"Againhe sentanothergroup of slaveslargerthan the first;and they didthe same thingto them.
When Jeremiahfinishedspeakingallthat the LORDhad commanded[him] to speakto allthe people,the priestsand the prophetsand allthe peopleseizedhim, saying,"You mustdie!
"The vine-growerstookhis slavesand beatone,and killedanother,and stoneda third.
"But afterwardhe senthis sonto them, saying,'They will respectmy son.'
"Againhe sentout otherslavessaying, 'Tellthosewho have been invited,"Behold,I have preparedmy dinner;my oxenand my fattened livestockare [all] butcheredand everythingis ready;cometo the wedding feast."'
