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# Chapter 1
1. These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests from the town of Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
2. The LORD first gave messages to Jeremiah during the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.
3. The LORD's messages continued throughout the reign of King Jehoiakim, Josiah's son, until the eleventh year of the reign of King Zedekiah, another of Josiah's sons. In August of that eleventh year the people of Jerusalem were taken away as captives.Jeremiah's Call and First Visions
3. The LORD's messages continued throughout the reign of King Jehoiakim, Josiah's son, until the eleventh year of the reign of King Zedekiah, another of Josiah's sons. In August of that eleventh year the people of Jerusalem were taken away as captives.
Jeremiah's Call and First Visions
4. The LORD gave me this message:
5. "I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb.
Before you were born I set you apart
and appointed you as my prophet to the nations."
Before you were born I set you apart
and appointed you as my prophet to the nations."
6. "O Sovereign LORD," I said, "I can't speak for you! I'm too young!"
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9. Then the LORD reached out and touched my mouth and said,
"Look, I have put my words in your mouth!
10. Today I appoint you to stand up
against nations and kingdoms.
against nations and kingdoms.
Some you must uproot and tear down,
destroy and overthrow.
destroy and overthrow.
Others you must build up
and plant."
and plant."
11. Then the LORD said to me, "Look, Jeremiah! What do you see?"
And I replied, "I see a branch from an almond tree."
12. And the LORD said, "That's right, and it means that I am watching, and I will certainly carry out all my plans."
13. Then the LORD spoke to me again and asked, "What do you see now?"
And I replied, "I see a pot of boiling water, spilling from the north."
14. "Yes," the LORD said, "for terror from the north will boil out on the people of this land.
15. Listen! I am calling the armies of the kingdoms of the north to come to Jerusalem. I, the LORD, have spoken!
"They will set their thrones
at the gates of the city.
at the gates of the city.
They will attack its walls
and all the other towns of Judah.
and all the other towns of Judah.
16. I will pronounce judgment
on my people for all their evil--
on my people for all their evil--
for deserting me and burning incense to other gods.
Yes, they worship idols made with their own hands!
Yes, they worship idols made with their own hands!
17. "Get up and prepare for action.
Go out and tell them everything I tell you to say.
Go out and tell them everything I tell you to say.
Do not be afraid of them,
or I will make you look foolish in front of them.
or I will make you look foolish in front of them.
18. For see, today I have made you strong
like a fortified city that cannot be captured,
like an iron pillar or a bronze wall.
like a fortified city that cannot be captured,
like an iron pillar or a bronze wall.
You will stand against the whole land--
the kings, officials, priests, and people of Judah.
the kings, officials, priests, and people of Judah.
19. They will fight you, but they will fail.
For I am with you, and I will take care of you.
For I am with you, and I will take care of you.
I, the LORD, have spoken!"

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1. The LORD gave me another message. He said,
2. "Go and shout this message to Jerusalem. This is what the LORD says:
"I remember how eager you were to please me
as a young bride long ago,
as a young bride long ago,
how you loved me and followed me
even through the barren wilderness.
even through the barren wilderness.
3. In those days Israel was holy to the LORD,
the first of his children.
All who harmed his people were declared guilty,
and disaster fell on them.
and disaster fell on them.
I, the LORD, have spoken!"
4. Listen to the word of the LORD, people of Jacob--all you families of Israel!
5. This is what the LORD says:
"What did your ancestors find wrong with me
that led them to stray so far from me?
that led them to stray so far from me?
They worshiped worthless idols,
only to become worthless themselves.
only to become worthless themselves.
6. They did not ask, 'Where is the LORD
who brought us safely out of Egypt
who brought us safely out of Egypt
and led us through the barren wilderness--
a land of deserts and pits,
a land of deserts and pits,
a land of drought and death,
where no one lives or even travels?'
where no one lives or even travels?'
7. "And when I brought you into a fruitful land
to enjoy its bounty and goodness,
to enjoy its bounty and goodness,
you defiled my land and
corrupted the possession I had promised you.
corrupted the possession I had promised you.
8. The priests did not ask,
'Where is the LORD?'
Those who taught my word ignored me,
the rulers turned against me,
the rulers turned against me,
and the prophets spoke in the name of Baal,
wasting their time on worthless idols.
wasting their time on worthless idols.
9. Therefore, I will bring my case against you,"
says the LORD.
"I will even bring charges against your children's children
in the years to come.
in the years to come.
10. "Go west and look in the land of Cyprus;
go east and search through the land of Kedar.
go east and search through the land of Kedar.
Has anyone ever heard of anything
as strange as this?
as strange as this?
11. Has any nation ever traded its gods for new ones,
even though they are not gods at all?
even though they are not gods at all?
Yet my people have exchanged their glorious God
for worthless idols!
for worthless idols!
12. The heavens are shocked at such a thing
and shrink back in horror and dismay,"
and shrink back in horror and dismay,"
says the LORD.
13. "For my people have done two evil things:
They have abandoned me--
the fountain of living water.
the fountain of living water.
And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns
that can hold no water at all!The Results of Israel's Sin
that can hold no water at all!
The Results of Israel's Sin
14. "Why has Israel become a slave?
Why has he been carried away as plunder?
Why has he been carried away as plunder?
15. Strong lions have roared against him,
and the land has been destroyed.
and the land has been destroyed.
The towns are now in ruins,
and no one lives in them anymore.
and no one lives in them anymore.
16. Egyptians, marching from their cities of Memphis and Tahpanhes,
have destroyed Israel's glory and power.
have destroyed Israel's glory and power.
17. And you have brought this upon yourselves
by rebelling against the LORD your God,
even though he was leading you on the way!
even though he was leading you on the way!
18. "What have you gained by your alliances with Egypt
and your covenants with Assyria?
and your covenants with Assyria?
What good to you are the streams of the Nile
or the waters of the Euphrates River?
19. Your wickedness will bring its own punishment.
Your turning from me will shame you.
Your turning from me will shame you.
You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is
to abandon the LORD your God and not to fear him.
I, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken!
I, the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken!
20. "Long ago I broke the yoke that oppressed you
and tore away the chains of your slavery,
and tore away the chains of your slavery,
but still you said,
'I will not serve you.'
'I will not serve you.'
On every hill and under every green tree,
you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols.
you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols.
21. But I was the one who planted you,
choosing a vine of the purest stock--the very best.
How did you grow into this corrupt wild vine?
How did you grow into this corrupt wild vine?
22. No amount of soap or lye can make you clean.
I still see the stain of your guilt.
I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!Israel, an Unfaithful Wife
I still see the stain of your guilt.
I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!
Israel, an Unfaithful Wife
23. "You say, 'That's not true!
I haven't worshiped the images of Baal!'
I haven't worshiped the images of Baal!'
But how can you say that?
Go and look in any valley in the land!
Go and look in any valley in the land!
Face the awful sins you have done.
You are like a restless female camel
desperately searching for a mate.
You are like a restless female camel
desperately searching for a mate.
24. You are like a wild donkey,
sniffing the wind at mating time.
sniffing the wind at mating time.
Who can restrain her lust?
Those who desire her don't need to search,
for she goes running to them!
Those who desire her don't need to search,
for she goes running to them!
25. When will you stop running?
When will you stop panting after other gods?
When will you stop panting after other gods?
But you say, 'Save your breath.
I'm in love with these foreign gods,
and I can't stop loving them now!'
I'm in love with these foreign gods,
and I can't stop loving them now!'
26. "Israel is like a thief
who feels shame only when he gets caught.
who feels shame only when he gets caught.
They, their kings, officials, priests, and prophets--
all are alike in this.
all are alike in this.
27. To an image carved from a piece of wood they say,
'You are my father.'
'You are my father.'
To an idol chiseled from a block of stone they say,
'You are my mother.'
'You are my mother.'
They turn their backs on me,
but in times of trouble they cry out to me,
'Come and save us!'
but in times of trouble they cry out to me,
'Come and save us!'
28. But why not call on these gods you have made?
When trouble comes, let them save you if they can!
When trouble comes, let them save you if they can!
For you have as many gods
as there are towns in Judah.
as there are towns in Judah.
29. Why do you accuse me of doing wrong?
You are the ones who have rebelled,"
You are the ones who have rebelled,"
says the LORD.
30. "I have punished your children,
but they did not respond to my discipline.
but they did not respond to my discipline.
You yourselves have killed your prophets
as a lion kills its prey.
as a lion kills its prey.
31. "O my people, listen to the words of the LORD!
Have I been like a desert to Israel?
Have I been to them a land of darkness?
Have I been like a desert to Israel?
Have I been to them a land of darkness?
Why then do my people say, 'At last we are free from God!
We don't need him anymore!'
We don't need him anymore!'
32. Does a young woman forget her jewelry,
or a bride her wedding dress?
or a bride her wedding dress?
Yet for years on end
my people have forgotten me.
my people have forgotten me.
33. "How you plot and scheme to win your lovers.
Even an experienced prostitute could learn from you!
Even an experienced prostitute could learn from you!
34. Your clothing is stained with the blood of the innocent and the poor,
though you didn't catch them breaking into your houses!
though you didn't catch them breaking into your houses!
35. And yet you say,
'I have done nothing wrong.
Surely God isn't angry with me!'
Surely God isn't angry with me!'
But now I will punish you severely
because you claim you have not sinned.
because you claim you have not sinned.
36. First here, then there--
you flit from one ally to another asking for help.
you flit from one ally to another asking for help.
But your new friends in Egypt will let you down,
just as Assyria did before.
just as Assyria did before.
37. In despair, you will be led into exile
with your hands on your heads,
with your hands on your heads,
for the LORD has rejected the nations you trust.
They will not help you at all.
They will not help you at all.

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# Chapter 3
1. "If a man divorces a woman
and she goes and marries someone else,
and she goes and marries someone else,
he will not take her back again,
for that would surely corrupt the land.
for that would surely corrupt the land.
But you have prostituted yourself with many lovers,
so why are you trying to come back to me?"
so why are you trying to come back to me?"
says the LORD.
2. "Look at the shrines on every hilltop.
Is there any place you have not been defiled
by your adultery with other gods?
Is there any place you have not been defiled
by your adultery with other gods?
You sit like a prostitute beside the road waiting for a customer.
You sit alone like a nomad in the desert.
You sit alone like a nomad in the desert.
You have polluted the land with your prostitution
and your wickedness.
and your wickedness.
3. That's why even the spring rains have failed.
For you are a brazen prostitute and completely shameless.
For you are a brazen prostitute and completely shameless.
4. Yet you say to me,
'Father, you have been my guide since my youth.
'Father, you have been my guide since my youth.
5. Surely you won't be angry forever!
Surely you can forget about it!'
Surely you can forget about it!'
So you talk,
but you keep on doing all the evil you can."Judah Follows Israel's Example
but you keep on doing all the evil you can."
Judah Follows Israel's Example
6. During the reign of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, "Have you seen what fickle Israel has done? Like a wife who commits adultery, Israel has worshiped other gods on every hill and under every green tree.
7. I thought, 'After she has done all this, she will return to me.' But she did not return, and her faithless sister Judah saw this.
8. She saw that I divorced faithless Israel because of her adultery. But that treacherous sister Judah had no fear, and now she, too, has left me and given herself to prostitution.
9. Israel treated it all so lightly--she thought nothing of committing adultery by worshiping idols made of wood and stone. So now the land has been polluted.
10. But despite all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry. I, the LORD, have spoken!"Hope for Wayward Israel
10. But despite all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry. I, the LORD, have spoken!"
Hope for Wayward Israel
11. Then the LORD said to me, "Even faithless Israel is less guilty than treacherous Judah!
12. Therefore, go and give this message to Israel. This is what the LORD says:
"O Israel, my faithless people,
come home to me again,
come home to me again,
for I am merciful.
I will not be angry with you forever.
I will not be angry with you forever.
13. Only acknowledge your guilt.
Admit that you rebelled against the LORD your God
and committed adultery against him
by worshiping idols under every green tree.
by worshiping idols under every green tree.
Confess that you refused to listen to my voice.
I, the LORD, have spoken!
14. "Return home, you wayward children,"
says the LORD,
"for I am your master.
"for I am your master.
I will bring you back to the land of Israel--
one from this town and two from that family--
from wherever you are scattered.
one from this town and two from that family--
from wherever you are scattered.
15. And I will give you shepherds after my own heart,
who will guide you with knowledge and understanding.
who will guide you with knowledge and understanding.
16. "And when your land is once more filled with people," says the LORD, "you will no longer wish for 'the good old days' when you possessed the Ark of the LORD's Covenant. You will not miss those days or even remember them, and there will be no need to rebuild the Ark.
17. In that day Jerusalem will be known as 'The Throne of the LORD.' All nations will come there to honor the LORD. They will no longer stubbornly follow their own evil desires.
18. In those days the people of Judah and Israel will return together from exile in the north. They will return to the land I gave your ancestors as an inheritance forever.
19. "I thought to myself,
'I would love to treat you as my own children!'
'I would love to treat you as my own children!'
I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land--
the finest possession in the world.
the finest possession in the world.
I looked forward to your calling me 'Father,'
and I wanted you never to turn from me.
and I wanted you never to turn from me.
20. But you have been unfaithful to me, you people of Israel!
You have been like a faithless wife who leaves her husband.
You have been like a faithless wife who leaves her husband.
I, the LORD, have spoken."
21. Voices are heard high on the windswept mountains,
the weeping and pleading of Israel's people.
the weeping and pleading of Israel's people.
For they have chosen crooked paths
and have forgotten the LORD their God.
22. "My wayward children," says the LORD,
"come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts."
"come back to me, and I will heal your wayward hearts."
"Yes, we're coming," the people reply,
"for you are the LORD our God.
23. Our worship of idols on the hills
and our religious orgies on the mountains
are a delusion.
and our religious orgies on the mountains
are a delusion.
Only in the LORD our God
will Israel ever find salvation.
will Israel ever find salvation.
24. From childhood we have watched
as everything our ancestors worked for--
as everything our ancestors worked for--
their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters--
was squandered on a delusion.
was squandered on a delusion.
25. Let us now lie down in shame
and cover ourselves with dishonor,
and cover ourselves with dishonor,
for we and our ancestors have sinned
against the LORD our God.
From our childhood to this day
we have never obeyed him."
we have never obeyed him."

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# Chapter 4
1. "O Israel," says the LORD,
"if you wanted to return to me, you could.
"if you wanted to return to me, you could.
You could throw away your detestable idols
and stray away no more.
and stray away no more.
2. Then when you swear by my name, saying,
'As surely as the LORD lives,'
you could do so
with truth, justice, and righteousness.
with truth, justice, and righteousness.
Then you would be a blessing to the nations of the world,
and all people would come and praise my name."Coming Judgment against Judah
and all people would come and praise my name."
Coming Judgment against Judah
3. This is what the LORD says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem:
"Plow up the hard ground of your hearts!
Do not waste your good seed among thorns.
Do not waste your good seed among thorns.
4. O people of Judah and Jerusalem,
surrender your pride and power.
surrender your pride and power.
Change your hearts before the LORD,
or my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire
because of all your sins.
or my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire
because of all your sins.
5. "Shout to Judah, and broadcast to Jerusalem!
Tell them to sound the alarm throughout the land:
Tell them to sound the alarm throughout the land:
'Run for your lives!
Flee to the fortified cities!'
Flee to the fortified cities!'
6. Raise a signal flag as a warning for Jerusalem:
'Flee now! Do not delay!'
'Flee now! Do not delay!'
For I am bringing terrible destruction upon you
from the north."
from the north."
7. A lion stalks from its den,
a destroyer of nations.
a destroyer of nations.
It has left its lair and is headed your way.
It's going to devastate your land!
It's going to devastate your land!
Your towns will lie in ruins,
with no one living in them anymore.
with no one living in them anymore.
8. So put on clothes of mourning
and weep with broken hearts,
and weep with broken hearts,
for the fierce anger of the LORD
is still upon us.
is still upon us.
9. "In that day," says the LORD,
"the king and the officials will tremble in fear.
"the king and the officials will tremble in fear.
The priests will be struck with horror,
and the prophets will be appalled."
and the prophets will be appalled."
10. Then I said, "O Sovereign LORD,
the people have been deceived by what you said,
the people have been deceived by what you said,
for you promised peace for Jerusalem.
But the sword is held at their throats!"
But the sword is held at their throats!"
11. The time is coming when the LORD will say
to the people of Jerusalem,
to the people of Jerusalem,
"My dear people, a burning wind is blowing in from the desert,
and it's not a gentle breeze useful for winnowing grain.
and it's not a gentle breeze useful for winnowing grain.
12. It is a roaring blast sent by me!
Now I will pronounce your destruction!"
Now I will pronounce your destruction!"
13. Our enemy rushes down on us like storm clouds!
His chariots are like whirlwinds.
His chariots are like whirlwinds.
His horses are swifter than eagles.
How terrible it will be, for we are doomed!
How terrible it will be, for we are doomed!
14. O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart
that you may be saved.
that you may be saved.
How long will you harbor
your evil thoughts?
your evil thoughts?
15. Your destruction has been announced
from Dan and the hill country of Ephraim.
from Dan and the hill country of Ephraim.
16. "Warn the surrounding nations
and announce this to Jerusalem:
and announce this to Jerusalem:
The enemy is coming from a distant land,
raising a battle cry against the towns of Judah.
raising a battle cry against the towns of Judah.
17. They surround Jerusalem like watchmen around a field,
for my people have rebelled against me,"
for my people have rebelled against me,"
says the LORD.
18. "Your own actions have brought this upon you.
This punishment is bitter, piercing you to the heart!"Jeremiah Weeps for His People
This punishment is bitter, piercing you to the heart!"
Jeremiah Weeps for His People
19. My heart, my heart--I writhe in pain!
My heart pounds within me! I cannot be still.
My heart pounds within me! I cannot be still.
For I have heard the blast of enemy trumpets
and the roar of their battle cries.
and the roar of their battle cries.
20. Waves of destruction roll over the land,
until it lies in complete desolation.
until it lies in complete desolation.
Suddenly my tents are destroyed;
in a moment my shelters are crushed.
in a moment my shelters are crushed.
21. How long must I see the battle flags
and hear the trumpets of war?
and hear the trumpets of war?
22. "My people are foolish
and do not know me," says the LORD.
"They are stupid children
who have no understanding.
who have no understanding.
They are clever enough at doing wrong,
but they have no idea how to do right!"Jeremiah's Vision of Coming Disaster
but they have no idea how to do right!"
Jeremiah's Vision of Coming Disaster
23. I looked at the earth, and it was empty and formless.
I looked at the heavens, and there was no light.
I looked at the heavens, and there was no light.
24. I looked at the mountains and hills,
and they trembled and shook.
and they trembled and shook.
25. I looked, and all the people were gone.
All the birds of the sky had flown away.
All the birds of the sky had flown away.
26. I looked, and the fertile fields had become a wilderness.
The towns lay in ruins,
The towns lay in ruins,
crushed by the LORD's fierce anger.
27. This is what the LORD says:
"The whole land will be ruined,
but I will not destroy it completely.
but I will not destroy it completely.
28. The earth will mourn
and the heavens will be draped in black
and the heavens will be draped in black
because of my decree against my people.
I have made up my mind and will not change it."
I have made up my mind and will not change it."
29. At the noise of charioteers and archers,
the people flee in terror.
the people flee in terror.
They hide in the bushes
and run for the mountains.
and run for the mountains.
All the towns have been abandoned--
not a person remains!
not a person remains!
30. What are you doing,
you who have been plundered?
you who have been plundered?
Why do you dress up in beautiful clothing
and put on gold jewelry?
and put on gold jewelry?
Why do you brighten your eyes with mascara?
Your primping will do you no good!
Your primping will do you no good!
The allies who were your lovers
despise you and seek to kill you.
despise you and seek to kill you.
31. I hear a cry, like that of a woman in labor,
the groans of a woman giving birth to her first child.
the groans of a woman giving birth to her first child.
It is beautiful Jerusalem
gasping for breath and crying out,
"Help! I'm being murdered!"
gasping for breath and crying out,
"
Help! I'm being murdered!"

