1 The words1697 of Jeremiah3414 the son1121 of Hilkiah,2518 of the priests3548 that were in Anathoth6068 in the land776 of Benjamin:1144
2 To whom834 the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 in the days3117 of Josiah2977 the son1121 of Amon526 king4428 of Judah,3063 in the thirteenth7969 6240 year8141 of his reign.4427
3 It came1961 also in the days3117 of Jehoiakim3079 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah,3063 to the end8537 of the eleventh6240 year8141 of Zedekiah6667 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah,3063 to the carrying1540 away of Jerusalem3389 captive1540 in the fifth2549 month.2320
4 Then the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to me, saying,559
5 Before2962 I formed3335 you in the belly990 I knew3045 you; and before2962 you came3318 forth3318 out of the womb7358 I sanctified6942 you, and I ordained5414 you a prophet5030 to the nations.1471
6 Then said559 I, Ah,162 Lord136 GOD!3069 behold,2009 I cannot3808 speak:1696 for I am a child.5288
7 But the LORD3068 said559 to me, Say559 not, I am a child:5288 for you shall go3212 to all3605 that I shall send7971 you, and whatever3605 834 I command6680 you you shall speak.1696
8 Be not afraid3372 of their faces:6440 for I am with you to deliver5337 you, said5002 the LORD.3068
9 Then the LORD3068 put7971 forth7971 his hand,3027 and touched5060 my mouth.6310 And the LORD3068 said559 to me, Behold,2009 I have put5414 my words1697 in your mouth.6310
10 See,7200 I have this2088 day3117 set6485 you over5921 the nations1471 and over5921 the kingdoms,4467 to root5428 out, and to pull5422 down, and to destroy,6 and to throw2040 down,2040 to build,1129 and to plant.5193
11 Moreover the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to me, saying,559 Jeremiah,3414 what4100 see7200 you? And I said,559 I see7200 a rod4731 of an almond8247 tree.
12 Then said559 the LORD3068 to me, You have well3190 seen:7200 for I will hasten8245 my word1697 to perform6213 it.
13 And the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to me the second8145 time, saying,559 What4100 see7200 you? And I said,559 I see7200 a seething5301 pot;5518 and the face6440 thereof is toward6440 the north.6828
14 Then the LORD3068 said559 to me, Out of the north6828 an evil7451 shall break6605 forth on all3605 the inhabitants3427 of the land.776
15 For, see,2009 I will call7121 all3605 the families4940 of the kingdoms4467 of the north,6828 said5002 the LORD;3068 and they shall come,935 and they shall set5414 every376 one376 his throne3678 at the entering6607 of the gates8179 of Jerusalem,3389 and against5921 all3605 the walls2346 thereof round5439 about, and against5921 all3605 the cities5892 of Judah.3063
16 And I will utter1696 my judgments4941 against5921 them touching5921 all3605 their wickedness,7451 who have forsaken5800 me, and have burned6999 incense6999 to other312 gods,430 and worshipped7812 the works4639 of their own hands.3027
17 You therefore gird2296 up your loins,4975 and arise,6965 and speak1696 to them all3605 that I command6680 you: be not dismayed2865 at their faces,6440 lest6435 I confound2865 you before6440 them.
18 For, behold,2009 I have made5414 you this day3117 a defended4013 city,5892 and an iron1270 pillar,5982 and brazen5178 walls2346 against5921 the whole3605 land,776 against the kings4428 of Judah,3063 against the princes8269 thereof, against the priests3548 thereof, and against the people5971 of the land.776
19 And they shall fight3898 against413 you; but they shall not prevail3201 against you; for I am with you, said5002 the LORD,3068 to deliver5337 you.
1 Moreover the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to me, saying,559
2 Go1980 and cry7121 in the ears241 of Jerusalem,3389 saying,559 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 I remember2142 you, the kindness2617 of your youth,5271 the love160 of your espousals,3623 when you went3212 after310 me in the wilderness,4057 in a land776 that was not sown.2232
3 Israel3478 was holiness6944 to the LORD,3068 and the first fruits7225 of his increase:8393 all3605 that devour398 him shall offend;816 evil7451 shall come935 on them, said5002 the LORD.3068
4 Hear8085 you the word1697 of the LORD,3068 O house1004 of Jacob,3290 and all3605 the families4940 of the house1004 of Israel:3478
5 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 What4100 iniquity5766 have your fathers1 found4672 in me, that they are gone far7368 from me, and have walked3212 after310 vanity,1892 and are become1891 vain?1891
6 Neither3808 said559 they, Where346 is the LORD3068 that brought5927 us up out of the land776 of Egypt,4714 that led3212 us through the wilderness,4057 through a land776 of deserts6160 and of pits,7745 through a land776 of drought,6723 and of the shadow6757 of death,6757 through a land776 that no3808 man376 passed5674 through, and where8033 no3808 man120 dwelled?3427
7 And I brought935 you into413 a plentiful3759 country,776 to eat398 the fruit6529 thereof and the goodness2898 thereof; but when you entered,935 you defiled2930 my land,776 and made7760 my heritage5159 an abomination.8441
8 The priests3548 said559 not, Where346 is the LORD?3068 and they that handle8610 the law8451 knew3045 me not: the pastors7462 also transgressed6586 against me, and the prophets5030 prophesied5012 by Baal,1168 and walked1980 after310 things that do not profit.3276
9 Why3651 I will yet5750 plead7378 with you, said5002 the LORD,3068 and with your children's1121 children1121 will I plead.7378
10 For pass5674 over5674 the isles339 of Chittim,3794 and see;7200 and send7971 to Kedar,6938 and consider995 diligently,3966 and see7200 if2005 there be such2063 a thing.
11 Has a nation1471 changed4171 their gods,430 which1992 are yet no3808 gods?430 but my people5971 have changed4171 their glory3519 for that which1992 does not profit.3276
12 Be astonished,8074 O you heavens,8064 at5921 this,2063 and be horribly8175 afraid,8175 be you very3966 desolate,2717 said5002 the LORD.3068
13 For my people5971 have committed6213 two8147 evils;7451 they have forsaken5800 me the fountain4726 of living2416 waters,4325 and hewed2672 them out cisterns,877 broken7665 cisterns,877 that can hold3557 no3808 water.4325
14 Is Israel3478 a servant?5650 is he a home born1004 slave? why4069 is he spoiled?957
15 The young3715 lions3715 roared7580 on him, and yelled,5414 6963 and they made7896 his land776 waste:8047 his cities5892 are burned3341 without1097 inhabitant.3427
16 Also1571 the children1121 of Noph5297 and Tahapanes8471 have broken7462 the crown6936 of your head.6936
17 Have you not procured6213 this2063 to yourself, in that you have forsaken5800 the LORD3068 your God,430 when6256 he led3212 you by the way?1870
18 And now6258 what4100 have you to do in the way1870 of Egypt,4714 to drink8354 the waters4325 of Sihor?7883 or what4100 have you to do in the way1870 of Assyria,804 to drink8354 the waters4325 of the river?5104
19 Your own wickedness7451 shall correct3256 you, and your backslidings4878 shall reprove3198 you: know3045 therefore and see7200 that it is an evil7451 thing and bitter,4751 that you have forsaken5800 the LORD3068 your God,430 and that my fear6345 is not in you, said5002 the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts.6635
20 For of old5769 time I have broken7665 your yoke,5923 and burst5423 your bands;4147 and you said,559 I will not transgress;5647 when3588 on every3605 high1364 hill1389 and under8478 every3605 green7488 tree6086 you wander,6808 playing the harlot.2181
21 Yet I had planted5193 you a noble vine,8321 wholly3605 a right571 seed:2233 how349 then are you turned2015 into the degenerate5494 plant of a strange5237 vine1612 to me?
22 For though518 you wash3526 you with nitre,5427 and take you much7235 soap,1287 yet your iniquity5771 is marked3799 before6440 me, said5002 the Lord136 GOD.3069
23 How349 can you say,559 I am not polluted,2930 I have not gone1980 after310 Baalim?1168 see7200 your way1870 in the valley,1516 know3045 what4100 you have done:6213 you are a swift7031 dromedary1072 traversing8308 her ways;1870
24 A wild6501 ass6501 used3928 to the wilderness,4057 that snuffs7602 up the wind7307 at her pleasure;185 5315 in her occasion8385 who4310 can turn7725 her away? all3605 they that seek1245 her will not weary3286 themselves; in her month2320 they shall find4672 her.
25 Withhold4513 your foot7272 from being unshod,3182 and your throat1627 from thirst:6773 but you said,559 There is no hope:2976 no;3808 for I have loved157 strangers,2114 and after310 them will I go.3212
26 As the thief1590 is ashamed1322 when3588 he is found,4672 so3651 is the house1004 of Israel3478 ashamed;954 they, their kings,4428 their princes,8269 and their priests,3548 and their prophets.5030
27 Saying559 to a stock,6086 You are my father;1 and to a stone,68 You have brought3205 me forth:3205 for they have turned6437 their back6203 to me, and not their face:6440 but in the time6256 of their trouble7451 they will say,559 Arise,6965 and save3467 us.
28 But where346 are your gods430 that you have made6213 you? let them arise,6965 if518 they can save3467 you in the time6256 of your trouble:7451 for according to the number4557 of your cities5892 are your gods,430 O Judah.3063
29 Why4100 will you plead7378 with me? you all3605 have transgressed6586 against me, said5002 the LORD.3068
30 In vain7723 have I smitten5221 your children;1121 they received3947 no3808 correction:4148 your own sword2719 has devoured398 your prophets,5030 like a destroying7843 lion.738
31 O generation,1755 see7200 you the word1697 of the LORD.3068 Have I been1961 a wilderness4057 to Israel?3478 a land776 of darkness?3991 why4069 say559 my people,5971 We are lords;7300 we will come935 no3808 more5750 to you?
32 Can a maid1330 forget7911 her ornaments,5716 or a bride3618 her attire?7196 yet my people5971 have forgotten7911 me days3117 without369 number.4557
33 Why4100 trim3190 you your way1870 to seek1245 love?160 therefore3651 have you also1571 taught3925 the wicked7451 ones your ways.1870
34 Also1571 in your skirts3671 is found4672 the blood1818 of the souls5315 of the poor34 innocents:5355 I have not found4672 it by secret search,4290 but on all3605 these.428
35 Yet you say,559 Because3588 I am innocent,5352 surely389 his anger639 shall turn7725 from me. Behold,2005 I will plead8199 with you, because5921 you say,559 I have not sinned.2398
36 Why4100 gad235 you about235 so much3966 to change8138 your way?1870 you also1571 shall be ashamed954 of Egypt,4714 as you were ashamed954 of Assyria.804
37 Yes,1571 you shall go3318 forth3318 from him, and your hands3027 on your head:7218 for the LORD3068 has rejected3988 your confidences,4009 and you shall not prosper6743 in them.
1 They say,559 If2005 a man376 put7971 away his wife,802 and she go1980 from him, and become1961 another312 man's,376 shall he return7725 to her again?5750 shall not that land776 be greatly polluted?2610 but you have played the harlot2181 with many7227 lovers;7453 yet return7725 again to me, said5002 the LORD.3068
2 Lift5375 up your eyes5869 to the high8205 places, and see7200 where375 you have not been lien7693 with. In the ways1870 have you sat3427 for them, as the Arabian6163 in the wilderness;4057 and you have polluted2610 the land776 with your prostitutions2184 and with your wickedness.7451
3 Therefore the showers7241 have been withheld,4513 and there has been1961 no3808 latter4456 rain;4456 and you had a whore's2181 forehead,4696 you refused3985 to be ashamed.3637
4 Will you not from this time6258 cry7121 to me, My father,1 you are the guide441 of my youth?5271
5 Will he reserve5201 his anger for ever? will he keep8104 it to the end?5331 Behold,2009 you have spoken1696 and done6213 evil7451 things as you could.3201
6 The LORD3068 said559 also to me in the days3117 of Josiah2977 the king,4428 Have you seen7200 that which834 backsliding4878 Israel3478 has done?6213 she is gone1980 up on every3605 high1364 mountain2022 and under413 8478 every3605 green7488 tree,6086 and there8033 has played the harlot.2181
7 And I said559 after310 she had done6213 all3605 these428 things, Turn7725 you to me. But she returned7725 not. And her treacherous901 sister269 Judah3063 saw7200 it.
8 And I saw,7200 when3588 for all3605 the causes182 whereby834 backsliding4878 Israel3478 committed5003 adultery5003 I had put7971 her away, and given5414 her a bill5612 of divorce;3748 yet her treacherous898 sister269 Judah3063 feared3372 not, but went3212 and played the harlot2181 also.1571
9 And it came1961 to pass through the lightness6963 of her prostitution,2184 that she defiled2610 the land,776 and committed5003 adultery5003 with stones68 and with stocks.6086
10 And yet for all3605 this2063 her treacherous901 sister269 Judah3063 has not turned7725 to me with her whole3605 heart,3820 but feignedly,8267 said5002 the LORD.3068
11 And the LORD3068 said559 to me, The backsliding4878 Israel3478 has justified6663 herself more than treacherous898 Judah.3063
12 Go1980 and proclaim7121 these428 words1697 toward the north,6828 and say,559 Return,7725 you backsliding4878 Israel,3478 said5002 the LORD;3068 and I will not cause my anger6440 to fall5307 on you: for I am merciful,2623 said5002 the LORD,3068 and I will not keep5201 anger for ever.5769
13 Only389 acknowledge3045 your iniquity,5771 that you have transgressed6586 against the LORD3068 your God,430 and have scattered6340 your ways1870 to the strangers2114 under8478 every3605 green7488 tree,6086 and you have not obeyed8085 my voice,6963 said5002 the LORD.3068
14 Turn,7725 O backsliding7726 children,1121 said5002 the LORD;3068 for I am married1166 to you: and I will take3947 you one259 of a city,5892 and two8147 of a family,4940 and I will bring935 you to Zion:6726
15 And I will give5414 you pastors7462 according to my heart,3820 which shall feed7462 you with knowledge1844 and understanding.7919
16 And it shall come1961 to pass, when3588 you be multiplied7235 and increased6509 in the land,776 in those1992 days,3117 said5002 the LORD,3068 they shall say559 no3808 more,5750 The ark727 of the covenant1285 of the LORD:3068 neither3808 shall it come5927 to mind:3820 neither3808 shall they remember2142 it; neither3808 shall they visit6485 it; neither3808 shall that be done6213 any more.5750
17 At that time6256 they shall call7121 Jerusalem3389 the throne3678 of the LORD;3068 and all3605 the nations1471 shall be gathered6960 to it, to the name8034 of the LORD,3068 to Jerusalem:3389 neither3808 shall they walk3212 any more5750 after310 the imagination8307 of their evil7451 heart.3820
18 In those1992 days3117 the house1004 of Judah3063 shall walk3212 with the house1004 of Israel,3478 and they shall come935 together3162 out of the land776 of the north6828 to the land776 that I have given for an inheritance5157 to your fathers.1
19 But I said,559 How349 shall I put7896 you among the children,1121 and give5414 you a pleasant2532 land,776 a goodly6643 heritage5159 of the hosts6635 of nations?1471 and I said,559 You shall call7121 me, My father;1 and shall not turn7725 away from me.
20 Surely403 as a wife802 treacherously898 departs from her husband,1167 so3651 have you dealt treacherously898 with me, O house1004 of Israel,3478 said5002 the LORD.3068
21 A voice6963 was heard8085 on the high8205 places, weeping1065 and supplications8469 of the children1121 of Israel:3478 for they have perverted5753 their way,1870 and they have forgotten7911 the LORD3068 their God.430
22 Return,7725 you backsliding7726 children,1121 and I will heal7495 your backslidings.4878 Behold,2005 we come857 to you; for you are the LORD3068 our God.430
23 Truly403 in vain8267 is salvation hoped for from the hills,1389 and from the multitude1995 of mountains:2022 truly403 in the LORD3068 our God430 is the salvation8668 of Israel.3478
24 For shame1322 has devoured398 the labor3018 of our fathers1 from our youth;5271 their flocks6629 and their herds,1241 their sons1121 and their daughters.1323
25 We lie7901 down7901 in our shame,1322 and our confusion3639 covers3680 us: for we have sinned2398 against the LORD3068 our God,430 we and our fathers,1 from our youth5271 even to this2088 day,3117 and have not obeyed8085 the voice6963 of the LORD3068 our God.430
1 If518 you will return,7725 O Israel,3478 said5002 the LORD,3068 return7725 to me: and if518 you will put5493 away5493 your abominations8251 out of my sight,6440 then shall you not remove.5110
2 And you shall swear,7650 The LORD3068 lives,2416 in truth,571 in judgment,4941 and in righteousness;6666 and the nations1471 shall bless1288 themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.1984
3 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 to the men376 of Judah3063 and Jerusalem,3389 Break5214 up your fallow5215 ground, and sow2232 not among413 thorns.6975
4 Circumcise4135 yourselves to the LORD,3068 and take5493 away5493 the foreskins6190 of your heart,3824 you men376 of Judah3063 and inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem:3389 lest6435 my fury2534 come3318 forth3318 like fire,784 and burn1197 that none369 can quench3518 it, because6440 of the evil7455 of your doings.4611
5 Declare5046 you in Judah,3063 and publish8085 in Jerusalem;3389 and say,559 Blow8628 you the trumpet7782 in the land:776 cry,7121 gather4390 together, and say,559 Assemble622 yourselves, and let us go935 into413 the defended4013 cities.5892
6 Set5375 up the standard5251 toward Zion:6726 retire,5756 stay5975 not: for I will bring935 evil7451 from the north,6828 and a great1419 destruction.7667
7 The lion738 is come5927 up from his thicket,5441 and the destroyer7843 of the Gentiles1471 is on his way;5265 he is gone3318 forth3318 from his place4725 to make7760 your land776 desolate;8047 and your cities5892 shall be laid waste,5327 without369 an inhabitant.3427
8 For this2063 gird2296 you with sackcloth,8242 lament5594 and howl:3213 for the fierce2740 anger639 of the LORD3068 is not turned7725 back7725 from us.
9 And it shall come1961 to pass at that day,3117 said5002 the LORD,3068 that the heart3820 of the king4428 shall perish,6 and the heart3820 of the princes;8269 and the priests3548 shall be astonished,8074 and the prophets5030 shall wonder.8539
10 Then said559 I, Ah,162 Lord136 GOD!3069 surely403 you have greatly deceived5377 this2088 people5971 and Jerusalem,3389 saying,559 You shall have1961 peace;7965 whereas the sword2719 reaches5060 to the soul.5315
11 At that time6256 shall it be said559 to this2088 people5971 and to Jerusalem,3389 A dry6703 wind7307 of the high8205 places in the wilderness4057 toward the daughter1323 of my people,5971 not to fan,2219 nor3808 to cleanse,1305
12 Even a full4392 wind7307 from those428 places shall come935 to me: now6258 also1571 will I give1696 sentence4941 against them.
13 Behold,2009 he shall come5927 up as clouds,6053 and his chariots4818 shall be as a whirlwind:5492 his horses5483 are swifter7043 than eagles.5404 Woe188 to us! for we are spoiled.7703
14 O Jerusalem,3389 wash3526 your heart3820 from wickedness,7451 that you may be saved.3467 How5704 long5704 shall your vain205 thoughts4284 lodge3885 within7130 you?
15 For a voice6963 declares5046 from Dan,1835 and publishes8085 affliction205 from mount2022 Ephraim.669
16 Make you mention2142 to the nations;1471 behold,2009 publish8085 against5921 Jerusalem,3389 that watchers5341 come935 from a far4801 country,776 and give5414 out their voice6963 against5921 the cities5892 of Judah.3063
17 As keepers8104 of a field,7704 are they against5921 her round5439 about; because3588 she has been rebellious4784 against me, said5002 the LORD.3068
18 Your way1870 and your doings4611 have procured6213 these428 things to you; this2063 is your wickedness,7451 because3588 it is bitter,4751 because3588 it reaches5060 to your heart.3820
19 My bowels,4578 my bowels!4578 I am pained3176 at my very7023 heart;3820 my heart3820 makes a noise1993 in me; I cannot3808 hold2790 my peace,2790 because3588 you have heard,8085 O my soul,5315 the sound6963 of the trumpet,7782 the alarm8643 of war.4421
20 Destruction7667 on destruction7667 is cried;7121 for the whole3605 land776 is spoiled:7703 suddenly6597 are my tents168 spoiled,7703 and my curtains3407 in a moment.7281
21 How5704 long5704 shall I see7200 the standard,5251 and hear8085 the sound6963 of the trumpet?7782
22 For my people5971 is foolish,191 they have not known3045 me; they are silly5530 children,1121 and they have none3808 understanding:995 they are wise2450 to do evil,7489 but to do good3190 they have no3808 knowledge.3045
23 I beheld7200 the earth,776 and, see,2009 it was without8414 form,8414 and void;922 and the heavens,8064 and they had no369 light.216
24 I beheld7200 the mountains,2022 and, see,2009 they trembled,7493 and all3605 the hills1389 moved7043 lightly.7043
25 I beheld,7200 and, see,2009 there was no369 man,120 and all3605 the birds5775 of the heavens8064 were fled.5074
26 I beheld,7200 and, see,2009 the fruitful3759 place was a wilderness,4057 and all3605 the cities5892 thereof were broken5422 down5422 at the presence6440 of the LORD,3068 and by his fierce2740 anger.639
27 For thus3541 has the LORD3068 said,559 The whole3605 land776 shall be desolate;8077 yet will I not make6213 a full end.3615
28 For this2063 shall the earth776 mourn,56 and the heavens8064 above4605 be black;6937 because5921 3588 I have spoken1696 it, I have purposed2161 it, and will not repent,5162 neither3808 will I turn7725 back7725 from it.
29 The whole3605 city5892 shall flee1272 for the noise6963 of the horsemen6571 and bowmen;7411 7198 they shall go935 into thickets,5645 and climb5927 up on the rocks:3710 every3605 city5892 shall be forsaken,5800 and not a man376 dwell3427 therein.2004
30 And when you are spoiled,7703 what4100 will you do?6213 Though3588 you clothe3847 yourself with crimson,8144 though3588 you deck5710 you with ornaments5716 of gold,2091 though3588 you rend7167 your face5869 with painting,6320 in vain7723 shall you make yourself fair;3302 your lovers5689 will despise3988 you, they will seek1245 your life.5315
31 For I have heard8085 a voice6963 as of a woman in travail,2470 and the anguish6869 as of her that brings1069 forth her first1069 child, the voice6963 of the daughter1323 of Zion,6726 that mourns3306 herself, that spreads6566 her hands,3709 saying, Woe188 is me now!4994 for my soul5315 is wearied5888 because of murderers.2026
1 Run7751 you to and fro7751 through the streets2351 of Jerusalem,3389 and see7200 now,4994 and know,3045 and seek1245 in the broad7339 places thereof, if518 you can find4672 a man,376 if518 there be any that executes6213 judgment,4941 that seeks1245 the truth;530 and I will pardon5545 it.
2 And though518 they say,559 The LORD3068 lives;2416 surely403 they swear7650 falsely.8267
3 O LORD,3068 are not your eyes5869 on the truth?530 you have stricken5221 them, but they have not grieved;2342 you have consumed3615 them, but they have refused3985 to receive3947 correction:4148 they have made their faces6440 harder2388 than a rock;5553 they have refused3985 to return.7725
4 Therefore I said,559 Surely389 these1992 are poor;1800 they are foolish:2973 for they know3045 not the way1870 of the LORD,3068 nor the judgment4941 of their God.430
5 I will get3212 me to the great1419 men, and will speak1696 to them; for they have known3045 the way1870 of the LORD,3068 and the judgment4941 of their God:430 but these1992 have altogether3162 broken7665 the yoke,5923 and burst5423 the bonds.4147
6 Why5921 3651 a lion738 out of the forest3293 shall slay5221 them, and a wolf2061 of the evenings6160 shall spoil7703 them, a leopard5246 shall watch8245 over5921 their cities:5892 every3605 one that goes3318 out there2007 shall be torn2963 in pieces: because3588 their transgressions6588 are many,7231 and their backslidings4878 are increased.6105
7 How335 shall I pardon5545 you for this?2063 your children1121 have forsaken5800 me, and sworn7650 by them that are no3808 gods:430 when I had fed them to the full,7646 they then committed5003 adultery,5003 and assembled1413 themselves by troops in the harlots'2181 houses.1004
8 They were as fed2109 horses5483 in the morning:7904 every376 one376 neighed6670 after413 his neighbor's7453 wife.802
9 Shall I not visit6485 for these428 things? said5002 the LORD:3068 and shall not my soul5315 be avenged5358 on such834 a nation1471 as this?2088
10 Go5927 you up on her walls,8284 and destroy;7843 but make6213 not a full end:3615 take5493 away5493 her battlements;5189 for they are not the LORD's.3068
11 For the house1004 of Israel3478 and the house1004 of Judah3063 have dealt very treacherously898 against me, said5002 the LORD.3068
12 They have belied3584 the LORD,3068 and said,559 It is not he; neither3808 shall evil7451 come935 on us; neither3808 shall we see7200 sword2719 nor famine:7458
13 And the prophets5030 shall become1961 wind,7307 and the word1697 is not in them: thus3541 shall it be done6213 to them.
14 Why3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 God430 of hosts,6635 Because3282 you speak1696 this2088 word,1697 behold,2005 I will make5414 my words1697 in your mouth6310 fire,784 and this2088 people5971 wood,6086 and it shall devour398 them.
15 See,2009 I will bring935 a nation1471 on you from far,4801 O house1004 of Israel,3478 said5002 the LORD:3068 it is a mighty386 nation,1471 it is an ancient5769 nation,1471 a nation1471 whose language3956 you know3045 not, neither3808 understand8085 what4100 they say.1696
16 Their quiver827 is as an open6605 sepulcher,6913 they are all3605 mighty1368 men.
17 And they shall eat398 up your harvest,7105 and your bread,3899 which your sons1121 and your daughters1323 should eat:398 they shall eat398 up your flocks6629 and your herds:1241 they shall eat398 up your vines1612 and your fig8384 trees: they shall impoverish7567 your fenced4013 cities,5892 wherein834 2004 you trusted,982 with the sword.2719
18 Nevertheless1571 in those1992 days,3117 said5002 the LORD,3068 I will not make6213 a full end3615 with you.
19 And it shall come1961 to pass, when3588 you shall say,559 Why8478 4100 does6213 the LORD3068 our God430 all3605 these428 things to us? then shall you answer559 them, Like as you have forsaken5800 me, and served5647 strange5236 gods430 in your land,776 so3651 shall you serve5647 strangers2114 in a land776 that is not your's.
20 Declare5046 this2063 in the house1004 of Jacob,3290 and publish8085 it in Judah,3063 saying,559
21 Hear8085 now4994 this,2063 O foolish5530 people,5971 and without369 understanding;3820 which have eyes,5869 and see7200 not; which have ears,241 and hear8085 not:
22 Fear3372 you not me? said5002 the LORD:3068 will you not tremble2342 at my presence,6440 which834 have placed7760 the sand2344 for the bound1366 of the sea3220 by a perpetual5769 decree,2706 that it cannot3808 pass5674 it: and though the waves1530 thereof toss1607 themselves, yet can they not prevail;3201 though they roar,1993 yet can3201 they not pass5674 over5674 it?
23 But this2088 people5971 has a revolting5637 and a rebellious4784 heart;3820 they are revolted5493 and gone.3212
24 Neither3808 say559 they in their heart,3824 Let us now4994 fear3372 the LORD3068 our God,430 that gives5414 rain,1653 both the former3138 and the latter,4456 in his season:6256 he reserves8104 to us the appointed2708 weeks7620 of the harvest.7105
25 Your iniquities5771 have turned5186 away these428 things, and your sins2403 have withheld4513 good2896 things from you.
26 For among my people5971 are found4672 wicked7563 men: they lay wait,7789 as he that sets7918 snares;3353 they set5324 a trap,4889 they catch3920 men.582
27 As a cage3619 is full4392 of birds,5775 so3651 are their houses1004 full4392 of deceit:4820 therefore5921 3651 they are become6238 great,1431 and waxen rich.6238
28 They are waxen fat,8080 they shine:6245 yes,1571 they overpass5674 the deeds1697 of the wicked:7451 they judge1777 not the cause,1779 the cause1779 of the fatherless,3490 yet they prosper;6743 and the right4941 of the needy34 do they not judge.8199
29 Shall I not visit6485 for these428 things? said5002 the LORD:3068 shall not my soul5315 be avenged5358 on such834 a nation1471 as this?2088
30 A wonderful8047 and horrible8186 thing is committed1961 in the land;776
31 The prophets5030 prophesy5012 falsely,8267 and the priests3548 bear7287 rule7287 by their means;3027 and my people5971 love157 to have it so:3651 and what4100 will you do6213 in the end319 thereof?
1 O you children1121 of Benjamin,1144 gather5756 yourselves to flee5756 out of the middle7130 of Jerusalem,3389 and blow8628 the trumpet7782 in Tekoa,8620 and set5375 up a sign4864 of fire in Bethhaccerem:1021 for evil7451 appears8259 out of the north,6828 and great1419 destruction.7667
2 I have likened1819 the daughter1323 of Zion6726 to a comely5000 and delicate6026 woman.
3 The shepherds7462 with their flocks5739 shall come935 to her; they shall pitch8628 their tents168 against5921 her round5439 about; they shall feed7462 every376 one376 in his place.3027
4 Prepare6942 you war4421 against5921 her; arise,6965 and let us go5927 up at noon.6672 Woe188 to us! for the day3117 goes6437 away, for the shadows6752 of the evening6153 are stretched5186 out.
5 Arise,6965 and let us go5927 by night,3915 and let us destroy7843 her palaces.759
6 For thus3541 has the LORD3068 of hosts6635 said,559 Hew3772 you down trees,6097 and cast8210 a mount5550 against5921 Jerusalem:3389 this1931 is the city5892 to be visited;6485 she is wholly3605 oppression6233 in the middle7130 of her.
7 As a fountain953 casts6979 out her waters,4325 so3651 she casts6979 out her wickedness:7451 violence2555 and spoil7701 is heard8085 in her; before5921 6440 me continually8548 is grief2483 and wounds.4347
8 Be you instructed,3256 O Jerusalem,3389 lest6435 my soul5315 depart3363 from you; lest6435 I make7760 you desolate,8077 a land776 not inhabited.3427
9 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 They shall thoroughly glean5953 the remnant7611 of Israel3478 as a vine:1612 turn7725 back7725 your hand3027 as a grape gatherer1219 into5921 the baskets.5552
10 To whom4310 shall I speak,1696 and give warning,5749 that they may hear?8085 behold,2009 their ear241 is uncircumcised,6189 and they cannot3808 3201 listen:7181 behold,2009 the word1697 of the LORD3068 is to them a reproach;2781 they have no3808 delight2654 in it.
11 Therefore I am full4392 of the fury2534 of the LORD;3068 I am weary3811 with holding3557 in: I will pour8210 it out on the children5768 abroad,2351 and on the assembly5475 of young970 men together:3162 for even1571 the husband376 with the wife802 shall be taken,3920 the aged2205 with him that is full4390 of days.3117
12 And their houses1004 shall be turned5437 to others,312 with their fields7704 and wives802 together:3162 for I will stretch5186 out my hand3027 on the inhabitants3427 of the land,776 said5002 the LORD.3068
13 For from the least6996 of them even to the greatest1419 of them every3605 one is given to covetousness;1215 and from the prophet5030 even to the priest3548 every3605 one deals6213 falsely.8267
14 They have healed7495 also the hurt7667 of the daughter of my people5971 slightly,7043 saying,559 Peace,7965 peace;7965 when there is no369 peace.7965
15 Were they ashamed954 when3588 they had committed6213 abomination?8441 no,1571 they were not at all ashamed,954 neither1571 3808 could3045 they blush:3637 therefore3651 they shall fall5307 among them that fall:5307 at the time6256 that I visit6485 them they shall be cast3782 down,3782 said559 the LORD.3068
16 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Stand5975 you in the ways,1870 and see,7200 and ask7592 for the old5769 paths,5410 where335 is the good2896 way,1870 and walk3212 therein, and you shall find4672 rest4771 for your souls.5315 But they said,559 We will not walk3212 therein.
17 Also I set6965 watchmen6822 over5921 you, saying, Listen7181 to the sound6963 of the trumpet.7782 But they said,559 We will not listen.7181
18 Therefore3651 hear,8085 you nations,1471 and know,3045 O congregation,5712 what853 834 is among them.
19 Hear,8085 O earth:776 behold,2009 I will bring935 evil7451 on this2088 people,5971 even the fruit6529 of their thoughts,4284 because3588 they have not listened7181 to my words,1697 nor to my law,8451 but rejected3988 it.
20 To what4100 purpose comes935 there to me incense3828 from Sheba,7614 and the sweet2896 cane7070 from a far4801 country?776 your burnt5930 offerings are not acceptable,7522 nor3808 your sacrifices2077 sweet6149 to me.
21 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Behold,2005 I will lay5414 stumbling blocks4383 before413 this2088 people,5971 and the fathers1 and the sons1121 together3162 shall fall3782 on them; the neighbor7934 and his friend7453 shall perish.6
22 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Behold,2009 a people5971 comes935 from the north6828 country,776 and a great1419 nation1471 shall be raised5782 from the sides3411 of the earth.776
23 They shall lay hold2388 on bow7198 and spear;3591 they are cruel,394 and have no3808 mercy;7355 their voice6963 roars1993 like the sea;3220 and they ride7392 on horses,5483 set in array6186 as men376 for war4421 against5921 you, O daughter1323 of Zion.6726
24 We have heard8085 the fame8089 thereof: our hands3027 wax feeble:7503 anguish6869 has taken2388 hold2388 of us, and pain,2427 as of a woman in travail.3205
25 Go3318 not forth3318 into the field,7704 nor408 walk3212 by the way;1870 for the sword2719 of the enemy341 and fear4032 is on every5437 side.5439
26 O daughter1323 of my people,5971 gird2296 you with sackcloth,8242 and wallow6428 yourself in ashes:665 make6213 you mourning,60 as for an only3173 son,3173 most bitter8563 lamentation:4553 for the spoiler7703 shall suddenly6597 come935 on us.
27 I have set5414 you for a tower969 and a fortress4013 among my people,5971 that you may know3045 and try974 their way.1870
28 They are all3605 grievous5493 rebels,5637 walking1980 with slanders:7400 they are brass5178 and iron;1270 they are all3605 corrupters.7843
29 The bellows4647 are burned,2787 the lead5777 is consumed8552 of the fire;784 the founder6884 melts6884 in vain:7723 for the wicked7451 are not plucked5423 away.
30 Reprobate3988 silver3701 shall men call7121 them, because3588 the LORD3068 has rejected3988 them.
1 The word1697 that came1961 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD,3068 saying,559
2 Stand5975 in the gate8179 of the LORD's3068 house,1004 and proclaim7121 there8033 this2088 word,1697 and say,559 Hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 all3605 you of Judah,3063 that enter935 in at these428 gates8179 to worship7812 the LORD.3068
3 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 Amend3190 your ways1870 and your doings,4611 and I will cause you to dwell7931 in this2088 place.4725
4 Trust982 you not in lying8267 words,1697 saying,559 The temple1964 of the LORD,3068 The temple1964 of the LORD,3068 The temple1964 of the LORD,3068 are these.1992
5 For if518 you thoroughly amend3190 your ways1870 and your doings;4611 if518 you thoroughly execute6213 judgment4941 between996 a man376 and his neighbor;7453
6 If you oppress6231 not the stranger,1616 the fatherless,3490 and the widow,490 and shed8210 not innocent5355 blood1818 in this2088 place,4725 neither3808 walk3212 after310 other312 gods430 to your hurt:7451
7 Then will I cause you to dwell7931 in this2088 place,4725 in the land776 that I gave5414 to your fathers,1 for ever5769 and ever.5769
8 Behold,2009 you trust982 in lying8267 words,1697 that cannot1115 profit.3276
9 Will you steal,1589 murder,7523 and commit5003 adultery,5003 and swear7650 falsely,8267 and burn6999 incense6999 to Baal,1168 and walk1980 after310 other312 gods430 whom834 you know3045 not;
10 And come935 and stand5975 before6440 me in this2088 house,1004 which834 is called7121 by my name,8034 and say,559 We are delivered5337 to do6213 all3605 these428 abominations?8441
11 Is this2088 house,1004 which834 is called7121 by my name,8034 become1961 a den4631 of robbers6530 in your eyes?5869 Behold,2009 even1571 I have seen7200 it, said5002 the LORD.3068
12 But go3212 you now4994 to my place4725 which834 was in Shiloh,7887 where834 8033 I set7931 my name8034 at the first,7223 and see7200 what853 834 I did6213 to it for the wickedness7451 of my people5971 Israel.3478
13 And now,4994 because3282 you have done6213 all3605 these428 works,4639 said5002 the LORD,3068 and I spoke1696 to you, rising7925 up early7925 and speaking,1696 but you heard8085 not; and I called7121 you, but you answered6030 not;
14 Therefore will I do6213 to this house,1004 which834 is called7121 by my name,8034 wherein834 you trust,982 and to the place4725 which834 I gave5414 to you and to your fathers,1 as I have done6213 to Shiloh.7887
15 And I will cast7993 you out of my sight,6440 as I have cast7993 out all3605 your brothers,251 even853 the whole3605 seed2233 of Ephraim.669
16 Therefore pray6419 not you for this2088 people,5971 neither408 lift5375 up cry7440 nor408 prayer8605 for them, neither408 make intercession6293 to me: for I will not hear8085 you.
