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19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not (A)fear Yahweh and entreat the favor of Yahweh, and (B)Yahweh [a]relented of the evil demise which He had spoken against them? But we are (C)committing a great evil against ourselves.”

20 Indeed, there was also a man who prophesied in the name of Yahweh, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from (D)Kiriath-jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land words similar to all those of Jeremiah. 21 And King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and all the officials heard his words. So the (E)king sought to put him to death; but Uriah heard it, and he was afraid and (F)fled and went to Egypt.

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  1. Jeremiah 26:19 Or regretted