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# Chapter 5
1. "Run up and down every street in Jerusalem," says the LORD.
"Look high and low; search throughout the city!
"Look high and low; search throughout the city!
If you can find even one just and honest person,
I will not destroy the city.
I will not destroy the city.
2. But even when they are under oath,
saying, 'As surely as the LORD lives,'
they are still telling lies!"
they are still telling lies!"
3. LORD, you are searching for honesty.
You struck your people,
but they paid no attention.
but they paid no attention.
You crushed them,
but they refused to be corrected.
but they refused to be corrected.
They are determined, with faces set like stone;
they have refused to repent.
they have refused to repent.
4. Then I said, "But what can we expect from the poor?
They are ignorant.
They are ignorant.
They don't know the ways of the LORD.
They don't understand God's laws.
They don't understand God's laws.
5. So I will go and speak to their leaders.
Surely they know the ways of the LORD
and understand God's laws."
and understand God's laws."
But the leaders, too, as one man,
had thrown off God's yoke
and broken his chains.
had thrown off God's yoke
and broken his chains.
6. So now a lion from the forest will attack them;
a wolf from the desert will pounce on them.
a wolf from the desert will pounce on them.
A leopard will lurk near their towns,
tearing apart any who dare to venture out.
tearing apart any who dare to venture out.
For their rebellion is great,
and their sins are many.
and their sins are many.
7. "How can I pardon you?
For even your children have turned from me.
For even your children have turned from me.
They have sworn by gods that are not gods at all!
I fed my people until they were full.
I fed my people until they were full.
But they thanked me by committing adultery
and lining up at the brothels.
and lining up at the brothels.
8. They are well-fed, lusty stallions,
each neighing for his neighbor's wife.
each neighing for his neighbor's wife.
9. Should I not punish them for this?" says the LORD.
"Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?
"Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?
10. "Go down the rows of the vineyards and destroy the grapevines,
leaving a scattered few alive.
leaving a scattered few alive.
Strip the branches from the vines,
for these people do not belong to the LORD.
11. The people of Israel and Judah
are full of treachery against me,"
are full of treachery against me,"
says the LORD.
12. "They have lied about the LORD
and said, 'He won't bother us!
and said, 'He won't bother us!
No disasters will come upon us.
There will be no war or famine.
There will be no war or famine.
13. God's prophets are all windbags
who don't really speak for him.
Let their predictions of disaster fall on themselves!'"
who don't really speak for him.
Let their predictions of disaster fall on themselves!'"
14. Therefore, this is what the LORD God of Heaven's Armies says:
"Because the people are talking like this,
my messages will flame out of your mouth
and burn the people like kindling wood.
my messages will flame out of your mouth
and burn the people like kindling wood.
15. O Israel, I will bring a distant nation against you,"
says the LORD.
"It is a mighty nation,
an ancient nation,
an ancient nation,
a people whose language you do not know,
whose speech you cannot understand.
whose speech you cannot understand.
16. Their weapons are deadly;
their warriors are mighty.
their warriors are mighty.
17. They will devour the food of your harvest;
they will devour your sons and daughters.
they will devour your sons and daughters.
They will devour your flocks and herds;
they will devour your grapes and figs.
they will devour your grapes and figs.
And they will destroy your fortified towns,
which you think are so safe.
which you think are so safe.
18. "Yet even in those days I will not blot you out completely," says the LORD.
19. "And when your people ask, 'Why did the LORD our God do all this to us?' you must reply, 'You rejected him and gave yourselves to foreign gods in your own land. Now you will serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.'A Warning for God's People
19. "And when your people ask, 'Why did the LORD our God do all this to us?' you must reply, 'You rejected him and gave yourselves to foreign gods in your own land. Now you will serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.'
A Warning for God's People
20. "Make this announcement to Israel,
and say this to Judah:
and say this to Judah:
21. Listen, you foolish and senseless people,
with eyes that do not see
and ears that do not hear.
with eyes that do not see
and ears that do not hear.
22. Have you no respect for me?
Why don't you tremble in my presence?
Why don't you tremble in my presence?
I, the LORD, define the ocean's sandy shoreline
as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross.
as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross.
The waves may toss and roar,
but they can never pass the boundaries I set.
but they can never pass the boundaries I set.
23. But my people have stubborn and rebellious hearts.
They have turned away and abandoned me.
They have turned away and abandoned me.
24. They do not say from the heart,
'Let us live in awe of the LORD our God,
for he gives us rain each spring and fall,
assuring us of a harvest when the time is right.'
assuring us of a harvest when the time is right.'
25. Your wickedness has deprived you of these wonderful blessings.
Your sin has robbed you of all these good things.
Your sin has robbed you of all these good things.
26. "Among my people are wicked men
who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind.
who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind.
They continually set traps
to catch people.
to catch people.
27. Like a cage filled with birds,
their homes are filled with evil plots.
And now they are great and rich.
their homes are filled with evil plots.
And now they are great and rich.
28. They are fat and sleek,
and there is no limit to their wicked deeds.
and there is no limit to their wicked deeds.
They refuse to provide justice to orphans
and deny the rights of the poor.
and deny the rights of the poor.
29. Should I not punish them for this?" says the LORD.
"Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?
"Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?
30. A horrible and shocking thing
has happened in this land--
has happened in this land--
31. the prophets give false prophecies,
and the priests rule with an iron hand.
and the priests rule with an iron hand.
Worse yet, my people like it that way!
But what will you do when the end comes?
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# Chapter 6
1. "Run for your lives, you people of Benjamin!
Get out of Jerusalem!
Get out of Jerusalem!
Sound the alarm in Tekoa!
Send up a signal at Beth-hakkerem!
Send up a signal at Beth-hakkerem!
A powerful army is coming from the north,
coming with disaster and destruction.
coming with disaster and destruction.
2. O Jerusalem, you are my beautiful and delicate daughter--
but I will destroy you!
but I will destroy you!
3. Enemies will surround you, like shepherds camped around the city.
Each chooses a place for his troops to devour.
Each chooses a place for his troops to devour.
4. They shout, 'Prepare for battle!
Attack at noon!'
Attack at noon!'
'No, it's too late; the day is fading,
and the evening shadows are falling.'
and the evening shadows are falling.'
5. 'Well then, let's attack at night
and destroy her palaces!'"
and destroy her palaces!'"
6. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
"Cut down the trees for battering rams.
Build siege ramps against the walls of Jerusalem.
Build siege ramps against the walls of Jerusalem.
This is the city to be punished,
for she is wicked through and through.
for she is wicked through and through.
7. She spouts evil like a fountain.
Her streets echo with the sounds of violence and destruction.
I always see her sickness and sores.
Her streets echo with the sounds of violence and destruction.
I always see her sickness and sores.
8. Listen to this warning, Jerusalem,
or I will turn from you in disgust.
or I will turn from you in disgust.
Listen, or I will turn you into a heap of ruins,
a land where no one lives."
a land where no one lives."
9. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
"Even the few who remain in Israel
will be picked over again,
will be picked over again,
as when a harvester checks each vine a second time
to pick the grapes that were missed."Judah's Constant Rebellion
to pick the grapes that were missed."
Judah's Constant Rebellion
10. To whom can I give warning?
Who will listen when I speak?
Who will listen when I speak?
Their ears are closed,
and they cannot hear.
and they cannot hear.
They scorn the word of the LORD.
They don't want to listen at all.
They don't want to listen at all.
11. So now I am filled with the LORD's fury.
Yes, I am tired of holding it in!
Yes, I am tired of holding it in!
"I will pour out my fury on children playing in the streets
and on gatherings of young men,
and on gatherings of young men,
on husbands and wives
and on those who are old and gray.
and on those who are old and gray.
12. Their homes will be turned over to their enemies,
as will their fields and their wives.
as will their fields and their wives.
For I will raise my powerful fist
against the people of this land,"
against the people of this land,"
says the LORD.
13. "From the least to the greatest,
their lives are ruled by greed.
their lives are ruled by greed.
From prophets to priests,
they are all frauds.
they are all frauds.
14. They offer superficial treatments
for my people's mortal wound.
for my people's mortal wound.
They give assurances of peace
when there is no peace.
when there is no peace.
15. Are they ashamed of their disgusting actions?
Not at all--they don't even know how to blush!
Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered.
They will be brought down when I punish them,"
They will be brought down when I punish them,"
says the LORD.Judah Rejects the LORD's Way
16. This is what the LORD says:
"Stop at the crossroads and look around.
Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.
Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.
Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.
But you reply, 'No, that's not the road we want!'
But you reply, 'No, that's not the road we want!'
17. I posted watchmen over you who said,
'Listen for the sound of the alarm.'
'Listen for the sound of the alarm.'
But you replied,
'No! We won't pay attention!'
'No! We won't pay attention!'
18. "Therefore, listen to this, all you nations.
Take note of my people's situation.
Take note of my people's situation.
19. Listen, all the earth!
I will bring disaster on my people.
I will bring disaster on my people.
It is the fruit of their own schemes,
because they refuse to listen to me.
They have rejected my word.
because they refuse to listen to me.
They have rejected my word.
20. There's no use offering me sweet frankincense from Sheba.
Keep your fragrant calamus imported from distant lands!
Keep your fragrant calamus imported from distant lands!
I will not accept your burnt offerings.
Your sacrifices have no pleasing aroma for me."
Your sacrifices have no pleasing aroma for me."
21. Therefore, this is what the LORD says:
"I will put obstacles in my people's path.
"I will put obstacles in my people's path.
Fathers and sons will both fall over them.
Neighbors and friends will die together."An Invasion from the North
Neighbors and friends will die together."
An Invasion from the North
22. This is what the LORD says:
"Look! A great army coming from the north!
A great nation is rising against you from far-off lands.
A great nation is rising against you from far-off lands.
23. They are armed with bows and spears.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
They sound like a roaring sea
as they ride forward on horses.
as they ride forward on horses.
They are coming in battle formation,
planning to destroy you, beautiful Jerusalem."
24. We have heard reports about the enemy,
and we wring our hands in fright.
and we wring our hands in fright.
Pangs of anguish have gripped us,
like those of a woman in labor.
like those of a woman in labor.
25. Don't go out to the fields!
Don't travel on the roads!
Don't travel on the roads!
The enemy's sword is everywhere
and terrorizes us at every turn!
and terrorizes us at every turn!
26. Oh, my people, dress yourselves in burlap
and sit among the ashes.
and sit among the ashes.
Mourn and weep bitterly, as for the loss of an only son.
For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you!
For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you!
27. "Jeremiah, I have made you a tester of metals,
that you may determine the quality of my people.
that you may determine the quality of my people.
28. They are the worst kind of rebel,
full of slander.
full of slander.
They are as hard as bronze and iron,
and they lead others into corruption.
and they lead others into corruption.
29. The bellows fiercely fan the flames
to burn out the corruption.
to burn out the corruption.
But it does not purify them,
for the wickedness remains.
for the wickedness remains.
30. I will label them 'Rejected Silver,'
for I, the LORD, am discarding them."

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2. "Go to the entrance of the LORD's Temple, and give this message to the people: 'O Judah, listen to this message from the LORD! Listen to it, all of you who worship here!
3. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says:
"'Even now, if you quit your evil ways, I will let you stay in your own land.
4. But don't be fooled by those who promise you safety simply because the LORD's Temple is here. They chant, "The LORD's Temple is here! The LORD's Temple is here!"
5. But I will be merciful only if you stop your evil thoughts and deeds and start treating each other with justice;
6. only if you stop exploiting foreigners, orphans, and widows; only if you stop your murdering; and only if you stop harming yourselves by worshiping idols.
@@ -18,7 +19,9 @@ Jeremiah Speaks at the Temple
12. "'Go now to the place at Shiloh where I once put the Tabernacle that bore my name. See what I did there because of all the wickedness of my people, the Israelites.
13. While you were doing these wicked things, says the LORD, I spoke to you about it repeatedly, but you would not listen. I called out to you, but you refused to answer.
14. So just as I destroyed Shiloh, I will now destroy this Temple that bears my name, this Temple that you trust in for help, this place that I gave to you and your ancestors.
15. And I will send you out of my sight into exile, just as I did your relatives, the people of Israel.'Judah's Persistent Idolatry
15. And I will send you out of my sight into exile, just as I did your relatives, the people of Israel.'
Judah's Persistent Idolatry
16. "Pray no more for these people, Jeremiah. Do not weep or pray for them, and don't beg me to help them, for I will not listen to you.
17. Don't you see what they are doing throughout the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
@@ -37,7 +40,9 @@ Jeremiah Speaks at the Temple
27. "Tell them all this, but do not expect them to listen. Shout out your warnings, but do not expect them to respond.
28. Say to them, 'This is the nation whose people will not obey the LORD their God and who refuse to be taught. Truth has vanished from among them; it is no longer heard on their lips.
29. Shave your head in mourning, and weep alone on the mountains. For the LORD has rejected and forsaken this generation that has provoked his fury.'The Valley of Slaughter
29. Shave your head in mourning, and weep alone on the mountains. For the LORD has rejected and forsaken this generation that has provoked his fury.'
The Valley of Slaughter
30. "The people of Judah have sinned before my very eyes," says the LORD. "They have set up their abominable idols right in the Temple that bears my name, defiling it.
31. They have built pagan shrines at Topheth, the garbage dump in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they burn their sons and daughters in the fire. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing!
@@ -46,3 +51,4 @@ Jeremiah Speaks at the Temple
34. I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in the streets of Jerusalem. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard in the towns of Judah. The land will lie in complete desolation.

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# Chapter 8
1. "In that day," says the LORD, "the enemy will break open the graves of the kings and officials of Judah, and the graves of the priests, prophets, and common people of Jerusalem.
2. They will spread out their bones on the ground before the sun, moon, and stars--the gods my people have loved, served, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up again or buried but will be scattered on the ground like manure.
3. And the people of this evil nation who survive will wish to die rather than live where I will send them. I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken!Deception by False Prophets
3. And the people of this evil nation who survive will wish to die rather than live where I will send them. I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, have spoken!
Deception by False Prophets
4. "Jeremiah, say to the people, 'This is what the LORD says:
"'When people fall down, don't they get up again?
When they discover they're on the wrong road, don't they turn back?
When they discover they're on the wrong road, don't they turn back?
5. Then why do these people stay on their self-destructive path?
Why do the people of Jerusalem refuse to turn back?
Why do the people of Jerusalem refuse to turn back?
They cling tightly to their lies
and will not turn around.
and will not turn around.
6. I listen to their conversations
and don't hear a word of truth.
and don't hear a word of truth.
Is anyone sorry for doing wrong?
Does anyone say, "What a terrible thing I have done"?
Does anyone say, "What a terrible thing I have done"?
No! All are running down the path of sin
as swiftly as a horse galloping into battle!
as swiftly as a horse galloping into battle!
7. Even the stork that flies across the sky
knows the time of her migration,
knows the time of her migration,
as do the turtledove, the swallow, and the crane.
They all return at the proper time each year.
They all return at the proper time each year.
But not my people!
They do not know the LORD's laws.
8. "'How can you say, "We are wise because we have the word of the LORD,"
when your teachers have twisted it by writing lies?
when your teachers have twisted it by writing lies?
9. These wise teachers will fall
into the trap of their own foolishness,
into the trap of their own foolishness,
for they have rejected the word of the LORD.
Are they so wise after all?
Are they so wise after all?
10. I will give their wives to others
and their farms to strangers.
and their farms to strangers.
From the least to the greatest,
their lives are ruled by greed.
their lives are ruled by greed.
Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that.
They are all frauds.
They are all frauds.
11. They offer superficial treatments
for my people's mortal wound.
for my people's mortal wound.
They give assurances of peace
when there is no peace.
when there is no peace.
12. Are they ashamed of these disgusting actions?
Not at all--they don't even know how to blush!
Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered.
They will be brought down when I punish them,
They will be brought down when I punish them,
says the LORD.
13. I will surely consume them.
There will be no more harvests of figs and grapes.
There will be no more harvests of figs and grapes.
Their fruit trees will all die.
Whatever I gave them will soon be gone.
Whatever I gave them will soon be gone.
I, the LORD, have spoken!'
14. "Then the people will say,
'Why should we wait here to die?
'Why should we wait here to die?
Come, let's go to the fortified towns and die there.
For the LORD our God has decreed our destruction
and has given us a cup of poison to drink
because we sinned against the LORD.
15. We hoped for peace, but no peace came.
We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.'
We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.'
16. "The snorting of the enemies' warhorses can be heard
all the way from the land of Dan in the north!
all the way from the land of Dan in the north!
The neighing of their stallions makes the whole land tremble.
They are coming to devour the land and everything in it--
cities and people alike.
They are coming to devour the land and everything in it--
cities and people alike.
17. I will send these enemy troops among you
like poisonous snakes you cannot charm.
like poisonous snakes you cannot charm.
They will bite you, and you will die.
I, the LORD, have spoken!"Jeremiah Weeps for Sinful Judah
I, the LORD, have spoken!"
Jeremiah Weeps for Sinful Judah
18. My grief is beyond healing;
my heart is broken.
my heart is broken.
19. Listen to the weeping of my people;
it can be heard all across the land.
it can be heard all across the land.
"Has the LORD abandoned Jerusalem?" the people ask.
"Is her King no longer there?"
"Is her King no longer there?"
"Oh, why have they provoked my anger with their carved idols
and their worthless foreign gods?" says the LORD.
20. "The harvest is finished,
and the summer is gone," the people cry,
"yet we are not saved!"
and the summer is gone," the people cry,
"yet we are not saved!"
21. I hurt with the hurt of my people.
I mourn and am overcome with grief.
I mourn and am overcome with grief.
22. Is there no medicine in Gilead?
Is there no physician there?
Is there no physician there?
Why is there no healing
for the wounds of my people?
for the wounds of my people?