17 See7200 you not what4100 they do6213 in the cities5892 of Judah3063 and in the streets2351 of Jerusalem?3389
18 The children1121 gather3950 wood,6086 and the fathers1 kindle1197 the fire,784 and the women802 knead3888 their dough,1217 to make6213 cakes3561 to the queen4446 of heaven,8064 and to pour5258 out drink5262 offerings5262 to other312 gods,430 that they may provoke me to anger.3707
19 Do they provoke me to anger?3707 said5002 the LORD:3068 do they not provoke themselves to the confusion1322 of their own faces?6440
20 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the Lord136 GOD;3069 Behold,2009 my anger639 and my fury2534 shall be poured5413 out on this2088 place,4725 on man,120 and on beast,929 and on the trees6086 of the field,7704 and on the fruit6529 of the ground;127 and it shall burn,1197 and shall not be quenched.3518
21 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Put5595 your burnt5930 offerings to your sacrifices,2077 and eat398 flesh.1320
22 For I spoke1696 not to your fathers,1 nor3808 commanded6680 them in the day3117 that I brought3318 them out of the land776 of Egypt,4714 concerning5921 1697 burnt5930 offerings or sacrifices:2077
23 But this2088 thing1697 commanded6680 I them, saying,559 Obey8085 my voice,6963 and I will be your God,430 and you shall be my people:5971 and walk1980 you in all3605 the ways1870 that I have commanded6680 you, that it may be well3190 to you.
24 But they listened8085 not, nor3808 inclined5186 their ear,241 but walked3212 in the counsels4156 and in the imagination8307 of their evil7451 heart,3820 and went1961 backward,268 and not forward.6440
25 Since4480 the day3117 that your fathers1 came3318 forth3318 out of the land776 of Egypt4714 to this2088 day3117 I have even sent7971 to you all3605 my servants5650 the prophets,5030 daily3117 rising7925 up early7925 and sending7971 them:
26 Yet they listened8085 not to me, nor3808 inclined5186 their ear,241 but hardened7185 their neck:6202 they did worse7489 than their fathers.1
27 Therefore you shall speak1696 all3605 these428 words1697 to them; but they will not listen8085 to you: you shall also call7121 to them; but they will not answer6030 you.
28 But you shall say559 to them, This2088 is a nation1471 that obeys8085 not the voice6963 of the LORD3068 their God,430 nor3808 receives3947 correction:4148 truth530 is perished,6 and is cut3772 off from their mouth.6310
29 Cut1494 off your hair,5145 O Jerusalem, and cast7993 it away, and take5375 up a lamentation7015 on5921 high8205 places; for the LORD3068 has rejected3988 and forsaken5203 the generation1755 of his wrath.5678
30 For the children1121 of Judah3063 have done6213 evil7451 in my sight,5869 said5002 the LORD:3068 they have set7760 their abominations8251 in the house1004 which834 is called7121 by my name,8034 to pollute2930 it.
31 And they have built1129 the high1116 places of Tophet,8612 which834 is in the valley1516 of the son1121 of Hinnom,2011 to burn8313 their sons1121 and their daughters1323 in the fire;784 which834 I commanded6680 them not, neither3808 came5927 it into5921 my heart.3820
32 Therefore,3651 behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the LORD,3068 that it shall no3808 more5750 be called559 Tophet,8612 nor the valley1516 of the son1121 of Hinnom,2011 but the valley1516 of slaughter:2028 for they shall bury6912 in Tophet,8612 till there be no369 place.4725
33 And the carcasses5038 of this2088 people5971 shall be meat3978 for the fowls5775 of the heaven,8064 and for the beasts929 of the earth;776 and none369 shall fray2729 them away.
34 Then will I cause to cease7673 from the cities5892 of Judah,3063 and from the streets2351 of Jerusalem,3389 the voice6963 of mirth,8342 and the voice6963 of gladness,8057 the voice6963 of the bridegroom,2860 and the voice6963 of the bride:3618 for the land776 shall be desolate.2723
1 At that time,6256 said5002 the LORD,3068 they shall bring3318 out the bones6106 of the kings4428 of Judah,3063 and the bones6106 of his princes,8269 and the bones6106 of the priests,3548 and the bones6106 of the prophets,5030 and the bones6106 of the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem,3389 out of their graves:6913
2 And they shall spread7849 them before the sun,8121 and the moon,3394 and all3605 the host6635 of heaven,8064 whom834 they have loved,157 and whom834 they have served,5647 and after310 whom834 they have walked,1980 and whom they have sought,1875 and whom834 they have worshipped:7812 they shall not be gathered,622 nor3808 be buried;6912 they shall be for dung1828 on the face6440 of the earth.127
3 And death4194 shall be chosen977 rather than life2416 by all3605 the residue7611 of them that remain7604 of this2063 evil7451 family,4940 which remain7604 in all3605 the places4725 where834 8033 I have driven5080 them, said5002 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635
4 Moreover you shall say559 to them, Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Shall they fall,5307 and not arise?6965 shall he turn7725 away, and not return?7725
5 Why4069 then is this2088 people5971 of Jerusalem3389 slid7725 back7725 by a perpetual5331 backsliding?4878 they hold2388 fast deceit,8649 they refuse3985 to return.7725
6 I listened8085 and heard,8085 but they spoke1696 not aright:3651 no369 man376 repented5162 him of his wickedness,7451 saying,559 What4100 have I done?6213 every3605 one turned7725 to his course,4794 as the horse5483 rushes7857 into the battle.4421
7 Yes,1571 the stork2624 in the heaven8064 knows3045 her appointed4150 times;6256 and the turtle8449 and the crane5483 and the swallow5693 observe8104 the time6256 of their coming;935 but my people5971 know3045 not the judgment4941 of the LORD.3068
8 How349 do you say,559 We are wise,2450 and the law8451 of the LORD3068 is with us? See,2009 certainly403 in vain8267 made6213 he it; the pen5842 of the scribes5608 is in vain.8267
9 The wise2450 men are ashamed,954 they are dismayed2865 and taken: see,2009 they have rejected3988 the word1697 of the LORD;3068 and what4100 wisdom2451 is in them?
10 Therefore3651 will I give5414 their wives802 to others,312 and their fields7704 to them that shall inherit3423 them: for every3605 one from the least6996 even to the greatest1419 is given to covetousness,1215 from the prophet5030 even to the priest3548 every3605 one deals6213 falsely.8267
11 For they have healed7495 the hurt7667 of the daughter1323 of my people5971 slightly,7043 saying,559 Peace,7965 peace;7965 when there is no369 peace.7965
12 Were they ashamed954 when3588 they had committed6213 abomination?8441 no,1571 they were not at all ashamed,954 neither3808 could3045 they blush:3637 therefore3651 shall they fall5307 among them that fall:5307 in the time6256 of their visitation6486 they shall be cast3782 down,3782 said559 the LORD.3068
13 I will surely consume5486 them, said5002 the LORD:3068 there shall be no369 grapes6025 on the vine,1612 nor369 figs8384 on the fig8384 tree, and the leaf5929 shall fade;5034 and the things that I have given5414 them shall pass5674 away from them.
14 Why5921 4100 do we sit3427 still? assemble622 yourselves, and let us enter935 into413 the defended4013 cities,5892 and let us be silent1826 there:8033 for the LORD3068 our God430 has put us to silence,1826 and given us water4325 of gall7219 to drink,8248 because3588 we have sinned2398 against the LORD.3068
15 We looked6960 for peace,7965 but no369 good2896 came; and for a time6256 of health,4832 and behold2009 trouble!1205
16 The snorting5170 of his horses5483 was heard8085 from Dan:1835 the whole3605 land776 trembled7493 at the sound6963 of the neighing4684 of his strong47 ones; for they are come,935 and have devoured398 the land,776 and all4393 that is in it; the city,5892 and those that dwell3427 therein.
17 For, behold,2005 I will send7971 serpents,5175 cockatrices,6848 among you, which834 will not be charmed,3908 and they shall bite5391 you, said5002 the LORD.3068
18 When I would comfort4010 myself against sorrow,3015 my heart3820 is faint1742 in me.
19 Behold2009 the voice6963 of the cry7775 of the daughter1323 of my people5971 because of them that dwell in a far4801 country:776 Is not the LORD3068 in Zion?6726 is not her king4428 in her? Why4069 have they provoked me to anger3707 with their graven6456 images, and with strange5236 vanities?1892
20 The harvest7105 is past,5674 the summer7019 is ended,3615 and we are not saved.3467
21 For the hurt7667 of the daughter1323 of my people5971 am I hurt;7665 I am black;6937 astonishment8047 has taken2388 hold2388 on me.
22 Is there no369 balm6875 in Gilead;1568 is there no369 physician7495 there?8033 why4069 then3588 is not the health724 of the daughter1323 of my people5971 recovered?5927
1 Oh that my head7218 were waters,4325 and my eyes5869 a fountain4726 of tears,1832 that I might weep1058 day3119 and night3915 for the slain2491 of the daughter1323 of my people!5971
2 Oh that I had in the wilderness4057 a lodging4411 place of wayfaring732 men; that I might leave5800 my people,5971 and go3212 from them! for they be all3605 adulterers,5003 an assembly6116 of treacherous898 men.
3 And they bend1869 their tongues3956 like their bow7198 for lies:8267 but they are not valiant1396 for the truth530 on the earth;776 for they proceed3318 from evil7451 to evil,7451 and they know3045 not me, said5002 the LORD.3068
4 Take you heed8104 every376 one376 of his neighbor,7453 and trust982 you not in any3605 brother:251 for every3605 brother251 will utterly supplant,6117 and every3605 neighbor7453 will walk1980 with slanders.7400
5 And they will deceive2048 every376 one376 his neighbor,7453 and will not speak1696 the truth:571 they have taught3925 their tongue3956 to speak1696 lies,8267 and weary3811 themselves to commit5753 iniquity.5753
6 Your habitation3427 is in the middle8432 of deceit;4820 through deceit4820 they refuse3985 to know3045 me, said5002 the LORD.3068
7 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 Behold,2005 I will melt6884 them, and try974 them; for how349 shall I do6213 for the daughter1323 of my people?5971
8 Their tongue3956 is as an arrow2671 shot7819 out; it speaks1696 deceit:4820 one speaks1696 peaceably7965 to his neighbor7453 with his mouth,6310 but in heart7130 he lays7760 his wait.696
9 Shall I not visit6485 them for these428 things? said5002 the LORD:3068 shall not my soul5315 be avenged5358 on such834 a nation1471 as this?2088
10 For the mountains2022 will I take5375 up a weeping1065 and wailing,5092 and for the habitations4999 of the wilderness4057 a lamentation,7015 because3588 they are burned3341 up, so that none1097 376 can pass5674 through them; neither3808 can men hear8085 the voice6963 of the cattle;4735 both the fowl5775 of the heavens8064 and the beast929 are fled;5074 they are gone.1980
11 And I will make5414 Jerusalem3389 heaps,1530 and a den4583 of dragons;8577 and I will make5414 the cities5892 of Judah3063 desolate,8077 without1097 an inhabitant.3427
12 Who4310 is the wise2450 man,376 that may understand995 this?2063 and who is he to whom834 the mouth6310 of the LORD3068 has spoken,1696 that he may declare5046 it, for what4100 the land776 perishes6 and is burned3341 up like a wilderness,4057 that none1097 passes5674 through?
13 And the LORD3068 said,559 Because5921 they have forsaken5800 my law8451 which834 I set5414 before6440 them, and have not obeyed8085 my voice,6963 neither3808 walked1980 therein;
14 But have walked3212 after310 the imagination8307 of their own heart,3820 and after310 Baalim,1168 which834 their fathers1 taught3925 them:
15 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Behold,2005 I will feed398 them, even this2088 people,5971 with wormwood,3939 and give them water4325 of gall7219 to drink.8248
16 I will scatter6327 them also among the heathen,1471 whom834 neither3808 they nor their fathers1 have known:3045 and I will send7971 a sword2719 after310 them, till5704 I have consumed3615 them.
17 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 Consider995 you, and call7121 for the mourning6969 women, that they may come;935 and send7971 for cunning2450 women, that they may come:935
18 And let them make haste,4116 and take5375 up a wailing5092 for us, that our eyes5869 may run3381 down with tears,1832 and our eyelids6079 gush5140 out with waters.4325
19 For a voice6963 of wailing5092 is heard8085 out of Zion,6726 How349 are we spoiled!7703 we are greatly3966 confounded,954 because3588 we have forsaken5800 the land,776 because3588 our dwellings4908 have cast7993 us out.
20 Yet3588 hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 O you women,802 and let your ear241 receive3947 the word1697 of his mouth,6310 and teach3925 your daughters1323 wailing,5092 and every802 one her neighbor7468 lamentation.7015
21 For death4194 is come5927 up into our windows,2474 and is entered935 into our palaces,759 to cut3772 off the children5768 from without,2351 and the young970 men from the streets.7339
22 Speak,1696 Thus3541 said5002 the LORD,3068 Even the carcasses5038 of men120 shall fall5307 as dung1828 on the open6440 field,7704 and as the handful5995 after310 the harvestman,7114 and none369 shall gather622 them.
23 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Let not the wise2450 man glory1984 in his wisdom,2451 neither408 let the mighty1368 man glory1984 in his might,1369 let not the rich6223 man glory1984 in his riches:6239
24 But let him that glories1984 glory1984 in this,2063 that he understands7919 and knows3045 me, that I am the LORD3068 which exercise6213 loving kindness,2617 judgment,4941 and righteousness,6666 in the earth:776 for in these428 things I delight,2654 said5002 the LORD.3068
25 Behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the LORD,3068 that I will punish6485 all3605 them which are circumcised4135 with the uncircumcised;6190
26 Egypt,4714 and Judah,3063 and Edom,123 and the children1121 of Ammon,5983 and Moab,4124 and all3605 that are in the utmost7112 corners,6285 that dwell3427 in the wilderness:4057 for all3605 these nations1471 are uncircumcised,6189 and all3605 the house1004 of Israel3478 are uncircumcised6189 in the heart.3820
1 Hear8085 you the word1697 which834 the LORD3068 speaks1696 to you, O house1004 of Israel:3478
2 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Learn3925 not the way1870 of the heathen,1471 and be not dismayed2865 at the signs226 of heaven;8064 for the heathen1471 are dismayed2865 at them.
3 For the customs2708 of the people5971 are vain:1892 for one cuts3772 a tree6086 out of the forest,3293 the work4639 of the hands3027 of the workman,2796 with the ax.4621
4 They deck3302 it with silver3701 and with gold;2091 they fasten2388 it with nails4548 and with hammers,4717 that it move6328 not.
5 They are upright4749 as the palm8560 tree, but speak1696 not: they must needs be borne,5375 because3588 they cannot3808 go.6805 Be not afraid3372 of them; for they cannot3808 do evil,7489 neither1571 369 also1571 is it in them to do good.3190
6 For as much as there is none369 like3644 to you, O LORD;3068 you are great,1419 and your name8034 is great1419 in might.1369
7 Who4310 would not fear3372 you, O King4428 of nations?1471 for to you does it appertain:2969 for as much as among all3605 the wise2450 men of the nations,1471 and in all3605 their kingdoms,4467 there is none369 like3644 to you.
8 But they are altogether259 brutish1197 and foolish:3688 the stock6086 is a doctrine4148 of vanities.1892
9 Silver3701 spread7554 into plates is brought935 from Tarshish,8659 and gold2091 from Uphaz,210 the work4639 of the workman,2796 and of the hands3027 of the founder:6884 blue8504 and purple713 is their clothing:3830 they are all3605 the work4639 of cunning2450 men.
10 But the LORD3068 is the true571 God,430 he is the living2416 God,430 and an everlasting5769 king:4428 at his wrath7110 the earth776 shall tremble,7493 and the nations1471 shall not be able3201 to abide3557 his indignation.2195
11 Thus1836 shall you say560 to them, The gods426 that have not made5648 the heavens8065 and the earth,778 even they shall perish7 from the earth,772 and from under8460 these429 heavens.8065
12 He has made6213 the earth776 by his power,3581 he has established3559 the world8398 by his wisdom,2451 and has stretched5186 out the heavens8064 by his discretion.8394
13 When he utters5414 his voice,6963 there is a multitude1995 of waters4325 in the heavens,8064 and he causes the vapors5387 to ascend5927 from the ends7097 of the earth;776 he makes6213 lightning1300 with rain,4306 and brings3318 forth3318 the wind7307 out of his treasures.214
14 Every3605 man120 is brutish1197 in his knowledge:1847 every3605 founder6884 is confounded3001 by the graven6459 image:6459 for his molten5262 image is falsehood,8267 and there is no3808 breath7307 in them.
15 They are vanity,1892 and the work4639 of errors:8595 in the time6256 of their visitation6486 they shall perish.6
16 The portion2506 of Jacob3290 is not like them: for he is the former3335 of all3605 things; and Israel3478 is the rod7626 of his inheritance:5159 The LORD3068 of hosts6635 is his name.8034
17 Gather622 up your wares3666 out of the land,776 O inhabitant3427 of the fortress.4693
18 For thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Behold,2005 I will sling7049 out the inhabitants3427 of the land776 at this2063 once,6471 and will distress6887 them, that they may find4672 it so.
19 Woe188 is me for my hurt!7667 my wound4347 is grievous;2470 but I said,559 Truly389 this2088 is a grief,2483 and I must bear5375 it.
20 My tabernacle168 is spoiled,7703 and all3605 my cords4340 are broken:5423 my children1121 are gone3318 forth3318 of me, and they are not: there is none369 to stretch5186 forth my tent168 any more,5750 and to set6965 up my curtains.3407
21 For the pastors7462 are become1197 brutish,1197 and have not sought1875 the LORD:3068 therefore5921 3651 they shall not prosper,7919 and all3605 their flocks4830 shall be scattered.6327
22 Behold,2009 the noise6963 of the bruit8052 is come,935 and a great1419 commotion7494 out of the north6828 country,776 to make7760 the cities5892 of Judah3063 desolate,8077 and a den4583 of dragons.8577
23 O LORD,3068 I know3045 that the way1870 of man120 is not in himself: it is not in man that walks1980 to direct3559 his steps.6806
24 O LORD,3068 correct3256 me, but with judgment;4941 not in your anger,639 lest6435 you bring me to nothing.4591
25 Pour8210 out your fury2534 on the heathen1471 that know3045 you not, and on the families4940 that call7121 not on your name:8034 for they have eaten398 up Jacob,3290 and devoured398 him, and consumed3615 him, and have made6213 his habitation5116 desolate.8074
1 The word1697 that came1961 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD 3068saying,559
2 Hear8085 you the words1697 of this2088 covenant,1285 and speak1696 to the men376 of Judah,3063 and to the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem;3389
3 And say559 you to them, Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 God430 of Israel;3478 Cursed779 be the man376 that obeys8085 not the words1697 of this2088 covenant,1285
4 Which834 I commanded6680 your fathers1 in the day3117 that I brought3318 them forth3318 out of the land776 of Egypt,4714 from the iron1270 furnace,3564 saying,559 Obey8085 my voice,6963 and do6213 them, according to all3605 which834 I command6680 you: so shall you be my people,5971 and I will be your God:430
5 That I may perform6965 the oath7621 which834 I have sworn7650 to your fathers,1 to give5414 them a land776 flowing2100 with milk2461 and honey,1706 as it is this2088 day.3117 Then answered6030 I, and said,559 So543 be it, O LORD.3068
6 Then the LORD3068 said559 to me, Proclaim7121 all3605 these428 words1697 in the cities5892 of Judah,3063 and in the streets2351 of Jerusalem,3389 saying,559 Hear8085 you the words1697 of this2088 covenant,1285 and do6213 them.
7 For I earnestly protested5749 to your fathers1 in the day3117 that I brought5927 them up out of the land776 of Egypt,4714 even to this2088 day,3117 rising7925 early7925 and protesting,5749 saying,559 Obey8085 my voice.6963
8 Yet they obeyed8085 not, nor3808 inclined5186 their ear,241 but walked3212 every376 one376 in the imagination8307 of their evil7451 heart:3820 therefore I will bring935 on them all3605 the words1697 of this2088 covenant,1285 which834 I commanded6680 them to do:6213 but they did6213 them not.
9 And the LORD3068 said559 to me, A conspiracy7195 is found4672 among the men376 of Judah,3063 and among the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem.3389
10 They are turned7725 back7725 to the iniquities5771 of their forefathers,1 7223 which834 refused3985 to hear8085 my words;1697 and they went1980 after310 other312 gods430 to serve5647 them: the house1004 of Israel3478 and the house1004 of Judah3063 have broken6565 my covenant1285 which834 I made3772 with their fathers.1
11 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Behold,2005 I will bring935 evil7451 on them, which834 they shall not be able3201 to escape;3318 and though they shall cry2199 to me, I will not listen8085 to them.
12 Then shall the cities5892 of Judah3063 and inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem3389 go,1980 and cry2199 to the gods430 to whom834 1992 they offer incense:6999 but they shall not save3467 them at all in the time6256 of their trouble.7451
13 For according to the number4557 of your cities5892 were your gods,430 O Judah;3063 and according to the number4557 of the streets2351 of Jerusalem3389 have you set7760 up altars4196 to that shameful1322 thing, even altars4196 to burn6999 incense6999 to Baal.1168
14 Therefore pray6419 not you for this2088 people,5971 neither408 lift5375 up a cry7440 or prayer8605 for them: for I will not hear8085 them in the time6256 that they cry7121 to me for their trouble.7451
15 What4100 has my beloved3039 to do in my house,1004 seeing she has worked6213 lewdness4209 with many,7227 and the holy6944 flesh1320 is passed5674 from you? when3588 you do evil,7451 then227 you rejoice.5937
16 The LORD3068 called7121 your name,8034 A green7488 olive2132 tree, fair,3303 and of goodly3303 8389 fruit:6529 with the noise6963 of a great1419 tumult1999 he has kindled3341 fire784 on it, and the branches1808 of it are broken.7489
17 For the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 that planted5193 you, has pronounced1696 evil7451 against5921 you, for the evil7451 of the house1004 of Israel3478 and of the house1004 of Judah,3063 which834 they have done6213 against themselves1992 to provoke me to anger3707 in offering incense6999 to Baal.1168
18 And the LORD3068 has given me knowledge3045 of it, and I know3045 it: then227 you showed7200 me their doings.4611
19 But I was like a lamb3532 or an ox441 that is brought2986 to the slaughter;2873 and I knew3045 not that they had devised2803 devices4284 against5921 me, saying, Let us destroy7843 the tree6086 with the fruit3899 thereof, and let us cut3772 him off from the land776 of the living,2416 that his name8034 may be no3808 more5750 remembered.2142
20 But, O LORD3068 of hosts,6635 that judge8199 righteously,6664 that try974 the reins3629 and the heart,3820 let me see7200 your vengeance5360 on them: for to you have I revealed1540 my cause.7379
21 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of the men582 of Anathoth,6068 that seek1245 your life,5315 saying,559 Prophesy5012 not in the name8034 of the LORD,3068 that you die4191 not by our hand:3027
22 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 Behold,2005 I will punish6485 them: the young970 men shall die4191 by the sword;2719 their sons1121 and their daughters1323 shall die4191 by famine:7458
23 And there shall be no3808 remnant7611 of them: for I will bring935 evil7451 on the men582 of Anathoth,6068 even the year8141 of their visitation.6486
1 Righteous6662 are you, O LORD,3068 when3588 I plead7378 with you: yet389 let me talk1696 with you of your judgments:4941 Why4069 does the way1870 of the wicked7563 prosper?6743 why are all3605 they happy7951 that deal very899 treacherously?898
2 You have planted5193 them, yes,1571 they have taken root:8327 they grow,3212 yes,1571 they bring6213 forth6213 fruit:6529 you are near7138 in their mouth,6310 and far7350 from their reins.3629
3 But you, O LORD,3068 know3045 me: you have seen7200 me, and tried974 my heart3820 toward854 you: pull5423 them out like sheep6629 for the slaughter,2873 and prepare6942 them for the day3117 of slaughter.2028
4 How5704 long5704 shall the land776 mourn,56 and the herbs6212 of every3605 field7704 wither,3001 for the wickedness7451 of them that dwell3427 therein? the beasts929 are consumed,5595 and the birds;5775 because3588 they said,559 He shall not see7200 our last319 end.
5 If3588 you have run7323 with the footmen,7273 and they have wearied3811 you, then how349 can you contend8474 with horses?5483 and if in the land776 of peace,7965 wherein you trusted,982 they wearied you, then how349 will you do6213 in the swelling1347 of Jordan?3383
6 For even1571 your brothers,251 and the house1004 of your father,1 even1571 they have dealt treacherously898 with you; yes,1571 they have called7121 a multitude4392 after310 you: believe539 them not, though3588 they speak1696 fair2896 words to you.
7 I have forsaken5800 my house,1004 I have left5203 my heritage;5159 I have given5414 the dearly beloved3033 of my soul5315 into the hand3709 of her enemies.341
8 My heritage5159 is to me as a lion738 in the forest;3293 it cries5414 6963 out against5921 me: therefore5921 3651 have I hated8130 it.
9 My heritage5159 is to me as a speckled6641 bird,5861 the birds5861 round5439 about are against5921 her; come3212 you, assemble622 all3605 the beasts2416 of the field,7704 come857 to devour.402
10 Many7227 pastors7462 have destroyed7843 my vineyard,3754 they have trodden947 my portion2513 under foot,947 they have made5414 my pleasant2532 portion2513 a desolate8077 wilderness.4057
11 They have made7760 it desolate,8074 and being desolate8077 it mourns56 to me; the whole3605 land776 is made desolate,8074 because3588 no369 man376 lays7760 it to heart.3820
12 The spoilers7703 are come935 on all3605 high8205 places through the wilderness:4057 for the sword2719 of the LORD3068 shall devour398 from the one end7097 of the land776 even to the other end7097 of the land:776 no369 flesh1320 shall have peace.7965
13 They have sown2232 wheat,2406 but shall reap7114 thorns:6975 they have put themselves to pain,2470 but shall not profit:3276 and they shall be ashamed954 of your revenues8393 because of the fierce2740 anger639 of the LORD.3068
14 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 against5921 all3605 my evil7451 neighbors,7934 that touch5060 the inheritance5159 which834 I have caused my people5971 Israel3478 to inherit;5157 Behold,2005 I will pluck5428 them out of their land,127 and pluck5428 out the house1004 of Judah3063 from among8432 them.
15 And it shall come1961 to pass, after310 that I have plucked5428 them out I will return,7725 and have compassion7355 on them, and will bring7725 them again,7725 every man376 to his heritage,5159 and every man376 to his land.776
16 And it shall come1961 to pass, if518 they will diligently learn3925 the ways1870 of my people,5971 to swear7650 by my name,8034 The LORD3068 lives;2416 as they taught3925 my people5971 to swear7650 by Baal;1168 then shall they be built1129 in the middle8432 of my people.5971
17 But if518 they will not obey,8085 I will utterly pluck5428 up and destroy6 that nation,1471 said5002 the LORD.3068
1 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 to me, Go1980 and get7069 you a linen6593 girdle,232 and put7760 it on your loins,4975 and put7760 it not in water.4325
2 So I got7069 a girdle232 according to the word1697 of the LORD,3068 and put7760 it on5921 my loins.4975
3 And the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to me the second8145 time, saying,559
4 Take3947 the girdle232 that you have got,7069 which834 is on your loins,4975 and arise,6965 go3212 to Euphrates,6578 and hide2934 it there8033 in a hole5357 of the rock.5553
5 So I went,3212 and hid2934 it by Euphrates,6578 as the LORD3068 commanded6680 me.
6 And it came1961 to pass after7093 many7227 days,3117 that the LORD3068 said559 to me, Arise,6965 go3212 to Euphrates,6578 and take3947 the girdle232 from there,8033 which834 I commanded6680 you to hide2934 there.8033
7 Then I went3212 to Euphrates,6578 and dig,2658 and took3947 the girdle232 from the place4725 where834 8033 I had hid2934 it: and, behold,2009 the girdle232 was marred,7843 it was profitable6743 for nothing.3808 3605
8 Then the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to me, saying,559
9 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 After3602 this manner3541 will I mar7843 the pride1347 of Judah,3063 and the great7227 pride1347 of Jerusalem.3389
10 This2088 evil7451 people,5971 which refuse3987 to hear8085 my words,1697 which walk1980 in the imagination8307 of their heart,3820 and walk1980 after310 other312 gods,430 to serve5647 them, and to worship7812 them, shall even be as this2088 girdle,232 which834 is good6743 for nothing.3808 3605
11 For as the girdle232 sticks1692 to the loins4975 of a man,376 so3651 have I caused to stick1692 to me the whole3605 house1004 of Israel3478 and the whole3605 house1004 of Judah,3063 said5002 the LORD;3068 that they might be to me for a people,5971 and for a name,8034 and for a praise,8416 and for a glory:8597 but they would not hear.8085
12 Therefore you shall speak559 to them this2088 word;1697 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 God430 of Israel,3478 Every3605 bottle5035 shall be filled4390 with wine:3196 and they shall say559 to you, Do we not certainly know3045 that every3605 bottle5035 shall be filled4390 with wine?3196
13 Then shall you say559 to them, Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Behold,2005 I will fill4390 all3605 the inhabitants3427 of this land,776 even the kings4428 that sit3427 on David's1732 throne,3678 and the priests,3548 and the prophets,5030 and all3605 the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem,3389 with drunkenness.7943
14 And I will dash5310 them one376 against413 another,251 even the fathers1 and the sons1121 together,3162 said5002 the LORD:3068 I will not pity,2550 nor3808 spare,2347 nor3808 have mercy,7355 but destroy7843 them.
15 Hear8085 you, and give ear;238 be not proud:1341 for the LORD3068 has spoken.1696
16 Give5414 glory3519 to the LORD3068 your God,430 before2962 he cause darkness,2821 and before2962 your feet7272 stumble5062 on the dark5399 mountains,2022 and, while you look6960 for light,216 he turn7760 it into the shadow6757 of death,6757 and make7896 it gross6205 darkness.6205
17 But if518 you will not hear8085 it, my soul5315 shall weep1058 in secret4565 places for your pride;1466 and my eye5869 shall weep1830 sore, and run3381 down with tears,1832 because3588 the LORD's3068 flock5739 is carried7617 away captive.7617
18 Say559 to the king4428 and to the queen,1377 Humble8213 yourselves, sit3427 down: for your principalities4761 shall come3381 down,3381 even the crown5850 of your glory.8597
19 The cities5892 of the south5045 shall be shut5462 up, and none369 shall open6605 them: Judah3063 shall be carried1540 away captive1540 all3605 of it, it shall be wholly7965 carried1540 away captive.1540
20 Lift5375 up your eyes,5869 and behold7200 them that come935 from the north:6828 where346 is the flock5739 that was given5414 you, your beautiful8597 flock?6629
21 What4100 will you say559 when3588 he shall punish6485 you? for you have taught3925 them to be captains,441 and as chief7218 over5921 you: shall not sorrows2256 take270 you, as a woman802 in travail?3205
22 And if3588 you say559 in your heart,3824 Why4069 come7122 these428 things on me? For the greatness7230 of your iniquity5771 are your skirts7757 discovered,1540 and your heels6119 made bore.2554
23 Can the Ethiopian3569 change2015 his skin,5785 or the leopard5246 his spots?2272 then may3201 you also1571 do good,3190 that are accustomed3928 to do evil.7489
24 Therefore will I scatter6327 them as the stubble7179 that passes5674 away by the wind7307 of the wilderness.4057
25 This2088 is your lot,1486 the portion4490 of your measures4055 from me, said5002 the LORD;3068 because834 you have forgotten7911 me, and trusted982 in falsehood.8267
26 Therefore will I discover2834 your skirts7757 on your face,6440 that your shame7036 may appear.7200
27 I have seen7200 your adulteries,5004 and your neighings,4684 the lewdness2154 of your prostitution,2184 and your abominations8251 on5921 the hills1389 in the fields.7704 Woe188 to you, O Jerusalem!3389 will you not be made clean?2891 when shall it once5750 be?
1 The word1697 of the LORD3068 that came1961 to Jeremiah3414 concerning1697 the dearth.1226
2 Judah3063 mourns,56 and the gates8179 thereof languish;535 they are black6937 to the ground;776 and the cry6682 of Jerusalem3389 is gone5927 up.
3 And their nobles117 have sent7971 their little6810 ones to the waters:4325 they came935 to the pits,1356 and found4672 no3808 water;4325 they returned7725 with their vessels3627 empty;7387 they were ashamed954 and confounded,3637 and covered2645 their heads.7218
4 Because5668 the ground127 is beat down,2865 for there was no3808 rain1653 in the earth,776 the plowmen406 were ashamed,954 they covered2645 their heads.7218
5 Yes,3588 1571 the hind365 also1571 calved3205 in the field,7704 and forsook5800 it, because3588 there was no3808 grass.1758
6 And the wild6501 asses6501 did stand5975 in the high8205 places, they snuffed7602 up the wind7307 like dragons;8577 their eyes5869 did fail,3615 because3588 there was no369 grass.6212
7 O LORD,3068 though518 our iniquities5771 testify6030 against us, do6213 you it for your name's8034 sake:4616 for our backslidings4878 are many;7231 we have sinned2398 against you.
8 O the hope4723 of Israel,3478 the savior3467 thereof in time6256 of trouble,6869 why4100 should you be as a stranger1616 in the land,776 and as a wayfaring732 man that turns5186 aside5186 to tarry3885 for a night?
9 Why4100 should you be as a man376 astonished,1724 as a mighty1368 man376 that cannot3808 3201 save?3467 yet you, O LORD,3068 are in the middle7130 of us, and we are called7121 by your name;8034 leave5117 us not.
10 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 to this2088 people,5971 Thus3651 have they loved157 to wander,5128 they have not refrained2820 their feet,7272 therefore the LORD3068 does not accept7521 them; he will now4994 remember2142 their iniquity,5771 and visit6485 their sins.2403
11 Then said559 the LORD3068 to me, Pray6419 not for this2088 people5971 for their good.2896
12 When3588 they fast,6684 I will not hear8085 their cry;7440 and when3588 they offer5927 burnt5930 offering and an oblation,4503 I will not accept7521 them: but I will consume3615 them by the sword,2719 and by the famine,7458 and by the pestilence.1698
13 Then said559 I, Ah,162 Lord136 GOD!3069 behold,2009 the prophets5030 say559 to them, You shall not see7200 the sword,2719 neither3808 shall you have famine;7458 but I will give5414 you assured571 peace7965 in this2088 place.4725
14 Then the LORD3068 said559 to me, The prophets5030 prophesy5012 lies8267 in my name:8034 I sent7971 them not, neither3808 have I commanded6680 them, neither3808 spoke1696 to them: they prophesy5012 to you a false8267 vision2377 and divination,7081 and a thing of nothing,434 and the deceit8649 of their heart.3820
15 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 concerning5921 the prophets5030 that prophesy5012 in my name,8034 and I sent7971 them not, yet they say,559 Sword2719 and famine7458 shall not be in this2063 land;776 By sword2719 and famine7458 shall those1992 prophets5030 be consumed.8552
16 And the people5971 to whom834 1992 they prophesy5012 shall be cast7993 out in the streets2351 of Jerusalem3389 because6440 of the famine7458 and the sword;2719 and they shall have none369 to bury6912 them, them, their wives,802 nor their sons,1121 nor their daughters:1323 for I will pour8210 their wickedness7451 on them.
17 Therefore you shall say559 this2088 word1697 to them; Let my eyes5869 run3381 down with tears1832 night3915 and day,3119 and let them not cease:1820 for the virgin1330 daughter1323 of my people5971 is broken7665 with a great1419 breach,7667 with a very3966 grievous2470 blow.4347
18 If518 I go3318 forth3318 into the field,7704 then behold2009 the slain2491 with the sword!2719 and if518 I enter935 into the city,5892 then behold2009 them that are sick8463 with famine!7458 yes,3588 1571 both1571 the prophet5030 and the priest3548 go5503 about5503 into413 a land776 that they know3045 not.
