\id JER  
\h Jeremiah 
\toc1 Jeremiah 
\toc2 Jeremiah 
\mt1 Jeremiah  
\c 1  
\s1 The Superscription  
\p
\v 1  \w The following|strong="H1697"\w* \w is a record of what|strong="H1697"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w* \w prophesied|strong="H4480"\w*. \w He was one of the priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w lived at Anathoth|strong="H6068"\w* \w in the territory|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the tribe of Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*.  
\v 2  \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w began|strong="H1961"\w* \w to speak|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H6240"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* thirteenth \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Amon|strong="H0526"\w* \w ruled over|strong="H4427"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 3  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* also spoke to him when|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w ruled over|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w and he continued to speak to him until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the fifth|strong="H2549"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of the eleventh|strong="H6240"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w ruled over|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w That was when the people of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w were taken into exile|strong="H1540"\w*.   
\s1 Jeremiah’s Call \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Commission  
\p
\v 4  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*,   
\q1
\v 5 “\w Before|strong="H2962"\w* \w I formed|strong="H3335"\w* \w you in your mother’s womb|strong="H0990"\w* \w I chose|strong="H3045"\w* \w you.|strong="H2962"\w*  
\q1 \w Before|strong="H2962"\w* \w you were born|strong="H7358"\w* \w I set you apart|strong="H6942"\w*.  
\q1 \w I appointed you to be a prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w to the nations|strong="H1471"\w*.”   
\p
\v 6  \w I answered|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Oh|strong="H0162"\w*, \w Lord|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H0136"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H2009"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w really|strong="H0559"\w* \w do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how to speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w well enough for|strong="H3588"\w* \w that,|strong="H0595"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am|strong="H0595"\w* \w too young|strong="H5288"\w*.”  
\v 7  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, “Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w too young|strong="H5288"\w*.’ \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w to whomever|strong="H3605"\w* \w I send|strong="H7971"\w* \w you and say whatever|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H6680"\w* \w tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 8  \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of those to whom I send you,|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will be with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you to protect|strong="H5337"\w* \w you,” says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w reached|strong="H7971"\w* \w out his hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and touched|strong="H5060"\w* \w my mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w and said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “I|strong="H2009"\w* \w will most assuredly|strong="H2009"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w you are to speak|strong="H6310"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 10  \w Know for|strong="H5921"\w* \w certain that|strong="H2088"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* hereby \w give you the authority to announce to nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w and kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w that they will be|strong="H5428"\w* \w uprooted|strong="H5428"\w* \w and torn|strong="H2040"\w* \w down, destroyed|strong="H0006"\w* \w and demolished|strong="H5422"\w*, \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w* \w and firmly planted|strong="H5193"\w*.”   
\s1 Visions Confirming Jeremiah’s \w Call|strong="H6485"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* Commission  
\p
\v 11  \w Later|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w asked|strong="H0559"\w* \w me, “What|strong="H4100"\w* \w do you|strong="H0859"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*, \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*\w ?” I answered|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I|strong="H0589"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w a branch|strong="H4731"\w* \w of an almond tree|strong="H8247"\w*.”  
\v 12  \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “You have observed|strong="H7200"\w* \w correctly|strong="H3190"\w*. \w This means|strong="H3588"\w* \w I am|strong="H0589"\w* \w watching|strong="H8245"\w* \w to make|strong="H6213"\w* \w sure my threats|strong="H1697"\w* \w are carried|strong="H6213"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w*.”   
\p
\v 13  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w again|strong="H8145"\w* \w asked|strong="H0559"\w* \w me, “What|strong="H4100"\w* \w do you|strong="H0859"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*\w ?” I answered|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I|strong="H0589"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w a pot|strong="H5518"\w* \w of boiling|strong="H5301"\w* \w water; it is tipped toward|strong="H6440"\w* \w us from the north|strong="H6828"\w*.”  
\v 14  \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “This means|strong="H6605"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7451"\w* \w will break out from the north|strong="H6828"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 15  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will soon|strong="H2005"\w* \w summon|strong="H7121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the peoples|strong="H4940"\w* \w of the kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w of the north|strong="H6828"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w . “They will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w and their kings will set|strong="H5414"\w* \w up their thrones|strong="H3678"\w* \w near the entrances|strong="H6607"\w* \w of the gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w They will attack|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w surrounding|strong="H5439"\w* \w it, and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w in Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 16  \w In this way|strong="H1696"\w* \w I will pass sentence|strong="H0854"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the people of Jerusalem and Judah|strong="H5921"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their wickedness|strong="H7451"\w*. \w For they rejected|strong="H5800"\w* \w me and offered|strong="H6999"\w* \w sacrifices to other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*, \w worshiping|strong="H7812"\w* \w what they made|strong="H4639"\w* \w with their own hands|strong="H3027"\w*.”   
\p
\v 17 “\w But you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w Jeremiah,|strong="H0247"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w yourself ready|strong="H0247"\w*\w !|strong="H6965"\w* \w Go|strong="H6965"\w* \w and tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w these people everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w instruct|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to|strong="H0413"\w* \w say. Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be terrified|strong="H2865"\w* \w of them, or|strong="H6435"\w* \w I will give you good reason to be terrified|strong="H2865"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 18  \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*, hereby|strong="H2009"\w* \w promise to make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H4013"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* strong \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w fortified|strong="H4013"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w an iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w pillar|strong="H5982"\w*, \w and a bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*. \w You will be able to stand up against|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who live in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, \w including the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w its officials|strong="H8269"\w*, \w its priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and all the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of the land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 19  \w They will attack|strong="H3898"\w* \w you but they will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to overcome you, for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will be with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you to rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w you,” says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\c 2  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me. He said|strong="H0559"\w*:  
\v 2 “\w Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and declare|strong="H7121"\w* \w in the hearing|strong="H0241"\w* \w of the people of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*\w :|strong="H3541"\w* ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*\w : “I have fond memories|strong="H2142"\w* \w of you,|strong="H2617"\w* \w how|strong="H0310"\w* devoted \w you were to me in your early|strong="H5271"\w* \w years.|strong="H2142"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w how you loved|strong="H0160"\w* \w me like a new bride|strong="H3623"\w*; \w you followed|strong="H1980"\w* \w me|strong="H0310"\w* \w through the|strong="H0776"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*, \w through a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that had|strong="H0310"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w been planted|strong="H2232"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w was set apart|strong="H6944"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ; they were like the first fruits|strong="H7225"\w* \w of a harvest|strong="H8393"\w* \w to him.|strong="H3605"\w* \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w who tried to devour|strong="H0398"\w* \w them were punished|strong="H0816"\w*; \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w upon them|strong="H0413"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.’”   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* Reminds \w Them|strong="H0413"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Unfaithfulness \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* Ancestors  
\q1
\v 4  \w Now listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w has to say, you descendants|strong="H3290"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you family|strong="H4940"\w* \w groups from the nation|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w This is what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H4100"\w*  
\q1 \w “What|strong="H4100"\w* \w fault|strong="H4672"\w* \w could your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w have possibly|strong="H5766"\w* \w found in me|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they strayed so far|strong="H7368"\w* \w from me?|strong="H0310"\w*  
\q1 \w They paid allegiance|strong="H0310"\w* \w to|strong="H1892"\w* \w worthless|strong="H1892"\w* \w idols|strong="H1892"\w*, \w and so became worthless|strong="H1891"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w They did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H0346"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Where|strong="H0346"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who delivered|strong="H5927"\w* \w us out of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*,  
\q1 \w who brought us through|strong="H1980"\w* \w the wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*,  
\q1 \w through a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of desert|strong="H6160"\w* \w sands and rift|strong="H7745"\w* \w valleys,|strong="H0776"\w*  
\q1 \w through a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of drought|strong="H6723"\w* \w and deep darkness|strong="H6757"\w*,  
\q1 \w through a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w in which no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w travels|strong="H5674"\w*,  
\q1 \w and where|strong="H8033"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0120"\w* \w lives|strong="H3427"\w*?’   
\q1
\v 7  \w I brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w a fertile|strong="H3759"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*  
\q1 \w so you could enjoy|strong="H0398"\w* \w its fruits|strong="H6529"\w* \w and its rich bounty|strong="H2898"\w*.  
\q1 \w But when you entered|strong="H0935"\w* \w my land, you defiled|strong="H2930"\w* \w it;|strong="H7760"\w*  
\q1 \w you made|strong="H7760"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w I call my own|strong="H5159"\w* \w loathsome|strong="H8441"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Your priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘Where|strong="H0346"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ?’|strong="H8610"\w*  
\q1 \w Those responsible|strong="H8610"\w* \w for teaching my law|strong="H8451"\w* \w did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w really know|strong="H3045"\w* \w me.|strong="H7462"\w*  
\q1 \w Your rulers|strong="H7462"\w* \w rebelled against|strong="H6586"\w* \w me.|strong="H5030"\w*  
\q1 \w Your prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* \w in the name of the god Baal|strong="H1168"\w*.  
\q1 \w They all worshiped|strong="H1980"\w* \w idols that could not|strong="H3808"\w* \w help|strong="H3276"\w* \w them|strong="H0310"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* Charges Contemporary Israel \w with|strong="H1980"\w* Spiritual Adultery  
\q1
\v 9 “\w So|strong="H3651"\w*, \w once more|strong="H5750"\w* \w I will state|strong="H7378"\w* \w my case|strong="H0854"\w* \w against you|strong="H0854"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H7378"\w*  
\q1 \w “I will also state|strong="H7378"\w* \w it against your children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and grandchildren|strong="H1121"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Go|strong="H5674"\w* \w west|strong="H5674"\w* \w across|strong="H5674"\w* \w the sea to the coasts|strong="H0339"\w* \w of Cyprus|strong="H3794"\w* \w and see|strong="H7200"\w*.  
\q1 \w Send|strong="H7971"\w* \w someone east to Kedar|strong="H6938"\w* \w and have them look carefully|strong="H0995"\w*.  
\q1 \w See|strong="H7200"\w* \w if|strong="H2005"\w* \w such a thing as this|strong="H2063"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* ever \w happened|strong="H1961"\w*:   
\q1
\v 11  \w Has a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w ever changed|strong="H4171"\w* \w its gods|strong="H0430"\w*  
\q1 \w (even though they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are not|strong="H3808"\w* \w really gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w at all|strong="H3808"\w*\w )?|strong="H5971"\w*  
\q1 \w But my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w have exchanged|strong="H4171"\w* \w me, their glorious|strong="H3519"\w* \w God,|strong="H1094"\w*  
\q1 \w for a god|strong="H1094"\w* \w that cannot help|strong="H3276"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w at|strong="H0430"\w* all!   
\q1
\v 12  \w Be amazed|strong="H8074"\w* \w at this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w O heavens|strong="H8064"\w*\w !|strong="H8175"\w*  
\q1 \w Be shocked|strong="H8175"\w* \w and utterly|strong="H3966"\w* \w dumbfounded|strong="H2717"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 13 “\w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w so because|strong="H3588"\w* \w my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w have committed|strong="H6213"\w* \w a double|strong="H8147"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*\w : |strong="H5800"\w*  
\q1 \w they have rejected|strong="H5800"\w* \w me,|strong="H4726"\w*  
\q1 \w the fountain|strong="H4726"\w* \w of life-giving|strong="H2416"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*,  
\q1 \w and they have dug|strong="H2672"\w* \w cisterns|strong="H0877"\w* \w for themselves,|strong="H7665"\w*  
\q1 \w cracked|strong="H7665"\w* \w cisterns|strong="H0877"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w even hold|strong="H3557"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.”   
\s1 Israel’s Reliance \w on|strong="H7451"\w* Foreign Alliances (\w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w on|strong="H7451"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*)  
\q1
\v 14 “\w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w is not a slave|strong="H5650"\w*, \w is he?|strong="H3211"\w*  
\q1 \w He was not born|strong="H3211"\w* \w into slavery, was he|strong="H1931"\w*\w ?|strong="H4069"\w*  
\q1 \w If not, why|strong="H4069"\w* \w then is he being|strong="H1961"\w* \w carried off|strong="H0957"\w*?   
\q1
\v 15  \w Like lions|strong="H3715"\w* \w his enemies roar|strong="H7580"\w* \w victoriously over|strong="H5414"\w* \w him;|strong="H5414"\w*  
\q1 \w they raise|strong="H5414"\w* \w their voices|strong="H6963"\w* \w in triumph.|strong="H0776"\w*  
\q1 \w They have laid his land|strong="H0776"\w* \w waste|strong="H8047"\w*;  
\q1 \w his cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w have been burned|strong="H3341"\w* \w down and deserted|strong="H1097"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w the soldiers|strong="H5297"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Memphis|strong="H5297"\w* \w and Tahpanhes|strong="H8471"\w*  
\q1 \w have cracked|strong="H7462"\w* \w your skulls|strong="H6936"\w*, \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Israel.   
\q1
\v 17  \w You have|strong="H3808"\w* \w brought all this|strong="H2063"\w* \w on yourself, Israel,|strong="H5800"\w*  
\q1 \w by deserting|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w when|strong="H6256"\w* \w he was leading|strong="H6256"\w* \w you along|strong="H1980"\w* \w the right path|strong="H1870"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w good will it do you|strong="H1870"\w* \w then|strong="H6258"\w* \w to|strong="H4714"\w* go \w down|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H4714"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*  
\q1 \w to seek help|strong="H4325"\w* \w from the Egyptians?|strong="H4100"\w*  
\q1 \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w good will it do you|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H4714"\w* go \w over|strong="H4100"\w* \w to Assyria|strong="H4325"\w*  
\q1 \w to seek help|strong="H4325"\w* \w from the Assyrians|strong="H0804"\w*?   
\q1
\v 19  \w Your own wickedness|strong="H7451"\w* \w will bring about|strong="H3256"\w* \w your punishment|strong="H3256"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your unfaithful acts|strong="H4878"\w* \w will bring down discipline|strong="H3198"\w* \w on you.|strong="H3045"\w*  
\q1 \w Know|strong="H3045"\w*, \w then, and realize|strong="H7200"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w utterly harmful|strong="H4751"\w*  
\q1 \w it was for you to reject|strong="H5800"\w* \w me, the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*,  
\q1 \w to show|strong="H6345"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w respect|strong="H6345"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w me,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the Lord|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H0136"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* Expresses \w His|strong="H3068"\w* Exasperation \w at|strong="H0413"\w* Judah’s Persistent Idolat  
\q1
\v 20 “\w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w long ago|strong="H5769"\w* \w you threw off|strong="H7665"\w* \w my authority|strong="H4147"\w*  
\q1 \w and refused|strong="H4147"\w* \w to be subject to me.|strong="H0559"\w*  
\q1 \w You said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*.’  
\q1 \w Instead|strong="H3588"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w gave yourself to other gods on|strong="H5921"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1364"\w* \w hill|strong="H1389"\w*  
\q1 \w and under|strong="H8478"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w green|strong="H7488"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*,  
\q1 \w like a prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w sprawls|strong="H6808"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* lovers.   
\q1
\v 21  \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w planted|strong="H5193"\w* \w you in the land|strong="H8321"\w*  
\q1 \w like a special vine|strong="H8321"\w* \w of the very best stock.|strong="H2015"\w*  
\q1 \w Why in the world have you turned|strong="H2015"\w* \w into something like a wild vine|strong="H1612"\w*  
\q1 \w that produces rotten|strong="H5237"\w*, \w foul-smelling|strong="H5494"\w* grapes?   
\q1
\v 22  \w You can try to wash|strong="H3526"\w* \w away your guilt with a strong detergent|strong="H5427"\w*.  
\q1 \w You can use as much|strong="H7235"\w* \w soap|strong="H1287"\w* \w as you want.|strong="H3799"\w*  
\q1 \w But the stain|strong="H3799"\w* \w of your guilt|strong="H5771"\w* \w is still there for me to see,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the Lord|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H0136"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 23 “\w How|strong="H0349"\w* \w can you say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w made myself unclean|strong="H2930"\w*.  
\q1 \w I have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w paid allegiance|strong="H0310"\w* \w to|strong="H1168"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w gods|strong="H1980"\w* \w called|strong="H0559"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*.’  
\q1 \w Just look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w have behaved in the Valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of Hinnom!|strong="H4100"\w*  
\q1 \w Think about the things you have|strong="H4100"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w there!|strong="H8308"\w*  
\q1 \w You are like a flighty|strong="H8308"\w*, \w young female camel|strong="H1072"\w*  
\q1 \w that rushes here and there, crisscrossing|strong="H8308"\w* \w its path|strong="H1870"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w You are like a wild female donkey|strong="H6501"\w* \w brought up|strong="H3928"\w* \w in the wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*.  
\q1 \w In her lust|strong="H0185"\w* \w she sniffs|strong="H7602"\w* \w the wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w to get the scent of a male.|strong="H4310"\w*  
\q1 \w No|strong="H4310"\w* \w one can|strong="H4310"\w* \w hold her back|strong="H7725"\w* \w when she is|strong="H4310"\w* \w in heat|strong="H8385"\w*.  
\q1 \w None|strong="H3605"\w* \w of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her.|strong="H2320"\w*  
\q1 \w At mating time|strong="H2320"\w* \w she is easy|strong="H3286"\w* \w to find|strong="H4672"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w Do not chase after|strong="H4513"\w* \w other gods until your shoes wear out|strong="H3182"\w*  
\q1 \w and your throats|strong="H1637"\w* \w become dry|strong="H6773"\w*.  
\q1 \w But you say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘It is useless|strong="H2976"\w* \w for you to try and stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w me|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I love|strong="H0157"\w* \w those foreign|strong="H2114"\w* \w gods|strong="H1980"\w* \w and|strong="H7272"\w* want \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w pursue|strong="H0310"\w* \w them|strong="H0310"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 26  \w Just as a thief|strong="H1590"\w* \w has to suffer dishonor|strong="H1322"\w* \w when|strong="H4672"\w* \w he is caught|strong="H4672"\w*,  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w the people|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will suffer|strong="H1004"\w* \w dishonor|strong="H0954"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w what they|strong="H1992"\w* \w have done.|strong="H4428"\w*  
\q1 \w So will their kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w and officials|strong="H8269"\w*,  
\q1 \w their priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and their prophets|strong="H5030"\w*.   
\q1
\v 27  \w They say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to a wooden|strong="H6086"\w* \w idol,|strong="H0859"\w* ‘\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are my father|strong="H0001"\w*.’  
\q1 \w They say to a stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w image, ‘You|strong="H0859"\w* \w gave birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to me.’|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w they have|strong="H3808"\w* \w turned|strong="H6437"\w* \w away from me instead of turning|strong="H6203"\w* \w to me.|strong="H7451"\w*  
\q1 \w Yet when they are in trouble|strong="H7451"\w*, \w they say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘Come and save|strong="H3467"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 28  \w But where|strong="H0346"\w* \w are the gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w you made|strong="H6213"\w* \w for yourselves?|strong="H3467"\w*  
\q1 \w Let them save|strong="H3467"\w* \w you when|strong="H6256"\w* \w you are in trouble|strong="H7451"\w*.  
\q1 \w The sad fact is that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you have as many|strong="H4557"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*  
\q1 \w as you have towns|strong="H5892"\w*, \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.   
\q1
\v 29 “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do you try to refute|strong="H7378"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*\w ?|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of you have rebelled|strong="H6586"\w* \w against me,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 30 “\w It did no good|strong="H7723"\w* \w for me to punish|strong="H5221"\w* \w your people|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\q1 \w They did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w respond|strong="H3947"\w* \w to such correction|strong="H4148"\w*.  
\q1 \w You slaughtered|strong="H0398"\w* \w your prophets|strong="H5030"\w*  
\q1 \w like a voracious|strong="H7843"\w* \w lion|strong="H0738"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 31  \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of this generation|strong="H1755"\w*,  
\q1 \w listen to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says.|strong="H4057"\w*  
\q1 \w “Have I been like a wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* \w to you, Israel|strong="H3478"\w*\w ?|strong="H3991"\w*  
\q1 \w Have I been like a dark|strong="H3991"\w* \w and dangerous land|strong="H0776"\w* \w to you?|strong="H4069"\w*  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w then do you|strong="H0559"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘We are free to wander|strong="H7300"\w*.  
\q1 \w We will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to you any more|strong="H5750"\w*?’   
\q1
\v 32  \w Does a young woman|strong="H1330"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w to put on her jewels|strong="H5716"\w*\w ?|strong="H3618"\w*  
\q1 \w Does a bride|strong="H3618"\w* \w forget to put on her bridal attire|strong="H7196"\w*\w ?|strong="H5971"\w*  
\q1 \w But my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w have forgotten|strong="H7911"\w* \w me|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w for more days|strong="H3117"\w* \w than can even be counted|strong="H4557"\w*.   
\q1
\v 33 “\w My, how|strong="H4100"\w* \w good|strong="H3190"\w* \w you have become|strong="H1245"\w*  
\q1 \w at chasing|strong="H1245"\w* \w after your lovers|strong="H0160"\w*\w !|strong="H3651"\w*  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H3651"\w*, \w you could even|strong="H1571"\w* \w teach|strong="H3925"\w* \w prostitutes|strong="H1870"\w* \w a thing|strong="H7451"\w* \w or two|strong="H1870"\w*!   
\q1
\v 34  \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w your clothes|strong="H3671"\w* \w are stained|strong="H4672"\w* \w with|strong="H5315"\w*  
\q1 \w the lifeblood|strong="H5315"\w* \w of the poor|strong="H0034"\w* \w who had not done anything wrong|strong="H5355"\w*;  
\q1 \w you did not catch|strong="H4672"\w* \w them breaking|strong="H4290"\w* \w into your homes.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w Yet|strong="H3588"\w*, \w in spite of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w done|strong="H3605"\w*,   
\q1
\v 35  \w you say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I have not done anything wrong,|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w so the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3588"\w* \w cannot really be angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w with me any|strong="H4480"\w* \w more.’|strong="H4480"\w*  
\q1 \w But, watch out|strong="H4480"\w*\w !|strong="H2005"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will bring down judgment|strong="H8199"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w you say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w committed|strong="H2398"\w* \w any|strong="H4480"\w* \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 36  \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do you constantly|strong="H3966"\w* \w go|strong="H0235"\w* \w about|strong="H8138"\w*  
\q1 \w changing|strong="H8138"\w* \w your political allegiances|strong="H1870"\w*\w ?|strong="H0954"\w*  
\q1 \w You will get no help|strong="H0954"\w* \w from Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*  
\q1 \w just as|strong="H0834"\w* \w you got no help|strong="H0954"\w* \w from Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*.   
\q1
\v 37  \w Moreover|strong="H1571"\w*, \w you will come|strong="H3318"\w* \w away from Egypt|strong="H3027"\w*  
\q1 \w with your hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w covering your faces|strong="H7218"\w* \w in sorrow and shame|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will not allow your reliance|strong="H4009"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them to be successful|strong="H6743"\w*  
\q1 \w and you will not|strong="H3808"\w* gain \w any|strong="H1571"\w* help \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.   
\c 3  
\p  
\q1
\v 1 “\w If|strong="H2005"\w* \w a man|strong="H0376"\w* \w divorces|strong="H2610"\w* \w his wife|strong="H0802"\w*  
\q1 \w and she leaves|strong="H1980"\w* \w him and becomes|strong="H1961"\w* \w another|strong="H0312"\w* \w man’s|strong="H0376"\w* \w wife,|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w he may not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take her|strong="H2610"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.  
\q1 \w Doing|strong="H2610"\w* \w that would utterly defile|strong="H2610"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w But you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H2610"\w*, \w have given yourself as a prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w to many|strong="H7227"\w* \w gods.|strong="H2610"\w*  
\q1 \w So what makes you think|strong="H2610"\w* \w you can|strong="H2610"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me?”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 2 “\w Look|strong="H5869"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the hilltops|strong="H8205"\w* \w and consider|strong="H7200"\w* \w this.|strong="H7693"\w*  
\q1 \w You have had sex with other gods|strong="H7693"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w every one of them.|strong="H3427"\w*  
\q1 \w You waited for|strong="H3427"\w* \w those gods like a thief lying in wait|strong="H6163"\w* \w in the desert|strong="H4057"\w*.  
\q1 \w You defiled|strong="H2610"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w by your wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w prostitution|strong="H2184"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* other gods.   
\q1
\v 3  \w That is why the rains|strong="H7241"\w* \w have|strong="H4513"\w* \w been withheld,|strong="H4456"\w*  
\q1 \w and the spring rains|strong="H4456"\w* \w have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come.|strong="H4696"\w*  
\q1 \w Yet in spite of this you are obstinate|strong="H4696"\w* \w as a prostitute|strong="H2181"\w*.  
\q1 \w You refuse|strong="H3985"\w* \w to be ashamed|strong="H3637"\w* \w of|strong="H0802"\w* what \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w done|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Even now|strong="H6258"\w* \w you say|strong="H7121"\w* \w to me, ‘You are my father|strong="H0001"\w*\w !|strong="H0859"\w*  
\q1 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have been my faithful companion|strong="H0441"\w* \w ever since I was young|strong="H5271"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w You will not always|strong="H5769"\w* \w be angry|strong="H5201"\w* \w with me, will you?|strong="H5769"\w*  
\q1 \w You will|strong="H5769"\w* \w not be mad|strong="H8104"\w* \w at me forever|strong="H5331"\w*, \w will you?’|strong="H6213"\w*  
\q1 \w That is what|strong="H6213"\w* \w you say|strong="H1696"\w*,  
\q1 \w but you continually do|strong="H6213"\w* \w all the evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w that you can|strong="H3201"\w*.”   
\p
\v 6  \w When|strong="H3117"\w* \w Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w was king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah, the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, “Jeremiah, you have no doubt seen what|strong="H7200"\w* \w wayward|strong="H4878"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*. \w You have seen how she went|strong="H1980"\w* \w up to|strong="H0413"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w high|strong="H1364"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w and under|strong="H8478"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w green|strong="H7488"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w to give herself like a prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w to other|strong="H8033"\w* \w gods|strong="H1980"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Yet even after|strong="H0310"\w* \w she had done|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that, I thought|strong="H0428"\w* \w that she might come back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to me.|strong="H3808"\w* \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w she|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w*. \w Her sister|strong="H0269"\w*, \w unfaithful|strong="H0901"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w she|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 8  \w She also saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w wayward|strong="H4878"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w her divorce|strong="H3748"\w* \w papers|strong="H5612"\w* \w and sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w her away because|strong="H0182"\w* \w of her adulterous|strong="H5003"\w* \w worship of other gods.|strong="H0898"\w* \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w unfaithful|strong="H2181"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w had seen this,|strong="H3808"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w still|strong="H1571"\w* \w was|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, \w and she too|strong="H1571"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w and gave herself like a prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* gods.  
\v 9  \w Because she took her prostitution|strong="H2184"\w* \w so lightly|strong="H6963"\w*, \w she defiled|strong="H2610"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w through her adulterous|strong="H5003"\w* \w worship of gods made of wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w and stone|strong="H0068"\w*.  
\v 10  \w In spite|strong="H1571"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w Israel’s sister|strong="H0269"\w*, \w unfaithful|strong="H0901"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w has not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turned back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w* \w with any|strong="H3605"\w* \w sincerity|strong="H3820"\w*; \w she has only|strong="H0518"\w* \w pretended|strong="H8267"\w* \w to do|strong="H0518"\w* \w so,”|strong="H5002"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 11  \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, “Under the circumstances, wayward|strong="H4878"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w could even be considered|strong="H6663"\w* \w less guilty than unfaithful|strong="H0898"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w Calls|strong="H0413"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Repent  
\p
\v 12 “\w Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and shout|strong="H7121"\w* \w this message|strong="H1697"\w* \w to my people in the countries in the north|strong="H6828"\w*. \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them,|strong="H7725"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Come back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to me, wayward|strong="H4878"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,’ \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w continue to look|strong="H6440"\w* \w on you with displeasure|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I am|strong="H0589"\w* \w merciful|strong="H2623"\w*,’ \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be angry|strong="H5201"\w* \w with you forever|strong="H5769"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w However|strong="H0389"\w*, \w you must confess|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you have done wrong,|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w and that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you have rebelled|strong="H6586"\w* \w against|strong="H6586"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\q1 \w You must|strong="H0853"\w* \w confess|strong="H6340"\w* \w that you have given yourself|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H2114"\w* \w foreign|strong="H2114"\w* \w gods under|strong="H8478"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w green|strong="H7488"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*,  
\q1 \w and have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w my commands,’ says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\p
\v 14 “\w Come back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to me, my wayward|strong="H7726"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , “for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w your true|strong="H1166"\w* \w master.|strong="H3947"\w* \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H0935"\w*, \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of you from each town|strong="H5892"\w* \w and two|strong="H8147"\w* \w of you from each family group|strong="H4940"\w*, \w and I will bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w you back to Zion|strong="H6726"\w*.  
\v 15  \w I will give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you leaders|strong="H7462"\w* \w who will be faithful to me.|strong="H1844"\w* \w They|strong="H3820"\w* \w will|strong="H3820"\w* lead \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H3820"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1844"\w* \w and|strong="H3820"\w* insight.  
\v 16  \w In those days|strong="H6509"\w*, \w your population|strong="H6509"\w* \w will greatly|strong="H7235"\w* \w increase|strong="H6509"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w At that time|strong="H3117"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , “people|strong="H1992"\w* \w will no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w talk about having|strong="H6509"\w* \w the ark|strong="H0727"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* contains \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with us|strong="H5927"\w*. \w They will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w call it to mind|strong="H3820"\w*, \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w it, or|strong="H3808"\w* \w miss|strong="H6485"\w* \w it. No, that will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be done|strong="H6213"\w* \w any more|strong="H5750"\w*!  
\v 17  \w At that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w the city of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w will be called|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will gather|strong="H6960"\w* \w there in|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w to honor|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w name.|strong="H3808"\w* \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w the stubborn inclinations|strong="H8307"\w* \w of their own evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w*.  