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# Chapter 9
1. If only my head were a pool of water
and my eyes a fountain of tears,
and my eyes a fountain of tears,
I would weep day and night
for all my people who have been slaughtered.
for all my people who have been slaughtered.
2. Oh, that I could go away and forget my people
and live in a travelers' shack in the desert.
and live in a travelers' shack in the desert.
For they are all adulterers--
a pack of treacherous liars.Judgment for Disobedience
a pack of treacherous liars.
Judgment for Disobedience
3. "My people bend their tongues like bows
to shoot out lies.
to shoot out lies.
They refuse to stand up for the truth.
They only go from bad to worse.
They only go from bad to worse.
They do not know me,"
says the LORD.
4. "Beware of your neighbor!
Don't even trust your brother!
Don't even trust your brother!
For brother takes advantage of brother,
and friend slanders friend.
and friend slanders friend.
5. They all fool and defraud each other;
no one tells the truth.
no one tells the truth.
With practiced tongues they tell lies;
they wear themselves out with all their sinning.
they wear themselves out with all their sinning.
6. They pile lie upon lie
and utterly refuse to acknowledge me,"
and utterly refuse to acknowledge me,"
says the LORD.
7. Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
"See, I will melt them down in a crucible
and test them like metal.
and test them like metal.
What else can I do with my people?
8. For their tongues shoot lies like poisoned arrows.
They speak friendly words to their neighbors
while scheming in their heart to kill them.
while scheming in their heart to kill them.
9. Should I not punish them for this?" says the LORD.
"Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?"
"Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?"
10. I will weep for the mountains
and wail for the wilderness pastures.
and wail for the wilderness pastures.
For they are desolate and empty of life;
the lowing of cattle is heard no more;
the birds and wild animals have all fled.
the lowing of cattle is heard no more;
the birds and wild animals have all fled.
11. "I will make Jerusalem into a heap of ruins," says the LORD.
"It will be a place haunted by jackals.
"It will be a place haunted by jackals.
The towns of Judah will be ghost towns,
with no one living in them."
with no one living in them."
12. Who is wise enough to understand all this? Who has been instructed by the LORD and can explain it to others? Why has the land been so ruined that no one dares to travel through it?
13. The LORD replies, "This has happened because my people have abandoned my instructions; they have refused to obey what I said.
14. Instead, they have stubbornly followed their own desires and worshiped the images of Baal, as their ancestors taught them.
15. So now, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: Look! I will feed them with bitterness and give them poison to drink.
16. I will scatter them around the world, in places they and their ancestors never heard of, and even there I will chase them with the sword until I have destroyed them completely."Weeping in Jerusalem
16. I will scatter them around the world, in places they and their ancestors never heard of, and even there I will chase them with the sword until I have destroyed them completely."
Weeping in Jerusalem
17. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
"Consider all this, and call for the mourners.
Send for the women who mourn at funerals.
Send for the women who mourn at funerals.
18. Quick! Begin your weeping!
Let the tears flow from your eyes.
Let the tears flow from your eyes.
19. Hear the people of Jerusalem crying in despair,
'We are ruined! We are completely humiliated!
'We are ruined! We are completely humiliated!
We must leave our land,
because our homes have been torn down.'"
because our homes have been torn down.'"
20. Listen, you women, to the words of the LORD;
open your ears to what he has to say.
open your ears to what he has to say.
Teach your daughters to wail;
teach one another how to lament.
teach one another how to lament.
21. For death has crept in through our windows
and has entered our mansions.
and has entered our mansions.
It has killed off the flower of our youth:
Children no longer play in the streets,
and young men no longer gather in the squares.
Children no longer play in the streets,
and young men no longer gather in the squares.
22. This is what the LORD says:
"Bodies will be scattered across the fields like clumps of manure,
like bundles of grain after the harvest.
No one will be left to bury them."
like bundles of grain after the harvest.
No one will be left to bury them."
23. This is what the LORD says:
"Don't let the wise boast in their wisdom,
or the powerful boast in their power,
or the rich boast in their riches.
or the powerful boast in their power,
or the rich boast in their riches.
24. But those who wish to boast
should boast in this alone:
should boast in this alone:
that they truly know me and understand that I am the LORD
who demonstrates unfailing love
and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth,
who demonstrates unfailing love
and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth,
and that I delight in these things.
I, the LORD, have spoken!
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26. the Egyptians, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, the people who live in the desert in remote places, and yes, even the people of Judah. And like all these pagan nations, the people of Israel also have uncircumcised hearts."

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1. Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O Israel!
2. This is what the LORD says:
"Do not act like the other nations,
who try to read their future in the stars.
who try to read their future in the stars.
Do not be afraid of their predictions,
even though other nations are terrified by them.
even though other nations are terrified by them.
3. Their ways are futile and foolish.
They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol.
They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an idol.
4. They decorate it with gold and silver
and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails
so it won't fall over.
and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails
so it won't fall over.
5. Their gods are like
helpless scarecrows in a cucumber field!
helpless scarecrows in a cucumber field!
They cannot speak,
and they need to be carried because they cannot walk.
and they need to be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of such gods,
for they can neither harm you nor do you any good."
for they can neither harm you nor do you any good."
6. LORD, there is no one like you!
For you are great, and your name is full of power.
For you are great, and your name is full of power.
7. Who would not fear you, O King of nations?
That title belongs to you alone!
That title belongs to you alone!
Among all the wise people of the earth
and in all the kingdoms of the world,
there is no one like you.
and in all the kingdoms of the world,
there is no one like you.
8. People who worship idols are stupid and foolish.
The things they worship are made of wood!
The things they worship are made of wood!
9. They bring beaten sheets of silver from Tarshish
and gold from Uphaz,
and gold from Uphaz,
and they give these materials to skillful craftsmen
who make their idols.
who make their idols.
Then they dress these gods in royal blue and purple robes
made by expert tailors.
made by expert tailors.
10. But the LORD is the only true God.
He is the living God and the everlasting King!
He is the living God and the everlasting King!
The whole earth trembles at his anger.
The nations cannot stand up to his wrath.
The nations cannot stand up to his wrath.
11. Say this to those who worship other gods: "Your so-called gods, who did not make the heavens and earth, will vanish from the earth and from under the heavens."
12. But the LORD made the earth by his power,
and he preserves it by his wisdom.
and he preserves it by his wisdom.
With his own understanding
he stretched out the heavens.
he stretched out the heavens.
13. When he speaks in the thunder,
the heavens roar with rain.
the heavens roar with rain.
He causes the clouds to rise over the earth.
He sends the lightning with the rain
and releases the wind from his storehouses.
He sends the lightning with the rain
and releases the wind from his storehouses.
14. The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge!
The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,
The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,
for their carefully shaped works are a fraud.
These idols have no breath or power.
These idols have no breath or power.
15. Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies!
On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.
On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.
16. But the God of Israel is no idol!
He is the Creator of everything that exists,
He is the Creator of everything that exists,
including Israel, his own special possession.
The LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name!The Coming Destruction
The LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name!
The Coming Destruction
17. Pack your bags and prepare to leave;
the siege is about to begin.
the siege is about to begin.
18. For this is what the LORD says:
"Suddenly, I will fling out
all you who live in this land.
all you who live in this land.
I will pour great troubles upon you,
and at last you will feel my anger."
and at last you will feel my anger."
19. My wound is severe,
and my grief is great.
and my grief is great.
My sickness is incurable,
but I must bear it.
but I must bear it.
20. My home is gone,
and no one is left to help me rebuild it.
and no one is left to help me rebuild it.
My children have been taken away,
and I will never see them again.
and I will never see them again.
21. The shepherds of my people have lost their senses.
They no longer seek wisdom from the LORD.
Therefore, they fail completely,
and their flocks are scattered.
and their flocks are scattered.
22. Listen! Hear the terrifying roar of great armies
as they roll down from the north.
as they roll down from the north.
The towns of Judah will be destroyed
and become a haunt for jackals.Jeremiah's Prayer
and become a haunt for jackals.
Jeremiah's Prayer
23. I know, LORD, that our lives are not our own.
We are not able to plan our own course.
We are not able to plan our own course.
24. So correct me, LORD, but please be gentle.
Do not correct me in anger, for I would die.
Do not correct me in anger, for I would die.
25. Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you--
on the peoples that do not call upon your name.
on the peoples that do not call upon your name.
For they have devoured your people Israel;
they have devoured and consumed them,
making the land a desolate wilderness.
they have devoured and consumed them,
making the land a desolate wilderness.

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14. "Pray no more for these people, Jeremiah. Do not weep or pray for them, for I will not listen to them when they cry out to me in distress.
15. "What right do my beloved people have to come to my Temple,
when they have done so many immoral things?
when they have done so many immoral things?
Can their vows and sacrifices prevent their destruction?
They actually rejoice in doing evil!
They actually rejoice in doing evil!
16. I, the LORD, once called them a thriving olive tree,
beautiful to see and full of good fruit.
But now I have sent the fury of their enemies
to burn them with fire,
leaving them charred and broken.
beautiful to see and full of good fruit.
But now I have sent the fury of their enemies
to burn them with fire,
leaving them charred and broken.
17. "I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, who planted this olive tree, have ordered it destroyed. For the people of Israel and Judah have done evil, arousing my anger by burning incense to Baal."
A Plot against Jeremiah
17. "I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, who planted this olive tree, have ordered it destroyed. For the people of Israel and Judah have done evil, arousing my anger by burning incense to Baal."A Plot against Jeremiah
18. Then the LORD told me about the plots my enemies were making against me.
19. I was like a lamb being led to the slaughter. I had no idea that they were planning to kill me! "Let's destroy this man and all his words," they said. "Let's cut him down, so his name will be forgotten forever."
20. O LORD of Heaven's Armies,
you make righteous judgments,
and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets.
and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets.
Let me see your vengeance against them,
for I have committed my cause to you.
for I have committed my cause to you.
21. This is what the LORD says about the men of Anathoth who wanted me dead. They had said, "We will kill you if you do not stop prophesying in the LORD's name."
22. So this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says about them: "I will punish them! Their young men will die in battle, and their boys and girls will starve to death.
23. Not one of these plotters from Anathoth will survive, for I will bring disaster upon them when their time of punishment comes."

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# Chapter 12
1. LORD, you always give me justice
when I bring a case before you.
when I bring a case before you.
So let me bring you this complaint:
Why are the wicked so prosperous?
Why are evil people so happy?
Why are evil people so happy?
2. You have planted them,
and they have taken root and prospered.
and they have taken root and prospered.
Your name is on their lips,
but you are far from their hearts.
but you are far from their hearts.
3. But as for me, LORD, you know my heart.
You see me and test my thoughts.
You see me and test my thoughts.
Drag these people away like sheep to be butchered!
Set them aside to be slaughtered!
Set them aside to be slaughtered!
4. How long must this land mourn?
Even the grass in the fields has withered.
Even the grass in the fields has withered.
The wild animals and birds have disappeared
because of the evil in the land.
because of the evil in the land.
For the people have said,
"The LORD doesn't see what's ahead for us!"The LORD's Reply to Jeremiah
5. "If racing against mere men makes you tired,
how will you race against horses?
how will you race against horses?
If you stumble and fall on open ground,
what will you do in the thickets near the Jordan?
what will you do in the thickets near the Jordan?
6. Even your brothers, members of your own family,
have turned against you.
They plot and raise complaints against you.
have turned against you.
They plot and raise complaints against you.
Do not trust them,
no matter how pleasantly they speak.
no matter how pleasantly they speak.
7. "I have abandoned my people, my special possession.
I have surrendered my dearest ones to their enemies.
I have surrendered my dearest ones to their enemies.
8. My chosen people have roared at me like a lion of the forest,
so I have treated them with contempt.
so I have treated them with contempt.
9. My chosen people act like speckled vultures,
but they themselves are surrounded by vultures.
Bring on the wild animals to pick their corpses clean!
but they themselves are surrounded by vultures.
Bring on the wild animals to pick their corpses clean!
10. "Many rulers have ravaged my vineyard,
trampling down the vines
and turning all its beauty into a barren wilderness.
trampling down the vines
and turning all its beauty into a barren wilderness.
11. They have made it an empty wasteland;
I hear its mournful cry.
I hear its mournful cry.
The whole land is desolate,
and no one even cares.
and no one even cares.
12. On all the bare hilltops,
destroying armies can be seen.
destroying armies can be seen.
The sword of the LORD devours people
from one end of the nation to the other.
No one will escape!
from one end of the nation to the other.
No one will escape!
13. My people have planted wheat
but are harvesting thorns.
but are harvesting thorns.
They have worn themselves out,
but it has done them no good.
but it has done them no good.
They will harvest a crop of shame
because of the fierce anger of the LORD."A Message for Israel's Neighbors
because of the fierce anger of the LORD."
A Message for Israel's Neighbors
14. Now this is what the LORD says: "I will uproot from their land all the evil nations reaching out for the possession I gave my people Israel. And I will uproot Judah from among them.
15. But afterward I will return and have compassion on all of them. I will bring them home to their own lands again, each nation to its own possession.
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17. But any nation who refuses to obey me will be uprooted and destroyed. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

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12. "So tell them, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: May all your jars be filled with wine.' And they will reply, 'Of course! Jars are made to be filled with wine!'
13. "Then tell them, 'No, this is what the LORD means: I will fill everyone in this land with drunkenness--from the king sitting on David's throne to the priests and the prophets, right down to the common people of Jerusalem.
14. I will smash them against each other, even parents against children, says the LORD. I will not let my pity or mercy or compassion keep me from destroying them.'"A Warning against Pride
14. I will smash them against each other, even parents against children, says the LORD. I will not let my pity or mercy or compassion keep me from destroying them.'"
A Warning against Pride
15. Listen and pay attention!
Do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken.
16. Give glory to the LORD your God
before it is too late.
before it is too late.
Acknowledge him before he brings darkness upon you,
causing you to stumble and fall on the darkening mountains.
causing you to stumble and fall on the darkening mountains.
For then, when you look for light,
you will find only terrible darkness and gloom.
you will find only terrible darkness and gloom.
17. And if you still refuse to listen,
I will weep alone because of your pride.
I will weep alone because of your pride.
My eyes will overflow with tears,
because the LORD's flock will be led away into exile.
18. Say to the king and his mother,
"Come down from your thrones
and sit in the dust,
and sit in the dust,
for your glorious crowns
will soon be snatched from your heads."
will soon be snatched from your heads."
19. The towns of the Negev will close their gates,
and no one will be able to open them.
and no one will be able to open them.
The people of Judah will be taken away as captives.
All will be carried into exile.
All will be carried into exile.
20. Open up your eyes and see
the armies marching down from the north!
the armies marching down from the north!
Where is your flock--
your beautiful flock--
that he gave you to care for?
your beautiful flock--
that he gave you to care for?
21. What will you say when the LORD takes the allies you have cultivated
and appoints them as your rulers?
and appoints them as your rulers?
Pangs of anguish will grip you,
like those of a woman in labor!
like those of a woman in labor!
22. You may ask yourself,
"Why is all this happening to me?"
It is because of your many sins!
It is because of your many sins!
That is why you have been stripped
and raped by invading armies.
and raped by invading armies.
23. Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin?
Can a leopard take away its spots?
Can a leopard take away its spots?
Neither can you start doing good,
for you have always done evil.
for you have always done evil.
24. "I will scatter you like chaff
that is blown away by the desert winds.
that is blown away by the desert winds.
25. This is your allotment,
the portion I have assigned to you,"
the portion I have assigned to you,"
says the LORD,
"for you have forgotten me,
putting your trust in false gods.
putting your trust in false gods.
26. I myself will strip you
and expose you to shame.
and expose you to shame.
27. I have seen your adultery and lust,
and your disgusting idol worship out in the fields and on the hills.
and your disgusting idol worship out in the fields and on the hills.
What sorrow awaits you, Jerusalem!
How long before you are pure?"
How long before you are pure?"

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1. This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD, explaining why he was holding back the rain:
2. "Judah wilts;
commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt.
commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt.
All the people sit on the ground in mourning,
and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.
and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.
3. The nobles send servants to get water,
but all the wells are dry.
but all the wells are dry.
The servants return with empty pitchers,
confused and desperate,
covering their heads in grief.
confused and desperate,
covering their heads in grief.
4. The ground is parched
and cracked for lack of rain.
and cracked for lack of rain.
The farmers are deeply troubled;
they, too, cover their heads.
they, too, cover their heads.
5. Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn
because there is no grass in the field.
because there is no grass in the field.
6. The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills
panting like thirsty jackals.
panting like thirsty jackals.
They strain their eyes looking for grass,
but there is none to be found."
but there is none to be found."
7. The people say, "Our wickedness has caught up with us, LORD,
but help us for the sake of your own reputation.
but help us for the sake of your own reputation.
We have turned away from you
and sinned against you again and again.
and sinned against you again and again.
8. O Hope of Israel, our Savior in times of trouble,
why are you like a stranger to us?
why are you like a stranger to us?
Why are you like a traveler passing through the land,
stopping only for the night?
stopping only for the night?
9. Are you also confused?
Is our champion helpless to save us?
Is our champion helpless to save us?
You are right here among us, LORD.
We are known as your people.
Please don't abandon us now!"
We are known as your people.
Please don't abandon us now!"
10. So this is what the LORD says to his people:
"You love to wander far from me
and do not restrain yourselves.
and do not restrain yourselves.
Therefore, I will no longer accept you as my people.
Now I will remember all your wickedness
and will punish you for your sins."The LORD Forbids Jeremiah to Intercede
Now I will remember all your wickedness
and will punish you for your sins."The LORD Forbids Jeremiah to Intercede
11. Then the LORD said to me, "Do not pray for these people anymore.
12. When they fast, I will pay no attention. When they present their burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept them. Instead, I will devour them with war, famine, and disease."
@@ -60,37 +94,62 @@ Therefore, I will no longer accept you as my people.
16. As for the people to whom they prophesy--their bodies will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and war. There will be no one left to bury them. Husbands, wives, sons, and daughters--all will be gone. For I will pour out their own wickedness on them.
17. Now, Jeremiah, say this to them:
"Night and day my eyes overflow with tears.
I cannot stop weeping,
I cannot stop weeping,
for my virgin daughter--my precious people--
has been struck down
and lies mortally wounded.
has been struck down
and lies mortally wounded.
18. If I go out into the fields,
I see the bodies of people slaughtered by the enemy.
I see the bodies of people slaughtered by the enemy.
If I walk the city streets,
I see people who have died of starvation.
I see people who have died of starvation.
The prophets and priests continue with their work,
but they don't know what they're doing."A Prayer for Healing
but they don't know what they're doing."
A Prayer for Healing
19. LORD, have you completely rejected Judah?
Do you really hate Jerusalem?
Why have you wounded us past all hope of healing?
We hoped for peace, but no peace came.
We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.
We hoped for peace, but no peace came.
We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.
20. LORD, we confess our wickedness
and that of our ancestors, too.
We all have sinned against you.
and that of our ancestors, too.
We all have sinned against you.
21. For the sake of your reputation, LORD, do not abandon us.
Do not disgrace your own glorious throne.
Do not disgrace your own glorious throne.
Please remember us,
and do not break your covenant with us.
and do not break your covenant with us.
22. Can any of the worthless foreign gods send us rain?
Does it fall from the sky by itself?
Does it fall from the sky by itself?
No, you are the one, O LORD our God!
Only you can do such things.
So we will wait for you to help us.
Only you can do such things.
So we will wait for you to help us.

