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א דִּבְרֵי יִרְמְיָהוּ, בֶּן-חִלְקִיָּהוּ, מִן-הַכֹּהֲנִים אֲשֶׁר בַּעֲנָתוֹת, בְּאֶרֶץ בִּנְיָמִן.
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Jeremiah was a priest, a native of Anathoth, a priestly city in the tribe of Benjamin: and was sanctified from his mother's womb, to be a prophet of God; which office he began to execute when he was yet a child in age. He was in his whole life, according to the signification of his name, Great before the Lord; and a special figure of Jesus Christ, in the persecutions he underwent for discharging his duty; in his charity for his persecutors; and in the violent death he suffered at their hands: it being an ancient tradition of the Hebrews, that he was stoned to death by the remnant of the Jews who had retired into Egypt. (For more information, see the article [https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08334a.htm JEREMIAS] in the Catholic Encyclopedia.)[https://www.newadvent.org/bible/jer000.htm]
==Chapter .1==
[1] The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilki'ah, of the priests who were in An'athoth in the land of Benjamin,
[1] The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilki'ah, of the priests who were in An'athoth in the land of Benjamin,
[2] to whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josi'ah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
[2] to whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josi'ah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
[18] And I, behold, I make you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its princes, its priests, and the people of the land.
[18] And I, behold, I make you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its princes, its priests, and the people of the land.
[19] They will fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, says the LORD, to deliver you."
[19] They will fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, says the LORD, to deliver you."
==Chapter .2==
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and you will not prosper by them.
and you will not prosper by them.
==Chapter .3==
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[25] Let us lie down in our shame, and let our dishonor cover us; for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day; and we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God."
[25] Let us lie down in our shame, and let our dishonor cover us; for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day; and we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God."
==Chapter .4==
[1]
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"Woe is me! I am fainting before murderers."
"Woe is me! I am fainting before murderers."
==Chapter .5==
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but what will you do when the end comes?
but what will you do when the end comes?
==Chapter .6==
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for the LORD has rejected them."
for the LORD has rejected them."
==Chapter .7==
[1]
[1]The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
[2] "Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all you men of Judah who enter these gates to worship the LORD.
[2] "Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all you men of Judah who enter these gates to worship the LORD.
[3] Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will let you dwell in this place.
[3] Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will let you dwell in this place.
[4] Do not trust in these deceptive words: `This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.'
[4] Do not trust in these deceptive words: `This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.'
[5]
[5]"For if you truly amend your ways and your doings, if you truly execute justice one with another,
"For if you truly amend your ways and your doings, if you truly execute justice one with another,
[6] if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own hurt,
[6] if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not go after other gods to your own hurt,
[7] then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave of old to your fathers for ever.
[7] then I will let you dwell in this place, in the land that I gave of old to your fathers for ever.
[8]
[8]"Behold, you trust in deceptive words to no avail.
"Behold, you trust in deceptive words to no avail.
[9] Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Ba'al, and go after other gods that you have not known,
[9] Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Ba'al, and go after other gods that you have not known,
[10] and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, `We are delivered!' -- only to go on doing all these abominations?
[10] and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, `We are delivered!' -- only to go on doing all these abominations?
[11] Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it, says the LORD.
[11] <u>Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it, says the LORD.</u>
[12] Go now to my place that was in Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
[12] Go now to my place that was in Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
[13] And now, because you have done all these things, says the LORD, and when I spoke to you persistently you did not listen, and when I called you, you did not answer,
[13] And now, because you have done all these things, says the LORD, and when I spoke to you persistently you did not listen, and when I called you, you did not answer,
[14] therefore I will do to the house which is called by my name, and in which you trust, and to the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I did to Shiloh.
[14] therefore I will do to the house which is called by my name, and in which you trust, and to the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I did to Shiloh.
[15] And I will cast you out of my sight, as I cast out all your kinsmen, all the offspring of E'phraim.
[15] And I will cast you out of my sight, as I cast out all your kinsmen, all the offspring of E'phraim.
[16]
[16]"As for you, do not pray for this people, or lift up cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with me, for I do not hear you.
"As for you, do not pray for this people, or lift up cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with me, for I do not hear you.
[17] Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
[17] Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
[19] Is it I whom they provoke? says the LORD. Is it not themselves, to their own confusion?
[19] Is it I whom they provoke? says the LORD. Is it not themselves, to their own confusion?
[20] Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, upon man and beast, upon the trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; it will burn and not be quenched."
[20] Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, upon man and beast, upon the trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; it will burn and not be quenched."
[21]
[21]Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.
Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.
[22] For in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to your fathers or command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.
[22] For in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to your fathers or command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.
[25] From the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt to this day, I have persistently sent all my servants the prophets to them, day after day;
[25] From the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt to this day, I have persistently sent all my servants the prophets to them, day after day;
[26] yet they did not listen to me, or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.
[26] yet they did not listen to me, or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck. They did worse than their fathers.
[27]
[27]"So you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you. You shall call to them, but they will not answer you.
"So you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you. You shall call to them, but they will not answer you.
[28] And you shall say to them, `This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the LORD their God, and did not accept discipline; truth has perished; it is cut off from their lips.
[28] And you shall say to them, `This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the LORD their God, and did not accept discipline; truth has perished; it is cut off from their lips.
for the LORD has rejected and forsaken
for the LORD has rejected and forsaken
the generation of his wrath.'
the generation of his wrath.'
[30]
[30]"For the sons of Judah have done evil in my sight, says the LORD; they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.