19 Have you utterly rejected3988 Judah?3063 has your soul5315 loathed1602 Zion?6726 why4069 have you smitten5221 us, and there is no369 healing4832 for us? we looked6960 for peace,7965 and there is no369 good;2896 and for the time6256 of healing,4832 and behold2009 trouble!1205
20 We acknowledge,3045 O LORD,3068 our wickedness,7562 and the iniquity5771 of our fathers:1 for we have sinned2398 against you.
21 Do not abhor5006 us, for your name's8034 sake,4616 do not disgrace5034 the throne3678 of your glory:3519 remember,2142 break6565 not your covenant1285 with us.
22 Are there any among the vanities1892 of the Gentiles1471 that can cause rain?1653 or can the heavens8064 give5414 showers?7241 are not you he, O LORD3068 our God?430 therefore we will wait6960 on you: for you have made6213 all3605 these428 things.
1 Then said559 the LORD3068 to me, Though518 Moses4872 and Samuel8050 stood5975 before6440 me, yet my mind5315 could not be toward413 this2088 people:5971 cast7971 them out of my sight,6440 and let them go3318 forth.3318
2 And it shall come1961 to pass, if3588 they say559 to you, Where575 shall we go3318 forth?3318 then you shall tell559 them, Thus said559 the LORD;3068 Such as are for death,4194 to death;4194 and such as are for the sword,2719 to the sword;2719 and such as are for the famine,7458 to the famine;7458 and such as are for the captivity,7628 to the captivity.7628
3 And I will appoint6485 over5921 them four702 kinds,4940 said5002 the LORD:3068 the sword2719 to slay,2026 and the dogs3611 to tear,5498 and the fowls5775 of the heaven,8064 and the beasts929 of the earth,776 to devour398 and destroy.7843
4 And I will cause5414 them to be removed2189 into all3605 kingdoms4467 of the earth,776 because1558 of Manasseh4519 the son1121 of Hezekiah2396 king4428 of Judah,3063 for that which834 he did6213 in Jerusalem.3389
5 For who4310 shall have pity2550 on you, O Jerusalem?3389 or who4310 shall bemoan5110 you? or who shall go5493 aside5493 to ask7592 how you do?7965
6 You have forsaken5203 me, said5002 the LORD,3068 you are gone3212 backward:268 therefore will I stretch5186 out my hand3027 against5921 you, and destroy7843 you; I am weary3811 with repenting.5162
7 And I will fan2219 them with a fan4214 in the gates8179 of the land;776 I will bereave7921 them of children, I will destroy6 my people 5971since4480 they return7725 not from their ways.1870
8 Their widows490 are increased6105 to me above the sand2344 of the seas:3220 I have brought935 on them against5921 the mother517 of the young970 men a spoiler7703 at noonday:6672 I have caused him to fall5307 on it suddenly,6597 and terrors928 on the city.5892
9 She that has borne3205 seven7651 languishes:535 she has given5301 up the ghost;5315 her sun8121 is gone935 down while it was yet5750 day:3119 she has been ashamed954 and confounded:2659 and the residue7611 of them will I deliver5414 to the sword2719 before6440 their enemies,341 said5002 the LORD.3068
10 Woe188 is me, my mother,517 that you have borne3205 me a man376 of strife7379 and a man376 of contention4066 to the whole3605 earth!776 I have neither3808 lent5383 on usury,5383 nor3808 men have lent5383 to me on usury;5383 yet every3605 one of them does curse7043 me.
11 The LORD3068 said,559 Truly518 3808 it shall be well2896 with your remnant;8293 truly518 I will cause the enemy341 to entreat6293 you well in the time6256 of evil7451 and in the time6256 of affliction.6869
12 Shall iron1270 break7489 the northern6828 iron1270 and the steel?5178
13 Your substance2428 and your treasures214 will I give5414 to the spoil957 without3808 price,4242 and that for all3605 your sins,2403 even in all3605 your borders.1366
14 And I will make you to pass5674 with your enemies341 into a land776 which you know3045 not: for a fire784 is kindled6919 in my anger,639 which shall burn3344 on you.
15 O LORD,3068 you know:3045 remember2142 me, and visit6485 me, and revenge5358 me of my persecutors;7291 take3947 me not away in your long-suffering:750 639 know3045 that for your sake I have suffered5375 rebuke.2781
16 Your words1697 were found,4672 and I did eat398 them; and your word1697 was to me the joy8342 and rejoicing8057 of my heart:3824 for I am called7121 by your name,8034 O LORD3068 God430 of hosts.6635
17 I sat3427 not in the assembly5475 of the mockers,7832 nor rejoiced;5937 I sat3427 alone909 because6440 of your hand:3027 for you have filled4390 me with indignation.2195
18 Why4100 is my pain3511 perpetual,5331 and my wound4347 incurable,605 which refuses3985 to be healed?7495 will you be altogether to me as a liar,391 and as waters4325 that fail?3808
19 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 If518 you return,7725 then will I bring7725 you again,7725 and you shall stand5975 before6440 me: and if518 you take3318 forth3318 the precious3368 from the vile,2151 you shall be as my mouth:6310 let them return7725 to you; but return7725 not you to them.
20 And I will make5414 you to this2088 people5971 a fenced1219 brazen5178 wall:2346 and they shall fight3898 against413 you, but they shall not prevail3201 against you: for I am with you to save3467 you and to deliver5337 you, said5002 the LORD.3068
21 And I will deliver5337 you out of the hand3027 of the wicked,7451 and I will redeem6299 you out of the hand3709 of the terrible.6184
1 The word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 also to me, saying,
2 You shall not take3947 you a wife,802 neither3808 shall you have sons1121 or daughters1323 in this2088 place.4725
3 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 concerning5921 the sons1121 and concerning5921 the daughters1323 that are born3205 in this2088 place,4725 and concerning5921 their mothers517 that bore3205 them, and concerning5921 their fathers1 that begat3205 them in this2088 land;776
4 They shall die4191 of grievous8463 deaths;4463 they shall not be lamented;5594 neither3808 shall they be buried;6912 but they shall be as dung1828 on the face6440 of the earth:127 and they shall be consumed3615 by the sword,2719 and by famine;7458 and their carcasses5038 shall be meat3978 for the fowls5775 of heaven,8064 and for the beasts929 of the earth.776
5 For thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Enter935 not into the house1004 of mourning,4798 neither3808 go3212 to lament5594 nor3808 bemoan5110 them: for I have taken622 away my peace7965 from this2088 people,5971 said5002 the LORD,3068 even853 loving kindness2617 and mercies.7356
6 Both the great1419 and the small6996 shall die4191 in this2063 land:776 they shall not be buried,6912 neither3808 shall men lament5594 for them, nor3808 cut1413 themselves, nor3808 make themselves bald7139 for them:
7 Neither3808 shall men tear6536 themselves for them in mourning,60 to comfort5162 them for the dead;4191 neither3808 shall men give them the cup3563 of consolation8575 to drink8248 for their father1 or for their mother.517
8 You shall not also go935 into the house1004 of feasting,4960 to sit3427 with them to eat398 and to drink.8354
9 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Behold,2005 I will cause to cease7673 out of this2088 place4725 in your eyes,5869 and in your days,3117 the voice6963 of mirth,8342 and the voice6963 of gladness,8057 the voice6963 of the bridegroom,2860 and the voice6963 of the bride.3618
10 And it shall come1961 to pass, when3588 you shall show5046 this2088 people5971 all3605 these428 words,1697 and they shall say559 to you, Why5921 4100 has the LORD3068 pronounced1696 all3605 this2063 great1419 evil7451 against5921 us? or what4100 is our iniquity?5771 or what4100 is our sin2403 that we have committed2398 against the LORD3068 our God?430
11 Then shall you say559 to them, Because5921 834 your fathers1 have forsaken5800 me, said5002 the LORD,3068 and have walked3212 after310 other312 gods,430 and have served5647 them, and have worshipped7812 them, and have forsaken5800 me, and have not kept8104 my law;8451
12 And you have done6213 worse7489 than your fathers;1 for, behold,2009 you walk1980 every376 one376 after310 the imagination8307 of his evil7451 heart,3820 that they may not listen8085 to me:
13 Therefore will I cast2904 you out of this2063 land776 into5921 a land776 that you know3045 not, neither you nor your fathers;1 and there8033 shall you serve5647 other312 gods430 day3119 and night;3915 where834 I will not show5414 you favor.2594
14 Therefore,3651 behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the LORD,3068 that it shall no3808 more5750 be said,559 The LORD3068 lives,2416 that brought5927 up the children1121 of Israel3478 out of the land776 of Egypt;4714
15 But, The LORD3068 lives,2416 that brought5927 up the children1121 of Israel3478 from the land776 of the north,6828 and from all3605 the lands776 where834 8033 he had driven5080 them: and I will bring7725 them again7725 into5921 their land127 that I gave5414 to their fathers.1
16 Behold,2005 I will send7971 for many7227 fishers,1728 said5002 the LORD,3068 and they shall fish1770 them; and after310 will I send7971 for many7227 hunters,6719 and they shall hunt6679 them from every3605 mountain,2022 and from every3605 hill,1389 and out of the holes5357 of the rocks.5553
17 For my eyes5869 are on all3605 their ways:1870 they are not hid5641 from my face,6440 neither3808 is their iniquity5771 hid6845 from my eyes.5869
18 And first7223 I will recompense7999 their iniquity5771 and their sin2403 double;4932 because5921 they have defiled2490 my land,776 they have filled4390 my inheritance5159 with the carcasses5038 of their detestable8251 and abominable8441 things.
19 O LORD,3068 my strength,5797 and my fortress,4581 and my refuge4498 in the day3117 of affliction,6869 the Gentiles1471 shall come935 to you from the ends657 of the earth,776 and shall say,559 Surely389 our fathers1 have inherited5157 lies,8267 vanity,1892 and things wherein there is no369 profit.3276
20 Shall a man120 make6213 gods430 to himself, and they are no3808 gods?430
21 Therefore,3651 behold,2005 I will this2063 once6471 cause them to know,3045 I will cause them to know3045 my hand3027 and my might;1369 and they shall know3045 that my name8034 is The LORD.3068
1 The sin2403 of Judah3063 is written3789 with a pen5842 of iron,1270 and with the point6856 of a diamond:8068 it is graven2790 on the table3871 of their heart,3820 and on the horns7161 of your altars;4196
2 Whilst their children1121 remember2142 their altars4196 and their groves842 by the green7488 trees6086 on the high1364 hills.1389
3 O my mountain2042 in the field,7704 I will give5414 your substance2428 and all3605 your treasures214 to the spoil,957 and your high1116 places for sin,2403 throughout all3605 your borders.1366
4 And you, even yourself, shall discontinue8058 from your heritage5159 that I gave5414 you; and I will cause you to serve5647 your enemies341 in the land776 which834 you know3045 not: for you have kindled6919 a fire784 in my anger,639 which shall burn3344 for ever.5769
5 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Cursed779 be the man1397 that trusts982 in man,120 and makes flesh1320 his arm,2220 and whose heart3820 departs5493 from the LORD.3068
6 For he shall be like the heath6176 in the desert,6160 and shall not see7200 when3588 good2896 comes;935 but shall inhabit7931 the parched2788 places in the wilderness,4057 in a salt4420 land776 and not inhabited.3427
7 Blessed1288 is the man1397 that trusts982 in the LORD,3068 and whose hope4009 the LORD3068 is.
8 For he shall be as a tree6086 planted8362 by the waters,4325 and that spreads7971 out her roots8328 by the river,3105 and shall not see7200 when3588 heat2527 comes,935 but her leaf5929 shall be green;7488 and shall not be careful1672 in the year8141 of drought,1226 neither3808 shall cease4185 from yielding6213 fruit.6529
9 The heart3820 is deceitful6121 above all3605 things, and desperately605 wicked:605 who4310 can know3045 it?
10 I the LORD3068 search2713 the heart,3820 I try974 the reins,3629 even to give5414 every man376 according to his ways,1870 and according to the fruit6529 of his doings.4611
11 As the partridge7124 sits1716 on eggs,1000 and hatches3205 them not; so he that gets6213 riches,6239 and not by right,4941 shall leave5800 them in the middle2677 of his days,3117 and at his end319 shall be a fool.5036
12 A glorious3519 high4791 throne3678 from the beginning7223 is the place4725 of our sanctuary.4720
13 O LORD,3068 the hope4723 of Israel,3478 all3605 that forsake5800 you shall be ashamed,954 and they that depart3249 from me shall be written3789 in the earth,776 because3588 they have forsaken5800 the LORD,3068 the fountain4726 of living2416 waters.4325
14 Heal7495 me, O LORD,3068 and I shall be healed;7495 save3467 me, and I shall be saved:3467 for you are my praise.8416
15 Behold,2009 they say559 to me, Where346 is the word1697 of the LORD?3068 let it come935 now.4994
16 As for me, I have not hastened213 from being a pastor7462 to follow310 you: neither3808 have I desired183 the woeful605 day;3117 you know:3045 that which came4161 out of my lips8193 was right5227 before5227 6440 you.
17 Be not a terror4288 to me: you are my hope4268 in the day3117 of evil.7451
18 Let them be confounded954 that persecute7291 me, but let not me be confounded:954 let them be dismayed,2865 but let not me be dismayed:2865 bring935 on them the day3117 of evil,7451 and destroy7665 them with double4932 destruction.7670
19 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 to me; Go1980 and stand5975 in the gate8179 of the children1121 of the people,5971 whereby834 the kings4428 of Judah3063 come935 in, and by the which834 they go3318 out, and in all3605 the gates8179 of Jerusalem;3389
20 And say559 to them, Hear8085 you the word1697 of the LORD,3068 you kings4428 of Judah,3063 and all3605 Judah,3063 and all3605 the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem,3389 that enter935 in by these428 gates:8179
21 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Take heed8104 to yourselves,5315 and bear5375 no408 burden4853 on the sabbath7676 day,3117 nor bring935 it in by the gates8179 of Jerusalem;3389
22 Neither3808 carry3318 forth3318 a burden4853 out of your houses1004 on the sabbath7676 day,3117 neither3808 do6213 you any3605 work,4399 but hallow6942 you the sabbath7676 day,3117 as I commanded6680 your fathers.1
23 But they obeyed8085 not, neither3808 inclined5186 their ear,241 but made their neck6202 stiff,7185 that they might not hear,8085 nor1115 receive3947 instruction.4148
24 And it shall come1961 to pass, if518 you diligently listen8085 to me, said5002 the LORD,3068 to bring935 in no1115 burden4853 through the gates8179 of this2063 city5892 on the sabbath7676 day,3117 but hallow6942 the sabbath7676 day,3117 to do6213 no1115 work4399 therein;
25 Then shall there enter935 into the gates8179 of this2063 city5892 kings4428 and princes8269 sitting3427 on the throne3678 of David,1732 riding7392 in chariots7393 and on horses,5483 they, and their princes,8269 the men376 of Judah,3063 and the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem:3389 and this2088 city5892 shall remain3427 for ever.5769
26 And they shall come935 from the cities5892 of Judah,3063 and from the places5439 about5439 Jerusalem,3389 and from the land776 of Benjamin,1144 and from the plain,8219 and from the mountains,2022 and from the south,5045 bringing935 burnt5930 offerings, and sacrifices,2077 and meat offerings,4503 and incense,3828 and bringing935 sacrifices of praise,8426 to the house1004 of the LORD.3068
27 But if518 you will not listen8085 to me to hallow6942 the sabbath7676 day,3117 and not to bear5375 a burden,4853 even entering935 in at the gates8179 of Jerusalem3389 on the sabbath7676 day;3117 then will I kindle3341 a fire784 in the gates8179 thereof, and it shall devour398 the palaces759 of Jerusalem,3389 and it shall not be quenched.3518
1 The word1697 which834 came1961 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD,3068 saying,559
2 Arise,6965 and go3381 down3381 to the potter's3335 house,1004 and there8033 I will cause you to hear8085 my words.1697
3 Then I went3381 down3381 to the potter's3335 house,1004 and, behold,2009 he worked6213 a work4399 on5921 the wheels.70
4 And the vessel3627 that he made6213 of clay2563 was marred7843 in the hand3027 of the potter:3335 so he made6213 it again7725 another312 vessel,3627 as seemed5869 good3474 to the potter3335 to make6213 it.
5 Then the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to me, saying,559
6 O house1004 of Israel,3478 cannot3808 3201 I do6213 with you as this2088 potter?3335 said5002 the LORD.3068 Behold,2009 as the clay2563 is in the potter's3335 hand,3027 so3651 are you in my hand,3027 O house1004 of Israel.3478
7 At what instant7281 I shall speak1696 concerning5921 a nation,1471 and concerning5921 a kingdom,4467 to pluck5428 up, and to pull5422 down, and to destroy6 it;
8 If that nation,1471 against5921 whom834 I have pronounced,1696 turn7725 from their evil,7451 I will repent5162 of the evil7451 that I thought2803 to do6213 to them.
9 And at what instant7281 I shall speak1696 concerning5921 a nation,1471 and concerning5921 a kingdom,4467 to build1129 and to plant5193 it;
10 If it do6213 evil7451 in my sight,5869 that it obey8085 not my voice,6963 then I will repent5162 of the good,2896 with which834 I said559 I would benefit3190 them.
11 Now6258 therefore go4994 to, speak559 to the men376 of Judah,3063 and to the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem,3389 saying,559 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2009 I frame3335 evil7451 against5921 you, and devise2803 a device4284 against5921 you: return7725 you now4994 every376 one376 from his evil7451 way,1870 and make your ways1870 and your doings4611 good.3190
12 And they said,559 There is no hope:2976 but we will walk1980 after310 our own devices,4284 and we will every376 one376 do6213 the imagination8307 of his evil7451 heart.3820
13 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Ask7592 you now4994 among the heathen,1471 who4310 has heard8085 such428 things: the virgin1330 of Israel3478 has done6213 a very3966 horrible8186 thing.
14 Will a man leave5800 the snow7950 of Lebanon3844 which comes935 from the rock6697 of the field?7704 or shall the cold7119 flowing5140 waters4325 that come from another2114 place be forsaken?5428
15 Because3588 my people5971 has forgotten7911 me, they have burned6999 incense6999 to vanity,7723 and they have caused them to stumble3782 in their ways1870 from the ancient5769 paths,7635 to walk1980 in paths,5410 in a way1870 not cast5549 up;
16 To make7760 their land776 desolate,8047 and a perpetual5769 hissing;8292 every3605 one that passes5674 thereby5921 shall be astonished,8074 and wag5110 his head.7218
17 I will scatter6327 them as with an east6921 wind7307 before6440 the enemy;341 I will show7200 them the back,6203 and not the face,6440 in the day3117 of their calamity.343
18 Then said559 they, Come 3212and let us devise2803 devices4284 against5921 Jeremiah;3414 for the law8451 shall not perish6 from the priest,3548 nor counsel6098 from the wise,2450 nor the word1697 from the prophet.5030 Come,3212 and let us smite5221 him with the tongue,3956 and let us not give heed7181 to any3605 of his words.1697
19 Give heed7181 to me, O LORD,3068 and listen8085 to the voice6963 of them that contend3401 with me.
20 Shall evil7451 be recompensed7999 for good?2896 for they have dig3738 a pit7745 for my soul.5315 Remember2142 that I stood5975 before6440 you to speak1696 good2896 for them, and to turn7725 away your wrath2534 from them.
21 Therefore3651 deliver5414 up their children1121 to the famine,7458 and pour5064 out their blood by the force3027 of the sword;2719 and let their wives802 be bereaved7909 of their children, and be widows;490 and let their men582 be put2026 to death;4194 let their young970 men be slain5221 by the sword2719 in battle.4421
22 Let a cry2201 be heard8085 from their houses,1004 when3588 you shall bring935 a troop1416 suddenly6597 on them: for they have dig3738 a pit7743 7882 to take3920 me, and hid2934 snares6341 for my feet.7272
23 Yet, LORD,3068 you know3045 all3605 their counsel6098 against5921 me to slay4191 me: forgive3722 not their iniquity,5771 neither408 blot4229 out their sin2403 from your sight,6440 but let them be overthrown3782 before6440 you; deal6213 thus with them in the time6256 of your anger.639
1 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Go1980 and get7069 a potter's3335 earthen2789 bottle,1228 and take of the ancients2204 of the people,5971 and of the ancients2204 of the priests;3548
2 And go3318 forth3318 to the valley1516 of the son1121 of Hinnom,2011 which834 is by the entry6607 of the east2777 gate,8179 and proclaim7121 there8033 the words1697 that I shall tell1696 you,
3 And say,559 Hear8085 you the word1697 of the LORD,3068 O kings4428 of Judah,3063 and inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem;3389 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Behold,2005 I will bring935 evil7451 on this2088 place,4725 the which834 whoever3605 hears,8085 his ears241 shall tingle.6750
4 Because3282 834 they have forsaken5800 me, and have estranged5234 this2088 place,4725 and have burned6999 incense6999 in it to other312 gods,430 whom834 neither3808 they nor their fathers1 have known,3045 nor the kings4428 of Judah,3063 and have filled4390 this2088 place4725 with the blood1818 of innocents;5355
5 They have built1129 also the high1116 places of Baal,1168 to burn8313 their sons1121 with fire784 for burnt5930 offerings to Baal,1168 which834 I commanded6680 not, nor3808 spoke1696 it, neither3808 came5927 it into5921 my mind:3820
6 Therefore,3651 behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the LORD,3068 that this2088 place4725 shall no3808 more5750 be called7121 Tophet,8612 nor The valley1516 of the son1121 of Hinnom,2011 but The valley1516 of slaughter.2028
7 And I will make void1238 the counsel6098 of Judah3063 and Jerusalem3389 in this2088 place;4725 and I will cause them to fall5307 by the sword2719 before6440 their enemies,341 and by the hands3027 of them that seek1245 their lives:5315 and their carcasses5038 will I give5414 to be meat3978 for the fowls5775 of the heaven,8064 and for the beasts929 of the earth.776
8 And I will make7760 this2063 city5892 desolate,8047 and an hissing;8322 every3605 one that passes5674 thereby5921 shall be astonished8074 and hiss8319 because5921 of all3605 the plagues4347 thereof.
9 And I will cause them to eat398 the flesh1320 of their sons1121 and the flesh1320 of their daughters,1323 and they shall eat398 every376 one376 the flesh1320 of his friend7453 in the siege4692 and narrow place,4689 with which834 their enemies,341 and they that seek1245 their lives,5315 shall straiten6693 them.
10 Then shall you break7665 the bottle1228 in the sight5869 of the men582 that go1980 with you,
11 And shall say559 to them, Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 Even3602 so3602 will I break7665 this2088 people5971 and this2063 city,5892 as one breaks7665 a potter's3335 vessel,3627 that cannot3808 3201 be made7495 whole7495 again:5750 and they shall bury6912 them in Tophet,8612 till there be no369 place4725 to bury.6912
12 Thus3651 will I do6213 to this2088 place,4725 said5002 the LORD,3068 and to the inhabitants3427 thereof, and even make5414 this2063 city5892 as Tophet:8612
13 And the houses1004 of Jerusalem,3389 and the houses1004 of the kings4428 of Judah,3063 shall be defiled2931 as the place4725 of Tophet,8612 because3605 of all3605 the houses1004 on whose834 roofs1406 they have burned6999 incense6999 to all3605 the host6635 of heaven,8064 and have poured5258 out drink5262 offerings to other312 gods.430
14 Then came935 Jeremiah3414 from Tophet,8612 where834 the LORD3068 had sent7971 him to prophesy;5012 and he stood5975 in the court2691 of the LORD's3068 house;1004 and said559 to all3605 the people,5971
15 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Behold,2005 I will bring935 on this2063 city5892 and on all3605 her towns5892 all3605 the evil7451 that I have pronounced1696 against5921 it, because3588 they have hardened7185 their necks,6203 that they might not hear8085 my words.1697
1 Now Pashur6583 the son1121 of Immer564 the priest,3548 who1931 was also chief5057 governor5057 in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 heard8085 that Jeremiah3414 prophesied5012 these428 things.1697
2 Then Pashur6583 smote5221 Jeremiah3414 the prophet,5030 and put5414 him in the stocks4115 that were in the high5945 gate8179 of Benjamin,1144 which834 was by the house1004 of the LORD.3068
3 And it came1961 to pass on the morrow,4283 that Pashur6583 brought3318 forth3318 Jeremiah3414 out of the stocks.4115 Then said559 Jeremiah3414 to him, The LORD3068 has not called7121 your name8034 Pashur,6583 but Magormissabib.4036
4 For thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Behold,2005 I will make5414 you a terror4032 to yourself, and to all3605 your friends:157 and they shall fall5307 by the sword2719 of their enemies,341 and your eyes5869 shall behold7200 it: and I will give5414 all3605 Judah3063 into the hand3027 of the king4428 of Babylon,894 and he shall carry1540 them captive1540 into Babylon,894 and shall slay5221 them with the sword.2719
5 Moreover I will deliver5414 all3605 the strength2633 of this2063 city,5892 and all3605 the labors3018 thereof, and all3605 the precious3366 things thereof, and all3605 the treasures214 of the kings4428 of Judah3063 will I give5414 into the hand3027 of their enemies,341 which834 shall spoil962 them, and take3947 them, and carry935 them to Babylon.894
6 And you, Pashur,6583 and all3605 that dwell3427 in your house1004 shall go3212 into captivity:7628 and you shall come935 to Babylon,894 and there8033 you shall die,4191 and shall be buried6912 there,8033 you, and all3605 your friends,157 to whom834 1992 you have prophesied5012 lies.8267
7 O LORD,3068 you have deceived6601 me, and I was deceived;6601 you are stronger2388 than I, and have prevailed:3201 I am in derision7814 daily,3605 3117 every3605 one mocks3932 me.
8 For since1767 I spoke,1696 I cried2199 out, I cried7121 violence2555 and spoil;7701 because3588 the word1697 of the LORD3068 was made1961 a reproach2781 to me, and a derision,7047 daily.3605 3117
9 Then I said,559 I will not make mention2142 of him, nor3808 speak1696 any more5750 in his name.8034 But his word was in my heart3820 as a burning1197 fire784 shut6113 up in my bones,6106 and I was weary3811 with forbearing,3557 and I could3201 not stay.
10 For I heard8085 the defaming1681 of many,7227 fear4032 on every5437 side.5439 Report,5046 say they, and we will report5046 it. All3605 my familiars7965 watched8104 for my halting,6761 saying, Peradventure194 he will be enticed,6601 and we shall prevail3201 against him, and we shall take3947 our revenge5360 on him.
11 But the LORD3068 is with me as a mighty1368 terrible6184 one: therefore5921 3651 my persecutors7291 shall stumble,3782 and they shall not prevail:3201 they shall be greatly3966 ashamed;954 for they shall not prosper:7919 their everlasting5769 confusion3639 shall never3808 be forgotten.7911
12 But, O LORD3068 of hosts,6635 that try974 the righteous,6662 and see7200 the reins3629 and the heart,3820 let me see7200 your vengeance5360 on them: for to you have I opened1540 my cause.7379
13 Sing7891 to the LORD,3068 praise1984 you the LORD:3068 for he has delivered5337 the soul5315 of the poor34 from the hand3027 of evildoers.7489
14 Cursed779 be the day3117 wherein834 I was born:3205 let not the day3117 wherein834 my mother517 bore3205 me be blessed.1288
15 Cursed779 be the man376 who834 brought1319 tidings1319 to my father,1 saying,559 A man2145 child1121 is born3205 to you; making him very glad.8056
16 And let that man376 be as the cities5892 which834 the LORD3068 overthrew,2015 and repented5162 not: and let him hear8085 the cry2201 in the morning,1242 and the shouting8643 at noontide;6256
17 Because834 he slew4191 me not from the womb;7358 or that my mother517 might have been1961 my grave,6913 and her womb7358 to be always5769 great2030 with me.
18 Why4100 came3318 I forth3318 out of the womb7358 to see7200 labor5999 and sorrow,3015 that my days3117 should be consumed3615 with shame?1322
1 The word1697 which834 came1961 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD,3068 when king4428 Zedekiah6667 sent7971 to him Pashur6583 the son1121 of Melchiah,4441 and Zephaniah6846 the son1121 of Maaseiah4641 the priest,3548 saying,559
2 Inquire,1875 I pray4994 you, of the LORD3068 for us; for Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 makes war3898 against5921 us; if194 so be that the LORD3068 will deal6213 with us according to all3605 his wondrous6381 works, that he may go5927 up from us.
3 Then said559 Jeremiah3414 to them, Thus3541 shall you say559 to Zedekiah:6667
4 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 God430 of Israel;3478 Behold,2005 I will turn5437 back5437 the weapons3627 of war4421 that are in your hands,3027 with which834 you fight3898 against the king4428 of Babylon,894 and against the Chaldeans,3778 which besiege6696 you without2351 the walls,2346 and I will assemble622 them into413 the middle8432 of this2063 city.5892
5 And I myself589 will fight3898 against you with an outstretched5186 hand3027 and with a strong2389 arm,2220 even in anger,639 and in fury,2534 and in great1419 wrath.7110
6 And I will smite5221 the inhabitants3427 of this2063 city,5892 both man120 and beast:929 they shall die4191 of a great1419 pestilence.1698
7 And afterward,310 3651 said5002 the LORD,3068 I will deliver5414 Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah,3063 and his servants,5650 and the people,5971 and such as are left7604 in this2063 city5892 from the pestilence,1698 from the sword,2719 and from the famine,7458 into the hand3027 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon,894 and into the hand3027 of their enemies,341 and into the hand3027 of those that seek1245 their life:5315 and he shall smite5221 them with the edge6310 of the sword;2719 he shall not spare2347 them, neither3808 have pity,2550 nor3808 have mercy.7355
8 And to this2088 people5971 you shall say,559 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2005 I set5414 before6440 you the way1870 of life,2416 and the way1870 of death.4194
9 He that stays3427 in this2063 city5892 shall die4191 by the sword,2719 and by the famine,7458 and by the pestilence:1698 but he that goes3318 out, and falls5307 to the Chaldeans3778 that besiege6696 you, he shall live,2421 and his life5315 shall be to him for a prey.7998
10 For I have set7760 my face6440 against this2063 city5892 for evil,7451 and not for good,2896 said5002 the LORD:3068 it shall be given5414 into the hand3027 of the king4428 of Babylon,894 and he shall burn8313 it with fire.784
11 And touching the house1004 of the king4428 of Judah,3063 say, Hear8085 you the word1697 of the LORD;3068
12 O house1004 of David,1732 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Execute1777 judgment4941 in the morning,1242 and deliver5337 him that is spoiled1497 out of the hand3027 of the oppressor,6231 lest6435 my fury2534 go3318 out like fire,784 and burn1197 that none369 can quench3518 it, because6440 of the evil7455 of your doings.4611
13 Behold,2005 I am against413 you, O inhabitant3427 of the valley,6010 and rock6697 of the plain,4334 said5002 the LORD;3068 which say,559 Who4310 shall come5181 down5181 against5921 us? or who4310 shall enter935 into our habitations?4585
14 But I will punish6485 you according to the fruit6529 of your doings,4611 said5002 the LORD:3068 and I will kindle3341 a fire784 in the forest3293 thereof, and it shall devour398 all3605 things round5439 about it.
1 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Go3381 down3381 to the house1004 of the king4428 of Judah,3063 and speak1696 there8033 this2088 word,1697
2 And say,559 Hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 O king4428 of Judah,3063 that sit3427 on the throne3678 of David,1732 you, and your servants,5650 and your people5971 that enter935 in by these428 gates:8179
3 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Execute6213 you judgment4941 and righteousness,6666 and deliver5337 the spoiled1497 out of the hand3027 of the oppressor:6216 and do no408 wrong,3238 do no408 violence2554 to the stranger,1616 the fatherless,3490 nor the widow,490 neither408 shed8210 innocent5355 blood1818 in this2088 place.4725
4 For if518 you do6213 this2088 thing1697 indeed, then shall there enter935 in by the gates8179 of this2088 house1004 kings4428 sitting3427 on the throne3678 of David,1732 riding7392 in chariots7393 and on horses,5483 he, and his servants,5650 and his people.5971
5 But if518 you will not hear8085 these428 words,1697 I swear7650 by myself, said5002 the LORD,3068 that this2088 house1004 shall become1961 a desolation.2723
6 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 to the king's4428 house1004 of Judah;3063 You are Gilead1568 to me, and the head7218 of Lebanon:3844 yet surely518 3808 I will make7896 you a wilderness,4057 and cities5892 which are not inhabited.3427
7 And I will prepare6942 destroyers7843 against5921 you, every376 one376 with his weapons:3627 and they shall cut3772 down your choice4005 cedars,730 and cast them into5921 the fire.784
8 And many7227 nations1471 shall pass5674 by this2063 city,5892 and they shall say559 every man376 to his neighbor,7453 Why5921 4100 has the LORD3068 done6213 thus3602 to this2063 great1419 city?5892
9 Then they shall answer,559 Because5921 834 they have forsaken5800 the covenant1285 of the LORD3068 their God,430 and worshipped7812 other312 gods,430 and served5647 them.
10 Weep1058 you not for the dead,4191 neither408 bemoan5110 him: but weep1058 sore for him that goes1980 away: for he shall return7725 no3808 more,5750 nor see7200 his native4138 country.776
11 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 touching413 Shallum7967 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah,3063 which reigned4427 instead8478 of Josiah2977 his father,1 which834 went3318 forth3318 out of this2088 place;4725 He shall not return7725 thither8033 any more:5750
12 But he shall die4191 in the place4725 where834 8033 they have led him captive,1540 and shall see7200 this2063 land776 no3808 more.5750
13 Woe1945 to him that builds1129 his house1004 by unrighteousness,3808 6664 and his chambers5944 by wrong;3808 4941 that uses his neighbor's7453 service5647 without2600 wages,2600 and gives5414 him not for his work;6467
14 That said,559 I will build1129 me a wide4060 house1004 and large7304 chambers,5944 and cuts7167 him out windows;2474 and it is paneled5603 with cedar,730 and painted4886 with vermilion.8350
15 Shall you reign,4427 because3588 you close8474 yourself in cedar?730 did not your father1 eat398 and drink,8354 and do6213 judgment4941 and justice,6666 and then227 it was well2896 with him?
16 He judged1777 the cause1779 of the poor6041 and needy;34 then227 it was well2896 with him: was not this1931 to know1847 me? said5002 the LORD.3068
17 But your eyes5869 and your heart3820 are not but for your covetousness,1215 and for to shed8210 innocent5355 blood,1818 and for oppression,6233 and for violence,4835 to do6213 it.
18 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 concerning413 Jehoiakim3079 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah;3063 They shall not lament5594 for him, saying, Ah1945 my brother!251 or, Ah1945 sister!269 they shall not lament5594 for him, saying, Ah1945 lord!113 or, Ah1945 his glory!1935
19 He shall be buried6912 with the burial6900 of an ass,2543 drawn5498 and cast7993 forth beyond1973 the gates8179 of Jerusalem.3389
20 Go5927 up to Lebanon,3844 and cry;6817 and lift5414 up your voice6963 in Bashan,1316 and cry6817 from the passages:5676 for all3605 your lovers157 are destroyed.7665
21 I spoke1696 to you in your prosperity;7962 but you said,559 I will not hear.8085 This2088 has been your manner1870 from your youth,5271 that you obeyed8085 not my voice.6963
22 The wind7307 shall eat7462 up all3605 your pastors,7462 and your lovers157 shall go3212 into captivity:7628 surely3588 then227 shall you be ashamed954 and confounded3637 for all3605 your wickedness.7451
23 O inhabitant3427 of Lebanon,3844 that make your nest7077 in the cedars,730 how4100 gracious2603 shall you be when pangs2256 come935 on you, the pain2427 as of a woman in travail!3205
24 As I live,2416 said5002 the LORD,3068 though3588 518 Coniah3659 the son1121 of Jehoiakim3079 king4428 of Judah3063 were the signet2368 on my right3225 hand,3027 yet3588 would I pluck5423 you there;8033
25 And I will give5414 you into the hand3027 of them that seek1245 your life,5315 and into the hand3027 of them whose face6440 you fear,1481 even into the hand3027 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon,894 and into the hand3027 of the Chaldeans.3778
26 And I will cast2904 you out, and your mother517 that bore3205 you, into5921 another312 country,776 where834 8033 you were not born;3205 and there8033 shall you die.4191
27 But to the land776 whereunto834 they desire5375 5315 to return,7725 thither8033 shall they not return.7725
28 Is this2088 man376 Coniah3659 a despised959 broken5310 idol?6089 is he a vessel3627 wherein is no369 pleasure?2656 why4069 are they cast7993 out, he and his seed,2233 and are cast2904 into5921 a land776 which834 they know3045 not?
