Jer 50 | EngLXX | STEP | And it came to pass, when Jeremias ceased speaking to the people all the words of the Lord, for which the Lord had sent him to them, even all these words,

Jeremiah 50

1 And it came to pass, when Jeremias ceased speaking to the people all the words of the Lord,for which the Lord had sent him to them,even all these words, 2 that Azarias son of Maasaeas spoke, and Joanan, the son of Caree, and all the men whohad spoken to Jeremias, saying,It is false: the Lord has not sent you to us, saying, Enter not into Egypt to dwell there: 3 but Baruch the son of Nerias sets you against us, that you may deliver us into the handsof the Chaldeans, to kill us, and that we should be carried away captives to Babylon. 4 So Joanan, and all the leaders of the host, and all the people, refused to hearken tothe voice of the Lord, to dwell in the land of Juda. 5 And Joanan, and all the leaders of the host, took all the remnant of Juda, who had returnedto dwell in the land; 6 the mighty men, and the women, and the children that were left, and the daughters of theking, and the souls which Nabuzardan had left with Godolias the son of Achicam and Jeremias the prophet,and Baruch the son of Nerias. 7 And they came into Egypt: for they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord: and they enteredinto Taphnas. 8 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias in Taphnas, saying, 9 Take you great stones, and hide them in the entrance, at the gate of the house of Pharaoin Taphnas, in the sight of the men of Juda: 10 and you shall say, Thus has the Lord said; Behold, Iwill send, and will bring Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and he shall place his throne uponthese stones which you have hidden, and he shall lift up weapons against them. 11 And he shall enter in, and strike the land of Egypt,delivering some for death to death; and some for captivity to captivity; and some for the swordto the sword. 12 And he shall kindle a fire in the houses of their gods, and shall burn them, and shallcarry them away captives: and shall search the land of Egypt, as a shepherd searches his garment; andhe shall go forth in peace. 13 And he shall break to pieces the pillars of Heliopolis that are in On, and shall burntheir houses with fire.