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 \v 2 Jeremiah spoke this message to all the people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah:
 
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-\v 3 "Yahweh has been giving me messages for twenty-three years. He started giving me messages when Josiah son of Amon, had been ruling Judah for almost thirteen years. And I have faithfully told you those messages, but you have not paid any attention to them.
+\v 3 "Yahweh has been giving me messages for twenty-three years. He started giving me messages when Josiah son of Amon had been ruling Judah for almost thirteen years. And I have faithfully told you those messages, but you have not paid any attention to them.
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 \v 4 Many times Yahweh has sent to you the prophets who served him, but you have not listened to them or paid any attention to what they said.
 
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 \v 7 And Yahweh says, 'But you would not pay attention to the messages that I gave to those prophets. You caused me to become extremely angry by your worshiping idols that you had made with your own hands. That resulted in my punishing you.
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 \v 8 So now, I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, say that because you have not paid attention to what I said,
-\v 9 I will gather all the armies of the nations that will come from the northeast. I have appointed King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to lead them. I have appointed him to do my work for me. I will bring those armies to attack this land, all the people living in it, and even nearby countries. I will completely destroy them, and cause them to be places that people are horrified about, and that people will ridicule, places that will be ruined forever.
+\v 9 I will gather all the armies of the nations that will come from the northeast. I have appointed King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to lead them. I have appointed him to do my work for me. I will bring those armies to attack this land, all the people living in it, and even nearby countries. I will completely destroy them and cause them to be places that people are horrified about and that people will ridicule—places that will be ruined forever.
 
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 \v 10 I will cause happy singing and laughing to cease in your land. There will no longer be brides and bridegrooms talking joyfully. There will not be the sound of people grinding grain with millstones. There will be no lamps lit in your houses.
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 \v 12 Then, after they have been in Babylonia for seventy years, I will punish the king of Babylonia and his people for the sins that they have committed. I will cause Babylonia to become a wasteland forever.
 \v 13 I will cause them to experience all the terrible things that Jeremiah has written about—all the punishments that he predicted will happen to all those nations.
-\v 14 The leaders of many nations will cause the people of Babylonia to become their slaves, like the people of Babylonia caused my people to become slaves. I will punish them like they deserve for having caused my people to suffer.'"
+\v 14 The leaders of many nations will cause the people of Babylonia to become their slaves, as the people of Babylonia caused my people to become slaves. I will punish them as they deserve for having caused my people to suffer.'"
 
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 \v 15 Then Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave me a vision. In the vision he was holding a cup of wine. He said, "Take from me this cup that is full of wine that represents punishment. I will cause all the leaders of the nations to which I will send you to drink some of the wine in this cup.
-\v 16 When they drink the wine, they will stagger and act like crazy people, because they will realize that I will massacre many of their people with swords."
+\v 16 When they drink the wine, they will stagger and act like crazy people because they will realize that I will massacre many of their people with swords."
 
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-\v 17 So, in the vision, I took that cup full of wine from Yahweh, and I took it to all the nations to which he sent me, and caused the leaders of those nations to drink some of that wine.
-\v 18 I went to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah, and the king and the other officials drank some of the wine from that cup. And, starting from that day, they all eventually were removed from having authority, and became people whom others ridiculed, who were despised, and cursed.
+\v 17 So, in the vision, I took that cup full of wine from Yahweh, and I took it to all the nations to which he sent me and caused the leaders of those nations to drink some of that wine.
+\v 18 I went to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah, and the king and the other officials drank some of the wine from that cup. And, starting from that day, they all eventually were removed from having authority and became people whom others ridiculed, despised, and cursed.
 
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-\v 19 In the vision Egypt had to drink some of the wine, including the king and his officials and many of his people,
-\v 20 and foreigners who were living there. In the vision the land of Uz and the cities and kings of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and Ashdod had to drink some of the wine.
+\v 19 In the vision, Egypt had to drink some of the wine, including the king and his officials, many of his people,
+\v 20 and foreigners who were living there. In the vision, the land of Uz and the cities and kings of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and Ashdod had to drink some of the wine.
 \v 21 Then the vision about the kings of Edom, Moab, and Ammon began.
 