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1. Then the LORD said to me, "Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I wouldn't help them. Away with them! Get them out of my sight!
2. And if they say to you, 'But where can we go?' tell them, 'This is what the LORD says:
"'Those who are destined for death, to death;
those who are destined for war, to war;
those who are destined for war, to war;
those who are destined for famine, to famine;
those who are destined for captivity, to captivity.'
those who are destined for captivity, to captivity.'
3. "I will send four kinds of destroyers against them," says the LORD. "I will send the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the vultures to devour, and the wild animals to finish up what is left.
4. Because of the wicked things Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem, I will make my people an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
5. "Who will feel sorry for you, Jerusalem?
Who will weep for you?
Who will even bother to ask how you are?
Who will weep for you?
Who will even bother to ask how you are?
6. You have abandoned me
and turned your back on me,"
and turned your back on me,"
says the LORD.
"Therefore, I will raise my fist to destroy you.
I am tired of always giving you another chance.
I am tired of always giving you another chance.
7. I will winnow you like grain at the gates of your cities
and take away the children you hold dear.
and take away the children you hold dear.
I will destroy my own people,
because they refuse to change their evil ways.
because they refuse to change their evil ways.
8. There will be more widows
than the grains of sand on the seashore.
than the grains of sand on the seashore.
At noontime I will bring a destroyer
against the mothers of young men.
against the mothers of young men.
I will cause anguish and terror
to come upon them suddenly.
to come upon them suddenly.
9. The mother of seven grows faint and gasps for breath;
her sun has gone down while it is still day.
her sun has gone down while it is still day.
She sits childless now,
disgraced and humiliated.
disgraced and humiliated.
And I will hand over those who are left
to be killed by the enemy.
I, the LORD, have spoken!"Jeremiah's Complaint
to be killed by the enemy.
I, the LORD, have spoken!"
Jeremiah's Complaint
10. Then I said,
"What sorrow is mine, my mother.
Oh, that I had died at birth!
I am hated everywhere I go.
Oh, that I had died at birth!
I am hated everywhere I go.
I am neither a lender who threatens to foreclose
nor a borrower who refuses to pay--
yet they all curse me."
nor a borrower who refuses to pay--
yet they all curse me."
11. The LORD replied,
"I will take care of you, Jeremiah.
Your enemies will ask you to plead on their behalf
in times of trouble and distress.
Your enemies will ask you to plead on their behalf
in times of trouble and distress.
12. Can a man break a bar of iron from the north,
or a bar of bronze?
or a bar of bronze?
13. At no cost to them,
I will hand over your wealth and treasures
I will hand over your wealth and treasures
as plunder to your enemies,
for sin runs rampant in your land.
for sin runs rampant in your land.
14. I will tell your enemies to take you
as captives to a foreign land.
as captives to a foreign land.
For my anger blazes like a fire
that will burn forever."
15. Then I said,
"LORD, you know what's happening to me.
Please step in and help me. Punish my persecutors!
Please step in and help me. Punish my persecutors!
Please give me time; don't let me die young.
It's for your sake that I am suffering.
It's for your sake that I am suffering.
16. When I discovered your words, I devoured them.
They are my joy and my heart's delight,
They are my joy and my heart's delight,
for I bear your name,
O LORD God of Heaven's Armies.
17. I never joined the people in their merry feasts.
I sat alone because your hand was on me.
I was filled with indignation at their sins.
I sat alone because your hand was on me.
I was filled with indignation at their sins.
18. Why then does my suffering continue?
Why is my wound so incurable?
Why is my wound so incurable?
Your help seems as uncertain as a seasonal brook,
like a spring that has gone dry."
like a spring that has gone dry."
19. This is how the LORD responds:
"If you return to me, I will restore you
so you can continue to serve me.
so you can continue to serve me.
If you speak good words rather than worthless ones,
you will be my spokesman.
you will be my spokesman.
You must influence them;
do not let them influence you!
do not let them influence you!
20. They will fight against you like an attacking army,
but I will make you as secure as a fortified wall of bronze.
but I will make you as secure as a fortified wall of bronze.
They will not conquer you,
for I am with you to protect and rescue you.
for I am with you to protect and rescue you.
I, the LORD, have spoken!
21. Yes, I will certainly keep you safe from these wicked men.
I will rescue you from their cruel hands."
I will rescue you from their cruel hands."

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1. The LORD gave me another message. He said,
2. "Do not get married or have children in this place.
3. For this is what the LORD says about the children born here in this city and about their mothers and fathers:
4. They will die from terrible diseases. No one will mourn for them or bury them, and they will lie scattered on the ground like manure. They will die from war and famine, and their bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals."Judah's Coming Punishment
4. They will die from terrible diseases. No one will mourn for them or bury them, and they will lie scattered on the ground like manure. They will die from war and famine, and their bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals."
Judah's Coming Punishment
5. This is what the LORD says: "Do not go to funerals to mourn and show sympathy for these people, for I have removed my protection and peace from them. I have taken away my unfailing love and my mercy.
6. Both the great and the lowly will die in this land. No one will bury them or mourn for them. Their friends will not cut themselves in sorrow or shave their heads in sadness.
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11. "Then you will give them the LORD's reply: 'It is because your ancestors were unfaithful to me. They worshiped other gods and served them. They abandoned me and did not obey my word.
12. And you are even worse than your ancestors! You stubbornly follow your own evil desires and refuse to listen to me.
13. So I will throw you out of this land and send you into a foreign land where you and your ancestors have never been. There you can worship idols day and night--and I will grant you no favors!'Hope despite the Disaster
13. So I will throw you out of this land and send you into a foreign land where you and your ancestors have never been. There you can worship idols day and night--and I will grant you no favors!'
Hope despite the Disaster
14. "But the time is coming," says the LORD, "when people who are taking an oath will no longer say, 'As surely as the LORD lives, who rescued the people of Israel from the land of Egypt.'
15. Instead, they will say, 'As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exiled them.' For I will bring them back to this land that I gave their ancestors.
16. "But now I am sending for many fishermen who will catch them," says the LORD. "I am sending for hunters who will hunt them down in the mountains, hills, and caves.
17. I am watching them closely, and I see every sin. They cannot hope to hide from me.
18. I will double their punishment for all their sins, because they have defiled my land with lifeless images of their detestable gods and have filled my territory with their evil deeds."Jeremiah's Prayer of Confidence
18. I will double their punishment for all their sins, because they have defiled my land with lifeless images of their detestable gods and have filled my territory with their evil deeds."
Jeremiah's Prayer of Confidence
19. LORD, you are my strength and fortress,
my refuge in the day of trouble!
my refuge in the day of trouble!
Nations from around the world
will come to you and say,
will come to you and say,
"Our ancestors left us a foolish heritage,
for they worshiped worthless idols.
for they worshiped worthless idols.
20. Can people make their own gods?
These are not real gods at all!"
These are not real gods at all!"
21. The LORD says,
"Now I will show them my power;
now I will show them my might.
now I will show them my might.
At last they will know and understand
that I am the LORD.

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# Chapter 17
1. "The sin of Judah
is inscribed with an iron chisel--
is inscribed with an iron chisel--
engraved with a diamond point on their stony hearts
and on the corners of their altars.
and on the corners of their altars.
2. Even their children go to worship
at their pagan altars and Asherah poles,
at their pagan altars and Asherah poles,
beneath every green tree
and on every high hill.
and on every high hill.
3. So I will hand over my holy mountain--
along with all your wealth and treasures
and your pagan shrines--
along with all your wealth and treasures
and your pagan shrines--
as plunder to your enemies,
for sin runs rampant in your land.
for sin runs rampant in your land.
4. The wonderful possession I have reserved for you
will slip from your hands.
will slip from your hands.
I will tell your enemies to take you
as captives to a foreign land.
as captives to a foreign land.
For my anger blazes like a fire
that will burn forever."Wisdom from the LORD
that will burn forever."Wisdom from the LORD
5. This is what the LORD says:
"Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans,
who rely on human strength
who rely on human strength
and turn their hearts away from the LORD.
6. They are like stunted shrubs in the desert,
with no hope for the future.
with no hope for the future.
They will live in the barren wilderness,
in an uninhabited salty land.
in an uninhabited salty land.
7. "But blessed are those who trust in the LORD
and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.
8. They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.
and they never stop producing fruit.
9. "The human heart is the most deceitful of all things,
and desperately wicked.
Who really knows how bad it is?
and desperately wicked.
Who really knows how bad it is?
10. But I, the LORD, search all hearts
and examine secret motives.
and examine secret motives.
I give all people their due rewards,
according to what their actions deserve."Jeremiah's Trust in the LORD
according to what their actions deserve."Jeremiah's Trust in the LORD
11. Like a partridge that hatches eggs she has not laid,
so are those who get their wealth by unjust means.
so are those who get their wealth by unjust means.
At midlife they will lose their riches;
in the end, they will become poor old fools.
in the end, they will become poor old fools.
12. But we worship at your throne--
eternal, high, and glorious!
eternal, high, and glorious!
13. O LORD, the hope of Israel,
all who turn away from you will be disgraced.
all who turn away from you will be disgraced.
They will be buried in the dust of the earth,
for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
14. O LORD, if you heal me, I will be truly healed;
if you save me, I will be truly saved.
My praises are for you alone!
if you save me, I will be truly saved.
My praises are for you alone!
15. People scoff at me and say,
"What is this 'message from the LORD' you talk about?
Why don't your predictions come true?"
Why don't your predictions come true?"
16. LORD, I have not abandoned my job
as a shepherd for your people.
as a shepherd for your people.
I have not urged you to send disaster.
You have heard everything I've said.
You have heard everything I've said.
17. LORD, don't terrorize me!
You alone are my hope in the day of disaster.
You alone are my hope in the day of disaster.
18. Bring shame and dismay on all who persecute me,
but don't let me experience shame and dismay.
but don't let me experience shame and dismay.
Bring a day of terror on them.
Yes, bring double destruction upon them!Observing the Sabbath
Yes, bring double destruction upon them!
Observing the Sabbath
19. This is what the LORD said to me: "Go and stand in the gates of Jerusalem, first in the gate where the king goes in and out, and then in each of the other gates.
20. Say to all the people, 'Listen to this message from the LORD, you kings of Judah and all you people of Judah and everyone living in Jerusalem.
@@ -100,3 +156,4 @@ Bring a day of terror on them.
27. "'But if you do not listen to me and refuse to keep the Sabbath holy, and if on the Sabbath day you bring loads of merchandise through the gates of Jerusalem just as on other days, then I will set fire to these gates. The fire will spread to the palaces, and no one will be able to put out the roaring flames.'"

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13. So this is what the LORD says:
"Has anyone ever heard of such a thing,
even among the pagan nations?
even among the pagan nations?
My virgin daughter Israel
has done something terrible!
has done something terrible!
14. Does the snow ever disappear from the mountaintops of Lebanon?
Do the cold streams flowing from those distant mountains ever run dry?
Do the cold streams flowing from those distant mountains ever run dry?
15. But my people are not so reliable, for they have deserted me;
they burn incense to worthless idols.
they burn incense to worthless idols.
They have stumbled off the ancient highways
and walk in muddy paths.
and walk in muddy paths.
16. Therefore, their land will become desolate,
a monument to their stupidity.
a monument to their stupidity.
All who pass by will be astonished
and will shake their heads in amazement.
and will shake their heads in amazement.
17. I will scatter my people before their enemies
as the east wind scatters dust.
as the east wind scatters dust.
And in all their trouble I will turn my back on them
and refuse to notice their distress."A Plot against Jeremiah
and refuse to notice their distress."
A Plot against Jeremiah
18. Then the people said, "Come on, let's plot a way to stop Jeremiah. We have plenty of priests and wise men and prophets. We don't need him to teach the word and give us advice and prophecies. Let's spread rumors about him and ignore what he says."
19. LORD, hear me and help me!
Listen to what my enemies are saying.
Listen to what my enemies are saying.
20. Should they repay evil for good?
They have dug a pit to kill me,
They have dug a pit to kill me,
though I pleaded for them
and tried to protect them from your anger.
and tried to protect them from your anger.
21. So let their children starve!
Let them die by the sword!
Let them die by the sword!
Let their wives become childless widows.
Let their old men die in a plague,
and let their young men be killed in battle!
Let their old men die in a plague,
and let their young men be killed in battle!
22. Let screaming be heard from their homes
as warriors come suddenly upon them.
as warriors come suddenly upon them.
For they have dug a pit for me
and have hidden traps along my path.
and have hidden traps along my path.
23. LORD, you know all about their murderous plots against me.
Don't forgive their crimes and blot out their sins.
Don't forgive their crimes and blot out their sins.
Let them die before you.
Deal with them in your anger.
Deal with them in your anger.

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15. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'I will bring disaster upon this city and its surrounding towns as I promised, because you have stubbornly refused to listen to me.'"

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3. The next day, when Pashhur finally released him, Jeremiah said, "Pashhur, the LORD has changed your name. From now on you are to be called 'The Man Who Lives in Terror.'
4. For this is what the LORD says: 'I will send terror upon you and all your friends, and you will watch as they are slaughtered by the swords of the enemy. I will hand the people of Judah over to the king of Babylon. He will take them captive to Babylon or run them through with the sword.
5. And I will let your enemies plunder Jerusalem. All the famed treasures of the city--the precious jewels and gold and silver of your kings--will be carried off to Babylon.
6. As for you, Pashhur, you and all your household will go as captives to Babylon. There you will die and be buried, you and all your friends to whom you prophesied that everything would be all right.'"Jeremiah's Complaint
6. As for you, Pashhur, you and all your household will go as captives to Babylon. There you will die and be buried, you and all your friends to whom you prophesied that everything would be all right.'"
Jeremiah's Complaint
7. O LORD, you misled me,
and I allowed myself to be misled.
and I allowed myself to be misled.
You are stronger than I am,
and you overpowered me.
and you overpowered me.
Now I am mocked every day;
everyone laughs at me.
everyone laughs at me.
8. When I speak, the words burst out.
"Violence and destruction!" I shout.
"Violence and destruction!" I shout.
So these messages from the LORD
have made me a household joke.
have made me a household joke.
9. But if I say I'll never mention the LORD
or speak in his name,
or speak in his name,
his word burns in my heart like a fire.
It's like a fire in my bones!
It's like a fire in my bones!
I am worn out trying to hold it in!
I can't do it!
I can't do it!
10. I have heard the many rumors about me.
They call me "The Man Who Lives in Terror."
They call me "The Man Who Lives in Terror."
They threaten, "If you say anything, we will report it."
Even my old friends are watching me,
waiting for a fatal slip.
Even my old friends are watching me,
waiting for a fatal slip.
"He will trap himself," they say,
"and then we will get our revenge on him."
"and then we will get our revenge on him."
11. But the LORD stands beside me like a great warrior.
Before him my persecutors will stumble.
They cannot defeat me.
Before him my persecutors will stumble.
They cannot defeat me.
They will fail and be thoroughly humiliated.
Their dishonor will never be forgotten.
Their dishonor will never be forgotten.
12. O LORD of Heaven's Armies,
you test those who are righteous,
and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets.
and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets.
Let me see your vengeance against them,
for I have committed my cause to you.
for I have committed my cause to you.
13. Sing to the LORD!
Praise the LORD!
For though I was poor and needy,
he rescued me from my oppressors.
he rescued me from my oppressors.
14. Yet I curse the day I was born!
May no one celebrate the day of my birth.
May no one celebrate the day of my birth.
15. I curse the messenger who told my father,
"Good news--you have a son!"
16. Let him be destroyed like the cities of old
that the LORD overthrew without mercy.
Terrify him all day long with battle shouts,
17. because he did not kill me at birth.
Oh, that I had died in my mother's womb,
that her body had been my grave!
that her body had been my grave!
18. Why was I ever born?
My entire life has been filled
with trouble, sorrow, and shame.
My entire life has been filled
with trouble, sorrow, and shame.

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8. "Tell all the people, 'This is what the LORD says: Take your choice of life or death!
9. Everyone who stays in Jerusalem will die from war, famine, or disease, but those who go out and surrender to the Babylonians will live. Their reward will be life!
10. For I have decided to bring disaster and not good upon this city, says the LORD. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will reduce it to ashes.'Judgment on Judah's Kings
10. For I have decided to bring disaster and not good upon this city, says the LORD. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will reduce it to ashes.'
Judgment on Judah's Kings
11. "Say to the royal family of Judah, 'Listen to this message from the LORD!
12. This is what the LORD says to the dynasty of David:
"'Give justice each morning to the people you judge!
Help those who have been robbed;
rescue them from their oppressors.
Help those who have been robbed;
rescue them from their oppressors.
Otherwise, my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire
because of all your sins.
because of all your sins.
13. I will personally fight against the people in Jerusalem,
that mighty fortress--
that mighty fortress--
the people who boast, "No one can touch us here.
No one can break in here."
No one can break in here."
14. And I myself will punish you for your sinfulness,
says the LORD.
I will light a fire in your forests
that will burn up everything around you.'"
that will burn up everything around you.'"

