| 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying, 2 Hear ye
the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem; 3 and say thou unto them, Thus saith Jehovah,
the God of Israel: Cursed be the man that heareth not the words of this
covenant, 4 which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them
forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Obey my
voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my
people, and I will be your God; 5 that I may establish the oath which I
sware unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as
at this day. Then answered I, and said, Amen, O Jehovah. 6 And Jehovah
said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the
streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do
them. 7 For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I
brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early
and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. 8 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined
their ear, but walked every one in the stubbornness of their evil heart:
therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I
commanded them to do, but they did them not. 9 And Jehovah said unto me, A
conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of
Jerusalem. 10 They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers,
who refused to hear my words; and they are gone after other gods to serve
them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant
which I made with their fathers. 11 Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold,
I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they
shall cry unto me, but I will not hearken unto them. 12 Then shall the
cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods
unto which they offer incense: but they will not save them at all in the time
of their trouble. 13 For according to the number of thy cities are thy
gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have
ye set up altars to the shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto
Baal. 14 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor
prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me
because of their trouble. 15 What hath my beloved to do in my house,
seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is
passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. 16 Jehovah
called thy name, A green olive-tree, fair with goodly fruit: with the noise
of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are
broken. 17 For Jehovah of hosts, who planted thee, hath pronounced evil
against thee, because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of
Judah, which they have wrought for themselves in provoking me to anger by
offering incense unto Baal. 18 And Jehovah gave me knowledge of it, and I
knew it: then thou showedst me their doings. 19 But I was like a gentle
lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised
devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit
thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name
may be no more remembered. 20 But, O Jehovah of hosts, who judgest
righteously, who triest the heart and the mind, I shall see thy vengeance on
them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause. 21 Therefore thus saith
Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Thou
shalt not prophesy in the name of Jehovah, that thou die not by our hand;
22 therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the
young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by
famine; 23 and there shall be no remnant unto them: for I will bring evil
upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.
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