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and repeats the harangue of the false prophets. Jeremiah is
thrown into a deep dungeon full of mire, and is fed only on
a dry loaf of barley a day until a famine prevails in the city,
which is besieged by the Chaldeans. The pseudo-prophet
Hananiah dies as Jeremiah had foretold. The wall of the
city is thrown down somewhere, and the victorious army
rushes into the city, the fleeing King Zedekiah and his retinue
are seized and taken to the King of Babylon. The city and
the temple, after being pillaged, are set on fire and all the
inhabitants of Jerusalem are carried into Babylonia; only the
poorer classes are left to cultivate the land. By order of
Nebuchadnezzar, Jeremiah is granted a favor of staying in
Jerusalem, and the newly appointed governor, Gedaliah, is
charged to guard and well look after the prophet. But
Gedaliah is killed by the rebellious Jews, and then they all
thrown into a deep dungeon full of mire, and is fed only on
a dry loaf of barley a day until a famine prevails in the city,
which is besieged by the Chaldeans. The pseudo-prophet
Hananiah dies as Jeremiah had foretold. The wall of the
city is thrown down somewhere, and the victorious army
rushes into the city, the fleeing King Zedekiah and his retinue
are seized and taken to the King of Babylon. The city and
the temple, after being pillaged, are set on fire and all the
inhabitants of Jerusalem are carried into Babylonia; only the
poorer classes are left to cultivate the land. By order of
Nebuchadnezzar, Jeremiah is granted a favor of staying in
Jerusalem, and the newly appointed governor, Gedaliah, is
charged to guard and well look after the prophet. But
Gedaliah is killed by the rebellious Jews, and then they all