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# Chapter 22
1. This is what the LORD said to me: "Go over and speak directly to the king of Judah. Say to him,
2. 'Listen to this message from the LORD, you king of Judah, sitting on David's throne. Let your attendants and your people listen, too.
3. This is what the LORD says: Be fair-minded and just. Do what is right! Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Quit your evil deeds! Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, and widows. Stop murdering the innocent!
3. This is what the LORD says: Be fair-minded and just. Do what is right!
Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Quit your evil deeds! Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, and widows. Stop murdering the innocent!
4. If you obey me, there will always be a descendant of David sitting on the throne here in Jerusalem. The king will ride through the palace gates in chariots and on horses, with his parade of attendants and subjects.
5. But if you refuse to pay attention to this warning, I swear by my own name, says the LORD, that this palace will become a pile of rubble.'"A Message about the Palace
5. But if you refuse to pay attention to this warning, I swear by my own name, says the LORD, that this palace will become a pile of rubble.'"
A Message about the Palace
6. Now this is what the LORD says concerning Judah's royal palace:
"I love you as much as fruitful Gilead
and the green forests of Lebanon.
and the green forests of Lebanon.
But I will turn you into a desert,
with no one living within your walls.
with no one living within your walls.
7. I will call for wreckers,
who will bring out their tools to dismantle you.
who will bring out their tools to dismantle you.
They will tear out all your fine cedar beams
and throw them on the fire.
and throw them on the fire.
8. "People from many nations will pass by the ruins of this city and say to one another, 'Why did the LORD destroy such a great city?'
9. And the answer will be, 'Because they violated their covenant with the LORD their God by worshiping other gods.'"A Message about Jehoahaz
9. And the answer will be, 'Because they violated their covenant with the LORD their God by worshiping other gods.'"
A Message about Jehoahaz
10. Do not weep for the dead king or mourn his loss.
Instead, weep for the captive king being led away!
For he will never return to see his native land again.
Instead, weep for the captive king being led away!
For he will never return to see his native land again.
11. For this is what the LORD says about Jehoahaz, who succeeded his father, King Josiah, and was taken away as a captive: "He will never return.
12. He will die in a distant land and will never again see his own country."A Message about Jehoiakim
12. He will die in a distant land and will never again see his own country."
A Message about Jehoiakim
13. And the LORD says, "What sorrow awaits Jehoiakim,
who builds his palace with forced labor.
He builds injustice into its walls,
for he makes his neighbors work for nothing.
He does not pay them for their labor.
for he makes his neighbors work for nothing.
He does not pay them for their labor.
14. He says, 'I will build a magnificent palace
with huge rooms and many windows.
with huge rooms and many windows.
I will panel it throughout with fragrant cedar
and paint it a lovely red.'
and paint it a lovely red.'
15. But a beautiful cedar palace does not make a great king!
Your father, Josiah, also had plenty to eat and drink.
Your father, Josiah, also had plenty to eat and drink.
But he was just and right in all his dealings.
That is why God blessed him.
That is why God blessed him.
16. He gave justice and help to the poor and needy,
and everything went well for him.
and everything went well for him.
Isn't that what it means to know me?"
says the LORD.
17. "But you! You have eyes only for greed and dishonesty!
You murder the innocent,
oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly."
You murder the innocent,
oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly."
18. Therefore, this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim, son of King Josiah:
"The people will not mourn for him, crying to one another,
'Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!'
'Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!'
His subjects will not mourn for him, crying,
'Alas, our master is dead! Alas, his splendor is gone!'
'Alas, our master is dead! Alas, his splendor is gone!'
19. He will be buried like a dead donkey--
dragged out of Jerusalem and dumped outside the gates!
dragged out of Jerusalem and dumped outside the gates!
20. Weep for your allies in Lebanon.
Shout for them in Bashan.
Shout for them in Bashan.
Search for them in the regions east of the river.
See, they are all destroyed.
Not one is left to help you.
See, they are all destroyed.
Not one is left to help you.
21. I warned you when you were prosperous,
but you replied, 'Don't bother me.'
but you replied, 'Don't bother me.'
You have been that way since childhood--
you simply will not obey me!
you simply will not obey me!
22. And now the wind will blow away your allies.
All your friends will be taken away as captives.
Surely then you will see your wickedness and be ashamed.
All your friends will be taken away as captives.
Surely then you will see your wickedness and be ashamed.
23. It may be nice to live in a beautiful palace
paneled with wood from the cedars of Lebanon,
paneled with wood from the cedars of Lebanon,
but soon you will groan with pangs of anguish--
anguish like that of a woman in labor.A Message for Jehoiachin
anguish like that of a woman in labor.
A Message for Jehoiachin
24. "As surely as I live," says the LORD, "I will abandon you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah. Even if you were the signet ring on my right hand, I would pull you off.
25. I will hand you over to those who seek to kill you, those you so desperately fear--to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the mighty Babylonian army.
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27. You will never again return to the land you yearn for.
28. "Why is this man Jehoiachin like a discarded, broken jar?
Why are he and his children to be exiled to a foreign land?
Why are he and his children to be exiled to a foreign land?
29. O earth, earth, earth!
Listen to this message from the LORD!
30. This is what the LORD says:
'Let the record show that this man Jehoiachin was childless.
He is a failure,
He is a failure,
for none of his children will succeed him on the throne of David
to rule over Judah.'
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5. "For the time is coming,"
says the LORD,
"when I will raise up a righteous descendant
from King David's line.
from King David's line.
He will be a King who rules with wisdom.
He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
6. And this will be his name:
'The LORD Is Our Righteousness.'
In that day Judah will be saved,
and Israel will live in safety.
and Israel will live in safety.
7. "In that day," says the LORD, "when people are taking an oath, they will no longer say, 'As surely as the LORD lives, who rescued the people of Israel from the land of Egypt.'
8. Instead, they will say, 'As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exiled them.' Then they will live in their own land."Judgment on False Prophets
8. Instead, they will say, 'As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exiled them.' Then they will live in their own land."
Judgment on False Prophets
9. My heart is broken because of the false prophets,
and my bones tremble.
and my bones tremble.
I stagger like a drunkard,
like someone overcome by wine,
like someone overcome by wine,
because of the holy words
the LORD has spoken against them.
10. For the land is full of adultery,
and it lies under a curse.
and it lies under a curse.
The land itself is in mourning--
its wilderness pastures are dried up.
its wilderness pastures are dried up.
For they all do evil
and abuse what power they have.
and abuse what power they have.
11. "Even the priests and prophets
are ungodly, wicked men.
are ungodly, wicked men.
I have seen their despicable acts
right here in my own Temple,"
right here in my own Temple,"
says the LORD.
12. "Therefore, the paths they take
will become slippery.
will become slippery.
They will be chased through the dark,
and there they will fall.
and there they will fall.
For I will bring disaster upon them
at the time fixed for their punishment.
at the time fixed for their punishment.
I, the LORD, have spoken!
13. "I saw that the prophets of Samaria were terribly evil,
for they prophesied in the name of Baal
and led my people of Israel into sin.
for they prophesied in the name of Baal
and led my people of Israel into sin.
14. But now I see that the prophets of Jerusalem are even worse!
They commit adultery and love dishonesty.
They commit adultery and love dishonesty.
They encourage those who are doing evil
so that no one turns away from their sins.
so that no one turns away from their sins.
These prophets are as wicked
as the people of Sodom and Gomorrah once were."
as the people of Sodom and Gomorrah once were."
15. Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says concerning the prophets:
"I will feed them with bitterness
and give them poison to drink.
and give them poison to drink.
For it is because of Jerusalem's prophets
that wickedness has filled this land."
that wickedness has filled this land."
16. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says to his people:
"Do not listen to these prophets when they prophesy to you,
filling you with futile hopes.
filling you with futile hopes.
They are making up everything they say.
They do not speak for the LORD!
17. They keep saying to those who despise my word,
'Don't worry! The LORD says you will have peace!'
And to those who stubbornly follow their own desires,
they say, 'No harm will come your way!'
they say, 'No harm will come your way!'
18. "Have any of these prophets been in the LORD's presence
to hear what he is really saying?
Has even one of them cared enough to listen?
to hear what he is really saying?
Has even one of them cared enough to listen?
19. Look! The LORD's anger bursts out like a storm,
a whirlwind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.
a whirlwind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.
20. The anger of the LORD will not diminish
until it has finished all he has planned.
until it has finished all he has planned.
In the days to come
you will understand all this very clearly.
you will understand all this very clearly.
21. "I have not sent these prophets,
yet they run around claiming to speak for me.
yet they run around claiming to speak for me.
I have given them no message,
yet they go on prophesying.
yet they go on prophesying.
22. If they had stood before me and listened to me,
they would have spoken my words,
they would have spoken my words,
and they would have turned my people
from their evil ways and deeds.
from their evil ways and deeds.
23. Am I a God who is only close at hand?" says the LORD.
"No, I am far away at the same time.
"No, I am far away at the same time.
24. Can anyone hide from me in a secret place?
Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?"
Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?"
says the LORD.
25. "I have heard these prophets say, 'Listen to the dream I had from God last night.' And then they proceed to tell lies in my name.
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27. By telling these false dreams, they are trying to get my people to forget me, just as their ancestors did by worshiping the idols of Baal.
28. "Let these false prophets tell their dreams,
but let my true messengers faithfully proclaim my every word.
There is a difference between straw and grain!
but let my true messengers faithfully proclaim my every word.
There is a difference between straw and grain!
29. Does not my word burn like fire?"
says the LORD.
"Is it not like a mighty hammer
that smashes a rock to pieces?
that smashes a rock to pieces?
30. "Therefore," says the LORD, "I am against these prophets who steal messages from each other and claim they are from me.
31. I am against these smooth-tongued prophets who say, 'This prophecy is from the LORD!'
32. I am against these false prophets. Their imaginary dreams are flagrant lies that lead my people into sin. I did not send or appoint them, and they have no message at all for my people. I, the LORD, have spoken!False Prophecies and False Prophets
32. I am against these false prophets. Their imaginary dreams are flagrant lies that lead my people into sin. I did not send or appoint them, and they have no message at all for my people. I, the LORD, have spoken!
False Prophecies and False Prophets
33. "Suppose one of the people or one of the prophets or priests asks you, 'What prophecy has the LORD burdened you with now?' You must reply, 'You are the burden! The LORD says he will abandon you!'
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40. And I will make you an object of ridicule, and your name will be infamous throughout the ages.'"

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3. Then the LORD said to me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?"
I replied, "Figs, some very good and some very bad, too rotten to eat."
4. Then the LORD gave me this message:
5. "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: The good figs represent the exiles I sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians.
6. I will watch over and care for them, and I will bring them back here again. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them.
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10. And I will send war, famine, and disease until they have vanished from the land of Israel, which I gave to them and their ancestors."

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30. "Now prophesy all these things, and say to them,
"'The LORD will roar against his own land
from his holy dwelling in heaven.
from his holy dwelling in heaven.
He will shout like those who tread grapes;
he will shout against everyone on earth.
he will shout against everyone on earth.
31. His cry of judgment will reach the ends of the earth,
for the LORD will bring his case against all the nations.
He will judge all the people of the earth,
slaughtering the wicked with the sword.
slaughtering the wicked with the sword.
I, the LORD, have spoken!'"
32. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
"Look! Disaster will fall upon nation after nation!
"Look! Disaster will fall upon nation after nation!
A great whirlwind of fury is rising
from the most distant corners of the earth!"
from the most distant corners of the earth!"
33. In that day those the LORD has slaughtered will fill the earth from one end to the other. No one will mourn for them or gather up their bodies to bury them. They will be scattered on the ground like manure.
34. Weep and moan, you evil shepherds!
Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock!
Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock!
The time of your slaughter has arrived;
you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase.
you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase.
35. You will find no place to hide;
there will be no way to escape.
there will be no way to escape.
36. Listen to the frantic cries of the shepherds.
The leaders of the flock are wailing in despair,
The leaders of the flock are wailing in despair,
for the LORD is ruining their pastures.
37. Peaceful meadows will be turned into a wasteland
by the LORD's fierce anger.
38. He has left his den like a strong lion seeking its prey,
and their land will be made desolate
and their land will be made desolate
by the sword of the enemy
and the LORD's fierce anger.

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18. They said, "Remember when Micah of Moresheth prophesied during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. He told the people of Judah,
'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field;
Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins!
Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins!
A thicket will grow on the heights
where the Temple now stands.'
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24. Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan stood up for Jeremiah and persuaded the court not to turn him over to the mob to be killed.

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22. 'They will all be carried away to Babylon and will stay there until I send for them,' says the LORD. 'Then I will bring them back to Jerusalem again.'"

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17. Two months later the prophet Hananiah died.

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20. Therefore, listen to this message from the LORD, all you captives there in Babylon.
21. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says about your prophets--Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah--who are telling you lies in my name: "I will turn them over to Nebuchadnezzar for execution before your eyes.
22. Their terrible fate will become proverbial, so that the Judean exiles will curse someone by saying, 'May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned alive!'
23. For these men have done terrible things among my people. They have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and have lied in my name, saying things I did not command. I am a witness to this. I, the LORD, have spoken."A Message for Shemaiah
23. For these men have done terrible things among my people. They have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and have lied in my name, saying things I did not command. I am a witness to this. I, the LORD, have spoken."
A Message for Shemaiah
24. The LORD sent this message to Shemaiah the Nehelamite in Babylon:
25. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: You wrote a letter on your own authority to Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, and you sent copies to the other priests and people in Jerusalem. You wrote to Zephaniah,
@@ -43,3 +45,4 @@ A Letter to the Exiles
32. I will punish him and his family. None of his descendants will see the good things I will do for my people, for he has incited you to rebel against me. I, the LORD, have spoken!'"

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4. This is the message the LORD gave concerning Israel and Judah.
5. This is what the LORD says:
"I hear cries of fear;
there is terror and no peace.
there is terror and no peace.
6. Now let me ask you a question:
Do men give birth to babies?
Do men give birth to babies?
Then why do they stand there, ashen-faced,
hands pressed against their sides
like a woman in labor?
hands pressed against their sides
like a woman in labor?
7. In all history there has never been such a time of terror.
It will be a time of trouble for my people Israel.
Yet in the end they will be saved!
Yet in the end they will be saved!
8. For in that day,"
says the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
"I will break the yoke from their necks
and snap their chains.
and snap their chains.
Foreigners will no longer be their masters.
9. For my people will serve the LORD their God
and their king descended from David--
the king I will raise up for them.
the king I will raise up for them.
10. "So do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant;
do not be dismayed, Israel,"
do not be dismayed, Israel,"
says the LORD.
"For I will bring you home again from distant lands,
and your children will return from their exile.
and your children will return from their exile.
Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet,
and no one will terrorize them.
and no one will terrorize them.
11. For I am with you and will save you,"
says the LORD.
"I will completely destroy the nations where I have scattered you,
but I will not completely destroy you.
but I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you, but with justice;
I cannot let you go unpunished."
I cannot let you go unpunished."
12. This is what the LORD says:
"Your injury is incurable--
a terrible wound.
a terrible wound.
13. There is no one to help you
or to bind up your injury.
No medicine can heal you.
or to bind up your injury.
No medicine can heal you.
14. All your lovers--your allies--have left you
and do not care about you anymore.
and do not care about you anymore.
I have wounded you cruelly,
as though I were your enemy.
as though I were your enemy.
For your sins are many,
and your guilt is great.
and your guilt is great.
15. Why do you protest your punishment--
this wound that has no cure?
this wound that has no cure?
I have had to punish you
because your sins are many
and your guilt is great.
because your sins are many
and your guilt is great.
16. "But all who devour you will be devoured,
and all your enemies will be sent into exile.
and all your enemies will be sent into exile.
All who plunder you will be plundered,
and all who attack you will be attacked.
and all who attack you will be attacked.
17. I will give you back your health
and heal your wounds," says the LORD.
"For you are called an outcast--
'Jerusalem for whom no one cares.'"
18. This is what the LORD says:
"When I bring Israel home again from captivity
and restore their fortunes,
and restore their fortunes,
Jerusalem will be rebuilt on its ruins,
and the palace reconstructed as before.
and the palace reconstructed as before.
19. There will be joy and songs of thanksgiving,
and I will multiply my people, not diminish them;
and I will multiply my people, not diminish them;
I will honor them, not despise them.
20. Their children will prosper as they did long ago.
I will establish them as a nation before me,
and I will punish anyone who hurts them.
and I will punish anyone who hurts them.
21. They will have their own ruler again,
and he will come from their own people.
and he will come from their own people.
I will invite him to approach me," says the LORD,
"for who would dare to come unless invited?
"for who would dare to come unless invited?
22. You will be my people,
and I will be your God."
and I will be your God."
23. Look! The LORD's anger bursts out like a storm,
a driving wind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.
a driving wind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.
24. The fierce anger of the LORD will not diminish
until it has finished all he has planned.
until it has finished all he has planned.
In the days to come
you will understand all this.
you will understand all this.

