The word which
came
to Jeremiah
from the LORD
, saying
,
" aHear the words
of this
bcovenant
, and speak
to the men
of Judah
and to the inhabitants
of Jerusalem
;
and say to them, `Thus
says
the LORD
, the God
of Israel
, " aCursed
is the man
who
does not heed
the words
of this
covenant
which I commanded
your forefathers
in the aday
that I brought
them out of the land
of Egypt
, from the biron
furnace
, saying
, ` cListen
to My voice
, and 1do
according to all
which
I command
you; so you shall be dMy people
, and I will be your God
,'
in order to confirm
the aoath
which
I swore
to your forefathers
, to give
them a land
flowing
with milk
and honey
, as it is this
day
.""' Then I said
, " bAmen
, O LORD
."
And the LORD said
to me, " aProclaim
all
these
words
in the cities
of Judah
and in the streets
of Jerusalem
, saying
, ` bHear
the words
of this
covenant
and cdo
them.
`For I solemnly awarned
your fathers
in the bday
that I brought
them up from the land
of Egypt
, even to this
day
, 1 cwarning
persistently
, saying
, " dListen
to My voice
."
`Yet they adid not obey
or incline
their ear
, but walked
, each
one
, in the stubbornness
of his evil
heart
; therefore I brought
on them all
the bwords
of this
covenant
, which
I commanded
them to do
, but they did
not.' "
Then the LORD said
to me, "A aconspiracy
has been found
among the men
of Judah
and among the inhabitants
of Jerusalem
.
"They have aturned back
to the iniquities
of their 1ancestors
who
brefused
to hear
My words
, and they chave gone
after
other
gods
to serve
them; the house
of Israel
and the house
of Judah
have dbroken
My covenant
which
I made
with their fathers
."
Therefore thus
says
the LORD
, "Behold
I am abringing
disaster
on them which
they will bnot be able
to escape
; though they will ccry
to Me, yet I will not listen
to them.
"Then the cities of Judah
and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem
will ago
and cry
to the gods
to whom
they burn
incense
, but they surely
will not save
them in the time
of their disaster
.
"For your gods are 1 aas many
as your cities
, O Judah
; and 1as many
as the streets
of Jerusalem
are the altars
you have set
up to the bshameful
thing
, altars
to cburn
incense
to Baal
.
"Therefore ado not pray for this
people
, nor
lift
up a cry
or prayer
for them; for I will bnot listen
when
they call
to Me because
of their disaster
.
"What right has My abeloved
in My house
When
bshe has done
many
vile
deeds
? Can the sacrificial
flesh
take
away
from you your disaster
, 1So
that you can rejoice
?"
The LORD called
your name
, "A agreen
olive
tree
, beautiful
in fruit
and form
"; With the bnoise
of a great
tumult
He has ckindled
fire
on it, And its branches
are worthless
.
The LORD of hosts
, who aplanted
you, has bpronounced
evil
against
you because
of the evil
of the house
of Israel
and of the house
of Judah
, which
they have 1done
to provoke
Me by 2 coffering
up sacrifices
to Baal
.
Moreover, the LORD amade
it known
to me and I knew
it; Then
You showed
me their deeds
.
But I was like a gentle alamb
led
to the slaughter
; And I did not know
that they had bdevised
plots
against
me, saying, "Let us destroy
the tree
with its 1fruit
, And clet us cut
him off
from the dland
of the living
, That his ename
be remembered
no
more
."
But, O LORD of hosts
, who ajudges
righteously
, Who btries
the 1feelings
and the heart
, Let me see
Your vengeance
on them, For to You have I 2committed
my cause
.
Therefore thus
says
the LORD
concerning
the men
of aAnathoth
, who bseek
your life
, saying
, " cDo not prophesy
in the name
of the LORD
, so
that you will not ddie
at our hand
";
therefore, thus
says
the LORD
of hosts
, "Behold
, I am about to apunish
them! The byoung
men
will die
by the sword
, their sons
and daughters
will die
by famine
;
and a remnant awill not be left
to them, for I will bbring
disaster
on the men
of Anathoth
-- cthe year
of their punishment
."