nkjv Jeremiah:38:1-4 SEEK
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Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan ,
Gedaliah the son of Pashhur ,
Jucal the son of Shelemiah ,
and Pashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people ,
saying ,
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Thus says the LORD : "
He who remains in this city shall die by the sword ,
by famine ,
and by pestilence ;
but he who goes over to the Chaldeans shall live ;
his life shall be as a prize to him ,
and he shall live .'
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Thus says the LORD : "
This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon '
s army ,
which shall take it ."'
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Therefore the princes said to the king , "
Please ,
let this man be put to death ,
for thus he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city ,
and the hands of all the people ,
by speaking such words to them .
For this man does not seek the welfare of this people ,
but their harm ."