"For the sons of Judah have done evil in my sight, says the LORD; they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.
[31] And they have built the high place of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I did not command, nor did it come into my mind.
[31] And they have built the high place of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I did not command, nor did it come into my mind.
[33] And the dead bodies of this people will be food for the birds of the air, and for the beasts of the earth; and none will frighten them away.
[33] And the dead bodies of this people will be food for the birds of the air, and for the beasts of the earth; and none will frighten them away.
[34] And I will make to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become a waste.
[34] And I will make to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become a waste.
==Chapter .8==
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not been restored?
not been restored?
==Chapter .9==
[1] O that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears,
[1] O that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears,
that I might weep day and night
that I might weep day and night
and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation,
and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation,
without inhabitant."
without inhabitant."
[12]
[12]Who is the man so wise that he can understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may declare it? Why is the land ruined and laid waste like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
Who is the man so wise that he can understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may declare it? Why is the land ruined and laid waste like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
[13] And the LORD says: "Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, or walked in accord with it,
[13] And the LORD says: "Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, or walked in accord with it,
like sheaves after the reaper,
like sheaves after the reaper,
and none shall gather them.'"
and none shall gather them.'"
[23]
[23]<u>Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;
[24] but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practice steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth; for in these things I delight, says the LORD."</u>
[25]"Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will punish all those who are circumcised but yet uncircumcised --
[24] but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practice steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth; for in these things I delight, says the LORD."
[26] Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and all who dwell in the desert that cut the corners of their hair; for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart."
==Chapter .10==
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and have laid waste his habitation.
and have laid waste his habitation.
==Chapter .11==
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[22] therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will punish them; the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine;
[22] therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will punish them; the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine;
[23] and none of them shall be left. For I will bring evil upon the men of An'athoth, the year of their punishment."
[23] and none of them shall be left. For I will bring evil upon the men of An'athoth, the year of their punishment."
==Chapter .12==
[1]
[1]<u>Righteous art thou, O LORD,
Righteous art thou, O LORD,
when I complain to thee;
when I complain to thee;
yet I would plead my case before thee.
yet I would plead my case before thee.
they grow and bring forth fruit;
they grow and bring forth fruit;
thou art near in their mouth
thou art near in their mouth
and far from their heart.
and far from their heart.</u>
[3] But thou, O LORD, knowest me;
[3] But thou, O LORD, knowest me;
thou seest me, and triest my mind toward thee.
thou seest me, and triest my mind toward thee.
[16] And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, `As the LORD lives,' even as they taught my people to swear by Ba'al, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people.
[16] And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, `As the LORD lives,' even as they taught my people to swear by Ba'al, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people.
[17] But if any nation will not listen, then I will utterly pluck it up and destroy it, says the LORD."
[17] But if any nation will not listen, then I will utterly pluck it up and destroy it, says the LORD."
==Chapter .13==
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before you are made clean?"
before you are made clean?"
==Chapter .14==
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for thou doest all these things.
for thou doest all these things.
==Chapter .15==
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and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless."
and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless."
==Chapter .16==
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"Therefore, behold, I will make them know, this once I will make them know my power and my might, and they shall know that my name is the LORD."
"Therefore, behold, I will make them know, this once I will make them know my power and my might, and they shall know that my name is the LORD."
==Chapter .17==
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[26] And people shall come from the cities of Judah and the places round about Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the Shephe'lah, from the hill country, and from the Negeb, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, cereal offerings and frankincense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the LORD.
[26] And people shall come from the cities of Judah and the places round about Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the Shephe'lah, from the hill country, and from the Negeb, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, cereal offerings and frankincense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the LORD.
[27] But if you do not listen to me, to keep the sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter by the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem and shall not be quenched.'"
[27] But if you do not listen to me, to keep the sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter by the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem and shall not be quenched.'"
==Chapter .18==
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deal with them in the time of thine anger.
deal with them in the time of thine anger.
==Chapter .19==
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[15] "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing upon this city and upon all its towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their neck, refusing to hear my words."
[15] "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing upon this city and upon all its towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have stiffened their neck, refusing to hear my words."
==Chapter .20==
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and spend my days in shame?
and spend my days in shame?
==Chapter .21==
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[1]This is the word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when King Zedeki'ah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchi'ah and Zephani'ah the priest, the son of Ma-asei'ah, saying,
This is the word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when King Zedeki'ah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchi'ah and Zephani'ah the priest, the son of Ma-asei'ah, saying,
[2] "Inquire of the LORD for us, for Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon is making war against us; perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all his wonderful deeds, and will make him withdraw from us."
[2] "Inquire of the LORD for us, for Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon is making war against us; perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all his wonderful deeds, and will make him withdraw from us."
[3]
[3]Then Jeremiah said to them:
Then Jeremiah said to them:
[4] "Thus you shall say to Zedeki'ah, `Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war which are in your hands and with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and against the Chalde'ans who are besieging you outside the walls; and I will bring them together into the midst of this city.
[4] "Thus you shall say to Zedeki'ah, `Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war which are in your hands and with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and against the Chalde'ans who are besieging you outside the walls; and I will bring them together into the midst of this city.
[6] And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they shall die of a great pestilence.
[6] And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they shall die of a great pestilence.
[7] Afterward, says the LORD, I will give Zedeki'ah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people in this city who survive the pestilence, sword, and famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon and into the hand of their enemies, into the hand of those who seek their lives. He shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not pity them, or spare them, or have compassion.'
