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spoken in the days of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and
slays the idolatrous priests.

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Sect. IX. Josiah repairs the house of the Lord. The book of
the law found. A covenant made.
kept.

A great passover

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Sect. X. Part of the prophecy of Jeremiah.

He warns the

nations of impending judgments, and calls upon them to humble themselves and reform their lives. Sect. XI. Part of the prophecy of Jeremiah. He describes the treachery of God's chosen people; and foretells the judgment which would be inflicted upon them." Sect. XII. The conclusion of the reign of Josiah. He is slain in battle, His good character.

Sect. XIII. Part of the prophetic lamentation of Jeremiah for the captivity of the Jewish nation.

Sect. XIV. Part of the history of the heathen nations which were concerned with the Jews.

Sect. XV. The reign of Jehoahaz (called also Shallum) king of Judah. Jeremiah sent to call the people to repentance, and threaten them with God's vengeance for disobedience.

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Sect. XVI. Jehoahaz deposed. Jehoiakim made king of Judah. 60
Sect. XVII. The beginning of the reign of Jehoiachim. Je-

miah again sent to call the people of Judah to re-
pentance, and to threaten the destruction of the tem-
ple. The priests and prophets conspire against Jere-
miah. Urijah the prophet slain.

Sect. XVIII. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, comes up
against Judah. Jeremiah foretells seventy years capti.
vity to the Lord's people; and the subsequent punish-
inent of the Assyrians.

Sect. XIX. Jeremiah commanded to write his prophecies in a book. He gives the book to Baruch, who reads it in the Lord's house.

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Sect. XX. Jehoiachim becomes tributary to Nebuchadnezzar.
Baruch reads to the princes Jeremiah's prophecies.
Jehudi reads them to the king, who causes the book
to be burnt. Jeremiah writes another book.
Sect. XXI. Jehoiachim rebels against Nebuchadnezzar. His

death.

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Sect. XXII. The beginning of the reign of Jehoiachin (called
also Jechoniah, and Coniah) king of Judah. Jeremiah
sent to call upon him to return to righteousness, and
to threaten him with punishment for disobedience.
Sect. XXIII. Jerusalem besieged by Nebuchadnezzar. Jecho-
niah taken prisoner, and carried into captivity with
many others.
The treasures of the Lord's house, &c.

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Sect, XXIV. The beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of
Judab. Jeremiah sent to command him in the name
of the Lord to submit to Nebuchadnezzar.
Sect. XXV. A false prophet contradicts Jeremiah's prophecy.
Sect. XXVI. Jeremiah's consolatory letter to the captives in
Babylon, foretelling the end of their captivity.

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Sect. XXVII. Zedekiah's disobedience. Ezekiel's prediction concerning him.

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Sect. XXVIII. The city of Jerusalem closely besieged by Nebuchadnezzar. Jeremiah's prediction concerning him. Sect. XXIX. The army of Nebuchadnezzar withdrawn from Jerusalem. Jeremiah foretells its return. The prophet endeavours to escape from Jerusalem, and is cast into. prison.

Sect. XXX. Jeremiah released by Zedekiah...

Sect. XXXI. The princes conspire against Jeremiah for his prediction. He is cast into a dungeon. Ebed meleeh procures his deliverance. Zedekiah consults him pri- vately.

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Sect. XXXII. Zedekiah hardens his heart. Jeremiah's pro-
phetic description of the miseries of the siege.

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