\v 18  \w At that time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the nation|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and the nation|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will be reunited|strong="H1980"\w*. \w Together|strong="H3162"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will come back|strong="H0935"\w* \w from a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w in the north|strong="H6828"\w* \w to the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I gave|strong="H5157"\w* \w to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* permanent \w possession|strong="H5157"\w*. ”   
\q1
\v 19 “\w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w thought|strong="H0559"\w* \w to myself,|strong="H0349"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Oh|strong="H0349"\w* \w what a joy|strong="H2532"\w* \w it would|strong="H2532"\w* \w be for me to treat|strong="H2532"\w* \w you like a son|strong="H1121"\w*\w !|strong="H2532"\w*  
\q1 \w What a joy|strong="H2532"\w* \w it would|strong="H2532"\w* \w be for me to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you a pleasant|strong="H2532"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*,  
\q1 \w the most|strong="H2532"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H6643"\w* \w piece|strong="H2532"\w* \w of property|strong="H5159"\w* \w there is in all the world|strong="H0776"\w*\w !’|strong="H0559"\w*  
\q1 \w I thought|strong="H0559"\w* \w you would|strong="H2532"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w me, ‘Father|strong="H0001"\w*’  
\q1 \w and would never|strong="H3808"\w* \w cease being|strong="H2532"\w* \w loyal|strong="H0310"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w But|strong="H0403"\w*, \w you have been unfaithful|strong="H0898"\w* \w to me, nation|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\q1 \w like an unfaithful|strong="H0898"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w who has left her husband|strong="H7453"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 21 “\w A noise|strong="H6963"\w* \w is heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the hilltops|strong="H8205"\w*.  
\q1 \w It is the sound of the people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w crying|strong="H1065"\w* \w and pleading|strong="H8469"\w* \w to their gods.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have followed sinful|strong="H5753"\w* \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*;  
\q1 \w they have forgotten|strong="H7911"\w* \w to be true to the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w their God|strong="H0430"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w Come back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to me, you wayward|strong="H7726"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\q1 \w I want to cure|strong="H7495"\w* \w your waywardness|strong="H4878"\w*.  
\q1 \w Say,|strong="H2005"\w* ‘\w Here|strong="H2005"\w* \w we are. We come|strong="H0857"\w* \w to you|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w We know|strong="H0403"\w* \w our noisy|strong="H1995"\w* \w worship of false gods|strong="H1389"\w*  
\q1 \w on the hills|strong="H1389"\w* \w and mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w did not help us.|strong="H0403"\w*  
\q1 \w We know|strong="H0403"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w*  
\q1 \w is the only one who can deliver|strong="H8668"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w From earliest times our worship of that shameful|strong="H1322"\w* \w god, Baal,|strong="H0398"\w*  
\q1 \w has taken away|strong="H0398"\w* \w all that our ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w worked|strong="H3018"\w* \w for.|strong="H6629"\w*  
\q1 \w It has taken away our flocks|strong="H6629"\w* \w and our herds|strong="H1241"\w*,  
\q1 \w and even our sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and daughters|strong="H1323"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w Let us acknowledge|strong="H7901"\w* \w our shame|strong="H1322"\w*.  
\q1 \w Let us bear the disgrace|strong="H3639"\w* \w that we|strong="H3588"\w* \w deserve.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w we have sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w*,  
\q1 \w both we|strong="H0587"\w* \w and our ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\q1 \w From earliest|strong="H5271"\w* \w times to this very|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w we have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w*.’   
\c 4  
\p  
\q1
\v 1 “\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you, Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w want to come back|strong="H7725"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\q1 \w “if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you want to come back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H5493"\w*  
\q1 \w you must get|strong="H5493"\w* \w those disgusting idols|strong="H8251"\w* \w out of my sight|strong="H6440"\w*  
\q1 \w and must no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer go astray|strong="H5110"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w You must be truthful|strong="H0571"\w*, \w honest|strong="H4941"\w* \w and upright|strong="H6666"\w*  
\q1 \w when you take an oath|strong="H7650"\w* saying, ‘\w As|strong="H3068"\w* \w surely|strong="H1288"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*\w !’|strong="H1471"\w*  
\q1 \w If you do,|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will pray to be as blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w by him as you are|strong="H1984"\w*  
\q1 \w and will make him the object of their boasting|strong="H1984"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 3  \w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has this|strong="H3541"\w* \w to say|strong="H0559"\w*  
\q1 \w to the people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*\w :|strong="H5214"\w*  
\q1 \w “Like a farmer breaking up|strong="H5214"\w* \w hard unplowed ground|strong="H5215"\w*,  
\q1 \w you must break your rebellious will and make a new beginning;|strong="H6975"\w*  
\q1 \w just as a farmer must clear away thorns|strong="H6975"\w* \w lest the seed|strong="H2232"\w* \w is wasted,|strong="H0413"\w*  
\q1 \w you must get rid|strong="H0413"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* sin \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* ruining \w your|strong="H3068"\w* lives.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Just as ritual circumcision|strong="H4135"\w* \w cuts away|strong="H5493"\w* \w the foreskin|strong="H6190"\w*  
\q1 \w as an external symbol|strong="H0376"\w* \w of dedicated covenant commitment,|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 \w you|strong="H6440"\w* must genuinely dedicate \w yourselves|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*  
\q1 \w and get rid of everything|strong="H3824"\w* \w that hinders|strong="H3824"\w* \w your commitment to me,|strong="H3063"\w*  
\q1 \w people of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\q1 \w If you do not|strong="H6435"\w*, \w my anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w will blaze up|strong="H3318"\w* \w like a flaming|strong="H1197"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w against you|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w that no one|strong="H0369"\w* \w will be able to extinguish|strong="H3518"\w*.  
\q1 \w That will happen because of the evil|strong="H7455"\w* \w you have done|strong="H4611"\w*.”   
\s1 Warning \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Coming|strong="H3318"\w* Judgment  
\p
\v 5  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* said|strong="H5046"\w*,  
\q1 \w “Announce|strong="H8085"\w* \w this in Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and proclaim|strong="H0559"\w* \w it in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*\w :|strong="H8628"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Sound|strong="H8628"\w* \w the trumpet|strong="H7782"\w* \w throughout the land|strong="H0776"\w*\w !’|strong="H7121"\w*  
\q1 \w Shout out|strong="H7121"\w* \w loudly|strong="H4390"\w*,  
\q1 ‘\w Gather together|strong="H0622"\w*\w ! Let us flee|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the fortified|strong="H4013"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 6  \w Raise|strong="H5375"\w* \w a signal flag|strong="H5251"\w* \w that tells people to go to Zion|strong="H6726"\w*.  
\q1 \w Run for safety|strong="H5756"\w*\w ! Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w delay|strong="H5975"\w*\w !|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am about to bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w out of the north|strong="H6828"\w*.  
\q1 \w It will bring great|strong="H1419"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7667"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Like a lion|strong="H0738"\w* \w that has come up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from its lair|strong="H5441"\w*  
\q1 \w the one who destroys|strong="H7843"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w has set|strong="H5265"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w from his home|strong="H4725"\w* \w base.|strong="H7760"\w*  
\q1 \w He is coming out to lay|strong="H7760"\w* \w your land|strong="H0776"\w* \w waste|strong="H8047"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w will become ruins|strong="H5327"\w* \w and lie uninhabited|strong="H3427"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w So put|strong="H2296"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*\w !|strong="H5594"\w*  
\q1 \w Mourn|strong="H5594"\w* \w and wail|strong="H3213"\w*, \w saying,|strong="H2740"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘The fierce|strong="H2740"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*  
\q1 \w has not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w away from|strong="H4480"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*!’”   
\q1
\v 9 “\w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w happens|strong="H3117"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H4428"\w*  
\q1 \w “the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and his officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w will lose|strong="H0006"\w* \w their courage|strong="H3820"\w*.  
\q1 \w The priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w will be struck with horror|strong="H8074"\w*,  
\q1 \w and the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w will be speechless in astonishment|strong="H8539"\w*.”   
\p
\v 10  \w In response to all this|strong="H0559"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Ah|strong="H0162"\w*, \w Lord|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H0136"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H0403"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w surely|strong="H0403"\w* \w allowed|strong="H5377"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of Judah and Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w to be deceived by those who|strong="H5315"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘You will be safe|strong="H7965"\w*\w !’|strong="H5060"\w* \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H5315"\w* fact \w a sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w is already at our throats|strong="H5377"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 11 “\w At that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of Judah and Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w will be told,|strong="H6703"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘A scorching|strong="H6703"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w will sweep down|strong="H8205"\w*  
\q1 \w from the hilltops|strong="H8205"\w* \w in the desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w my dear|strong="H1323"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w It will|strong="H2219"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1305"\w* \w a gentle|strong="H1305"\w* \w breeze|strong="H1305"\w*  
\q1 \w for winnowing|strong="H1305"\w* \w the grain|strong="H1305"\w* \w and blowing away|strong="H2219"\w* \w the chaff|strong="H1305"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w No,|strong="H7307"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w too strong|strong="H4392"\w* \w for that will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w at my bidding.|strong="H1571"\w*  
\q1 \w Yes, even|strong="H1571"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w myself, am calling down|strong="H1696"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w* \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 13  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*\w ! The enemy is approaching|strong="H6051"\w* \w like gathering|strong="H5927"\w* \w clouds.|strong="H4818"\w*  
\q1 \w The roar of his chariots|strong="H4818"\w* \w is like that of a whirlwind|strong="H5492"\w*.  
\q1 \w His horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w move more swiftly|strong="H7043"\w* \w than eagles|strong="H5404"\w*.”  
\q1 \w I cry out,|strong="H0188"\w* “\w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H5927"\w* doomed, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w we will be destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 14 “\w Oh people of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w purify|strong="H3526"\w* \w your hearts|strong="H3820"\w* \w from evil|strong="H7451"\w*  
\q1 \w so that you may|strong="H4616"\w* \w yet be delivered|strong="H3467"\w*.  
\q1 \w How long|strong="H4970"\w* \w will you continue|strong="H4284"\w* \w to harbor up|strong="H3885"\w*  
\q1 \w wicked schemes|strong="H0205"\w* \w within|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w*?   
\q1
\v 15  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w messengers are coming, heralding|strong="H8085"\w* \w disaster,|strong="H1835"\w*  
\q1 \w from the city of Dan|strong="H1835"\w* \w and from the hills|strong="H2022"\w* \w of Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w They are saying,|strong="H2142"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Announce|strong="H2142"\w* \w to the surrounding nations|strong="H1471"\w*,  
\q1 \w “The enemy is coming|strong="H2009"\w*\w !”|strong="H8085"\w*  
\q1 \w Proclaim this|strong="H8085"\w* \w message|strong="H3389"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*\w :|strong="H5341"\w*  
\q1 \w “Those who besiege|strong="H5341"\w* \w cities|strong="H0935"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w from a distant|strong="H4801"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w They are ready to raise|strong="H5414"\w* \w the battle cry|strong="H6963"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w in Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.”’   
\q1
\v 17  \w They will surround|strong="H5439"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H8104"\w*  
\q1 \w like men guarding|strong="H8104"\w* \w a field|strong="H7704"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have rebelled|strong="H4784"\w* \w against me,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18 “\w The way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you have lived and the things|strong="H4611"\w* \w you have done|strong="H6213"\w*  
\q1 \w will bring this|strong="H0428"\w* \w on you.|strong="H2063"\w*  
\q1 \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is the punishment you deserve, and it will be painful indeed|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\q1 \w The pain will be so|strong="H3588"\w* \w bad it|strong="H5060"\w* \w will pierce|strong="H4751"\w* \w your heart|strong="H3820"\w*.”   
\p
\v 19  \w I said,|strong="H4578"\w*  
\q1 \w “Oh, the feeling in the pit|strong="H4578"\w* \w of my stomach|strong="H4578"\w*\w !|strong="H2342"\w*  
\q1 \w I writhe in anguish|strong="H2342"\w*.  
\q1 \w Oh, the pain|strong="H7023"\w* \w in my heart|strong="H3820"\w*\w !|strong="H3820"\w*  
\q1 \w My heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w pounds|strong="H1993"\w* \w within me.|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w I cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w keep silent|strong="H2790"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of the trumpet|strong="H7782"\w*;  
\q1 \w the sound of the battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w cry|strong="H8643"\w* \w pierces my soul|strong="H5315"\w*!   
\q1
\v 20  \w I see|strong="H7667"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7667"\w* \w after another|strong="H7667"\w* \w taking place|strong="H7121"\w*,  
\q1 \w so that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w lies in ruins|strong="H7703"\w*.  
\q1 \w I see our|strong="H0168"\w* \w tents|strong="H0168"\w* \w suddenly|strong="H6597"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*,  
\q1 \w their|strong="H3407"\w* \w curtains|strong="H3407"\w* torn \w down in a mere instant|strong="H7281"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21 “\w How long|strong="H4970"\w* \w must I see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the enemy’s battle flags|strong="H5251"\w*  
\q1 \w and hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the military signals|strong="H6963"\w* \w of their bugles|strong="H7782"\w*?”   
\p
\v 22  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* answered, |strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w “This will happen|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w are foolish|strong="H0191"\w*.  
\q1 \w They do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w me.|strong="H1121"\w*  
\q1 \w They are like children|strong="H1121"\w* \w who have no sense|strong="H5530"\w*.  
\q1 \w They have no|strong="H3808"\w* \w understanding|strong="H0995"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are skilled|strong="H2450"\w* \w at doing evil|strong="H7489"\w*.  
\q1 \w They do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how to do good|strong="H3190"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 23 “\w I looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w at the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w and saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w that it was an empty|strong="H0922"\w* \w wasteland|strong="H8414"\w*.  
\q1 \w I looked up|strong="H0413"\w* \w at the sky|strong="H8064"\w*, \w and its light|strong="H0216"\w* \w had vanished|strong="H0369"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w I looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w at the mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w and saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w that they were shaking|strong="H7493"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the hills|strong="H1389"\w* \w were swaying|strong="H7043"\w* \w back and forth|strong="H7043"\w*!   
\q1
\v 25  \w I looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w and saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w that there|strong="H2009"\w* \w were no|strong="H0369"\w* \w more people|strong="H0120"\w*,  
\q1 \w and that all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w in the sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w had flown|strong="H5074"\w* \w away|strong="H5074"\w*.   
\q1
\v 26  \w I looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w and saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w that the fruitful land|strong="H3759"\w* \w had become a desert|strong="H4057"\w*  
\q1 \w and that all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of the cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w had been laid|strong="H5422"\w* \w in ruins.|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had brought this all about|strong="H2009"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of his blazing|strong="H2740"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*.   
\q1
\v 27  \w All this|strong="H3541"\w* \w will happen because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 \w “The whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will be desolate|strong="H8077"\w*;  
\q1 \w however, I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w completely|strong="H3617"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 28  \w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will mourn|strong="H0056"\w*  
\q1 \w and the sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w above|strong="H4605"\w* \w will grow black|strong="H6937"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I have made|strong="H1696"\w* \w my purpose|strong="H2161"\w* \w known|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w and I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w relent|strong="H5162"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn back|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* carrying \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w out|strong="H4480"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 29  \w At the sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of the approaching|strong="H7411"\w* \w horsemen|strong="H6571"\w* \w and archers|strong="H7198"\w*  
\q1 \w the people of every|strong="H3605"\w* \w town|strong="H5892"\w* \w will flee|strong="H1272"\w*.  
\q1 \w Some of them will hide|strong="H0935"\w* \w in the thickets.|strong="H5645"\w*  
\q1 \w Others will climb|strong="H5645"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w among the rocks|strong="H3710"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w will be deserted.|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w No|strong="H0369"\w* \w one will remain|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w*.   
\q1
\v 30  \w And you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w Zion, city doomed to destruction|strong="H7703"\w*,  
\q1 \w you accomplish|strong="H6213"\w* \w nothing|strong="H8144"\w* \w by|strong="H2091"\w* wearing \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H3302"\w* \w dress|strong="H3847"\w*,  
\q1 \w decking|strong="H5710"\w* \w yourself out|strong="H5710"\w* \w in jewels|strong="H5716"\w* \w of gold|strong="H2091"\w*,  
\q1 \w and putting on|strong="H7167"\w* \w eye|strong="H5869"\w* \w shadow|strong="H6320"\w*\w !|strong="H3302"\w*  
\q1 \w You are making yourself beautiful|strong="H3302"\w* \w for nothing|strong="H7723"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your lovers|strong="H5689"\w* \w spurn|strong="H3988"\w* \w you.|strong="H1245"\w*  
\q1 \w They want|strong="H1245"\w* \w to kill|strong="H5315"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*.   
\q1
\v 31  \w In fact,|strong="H8085"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w a cry|strong="H6963"\w* \w like that|strong="H3588"\w* \w of a woman in labor,|strong="H6963"\w*  
\q1 \w a cry|strong="H6963"\w* \w of anguish|strong="H6869"\w* \w like that of a woman giving birth|strong="H1069"\w* \w to her first|strong="H3709"\w* \w baby.|strong="H1323"\w*  
\q1 \w It is the cry of Daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w gasping|strong="H3306"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w breath|strong="H3306"\w*,  
\q1 \w reaching out for|strong="H3588"\w* \w help,|strong="H5315"\w* \w saying|strong="H6963"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* am done \w in|strong="H8085"\w*!  
\q1 \w My life|strong="H5315"\w* \w is ebbing away before these murderers|strong="H2026"\w*!”   
\c 5  
\p
\v 1  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* said, |strong="H7751"\w*  
\q1 \w “Go up and down|strong="H7751"\w* \w through|strong="H7751"\w* \w the streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\q1 \w Look|strong="H4994"\w* \w around and see|strong="H7200"\w* \w for yourselves.|strong="H1245"\w*  
\q1 \w Search|strong="H1245"\w* \w through its public|strong="H3045"\w* \w squares|strong="H7339"\w*.  
\q1 \w See if|strong="H0518"\w* \w any|strong="H3426"\w* \w of you can find|strong="H4672"\w* \w a single|strong="H0518"\w* \w person|strong="H5545"\w*  
\q1 \w who deals honestly|strong="H5545"\w* \w and tries|strong="H5545"\w* \w to be truthful|strong="H0530"\w*.  
\q1 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w can|strong="H0518"\w*, \w then|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w not|strong="H0518"\w* punish \w this|strong="H3045"\w* city.   
\q1
\v 2  These \w people|strong="H0518"\w* make \w promises|strong="H7650"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w name|strong="H0559"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H3651"\w*  
\q1 \w But the fact is,|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H3651"\w* \w they swear|strong="H7650"\w* \w to is really a lie|strong="H8267"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 3  \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , I know you look|strong="H5869"\w* \w for faithfulness|strong="H0530"\w*.  
\q1 \w But even when|strong="H5221"\w* \w you punish these people, they feel no|strong="H3808"\w* \w remorse|strong="H5221"\w*.  
\q1 \w Even|strong="H4148"\w* \w when you nearly|strong="H2342"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3615"\w* \w them, they refuse|strong="H3985"\w* \w to be corrected|strong="H3947"\w*.  
\q1 \w They have become as hardheaded|strong="H4148"\w* \w as a rock|strong="H5553"\w*.  
\q1 \w They refuse|strong="H3985"\w* \w to change|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* ways.   
\q1
\v 4  \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w thought|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Surely|strong="H0389"\w* \w it is only the ignorant poor|strong="H1800"\w* \w who act this way|strong="H1870"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w act like fools|strong="H2973"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w demands|strong="H4941"\w*.  
\q1 \w They do|strong="H4941"\w* \w not know what their God|strong="H0430"\w* \w requires|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w I will go|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the leaders|strong="H1419"\w*  
\q1 \w and speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w with them|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\q1 \w Surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w demands|strong="H5923"\w*.  
\q1 \w Surely|strong="H0389"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w what their God|strong="H0430"\w* \w requires|strong="H4147"\w* \w of them|strong="H5423"\w*.”  
\q1 \w Yet all|strong="H3162"\w* \w of them|strong="H5423"\w*, \w too|strong="H5923"\w*, \w have|strong="H5423"\w* rejected \w his|strong="H3068"\w* authority  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* refuse \w to|strong="H0413"\w* submit \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w like a lion|strong="H0738"\w* \w from the thicket|strong="H3293"\w* \w their enemies will kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w them.|strong="H2061"\w*  
\q1 \w Like a wolf|strong="H2061"\w* \w from the desert|strong="H6160"\w* \w they will destroy|strong="H7703"\w* \w them.|strong="H5246"\w*  
\q1 \w Like a leopard|strong="H5246"\w* \w they will lie in wait|strong="H8245"\w* \w outside their cities|strong="H5892"\w*  
\q1 \w and totally|strong="H3605"\w* \w destroy|strong="H2963"\w* \w anyone|strong="H2007"\w* \w who ventures out|strong="H3318"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have rebelled|strong="H6588"\w* \w so much|strong="H7231"\w*  
\q1 \w and done so many|strong="H6105"\w* \w unfaithful things|strong="H4878"\w*.   
\p
\v 7  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* asked|strong="H5545"\w*,  
\q1 \w “How can|strong="H5545"\w* \w I leave you unpunished, Jerusalem|strong="H1413"\w*\w ?|strong="H5800"\w*  
\q1 \w Your people|strong="H5800"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w rejected|strong="H5800"\w* \w me|strong="H5003"\w*  
\q1 \w and have|strong="H5003"\w* \w worshiped|strong="H1413"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w that are|strong="H5003"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w at all.|strong="H1413"\w*  
\q1 \w Even though|strong="H1413"\w* \w I supplied all|strong="H1413"\w* \w their|strong="H5003"\w* \w needs|strong="H1413"\w*, \w they|strong="H5003"\w* \w were like an unfaithful|strong="H5003"\w* \w wife to me.|strong="H5003"\w*  
\q1 \w They|strong="H5003"\w* \w went flocking|strong="H7650"\w* \w to the houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w of prostitutes|strong="H2181"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w They are|strong="H1961"\w* \w like lusty|strong="H7904"\w*, \w well-fed|strong="H2109"\w* \w stallions|strong="H5483"\w*.  
\q1 \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w of them lusts|strong="H6670"\w* \w after|strong="H7453"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w neighbor’s|strong="H7453"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w I will surely|strong="H3808"\w* \w punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w them for doing such things|strong="H0428"\w*\w !” says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H5358"\w*  
\q1 \w “I will surely bring retribution|strong="H5358"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w such|strong="H0428"\w* \w a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 10  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* commanded|strong="H5927"\w* \w the enemy,|strong="H8284"\w*  
\q1 \w “March|strong="H8284"\w* \w through the vineyards of Israel and Judah and ruin|strong="H7843"\w* \w them.|strong="H0408"\w*  
\q1 \w But do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w destroy|strong="H6213"\w* \w them completely|strong="H3617"\w*.  
\q1 \w Strip off|strong="H5493"\w* \w their branches|strong="H5189"\w*  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w these people do not|strong="H3808"\w* belong \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and Judah|strong="H3063"\w*  
\q1 \w have been very unfaithful|strong="H0898"\w* \w to me,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\p \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 12 “\w These people have denied|strong="H3584"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says.|strong="H0559"\w*  
\q1 \w They have said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘That is|strong="H1931"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w so!|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w harm|strong="H7451"\w* \w will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to us|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\q1 \w We will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w experience|strong="H7200"\w* \w war|strong="H2719"\w* \w and famine|strong="H7458"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w The prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w will prove to be|strong="H1961"\w* \w full of wind|strong="H7307"\w*.  
\q1 \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* has not|strong="H0369"\w* \w spoken through|strong="H1699"\w* \w them.|strong="H3541"\w*  
\q1 \w So, let|strong="H3541"\w* \w what they say happen|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 14  \w Because of|strong="H3541"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*, \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me,|strong="H3282"\w*  
\q1 \w “Because|strong="H3282"\w* \w these people have spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w like this|strong="H2088"\w*,  
\q1 \w I will make|strong="H5414"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w that I put in your mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w like fire|strong="H0784"\w*.  
\q1 \w And I will make this|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w like wood|strong="H6086"\w*  
\q1 \w which the fiery judgments you speak will burn up|strong="H0398"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 15  \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w Listen|strong="H2005"\w*, \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*\w !|strong="H0935"\w*  
\q1 \w I am about to bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w from far away|strong="H4801"\w* \w to attack you.|strong="H1471"\w*  
\q1 \w It will be a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w that was founded|strong="H0386"\w* \w long ago|strong="H5769"\w*  
\q1 \w and has lasted for a long time.|strong="H1471"\w*  
\q1 \w It will be a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w whose language|strong="H3956"\w* \w you will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w*.  
\q1 \w Its people will speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w words that you will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be able to understand|strong="H8085"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of its soldiers|strong="H1368"\w* \w are strong|strong="H1368"\w* \w and mighty|strong="H1368"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their arrows|strong="H0827"\w* \w will send|strong="H6605"\w* \w you to your grave|strong="H6913"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w They will eat up|strong="H0398"\w* \w your crops|strong="H7105"\w* \w and your food|strong="H3899"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will kill off|strong="H0398"\w* \w your sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and your daughters|strong="H1323"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will eat up|strong="H0398"\w* \w your sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w and your cattle|strong="H1241"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will destroy|strong="H0398"\w* \w your vines|strong="H1612"\w* \w and your fig trees|strong="H8384"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their weapons|strong="H2719"\w* \w will batter down|strong="H7567"\w*  
\q1 \w the fortified|strong="H4013"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w you|strong="H2007"\w* \w trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w in|strong="H0982"\w*.   
\p
\v 18  \w Yet even|strong="H1571"\w* \w then|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w completely|strong="H3617"\w* \w destroy you,” says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 19 “\w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w then, Jeremiah,|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w your people|strong="H4100"\w* \w ask|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w to us|strong="H0413"\w*\w ?’ tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, \w ‘It is because you rejected|strong="H5800"\w* \w me and served|strong="H5647"\w* \w foreign|strong="H5236"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w in your own land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w you must serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H2114"\w* \w in a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that does not|strong="H3808"\w* \w belong|strong="H8478"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 20 “\w Proclaim|strong="H5046"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w message among the descendants|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.  
\q1 \w Make it known|strong="H8085"\w* \w throughout Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w Tell|strong="H4994"\w* \w them: ‘Hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*,  
\q1 \w you foolish|strong="H5530"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who have no|strong="H0369"\w* \w understanding|strong="H3820"\w*,  
\q1 \w who have eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w but do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w discern|strong="H7200"\w*,  
\q1 \w who have|strong="H7200"\w* \w ears|strong="H0241"\w* \w but do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w perceive|strong="H8085"\w*:   
\q1
\v 22 “\w You should fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w me!” says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H0518"\w*  
\q1 \w “You should|strong="H0518"\w* \w tremble|strong="H2342"\w* \w in awe before|strong="H6440"\w* \w me!|strong="H7760"\w*  
\q1 \w I made|strong="H7760"\w* \w the sand|strong="H2344"\w* \w to be a boundary|strong="H1366"\w* \w for the sea|strong="H3220"\w*,  
\q1 \w a permanent|strong="H5769"\w* \w barrier|strong="H1607"\w* \w that it can never|strong="H1607"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w*.  
\q1 \w Its|strong="H1607"\w* \w waves|strong="H1530"\w* \w may roll|strong="H1607"\w*, \w but they|strong="H1607"\w* \w can never|strong="H1607"\w* \w prevail|strong="H3201"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1607"\w* \w may roar|strong="H1993"\w*, \w but they can|strong="H1607"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w beyond|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w boundary|strong="H1366"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 23  \w But these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w have stubborn|strong="H5637"\w* \w and rebellious|strong="H4784"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w*.  
\q1 \w They have|strong="H4784"\w* \w turned aside|strong="H5493"\w* \w and gone|strong="H1980"\w* \w their own|strong="H3820"\w* \w way|strong="H2088"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w They do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to themselves|strong="H3824"\w*,  
\q1 \w “Let|strong="H4994"\w* \w us revere|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\q1 \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w is he who gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w us the autumn|strong="H3138"\w* \w rains|strong="H1653"\w* \w and the spring rains|strong="H4456"\w* \w at the proper time|strong="H6256"\w*.  
\q1 \w It is he who assures|strong="H8104"\w* \w us of the regular weeks|strong="H7620"\w* \w of harvest|strong="H7105"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 25  \w Your misdeeds|strong="H5186"\w* \w have stopped these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things from|strong="H4480"\w* \w coming.|strong="H2403"\w*  
\q1 \w Your sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w have deprived|strong="H4513"\w* \w you of my bounty|strong="H2896"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 26 “\w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w there|strong="H4672"\w* \w are wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w scoundrels among|strong="H7918"\w* \w my people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w They lie in wait like bird catchers|strong="H3353"\w* \w hiding in ambush.|strong="H5324"\w*  
\q1 \w They set|strong="H5324"\w* \w deadly traps|strong="H4889"\w* \w to catch|strong="H3920"\w* \w people|strong="H0582"\w*.   
\q1
\v 27  \w Like a cage|strong="H3619"\w* \w filled|strong="H4392"\w* \w with the birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w have been|strong="H3651"\w* \w caught,|strong="H1004"\w*  
\q1 \w their houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w are filled|strong="H4392"\w* \w with the gains of their fraud and deceit|strong="H4820"\w*.  
\q1 \w That is|strong="H3651"\w* \w how|strong="H1431"\w* \w they have|strong="H3651"\w* \w gotten so|strong="H1431"\w* \w rich|strong="H6238"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* powerful.   
\q1
\v 28  \w That is how|strong="H8080"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w grown fat|strong="H8080"\w* \w and sleek|strong="H6245"\w*.  
\q1 \w There|strong="H1779"\w* \w is no limit to the evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w things they do.|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w They do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w plead|strong="H1777"\w* \w the cause|strong="H1779"\w* \w of the fatherless|strong="H3490"\w* \w in such a way as to win|strong="H6743"\w* \w it.|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w They do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w defend|strong="H8199"\w* \w the rights|strong="H4941"\w* \w of the poor|strong="H0034"\w*.   
\q1
\v 29  \w I will certainly|strong="H3808"\w* \w punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w them for doing such things|strong="H0428"\w*\w !” says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H5358"\w*  
\q1 \w “I will certainly bring retribution|strong="H5358"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w such|strong="H0428"\w* \w a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*!   
\q1
\v 30 “\w Something horrible|strong="H8186"\w* \w and shocking|strong="H8047"\w*  
\q1 \w is going on|strong="H1961"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Judah:   
\q1
\v 31  \w The prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w*.  
\q1 \w The priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w exercise|strong="H7287"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w by their own authority.|strong="H5971"\w*  
\q1 \w And my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w love|strong="H0157"\w* \w to have it this|strong="H3651"\w* \w way.|strong="H0319"\w*  
\q1 \w But they will not be able to help you when the time of judgment comes|strong="H0319"\w*!   