29 O earth,776 earth,776 earth,776 hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD.3068
30 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Write3789 you this2088 man376 childless,6185 a man1397 that shall not prosper6743 in his days:3117 for no3808 man376 of his seed2233 shall prosper,6743 sitting3427 on the throne3678 of David,1732 and ruling4910 any more5750 in Judah.3063
1 Woe1945 be to the pastors7462 that destroy6 and scatter6327 the sheep6629 of my pasture!4830 said5002 the LORD.3068
2 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 God430 of Israel3478 against5921 the pastors7462 that feed7462 my people;5971 You have scattered6327 my flock,6629 and driven5080 them away, and have not visited6485 them: behold,2005 I will visit6485 on you the evil7455 of your doings,4611 said5002 the LORD.3068
3 And I will gather6908 the remnant7611 of my flock6629 out of all3605 countries776 where834 8033 I have driven5080 them, and will bring7725 them again7725 to their folds;5116 and they shall be fruitful6509 and increase.7235
4 And I will set6965 up shepherds7462 over5921 them which shall feed7462 them: and they shall fear3372 no3808 more,5750 nor3808 be dismayed,2865 neither3808 shall they be lacking,6485 said5002 the LORD.3068
5 Behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the LORD,3068 that I will raise6965 to David1732 a righteous6662 Branch,6780 and a King4428 shall reign4427 and prosper,7919 and shall execute6213 judgment4941 and justice6666 in the earth.776
6 In his days3117 Judah3063 shall be saved,3467 and Israel3478 shall dwell7931 safely:983 and this2088 is his name8034 whereby834 he shall be called,7121 THE LORD3068 OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.6664
7 Therefore,3651 behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the LORD,3068 that they shall no3808 more5750 say,559 The LORD3068 lives,2416 which834 brought5927 up the children1121 of Israel3478 out of the land776 of Egypt;4714
8 But, The LORD3068 lives,2416 which834 brought5927 up and which834 led935 the seed2233 of the house1004 of Israel3478 out of the north6828 country,776 and from all3605 countries776 where834 8033 I had driven5080 them; and they shall dwell3427 in their own land.127
9 My heart3820 within7130 me is broken7665 because of the prophets;5030 all3605 my bones6106 shake;7363 I am like a drunken7910 man,376 and like a man1397 whom wine3196 has overcome,5674 because6440 of the LORD,3068 and because6440 of the words1697 of his holiness.6944
10 For the land776 is full4390 of adulterers;5003 for because6440 of swearing423 the land776 mourns;56 the pleasant4999 places of the wilderness4057 are dried3001 up, and their course4794 is evil,7451 and their force1369 is not right.
11 For both1571 prophet5030 and priest3548 are profane;2610 yes,1571 in my house1004 have I found4672 their wickedness,7451 said5002 the LORD.3068
12 Why3651 their way1870 shall be to them as slippery2519 ways in the darkness:653 they shall be driven1760 on, and fall5307 therein: for I will bring935 evil7451 on them, even the year8141 of their visitation,6486 said5002 the LORD.3068
13 And I have seen7200 folly8604 in the prophets5030 of Samaria;8111 they prophesied5012 in Baal,1168 and caused my people5971 Israel3478 to err.8582
14 I have seen7200 also in the prophets5030 of Jerusalem3389 an horrible8186 thing: they commit5003 adultery,5003 and walk1980 in lies:8267 they strengthen2388 also the hands3027 of evildoers,7489 that none1115 does return7725 from his wickedness;7451 they are all3605 of them to me as Sodom,5467 and the inhabitants3427 thereof as Gomorrah.6017
15 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts6635 concerning5921 the prophets;5030 Behold,2005 I will feed398 them with wormwood,3939 and make them drink8248 the water4325 of gall:7219 for from the prophets5030 of Jerusalem3389 is profaneness2613 gone3318 forth3318 into all3605 the land.776
16 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 Listen8085 not to the words1697 of the prophets5030 that prophesy5012 to you: they make you vain:1891 they speak1696 a vision2377 of their own heart,3820 and not out of the mouth6310 of the LORD.3068
17 They say559 still to them that despise5006 me, The LORD3068 has said,1696 You shall have1961 peace;7965 and they say559 to every3605 one that walks1980 after the imagination8307 of his own heart,3820 No3808 evil7451 shall come935 on you.
18 For who4310 has stood5975 in the counsel5475 of the LORD,3068 and has perceived7200 and heard8085 his word?1697 who4310 has marked7181 his word,1697 and heard8085 it?
19 Behold,2009 a whirlwind5591 of the LORD3068 is gone3318 forth3318 in fury,2534 even a grievous2342 whirlwind:5591 it shall fall2342 grievously2342 on the head7218 of the wicked.7563
20 The anger639 of the LORD3068 shall not return,7725 until5704 he have executed,6213 and till5704 he have performed6965 the thoughts4209 of his heart:3820 in the latter319 days3117 you shall consider995 it perfectly.998
21 I have not sent7971 these prophets,5030 yet they ran:7323 I have not spoken1696 to them, yet they prophesied.5012
22 But if they had stood5975 in my counsel,5475 and had caused my people5971 to hear8085 my words,1697 then they should have turned7725 them from their evil7451 way,1870 and from the evil7455 of their doings.4611
23 Am I a God430 at hand,7138 said5002 the LORD,3068 and not a God430 afar7350 off?
24 Can any376 hide5641 himself in secret4565 places that I shall not see7200 him? said5002 the LORD.3068 Do not I fill4390 heaven8064 and earth?776 said5002 the LORD.3068
25 I have heard8085 what853 834 the prophets5030 said,559 that prophesy5012 lies8267 in my name,8034 saying,559 I have dreamed,2492 I have dreamed.2492
26 How5704 long5704 shall this be in the heart3820 of the prophets5030 that prophesy5012 lies?8267 yes, they are prophets5030 of the deceit8649 of their own heart;3820
27 Which think2803 to cause my people5971 to forget7911 my name8034 by their dreams2472 which834 they tell5608 every man376 to his neighbor,7453 as their fathers1 have forgotten7911 my name8034 for Baal.1168
28 The prophet5030 that has a dream,2472 let him tell5608 a dream;2472 and he that has my word,1697 let him speak1696 my word1697 faithfully.571 What4100 is the chaff8401 to the wheat?1250 said5002 the LORD.3068
29 Is not my word1697 like3541 as a fire?784 said5002 the LORD;3068 and like a hammer6360 that breaks6327 the rock5553 in pieces?
30 Therefore,3651 behold,2005 I am against5921 the prophets,5030 said5002 the LORD,3068 that steal1589 my words1697 every376 one376 from his neighbor.7453
31 Behold,2005 I am against5921 the prophets,5030 said5002 the LORD,3068 that use3947 their tongues,3956 and say, He said.5002
32 Behold,2005 I am against5921 them that prophesy5012 false8267 dreams,2472 said5002 the LORD,3068 and do tell5608 them, and cause my people5971 to err8582 by their lies,8267 and by their lightness;6350 yet I sent7971 them not, nor3808 commanded6680 them: therefore they shall not profit3276 this2088 people5971 at all, said5002 the LORD.3068
33 And when3588 this2088 people,5971 or176 the prophet,5030 or176 a priest,3548 shall ask7592 you, saying,559 What4100 is the burden4853 of the LORD?3068 you shall then say559 to them, What4100 burden?4853 I will even forsake5203 you, said5002 the LORD.3068
34 And as for the prophet,5030 and the priest,3548 and the people,5971 that shall say,559 The burden4853 of the LORD,3068 I will even punish6485 that man376 and his house.1004
35 Thus3541 shall you say559 every376 one376 to his neighbor,7453 and every376 one376 to his brother,251 What4100 has the LORD3068 answered?6030 and, What4100 has the LORD3068 spoken?1696
36 And the burden4853 of the LORD3068 shall you mention2142 no3808 more:5750 for every man's376 word1697 shall be his burden;4853 for you have perverted2015 the words1697 of the living2416 God,430 of the LORD3068 of hosts6635 our God.430
37 Thus3541 shall you say559 to the prophet,5030 What4100 has the LORD3068 answered6030 you? and, What4100 has the LORD3068 spoken?1696
38 But since518 you say,559 The burden4853 of the LORD;3068 therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Because3282 you say559 this2088 word,1697 The burden4853 of the LORD,3068 and I have sent7971 to you, saying,559 You shall not say,559 The burden4853 of the LORD;3068
39 Therefore,3651 behold,2005 I, even I, will utterly forget5382 you, and I will forsake5203 you, and the city5892 that I gave5414 you and your fathers,1 and cast you out of my presence:6440
40 And I will bring5414 an everlasting5769 reproach2781 on you, and a perpetual5769 shame,3640 which834 shall not be forgotten.7911
1 The LORD3068 showed7200 me, and, behold,2009 two8147 baskets1736 of figs8384 were set3259 before6440 the temple1964 of the LORD,3068 after310 that Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 had carried1540 away captive1540 Jeconiah3204 the son1121 of Jehoiakim3079 king4428 of Judah,3063 and the princes8269 of Judah,3063 with the carpenters2796 and smiths,4525 from Jerusalem,3389 and had brought935 them to Babylon.894
2 One259 basket1731 had very3966 good2896 figs,8384 even like the figs8384 that are first1073 ripe: and the other259 basket1731 had very3966 naughty7451 figs,8384 which834 could not be eaten,398 they were so bad.7451
3 Then said559 the LORD3068 to me, What4100 see7200 you, Jeremiah?3414 And I said,559 Figs;8384 the good2896 figs,8384 very3966 good;2896 and the evil,7451 very3966 evil,7451 that cannot3808 be eaten,398 they are so evil.7455
4 Again the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to me, saying,559
5 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the God430 of Israel;3478 Like these428 good2896 figs,8384 so3651 will I acknowledge5234 them that are carried1546 away captive1546 of Judah,3063 whom834 I have sent7971 out of this2088 place4725 into the land776 of the Chaldeans3778 for their good.2896
6 For I will set7760 my eyes5869 on them for good,2896 and I will bring7725 them again7725 to this2063 land:776 and I will build1129 them, and not pull2040 them down; and I will plant5193 them, and not pluck5428 them up.
7 And I will give5414 them an heart3820 to know3045 me, that I am the LORD:3068 and they shall be my people,5971 and I will be their God:430 for they shall return7725 to me with their whole3605 heart.3820
8 And as the evil7451 figs,8384 which834 cannot3808 be eaten,398 they are so evil;7455 surely3588 thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 So3651 will I give5414 Zedekiah6667 the king4428 of Judah,3063 and his princes,8269 and the residue7611 of Jerusalem,3389 that remain7604 in this2063 land,776 and them that dwell3427 in the land776 of Egypt:4714
9 And I will deliver5414 them to be removed2189 into all3605 the kingdoms4467 of the earth776 for their hurt,7451 to be a reproach2781 and a proverb,4912 a taunt8148 and a curse,7045 in all3605 places4725 where834 8033 I shall drive5080 them.
10 And I will send7971 the sword,2719 the famine,7458 and the pestilence,1698 among them, till5704 they be consumed8552 from off5921 the land127 that I gave5414 to them and to their fathers.1
1 The word1697 that came1961 to Jeremiah3414 concerning5921 all3605 the people5971 of Judah3063 in the fourth7243 year8141 of Jehoiakim3079 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah,3063 that was the first7224 year8141 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon;894
2 The which834 Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 spoke1696 to all3605 the people5971 of Judah,3063 and to all3605 the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem,3389 saying,559
3 From the thirteenth7969 6240 year8141 of Josiah2977 the son1121 of Amon526 king4428 of Judah,3063 even to this2088 day,3117 that is the three7969 and twentieth6242 year,8141 the word1697 of the LORD3068 has come1961 to me, and I have spoken1696 to you, rising7925 early7925 and speaking;1696 but you have not listened.8085
4 And the LORD3068 has sent7971 to you all3605 his servants5650 the prophets,5030 rising7925 early7925 and sending7971 them; but you have not listened,8085 nor3808 inclined5186 your ear241 to hear.8085
5 They said,559 Turn7725 you again7725 now4994 every376 one376 from his evil7451 way,1870 and from the evil7455 of your doings,4611 and dwell3427 in the land127 that the LORD3068 has given5414 to you and to your fathers1 for ever5769 and ever:5769
6 And go3212 not after310 other312 gods430 to serve5647 them, and to worship7812 them, and provoke me not to anger3707 with the works4639 of your hands;3027 and I will do you no3808 hurt.7489
7 Yet you have not listened8085 to me, said5002 the LORD;3068 that you might provoke me to anger3707 with the works4639 of your hands3027 to your own hurt.7451
8 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 Because3282 834 you have not heard8085 my words,1697
9 Behold,2005 I will send7971 and take3947 all3605 the families4940 of the north,6828 said5002 the LORD,3068 and Nebuchadrezzar5019 the king4428 of Babylon,894 my servant,5650 and will bring935 them against5921 this2063 land,776 and against5921 the inhabitants3427 thereof, and against5921 all3605 these428 nations1471 round5439 about, and will utterly destroy2763 them, and make7760 them an astonishment,8047 and an hissing,8322 and perpetual5769 desolations.2723
10 Moreover I will take6 from them the voice6963 of mirth,8342 and the voice6963 of gladness,8057 the voice6963 of the bridegroom,2860 and the voice6963 of the bride,3618 the sound6963 of the millstones,7347 and the light216 of the candle.5216
11 And this2063 whole3605 land776 shall be a desolation,2723 and an astonishment;8047 and these428 nations1471 shall serve5647 the king4428 of Babylon894 seventy7657 years.8141
12 And it shall come1961 to pass, when seventy7657 years8141 are accomplished,4390 that I will punish6485 the king4428 of Babylon,894 and that nation,1471 said5002 the LORD,3068 for their iniquity,5771 and the land776 of the Chaldeans,3778 and will make7760 it perpetual5769 desolations.8077
13 And I will bring935 on that land776 all3605 my words1697 which834 I have pronounced1696 against5921 it, even all3605 that is written3789 in this2088 book,5612 which834 Jeremiah3414 has prophesied5012 against5921 all3605 the nations.1471
14 For many7227 nations1471 and great1419 kings4428 shall serve5647 themselves of them also:1571 and I will recompense7999 them according to their deeds,6467 and according to the works4639 of their own hands.3027
15 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 God430 of Israel3478 to me; Take3947 the wine3196 cup3563 of this2063 fury2534 at my hand,3027 and cause all3605 the nations,1471 to whom834 413 I send7971 you, to drink8248 it.
16 And they shall drink,8354 and be moved,1607 and be mad,1984 because6440 of the sword2719 that I will send7971 among996 them.
17 Then took3947 I the cup3563 at the LORD's3068 hand,3027 and made all3605 the nations1471 to drink,8248 to whom834 413 the LORD3068 had sent7971 me:
18 To wit, Jerusalem,3389 and the cities5892 of Judah,3063 and the kings4428 thereof, and the princes8269 thereof, to make5414 them a desolation,2723 an astonishment,8047 an hissing,8322 and a curse;7045 as it is this2088 day;3117
19 Pharaoh6547 king4428 of Egypt,4714 and his servants,5650 and his princes,8269 and all3605 his people;5971
20 And all3605 the mingled6154 people, and all3605 the kings4428 of the land776 of Uz,5780 and all3605 the kings4428 of the land776 of the Philistines,6430 and Ashkelon,831 and Azzah,5804 and Ekron,6138 and the remnant7611 of Ashdod,795
21 Edom,123 and Moab,4124 and the children1121 of Ammon,5983
22 And all3605 the kings4428 of Tyrus,6865 and all3605 the kings4428 of Zidon,6721 and the kings4428 of the isles339 which834 are beyond5676 the sea,3220
23 Dedan,1719 and Tema,8485 and Buz,938 and all3605 that are in the utmost7112 corners,6285
24 And all3605 the kings4428 of Arabia,6152 and all3605 the kings4428 of the mingled6154 people that dwell7931 in the desert,4057
25 And all3605 the kings4428 of Zimri,2174 and all3605 the kings4428 of Elam,5867 and all3605 the kings4428 of the Medes,4074
26 And all3605 the kings4428 of the north,6828 far7350 and near,7138 one376 with another,251 and all3605 the kingdoms4467 of the world,776 which834 are on the face6440 of the earth:127 and the king4428 of Sheshach8347 shall drink8354 after310 them.
27 Therefore you shall say559 to them, Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Drink8354 you, and be drunken,7937 and spew,7006 and fall,5307 and rise6965 no3808 more, because6440 of the sword2719 which834 I will send7971 among996 you.
28 And it shall be, if they refuse3985 to take3947 the cup3563 at your hand3027 to drink,8354 then shall you say559 to them, Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 You shall certainly drink.8354
29 For, see,2009 I begin2490 to bring evil7489 on the city5892 which834 is called7121 by my name,8034 and should you be utterly unpunished?5352 You shall not be unpunished:5352 for I will call7121 for a sword2719 on all3605 the inhabitants3427 of the earth,776 said5002 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635
30 Therefore prophesy5012 you against413 them all3605 these428 words,1697 and say559 to them, The LORD3068 shall roar7580 from on high,4791 and utter5414 his voice6963 from his holy6944 habitation;4583 he shall mightily roar7580 on his habitation;5116 he shall give a shout,6030 1959 as they that tread1869 the grapes, against413 all3605 the inhabitants3427 of the earth.776
31 A noise7588 shall come935 even to the ends7097 of the earth;776 for the LORD3068 has a controversy7379 with the nations,1471 he will plead8199 with all3605 flesh;1320 he will give5414 them that are wicked7563 to the sword,2719 said5002 the LORD.3068
32 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 Behold,2009 evil7451 shall go3318 forth3318 from nation1471 to nation,1471 and a great1419 whirlwind5591 shall be raised5782 up from the coasts3411 of the earth.776
33 And the slain2491 of the LORD3068 shall be at that day3117 from one end7097 of the earth776 even to the other end7097 of the earth:776 they shall not be lamented,5594 neither3808 gathered,622 nor3808 buried;6912 they shall be dung1828 on the ground.127
34 Howl,3213 you shepherds,7462 and cry;2199 and wallow6428 yourselves in the ashes, you principal117 of the flock:6629 for the days3117 of your slaughter2873 and of your dispersions8600 are accomplished;4390 and you shall fall5307 like a pleasant2532 vessel.3627
35 And the shepherds7462 shall have no4480 way4498 to flee,4498 nor the principal117 of the flock6629 to escape.6413
36 A voice6963 of the cry6818 of the shepherds,7462 and an howling3213 of the principal117 of the flock,6629 shall be heard:8085 for the LORD3068 has spoiled7703 their pasture.4830
37 And the peaceable7965 habitations4999 are cut1826 down because6440 of the fierce2740 anger639 of the LORD.3068
38 He has forsaken5800 his covert,5520 as the lion:3715 for their land776 is desolate8047 because6440 of the fierceness2740 of the oppressor,3238 and because6440 of his fierce2740 anger.639
1 In the beginning7225 of the reign4468 of Jehoiakim3079 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah3063 came1961 this2088 word1697 from the LORD,3068 saying,559
2 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Stand5975 in the court2691 of the LORD's3068 house,1004 and speak1696 to all3605 the cities5892 of Judah,3063 which come935 to worship7812 in the LORD's3068 house,1004 all3605 the words1697 that I command6680 you to speak1696 to them; diminish1639 not a word:1697
3 If194 so be they will listen,8085 and turn7725 every man376 from his evil7451 way,1870 that I may repent5162 me of the evil,7451 which834 I purpose2803 to do6213 to them because6440 of the evil7455 of their doings.4611
4 And you shall say559 to them, Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 If518 you will not listen8085 to me, to walk1980 in my law,8451 which834 I have set5414 before6440 you,
5 To listen8085 to the words1697 of my servants5650 the prophets,5030 whom834 I sent7971 to you, both rising7925 up early,7925 and sending7971 them, but you have not listened;8085
6 Then will I make5414 this2088 house1004 like Shiloh,7887 and will make5414 this2063 city5892 a curse7045 to all3605 the nations1471 of the earth.776
7 So the priests3548 and the prophets5030 and all3605 the people5971 heard8085 Jeremiah3414 speaking1696 these428 words1697 in the house1004 of the LORD.3068
8 Now it came1961 to pass, when Jeremiah3414 had made an end3615 of speaking1696 all3605 that the LORD3068 had commanded6680 him to speak1696 to all3605 the people,5971 that the priests3548 and the prophets5030 and all3605 the people5971 took8610 him, saying,559 You shall surely die.4191
9 Why4069 have you prophesied5012 in the name8034 of the LORD,3068 saying,559 This2088 house1004 shall be like Shiloh,7887 and this2063 city5892 shall be desolate2717 without369 an inhabitant?3427 And all3605 the people5971 were gathered6950 against413 Jeremiah3414 in the house1004 of the LORD.3068
10 When the princes8269 of Judah3063 heard8085 these428 things,1697 then they came5927 up from the king's4428 house1004 to the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and sat3427 down in the entry6607 of the new2319 gate8179 of the LORD's3068 house.
11 Then spoke559 the priests3548 and the prophets5030 to the princes8269 and to all3605 the people,5971 saying,559 This2088 man376 is worthy to die;4194 for he has prophesied5012 against413 this2063 city,5892 as you have heard8085 with your ears.241
12 Then spoke559 Jeremiah3414 to all3605 the princes8269 and to all3605 the people,5971 saying,559 The LORD3068 sent7971 me to prophesy5012 against413 this2088 house1004 and against413 this2063 city5892 all3605 the words1697 that you have heard.8085
13 Therefore now6258 amend3190 your ways1870 and your doings,4611 and obey8085 the voice6963 of the LORD3068 your God;430 and the LORD3068 will repent5162 him of the evil7451 that he has pronounced1696 against5921 you.
14 As for me, behold,2005 I am in your hand:3027 do6213 with me as seems5869 good2896 and meet3477 to you.
15 But know3045 you for certain,3045 that if518 you put me to death,4191 you shall surely3588 bring5414 innocent5355 blood1818 on yourselves, and on this2063 city,5892 and on the inhabitants3427 thereof: for of a truth571 the LORD3068 has sent7971 me to you to speak1696 all3605 these428 words1697 in your ears.241
16 Then said559 the princes8269 and all3605 the people5971 to the priests3548 and to the prophets;5030 This2088 man376 is not worthy to die:4194 for he has spoken1696 to us in the name8034 of the LORD3068 our God.430
17 Then rose6965 up certain582 of the elders2205 of the land,776 and spoke559 to all3605 the assembly6951 of the people,5971 saying,559
18 Micah4320 the Morasthite4183 prophesied5012 in the days3117 of Hezekiah2396 king4428 of Judah,3063 and spoke559 to all3605 the people5971 of Judah,3063 saying,559 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 Zion6726 shall be plowed2790 like a field,7704 and Jerusalem3389 shall become1961 heaps,5856 and the mountain2022 of the house1004 as the high1116 places of a forest.3293
19 Did Hezekiah2396 king4428 of Judah3063 and all3605 Judah3063 put him at all to death?4191 did he not fear3373 the LORD,3068 and sought2470 the LORD,3068 and the LORD3068 repented5162 him of the evil7451 which834 he had pronounced1696 against5921 them? Thus might we procure6213 great1419 evil7451 against5921 our souls.5315
20 And there was also1571 a man376 that prophesied5012 in the name8034 of the LORD,3068 Urijah223 the son1121 of Shemaiah8098 of Kirjathjearim,7157 who prophesied5012 against5921 this2063 city5892 and against5921 this2063 land776 according to all3605 the words1697 of Jeremiah.3414
21 And when Jehoiakim3079 the king,4428 with all3605 his mighty1368 men, and all3605 the princes,8269 heard8085 his words,1697 the king4428 sought1245 to put him to death:4191 but when Urijah223 heard8085 it, he was afraid,3372 and fled,1272 and went935 into Egypt;4714
22 And Jehoiakim3079 the king4428 sent7971 men582 into Egypt,4714 namely, Elnathan494 the son1121 of Achbor,5907 and certain men582 with him into413 Egypt.4714
23 And they fetched3318 forth3318 Urijah223 out of Egypt,4714 and brought935 him to Jehoiakim3079 the king;4428 who slew5221 him with the sword,2719 and cast7993 his dead5038 body5038 into413 the graves6913 of the common1121 people.5971
24 Nevertheless389 the hand3027 of Ahikam296 the son1121 of Shaphan8227 was with Jeremiah,3414 that they should not give5414 him into the hand3027 of the people5971 to put him to death.4191
1 In the beginning7225 of the reign4467 of Jehoiakim3079 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah3063 came1961 this2088 word1697 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD,3068 saying,559
2 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 to me; Make6213 you bonds4147 and yokes,4133 and put5414 them on your neck,6677
3 And send7971 them to the king4428 of Edom,123 and to the king4428 of Moab,4124 and to the king4428 of the Ammonites,5984 and to the king4428 of Tyrus,6865 and to the king4428 of Zidon,6721 by the hand3027 of the messengers4397 which come935 to Jerusalem3389 to Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah;3063
4 And command6680 them to say559 to their masters,113 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Thus3541 shall you say559 to your masters;113
5 I have made6213 the earth,776 the man120 and the beast929 that are on the ground,776 by my great1419 power3581 and by my outstretched5186 arm,2220 and have given5414 it to whom834 it seemed5869 meet3474 to me.
6 And now6258 have I given5414 all3605 these428 lands776 into413 the hand3027 of Nebuchadnezzar5019 the king4428 of Babylon,894 my servant;5650 and the beasts2416 of the field7704 have I given5414 him also1571 to serve5647 him.
7 And all3605 nations1471 shall serve5647 him, and his son,1121 and his son's1121 son,1121 until5704 the very time6256 of his land776 come:935 and then many7227 nations1471 and great1419 kings4428 shall serve5647 themselves of him.
8 And it shall come1961 to pass, that the nation1471 and kingdom4467 which834 will not serve5647 the same Nebuchadnezzar5019 the king4428 of Babylon,894 and that will not put5414 their neck6677 under the yoke5923 of the king4428 of Babylon,894 that nation1471 will I punish,6485 said5002 the LORD,3068 with the sword,2719 and with the famine,7458 and with the pestilence,1698 until5704 I have consumed8552 them by his hand.3027
9 Therefore listen8085 not you to your prophets,5030 nor to your diviners,7080 nor to your dreamers,2492 nor to your enchanters,6049 nor to your sorcerers,3786 which834 speak559 to you, saying,559 You shall not serve5647 the king4428 of Babylon:894
10 For they prophesy5012 a lie8267 to you, to remove7368 you far7368 from your land;127 and that I should drive5080 you out, and you should perish.6
11 But the nations1471 that bring935 their neck6677 under the yoke5923 of the king4428 of Babylon,894 and serve5647 him, those will I let remain5117 still in their own land,127 said5002 the LORD;3068 and they shall till5647 it, and dwell3427 therein.
12 I spoke1696 also to Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah3063 according to all3605 these428 words,1697 saying,559 Bring935 your necks6677 under the yoke5923 of the king4428 of Babylon,894 and serve5647 him and his people,5971 and live.2421
13 Why4100 will you die,4191 you and your people,5971 by the sword,2719 by the famine,7458 and by the pestilence,1698 as the LORD3068 has spoken1696 against413 the nation1471 that will not serve5647 the king4428 of Babylon?894
14 Therefore listen8085 not to the words1697 of the prophets5030 that speak559 to you, saying,559 You shall not serve5647 the king4428 of Babylon:894 for they prophesy5012 a lie8267 to you.
15 For I have not sent7971 them, said5002 the LORD,3068 yet they prophesy5012 a lie8267 in my name;8034 that I might drive5080 you out, and that you might perish,6 you, and the prophets5030 that prophesy5012 to you.
16 Also I spoke1696 to the priests3548 and to all3605 this2088 people,5971 saying,559 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Listen8085 not to the words1697 of your prophets5030 that prophesy5012 to you, saying,559 Behold,2009 the vessels3627 of the LORD's3068 house1004 shall now6258 shortly4120 be brought7725 again7725 from Babylon:894 for they prophesy5012 a lie8267 to you.
17 Listen8085 not to them; serve5647 the king4428 of Babylon,894 and live:2421 why4100 should this2063 city5892 be laid waste?2723
18 But if518 they be prophets,5030 and if518 the word1697 of the LORD3068 be with them, let them now4994 make intercession6293 to the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 that the vessels3627 which are left3498 in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and in the house1004 of the king4428 of Judah,3063 and at Jerusalem,3389 go935 not to Babylon.894
19 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts6635 concerning5921 the pillars,5982 and concerning5921 the sea,3220 and concerning5921 the bases,4369 and concerning5921 the residue3499 of the vessels3627 that remain3498 in this2063 city.5892
20 Which834 Nebuchadnezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 took3947 not, when he carried1546 away captive1540 Jeconiah3204 the son1121 of Jehoiakim3079 king4428 of Judah3063 from Jerusalem3389 to Babylon,894 and all3605 the nobles2715 of Judah3063 and Jerusalem;3389
21 Yes,3588 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 concerning5921 the vessels3627 that remain3498 in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and in the house1004 of the king4428 of Judah3063 and of Jerusalem;3389
22 They shall be carried935 to Babylon,894 and there8033 shall they be until5704 the day3117 that I visit6485 them, said5002 the LORD;3068 then will I bring5927 them up, and restore7725 them to this2008 place.4725
1 And it came1961 to pass the same1931 year,8141 in the beginning7225 of the reign4467 of Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah,3063 in the fourth7243 year,8141 and in the fifth2549 month,2320 that Hananiah2608 the son1121 of Azur5809 the prophet,5030 which834 was of Gibeon,1391 spoke559 to me in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 in the presence5869 of the priests3548 and of all3605 the people,5971 saying,559
2 Thus3541 speaks559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 saying,559 I have broken7665 the yoke5923 of the king4428 of Babylon.894
3 Within5750 two full3117 years8141 will I bring7725 again7725 into this2008 place4725 all3605 the vessels3627 of the LORD's3068 house,1004 that Nebuchadnezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 took3947 away from this2008 place,4725 and carried935 them to Babylon:894
4 And I will bring7725 again7725 to this2008 place4725 Jeconiah3204 the son1121 of Jehoiakim3079 king4428 of Judah,3063 with all3605 the captives1546 of Judah,3063 that went935 into Babylon,894 said5002 the LORD:3068 for I will break7665 the yoke5923 of the king4428 of Babylon.894
5 Then the prophet5030 Jeremiah3414 said559 to the prophet5030 Hananiah2608 in the presence5869 of the priests,3548 and in the presence5869 of all3605 the people5971 that stood5975 in the house1004 of the LORD,3068
6 Even the prophet5030 Jeremiah3414 said,559 Amen:543 the LORD3068 do6213 so:3651 the LORD3068 perform6965 your words1697 which834 you have prophesied,5012 to bring7725 again7725 the vessels3627 of the LORD's3068 house,1004 and all3605 that is carried1473 away captive,1473 from Babylon894 into413 this2008 place.4725
7 Nevertheless389 hear8085 you now4994 this2008 word1697 that I speak1696 in your ears,241 and in the ears241 of all3605 the people;5971
8 The prophets5030 that have been1961 before6440 me and before6440 you of old5769 prophesied5012 both against413 many7227 countries,776 and against5921 great1419 kingdoms,4467 of war,4421 and of evil,7451 and of pestilence.1698
9 The prophet5030 which834 prophesies5012 of peace,7965 when the word1697 of the prophet5030 shall come935 to pass, then shall the prophet5030 be known,3045 that the LORD3068 has truly571 sent7971 him.
10 Then Hananiah2608 the prophet5030 took3947 the yoke4133 from off5921 the prophet5030 Jeremiah's3414 neck,6677 and broke7665 it.
11 And Hananiah2608 spoke559 in the presence5869 of all3605 the people,5971 saying,559 Thus3602 said559 the LORD;3068 Even3602 so3602 will I break7665 the yoke5923 of Nebuchadnezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 from the neck6677 of all3605 nations1471 within5750 the space5750 of two full3117 years.8141 And the prophet5030 Jeremiah3414 went3212 his way.1870
12 Then the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to Jeremiah3414 the prophet, after310 that Hananiah2608 the prophet5030 had broken7665 the yoke4133 from off5921 the neck6677 of the prophet5030 Jeremiah,3414 saying,559
13 Go1980 and tell559 Hananiah,2608 saying,559 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 You have broken7665 the yokes4133 of wood;6086 but you shall make6213 for them yokes4133 of iron.1270
14 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 I have put5414 a yoke5923 of iron1270 on the neck6677 of all3605 these428 nations,1471 that they may serve5647 Nebuchadnezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon;894 and they shall serve5647 him: and I have given5414 him the beasts2416 of the field7704 also.1571
15 Then said559 the prophet5030 Jeremiah3414 to Hananiah2608 the prophet,5030 Hear8085 now,4994 Hananiah;2608 The LORD3068 has not sent7971 you; but you make this2008 people5971 to trust982 in a lie.8267
16 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2005 I will cast7971 you from off5921 the face6440 of the earth:127 this year8141 you shall die,4191 because3588 you have taught1696 rebellion5627 against413 the LORD.3068
17 So Hananiah2608 the prophet5030 died4191 the same1931 year8141 in the seventh7637 month.2320
1 Now these428 are the words1697 of the letter5612 that Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 sent7971 from Jerusalem3389 to the residue3499 of the elders2205 which were carried1473 away captives,1473 and to the priests,3548 and to the prophets,5030 and to all3605 the people5971 whom834 Nebuchadnezzar5019 had carried1540 away captive1473 from Jerusalem3389 to Babylon;894
2 (After310 that Jeconiah3204 the king,4428 and the queen,1377 and the eunuchs,5631 the princes8269 of Judah3063 and Jerusalem,3389 and the carpenters,2796 and the smiths,4525 were departed3318 from Jerusalem;3389)
3 By the hand3027 of Elasah501 the son1121 of Shaphan,8227 and Gemariah1587 the son1121 of Hilkiah,2518 (whom834 Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah3063 sent7971 to Babylon894 to Nebuchadnezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon)894 saying,559
4 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 to all3605 that are carried1473 away captives,1473 whom834 I have caused to be carried1540 away from Jerusalem3389 to Babylon;894
5 Build1129 you houses,1004 and dwell3427 in them; and plant5193 gardens,1593 and eat398 the fruit6529 of them;
6 Take3947 you wives,802 and beget3205 sons1121 and daughters;1323 and take3947 wives802 for your sons,1121 and give5414 your daughters1323 to husbands,582 that they may bear3205 sons1121 and daughters;1323 that you may be increased7235 there,8033 and not diminished.4591
7 And seek1875 the peace7965 of the city5892 where834 8033 I have caused you to be carried1540 away captives,1540 and pray6419 to the LORD3068 for it: for in the peace7965 thereof shall you have1961 peace.7965
8 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Let not your prophets5030 and your diviners,7080 that be in the middle7130 of you, deceive5377 you, neither408 listen8085 to your dreams2472 which834 you cause to be dreamed.2492
9 For they prophesy5012 falsely8267 to you in my name:8034 I have not sent7971 them, said5002 the LORD.3068
10 For thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 That after6310 seventy7657 years8141 be accomplished4390 at Babylon894 I will visit6485 you, and perform6965 my good2896 word1697 toward5921 you, in causing you to return7725 to this2088 place.4725
11 For I know3045 the thoughts4284 that I think2803 toward5921 you, said5002 the LORD,3068 thoughts4284 of peace,7965 and not of evil,7451 to give5414 you an expected8615 end.319
12 Then shall you call7121 on me, and you shall go1980 and pray6419 to me, and I will listen8085 to you.
13 And you shall seek1245 me, and find4672 me, when3588 you shall search1875 for me with all3605 your heart.3824
14 And I will be found4672 of you, said5002 the LORD:3068 and I will turn7725 away your captivity,7622 and I will gather6908 you from all3605 the nations,1471 and from all3605 the places4725 where834 8033 I have driven5080 you, said5002 the LORD;3068 and I will bring7725 you again7725 into413 the place4725 from where834 8033 I caused you to be carried1540 away captive.1540
15 Because3588 you have said,559 The LORD3068 has raised6965 us up prophets5030 in Babylon;894
16 Know that thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of the king4428 that sits3427 on the throne3678 of David,1732 and of all3605 the people5971 that dwells3427 in this2063 city,5892 and of your brothers251 that are not gone3318 forth3318 with you into captivity;1473
17 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 Behold,2005 I will send7971 on them the sword,2719 the famine,7458 and the pestilence,1698 and will make5414 them like vile8182 figs,8384 that cannot3808 be eaten,398 they are so evil.7455
18 And I will persecute7291 310 them with the sword,2719 with the famine,7458 and with the pestilence,1698 and will deliver5414 them to be removed2189 to all3605 the kingdoms4467 of the earth,776 to be a curse,423 and an astonishment,8047 and an hissing,8322 and a reproach,2781 among all3605 the nations1471 where834 8033 I have driven5080 them:
19 Because8478 834 they have not listened8085 to my words,1697 said5002 the LORD,3068 which834 I sent7971 to them by my servants5650 the prophets,5030 rising7925 up early7925 and sending7971 them; but you would not hear,8085 said5002 the LORD.3068
20 Hear8085 you therefore the word1697 of the LORD,3068 all3605 you of the captivity,1473 whom834 I have sent7971 from Jerusalem3389 to Babylon:894
21 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 of Ahab256 the son1121 of Kolaiah,6964 and of Zedekiah6667 the son1121 of Maaseiah,4641 which prophesy5012 a lie8267 to you in my name;8034 Behold,2009 I will deliver5414 them into the hand3027 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon;894 and he shall slay5221 them before your eyes;5869
22 And of them shall be taken3947 up a curse7045 by all3605 the captivity1546 of Judah3063 which834 are in Babylon,894 saying,559 The LORD3068 make7760 you like Zedekiah6667 and like Ahab,256 whom834 the king4428 of Babylon894 roasted7033 in the fire;784
23 Because3282 834 they have committed6213 villainy5039 in Israel,3478 and have committed6213 adultery5003 with their neighbors'7453 wives,802 and have spoken1696 lying8267 words1697 in my name,8034 which834 I have not commanded6680 them; even I know,3045 and am a witness,5707 said5002 the LORD.3068
24 Thus shall you also speak559 to Shemaiah8098 the Nehelamite,5161 saying,559
25 Thus3541 speaks559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 saying,559 Because3282 834 you have sent7971 letters5612 in your name8034 to all3605 the people5971 that are at Jerusalem,3389 and to Zephaniah6846 the son1121 of Maaseiah4641 the priest,3548 and to all3605 the priests,3548 saying,559
26 The LORD3068 has made5414 you priest3548 in the stead8478 of Jehoiada3111 the priest,3548 that you should be officers6496 in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 for every man376 that is mad,7696 and makes himself a prophet,5012 that you should put5414 him in prison,4115 and in the stocks.6729
27 Now6258 therefore why4100 have you not reproved1605 Jeremiah3414 of Anathoth,6068 which makes himself a prophet5012 to you?
