evil way, and I have been propitious to their

iniquity, and to their sin.`

Jeremiah 36 4

Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah; and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of Yahweh, which he had spoken to him, on a scroll of a book.

And Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Nerijah; and Baruch wrote from the mouth of

Jeremiah all the words of Jehovah, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.

And Jeremiah calleth Baruch son of Neriah, and Baruch writeth from the mouth of

Jeremiah all the words of Jehovah, that He hath spoken unto him, on a roll of a

book.

Jeremiah 36 5

Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I can`t go into the house of Yahweh:

And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up, I cannot go into the house of

Jehovah; but go thou in,

And Jeremiah commandeth Baruch, saying, `I am restrained, I am not able to enter

the house of Jehovah;

Jeremiah 36 6

therefore go you, and read in the scroll, which you have written from my mouth, the words of Yahweh in the ears of the people in Yahweh`s house on the fast-day; and also you shall read them in the ears of all Judah who come out of their cities.

and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of Jehovah in the

ears of the people in the house of Jehovah upon the fast day; and thou shalt also read them

in the ears of all Judah that come from their cities.

but thou hast entered -- and thou hast read in the roll that thou hast written from

my mouth, the words of Jehovah, in the ears of the people, in the house of Jehovah,

in the day of the fast, and also in the ears of all Judah who are coming in from

their cities thou dost read them;

Jeremiah 36 7

It may be they will present their supplication before Yahweh, and will return everyone from his evil way; for great is the anger and the wrath that Yahweh has pronounced against this people.

It may be they will present their supplication before Jehovah, and that they will return

every one from his evil way; for great is the anger and the fury that Jehovah hath

pronounced against this people.

if so be their supplication doth fall before Jehovah, and they turn back each from

his evil way, for great [is] the anger and the fury that Jehovah hath spoken

concerning this people.`

Jeremiah 36 8

Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him,

reading in the book the words of Yahweh in Yahweh`s house.

And Baruch the son of Nerijah did according to all that the prophet Jeremiah

commanded him, reading in the book the words of Jehovah in Jehovah`s house.

And Baruch son of Neriah doth according to all that Jeremiah the prophet

commanded him, to read in the book the words of Jehovah in the house of Jehovah.

Jeremiah 36 9

Now it happened in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth

month, that all the people in Jerusalem, and all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem, proclaimed a fast before Yahweh.

And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, in

the ninth month, [that] they proclaimed a fast before Jehovah, for all the people in

Jerusalem, and for all the people that came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem.

And it cometh to pass, in the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, in

the ninth month, proclaimed a fast before Jehovah have all the people in

Jerusalem, and all the people who are coming in from cities of Judah to Jerusalem;

Jeremiah 36 10

Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of Yahweh, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan, the scribe, in the upper court, at the entry of the new gate of Yahweh`s house, in the ears of all the people.

And Baruch read in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah, in the

chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court, at the entry of

the new gate of the house of Jehovah, in the ears of all the people.

and Baruch readeth in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah, in

the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the

opening of the new gate of the house of Jehovah, in the ears of all the people.

Jeremiah 36 11

When Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of Yahweh,

And Micah the son of Gemariah the son of Shaphan heard out of the book all the words of

Jehovah;

And Michaiah son of Gemariah, son of Shaphan, heareth all the words of Jehovah

from off the book,

Jeremiah 36 12

he went down into the king`s house, into the scribe`s chamber: and, behold, all the princes were sitting there, [to wit], Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

and he went down to the king`s house, into the scribe`s chamber, and behold, all the

princes were sitting there: Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and

Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of

Hananiah, and all the princes.

and he goeth down [to] the house of the king, unto the chamber of the scribe, and

lo, there are all the heads sitting: Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan son of Acbor, and Gemariah son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the heads.

Jeremiah 36 13

Then Micaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.

And Micah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read in the

book in the ears of the people.

And declare to them doth Micaiah all the words that he hath heard, when Baruch

readeth in the book in the ears of the people;

Jeremiah 36 14

Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of

Cushi, to Baruch, saying, Take in your hand the scroll in which you have read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand, and came to them.