\c 6  
\p  
\q1
\v 1 “\w Run for safety|strong="H5756"\w*, \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*\w !|strong="H7130"\w*  
\q1 \w Get out of|strong="H7130"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*\w !|strong="H8628"\w*  
\q1 \w Sound|strong="H8628"\w* \w the trumpet|strong="H7782"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Tekoa|strong="H8620"\w*\w !|strong="H5375"\w*  
\q1 \w Light|strong="H5375"\w* \w the signal fires|strong="H4864"\w* \w at Beth Hakkerem|strong="H1021"\w*\w !|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w lurks|strong="H8259"\w* \w out|strong="H8259"\w* \w of the north|strong="H6828"\w*;  
\q1 \w it will bring great|strong="H1419"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7667"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w I will destroy|strong="H1819"\w* \w Daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*,  
\q1 \w who is as delicate|strong="H5000"\w* \w and defenseless as|strong="H5000"\w* \w a young|strong="H5000"\w* \w maiden|strong="H6026"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w Kings will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w it with their armies.|strong="H5439"\w*  
\q1 \w They will encamp in siege all around|strong="H5439"\w* \w it.|strong="H0376"\w*  
\q1 \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* devastate \w the|strong="H0853"\w* portion assigned \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w They will say,|strong="H6942"\w* ‘\w Prepare|strong="H6942"\w* \w to do battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w against it!|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w Come on|strong="H5921"\w*\w ! Let’s|strong="H6965"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w it at noon|strong="H6672"\w*\w !’|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w later they will say,|strong="H0188"\w* ‘Oh, oh! \w Too|strong="H5921"\w* bad\w !|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w The day|strong="H3117"\w* \w is almost|strong="H5186"\w* \w over|strong="H6752"\w*  
\q1 \w and the shadows|strong="H6752"\w* \w of evening|strong="H6153"\w* \w are getting|strong="H6437"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w So come|strong="H5927"\w* \w on, let’s|strong="H6965"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w ahead and attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w it by night|strong="H3915"\w*  
\q1 \w and destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w all its fortified buildings|strong="H0759"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 6  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of this is because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w has said|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H3772"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w down the trees|strong="H6097"\w* \w around Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*  
\q1 \w and build up a siege|strong="H8210"\w* \w ramp|strong="H5550"\w* \w against its walls.|strong="H1931"\w*  
\q1 \w This is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w which is to be punished|strong="H6485"\w*.  
\q1 \w Nothing but oppression|strong="H6233"\w* \w happens in it|strong="H7130"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w As a well|strong="H0953"\w* \w continually pours out|strong="H6979"\w* \w fresh water|strong="H4325"\w*  
\q1 \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w it continually pours out|strong="H6979"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w deeds.|strong="H2555"\w*  
\q1 \w Sounds of violence|strong="H2555"\w* \w and destruction|strong="H7701"\w* \w echo|strong="H8085"\w* \w throughout it.|strong="H2483"\w*  
\q1 \w All I see are sick|strong="H2483"\w* \w and wounded|strong="H4347"\w* \w people|strong="H8085"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 8  \w So|strong="H3256"\w* \w take|strong="H7760"\w* \w warning|strong="H3256"\w*, \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,  
\q1 \w or|strong="H6435"\w* \w I will abandon you in disgust|strong="H3363"\w*  
\q1 \w and make you|strong="H7760"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8077"\w*,  
\q1 \w a place|strong="H7760"\w* \w where no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one can live|strong="H3427"\w*.”   
\p
\v 9  \w This is what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me:|strong="H7611"\w*  
\q1 \w “Those who remain|strong="H7611"\w* \w in Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will be|strong="H5953"\w*  
\q1 \w like the grapes thoroughly gleaned|strong="H5953"\w* \w from a vine|strong="H1612"\w*.  
\q1 \w So go over them again, as though you were a grape harvester|strong="H1219"\w*  
\q1 \w passing your hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the branches|strong="H5552"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* last \w time|strong="H3478"\w*.”   
\p
\v 10  \w I answered,|strong="H4310"\w*  
\q1 \w “Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w would listen|strong="H8085"\w*  
\q1 \w if I spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to them and warned|strong="H5749"\w* \w them?|strong="H0241"\w*  
\q1 \w Their ears|strong="H0241"\w* \w are so closed|strong="H6189"\w*  
\q1 \w that they cannot|strong="H3201"\w* \w hear|strong="H7181"\w*\w !|strong="H2009"\w*  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H2009"\w*, \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H1697"\w* \w is offensive|strong="H2781"\w* \w to them.|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w They do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w like it|strong="H2654"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H1697"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w I am as full|strong="H4392"\w* \w of anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H3811"\w*  
\q1 \w I am tired|strong="H3811"\w* \w of trying to hold|strong="H3557"\w* \w it in.”|strong="H8210"\w*  
\p \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* answered, |strong="H8210"\w*  
\q1 \w “Vent it|strong="H8210"\w*, \w then,|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the children who play|strong="H5768"\w* \w in the street|strong="H2351"\w*  
\q1 \w and on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the young men|strong="H0970"\w* \w who are gathered together|strong="H3162"\w*.  
\q1 \w Husbands|strong="H5973"\w* \w and wives|strong="H0802"\w* \w are to be|strong="H3920"\w* \w included|strong="H5475"\w*,  
\q1 \w as well as|strong="H1571"\w* \w the old|strong="H2205"\w* \w and those|strong="H4390"\w* \w who are advanced|strong="H4390"\w* \w in years|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Their houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w will be turned|strong="H5437"\w* \w over to others|strong="H0312"\w*  
\q1 \w as will their fields|strong="H7704"\w* \w and their wives|strong="H0802"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will unleash|strong="H5186"\w* \w my power|strong="H3027"\w*  
\q1 \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w those who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in this land|strong="H0776"\w*,”  
\p \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 13 “\w That is because|strong="H3588"\w*, \w from the least|strong="H6996"\w* \w important|strong="H5704"\w* \w to the most important|strong="H1419"\w* \w of them,|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of them are greedy|strong="H1214"\w* \w for dishonest gain|strong="H1215"\w*.  
\q1 \w Prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w and priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w alike,|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of them practice|strong="H6213"\w* \w deceit|strong="H8267"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w They offer only superficial|strong="H7043"\w* \w help|strong="H5971"\w*  
\q1 \w for the harm my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w have suffered|strong="H7667"\w*.  
\q1 \w They say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘Everything|strong="H7965"\w* \w will be all right|strong="H7965"\w*\w !’|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w But everything is not|strong="H0369"\w* \w all right|strong="H7965"\w*!   
\q1
\v 15  \w Are they ashamed|strong="H3001"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have done|strong="H6213"\w* \w such shameful things|strong="H8441"\w*\w ?|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w No, they are not|strong="H3808"\w* \w at all ashamed|strong="H0954"\w*.  
\q1 \w They do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how to blush|strong="H3637"\w*\w !|strong="H3651"\w*  
\q1 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w they will die|strong="H5307"\w*, \w just like others have died|strong="H5307"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will be brought|strong="H3782"\w* \w to ruin|strong="H3782"\w* \w when I punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w them,”|strong="H0559"\w*  
\p \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\p
\v 16  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to his people:|strong="H5975"\w*  
\q1 \w “You are standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w at the crossroads. So consider|strong="H7200"\w* \w your path|strong="H1870"\w*.  
\q1 \w Ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w where the old, reliable|strong="H5769"\w* \w paths|strong="H5410"\w* \w are.|strong="H0335"\w*  
\q1 \w Ask where|strong="H0335"\w* \w the path|strong="H1870"\w* \w is|strong="H2896"\w* \w that leads to blessing|strong="H2896"\w* \w and follow|strong="H1980"\w* \w it.|strong="H4672"\w*  
\q1 \w If you do, you will find|strong="H4672"\w* \w rest|strong="H4771"\w* \w for your souls|strong="H5315"\w*.”  
\q1 \w But they said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “We will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w follow|strong="H1980"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!”   
\p
\v 17  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* said, |strong="H6965"\w*  
\q1 \w “I appointed|strong="H6965"\w* \w prophets as watchmen|strong="H6822"\w* \w to warn|strong="H7181"\w* \w you,|strong="H7181"\w* \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*:  
\q1 \w ‘Pay attention|strong="H7181"\w* \w to the warning|strong="H7181"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of the trumpet|strong="H7782"\w*\w !’”|strong="H0559"\w*  
\q1 \w But they said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “We will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pay attention|strong="H7181"\w*!”   
\p
\v 18  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd* said, |strong="H8085"\w*  
\q1 \w “Hear|strong="H8085"\w*, \w you nations|strong="H1471"\w*\w !|strong="H3045"\w*  
\q1 \w Be witnesses|strong="H3045"\w* \w and take note of what|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* happen \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w these|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*, \w you peoples of the earth|strong="H0776"\w*\w :|strong="H2009"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Take note|strong="H2009"\w*\w !|strong="H0595"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am|strong="H0595"\w* \w about to bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on these people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w It will come as punishment for their scheming|strong="H4284"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have paid|strong="H1697"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w attention|strong="H7181"\w* \w to what I have said,|strong="H3988"\w*  
\q1 \w and they have rejected|strong="H3988"\w* \w my law|strong="H8451"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w I take no delight|strong="H4100"\w* \w when they offer up to me|strong="H3828"\w*  
\q1 \w frankincense|strong="H3828"\w* \w that|strong="H7070"\w* \w comes|strong="H0935"\w* \w from Sheba|strong="H7614"\w*  
\q1 \w or sweet-smelling|strong="H7070"\w* \w cane imported|strong="H6149"\w* \w from a faraway|strong="H4801"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w I cannot accept the burnt offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w they bring me.|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w I get no|strong="H3808"\w* \w pleasure|strong="H7522"\w* \w from the sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w offer|strong="H2077"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H0935"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 21  \w So|strong="H3651"\w*, \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H2005"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘I will assuredly|strong="H2005"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w stumble|strong="H4383"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w their doom.|strong="H0001"\w*  
\q1 \w Parents|strong="H0001"\w* \w and children|strong="H1121"\w* \w will stumble|strong="H3782"\w* \w and fall|strong="H3782"\w* \w to their destruction.|strong="H7453"\w*  
\q1 \w Friends|strong="H7453"\w* \w and neighbors|strong="H7934"\w* \w will die|strong="H0006"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 22 “\w This is what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says:|strong="H2009"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Beware|strong="H2009"\w*\w ! An army|strong="H5971"\w* \w is coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w from a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w in the north|strong="H6828"\w*.  
\q1 \w A mighty nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w is stirring into action|strong="H5782"\w* \w in faraway parts|strong="H3411"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w Its soldiers are armed|strong="H3591"\w* \w with bows|strong="H7198"\w* \w and spears|strong="H2388"\w*.  
\q1 \w They are|strong="H3591"\w* \w cruel|strong="H0394"\w* \w and show no|strong="H3808"\w* \w mercy|strong="H7355"\w*.  
\q1 \w They sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w like the roaring|strong="H1993"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*  
\q1 \w as they ride|strong="H7392"\w* \w forth on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H6186"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*.  
\q1 \w Lined|strong="H3591"\w* \w up|strong="H6186"\w* \w in formation|strong="H6186"\w* \w like men|strong="H0376"\w* \w going|strong="H3591"\w* \w into battle|strong="H4421"\w*  
\q1 \w to attack|strong="H5921"\w* \w you, Daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*.’”   
\q1
\v 24  \w The people cry out,|strong="H8085"\w* “\w We|strong="H8085"\w* \w have|strong="H3027"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w reports|strong="H8089"\w* \w about them!|strong="H7503"\w*  
\q1 \w We have become helpless|strong="H7503"\w* \w with fear|strong="H3027"\w*\w !|strong="H6869"\w*  
\q1 \w Anguish|strong="H6869"\w* \w grips|strong="H2388"\w* \w us,|strong="H2427"\w*  
\q1 \w agony|strong="H2427"\w* \w like that of a woman giving birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H3205"\w* baby!   
\q1
\v 25  \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w go out|strong="H3318"\w* \w into the countryside|strong="H7704"\w*.  
\q1 \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w travel|strong="H1980"\w* \w on the roads|strong="H1870"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the enemy|strong="H0341"\w* \w is there with sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w in hand.|strong="H4032"\w*  
\q1 \w They are spreading terror|strong="H4032"\w* \w everywhere|strong="H5439"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 26  \w So I said,|strong="H1323"\w* “Oh, \w my|strong="H5921"\w* dear \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w put on|strong="H2296"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*  
\q1 \w and roll|strong="H6428"\w* \w in ashes|strong="H0665"\w*.  
\q1 \w Mourn|strong="H0060"\w* \w with painful|strong="H8563"\w* \w sobs|strong="H4553"\w*  
\q1 \w as though you had lost your only child|strong="H3173"\w*.  
\q1 \w For any moment now|strong="H6597"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w destructive army|strong="H7703"\w*  
\q1 \w will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*.”   
\p
\v 27  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* said to me, |strong="H5414"\w*  
\q1 \w “I have made|strong="H5414"\w* \w you like a metal assayer|strong="H0969"\w*  
\q1 \w to test|strong="H4013"\w* \w my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w like ore.|strong="H3045"\w*  
\q1 \w You are to observe|strong="H3045"\w* \w them|strong="H0974"\w*  
\q1 \w and evaluate|strong="H0974"\w* \w how they behave|strong="H1870"\w*.”   
\p
\v 28  \w I reported|strong="H7400"\w*,  
\q1 \w “All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of them are|strong="H1992"\w* \w the most stubborn of rebels|strong="H5637"\w*\w !|strong="H1992"\w*  
\q1 \w They are|strong="H1992"\w* \w as hard as|strong="H7400"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w or|strong="H7400"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*.  
\q1 \w They go about telling lies|strong="H7400"\w*.  
\q1 \w They all|strong="H3605"\w* \w deal corruptly|strong="H7843"\w*.   
\q1
\v 29  \w The fiery|strong="H0800"\w* \w bellows|strong="H4647"\w* \w of judgment burn fiercely|strong="H2787"\w*.  
\q1 \w But there is too much dross|strong="H5777"\w* \w to be removed.|strong="H6884"\w*  
\q1 \w The process|strong="H6884"\w* \w of refining|strong="H6884"\w* \w them has proved useless|strong="H7723"\w*.  
\q1 \w The wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w been purged|strong="H5423"\w*.   
\q1
\v 30  \w They are regarded|strong="H7121"\w* \w as ‘rejected|strong="H3988"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*’  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w rejects|strong="H3988"\w* \w them|strong="H7121"\w*.”   
\c 7  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*:  
\v 2 “\w Stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w in the gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and proclaim|strong="H7121"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w*\w : ‘Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you people of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w who have passed through|strong="H0935"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w to worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H1697"\w* \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has to say|strong="H0559"\w*.  
\v 3  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says: Change|strong="H3190"\w* \w the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you have been living|strong="H4611"\w* \w and do what is right.|strong="H7931"\w* If \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w do|strong="H3190"\w*, \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* allow \w you to continue|strong="H4725"\w* \w to live in|strong="H4725"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w land|strong="H4725"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Stop|strong="H0408"\w* \w putting your confidence|strong="H0982"\w* \w in the false|strong="H8267"\w* \w belief|strong="H1697"\w* \w that says|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w We are safe!|strong="H1964"\w* \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w temple|strong="H1964"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is here! The temple|strong="H1964"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is here! The temple|strong="H1964"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* here!”  
\v 5  \w You must|strong="H0518"\w* \w change|strong="H3190"\w* \w the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you have been living|strong="H4611"\w* \w and do what is right. You must|strong="H0518"\w* \w treat|strong="H4941"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w* \w fairly|strong="H4941"\w*.  
\v 6  \w Stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w oppressing|strong="H6231"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H1616"\w* \w who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers|strong="H3490"\w*, \w and women who have lost their husbands|strong="H0490"\w*. \w Stop|strong="H0408"\w* \w killing|strong="H8210"\w* \w innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w people|strong="H1818"\w* \w in this|strong="H2088"\w* \w land|strong="H4725"\w*. \w Stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w paying allegiance to|strong="H0312"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*. \w That will only bring about|strong="H1980"\w* \w your ruin|strong="H7451"\w*.  
\v 7  \w If you stop doing these things,|strong="H7931"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w allow|strong="H5414"\w* \w you to continue to live in this|strong="H2088"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w a lasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w possession|strong="H0853"\w*.   
\p
\v 8 “\w ‘But just look|strong="H2009"\w* \w at you!|strong="H0859"\w* \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are putting your confidence|strong="H0982"\w* \w in a false|strong="H8267"\w* \w belief|strong="H3276"\w* \w that will not deliver|strong="H3276"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*.  
\v 9  \w You steal|strong="H1589"\w*. \w You murder|strong="H7523"\w*. \w You commit adultery|strong="H5003"\w*. \w You lie|strong="H8267"\w* \w when you swear|strong="H7650"\w* \w on oath. You sacrifice|strong="H6999"\w* \w to the god|strong="H0430"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. \w You pay allegiance|strong="H0310"\w* \w to|strong="H0312"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w previously known|strong="H3045"\w*.  
\v 10  \w Then you come|strong="H0935"\w* \w and stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w in my presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w in this|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w I have|strong="H0834"\w* \w claimed|strong="H7121"\w* \w as my own|strong="H8034"\w* \w and say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “We are|strong="H0428"\w* \w safe!” You think you are|strong="H0428"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w safe that you go|strong="H4616"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those hateful|strong="H8441"\w* sins!  
\v 11  \w Do you think this|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w I have claimed|strong="H7121"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w my own|strong="H8034"\w* \w is to be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a hideout|strong="H4631"\w* \w for robbers|strong="H6530"\w*\w ?|strong="H5869"\w* \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w better|strong="H5921"\w* \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w note|strong="H7200"\w*\w !|strong="H0595"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w for myself what you have done! says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w*.  
\v 12  \w So, go|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w in Shiloh|strong="H7887"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w I allowed|strong="H7223"\w* \w myself to be worshiped|strong="H8034"\w* \w in the early days|strong="H7223"\w*. \w See|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to it|strong="H6440"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of the wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w things my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 13  \w You also have|strong="H3282"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H4639"\w*, \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , and I have spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you over and over again|strong="H7925"\w*. \w But|strong="H1696"\w* \w you have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w*\w ! You have refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to respond|strong="H6030"\w* \w when I called|strong="H7121"\w* \w you to repent|strong="H6030"\w*!  
\v 14  \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w I will destroy this temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w I have claimed|strong="H7121"\w* \w as my own|strong="H8034"\w*, \w this temple that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are trusting|strong="H0982"\w* \w to protect you. I will destroy this place|strong="H4725"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to you and your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w like I destroyed Shiloh|strong="H7887"\w*.  
\v 15  \w And I will drive|strong="H7993"\w* \w you out|strong="H7993"\w* \w of my sight|strong="H6440"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w like I drove|strong="H7993"\w* \w out your relatives|strong="H0251"\w*, \w the people|strong="H2233"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H0669"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 16  \w Then the \+nd Lord\+nd* said, “As for you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w Jeremiah,|strong="H0408"\w* \w do|strong="H0408"\w* \w not|strong="H0369"\w* \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w for|strong="H1157"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*\w ! Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w cry out|strong="H7440"\w* \w to me or petition|strong="H8605"\w* \w me on their behalf! Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w plead|strong="H6293"\w* \w with me to save them,|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will not|strong="H0369"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Do|strong="H0369"\w* \w you see|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w in the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and in the streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*?  
\v 18  \w Children|strong="H1121"\w* \w are gathering|strong="H3950"\w* \w firewood|strong="H6086"\w*, \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* \w are building|strong="H1197"\w* \w fires|strong="H0784"\w* \w with it, and|strong="H0853"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w* \w are mixing|strong="H3888"\w* \w dough|strong="H1217"\w* \w to bake cakes|strong="H3561"\w* \w to offer|strong="H6213"\w* \w to the goddess they call the Queen|strong="H4446"\w* \w of Heaven|strong="H8064"\w*. \w They are|strong="H6213"\w* \w also pouring|strong="H5258"\w* \w out drink offerings|strong="H5262"\w* \w to other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*. \w They seem to do|strong="H4616"\w* \w all this|strong="H4616"\w* \w just|strong="H6213"\w* \w to trouble|strong="H3707"\w* \w me|strong="H3707"\w*.  
\v 19  \w But|strong="H1992"\w* \w I am not|strong="H3808"\w* \w really|strong="H1992"\w* \w the one being troubled|strong="H3707"\w*\w !”|strong="H5002"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w . “Rather|strong="H4616"\w* \w they are bringing trouble on themselves to their own shame|strong="H1322"\w*!  
\v 20  \w So|strong="H3651"\w*,” \w the Lord|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H0136"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “my raging|strong="H0639"\w* \w fury|strong="H2534"\w* \w will be poured|strong="H5413"\w* \w out on|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w*. \w It will be poured|strong="H4725"\w* \w out on|strong="H5921"\w* \w human|strong="H0120"\w* \w beings and animals|strong="H0929"\w*, \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w and crops|strong="H6529"\w*. \w And it will burn|strong="H1197"\w* \w like a fire which cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be extinguished|strong="H3518"\w*.”   
\p
\v 21  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \w \+nd Lord\+nd* said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to the people of Judah,|strong="H3068"\w* “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says: ‘You might as well go ahead and add|strong="H5595"\w* \w the meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w of your burnt offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w to that of the other sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w and eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*, \w too|strong="H5921"\w*!  
\v 22  \w Consider this:|strong="H3588"\w* \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w I spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w after|strong="H3117"\w* \w I brought them out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w I did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w merely|strong="H6680"\w* \w give them commands about|strong="H1697"\w* \w burnt offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w and sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*.  
\v 23  \w I also|strong="H0853"\w* \w explicitly|strong="H1697"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w them:|strong="H8085"\w* “\w Obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H6963"\w*. \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you do, I|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w Live|strong="H1980"\w* \w exactly|strong="H6680"\w* \w the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w I tell you|strong="H4616"\w* \w and things will|strong="H4616"\w* \w go well|strong="H3190"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*.”  
\v 24  \w But they did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to me or|strong="H3808"\w* \w pay|strong="H5186"\w* \w any attention|strong="H0241"\w* \w to me. They followed|strong="H1980"\w* \w the stubborn inclinations|strong="H8307"\w* \w of their own wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w*. \w They acted|strong="H1961"\w* \w worse and worse|strong="H0268"\w* \w instead|strong="H3808"\w* \w of better|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 25  \w From|strong="H4480"\w* \w the time|strong="H3117"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w departed|strong="H3318"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w now,|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w my servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w to you again|strong="H7925"\w* \w and again|strong="H7971"\w*, \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w after day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 26  \w But your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w pay|strong="H5186"\w* \w attention|strong="H0241"\w* \w to me. They became obstinate|strong="H7185"\w* \w and were more wicked|strong="H7489"\w* \w than even their own forefathers|strong="H6203"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 27  \w Then the \+nd Lord\+nd* said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me,|strong="H0853"\w* “\w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w*, \w they will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you. When you call|strong="H7121"\w* \w out to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them, they will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w respond|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\v 28  \w So tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them: ‘This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w that has not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w their God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and has not|strong="H3808"\w* \w accepted|strong="H3947"\w* \w correction|strong="H4148"\w*. \w Faithfulness|strong="H0530"\w* \w is nowhere to be found|strong="H0006"\w* \w in it. These people do not even profess|strong="H3772"\w* \w it|strong="H3947"\w* anymore.  
\v 29  \w So, mourn,|strong="H1494"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* people \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* nation. \w Cut|strong="H1494"\w* \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w your hair|strong="H5145"\w* \w and throw|strong="H7993"\w* \w it away|strong="H7993"\w*. \w Sing|strong="H5375"\w* \w a song of mourning|strong="H7015"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the hilltops|strong="H8205"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has decided to reject|strong="H3988"\w* \w and forsake|strong="H5203"\w* \w this generation|strong="H1755"\w* \w that has provoked his wrath|strong="H5678"\w*!’”   
\p
\v 30  \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, \w “I have rejected them because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w have done|strong="H6213"\w* \w what I consider evil|strong="H5869"\w*. \w They have set up|strong="H7760"\w* \w their disgusting idols|strong="H8251"\w* \w in the temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w I have claimed|strong="H7121"\w* \w for my own|strong="H8034"\w* \w and have defiled|strong="H2930"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w*.  
\v 31  \w They have|strong="H0834"\w* \w also built|strong="H1129"\w* \w places of worship|strong="H1116"\w* \w in a place called Topheth|strong="H8612"\w* \w in the Valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of Ben Hinnom|strong="H2011"\w* \w so that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they can sacrifice|strong="H8313"\w* \w their sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w by fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w is something I never commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w them to do! Indeed, it never|strong="H3808"\w* \w even entered|strong="H5927"\w* \w my mind|strong="H3820"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w such|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H1129"\w* thing!  
\v 32  \w So|strong="H3651"\w*, \w watch|strong="H2009"\w* \w out!”|strong="H5002"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w . “The time|strong="H3117"\w* \w will soon come|strong="H0935"\w* \w when people will no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w call those places Topheth|strong="H8612"\w* \w or the Valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of Ben Hinnom|strong="H2011"\w*. \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w they will call that valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w the Valley of Slaughter|strong="H2028"\w* \w and they will bury|strong="H6912"\w* \w so many people in Topheth|strong="H8612"\w* \w they will run|strong="H0369"\w* \w out of room|strong="H4725"\w*.  
\v 33  \w Then the dead bodies|strong="H5038"\w* \w of these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w left on the ground for the birds|strong="H8064"\w* \w and wild|strong="H0776"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w to eat|strong="H3978"\w*. \w There will not|strong="H0369"\w* \w be any|strong="H0369"\w* \w survivors to scare|strong="H2729"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w* \w away|strong="H2729"\w*.  
\v 34  \w I will put an end|strong="H7673"\w* \w to the sounds|strong="H6963"\w* \w of joy|strong="H8342"\w* \w and gladness|strong="H6963"\w*, \w or the glad celebration|strong="H8057"\w* \w of brides|strong="H3618"\w* \w and grooms|strong="H2860"\w* \w throughout the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and the streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the whole land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a desolate|strong="H2723"\w* wasteland.”   
\c 8  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, \w “When|strong="H3318"\w* \w that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w comes|strong="H3318"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w of the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and its|strong="H6106"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w of the priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w and of all the other people who lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w will be dug up|strong="H6106"\w* \w from their graves|strong="H6913"\w*.  
\v 2  \w They will be spread out|strong="H7849"\w* \w and exposed to the sun|strong="H8121"\w*, \w the moon|strong="H3394"\w* \w and the stars|strong="H8064"\w*. \w These are things they|strong="H0157"\w* \w adored|strong="H0157"\w* \w and served|strong="H5647"\w*, \w things to which|strong="H0834"\w* \w they paid|strong="H1980"\w* \w allegiance|strong="H0310"\w*, \w from which|strong="H0834"\w* \w they sought|strong="H1875"\w* \w guidance, and worshiped|strong="H7812"\w*. \w The bones of these people|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be regathered|strong="H0622"\w* \w and reburied|strong="H6912"\w*. \w They will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be like manure|strong="H1828"\w* \w used to fertilize the ground|strong="H0127"\w*.  
\v 3  \w However, I will leave|strong="H7604"\w* \w some of|strong="H4480"\w* \w these wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w people|strong="H4940"\w* \w alive|strong="H7604"\w* \w and banish|strong="H5080"\w* \w them to other|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H4725"\w*. \w But wherever|strong="H3605"\w* \w these people who survive|strong="H7611"\w* \w may go|strong="H7604"\w*, \w they will wish|strong="H0977"\w* \w they had died|strong="H4194"\w* \w rather than lived|strong="H2416"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*.   
\s1 Willful Disregard \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* Lead \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Destruction|strong="H7451"\w*  
\p
\v 4  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*,  
\q1 \w “Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says,|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w Do people not|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w up when they fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w down?|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w Do they not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w around|strong="H7725"\w* \w when|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0518"\w* \w go|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* wrong \w way|strong="H3541"\w*?   
\q1
\v 5  \w Why|strong="H4069"\w*, \w then, do these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*  
\q1 \w continually|strong="H5331"\w* \w turn away|strong="H7725"\w* \w from me in apostasy|strong="H4878"\w*\w ?|strong="H2388"\w*  
\q1 \w They hold fast|strong="H2388"\w* \w to their deception|strong="H8649"\w*.  
\q1 \w They refuse|strong="H3985"\w* \w to turn back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w I have listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w to them very carefully,|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w but they do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w honestly|strong="H3651"\w*.  
\q1 \w None|strong="H0369"\w* \w of them regrets|strong="H4100"\w* \w the evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w he has done.|strong="H0559"\w*  
\q1 \w None of them says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I have|strong="H4100"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w wrong!”|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of them persist|strong="H7725"\w* \w in their own wayward course|strong="H4794"\w*  
\q1 \w like a horse|strong="H5483"\w* \w charging recklessly into battle|strong="H4421"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w the stork|strong="H2624"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w*  
\q1 \w when it is time to move on|strong="H4150"\w*.  
\q1 \w The turtledove|strong="H8449"\w*, \w swallow|strong="H5693"\w*, \w and crane|strong="H5483"\w*  
\q1 \w recognize|strong="H8104"\w* \w the normal times|strong="H6256"\w* \w for their migration|strong="H0935"\w*.  
\q1 \w But my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w pay|strong="H3045"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w attention|strong="H3045"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H0853"\w* \w what|strong="H4941"\w* \w I|strong="H3045"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , require|strong="H4941"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w How|strong="H0349"\w* \w can you say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “We are wise|strong="H2450"\w*\w !|strong="H0587"\w*  
\q1 \w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w have the law|strong="H8451"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*”\w ?|strong="H5608"\w*  
\q1 \w The truth is,|strong="H5608"\w* \w those|strong="H2450"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* teach \w it|strong="H5842"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* writings  
\q1 \w to make|strong="H6213"\w* \w it say what it does not really mean|strong="H8267"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w Your wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w men will be put to shame|strong="H0954"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will be dumbfounded|strong="H2865"\w* \w and be brought to judgment.|strong="H2009"\w*  
\q1 \w Since|strong="H2009"\w* \w they|strong="H3920"\w* \w have rejected|strong="H3988"\w* \w the word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H4100"\w*  
\q1 \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* really \w have|strong="H1697"\w*?  
\v 10   
\q1 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I will give|strong="H5414"\w* \w their wives|strong="H0802"\w* \w to other|strong="H0312"\w* \w men|strong="H3423"\w*  
\q1 \w and their|strong="H3423"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* \w to new owners|strong="H3423"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w from the least|strong="H6996"\w* \w important|strong="H5704"\w* \w to the most important|strong="H1419"\w* \w of them,|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of them are greedy|strong="H1214"\w* \w for dishonest gain|strong="H1215"\w*.  
