“Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is [a]east of the Jordan.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 17:3 Lit facing

“Leave here, turn eastward and hide(A) in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan.

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for (A)when Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave, and (B)provided them with bread and water.)

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While Jezebel(A) was killing off the Lord’s prophets, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden(B) them in two caves, fifty in each, and had supplied(C) them with food and water.)

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10 (A)As surely as the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom to which my master has not sent word to search for you; and whenever they say, ‘He is not here,’ he makes the kingdom or nation swear that they could not find you.

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10 As surely as the Lord your God lives, there is not a nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to look(A) for you. And whenever a nation or kingdom claimed you were not there, he made them swear they could not find you.

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20 Indeed, there was also a man who used to prophesy in the name of the Lord, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from (A)Kiriath-jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land words similar to all those of Jeremiah. 21 When King Jehoiakim and all his warriors and all the officials heard his words, then the (B)king sought to put him to death; but Uriah heard about it, and he was afraid, so he (C)fled and went to Egypt. 22 Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: (D)Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him, to Egypt. 23 And they brought Uriah from Egypt and led him to King Jehoiakim, who (E)killed him with a sword and threw his dead body into the [a]burial place of the [b]common people.

24 But the hand of (F)Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that he was (G)not handed over to the people to put him to death.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 26:23 Lit graves
  2. Jeremiah 26:23 Lit sons of the people

20 (Now Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath Jearim(A) was another man who prophesied in the name of the Lord; he prophesied the same things against this city and this land as Jeremiah did. 21 When King Jehoiakim(B) and all his officers and officials(C) heard his words, the king was determined to put him to death.(D) But Uriah heard of it and fled(E) in fear to Egypt. 22 King Jehoiakim, however, sent Elnathan(F) son of Akbor to Egypt, along with some other men. 23 They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him struck down with a sword(G) and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.)(H)

24 Furthermore, Ahikam(I) son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, and so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.

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26 And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel to (A)seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the (B)Lord hid them.

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26 Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest(A) Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the Lord had hidden(B) them.

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