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The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with
the point of a
diamond: it is
graven upon
the table of
their heart, and upon
the horns of your altars;
“
The sin of Judah is written with an iron
stylus, engraved with a
diamond point on
the tablets of
their hearts and on
the horns of
their altars.
Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills.
O my mountain in
the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to
the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders.
O My mountain in
the countryside, I will give over your wealth and all your treasures as
plunder, because of
the sin of your high places, within all your borders.
And thou, even
thyself, shalt discontinue from thine
heritage that I gave
thee; and I will cause
thee to serve thine enemies in
the land which thou knowest not: for ye have
kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.
Thus saith
the LORD;
Cursed be
the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from
the LORD.
This is what
the LORD says: “
Cursed is
the man who trusts in mankind, who makes
the flesh his strength and turns his heart from
the LORD.
For he shall be like
the heath in
the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit
the parched places in
the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
He will be like a
shrub in
the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in
the parched places of
the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
For he shall be as a tree planted by
the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by
the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in
the year of
drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
He is like a tree planted by
the waters that sends out its roots toward
the stream. It does not fear when
the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not
worry in a year of
drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.
The heart is
deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
I
the LORD search
the heart, I try
the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to
the fruit of his doings.
I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
As
the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth
them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave
them in
the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a
fool.
Like a
partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is
the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In
the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in
the end he will be
the fool.”
A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
A glorious throne,
exalted from
the beginning, is
the place of our sanctuary.
O LORD,
the hope of Israel, all that
forsake thee shall be
ashamed, and
they that depart from me shall be written in
the earth, because
they have
forsaken the LORD,
the fountain of living waters.
O LORD,
the hope of Israel, all who
abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in
the dust, for
they have abandoned
the LORD,
the fountain of living water.
Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.
Behold, they keep saying to me, “Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!”
As for me, I have not
hastened from being a
pastor to follow
thee: neither have I desired
the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before
thee.
But I have not run away from being Your
shepherd; I have not desired
the day of
despair. You know that
the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.
Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in
the day of
disaster.
Let
them be confounded that
persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let
them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon
them the day of evil, and destroy
them with double destruction.
Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let
them be
terrified, but do not let me be
terrified. Bring upon
them the day of
disaster and
shatter them with double destruction.
Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and stand at the gate of the people, through which the kings of Judah go in and out; and stand at all the other gates of Jerusalem.
And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, all people of Judah and Jerusalem who enter through these gates.
Thus saith
the LORD; Take
heed to
yourselves, and bear no burden on
the sabbath day, nor bring it in by
the gates of Jerusalem;
This is what
the LORD says: Take
heed for
yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through
the gates of Jerusalem on
the Sabbath day.
Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on
the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but
hallow ye
the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers.
But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
And it shall come to pass, if ye
diligently hearken unto me, saith
the LORD, to bring in no burden through
the gates of this city on
the sabbath day, but
hallow the sabbath day, to do no work
therein;
If, however, you
listen carefully to Me, says
the LORD, and bring no load through
the gates of this city on
the Sabbath day, and keep
the Sabbath day holy, and do no work on it,
Then shall
there enter into
the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon
the throne of David, riding in
chariots and on horses,
they, and
their princes,
the men of Judah, and
the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever.
then kings and princes will enter through
the gates of this city.
They will sit on
the throne of David, riding in
chariots and on horses with
their officials, along with
the men of Judah and
the residents of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited
forever.
And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD.
And people will come from
the cities of Judah and
the places around Jerusalem, from
the land of Benjamin, and from
the foothills,
the hill country, and
the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and
frankincense, and
thank offerings to
the house of
the LORD.
But if ye will not
hearken unto me to
hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at
the gates of Jerusalem on
the sabbath day;
then will I
kindle a fire in
the gates
thereof, and it shall
devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be
quenched.