\q1 \w Prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w and priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w alike,|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w practice|strong="H6213"\w* \w deceit|strong="H8267"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w They offer only superficial|strong="H7043"\w* \w help|strong="H1323"\w*  
\q1 \w for the hurt my dear|strong="H1323"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w have suffered|strong="H7667"\w*.  
\q1 \w They say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Everything will be all right|strong="H7965"\w*\w !”|strong="H7965"\w*  
\q1 \w But everything|strong="H7965"\w* \w is not|strong="H0369"\w* \w all right|strong="H7965"\w*!   
\q1
\v 12  \w Are they ashamed|strong="H3001"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have done|strong="H6213"\w* \w such|strong="H1571"\w* \w disgusting things|strong="H8441"\w*\w ?|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w No, they are not|strong="H3808"\w* \w at all ashamed|strong="H0954"\w*\w !|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w They do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how to blush|strong="H3637"\w*\w !|strong="H3651"\w*  
\q1 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w they will die|strong="H5307"\w* \w just like|strong="H3651"\w* \w others have died|strong="H5307"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will be brought to ruin|strong="H3782"\w* \w when|strong="H6256"\w* \w I punish|strong="H6486"\w* \w them,|strong="H0559"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w I will take away|strong="H5486"\w* \w their harvests,|strong="H5002"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w*.  
\q1 \w There will be no|strong="H0369"\w* \w grapes|strong="H6025"\w* \w on their vines|strong="H1612"\w*.  
\q1 \w There will be no|strong="H0369"\w* \w figs|strong="H8384"\w* \w on their fig trees|strong="H8384"\w*.  
\q1 \w Even the leaves|strong="H5929"\w* \w on their trees will wither|strong="H5034"\w*.  
\q1 \w The crops that I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w will be taken away|strong="H5674"\w*.’”   
\s1 \w Jeremiah|strong="H3068"\w* Laments \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* Coming Destruction  
\p
\v 14  \w The people say,|strong="H4100"\w*  
\q1 \w “Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w are we|strong="H0587"\w* \w just sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w here?|strong="H0622"\w*  
\q1 \w Let us gather together|strong="H0622"\w* \w inside|strong="H0935"\w* \w the fortified|strong="H4013"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\q1 \w Let us at least die|strong="H1826"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w fighting,|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w since|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has condemned us to die|strong="H1826"\w*.  
\q1 \w He has condemned us to drink|strong="H8248"\w* \w the poison|strong="H7219"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of judgment|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w we have sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against him|strong="H3068"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w We hoped|strong="H6960"\w* \w for good fortune|strong="H7965"\w*, \w but nothing|strong="H0369"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w has come of it.|strong="H6256"\w*  
\q1 \w We hoped for a time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of relief|strong="H4832"\w*, \w but instead we experience terror|strong="H1205"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w The snorting|strong="H5170"\w* \w of the enemy’s horses|strong="H5483"\w*  
\q1 \w is already being heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w in the city of Dan|strong="H1835"\w*.  
\q1 \w The sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of the neighing|strong="H4684"\w* \w of their stallions|strong="H0047"\w*  
\q1 \w causes the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w to tremble|strong="H7493"\w* \w with fear.|strong="H0935"\w*  
\q1 \w They are coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w to destroy|strong="H0398"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w and everything|strong="H4393"\w* \w in it!|strong="H5892"\w*  
\q1 \w They are coming to destroy|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w and everyone who lives|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w*!”   
\p
\v 17  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*,  
\q1 \w “Yes|strong="H3588"\w* \w indeed|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I am sending|strong="H7971"\w* \w an enemy against you|strong="H6848"\w*  
\q1 \w that will be like poisonous snakes|strong="H6848"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w cannot|strong="H0369"\w* \w be charmed|strong="H3908"\w* \w away.|strong="H5391"\w*  
\q1 \w And they will inflict fatal wounds|strong="H5391"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.”   
\p
\v 18  \w Then I said,|strong="H4010"\w*  
\q1 \w “There is no cure|strong="H4010"\w* \w for my grief|strong="H3015"\w*\w !|strong="H1742"\w*  
\q1 \w I am sick|strong="H1742"\w* \w at heart|strong="H3820"\w*!   
\q1
\v 19  \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w hear|strong="H6963"\w* \w my dear|strong="H1323"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w crying out|strong="H7775"\w*  
\q1 \w throughout the length and breadth|strong="H4801"\w* \w of the land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H0518"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w crying|strong="H6963"\w*, ‘\w Is|strong="H0369"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w longer in Zion|strong="H6726"\w*\w ?|strong="H4428"\w*  
\q1 \w Is her divine King|strong="H4428"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w longer there?’”|strong="H4069"\w*  
\q1 \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* answers, |strong="H4069"\w*  
\q1 \w “Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w then do they provoke|strong="H3707"\w* \w me to anger|strong="H3707"\w* \w with their images|strong="H6456"\w*,  
\q1 \w with their worthless|strong="H1892"\w* \w foreign|strong="H5236"\w* \w idols|strong="H6456"\w*?”   
\q1
\v 20 “\w They cry|strong="H5674"\w*, ‘\w Harvest|strong="H7105"\w* \w time has|strong="H3615"\w* \w come and gone|strong="H3615"\w*, \w and the summer|strong="H7019"\w* \w is over,|strong="H0587"\w*  
\q1 \w and still we|strong="H0587"\w* \w have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w been delivered|strong="H3467"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 21  \w My heart is crushed|strong="H7667"\w* \w because my dear|strong="H1323"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w are being crushed|strong="H7665"\w*.  
\q1 \w I go about crying and grieving|strong="H6937"\w*. \w I am overwhelmed|strong="H2388"\w* \w with dismay|strong="H8047"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w is still medicinal ointment|strong="H6875"\w* \w available|strong="H0369"\w* \w in Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*\w !|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w There is|strong="H0369"\w* \w still a physician|strong="H0369"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*\w !|strong="H4069"\w*  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w then have my dear|strong="H1323"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*  
\q1 \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w been restored to health|strong="H0724"\w*?   
\c 9  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w that my head|strong="H7218"\w* \w were a well full of water|strong="H4325"\w*  
\q1 \w and my eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w were a fountain|strong="H4726"\w* \w full of tears|strong="H1832"\w*\w !|strong="H1058"\w*  
\q1 \w If they were, I could cry|strong="H1058"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w* \w and night|strong="H3915"\w*  
\q1 \w for those of my dear|strong="H1323"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who have been killed|strong="H2491"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w I wish|strong="H4057"\w* \w I had|strong="H5414"\w* \w a lodging place|strong="H4411"\w* \w in the desert|strong="H0732"\w*  
\q1 \w where I could spend some time like a weary traveler|strong="H0732"\w*.  
\q1 \w Then I would desert|strong="H5800"\w* \w my people|strong="H5971"\w*  
\q1 \w and walk away|strong="H1980"\w* \w from them|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they are all|strong="H3605"\w* \w unfaithful|strong="H5003"\w* \w to God,|strong="H6116"\w*  
\q1 \w a congregation|strong="H6116"\w* \w of people that has been disloyal|strong="H0898"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* Laments \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w Has|strong="H3068"\w* \w No|strong="H3808"\w* Choice \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Judge \w Them|strong="H0413"\w*  
\p
\v 3  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*,  
\q1 \w “These people are like soldiers who|strong="H1869"\w* \w have readied|strong="H1396"\w* \w their bows|strong="H7198"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their tongues|strong="H3956"\w* \w are always ready|strong="H1869"\w* \w to shoot|strong="H1869"\w* \w out lies|strong="H8267"\w*.  
\q1 \w They have become powerful|strong="H1396"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w*,  
\q1 \w but they have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w done|strong="H7451"\w* \w so by|strong="H7451"\w* \w honest|strong="H0530"\w* \w means|strong="H1396"\w*.  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w they do one evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w thing after another|strong="H3318"\w*  
\q1 \w and do not pay attention|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Everyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w must be on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w around his friends|strong="H7453"\w*.  
\q1 \w He must not|strong="H0408"\w* \w even trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w any of his relatives|strong="H0251"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w every one|strong="H3605"\w* \w of them|strong="H0251"\w* \w will find some way|strong="H6117"\w* \w to cheat|strong="H6117"\w* \w him.|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w And all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of his friends|strong="H7453"\w* \w will tell lies|strong="H7400"\w* \w about|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H1696"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w One|strong="H0376"\w* \w friend|strong="H7453"\w* \w deceives|strong="H2048"\w* \w another|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w and no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one tells|strong="H1696"\w* \w the truth|strong="H0571"\w*.  
\q1 \w These people have|strong="H1696"\w* \w trained|strong="H3956"\w* \w themselves|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w tell|strong="H3045"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w*.  
\q1 \w They do wrong|strong="H5753"\w* \w and are unable|strong="H3811"\w* \w to repent|strong="H3811"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w They do one act of violence|strong="H4820"\w* \w after another,|strong="H4820"\w*  
\q1 \w and one deceitful|strong="H4820"\w* \w thing after another.|strong="H3985"\w*  
\q1 \w They refuse|strong="H3985"\w* \w to pay attention|strong="H3045"\w* \w to me,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\p
\v 7  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 \w “I will now purify them in the fires of affliction|strong="H6884"\w* \w and test|strong="H0974"\w* \w them.|strong="H1323"\w*  
\q1 \w The wickedness of my dear|strong="H1323"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w has left me no choice|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\q1 \w What|strong="H0349"\w* \w else can I do|strong="H6213"\w*?   
\q1
\v 8  \w Their tongues|strong="H3956"\w* \w are like deadly|strong="H7819"\w* \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w*.  
\q1 \w They are always telling|strong="H1696"\w* \w lies|strong="H4820"\w*.  
\q1 \w Friendly|strong="H7965"\w* \w words|strong="H6310"\w* \w for|strong="H0854"\w* \w their neighbors|strong="H7453"\w* \w come from their mouths.|strong="H7760"\w*  
\q1 \w But their minds are thinking up|strong="H7760"\w* ways \w to|strong="H5921"\w* trap \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w I will certainly|strong="H3808"\w* \w punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w them for doing such things|strong="H0428"\w*\w !” says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H5358"\w*  
\q1 \w “I will certainly bring retribution|strong="H5358"\w* \w on such a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*!”   
\s1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w Coming|strong="H1980"\w* Destruction \w Calls|strong="H6963"\w* \w For|strong="H3588"\w* Mourning  
\p
\v 10  \w I said,|strong="H1065"\w*  
\q1 \w “I will weep|strong="H1065"\w* \w and mourn|strong="H5092"\w* \w for the grasslands on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the mountains|strong="H2022"\w*,  
\q1 \w I will sing|strong="H5375"\w* \w a mournful song|strong="H7015"\w* \w for the pastures|strong="H4999"\w* \w in the wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they are so scorched|strong="H3341"\w* \w no one travels through|strong="H5674"\w* \w them.|strong="H6963"\w*  
\q1 \w The sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of livestock|strong="H4735"\w* \w is no longer|strong="H1097"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w there|strong="H1097"\w*.  
\q1 \w Even the birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w in the sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w and the wild animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w in the fields|strong="H5074"\w*  
\q1 \w have fled|strong="H5074"\w* \w and are gone|strong="H1980"\w*.”   
\p
\v 11  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* said, |strong="H5414"\w*  
\q1 \w “I will make|strong="H5414"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w a heap|strong="H1530"\w* \w of ruins.|strong="H8577"\w*  
\q1 \w Jackals|strong="H8577"\w* \w will make their home|strong="H4583"\w* \w there.|strong="H8077"\w*  
\q1 \w I will destroy|strong="H8077"\w* \w the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*  
\q1 \w so that no one|strong="H1097"\w* \w will be able to live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.”   
\p
\v 12  \w I said,|strong="H4310"\w*  
\q1 \w “Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w enough to understand|strong="H0995"\w* \w why this|strong="H2063"\w* \w has happened?|strong="H0834"\w*  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H0834"\w* \w has a word|strong="H6310"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w that can explain|strong="H1696"\w* \w it?|strong="H4100"\w*  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w does the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w lie in ruins|strong="H0006"\w*\w ?|strong="H4100"\w*  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w is it as scorched|strong="H3341"\w* \w as a desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w through which no|strong="H1097"\w* \w one travels|strong="H5674"\w*?”   
\p
\v 13  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “This|strong="H5921"\w* \w has happened|strong="H5921"\w* \w because these people have rejected|strong="H5800"\w* \w my laws|strong="H8451"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them. They have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H6963"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w followed|strong="H1980"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* laws.  
\v 14  \w Instead they have followed|strong="H0310"\w* \w the stubborn inclinations|strong="H8307"\w* \w of their own hearts|strong="H3820"\w*. \w They have paid allegiance|strong="H0310"\w* \w to|strong="H1168"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w called|strong="H0559"\w* Baal, \w as their fathers|strong="H0001"\w* \w taught|strong="H3925"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w do|strong="H2088"\w*.  
\v 15  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w then, listen to what|strong="H3541"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*, \w say.|strong="H2005"\w* ‘\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will make these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bitter food of suffering|strong="H3939"\w* \w and drink|strong="H8248"\w* \w the poison|strong="H7219"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H0001"\w* \w judgment|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\v 16  \w I will scatter|strong="H6327"\w* \w them among nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w neither|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w nor their ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w have known|strong="H3045"\w* \w anything|strong="H1992"\w* \w about. I will send|strong="H7971"\w* \w people chasing after|strong="H0310"\w* \w them with swords|strong="H2719"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w I have destroyed|strong="H3615"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 17  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w told me to say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to this people,|strong="H0995"\w*  
\q1 \w “Take note|strong="H0995"\w* \w of what I say.|strong="H7121"\w*  
\q1 \w Call|strong="H7121"\w* \w for the women who mourn|strong="H6969"\w* \w for the dead!|strong="H2450"\w*  
\q1 \w Summon those who are the most skilled|strong="H2450"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 18  \w I said, “Indeed,|strong="H4116"\w* let \w them|strong="H7993"\w* come \w quickly|strong="H3966"\w* \w and sing|strong="H5375"\w* \w a song of mourning for us.|strong="H5092"\w*  
\q1 \w Let them wail|strong="H5092"\w* \w loudly|strong="H3381"\w* \w until tears|strong="H1832"\w* \w stream from our own eyes|strong="H5869"\w*  
\q1 \w and our eyelids|strong="H6079"\w* \w overflow|strong="H5140"\w* \w with water|strong="H4325"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of wailing|strong="H5092"\w* \w is soon to be heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w in Zion|strong="H6726"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will wail,|strong="H7703"\w* ‘\w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* utterly ruined\w !|strong="H3966"\w* \w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w completely|strong="H8085"\w* \w disgraced|strong="H0954"\w*\w !|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w our houses|strong="H4908"\w* \w have been torn down|strong="H7993"\w*  
\q1 \w and we must leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w our land|strong="H0776"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 20  \w I said,|strong="H0802"\w*  
\q1 \w “So now,|strong="H0802"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* wailing women, \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says.|strong="H3947"\w*  
\q1 \w Open|strong="H3947"\w* \w your ears|strong="H0241"\w* \w to the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w from his mouth|strong="H6310"\w*.  
\q1 \w Teach|strong="H3925"\w* \w your daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w this mournful|strong="H5092"\w* \w song,|strong="H7468"\w*  
\q1 \w and each of you teach your neighbor|strong="H7468"\w* \w this lament|strong="H7015"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21 ‘\w Death|strong="H4194"\w* \w has climbed|strong="H5927"\w* \w in|strong="H2474"\w* \w through|strong="H5921"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* windows.  
\q1 \w It has entered|strong="H0935"\w* \w into our fortified houses|strong="H0759"\w*.  
\q1 \w It has taken|strong="H3772"\w* \w away our children who play|strong="H5768"\w* \w in the streets|strong="H2351"\w*.  
\q1 \w It has taken away our young men|strong="H0970"\w* \w who gather in the city squares|strong="H7339"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 22  \w Tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* daughters \w and|strong="H3068"\w* neighbors, ‘\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*,  
\q1 “\w The dead bodies|strong="H5038"\w* \w of people|strong="H0120"\w* \w will lie scattered|strong="H5307"\w* \w everywhere|strong="H1828"\w*  
\q1 \w like manure|strong="H1828"\w* \w scattered on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a field|strong="H7704"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will lie scattered on the ground|strong="H5995"\w*  
\q1 \w like grain|strong="H5995"\w* \w that has been cut down|strong="H7114"\w* \w but has not|strong="H0369"\w* \w been gathered|strong="H0622"\w*.”’”  
\v 23   
\p \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Wise people|strong="H2450"\w* \w should not|strong="H0408"\w* \w boast|strong="H1984"\w* \w that they are wise|strong="H2451"\w*.  
\q1 \w Powerful people|strong="H1368"\w* \w should not|strong="H0408"\w* \w boast|strong="H1984"\w* \w that they are powerful|strong="H1369"\w*.  
\q1 \w Rich people|strong="H6223"\w* \w should not|strong="H0408"\w* \w boast|strong="H1984"\w* \w that they are rich|strong="H6239"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w people want to boast|strong="H1984"\w*, \w they should boast about this|strong="H2063"\w*\w :|strong="H1984"\w*  
\q1 \w They should boast|strong="H1984"\w* \w that they understand|strong="H7919"\w* \w and know|strong="H3045"\w* \w me.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w They should boast that they know and understand|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , act|strong="H6213"\w* \w out of faithfulness|strong="H2617"\w*, \w fairness|strong="H4941"\w*, \w and justice|strong="H6666"\w* \w in the earth|strong="H0776"\w*  
\q1 \w and that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I desire|strong="H2654"\w* \w people to do these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\p \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\p
\v 25  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, \w “Watch|strong="H2009"\w* \w out!|strong="H3117"\w* \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H3820"\w* \w is soon coming when|strong="H0935"\w* \w I will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those who are circumcised|strong="H6190"\w* \w only|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* flesh.  
\v 26  \w That is, I will punish the Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w*, \w the Judeans|strong="H3063"\w*, \w the Edomites|strong="H0123"\w*, \w the Ammonites|strong="H5983"\w*, \w the Moabites|strong="H4124"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w who cut|strong="H7112"\w* \w their hair|strong="H6285"\w* \w short|strong="H7112"\w* \w at the temples|strong="H6285"\w*. \w I will do so because|strong="H3588"\w* \w none|strong="H6189"\w* \w of the people|strong="H3605"\w* \w of those nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w are really circumcised|strong="H6189"\w* \w in the \+nd Lord\+nd*’s sight. Moreover, none|strong="H6189"\w* \w of the people|strong="H3605"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w are circumcised|strong="H6189"\w* \w when it comes to their hearts|strong="H3820"\w*.”   
\c 10  
\p
\v 1  \w You people|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w to say|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.   
\p
\v 2  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w start|strong="H1870"\w* \w following pagan religious practices|strong="H3925"\w*.  
\q1 \w Do|strong="H0408"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be in awe|strong="H3925"\w* \w of signs|strong="H0226"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w occur|strong="H8064"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*  
\q1 \w even|strong="H2865"\w* \w though|strong="H2865"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w hold them|strong="H1992"\w* \w in awe|strong="H2865"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the religion|strong="H2708"\w* \w of these people|strong="H5971"\w* \w is worthless|strong="H1892"\w*.  
\q1 \w They cut down|strong="H3772"\w* \w a tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w in the forest|strong="H3293"\w*,  
\q1 \w and a craftsman|strong="H2796"\w* \w makes it into an idol with his tools|strong="H4621"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w He decorates|strong="H3302"\w* \w it with overlays of silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and gold|strong="H2091"\w*.  
\q1 \w He uses hammer|strong="H4717"\w* \w and nails|strong="H4548"\w* \w to fasten|strong="H2388"\w* \w it|strong="H2388"\w* \w together|strong="H2388"\w*  
\q1 \w so that it will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fall over|strong="H6328"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Such idols are like scarecrows|strong="H8560"\w* \w in a cucumber|strong="H6805"\w* \w field.|strong="H1992"\w*  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w cannot talk|strong="H1696"\w*.  
\q1 \w They must be carried|strong="H5375"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w walk|strong="H6805"\w*.  
\q1 \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of them|strong="H1992"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w hurt|strong="H4749"\w* \w you.|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w And they do not|strong="H0369"\w* \w have any power to help you|strong="H0854"\w*.”   
\p
\v 6  \w I said,|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w “There is no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one like|strong="H3644"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H1419"\w*  
\q1 \w You are great|strong="H1419"\w*.  
\q1 \w And you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are renowned|strong="H8034"\w* \w for your power|strong="H1369"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Everyone should revere|strong="H3372"\w* \w you, O King|strong="H4428"\w* \w of all nations|strong="H1471"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you deserve to be revered|strong="H2969"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w there is no one|strong="H0369"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w among any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of the wise people|strong="H2450"\w* \w of the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w nor among any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of their kings|strong="H4438"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w The people of those nations|strong="H0259"\w* are both \w stupid|strong="H3688"\w* \w and foolish.|strong="H4148"\w*  
\q1 \w Instruction|strong="H4148"\w* \w from a wooden|strong="H6086"\w* \w idol is worthless|strong="H1892"\w*!   
\q1
\v 9  \w Hammered-out|strong="H7554"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w is brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w from Tarshish|strong="H8659"\w*  
\q1 \w and gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w is brought from Uphaz|strong="H0210"\w* \w to cover those idols.|strong="H3027"\w*  
\q1 \w They are the handiwork|strong="H3027"\w* \w of carpenters|strong="H2796"\w* \w and goldsmiths|strong="H6884"\w*.  
\q1 \w They are clothed in blue|strong="H8504"\w* \w and purple|strong="H0713"\w* \w clothes|strong="H3830"\w*.  
\q1 \w They are all|strong="H3605"\w* \w made|strong="H4639"\w* \w by skillful|strong="H2450"\w* \w workers|strong="H2796"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is the only true|strong="H0571"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is the living|strong="H2416"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and the everlasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\q1 \w When he shows his anger|strong="H7110"\w* \w the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w shakes|strong="H7493"\w*.  
\q1 \w None of the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w can stand up to his fury|strong="H2195"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w You people of Israel should tell|strong="H0560"\w* \w those nations this|strong="H0429"\w*\w :|strong="H1768"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘These|strong="H1768"\w* \w gods|strong="H0426"\w* \w did not|strong="H3809"\w* \w make|strong="H5648"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8065"\w* \w and earth|strong="H0778"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will disappear|strong="H0007"\w* \w from the earth|strong="H0772"\w* \w and from|strong="H4481"\w* \w under|strong="H8460"\w* \w the heavens|strong="H8065"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 12  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* is the one who by his power|strong="H3581"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w He is the one who by his wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w established|strong="H3559"\w* \w the world|strong="H8398"\w*.  
\q1 \w And by his understanding|strong="H8394"\w* \w he spread|strong="H5186"\w* \w out the skies|strong="H8064"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w When his voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w thunders|strong="H1995"\w*, \w the heavenly|strong="H8064"\w* \w ocean|strong="H4325"\w* \w roars.|strong="H7097"\w*  
\q1 \w He makes the clouds rise from|strong="H7097"\w* \w the far-off horizons|strong="H7097"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w makes the lightning|strong="H1300"\w* \w flash out|strong="H3318"\w* \w in the midst of the rain|strong="H4306"\w*.  
\q1 \w He unleashes|strong="H3318"\w* \w the wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w from the|strong="H3318"\w* \w places where he stores|strong="H0214"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w these idolaters|strong="H0120"\w* \w will prove to be stupid and ignorant|strong="H1197"\w*.  
\q1 \w Every|strong="H3605"\w* \w goldsmith|strong="H6884"\w* \w will be disgraced|strong="H3001"\w* \w by the idol|strong="H6459"\w* \w he made.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the image|strong="H5262"\w* \w he forges is merely a sham|strong="H8267"\w*.  
\q1 \w There is no|strong="H3808"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w idols|strong="H6459"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are worthless|strong="H1892"\w*, \w mere objects|strong="H4639"\w* \w to be mocked|strong="H8595"\w*.  
\q1 \w When the time|strong="H6256"\w* \w comes to punish|strong="H6486"\w* \w them, they will be destroyed|strong="H0006"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd*, who is the inheritance|strong="H2506"\w* \w of Jacob’s|strong="H3290"\w* \w descendants,|strong="H3808"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w like them.|strong="H3335"\w*  
\q1 \w He is the one who created|strong="H3335"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\q1 \w And the people|strong="H7626"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w are those he claims as his own|strong="H5159"\w*.  
\q1 \w He is known|strong="H8034"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*.”   
\s1 \w Jeremiah|strong="H3068"\w* Laments \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Prays \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Soon-to-be-Judged \w People|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1
\v 17  \w Gather|strong="H0622"\w* \w your belongings|strong="H3666"\w* \w together|strong="H0622"\w* \w and prepare to leave the land|strong="H0776"\w*,  
\q1 \w you people|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H4692"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w are|strong="H0776"\w* being \w besieged|strong="H4692"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will now|strong="H2005"\w* \w throw|strong="H7049"\w* \w out|strong="H3427"\w*  
\q1 \w those who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will bring so much|strong="H6471"\w* \w trouble|strong="H6887"\w* \w on them|strong="H1992"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H4616"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will actually|strong="H4672"\w* feel \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 19  \w And I cried out|strong="H0188"\w*, “\w We are doomed|strong="H7667"\w*\w !|strong="H4347"\w*  
\q1 \w Our wound|strong="H4347"\w* \w is severe|strong="H2470"\w*\w !|strong="H0559"\w*  
\q1 \w We once thought|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is only|strong="H0389"\w* \w an illness|strong="H2483"\w*.  
\q1 \w And we will be able to bear|strong="H5375"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 20  \w But our tents|strong="H0168"\w* \w have been destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*.  
\q1 \w The ropes|strong="H4340"\w* \w that held them|strong="H5423"\w* \w in place have|strong="H5423"\w* \w been ripped apart|strong="H5423"\w*.  
\q1 \w Our children|strong="H1121"\w* \w are gone|strong="H3318"\w* \w and are not|strong="H0369"\w* \w coming back.|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w There is no|strong="H0369"\w* \w survivor|strong="H5750"\w* \w to put|strong="H5423"\w* \w our tents|strong="H0168"\w* \w back up,|strong="H6965"\w*  
\q1 \w no one left|strong="H6965"\w* \w to hang their tent curtains|strong="H3407"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w place|strong="H3605"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w our leaders|strong="H7462"\w* \w are stupid|strong="H1197"\w*.  
\q1 \w They have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w sought|strong="H1875"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w advice.|strong="H3651"\w*  
\q1 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w they do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w act wisely|strong="H7919"\w*,  
\q1 \w and the people|strong="H4830"\w* \w they are responsible for|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w been scattered|strong="H6327"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w Listen|strong="H6963"\w*\w ! News|strong="H8052"\w* \w is coming even now|strong="H2009"\w*.  
\q1 \w The rumble|strong="H7494"\w* \w of a great|strong="H1419"\w* \w army is heard approaching|strong="H0776"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H7760"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w in the north|strong="H6828"\w*.  
\q1 \w It is coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w to turn|strong="H7760"\w* \w the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w into rubble|strong="H8077"\w*,  
\q1 \w places where only|strong="H4583"\w* \w jackals|strong="H8577"\w* \w live|strong="H4583"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , we know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w control their own destiny|strong="H1870"\w*.  
\q1 \w It is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w in their|strong="H0376"\w* \w power|strong="H3559"\w* \w to determine|strong="H3559"\w* \w what will happen|strong="H6806"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w Correct|strong="H3256"\w* \w us|strong="H6435"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , but only|strong="H0389"\w* \w in due|strong="H4941"\w* \w measure.|strong="H0408"\w*  
\q1 \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w punish us in anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w or|strong="H6435"\w* \w you will reduce|strong="H4591"\w* \w us|strong="H6435"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w nothing|strong="H0408"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w Vent|strong="H8210"\w* \w your anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w acknowledge|strong="H3045"\w* \w you.|strong="H8034"\w*  
\q1 \w Vent|strong="H8034"\w* \w it on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the peoples|strong="H4940"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w worship|strong="H7121"\w* \w you.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* \w the people of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.  
\q1 \w They have completely destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* \w them|strong="H5116"\w*  
\q1 \w and left their homeland|strong="H5116"\w* \w in utter ruin|strong="H8074"\w*.   
\c 11  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*:  
\v 2 “\w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w terms|strong="H1696"\w* \w of the covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w I made with Israel|strong="H0413"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* pass \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the people|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and the citizens|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, \w ‘Anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w does not|strong="H3808"\w* \w keep the terms|strong="H1697"\w* \w of the covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w will be under a curse|strong="H0779"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Those are the terms that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I charged|strong="H6680"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w to keep|strong="H3117"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w I brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w them out of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w that place which was like an iron-smelting furnace|strong="H3564"\w*. \w I said|strong="H0559"\w* \w at|strong="H6963"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w time,|strong="H8085"\w* “\w Obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w me and carry|strong="H6213"\w* \w out the terms of the agreement|strong="H0834"\w* \w exactly|strong="H0834"\w* \w as I commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w you. If you do,|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w I will keep|strong="H4616"\w* \w the promise|strong="H6965"\w* \w I swore on oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w flowing|strong="H2100"\w* \w with milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w and honey|strong="H1706"\w*.” \w That is|strong="H2088"\w* \w the very land|strong="H2088"\w* \w that you|strong="H4616"\w* \w still live in today|strong="H3117"\w*.’” \w And I responded|strong="H6030"\w*, \w “Amen|strong="H0543"\w*\w ! Let it be so,|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*!”   
\p
\v 6  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, “Announce|strong="H7121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the following|strong="H0428"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w in the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and in the streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*\w : ‘Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to the|strong="H0853"\w* \w terms|strong="H1697"\w* \w of my covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with you|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w carry|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w out|strong="H0413"\w*!  
\v 7  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I solemnly|strong="H5749"\w* \w warned|strong="H5749"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w to obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H6963"\w*. \w I warned|strong="H5749"\w* \w them again and again|strong="H7925"\w*, \w ever since|strong="H3117"\w* \w I delivered|strong="H5927"\w* \w them out of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w very day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 8  \w But they did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to me or|strong="H3808"\w* \w pay|strong="H5186"\w* \w any attention|strong="H0241"\w* \w to me! Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w one of them followed|strong="H1980"\w* \w the stubborn inclinations|strong="H8307"\w* \w of his own wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*. \w So I brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the punishments|strong="H1697"\w* \w threatened in the covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w because they did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w carry out|strong="H6213"\w* \w its terms as I commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w them to do|strong="H6213"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 9  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “The people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and the citizens|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w have|strong="H4672"\w* \w plotted rebellion|strong="H7195"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*!  
