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Chapter 11 |
| 1 | The word that
came to Jeremiah from the LORD saying, |
| 2 | Hear ye the words of this
covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of
Jerusalem; |
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| And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of
Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,
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| 4 | Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out
of the land of Egypt, from 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: |
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5 | That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto
your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this
day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD. |
| 6 | Then the LORD
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. |
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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 imagination of their evil
heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I
commanded them to do: but they did them not. |
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9 | And the LORD said unto
me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of
Jerusalem. |
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| They are turned back to the iniquities of their
forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went 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 the
LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to
escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.
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| 12 | Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry
unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all
in the time of their trouble. |
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13 | For according to the number of thy
cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of
Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn
incense unto Baal. |
| 14 | Therefore pray not thou for this people,
neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time
that they cry unto me for their trouble. |
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15 | What hath my beloved to do
in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh
is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. |
| 16 | The
LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the
noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it
are broken. |
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17 | For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath
pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the
house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger
in offering incense unto Baal. |
| 18 | And the LORD hath given me
knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings. |
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But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought 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 LORD of hosts, that
judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy
vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause. |
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Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life,
saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our
hand: |
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Therefore thus saith the LORD 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 of them: for I
will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their
visitation. |
