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Jeremiah 25:35

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There will be no place for the shepherds\par to hide.\par Those leaders will not escape.\par

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Bad people might look for help,\par but they won’t escape their troubles.\par Their hope leads only to death.”\par

I look around,\par and I don’t see any of my friends.\par I have no place to run.\par No person is trying to save me.\par

So the Lord says: “I will soon make something terrible happen to the people of Judah. They will not be able to escape! They will be sorry. And they will cry to me for help. But I will not listen to them.

I hear the shepherds (leaders) shouting.\par I hear the leaders of the sheep (people) crying.\par The Lord is destroying\par their pastures (country).\par

Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the army of the Babylonians. But he will surely be given to the king of Babylon. And Zedekiah will speak to the king of Babylon face to face. Zedekiah will see him with his own eyes.

Zedekiah, you will not escape from the king of Babylon. You will surely be caught and given to him. You will see the king of Babylon with your own eyes. He will talk to you face to face, and you will go to Babylon.

Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and had him brought to the king’s house. Zedekiah talked to Jeremiah in private. He asked Jeremiah, “Is there any message from the Lord?”

But if you refuse to surrender then Jerusalem will be given to the Babylonian army. They will burn Jerusalem down, and you will not escape from them.’”

All your wives and children will be brought out. They will be given to the Babylonian army. You yourself will not escape from the army of Babylon. You will be captured by the king of Babylon, and Jerusalem will be burned down.”

People will be afraid and run away,\par and they will fall into the deep holes.\par If anyone climbs out of the deep holes,\par he will be caught in the traps.\par I will bring the year of punishment\par to Moab.”\par The Lord said these things.\par

But this new king tried to rebel against Nebuchadnezzar anyway! He sent messengers to Egypt to ask for help. The new king asked for many horses and soldiers. Now, do you think the new king of Judah will succeed? Do you think the new king will have enough power to break the agreement and escape punishment?”

But the king of Judah won’t escape. Why? Because he ignored his agreement. He broke his promise to Nebuchadnezzar.

That very same night, Belshazzar, king of the Babylonian people, was killed.

No person will escape—not even the fastest runner. Strong men will not be strong enough. Soldiers will not be able to save themselves.




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