\v 10  \w They have gone back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to the evil ways|strong="H5771"\w* \w of their ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w of old|strong="H7223"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w refused|strong="H3985"\w* \w to obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w what I told|strong="H1697"\w* \w them. They|strong="H1992"\w*, \w too, have paid allegiance|strong="H0310"\w* \w to|strong="H0312"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w and worshiped|strong="H5647"\w* \w them. Both the nation|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and the nation|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w have violated|strong="H6565"\w* \w the covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w I made|strong="H3772"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w their ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 11  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w*\w :|strong="H2005"\w* ‘\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* soon \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on them which|strong="H0834"\w* \w they will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to escape|strong="H3318"\w*\w ! When they cry|strong="H2199"\w* \w out to me|strong="H0413"\w* \w for help, I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to them|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 12  \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w those living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w will|strong="H2199"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w cry|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* \w for help to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w to whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w have been sacrificing|strong="H6999"\w*. \w However, those gods will by no|strong="H3808"\w* \w means|strong="H3467"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* able \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w them when|strong="H6256"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* strikes \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 13  \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w is in spite of the fact|strong="H4557"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the people of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w have as many|strong="H4557"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w as they have towns|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w citizens|strong="H7760"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w have set|strong="H7760"\w* \w up as many|strong="H4557"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w* \w to sacrifice|strong="H6999"\w* \w to that disgusting|strong="H1322"\w* \w god, Baal|strong="H1168"\w*, \w as they have streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w in the city|strong="H5892"\w*!’  
\v 14  \w So, Jeremiah,|strong="H0408"\w* \w do|strong="H0408"\w* \w not|strong="H0369"\w* \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w for|strong="H1157"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w cry out|strong="H7440"\w* \w to me or petition|strong="H8605"\w* \w me on their behalf. Do not plead with me to save them.|strong="H3588"\w* \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will not|strong="H0369"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to them when|strong="H6256"\w* \w they call out|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me for|strong="H1157"\w* \w help when disaster|strong="H7451"\w* strikes \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.”   
\p
\v 15  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* says to the people of Judah, |strong="H4100"\w*  
\q1 \w “What|strong="H4100"\w* \w right do you have to be in my temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w my beloved|strong="H3039"\w* \w people|strong="H1320"\w*\w ? |strong="H7227"\w*  
\q1 \w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w of you have done|strong="H6213"\w* \w wicked things.|strong="H5674"\w*  
\q1 \w Can your acts of treachery be so|strong="H5674"\w* \w easily canceled|strong="H5937"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w* \w sacred|strong="H6944"\w* \w offerings|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you take joy in doing evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w even while|strong="H0227"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*?   
\q1
\v 16  \w I|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , once called|strong="H7121"\w* \w you a thriving|strong="H7488"\w* \w olive tree|strong="H2132"\w*,  
\q1 \w one that produced beautiful|strong="H8389"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*.  
\q1 \w But I will set|strong="H3341"\w* \w you|strong="H0784"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*,  
\q1 \w fire that will blaze with a mighty roar|strong="H1999"\w*.  
\q1 \w Then all your branches|strong="H1808"\w* \w will be good for nothing|strong="H7489"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w For|strong="H5921"\w* though \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*, \w planted|strong="H5193"\w* \w you in the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land,|strong="H1558"\w*  
\q1 \w I now decree|strong="H1558"\w* \w that disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w will come on you|strong="H3478"\w*  
\q1 \w because the nations of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*  
\q1 \w and have made me angry|strong="H3707"\w* \w by offering sacrifices|strong="H6999"\w* \w to the god Baal|strong="H1168"\w*.”   
\s1 \w A|strong="H1696"\w* Plot \w Against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* Revealed \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w He|strong="H0834"\w* Complains \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Injustice  
\q1
\v 18  \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w gave me knowledge|strong="H3045"\w*, \w that I might have understanding|strong="H3045"\w*.  
\q1 \w Then|strong="H0227"\w* \w he showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w me what the people were doing|strong="H4611"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w Before this I|strong="H0589"\w* \w had been like a docile|strong="H0441"\w* \w lamb|strong="H3532"\w* \w ready to be led|strong="H2986"\w* \w to the slaughter|strong="H2873"\w*.  
\q1 \w I did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w they were making|strong="H3588"\w* \w plans|strong="H4284"\w* \w to kill me|strong="H2803"\w*.  
\q1 \w I did not know they were saying,|strong="H7843"\w*  
\q1 \w “Let’s destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w the tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w along with its fruit|strong="H3899"\w*\w !|strong="H3772"\w*  
\q1 \w Let’s remove|strong="H3772"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H0776"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w world|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the living|strong="H2416"\w*  
\q1 \w so people will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even be reminded|strong="H2142"\w* \w of him|strong="H8034"\w* \w any more|strong="H5750"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 20  \w So I said to the \+nd Lord\+nd*, |strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*, \w you are a just|strong="H6664"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w*\w !|strong="H0974"\w*  
\q1 \w You examine|strong="H0974"\w* \w people’s hearts|strong="H3629"\w* \w and minds|strong="H3820"\w*.  
\q1 \w I want to see|strong="H7200"\w* \w you pay|strong="H5360"\w* \w them back|strong="H5360"\w* \w for what they|strong="H1992"\w* \w have done|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I trust you to vindicate|strong="H1540"\w* \w my cause|strong="H7379"\w*.”   
\p
\v 21  \w Then the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w told me about|strong="H0376"\w* \w some|strong="H0376"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w from Anathoth|strong="H6068"\w* \w who were threatening to kill|strong="H5315"\w* \w me.|strong="H5012"\w* \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w threatened|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Stop|strong="H3808"\w* \w prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w in the name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w we will kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*!”  
\v 22  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will surely|strong="H2005"\w* \w punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w them! Their young men|strong="H0970"\w* \w will be killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w in battle|strong="H2719"\w*. \w Their sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w of starvation|strong="H7458"\w*.  
\v 23  \w Not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one of them will survive|strong="H3588"\w*. \w I will bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on those men|strong="H0376"\w* \w from Anathoth|strong="H6068"\w* \w who threatened you.|strong="H8141"\w* \w A|strong="H1961"\w* day \w of reckoning|strong="H6486"\w* \w is coming for|strong="H3588"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.”   
\c 12  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , you|strong="H0859"\w* \w have always been fair|strong="H6662"\w*  
\q1 \w whenever I have complained|strong="H7378"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you.|strong="H0389"\w*  
\q1 \w However|strong="H0389"\w*, \w I would like to speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you about the disposition|strong="H1870"\w* \w of justice|strong="H4941"\w*.  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w are wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w people successful|strong="H6743"\w*\w ?|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w Why do all|strong="H3605"\w* \w dishonest|strong="H0898"\w* \w people have such easy lives|strong="H7951"\w*?   
\q1
\v 2  \w You plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w them like trees and they put down their roots.|strong="H8327"\w*  
\q1 \w They grow prosperous|strong="H8327"\w* \w and are very fruitful|strong="H6529"\w*.  
\q1 \w They always talk|strong="H3629"\w* \w about|strong="H7138"\w* \w you,|strong="H0859"\w*  
\q1 \w but they really|strong="H0859"\w* \w care nothing|strong="H6310"\w* \w about|strong="H7350"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w But you|strong="H0859"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , know|strong="H3045"\w* \w all about me.|strong="H7200"\w*  
\q1 \w You watch|strong="H7200"\w* \w me and test|strong="H0974"\w* \w my devotion|strong="H3820"\w* \w to you.|strong="H5423"\w*  
\q1 \w Drag|strong="H5423"\w* \w these wicked men away|strong="H5423"\w* \w like sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w to be slaughtered|strong="H2878"\w*\w !|strong="H6942"\w*  
\q1 \w Appoint|strong="H6942"\w* \w a time|strong="H3117"\w* \w when they will be killed|strong="H2028"\w*!   
\q1
\v 4  \w How long|strong="H4970"\w* \w must the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w be parched|strong="H0056"\w*  
\q1 \w and the grass|strong="H6212"\w* \w in every|strong="H3605"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w be withered|strong="H3001"\w*\w ?|strong="H0929"\w*  
\q1 \w How long|strong="H0929"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w and the birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w die|strong="H5595"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of the wickedness|strong="H7451"\w* \w of the people who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in this land?|strong="H0559"\w*  
\q1 \w For these people boast|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w what happens|strong="H0319"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
\p
\v 5  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* answered, |strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w “If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you have raced|strong="H7273"\w* \w on foot against men and they|strong="H7323"\w* \w have worn|strong="H3811"\w* \w you out,|strong="H0349"\w*  
\q1 \w how|strong="H0349"\w* \w will you be able to compete|strong="H8474"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*\w ?|strong="H0859"\w*  
\q1 \w And if you|strong="H0859"\w* \w feel secure|strong="H0982"\w* \w only|strong="H7965"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w safe|strong="H7965"\w* \w and open country|strong="H0776"\w*,  
\q1 \w how|strong="H0349"\w* \w will you|strong="H0859"\w* \w manage|strong="H6213"\w* \w in the thick undergrowth|strong="H1347"\w* \w along the Jordan River|strong="H3383"\w*?   
\q1
\v 6  \w As a matter of fact,|strong="H1571"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w your own brothers|strong="H0251"\w*  
\q1 \w and the members|strong="H1004"\w* \w of your own family|strong="H0001"\w* \w have betrayed|strong="H0898"\w* \w you too|strong="H1571"\w*.  
\q1 \w Even they|strong="H1992"\w* \w have plotted|strong="H7121"\w* \w to do away with|strong="H0310"\w* \w you.|strong="H0408"\w*  
\q1 \w So do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w trust|strong="H0539"\w* \w them even when they say|strong="H1696"\w* \w kind things|strong="H2896"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7 “\w I will abandon|strong="H5800"\w* \w my nation|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will forsake|strong="H5203"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5159"\w* \w I call my own.|strong="H5414"\w*  
\q1 \w I will turn|strong="H5414"\w* \w my beloved|strong="H3033"\w* \w people|strong="H3709"\w*  
\q1 \w over to the power|strong="H3709"\w* \w of their enemies|strong="H0341"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w The people I call my own|strong="H5159"\w* \w have turned on|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H6963"\w*  
\q1 \w like a lion|strong="H0738"\w* \w in the forest|strong="H3293"\w*.  
\q1 \w They have roared|strong="H5414"\w* \w defiantly|strong="H6963"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\q1 \w So I will|strong="H3651"\w* \w treat them|strong="H5921"\w* \w as though I|strong="H3651"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w The people|strong="H5159"\w* \w I call my own attack me like birds of prey|strong="H5861"\w* \w or like hyenas|strong="H6641"\w*.  
\q1 \w But other birds of prey|strong="H5861"\w* \w are all around|strong="H5439"\w* \w them.|strong="H1980"\w*  
\q1 \w Let|strong="H1980"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations gather together|strong="H0622"\w* \w like wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w beasts|strong="H2416"\w*.  
\q1 \w Let them come|strong="H0857"\w* \w and destroy|strong="H0402"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5159"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* call \w my|strong="H3605"\w* own.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w foreign rulers|strong="H7462"\w* \w will ruin|strong="H7843"\w* \w the land where I planted my people|strong="H3754"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will trample all over|strong="H0947"\w* \w my chosen land|strong="H2513"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will turn|strong="H5414"\w* \w my beautiful|strong="H2532"\w* \w land|strong="H2513"\w*  
\q1 \w into a desolate|strong="H8077"\w* \w wasteland|strong="H4057"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w They will lay|strong="H7760"\w* \w it waste|strong="H8076"\w*.  
\q1 \w It will lie parched|strong="H0056"\w* \w and empty|strong="H8077"\w* \w before me.|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w The whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will be laid waste|strong="H8074"\w*.  
\q1 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w no one|strong="H0369"\w* \w living|strong="H0376"\w* \w in it will pay|strong="H7760"\w* \w any heed|strong="H3820"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w A destructive army|strong="H7703"\w* \w will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w marching|strong="H8205"\w*  
\q1 \w over the hilltops|strong="H8205"\w* \w in the desert|strong="H4057"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will use them as his destructive|strong="H0398"\w* \w weapon|strong="H2719"\w*  
\q1 \w against|strong="H2719"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w from one end|strong="H7097"\w* \w of the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the other|strong="H7097"\w*.  
\q1 \w No|strong="H0369"\w* \w one|strong="H1320"\w* \w will be safe|strong="H7965"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w My people will sow|strong="H2232"\w* \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w*, \w but will harvest|strong="H7114"\w* \w weeds|strong="H6975"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will work until|strong="H2470"\w* \w they are exhausted|strong="H2470"\w*, \w but will get nothing|strong="H3276"\w* \w from it.|strong="H0954"\w*  
\q1 \w They will be disappointed|strong="H0954"\w* \w in their harvests|strong="H8393"\w*  
\q1 because \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will take them away in his fierce|strong="H2740"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*.   
\p
\v 14 “\w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , also|strong="H7934"\w* \w have something|strong="H5428"\w* \w to say|strong="H0559"\w* \w concerning|strong="H7934"\w* \w the wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w nations who surround|strong="H5060"\w* \w my land|strong="H5159"\w* \w and have|strong="H0834"\w* \w attacked and plundered|strong="H5157"\w* \w the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I gave|strong="H5157"\w* \w to my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w as|strong="H5157"\w* \w a permanent possession|strong="H5157"\w*. \w I say: ‘I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will uproot|strong="H5428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people of those nations|strong="H5428"\w* \w from|strong="H8432"\w* \w their lands|strong="H5428"\w* \w and I will free|strong="H5428"\w* \w the people of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w who have been|strong="H0834"\w* \w taken there|strong="H8432"\w*.  
\v 15  \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w I have uprooted|strong="H5428"\w* \w the people of those nations, I will relent|strong="H7725"\w* \w and have pity|strong="H7355"\w* \w on them. I will restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w the people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of each|strong="H0376"\w* \w of those nations to their own|strong="H5159"\w* \w lands|strong="H0376"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 16  \w But they must make sure you learn|strong="H3925"\w* \w to follow the religious|strong="H1870"\w* \w practices of my people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w Once|strong="H3925"\w* \w they taught|strong="H3925"\w* \w my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to swear|strong="H7650"\w* \w their oaths using|strong="H1129"\w* \w the name of the god Baal|strong="H1168"\w*. \w But then|strong="H1129"\w*, \w they must swear|strong="H7650"\w* \w oaths using my name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w saying, “As surely|strong="H2416"\w* \w as the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w lives, I swear.”|strong="H3925"\w* \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H0518"\w* \w these|strong="H5971"\w* \w things|strong="H1961"\w*, \w then they will be included among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* call \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\v 17  \w But I will completely uproot|strong="H5428"\w* \w and destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w any of those nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pay heed|strong="H8085"\w*,’” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\c 13  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, “Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w some linen|strong="H6593"\w* \w shorts|strong="H0232"\w* \w and put|strong="H7760"\w* \w them on|strong="H4975"\w*. \w Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w put|strong="H0935"\w* \w them in water|strong="H4325"\w*.”  
\v 2  \w So I bought|strong="H7069"\w* \w the shorts|strong="H0232"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had told|strong="H1697"\w* \w me to do|strong="H7760"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w them on|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me again|strong="H8145"\w* \w and said|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\v 4 “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the shorts|strong="H0232"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you bought|strong="H7069"\w* \w and are wearing|strong="H4975"\w* \w and go|strong="H1980"\w* \w at once|strong="H6578"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* Perath. \w Bury|strong="H2934"\w* \w the shorts there|strong="H8033"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a crack|strong="H5357"\w* \w in the rocks|strong="H5553"\w*.”  
\v 5  \w So I went|strong="H1980"\w* \w and buried|strong="H2934"\w* \w them at Perath|strong="H6578"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had ordered|strong="H6680"\w* \w me|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6680"\w*.  
\v 6  \w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w later|strong="H7093"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, “Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w at once to Perath|strong="H6578"\w* \w and get|strong="H3947"\w* \w the shorts|strong="H0232"\w* \w I ordered|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to bury|strong="H2934"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.”  
\v 7  \w So I went|strong="H1980"\w* \w to Perath|strong="H6578"\w* \w and dug|strong="H2658"\w* \w up|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w shorts|strong="H0232"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w I had|strong="H0834"\w* \w buried|strong="H2934"\w* \w them. I found|strong="H2009"\w* \w that they were ruined|strong="H7843"\w*; \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* good \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w*.   
\p
\v 8  \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*,  
\v 9 “\w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H3602"\w* ‘\w This|strong="H3541"\w* shows \w how|strong="H7843"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w ruin|strong="H7843"\w* \w the highly exalted|strong="H1347"\w* \w position|strong="H3063"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* which \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w take pride|strong="H1347"\w*.  
\v 10  \w These|strong="H2088"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3987"\w* \w to obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w what I have said|strong="H1697"\w*. \w They follow|strong="H1980"\w* \w the stubborn inclinations|strong="H8307"\w* \w of their own hearts|strong="H3820"\w* \w and pay allegiance|strong="H0310"\w* \w to other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w by worshiping|strong="H7812"\w* \w and serving|strong="H5647"\w* \w them. So|strong="H1992"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w just like these|strong="H2088"\w* \w linen shorts|strong="H0232"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w are good|strong="H6743"\w* \w for nothing|strong="H3808"\w*.  
\v 11  \w For|strong="H3588"\w*,’ \w I say|strong="H5002"\w*, ‘\w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as shorts|strong="H0232"\w* \w cling|strong="H1692"\w* \w tightly to a person’s|strong="H0376"\w* \w body|strong="H4975"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w I bound|strong="H1692"\w* \w the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w nation|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w nation|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w tightly|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.’ \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w intended for them to be my special people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and to bring me fame|strong="H8034"\w*, \w honor|strong="H8597"\w*, \w and praise|strong="H8416"\w*. \w But they would not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.   
\p
\v 12 “\w So tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, \w “Every|strong="H3605"\w* \w wine jar|strong="H5035"\w* \w is made to be filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w with wine|strong="H3196"\w*.”’ \w And they will probably|strong="H3045"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you, ‘Do|strong="H3045"\w* \w you not|strong="H3808"\w* \w think we know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w wine jar is supposed|strong="H5035"\w* \w to be filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w with wine|strong="H3196"\w*?’  
\v 13  \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I will soon|strong="H2005"\w* \w fill|strong="H4390"\w* \w all the people|strong="H3605"\w* \w who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w with stupor.|strong="H4428"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w fill|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w from David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w dynasty|strong="H3678"\w*, \w the priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w*, \w and the|strong="H0853"\w* \w citizens|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w with stupor|strong="H7943"\w*.  
\v 14  \w And I will smash|strong="H5310"\w* \w them like wine bottles against|strong="H0413"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w another|strong="H0251"\w*, \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and parents|strong="H0001"\w* \w alike|strong="H3162"\w*. \w I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w show any pity|strong="H2550"\w*, \w mercy, or|strong="H3808"\w* \w compassion|strong="H7355"\w*. \w Nothing will keep|strong="H2347"\w* \w me from destroying|strong="H7843"\w* \w them,’|strong="H5002"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.”   
\p
\v 15  \w Then I said to the people of Judah,|strong="H8085"\w*  
\q1 \w “Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w and pay attention|strong="H0238"\w*\w ! Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be arrogant|strong="H1361"\w*\w !|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has spoken|strong="H1696"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w Show|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w the respect|strong="H3519"\w* \w that is due him.|strong="H2962"\w*  
\q1 \w Do it before|strong="H2962"\w* \w he brings the darkness|strong="H2821"\w* \w of disaster.|strong="H2962"\w*  
\q1 \w Do it before|strong="H2962"\w* \w you stumble|strong="H7272"\w* \w into distress|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w like a traveler on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w at twilight|strong="H5399"\w*.  
\q1 \w Do it before he turns|strong="H7760"\w* \w the light|strong="H0216"\w* \w of deliverance you hope|strong="H6960"\w* \w for|strong="H6757"\w*  
\q1 \w into the darkness|strong="H6757"\w* \w and gloom of exile|strong="H6205"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w But if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pay attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to this warning,|strong="H1058"\w*  
\q1 \w I will weep|strong="H1058"\w* \w alone|strong="H4565"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of your arrogant pride|strong="H1466"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will weep bitterly|strong="H1830"\w* \w and my eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w will overflow|strong="H3381"\w* \w with tears|strong="H1832"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w flock|strong="H5739"\w*, \w will be carried|strong="H7617"\w* \w into|strong="H3381"\w* exile.”   
\p
\v 18  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* told|strong="H0559"\w* \w me,|strong="H4428"\w*  
\q1 \w “Tell the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and the queen mother|strong="H1377"\w*,  
\q1 ‘\w Surrender|strong="H8213"\w* \w your thrones|strong="H3427"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w your glorious|strong="H8597"\w* \w crowns|strong="H5850"\w*  
\q1 \w will be removed|strong="H3381"\w* \w from your heads|strong="H4761"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w The gates of the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w in southern|strong="H5045"\w* \w Judah will be shut|strong="H5462"\w* \w tight.|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w No|strong="H0369"\w* \w one will be able|strong="H1540"\w* \w to go|strong="H7965"\w* \w in or out of them.|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will be carried off into exile|strong="H1540"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will be completely carried off into exile|strong="H7965"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 20  \w Then I said,|strong="H5869"\w*  
\q1 \w “Look|strong="H5869"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w*, \w Jerusalem,|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*  
\q1 \w the enemy|strong="H0935"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w is|strong="H0346"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w from the north|strong="H6828"\w*.  
\q1 \w Where|strong="H0346"\w* \w now is the flock|strong="H5739"\w* \w of people that were entrusted|strong="H5414"\w* \w to your care?|strong="H6629"\w*  
\q1 \w Where now are the ‘sheep|strong="H6629"\w*’ \w that you take such pride|strong="H8597"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w*?   
\q1
\v 21  \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w will you say|strong="H0559"\w* \w when the \+nd Lord\+nd* appoints|strong="H6485"\w* \w as rulers over|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w those allies|strong="H3925"\w*  
\q1 \w that you, yourself, had actually prepared|strong="H3925"\w* \w as such|strong="H7218"\w*\w ?|strong="H2256"\w*  
\q1 \w Then anguish|strong="H2256"\w* \w and agony|strong="H2256"\w* \w will grip|strong="H0270"\w* \w you|strong="H3644"\w*  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w that of a woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w giving birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* baby.   
\q1
\v 22  \w You will probably|strong="H7230"\w* \w ask yourself,|strong="H0428"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Why have these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things happened|strong="H7122"\w* \w to me?|strong="H4069"\w*  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w have I been treated like a disgraced adulteress|strong="H7757"\w*  
\q1 \w whose skirt|strong="H7757"\w* \w has been torn off and her limbs|strong="H2554"\w* \w exposed|strong="H1540"\w*\w ?’|strong="H7230"\w*  
\q1 \w It is because|strong="H7230"\w* \w you have sinned so much|strong="H6119"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w But there is little hope for you ever doing good,|strong="H0859"\w*  
\q1 \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w who are so|strong="H1571"\w* \w accustomed|strong="H3928"\w* \w to doing evil|strong="H7489"\w*.  
\q1 \w Can|strong="H3201"\w* \w an Ethiopian|strong="H3569"\w* \w change|strong="H3190"\w* \w the color of his skin|strong="H5785"\w*\w ?|strong="H5246"\w*  
\q1 \w Can a leopard|strong="H5246"\w* \w remove|strong="H2015"\w* \w its spots|strong="H2272"\w*?   
\p
\v 24 “\w The \+nd Lord\+nd* says, |strong="H6327"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘That is why I will scatter|strong="H6327"\w* \w your people|strong="H7179"\w* \w like|strong="H7307"\w* \w chaff|strong="H7179"\w*  
\q1 \w that is blown|strong="H5674"\w* \w away by|strong="H5674"\w* \w a desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is your fate|strong="H1486"\w*,  
\q1 \w the destiny|strong="H4055"\w* \w to which I|strong="H3068"\w* \w have appointed|strong="H5002"\w* \w you,|strong="H0834"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H0834"\w* \w you have forgotten|strong="H7911"\w* \w me|strong="H0982"\w*  
\q1 \w and have trusted|strong="H0982"\w* \w in false|strong="H8267"\w* gods.   
\q1
\v 26  \w So|strong="H1571"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will pull|strong="H2834"\w* \w your skirt|strong="H7757"\w* \w up|strong="H2834"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w your face|strong="H6440"\w*  
\q1 \w and expose|strong="H7200"\w* \w you to shame|strong="H7036"\w* \w like|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* disgraced adulteress!   
\q1
\v 27  \w People of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w I have seen your adulterous|strong="H5004"\w* \w worship|strong="H4684"\w*,  
\q1 \w your shameless|strong="H2154"\w* \w prostitution|strong="H2184"\w* \w to, and your lustful pursuit of, other gods.|strong="H7200"\w*  
\q1 \w I have seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w your disgusting acts|strong="H8251"\w* \w of worship|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the hills|strong="H1389"\w* \w throughout the countryside|strong="H7704"\w*.  
\q1 \w You are doomed|strong="H0188"\w* \w to destruction!|strong="H0310"\w*  
\q1 \w How|strong="H0310"\w* \w long|strong="H5750"\w* \w will you continue|strong="H2891"\w* \w to be unclean|strong="H2891"\w*?’”   
\c 14  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w about|strong="H1697"\w* \w the drought|strong="H1226"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2 “\w The people of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w are in mourning|strong="H0056"\w*.  
\q1 \w The people in her cities|strong="H8179"\w* \w are pining away|strong="H0535"\w*.  
\q1 \w They lie on the ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w expressing their sorrow|strong="H6937"\w*.  
\q1 \w Cries of distress|strong="H6682"\w* \w come up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to me|strong="H3389"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w The leading men|strong="H0117"\w* \w of the cities send|strong="H7971"\w* \w their servants|strong="H6810"\w* \w for water|strong="H4325"\w*.  
\q1 \w They go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to the cisterns|strong="H1356"\w*, \w but they do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w any water|strong="H4325"\w* \w there.|strong="H7725"\w*  
\q1 \w They return|strong="H7725"\w* \w with their containers|strong="H3627"\w* \w empty|strong="H7387"\w*.  
\q1 \w Disappointed|strong="H0954"\w* \w and dismayed, they bury|strong="H2645"\w* \w their faces|strong="H7218"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* hands.   
\q1
\v 4  \w They are dismayed because|strong="H5668"\w* \w the ground|strong="H0127"\w* \w is cracked|strong="H2865"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w has been no|strong="H3808"\w* \w rain|strong="H1653"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w The farmers|strong="H0406"\w*, \w too, are dismayed|strong="H0954"\w*  
\q1 \w and bury|strong="H2645"\w* \w their faces|strong="H7218"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* hands.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w the doe|strong="H0365"\w* \w abandons her newborn|strong="H3205"\w* \w fawn|strong="H5800"\w* \w in the field|strong="H7704"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w there is no|strong="H3808"\w* \w grass|strong="H1877"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Wild donkeys|strong="H6501"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the hilltops|strong="H8205"\w*  
\q1 \w and pant|strong="H7602"\w* \w for breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w like jackals|strong="H8577"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w are strained|strong="H3615"\w* \w looking for food|strong="H6212"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w there is none|strong="H0369"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w be|strong="H0369"\w* \w found|strong="H0369"\w*.”   
\p
\v 7  \w Then I said,|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , intervene|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H4616"\w* \w the honor of your name|strong="H8034"\w*  
\q1 \w even though|strong="H0518"\w* \w our sins|strong="H5771"\w* \w speak out|strong="H6030"\w* \w against us.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w we have turned away|strong="H4878"\w* \w from you many times|strong="H7231"\w*.  
\q1 \w We have sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w You have been the object of Israel’s|strong="H3478"\w* \w hopes|strong="H4723"\w*.  
\q1 \w You have saved|strong="H3467"\w* \w them when|strong="H6256"\w* \w they were in trouble|strong="H6869"\w*.  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w have you become|strong="H1961"\w* \w like a resident foreigner|strong="H1616"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w*\w ?|strong="H0732"\w*  
\q1 \w Why have you become like a traveler|strong="H0732"\w* \w who only stops|strong="H5186"\w* \w in to spend|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* night?   
\q1
\v 9  \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w should you be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w who is helpless|strong="H1724"\w*,  
\q1 \w like a champion|strong="H1368"\w* \w who cannot|strong="H3201"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w anyone?|strong="H0859"\w*  
\q1 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are indeed with us|strong="H7130"\w*,  
\q1 \w and we belong to you|strong="H7121"\w*.  
\q1 \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w abandon|strong="H3240"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*!”   
\p
\v 10  \w Then|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w about these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w “They truly|strong="H3651"\w* \w love|strong="H0157"\w* \w to go astray|strong="H5128"\w*.  
\q1 \w They cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w keep|strong="H2820"\w* \w from running|strong="H7272"\w* \w away|strong="H2820"\w* \w from me.|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 \w So I|strong="H3068"\w* \w am not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pleased|strong="H7521"\w* \w with them.|strong="H6258"\w*  
\q1 \w I will now|strong="H6258"\w* \w call to mind|strong="H2142"\w* \w the wrongs|strong="H5771"\w* \w they have done|strong="H6485"\w*  
\q1 \w and punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w them for their sins|strong="H2403"\w*.”   
\s1 \w Judgment|strong="H6485"\w* \w for|strong="H3651"\w* Believing \w the|strong="H0559"\w* Misleading Lies \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* False Prophets  
\p
\v 11  \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said to me, “Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w for|strong="H1157"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w to come to these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*!  
\v 12  \w Even if|strong="H3588"\w* \w they fast|strong="H6684"\w*, \w I will not|strong="H0369"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w their cries|strong="H7440"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w help. Even if|strong="H3588"\w* \w they offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w burnt offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w and grain offerings|strong="H4503"\w*, \w I will not|strong="H0369"\w* \w accept|strong="H7521"\w* \w them.|strong="H3588"\w* \w Instead|strong="H3588"\w*, \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will kill them through wars|strong="H2719"\w*, \w famines|strong="H3615"\w*, \w and plagues|strong="H1698"\w*.”   