[7] Afterward, says the LORD, I will give Zedeki'ah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people in this city who survive the pestilence, sword, and famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon and into the hand of their enemies, into the hand of those who seek their lives. He shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not pity them, or spare them, or have compassion.'
[8]
[8]"And to this people you shall say: `Thus says the LORD: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
"And to this people you shall say: `Thus says the LORD: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
[9] He who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes out and surrenders to the Chalde'ans who are besieging you shall live and shall have his life as a prize of war.
[9] He who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes out and surrenders to the Chalde'ans who are besieging you shall live and shall have his life as a prize of war.
[10] For I have set my face against this city for evil and not for good, says the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.'
[10] For I have set my face against this city for evil and not for good, says the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.'
[11]
[11]"And to the house of the king of Judah say, `Hear the word of the LORD,
"And to the house of the king of Judah say, `Hear the word of the LORD,
[12] O house of David! Thus says the LORD: "`Execute justice in the morning,
[12] O house of David! Thus says the LORD: "`Execute justice in the morning,
and it shall devour all that is round about her."
and it shall devour all that is round about her."
==Chapter .22==
[1]
[1]
and ruling again in Judah."
and ruling again in Judah."
==Chapter .23==
[1]
[1]"Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!" says the LORD.
"Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!" says the LORD.
[2] Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: "You have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the LORD.
[2] Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: "You have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the LORD.
[3] Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply.
[3] Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply.
[4] I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, says the LORD.
[4] I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, says the LORD.
[5]
[5]"Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
"Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
[6] <u>In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: `The LORD is our righteousness.'</u>
[7]"Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when men shall no longer say, `As the LORD lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,'
[8] but `As the LORD lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.' Then they shall dwell in their own land."
[9]Concerning the prophets:
[8] but `As the LORD lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.' Then they shall dwell in their own land."
[9]
Concerning the prophets:
My heart is broken within me,
My heart is broken within me,
all my bones shake;
all my bones shake;
for from the prophets of Jerusalem
for from the prophets of Jerusalem
ungodliness has gone forth into all the land."
ungodliness has gone forth into all the land."
[16]
[16]Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes; they speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.
Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes; they speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.
[17] They say continually to those who despise the word of the LORD, `It shall be well with you'; and to every one who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, `No evil shall come upon you.'"
[17] They say continually to those who despise the word of the LORD, `It shall be well with you'; and to every one who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, `No evil shall come upon you.'"
and they would have turned them from their evil way,
and they would have turned them from their evil way,
and from the evil of their doings.
and from the evil of their doings.
[23]
[23] <u>"Am I a God at hand, says the LORD, and not a God afar off?
"Am I a God at hand, says the LORD, and not a God afar off?
[24] Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? says the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the LORD.
[24] Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? says the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the LORD.</u>
[25] I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in my name, saying, `I have dreamed, I have dreamed!'
[25] I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in my name, saying, `I have dreamed, I have dreamed!'
[26] How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart,
[26] How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart,
[39] therefore, behold, I will surely lift you up and cast you away from my presence, you and the city which I gave to you and your fathers.
[39] therefore, behold, I will surely lift you up and cast you away from my presence, you and the city which I gave to you and your fathers.
[40] And I will bring upon you everlasting reproach and perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.'"
[40] And I will bring upon you everlasting reproach and perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.'"
After Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon had taken into exile from Jerusalem Jeconi'ah the son of Jehoi'akim, king of Judah, together with the princes of Judah, the craftsmen, and the smiths, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me this vision: Behold, two baskets of figs placed before the temple of the LORD.
==Chapter .24==
[1]After Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon had taken into exile from Jerusalem Jeconi'ah the son of Jehoi'akim, king of Judah, together with the princes of Judah, the craftsmen, and the smiths, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me this vision: Behold, two baskets of figs placed before the temple of the LORD.
[2] One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.
[2] One basket had very good figs, like first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.
[3] And the LORD said to me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I said, "Figs, the good figs very good, and the bad figs very bad, so bad that they cannot be eaten."
[3] And the LORD said to me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I said, "Figs, the good figs very good, and the bad figs very bad, so bad that they cannot be eaten."
[4]
[4]Then the word of the LORD came to me:
Then the word of the LORD came to me:
[5] "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chalde'ans.
[5] "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chalde'ans.
[6] I will set my eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up, and not tear them down; I will plant them, and not uproot them.
[6] I will set my eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up, and not tear them down; I will plant them, and not uproot them.
[7] I will give them a heart to know that I am the LORD; and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
[7] <u>I will give them a heart to know that I am the LORD; and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.</u>
[8]
[8]"But thus says the LORD: Like the bad figs which are so bad they cannot be eaten, so will I treat Zedeki'ah the king of Judah, his princes, the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt.
"But thus says the LORD: Like the bad figs which are so bad they cannot be eaten, so will I treat Zedeki'ah the king of Judah, his princes, the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt.
[9] I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a reproach, a byword, a taunt, and a curse in all the places where I shall drive them.
[9] I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a reproach, a byword, a taunt, and a curse in all the places where I shall drive them.
[10] And I will send sword, famine, and pestilence upon them, until they shall be utterly destroyed from the land which I gave to them and their fathers."
[10] And I will send sword, famine, and pestilence upon them, until they shall be utterly destroyed from the land which I gave to them and their fathers."
==Chapter .25==
[1]
[1]
and because of his fierce anger."
and because of his fierce anger."
