Jeremiah 11
The Broken
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The word that came to Jeremiah from the
LORD, saying,
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Hear ye the words of this covenant, and
speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of
Jerusalem;
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and say thou unto them, Thus saith the
LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man
that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,
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which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the
iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all
which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your
God:
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that I may perform the oath which I have
sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and
honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be
it, O LORD.
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Then the LORD said
unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the
streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant,
and do them.
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For I earnestly protested unto your
fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of
Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting,
saying, Obey my voice.
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Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their
ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart:
therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant,
which I commanded them to do; but they did them not.
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And the LORD said
unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the
inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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They are turned back to the iniquities of
their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went
after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of
Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their
fathers.
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Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they
shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I
will not hearken unto them.
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Then shall the cities of Judah and
inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they
offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of
their trouble.
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For according to the number of thy
cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of
the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto
Ba'al.
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Therefore pray not thou for this
people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not
hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their
trouble.
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What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy
flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou
rejoicest.
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The LORD called thy
name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the
noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the
branches of it are broken.
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For the LORD of
hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the
evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they
have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering
incense unto Ba'al.
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The Plot against
Jeremiah |
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And the LORD hath
given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou
showedest me their doings.
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But I was like a lamb or an
ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they
had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the
tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of
the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
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But, O LORD of
hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the
heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I
revealed my cause.
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Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of An'athoth, that seek thy life,
saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD,
that thou die not by our hand:
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therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young
men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die
by famine:
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and there shall be no remnant of them:
for I will bring evil upon the men of An'athoth, even the
year of their visitation.
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