But if you do not
listen to Me to keep
the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering
the gates of Jerusalem on
the Sabbath day,
then I will
kindle an
unquenchable fire in its gates to
consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
Arise, and go down to
the potter’s house, and
there I will cause
thee to hear my words.
“Go down at once to
the potter’s house, and
there I will
reveal My message to you.”
Then I went down to
the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on
the wheels.
So I went down to
the potter’s house and saw him working at
the wheel.
And
the vessel that he made of clay was
marred in
the hand of
the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to
the potter to make it.
But
the vessel that he was shaping from
the clay became
flawed in his hand; so he formed it into another vessel, as it seemed best for him to do.
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this
potter? saith
the LORD. Behold, as
the clay is in
the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
“O house of Israel, declares
the LORD, can I not treat you as this
potter treats his clay? Just like clay in
the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.
If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from
their evil, I will
repent of
the evil that I thought to do unto
them.
But if that nation I
warned turns from its evil,
then I will relent of
the disaster I had
planned to bring.
If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice,
then I will
repent of
the good,
wherewith I said I would benefit
them.
and if it does evil in My sight and does not
listen to My voice,
then I will relent of
the good I had intended for it.
Now
therefore go to, speak to
the men of Judah, and to
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith
the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and
devise a
device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.
Now
therefore, tell
the men of Judah and
the residents of Jerusalem that this is what
the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am
planning a
disaster for you and
devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’
And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
But
they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to
the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”
Therefore thus saith
the LORD; Ask ye now among
the heathen, who hath heard such things:
the virgin of Israel hath done a very
horrible thing.
Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Inquire among the nations: Who has ever heard things like these? Virgin Israel has done a most terrible thing.
Will a man leave
the snow of
Lebanon which cometh from
the rock of
the field? or shall
the cold flowing waters that come from another place be
forsaken?
Does
the snow of
Lebanon ever leave its rocky slopes? Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance ever run dry?
Because my people hath forgotten me,
they have burned incense to vanity, and
they have caused
them to
stumble in
their ways from
the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;
Yet My people have forgotten Me.
They burn incense to worthless idols that make
them stumble in
their ways, leaving
the ancient roads to walk on
rutted bypaths instead of on
the highway.
I will
scatter them as with an east wind before
the enemy; I will
shew them the back, and not
the face, in
the day of
their calamity.
I will
scatter them before
the enemy like
the east wind. I will show
them My back and not My face in
the day of
their calamity.”
Then said
they, Come, and let us
devise devices against Jeremiah; for
the law shall not perish from
the priest, nor counsel from
the wise, nor
the word from
the prophet. Come, and let us
smite him with
the tongue, and let us not give
heed to any of his words.
Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for
the law will never be lost to
the priest, nor counsel to
the wise, nor an
oracle to
the prophet. Come, let us
denounce him and pay no
heed to any of his words.”
Attend to me, O LORD. Hear what my accusers are saying!
Shall evil be
recompensed for good? for
they have
digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before
thee to speak good for
them, and to turn away thy wrath from
them.
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet
they have
dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on
their behalf, to turn Your wrath from
them.
Therefore deliver up
their children to
the famine, and pour out
their blood by
the force of
the sword; and let
their wives be
bereaved of
their children, and be widows; and let
their men be put to death; let
their young men be slain by
the sword in battle.
Therefore, hand their children over to famine; pour out the power of the sword upon them. Let their wives become childless and widowed; let their husbands be slain by disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle.
Let a cry be heard from
their houses, when thou shalt bring a
troop suddenly upon
them: for
they have
digged a pit to take me, and
hid snares for my feet.
Let a cry be heard from
their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against
them, for
they have
dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
Yet, LORD, thou knowest all
their counsel against me to
slay me:
forgive not
their iniquity, neither
blot out
their sin from thy sight, but let
them be overthrown before
thee; deal thus with
them in
the time of thine anger.