\p
\v 13  \w Then I said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Oh|strong="H0162"\w*, \w Lord|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H0136"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H2009"\w* \w look|strong="H2009"\w*\w !|strong="H5030"\w* \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w are telling them that you said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w You will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w experience|strong="H7200"\w* \w war|strong="H2719"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w suffer|strong="H1961"\w* \w famine|strong="H7458"\w*. \w I will give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you lasting|strong="H0571"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w and prosperity in|strong="H4725"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w land|strong="H4725"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 14  \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, “Those prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w are prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w* \w while claiming my authority|strong="H8034"\w*\w !|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H6680"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w them. I did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w commission|strong="H6680"\w* \w them.|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H6680"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to them. They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w these people false|strong="H8267"\w* \w visions|strong="H2377"\w*, \w worthless predictions|strong="H0457"\w*, \w and the delusions|strong="H8649"\w* \w of their own mind|strong="H3820"\w*.  
\v 15  \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*, \w though they|strong="H1992"\w* \w claim to be prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w in my name|strong="H8034"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w may be saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘No|strong="H3808"\w* \w war|strong="H2719"\w* \w or famine|strong="H7458"\w* \w will happen|strong="H1961"\w* \w in this land|strong="H0776"\w*.’ \w But I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w about|strong="H2719"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*: ‘\w War|strong="H2719"\w* \w and starvation|strong="H7458"\w* \w will kill those|strong="H1992"\w* \w prophets|strong="H5030"\w*.’  
\v 16  \w The people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w will die through war|strong="H2719"\w* \w and famine|strong="H7458"\w*. \w Their|strong="H1992"\w* \w bodies will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w thrown|strong="H7993"\w* \w out into the streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and there will be no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one to bury|strong="H6912"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. \w This will happen to the men and their|strong="H1992"\w* \w wives|strong="H0802"\w*, \w their sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and their daughters|strong="H1323"\w*. \w For I will pour|strong="H8210"\w* \w out on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them the destruction|strong="H7451"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* deserve.”   
\s1 Lament \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Present|strong="H1961"\w* \w Destruction|strong="H7451"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Threat \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w More|strong="H0369"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w Come|strong="H1961"\w*  
\q1
\v 17 “\w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w these people this|strong="H2088"\w*, \w Jeremiah:|strong="H5869"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘My eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w overflow|strong="H3381"\w* \w with tears|strong="H1832"\w*  
\q1 \w day|strong="H3119"\w* \w and night|strong="H3915"\w* \w without|strong="H0408"\w* \w ceasing|strong="H1820"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w my people, my dear children|strong="H1323"\w*, \w have suffered|strong="H7665"\w* \w a crushing|strong="H7667"\w* \w blow.|strong="H2470"\w*  
\q1 \w They have suffered|strong="H2470"\w* \w a serious|strong="H3966"\w* \w wound|strong="H4347"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w I go out|strong="H3318"\w* \w into the countryside|strong="H7704"\w*,  
\q1 \w I see|strong="H2009"\w* \w those who have been killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w in battle|strong="H2719"\w*.  
\q1 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w I go|strong="H0935"\w* \w into the city|strong="H5892"\w*,  
\q1 \w I see|strong="H2009"\w* \w those who are sick|strong="H8463"\w* \w because of starvation|strong="H7458"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w both|strong="H1571"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w and priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w go about their own business|strong="H5503"\w*  
\q1 \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w having any real understanding|strong="H3045"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 19  \w Then I|strong="H3988"\w* \w said,|strong="H3988"\w*  
\q1 \w “\+nd Lord\+nd*, have you completely rejected|strong="H3988"\w* \w the nation of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*\w ?|strong="H1602"\w*  
\q1 \w Do you despise|strong="H1602"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* city \w of Zion|strong="H6726"\w*\w ?|strong="H4069"\w*  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w have you struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w us with such force|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w that we are beyond recovery|strong="H4832"\w*\w ?|strong="H6960"\w*  
\q1 \w We hope|strong="H6960"\w* \w for peace|strong="H7965"\w*, \w but nothing|strong="H0369"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w has come of it.|strong="H6256"\w*  
\q1 \w We hope for a time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of relief|strong="H4832"\w* \w from our troubles|strong="H1205"\w*, \w but|strong="H0518"\w* experience \w terror|strong="H1205"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , we confess|strong="H3045"\w* \w that we have been wicked|strong="H7562"\w*.  
\q1 \w We confess|strong="H5771"\w* \w that our ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w have done wrong.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w We have indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w For|strong="H4616"\w* \w the honor of your name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w treat|strong="H5006"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H4616"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* contempt.  
\q1 \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w treat|strong="H5034"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w disdain the place where your glorious|strong="H3519"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w sits.|strong="H2142"\w*  
\q1 \w Be mindful|strong="H2142"\w* \w of your covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w us|strong="H2142"\w*. \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w break|strong="H6565"\w* it!   
\q1
\v 22  \w Do any of the worthless idols|strong="H1892"\w* \w of the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w cause rain|strong="H1652"\w* \w to fall?|strong="H8064"\w*  
\q1 \w Do the skies|strong="H8064"\w* \w themselves send|strong="H5414"\w* \w showers|strong="H7241"\w*\w ?|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w Is it not|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w O Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w who does this?|strong="H6960"\w*  
\q1 \w So we put|strong="H6960"\w* \w our hopes|strong="H6960"\w* \w in you|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w alone do|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w*.”   
\c 15  
\p
\v 1  \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said to me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “Even if|strong="H0518"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w and Samuel|strong="H8050"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w me pleading|strong="H5315"\w* \w for|strong="H2088"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w I would not feel pity for them!|strong="H3318"\w* \w Get|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*! \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w*!  
\v 2  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w they ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w you, ‘Where|strong="H0575"\w* \w should we go|strong="H3318"\w*\w ?’ tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w this:|strong="H0834"\w*  
\q1 \w “Those who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are destined to die of disease|strong="H4194"\w* \w will go to death by disease|strong="H4194"\w*.  
\q1 \w Those who are destined to die in war|strong="H2719"\w* \w will go to death in war|strong="H2719"\w*.  
\q1 \w Those who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are destined to die of starvation|strong="H7458"\w* \w will go to death by starvation|strong="H7458"\w*.  
\q1 \w Those who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are destined to go into exile|strong="H7628"\w* \w will go into exile|strong="H7628"\w*.”   
\p
\v 3 “\w I will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w them in|strong="H5921"\w* \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w different ways|strong="H4940"\w*\w : I will have war|strong="H2719"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w them. I will have dogs|strong="H3611"\w* \w drag off|strong="H5498"\w* \w their dead bodies. I will have birds|strong="H8064"\w* \w and wild|strong="H0776"\w* \w beasts|strong="H0929"\w* \w devour|strong="H0398"\w* \w and destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* corpses.  
\v 4  \w I will make|strong="H5414"\w* \w all the people|strong="H2113"\w* \w in all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w of the world|strong="H0776"\w* \w horrified|strong="H1558"\w* \w at what has happened to them because|strong="H1558"\w* \w of what Hezekiah’s|strong="H2396"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.”   
\p
\v 5  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* cried out, |strong="H4310"\w*  
\q1 \w “Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w in the world|strong="H2550"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w have|strong="H2550"\w* \w pity|strong="H2550"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you, Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*\w ?|strong="H4310"\w*  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w will grieve|strong="H5110"\w* \w over you?|strong="H4310"\w*  
\q1 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w will stop|strong="H5493"\w* \w long enough|strong="H7592"\w*  
\q1 \w to inquire|strong="H7592"\w* \w about how you are doing|strong="H7965"\w*?   
\q1
\v 6  \w I|strong="H5203"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say|strong="H5203"\w*\w :|strong="H0859"\w* ‘\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w people have deserted|strong="H5203"\w* \w me|strong="H0268"\w*\w !|strong="H0268"\w*  
\q1 \w You keep turning|strong="H0268"\w* \w your back on me|strong="H0268"\w*.’  
\q1 \w So|strong="H1980"\w* \w I have unleashed|strong="H5186"\w* \w my power|strong="H3027"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H7843"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* begun \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w you.|strong="H3811"\w*  
\q1 \w I have grown tired|strong="H3811"\w* \w of feeling sorry|strong="H5162"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*!”   
\p
\v 7  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* continued, |strong="H8179"\w*  
\q1 \w “In every town|strong="H8179"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w I will purge|strong="H7921"\w* \w them|strong="H4214"\w*  
\q1 \w like straw blown away by the wind|strong="H4214"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w my people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will|strong="H7921"\w* \w kill off|strong="H7921"\w* \w their children.|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w I will do so because they did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w change|strong="H7725"\w* \w their behavior|strong="H1870"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w Their widows|strong="H0490"\w* \w will become in my sight more numerous|strong="H6105"\w*  
\q1 \w than the grains of sand|strong="H2344"\w* \w on the seashores|strong="H3220"\w*.  
\q1 \w At noontime|strong="H6672"\w* \w I will bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w a destroyer|strong="H7703"\w*  
\q1 \w against the mothers|strong="H0517"\w* \w of their|strong="H1992"\w* \w young men|strong="H0970"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will cause anguish|strong="H0928"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w terror|strong="H0928"\w*  
\q1 \w to fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w suddenly|strong="H6597"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w The mother who had|strong="H3205"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w children|strong="H0535"\w* \w will grow faint.|strong="H5301"\w*  
\q1 \w All the breath|strong="H5301"\w* \w will go out|strong="H0935"\w* \w of her.|strong="H5315"\w*  
\q1 \w Her pride and joy will be taken from her in the prime of their life|strong="H5315"\w*.  
\q1 \w It will seem as if the sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w had set while it was still|strong="H5750"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w*.  
\q1 \w She will suffer shame|strong="H0954"\w* \w and humiliation|strong="H2659"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will cause|strong="H5414"\w* \w any of them who are still left alive|strong="H7611"\w*  
\q1 \w to be killed in war by the onslaughts|strong="H2719"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w their enemies|strong="H0341"\w*,”  
\p \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\s1 \w Jeremiah|strong="H3068"\w* Complains \w about|strong="H0935"\w* \w His|strong="H5414"\w* Lot \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* Responds  
\p
\v 10  \w I said,|strong="H0188"\w*  
\q1 \w “Oh|strong="H0188"\w*, \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*, \w how I regret|strong="H0188"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you ever gave birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to me!|strong="H7379"\w*  
\q1 \w I am always starting arguments|strong="H7379"\w* \w and quarrels|strong="H4066"\w* \w with the people|strong="H3605"\w* \w of this land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w I have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w lent money|strong="H5383"\w* \w to anyone and I have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w borrowed|strong="H5383"\w* \w from anyone.|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w Yet all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of these people are treating me with contempt|strong="H7043"\w*.”   
\p
\v 11  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Jerusalem,|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w surely|strong="H0518"\w* \w send|strong="H8325"\w* \w you away|strong="H8325"\w* \w for your own good|strong="H2896"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will surely|strong="H3808"\w* \w bring|strong="H6293"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w enemy|strong="H0341"\w* \w upon|strong="H6293"\w* \w you in a time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of trouble|strong="H7451"\w* \w and distress|strong="H6869"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Can you people who are like iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w and bronze|strong="H5178"\w*  
\q1 \w break that iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w fist from the north|strong="H6828"\w*?   
\q1
\v 13  \w I will give away your wealth|strong="H2428"\w* \w and your treasures|strong="H0214"\w* \w as plunder|strong="H0957"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will give|strong="H5414"\w* \w it away free|strong="H3808"\w* \w of charge|strong="H4242"\w* \w for the sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w you have committed throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w your land|strong="H1366"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w I will make you serve|strong="H5674"\w* \w your enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w in a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that you know|strong="H3045"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w about.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w my anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w is like|strong="H6919"\w* \w a fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w that will burn|strong="H3344"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
\p
\v 15  \w I said,|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 “\nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , you|strong="H0859"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how I|strong="H2142"\w* \w suffer.|strong="H3947"\w*  
\q1 \w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w thought of me and care|strong="H6485"\w* \w for me.|strong="H5358"\w*  
\q1 \w Pay back|strong="H5358"\w* \w for me those who have been persecuting|strong="H7291"\w* \w me.|strong="H0408"\w*  
\q1 \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be so|strong="H3947"\w* \w patient|strong="H0750"\w* \w with them|strong="H7291"\w* \w that you allow them to kill me.|strong="H2142"\w*  
\q1 \w Be mindful|strong="H2142"\w* \w of how I have put up with their insults|strong="H2781"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w sake|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w As your words|strong="H1697"\w* \w came|strong="H4672"\w* \w to me I drank|strong="H0398"\w* \w them in,|strong="H3824"\w*  
\q1 \w and they filled my heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w with joy|strong="H8342"\w* \w and happiness|strong="H8057"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I belong|strong="H7121"\w* \w to you|strong="H0430"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w I did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w spend my time in|strong="H5475"\w* \w the company of other people|strong="H3427"\w*,  
\q1 \w laughing|strong="H0910"\w* \w and having a good time.|strong="H3427"\w*  
\q1 \w I stayed|strong="H3427"\w* \w to myself because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I felt obligated|strong="H2195"\w* \w to you|strong="H4390"\w*  
\q1 \w and because I was filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w with anger at|strong="H7832"\w* \w what|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* \w done|strong="H3027"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w must I continually|strong="H5331"\w* \w suffer such painful|strong="H3511"\w* \w anguish?|strong="H0605"\w*  
\q1 \w Why must I endure the sting of their insults like an incurable|strong="H0605"\w* \w wound|strong="H4347"\w*\w ?|strong="H3985"\w*  
\q1 \w Will you let me down|strong="H3985"\w* \w when I need you|strong="H3644"\w*  
\q1 \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w a brook|strong="H0391"\w* \w one goes to for water|strong="H4325"\w*, \w but that cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be relied on|strong="H0539"\w*?”   
\p
\v 19  \w Because|strong="H3651"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 \w “You must repent|strong="H7725"\w* \w of such words and thoughts!|strong="H0518"\w*  
\q1 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you do, I will restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w you to the privilege of serving|strong="H5975"\w* \w me.|strong="H0518"\w*  
\q1 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you say|strong="H3318"\w* \w what is worthwhile|strong="H3368"\w* \w instead of what is worthless|strong="H2151"\w*,  
\q1 \w I will again allow you to be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my spokesman|strong="H6310"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w must become|strong="H7725"\w* \w as|strong="H0413"\w* \w you have been.|strong="H0859"\w*  
\q1 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w become|strong="H7725"\w* \w like|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w I will make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you as strong as a wall to these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w a fortified|strong="H1219"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w of bronze|strong="H5178"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will attack|strong="H3898"\w* \w you,|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w but they will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to overcome you.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will be with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you to rescue|strong="H3467"\w* \w you and deliver|strong="H5337"\w* \w you,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 21 “\w I will deliver|strong="H5337"\w* \w you from the power|strong="H3027"\w* \w of the wicked|strong="H7451"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will free you|strong="H6299"\w* \w from the clutches|strong="H6184"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w violent|strong="H6184"\w* \w people|strong="H3709"\w*.”   
\c 16  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*,  
\v 2 “\w Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w married|strong="H0802"\w* \w and do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have children|strong="H1323"\w* \w here in this|strong="H2088"\w* \w land|strong="H4725"\w*.  
\v 3  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w you what|strong="H3541"\w* \w will happen to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w who are born|strong="H3205"\w* \w here|strong="H4725"\w* \w in this|strong="H2088"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w and to the men and women|strong="H1323"\w* \w who|strong="H3205"\w* \w are their mothers|strong="H0517"\w* \w and fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 4  \w They will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w of deadly|strong="H4463"\w* \w diseases|strong="H8463"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one will mourn|strong="H5594"\w* \w for them. They will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be buried|strong="H6912"\w*. \w Their dead bodies will lie like manure|strong="H1828"\w* \w spread on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the ground|strong="H0127"\w*. \w They will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w killed|strong="H2719"\w* \w in war|strong="H2719"\w* \w or die of starvation|strong="H7458"\w*. \w Their corpses|strong="H5038"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w food|strong="H3978"\w* \w for the birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w and wild|strong="H0776"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w*.   
\p
\v 5 “\w Moreover|strong="H3541"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w you:|strong="H0408"\w* ‘\w Do|strong="H0408"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w into a house|strong="H1004"\w* \w where they are having a funeral|strong="H4798"\w* \w meal. Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w there to mourn|strong="H5594"\w* \w and express|strong="H5110"\w* \w your sorrow for|strong="H3588"\w* \w them. For I have stopped showing|strong="H0622"\w* \w them my good favor|strong="H7965"\w*, \w my love|strong="H2617"\w*, \w and my compassion|strong="H7356"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , so affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*!  
\v 6  \w Rich|strong="H1419"\w* \w and poor|strong="H6996"\w* \w alike will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w They will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w mourned|strong="H5594"\w*. \w People will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w cut|strong="H1413"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w bodies|strong="H1413"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w shave off their hair|strong="H7139"\w* \w to show their grief for them|strong="H1992"\w*.  
\v 7  \w No one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will take|strong="H6536"\w* \w any food to those who mourn|strong="H0060"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w to comfort|strong="H5162"\w* \w them. No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one will give|strong="H8248"\w* \w them any wine|strong="H3563"\w* \w to drink|strong="H8248"\w* \w to console|strong="H8575"\w* \w them for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the loss of their father|strong="H0001"\w* \w or mother|strong="H0517"\w*.   
\p
\v 8 “\w ‘Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to a house|strong="H1004"\w* \w where people are feasting|strong="H4960"\w* \w and sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w down to eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w and drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w* either.  
\v 9  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*, \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w you what|strong="H3541"\w* \w will happen|strong="H2005"\w*. \w I will put an end|strong="H7673"\w* \w to the sounds|strong="H6963"\w* \w of joy|strong="H8342"\w* \w and gladness|strong="H6963"\w*, \w to the glad celebration|strong="H8057"\w* \w of brides|strong="H3618"\w* \w and grooms|strong="H2860"\w* \w in this|strong="H3117"\w* \w land|strong="H4725"\w*. \w You and the rest of the people will live|strong="H4725"\w* \w to see|strong="H5869"\w* \w this happen|strong="H3117"\w*.’”   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* Promises Exile (\w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Also|strong="H3068"\w* Restoration)  
\p
\v 10 “\w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w about all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w*, \w they will undoubtedly ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w you, ‘Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w threatened|strong="H1696"\w* \w us with|strong="H5921"\w* \w such|strong="H3605"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w*\w ? What|strong="H4100"\w* \w wrong|strong="H5771"\w* \w have we done? What|strong="H4100"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w have we done to offend|strong="H2398"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w*?’  
\v 11  \w Then tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, ‘\w It is because your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w rejected|strong="H5800"\w* \w me|strong="H0310"\w* \w and paid allegiance|strong="H0310"\w* \w to|strong="H0312"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*. \w They have served|strong="H5647"\w* \w them and worshiped|strong="H7812"\w* \w them. But they have rejected|strong="H5800"\w* \w me and not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8104"\w* \w my law|strong="H8451"\w*.  
\v 12  \w And you|strong="H0859"\w* \w have acted|strong="H6213"\w* \w even more wickedly|strong="H7489"\w* \w than your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*\w ! Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w one of you has followed|strong="H0310"\w* \w the stubborn inclinations|strong="H8307"\w* \w of your own wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w and not|strong="H1115"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 13  \w So I will throw|strong="H2904"\w* \w you out of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w into a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w neither|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w nor your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w have ever known|strong="H3045"\w*. \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w you must worship|strong="H5647"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w* \w and night|strong="H3915"\w*, \w for I will show you no|strong="H3808"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2594"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 14  \w Yet|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H3117"\w* “\w A|strong="H0935"\w* new \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w will certainly|strong="H2009"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*. \w People now affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w their oaths|strong="H5750"\w* \w with ‘I swear as surely|strong="H2416"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w lives who|strong="H0834"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w out of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.’  
\v 15  \w But in that|strong="H0834"\w* \w time they will affirm them with ‘I swear as surely|strong="H2416"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w lives who|strong="H0834"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5927"\w* \w the people of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w from the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the north|strong="H6828"\w* \w and from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the other lands|strong="H0776"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w banished|strong="H5080"\w* \w them.’ At that|strong="H0834"\w* \w time I will bring them back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w their ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*.”   
\p
\v 16  \w But for now|strong="H2005"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say|strong="H5002"\w*\w :|strong="H7971"\w* “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w enemies|strong="H1771"\w* \w who will catch these people like fishermen|strong="H1770"\w*. \w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w I will send|strong="H7971"\w* \w others|strong="H7227"\w* \w who will hunt|strong="H6679"\w* \w them out like hunters|strong="H6719"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the hills|strong="H1389"\w*, \w and the crevices|strong="H5357"\w* \w in the rocks|strong="H5553"\w*.  
\v 17  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I see|strong="H5869"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w they do. Their wicked|strong="H6845"\w* \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* \w are not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hidden|strong="H5641"\w* \w from me. Their sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w is not hidden|strong="H6845"\w* \w away where I cannot|strong="H5048"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 18  \w Before|strong="H7223"\w* \w I restore them|strong="H7999"\w* \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* punish \w them in full|strong="H4932"\w* \w for their sins|strong="H5771"\w* \w and the wrongs|strong="H2403"\w* \w they have done. For|strong="H5921"\w* \w they have polluted|strong="H2490"\w* \w my land|strong="H0776"\w* \w with the lifeless statues|strong="H5038"\w* \w of their disgusting idols|strong="H8251"\w*. \w They have filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w the land I have claimed|strong="H5159"\w* \w as my own|strong="H8441"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w detestable|strong="H8251"\w* \w idols|strong="H8251"\w*.”   
\p
\v 19  \w Then I said,|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 “\nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , you give me strength|strong="H5797"\w* \w and protect|strong="H4581"\w* \w me.|strong="H0657"\w*  
\q1 \w You are the one|strong="H0657"\w* \w I can|strong="H0657"\w* \w run|strong="H4498"\w* \w to for safety when|strong="H3117"\w* \w I am in trouble|strong="H6869"\w*.  
\q1 \w Nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w from all|strong="H0657"\w* \w over the earth|strong="H0776"\w*  
\q1 \w will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to you and say,|strong="H5157"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Our|strong="H5157"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w had nothing but false|strong="H8267"\w* gods –  
\q1 \w worthless|strong="H1892"\w* \w idols|strong="H1892"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* could \w not|strong="H0369"\w* \w help|strong="H3276"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w Can|strong="H6213"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w their own gods|strong="H0430"\w*\w ?|strong="H6213"\w*  
\q1 \w No, what|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w are not|strong="H3808"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w at|strong="H0430"\w* all.”   
\p
\v 21  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* said, |strong="H3651"\w*  
\q1 \w “So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will now|strong="H2005"\w* \w let|strong="H6471"\w* \w this wicked people know|strong="H3045"\w* \w –|strong="H3045"\w*  
\q1 \w I will let them know|strong="H3045"\w* \w my|strong="H3027"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1369"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w in judgment.|strong="H3045"\w*  
\q1 \w Then they will know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w my name|strong="H8034"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.”   
\c 17  
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\v 1   
\q1 \w The sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w is engraved|strong="H3789"\w* \w with an iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w chisel|strong="H5842"\w*  
\q1 \w on their stone-hard|strong="H3871"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w*.  
\q1 \w It is inscribed|strong="H2790"\w* \w with a diamond|strong="H8068"\w* \w point|strong="H6856"\w*  
\q1 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the horns|strong="H7161"\w* \w of their altars|strong="H4196"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w Their children|strong="H1121"\w* \w are always thinking about|strong="H2142"\w* \w their|strong="H4196"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w*  
\q1 \w and their sacred poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah|strong="H0842"\w*,  
\q1 \w set up beside|strong="H5921"\w* \w the green|strong="H7488"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the high|strong="H1364"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*   
\q1
\v 3  \w and on the mountains|strong="H2042"\w* \w and in the fields|strong="H7704"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will give your wealth|strong="H2428"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your treasures|strong="H0214"\w* \w away as plunder|strong="H0957"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will give|strong="H5414"\w* \w it away as the price|strong="H2403"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w you have committed throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w your land|strong="H1366"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w You will lose your hold|strong="H8058"\w* \w on the land|strong="H5159"\w*  
\q1 \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to you as a permanent possession.|strong="H5647"\w*  
\q1 \w I will make you serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w your enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w in a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you know|strong="H3045"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w about.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you have made my anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w burn|strong="H6919"\w* \w like a fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w that will never be put out|strong="H3344"\w*.”   
\s1 Individuals \w Are|strong="H0834"\w* Challenged \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Put|strong="H5414"\w* \w Their|strong="H5414"\w* Trust \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Lord  
\p
\v 5  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*,  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w will put|strong="H7760"\w* \w a curse|strong="H0779"\w* \w on people|strong="H1397"\w*  
\q1 \w who trust in mere human|strong="H0120"\w* \w beings,|strong="H0982"\w*  
\q1 \w who depend|strong="H0982"\w* \w on mere|strong="H7760"\w* \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w* \w and blood for their strength|strong="H2220"\w*,  
\q1 \w and whose hearts|strong="H3820"\w* \w have turned|strong="H5493"\w* \w away from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w They will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like a shrub|strong="H6176"\w* \w in the desert|strong="H6160"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w experience|strong="H7200"\w* \w good things|strong="H2896"\w* \w even when they happen|strong="H0935"\w*.  
\q1 \w It will be as though they were growing|strong="H7931"\w* \w in the desert|strong="H4057"\w*,  
\q1 \w in a salt|strong="H4420"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w where no one|strong="H3808"\w* \w can live|strong="H3427"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w My blessing|strong="H1288"\w* \w is on those|strong="H0834"\w* \w people|strong="H1397"\w* \w who trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w in me,|strong="H4009"\w*  
\q1 \w who put their confidence|strong="H4009"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H1288"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w They will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like a tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w planted|strong="H8362"\w* \w near|strong="H5921"\w* \w a stream|strong="H4325"\w*  
\q1 \w whose roots|strong="H8328"\w* \w spread out|strong="H7971"\w* \w toward|strong="H5921"\w* \w the water|strong="H3105"\w*.  
\q1 \w It has nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w to fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the heat|strong="H2527"\w* \w comes|strong="H0935"\w*.  
\q1 \w Its leaves|strong="H5929"\w* \w are always green|strong="H7488"\w*.  
\q1 \w It has no|strong="H3808"\w* \w need to be concerned|strong="H1672"\w* \w in a year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of drought|strong="H1226"\w*.  
\q1 \w It does not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H4185"\w* \w bearing|strong="H6213"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w The human mind|strong="H3820"\w* \w is more deceitful|strong="H6121"\w* \w than anything else|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\q1 \w It is incurably|strong="H0605"\w* \w bad.|strong="H4310"\w* \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w can understand|strong="H3045"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*?   
\q1
\v 10  \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , probe|strong="H2713"\w* \w into people’s minds|strong="H3820"\w*.  
\q1 \w I examine|strong="H0974"\w* \w people’s hearts|strong="H3629"\w*.  
\q1 \w I deal with each person|strong="H0376"\w* \w according to how he has behaved|strong="H1870"\w*.  
\q1 \w I give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them what they deserve|strong="H6529"\w* \w based on what they have done|strong="H4611"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w The person who gathers|strong="H6213"\w* \w wealth|strong="H6239"\w* \w by unjust|strong="H4941"\w* \w means|strong="H7124"\w*  
\q1 \w is like the partridge|strong="H7124"\w* \w that broods over eggs|strong="H1716"\w* \w but does not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hatch|strong="H3205"\w* \w them.|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w Before his life|strong="H3117"\w* \w is half|strong="H2677"\w* \w over he will lose|strong="H5800"\w* \w his ill-gotten gains.|strong="H0319"\w*  
\q1 \w At the end|strong="H0319"\w* \w of his life it will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w clear he was a fool|strong="H5036"\w*.”   
\s1 Jeremiah Appeals \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* Lord \w for|strong="H4941"\w* Vindication  
\p
\v 12  \w Then I said,|strong="H7223"\w*  
\q1 \w “\+nd Lord\+nd*, from the very beginning|strong="H7223"\w*  
\q1 \w you have been seated on your glorious|strong="H3519"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w on high|strong="H4791"\w*.  
\q1 \w You are the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where we can find refuge|strong="H4720"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w You are the one in whom Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w may find hope|strong="H4723"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w who leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w you will suffer shame|strong="H0954"\w*.  
\q1 \w Those who turn away|strong="H3249"\w* \w from you|strong="H3789"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* consigned \w to the nether world|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have rejected|strong="H5800"\w* \w you, the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , the fountain|strong="H4726"\w* \w of life|strong="H2416"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , grant me relief|strong="H7495"\w* \w from my suffering|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w so that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I may have some relief|strong="H7495"\w*.  
\q1 \w Rescue|strong="H3467"\w* \w me from those who persecute me|strong="H3467"\w*  
\q1 \w so that I may be rescued|strong="H3467"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w Listen|strong="H2009"\w* \w to what|strong="H2009"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are saying|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\q1 \w They are saying, “Where|strong="H0346"\w* \w are the things|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w threatens us with?|strong="H0935"\w*  
\q1 \w Come|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w*! \w Let’s|strong="H4994"\w* \w see|strong="H2009"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w happen|strong="H1697"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 16  \w But I|strong="H0589"\w* \w have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pestered|strong="H0213"\w* \w you to bring|strong="H0310"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7462"\w*.  
\q1 \w I have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w desired|strong="H0183"\w* \w the time|strong="H3117"\w* \w of irreparable devastation|strong="H0605"\w*.  
\q1 \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that.|strong="H8193"\w*  
\q1 \w You are fully aware of every word|strong="H8193"\w* \w that I have spoken|strong="H6440"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w cause|strong="H4288"\w* \w me dismay|strong="H4268"\w*\w !|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w You are my source of safety in times|strong="H3117"\w* \w of trouble|strong="H7451"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w May those who persecute|strong="H7291"\w* \w me be disgraced|strong="H0954"\w*.  
\q1 \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w let me|strong="H0589"\w* \w be disgraced|strong="H0954"\w*.  
\q1 \w May they|strong="H1992"\w* \w be dismayed|strong="H2865"\w*.  
\q1 \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w let me|strong="H0589"\w* \w be dismayed|strong="H2865"\w*.  
\q1 \w Bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on them.|strong="H7670"\w*  
\q1 \w Bring on them the destruction|strong="H7670"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* deserve.”   