And all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of

Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thy hand the roll in which thou hast read in the ears

of the people, and come. And Baruch the son of Nerijah took the roll in his hand, and

came unto them.

and all the heads send unto Baruch, Jehudi son of Nethaniah, son of Shelemiah, son

of Cushi, saying, `The roll in which thou hast read in the ears of the people take in

thy hand, and come.` And Baruch son of Neriah taketh the roll in his hand and

cometh in unto them,

Jeremiah 36 15

They said to him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears.

And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. And Baruch read [it] in

their ears.

and they say unto him, `Sit down, we pray thee, and read it in our ears,` and

Baruch readeth in their ears,

Jeremiah 36 16

Now it happened, when they had heard all the words, they turned in fear one toward another, and said to Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.

And it came to pass, when they heard all the words, they turned in fear one toward

another, and said unto Baruch, We will certainly report to the king all these words.

and it cometh to pass, when they hear all the words, they have been afraid one at

another, and say unto Baruch, `We do surely declare to the king all these words.`

Jeremiah 36 17

They asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How did you write all these words at his mouth?

And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words from

his mouth?

And they asked Baruch, saying, `Declare, we pray thee, to us, how didst thou write

all these words -- from his mouth?`

Jeremiah 36 18

Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words to me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

And Baruch said unto them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I

wrote [them] with ink in the book.

And Baruch saith to them, `From his mouth, he pronounceth unto me all these

words, and I am writing on the book with ink.`

Jeremiah 36 19

Then said the princes to Baruch, Go, hide you, you and Jeremiah; and let no man know where you are.

And the princes said unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; that none may know

where ye are.

And the heads say unto Baruch, `Go, be hidden, thou and Jeremiah, and let no one

know where ye [are].`

Jeremiah 36 20

They went in to the king into the court; but they had laid up the scroll in the chamber of

Elishama the scribe; and they told all the words in the ears of the king.

And they went in unto the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of

Elishama the scribe; and they told all the words in the ears of the king.

And they go in unto the king, to the court, and the roll they have laid up in the

chamber of Elishama the scribe, and they declare in the ears of the king all the

words.

Jeremiah 36 21

So the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll; and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the

scribe. Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes who stood beside the king.

And the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll, and he fetched it out of the chamber of

Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the

princes that stood beside the king.

And the king sendeth Jehudi to take the roll, and he taketh it out of the chamber

of Elishama the scribe, and Jehudi readeth it in the ears of the king, and in the

ears of all the heads who are standing by the king;

Jeremiah 36 22

Now the king was sitting in the winter-house in the ninth month: and [there was a fire in] the brazier burning before him.

Now the king was sitting in the winter-house in the ninth month, and with the fire-pan

burning before him.

and the king is sitting in the winter-house, in the ninth month, and the stove

before him is burning,

Jeremiah 36 23

It happened, when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, that [the king] cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.

And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four columns, he cut it with the

scribe`s knife, and cast it into the fire that was in the pan until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was in the pan.

and it cometh to pass, when Jehudi readeth three or four leaves, he cutteth it out

with the scribe`s knife, and hath cast unto the fire, that [is] on the stove, till the

consumption of all the roll by the fire that [is] on the stove.

Jeremiah 36 24

They were not afraid, nor tore their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants who

heard all these words.

And they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, [neither] the king nor any of his

servants that heard all these words.

And the king and all his servants who are hearing all these words have not been

afraid, nor rent their garments.

Jeremiah 36 25

Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the scroll; but he would not hear them.

Moreover, Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he

would not burn the roll; but he would not hear them.

And also Elnathan, and Delaiah, and Gemariah have interceded with the king not

to burn the roll, and he hath not hearkened unto them.

Jeremiah 36 26

The king commanded Jerahmeel the king`s son, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but Yahweh hid them.

And the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel,

and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet;

but Jehovah hid them.

And the king commandeth Jerahmeel son of Hammelek, and Seraiah son of Azriel,

and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe, and Jeremiah the prophet,

and Jehovah doth hide them.

Jeremiah 36 27

Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the scroll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,

And after that the king had burned the roll, and the words that Baruch wrote at the

mouth of Jeremiah, the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah, saying,

And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah -- after the king`s burning the roll,

even the words that Baruch hath written from the mouth of Jeremiah -- saying:

Jeremiah 36 28

Take again another scroll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first scroll,

which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned.

Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first

roll which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.

`Turn, take to thee another roll, and write on it all the former words that were on

the first roll, that Jehoiakim king of Judah burnt,

Jeremiah 36 29

Concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, Thus says Yahweh: You have burned this

scroll, saying, Why have you written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from there man and animal?

And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou hast burned this

roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly

come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from it man and beast?

and unto Jehoiakim king of Judah thou dost say: Thus said Jehovah, Thou hast

burnt this roll, saying, Wherefore hast thou written on it, saying, The king of

Babylon surely cometh in, and hath destroyed this land, and caused to cease from

it man and beast?

Jeremiah 36 30

Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have none to sit on the throne of David; and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.

Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have none to

sit upon the throne of David; and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat,

and in the night to the frost.

`Therefore, thus said Jehovah, concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He hath none

sitting on the throne of David, and his carcase is cast out to heat by day, and to

cold by night;

Jeremiah 36 31

I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring on them, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them, but they didn`t listen.

And I will visit their iniquity upon him, and upon his seed, and upon his servants; and I

will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah,

all the evil that I have pronounced against them; and they have not hearkened.

and I have charged on him, and on his seed, and on his servants, their iniquity;

and I have brought in on them, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto the

men of Judah, all the evil that I have spoken unto them, and they hearkened not.`

Jeremiah 36 32

Then took Jeremiah another scroll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who

wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire; and there were added besides to them many like words.

And Jeremiah took another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Nerijah; and

he wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah, all the words of the book that Jehoiakim

king of Judah had burned in the fire; and there were added besides unto them many like

words.

And Jeremiah hath taken another roll, and giveth it unto Baruch son of Neriah the

scribe, and he writeth on it from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book

that Jehoiakim king of Judah hath burnt in the fire; and again there were added

unto them many words like these.

Jeremiah 37 1

Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom

Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.

And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim,

Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon having made him king in the land of Judah.

And reign doth king Zedekiah son of Josiah instead of Coniah son of Jehoiakim

whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had caused to reign in the land of Judah,

Jeremiah 37 2

But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did listen to the words of Yahweh, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.

And neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, hearkened unto the words of

Jehovah, which he had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah.

and he hath not hearkened, he, and his servants, and the people of the land, unto

the words of Jehovah, that He spake by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet.

Jeremiah 37 3

Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now to Yahweh our God for us.

And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of

Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto Jehovah our God for

us.

And Zedekiah the king sendeth Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of

Maaseiah the priest, unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying, `Pray, we beseech thee,

for us unto Jehovah our God.`

Jeremiah 37 4

Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.

And Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into

prison.

And Jeremiah is coming in and going out in the midst of the people, (and they

have not put him in the prison-house),

Jeremiah 37 5

Pharaoh`s army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging

Jerusalem heard news of them, they broke up from Jerusalem.

And Pharaoh`s army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that besieged

Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they went up from Jerusalem.

and the force of Pharaoh hath come out of Egypt, and the Chaldeans, who are

laying siege against Jerusalem, hear their report, and go up from off Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 37 6

Then came the word of Yahweh to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

Jeremiah 37 7

Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Thus shall you tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh`s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you

unto me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh`s army, which is come forth to help you, shall

return to Egypt into their own land.

`Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Thus do ye say unto the king of Judah, who is

sending you unto Me, to seek Me: Lo, the force of Pharaoh that is coming out to you

for help hath turned back to its land, to Egypt,

Jeremiah 37 8

The Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.

And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it

with fire.

and the Chaldeans have turned back, and fought against this city, and captured it,

and burnt it with fire.

Jeremiah 37 9

Thus says Yahweh, Don`t deceive yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us; for they shall not depart.

Thus saith Jehovah: Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans are certainly gone

away from us; for they are not gone.