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1. "In that day," says the LORD, "I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.
2. This is what the LORD says:
"Those who survive the coming destruction
will find blessings even in the barren land,
for I will give rest to the people of Israel."
will find blessings even in the barren land,
for I will give rest to the people of Israel."
3. Long ago the LORD said to Israel:
"I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love.
With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.
With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.
4. I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel.
You will again be happy
and dance merrily with your tambourines.
You will again be happy
and dance merrily with your tambourines.
5. Again you will plant your vineyards on the mountains of Samaria
and eat from your own gardens there.
and eat from your own gardens there.
6. The day will come when watchmen will shout
from the hill country of Ephraim,
from the hill country of Ephraim,
'Come, let us go up to Jerusalem
to worship the LORD our God.'"
7. Now this is what the LORD says:
"Sing with joy for Israel.
Shout for the greatest of nations!
Shout for the greatest of nations!
Shout out with praise and joy:
'Save your people, O LORD,
the remnant of Israel!'
the remnant of Israel!'
8. For I will bring them from the north
and from the distant corners of the earth.
and from the distant corners of the earth.
I will not forget the blind and lame,
the expectant mothers and women in labor.
A great company will return!
the expectant mothers and women in labor.
A great company will return!
9. Tears of joy will stream down their faces,
and I will lead them home with great care.
and I will lead them home with great care.
They will walk beside quiet streams
and on smooth paths where they will not stumble.
and on smooth paths where they will not stumble.
For I am Israel's father,
and Ephraim is my oldest child.
and Ephraim is my oldest child.
10. "Listen to this message from the LORD,
you nations of the world;
proclaim it in distant coastlands:
you nations of the world;
proclaim it in distant coastlands:
The LORD, who scattered his people,
will gather them and watch over them
as a shepherd does his flock.
will gather them and watch over them
as a shepherd does his flock.
11. For the LORD has redeemed Israel
from those too strong for them.
from those too strong for them.
12. They will come home and sing songs of joy on the heights of Jerusalem.
They will be radiant because of the LORD's good gifts--
the abundant crops of grain, new wine, and olive oil,
and the healthy flocks and herds.
and the healthy flocks and herds.
Their life will be like a watered garden,
and all their sorrows will be gone.
and all their sorrows will be gone.
13. The young women will dance for joy,
and the men--old and young--will join in the celebration.
I will turn their mourning into joy.
I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.
I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.
14. The priests will enjoy abundance,
and my people will feast on my good gifts.
I, the LORD, have spoken!"Rachel's Sadness Turns to Joy
and my people will feast on my good gifts.
I, the LORD, have spoken!"
Rachel's Sadness Turns to Joy
15. This is what the LORD says:
"A cry is heard in Ramah--
deep anguish and bitter weeping.
deep anguish and bitter weeping.
Rachel weeps for her children,
refusing to be comforted--
for her children are gone."
refusing to be comforted--
for her children are gone."
16. But now this is what the LORD says:
"Do not weep any longer,
for I will reward you," says the LORD.
"Your children will come back to you
from the distant land of the enemy.
from the distant land of the enemy.
17. There is hope for your future," says the LORD.
"Your children will come again to their own land.
"Your children will come again to their own land.
18. I have heard Israel saying,
'You disciplined me severely,
like a calf that needs training for the yoke.
like a calf that needs training for the yoke.
Turn me again to you and restore me,
for you alone are the LORD my God.
19. I turned away from God,
but then I was sorry.
but then I was sorry.
I kicked myself for my stupidity!
I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.'
I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.'
20. "Is not Israel still my son,
my darling child?" says the LORD.
"I often have to punish him,
but I still love him.
but I still love him.
That's why I long for him
and surely will have mercy on him.
and surely will have mercy on him.
21. Set up road signs;
put up guideposts.
put up guideposts.
Mark well the path
by which you came.
by which you came.
Come back again, my virgin Israel;
return to your towns here.
return to your towns here.
22. How long will you wander,
my wayward daughter?
my wayward daughter?
For the LORD will cause something new to happen--
Israel will embrace her God."
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29. "The people will no longer quote this proverb:
'The parents have eaten sour grapes,
but their children's mouths pucker at the taste.'
but their children's mouths pucker at the taste.'
30. All people will die for their own sins--those who eat the sour grapes will be the ones whose mouths will pucker.
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34. And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, 'You should know the LORD.' For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already," says the LORD. "And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins."
35. It is the LORD who provides the sun to light the day
and the moon and stars to light the night,
and who stirs the sea into roaring waves.
and the moon and stars to light the night,
and who stirs the sea into roaring waves.
His name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
and this is what he says:
and this is what he says:
36. "I am as likely to reject my people Israel
as I am to abolish the laws of nature!"
as I am to abolish the laws of nature!"
37. This is what the LORD says:
"Just as the heavens cannot be measured
and the foundations of the earth cannot be explored,
and the foundations of the earth cannot be explored,
so I will not consider casting them away
for the evil they have done.
for the evil they have done.
I, the LORD, have spoken!
38. "The day is coming," says the LORD, "when all Jerusalem will be rebuilt for me, from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
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40. And the entire area--including the graveyard and ash dump in the valley, and all the fields out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the Horse Gate--will be holy to the LORD. The city will never again be captured or destroyed."

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13. Then I said to Baruch as they all listened,
14. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Take both this sealed deed and the unsealed copy, and put them into a pottery jar to preserve them for a long time.'
15. For this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Someday people will again own property here in this land and will buy and sell houses and vineyards and fields.'"Jeremiah's Prayer
15. For this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Someday people will again own property here in this land and will buy and sell houses and vineyards and fields.'"
Jeremiah's Prayer
16. Then after I had given the papers to Baruch, I prayed to the LORD:
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23. Our ancestors came and conquered it and lived in it, but they refused to obey you or follow your word. They have not done anything you commanded. That is why you have sent this terrible disaster upon them.
24. "See how the siege ramps have been built against the city walls! Through war, famine, and disease, the city will be handed over to the Babylonians, who will conquer it. Everything has happened just as you said.
25. And yet, O Sovereign LORD, you have told me to buy the field--paying good money for it before these witnesses--even though the city will soon be handed over to the Babylonians."A Prediction of Jerusalem's Fall
25. And yet, O Sovereign LORD, you have told me to buy the field--paying good money for it before these witnesses--even though the city will soon be handed over to the Babylonians."
A Prediction of Jerusalem's Fall
26. Then this message came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
27. "I am the LORD, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me?
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32. "The sins of Israel and Judah--the sins of the people of Jerusalem, the kings, the officials, the priests, and the prophets--have stirred up my anger.
33. My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return. Even though I diligently taught them, they would not receive instruction or obey.
34. They have set up their abominable idols right in my own Temple, defiling it.
35. They have built pagan shrines to Baal in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing. What an incredible evil, causing Judah to sin so greatly!A Promise of Restoration
35. They have built pagan shrines to Baal in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing. What an incredible evil, causing Judah to sin so greatly!
A Promise of Restoration
36. "Now I want to say something more about this city. You have been saying, 'It will fall to the king of Babylon through war, famine, and disease.' But this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says:
37. I will certainly bring my people back again from all the countries where I will scatter them in my fury. I will bring them back to this very city and let them live in peace and safety.
@@ -59,3 +65,4 @@ Jeremiah's Land Purchase
44. Yes, fields will once again be bought and sold--deeds signed and sealed and witnessed--in the land of Benjamin and here in Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the hill country, in the foothills of Judah and in the Negev, too. For someday I will restore prosperity to them. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

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11. the sounds of joy and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will be heard again, along with the joyous songs of people bringing thanksgiving offerings to the LORD. They will sing,
'Give thanks to the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
for the LORD is good.
His faithful love endures forever!'
His faithful love endures forever!'
For I will restore the prosperity of this land to what it was in the past, says the LORD.
12. "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: This land--though it is now desolate and has no people and animals--will once more have pastures where shepherds can lead their flocks.
@@ -26,10 +27,14 @@ For I will restore the prosperity of this land to what it was in the past, says
15. "In those days and at that time
I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David's line.
He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
16. In that day Judah will be saved,
and Jerusalem will live in safety.
and Jerusalem will live in safety.
And this will be its name:
'The LORD Is Our Righteousness.'
@@ -47,3 +52,4 @@ And this will be its name:
26. I will never abandon the descendants of Jacob or David, my servant, or change the plan that David's descendants will rule the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Instead, I will restore them to their land and have mercy on them."

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5. but will die peacefully. People will burn incense in your memory, just as they did for your ancestors, the kings who preceded you. They will mourn for you, crying, "Alas, our master is dead!" This I have decreed, says the LORD.'"
6. So Jeremiah the prophet delivered the message to King Zedekiah of Judah.
7. At this time the Babylonian army was besieging Jerusalem, Lachish, and Azekah--the only fortified cities of Judah not yet captured.Freedom for Hebrew Slaves
7. At this time the Babylonian army was besieging Jerusalem, Lachish, and Azekah--the only fortified cities of Judah not yet captured.
Freedom for Hebrew Slaves
8. This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD after King Zedekiah made a covenant with the people, proclaiming freedom for the slaves.
9. He had ordered all the people to free their Hebrew slaves--both men and women. No one was to keep a fellow Judean in bondage.
@@ -31,3 +34,4 @@ A Warning for Zedekiah
22. I will call the Babylonian armies back again. They will fight against this city and will capture it and burn it down. I will see to it that all the towns of Judah are destroyed, with no one living there."

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19. Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Jehonadab son of Recab will always have descendants who serve me.'"

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18. So Baruch explained, "Jeremiah dictated them, and I wrote them down in ink, word for word, on this scroll."
19. "You and Jeremiah should both hide," the officials told Baruch. "Don't tell anyone where you are!"
20. Then the officials left the scroll for safekeeping in the room of Elishama the secretary and went to tell the king what had happened.King Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll
20. Then the officials left the scroll for safekeeping in the room of Elishama the secretary and went to tell the king what had happened.
King Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll
21. The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. Jehudi brought it from Elishama's room and read it to the king as all his officials stood by.
22. It was late autumn, and the king was in a winterized part of the palace, sitting in front of a fire to keep warm.
@@ -34,7 +37,10 @@ Baruch Reads the LORD's Messages
24. Neither the king nor his attendants showed any signs of fear or repentance at what they heard.
25. Even when Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah begged the king not to burn the scroll, he wouldn't listen.
26. Then the king commanded his son Jerahmeel, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch and Jeremiah. But the LORD had hidden them.Jeremiah Rewrites the Scroll
26. Then the king commanded his son Jerahmeel, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch and Jeremiah. But the LORD had hidden them.
Jeremiah Rewrites the Scroll
27. After the king had burned the scroll on which Baruch had written Jeremiah's words, the LORD gave Jeremiah another message. He said,
28. "Get another scroll, and write everything again just as you did on the scroll King Jehoiakim burned.
@@ -45,3 +51,4 @@ Baruch Reads the LORD's Messages
32. So Jeremiah took another scroll and dictated again to his secretary, Baruch. He wrote everything that had been on the scroll King Jehoiakim had burned in the fire. Only this time he added much more!

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8. Then the Babylonians will come back and capture this city and burn it to the ground.'
9. "This is what the LORD says: Do not fool yourselves into thinking that the Babylonians are gone for good. They aren't!
10. Even if you were to destroy the entire Babylonian army, leaving only a handful of wounded survivors, they would still stagger from their tents and burn this city to the ground!"Jeremiah Is Imprisoned
10. Even if you were to destroy the entire Babylonian army, leaving only a handful of wounded survivors, they would still stagger from their tents and burn this city to the ground!"
Jeremiah Is Imprisoned
11. When the Babylonian army left Jerusalem because of Pharaoh's approaching army,
12. Jeremiah started to leave the city on his way to the territory of Benjamin, to claim his share of the property among his relatives there.
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ Zedekiah Calls for Jeremiah
17. Later King Zedekiah secretly requested that Jeremiah come to the palace, where the king asked him, "Do you have any messages from the LORD?"
"Yes, I do!" said Jeremiah. "You will be defeated by the king of Babylon."
18. Then Jeremiah asked the king, "What crime have I committed? What have I done against you, your attendants, or the people that I should be imprisoned like this?
19. Where are your prophets now who told you the king of Babylon would not attack you or this land?
20. Listen, my lord the king, I beg you. Don't send me back to the dungeon in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for I will die there."
@@ -34,3 +37,4 @@ Zedekiah Calls for Jeremiah
21. So King Zedekiah commanded that Jeremiah not be returned to the dungeon. Instead, he was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace. The king also commanded that Jeremiah be given a loaf of fresh bread every day as long as there was any left in the city. So Jeremiah was put in the palace prison.

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11. So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to a room in the palace beneath the treasury, where he found some old rags and discarded clothing. He carried these to the cistern and lowered them to Jeremiah on a rope.
12. Ebed-melech called down to Jeremiah, "Put these rags under your armpits to protect you from the ropes." Then when Jeremiah was ready,
13. they pulled him out. So Jeremiah was returned to the courtyard of the guard--the palace prison--where he remained.Zedekiah Questions Jeremiah
13. they pulled him out. So Jeremiah was returned to the courtyard of the guard--the palace prison--where he remained.
Zedekiah Questions Jeremiah
14. One day King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and had him brought to the third entrance of the LORD's Temple. "I want to ask you something," the king said. "And don't try to hide the truth."
@@ -36,9 +39,13 @@ Jeremiah in a Cistern
21. But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the LORD has revealed to me:
22. All the women left in your palace will be brought out and given to the officers of the Babylonian army. Then the women will taunt you, saying,
'What fine friends you have!
They have betrayed and misled you.
They have betrayed and misled you.
When your feet sank in the mud,
they left you to your fate!'
they left you to your fate!'
23. All your wives and children will be led out to the Babylonians, and you will not escape. You will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down."
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28. And Jeremiah remained a prisoner in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured.

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8. Meanwhile, the Babylonians burned Jerusalem, including the royal palace and the houses of the people, and they tore down the walls of the city.
9. Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took as exiles to Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city, those who had defected to him, and everyone else who remained.
10. But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind in the land of Judah, and he assigned them to care for the vineyards and fields.Jeremiah Remains in Judah
10. But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind in the land of Judah, and he assigned them to care for the vineyards and fields.
Jeremiah Remains in Judah
11. King Nebuchadnezzar had told Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, to find Jeremiah.
12. "See that he isn't hurt," he said. "Look after him well, and give him anything he wants."
@@ -26,3 +29,4 @@ The Fall of Jerusalem
18. Because you trusted me, I will give you your life as a reward. I will rescue you and keep you safe. I, the LORD, have spoken!'"

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4. But I am going to take off your chains and let you go. If you want to come with me to Babylon, you are welcome. I will see that you are well cared for. But if you don't want to come, you may stay here. The whole land is before you--go wherever you like.
5. If you decide to stay, then return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. He has been appointed governor of Judah by the king of Babylon. Stay there with the people he rules. But it's up to you; go wherever you like."
Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, gave Jeremiah some food and money and let him go.
6. So Jeremiah returned to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and he lived in Judah with the few who were still left in the land.Gedaliah Governs in Judah
6. So Jeremiah returned to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and he lived in Judah with the few who were still left in the land.
Gedaliah Governs in Judah
7. The leaders of the Judean military groups in the countryside heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor over the poor people who were left behind in Judah--the men, women, and children who hadn't been exiled to Babylon.
8. So they went to see Gedaliah at Mizpah. These included: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, Jezaniah son of the Maacathite, and all their men.
@@ -15,7 +19,10 @@ Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, gave Jeremiah some food and money an
10. "As for me, I will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians who come to meet with us. Settle in the towns you have taken, and live off the land. Harvest the grapes and summer fruits and olives, and store them away."
11. When the Judeans in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and the other nearby countries heard that the king of Babylon had left a few people in Judah and that Gedaliah was the governor,
12. they began to return to Judah from the places to which they had fled. They stopped at Mizpah to meet with Gedaliah and then went into the Judean countryside to gather a great harvest of grapes and other crops.A Plot against Gedaliah
12. they began to return to Judah from the places to which they had fled. They stopped at Mizpah to meet with Gedaliah and then went into the Judean countryside to gather a great harvest of grapes and other crops.
A Plot against Gedaliah
13. Soon after this, Johanan son of Kareah and the other military leaders came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.
14. They said to him, "Did you know that Baalis, king of Ammon, has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to assassinate you?" But Gedaliah refused to believe them.
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16. But Gedaliah said to Johanan, "I forbid you to do any such thing, for you are lying about Ishmael."

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18. They were afraid of what the Babylonians would do when they heard that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, the governor appointed by the Babylonian king.

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22. So you can be sure that you will die from war, famine, and disease in Egypt, where you insist on going."

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13. He will break down the sacred pillars standing in the temple of the sun in Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of Egypt's gods.'"

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30. This is what the LORD says: 'I will turn Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, over to his enemies who want to kill him, just as I turned King Zedekiah of Judah over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.'"

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5. Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don't do it! I will bring great disaster upon all these people; but I will give you your life as a reward wherever you go. I, the LORD, have spoken!'"

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Messages for the Nations
# Chapter 46
1. The following messages were given to Jeremiah the prophet from the LORD concerning foreign nations.Messages about Egypt
1. The following messages were given to Jeremiah the prophet from the LORD concerning foreign nations.
Messages about Egypt
2. This message concerning Egypt was given in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, the king of Judah, on the occasion of the battle of Carchemish when Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, and his army were defeated beside the Euphrates River by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
3. "Prepare your shields,
and advance into battle!
and advance into battle!
4. Harness the horses,
and mount the stallions.
and mount the stallions.
Take your positions.
Put on your helmets.
Put on your helmets.
Sharpen your spears,
and prepare your armor.
and prepare your armor.
5. But what do I see?
The Egyptian army flees in terror.
The Egyptian army flees in terror.
The bravest of its fighting men run
without a backward glance.
without a backward glance.
They are terrorized at every turn,"
says the LORD.
6. "The swiftest runners cannot flee;
the mightiest warriors cannot escape.
the mightiest warriors cannot escape.
By the Euphrates River to the north,
they stumble and fall.
they stumble and fall.
7. "Who is this, rising like the Nile at floodtime,
overflowing all the land?
overflowing all the land?
8. It is the Egyptian army,
overflowing all the land,
overflowing all the land,
boasting that it will cover the earth like a flood,
destroying cities and their people.
destroying cities and their people.
9. Charge, you horses and chariots;
attack, you mighty warriors of Egypt!
attack, you mighty warriors of Egypt!
Come, all you allies from Ethiopia, Libya, and Lydia
who are skilled with the shield and bow!
who are skilled with the shield and bow!
10. For this is the day of the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
a day of vengeance on his enemies.
a day of vengeance on his enemies.
The sword will devour until it is satisfied,
yes, until it is drunk with your blood!
yes, until it is drunk with your blood!
The Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies, will receive a sacrifice today
in the north country beside the Euphrates River.
in the north country beside the Euphrates River.
11. "Go up to Gilead to get medicine,
O virgin daughter of Egypt!
O virgin daughter of Egypt!
But your many treatments
will bring you no healing.
will bring you no healing.
12. The nations have heard of your shame.
The earth is filled with your cries of despair.
The earth is filled with your cries of despair.
Your mightiest warriors will run into each other
and fall down together."
and fall down together."
13. Then the LORD gave the prophet Jeremiah this message about King Nebuchadnezzar's plans to attack Egypt.
14. "Shout it out in Egypt!
Publish it in the cities of Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes!
Mobilize for battle,
for the sword will devour everyone around you.
for the sword will devour everyone around you.
15. Why have your warriors fallen?
They cannot stand, for the LORD has knocked them down.
16. They stumble and fall over each other
and say among themselves,
and say among themselves,
'Come, let's go back to our people,
to the land of our birth.
Let's get away from the sword of the enemy!'
to the land of our birth.
Let's get away from the sword of the enemy!'
17. There they will say,
'Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is a loudmouth
who missed his opportunity!'
'Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is a loudmouth
who missed his opportunity!'
18. "As surely as I live," says the King,
whose name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
"one is coming against Egypt
who is as tall as Mount Tabor,
or as Mount Carmel by the sea!
who is as tall as Mount Tabor,
or as Mount Carmel by the sea!
19. Pack up! Get ready to leave for exile,
you citizens of Egypt!
you citizens of Egypt!
The city of Memphis will be destroyed,
without a single inhabitant.
without a single inhabitant.
20. Egypt is as sleek as a beautiful heifer,
but a horsefly from the north is on its way!
but a horsefly from the north is on its way!
21. Egypt's mercenaries have become like fattened calves.
They, too, will turn and run,
They, too, will turn and run,
for it is a day of great disaster for Egypt,
a time of great punishment.
a time of great punishment.
22. Egypt flees, silent as a serpent gliding away.
The invading army marches in;
they come against her with axes like woodsmen.
The invading army marches in;
they come against her with axes like woodsmen.
23. They will cut down her people like trees," says the LORD,
"for they are more numerous than locusts.
"for they are more numerous than locusts.
24. Egypt will be humiliated;
she will be handed over to people from the north."
she will be handed over to people from the north."
25. The LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: "I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes, and all the other gods of Egypt. I will punish its rulers and Pharaoh, too, and all who trust in him.
26. I will hand them over to those who want them killed--to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his army. But afterward the land will recover from the ravages of war. I, the LORD, have spoken!
27. "But do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant;
do not be dismayed, Israel.
do not be dismayed, Israel.
For I will bring you home again from distant lands,
and your children will return from their exile.
and your children will return from their exile.
Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet,
and no one will terrorize them.
and no one will terrorize them.
28. Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant,
for I am with you," says the LORD.
"I will completely destroy the nations to which I have exiled you,
but I will not completely destroy you.
but I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you, but with justice;
I cannot let you go unpunished."
I cannot let you go unpunished."

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1. This is the LORD's message to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the Philistines of Gaza, before it was captured by the Egyptian army.
2. This is what the LORD says:
"A flood is coming from the north
to overflow the land.
to overflow the land.
It will destroy the land and everything in it--
cities and people alike.
cities and people alike.
People will scream in terror,
and everyone in the land will wail.
and everyone in the land will wail.
3. Hear the clatter of stallions' hooves
and the rumble of wheels as the chariots rush by.
and the rumble of wheels as the chariots rush by.
Terrified fathers run madly,
without a backward glance at their helpless children.
without a backward glance at their helpless children.
4. "The time has come for the Philistines to be destroyed,
along with their allies from Tyre and Sidon.
along with their allies from Tyre and Sidon.
Yes, the LORD is destroying the remnant of the Philistines,
those colonists from the island of Crete.
5. Gaza will be humiliated, its head shaved bald;
Ashkelon will lie silent.
Ashkelon will lie silent.
You remnant from the Mediterranean coast,
how long will you cut yourselves in mourning?
how long will you cut yourselves in mourning?
6. "Now, O sword of the LORD,
when will you be at rest again?
when will you be at rest again?
Go back into your sheath;
rest and be still.
rest and be still.
7. "But how can it be still
when the LORD has sent it on a mission?
For the city of Ashkelon
and the people living along the sea
must be destroyed."
and the people living along the sea
must be destroyed."

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# Chapter 48
1. This message was given concerning Moab. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says:
"What sorrow awaits the city of Nebo;
it will soon lie in ruins.
it will soon lie in ruins.
The city of Kiriathaim will be humiliated and captured;
the fortress will be humiliated and broken down.
the fortress will be humiliated and broken down.
2. No one will ever brag about Moab again,
for in Heshbon there is a plot to destroy her.
for in Heshbon there is a plot to destroy her.
'Come,' they say, 'we will cut her off from being a nation.'
The town of Madmen, too, will be silenced;
the sword will follow you there.
the sword will follow you there.
3. Listen to the cries from Horonaim,
cries of devastation and great destruction.
cries of devastation and great destruction.
4. All Moab is destroyed.
Her little ones will cry out.
5. Her refugees weep bitterly,
climbing the slope to Luhith.
climbing the slope to Luhith.
They cry out in terror,
descending the slope to Horonaim.
descending the slope to Horonaim.
6. Flee for your lives!
Hide in the wilderness!
7. Because you have trusted in your wealth and skill,
you will be taken captive.
you will be taken captive.
Your god Chemosh, with his priests and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands!
will be hauled off to distant lands!
8. "All the towns will be destroyed,
and no one will escape--
and no one will escape--
either on the plateaus or in the valleys,
for the LORD has spoken.
9. Oh, that Moab had wings
so she could fly away,
for her towns will be left empty,
with no one living in them.
with no one living in them.
10. Cursed are those who refuse to do the LORD's work,
who hold back their swords from shedding blood!
who hold back their swords from shedding blood!
11. "From his earliest history, Moab has lived in peace,
never going into exile.
never going into exile.
He is like wine that has been allowed to settle.
He has not been poured from flask to flask,
and he is now fragrant and smooth.
He has not been poured from flask to flask,
and he is now fragrant and smooth.
12. But the time is coming soon," says the LORD,
"when I will send men to pour him from his jar.
"when I will send men to pour him from his jar.
They will pour him out,
then shatter the jar!
then shatter the jar!
13. At last Moab will be ashamed of his idol Chemosh,
as the people of Israel were ashamed of their gold calf at Bethel.
14. "You used to boast, 'We are heroes,
mighty men of war.'
mighty men of war.'
15. But now Moab and his towns will be destroyed.
His most promising youth are doomed to slaughter,"
His most promising youth are doomed to slaughter,"
says the King, whose name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
16. "Destruction is coming fast for Moab;
calamity threatens ominously.
calamity threatens ominously.
17. You friends of Moab,
weep for him and cry!
weep for him and cry!
See how the strong scepter is broken,
how the beautiful staff is shattered!
how the beautiful staff is shattered!
18. "Come down from your glory
and sit in the dust, you people of Dibon,
and sit in the dust, you people of Dibon,
for those who destroy Moab will shatter Dibon, too.
They will tear down all your towers.
They will tear down all your towers.
19. You people of Aroer,
stand beside the road and watch.
stand beside the road and watch.
Shout to those who flee from Moab,
'What has happened there?'
'What has happened there?'
20. "And the reply comes back,
'Moab lies in ruins, disgraced;
weep and wail!
weep and wail!
Tell it by the banks of the Arnon River:
Moab has been destroyed!'
Moab has been destroyed!'
21. Judgment has been poured out on the towns of the plateau--
on Holon and Jahaz and Mephaath,
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23. on Kiriathaim and Beth-gamul and Beth-meon,
24. on Kerioth and Bozrah--
all the towns of Moab, far and near.
all the towns of Moab, far and near.
25. "The strength of Moab has ended.
His arm has been broken," says the LORD.
26. "Let him stagger and fall like a drunkard,
for he has rebelled against the LORD.
Moab will wallow in his own vomit,
ridiculed by all.
ridiculed by all.
27. Did you not ridicule the people of Israel?
Were they caught in the company of thieves
that you should despise them as you do?
Were they caught in the company of thieves
that you should despise them as you do?
28. "You people of Moab,
flee from your towns and live in the caves.
flee from your towns and live in the caves.
Hide like doves that nest
in the clefts of the rocks.
in the clefts of the rocks.
29. We have all heard of the pride of Moab,
for his pride is very great.
for his pride is very great.
We know of his lofty pride,
his arrogance, and his haughty heart.
his arrogance, and his haughty heart.
30. I know about his insolence,"
says the LORD,
"but his boasts are empty--
as empty as his deeds.
as empty as his deeds.
31. So now I wail for Moab;
yes, I will mourn for Moab.
yes, I will mourn for Moab.
My heart is broken for the men of Kir-hareseth.
32. "You people of Sibmah, rich in vineyards,
I will weep for you even more than I did for Jazer.
I will weep for you even more than I did for Jazer.
Your spreading vines once reached as far as the Dead Sea,
but the destroyer has stripped you bare!
He has harvested your grapes and summer fruits.
but the destroyer has stripped you bare!
He has harvested your grapes and summer fruits.
33. Joy and gladness are gone from fruitful Moab.
The presses yield no wine.
The presses yield no wine.
No one treads the grapes with shouts of joy.
There is shouting, yes, but not of joy.
There is shouting, yes, but not of joy.
34. "Instead, their awful cries of terror can be heard from Heshbon clear across to Elealeh and Jahaz; from Zoar all the way to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up now.
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40. This is what the LORD says:
"Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle,
spreading his wings over Moab.
spreading his wings over Moab.
41. Its cities will fall,
and its strongholds will be seized.
and its strongholds will be seized.
Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguish
like a woman in labor.
like a woman in labor.
42. Moab will no longer be a nation,
for it has boasted against the LORD.
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O Moab," says the LORD.
44. "Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
and those who escape the trap will step into a snare.
and those who escape the trap will step into a snare.
I will see to it that you do not get away,
for the time of your judgment has come,"
for the time of your judgment has come,"
says the LORD.
45. "The people flee as far as Heshbon
but are unable to go on.
but are unable to go on.
For a fire comes from Heshbon,
King Sihon's ancient home,
King Sihon's ancient home,
to devour the entire land
with all its rebellious people.
with all its rebellious people.
46. "What sorrow awaits you, O people of Moab!
The people of the god Chemosh are destroyed!
The people of the god Chemosh are destroyed!
Your sons and your daughters
have been taken away as captives.
have been taken away as captives.
47. But I will restore the fortunes of Moab
in days to come.
in days to come.
I, the LORD, have spoken!"
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# Chapter 49
1. This message was given concerning the Ammonites. This is what the LORD says:
"Are there no descendants of Israel
to inherit the land of Gad?
to inherit the land of Gad?
Why are you, who worship Molech,
living in its towns?
living in its towns?
2. In the days to come," says the LORD,
"I will sound the battle cry against your city of Rabbah.
"I will sound the battle cry against your city of Rabbah.
It will become a desolate heap of ruins,
and the neighboring towns will be burned.
and the neighboring towns will be burned.
Then Israel will take back the land
you took from her," says the LORD.
3. "Cry out, O Heshbon,
for the town of Ai is destroyed.
for the town of Ai is destroyed.
Weep, O people of Rabbah!
Put on your clothes of mourning.
Put on your clothes of mourning.
Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges,
for your god Molech, with his priests and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands.
for your god Molech, with his priests and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands.
4. You are proud of your fertile valleys,
but they will soon be ruined.
but they will soon be ruined.
You trusted in your wealth,
you rebellious daughter,
and thought no one could ever harm you.
you rebellious daughter,
and thought no one could ever harm you.
5. But look! I will bring terror upon you,"
says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
"Your neighbors will chase you from your land,
and no one will help your exiles as they flee.
and no one will help your exiles as they flee.
6. But I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites
in days to come.
I, the LORD, have spoken."Messages about Edom
in days to come.
I, the LORD, have spoken."
Messages about Edom
7. This message was given concerning Edom. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
"Is there no wisdom in Teman?
Is no one left to give wise counsel?
Is no one left to give wise counsel?
8. Turn and flee!
Hide in deep caves, you people of Dedan!
Hide in deep caves, you people of Dedan!
For when I bring disaster on Edom,
I will punish you, too!
I will punish you, too!
9. Those who harvest grapes
always leave a few for the poor.
always leave a few for the poor.
If thieves came at night,
they would not take everything.
they would not take everything.
10. But I will strip bare the land of Edom,
and there will be no place left to hide.
and there will be no place left to hide.
Its children, its brothers, and its neighbors
will all be destroyed,
and Edom itself will be no more.
will all be destroyed,
and Edom itself will be no more.
11. But I will protect the orphans who remain among you.
Your widows, too, can depend on me for help."
Your widows, too, can depend on me for help."
12. And this is what the LORD says: "If the innocent must suffer, how much more must you! You will not go unpunished! You must drink this cup of judgment!
13. For I have sworn by my own name," says the LORD, "that Bozrah will become an object of horror and a heap of ruins; it will be mocked and cursed. All its towns and villages will be desolate forever."
14. I have heard a message from the LORD
that an ambassador was sent to the nations to say,
that an ambassador was sent to the nations to say,
"Form a coalition against Edom,
and prepare for battle!"
and prepare for battle!"
15. The LORD says to Edom,
"I will cut you down to size among the nations.
You will be despised by all.
You will be despised by all.
16. You have been deceived
by the fear you inspire in others
and by your own pride.
by the fear you inspire in others
and by your own pride.
You live in a rock fortress
and control the mountain heights.
and control the mountain heights.
But even if you make your nest among the peaks with the eagles,
I will bring you crashing down,"
I will bring you crashing down,"
says the LORD.
17. "Edom will be an object of horror.
All who pass by will be appalled
and will gasp at the destruction they see there.
All who pass by will be appalled
and will gasp at the destruction they see there.
18. It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
and their neighboring towns," says the LORD.
"No one will live there;
no one will inhabit it.
"
No one will live there;
no one will inhabit it.
19. I will come like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan,
leaping on the sheep in the pasture.
leaping on the sheep in the pasture.
I will chase Edom from its land,
and I will appoint the leader of my choice.
and I will appoint the leader of my choice.
For who is like me, and who can challenge me?
What ruler can oppose my will?"
What ruler can oppose my will?"
20. Listen to the LORD's plans against Edom
and the people of Teman.
and the people of Teman.
Even the little children will be dragged off like sheep,
and their homes will be destroyed.
and their homes will be destroyed.
21. The earth will shake with the noise of Edom's fall,
and its cry of despair will be heard all the way to the Red Sea.
22. Look! The enemy swoops down like an eagle,
spreading his wings over Bozrah.
spreading his wings over Bozrah.
Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguish
like a woman in labor.A Message about Damascus
like a woman in labor.
A Message about Damascus
23. This message was given concerning Damascus. This is what the LORD says:
"The towns of Hamath and Arpad are struck with fear,
for they have heard the news of their destruction.
for they have heard the news of their destruction.
Their hearts are troubled
like a wild sea in a raging storm.
like a wild sea in a raging storm.
24. Damascus has become feeble,
and all her people turn to flee.
and all her people turn to flee.
Fear, anguish, and pain have gripped her
as they grip a woman in labor.
as they grip a woman in labor.
25. That famous city, a city of joy,
will be forsaken!
will be forsaken!
26. Her young men will fall in the streets and die.
Her soldiers will all be killed,"
Her soldiers will all be killed,"
says the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
27. "And I will set fire to the walls of Damascus
that will burn up the palaces of Ben-hadad."A Message about Kedar and Hazor
that will burn up the palaces of Ben-hadad."
A Message about Kedar and Hazor
28. This message was given concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which were attacked by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. This is what the LORD says:
"Advance against Kedar!
Destroy the warriors from the East!
Destroy the warriors from the East!
29. Their flocks and tents will be captured,
and their household goods and camels will be taken away.
and their household goods and camels will be taken away.
Everywhere shouts of panic will be heard:
'We are terrorized at every turn!'
'We are terrorized at every turn!'
30. Run for your lives," says the LORD.
"Hide yourselves in deep caves, you people of Hazor,
"Hide yourselves in deep caves, you people of Hazor,
for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has plotted against you
and is preparing to destroy you.
and is preparing to destroy you.
31. "Go up and attack that complacent nation,"
says the LORD.
"Its people live alone in the desert
without walls or gates.
without walls or gates.
32. Their camels and other livestock will all be yours.
I will scatter to the winds these people
I will scatter to the winds these people
who live in remote places.
I will bring calamity upon them
from every direction," says the LORD.
33. "Hazor will be inhabited by jackals,
and it will be desolate forever.
and it will be desolate forever.
No one will live there;
no one will inhabit it."A Message about Elam
no one will inhabit it."
A Message about Elam
34. This message concerning Elam came to the prophet Jeremiah from the LORD at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah.
35. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
"I will destroy the archers of Elam--
the best of their forces.
the best of their forces.
36. I will bring enemies from all directions,
and I will scatter the people of Elam to the four winds.
They will be exiled to countries around the world.
and I will scatter the people of Elam to the four winds.
They will be exiled to countries around the world.
37. I myself will go with Elam's enemies to shatter it.
In my fierce anger, I will bring great disaster
In my fierce anger, I will bring great disaster
upon the people of Elam," says the LORD.
"Their enemies will chase them with the sword
until I have destroyed them completely.
until I have destroyed them completely.
38. I will set my throne in Elam," says the LORD,
"and I will destroy its king and officials.
"and I will destroy its king and officials.
39. But I will restore the fortunes of Elam
in days to come.
in days to come.
I, the LORD, have spoken!"