28 For therefore5921 3651 he sent7971 to us in Babylon,894 saying,559 This1931 captivity is long:752 build1129 you houses,1004 and dwell3427 in them; and plant5193 gardens,1593 and eat398 the fruit6529 of them.
29 And Zephaniah6846 the priest3548 read7121 this letter5612 in the ears241 of Jeremiah3414 the prophet.5030
30 Then came1961 the word1697 of the LORD3068 to Jeremiah,3414 saying,559
31 Send7971 to all3605 them of the captivity,1473 saying,559 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 concerning413 Shemaiah8098 the Nehelamite;5161 Because3282 834 that Shemaiah8098 has prophesied5012 to you, and I sent7971 him not, and he caused you to trust982 in a lie:8267
32 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2005 I will punish6485 Shemaiah8098 the Nehelamite,5161 and his seed:2233 he shall not have1961 a man376 to dwell3427 among8432 this2088 people;5971 neither3808 shall he behold7200 the good2896 that I will do6213 for my people,5971 said5002 the LORD;3068 because3588 he has taught1696 rebellion5627 against5921 the LORD.3068
1 The word1697 that came1961 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD,3068 saying,559
2 Thus3541 speaks559 the LORD3068 God430 of Israel,3478 saying,559 Write3789 you all3605 the words1697 that I have spoken1696 to you in a book.5612
3 For, see,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the LORD,3068 that I will bring7725 again7725 the captivity7622 of my people5971 Israel3478 and Judah,3063 said559 the LORD:3068 and I will cause them to return7725 to the land776 that I gave5414 to their fathers,1 and they shall possess3423 it.
4 And these428 are the words1697 that the LORD3068 spoke1696 concerning413 Israel3478 and concerning413 Judah.3063
5 For thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 We have heard8085 a voice6963 of trembling,2731 of fear,6343 and not of peace.7965
6 Ask7592 you now,4994 and see7200 whether518 a man2145 does travail3205 with child?3205 why4069 do I see7200 every3605 man1397 with his hands3027 on5921 his loins,2504 as a woman in travail,3205 and all3605 faces6440 are turned2015 into paleness?3420
7 Alas!1945 for that day3117 is great,1419 so that none369 is like3644 it: it is even the time6256 of Jacob's3290 trouble,6869 but he shall be saved3467 out of it.
8 For it shall come1961 to pass in that day,3117 said5002 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 that I will break7665 his yoke5923 from off5921 your neck,6677 and will burst5423 your bonds,4147 and strangers2114 shall no3808 more5750 serve5647 themselves of him:
9 But they shall serve5647 the LORD3068 their God,430 and David1732 their king,4428 whom834 I will raise6965 up to them.
10 Therefore fear3372 you not, O my servant5650 Jacob,3290 said5002 the LORD;3068 neither408 be dismayed,2865 O Israel:3478 for, see,2009 I will save3467 you from afar,7350 and your seed2233 from the land776 of their captivity;7628 and Jacob3290 shall return,7725 and shall be in rest,8252 and be quiet,7599 and none369 shall make him afraid.2729
11 For I am with you, said5002 the LORD,3068 to save3467 you: though3588 I make6213 a full end3615 of all3605 nations1471 where834 8033 I have scattered6327 you, yet389 I will not make6213 a full end3615 of you: but I will correct3256 you in measure,4941 and will not leave you altogether unpunished.5352
12 For thus3541 said5002 the LORD,3068 Your bruise7667 is incurable,605 and your wound4347 is grievous.2470
13 There is none369 to plead1777 your cause,1779 that you may be bound4205 up: you have no369 healing8585 medicines.7499
14 All3605 your lovers157 have forgotten7911 you; they seek1875 you not; for I have wounded5221 you with the wound4347 of an enemy,341 with the chastisement4148 of a cruel394 one, for the multitude7230 of your iniquity;5771 because your sins2403 were increased.6105
15 Why4100 cry2199 you for your affliction?7667 your sorrow4341 is incurable605 for the multitude7230 of your iniquity:5771 because your sins2403 were increased,6105 I have done6213 these428 things to you.
16 Therefore3651 all3605 they that devour398 you shall be devoured;398 and all3605 your adversaries,6862 every3605 one of them, shall go3212 into captivity;7633 and they that spoil7701 you shall be a spoil,4933 and all3605 that prey962 on you will I give5414 for a prey.962
17 For I will restore5927 health724 to you, and I will heal7495 you of your wounds,4347 said the LORD;3068 because3588 they called7121 you an Outcast,5080 saying, This1931 is Zion,6726 whom no369 man seeks1875 after.
18 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2005 I will bring7725 again7725 the captivity7622 of Jacob's3290 tents,168 and have mercy7355 on his dwelling places;4908 and the city5892 shall be built1129 on her own heap,8510 and the palace759 shall remain3427 after5921 the manner4941 thereof.
19 And out of them shall proceed3318 thanksgiving8426 and the voice6963 of them that make merry:7832 and I will multiply7235 them, and they shall not be few;4591 I will also glorify3513 them, and they shall not be small.6819
20 Their children1121 also shall be as aforetime,6924 and their congregation5712 shall be established3559 before6440 me, and I will punish6485 all3605 that oppress3905 them.
21 And their nobles117 shall be of themselves, and their governor4910 shall proceed3318 from the middle7130 of them; and I will cause him to draw near,7126 and he shall approach5066 to me: for who4310 is this1931 2088 that engaged6148 his heart3820 to approach5066 to me? said5002 the LORD.3068
22 And you shall be my people,5971 and I will be your God.430
23 Behold,2009 the whirlwind5591 of the LORD3068 goes3318 forth3318 with fury,2534 a continuing1641 whirlwind:5591 it shall fall2342 with pain2342 on the head7218 of the wicked.7563
24 The fierce2740 anger639 of the LORD3068 shall not return,7725 until5704 he has done6213 it, and until5704 he have performed6965 the intents4209 of his heart:3820 in the latter319 days3117 you shall consider995 it.
1 At the same1931 time,6256 said5002 the LORD,3068 will I be the God430 of all3605 the families4940 of Israel,3478 and they shall be my people.5971
2 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 The people5971 which were left8300 of the sword2719 found4672 grace2580 in the wilderness;4057 even Israel,3478 when I went1980 to cause him to rest.7280
3 The LORD3068 has appeared7200 of old7350 to me, saying, Yes, I have loved157 you with an everlasting5769 love:160 therefore5921 3651 with loving kindness2617 have I drawn4900 you.
4 Again5750 I will build1129 you, and you shall be built,1129 O virgin1330 of Israel:3478 you shall again5750 be adorned5710 with your tabrets,8596 and shall go3318 forth3318 in the dances of them that make merry.7832
5 You shall yet5750 plant5193 vines3754 on the mountains2022 of Samaria:8111 the planters5193 shall plant,5193 and shall eat them as common2490 things.
6 For there shall be a day,3117 that the watchmen5341 on the mount2022 Ephraim669 shall cry,7121 Arise you, and let us go5927 up to Zion6726 to the LORD3068 our God.430
7 For thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Sing7442 with gladness8057 for Jacob,3290 and shout6670 among the chief7218 of the nations:1471 publish8085 you, praise1984 you, and say,559 O LORD,3068 save3467 your people,5971 the remnant7611 of Israel.3478
8 Behold,2005 I will bring935 them from the north6828 country,776 and gather6908 them from the coasts3411 of the earth,776 and with them the blind5787 and the lame,6455 the woman with child2030 and her that travails3205 with child3205 together:3162 a great1419 company6951 shall return7725 thither.2008
9 They shall come935 with weeping,1065 and with supplications8469 will I lead2986 them: I will cause them to walk1980 by the rivers5158 of waters4325 in a straight3474 way,1870 wherein they shall not stumble:3782 for I am a father1 to Israel,3478 and Ephraim669 is my firstborn.1060
10 Hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 O you nations,1471 and declare5046 it in the isles339 afar4801 off, and say,559 He that scattered2219 Israel3478 will gather6908 him, and keep8104 him, as a shepherd7462 does his flock.5739
11 For the LORD3068 has redeemed6299 Jacob,3290 and ransomed1350 him from the hand3027 of him that was stronger2388 than he.
12 Therefore they shall come935 and sing7442 in the height4791 of Zion,6726 and shall flow5102 together3162 to the goodness2898 of the LORD,3068 for wheat,1715 and for wine,8492 and for oil,3323 and for the young1121 of the flock6629 and of the herd:1241 and their soul5315 shall be as a watered7302 garden;1588 and they shall not sorrow1669 any more3254 at all.
13 Then shall the virgin1330 rejoice8057 in the dance,4234 both young970 men and old2205 together:3162 for I will turn2015 their mourning60 into joy,8342 and will comfort5162 them, and make them rejoice8057 from their sorrow.3015
14 And I will satiate7301 the soul5315 of the priests3548 with fatness,1880 and my people5971 shall be satisfied7646 with my goodness,2898 said5002 the LORD.3068
15 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 A voice6963 was heard8085 in Ramah,7414 lamentation,5092 and bitter8563 weeping;1065 Rahel7354 weeping1058 for her children1121 refused3985 to be comforted5162 for her children,1121 because3588 they were not.
16 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Refrain4513 your voice6963 from weeping,1065 and your eyes5869 from tears:1832 for your work6468 shall be rewarded,7939 said5002 the LORD;3068 and they shall come7725 again7725 from the land776 of the enemy.341
17 And there is hope8615 in your end,319 said5002 the LORD,3068 that your children1121 shall come7725 again7725 to their own border.1366
18 I have surely heard8085 Ephraim669 bemoaning5110 himself thus; You have chastised3256 me, and I was chastised,3256 as a bullock5695 unaccustomed3808 3925 to the yoke: turn7725 you me, and I shall be turned;7725 for you are the LORD3068 my God.430
19 Surely3588 after310 that I was turned,7725 I repented;5162 and after310 that I was instructed,3045 I smote5606 on my thigh:3409 I was ashamed,954 yes,1571 even1571 confounded,3637 because3588 I did bear5375 the reproach2781 of my youth.5271
20 Is Ephraim669 my dear3357 son?1121 is he a pleasant8191 child?3206 for since1767 I spoke1696 against him, I do earnestly remember2142 him still:5750 therefore5921 3651 my bowels4578 are troubled1993 for him; I will surely have mercy7355 on him, said5002 the LORD.3068
21 Set5324 you up markers,6725 make7760 you high8564 heaps:8564 set7896 your heart3820 toward the highway,4546 even the way1870 which you went:1980 turn7725 again,7725 O virgin1330 of Israel,3478 turn7725 again7725 to these428 your cities.5892
22 How5704 long5704 will you go2559 about,2559 O you backsliding7728 daughter?1323 for the LORD3068 has created1254 a new2319 thing in the earth,776 A woman5347 shall compass5437 a man.1397
23 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 As yet5750 they shall use559 this1931 2088 speech1697 in the land776 of Judah3063 and in the cities5892 thereof, when I shall bring7725 again7725 their captivity;7622 The LORD3068 bless1288 you, O habitation5116 of justice,6664 and mountain2022 of holiness.6944
24 And there shall dwell3427 in Judah3063 itself, and in all3605 the cities5892 thereof together,3162 farmers,406 and they that go5265 forth5265 with flocks.5739
25 For I have satiated7301 the weary5889 soul,5315 and I have replenished4390 every3605 sorrowful1669 soul.5315
26 On this2063 I awaked,6974 and beheld;7200 and my sleep8142 was sweet6149 to me.
27 Behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the LORD,3068 that I will sow2232 the house1004 of Israel3478 and the house1004 of Judah3063 with the seed2233 of man,120 and with the seed2233 of beast.929
28 And it shall come1961 to pass, that like as I have watched8245 over5921 them, to pluck5428 up, and to break5422 down,5422 and to throw2040 down,2040 and to destroy,6 and to afflict;7489 so3651 will I watch8245 over5921 them, to build,1129 and to plant,5193 said5002 the LORD.3068
29 In those1992 days3117 they shall say559 no3808 more,5750 The fathers1 have eaten398 a sour1155 grape,1155 and the children's1121 teeth8127 are set on edge.6949
30 But every one376 shall die4191 for his own iniquity:5771 every376 man120 that eats398 the sour1155 grape,1155 his teeth8127 shall be set on edge.6949
31 Behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the LORD,3068 that I will make3772 a new2319 covenant1285 with the house1004 of Israel,3478 and with the house1004 of Judah:3063
32 Not according to the covenant1285 that I made3772 with their fathers1 in the day3117 that I took2388 them by the hand3027 to bring3318 them out of the land776 of Egypt;4714 which834 my covenant1285 they broke,6565 although I was an husband1167 to them, said5002 the LORD:3068
33 But this2063 shall be the covenant1285 that I will make3772 with the house1004 of Israel;3478 After310 those1992 days,3117 said5002 the LORD,3068 I will put5414 my law8451 in their inward7130 parts, and write3789 it in their hearts;3820 and will be their God,430 and they shall be my people.5971
34 And they shall teach3925 no3808 more5750 every man376 his neighbor,7453 and every man376 his brother,251 saying,559 Know the LORD:3068 for they shall all3605 know3045 me, from the least6996 of them to the greatest1419 of them, said5002 the LORD:3068 for I will forgive5545 their iniquity,5771 and I will remember2142 their sin2403 no3808 more.5750
35 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 which gives5414 the sun8121 for a light216 by day,3119 and the ordinances2708 of the moon3394 and of the stars3556 for a light216 by night,3915 which divides7280 the sea3220 when the waves1530 thereof roar;1993 The LORD3068 of hosts6635 is his name:8034
36 If518 those428 ordinances2706 depart4185 from before6440 me, said5002 the LORD,3068 then the seed2233 of Israel3478 also1571 shall cease7673 from being1961 a nation1471 before6440 me for ever.3605 3117
37 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 If518 heaven8064 above4605 can be measured,4058 and the foundations4146 of the earth776 searched2713 out beneath,4295 I will also1571 cast3988 off all3605 the seed2233 of Israel3478 for all3605 that they have done,6213 said5002 the LORD.3068
38 Behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the LORD,3068 that the city5892 shall be built1129 to the LORD3068 from the tower4026 of Hananeel2606 to the gate8179 of the corner.6438
39 And the measuring4060 line6957 shall yet5750 go3318 forth3318 over5048 against5048 it on the hill1389 Gareb,1619 and shall compass5437 about to Goath.1601
40 And the whole3605 valley6010 of the dead6297 bodies,6297 and of the ashes,1880 and all3605 the fields8309 to the brook5158 of Kidron,6939 to the corner6438 of the horse5483 gate8179 toward the east,4217 shall be holy6944 to the LORD;3068 it shall not be plucked5428 up, nor3808 thrown2040 down2040 any more5750 for ever.5769
1 The word1697 that came1961 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD3068 in the tenth6224 year8141 of Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah,3063 which1958 was the eighteenth6240 year8141 of Nebuchadrezzar.5019
2 For then227 the king4428 of Babylon's894 army2428 besieged6696 Jerusalem:3389 and Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 was shut3607 up in the court2691 of the prison,4307 which834 was in the king4428 of Judah's3063 house.1004
3 For Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah3063 had shut3607 him up, saying,559 Why4069 do you prophesy,5012 and say,559 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 Behold,2005 I will give5414 this2063 city5892 into the hand3027 of the king4428 of Babylon,894 and he shall take3920 it;
4 And Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah3063 shall not escape4422 out of the hand3027 of the Chaldeans,3778 but shall surely be delivered5414 into the hand3027 of the king4428 of Babylon,894 and shall speak1696 with him mouth6310 to mouth,6310 and his eyes5869 shall behold7200 his eyes;5869
5 And he shall lead3212 Zedekiah6667 to Babylon,894 and there8033 shall he be until5704 I visit6485 him, said5002 the LORD:3068 though3588 you fight3898 with the Chaldeans,3778 you shall not prosper.6743
6 And Jeremiah3414 said,559 The word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to me, saying,559
7 Behold,2009 Hanameel2601 the son1121 of Shallum7967 your uncle1730 shall come935 to you saying,559 Buy7069 you my field7704 that is in Anathoth:6068 for the right4941 of redemption1353 is your to buy7069 it.
8 So Hanameel2601 my uncle's1733 son1121 came935 to me in the court2691 of the prison4307 according to the word1697 of the LORD,3068 and said559 to me, Buy7069 my field,7704 I pray4994 you, that is in Anathoth,6068 which834 is in the country776 of Benjamin:1144 for the right4941 of inheritance3425 is yours, and the redemption1353 is yours; buy7069 it for yourself. Then I knew3045 that this1931 was the word1697 of the LORD.3068
9 And I bought7069 the field7704 of Hanameel2601 my uncle's1733 son,1121 that was in Anathoth,6068 and weighed8254 him the money,3701 even seventeen7651 6240 shekels8255 of silver.3701
10 And I subscribed3789 the evidence,5612 and sealed2856 it, and took witnesses,5707 and weighed8254 him the money3701 in the balances.3976
11 So I took3947 the evidence5612 of the purchase,4736 both that which was sealed2856 according to the law4687 and custom,2706 and that which was open:1540
12 And I gave5414 the evidence5612 of the purchase4736 to Baruch1263 the son1121 of Neriah,5374 the son1121 of Maaseiah,4271 in the sight5869 of Hanameel2601 my uncle's1733 son, and in the presence5869 of the witnesses5707 that subscribed3789 the book5612 of the purchase,4736 before5869 all3605 the Jews3064 that sat3427 in the court2691 of the prison.4307
13 And I charged6680 Baruch1263 before5869 them, saying,559
14 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Take3947 these428 evidences,5612 this2088 evidence5612 of the purchase,4736 both which is sealed,2856 and this2088 evidence5612 which is open;1540 and put5414 them in an earthen2789 vessel,3627 that they may continue5975 many7227 days.3117
15 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Houses1004 and fields7704 and vineyards3754 shall be possessed7069 again5750 in this2063 land.776
16 Now when I had delivered5414 the evidence5612 of the purchase4736 to Baruch1263 the son1121 of Neriah,5374 I prayed6419 to the LORD,3068 saying,559
17 Ah162 Lord136 GOD!3069 behold,2009 you have made6213 the heaven8064 and the earth776 by your great1419 power3581 and stretched5186 out arm,2220 and there is nothing3808 1697 too hard6381 for you:
18 You show6213 loving kindness2617 to thousands,505 and recompense7999 the iniquity5771 of the fathers1 into413 the bosom2436 of their children1121 after310 them: the Great,1419 the Mighty1368 God,410 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 is his name,8034
19 Great1419 in counsel,6098 and mighty7227 in work:5950 for your eyes5869 are open6491 on all3605 the ways1870 of the sons1121 of men:120 to give5414 every376 one376 according to his ways,1870 and according to the fruit6529 of his doings:4611
20 Which834 have set7760 signs226 and wonders4159 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 even to this2088 day,3119 and in Israel,3478 and among other men;120 and have made6213 you a name,8034 as at5704 this2088 day;3119
21 And have brought3318 forth3318 your people5971 Israel3478 out of the land776 of Egypt4714 with signs,226 and with wonders,4159 and with a strong2389 hand,3027 and with a stretched5186 out arm,248 and with great1419 terror;4172
22 And have given5414 them this2063 land,776 which834 you did swear7650 to their fathers1 to give5414 them, a land776 flowing2100 with milk2461 and honey;1706
23 And they came935 in, and possessed3423 it; but they obeyed8085 not your voice,6963 neither3808 walked1980 in your law;8451 they have done6213 nothing3808 of all3605 that you commanded6680 them to do:6213 therefore you have caused all3605 this2063 evil7451 to come7122 on them:
24 Behold2009 the mounts,5550 they are come935 to the city5892 to take3920 it; and the city5892 is given5414 into the hand3027 of the Chaldeans,3778 that fight3898 against5921 it, because6440 of the sword,2719 and of the famine,7458 and of the pestilence:1698 and what834 you have spoken1696 is come1961 to pass; and, behold,2009 you see7200 it.
25 And you have said559 to me, O Lord136 GOD,3069 Buy7069 you the field7704 for money,3701 and take5749 witnesses;5707 for the city5892 is given5414 into the hand3027 of the Chaldeans.3778
26 Then came1961 the word1697 of the LORD3068 to Jeremiah,3414 saying,559
27 Behold,2009 I am the LORD,3068 the God430 of all3605 flesh:1320 is there any3605 thing1697 too hard6381 for me?
28 Therefore5921 3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2005 I will give5414 this2063 city5892 into the hand3027 of the Chaldeans,3778 and into the hand3027 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon,894 and he shall take3920 it:
29 And the Chaldeans,3778 that fight3898 against5921 this2063 city,5892 shall come935 and set fire784 on this2063 city,5892 and burn8313 it with the houses,1004 on whose834 roofs1406 they have offered6999 incense6999 to Baal,1168 and poured5258 out drink5262 offerings to other312 gods,430 to provoke me to anger.3707
30 For the children1121 of Israel3478 and the children1121 of Judah3063 have only389 done6213 evil7451 before5869 me from their youth:5271 for the children1121 of Israel3478 have only389 provoked me to anger3707 with the work4639 of their hands,3027 said5002 the LORD.3068
31 For this2063 city5892 has been to me as a provocation of my anger639 and of my fury2534 from the day3119 that they built1129 it even to this2088 day;3119 that I should remove5493 it from before5921 my face,6440
32 Because5921 of all3605 the evil7451 of the children1121 of Israel3478 and of the children1121 of Judah,3063 which834 they have done6213 to provoke me to anger,3707 they, their kings,4428 their princes,8269 their priests,3548 and their prophets,5030 and the men376 of Judah,3063 and the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem.3389
33 And they have turned6437 to me the back,6203 and not the face:6440 though I taught3925 them, rising7925 up early7925 and teaching3925 them, yet they have not listened8085 to receive3947 instruction.4148
34 But they set7760 their abominations8251 in the house,1004 which834 is called7121 by my name,8034 to defile2930 it.
35 And they built1129 the high1116 places of Baal,1168 which834 are in the valley1516 of the son1121 of Hinnom,2011 to cause4616 their sons1121 and their daughters1323 to pass5674 through the fire to Molech;4432 which834 I commanded6680 them not, neither3808 came5927 it into5921 my mind,3820 that they should do6213 this2063 abomination,8441 to cause Judah3063 to sin.2398
36 And now6258 therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 concerning413 this2063 city,5892 whereof834 you say,559 It shall be delivered5414 into the hand3027 of the king4428 of Babylon894 by the sword,2719 and by the famine,7458 and by the pestilence;1698
37 Behold,2005 I will gather6908 them out of all3605 countries,776 where834 8033 I have driven5080 them in my anger,639 and in my fury,2534 and in great1419 wrath;7110 and I will bring7725 them again7725 to this2088 place,4725 and I will cause them to dwell3427 safely:983
38 And they shall be my people,5971 and I will be their God:430
39 And I will give5414 them one259 heart,3820 and one259 way,1870 that they may fear3372 me for ever,3605 3117 for the good2896 of them, and of their children1121 after310 them:
40 And I will make3772 an everlasting5769 covenant1285 with them, that I will not turn7725 away from them, to do them good;3190 but I will put5414 my fear3374 in their hearts,3824 that they shall not depart5493 from me.
41 Yes, I will rejoice7797 over5921 them to do them good,2895 and I will plant5193 them in this2063 land776 assuredly571 with my whole3605 heart3820 and with my whole3605 soul.5315
42 For thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Like as I have brought935 all3605 this2063 great1419 evil7451 on this2088 people,5971 so3651 will I bring935 on them all3605 the good2896 that I have promised1696 them.
43 And fields7704 shall be bought7069 in this2063 land,776 whereof834 you say,559 It is desolate8077 without369 man120 or beast;929 it is given5414 into the hand3027 of the Chaldeans.3778
44 Men shall buy7069 fields7704 for money,3701 and subscribe3789 evidences,5612 and seal2856 them, and take5749 witnesses5707 in the land776 of Benjamin,1144 and in the places about5439 Jerusalem,3389 and in the cities5892 of Judah,3063 and in the cities5892 of the mountains,2022 and in the cities5892 of the valley,8219 and in the cities5892 of the south:5045 for I will cause their captivity7622 to return,7725 said5002 the LORD.3068
1 Moreover the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to Jeremiah3414 the second8145 time, while he was yet5750 shut6113 up in the court2691 of the prison,4307 saying,559
2 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 the maker6213 thereof, the LORD3068 that formed3335 it, to establish3559 it; the LORD3068 is his name;8034
3 Call7121 to me, and I will answer6030 you, and show5046 you great1419 and mighty1219 things, which you know3045 not.
4 For thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 concerning5921 the houses1004 of this2063 city,5892 and concerning5921 the houses1004 of the kings4428 of Judah,3063 which are thrown5422 down5422 by the mounts,5550 and by the sword;2719
5 They come935 to fight3898 with the Chaldeans,3778 but it is to fill4390 them with the dead6297 bodies6297 of men,120 whom834 I have slain5221 in my anger639 and in my fury,2534 and for all3605 whose834 wickedness7451 I have hid5641 my face6440 from this2063 city.5892
6 Behold,2005 I will bring4608 it health724 and cure,4832 and I will cure7495 them, and will reveal1540 to them the abundance6283 of peace7965 and truth.571
7 And I will cause the captivity7622 of Judah3063 and the captivity7622 of Israel3478 to return,7725 and will build1129 them, as at the first.7223
8 And I will cleanse2891 them from all3605 their iniquity,5771 whereby834 they have sinned2398 against me; and I will pardon5545 all3605 their iniquities,5771 whereby834 they have sinned,2398 and whereby834 they have transgressed6586 against me.
9 And it shall be to me a name8034 of joy,8342 a praise8416 and an honor8597 before all3605 the nations1471 of the earth,776 which834 shall hear8085 all3605 the good2896 that I do6213 to them: and they shall fear6342 and tremble7264 for all3605 the goodness2896 and for all3605 the prosperity7965 that I procure6213 to it.
10 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Again5750 there shall be heard8085 in this2088 place,4725 which834 you say559 shall be desolate2717 without369 man120 and without369 beast,929 even in the cities5892 of Judah,3063 and in the streets2351 of Jerusalem,3389 that are desolate,8074 without369 man,120 and without369 inhabitant,3427 and without369 beast,929
11 The voice6963 of joy,8342 and the voice6963 of gladness,8057 the voice6963 of the bridegroom,2860 and the voice6963 of the bride,3618 the voice6963 of them that shall say,559 Praise3034 the LORD3068 of hosts:6635 for the LORD3068 is good;2896 for his mercy2617 endures for ever:5769 and of them that shall bring935 the sacrifice of praise8426 into the house1004 of the LORD.3068 For I will cause to return7725 the captivity7622 of the land,776 as at the first,7223 said559 the LORD.3068
12 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 Again5750 in this2088 place,4725 which is desolate2717 without369 5704 man120 and without369 5704 beast,929 and in all3605 the cities5892 thereof, shall be an habitation5116 of shepherds7462 causing their flocks6629 to lie7257 down.7901
13 In the cities5892 of the mountains,2022 in the cities5892 of the vale,8219 and in the cities5892 of the south,5045 and in the land776 of Benjamin,1144 and in the places about5439 Jerusalem,3389 and in the cities5892 of Judah,3063 shall the flocks6629 pass5674 again5750 under5921 the hands3027 of him that tells4487 them, said559 the LORD.3068
14 Behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the LORD,3068 that I will perform6965 that good2896 thing1697 which834 I have promised1696 to the house1004 of Israel3478 and to the house1004 of Judah.3063
15 In those1992 days,3117 and at that time,6256 will I cause the Branch6780 of righteousness6666 to grow6779 up to David;1732 and he shall execute6213 judgment4941 and righteousness6666 in the land.776
16 In those1992 days3117 shall Judah3063 be saved,3467 and Jerusalem3389 shall dwell7931 safely:983 and this2088 is the name with which834 she shall be called,7121 The LORD3068 our righteousness.6664
17 For thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 David1732 shall never3808 want3772 a man376 to sit3427 on the throne3678 of the house1004 of Israel;3478
18 Neither3808 shall the priests3548 the Levites3881 want3772 a man376 before6440 me to offer5927 burnt5930 offerings, and to kindle6999 meat offerings,4503 and to do6213 sacrifice2077 continually.3605 3117
19 And the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to Jeremiah,3414 saying,559
20 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 If518 you can break6565 my covenant1285 of the day,3117 and my covenant1285 of the night,3915 and that there should not be day3119 and night3915 in their season;6256
21 Then may also1571 my covenant1285 be broken6565 with David1732 my servant,5650 that he should not have1961 a son1121 to reign4427 on his throne;3678 and with the Levites3881 the priests,3548 my ministers.8334
22 As the host6635 of heaven8064 cannot3808 be numbered,5608 neither3808 the sand2344 of the sea3220 measured:4058 so3651 will I multiply7235 the seed2233 of David1732 my servant,5650 and the Levites3881 that minister8334 to me.
23 Moreover the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to Jeremiah,3414 saying,559
24 Consider7200 you not what4100 this2088 people5971 have spoken,1696 saying,559 The two8147 families4940 which834 the LORD3068 has chosen,977 he has even cast3988 them off? thus they have despised5006 my people,5971 that they should be no more5750 a nation1471 before6440 them.
25 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 If518 my covenant1285 be not with day3119 and night,3915 and if I have not appointed7760 the ordinances2708 of heaven8064 and earth;776
26 Then1571 will I cast3988 away the seed2233 of Jacob 3290and David1732 my servant,5650 so that I will not take3947 any of his seed2233 to be rulers4910 over413 the seed2233 of Abraham,85 Isaac,3446 and Jacob:3290 for I will cause their captivity7622 to return,7725 and have mercy7355 on them.
1 The word1697 which834 came1961 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD,3068 when Nebuchadnezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon,894 and all3605 his army,2428 and all3605 the kingdoms4467 of the earth776 of his dominion,4475 and all3605 the people,5971 fought3898 against5921 Jerusalem,3389 and against5921 all3605 the cities5892 thereof, saying,559
2 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the God430 of Israel;3478 Go1980 and speak559 to Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah,3063 and tell559 him, Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2005 I will give5414 this2063 city5892 into the hand3027 of the king4428 of Babylon,894 and he shall burn8313 it with fire:784
3 And you shall not escape4422 out of his hand,3027 but shall surely3588 be taken,8610 and delivered5414 into his hand;3027 and your eyes5869 shall behold7200 the eyes5869 of the king4428 of Babylon,894 and he shall speak1696 with you mouth6310 to mouth,6310 and you shall go935 to Babylon.894
4 Yet389 hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 O Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah;3063 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of you, You shall not die4191 by the sword:2719
5 But you shall die4191 in peace:7965 and with the burnings4955 of your fathers,1 the former7223 kings4428 which834 were before6440 you, so3651 shall they burn8313 odors for you; and they will lament5594 you, saying, Ah1945 lord!113 for I have pronounced1696 the word,1697 said5002 the LORD.3068
6 Then Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 spoke1696 all3605 these428 words1697 to Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah3063 in Jerusalem,3389
7 When the king4428 of Babylon's894 army2428 fought3898 against5921 Jerusalem,3389 and against5921 all3605 the cities5892 of Judah3063 that were left,3498 against413 Lachish,3923 and against413 Azekah:5825 for these2007 defended4013 cities5892 remained7604 of the cities5892 of Judah.3063
8 This is the word1697 that came1961 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD,3068 after310 that the king4428 Zedekiah6667 had made3772 a covenant1285 with all3605 the people5971 which834 were at Jerusalem,3389 to proclaim7121 liberty1865 to them;
9 That every man376 should let his manservant,5650 and every man376 his maidservant,8198 being an Hebrew5680 or an Hebrewess,5680 go7971 free;2670 that none1115 should serve5647 himself of them, to wit, of a Jew3064 his brother.251
10 Now when all3605 the princes,8269 and all3605 the people,5971 which834 had entered935 into the covenant,1285 heard8085 that every376 one376 should let his manservant,5650 and every376 one376 his maidservant,8198 go7971 free,2670 that none1115 should serve5647 themselves of them any more,5750 then they obeyed,8085 and let them go.7971
11 But afterward310 3651 they turned,7725 and caused the servants5650 and the handmaids,8198 whom834 they had let go7971 free,2670 to return,7725 and brought3533 them into subjection3533 for servants5650 and for handmaids.8198
12 Therefore the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD,3068 saying,559
13 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the God430 of Israel;3478 I made3772 a covenant1285 with your fathers1 in the day3117 that I brought3318 them forth3318 out of the land776 of Egypt,4714 out of the house1004 of slaves,5650 saying,559
14 At the end7093 of seven7651 years8141 let you go7971 every man376 his brother251 an Hebrew,5680 which834 has been sold4376 to you; and when he has served5647 you six8337 years,8141 you shall let him go7971 free2670 from you: but your fathers1 listened8085 not to me, neither3808 inclined5186 their ear.241
15 And you were now3117 turned,7725 and had done6213 right3477 in my sight,5869 in proclaiming7121 liberty1865 every man376 to his neighbor;7453 and you had made3772 a covenant1285 before6440 me in the house1004 which834 is called7121 by my name:8034
16 But you turned7725 and polluted2490 my name,8034 and caused every man376 his servant,5650 and every man376 his handmaid,8198 whom834 he had set7971 at liberty2670 at their pleasure,5315 to return,7725 and brought3533 them into subjection,3533 to be to you for servants5650 and for handmaids.8198
17 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 You have not listened8085 to me, in proclaiming7121 liberty,1865 every one376 to his brother,251 and every man376 to his neighbor:7453 behold,2005 I proclaim7121 a liberty1865 for you, said5002 the LORD,3068 to the sword,2719 to the pestilence,1698 and to the famine;7458 and I will make5414 you to be removed2189 into all3605 the kingdoms4467 of the earth.776
18 And I will give5414 the men582 that have transgressed5674 my covenant,1285 which834 have not performed6965 the words1697 of the covenant1285 which834 they had made3772 before6440 me, when they cut3772 the calf5695 in two,8147 and passed5674 between996 the parts1335 thereof,
19 The princes8269 of Judah,3063 and the princes8269 of Jerusalem,3389 the eunuchs,5631 and the priests,3548 and all3605 the people5971 of the land,776 which passed5674 between996 the parts1335 of the calf;5695
20 I will even give5414 them into the hand3027 of their enemies,341 and into the hand3027 of them that seek1245 their life:5315 and their dead5038 bodies5038 shall be for meat3978 to the fowls5775 of the heaven,8064 and to the beasts929 of the earth.776
21 And Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah3063 and his princes8269 will I give5414 into the hand3027 of their enemies,341 and into the hand3027 of them that seek1245 their life,5315 and into the hand3027 of the king4428 of Babylon's894 army,2428 which are gone5927 up from you.