But You, O LORD, know all
their deadly plots against me. Do not
wipe out
their guilt or
blot out
their sin from Your sight. Let
them be overthrown before You; deal with
them in
the time of Your anger.
Thus saith
the LORD, Go and get a
potter’s
earthen bottle, and take of
the ancients of
the people, and of
the ancients of
the priests;
This is what
the LORD says: “Go and
buy a clay
jar from a
potter. Take some of
the elders of
the people and leaders of
the priests,
And go forth unto
the valley of
the son of
Hinnom, which is by
the entry of
the east gate, and
proclaim there the words that I shall tell
thee,
and go out to
the Valley of Ben-
hinnom near
the entrance of
the Potsherd Gate.
Proclaim there the words I speak to you,
And say, Hear ye
the word of
the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith
the LORD of hosts,
the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place,
the which
whosoever heareth, his ears shall
tingle.
saying, ‘Hear
the word of
the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what
the LORD of Hosts,
the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such
disaster on this place that
the ears of all who hear of it will ring,
Because
they have
forsaken me, and have
estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither
they nor
their fathers have known, nor
the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with
the blood of innocents;
because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent.
They have built also
the high places of
Baal, to burn
their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto
Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:
They have built high places to
Baal on which to burn
their children in
the fire as offerings to
Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.
Therefore, behold,
the days come, saith
the LORD, that this place shall no more be called
Tophet, nor
The valley of
the son of
Hinnom, but
The valley of slaughter.
So behold,
the days are coming, declares
the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth or
the Valley of Ben-
hinnom, but
the Valley of Slaughter.
And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
And in this place I will ruin
the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make
them fall by
the sword before
their enemies, by
the hands of those who seek
their lives, and I will give
their carcasses as food to
the birds of
the air and
the beasts of
the earth.
And I will make this city
desolate, and an
hissing; every one that passeth
thereby shall be
astonished and hiss because of all
the plagues
thereof.
And I will cause
them to eat
the flesh of
their sons and
the flesh of
their daughters, and
they shall eat every one
the flesh of his friend in
the siege and straitness,
wherewith their enemies, and
they that seek
their lives, shall
straiten them.
I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’
Then shalt thou break
the bottle in
the sight of
the men that go with
thee,
And shalt say unto
them, Thus saith
the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a
potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and
they shall
bury them in
Tophet, till
there be no place to
bury.
and you are to
proclaim to
them that this is what
the LORD of Hosts says: I will
shatter this nation and this city, like one
shatters a
potter’s
jar that can never again be repaired.
They will
bury the dead in Topheth until
there is no more room to
bury them.
Thus will I do unto this place, saith
the LORD, and to
the inhabitants
thereof, and even make this city as
Tophet:
This is what I will do to this place and to its residents, declares the LORD. I will make this city like Topheth.
And
the houses of Jerusalem, and
the houses of
the kings of Judah, shall be
defiled as
the place of
Tophet, because of all
the houses upon whose roofs
they have burned incense unto all
the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.
The houses of Jerusalem and
the houses of
the kings of Judah will be
defiled like that place, Topheth—all
the houses on whose rooftops
they burned incense to all
the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”
Then came Jeremiah from
Tophet,
whither the LORD had sent him to
prophesy; and he stood in
the court of
the LORD’S house; and said to all
the people,
Then Jeremiah returned from Topheth, where
the LORD had sent him to
prophesy, and he stood in
the courtyard of
the house of
the LORD and proclaimed to all
the people,
Thus saith
the LORD of hosts,
the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all
the evil that I have pronounced against it, because
they have
hardened their necks, that
they might not hear my words.
“This is what
the LORD of Hosts,
the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am about to bring on this city and on all
the villages around it every
disaster I have pronounced against
them, because
they have
stiffened their necks so as not to
heed My words.’”
Now Pashur
the son of Immer
the priest, who was also chief governor in
the house of
the LORD, heard that Jeremiah
prophesied these things.
When Pashhur
the priest,
the son of Immer and
the chief official in
the house of
the LORD, heard Jeremiah
prophesying these things,
Then Pashur
smote Jeremiah
the prophet, and put him in
the stocks that were in
the high gate of Benjamin, which was by
the house of
the LORD.
he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
And it came to pass on
the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of
the stocks.
Then said Jeremiah unto him,
The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib.
The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.
For thus saith
the LORD, Behold, I will make
thee a terror to
thyself, and to all thy friends: and
they shall fall by
the sword of
their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into
the hand of
the king of Babylon, and he shall carry
them captive into Babylon, and shall
slay them with
the sword.
For this is what
the LORD says: ‘I will make you a terror to
yourself and to all your friends.
They will fall by
the sword of
their enemies before your very eyes. And I will hand Judah over to
the king of Babylon, and he will carry
them away to Babylon and put
them to
the sword.
Moreover I will deliver all
the strength of this city, and all
the labours
thereof, and all
the precious things
thereof, and all
the treasures of
the kings of Judah will I give into
the hand of
their enemies, which shall
spoil them, and take
them, and carry
them to Babylon.
I will give away all
the wealth of this city—all its products and valuables, and all
the treasures of
the kings of Judah—to
their enemies.
They will
plunder them, seize
them, and carry
them off to Babylon.
And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and
there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried
there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast
prophesied lies.
And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house, will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon, and
there you will die and be buried—you and all your friends to whom you have
prophesied these lies.’”
For since I spake, I
cried out, I
cried violence and
spoil; because
the word of
the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a
derision, daily.
For whenever I speak, I cry out; I
proclaim violence and destruction. For
the word of
the LORD has become to me a reproach and
derision all day long.
Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was
weary with
forbearing, and I could not stay.
If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become
weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.
For I heard
the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say
they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my
halting, saying,
Peradventure he will be
enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our
revenge on him.
For I have heard
the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be
deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our
vengeance upon him.”
But
the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one:
therefore my persecutors shall
stumble, and
they shall not prevail:
they shall be greatly
ashamed; for
they shall not
prosper:
their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
But
the LORD is with me like a
fearsome warrior.
Therefore, my persecutors will
stumble and will not prevail. Since
they have not succeeded,
they will be utterly put to shame, with an
everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
But, O LORD of hosts, that triest
the righteous, and seest
the reins and
the heart, let me see thy
vengeance on
them: for unto
thee have I opened my cause.
O LORD of Hosts, who examines
the righteous, who sees
the heart and mind, let me see Your
vengeance upon
them, for to You I have committed my cause.
Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
Sing to
the LORD! Praise
the LORD! For He rescues
the life of
the needy from
the hands of evildoers.
Cursed be
the day wherein I was born: let not
the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
Cursed be
the day I was born! May
the day my mother bore me never be blessed.
Cursed be
the man who brought
tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto
thee; making him very
glad.
Cursed be
the man who brought my father
the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy.
And let that man be as
the cities which
the LORD overthrew, and
repented not: and let him hear
the cry in
the morning, and
the shouting at
noontide;
May that man be like
the cities that
the LORD overthrew without
compassion. May he hear an outcry in
the morning and a battle cry at
noon,
Because he
slew me not from
the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her
womb to be always great with me.
because he did not kill me in
the womb so that my mother might have been my grave, and her
womb forever enlarged.
Wherefore came I forth out of
the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
Why did I come out of
the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?
The word which came unto Jeremiah from
the LORD, when king
Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur
the son of Melchiah, and
Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah
the priest, saying,
This is
the word that came to Jeremiah from
the LORD when King
Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and
the priest
Zephaniah son of Maaseiah.