\s1 Observance \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Sabbath \w Day|strong="H3117"\w* \w Is|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* Key \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Future  
\p
\v 19  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w in the People’s|strong="H5971"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w through which|strong="H0834"\w* \w the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w and leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w the city. Then go and stand in all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the other gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of the city of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 20  \w As you stand in those|strong="H3427"\w* \w places|strong="H0559"\w* \w announce|strong="H8085"\w*, \w ‘Listen|strong="H0935"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you people who|strong="H3427"\w* \w pass|strong="H0935"\w* \w through these|strong="H0428"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*. \w Listen, all you kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you people of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you citizens|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*.  
\v 21  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘Be very careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w if you value your lives|strong="H5315"\w*\w !|strong="H0408"\w* \w Do|strong="H0408"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w any loads|strong="H4853"\w* \w in through|strong="H0935"\w* \w the gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w on the Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 22  \w Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w carry any loads|strong="H4853"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of your houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w on the Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. \w But observe|strong="H6213"\w* \w the Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w a day set apart|strong="H6942"\w* \w to the \+nd Lord\+nd*, as I commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 23  \w Your ancestors|strong="H6203"\w*, \w however|strong="H8085"\w*, \w did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H5186"\w* \w to me or pay|strong="H5186"\w* \w any attention|strong="H0241"\w* \w to me. They stubbornly|strong="H7185"\w* \w refused|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w pay|strong="H5186"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w or to respond|strong="H3947"\w* \w to any|strong="H1115"\w* \w discipline|strong="H4148"\w*.’  
\v 24  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, ‘\w You must make sure to|strong="H0413"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w me. You must not|strong="H1115"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w any loads|strong="H4853"\w* \w through the gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w on the Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. \w You must set the Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w apart|strong="H6942"\w* \w to me. You must not|strong="H1115"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 25  \w If you do this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w then the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w and princes|strong="H8269"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w follow in|strong="H3427"\w* \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w succession|strong="H3427"\w* \w and ride|strong="H7392"\w* \w in chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w or on horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w will continue to enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w through these|strong="H1992"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*, \w as well as their|strong="H1992"\w* \w officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w and the people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and the citizens|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will always|strong="H5769"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* filled \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w*.  
\v 26  \w Then people will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w here from the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w in Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w from the villages surrounding|strong="H5439"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w from the territory|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the western foothills|strong="H8219"\w*, \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the southern hill country|strong="H2022"\w*, \w and from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the southern|strong="H5045"\w* \w part of Judah. They will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w bringing|strong="H0935"\w* \w offerings to the temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w : burnt offerings|strong="H5930"\w*, \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*, \w grain offerings|strong="H4503"\w*, \w and incense|strong="H3828"\w* \w along with their thank offerings|strong="H8426"\w*.  
\v 27  \w But you|strong="H0518"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w me and set|strong="H6942"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w apart|strong="H6942"\w* \w to me. You must not|strong="H1115"\w* \w carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w any loads|strong="H4853"\w* \w in through|strong="H8179"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w on the Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. \w If you disobey, I will set|strong="H3341"\w* \w the gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of Jerusalem on fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w It will burn down|strong="H0398"\w* \w all the fortified dwellings|strong="H0759"\w* \w in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and no one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will be able to put it out|strong="H3518"\w*.’”   
\c 18  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*:  
\v 2 “\w Go|strong="H6965"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w at once|strong="H3335"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w potter’s|strong="H3335"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w I will speak to you further|strong="H8085"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.”  
\v 3  \w So I went down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to the potter’s|strong="H3335"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w and found|strong="H2009"\w* \w him working|strong="H4399"\w* \w at his wheel|strong="H0070"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Now and then|strong="H7843"\w* \w there|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* something wrong \w with the pot|strong="H3627"\w* \w he was|strong="H1931"\w* \w molding|strong="H6213"\w* \w from the clay|strong="H2563"\w* \w with his hands|strong="H3027"\w*. \w So he would rework|strong="H6213"\w* \w the clay|strong="H3335"\w* \w into another|strong="H0312"\w* \w kind of pot|strong="H3627"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he saw fit|strong="H5869"\w*.   
\p
\v 5  \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*,  
\v 6 “\w I|strong="H5002"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say:|strong="H1004"\w* ‘\w O|strong="H0859"\w* \w nation|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w can|strong="H3201"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w deal|strong="H6213"\w* \w with you as this|strong="H3651"\w* \w potter|strong="H3335"\w* \w deals|strong="H5002"\w* \w with the clay|strong="H2563"\w*\w ?|strong="H3027"\w* \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w O nation|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w are just like the clay in this|strong="H3651"\w* \w potter’s|strong="H3335"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.’  
\v 7  \w There are times|strong="H7281"\w*, \w Jeremiah,|strong="H5428"\w* \w when|strong="H1696"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w threaten|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w uproot|strong="H5428"\w*, \w tear down|strong="H5422"\w*, \w and destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w or kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*.  
\v 8  \w But if that|strong="H0834"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w I threatened|strong="H1696"\w* \w stops doing wrong|strong="H7451"\w*, \w I will cancel|strong="H5162"\w* \w the destruction|strong="H7451"\w* \w I intended|strong="H2803"\w* \w to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*.  
\v 9  \w And there are times|strong="H7281"\w* \w when|strong="H1696"\w* \w I promise|strong="H1696"\w* \w to build|strong="H1129"\w* \w up and establish|strong="H5193"\w* \w a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w or kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*.  
\v 10  \w But|strong="H7451"\w* \w if that nation does what|strong="H6213"\w* \w displeases|strong="H5869"\w* \w me and does not|strong="H1115"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H6963"\w*, \w then I will cancel|strong="H5162"\w* \w the good|strong="H2896"\w* \w I promised|strong="H3190"\w* \w to do|strong="H3190"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 11  \w So now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w the people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and the citizens|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w*: \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w preparing|strong="H3335"\w* \w to bring disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you! I am making plans|strong="H4284"\w* \w to punish you.|strong="H0376"\w* \w So|strong="H3541"\w*, \w every|strong="H0376"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w of you, stop the|strong="H1870"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w things you have been doing|strong="H1870"\w*. \w Correct the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you have been living|strong="H4611"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3190"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H2009"\w*.’  
\v 12  \w But they just keep saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘We do not care what you say|strong="H4284"\w*\w !|strong="H1980"\w* \w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0376"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w whatever we want to do! We will continue|strong="H6213"\w* \w to behave wickedly|strong="H7451"\w* \w and stubbornly|strong="H8307"\w*!’”   
\p
\v 13  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w the people of other nations|strong="H1471"\w*  
\q1 \w whether they have heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w of anything like this|strong="H0428"\w*.  
\q1 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w should have been like a virgin|strong="H1330"\w*.  
\q1 \w But she has done|strong="H6213"\w* \w something|strong="H8186"\w* \w utterly|strong="H3966"\w* \w revolting|strong="H8186"\w*!   
\q1
\v 14  \w Does|strong="H5800"\w* \w the snow|strong="H7950"\w* \w ever completely vanish|strong="H5800"\w* \w from the rocky|strong="H6697"\w* \w slopes|strong="H7704"\w* \w of Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*\w ?|strong="H0518"\w*  
\q1 \w Do|strong="H0518"\w* \w the cool|strong="H7119"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w from those distant mountains ever cease to flow|strong="H5140"\w*?   
\q1
\v 15  \w Yet|strong="H3588"\w* \w my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w have forgotten|strong="H7911"\w* \w me|strong="H6999"\w*  
\q1 \w and offered sacrifices|strong="H6999"\w* \w to worthless|strong="H7723"\w* \w idols!|strong="H3782"\w*  
\q1 \w This makes them stumble|strong="H3782"\w* \w along in the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w they live|strong="H5769"\w*  
\q1 \w and leave the old reliable|strong="H5769"\w* \w path|strong="H7635"\w* \w of their fathers.|strong="H1980"\w*  
\q1 \w They have left them to walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w in bypaths|strong="H5410"\w*,  
\q1 \w in roads|strong="H1870"\w* \w that are not|strong="H3808"\w* \w smooth and level|strong="H5549"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w So their land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will become|strong="H7760"\w* \w an object of horror|strong="H8047"\w*.  
\q1 \w People will forever|strong="H5769"\w* \w hiss out|strong="H8292"\w* \w their scorn over|strong="H5921"\w* \w it.|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w who pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w that way will be filled with horror|strong="H8074"\w*  
\q1 \w and will shake|strong="H5110"\w* \w their heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* derision.   
\q1
\v 17  \w I will scatter|strong="H6327"\w* \w them before|strong="H6440"\w* \w their enemies|strong="H0341"\w*  
\q1 \w like dust blowing|strong="H6203"\w* \w in front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of a|strong="H7307"\w* \w burning east|strong="H6921"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will turn my back on them and not|strong="H3808"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w favorably on them|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w disaster|strong="H0343"\w* strikes \w them|strong="H6440"\w*.”   
\s1 Jeremiah Petitions \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Lord \w to|strong="H3117"\w* Punish Those \w Who|strong="H3808"\w* Attack \w Him|strong="H6440"\w*  
\p
\v 18  \w Then some people|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Come|strong="H1980"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w*\w ! Let us consider|strong="H2803"\w* \w how to deal|strong="H4284"\w* \w with Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*\w !|strong="H3548"\w* \w There|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w still|strong="H0559"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w to instruct us, wise men|strong="H2450"\w* \w to give us advice|strong="H6098"\w*, \w and prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w to declare God’s word|strong="H1697"\w*. \w Come on|strong="H1980"\w*\w ! Let’s bring charges against him and get rid of|strong="H5221"\w* \w him!|strong="H0408"\w* \w Then|strong="H0559"\w* \w we|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w need to pay attention|strong="H7181"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w he says|strong="H1697"\w*.”   
\p
\v 19  \w Then I said,|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 “\nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , pay attention|strong="H7181"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me.|strong="H8085"\w*  
\q1 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what my enemies|strong="H3401"\w* \w are saying|strong="H6963"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w Should|strong="H7999"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w be paid|strong="H8478"\w* \w back with evil|strong="H7451"\w*\w ?|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w Yet|strong="H3588"\w* \w they are|strong="H1992"\w* \w virtually|strong="H3738"\w* \w digging a pit|strong="H7745"\w* \w to kill|strong="H5315"\w* \w me.|strong="H2142"\w*  
\q1 \w Just remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w how I stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H1696"\w*  
\q1 \w pleading|strong="H1696"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their behalf|strong="H2896"\w*  
\q1 \w to keep you from venting|strong="H7725"\w* \w your anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w on them|strong="H1992"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w their children|strong="H1121"\w* \w die of starvation|strong="H7458"\w*.  
\q1 \w Let them be cut down|strong="H5064"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w the sword|strong="H2719"\w*.  
\q1 \w Let|strong="H1961"\w* \w their wives|strong="H0802"\w* \w lose|strong="H0490"\w* \w their husbands|strong="H0490"\w* \w and children|strong="H7909"\w*.  
\q1 \w Let the older men|strong="H0376"\w* \w die|strong="H4194"\w* \w of disease|strong="H2026"\w*  
\q1 \w and the younger men|strong="H0970"\w* \w die|strong="H5221"\w* \w by the sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w in battle|strong="H4421"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w Let cries|strong="H2201"\w* \w of terror be heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w in their houses|strong="H1004"\w*  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you send|strong="H0935"\w* \w bands of raiders|strong="H1416"\w* \w unexpectedly|strong="H6597"\w* \w to plunder them.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have virtually dug|strong="H3738"\w* \w a pit|strong="H7882"\w* \w to capture|strong="H3920"\w* \w me|strong="H2934"\w*  
\q1 \w and have hidden|strong="H2934"\w* \w traps|strong="H6341"\w* \w for me to step|strong="H7272"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w But you|strong="H0859"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , know|strong="H3045"\w*  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their plots|strong="H6098"\w* \w to kill me.|strong="H0408"\w*  
\q1 \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w pardon their crimes|strong="H5771"\w*\w !|strong="H0408"\w*  
\q1 \w Do|strong="H0408"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w ignore their sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w as though you had erased|strong="H4229"\w* \w them!|strong="H0408"\w*  
\q1 \w Let|strong="H0408"\w* \w them be|strong="H1961"\w* \w brought down in defeat|strong="H3782"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you!|strong="H6213"\w*  
\q1 \w Deal|strong="H6213"\w* \w with them while you are still angry|strong="H0639"\w*!   
\c 19  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jeremiah,|strong="H1980"\w* “\w Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w a clay jar|strong="H2789"\w* \w from a potter|strong="H3335"\w*. \w Take with you|strong="H2205"\w* \w some|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w leaders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and some of the leaders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of the priests|strong="H3548"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Go out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the part of the Hinnom|strong="H2011"\w* \w Valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w is near the entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w of the Potsherd|strong="H2777"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w Announce|strong="H7121"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says, you kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and citizens|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*\w !|strong="H3068"\w* \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says, “I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w a disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w will make the ears|strong="H0241"\w* \w of everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who hears|strong="H8085"\w* \w about it ring|strong="H6750"\w*!  
\v 4  \w I will do so because|strong="H3282"\w* \w these people|strong="H5800"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w rejected|strong="H5800"\w* \w me and have defiled|strong="H5234"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*. \w They have offered|strong="H6999"\w* \w sacrifices in it to other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w neither they|strong="H1992"\w* \w nor their ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w nor the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w knew anything about. They have filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w it with the|strong="H0853"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w of innocent|strong="H5355"\w* children.  
\v 5  \w They have built|strong="H1129"\w* \w places|strong="H1116"\w* \w here|strong="H1116"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* worship \w of the god Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w so that they could sacrifice|strong="H8313"\w* \w their children|strong="H1121"\w* \w as burnt offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w to him in the fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w Such sacrifices|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* something \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w them to make! They are something I never|strong="H3808"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w them to do! Indeed, such a thing never|strong="H3808"\w* \w even entered|strong="H5927"\w* \w my mind|strong="H3820"\w*!  
\v 6  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say:|strong="H3117"\w* “\w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w will soon come|strong="H0935"\w* \w that people will no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w Topheth|strong="H8612"\w* \w or the Hinnom|strong="H2011"\w* \w Valley|strong="H1516"\w*. \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w they will call this valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w Valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of Slaughter|strong="H2028"\w*!  
\v 7  \w In this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w I will thwart|strong="H1238"\w* \w the plans|strong="H6098"\w* \w of the people of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w I will deliver them over to the power of their enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w who are seeking|strong="H1245"\w* \w to kill them. They will die by the sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w at the hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of their enemies.|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w their dead bodies|strong="H5038"\w* \w food|strong="H3978"\w* \w for the birds|strong="H5775"\w* \w and wild beasts|strong="H0929"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w eat|strong="H3978"\w*.  
\v 8  \w I will make|strong="H7760"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w an object of horror|strong="H8047"\w*, \w a thing to be hissed|strong="H8322"\w* \w at. All|strong="H3605"\w* \w who pass by|strong="H5674"\w* \w it will be filled with horror|strong="H8074"\w* \w and will hiss out their scorn|strong="H8319"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the disasters|strong="H4347"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* happened \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w*.  
\v 9  \w I will reduce|strong="H6693"\w* \w the people of this city to desperate|strong="H6693"\w* \w straits|strong="H4689"\w* \w during the siege|strong="H4692"\w* \w imposed on it by their enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w who are seeking|strong="H1245"\w* \w to kill|strong="H5315"\w* \w them. I will make them so desperate that they will eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the flesh|strong="H1320"\w* \w of their own sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w and the flesh|strong="H1320"\w* \w of one|strong="H0376"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w*.”’”   
\p
\v 10  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* continued, “Now break|strong="H7665"\w* \w the jar|strong="H1228"\w* \w in front|strong="H0582"\w* \w of those who|strong="H0582"\w* \w have come|strong="H1980"\w* \w here with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H0854"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says,|strong="H3602"\w* ‘\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3201"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as Jeremiah has done|strong="H3602"\w*. \w I will smash|strong="H7665"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w nation|strong="H5971"\w* \w and this|strong="H2088"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w though it were|strong="H3201"\w* \w a potter’s|strong="H3335"\w* \w vessel|strong="H3627"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w is broken|strong="H7665"\w* \w beyond repair|strong="H7495"\w*. \w The dead will|strong="H5750"\w* \w be buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w here in Topheth|strong="H8612"\w* \w until there is no|strong="H0369"\w* \w more room|strong="H4725"\w* \w to bury|strong="H6912"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.’  
\v 12  \w I|strong="H5414"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say:|strong="H2063"\w* ‘\w That|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w how|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w deal|strong="H6213"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and its citizens|strong="H3427"\w*. \w I will make|strong="H5414"\w* \w it like Topheth|strong="H8612"\w*.  
\v 13  \w The houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and the houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w of the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will be defiled|strong="H2931"\w* \w by dead bodies|strong="H4725"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, \w Topheth|strong="H8612"\w*. \w For they offered sacrifice|strong="H6999"\w* \w to the stars|strong="H8064"\w* \w and poured out|strong="H5258"\w* \w drink offerings|strong="H5262"\w* \w to other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the roofs|strong="H1406"\w* \w of those|strong="H0834"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 14  \w Then Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w left|strong="H0935"\w* \w Topheth|strong="H8612"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w him to give that prophecy|strong="H5012"\w*. \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w in its courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w and called out|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 15 “\w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says, ‘I will soon|strong="H2005"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w surrounding it|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w I threatened|strong="H1696"\w* \w to do to it. I will do so because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have stubbornly|strong="H7185"\w* \w refused|strong="H6203"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w pay|strong="H8085"\w* \w any attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I have said|strong="H0559"\w*!’”   
\c 20  
\p
\v 1  \w Now Pashhur|strong="H6583"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Immer|strong="H0564"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w*. \w He was|strong="H1931"\w* \w the priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w who was|strong="H6496"\w* \w chief of security|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 2  \w When he|strong="H6583"\w* \w heard Jeremiah’s|strong="H3414"\w* \w prophecy, he had the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w flogged|strong="H5221"\w*. \w Then he put|strong="H5414"\w* \w him in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the stocks|strong="H4115"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w were at the Upper|strong="H5945"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w of Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 3  \w But the next day|strong="H4283"\w* \w Pashhur|strong="H6583"\w* \w released|strong="H3318"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the stocks|strong="H4115"\w*. \w When he did, Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to him|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w ‘Pashhur|strong="H6583"\w*’ \w but|strong="H0518"\w* \w ‘Terror is Everywhere|strong="H4036"\w*.’  
\v 4  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will make|strong="H5414"\w* \w both you and your friends|strong="H0157"\w* \w terrified|strong="H4032"\w* \w of what will happen to you.|strong="H7200"\w* \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of them die|strong="H5307"\w* \w by the swords|strong="H2719"\w* \w of their enemies|strong="H0341"\w*. \w I will|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w He will carry some of them away into exile|strong="H1540"\w* \w in Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and he will kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w others of them with the sword|strong="H2719"\w*.  
\v 5  \w I will hand over|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the wealth|strong="H2633"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w to their enemies. I will hand over to them all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the fruits of the labor|strong="H3018"\w* \w of the people of this city and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their prized possessions|strong="H3366"\w*, \w as well as all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the treasures|strong="H0214"\w* \w of the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Their enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w will seize|strong="H3947"\w* \w it all as plunder|strong="H0962"\w* \w and carry|strong="H0935"\w* \w it off to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 6  \w You|strong="H0859"\w*, \w Pashhur|strong="H6583"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your household|strong="H1004"\w* \w will go|strong="H1980"\w* \w into exile|strong="H7628"\w* \w in Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w You will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w and you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will be buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w The same thing will happen to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your friends|strong="H0157"\w* \w to whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you have prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w*.’”   
\s1 Jeremiah Complains \w about|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Reaction \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w His|strong="H3605"\w* Ministry  
\q1
\v 7  \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , you coerced|strong="H6601"\w* \w me into being a prophet,|strong="H2388"\w*  
\q1 \w and I allowed you to do it.|strong="H2388"\w*  
\q1 \w You overcame|strong="H2388"\w* \w my resistance and prevailed|strong="H3201"\w* \w over me.|strong="H1961"\w*  
\q1 \w Now I have become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a constant laughingstock|strong="H7814"\w*.  
\q1 \w Everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w ridicules|strong="H3932"\w* \w me|strong="H2388"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w whenever|strong="H1767"\w* \w I prophesy|strong="H1696"\w*, \w I must cry out|strong="H2199"\w*,  
\q1 \w “Violence|strong="H2555"\w* \w and destruction|strong="H7701"\w* \w are coming!”|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has made|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H2781"\w*  
\q1 \w an object of|strong="H2781"\w* \w continual insults|strong="H2781"\w* \w and derision|strong="H7047"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w Sometimes I think|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I will make no|strong="H3808"\w* \w mention|strong="H2142"\w* \w of his message|strong="H3811"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w as his messenger|strong="H5750"\w* \w any|strong="H5750"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w*.”  
\q1 \w But then|strong="H1961"\w* \w his message becomes|strong="H3811"\w* \w like a fire|strong="H0784"\w*  
\q1 \w locked up inside|strong="H6113"\w* \w of me, burning|strong="H3811"\w* \w in my heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w and soul|strong="H3811"\w*.  
\q1 \w I grow weary|strong="H3811"\w* \w of trying|strong="H3811"\w* \w to hold it in;|strong="H3201"\w*  
\q1 \w I cannot|strong="H3201"\w* \w contain|strong="H3557"\w* \w it|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w whispering words of intrigue against|strong="H1681"\w* \w me.|strong="H4032"\w*  
\q1 \w Those who would cause me terror|strong="H4032"\w* \w are everywhere|strong="H5439"\w*\w !|strong="H5046"\w*  
\q1 \w They are saying, “Come on, let’s publicly|strong="H5046"\w* \w denounce|strong="H5046"\w* \w him!”|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w my so-called|strong="H7965"\w* \w friends|strong="H0582"\w* \w are just watching|strong="H8104"\w* \w for|strong="H6761"\w*  
\q1 \w something that would lead to my downfall|strong="H6761"\w*.  
\q1 \w They say, “Perhaps|strong="H0194"\w* \w he can be enticed|strong="H6601"\w* \w into slipping up,|strong="H3201"\w*  
\q1 \w so we can prevail over|strong="H3201"\w* \w him and get|strong="H3947"\w* \w our revenge|strong="H5360"\w* \w on|strong="H4480"\w* \w him|strong="H5046"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is with|strong="H0854"\w* \w me to help me like an awe-inspiring|strong="H6184"\w* \w warrior|strong="H1368"\w*.  
\q1 \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w* \w those who persecute|strong="H7291"\w* \w me will fail|strong="H3782"\w* \w and will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w prevail|strong="H3201"\w* \w over|strong="H3782"\w* \w me.|strong="H3966"\w*  
\q1 \w They will be thoroughly|strong="H3966"\w* \w disgraced|strong="H0954"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w succeed|strong="H7919"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their disgrace|strong="H3639"\w* \w will never|strong="H5769"\w* \w be forgotten|strong="H7911"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*, \w you test|strong="H0974"\w* \w and prove the righteous|strong="H6662"\w*.  
\q1 \w You see|strong="H7200"\w* \w into people’s hearts|strong="H3629"\w* \w and minds|strong="H3820"\w*.  
\q1 \w Pay|strong="H5360"\w* \w them back|strong="H5360"\w* \w for what they|strong="H1992"\w* \w have done|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I trust you to vindicate|strong="H1540"\w* \w my cause|strong="H7379"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w Sing|strong="H7891"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ! Praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w !|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he rescues|strong="H5337"\w* \w the oppressed from the clutches|strong="H3027"\w* \w of evildoers|strong="H7489"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w Cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w be the day|strong="H3117"\w* \w I was born|strong="H3205"\w*\w !|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w May that day|strong="H3117"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w when my mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w gave birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H3205"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w Cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w be the man|strong="H0376"\w*  
\q1 \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w made my father|strong="H0001"\w* \w very glad|strong="H8056"\w*  
\q1 \w when he brought him the news|strong="H1319"\w*  
\q1 \w that a baby|strong="H8056"\w* \w boy|strong="H2145"\w* \w had been|strong="H8056"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w*!   
\q1
\v 16  \w May that man|strong="H0376"\w* \w be like the cities|strong="H5892"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2015"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w showing|strong="H5162"\w* \w any mercy|strong="H5162"\w*.  
\q1 \w May he hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w a cry of distress|strong="H2201"\w* \w in the morning|strong="H1242"\w*  
\q1 \w and a battle cry|strong="H8643"\w* \w at noon|strong="H6672"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w For he did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w me before I came from the womb|strong="H7358"\w*,  
\q1 \w making my pregnant|strong="H2030"\w* \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w womb|strong="H7358"\w* \w my grave|strong="H6913"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w did I ever|strong="H2088"\w* \w come forth|strong="H3318"\w* \w from my mother’s womb|strong="H7358"\w*\w ?|strong="H5999"\w*  
\q1 \w All|strong="H5999"\w* \w I experience|strong="H7200"\w* \w is trouble|strong="H5999"\w* \w and grief|strong="H3015"\w*,  
\q1 \w and I spend|strong="H3615"\w* \w my days|strong="H3117"\w* \w in shame|strong="H1322"\w*.   
\c 21  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w when King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w to him|strong="H0413"\w* \w Pashhur|strong="H6583"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Malkijah|strong="H4441"\w* \w and the priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w Zephaniah|strong="H6846"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Maaseiah|strong="H4641"\w*. \w Zedekiah sent them to Jeremiah to ask|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\v 2 “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w ask|strong="H1875"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w to come and help us,|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w is attacking|strong="H3898"\w* \w us. Maybe|strong="H0194"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will perform|strong="H0854"\w* \w one of his miracles|strong="H6381"\w* \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w in times past and make him stop attacking|strong="H5927"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w leave|strong="H5927"\w*.”  
\v 3  \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w them, “Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w*  
\v 4  \w that|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w forces|strong="H4421"\w* \w at your disposal|strong="H3027"\w* \w are now outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w the walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w fighting|strong="H3898"\w* \w against King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w* \w who have you under siege|strong="H6696"\w*. \w I will gather|strong="H0622"\w* \w those|strong="H2063"\w* \w forces back inside|strong="H8432"\w* \w the city|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 5  \w In anger|strong="H0639"\w*, \w in fury|strong="H2534"\w*, \w and in wrath|strong="H7110"\w* \w I myself|strong="H0589"\w* \w will fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against you with|strong="H0854"\w* \w my|strong="H3027"\w* \w mighty power|strong="H3027"\w* \w and great|strong="H1419"\w* \w strength|strong="H2389"\w*!  
\v 6  \w I will kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w everything living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Jerusalem|strong="H5892"\w*, \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w and animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w alike|strong="H5892"\w*\w ! They will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w from terrible|strong="H1419"\w* \w diseases|strong="H1698"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Then|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , promise|strong="H5002"\w* \w that|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w over King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w his officials|strong="H5650"\w*, \w and any of the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who survive|strong="H7604"\w* \w the war|strong="H2719"\w*, \w starvation|strong="H7458"\w*, \w and disease|strong="H1698"\w*. \w I will hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w them over to King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and to their enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w who want|strong="H1245"\w* \w to kill them|strong="H5221"\w*. \w He will slaughter|strong="H5221"\w* \w them with the sword|strong="H2719"\w*. \w He will|strong="H2347"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w show them any mercy|strong="H2550"\w*, \w compassion|strong="H7355"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w pity|strong="H7355"\w*.’   
\p
\v 8 “\w But|strong="H5971"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3541"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w says, ‘I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you a choice between two|strong="H1870"\w* \w courses|strong="H6440"\w* \w of action. One will result|strong="H1870"\w* \w in life|strong="H2416"\w*; \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w other will result|strong="H1870"\w* \w in death|strong="H4194"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Those who stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w in this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in battle|strong="H2719"\w* \w or of starvation|strong="H7458"\w* \w or disease|strong="H1698"\w*. \w Those who leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w the city and surrender|strong="H5307"\w* \w to the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w* \w who are besieging|strong="H6696"\w* \w it will live|strong="H2421"\w*. \w They will|strong="H1961"\w* \w escape|strong="H7998"\w* \w with their lives|strong="H5315"\w*.  
\v 10  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say that|strong="H7760"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w determined|strong="H7760"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to deliver this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w but to bring disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on it.|strong="H3027"\w* \w It|strong="H7760"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w handed|strong="H3027"\w* \w over to the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and he will|strong="H5414"\w* \w destroy|strong="H8313"\w* \w it with fire|strong="H0784"\w*.’”   
\s1 Warnings \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Royal|strong="H4428"\w* Court  
\p
\v 11  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* told|strong="H1004"\w* \w me to say|strong="H4428"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w court|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H1697"\w*,   
\q1
\v 12  \w O royal family|strong="H1004"\w* \w descended from David|strong="H1732"\w*.  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*\w :|strong="H1777"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘See|strong="H1777"\w* \w to it|strong="H1242"\w* \w that people each|strong="H1242"\w* \w day|strong="H1242"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w judged|strong="H4941"\w* \w fairly|strong="H4941"\w*.  
\q1 \w Deliver|strong="H5337"\w* \w those who have been robbed|strong="H1497"\w* \w from those|strong="H6231"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w oppress|strong="H6231"\w* \w them.|strong="H6435"\w*  
\q1 \w Otherwise|strong="H6435"\w*, \w my wrath|strong="H2534"\w* \w will blaze|strong="H3518"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w against you.|strong="H0784"\w*  
\q1 \w It will burn like a fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w that cannot be put out|strong="H7455"\w*  
\q1 \w because of the evil|strong="H7455"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* \w done|strong="H3027"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w Listen|strong="H2005"\w*, \w you|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w enthroned|strong="H3427"\w* \w above the valley|strong="H6010"\w* \w on a rocky|strong="H6697"\w* \w plateau|strong="H4334"\w*.  
\q1 \w I am opposed to you,’|strong="H5002"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H0559"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘You boast|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “No one can swoop down|strong="H5181"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w us.|strong="H0935"\w*  
\q1 \w No one can penetrate|strong="H0935"\w* \w into our places of refuge|strong="H4585"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 14  \w But I will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w you as your deeds|strong="H4611"\w* \w deserve|strong="H6529"\w*,’  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H3341"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘I will set|strong="H3341"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w to your palace|strong="H3293"\w*;  
\q1 \w it will burn up|strong="H0398"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.’”   
\c 22  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w me,|strong="H3381"\w* “\w Go|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to the palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w of the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Give|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w a message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from me there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Say|strong="H0559"\w*\w : ‘Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w O king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w who follows|strong="H3427"\w* \w in David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w succession|strong="H3678"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w*, \w your officials|strong="H5650"\w*, \w and your subjects|strong="H5971"\w* \w who pass through|strong="H0935"\w* \w the gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of this|strong="H0428"\w* \w palace must listen to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*.  
