Jeremiah 26:19
The Scripture
(19) Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
The people of Judah ask Jeremiah to write down the words of the Lord and the deeds of their kings so that the king of Babylon may know them. Jeremiah promises to do this, saying he will record their actions and give the record to the Babylonian ruler. The chapter shows the need for a lasting record of God's judgment and the consequences of Israel's sins.
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