22 Behold,2005 I will command,6680 said5002 the LORD,3068 and cause them to return7725 to this2063 city;5892 and they shall fight3898 against5921 it, and take3920 it, and burn8313 it with fire:784 and I will make5414 the cities5892 of Judah3063 a desolation8077 without369 an inhabitant.3427
1 The word1697 which834 came1961 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD3068 in the days3117 of Jehoiakim3079 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah,3063 saying,559
2 Go1980 to the house1004 of the Rechabites,7397 and speak1696 to them, and bring935 them into the house1004 of the LORD,3068 into413 one259 of the chambers,3957 and give them wine3196 to drink.8248
3 Then I took3947 Jaazaniah2970 the son1121 of Jeremiah,3414 the son1121 of Habaziniah,2262 and his brothers,251 and all3605 his sons,1121 and the whole3605 house1004 of the Rechabites;7397
4 And I brought935 them into the house1004 of the LORD,3068 into413 the chamber3957 of the sons1121 of Hanan,2605 the son1121 of Igdaliah,3012 a man376 of God,430 which834 was by the chamber3957 of the princes,8269 which834 was above4605 the chamber3957 of Maaseiah4641 the son1121 of Shallum,7967 the keeper8104 of the door:5592
5 And I set5414 before6440 the sons1121 of the house1004 of the Rechabites7397 pots1375 full4392 of wine,3196 and cups,3563 and I said559 to them, Drink8354 you wine.3196
6 But they said,559 We will drink8354 no3808 wine:3196 for Jonadab3122 the son1121 of Rechab7394 our father1 commanded6680 us, saying,559 You shall drink8354 no3808 wine,3196 neither you, nor your sons1121 for ever:5769
7 Neither3808 shall you build1129 house,1004 nor3808 sow2232 seed,2233 nor3808 plant5193 vineyard,3754 nor3808 have any: but all3605 your days3117 you shall dwell3427 in tents;168 that you may live2421 many7227 days3117 in the land127 where834 8033 you be strangers.1481
8 Thus have we obeyed8085 the voice6963 of Jonadab3082 the son1121 of Rechab7394 our father1 in all3605 that he has charged6680 us, to drink8354 no1115 wine3196 all3605 our days,3117 we, our wives,802 our sons,1121 nor our daughters;1323
9 Nor1115 to build1129 houses1004 for us to dwell3427 in: neither3808 have1961 we vineyard,3754 nor field,7704 nor seed:2233
10 But we have dwelled3427 in tents,168 and have obeyed,8085 and done6213 according to all3605 that Jonadab3122 our father1 commanded6680 us.
11 But it came1961 to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 came5927 up into413 the land,776 that we said,559 Come,935 and let us go935 to Jerusalem3389 for fear6440 of the army2428 of the Chaldeans,3778 and for fear6440 of the army2428 of the Syrians:758 so we dwell3427 at Jerusalem.3389
12 Then came1961 the word1697 of the LORD3068 to Jeremiah,3414 saying,559
13 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Go1980 and tell559 the men376 of Judah3063 and the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem,3389 Will you not receive3947 instruction4148 to listen8085 to my words?1697 said5002 the LORD.3068
14 The words1697 of Jonadab3082 the son1121 of Rechab,7394 that he commanded6680 his sons1121 not to drink8354 wine,3196 are performed;6965 for to this2088 day3117 they drink8354 none,3808 but obey8085 their father's1 commandment:4687 notwithstanding I have spoken1696 to you, rising7925 early7925 and speaking;1696 but you listened8085 not to me.
15 I have sent7971 also to you all3605 my servants5650 the prophets,5030 rising7925 up early7925 and sending7971 them, saying,559 Return7725 you now4994 every man376 from his evil7451 way,1870 and amend3190 your doings,4611 and go3212 not after310 other312 gods430 to serve5647 them, and you shall dwell3427 in the land127 which834 I have given5414 to you and to your fathers:1 but you have not inclined5186 your ear,241 nor3808 listened8085 to me.
16 Because3588 the sons1121 of Jonadab3082 the son1121 of Rechab7394 have performed6965 the commandment4687 of their father,1 which834 he commanded6680 them; but this2088 people5971 has not listened8085 to me:
17 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 God430 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Behold,2005 I will bring935 on Judah3063 and on all3605 the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem3389 all3605 the evil7451 that I have pronounced1696 against5921 them: because3282 I have spoken1696 to them, but they have not heard;8085 and I have called7121 to them, but they have not answered.6030
18 And Jeremiah3414 said559 to the house1004 of the Rechabites,7397 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Because3282 834 you have obeyed8085 the commandment4687 of Jonadab3082 your father,1 and kept8104 all3605 his precepts,4687 and done6213 according to all3605 that he has commanded6680 you:
19 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Jonadab3122 the son1121 of Rechab7394 shall not want3772 a man376 to stand5975 before6440 me for ever.3605 3117
1 And it came1961 to pass in the fourth7243 year8141 of Jehoiakim3079 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah,3063 that this2088 word1697 came1961 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD,3068 saying,559
2 Take3947 you a roll4039 of a book,5612 and write3789 therein413 all3605 the words1697 that I have spoken1696 to you against5921 Israel,3478 and against5921 Judah,3063 and against5921 all3605 the nations,1471 from the day3117 I spoke1696 to you, from the days3117 of Josiah,2977 even to this2088 day.3117
3 It may be that the house1004 of Judah3063 will hear8085 all3605 the evil7451 which834 I purpose2803 to do6213 to them; that they may return7725 every man376 from his evil7451 way;1870 that I may forgive5545 their iniquity5771 and their sin.2403
4 Then Jeremiah3414 called7121 Baruch1263 the son1121 of Neriah:5374 and Baruch1263 wrote3789 from the mouth6310 of Jeremiah3414 all3605 the words1697 of the LORD,3068 which834 he had spoken1696 to him, on a roll4039 of a book.5612
5 And Jeremiah3414 commanded6680 Baruch,1263 saying,559 I am shut6113 up; I cannot3808 3201 go935 into the house1004 of the LORD:3068
6 Therefore go935 you, and read7121 in the roll,4039 which834 you have written3789 from my mouth,6310 the words1697 of the LORD3068 in the ears241 of the people5971 in the LORD's3068 house1004 on the fasting6685 day:3117 and also1571 you shall read7121 them in the ears241 of all3605 Judah3063 that come935 out of their cities.5892
7 It may be they will present5307 their supplication8467 before6440 the LORD,3068 and will return7725 every376 one from his evil7451 way:1870 for great1419 is the anger639 and the fury2534 that the LORD3068 has pronounced1696 against413 this2088 people.5971
8 And Baruch1263 the son1121 of Neriah5374 did6213 according to all3605 that Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 commanded6680 him, reading7121 in the book5612 the words1697 of the LORD3068 in the LORD's3068 house.1004
9 And it came1961 to pass in the fifth2549 year8141 of Jehoiakim3079 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah,3063 in the ninth8671 month,2320 that they proclaimed7121 a fast6685 before6440 the LORD3068 to all3605 the people5971 in Jerusalem,3389 and to all3605 the people5971 that came935 from the cities5892 of Judah3063 to Jerusalem.3389
10 Then read7121 Baruch1263 in the book5612 the words1697 of Jeremiah3414 in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 in the chamber3957 of Gemariah1587 the son1121 of Shaphan8227 the scribe,5608 in the higher5945 court,2691 at the entry6607 of the new2319 gate8179 of the LORD's3068 house,1004 in the ears241 of all3605 the people.5971
11 When Michaiah4321 the son1121 of Gemariah,1587 the son1121 of Shaphan,8227 had heard8085 out of the book5612 all3605 the words1697 of the LORD,3068
12 Then he went3381 down3381 into the king's4428 house,1004 into5921 the scribe's5608 chamber:3957 and, see,2009 all3605 the princes8269 sat3427 there,8033 even Elishama476 the scribe,5608 and Delaiah1806 the son1121 of Shemaiah,8098 and Elnathan494 the son1121 of Achbor,5907 and Gemariah1587 the son1121 of Shaphan,8227 and Zedekiah6667 the son1121 of Hananiah,2608 and all3605 the princes.8269
13 Then Michaiah4321 declared5046 to them all3605 the words1697 that he had heard,8085 when Baruch1263 read7121 the book5612 in the ears241 of the people.5971
14 Therefore all3605 the princes8269 sent7971 Jehudi3065 the son1121 of Nethaniah,5418 the son1121 of Shelemiah,8018 the son1121 of Cushi,3569 to Baruch,1263 saying,559 Take3947 in your hand3027 the roll4039 wherein834 you have read7121 in the ears241 of the people,5971 and come.3212 So Baruch1263 the son1121 of Neriah5374 took3947 the roll4039 in his hand,3027 and came935 to them.
15 And they said559 to him, Sit3427 down now,4994 and read7121 it in our ears.241 So Baruch1263 read7121 it in their ears.241
16 Now it came1961 to pass, when they had heard8085 all3605 the words,1697 they were afraid6342 both413 one376 and other,7453 and said559 to Baruch,1263 We will surely tell5046 the king4428 of all3605 these428 words.1697
17 And they asked7592 Baruch,1263 saying,559 Tell5046 us now,4994 How349 did you write3789 all3605 these428 words1697 at his mouth?6310
18 Then Baruch1263 answered559 them, He pronounced7126 all3605 these428 words1697 to me with his mouth,6310 and I wrote3789 them with ink1773 in the book.5612
19 Then said559 the princes8269 to Baruch,1263 Go,3212 hide5641 you, you and Jeremiah;3414 and let no408 man376 know3045 where375 you be.
20 And they went935 in to the king4428 into the court,2691 but they laid6485 up the roll4039 in the chamber3957 of Elishama476 the scribe,5608 and told5046 all3605 the words1697 in the ears241 of the king.4428
21 So the king4428 sent7971 Jehudi3065 to fetch3947 the roll:4039 and he took3947 it out of Elishama476 the scribe's5608 chamber.3957 And Jehudi3065 read7121 it in the ears241 of the king,4428 and in the ears241 of all3605 the princes8269 which stood5975 beside5921 the king.4428
22 Now the king4428 sat3427 in the winter house2779 in the ninth8671 month:2320 and there was a fire on the hearth254 burning1197 before6440 him.
23 And it came1961 to pass, that when Jehudi3065 had read7121 three7969 or four702 leaves,1817 he cut7167 it with the penknife,8593 and cast7993 it into413 the fire784 that was on413 the hearth,254 until5704 all3605 the roll4039 was consumed8552 in the fire784 that was on5921 the hearth.254
24 Yet they were not afraid,6342 nor3808 rent7167 their garments,899 neither the king,4428 nor any3605 of his servants5650 that heard8085 all3605 these428 words.1697
25 Nevertheless1571 Elnathan494 and Delaiah1806 and Gemariah1587 had made intercession6293 to the king4428 that he would not burn8313 the roll:4039 but he would not hear8085 them.
26 But the king4428 commanded6680 Jerahmeel3396 the son1121 of Hammelech,4429 and Seraiah8304 the son1121 of Azriel,5837 and Shelemiah8018 the son1121 of Abdeel,5655 to take3947 Baruch1263 the scribe5608 and Jeremiah3414 the prophet:5030 but the LORD3068 hid5641 them.
27 Then the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to Jeremiah,3414 after310 that the king4428 had burned8313 the roll,4039 and the words1697 which834 Baruch1263 wrote3789 at the mouth6310 of Jeremiah,3414 saying,559
28 Take3947 you again7725 another312 roll,4039 and write3789 in it all3605 the former7223 words1697 that were in the first7223 roll,4039 which834 Jehoiakim3079 the king4428 of Judah3063 has burned.8313
29 And you shall say559 to Jehoiakim3079 king4428 of Judah,3063 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 You have burned8313 this2063 roll,4039 saying,559 Why4069 have you written3789 therein,5921 saying,559 The king4428 of Babylon894 shall certainly come935 and destroy7843 this2063 land,776 and shall cause to cease7673 from there man120 and beast?929
30 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of Jehoiakim3079 king4428 of Judah;3063 He shall have1961 none3808 to sit3427 on the throne3678 of David:1732 and his dead5038 body5038 shall be cast7993 out in the day3117 to the heat,2721 and in the night3915 to the frost.7140
31 And I will punish6485 him and his seed2233 and his servants5650 for their iniquity;5771 and I will bring935 on them, and on the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem,3389 and on the men376 of Judah,3063 all3605 the evil7451 that I have pronounced1696 against413 them; but they listened8085 not.
32 Then took3947 Jeremiah3414 another312 roll,4039 and gave5414 it to Baruch1263 the scribe,5608 the son1121 of Neriah;5374 who wrote3789 therein5921 from the mouth6310 of Jeremiah3414 all3605 the words1697 of the book5612 which834 Jehoiakim3079 king4428 of Judah3063 had burned8313 in the fire:784 and there were added3254 besides5750 to them many7227 like words.1697
1 And king4428 Zedekiah6667 the son1121 of Josiah2977 reigned4427 instead8478 of Coniah3659 the son1121 of Jehoiakim,3079 whom834 Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 made king4428 in the land776 of Judah.3063
2 But neither3808 he, nor his servants,5650 nor the people5971 of the land,776 did listen8085 to the words1697 of the LORD,3068 which834 he spoke1696 by the prophet5030 Jeremiah.3414
3 And Zedekiah6667 the king4428 sent7971 Jehucal3081 the son1121 of Shelemiah8018 and Zephaniah6846 the son1121 of Maaseiah4641 the priest3548 to the prophet5030 Jeremiah,3414 saying,559 Pray6419 now4994 to the LORD3068 our God430 for us.
4 Now Jeremiah3414 came935 in and went3318 out among8432 the people:5971 for they had not put5414 him into prison.1004 3608
5 Then Pharaoh's6547 army2428 was come3318 forth3318 out of Egypt:4714 and when the Chaldeans3778 that besieged6696 Jerusalem3389 heard8085 tidings8088 of them, they departed5927 from Jerusalem.3389
6 Then came1961 the word1697 of the LORD3068 to the prophet5030 Jeremiah 3414saying,559
7 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the God430 of Israel;3478 Thus3541 shall you say559 to the king4428 of Judah,3063 that sent7971 you to me to inquire1875 of me; Behold,2005 Pharaoh's6547 army,2428 which is come3318 forth3318 to help5833 you, shall return7725 to Egypt4714 into their own land.776
8 And the Chaldeans3778 shall come7725 again,7725 and fight3898 against5921 this2063 city,5892 and take3920 it, and burn8313 it with fire.784
9 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Deceive5377 not yourselves,5315 saying,559 The Chaldeans3778 shall surely depart1980 from us: for they shall not depart.1980
10 For though518 you had smitten5221 the whole3605 army2428 of the Chaldeans3778 that fight3898 against you, and there remained7604 but wounded1856 men582 among them, yet should they rise6965 up every man376 in his tent,168 and burn8313 this2063 city5892 with fire.784
11 And it came1961 to pass, that when the army2428 of the Chaldeans3778 was broken5927 up from Jerusalem3389 for fear6440 of Pharaoh's6547 army,2428
12 Then Jeremiah3414 went3318 forth3318 out of Jerusalem3389 to go3212 into the land776 of Benjamin,1144 to separate2505 himself there8033 in the middle8432 of the people.5971
13 And when he was in the gate8179 of Benjamin,1144 a captain1167 of the ward6488 was there,8033 whose name8034 was Irijah,3376 the son1121 of Shelemiah,8018 the son1121 of Hananiah;2608 and he took8610 Jeremiah3414 the prophet,5030 saying,559 You fall5307 away to the Chaldeans.3778
14 Then said559 Jeremiah,3414 It is false;8267 I fall5307 not away to the Chaldeans.3778 But he listened8085 not to him: so Irijah3376 took8610 Jeremiah,3414 and brought935 him to the princes.8269
15 Why the princes8269 were wroth7107 with Jeremiah,3414 and smote5221 him, and put5414 him in prison612 in the house1004 of Jonathan3083 the scribe:5608 for they had made6213 that the prison.3608
16 When3588 Jeremiah3414 was entered935 into413 the dungeon,1004 953 and into413 the cabins,2588 and Jeremiah3414 had remained3427 there8033 many7227 days;3117
17 Then Zedekiah6667 the king4428 sent,7971 and took3947 him out: and the king4428 asked7592 him secretly5643 in his house,1004 and said,559 Is there any word1697 from the LORD?3068 And Jeremiah3414 said,559 There is: for, said559 he, you shall be delivered5414 into the hand3027 of the king4428 of Babylon.894
18 Moreover Jeremiah3414 said559 to king4428 Zedekiah,6667 What4100 have I offended2398 against you, or against your servants,5650 or against this2088 people,5971 that you have put5414 me in prison?3608
19 Where346 are now your prophets5030 which834 prophesied5012 to you, saying,559 The king4428 of Babylon894 shall not come935 against5921 you, nor against5921 this2063 land?776
20 Therefore hear8085 now,6256 I pray4994 you, O my lord113 the king:4428 let my supplication,8467 I pray4994 you, be accepted5307 before6440 you; that you cause me not to return7725 to the house1004 of Jonathan3083 the scribe,5608 lest3808 I die4191 there.8033
21 Then Zedekiah6667 the king4428 commanded6680 that they should commit6485 Jeremiah3414 into the court2691 of the prison,4307 and that they should give5414 him daily3117 a piece3603 of bread3899 out of the bakers'644 street,2351 until5704 all3605 the bread3899 in the city5892 were spent.8552 Thus Jeremiah3414 remained3427 in the court2691 of the prison.4307
1 Then Shephatiah8203 the son1121 of Mattan,4977 and Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Pashur,6583 and Jucal3116 the son1121 of Shelemiah,8018 and Pashur6583 the son1121 of Malchiah,4441 heard8085 the words1697 that Jeremiah3414 had spoken1696 to all3605 the people,5971 saying,559
2 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 He that remains3427 in this2063 city5892 shall die4191 by the sword,2719 by the famine,7458 and by the pestilence:1698 but he that goes3318 forth3318 to the Chaldeans3778 shall live;2421 for he shall have his life5315 for a prey,7998 and shall live.2425
3 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 This2063 city5892 shall surely be given5414 into the hand3027 of the king4428 of Babylon's894 army,2428 which shall take3920 it.
4 Therefore the princes8269 said559 to the king,4428 We beseech4994 you, let this2088 man376 be put to death:4191 for thus5921 3651 he weakens7503 the hands3027 of the men582 of war4421 that remain7604 in this2063 city,5892 and the hands3027 of all3605 the people,5971 in speaking1696 such428 words1697 to them: for this2088 man376 seeks1875 not the welfare7965 of this2088 people,5971 but the hurt.7451
5 Then Zedekiah6667 the king4428 said,559 Behold,2009 he is in your hand:3027 for the king4428 is not he that can3201 do any thing1697 against you.
6 Then took3947 they Jeremiah,3414 and cast7993 him into413 the dungeon953 of Malchiah4441 the son1121 of Hammelech,4429 that was in the court2691 of the prison:4307 and they let7971 down7971 Jeremiah3414 with cords.2256 And in the dungeon953 there was no369 water,4325 but mire:2916 so Jeremiah3414 sunk2883 in the mire.2916
7 Now when Ebedmelech5663 the Ethiopian,3569 one376 of the eunuchs5631 which1931 was in the king's4428 house,1004 heard8085 that they had put5414 Jeremiah3414 in the dungeon;953 the king4428 then sitting3427 in the gate8179 of Benjamin;1144
8 Ebedmelech5663 went3318 forth3318 out of the king's4428 house,1004 and spoke1696 to the king 4428saying,559
9 My lord113 the king,4428 these428 men582 have done evil7489 in all3605 that they have done6213 to Jeremiah3414 the prophet,5030 whom853 834 they have cast7993 into413 the dungeon;953 and he is like to die4191 for hunger7457 in the place8478 where8478 he is: for there is no369 more5750 bread3899 in the city.5892
10 Then the king4428 commanded6680 Ebedmelech5663 the Ethiopian,3569 saying,559 Take3947 from hence2088 thirty7970 men582 with you, and take3947 up Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 out of the dungeon,953 before2962 he die.4191
11 So Ebedmelech5663 took3947 the men582 with him, and went935 into the house1004 of the king4428 under413 8478 the treasury,214 and took3947 there8033 old1094 cast5499 clouts5499 and old1094 rotten4418 rags,4418 and let7971 them down7971 by cords2256 into413 the dungeon953 to Jeremiah.3414
12 And Ebedmelech5663 the Ethiopian3569 said559 to Jeremiah,3414 Put7760 now4994 these old1094 cast5499 clouts5499 and rotten4418 rags4418 under413 8478 your armholes679 3027 under413 8478 the cords.2256 And Jeremiah3414 did6213 so.3651
13 So they drew4900 up Jeremiah3414 with cords,2256 and took5927 him up out of the dungeon:953 and Jeremiah3414 remained3427 in the court2691 of the prison.4307
14 Then Zedekiah6667 the king4428 sent,7971 and took3947 Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 to him into413 the third7992 entry3996 that is in the house1004 of the LORD:3068 and the king4428 said559 to Jeremiah,3414 I will ask7592 you a thing;1697 hide3582 nothing408 1697 from me.
15 Then Jeremiah3414 said559 to Zedekiah,6667 If518 I declare5046 it to you, will you not surely put me to death?4191 and if518 I give you counsel,3289 will you not listen8085 to me?
16 So Zedekiah6667 the king4428 swore7650 secretly5643 to Jeremiah,3414 saying,559 As the LORD3068 lives,2416 that made6213 us this2063 soul,5315 I will not put you to death,4191 neither518 will I give5414 you into the hand3027 of these428 men582 that seek1245 your life.5315
17 Then said559 Jeremiah3414 to Zedekiah,6667 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the God430 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 If518 you will assuredly3318 go3318 forth3318 to the king4428 of Babylon's894 princes,8269 then your soul5315 shall live,2421 and this2063 city5892 shall not be burned8313 with fire;784 and you shall live,2421 and your house:1004
18 But if518 you will not go3318 forth3318 to the king4428 of Babylon's894 princes,8269 then shall this2063 city5892 be given5414 into the hand3027 of the Chaldeans,3778 and they shall burn8313 it with fire,784 and you shall not escape4422 out of their hand.3027
19 And Zedekiah6667 the king4428 said559 to Jeremiah,3414 I am afraid1672 of the Jews3064 that are fallen5307 to the Chaldeans,3778 lest6435 they deliver5414 me into their hand,3027 and they mock5953 me.
20 But Jeremiah3414 said,559 They shall not deliver5414 you. Obey,8085 I beseech4994 you, the voice6963 of the LORD,3068 which834 I speak1696 to you: so it shall be well3190 to you, and your soul5315 shall live.2421
21 But if518 you refuse3986 to go3318 forth,3318 this2088 is the word1697 that the LORD3068 has showed7200 me:
22 And, behold,2009 all3605 the women802 that are left7604 in the king4428 of Judah's3063 house1004 shall be brought3318 forth4163 to the king4428 of Babylon's894 princes,8269 and those2007 women shall say,559 Your friends605 7965 have set5496 you on, and have prevailed3201 against you: your feet7272 are sunk2883 in the mire,1206 and they are turned5472 away back.268
23 So they shall bring4672 out all3605 your wives802 and your children1121 to the Chaldeans:3778 and you shall not escape4422 out of their hand,3027 but shall be taken8610 by the hand3027 of the king4428 of Babylon:894 and you shall cause this2063 city5892 to be burned8313 with fire.784
24 Then said559 Zedekiah6667 to Jeremiah,3414 Let no408 man376 know3045 of these428 words,1697 and you shall not die.4191
25 But if3588 the princes8269 hear8085 that I have talked1696 with you, and they come935 to you, and say559 to you, Declare5046 to us now4994 what4100 you have said1696 to the king,4428 hide3582 it not from us, and we will not put you to death;4191 also what4100 the king4428 said1696 to you:
26 Then you shall say559 to them, I presented5307 my supplication8467 before6440 the king,4428 that he would not cause me to return7725 to Jonathan's3129 house,1004 to die4191 there.8033
27 Then came935 all3605 the princes8269 to Jeremiah,3414 and asked7592 him: and he told5046 them according to all3605 these428 words1697 that the king4428 had commanded.6680 So they left2790 off speaking2790 with him; for the matter1697 was not perceived.8085
28 So Jeremiah3414 stayed3427 in the court2691 of the prison4307 until5704 the day3117 that Jerusalem3389 was taken:3920 and he was there when834 Jerusalem3389 was taken.3920
1 In the ninth8671 year8141 of Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah,3063 in the tenth6224 month,2320 came935 Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 and all3605 his army2428 against413 Jerusalem,3389 and they besieged6696 it.
2 And in the eleventh6240 year8141 of Zedekiah,6667 in the fourth7243 month,2320 the ninth8672 day of the month,2320 the city5892 was broken1234 up.
3 And all3605 the princes8269 of the king4428 of Babylon894 came935 in, and sat3427 in the middle8484 gate,8179 even Nergalsharezer,5371 Samgarnebo,5562 Sarsechim,8310 Rabsaris,7249 Nergalsharezer,5371 Rabmag,7248 with all3605 the residue7611 of the princes8269 of the king4428 of Babylon.894
4 And it came1961 to pass, that when834 Zedekiah6667 the king4428 of Judah3063 saw7200 them, and all3605 the men582 of war,4421 then they fled,1272 and went3318 forth3318 out of the city5892 by night,3915 by the way1870 of the king's4428 garden,1588 by the gate8179 between996 the two walls:2346 and he went3318 out the way1870 of the plain.6160
5 But the Chaldeans'3778 army2428 pursued7291 after310 them, and overtook5381 Zedekiah6667 in the plains6160 of Jericho:3405 and when they had taken3947 him, they brought5927 him up to Nebuchadnezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 to Riblah7247 in the land776 of Hamath,2574 where he gave1696 judgment4941 on him.
6 Then the king4428 of Babylon894 slew7819 the sons1121 of Zedekiah6667 in Riblah7247 before his eyes:5869 also the king4428 of Babylon894 slew7819 all3605 the nobles2715 of Judah.3063
7 Moreover he put5786 out Zedekiah's6667 eyes,5869 and bound631 him with chains,5178 to carry935 him to Babylon.894
8 And the Chaldeans3778 burned8313 the king's4428 house,1004 and the houses1004 of the people,5971 with fire,784 and broke5422 down5422 the walls2346 of Jerusalem.3389
9 Then Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard2876 carried1540 away captive1540 into Babylon894 the remnant3499 of the people5971 that remained7604 in the city,5892 and those that fell5307 away, that fell5307 to him, with the rest3499 of the people5971 that remained.7604
10 But Nebuzaradan5018 the captain of the guard2876 left7604 of the poor1800 of the people,5971 which834 had nothing,3808 3972 in the land776 of Judah,3063 and gave5414 them vineyards3754 and fields3010 at the same1931 time.3117
11 Now Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 gave charge6680 concerning5921 Jeremiah3414 to Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard,2876 saying,559
12 Take3947 him, and look7760 well to him, and do6213 him no408 harm;7451 but do6213 to him even3651 as he shall say1696 to you.
13 So Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard2876 sent,7971 and Nebushasban,5021 Rabsaris,7249 and Nergalsharezer,5371 Rabmag,7248 and all3605 the king4428 of Babylon's894 princes;7227
14 Even they sent,7971 and took3947 Jeremiah3414 out of the court2691 of the prison,4307 and committed5414 him to Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam296 the son1121 of Shaphan,8227 that he should carry3318 him home:1004 so he dwelled3427 among8432 the people.5971
15 Now the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to Jeremiah,3414 while he was shut6113 up in the court2691 of the prison,4307 saying,559
16 Go1980 and speak559 to Ebedmelech5663 the Ethiopian,3569 saying,559 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Behold,2005 I will bring935 my words1697 on this2063 city5892 for evil,7451 and not for good;2896 and they shall be accomplished in that day3117 before6440 you.
17 But I will deliver5337 you in that day,3117 said5002 the LORD:3068 and you shall not be given5414 into the hand3027 of the men582 of whom834 6440 you are afraid.3025
18 For I will surely deliver4422 you, and you shall not fall5307 by the sword,2719 but your life5315 shall be for a prey7998 to you: because3588 you have put your trust982 in me, said5002 the LORD.3068
1 The word1697 that came1961 to Jeremiah3414 from the LORD,3068 after310 that Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard2876 had let him go7971 from Ramah,7414 when he had taken3947 him being bound631 in chains246 among8432 all3605 that were carried1546 away captive1546 of Jerusalem3389 and Judah,3063 which were carried1540 away captive1540 to Babylon.894
2 And the captain7227 of the guard2876 took3947 Jeremiah,3414 and said559 to him, The LORD3068 your God430 has pronounced1696 this2063 evil7451 on this2088 place.4725
3 Now the LORD3068 has brought935 it, and done6213 according as he has said:1696 because3588 you have sinned2398 against the LORD,3068 and have not obeyed8085 his voice,6963 therefore this2088 thing1697 is come1961 on you.
4 And now,6258 behold,2009 I loose6605 you this day3117 from the chains246 which834 were on your hand.3027 If518 it seem5869 good2896 to you to come935 with me into Babylon,894 come;935 and I will look7760 well to you: but if518 it seem5869 ill7489 to you to come935 with me into Babylon,894 forbear:2308 behold,7200 all3605 the land776 is before6440 you: where413 it seems5869 good2896 and convenient3477 for you to go,3212 thither8033 go.3212
5 Now while he was not yet5750 gone7725 back,7725 he said, Go7725 back7725 also to Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam296 the son1121 of Shaphan,8227 whom834 the king4428 of Babylon894 has made governor6485 over the cities5892 of Judah,3063 and dwell3427 with him among8432 the people:5971 or176 go3212 wherever413 3605 it seems5869 convenient3477 to you to go.3212 So the captain7227 of the guard2876 gave5414 him victuals737 and a reward,4864 and let him go.7971
6 Then went935 Jeremiah3414 to Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam296 to Mizpah;4708 and dwelled3427 with him among8432 the people5971 that were left7604 in the land.776
7 Now when all3605 the captains8269 of the forces2428 which834 were in the fields,7704 even they and their men,582 heard8085 that the king4428 of Babylon894 had made Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam296 governor6485 in the land,776 and had committed6485 to him men,582 and women,802 and children,2945 and of the poor1803 of the land,776 of them that were not carried1540 away captive1540 to Babylon;894
8 Then they came935 to Gedaliah1436 to Mizpah,4708 even Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah,5418 and Johanan3110 and Jonathan3129 the sons1121 of Kareah,7143 and Seraiah8304 the son1121 of Tanhumeth,8576 and the sons1121 of Ephai5778 the Netophathite,5200 and Jezaniah3153 the son1121 of a Maachathite,4602 they and their men.582
9 And Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam296 the son1121 of Shaphan8227 swore7650 to them and to their men,582 saying,559 Fear3372 not to serve5647 the Chaldeans:3778 dwell3427 in the land,776 and serve5647 the king4428 of Babylon,894 and it shall be well3190 with you.
10 As for me, behold,2005 I will dwell3427 at Mizpah,4708 to serve5975 6440 the Chaldeans,3778 which834 will come935 to us: but you, gather622 you wine,3196 and summer7019 fruits, and oil,8081 and put7760 them in your vessels,3627 and dwell3427 in your cities5892 that you have taken.8610
11 Likewise1571 when all3605 the Jews3064 that were in Moab,4124 and among the Ammonites,5984 and in Edom,123 and that were in all3605 the countries,776 heard8085 that the king4428 of Babylon894 had left5414 a remnant7611 of Judah,3063 and that he had set6485 over5921 them Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam296 the son1121 of Shaphan;8227
12 Even all3605 the Jews3064 returned7725 out of all3605 places4725 where834 8033 they were driven,5080 and came935 to the land776 of Judah,3063 to Gedaliah,1436 to Mizpah,4708 and gathered622 wine3196 and summer7019 fruits very3966 much.3966
13 Moreover Johanan3110 the son1121 of Kareah,7143 and all3605 the captains8269 of the forces2428 that were in the fields,7704 came935 to Gedaliah1436 to Mizpah,4708
14 And said559 to him, Do you certainly know3045 that Baalis1185 the king4428 of the Ammonites5984 has sent7971 Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah5418 to slay5221 5315 you? But Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam296 believed539 them not.
15 Then Johanan3110 the son1121 of Kareah7143 spoke559 to Gedaliah1436 in Mizpah4709 secretly 5643saying,559 Let me go,3212 I pray you, and I will slay5221 Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah,5418 and no3808 man376 shall know3045 it: why4100 should he slay5221 you, that all3605 the Jews3064 which are gathered6908 to you should be scattered,6327 and the remnant7611 in Judah3063 perish?6
16 But Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam296 said559 to Johanan3110 the son1121 of Kareah,7143 You shall not do6213 this2088 thing:1697 for you speak1696 falsely8267 of Ishmael.3458
1 Now it came1961 to pass in the seventh7637 month,2320 that Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah5418 the son1121 of Elishama,476 of the seed2233 royal,4410 and the princes7227 of the king,4428 even ten6235 men582 with him, came935 to Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam296 to Mizpah;4709 and there8033 they did eat398 bread3899 together3162 in Mizpah.4709
2 Then arose6965 Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah,5418 and the ten6235 men582 that were with him, and smote5221 Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam296 the son1121 of Shaphan8227 with the sword,2719 and slew4191 him, whom834 the king4428 of Babylon894 had made governor6485 over the land.776
3 Ishmael3458 also slew5221 all3605 the Jews3064 that were with him, even with Gedaliah,1436 at Mizpah,4709 and the Chaldeans3778 that were found4672 there,8033 and the men582 of war.4421
4 And it came1961 to pass the second8145 day3117 after he had slain4191 Gedaliah,1436 and no3808 man376 knew3045 it,
5 That there came935 certain582 from Shechem,7927 from Shiloh,7887 and from Samaria,8111 even fourscore8084 men,376 having their beards2206 shaven,1548 and their clothes899 rent,7167 and having cut1413 themselves, with offerings4503 and incense3828 in their hand,3027 to bring935 them to the house1004 of the LORD.3068
6 And Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah5418 went3318 forth3318 from Mizpah4709 to meet7125 them, weeping1058 all along1980 as he went:1980 and it came1961 to pass, as he met6298 them, he said559 to them, Come935 to Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam.296
7 And it was so, when they came935 into413 the middle8432 of the city,5892 that Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah5418 slew7819 them, and cast them into413 the middle8432 of the pit,953 he, and the men582 that were with him.
8 But ten6235 men582 were found4672 among them that said559 to Ishmael,3458 Slay4191 us not: for we have3426 treasures4301 in the field,7704 of wheat,2406 and of barley,8184 and of oil,8081 and of honey.1706 So he declined,2308 and slew4191 them not among8432 their brothers.251
9 Now the pit953 wherein834 Ishmael3458 had cast7993 all3605 the dead6297 bodies6297 of the men,582 whom834 he had slain5221 because3027 of Gedaliah,1436 was it which834 Asa609 the king4428 had made6213 for fear6440 of Baasha1201 king4428 of Israel:3478 and Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah5418 filled4390 it with them that were slain.2491
10 Then Ishmael3458 carried7617 away captive7617 all3605 the residue7611 of the people5971 that were in Mizpah,4709 even853 the king's4428 daughters,1323 and all3605 the people5971 that remained7604 in Mizpah,4709 whom834 Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard2876 had committed6485 to Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam:296 and Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah5418 carried7617 them away captive,7617 and departed3212 to go5674 over5674 to the Ammonites.5984
11 But when Johanan3110 the son1121 of Kareah,7143 and all3605 the captains8269 of the forces2428 that were with him, heard8085 of all3605 the evil7451 that Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah5418 had done,6213
12 Then they took3947 all3605 the men,582 and went3212 to fight3898 with Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah,5418 and found4672 him by the great7227 waters4325 that are in Gibeon.1391
13 Now it came1961 to pass, that when all3605 the people5971 which834 were with Ishmael3458 saw7200 Johanan3110 the son1121 of Kareah,7143 and all3605 the captains8269 of the forces2428 that were with him, then they were glad.8056
14 So all3605 the people5971 that Ishmael3458 had carried7617 away captive7617 from Mizpah4709 cast5437 about5437 and returned,7725 and went3212 to Johanan3110 the son1121 of Kareah.7143
15 But Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah5418 escaped4422 from Johanan3110 with eight8083 men,582 and went3212 to the Ammonites.5984
16 Then took3947 Johanan3110 the son1121 of Kareah,7143 and all3605 the captains8269 of the forces2428 that were with him, all3605 the remnant7611 of the people5971 whom834 he had recovered7725 from Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah,5418 from Mizpah,4709 after310 that he had slain5221 Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam,296 even mighty1397 men582 of war,4421 and the women,802 and the children,2945 and the eunuchs,5631 whom834 he had brought7725 again7725 from Gibeon:1391
17 And they departed,3212 and dwelled3427 in the habitation1628 of Chimham,3643 which834 is by Bethlehem,1035 to go3212 to enter935 into Egypt,4714
18 Because6440 of the Chaldeans:3778 for they were afraid3372 of them, because3588 Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah5418 had slain5221 Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam,296 whom834 the king4428 of Babylon894 made governor6485 in the land.776
1 Then all3605 the captains8269 of the forces,2428 and Johanan3110 the son1121 of Kareah,7143 and Jezaniah3153 the son1121 of Hoshaiah,1955 and all3605 the people5971 from the least6996 even to the greatest,1419 came5066 near,5066
2 And said559 to Jeremiah3414 the prophet,5030 Let, we beseech4994 you, our supplication8467 be accepted5307 before6440 you, and pray6419 for us to the LORD3068 your God,430 even for all3605 this2063 remnant;7611 (for we are left7604 but a few4592 of many,7235 as your eyes5869 do behold7200 us:)
3 That the LORD3068 your God430 may show5046 us the way1870 wherein834 we may walk,1980 and the thing1697 that we may do.6213
4 Then Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 said559 to them, I have heard8085 you; behold,2005 I will pray6419 to the LORD3068 your God430 according to your words;1697 and it shall come1961 to pass, that whatever3605 thing1697 the LORD3068 shall answer6030 you, I will declare5046 it to you; I will keep4513 nothing3808 1697 back4513 from you.