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 \v 22 Then there were more visions about the kings of the cities of Tyre and Sidon across the Mediterranean Sea, about the kings who had to drink some of the wine.
-\v 23 In the vision the religious leaders of the cities of Dedan, Tema, and Buz, which were cities in Arabia and other distant places, they had to drink some of the wine.
+\v 23 In the vision, the religious leaders of the cities of Dedan, Tema, and Buz, which were cities in Arabia and other distant places, had to drink some of the wine.
 
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-\v 24 In the vision other places in Arabia and the kings of tribes in the desert
-\v 25 and the kings of the Zimri, Elam, and Media peoples,
+\v 24 In the vision, other places in Arabia and the kings of tribes in the desert
+\v 25 and the kings of the Zimri, Elam, and Media peoples
 \v 26 and kings in countries to the north that are near to Israel and to countries that are far from Israel, one after the other—all the kingdoms in the world had to drink, and finally the king of Babylon had to drink some of the wine.
 
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-\v 27 Then in the vision Yahweh said to me, "Tell them that this is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Drink from this cup some of the wine that represents the punishment that I will give you. Drink a lot of it and become drunk and vomit. You will fall down and not get up again, because I will cause you to be killed in wars that I will send to you.
-\v 28 If any of those to whom you give this wine refuse to drink it, tell them that Yahweh, commander of the angel armies says that they must drink it.
+\v 27 Then in the vision Yahweh said to me, "Tell them that this is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Drink from this cup some of the wine that represents the punishment that I will give you. Drink a large amount of it and become drunk and vomit. You will fall down and not get up again because I will cause you to be killed in wars that I will send to you.
+\v 28 If any of those to whom you give this wine refuse to drink it, tell them that Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says that they must drink it.
 \v 29 I am starting to bring disaster to my own people. They will not be exempt from punishment, for I am sending wars to all the nations on the earth. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, have said it.'
 
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 \v 30 Now tell them all those things that I have said, and also say this to them:
-\q1 'Yahweh will shout to them from from the highest places like a lion roars!
+\q1 'Yahweh will shout to them from the highest places as a lion roars!
 \q2 He will call out with a shout from the holy place where he lives!
 \q1 He will roar like a lion against his people because of their sins!
-\q2 Like those who shout so loudly when they are treading the grapes,
+\q2 As those who shout so loudly when they are treading the grapes,
 \q1 he will shout so that everyone who lives on the earth can hear him!
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-\v 31 Even people in very remote places around the earth will hear him shouting,
+\v 31 Even people in very remote places around the earth will hear him shouting
 \q2 because he will say why he will judge and punish all the nations.
 \q1 He will cause the wicked people to be slaughtered with swords.
 \q2 That will surely happen because Yahweh has said it.'
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-\v 34 You evil leaders, they call out for someone to help them!
-\q2 You who were the leaders of my people, fell down and and they rolled in the dust.
+\v 34 You evil leaders, call out for someone to help you!
+\q2 You who were the leaders of my people, fall down and roll in the dust.
 \q1 Now is time for you to be slaughtered!
-\q2 You will fall down and be shattered like a fragile vase shatters when it falls to the ground.
+\q2 You will fall down and be shattered, as a fragile vase shatters when it falls to the ground.
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 \v 35 Those who should have taken care of my people will not find any place to hide;
 \q2 there will be no place for the leaders of my people to find safety.
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-\v 36 Your who take care of my people now crying out for help, and and those who were the leaders of my people they cry and beg for help—
+\v 36 Those who take care of my people are now crying out for help, and those who are the leaders of my people cry and beg for help—
 \q2 while I, Yahweh, am destroying your nation.
 
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 \v 37 Your peaceful meadows will become a wasteland
 \q2 because Yahweh will severely punish it.
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-\v 38 Yahweh will leave his dwelling like a lion leaves its den to attack other animals,
+\v 38 Yahweh will leave his dwelling, as a lion leaves its den to attack other animals,
 \q2 and he will cause your land to become desolate.
 \q1 He is very angry with you and will make your enemies angry at you.'"
 
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-\v 1 Soon after Jehoiakim son of Josiah, became the king of Judah, Yahweh gave me this message:
+\v 1 Soon after Jehoiakim son of Josiah became the king of Judah, Yahweh gave me this message:
 \v 2 "This is what I, Yahweh, am telling you: Stand in the courtyard in front of my temple, and speak to all the people from the various towns in Judah who come there to worship me. Tell them everything that I tell you; do not leave out anything.
-\v 3 If you do tell them everything, perhaps they will pay attention, and each one of them will turn away from his evil behavior. Then I will change my mind, and not bring on them the disaster that I was planning to bring on them because of the evil things that they have done.
+\v 3 If you do tell them everything, perhaps they will pay attention, and each one of them will turn away from his evil behavior. Then I will change my mind and not bring on them the disaster that I was planning to bring on them because of the evil things they have done.
 