`Thus said Jehovah: Lift not up your souls saying, The Chaldeans surely go from off

us, for they do not go;

Jeremiah 37 10

For though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yes would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and

there remained [but] wounded men among them, [yet] should they rise up every man in

his tent, and burn this city with fire.

for though ye had smitten all the force of the Chaldeans who are fighting with

you, and there were left of them wounded men -- each in his tent -- they rise, and

have burnt this city with fire.`

Jeremiah 37 11

It happened that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh`s army,

And it came to pass when the army of the Chaldeans was gone up from Jerusalem because

of Pharaoh`s army,

And it hath come to pass, in the going up of the force of the Chaldeans from off

Jerusalem, because of the force of Pharaoh,

Jeremiah 37 12

then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people.

that Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to have his

portion there among the people.

that Jeremiah goeth out from Jerusalem to go [to] the land of Benjamin, to receive

a portion thence in the midst of the people.

Jeremiah 37 13

When he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are falling away to the Chaldeans.

And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there whose name

was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on the prophet

Jeremiah, saying, Thou art deserting to the Chaldeans.

And it cometh to pass, he is at the gate of Benjamin, and there [is] a master of the

ward -- and his name is Irijah son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah -- and he catcheth

Jeremiah the prophet, saying, `Unto the Chaldeans thou art falling.`

Jeremiah 37 14

Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he didn`t listen to

him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

And Jeremiah said, It is false: I am not deserting to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not

to him; and Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

And Jeremiah saith, `Falsehood -- I am not falling unto the Chaldeans;` and he hath not hearkened unto him, and Irijah layeth hold on Jeremiah, and bringeth him in unto the heads,

Jeremiah 37 15

The princes were angry with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison.

And the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in the place of

confinement in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

and the heads are wroth against Jeremiah, and have smitten him, and put him in

the prison-house -- the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it they had made for a

prison-house.

Jeremiah 37 16

When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon-house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon and into the vaults, and Jeremiah had

remained there many days,

When Jeremiah hath entered into the house of the dungeon, and unto the cells,

then Jeremiah dwelleth there many days,

Jeremiah 37 17

Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Yahweh? Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, You shall  be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

king Zedekiah sent and took him out. And the king asked of him secretly in his house,

and said, Is there any word from Jehovah? And Jeremiah said, There is; and he said, Thou

shalt be given into the hand of the king of Babylon.

and the king Zedekiah sendeth, and taketh him, and the king asketh him in his

house in secret, and saith, `Is there a word from Jehovah?` And Jeremiah saith,

`There is,` and he saith, `Into the hand of the king of Babylon thou art given.`

Jeremiah 37 18

Moreover Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah, Wherein have I sinned against you, or against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?

And Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy

servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in the prison?

And Jeremiah saith unto the king Zedekiah, `What have I sinned against thee, and

against thy servants, and against this people, that ye have given me unto a prison-

house?

Jeremiah 37 19

Where now are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

And where are your prophets that prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall

not come against you, nor against this land?

And where [are] your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon

doth not come in against you, and against this land?

Jeremiah 37 20

Now please hear, my lord the king: please let my supplication be presented before you, that you not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

And now hear, I pray thee, my lord, O king: let my supplication, I pray thee, come before

thee; and cause me not to return into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

And now, hearken, I pray thee, my lord, O king, let my supplication fall, I pray thee, before thee, and cause me not to return [to] the house of Jonathan the scribe, that I die not there.`

Jeremiah 37 21

Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers` street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the

guard, and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers` street, until all the

bread in the city was spent. And Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard.

And the king Zedekiah commandeth, and they commit Jeremiah into the court of

the prison, also to give to him a cake of bread daily from the bakers` street, till

the consumption of all the bread of the city, and Jeremiah dwelleth in the court

of the prison.

Study Questions

 What was going to happen to Zedekiah? 34:3-5
 

What did the Israelites do that was WRONG? 34:8-11
 

What were the Rechabites told to do? 32:2,5
 

Why does the LORD of HOSTS refer to the words of Jonadab, the son of Rechab? 35:13-16

Why was this scroll written? Vs 3 (1-2)
 

Who was Baruch? 36:4
 

What did the king do with the scroll? 36:23
 

Why was the seige lifted from Jerusalem? 37:11
 

Why did Jeremiah not want to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe? 37:20

The World English Bible

Nov. 21

Hebrews 7

Heb 7:1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

Heb 7:2 to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace;

Heb 7:3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God), remains a priest continually.

Heb 7:4 Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the best spoils.

Heb 7:5 They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest's office have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,

Heb 7:6 but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.

Heb 7:7 But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.