==Chapter .26==
[1]
[1]In the beginning of the reign of Jehoi'akim the son of Josi'ah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD,
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoi'akim the son of Josi'ah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD,
[2] "Thus says the LORD: Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak to all the cities of Judah which come to worship in the house of the LORD all the words that I command you to speak to them; do not hold back a word.
[2] "Thus says the LORD: Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak to all the cities of Judah which come to worship in the house of the LORD all the words that I command you to speak to them; do not hold back a word.
[3] It may be they will listen, and every one turn from his evil way, that I may repent of the evil which I intend to do to them because of their evil doings.
[3] It may be they will listen, and every one turn from his evil way, that I may repent of the evil which I intend to do to them because of their evil doings.
[4] You shall say to them, `Thus says the LORD: If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law which I have set before you,
[4] <u>You shall say to them, `Thus says the LORD: If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law which I have set before you,
[5] and to heed the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you urgently, though you have not heeded,
[5] and to heed the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you urgently, though you have not heeded,
[6] then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city a curse for all the nations of the earth.'"
[6] then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city a curse for all the nations of the earth.'"
[7]
[7]The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.
The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.
[8] And when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, "You shall die!
[8] And when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, "You shall die!
[9] Why have you prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, `This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant'?" And all the people gathered about Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.
[9] Why have you prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, `This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant'?" And all the people gathered about Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.
[10]
[10]When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king's house to the house of the LORD and took their seat in the entry of the New Gate of the house of the LORD.
When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king's house to the house of the LORD and took their seat in the entry of the New Gate of the house of the LORD.
[11] Then the priests and the prophets said to the princes and to all the people, "This man deserves the sentence of death, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears."
[11] Then the priests and the prophets said to the princes and to all the people, "This man deserves the sentence of death, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears."
[12]
[12]Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and all the people, saying, "The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the words you have heard.
Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and all the people, saying, "The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the words you have heard.
[13] Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, and the LORD will repent of the evil which he has pronounced against you.
[13] Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, and the LORD will repent of the evil which he has pronounced against you.
[14] But as for me, behold, I am in your hands. Do with me as seems good and right to you.
[14] But as for me, behold, I am in your hands. Do with me as seems good and right to you.
[15] Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the LORD sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears."
[15] Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the LORD sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears."
[16]
[16]Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, "This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God."</u>
Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, "This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God."
[17] And certain of the elders of the land arose and spoke to all the assembled people, saying,
[17] And certain of the elders of the land arose and spoke to all the assembled people, saying,
and the mountain of the house a wooded height.'
and the mountain of the house a wooded height.'
[19] Did Hezeki'ah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the LORD and entreat the favor of the LORD, and did not the LORD repent of the evil which he had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great evil upon ourselves."
[19] Did Hezeki'ah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the LORD and entreat the favor of the LORD, and did not the LORD repent of the evil which he had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great evil upon ourselves."
[20]
[20]There was another man who prophesied in the name of the LORD, Uri'ah the son of Shemai'ah from Kir'iath-je'arim. He prophesied against this city and against this land in words like those of Jeremiah.
There was another man who prophesied in the name of the LORD, Uri'ah the son of Shemai'ah from Kir'iath-je'arim. He prophesied against this city and against this land in words like those of Jeremiah.
[21] And when King Jehoi'akim, with all his warriors and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uri'ah heard of it, he was afraid and fled and escaped to Egypt.
[21] And when King Jehoi'akim, with all his warriors and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uri'ah heard of it, he was afraid and fled and escaped to Egypt.
[22] Then King Jehoi'akim sent to Egypt certain men, Elna'than the son of Achbor and others with him,
[22] Then King Jehoi'akim sent to Egypt certain men, Elna'than the son of Achbor and others with him,
[23] and they fetched Uri'ah from Egypt and brought him to King Jehoi'akim, who slew him with the sword and cast his dead body into the burial place of the common people.
[23] and they fetched Uri'ah from Egypt and brought him to King Jehoi'akim, who slew him with the sword and cast his dead body into the burial place of the common people.
[24]
[24]But the hand of Ahi'kam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah so that he was not given over to the people to be put to death.
==Chapter .27==
[1]In the beginning of the reign of Zedeki'ah the son of Josi'ah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD.
[1]
In the beginning of the reign of Zedeki'ah the son of Josi'ah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD.
[2] Thus the LORD said to me: "Make yourself thongs and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.
[2] Thus the LORD said to me: "Make yourself thongs and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.
[4] Give them this charge for their masters: `Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: This is what you shall say to your masters:
[4] Give them this charge for their masters: `Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: This is what you shall say to your masters:
[5] "It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me.
[5] "It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me.
[6] Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnez'zar, the king of Babylon, my servant, and I have given him also the beasts of the field to serve him.
[6] <u>Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnez'zar, the king of Babylon, my servant, and I have given him also the beasts of the field to serve him.</u>
[7] All the nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings shall make him their slave.
[7] All the nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings shall make him their slave.
[8]
[8]"`"But if any nation or kingdom will not serve this Nebuchadnez'zar king of Babylon, and put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, says the LORD, until I have consumed it by his hand.
"`"But if any nation or kingdom will not serve this Nebuchadnez'zar king of Babylon, and put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, says the LORD, until I have consumed it by his hand.
[9] So do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your soothsayers, or your sorcerers, who are saying to you, `You shall not serve the king of Babylon.'
[9] So do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your soothsayers, or your sorcerers, who are saying to you, `You shall not serve the king of Babylon.'
[10] For it is a lie which they are prophesying to you, with the result that you will be removed far from your land, and I will drive you out, and you will perish.
