1 These are the families of Juda, of which the whole number was seventy-six thousand five hundred.

2 The princes of Juda are become as they that take up the bound: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

3 And the children of Juda besieging Jerusalem, took it, and put it to the sword, and set the whole city on fire.

4 And Juda said to Simeon his brother: Come up with me into my lot, and fight against the Chanaanite, that I also may go along with thee into thy lot.

5 And Jeremias the prophet spoke all these words to Sedecias the king of Juda in Jerusalem.

6 Now there were among them of the children of Juda, Daniel, Ananias, Misael, and Azarias.

7 Now the Philistines gathering together their troops to battle, assembled at Socho of Juda, and camped between Socho and Azeca in the borders of Dommim.

8 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem?

9 Which Jeremias the prophet spoke to all the people of Juda, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying.

10 For it is evident that our Lord sprung out of Juda: in which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.

11 And all Israel departed from David, and followed Seba the son of Bochri: but the men of Juda stuck to their king from the Jordan unto Jerusalem.

12 And the pride of Israel shall answer in his face: and Israel and Ephraim shall fall in their iniquity, Juda also shall fall with them.

13 In that day shall this canticle be sung the land of Juda. Sion the city of our strength a saviour, a wall and a bulwark shall be set therein.

14 And they arose, and came with a great army into the land of Juda: and they sent messengers, and spoke to Judas and his brethren with peaceable words deceitfully.

15 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

16 At that time Josue came and cut off the Enacims from the mountains, from Hebron, and Dabir, and Anab, and from all the mountain of Juda and Israel, and destroyed their cities.

17 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

18 But Nabuzardan the general left some of the poor people that had nothing at all, in the land of Juda, and he gave them vineyards, and cisterns at that time.

19 In the third year of Osee the son of Ela king of Israel, reigned Ezechias the son of Achaz king of Juda.

20 For the wrath of the Lord was against Jerusalem, and against Juda, till he cast them out from his presence: and Sedecias revolted from the king of Babylon.

21 For thus saith the Lord to the men of Juda and Jerusalem: Break up anew your fallow ground, and sow not upon thorns.