But as for you, don't you listen to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreams, nor to your soothsayers, nor to your sorcerers, who speak to you, saying, You shall not serve the king of Babylon:
Nevertheless hear you now this word that I speak in your ears, and in the ears of all the people:
Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying,
Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says the LORD.
and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall see his eyes;
Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:
and you shall not escape out of his hand, but shall surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and your eyes shall see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with you mouth to mouth, and you shall go to Babylon.
Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the rooms, and give them wine to drink.
But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver you. Obey, I beg you, the voice of the LORD, in that which I speak to you: so it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live.
Go, and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus says the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words on this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished before you in that day.
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, You shall not do this thing; for you speak falsely of Ishmael.
then spoke Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying to Jeremiah, You speak falsely: the LORD our God has not sent you to say, You shall not go into Egypt to live there;
For wasn't Israel a derision to you? was he found among thieves? for as often as you speak of him, you shake your head.
Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Armies, "Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
I will go to the great men, and will speak to them; for they know the way of the LORD, and the law of their God." But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they can't listen. Behold, the word of the LORD has become a reproach to them. They have no delight in it.
For I didn't speak to your fathers, nor command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
You shall speak all these words to them; but they will not listen to you: you shall also call to them; but they will not answer you.
I listened and heard, but they didn't speak aright: no man repents him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? everyone turns to his course, as a horse that rushes headlong in the battle.
Speak, Thus says the LORD, The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung on the open field, and as the handful after the harvester; and none shall gather [them].
They will deceive everyone his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.
"My soul is weary of my life. I will give free course to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you. The fish of the sea shall declare to you.
"Be silent, leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will.
Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and you answer me.
"Surely I would speak to the Almighty. I desire to reason with God.
Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?
I also could speak as you do. If your soul were in my soul's place, I could join words together against you, and shake my head at you,
"Though I speak, my grief is not subsided. Though I forbear, what am I eased?
"How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.
Even young children despise me. If I arise, they speak against me.
But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job didn't sin with his lips.
Allow me, and I also will speak; After I have spoken, mock on.
surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
After my words they didn't speak again. My speech fell on them.
Shall I wait, because they don't speak, because they stand still, and answer no more?
I will speak, that I may be refreshed. I will open my lips and answer.
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were elder than he.
I said, 'Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.'
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart. That which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
Mark well, Job, and listen to me. Hold your peace, and I will speak.
If you have anything to say, answer me. Speak, for I desire to justify you.
Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.
Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?
Will he make many petitions to you, or will he speak soft words to you?
You said, 'Listen, now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.'
"Therefore I will not keep silent. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
"How long will you speak these things? Shall the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
then I would speak, and not fear him, for I am not so in myself.
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