Baruch writes the prophecies of Jeremiah and reads them in the house of the Lord. Jehoiakim, the king, burns the book, and judgment comes upon him. Jeremiah dictates the prophecies again and adds many more. Jeremiah prophesies that Egypt will not save Judah from Babylon. He is cast into a dungeon. Zedekiah transfers him to the court of the prison. The rulers cast Jeremiah into a muddy dungeon. He is freed by Ebed-melech, an Ethiopian, and put in the court of the prison. He counsels Zedekiah concerning the war. Jerusalem is taken, and the people are taken captive. Jeremiah and Ebed-melech, the Ethiopian, are preserved. The king of Babylon makes Gedaliah governor over the remnant left in Judah. Jeremiah is freed and dwells among them.
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