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Now Shephati '
ah the son of Mattan ,
Gedali '
ah the son of Pashhur ,
Jucal the son of Shelemi '
ah ,
and Pashhur the son of Malchi '
ah heard the words that Jeremiah was saying to all the people ,
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Thus says the LORD ,
He who stays in this city shall die by the sword ,
by famine ,
and by pestilence ;
but he who goes out to the Chalde '
ans shall live ;
he shall have his life as a prize of war ,
and live .
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Thus says the LORD ,
This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon and be taken ."
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Then the princes said to the king , "
Let this man be put to death ,
for he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city ,
and the hands of all the people ,
by speaking such words to them .
For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people ,
but their harm ."