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riches_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o these_o trouble_n but_o jeremy_n instead_o of_o his_o wooden_a yoke_n wear_v a_o collar_n of_o iron_n and_o in_o sign_n that_o ananias_n have_v give_v a_o false_a and_o deceitful_a hope_n to_o the_o people_n he_o foretold_v the_o death_n of_o this_o false_a prophet_n 15._o which_o according_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o seven_o month_n after_o this_o 17._o when_o zedechias_n have_v waver_v long_o between_o faith_n and_o passion_n in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o practise_v more_o serious_o against_o nabuchadnezzar_n with_o his_o neighbour_n the_o edomite_n ammonite_n moabite_n tyrian_n and_o other_o who_o be_v promise_v great_a aid_n by_o the_o egyptian_n in_o confidence_n of_o who_o assistance_n he_o resolve_v to_o shake_v off_o the_o babylonian_a yoke_n whereof_o when_o nebuschad_n chadnezzar_n be_v inform_v he_o march_v with_o his_o army_n in_o the_o dead_a of_o winter_n towards_o jerusalem_n besiege_v and_o besiege_v it_o jeremy_n persuade_v zedechias_n to_o render_v the_o city_n and_o himself_o to_o he_o but_o zedechias_n be_v confident_a of_o help_n from_o egypt_n and_o be_v persuade_v by_o his_o prince_n and_o false_a prophet_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n shall_v be_v extirpate_v until_o the_o come_n of_o shilo_n according_a to_o jacob_n prophecy_n 34._o gen._n 49._o 10._o he_o despise_v the_o counsel_n of_o jeremy_n and_o imprison_v he_o for_o jeremy_n have_v tell_v the_o king_n that_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v take_v and_o burn_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v not_o escape_v but_o be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o bring_v to_o the_o presence_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v by_o the_o sword_n but_o be_v carry_v to_o babel_n shall_v there_o die_v a_o natural_a death_n the_o follow_a year_n 44._o jerusalem_n be_v surround_v and_o more_o strict_o besiege_v by_o nebuchadnezar_n army_n staff_n whereupon_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n pharaoh_n hophra_n enter_v into_o judaea_n with_o his_o army_n 10._o to_o succour_v zedechias_n of_o who_o revolt_n he_o have_v be_v the_o principal_a author_n but_o jeremy_n give_v the_o jew_n faithful_a counsel_n will_v they_o not_o to_o have_v any_o trust_n in_o the_o succour_n of_o egypt_n for_o he_o assure_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v return_v back_o again_o and_o in_o no_o sort_n relieve_v they_o and_o it_o fall_v out_o according_o for_o when_o the_o chaldaean_n remove_v from_o jerusalem_n to_o encounter_v the_o egyptian_n these_o brag_a patron_n abandon_v their_o enterprise_n and_o take_v gaza_n in_o their_o way_n homeward_o return_v into_o egypt_n as_o if_o they_o have_v already_o do_v enough_o leave_v the_o poor_a people_n in_o jerusalem_n to_o their_o destine_a misery_n jer._n 34._o 11_o 22._o in_o the_o mean_a while_o the_o jew_n who_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o extremity_n have_v release_v their_o hebrew_a bondman_n etc._n and_o bondwoman_n according_a to_o the_o law_n in_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n and_o make_v they_o free_a thereby_o to_o encourage_v they_o to_o fight_v do_v now_o upon_o the_o break_n up_o of_o the_o chaldean_a army_n repent_v of_o what_o they_o have_v do_v and_o think_v that_o all_o danger_n have_v be_v past_a they_o hold_v they_o by_o force_n to_o their_o former_a slavery_n but_o the_o chaldean_n be_v return_v to_o the_o siege_n the_o prophet_n jeremy_n 39_o when_o the_o state_n of_o jerusalem_n begin_v now_o to_o grow_v to_o extremity_n counsel_v zedechias_n to_o render_v himself_o to_o the_o babylonian_n assure_v he_o of_o his_o own_o life_n and_o of_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o city_n if_o he_o will_v do_v so_o but_o his_o obstinate_a heart_n lead_v he_o on_o to_o that_o wretched_a end_n which_o his_o neglect_n of_o god_n and_o his_o infidelity_n and_o perjury_n have_v provide_v for_o he_o three_o and_o
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