Jeremiah 37:12

New American Bible - revised edition

Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the territory of Benjamin, to receive his share of property among the people.

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Elijah was afraid and fled for his life, going to Beer-sheba of Judah. He left his servant there

There he came to a cave, where he took shelter. But the word of the Lord came to him: Why are you here, Elijah?

Hilkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands.

My answer was: “A man like me take flight? Should a man like me enter the temple to save his life? I will not go!”

I say, “If only I had wings like a dove that I might fly away and find rest.

The words of Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, one of the priests from Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin.

Now when the Chaldean army withdrew from Jerusalem because of the army of Pharaoh,

When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. Amen, I say to you, you will not finish the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Refrain from every kind of evil. Concluding Prayer.