18 But if they be Prophets, and if the word of the Lord be with them, let them [a]entreat the Lord of hosts, that the vessels, which are left in the House of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babel.

19 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, concerning the (A)pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,

20 Which Nebuchadnezzar King of Babel took not, when he carried (B)away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babel, with all the nobles of Judah, and Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 27:18 For it was not only the Prophet’s office to show the word of God, but also to pray for the sins of the people, Gen. 20:7, which these could not do because they had no express word: for God had pronounced the contrary.

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