[10] For it is a lie which they are prophesying to you, with the result that you will be removed far from your land, and I will drive you out, and you will perish.
[11] But any nation which will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave on its own land, to till it and dwell there, says the LORD."'"
[11] But any nation which will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave on its own land, to till it and dwell there, says the LORD."'"
[12]
[12]To Zedeki'ah king of Judah I spoke in like manner: "Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
To Zedeki'ah king of Judah I spoke in like manner: "Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
[13] Why will you and your people die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, as the LORD has spoken concerning any nation which will not serve the king of Babylon?
[13] Why will you and your people die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, as the LORD has spoken concerning any nation which will not serve the king of Babylon?
[14] Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are saying to you, `You shall not serve the king of Babylon,' for it is a lie which they are prophesying to you.
[14] Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are saying to you, `You shall not serve the king of Babylon,' for it is a lie which they are prophesying to you.
[15] I have not sent them, says the LORD, but they are prophesying falsely in my name, with the result that I will drive you out and you will perish, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you."
[15] I have not sent them, says the LORD, but they are prophesying falsely in my name, with the result that I will drive you out and you will perish, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you."
[16]
[16]Then I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, "Thus says the LORD: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who are prophesying to you, saying, `Behold, the vessels of the LORD's house will now shortly be brought back from Babylon,' for it is a lie which they are prophesying to you.
Then I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, "Thus says the LORD: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who are prophesying to you, saying, `Behold, the vessels of the LORD's house will now shortly be brought back from Babylon,' for it is a lie which they are prophesying to you.
[17] Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a desolation?
[17] Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a desolation?
[21] thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:
[21] thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:
[22] They shall be carried to Babylon and remain there until the day when I give attention to them, says the LORD. Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place."
[22] They shall be carried to Babylon and remain there until the day when I give attention to them, says the LORD. Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place."
==Chapter .28==
[1]
[1]
In that same year, in the seventh month, the prophet Hanani'ah died.
In that same year, in the seventh month, the prophet Hanani'ah died.
==Chapter .29==
[1]
[1]These are the words of the letter which Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the elders of the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnez'zar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
These are the words of the letter which Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the elders of the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnez'zar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
[2] This was after King Jeconi'ah, and the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.
[2] This was after King Jeconi'ah, and the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.
[8] For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams which they dream,
[8] For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams which they dream,
[9] for it is a lie which they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, says the LORD.
[9] for it is a lie which they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, says the LORD.
[10]
[10]"For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfil to you my promise and bring you back to this place.
"For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfil to you my promise and bring you back to this place.
[11] For I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
[11] For I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
[12] Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.
[12] Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.
[13] You will seek me and find me; when you seek me with all your heart,
[13] <u>You will seek me and find me; when you seek me with all your heart,</u>
[14] I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.
[14] I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.
[15]
[15]"Because you have said, `The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon,' --
"Because you have said, `The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon,' --
[16] Thus says the LORD concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people who dwell in this city, your kinsmen who did not go out with you into exile:
[16] Thus says the LORD concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people who dwell in this city, your kinsmen who did not go out with you into exile:
[31] "Send to all the exiles, saying, `Thus says the LORD concerning Shemai'ah of Nehel'am: Because Shemai'ah has prophesied to you when I did not send him, and has made you trust in a lie,
[31] "Send to all the exiles, saying, `Thus says the LORD concerning Shemai'ah of Nehel'am: Because Shemai'ah has prophesied to you when I did not send him, and has made you trust in a lie,
[32] therefore thus says the LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemai'ah of Nehel'am and his descendants; he shall not have any one living among this people to see the good that I will do to my people, says the LORD, for he has talked rebellion against the LORD.'"
[32] therefore thus says the LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemai'ah of Nehel'am and his descendants; he shall not have any one living among this people to see the good that I will do to my people, says the LORD, for he has talked rebellion against the LORD.'"
==Chapter .30==
[1]
[1]
In the latter days you will understand this.
In the latter days you will understand this.
==Chapter .31==
[1]
[1]"At that time, says the LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people."
"At that time, says the LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people."
[2] Thus says the LORD:
[2] Thus says the LORD:
found grace in the wilderness;
found grace in the wilderness;
when Israel sought for rest,
when Israel sought for rest,
[3] the LORD appeared to him from afar.
[3]<u>the LORD appeared to him from afar.
I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have loved you with an everlasting love;
therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.
therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.</u>
[4] Again I will build you, and you shall be built,
[4] Again I will build you, and you shall be built,
O virgin Israel!
O virgin Israel!
For the LORD has created a new thing on the earth:
For the LORD has created a new thing on the earth:
a woman protects a man."
a woman protects a man."
[23]
[23] Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Once more they shall use these words in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I restore their fortunes:
Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Once more they shall use these words in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I restore their fortunes:
`The LORD bless you, O habitation of righteousness,
`The LORD bless you, O habitation of righteousness,
O holy hill!'
O holy hill!'
[24] And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and the farmers and those who wander with their flocks.
[24] And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and the farmers and those who wander with their flocks.
[25] For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish."
[25] For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish."
[26]
[26] Thereupon I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.
Thereupon I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.
"Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast.
[27] "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast.
[28] And it shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring evil, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the LORD.
[28] And it shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring evil, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the LORD.
[29] In those days they shall no longer say: `The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
[29]<u>In those days they shall no longer say: `The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the children's teeth are set on edge.'
and the children's teeth are set on edge.'
[30] But every one shall die for his own sin; each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.
[30] But every one shall die for his own sin; each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.