Heb 7:8 Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives.

Heb 7:9 We can say that through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid tithes,

Heb 7:10 for he was yet in the body of his father when Melchizedek met him.

Heb 7:11 Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

Heb 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law.

Heb 7:13 For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

Heb 7:14 For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

Heb 7:15 This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another priest,

Heb 7:16 who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life:

Heb 7:17 for it is testified, "You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek."

Heb 7:18 For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness

Heb 7:19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

Heb 7:20 Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath

Heb 7:21 (for they indeed have been made priests without an oath), but he with an oath by him that says of him, "The Lord swore and will not change his mind, 'You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.' "

Heb 7:22 By so much, Jesus has become the collateral of a better covenant.

Heb 7:23 Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.

Heb 7:24 But he, because he lives forever, has his priesthood unchangeable.

Heb 7:25 Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.

Heb 7:26 For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

Heb 7:27 who doesn't need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. For he did this once for all, when he offered up himself.

Heb 7:28 For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath which came after the law appoints a Son forever who has been perfected.

 

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Hebrews

Hebrews 7 1

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

For this Melchisedec, King of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham

returning from smiting the kings, and blessed him;

For this Melchisedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who did meet

Abraham turning back from the smiting of the kings, and did bless him,

Hebrews 7 2

to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, King of

righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is King of peace;

to whom Abraham gave also the tenth portion of all; first being interpreted King of

righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is King of peace;

to whom also a tenth of all did Abraham divide, (first, indeed, being interpreted,

`King of righteousness,` and then also, King of Salem, which is, King of Peace,)

Hebrews 7 3

without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God), remains a priest continually.

without father, without mother, without genealogy; having neither beginning of days

nor end of life, but assimilated to the Son of God, abides a priest continually.

without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of

days nor end of life, and being made like to the Son of God, doth remain a priest

continually.

Hebrews 7 4

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the best spoils.

Now consider how great this [personage] was, to whom [even] the patriarch Abraham

gave a tenth out of the spoils.

And see how great this one [is], to whom also a tenth Abraham the patriarch did

give out of the best of the spoils,

Hebrews 7 5

They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest`s office have a commandment to take

tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the loins of Abraham,

And they indeed from among the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have

commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is from their

brethren, though these are come out of the loins of Abraham:

and those, indeed, out of the sons of Levi receiving the priesthood, a command

have to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, their brethren,

even though they came forth out of the loins of Abraham;

Hebrews 7 6

but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has taken tithes of Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.

but he who has no genealogy from them has tithed Abraham, and blessed him who had the

promises.

and he who was not reckoned by genealogy of them, received tithes from

Abraham, and him having the promises he hath blessed,

Hebrews 7 7

But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.

But beyond all gainsaying, the inferior is blessed by the better.

and apart from all controversy, the less by the better is blessed --

Hebrews 7 8

Here men who die receive tithes, but there one, of whom it is testified that he lives.

And here dying men receive tithes; but there [one] of whom the witness is that he lives;

and here, indeed, men who die do receive tithes, and there [he], who is testified

to that he was living,

Hebrews 7 9

So to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid tithes,

and, so to speak, through Abraham, Levi also, who received tithes, has been made to pay

tithes.

and so to speak, through Abraham even Levi who is receiving tithes, hath paid

tithes,

Hebrews 7 10

for he was yet in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.

For he was yet in the loins of his father when Melchisedec met him.

for he was yet in the loins of the father when Melchisedek met him.

Hebrews 7 11

Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it have the people

received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of

Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

If indeed then perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, for the people had their law

given to them in connexion with *it*, what need [was there] still that a different priest

should arise according to the order of Melchisedec, and not be named after the order of

Aaron?

If indeed, then, perfection were through the Levitical priesthood -- for the people

under it had received law -- what further need, according to the order of

Melchisedek, for another priest to arise, and not to be called according to the

order of Aaron?

Hebrews 7 12

For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made also of the law.

For, the priesthood being changed, there takes place of necessity a change of law also.

for the priesthood being changed, of necessity also, of the law a change doth come,

Hebrews 7 13

For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no man has given attendance at the altar.

