Tobit 14:1-4

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Tobit’s Final Counsel

14 So ended Tobit’s words of praise.

² He died in peace when he was one hundred twelve years old and was buried with great honor in Nineveh. He was fifty-eight^[a] years old when he lost his eyesight, and after regaining it he lived in prosperity, giving alms. He continued to bless God and to acknowledge God’s greatness.

³ When he was about to die, he called his son Tobias and his seven children^[b] and gave this command: “My son, take your children ⁴ and escape off to Media, for I believe the word of God that Nahum spoke about Nineveh, that all these things will occur and will happen to Assyria and Nineveh. Indeed, everything that was spoken by the prophets of Israel whom God sent will occur. None of all their words will fail, but all will come true at their appointed times. So it will be safer in Media than among the Assyrians or in Babylon. For I know and believe that whatever God has said will be fulfilled and will occur; not a single word of the prophecies will fail. All of our kindred, inhabitants of the land of Israel, will be counted and taken as captives from the good land, and the whole land of Israel will be desolate; even Samaria and Jerusalem will be desolate. And the temple of God in it will be burned to the ground and will be desolate for a while.^[c](A)