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Thus said the Lord; Make to thyself bonds and yokes, and put them about thy neck,
2 ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲭⲗⲁⲗ ⲙⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲙⲟϯ .
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3 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϯϩⲓⲇⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲁ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϩⲁⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ .
and thou shalt send them to the king of Idumea, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hands of their messengers that come to meet them at Jerusalem to Sedekias king of Juda.
4 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ .
And thou shalt commission them to say to their lords, Thus said the Lord God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to your lords;
5 ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙϧⲉⲛⲡⲁϣⲱⲃϣ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ .
I have made the earth by my great power, and with my high arm, and I will give it to whomsoever it shall seem good in mine eyes.
6 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲕⲟⲓ ⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁϥ .
I gave the earth to Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon to serve him, and the wild beasts of the field to labour for him.
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8 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁⲫⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲉⲓⲉϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϩⲕⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ .
And the nation and kingdom, all that shall not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, with sword and famine will I visit them, saith the Lord, until they are consumed by his hand.
9 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲉⲩⲇⲟⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ .
And hearken ye not to your false prophets, nor to them that divine to you, nor to them that foretell events by dreams to you, nor to your auguries, nor your sorcerers, that say, Ye shall by no means work for the king of Babylon:
10 ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁϩⲓ .
for they prophesy lies to you, to remove you far from your land.
11 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓϣⲗⲟⲗ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟϯ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁⲫⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲱϫⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ .
But the nation which shall put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, I will even leave it upon its land, and it shall serve him, and dwell in it.
12 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϩⲓⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϯ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ .
I spoke also to Sedekias king of Juda according to all these words, saying, Put your neck into the yoke, and serve the king of Babylon.
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14 ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ϩⲁⲛϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ .
For they prophesy unrighteous words to you,
15 ϫⲉⲙⲡⲓⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϭⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ .
for I sent them not, saith the Lord; and they prophesy in my name unjustly, that I might destroy you, and ye should perish, and your prophets, who unrighteously prophesy lies to you.
16 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ .
I spoke to you, and to all this people, and to the priests, saying, Thus said the Lord; Hearken not to the words of the prophets that prophesy to you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the Lord's house shall return from Babylon: for they prophesy to you unrighteous words.
17 ⲛⲏ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ .
I sent them not.
18 ⲓⲥϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ .
If they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord is in them, let them meet me, for thus has the Lord said.
19 ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲥⲏⲡⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ .
And as for the remaining vessels,
20 ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲉⲭⲟⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϭⲥ .
which the king of Babylon took not, when he carried Jechonias prisoner out of Jerusalem,