They said,
Enquire, I pray
thee, of
the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that
the LORD will deal with us according to all his
wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
“Please inquire of
the LORD on our behalf, since
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is
waging war against us. Perhaps
the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that
Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”
Then said Jeremiah unto
them, Thus shall ye say to
Zedekiah:
But Jeremiah answered, “You are to tell
Zedekiah that
Thus saith
the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back
the weapons of war that are in your hands,
wherewith ye fight against
the king of Babylon, and against
the Chaldeans, which
besiege you without
the walls, and I will
assemble them into
the midst of this city.
this is what
the LORD,
the God of Israel, says: ‘I will turn against you
the weapons of war in your hands, with which you are fighting
the king of Babylon and
the Chaldeans who
besiege you outside
the wall, and I will
assemble their forces in
the center of this city.
And I will
smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast:
they shall die of a great
pestilence.
I will strike down the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a terrible plague.’
And afterward, saith
the LORD, I will deliver
Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and
the people, and such as are left in this city from
the pestilence, from
the sword, and from
the famine, into
the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into
the hand of
their enemies, and into
the hand of those that seek
their life: and he shall
smite them with
the edge of
the sword; he shall not
spare them, neither have
pity, nor have mercy.
‘After that,’ declares
the LORD, ‘I will hand over
Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and
the people in this city who
survive the plague and sword and famine, to
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to
their enemies who seek
their lives. He will put
them to
the sword; he will not
spare them or show
pity or
compassion.’
And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what
the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you
the way of life and
the way of death.
He that abideth in this city shall die by
the sword, and by
the famine, and by
the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to
the Chaldeans that
besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.
Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but
whoever goes out and surrenders to
the Chaldeans who
besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a
spoil of war.
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
For I have set My face against this city to bring
disaster and not good, declares
the LORD. It will be delivered into
the hand of
the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’
And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the LORD;
Moreover, tell the house of the king of Judah to hear the word of the LORD.
O house of David, thus saith
the LORD;
Execute judgment in
the morning, and deliver him that is
spoiled out of
the hand of
the oppressor, lest my
fury go out like fire, and burn that none can
quench it, because of
the evil of your doings.
O house of David, this is what
the LORD says: ‘
Administer justice every morning, and
rescue the victim of
robbery from
the hand of his
oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to
extinguish it because of
their evil deeds.
Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
Behold, I am against you who dwell above
the valley,
atop the rocky plateau— declares
the LORD— you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”
But I will
punish you according to
the fruit of your doings, saith
the LORD: and I will
kindle a fire in
the forest
thereof, and it shall
devour all things round about it.
I will
punish you as your deeds deserve, declares
the LORD. I will
kindle a fire in your forest that will
consume everything around you.’”
Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
This is what
the LORD says: “Go down to
the palace of
the king of Judah and
proclaim this message
there,
And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates:
saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates.
Thus saith
the LORD;
Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver
the spoiled out of
the hand of
the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to
the stranger,
the fatherless, nor
the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
This is what
the LORD says:
Administer justice and righteousness.
Rescue the victim of
robbery from
the hand of his
oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to
the foreigner,
the fatherless, or
the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.
For if ye do this thing indeed,
then shall
there enter in by
the gates of this house kings sitting upon
the throne of David, riding in
chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.
For if you will indeed carry out
these commands,
then kings who sit on David’s throne will enter through
the gates of this palace riding on
chariots and horses—
they and
their officials and
their people.
But if ye will not hear
these words, I
swear by myself, saith
the LORD, that this house shall become a
desolation.
But if you do not obey
these words,
then I
swear by Myself, declares
the LORD, that this house will become a pile of
rubble.’”
For thus saith
the LORD unto
the king’s house of Judah; Thou art
Gilead unto me, and
the head of
Lebanon: yet surely I will make
thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.
For this is what
the LORD says concerning
the house of
the king of Judah: “You are like
Gilead to Me, like
the summit of
Lebanon; but I will surely turn you into a desert, like cities that are uninhabited.
And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
I will
appoint destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and
they will cut down
the choicest of your cedars and throw
them into
the fire.
And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?
And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’