| Chapter
11 |
| 1 | The
word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD saying, |
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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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3 | And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of
Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth 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, 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: |
| 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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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 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. |
| 9 | And the LORD
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, 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 19 | 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. |
| 21 | 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: |
| 22 | 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. |