5 Then they said559 to Jeremiah,3414 The LORD3068 be a true571 and faithful539 witness5707 between996 us, if518 we do6213 not even3651 according to all3605 things1697 for the which834 the LORD3068 your God430 shall send7971 you to us.
6 Whether518 it be good,2896 or whether518 it be evil,7451 we will obey8085 the voice6963 of the LORD3068 our God,430 to whom we send7971 you; that it may be well2896 with us, when3588 we obey8085 the voice6963 of the LORD3068 our God.430
7 And it came1961 to pass after7093 ten6235 days,3117 that the word1697 of the LORD3068 came1961 to Jeremiah.3414
8 Then called7121 he Johanan3110 the son1121 of Kareah,7143 and all3605 the captains8269 of the forces2428 which834 were with him, and all3605 the people5971 from the least6996 even to the greatest,1419
9 And said559 to them, Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 to whom834 413 you sent7971 me to present5307 your supplication8467 before6440 him;
10 If518 you will still abide3427 in this2063 land,776 then will I build1129 you, and not pull2040 you down, and I will plant5193 you, and not pluck5428 you up: for I repent5162 me of the evil7451 that I have done6213 to you.
11 Be not afraid3372 of the king4428 of Babylon,894 of whom834 6440 you are afraid;3373 be not afraid3372 of him, said5002 the LORD:3068 for I am with you to save3467 you, and to deliver5337 you from his hand.3027
12 And I will show5414 mercies7356 to you, that he may have mercy7355 on you, and cause you to return7725 to your own land.127
13 But if518 you say,559 We will not dwell3427 in this2063 land,776 neither1115 obey8085 the voice6963 of the LORD3068 your God,430
14 Saying,559 No;3808 but we will go935 into the land776 of Egypt,4714 where834 we shall see7200 no3808 war,4421 nor3808 hear8085 the sound6963 of the trumpet,7782 nor3808 have hunger7456 of bread;3899 and there8033 will we dwell:3427
15 And now6258 therefore3651 hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 you remnant7611 of Judah;3063 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 If518 you wholly7760 set7760 your faces6440 to enter935 into Egypt,4714 and go935 to sojourn1481 there;8033
16 Then it shall come1961 to pass, that the sword,2719 which834 you feared,3373 shall overtake5381 you there8033 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 and the famine,7458 whereof834 you were afraid,1672 shall follow1692 close1692 after310 you there8033 in Egypt;4714 and there8033 you shall die.4191
17 So shall it be with all3605 the men582 that set7760 their faces6440 to go935 into935 Egypt4714 to sojourn1481 there;8033 they shall die4191 by the sword,2719 by the famine,7458 and by the pestilence:1698 and none3808 of them shall remain8300 or escape6412 from the evil7451 that I will bring935 on them.
18 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 As my anger639 and my fury2534 has been poured5413 forth on the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem;3389 so3651 shall my fury2534 be poured5413 forth on you, when you shall enter935 into935 Egypt:4714 and you shall be an execration,423 and an astonishment,8047 and a curse,7045 and a reproach;2781 and you shall see7200 this2088 place4725 no3808 more.5750
19 The LORD3068 has said1696 concerning5921 you, O you remnant7611 of Judah;3063 Go935 you not into Egypt:4714 know3045 certainly that I have admonished5749 you this day.3117
20 For you dissembled8582 in your hearts,5315 when3588 you sent7971 me to the LORD3068 your God,430 saying,559 Pray6419 for us to the LORD3068 our God;430 and according to all3605 that the LORD3068 our God430 shall say,559 so3651 declare5046 to us, and we will do6213 it.
21 And now I have this day3117 declared5046 it to you; but you have not obeyed8085 the voice6963 of the LORD3068 your God,430 nor any3605 thing for the which834 he has sent7971 me to you.
22 Now6258 therefore know3045 certainly that you shall die4191 by the sword,2719 by the famine,7458 and by the pestilence,1698 in the place4725 where834 8033 you desire2654 to go935 and to sojourn.1481
1 And it came1961 to pass, that when Jeremiah3414 had made an end3615 of speaking1696 to all3605 the people5971 all3605 the words1697 of the LORD3068 their God,430 for which834 the LORD3068 their God430 had sent7971 him to them, even853 all3605 these428 words,1697
2 Then spoke559 Azariah5838 the son1121 of Hoshaiah,1955 and Johanan3110 the son1121 of Kareah,7143 and all3605 the proud2086 men,582 saying559 to Jeremiah,3414 You speak1696 falsely:8267 the LORD3068 our God430 has not sent7971 you to say,559 Go935 not into Egypt4714 to sojourn1481 there:8033
3 But Baruch1263 the son1121 of Neriah5374 sets5496 you on against us, for to deliver5414 us into the hand3027 of the Chaldeans,3778 that they might put us to death,4191 and carry1540 us away captives1540 into Babylon.894
4 So Johanan3110 the son1121 of Kareah,7143 and all3605 the captains8269 of the forces,2428 and all3605 the people,5971 obeyed8085 not the voice6963 of the LORD,3068 to dwell3427 in the land776 of Judah.3063
5 But Johanan3110 the son1121 of Kareah,7143 and all3605 the captains8269 of the forces,2428 took3947 all3605 the remnant7611 of Judah,3063 that were returned7725 from all3605 nations,1471 where834 8033 they had been driven,5080 to dwell1481 in the land776 of Judah;3063
6 Even853 men,1397 and women,802 and children,2945 and the king's4428 daughters,1323 and every3605 person5315 that Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard2876 had left5117 with Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam296 the son1121 of Shaphan,8227 and Jeremiah3414 the prophet,5030 and Baruch1263 the son1121 of Neriah.5374
7 So they came935 into the land776 of Egypt:4714 for they obeyed8085 not the voice6963 of the LORD:3068 thus came935 they even to Tahpanhes.8471
8 Then came1961 the word1697 of the LORD3068 to Jeremiah3414 in Tahpanhes,8471 saying,559
9 Take3947 great1419 stones68 in your hand,3027 and hide2934 them in the clay4423 in the brick kiln,4404 which834 is at the entry6607 of Pharaoh's6547 house1004 in Tahpanhes,8471 in the sight5869 of the men582 of Judah;3064
10 And say559 to them, Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Behold,2005 I will send7971 and take3947 Nebuchadrezzar5019 the king4428 of Babylon,894 my servant,5650 and will set7760 his throne3678 on these428 stones68 that I have hid;2934 and he shall spread5186 his royal8237 pavilion8237 over5921 them.
11 And when he comes,935 he shall smite5221 the land776 of Egypt,4714 and deliver such as are for death4194 to death;4194 and such as are for captivity7628 to captivity;7628 and such as are for the sword2719 to the sword.2719
12 And I will kindle3341 a fire784 in the houses1004 of the gods430 of Egypt;4714 and he shall burn8313 them, and carry7617 them away captives:7617 and he shall array5844 himself with the land776 of Egypt,4714 as a shepherd7462 puts5844 on his garment;899 and he shall go3318 forth3318 from there8033 in peace.7965
13 He shall break7665 also the images4676 of Bethshemesh,1053 that is in the land776 of Egypt;4714 and the houses1004 of the gods430 of the Egyptians4714 shall he burn8313 with fire.784
1 The word1697 that came1961 to Jeremiah3414 concerning413 all3605 the Jews3064 which dwell3427 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 which dwell3427 at Migdol,4024 and at Tahpanhes,8471 and at Noph,5297 and in the country776 of Pathros,6624 saying,559
2 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 You have seen7200 all3605 the evil7451 that I have brought935 on Jerusalem,3389 and on all3605 the cities5892 of Judah;3063 and, behold,2009 this2088 day3117 they are a desolation,2723 and no369 man dwells3427 therein,
3 Because6440 of their wickedness7451 which834 they have committed6213 to provoke me to anger,3707 in that they went3212 to burn6999 incense,6999 and to serve5647 other312 gods,430 whom834 they knew3045 not, neither they, you, nor your fathers.1
4 However, I sent7971 to you all3605 my servants5650 the prophets,5030 rising7925 early7925 and sending7971 them, saying,559 Oh,4994 do6213 not this2088 abominable8441 thing1697 that I hate.8130
5 But they listened8085 not, nor3808 inclined5186 their ear241 to turn7725 from their wickedness,7451 to burn6999 no1115 incense6999 to other312 gods.430
6 Why my fury2534 and my anger639 was poured5413 forth, and was kindled1197 in the cities5892 of Judah3063 and in the streets2351 of Jerusalem;3389 and they are wasted2723 and desolate,8077 as at this2088 day.3117
7 Therefore now6258 thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the God430 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Why4100 commit6213 you this great1419 evil7451 against413 your souls,5315 to cut3772 off from you man376 and woman,802 child5768 and suckling,3243 out of Judah,3063 to leave3498 you none1115 to remain;7611
8 In that you provoke me to wrath3707 with the works4639 of your hands,3027 burning6999 incense6999 to other312 gods430 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 where834 8033 you be gone935 to dwell,1481 that you might cut3772 yourselves off, and that you might be a curse7045 and a reproach2781 among all3605 the nations1471 of the earth?776
9 Have you forgotten7911 the wickedness7451 of your fathers,1 and the wickedness7451 of the kings4428 of Judah,3063 and the wickedness7451 of their wives,802 and your own wickedness,7451 and the wickedness7451 of your wives,802 which834 they have committed6213 in the land776 of Judah,3063 and in the streets2351 of Jerusalem?3389
10 They are not humbled1792 even to this2088 day,3117 neither3808 have they feared,3372 nor3808 walked1980 in my law,8451 nor in my statutes,2708 that I set5414 before6440 you and before6440 your fathers.1
11 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Behold,2005 I will set7760 my face6440 against you for evil,7451 and to cut3772 off all3605 Judah.3063
12 And I will take3947 the remnant7611 of Judah,3063 that have set7760 their faces6440 to go935 into the land776 of Egypt4714 to sojourn1481 there,8033 and they shall all3605 be consumed,8552 and fall5307 in the land776 of Egypt;4714 they shall even be consumed8552 by the sword2719 and by the famine:7458 they shall die,4191 from the least6996 even to the greatest,1419 by the sword2719 and by the famine:7458 and they shall be an execration,423 and an astonishment,8047 and a curse,7045 and a reproach.2781
13 For I will punish6485 them that dwell3427 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 as I have punished6485 Jerusalem,3389 by the sword,2719 by the famine,7458 and by the pestilence:1698
14 So that none3808 of the remnant7611 of Judah,3063 which are gone935 into the land776 of Egypt4714 to sojourn1481 there,8033 shall escape6412 or remain,8300 that they should return7725 into the land776 of Judah,3063 to the which834 they have5375 a desire5375 5315 to return7725 to dwell3427 there:8033 for none3808 shall return7725 but such as shall escape.6412
15 Then all3605 the men582 which knew3045 that their wives802 had burned6999 incense6999 to other312 gods,430 and all3605 the women802 that stood5975 by, a great1419 multitude,6951 even all3605 the people5971 that dwelled3427 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 in Pathros,6624 answered6030 Jeremiah,3414 saying,559
16 As for the word1697 that you have spoken1696 to us in the name8034 of the LORD,3068 we will not listen8085 to you.
17 But we will certainly do6213 whatever853 3605 thing1697 goes3318 forth3318 out of our own mouth,6310 to burn6999 incense6999 to the queen4446 of heaven,8064 and to pour5258 out drink5262 offerings to her, as we have done,6213 we, and our fathers,1 our kings,4428 and our princes,8269 in the cities5892 of Judah,3063 and in the streets2351 of Jerusalem:3389 for then had1961 we plenty7646 of victuals,3899 and were well,2896 and saw7200 no3808 evil.7451
18 But since4480 227 we left2308 off to burn6999 incense6999 to the queen4446 of heaven,8064 and to pour5258 out drink5262 offerings to her, we have wanted2637 all3605 things, and have been consumed8552 by the sword2719 and by the famine.7458
19 And when3588 we burned6999 incense6999 to the queen4446 of heaven,8064 and poured5258 out drink5262 offerings to her, did we make6213 her cakes3561 to worship6087 her, and pour5258 out drink5262 offerings to her, without1107 our men?582
20 Then Jeremiah3414 said559 to all3605 the people,5971 to the men,1397 and to the women,802 and to all3605 the people5971 which had given him that answer,6030 saying,559
21 The incense7002 that you burned6999 in the cities5892 of Judah,3063 and in the streets2351 of Jerusalem,3389 you, and your fathers,1 your kings,4428 and your princes,8269 and the people5971 of the land,776 did not the LORD3068 remember2142 them, and came5927 it not into5921 his mind?3820
22 So that the LORD3068 could3201 no3808 longer5750 bear,5375 because6440 of the evil7455 of your doings,4611 and because6440 of the abominations8441 which834 you have committed;6213 therefore is your land776 a desolation,2723 and an astonishment,8047 and a curse,7045 without369 an inhabitant,3427 as at this2088 day.3117
23 Because6440 834 you have burned6999 incense,6999 and because834 you have sinned2398 against the LORD,3068 and have not obeyed8085 the voice6963 of the LORD,3068 nor3808 walked1980 in his law,8451 nor in his statutes,2708 nor in his testimonies;5715 therefore5921 3652 this2063 evil7451 is happened7122 to you, as at this2088 day.3117
24 Moreover Jeremiah3414 said559 to all3605 the people,5971 and to all3605 the women,802 Hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 all3605 Judah3063 that are in the land776 of Egypt:4714
25 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 saying;559 You and your wives802 have both spoken1696 with your mouths,6310 and fulfilled4390 with your hand,3027 saying,559 We will surely perform6213 our vows5088 that we have vowed,5087 to burn6999 incense6999 to the queen4446 of heaven,8064 and to pour5258 out drink5262 offerings to her: you will surely accomplish6965 your vows,5088 and surely perform6213 your vows.5088
26 Therefore3651 hear8085 you the word1697 of the LORD,3068 all3605 Judah3063 that dwell3427 in the land776 of Egypt;4714 Behold,2005 I have sworn7650 by my great1419 name,8034 said559 the LORD,3068 that my name8034 shall no518 more5750 be named7121 in the mouth6310 of any3605 man376 of Judah3063 in all3605 the land776 of Egypt,4714 saying,559 The Lord136 GOD3069 lives.2416
27 Behold,2005 I will watch8245 over5921 them for evil,7451 and not for good:2896 and all3605 the men376 of Judah3063 that are in the land776 of Egypt4714 shall be consumed8552 by the sword2719 and by the famine,7458 until5704 there be an end3615 of them.
28 Yet a small4962 number4557 that escape6412 the sword2719 shall return7725 out of the land776 of Egypt4714 into the land776 of Judah,3063 and all3605 the remnant7611 of Judah,3063 that are gone935 into the land776 of Egypt4714 to sojourn1481 there,8033 shall know3045 whose4310 words1697 shall stand,6965 mine, or their's.1992
29 And this2063 shall be a sign226 to you, said5002 the LORD,3068 that I will punish6485 you in this2088 place,4725 that you may know3045 that my words1697 shall surely stand6965 against5921 you for evil:7451
30 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2005 I will give5414 Pharaohhophra6548 king4428 of Egypt4714 into the hand3027 of his enemies,341 and into the hand3027 of them that seek1245 his life;5315 as I gave5414 Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah3063 into the hand3027 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon,894 his enemy,341 and that sought1245 his life.5315
1 The word1697 that Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 spoke1696 to Baruch1263 the son1121 of Neriah,5374 when he had written3789 these428 words1697 in a book5612 at the mouth6310 of Jeremiah,3414 in the fourth7243 year8141 of Jehoiakim3079 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah,3063 saying,559
2 Thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 to you, O Baruch:1263
3 You did say,559 Woe188 is me now!4994 for the LORD3068 has added3254 grief3015 to my sorrow;4341 I fainted3021 in my sighing,585 and I find4672 no3808 rest.4496
4 Thus3541 shall you say559 to him, The LORD3068 said559 thus;3541 Behold,2009 that which834 I have built1129 will I break2040 down,2040 and that which834 I have planted5193 I will pluck5428 up, even this1931 whole3605 land.776
5 And seek1245 you great1419 things for yourself? seek1245 them not: for, behold,2005 I will bring935 evil7451 on all3605 flesh,1320 said5002 the LORD:3068 but your life5315 will I give5414 to you for a prey7998 in all3605 places4725 where834 8033 you go.3212
1 The word1697 of the LORD3068 which834 came1961 to Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 against5921 the Gentiles;1471
2 Against Egypt,4714 against5921 the army2428 of Pharaohnecho6549 king4428 of Egypt,4714 which834 was by the river5104 Euphrates6578 in Carchemish,3751 which834 Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 smote5221 in the fourth7243 year8141 of Jehoiakim3079 the son1121 of Josiah2977 king4428 of Judah.3063
3 Order6186 you the buckler4043 and shield,6793 and draw near5066 to battle.4421
4 Harness631 the horses;5483 and get5927 up, you horsemen,6571 and stand3320 forth with your helmets;3553 furbish4838 the spears,7420 and put3847 on the brigandines.5630
5 Why4069 have I seen7200 them dismayed2844 and turned5472 away back?268 and their mighty1368 ones are beaten3807 down, and are fled5127 apace, and look6437 not back:3437 for fear4032 was round5439 about, said5002 the LORD.3068
6 Let not the swift7031 flee5127 away, nor408 the mighty1368 man escape;4422 they shall stumble,3782 and fall5307 toward the north6828 by the river5104 Euphrates.6578
7 Who4310 is this2088 that comes5927 up as a flood,2975 whose waters4325 are moved1607 as the rivers?5104
8 Egypt4714 rises5927 up like a flood,2975 and his waters4325 are moved1607 like the rivers;5104 and he said,559 I will go5927 up, and will cover3680 the earth;776 I will destroy6 the city5892 and the inhabitants3427 thereof.
9 Come5927 up, you horses;5483 and rage,1984 you chariots;7393 and let the mighty1368 men come3318 forth;3318 the Ethiopians3569 and the Libyans,6316 that handle8610 the shield;4043 and the Lydians,3866 that handle8610 and bend1869 the bow.7198
10 For this1931 is the day3117 of the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts,6635 a day3117 of vengeance,5360 that he may avenge5358 him of his adversaries:6862 and the sword2719 shall devour,398 and it shall be satiate7646 and made drunk7301 with their blood:1818 for the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts6635 has a sacrifice2077 in the north6828 country776 by the river5104 Euphrates.6578
11 Go5927 up into Gilead,1568 and take3947 balm,6875 O virgin,1330 the daughter1323 of Egypt:4714 in vain7723 shall you use many7235 medicines;7499 for you shall not be cured.8585
12 The nations1471 have heard8085 of your shame,7036 and your cry6682 has filled4390 the land:776 for the mighty1368 man has stumbled3782 against the mighty,1368 and they are fallen5307 both8147 together.3162
13 The word1697 that the LORD3068 spoke1696 to Jeremiah3414 the prophet,5030 how Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 should come935 and smite5221 the land776 of Egypt.4714
14 Declare5046 you in Egypt,4714 and publish8085 in Migdol,4024 and publish8085 in Noph5297 and in Tahpanhes:8471 say559 you, Stand3320 fast, and prepare3559 you; for the sword2719 shall devour398 round5439 about you.
15 Why4069 are your valiant47 men swept5502 away? they stood5975 not, because3588 the LORD3068 did drive1920 them.
16 He made many7235 to fall,3782 yes, one376 fell5307 on another:7453 and they said,559 Arise,6965 and let us go7725 again7725 to our own people,5971 and to the land776 of our nativity,4138 from the oppressing3238 sword.2719
17 They did cry7121 there,8033 Pharaoh6547 king4428 of Egypt4714 is but a noise;7588 he has passed5674 the time appointed.4150
18 As I live,2416 said5002 the King,4428 whose name8034 is the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 Surely3588 as Tabor8396 is among the mountains,2022 and as Carmel3760 by the sea,3220 so shall he come.935
19 O you daughter1323 dwelling3427 in Egypt,4714 furnish6213 3627 yourself to go into captivity:1473 for Noph5297 shall be waste8047 and desolate3341 without369 an inhabitant.3427
20 Egypt4714 is like a very3304 fair3304 heifer,5697 but destruction7171 comes;935 it comes935 out of the north.6828
21 Also1571 her hired7916 men are in the middle7130 of her like fatted4770 bullocks;5695 for they also1571 are turned6437 back,3437 and are fled5127 away together:3162 they did not stand,5975 because3588 the day3117 of their calamity343 was come935 on them, and the time6256 of their visitation.6486
22 The voice6963 thereof shall go3212 like a serpent;5175 for they shall march3212 with an army,2428 and come935 against her with axes,7134 as hewers2404 of wood.6086
23 They shall cut3772 down her forest,3293 said5002 the LORD,3068 though3588 it cannot3808 be searched;2713 because3588 they are more7231 than the grasshoppers,697 and are innumerable.369 4557
24 The daughter1323 of Egypt4714 shall be confounded;3001 she shall be delivered5414 into the hand3027 of the people5971 of the north.6828
25 The LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 said;559 Behold,2005 I will punish6485 the multitude527 of No,4996 and Pharaoh,6547 and Egypt,4714 with their gods,430 and their kings;4428 even Pharaoh,6547 and all them that trust982 in him:
26 And I will deliver5414 them into the hand3027 of those that seek1245 their lives,5315 and into the hand3027 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon,894 and into the hand3027 of his servants:5650 and afterward310 3651 it shall be inhabited,7931 as in the days3117 of old,6924 said5002 the LORD.3068
27 But fear3372 not you, O my servant5650 Jacob,3290 and be not dismayed,2865 O Israel:3478 for, behold,2005 I will save3467 you from afar7350 off, and your seed2233 from the land776 of their captivity;7633 and Jacob3290 shall return,7725 and be in rest8252 and at ease,7599 and none369 shall make him afraid.2729
28 Fear3372 you not, O Jacob3290 my servant,5650 said5002 the LORD:3068 for I am with you; for I will make6213 a full end3615 of all3605 the nations1471 where834 8033 I have driven5080 you: but I will not make6213 a full end3615 of you, but correct3256 you in measure;4941 yet will I not leave you wholly5352 unpunished.5352
1 The word1697 of the LORD3068 that came1961 to Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 against413 the Philistines,6430 before2962 that Pharaoh6547 smote5221 Gaza.5804
2 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2009 waters4325 rise5927 up out of the north,6828 and shall be an overflowing7857 flood,5158 and shall overflow7857 the land,776 and all4393 that is therein;4393 the city,5892 and them that dwell3427 therein: then the men120 shall cry,2199 and all3605 the inhabitants3427 of the land776 shall howl.3213
3 At the noise6963 of the stamping8161 of the hoofs6541 of his strong47 horses,5483 at the rushing7494 of his chariots,7393 and at the rumbling1995 of his wheels,1534 the fathers1 shall not look6437 back3437 to their children1121 for feebleness7510 of hands;3027
4 Because5921 of the day3117 that comes935 to spoil7703 all3605 the Philistines,6430 and to cut3772 off from Tyrus6865 and Zidon6721 every3605 helper5826 that remains:8300 for the LORD3068 will spoil7703 the Philistines,6430 the remnant7611 of the country339 of Caphtor.3731
5 Baldness7144 is come935 on Gaza;5804 Ashkelon831 is cut1820 off with the remnant7611 of their valley:6010 how5704 long5704 will you cut1413 yourself?
6 O you sword2719 of the LORD,3068 how5704 long5704 will it be ere3808 you be quiet?8252 put622 up yourself into413 your scabbard,8593 rest,7280 and be still.1826
7 How349 can it be quiet,8252 seeing the LORD3068 has given it a charge6680 against413 Ashkelon,831 and against413 the sea3220 shore?2348 there8033 has he appointed3259 it.
1 Against Moab4124 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Woe1945 to Nebo!5015 for it is spoiled:7703 Kiriathaim7156 is confounded3001 and taken:3920 Misgab4869 is confounded3001 and dismayed.2865
2 There shall be no369 more5750 praise8416 of Moab:4124 in Heshbon2809 they have devised2803 evil7451 against5921 it; come,3212 and let us cut3772 it off from being a nation.1471 Also1571 you shall be cut1826 down, O Madmen;4086 the sword2719 shall pursue3212 you.
3 A voice6963 of crying6818 shall be from Horonaim,2773 spoiling7701 and great1419 destruction.7667
4 Moab4124 is destroyed;7665 her little6810 ones have caused a cry2201 to be heard.8085
5 For in the going4608 up of Luhith3872 continual weeping1065 shall go5927 up; for in the going4174 down4174 of Horonaim2773 the enemies6862 have heard8085 a cry6818 of destruction.7667
6 Flee,5127 save4422 your lives,5315 and be like the heath6176 in the wilderness.4057
7 For because3588 3282 you have trusted982 in your works4639 and in your treasures,214 you shall also1571 be taken:3920 and Chemosh3645 shall go3318 forth3318 into captivity1473 with his priests3548 and his princes8269 together.3162
8 And the spoiler7703 shall come935 on every3605 city,5892 and no3808 city5892 shall escape:4422 the valley6010 also shall perish,6 and the plain4334 shall be destroyed,8045 as the LORD3068 has spoken.559
9 Give5414 wings6731 to Moab,4124 that it may flee5323 and get3318 away:3318 for the cities5892 thereof shall be desolate,8047 without369 any to dwell3427 therein.2004
10 Cursed779 be he that does6213 the work4399 of the LORD3068 deceitfully,7423 and cursed779 be he that keeps4513 back4513 his sword2719 from blood.1818
11 Moab4124 has been at ease7599 from his youth,5271 and he has settled8252 on413 his lees,8105 and has not been emptied7324 from vessel3627 to vessel,3627 neither3808 has he gone1980 into captivity:1473 therefore5921 3651 his taste2940 remained5975 in him, and his scent7381 is not changed.4171
12 Therefore,5921 3651 behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the LORD,3068 that I will send7971 to him wanderers,6808 that shall cause him to wander,6808 and shall empty7324 his vessels,3627 and break5310 their bottles.5035
13 And Moab4124 shall be ashamed954 of Chemosh,3645 as the house1004 of Israel3478 was ashamed954 of Bethel1008 their confidence.4009
14 How349 say559 you, We are mighty1368 and strong2428 men582 for the war?4421
15 Moab4124 is spoiled,7703 and gone5927 up out of her cities,5892 and his chosen4005 young970 men are gone3381 down3381 to the slaughter,2874 said5002 the King,4428 whose name8034 is the LORD3068 of hosts.6635
16 The calamity343 of Moab4124 is near7138 to come,935 and his affliction7451 hastens4116 fast.3966
17 All3605 you that are about5439 him, bemoan5110 him; and all3605 you that know3045 his name,8034 say,559 How349 is the strong5797 staff4294 broken,7665 and the beautiful8597 rod!4731
18 You daughter1323 that do inhabit3427 Dibon,1769 come3381 down3381 from your glory,3519 and sit3427 in thirst;6772 for the spoiler7703 of Moab4124 shall come5927 on you, and he shall destroy7843 your strong4013 holds.4013
19 O inhabitant3427 of Aroer,6177 stand5975 by the way,1870 and espy;6822 ask7592 him that flees,5127 and her that escapes,4422 and say,559 What4100 is done?
20 Moab4124 is confounded;3001 for it is broken2865 down: howl3213 and cry;2199 tell5046 you it in Arnon,769 that Moab4124 is spoiled,7703
21 And judgment4941 is come935 on the plain4334 country;776 on Holon,2473 and on Jahazah,3096 and on Mephaath,4158
22 And on Dibon,1769 and on Nebo,5015 and on Bethdiblathaim,1015
23 And on Kiriathaim,7156 and on Bethgamul,1014 and on Bethmeon,1010
24 And on Kerioth,7152 and on Bozrah,1224 and on all3605 the cities5892 of the land776 of Moab,4124 far7350 or near.7138
25 The horn7161 of Moab4124 is cut1438 off, and his arm2220 is broken,7665 said5002 the LORD.3068
26 Make you him drunken:7937 for he magnified1431 himself against5921 the LORD:3068 Moab4124 also shall wallow5606 in his vomit,6892 and he also1571 shall be in derision.7814
27 For was not Israel3478 a derision7814 to you? was he found4672 among thieves?1590 for since1767 you spoke1697 of him, you skipped5110 for joy.8342
28 O you that dwell3427 in Moab,4124 leave5800 the cities,5892 and dwell7931 in the rock,5553 and be like the dove3123 that makes her nest7077 in the sides5676 of the hole's6354 mouth.6310
29 We have heard8085 the pride1347 of Moab,4124 (he is exceeding3966 proud)1343 his loftiness,1363 and his arrogance,1347 and his pride,1347 and the haughtiness7312 of his heart.3820
30 I know3045 his wrath,5678 said5002 the LORD;3068 but it shall not be so;3651 his lies907 shall not so3651 effect6213 it.
31 Therefore5921 3651 will I howl3213 for Moab,4124 and I will cry2199 out for all3605 Moab;4124 my heart shall mourn1897 for the men582 of Kirheres.7025
32 O vine1612 of Sibmah,7643 I will weep1058 for you with the weeping1065 of Jazer:3270 your plants5189 are gone5674 over5674 the sea,3220 they reach5060 even to the sea3220 of Jazer:3270 the spoiler7703 is fallen5307 on your summer7019 fruits and on your vintage.1210
33 And joy8057 and gladness8057 is taken622 from the plentiful3759 field, and from the land776 of Moab,4124 and I have caused wine3196 to fail7673 from the winepresses:3342 none3808 shall tread1869 with shouting;1959 their shouting1959 shall be no3808 shouting.1959
34 From the cry2201 of Heshbon2809 even to Elealeh,500 and even to Jahaz,3096 have they uttered5414 their voice,6963 from Zoar6820 even to Horonaim,2773 as an heifer5697 of three7992 years old:7992 for the waters4325 also1571 of Nimrim5249 shall be desolate.4923
35 Moreover I will cause to cease7673 in Moab,4124 said5002 the LORD,3068 him that offers5927 in the high1116 places, and him that burns6999 incense6999 to his gods.430
36 Therefore5921 3651 my heart3820 shall sound1993 for Moab4124 like pipes,2485 and my heart3820 shall sound1993 like pipes2485 for the men582 of Kirheres:7025 because5921 3651 the riches3502 that he has gotten6213 are perished.6
37 For every3605 head7218 shall be bald,7144 and every3605 beard2206 clipped:1639 on all3605 the hands3027 shall be cuttings,1417 and on the loins4975 sackcloth.8242
38 There shall be lamentation4553 generally3605 on all3605 the housetops1406 of Moab,4124 and in the streets7339 thereof: for I have broken7665 Moab4124 like a vessel3627 wherein is no369 pleasure,2656 said5002 the LORD.3068
39 They shall howl,3213 saying, How349 is it broken2865 down! how349 has Moab4124 turned6437 the back6203 with shame!954 so shall Moab4124 be a derision7814 and a dismaying4288 to all3605 them about5439 him.
40 For thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2009 he shall fly1675 as an eagle,5404 and shall spread6566 his wings3671 over413 Moab.4124
41 Kerioth7152 is taken,3920 and the strong4679 holds4679 are surprised,8610 and the mighty1368 men's hearts3820 in Moab4124 at that day3117 shall be as the heart3820 of a woman802 in her pangs.6887
42 And Moab4124 shall be destroyed8045 from being a people,5971 because3588 5921 he has magnified1431 himself against5921 the LORD.3068
43 Fear,6343 and the pit,6354 and the snare,6341 shall be on you, O inhabitant3427 of Moab,4124 said5002 the LORD.3068
44 He that flees5211 from the fear6343 shall fall5307 into413 the pit;6354 and he that gets5927 up out of the pit6354 shall be taken3920 in the snare:6341 for I will bring935 on it, even on Moab,4124 the year8141 of their visitation,6486 said5002 the LORD.3068
45 They that fled5127 stood5975 under the shadow6738 of Heshbon2809 because of the force:3581 but a fire784 shall come3318 forth3318 out of Heshbon,2809 and a flame3852 from the middle of Sihon,5511 and shall devour398 the corner6285 of Moab,4124 and the crown6936 of the head6936 of the tumultuous1121 7588 ones.1121
46 Woe188 be to you, O Moab!4124 the people5971 of Chemosh3645 perishes:6 for your sons1121 are taken3947 captives,7628 and your daughters1323 captives.7633
47 Yet will I bring7725 again7725 the captivity7622 of Moab4124 in the latter319 days,3117 said5002 the LORD.3068 Thus2008 far2008 is the judgment4941 of Moab.4124
1 Concerning the Ammonites,5984 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Has Israel3478 no369 sons?1121 has he no369 heir?3423 why4069 then does their king4428 inherit3423 Gad,1410 and his people5971 dwell3427 in his cities?5892
2 Therefore,5921 3651 behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said559 the LORD,3068 that I will cause an alarm8643 of war4421 to be heard8085 in Rabbah7237 of the Ammonites;5984 and it shall be a desolate8077 heap,8510 and her daughters1323 shall be burned3341 with fire:784 then shall Israel3478 be heir3423 to them that were his heirs,3423 said5002 the LORD.3068
3 Howl,3213 O Heshbon,2809 for Ai5857 is spoiled:7703 cry,6817 you daughters1323 of Rabbah,7237 gird2296 you with sackcloth;8242 lament,5594 and run7751 to and fro7751 by the hedges;1448 for their king4428 shall go3212 into captivity,1473 and his priests3548 and his princes8269 together.
4 Why4100 glory1984 you in the valleys,6010 your flowing2100 valley,6010 O backsliding7728 daughter?1323 that trusted982 in her treasures,214 saying, Who4310 shall come935 to me?
5 Behold,2005 I will bring935 a fear6343 on you, said5002 the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts,6635 from all3605 those that be about5439 you; and you shall be driven5080 out every man376 right6440 forth;6440 and none369 shall gather6908 up him that wanders.5074
6 And afterward310 3651 I will bring7725 again7725 the captivity7622 of the children1121 of Ammon,5983 said5002 the LORD.3068
7 Concerning Edom,123 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 Is wisdom2451 no369 more5750 in Teman?8487 is counsel6098 perished6 from the prudent?995 is their wisdom2451 vanished?5628
8 Flee5127 you, turn6437 back,6437 dwell3427 deep,6009 O inhabitants3427 of Dedan;1719 for I will bring935 the calamity343 of Esau6215 on him, the time6256 that I will visit6485 him.
9 If518 grape gatherers1219 come935 to you, would they not leave7604 some gleaning5955 grapes? if518 thieves1590 by night,3915 they will destroy7843 till they have enough.1767
10 But I have made Esau6215 bore,2834 I have uncovered1540 his secret4565 places, and he shall not be able3201 to hide2247 himself: his seed2233 is spoiled,7703 and his brothers,251 and his neighbors,7934 and he is not.
11 Leave5800 your fatherless3490 children, I will preserve2421 them alive;2421 and let your widows490 trust982 in me.
12 For thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2009 they whose834 judgment4941 was not to drink8354 of the cup3563 have assuredly8354 drunken;7937 and are you he that shall altogether go unpunished?5352 you shall not go unpunished,5352 but you shall surely3588 drink8354 of it.