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 \v 4-5 Say to them, 'This is what Yahweh says: I sent to you the prophets who serve me, to tell you what you should do. I sent them to you many times, but you have not paid attention to what they said. If you will not pay attention to what I say and do not obey the message that I have given to you, and if you do not pay attention to what the prophets say,
-\v 6 I will destroy this temple like I destroyed Shiloh, the place where the sacred tent was put. And I will cause Jerusalem to be a place whose name people in every nation on the earth will say when they curse someone.'"
+\v 6 I will destroy this temple like I destroyed Shiloh, the place where I put the sacred tent. And I will cause Jerusalem to be a place whose name people in every nation on the earth will say when they curse someone.'"
 
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 \v 7 Jeremiah did what Yahweh told him to do. The priests, the false prophets, and many other people listened to him as he told them that message outside the temple.
 \v 8 But as soon as Jeremiah finished telling them everything that Yahweh had commanded him to say, they all seized him and said, "You must be executed!
-\v 9 Why are you prophesying that this temple will be destroyed like Shiloh was destroyed? Why are you saying that this city will be destroyed, and that no one will live here anymore? All the people surrounded Jeremiah as he stood in front of the temple.
+\v 9 Why are you prophesying that this temple will be destroyed as Shiloh was destroyed? Why are you saying that this city will be destroyed and that no one will live here anymore? All the people surrounded Jeremiah as he stood in front of the temple.
 
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-\v 10 When the officials of Judah heard about all this that was happening, they rushed from the palace and sat down at the gate of the temple named The New Gate, to judge Jeremiah's case.
-\v 11 The priests and the prophets told the officials and the other people who were there, "This man should be executed, because he has prophesied that this city will be destroyed, and you yourselves have heard him say that!"
+\v 10 When the officials of Judah heard about all that was happening, they rushed from the palace and sat down at the gate of the temple named The New Gate to judge Jeremiah's case.
+\v 11 The priests and the prophets told the officials and the other people who were there, "This man should be executed because he has prophesied that this city will be destroyed, and you yourselves have heard him say that!"
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-\v 12 Then Jeremiah replied to the officials and the other people. He said to them, "Yahweh sent me to prophesy all the things that you heard me say about what will happen to this temple and this city.
+\v 12 Then Jeremiah replied to the officials and the other people. He said to them, "Yahweh sent me to prophesy all the things you heard me say about what will happen to this temple and this city.
 
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-\v 13 But if you change your behavior and stop sinning, and start to obey Yahweh our God, he will change his mind, and not send to you the disasters that he said that he would send.
+\v 13 But if you change your behavior and stop sinning and start to obey Yahweh our God, he will change his mind and not send to you the disasters that he said he would send.
 \v 14 As for me, I am not able to free myself from your grasp. So you can do to me whatever you want to do.
-\v 15 But you need to know that if you kill me, you will be killing a man who is innocent. And you and everyone else in this city will be guilty, because the truth is that it was Yahweh who sent me to speak every word that you have heard me say."
+\v 15 But you need to know that if you kill me, you will be killing a man who is innocent. And you and everyone else in this city will be guilty because the truth is that it was Yahweh who sent me to speak every word you have heard me say."
 
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 \q2 Mount Zion will be plowed like fields are plowed;
 \q2 Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins.
 \q1 There will be a large clump of trees on top of the hill where the temple is now.'
-\v 19 But did Hezekiah or anyone else in Judah kill Micah for saying that? No! Instead, Hezekiah revered Yahweh, and pleaded that he would act mercifully toward them. So, Yahweh changed his mind about sending to them the terrible disaster that he said he would send. And now if we kill Jeremiah, we are going to bring even worse disaster on ourselves!"
+\v 19 But did Hezekiah or anyone else in Judah kill Micah for saying that? No! Instead, Hezekiah revered Yahweh and pleaded that he would act mercifully toward them. So, Yahweh changed his mind about sending to them the terrible disaster that he said he would send. And now if we kill Jeremiah, we are going to bring even worse disaster on ourselves!"
 
