“‘“But if any nation or kingdom will not serve this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, (A)and put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation (B)with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, declares the Lord, until I have consumed it by his hand. So (C)do not listen to your (D)prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your (E)fortune-tellers, or your sorcerers, who are saying to you, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon.’ 10 (F)For it is a lie that they are prophesying to you, with the result that you will be removed far from your land, and I will drive you out, and you will perish. 11 (G)But any nation that will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave on its own land, to work it and dwell there, declares the Lord.”’”

12 To (H)Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke in like manner: (I)“Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and (J)serve him and his people and live. 13 (K)Why will you and your people die (L)by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, (M)as the Lord has spoken concerning any nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?

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