to whomthe wordof the LORDcamein the daysof Josiahthe sonof Amon,kingof Judah,in the thirteenthyearof his reign.
He criedagainstthe altarby the wordof the LORD,and said,"O altar,altar,thussaysthe LORD,'Behold,a sonshall be bornto the houseof David,Josiahby name;and on you he shall sacrificethe priestsof the highplaceswho burnincenseon you, and humanbonesshall be burnedon you.'"
Now it cameabout, as they were sittingdownat the table,that the wordof the LORDcameto the prophetwhohad broughthim back;
And Manassehsleptwith his fathersand was buriedin the gardenof his own house,in the gardenof Uzza,and Amonhis sonbecamekingin his place.
Then the peopleof the landkilledallthose who had conspiredagainstKingAmon,and the peopleof the landmadeJosiahhis sonkingin his place.
Now in the eighteenthyearof KingJosiah,the kingsentShaphan,the sonof Azaliahthe sonof Meshullamthe scribe,to the houseof the LORDsaying,
The wordof the LORDcameto me saying,"Whatdo you see,Jeremiah?"And I said,"I seea rodof an almondtree."
Now the wordof the LORDcameto me saying,
"From the thirteenthyearof Josiahthe sonof Amon,kingof Judah,even to thisday,thesetwenty-threeyearsthe wordof the LORDhas cometo me, and I have spokento you againand again,but you have not listened.
The wordof the LORDcameto JeremiahafterHananiahthe prophethad brokenthe yokefrom offthe neckof the prophetJeremiah,saying,
Then the LORDsaidto me in the daysof Josiahthe king,"Have you seenwhatfaithlessIsraeldid?She wentup on everyhighhilland undereverygreentree,and she was a harlotthere.
"Takea scrolland writeon it allthe wordswhichI have spokento you concerningIsraeland concerningJudah,and concerningallthe nations,from the dayI [first] spoketo you, from the daysof Josiah,even to thisday.
The wordof the LORDwhichcameto Hoseathe sonof Beeri,during the daysof Uzziah,Jotham,Ahaz[and] Hezekiah,kingsof Judah,and during the daysof Jeroboamthe sonof Joash,kingof Israel.
The wordof the LORDthat cameto Joel,the sonof Pethuel:
The wordof the LORDcameto Jonahthe sonof Amittaisaying,
The wordof the LORDwhichcame[to] Micahof Moreshethin the daysof Jotham,Ahaz[and] Hezekiah,kingsof Judah,whichhe sawconcerningSamariaand Jerusalem.
The wordof the LORDwhichcameto Zephaniahsonof Cushi,sonof Gedaliah,sonof Amariah,sonof Hezekiah,in the daysof Josiahsonof Amon,kingof Judah:
