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When Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt.

Jeremiah 26:21 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીયર્મિયા ૨૬:૨૧
પણ જ્યારે યહોયાકીમ રાજાએ તથા તેના બધા સૈનિકો અને અધિકારીઓએ તે વચનો સાંભળ્યાં ત્યારે રાજાએ તેને મારી નાખવાનો પ્રયત્ન કર્યો, પણ જ્યારે ઉરિયાને તેની ખબર પડી ત્યારે ભયભીત થઈ મિસર નાસી ગયો.
हिन्दीयिर्मयाह २६:२१
जब यहोयाकीम राजा और उसके सब वीरों और सब हाकिमों ने उसके वचन सुने, तब राजा ने उसे मरवा डालने का यत्न किया; और ऊरिय्याह यह सुनकर डर के मारे मिस्र को भाग गया।

In context

19Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Didn’t he fear the LORD, and entreat the favor of the LORD, and the LORD relented of the disaster which he had pronounced against them? We would commit great evil against our own souls that way!”

20There was also a man who prophesied in the LORD’s name, Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath Jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah.

21When Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt.

22Then Jehoiakim the king sent Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him into Egypt.

23They fetched Uriah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

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