[31]
[31] "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah,
"Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah,
[32] not like the covenant which I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant which they broke, though I was their husband, says the LORD.
[32] not like the covenant which I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant which they broke, though I was their husband, says the LORD.
[33] But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it upon their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
[33] But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it upon their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
[34] And no longer shall each man teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, `Know the LORD,' for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."
[34] And no longer shall each man teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, `Know the LORD,' for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."</u>
[35] Thus says the LORD,
[35] Thus says the LORD,
who gives the sun for light by day
who gives the sun for light by day
[39] And the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Go'ah.
[39] And the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Go'ah.
[40] The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be sacred to the LORD. It shall not be uprooted or overthrown any more for ever."
[40] The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be sacred to the LORD. It shall not be uprooted or overthrown any more for ever."
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedeki'ah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrez'zar.
==Chapter .32==
[1]The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedeki'ah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrez'zar.
[2] At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard which was in the palace of the king of Judah.
[2] At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard which was in the palace of the king of Judah.
[4] Zedeki'ah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chalde'ans, but shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye;
[4] Zedeki'ah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chalde'ans, but shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye;
[5] and he shall take Zedeki'ah to Babylon, and there he shall remain until I visit him, says the LORD; though you fight against the Chalde'ans, you shall not succeed'?"
[5] and he shall take Zedeki'ah to Babylon, and there he shall remain until I visit him, says the LORD; though you fight against the Chalde'ans, you shall not succeed'?"
[6]
[6]Jeremiah said, "The word of the LORD came to me:
Jeremiah said, "The word of the LORD came to me:
[7] Behold, Han'amel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say, `Buy my field which is at An'athoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.'
[7] Behold, Han'amel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say, `Buy my field which is at An'athoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.'
[8] Then Han'amel my cousin came to me in the court of the guard, in accordance with the word of the LORD, and said to me, `Buy my field which is at An'athoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.' Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
[8] Then Han'amel my cousin came to me in the court of the guard, in accordance with the word of the LORD, and said to me, `Buy my field which is at An'athoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.' Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
[9]
[9]"And I bought the field at An'athoth from Han'amel my cousin, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver.
"And I bought the field at An'athoth from Han'amel my cousin, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver.
[10] I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales.
[10] I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales.
[14] `Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, both this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware vessel, that they may last for a long time.
[14] `Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, both this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware vessel, that they may last for a long time.
[15] For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land.'
[15] For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land.'
[16]
[16]"After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neri'ah, I prayed to the LORD, saying:
"After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neri'ah, I prayed to the LORD, saying:
[17] `Ah Lord GOD! It is thou who hast made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and by thy outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for thee,
[17] `Ah Lord GOD! It is thou who hast made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and by thy outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for thee,
[18] who showest steadfast love to thousands, but dost requite the guilt of fathers to their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of hosts,
[18] who showest steadfast love to thousands, but dost requite the guilt of fathers to their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of hosts,
[19] great in counsel and mighty in deed; whose eyes are open to all the ways of men, rewarding every man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings;
[19] <u>great in counsel and mighty in deed; whose eyes are open to all the ways of men, rewarding every man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings;</u>
[20] who hast shown signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and to this day in Israel and among all mankind, and hast made thee a name, as at this day.
[20] who hast shown signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and to this day in Israel and among all mankind, and hast made thee a name, as at this day.
[21] Thou didst bring thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and outstretched arm, and with great terror;
[21] Thou didst bring thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and outstretched arm, and with great terror;
[22] and thou gavest them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
[22] and thou gavest them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
[23] and they entered and took possession of it. But they did not obey thy voice or walk in thy law; they did nothing of all thou didst command them to do. Therefore thou hast made all this evil come upon them.
[23] and they entered and took possession of it. But they did not obey thy voice or walk in thy law; they did nothing of all thou didst command them to do. Therefore thou hast made all this evil come upon them.
[24] Behold, the siege mounds have come up to the city to take it, and because of sword and famine and pestilence the city is given into the hands of the Chalde'ans who are fighting against it. What thou didst speak has come to pass, and behold, thou seest it.
[24] Behold, the siege mounds have come up to the city to take it, and because of sword and famine and pestilence the city is given into the hands of the Chalde'ans who are fighting against it. What thou didst speak has come to pass, and behold, thou seest it.
[25] Yet thou, O Lord GOD, hast said to me, "Buy the field for money and get witnesses" -- though the city is given into the hands of the Chalde'ans.'"
[25] Yet thou, O Lord GOD, hast said to me, "Buy the field for money and get witnesses" -- though the city is given into the hands of the Chalde'ans.'"
[26]
[26]The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
[27] "Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh; is anything too hard for me?
[28] Therefore, thus says the LORD: Behold, I am giving this city into the hands of the Chalde'ans and into the hand of Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon, and he shall take it.
[27] "Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh; is anything too hard for me?
[29] The Chalde'ans who are fighting against this city shall come and set this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses on whose roofs incense has been offered to Ba'al and drink offerings have been poured out to other gods, to provoke me to anger.
[28] Therefore, thus says the LORD: Behold, I am giving this city into the hands of the Chalde'ans and into the hand of Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon, and he shall take it.
[30] For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth; the sons of Israel have done nothing but provoke me to anger by the work of their hands, says the LORD.
[29] The Chalde'ans who are fighting against this city shall come and set this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses on whose roofs incense has been offered to Ba'al and drink offerings have been poured out to other gods, to provoke me to anger.
[31] This city has aroused my anger and wrath, from the day it was built to this day, so that I will remove it from my sight
[30] For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth; the sons of Israel have done nothing but provoke me to anger by the work of their hands, says the LORD.
[32] because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah which they did to provoke me to anger -- their kings and their princes, their priests and their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
[31] This city has aroused my anger and wrath, from the day it was built to this day, so that I will remove it from my sight
[33] They have turned to me their back and not their face; and though I have taught them persistently they have not listened to receive instruction.
[32] because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah which they did to provoke me to anger -- their kings and their princes, their priests and their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
[34] They set up their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.
[33] They have turned to me their back and not their face; and though I have taught them persistently they have not listened to receive instruction.
[35] They built the high places of Ba'al in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to offer up their sons and daughters to Molech, though I did not command them, nor did it enter into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
[34] They set up their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.
[36]"Now therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, `It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, by famine, and by pestilence':
[35] They built the high places of Ba'al in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to offer up their sons and daughters to Molech, though I did not command them, nor did it enter into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
[36]
[37] Behold, I will gather them from all the countries to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and in great indignation; I will bring them back to this place, and I will make them dwell in safety.
[38] And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
[39] I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for their own good and the good of their children after them.
[40] I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them; and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me.
[41] I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.
[42]"For thus says the LORD: Just as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I promise them.
[43] Fields shall be bought in this land of which you are saying, It is a desolation, without man or beast; it is given into the hands of the Chalde'ans.
[44] Fields shall be bought for money, and deeds shall be signed and sealed and witnessed, in the land of Benjamin, in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the Shephe'lah, and in the cities of the Negeb; for I will restore their fortunes, says the LORD."
==Chapter .33==
[1]
[1]
[25] Thus says the LORD: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the ordinances of heaven and earth,
[25] Thus says the LORD: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the ordinances of heaven and earth,
[26] then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his descendants to rule over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes, and will have mercy upon them."
[26] then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his descendants to rule over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes, and will have mercy upon them."
==Chapter .34==
[1]
[1]
[21] And Zedeki'ah king of Judah, and his princes I will give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their lives, into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon which has withdrawn from you.
[21] And Zedeki'ah king of Judah, and his princes I will give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their lives, into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon which has withdrawn from you.
[22] Behold, I will command, says the LORD, and will bring them back to this city; and they will fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant."
[22] Behold, I will command, says the LORD, and will bring them back to this city; and they will fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant."
==Chapter .35==
[1]
[1]
[19] therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Jon'adab the son of Rechab shall never lack a man to stand before me."
[19] therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Jon'adab the son of Rechab shall never lack a man to stand before me."
==Chapter .36==
[1]
[1]
Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neri'ah, who wrote on it at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the scroll which Jehoi'akim king of Judah had burned in the fire; and many similar words were added to them.
Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neri'ah, who wrote on it at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the scroll which Jehoi'akim king of Judah had burned in the fire; and many similar words were added to them.
==Chapter .37==
[1]
[1]
[20] Now hear, I pray you, O my lord the king: let my humble plea come before you, and do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, lest I die there."
[20] Now hear, I pray you, O my lord the king: let my humble plea come before you, and do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, lest I die there."
[21] So King Zedeki'ah gave orders, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guard; and a loaf of bread was given him daily from the bakers' street, until all the bread of the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
[21] So King Zedeki'ah gave orders, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guard; and a loaf of bread was given him daily from the bakers' street, until all the bread of the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
==Chapter .38==
[1]
[1]
[27] Then all the princes came to Jeremiah and asked him, and he answered them as the king had instructed him. So they left off speaking with him, for the conversation had not been overheard.
[27] Then all the princes came to Jeremiah and asked him, and he answered them as the king had instructed him. So they left off speaking with him, for the conversation had not been overheard.
[28] And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.
[28] And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.
==Chapter .39==
[1]
[1]
[17] But I will deliver you on that day, says the LORD, and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.
[17] But I will deliver you on that day, says the LORD, and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.
[18] For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword; but you shall have your life as a prize of war, because you have put your trust in me, says the LORD.'"
[18] For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword; but you shall have your life as a prize of war, because you have put your trust in me, says the LORD.'"
==Chapter .40==
[1]
[1]
[15] Then Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah spoke secretly to Gedali'ah at Mizpah, "Let me go and slay Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah, and no one will know it. Why should he take your life, so that all the Jews who are gathered about you would be scattered, and the remnant of Judah would perish?"
[15] Then Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah spoke secretly to Gedali'ah at Mizpah, "Let me go and slay Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah, and no one will know it. Why should he take your life, so that all the Jews who are gathered about you would be scattered, and the remnant of Judah would perish?"
[16] But Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam said to Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah, "You shall not do this thing, for you are speaking falsely of Ish'mael."
[16] But Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam said to Joha'nan the son of Kare'ah, "You shall not do this thing, for you are speaking falsely of Ish'mael."
==Chapter .41==
[1]
[1]
[17] And they went and stayed at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt
[17] And they went and stayed at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt
[18] because of the Chalde'ans; for they were afraid of them, because Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah had slain Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
[18] because of the Chalde'ans; for they were afraid of them, because Ish'mael the son of Nethani'ah had slain Gedali'ah the son of Ahi'kam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
==Chapter .42==
[1]
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[21] And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in anything that he sent me to tell you.
[21] And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in anything that he sent me to tell you.
[22] Now therefore know for a certainty that you shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence in the place where you desire to go to live."