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 \v 20 At that time, Uriah son of Shemaiah from the city of Kiriath Jearim was also prophesying from Yahweh. He was predicting that the city and the rest of the land would experience the same disasters that Jeremiah was predicting.
-\v 21 When King Jehoiakim and his army officers and officials heard what Uriah was saying, the king sent someone to kill Uriah. But Uriah heard about it, and became very afraid, and he escaped to Egypt.
+\v 21 When King Jehoiakim and his army officers and officials heard what Uriah was saying, the king sent someone to kill Uriah. But Uriah heard about it and became very afraid, and he escaped to Egypt.
 
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 \v 22 Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan son of Akbor along with several other men to Egypt.
 \v 23 They captured Uriah and took him back to Jerusalem to King Jehoiakim. The king then commanded a soldier to kill Uriah with a sword. Then they buried his corpse in a place where poor people are buried.
-\v 24 However, Ahikam son of Shaphan defended me, and persuaded the officials not to allow the mob to murder Jeremiah.
+\v 24 However, Ahikam son of Shaphan defended me and persuaded the officials not to allow the mob to murder me.
 
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 \v 4 Tell them to give this message to their kings: This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, whom Israel worships, says:
 
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-\v 5 'With my very great power I created the earth and the people and the animals that are on the earth. And I can give those things to anyone whom I want to.
+\v 5 'With my very great power I created the earth and the people and the animals that are on the earth. And I can give those things to anyone whom I want.
 \v 6 And now I am going to enable King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who does what I want him to do, to control your countries. I am going to enable him to rule everything, even the wild animals.
 \v 7 The people of all the nations will work for him, and later for his son, and later for his grandson, until the time for them to rule is finished. Then the armies of many great kings from many nations will conquer Babylon.'
 
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-\v 8 But now I tell you that you must do what the king of Babylon wants you to do, like an ox that has a yoke on its neck must do what its master wants it to do. I will punish any nation that refuses to do that. I will cause those people to experience war and famine and diseases, until the armies of Babylon have conquered that nation.
+\v 8 But now I tell you that you must do what the king of Babylon wants you to do, as an ox that has a yoke on its neck must do what its master wants it to do. I will punish any nation that refuses to do that. I will cause those people to experience war and famine and diseases until the armies of Babylon have conquered that nation.
 
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-\v 9 So, do not pay attention to your false prophets and fortune tellers and people who predict what will happen by working magic or by talking with spirits of dead people. Those people say not to serve him because the king of Babylon will not conquer your country.
+\v 9 So do not pay attention to your false prophets and fortune tellers and people who predict what will happen by working magic or by talking with spirits of dead people. Those people say not to serve him because the king of Babylon will not conquer your country.
 \v 10 Those people are all liars. If you believe what they say, it will result in your being exiled from your land. I will cause you to be taken from your land, and you will die far away.
 \v 11 But the people of any country who do what the king of Babylon wants them to do will remain in their own country and be able to plant their crops as they always have done. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it."
 
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 \v 13 It would be foolish for you not to do that, because the result would be that you and your people would die by your enemies' swords or by famine or diseases, which Yahweh will cause any nation to experience that refuses to allow the king of Babylon to rule them.
 
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-\v 14 Do not pay attention to those prophets who say to you, 'Do not obey the king of Babylon since he will not conquer your country.' They are liars.
-\v 15 This is what Yahweh says: 'I have not appointed those prophets. They are saying that I gave them messages, but they are lying. So, if you believe them, I will expel you from this land. And you and all those prophets will die in Babylon!'"
+\v 14 Do not pay attention to those prophets who say to you, 'Do not obey the king of Babylon, since he will not conquer your country.' They are liars.
+\v 15 This is what Yahweh says: 'I have not appointed those prophets. They are saying that I gave them messages, but they are lying. So if you believe them, I will expel you from this land. And you and all those prophets will die in Babylon!'"
 
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 \v 19 I say this because the huge pillars that are in front of the temple and the large tank that was called "The Sea" and the ten water carts and all the other items that are used for offering sacrifices are still in this city.
-\v 20 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon left those things here when he exiled Jehoiachin, the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, to Babylon, along with all the other leaders of Jerusalem and the leaders of other places in Judah.
+\v 20 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon left those things here when he exiled Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, to Babylon, along with all the other leaders of Jerusalem and the leaders of other places in Judah.
 
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 \v 21 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says this about all those valuable things that are still outside the temple and in the palace of the king of Judah: