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Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of
bondmen,
saying,
“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, saying:
The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of
Jehoiakim the son of
Josiah king of Judah,
saying,
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of
Jehoiakim son of
Josiah king of Judah:
But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:
“We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our
forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine.
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them,
saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and
amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor
hearkened unto me.
Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets,
proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or
listened to Me.
And it came to pass in the fourth year of
Jehoiakim the son of
Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD,
saying,
In the fourth year of
Jehoiakim son of
Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
And Jeremiah commanded
Baruch,
saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:
Then Jeremiah commanded
Baruch, “I am restricted; I cannot enter the house of the LORD;
Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto
Baruch,
saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So
Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.
Then all the officials sent word to
Baruch through Jehudi son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi,
saying, “Bring the
scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come here.” So
Baruch son of Neriah took the
scroll and went to them.
And they asked
Baruch,
saying, Tell us now, How
didst thou write all these words at his mouth?
“Tell us now,” they asked
Baruch, “how did you write all these words? Was it at Jeremiah’s
dictation?”
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which
Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah,
saying,
After the king had burned the
scroll containing the words that
Baruch had written at Jeremiah’s
dictation, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
And thou shalt say to
Jehoiakim the king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast burned this roll,
saying, Why hast thou written therein,
saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?
You are to
proclaim concerning
Jehoiakim king of Judah that this is what the LORD says: You have burned the
scroll and said, ‘Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon would surely come and destroy this land and deprive it of man and beast?’
And
Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and
Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah,
saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.
Yet King
Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and
Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”
Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet:
Thus saith the LORD;
Deceive not
yourselves,
saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.
This is what the LORD says: Do not
deceive yourselves by
saying, ‘The Chaldeans will go away for good,’ for they will not!
And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
But when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”
Where are now your prophets which
prophesied unto you,
saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
Where are your prophets who
prophesied to you, claiming, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land’?
Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,
Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people:
Ebed-melech went forth out of the king’s house, and spake to the king, saying,
Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king,
Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the
Ethiopian,
saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the
dungeon, before he die.
So the king commanded Ebed-melech the
Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the
cistern before he dies.”
So
Zedekiah the king
sware secretly unto Jeremiah,
saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
But King
Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of these men who are seeking your life.”
Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying,
Now
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard,
saying,
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
And while Jeremiah had been confined in the
courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD had come to him:
Go and speak to Ebed-melech the
Ethiopian,
saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.
“Go and tell Ebed-melech the
Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to
fulfill My words against this city for
harm and not for good, and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes.
And Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam the son of Shaphan
sware unto them and to their men,
saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
Gedaliah son of
Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,
swore an oath to them and their men,
assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.
Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in
Mizpah secretly,
saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will
slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he
slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the
remnant in Judah perish?
Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah at
Mizpah. “Let me go and kill
Ishmael son of Nethaniah,” he said. “No one will know it. Why should he take your life and
scatter all the people of Judah who have gathered to you, so that the
remnant of Judah would perish?”
But Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of
Ishmael.
But Gedaliah son of
Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do such a thing! What you are
saying about
Ishmael is a lie.”
Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the
trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:
and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’
For ye
dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God,
saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.
For you have
deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God,
saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us and we will do it.’
Then spake
Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men,
saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to
sojourn there:
Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the
arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes:
The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at
Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at
Noph, and in the country of Pathros,
saying,
This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt—in
Migdol, Tahpanhes, and
Memphis—and in the land of Pathros:
Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them,
saying, Oh, do not this
abominable thing that I
hate.
Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again,
saying: ‘Do not do this
detestable thing that I
hate.’
Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,
Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women standing by—a great assembly—along with all the people living in the land of Egypt and in Pathros, said to Jeremiah,
Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying,
Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him,
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel,
saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand,
saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have
vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely
accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows.
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands your words: ‘We will surely perform our vows that we have made to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.’ Go
ahead, then, do what you have promised! Keep your vows!
Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have
sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt,
saying, The Lord GOD liveth.
Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have
sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt
invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’
The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto
Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of
Jehoiakim the son of
Josiah king of Judah,
saying,
This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to
Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a
scroll at the
dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of
Jehoiakim son of
Josiah, king of Judah:
They shall
howl,
saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a
derision and a dismaying to all them about him.
“How
shattered it is! How they
wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of
ridicule and
horror to all those around him.”
Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O
backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures,
saying, Who shall come unto me?
Why do you
boast of your valleys— your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’
I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
I have heard a message from the LORD; an
envoy has been sent to the nations: “
Assemble yourselves to march against her! Rise up for battle!”
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against
Elam in the beginning of the reign of
Zedekiah king of Judah,
saying,
This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning
Elam at the beginning of the reign of
Zedekiah king of Judah.
They shall ask the way to
Zion with their faces
thitherward,
saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.
They will ask the way to
Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an
everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
The LORD of hosts hath
sworn by himself,
saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a
shout against thee.
The LORD of Hosts has
sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will
shout in triumph over you.”
All that pass by
clap their hands at thee; they hiss and
wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem,
saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
All who pass by
clap their hands at you in
scorn. They hiss and
shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”
All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and
gnash the teeth: they say, We have
swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and
gnash their teeth,
saying, “We have
swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great
rushing,
saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a great
rumbling sound behind me: ‘Blessed be the glory of the LORD in His dwelling place!’
And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
At the end of seven days the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his
imagery? for they say, The LORD
seeth us not; the LORD hath
forsaken the earth.
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the
shrine of his own
idol? For they are
saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has
forsaken the land.’”
He
cried also in mine ears with a loud voice,
saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.
Then I heard Him call out in a loud voice, saying, “Draw near, O executioners of the city, each with a weapon of destruction in hand.”
And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the
inkhorn by his side, reported the matter,
saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.
Then the man clothed in linen with the writing
kit at his side reported back, “I have done as You commanded.”
And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.
When the LORD commanded the man clothed in linen,
saying, “Take fire from within the
wheelwork, from among the
cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside a wheel.
Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the
caldron, and we be the flesh.
They are
saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the
cooking pot, and we are the meat.’
Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
And in the morning the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Son of man, what is that
proverb that ye have in the land of Israel,
saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
“Son of man, what is this
proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he
seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.
“Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
They have seen vanity and lying
divination,
saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would
confirm the word.
They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the
fulfillment of their message.
Because, even because they have
seduced my people,
saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others
daubed it with untempered
morter:
Because they have led My people
astray,
saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and
whitewashing any
flimsy wall that is built,
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Behold, every one that useth
proverbs shall use this
proverb against thee,
saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
What mean ye, that ye use this
proverb concerning the land of Israel,
saying, The fathers have eaten
sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?
“What do you people mean by
quoting this
proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten
sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;
and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I
swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an
uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then said I,
Ah Lord GOD! they say of me,
Doth he not speak parables?
Then I said, “
Ah, Lord GOD, they are
saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And her prophets have
daubed them with untempered
morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them,
saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.
Her prophets
whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations,
saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
So I answered them, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And it came to pass in the
eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me,
saying,
In the
eleventh month of the
twelfth year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me,
saying,
And they shall take up a
lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that
wast inhabited of
seafaring men, the
renowned city, which
wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that
haunt it!
Then they will
lament for you,
saying, “How you have perished, O city of
renown inhabited by
seafaring men— she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And in their
wailing they shall take up a
lamentation for thee, and
lament over thee,
saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?
As they
wail and
mourn over you, they will take up a
lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea?
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the
twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me,
saying,
In the tenth year, on the
twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me,
saying,
And it came to pass in the seven and
twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me,
saying,
In the twenty-seventh year, on the first day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,