[22] Now therefore know for a certainty that you shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence in the place where you desire to go to live."
==Chapter .43==
[1]
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[12] He shall kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them and carry them away captive; and he shall clean the land of Egypt, as a shepherd cleans his cloak of vermin; and he shall go away from there in peace.
[12] He shall kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them and carry them away captive; and he shall clean the land of Egypt, as a shepherd cleans his cloak of vermin; and he shall go away from there in peace.
[13] He shall break the obelisks of Heliop'olis which is in the land of Egypt; and the temples of the gods of Egypt he shall burn with fire.'"
[13] He shall break the obelisks of Heliop'olis which is in the land of Egypt; and the temples of the gods of Egypt he shall burn with fire.'"
==Chapter .44==
[1]
[1]
[29] This shall be the sign to you, says the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, in order that you may know that my words will surely stand against you for evil:
[29] This shall be the sign to you, says the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, in order that you may know that my words will surely stand against you for evil:
[30] Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, as I gave Zedeki'ah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon, who was his enemy and sought his life."
[30] Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, as I gave Zedeki'ah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon, who was his enemy and sought his life."
==Chapter .45==
[1]
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[4] Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD: Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up -- that is, the whole land.
[4] Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD: Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up -- that is, the whole land.
[5] And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not; for, behold, I am bringing evil upon all flesh, says the LORD; but I will give you your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go."
[5] And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not; for, behold, I am bringing evil upon all flesh, says the LORD; but I will give you your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go."
==Chapter .46==
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and I will by no means leave you unpunished."
and I will by no means leave you unpunished."
==Chapter .47==
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he has appointed it."
he has appointed it."
==Chapter .48==
[1]
[1] Concerning Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel:
Concerning Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel:
"Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste!
"Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste!
Kiriatha'im is put to shame, it is taken;
Kiriatha'im is put to shame, it is taken;
her cities shall become a desolation,
her cities shall become a desolation,
with no inhabitant in them.
with no inhabitant in them.
[10]
[10]"Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD with slackness; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.
"Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD with slackness; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.
[11] "Moab has been at ease from his youth
[11] "Moab has been at ease from his youth
so his taste remains in him,
so his taste remains in him,
and his scent is not changed.
and his scent is not changed.
[12]
[12]"Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I shall send to him tilters who will tilt him, and empty his vessels, and break his jars in pieces.
"Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I shall send to him tilters who will tilt him, and empty his vessels, and break his jars in pieces.
[13] Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
[13] Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
Tell it by the Arnon,
Tell it by the Arnon,
that Moab is laid waste.
that Moab is laid waste.
[21]
[21]"Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Meph'a-ath,
"Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Meph'a-ath,
[22] and Dibon, and Nebo, and Beth-diblatha'im,
[22] and Dibon, and Nebo, and Beth-diblatha'im,
[24] and Ker'i-oth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.
[24] and Ker'i-oth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.
[25] The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, says the LORD.
[25] The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, says the LORD.
[26]
[26]"Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against the LORD; so that Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he too shall be held in derision.
"Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against the LORD; so that Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he too shall be held in derision.
[27] Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head?
[27] Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head?
of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance,
of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance,
and the haughtiness of his heart.
and the haughtiness of his heart.
[30] I know his insolence, says the LORD;
[30]<u> I know his insolence, says the LORD;
his boasts are false,
his boasts are false,
his deeds are false.
his deeds are false.
reached as far as Jazer;
reached as far as Jazer;
upon your summer fruits and your vintage
upon your summer fruits and your vintage
the destroyer has fallen.
the destroyer has fallen.</u>
[33] Gladness and joy have been taken away
[33] Gladness and joy have been taken away
from the fruitful land of Moab;
from the fruitful land of Moab;
no one treads them with shouts of joy;
no one treads them with shouts of joy;
the shouting is not the shout of joy.
the shouting is not the shout of joy.
[34]
[34]"Heshbon and Ele-a'leh cry out; as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zo'ar to Horona'im and Eg'lath-shelish'iyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate.
"Heshbon and Ele-a'leh cry out; as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zo'ar to Horona'im and Eg'lath-shelish'iyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate.
[35] And I will bring to an end in Moab, says the LORD, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and burns incense to his god.
[35] And I will bring to an end in Moab, says the LORD, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and burns incense to his god.
[36] Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-he'res; therefore the riches they gained have perished.
[36] Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-he'res; therefore the riches they gained have perished.
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[37]"For every head is shaved and every beard cut off; upon all the hands are gashes, and on the loins is sackcloth.
"For every head is shaved and every beard cut off; upon all the hands are gashes, and on the loins is sackcloth.
[38] On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation; for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, says the LORD.
[38] On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation; for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, says the LORD.
Thus far is the judgment on Moab.
Thus far is the judgment on Moab.
==Chapter .49==
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"But in the latter days I will restore the fortunes of Elam, says the LORD."
"But in the latter days I will restore the fortunes of Elam, says the LORD."
==Chapter .50==
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[45] Therefore hear the plan which the LORD has made against Babylon, and the purposes which he has formed against the land of the Chalde'ans: Surely the little ones of their flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.
[45] Therefore hear the plan which the LORD has made against Babylon, and the purposes which he has formed against the land of the Chalde'ans: Surely the little ones of their flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.
[46] At the sound of the capture of Babylon the earth shall tremble, and her cry shall be heard among the nations."
[46] At the sound of the capture of Babylon the earth shall tremble, and her cry shall be heard among the nations."
==Chapter .51==
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Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.
==Chapter .52==
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