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A Message about Babylon
# Chapter 50
1. The LORD gave Jeremiah the prophet this message concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians.
1. The LORD gave Jeremiah the prophet this message concerning Babylon
and the land of the Babylonians.
2. This is what the LORD says:
"Tell the whole world,
and keep nothing back.
and keep nothing back.
Raise a signal flag
to tell everyone that Babylon will fall!
to tell everyone that Babylon will fall!
Her images and idols will be shattered.
Her gods Bel and Marduk will be utterly disgraced.
Her gods Bel and Marduk will be utterly disgraced.
3. For a nation will attack her from the north
and bring such destruction that no one will live there again.
and bring such destruction that no one will live there again.
Everything will be gone;
both people and animals will flee.Hope for Israel and Judah
both people and animals will flee.
Hope for Israel and Judah
4. "In those coming days,"
says the LORD,
"the people of Israel will return home
together with the people of Judah.
together with the people of Judah.
They will come weeping
and seeking the LORD their God.
5. They will ask the way to Jerusalem
and will start back home again.
and will start back home again.
They will bind themselves to the LORD
with an eternal covenant that will never be forgotten.
with an eternal covenant that will never be forgotten.
6. "My people have been lost sheep.
Their shepherds have led them astray
and turned them loose in the mountains.
Their shepherds have led them astray
and turned them loose in the mountains.
They have lost their way
and can't remember how to get back to the sheepfold.
and can't remember how to get back to the sheepfold.
7. All who found them devoured them.
Their enemies said,
Their enemies said,
'We did nothing wrong in attacking them,
for they sinned against the LORD,
their true place of rest,
and the hope of their ancestors.'
and the hope of their ancestors.'
8. "But now, flee from Babylon!
Leave the land of the Babylonians.
Leave the land of the Babylonians.
Like male goats at the head of the flock,
lead my people home again.
lead my people home again.
9. For I am raising up an army
of great nations from the north.
of great nations from the north.
They will join forces to attack Babylon,
and she will be captured.
and she will be captured.
The enemies' arrows will go straight to the mark;
they will not miss!
they will not miss!
10. Babylonia will be looted
until the attackers are glutted with loot.
I, the LORD, have spoken!Babylon's Sure Fall
until the attackers are glutted with loot.
I, the LORD, have spoken!
Babylon's Sure Fall
11. "You rejoice and are glad,
you who plundered my chosen people.
you who plundered my chosen people.
You frisk about like a calf in a meadow
and neigh like a stallion.
and neigh like a stallion.
12. But your homeland will be overwhelmed
with shame and disgrace.
with shame and disgrace.
You will become the least of nations--
a wilderness, a dry and desolate land.
a wilderness, a dry and desolate land.
13. Because of the LORD's anger,
Babylon will become a deserted wasteland.
Babylon will become a deserted wasteland.
All who pass by will be horrified
and will gasp at the destruction they see there.
and will gasp at the destruction they see there.
14. "Yes, prepare to attack Babylon,
all you surrounding nations.
all you surrounding nations.
Let your archers shoot at her; spare no arrows.
For she has sinned against the LORD.
15. Shout war cries against her from every side.
Look! She surrenders!
Her walls have fallen.
Look! She surrenders!
Her walls have fallen.
It is the LORD's vengeance,
so take vengeance on her.
Do to her as she has done to others!
so take vengeance on her.
Do to her as she has done to others!
16. Take from Babylon all those who plant crops;
send all the harvesters away.
send all the harvesters away.
Because of the sword of the enemy,
everyone will run away and rush back to their own lands.Hope for God's People
everyone will run away and rush back to their own lands.
Hope for God's People
17. "The Israelites are like sheep
that have been scattered by lions.
that have been scattered by lions.
First the king of Assyria ate them up.
Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon cracked their bones."
18. Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
the God of Israel, says:
the God of Israel, says:
"Now I will punish the king of Babylon and his land,
just as I punished the king of Assyria.
just as I punished the king of Assyria.
19. And I will bring Israel home again to its own land,
to feed in the fields of Carmel and Bashan,
to feed in the fields of Carmel and Bashan,
and to be satisfied once more
in the hill country of Ephraim and Gilead.
in the hill country of Ephraim and Gilead.
20. In those days," says the LORD,
"no sin will be found in Israel or in Judah,
for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.The LORD's Judgment on Babylon
"no sin will be found in Israel or in Judah,
for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.The LORD's Judgment on Babylon
21. "Go up, my warriors, against the land of Merathaim
and against the people of Pekod.
and against the people of Pekod.
Pursue, kill, and completely destroy them,
as I have commanded you," says the LORD.
22. "Let the battle cry be heard in the land,
a shout of great destruction.
a shout of great destruction.
23. Babylon, the mightiest hammer in all the earth,
lies broken and shattered.
Babylon is desolate among the nations!
lies broken and shattered.
Babylon is desolate among the nations!
24. Listen, Babylon, for I have set a trap for you.
You are caught, for you have fought against the LORD.
25. The LORD has opened his armory
and brought out weapons to vent his fury.
and brought out weapons to vent his fury.
The terror that falls upon the Babylonians
will be the work of the Sovereign LORD of Heaven's Armies.
26. Yes, come against her from distant lands.
Break open her granaries.
Break open her granaries.
Crush her walls and houses into heaps of rubble.
Destroy her completely, and leave nothing!
Destroy her completely, and leave nothing!
27. Destroy even her young bulls--
it will be terrible for them, too!
it will be terrible for them, too!
Slaughter them all!
For Babylon's day of reckoning has come.
For Babylon's day of reckoning has come.
28. Listen to the people who have escaped from Babylon,
as they tell in Jerusalem
as they tell in Jerusalem
how the LORD our God has taken vengeance
against those who destroyed his Temple.
against those who destroyed his Temple.
29. "Send out a call for archers to come to Babylon.
Surround the city so none can escape.
Surround the city so none can escape.
Do to her as she has done to others,
for she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
30. Her young men will fall in the streets and die.
Her soldiers will all be killed,"
Her soldiers will all be killed,"
says the LORD.
31. "See, I am your enemy, you arrogant people,"
says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
"Your day of reckoning has arrived--
the day when I will punish you.
the day when I will punish you.
32. O land of arrogance, you will stumble and fall,
and no one will raise you up.
and no one will raise you up.
For I will light a fire in the cities of Babylon
that will burn up everything around them."
that will burn up everything around them."
33. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
"The people of Israel and Judah have been wronged.
Their captors hold them and refuse to let them go.
Their captors hold them and refuse to let them go.
34. But the one who redeems them is strong.
His name is the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
He will defend them
and give them rest again in Israel.
and give them rest again in Israel.
But for the people of Babylon
there will be no rest!
there will be no rest!
35. "The sword of destruction will strike the Babylonians,"
says the LORD.
"It will strike the people of Babylon--
her officials and wise men, too.
her officials and wise men, too.
36. The sword will strike her wise counselors,
and they will become fools.
and they will become fools.
The sword will strike her mightiest warriors,
and panic will seize them.
and panic will seize them.
37. The sword will strike her horses and chariots
and her allies from other lands,
and they will all become like women.
and her allies from other lands,
and they will all become like women.
The sword will strike her treasures,
and they all will be plundered.
and they all will be plundered.
38. A drought will strike her water supply,
causing it to dry up.
causing it to dry up.
And why? Because the whole land is filled with idols,
and the people are madly in love with them.
and the people are madly in love with them.
39. "Soon Babylon will be inhabited by desert animals and hyenas.
It will be a home for owls.
It will be a home for owls.
Never again will people live there;
it will lie desolate forever.
it will lie desolate forever.
40. I will destroy it as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah
and their neighboring towns," says the LORD.
"No one will live there;
no one will inhabit it.
no one will inhabit it.
41. "Look! A great army is coming from the north.
A great nation and many kings
are rising against you from far-off lands.
A great nation and many kings
are rising against you from far-off lands.
42. They are armed with bows and spears.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
As they ride forward on horses,
they sound like a roaring sea.
they sound like a roaring sea.
They are coming in battle formation,
planning to destroy you, Babylon.
planning to destroy you, Babylon.
43. The king of Babylon has heard reports about the enemy,
and he is weak with fright.
and he is weak with fright.
Pangs of anguish have gripped him,
like those of a woman in labor.
like those of a woman in labor.
44. "I will come like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan,
leaping on the sheep in the pasture.
leaping on the sheep in the pasture.
I will chase Babylon from its land,
and I will appoint the leader of my choice.
and I will appoint the leader of my choice.
For who is like me, and who can challenge me?
What ruler can oppose my will?"
What ruler can oppose my will?"
45. Listen to the LORD's plans against Babylon
and the land of the Babylonians.
and the land of the Babylonians.
Even the little children will be dragged off like sheep,
and their homes will be destroyed.
and their homes will be destroyed.
46. The earth will shake with the shout, "Babylon has been taken!"
and its cry of despair will be heard around the world.
and its cry of despair will be heard around the world.

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and the people of Babylonia.
2. Foreigners will come and winnow her,
blowing her away as chaff.
blowing her away as chaff.
They will come from every side
to rise against her in her day of trouble.
to rise against her in her day of trouble.
3. Don't let the archers put on their armor
or draw their bows.
or draw their bows.
Don't spare even her best soldiers!
Let her army be completely destroyed.
4. They will fall dead in the land of the Babylonians,
slashed to death in her streets.
slashed to death in her streets.
5. For the LORD of Heaven's Armies
has not abandoned Israel and Judah.
has not abandoned Israel and Judah.
He is still their God,
even though their land was filled with sin
against the Holy One of Israel."
even though their land was filled with sin
against the Holy One of Israel."
6. Flee from Babylon! Save yourselves!
Don't get trapped in her punishment!
Don't get trapped in her punishment!
It is the LORD's time for vengeance;
he will repay her in full.
he will repay her in full.
7. Babylon has been a gold cup in the LORD's hands,
a cup that made the whole earth drunk.
a cup that made the whole earth drunk.
The nations drank Babylon's wine,
and it drove them all mad.
and it drove them all mad.
8. But suddenly Babylon, too, has fallen.
Weep for her.
Weep for her.
Give her medicine.
Perhaps she can yet be healed.
Perhaps she can yet be healed.
9. We would have helped her if we could,
but nothing can save her now.
but nothing can save her now.
Let her go; abandon her.
Return now to your own land.
Return now to your own land.
For her punishment reaches to the heavens;
it is so great it cannot be measured.
it is so great it cannot be measured.
10. The LORD has vindicated us.
Come, let us announce in Jerusalem
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11. Sharpen the arrows!
Lift up the shields!
For the LORD has inspired the kings of the Medes
to march against Babylon and destroy her.
to march against Babylon and destroy her.
This is his vengeance against those
who desecrated his Temple.
who desecrated his Temple.
12. Raise the battle flag against Babylon!
Reinforce the guard and station the watchmen.
Reinforce the guard and station the watchmen.
Prepare an ambush,
for the LORD will fulfill all his plans against Babylon.
13. You are a city by a great river,
a great center of commerce,
a great center of commerce,
but your end has come.
The thread of your life is cut.
The thread of your life is cut.
14. The LORD of Heaven's Armies has taken this vow
and has sworn to it by his own name:
and has sworn to it by his own name:
"Your cities will be filled with enemies,
like fields swarming with locusts,
and they will shout in triumph over you."A Hymn of Praise to the LORD
like fields swarming with locusts,
and they will shout in triumph over you."A Hymn of Praise to the LORD
15. The LORD made the earth by his power,
and he preserves it by his wisdom.
and he preserves it by his wisdom.
With his own understanding
he stretched out the heavens.
he stretched out the heavens.
16. When he speaks in the thunder,
the heavens roar with rain.
the heavens roar with rain.
He causes the clouds to rise over the earth.
He sends the lightning with the rain
and releases the wind from his storehouses.
He sends the lightning with the rain
and releases the wind from his storehouses.
17. The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge!
The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,
The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,
for their carefully shaped works are a fraud.
These idols have no breath or power.
These idols have no breath or power.
18. Idols are worthless; they are ridiculous lies!
On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.
On the day of reckoning they will all be destroyed.
19. But the God of Israel is no idol!
He is the Creator of everything that exists,
He is the Creator of everything that exists,
including his people, his own special possession.
The LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name!Babylon's Great Punishment
The LORD of Heaven's Armies is his name!
Babylon's Great Punishment
20. "You are my battle-ax and sword,"
says the LORD.
"With you I will shatter nations
and destroy many kingdoms.
and destroy many kingdoms.
21. With you I will shatter armies--
destroying the horse and rider,
the chariot and charioteer.
destroying the horse and rider,
the chariot and charioteer.
22. With you I will shatter men and women,
old people and children,
young men and young women.
old people and children,
young men and young women.
23. With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks,
farmers and oxen,
captains and officers.
farmers and oxen,
captains and officers.
24. "I will repay Babylon
and the people of Babylonia
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25. "Look, O mighty mountain, destroyer of the earth!
I am your enemy," says the LORD.
"I will raise my fist against you,
to knock you down from the heights.
to knock you down from the heights.
When I am finished,
you will be nothing but a heap of burnt rubble.
you will be nothing but a heap of burnt rubble.
26. You will be desolate forever.
Even your stones will never again be used for building.
Even your stones will never again be used for building.
You will be completely wiped out,"
says the LORD.
27. Raise a signal flag to the nations.
Sound the battle cry!
Sound the battle cry!
Mobilize them all against Babylon.
Prepare them to fight against her!
Prepare them to fight against her!
Bring out the armies of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.
Appoint a commander,
and bring a multitude of horses like swarming locusts!
Appoint a commander,
and bring a multitude of horses like swarming locusts!
28. Bring against her the armies of the nations--
led by the kings of the Medes
and all their captains and officers.
led by the kings of the Medes
and all their
captains and officers.
29. The earth trembles and writhes in pain,
for everything the LORD has planned against Babylon stands unchanged.
Babylon will be left desolate without a single inhabitant.
30. Her mightiest warriors no longer fight.
They stay in their barracks, their courage gone.
They have become like women.
They have become like women.
The invaders have burned the houses
and broken down the city gates.
and broken down the city gates.
31. The news is passed from one runner to the next
as the messengers hurry to tell the king
that his city has been captured.
as the messengers hurry to tell the king
that his city has been captured.
32. All the escape routes are blocked.
The marshes have been set aflame,
and the army is in a panic.
The marshes have been set aflame,
and the army is in a panic.
33. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies,
the God of Israel, says:
the God of Israel, says:
"Babylon is like wheat on a threshing floor,
about to be trampled.
about to be trampled.
In just a little while
her harvest will begin."
her harvest will begin."
34. "King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has eaten and crushed us
and drained us of strength.
and drained us of strength.
He has swallowed us like a great monster
and filled his belly with our riches.
He has thrown us out of our own country.
and filled his belly with our riches.
He has thrown us out of our own country.
35. Make Babylon suffer as she made us suffer,"
say the people of Zion.
say the people of Zion.
"Make the people of Babylonia pay for spilling our blood,"
says Jerusalem.The LORD's Vengeance on Babylon
says Jerusalem.The LORD's Vengeance on Babylon
36. This is what the LORD says to Jerusalem:
"I will be your lawyer to plead your case,
and I will avenge you.
and I will avenge you.
I will dry up her river,
as well as her springs,
as well as her springs,
37. and Babylon will become a heap of ruins,
haunted by jackals.
haunted by jackals.
She will be an object of horror and contempt,
a place where no one lives.
a place where no one lives.
38. Her people will roar together like strong lions.
They will growl like lion cubs.
They will growl like lion cubs.
39. And while they lie inflamed with all their wine,
I will prepare a different kind of feast for them.
I will prepare a different kind of feast for them.
I will make them drink until they fall asleep,
and they will never wake up again,"
and they will never wake up again,"
says the LORD.
40. "I will bring them down
like lambs to the slaughter,
like rams and goats to be sacrificed.
like lambs to the slaughter,
like rams and goats to be sacrificed.
41. "How Babylon is fallen--
great Babylon, praised throughout the earth!
great Babylon, praised throughout the earth!
Now she has become an object of horror
among the nations.
among the nations.
42. The sea has risen over Babylon;
she is covered by its crashing waves.
she is covered by its crashing waves.
43. Her cities now lie in ruins;
she is a dry wasteland
where no one lives or even passes by.
she is a dry wasteland
where no one lives or even passes by.
44. And I will punish Bel, the god of Babylon,
and make him vomit up all he has eaten.
and make him vomit up all he has eaten.
The nations will no longer come and worship him.
The wall of Babylon has fallen!A Message for the Exiles
The wall of Babylon has fallen!
A Message for the Exiles
45. "Come out, my people, flee from Babylon.
Save yourselves! Run from the LORD's fierce anger.
46. But do not panic; don't be afraid
when you hear the first rumor of approaching forces.
For rumors will keep coming year by year.
when you hear the first rumor of approaching forces.
For rumors will keep coming year by year.
Violence will erupt in the land
as the leaders fight against each other.
as the leaders fight against each other.
47. For the time is surely coming
when I will punish this great city and all her idols.
when I will punish this great city and all her idols.
Her whole land will be disgraced,
and her dead will lie in the streets.
and her dead will lie in the streets.
48. Then the heavens and earth will rejoice,
for out of the north will come destroying armies
for out of the north will come destroying armies
against Babylon," says the LORD.
49. "Just as Babylon killed the people of Israel
and others throughout the world,
so must her people be killed.
and others throughout the world,
so must her people be killed.
50. Get out, all you who have escaped the sword!
Do not stand and watch--flee while you can!
Remember the LORD, though you are in a far-off land,
and think about your home in Jerusalem."
and think about your home in Jerusalem."
51. "We are ashamed," the people say.
"We are insulted and disgraced
"We are insulted and disgraced
because the LORD's Temple
has been defiled by foreigners."
has been defiled by foreigners."
52. "Yes," says the LORD, "but the time is coming
when I will destroy Babylon's idols.
when I will destroy Babylon's idols.
The groans of her wounded people
will be heard throughout the land.
will be heard throughout the land.
53. Though Babylon reaches as high as the heavens
and makes her fortifications incredibly strong,
and makes her fortifications incredibly strong,
I will still send enemies to plunder her.
I, the LORD, have spoken!Babylon's Complete Destruction
I, the LORD, have spoken!
Babylon's Complete Destruction
54. "Listen! Hear the cry of Babylon,
the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.
the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.
55. For the LORD is destroying Babylon.
He will silence her loud voice.
He will silence her loud voice.
Waves of enemies pound against her;
the noise of battle rings through the city.
the noise of battle rings through the city.
56. Destroying armies come against Babylon.
Her mighty men are captured,
and their weapons break in their hands.
Her mighty men are captured,
and their weapons break in their hands.
For the LORD is a God who gives just punishment;
he always repays in full.
he always repays in full.
57. I will make her officials and wise men drunk,
along with her captains, officers, and warriors.
along with her captains, officers, and warriors.
They will fall asleep
and never wake up again!"
and never wake up again!"
says the King, whose name is
the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
58. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:
"The thick walls of Babylon will be leveled to the ground,
and her massive gates will be burned.
and her massive gates will be burned.
The builders from many lands have worked in vain,
for their work will be destroyed by fire!"Jeremiah's Message Sent to Babylon
for their work will be destroyed by fire!"
Jeremiah's Message Sent to Babylon
59. The prophet Jeremiah gave this message to Seraiah son of Neriah and grandson of Mahseiah, a staff officer, when Seraiah went to Babylon with King Zedekiah of Judah. This was during the fourth year of Zedekiah's reign.
60. Jeremiah had recorded on a scroll all the terrible disasters that would soon come upon Babylon--all the words written here.
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1. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.
2. But Zedekiah did what was evil in the LORD's sight, just as Jehoiakim had done.
3. These things happened because of the LORD's anger against the people of Jerusalem and Judah, until he finally banished them from his presence and sent them into exile.
Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
4. So on January 15, during the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon led his entire army against Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built siege ramps against its walls.
5. Jerusalem was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah's reign.
@@ -14,7 +16,10 @@ Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
8. But the Babylonian troops chased King Zedekiah and overtook him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered.
9. They captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath. There the king of Babylon pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah.
10. The king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch as he slaughtered his sons. He also slaughtered all the officials of Judah at Riblah.
11. Then he gouged out Zedekiah's eyes and bound him in bronze chains, and the king of Babylon led him away to Babylon. Zedekiah remained there in prison until the day of his death.The Temple Destroyed
11. Then he gouged out Zedekiah's eyes and bound him in bronze chains, and the king of Babylon led him away to Babylon. Zedekiah remained there in prison until the day of his death.
The Temple Destroyed
12. On August 17 of that year, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar's reign, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard and an official of the Babylonian king, arrived in Jerusalem.
13. He burned down the Temple of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings in the city.
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28. The number of captives taken to Babylon in the seventh year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign was 3,023.
29. Then in Nebuchadnezzar's eighteenth year he took 832 more.
30. In Nebuchadnezzar's twenty-third year he sent Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, who took 745 more--a total of 4,600 captives in all.Hope for Israel's Royal Line
30. In Nebuchadnezzar's twenty-third year he sent Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, who took 745 more--a total of 4,600 captives in all.
Hope for Israel's Royal Line
31. In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, Evil-merodach ascended to the Babylonian throne. He was kind to Jehoiachin and released him from prison on March 31 of that year.
32. He spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a higher place than all the other exiled kings in Babylon.
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34. So the Babylonian king gave him a regular food allowance as long as he lived. This continued until the day of his death.