13 For I have sworn7650 by myself, said5002 the LORD,3068 that Bozrah1224 shall become1961 a desolation,8047 a reproach,2781 a waste,2721 and a curse;7045 and all3605 the cities5892 thereof shall be perpetual5769 wastes.2723
14 I have heard8085 a rumor8052 from the LORD,3068 and an ambassador6735 is sent7971 to the heathen,1471 saying, Gather6908 you together, and come935 against5921 her, and rise6965 up to the battle.4421
15 For, see,2009 I will make5414 you small6996 among the heathen,1471 and despised959 among men.120
16 Your terribleness8606 has deceived5377 you, and the pride2087 of your heart,3820 O you that dwell7931 in the clefts2288 of the rock,5553 that hold8610 the height4791 of the hill:1389 though3588 you should make your nest7064 as high1361 as the eagle,5404 I will bring3381 you down3381 from there,8033 said5002 the LORD.3068
17 Also Edom123 shall be a desolation:8047 every3605 one that goes5674 by it shall be astonished,8074 and shall hiss8319 at5921 all3605 the plagues4347 thereof.
18 As in the overthrow4114 of Sodom5467 and Gomorrah6017 and the neighbor7934 cities5892 thereof, said559 the LORD,3068 no3808 man376 shall abide3427 there,8033 neither3808 shall a son1121 of man120 dwell1481 in it.
19 Behold,2009 he shall come5927 up like a lion738 from the swelling1347 of Jordan3383 against413 the habitation5116 of the strong:386 but I will suddenly7280 make him run7323 away from her: and who4310 is a chosen970 man, that I may appoint6485 over413 her? for who4310 is like3644 me? and who4310 will appoint3259 me the time? and who4310 is that shepherd7462 that will stand5975 before6440 me?
20 Therefore5921 3651 hear8085 the counsel6098 of the LORD,3068 that he has taken3289 against413 Edom;123 and his purposes,4284 that he has purposed2803 against413 the inhabitants3427 of Teman:8487 Surely518 3808 the least6810 of the flock6629 shall draw5498 them out: surely518 3808 he shall make their habitations5116 desolate8074 with them.
21 The earth776 is moved7493 at the noise6963 of their fall,5307 at the cry6818 the noise6963 thereof was heard8085 in the Red5488 sea.3220
22 Behold,2009 he shall come5927 up and fly1675 as the eagle,5404 and spread6566 his wings3671 over5921 Bozrah:1224 and at that day3117 shall the heart3820 of the mighty1368 men of Edom123 be as the heart3820 of a woman802 in her pangs.6887
23 Concerning Damascus.1834 Hamath2574 is confounded,954 and Arpad:774 for they have heard8085 evil7451 tidings:8052 they are fainthearted;4127 there is sorrow1674 on the sea;3220 it cannot3808 3201 be quiet.8252
24 Damascus1834 is waxed feeble,7503 and turns6437 herself to flee,5127 and fear7374 has seized2388 on her: anguish6869 and sorrows2256 have taken270 her, as a woman in travail.3205
25 How349 is the city5892 of praise8416 not left,5800 the city7151 of my joy!4885
26 Therefore5921 3651 her young970 men shall fall5307 in her streets,7339 and all3605 the men582 of war4421 shall be cut1826 off in that day,3117 said5002 the LORD3068 of hosts.6635
27 And I will kindle3341 a fire784 in the wall2346 of Damascus,1834 and it shall consume398 the palaces759 of Benhadad.1130
28 Concerning Kedar,6938 and concerning the kingdoms4467 of Hazor,2674 which834 Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 shall smite,5221 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Arise6965 you, go5927 up to Kedar,6938 and spoil7703 the men1121 of the east.6924
29 Their tents168 and their flocks6629 shall they take3947 away: they shall take5375 to themselves1992 their curtains,3407 and all3605 their vessels,3627 and their camels;1581 and they shall cry7121 to them, Fear4032 is on every5437 side.5439
30 Flee,5127 get5110 you far3966 off, dwell3427 deep,6009 O you inhabitants3427 of Hazor,2674 said5002 the LORD;3068 for Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 has taken counsel6098 against5921 you, and has conceived2803 a purpose4284 against5921 you.
31 Arise,6965 get5927 you up to the wealthy7961 nation,1471 that dwells3427 without care,983 said5002 the LORD,3068 which have neither3808 gates1817 nor3808 bars,1280 which dwell7931 alone.909
32 And their camels1581 shall be a booty,957 and the multitude527 of their cattle4735 a spoil:7998 and I will scatter2219 into all3605 winds7307 them that are in the utmost7112 corners;6285 and I will bring935 their calamity343 from all3605 sides5676 thereof, said5002 the LORD.3068
33 And Hazor2674 shall be a dwelling4583 for dragons,8577 and a desolation8077 for ever:5769 there shall no3808 man376 abide3427 there,8033 nor3808 any son1121 of man120 dwell1481 in it.
34 The word1697 of the LORD3068 that came1961 to Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 against413 Elam5867 in the beginning7225 of the reign4438 of Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah,3063 saying,559
35 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 Behold,2005 I will break7665 the bow7198 of Elam,5867 the chief7225 of their might.1369
36 And on Elam5867 will I bring935 the four702 winds7307 from the four702 quarters7098 of heaven,8064 and will scatter2219 them toward all3605 those428 winds;7307 and there shall be no3808 nation1471 where834 8033 the outcasts5080 of Elam5867 shall not come.935
37 For I will cause Elam5867 to be dismayed2865 before6440 their enemies,341 and before6440 them that seek1245 their life:5315 and I will bring935 evil7451 on them, even853 my fierce2740 anger,639 said5002 the LORD;3068 and I will send7971 the sword2719 after310 them, till5704 I have consumed3615 them:
38 And I will set7760 my throne3678 in Elam,5867 and will destroy6 from there8033 the king4428 and the princes,8269 said5002 the LORD.3068
39 But it shall come1961 to pass in the latter319 days,3117 that I will bring7725 again7725 the captivity7622 of Elam,5867 said5002 the LORD.3068
1 The word1697 that the LORD3068 spoke1696 against413 Babylon894 and against413 the land776 of the Chaldeans3778 by Jeremiah3414 the prophet.5030
2 Declare5046 you among the nations,1471 and publish,8085 and set5375 up a standard;5251 publish,8085 and conceal3582 not: say,559 Babylon894 is taken,3920 Bel1078 is confounded,3001 Merodach4781 is broken2844 in pieces; her idols6091 are confounded,3001 her images1544 are broken2865 in pieces.
3 For out of the north6828 there comes5927 up a nation1471 against5921 her, which1931 shall make7896 her land776 desolate,8047 and none3808 shall dwell3427 therein: they shall remove,5110 they shall depart,1980 both man120 and beast.929
4 In those1992 days,3117 and in that time,6256 said5002 the LORD,3068 the children1121 of Israel3478 shall come,935 they and the children1121 of Judah3063 together,3162 going1980 and weeping:1058 they shall go,3212 and seek1245 the LORD3068 their God.430
5 They shall ask7592 the way1870 to Zion6726 with their faces6440 thitherward,2008 saying, Come,935 and let us join3867 ourselves to the LORD3068 in a perpetual5769 covenant1285 that shall not be forgotten.7911
6 My people5971 has been1961 lost6 sheep:6629 their shepherds7462 have caused them to go8582 astray,8582 they have turned7725 them away on the mountains:2022 they have gone1980 from mountain2022 to hill,1389 they have forgotten7911 their resting place.7258
7 All3605 that found4672 them have devoured398 them: and their adversaries6862 said,559 We offend816 not, because8471 834 they have sinned2398 against the LORD,3068 the habitation5116 of justice,6664 even the LORD,3068 the hope4723 of their fathers.1
8 Remove5110 out of the middle8432 of Babylon,894 and go3318 forth3318 out of the land776 of the Chaldeans,3778 and be as the he goats6260 before6440 the flocks.6629
9 For, see,2009 I will raise5782 and cause to come5927 up against5921 Babylon894 an assembly6951 of great1419 nations1471 from the north6828 country:776 and they shall set themselves in array6186 against her; from there8033 she shall be taken:3920 their arrows2671 shall be as of a mighty1368 expert7919 man; none3808 shall return7725 in vain.7387
10 And Chaldea3778 shall be a spoil:7998 all3605 that spoil7998 her shall be satisfied,7646 said5002 the LORD.3068
11 Because3588 you were glad,8056 because3588 you rejoiced,5937 O you destroyers8154 of my heritage,5159 because3588 you are grown6335 fat6335 as the heifer5697 at grass,1877 and bellow6670 as bulls;47
12 Your mother517 shall be sore3966 confounded;954 she that bore3205 you shall be ashamed:2659 behold,2009 the last319 of the nations1471 shall be a wilderness,4057 a dry6723 land, and a desert.6160
13 Because of the wrath7110 of the LORD3068 it shall not be inhabited,3427 but it shall be wholly3605 desolate:8077 every3605 one that goes5674 by Babylon894 shall be astonished,8074 and hiss8319 at5921 all3605 her plagues.4347
14 Put yourselves in array6186 against5921 Babylon894 round5439 about: all3605 you that bend1869 the bow,7198 shoot3034 at413 her, spare2550 no408 arrows:2671 for she has sinned2398 against the LORD.3068
15 Shout7321 against5921 her round5439 about: she has given5414 her hand:3027 her foundations803 are fallen,5307 her walls2346 are thrown2040 down:2040 for it is the vengeance5360 of the LORD:3068 take vengeance5358 on her; as she has done,6213 do6213 to her.
16 Cut3772 off the sower2232 from Babylon,894 and him that handles8610 the sickle4038 in the time6256 of harvest:7105 for fear6440 of the oppressing3238 sword2719 they shall turn6437 every376 one376 to his people,5971 and they shall flee5127 every376 one376 to his own land.776
17 Israel3478 is a scattered6340 sheep;7716 the lions738 have driven5080 him away: first7223 the king4428 of Assyria804 has devoured398 him; and last314 this2088 Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 has broken6105 his bones.6106
18 Therefore5921 3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Behold,2005 I will punish6485 the king4428 of Babylon894 and his land,776 as I have punished6485 the king4428 of Assyria.804
19 And I will bring7725 Israel3478 again7725 to his habitation,5116 and he shall feed7462 on Carmel3760 and Bashan,1316 and his soul5315 shall be satisfied7646 on mount2022 Ephraim669 and Gilead.1568
20 In those1992 days,3117 and in that time,6256 said5002 the LORD,3068 the iniquity5771 of Israel3478 shall be sought1245 for, and there shall be none;369 and the sins2403 of Judah,3063 and they shall not be found:4672 for I will pardon5545 them whom834 I reserve.7604
21 Go5927 up against5921 the land776 of Merathaim,4850 even against5921 it, and against413 the inhabitants3427 of Pekod:6489 waste2717 and utterly destroy2763 after310 them, said5002 the LORD,3068 and do6213 according to all3605 that I have commanded6680 you.
22 A sound6963 of battle4421 is in the land,776 and of great1419 destruction.7667
23 How349 is the hammer6360 of the whole3605 earth776 cut1438 asunder and broken!7665 how349 is Babylon894 become1961 a desolation8047 among the nations!1471
24 I have laid a snare3369 for you, and you are also1571 taken,3920 O Babylon,894 and you were not aware:3045 you are found,4672 and also1571 caught,8610 because3588 you have striven1624 against the LORD.3068
25 The LORD3068 has opened6605 his armory,214 and has brought3318 forth3318 the weapons3627 of his indignation:2195 for this1931 is the work4399 of the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts6635 in the land776 of the Chaldeans.3778
26 Come935 against her from the utmost7093 border,7093 open6605 her storehouses:3965 cast5549 her up as heaps,6194 and destroy2763 her utterly: let nothing408 of her be left.7611
27 Slay2717 all3605 her bullocks;6499 let them go3381 down3381 to the slaughter:2874 woe1945 to them! for their day3117 is come,935 the time6256 of their visitation.6486
28 The voice6963 of them that flee5127 and escape6412 out of the land776 of Babylon,894 to declare5046 in Zion6726 the vengeance5360 of the LORD3068 our God,430 the vengeance5360 of his temple.1964
29 Call8085 together the archers7228 against413 Babylon:894 all3605 you that bend1869 the bow,7198 camp2583 against5921 it round5439 about; let none408 thereof escape:6413 recompense7999 her according to her work;6467 according to all3605 that she has done,6213 do6213 to her: for she has been proud2102 against413 the LORD,3068 against413 the Holy6944 One of Israel.3478
30 Therefore5921 3651 shall her young970 men fall5307 in the streets,7339 and all3605 her men582 of war4421 shall be cut1826 off in that day,3117 said5002 the LORD.3068
31 Behold,2005 I am against413 you, O you most proud,2087 said5002 the Lord136 GOD3069 of hosts:6635 for your day3117 is come,935 the time6256 that I will visit6485 you.
32 And the most proud2087 shall stumble3782 and fall,5307 and none369 shall raise6965 him up: and I will kindle3341 a fire784 in his cities,5892 and it shall devour398 all3605 round5439 about him.
33 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 The children1121 of Israel3478 and the children1121 of Judah3063 were oppressed6231 together:3162 and all3605 that took them captives7617 held2388 them fast; they refused3985 to let them go.7971
34 Their Redeemer1350 is strong;2389 the LORD3068 of hosts6635 is his name:8034 he shall thoroughly plead7378 their cause,7379 that he may give rest7280 to the land,776 and disquiet7264 the inhabitants3427 of Babylon.894
35 A sword2719 is on the Chaldeans,3778 said5002 the LORD,3068 and on the inhabitants3427 of Babylon,894 and on her princes,8269 and on her wise2450 men.
36 A sword2719 is on the liars;907 and they shall dote:2973 a sword2719 is on her mighty1368 men; and they shall be dismayed.2865
37 A sword2719 is on their horses,5483 and on their chariots,7393 and on all3605 the mingled6154 people that are in the middle8432 of her; and they shall become1961 as women:802 a sword2719 is on her treasures;214 and they shall be robbed.962
38 A drought2721 is on her waters;4325 and they shall be dried3001 up: for it is the land776 of graven6456 images, and they are mad1984 on their idols.367
39 Therefore5921 3651 the wild6728 beasts6728 of the desert6728 with the wild338 beasts338 of the islands339 shall dwell3427 there, and the owls1323 3284 shall dwell3427 therein: and it shall be no3808 more5750 inhabited3427 for ever;5331 neither3808 shall it be dwelled7931 in from generation1755 to generation.1755
40 As God430 overthrew4114 Sodom5467 and Gomorrah6017 and the neighbor7934 cities thereof, said5002 the LORD;3068 so shall no3808 man376 abide3427 there,8033 neither3808 shall any son1121 of man120 dwell1481 therein.
41 Behold,2009 a people5971 shall come935 from the north,6828 and a great1419 nation,1471 and many7227 kings4428 shall be raised5782 up from the coasts3411 of the earth.776
42 They shall hold2388 the bow7198 and the lance:3591 they are cruel,394 and will not show mercy:7355 their voice6963 shall roar1993 like the sea,3220 and they shall ride7392 on horses,5483 every one put in array,6186 like a man376 to the battle,4421 against5921 you, O daughter1323 of Babylon.894
43 The king4428 of Babylon894 has heard8085 the report8088 of them, and his hands3027 waxed feeble:7503 anguish6869 took hold2388 of him, and pangs2427 as of a woman in travail.3205
44 Behold,2009 he shall come5927 up like a lion738 from the swelling1347 of Jordan3383 to the habitation5116 of the strong:386 but I will make them suddenly7280 run7323 away from her: and who4310 is a chosen970 man, that I may appoint6485 over413 her? for who4310 is like3644 me? and who4310 will appoint3259 me the time? and who4310 is that shepherd7462 that will stand5975 before6440 me?
45 Therefore5921 3651 hear8085 you the counsel6098 of the LORD,3068 that he has taken3289 against413 Babylon;894 and his purposes,4284 that he has purposed2803 against413 the land776 of the Chaldeans:3778 Surely518 3808 the least6810 of the flock6629 shall draw5498 them out: surely518 3808 he shall make their habitation5116 desolate8074 with them.
46 At the noise6963 of the taking8610 of Babylon894 the earth776 is moved,7493 and the cry2201 is heard8085 among the nations.1471
1 Thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2005 I will raise5782 up against5921 Babylon,894 and against413 them that dwell3427 in the middle3820 of them that rise6965 up against me, a destroying7843 wind;7307
2 And will send7971 to Babylon894 fanners,2114 that shall fan2219 her, and shall empty1238 her land:776 for in the day3117 of trouble7451 they shall be against5921 her round5439 about.
3 Against413 him that bends1869 let the archer1869 bend1869 his bow,7198 and against413 him that lifts5927 himself up in his brigandine:5630 and spare2550 you not her young970 men; destroy2763 you utterly all3605 her host.6635
4 Thus the slain2491 shall fall5307 in the land776 of the Chaldeans,3778 and they that are thrust1856 through1856 in her streets.2351
5 For Israel3478 has not been forsaken,488 nor Judah3063 of his God,430 of the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 though3588 their land776 was filled4390 with sin817 against the Holy6918 One of Israel.3478
6 Flee5127 out of the middle8432 of Babylon,894 and deliver4422 every man376 his soul:5315 be not cut1826 off in her iniquity;5771 for this1931 is the time6256 of the LORD's3068 vengeance;5360 he will render7999 to her a recompense.1576
7 Babylon894 has been a golden2091 cup3563 in the LORD's3068 hand,3027 that made all3605 the earth776 drunken:7937 the nations1471 have drunken8354 of her wine;3196 therefore5921 3651 the nations1471 are mad.1984
8 Babylon894 is suddenly6597 fallen5307 and destroyed:7665 howl3213 for her; take3947 balm6875 for her pain,4341 if194 so be she may be healed.7495
9 We would have healed7495 Babylon,894 but she is not healed:7495 forsake5800 her, and let us go3212 every376 one376 into his own country:776 for her judgment4941 reaches5060 to heaven,8064 and is lifted5375 up even to the skies.7834
10 The LORD3068 has brought3318 forth3318 our righteousness:6666 come,935 and let us declare5608 in Zion6726 the work4639 of the LORD3068 our God.430
11 Make bright1305 the arrows;2671 gather4390 the shields:7982 the LORD3068 has raised5782 up the spirit7307 of the kings4428 of the Medes:4074 for his device4209 is against5921 Babylon,894 to destroy7843 it; because3588 it is the vengeance5360 of the LORD,3068 the vengeance5360 of his temple.1964
12 Set5375 up the standard5251 on the walls2346 of Babylon,894 make the watch4929 strong,2388 set6965 up the watchmen,8104 prepare3559 the ambushes:693 for the LORD3068 has both1571 devised2161 and done6213 that which834 he spoke1696 against413 the inhabitants3427 of Babylon.894
13 O you that dwell7931 on many7227 waters,4325 abundant7227 in treasures,214 your end7093 is come,935 and the measure520 of your covetousness.1215
14 The LORD3068 of hosts6635 has sworn7650 by himself,5315 saying, Surely3588 518 I will fill4390 you with men,120 as with caterpillars;3218 and they shall lift6030 up a shout1959 against5921 you.
15 He has made6213 the earth776 by his power,3581 he has established3559 the world8398 by his wisdom,2451 and has stretched5186 out the heaven8064 by his understanding.8394
16 When he utters5414 his voice,6963 there is a multitude527 of waters4325 in the heavens;8064 and he causes the vapors5387 to ascend5927 from the ends7097 of the earth:776 he makes6213 lightning1300 with rain,4306 and brings3318 forth3318 the wind7307 out of his treasures.214
17 Every3605 man120 is brutish1197 by his knowledge;1847 every3605 founder6884 is confounded3001 by the graven6459 image:6459 for his molten5262 image is falsehood,8267 and there is no3808 breath7307 in them.
18 They are vanity,1892 the work4639 of errors:8595 in the time6256 of their visitation6486 they shall perish.6
19 The portion2506 of Jacob3290 is not like them; for he is the former3335 of all3605 things: and Israel is the rod7626 of his inheritance:5159 the LORD3068 of hosts6635 is his name.8034
20 You are my battle4661 ax4661 and weapons3627 of war:4421 for with you will I break5310 in pieces the nations,1471 and with you will I destroy7843 kingdoms;4467
21 And with you will I break5310 in pieces the horse5483 and his rider;7392 and with you will I break5310 in pieces the chariot7393 and his rider;7392
22 With you also will I break5310 in pieces man376 and woman;802 and with you will I break5310 in pieces old2205 and young;5288 and with you will I break5310 in pieces the young970 man and the maid;1330
23 I will also break5310 in pieces with you the shepherd7462 and his flock;5739 and with you will I break5310 in pieces the farmer406 and his yoke6776 of oxen; and with you will I break5310 in pieces captains6346 and rulers.5461
24 And I will render7999 to Babylon894 and to all3605 the inhabitants3427 of Chaldea3778 all3605 their evil7451 that they have done6213 in Zion6726 in your sight,5869 said5002 the LORD.3068
25 Behold,2005 I am against413 you, O destroying4889 mountain,2022 said5002 the LORD,3068 which destroy7843 all3605 the earth:776 and I will stretch5186 out my hand3027 on you, and roll1556 you down from the rocks,5553 and will make5414 you a burnt8316 mountain.2022
26 And they shall not take3947 of you a stone68 for a corner,6438 nor a stone68 for foundations;4146 but you shall be desolate8077 for ever,5769 said5002 the LORD.3068
27 Set5375 you up a standard5251 in the land,776 blow8628 the trumpet7782 among the nations,1471 prepare6942 the nations1471 against5921 her, call8085 together against5921 her the kingdoms4467 of Ararat,780 Minni,4508 and Ashchenaz;813 appoint6485 a captain2951 against5921 her; cause the horses5483 to come5927 up as the rough5569 caterpillars.3218
28 Prepare6942 against5921 her the nations1471 with the kings4428 of the Medes,4074 the captains6346 thereof, and all3605 the rulers5461 thereof, and all3605 the land776 of his dominion.4475
29 And the land776 shall tremble7493 and sorrow:2342 for every purpose4284 of the LORD3068 shall be performed6965 against5921 Babylon,894 to make7760 the land776 of Babylon894 a desolation8047 without369 an inhabitant.3427
30 The mighty1368 men of Babylon894 have declined2308 to fight,3898 they have remained3427 in their holds:4679 their might1369 has failed;5405 they became1961 as women:802 they have burned3341 her dwelling places;4908 her bars1280 are broken.7665
31 One post7323 shall run7323 to meet7125 another, and one messenger5046 to meet7125 another, to show5046 the king4428 of Babylon894 that his city5892 is taken3920 at one end,7097
32 And that the passages4569 are stopped,8610 and the reeds98 they have burned8313 with fire,784 and the men582 of war4421 are affrighted.926
33 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 The daughter1323 of Babylon894 is like a threshing floor,1637 it is time6256 to thresh1869 her: yet5750 a little4592 while, and the time6256 of her harvest7105 shall come.935
34 Nebuchadrezzar5019 the king4428 of Babylon894 has devoured398 me, he has crushed2000 me, he has made3322 me an empty7385 vessel,3627 he has swallowed1104 me up like a dragon,8577 he has filled4390 his belly3770 with my delicates,5730 he has cast1740 me out.
35 The violence2555 done to me and to my flesh7607 be on Babylon,894 shall the inhabitant3427 of Zion6726 say;559 and my blood1818 on the inhabitants3427 of Chaldea,3778 shall Jerusalem3389 say.559
36 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2005 I will plead7378 your cause,7379 and take vengeance5360 for you; and I will dry2717 up her sea,3220 and make her springs4726 dry.3001
37 And Babylon894 shall become1961 heaps,1530 a dwelling place4583 for dragons,8577 an astonishment,8047 and an hissing,8322 without369 an inhabitant.3427
38 They shall roar7580 together3162 like lions:3715 they shall yell5286 as lions'738 whelps.1484
39 In their heat2527 I will make7896 their feasts,4960 and I will make them drunken,7937 that they may rejoice,5937 and sleep3462 a perpetual5769 sleep,8142 and not wake,6974 said5002 the LORD.3068
40 I will bring3381 them down3381 like lambs3733 to the slaughter,2873 like rams352 with he goats.6260
41 How349 is Sheshach8347 taken!3920 and how is the praise8416 of the whole3605 earth776 surprised!8610 how349 is Babylon894 become1961 an astonishment8047 among the nations!1471
42 The sea3220 is come5927 up on Babylon:894 she is covered3680 with the multitude527 of the waves1530 thereof.
43 Her cities5892 are a desolation,8047 a dry6723 land,776 and a wilderness,6160 a land776 wherein834 no3808 man376 dwells,3427 neither3808 does any son1121 of man120 pass5674 thereby.2004
44 And I will punish6485 Bel1078 in Babylon,894 and I will bring3318 forth3318 out of his mouth6310 that which he has swallowed1105 up: and the nations1471 shall not flow5102 together any more5750 to him: yes,1571 the wall2346 of Babylon894 shall fall.5307
45 My people,5971 go3318 you out of the middle8432 of her, and deliver4422 you every man376 his soul5315 from the fierce2740 anger639 of the LORD.3068
46 And lest6435 your heart3824 faint,7401 and you fear3372 for the rumor8052 that shall be heard8085 in the land;776 a rumor8052 shall both come935 one year,8141 and after310 that in another year8141 shall come a rumor,8052 and violence2555 in the land,776 ruler4910 against5921 ruler.4910
47 Therefore,3651 behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 that I will do judgment6485 on the graven6456 images of Babylon:894 and her whole3605 land776 shall be confounded,954 and all3605 her slain2491 shall fall5307 in the middle8432 of her.
48 Then the heaven8064 and the earth,776 and all3605 that is therein, shall sing7442 for Babylon:894 for the spoilers7703 shall come935 to her from the north,6828 said5002 the LORD.3068
49 As Babylon894 has caused the slain2491 of Israel3478 to fall,5307 so at Babylon894 shall fall5307 the slain2491 of all3605 the earth.776
50 You that have escaped6412 the sword,2719 go1980 away, stand5975 not still:5975 remember2142 the LORD3068 afar7350 off, and let Jerusalem3389 come5927 into5921 your mind.3824
51 We are confounded,954 because3588 we have heard8085 reproach:2781 shame3639 has covered3680 our faces:6440 for strangers2114 are come935 into5921 the sanctuaries4720 of the LORD's3068 house.1004
52 Why,3651 behold,2009 the days3117 come,935 said5002 the LORD,3068 that I will do judgment6485 on her graven6456 images: and through all3605 her land776 the wounded2491 shall groan.602
53 Though3588 Babylon894 should mount5927 up to heaven,8064 and though3588 she should fortify1219 the height4791 of her strength,5797 yet from me shall spoilers7703 come935 to her, said5002 the LORD.3068
54 A sound6963 of a cry2201 comes from Babylon,894 and great1419 destruction7667 from the land776 of the Chaldeans:3778
55 Because3588 the LORD3068 has spoiled7703 Babylon,894 and destroyed6 out of her the great1419 voice;6963 when her waves1530 do roar1993 like great7227 waters,4325 a noise7588 of their voice6963 is uttered:5414
56 Because3588 the spoiler7703 is come935 on her, even on Babylon,894 and her mighty1368 men are taken,3920 every one of their bows7198 is broken:2865 for the LORD3068 God410 of recompenses1578 shall surely requite.7999
57 And I will make drunk7937 her princes,8269 and her wise2450 men, her captains,6346 and her rulers,5461 and her mighty1368 men: and they shall sleep3462 a perpetual5769 sleep,8142 and not wake,6974 said5002 the King,4428 whose name8034 is the LORD3068 of hosts.6635
58 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 The broad7342 walls2346 of Babylon894 shall be utterly broken,6209 and her high1364 gates8179 shall be burned3341 with fire;784 and the people5971 shall labor3021 in vain,7385 and the folk3816 in the fire,784 and they shall be weary.3286
59 The word1697 which834 Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 commanded6680 Seraiah8304 the son1121 of Neriah,5374 the son1121 of Maaseiah,4271 when he went3212 with Zedekiah6667 the king4428 of Judah3063 into Babylon894 in the fourth7243 year8141 of his reign.4427 And this Seraiah8304 was a quiet4496 prince.8269
60 So Jeremiah3414 wrote3789 in a book5612 all3605 the evil7451 that should come935 on Babylon,894 even853 all3605 these428 words1697 that are written3789 against413 Babylon.894
61 And Jeremiah3414 said559 to Seraiah,8304 When you come935 to Babylon,894 and shall see,7200 and shall read7121 all3605 these428 words;1697
62 Then shall you say,559 O LORD,3068 you have spoken1696 against413 this2088 place,4725 to cut3772 it off, that none1115 shall remain3427 in it, neither1115 man120 nor beast,929 but that it shall be desolate8077 for ever.5769
63 And it shall be, when you have made an end3615 of reading7121 this2088 book,5612 that you shall bind7194 a stone68 to it, and cast7993 it into413 the middle8432 of Euphrates:6578
64 And you shall say,559 Thus3602 shall Babylon894 sink,8257 and shall not rise6965 from the evil7451 that I will bring935 on her: and they shall be weary.3286 Thus2008 far2008 are the words1697 of Jeremiah.3414
1 Zedekiah6667 was one259 and twenty6242 years8141 old1121 when he began to reign,4427 and he reigned4427 eleven259 6240 years8141 in Jerusalem.3389 And his mother's517 name8034 was Hamutal2537 the daughter1323 of Jeremiah3414 of Libnah.3841
2 And he did6213 that which was evil7451 in the eyes5869 of the LORD,3068 according to all3605 that Jehoiakim3079 had done.6213
3 For through5921 the anger639 of the LORD3068 it came1961 to pass in Jerusalem3389 and Judah,3063 till5704 he had cast7993 them out from his presence,6440 that Zedekiah6667 rebelled4775 against the king4428 of Babylon.894
4 And it came1961 to pass in the ninth8671 year8141 of his reign,4427 in the tenth6224 month,2320 in the tenth6218 day of the month,2320 that Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 came,935 he and all3605 his army,2428 against5921 Jerusalem,3389 and pitched2583 against5921 it, and built1129 forts1785 against5921 it round5439 about.
5 So the city5892 was besieged935 4692 to the eleventh6240 year8141 of king4428 Zedekiah.6667
6 And in the fourth7243 month,2320 in the ninth8672 day of the month,2320 the famine7458 was sore2388 in the city,5892 so that there was no3808 bread3899 for the people5971 of the land.776
7 Then the city5892 was broken1234 up, and all3605 the men582 of war4421 fled,1272 and went3318 forth3318 out of the city5892 by night3915 by the way1870 of the gate8179 between996 the two walls,2346 which834 was by the king's4428 garden;1588 (now the Chaldeans3778 were by the city5892 round5439 about:) and they went3212 by the way1870 of the plain.6160
8 But the army2428 of the Chaldeans3779 pursued7291 after310 the king,4428 and overtook5381 Zedekiah6667 in the plains6160 of Jericho;3405 and all3605 his army2428 was scattered6327 from him.
9 Then they took8610 the king,4428 and carried5927 him up to the king4428 of Babylon894 to Riblah7247 in the land776 of Hamath;2574 where he gave1696 judgment4941 on him.
10 And the king4428 of Babylon894 slew7819 the sons1121 of Zedekiah6667 before his eyes:5869 he slew7819 also1571 all3605 the princes8269 of Judah3063 in Riblah.7247
11 Then he put5786 out the eyes5869 of Zedekiah;6667 and the king4428 of Babylon894 bound631 him in chains,5178 and carried935 him to Babylon,894 and put5414 him in prison1004 6486 till5704 the day3117 of his death.4194
12 Now in the fifth2549 month,2320 in the tenth6218 day of the month,2320 which1958 was the nineteenth8672 6240 year8141 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon,894 came935 Nebuzaradan,5018 captain7227 of the guard,2876 which served5975 6440 the king4428 of Babylon,894 into Jerusalem,3389
13 And burned8313 the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and the king's4428 house;1004 and all3605 the houses1004 of Jerusalem,3389 and all3605 the houses1004 of the great1419 men, burned8313 he with fire:784
14 And all3605 the army2428 of the Chaldeans,3779 that were with the captain7227 of the guard,2876 broke5422 down5422 all3605 the walls2346 of Jerusalem3389 round5439 about.
15 Then Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard2876 carried1540 away captive1540 certain of the poor1803 of the people,5971 and the residue3499 of the people5971 that remained7604 in the city,5892 and those that fell5307 away, that fell5307 to the king4428 of Babylon,894 and the rest3499 of the multitude.527
16 But Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard2876 left7604 certain of the poor1803 of the land776 for vinedressers3755 and for farmers.3009
17 Also the pillars5982 of brass5178 that were in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and the bases,4350 and the brazen5178 sea3220 that was in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 the Chaldeans3779 broke,7665 and carried5375 all3605 the brass5178 of them to Babylon.894
18 The caldrons5518 also, and the shovels,3257 and the snuffers,4212 and the bowls,4219 and the spoons,3709 and all3605 the vessels3627 of brass5178 with which834 they ministered,8334 took3947 they away.
19 And the basins,5592 and the fire pans,4289 and the bowls,4219 and the caldrons,5518 and the candlesticks,4501 and the spoons,3709 and the cups;4518 that which834 was of gold2091 in gold,2091 and that which834 was of silver3701 in silver,3701 took3947 the captain7227 of the guard2876 away.
20 The two8147 pillars,5982 one259 sea,3220 and twelve8147 6240 brazen5178 bulls1241 that were under8478 the bases,4350 which834 king4428 Solomon8010 had made6213 in the house1004 of the LORD:3068 the brass5178 of all3605 these428 vessels3627 was without3808 weight.4948
21 And concerning the pillars,5982 the height6967 of one259 pillar5982 was eighteen8083 6240 cubits;520 and a fillet2339 of twelve8147 6240 cubits520 did compass5437 it; and the thickness5672 thereof was four702 fingers:676 it was hollow.5014
22 And a capital3805 of brass5178 was on it; and the height6967 of one259 capital3805 was five2568 cubits,520 with network7639 and pomegranates7416 on the capitals3805 round5439 about, all3605 of brass.5178 The second8145 pillar5982 also and the pomegranates7416 were like to these.428
23 And there were ninety8673 and six8337 pomegranates7416 on a side;7307 and all3605 the pomegranates7416 on the network7639 were an hundred3967 round5439 about.
24 And the captain7227 of the guard2876 took3947 Seraiah8304 the chief7218 priest,3548 and Zephaniah6846 the second4932 priest,3548 and the three7969 keepers8104 of the door:5592
25 He took3947 also out of the city5892 an eunuch,5631 which834 had1961 the charge6496 of the men582 of war;4421 and seven7651 men582 of them that were near7200 the king's4428 person,6440 which834 were found4672 in the city;5892 and the principal8269 scribe5608 of the host,6635 who mustered6633 the people5971 of the land;776 and three score7657 men376 of the people5971 of the land,776 that were found4672 in the middle8432 of the city.5892
26 So Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard2876 took3947 them, and brought3212 them to the king4428 of Babylon894 to Riblah.7247
27 And the king4428 of Babylon894 smote5221 them, and put them to death4191 in Riblah7247 in the land127 of Hamath.2574 Thus Judah3063 was carried1540 away captive1540 out of his own land.127
28 This2088 is the people5971 whom834 Nebuchadrezzar5019 carried1540 away captive:1540 in the seventh7651 year8141 three7969 thousand505 Jews3064 and three7969 and twenty:6242
29 In the eighteenth6240 year8141 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 he carried away captive1540 from Jerusalem3389 eight8083 hundred3967 thirty7970 and two8147 persons:5315
30 In the three7969 and twentieth6242 year8141 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard2876 carried away captive1540 of the Jews3064 seven7651 hundred3967 forty705 and five2568 persons:5315 all3605 the persons5315 were four702 thousand505 and six8337 hundred.3967
31 And it came1961 to pass in the seven7651 and thirtieth7970 year8141 of the captivity1546 of Jehoiachin3078 king4428 of Judah,3063 in the twelfth8147 6240 month,2320 in the five2568 and twentieth6242 day of the month,2320 that Evilmerodach192 king4428 of Babylon894 in the first year8141 of his reign4438 lifted5375 up the head7218 of Jehoiachin3078 king4428 of Judah,3063 and brought3318 him forth3318 out of prison.3608
32 And spoke1696 kindly2896 to him, and set5414 his throne3678 above4605 the throne3678 of the kings4428 that were with him in Babylon,894
33 And changed8138 his prison3608 garments:899 and he did continually8548 eat398 bread3899 before6440 him all3605 the days3117 of his life.2416
34 And for his diet,737 there was a continual8548 diet737 given5414 him of the king4428 of Babylon,894 every day3117 a portion1697 until5704 the day3117 of his death,4194 all3605 the days3117 of his life.2416