For he, of whom these things are said, belongs to a different tribe, of which no one has

[ever] been attached to the service of the altar.

for he of whom these things are said in another tribe hath had part, of whom no

one gave attendance at the altar,

Hebrews 7 14

For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, as to which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

For it is clear that our Lord has sprung out of Juda, as to which tribe Moses spake

nothing as to priests.

for [it is] evident that out of Judah hath arisen our Lord, in regard to which tribe

Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

Hebrews 7 15

This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another priest,

And it is yet more abundantly evident, since a different priest arises according to the

similitude of Melchisedec,

And it is yet more abundantly most evident, if according to the similitude of

Melchisedek there doth arise another priest,

Hebrews 7 16

who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an

endless life:

who has been constituted not according to law of fleshly commandment, but according to

power of indissoluble life.

who came not according to the law of a fleshly command, but according to the

power of an endless life,

Hebrews 7 17

for it is testified, "You are a priest forever, According to the order of Melchizedek."

For it is borne witness, *Thou* art a priest for ever according to the order of

for He doth testify -- `Thou [art] a priest -- to the age, according to the order of

Melchisedek;`

Hebrews 7 18

For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness 

For there is a setting aside of the commandment going before for its weakness and

unprofitableness,

for a disannulling indeed doth come of the command going before because of its

weakness, and unprofitableness,

Hebrews 7 19

(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through

which we draw near to God.

(for the law perfected nothing,) and the introduction of a better hope by which we draw

nigh to God.

(for nothing did the law perfect) and the bringing in of a better hope, through

which we draw nigh to God.

Hebrews 7 20

Inasmuch as it is not without the taking of an oath,

And by how much [it was] not without the swearing of an oath;

And inasmuch as [it is] not apart from oath, (for those indeed apart from oath are

become priests,

Hebrews 7 21

for they indeed have been made priests without an oath; but he with an oath by him that says of him, "The Lord swore and will not change his mind, `You are a priest forever, According to the order of Melchizedek`".

(for they are become priests without the swearing of an oath, but he with the swearing of

an oath, by him who said, as to him, The Lord has sworn, and will not repent [of it],

*Thou* [art] priest for ever [according to the order of Melchisedec];)

and he with an oath through Him who is saying unto him, `The Lord sware, and

will not repent, Thou [art] a priest -- to the age, according to the order of

Melchisedek;`)

Hebrews 7 22

By so much has Jesus become the collateral of a better covenant.

by so much Jesus became surety of a better covenant.

by so much of a better covenant hath Jesus become surety,

Hebrews 7 23

Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.

And they have been many priests, on account of being hindered from continuing by

and those indeed are many who have become priests, because by death they are

hindered from remaining;

Hebrews 7 24

But he, because he lives forever, has his priesthood unchangeable.

but he, because of his continuing for ever, has the priesthood unchangeable.

and he, because of his remaining -- to the age, hath the priesthood not transient,

Hebrews 7 25

Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him,

seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them.

Whence also he is able to save completely those who approach by him to God, always

living to intercede for them.

whence also he is able to save to the very end, those coming through him unto God

-- ever living to make intercession for them.

Hebrews 7 26

For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

For such a high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and

become higher than the heavens:

For such a chief priest did become us -- kind, harmless, undefiled, separate from

the sinners, and become higher than the heavens,

Hebrews 7 27

who doesn`t need, like those high priests, to daily offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. For this he did once for all, when he offered up himself.

who has not day by day need, as the high priests, first to offer up sacrifices for his own

sins, then [for] those of the people; for this he did once for all [in] having offered up

himself.

who hath no necessity daily, as the chief priests, first for his own sins to offer up

sacrifice, then for those of the people; for this he did once, having offered up

himself;

Hebrews 7 28

For the law appoints men high priests, having infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was after the law, appoints a Son, perfected forevermore.

For the law constitutes men high priests, having infirmity; but the word of the swearing

of the oath which [is] after the law, a Son perfected for ever.

for the law doth appoint men chief priests, having infirmity, but the word of the

oath that [is] after the law [appointeth] the Son -- to the age having been perfected.

Study Questions

Melchizedek was king of ________? 7:1
 

The ___________ is blessed by the ___________? 7:7
 

On what basis did Jesus become a priest on the order of Melchizedek? 7:15-16