\v 3  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what is just|strong="H4941"\w* \w and right|strong="H6666"\w*. \w Deliver|strong="H5337"\w* \w those who have been robbed|strong="H1497"\w* \w from those|strong="H6216"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w oppress|strong="H3238"\w* \w them. Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w exploit|strong="H3238"\w* \w or mistreat|strong="H2554"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H1616"\w* \w who live in your land, children who have no fathers|strong="H3490"\w*, \w or widows|strong="H0490"\w*. \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w kill|strong="H8210"\w* \w innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w people|strong="H1818"\w* \w in this|strong="H2088"\w* \w land|strong="H4725"\w*.  
\v 4  \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you are|strong="H6213"\w* \w careful to|strong="H6213"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w commands, then|strong="H6213"\w* \w the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w follow in|strong="H3427"\w* \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w succession|strong="H3678"\w* \w and ride|strong="H7392"\w* \w in chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w or on horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w will continue|strong="H1697"\w* \w to come|strong="H0935"\w* \w through the gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of this|strong="H2088"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*, \w as will their officials|strong="H5650"\w* \w and their subjects|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 5  \w But, if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w commands, I solemnly|strong="H7650"\w* \w swear|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a pile of rubble|strong="H2723"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 6 “\w ‘For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w concerning|strong="H5921"\w* \w the palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w of the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*,  
\q1 “\w This place looks like a veritable|strong="H0859"\w* \w forest of Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w to me.|strong="H3844"\w*  
\q1 \w It is like the wooded heights of Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w in my eyes.|strong="H7896"\w*  
\q1 \w But I swear that I will make|strong="H7896"\w* \w it like a wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*  
\q1 \w whose towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w have all been deserted|strong="H3427"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w I will send|strong="H6942"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w it to destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w it|strong="H3627"\w*  
\q1 \w with|strong="H3627"\w* \w their axes and hatchets|strong="H3627"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will hack up its fine|strong="H4005"\w* \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w* \w panels and columns|strong="H5307"\w*  
\q1 \w and throw them into|strong="H5307"\w* \w the fire|strong="H0784"\w*.   
\p
\v 8 “\w ‘People|strong="H7227"\w* \w from other|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w by this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w They will ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w*, \w “Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w has|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w such|strong="H3602"\w* \w a thing to this|strong="H2063"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*?”  
\v 9  \w The answer|strong="H5800"\w* \w will come back|strong="H5800"\w*, \w “It is because they broke|strong="H5800"\w* \w their covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w their God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and worshiped|strong="H7812"\w* \w and served|strong="H5647"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*.”   
\s1 \w Judgment|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Jehoahaz  
\q1
\v 10 “\w ‘Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w weep|strong="H1058"\w* \w for the king who was killed|strong="H4191"\w*.  
\q1 \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w grieve|strong="H5110"\w* \w for him.|strong="H1058"\w*  
\q1 \w But weep mournfully|strong="H1058"\w* \w for the king who has gone|strong="H1980"\w* \w into exile.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he will never|strong="H3808"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to see|strong="H7200"\w* \w his native|strong="H4138"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.   
\p
\v 11 “\w ‘For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has spoken|strong="H0559"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w Shallum|strong="H7967"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Josiah|strong="H2977"\w*, \w who succeeded|strong="H4427"\w* \w his father|strong="H0001"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w but was carried off|strong="H4725"\w* \w into exile. He has said, “He will never|strong="H3808"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to this|strong="H2088"\w* \w land|strong="H4725"\w*.  
\v 12  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in the country|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w they took him as|strong="H0834"\w* \w a captive|strong="H1540"\w*. \w He will never|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.”   
\s1 \w Judgment|strong="H0834"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* Jehoiakim  
\q1
\v 13 “\w ‘Sure|strong="H1945"\w* \w to be judged|strong="H1945"\w* \w is the king who|strong="H1945"\w* \w builds|strong="H1129"\w* \w his palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w using injustice|strong="H6664"\w*  
\q1 \w and treats|strong="H4941"\w* \w people unfairly|strong="H5647"\w* \w while|strong="H4941"\w* \w adding|strong="H6467"\w* \w its upper|strong="H5944"\w* \w rooms.|strong="H7453"\w*  
\q1 \w He makes his|strong="H7453"\w* \w countrymen work|strong="H5647"\w* \w for him for nothing|strong="H2600"\w*.  
\q1 \w He does not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H4941"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w labor|strong="H5647"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w He says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I will build|strong="H1129"\w* \w myself a large palace|strong="H1004"\w*  
\q1 \w with spacious|strong="H4060"\w* \w upper|strong="H5944"\w* \w rooms|strong="H7304"\w*.”  
\q1 \w He cuts|strong="H7167"\w* \w windows|strong="H2474"\w* \w in its walls,|strong="H5603"\w*  
\q1 \w panels it|strong="H5603"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w*, \w and paints|strong="H4886"\w* \w its rooms red|strong="H8350"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w Does it make you any more of a king|strong="H4427"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w outstrip|strong="H8474"\w* \w everyone else in|strong="H0730"\w* building \w with|strong="H0001"\w* \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w*\w ?|strong="H0001"\w*  
\q1 \w Just think about your father|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\q1 \w He was content that he had food|strong="H0398"\w* \w and drink|strong="H8354"\w*.  
\q1 \w He did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what was just and right|strong="H6666"\w*.  
\q1 \w So|strong="H0227"\w* \w things went well|strong="H2896"\w* \w with|strong="H0001"\w* \w him|strong="H0398"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w He upheld|strong="H1777"\w* \w the cause|strong="H1779"\w* \w of the poor|strong="H6041"\w* \w and needy|strong="H0034"\w*.  
\q1 \w So things went well for Judah.’|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*,  
\q1 ‘\w That|strong="H0227"\w* \w is a good|strong="H2896"\w* \w example of what it|strong="H1931"\w* \w means to know|strong="H1847"\w* \w me|strong="H3808"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 17  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you are always thinking and looking|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means|strong="H1215"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w and your heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w are set|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w killing|strong="H1818"\w* \w some innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w person|strong="H4835"\w*  
\q1 \w and committing fraud|strong="H4835"\w* \w and oppression|strong="H6233"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has this|strong="H3541"\w* \w to say|strong="H0559"\w* \w about Josiah’s|strong="H2977"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*\w :|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w People will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w mourn|strong="H5594"\w* \w for him, saying,|strong="H1945"\w*  
\q1 \w “This makes me sad|strong="H1945"\w*, \w my brother|strong="H0251"\w*\w !|strong="H1945"\w*  
\q1 \w This makes me sad|strong="H1945"\w*, \w my sister|strong="H0269"\w*\w !”|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w They will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w mourn|strong="H5594"\w* \w for him, saying,|strong="H0113"\w*  
\q1 \w “Poor, poor lord|strong="H0113"\w*\w ! Poor, poor majesty|strong="H1935"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 19  \w He will be left unburied|strong="H6912"\w* \w just like a dead donkey|strong="H2543"\w*.  
\q1 \w His body will be dragged off|strong="H5498"\w* \w and thrown|strong="H7993"\w* \w outside|strong="H1973"\w* \w the gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.’”   
\s1 Warning \w to|strong="H3389"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*  
\q1
\v 20  \w People of Jerusalem,|strong="H5927"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w and cry out|strong="H6817"\w* \w in mourning.|strong="H1316"\w*  
\q1 \w Go to the land of Bashan|strong="H1316"\w* \w and cry out loudly|strong="H6963"\w*.  
\q1 \w Cry out|strong="H6817"\w* \w in mourning from the mountains of Moab|strong="H5682"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w your allies|strong="H0157"\w* \w have all|strong="H3605"\w* \w been defeated|strong="H7665"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w While you were feeling|strong="H7962"\w* \w secure I gave you warning.|strong="H1696"\w*  
\q1 \w But|strong="H1696"\w* \w you said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I refuse|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to you.”|strong="H2088"\w*  
\q1 \w That is|strong="H2088"\w* \w the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you have acted from your earliest|strong="H5271"\w* \w history|strong="H6963"\w* \w onward.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w you have never|strong="H3808"\w* \w paid attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to me|strong="H6963"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w My judgment will carry off all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your leaders|strong="H7462"\w* \w like a storm|strong="H7462"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*\w !|strong="H0157"\w*  
\q1 \w Your allies|strong="H0157"\w* \w will go|strong="H1980"\w* \w into captivity|strong="H7628"\w*.  
\q1 \w Then|strong="H0227"\w* \w you will certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w be disgraced|strong="H0954"\w* \w and put to shame|strong="H3637"\w*  
\q1 \w because of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the wickedness|strong="H7451"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w done|strong="H7451"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w You may feel as secure|strong="H3427"\w* \w as a bird|strong="H7077"\w*  
\q1 \w nesting|strong="H7077"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the cedars|strong="H0730"\w* \w of Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*.  
\q1 \w But oh how you|strong="H4100"\w* \w will groan|strong="H2256"\w* \w when|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w pains|strong="H2256"\w* \w of judgment come|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H2603"\w* \w you.|strong="H3205"\w*  
\q1 \w They will be like those of a woman giving birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H3205"\w* baby.   
\s1 Jeconiah \w Will|strong="H4100"\w* Be Permanently Exiled  
\p
\v 24  \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*,  
\p \w “As surely|strong="H2416"\w* \w as I am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the living God, you, Jeconiah|strong="H3659"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w*, \w will not|strong="H0518"\w* \w be the earthly|strong="H5423"\w* \w representative|strong="H2368"\w* \w of my authority|strong="H3027"\w*. \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w I will take that|strong="H3588"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w away|strong="H5423"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\v 25  \w I will|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w you over to those who want|strong="H1245"\w* \w to take your life|strong="H5315"\w* \w and of whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are afraid|strong="H3016"\w*. \w I will hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w you over to King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and his|strong="H3027"\w* \w Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* soldiers.  
\v 26  \w I will force|strong="H2904"\w* \w you and your mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave you birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w into exile|strong="H0776"\w*. \w You will be exiled|strong="H0312"\w* \w to|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H3205"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w neither|strong="H0312"\w* \w of you were born|strong="H3205"\w*, \w and you will both die|strong="H4191"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\v 27  \w You will never|strong="H3808"\w* \w come back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to this|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w to which|strong="H0834"\w* \w you will long|strong="H5315"\w* \w to return|strong="H7725"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 28  \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, \w Jeconiah|strong="H3659"\w*, \w will be like a broken pot someone|strong="H0518"\w* \w threw|strong="H2904"\w* \w away.|strong="H3627"\w*  
\q1 \w He will be like a clay vessel|strong="H3627"\w* \w that no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one wants|strong="H2656"\w*.  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w will|strong="H2904"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w and his children|strong="H2233"\w* \w be forced into exile|strong="H2904"\w*\w ?|strong="H2904"\w*  
\q1 \w Why will|strong="H2904"\w* \w they be thrown|strong="H7993"\w* \w out into a country|strong="H0776"\w* \w they know|strong="H3045"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w*?   
\q1
\v 29  \w O land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Judah, land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Judah, land |strong="H0776"\w*\w of Judah!|strong="H8085"\w*  
\q1 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w*!   
\p
\v 30  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Enroll|strong="H3789"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w in the register|strong="H2088"\w* \w as though he were childless|strong="H6185"\w*.  
\q1 \w Enroll him as a man|strong="H1397"\w* \w who will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w enjoy success|strong="H6743"\w* \w during his lifetime|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w none of his sons will succeed|strong="H6743"\w* \w in occupying|strong="H3427"\w* \w the throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w of David|strong="H1732"\w*  
\q1 \w or ever|strong="H5750"\w* \w succeed|strong="H6743"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w ruling|strong="H4910"\w* \w over Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.”   
\c 23  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w The leaders of my people are sure to be judged|strong="H1945"\w*. \w They were supposed to watch over my people like shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* \w watch over their sheep|strong="H6629"\w*. \w But they are causing my people to be destroyed|strong="H0006"\w* \w and scattered|strong="H6327"\w*.  
\v 2  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has this|strong="H3541"\w* \w to say about the leaders|strong="H7462"\w* \w who are ruling over|strong="H5921"\w* \w his people|strong="H5971"\w*\w : “You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have caused my people|strong="H6327"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w dispersed|strong="H5080"\w* \w and driven|strong="H6629"\w* \w into exile|strong="H5080"\w*. \w You have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w taken care|strong="H7462"\w* \w of them. So|strong="H6485"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w you for the|strong="H0853"\w* \w evil|strong="H7455"\w* \w that you have done|strong="H4611"\w*. \w I|strong="H2005"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!  
\v 3  \w Then I myself|strong="H0589"\w* \w will regather|strong="H6908"\w* \w those of my people|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w still|strong="H7725"\w* alive \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the countries|strong="H0776"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w I have driven|strong="H5080"\w* \w them. I will bring them back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to their homeland|strong="H5116"\w*. \w They will greatly increase|strong="H6509"\w* \w in number|strong="H7235"\w*.  
\v 4  \w I|strong="H6965"\w* \w will install|strong="H6965"\w* \w rulers|strong="H7462"\w* \w over them who will care|strong="H7462"\w* \w for them|strong="H7462"\w*. \w Then they will no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w need to fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w be terrified|strong="H2865"\w*. \w None|strong="H3808"\w* \w of them will turn up|strong="H6965"\w* \w missing|strong="H6485"\w*. \w I|strong="H3808"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , promise|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!   
\q1
\v 5 “\w I|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , promise|strong="H5002"\w* \w that a new time|strong="H3117"\w* \w will certainly|strong="H2009"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*  
\q1 \w when I will raise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up for them a righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w branch|strong="H6780"\w*, \w a descendant of David|strong="H1732"\w*.  
\q1 \w He will rule|strong="H4427"\w* \w over them with wisdom and understanding|strong="H7919"\w*  
\q1 \w and will do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what is just|strong="H4941"\w* \w and right|strong="H6666"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Under his rule|strong="H3063"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will enjoy|strong="H3117"\w* \w safety|strong="H3467"\w*  
\q1 \w and Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will live|strong="H7931"\w* \w in security|strong="H0983"\w*.  
\q1 \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is the name|strong="H8034"\w* \w he will go by:|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 ‘\w The|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has provided|strong="H7121"\w* \w us with justice|strong="H6664"\w*.’   
\p
\v 7 “\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H3117"\w* ‘\w A|strong="H0935"\w* new \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w will certainly|strong="H2009"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*. \w People now affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w their oaths|strong="H5750"\w* \w with “I swear as surely|strong="H2416"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w lives who|strong="H0834"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w out of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.”  
\v 8  \w But at that|strong="H3588"\w* \w time they will affirm them with “I swear as surely|strong="H2416"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w lives|strong="H0935"\w* \w who delivered|strong="H5927"\w* \w the descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w of the former nation|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w from the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the north|strong="H6828"\w* \w and from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the other lands|strong="H0776"\w* \w where he had|strong="H0834"\w* \w banished|strong="H5080"\w* \w them.”|strong="H3427"\w* \w At|strong="H3427"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w time|strong="H3478"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their own land|strong="H0127"\w*.’”   
\s1 Oracles \w Against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* False Prophets  
\q1
\v 9  \w Here is what the \+nd Lord\+nd* says concerning the false prophets|strong="H5030"\w*\w :|strong="H3820"\w*  
\q1 \w My heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w and my mind|strong="H3820"\w* \w are deeply|strong="H7130"\w* \w disturbed|strong="H7665"\w*.  
\q1 \w I tremble|strong="H7363"\w* \w all over|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\q1 \w I am|strong="H1961"\w* \w like a drunk|strong="H7910"\w* \w person|strong="H0376"\w*,  
\q1 \w like a person|strong="H1397"\w* \w who has had too much|strong="H5674"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*  
\q1 \w and his holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w are|strong="H0376"\w* \w being|strong="H1961"\w* mistreated.   
\q1
\v 10  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w is full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of people unfaithful|strong="H5003"\w* \w to him.|strong="H7451"\w*  
\q1 \w They live wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w lives|strong="H4794"\w* \w and they misuse their power|strong="H1369"\w*.  
\q1 \w So the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w is dried up|strong="H3001"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w it is under|strong="H6440"\w* \w his curse|strong="H0423"\w*.  
\q1 \w The pastures|strong="H4999"\w* \w in the wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* \w are withered|strong="H0056"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Moreover|strong="H1571"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*,  
\q1 \w “Both|strong="H1571"\w* \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w and priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w are godless|strong="H2610"\w*.  
\q1 \w I have even|strong="H1571"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w them doing evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in my temple|strong="H1004"\w*!   
\q1
\v 12  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the paths|strong="H1870"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w follow|strong="H1961"\w* \w will be dark|strong="H0653"\w* \w and slippery|strong="H2519"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will stumble and fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w headlong|strong="H1760"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them.|strong="H8141"\w*  
\q1 \w A day|strong="H8141"\w* \w of reckoning|strong="H6486"\w* \w is coming for them.”|strong="H3069"\w*  
\q1 \w The \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w affirms|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!   
\q1
\v 13  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* says, “I saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*  
\q1 \w doing something that was disgusting|strong="H8604"\w*.  
\q1 \w They prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* \w in the name of the god Baal|strong="H1168"\w*  
\q1 \w and led my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w astray|strong="H8582"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w But I see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*  
\q1 \w doing something|strong="H8186"\w* \w just as shocking|strong="H8186"\w*.  
\q1 \w They are unfaithful|strong="H5003"\w* \w to me|strong="H1980"\w*  
\q1 \w and continually prophesy|strong="H1980"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w*.  
\q1 \w So they give encouragement|strong="H2388"\w* \w to people who are doing evil|strong="H7489"\w*,  
\q1 \w with the result that they do not|strong="H7489"\w* \w stop their evildoing|strong="H7451"\w*.  
\q1 \w I consider all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of them as bad as the people of Sodom|strong="H5467"\w*,  
\q1 \w and the citizens|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem as bad as the people of Gomorrah|strong="H6017"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w then I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*,  
\q1 \w have something to say concerning|strong="H5921"\w* \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of Jerusalem:|strong="H2005"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘I will make|strong="H2005"\w* \w these prophets eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w bitter food of suffering|strong="H3939"\w*  
\q1 \w and drink|strong="H8248"\w* \w the poison|strong="H7219"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w of judgment.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w are the reason|strong="H2613"\w*  
\q1 \w that ungodliness|strong="H2613"\w* \w has spread throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w*.’”   
\q1
\v 16  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to the people of Jerusalem:|strong="H0408"\w*  
\q1 \w “Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w*  
\q1 \w those prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w are saying|strong="H5012"\w* \w to you.|strong="H1992"\w*  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are filling|strong="H1891"\w* \w you with false hopes|strong="H1891"\w*.  
\q1 \w They are reporting|strong="H1696"\w* \w visions|strong="H2377"\w* \w of their own imaginations|strong="H3820"\w*,  
\q1 \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w something|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has given them to say|strong="H6310"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w They continually say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to those who reject|strong="H5006"\w* \w what|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has said|strong="H1696"\w*,  
\q1 \w ‘Things will go|strong="H0935"\w* \w well|strong="H7965"\w* \w for you!’|strong="H0559"\w*  
\q1 \w They say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those who follow|strong="H1980"\w* \w the stubborn inclinations|strong="H8307"\w* \w of their own hearts|strong="H3820"\w*,  
\q1 ‘\w Nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w will happen to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 18  \w Yet|strong="H3588"\w* \w which of them has ever|strong="H4310"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w inner circle|strong="H5475"\w*  
\q1 \w so they|strong="H7200"\w* \w could|strong="H4310"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w and hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w he has to say?|strong="H4310"\w*  
\q1 \w Which of them have ever|strong="H4310"\w* \w paid attention|strong="H7181"\w* \w or listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w he has said|strong="H8085"\w*?   
\q1
\v 19  \w But|strong="H2009"\w* \w just watch|strong="H2009"\w*\w !|strong="H2534"\w* \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w wrath|strong="H2534"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*  
\q1 \w will come like a storm|strong="H5591"\w*\w !|strong="H2534"\w*  
\q1 \w Like a raging|strong="H2534"\w* \w storm|strong="H5591"\w* \w it will rage|strong="H2534"\w* \w down|strong="H2342"\w*  
\q1 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of those|strong="H2342"\w* \w who are|strong="H2342"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w The anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn back|strong="H7725"\w*  
\q1 \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w he has fully|strong="H5704"\w* \w carried out|strong="H6965"\w* \w his intended|strong="H3820"\w* \w purposes|strong="H4209"\w*.  
\q1 \w In days|strong="H3117"\w* \w to come|strong="H0319"\w*  
\q1 \w you people will come to understand|strong="H0995"\w* \w this clearly|strong="H0998"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w I did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w those prophets|strong="H5030"\w*.  
\q1 \w Yet they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were in a hurry|strong="H7323"\w* \w to give their message.|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w I did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w them anything|strong="H1992"\w*.  
\q1 \w Yet they|strong="H1992"\w* \w prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* anyway.   
\q1
\v 22  \w But if|strong="H0518"\w* \w they had stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w in my inner circle|strong="H5475"\w*,  
\q1 \w they would have proclaimed|strong="H8085"\w* \w my message|strong="H1697"\w* \w to my people.|strong="H5971"\w*  
\q1 \w They would have caused my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w from their wicked ways|strong="H1870"\w*  
\q1 \w and stop doing the evil|strong="H7455"\w* \w things they are doing|strong="H4611"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w Do you people think|strong="H7138"\w* \w that I|strong="H0430"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w some local deity|strong="H7138"\w*  
\q1 \w and not the transcendent|strong="H7350"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*\w ?” |strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w asks|strong="H5002"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24 “\w Do you really think anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w can hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w himself|strong="H0589"\w*  
\q1 \w where I|strong="H0589"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*?” \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w asks|strong="H5002"\w*.  
\q1 \w “Do you not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know that I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am everywhere|strong="H4390"\w*\w ?”|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w asks|strong="H5002"\w*.   
\p
\v 25  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* says, “I have heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w those prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w who are prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w* \w in my name|strong="H8034"\w* \w are saying|strong="H0559"\w*. \w They are saying, ‘I|strong="H2492"\w* \w have had a dream|strong="H2492"\w*\w ! I have had a dream|strong="H2492"\w*!’  
\v 26  \w Those prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w are just prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w*. \w They are prophesying|strong="H5030"\w* \w the delusions|strong="H8649"\w* \w of their own minds|strong="H3820"\w*.  
\v 27  \w How|strong="H2803"\w* \w long will they go on plotting|strong="H8034"\w* \w to make my|strong="H8034"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w who I am|strong="H2472"\w* \w through|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w dreams|strong="H2472"\w* \w they tell|strong="H5608"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w*\w ? That is just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as bad as what their ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w did when they forgot|strong="H7911"\w* \w who I am by worshiping|strong="H8034"\w* \w the god Baal|strong="H1168"\w*.  
\v 28  \w Let the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w who has had|strong="H0834"\w* \w a dream|strong="H2472"\w* \w go ahead and tell|strong="H5608"\w* \w his dream|strong="H2472"\w*. \w Let the person who|strong="H0834"\w* \w has|strong="H1696"\w* \w received my message|strong="H1697"\w* \w report|strong="H1696"\w* \w that message|strong="H1697"\w* \w faithfully|strong="H0571"\w*. \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w is like straw|strong="H8401"\w* \w cannot compare|strong="H0854"\w* \w to what is like grain|strong="H1250"\w*\w !|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H1696"\w*!  
\v 29  \w My message|strong="H1697"\w* \w is like a fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w that purges|strong="H6327"\w* \w dross!|strong="H6360"\w* \w It|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hammer|strong="H6360"\w* \w that breaks a rock|strong="H5553"\w* \w in pieces!|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , so affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w*!  
\v 30  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w that I am opposed|strong="H2005"\w* \w to those prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w who steal|strong="H1589"\w* \w messages|strong="H1697"\w* \w from one|strong="H0376"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* claim \w are|strong="H0376"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 31  \w I|strong="H2005"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w that I am opposed|strong="H2005"\w* \w to those prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w who are using|strong="H3947"\w* \w their own tongues|strong="H3956"\w* \w to declare|strong="H5001"\w*, \w ‘The \+nd Lord\+nd* declares|strong="H5002"\w*….’  
\v 32  \w I|strong="H0595"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w that I am|strong="H2005"\w* \w opposed|strong="H5012"\w* \w to those prophets who|strong="H5012"\w* \w dream|strong="H2472"\w* \w up lies|strong="H8267"\w* \w and report|strong="H5608"\w* \w them. They are misleading my|strong="H8582"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w with their reckless|strong="H6350"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w*. \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w did not send|strong="H7971"\w* \w them. I did not commission|strong="H6680"\w* \w them|strong="H3276"\w*. \w They are not|strong="H3808"\w* \w helping|strong="H3276"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w at all.|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!”   
\p
\v 33  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “Jeremiah|strong="H7592"\w*, \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w one of these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w a prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w a priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w asks|strong="H0559"\w* \w you, ‘What|strong="H4100"\w* \w burdensome|strong="H4853"\w* \w message|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5030"\w* \w from|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ?’ Tell them, ‘You are the burden|strong="H4853"\w*, \w and I|strong="H5203"\w* \w will cast|strong="H5203"\w* \w you away.|strong="H5203"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*!  
\v 34  \w I will punish any prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w or other|strong="H5971"\w* \w person who|strong="H0834"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w message is burdensome|strong="H4853"\w*.” \w I will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w both that person|strong="H0376"\w* \w and his whole family|strong="H1004"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 35  \w So I, Jeremiah, tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w you,|strong="H0376"\w* “\w Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w of you people should say to his friend|strong="H7453"\w* \w or|strong="H0376"\w* \w his relative|strong="H0251"\w*, \w ‘How|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*\w ? Or what|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w say|strong="H1696"\w*?’  
\v 36  \w You must no longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w message|strong="H4853"\w* \w is burdensome|strong="H2142"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w what is ‘burdensome|strong="H4853"\w*’ \w really pertains to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w a person|strong="H0376"\w* \w himself says|strong="H1697"\w*. \w You are misrepresenting|strong="H2015"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of our God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w the living|strong="H2416"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\v 37  \w Each|strong="H3541"\w* \w of you should merely|strong="H3541"\w* \w ask the prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w ‘What|strong="H4100"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w give you? Or what|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w say|strong="H1696"\w*?’  
\v 38  \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w just suppose you continue|strong="H3651"\w* \w to say, ‘The message|strong="H4853"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is burdensome.’ Here|strong="H4853"\w* \w is what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w will happen|strong="H4853"\w*\w : ‘I sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w word to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you that|strong="H3651"\w* \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w message is burdensome|strong="H4853"\w*.” \w But you used the words|strong="H1697"\w* “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w is burdensome|strong="H4853"\w*” anyway.  
\v 39  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will carry you far off|strong="H5382"\w* \w and|strong="H0001"\w* throw \w you|strong="H5377"\w* \w away. I|strong="H5203"\w* \w will send both you and the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to you and to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w of my sight|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 40  \w I will bring|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you lasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w shame|strong="H3640"\w* \w and lasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w disgrace which|strong="H0834"\w* \w will never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be forgotten|strong="H7911"\w*!’”   
\c 24  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w me two|strong="H8147"\w* \w baskets|strong="H1736"\w* \w of figs|strong="H8384"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3259"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w his temple|strong="H1964"\w*. \w This happened after|strong="H0310"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w deported|strong="H1540"\w* \w Jehoiakim’s|strong="H3079"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jeconiah|strong="H3204"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w He deported him and the|strong="H0853"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w along with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the craftsmen|strong="H2796"\w* \w and metal workers|strong="H4525"\w*, \w and took|strong="H0935"\w* \w them to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 2  \w One|strong="H0259"\w* \w basket|strong="H1731"\w* \w had very|strong="H3966"\w* \w good-looking|strong="H2896"\w* \w figs|strong="H8384"\w* \w in it. They|strong="H8384"\w* \w looked like those that had ripened early|strong="H1073"\w*. \w The other|strong="H0259"\w* \w basket|strong="H1731"\w* \w had very|strong="H3966"\w* \w bad-looking|strong="H7451"\w* \w figs|strong="H8384"\w* \w in it, so bad|strong="H7455"\w* \w they could not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be eaten|strong="H0398"\w*.  
\v 3  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, “What|strong="H4100"\w* \w do you|strong="H0859"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*, \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*\w ?” I answered|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I see figs|strong="H8384"\w*. \w The good|strong="H2896"\w* \w ones|strong="H8384"\w* \w look very|strong="H3966"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*. \w But the bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w ones look very|strong="H3966"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w*, \w so bad|strong="H7455"\w* \w that they cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be eaten|strong="H0398"\w*.”   
\p
\v 4  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*,  
\v 5 “\w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w say|strong="H0559"\w*\w : ‘The|strong="H0853"\w* \w exiles|strong="H1546"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w I sent away|strong="H7971"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w here|strong="H2088"\w* \w to the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H3778"\w* \w are like|strong="H3651"\w* \w those|strong="H0428"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w figs|strong="H8384"\w*. \w I consider|strong="H5234"\w* \w them to be good|strong="H2896"\w*.  
\v 6  \w I will look|strong="H5869"\w* \w after their welfare|strong="H2896"\w* \w and will restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w them to this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w There I will build|strong="H1129"\w* \w them up and will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w tear|strong="H2040"\w* \w them down. I will plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w them firmly in the land|strong="H3808"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w uproot|strong="H5428"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 7  \w I will give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them the desire|strong="H3820"\w* \w to acknowledge|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w . I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w their God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and they will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they will wholeheartedly|strong="H3820"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*.’   
\p
\v 8 “\w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , also solemnly assert|strong="H3651"\w*\w : ‘King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w his officials|strong="H8269"\w*, \w and the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people who remain|strong="H7611"\w* \w in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w or who have gone to live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w are like those bad figs. I consider them to be just|strong="H0834"\w* \w like those bad figs|strong="H8384"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w are so bad|strong="H7455"\w* \w they cannot be eaten|strong="H0398"\w*.  
\v 9  \w I will|strong="H5414"\w* \w bring such disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on them that all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w will be horrified|strong="H2113"\w*. \w I will make them an object of reproach|strong="H2781"\w*, \w a proverbial example of disaster|strong="H4912"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will make them an object of ridicule|strong="H8148"\w*, \w an example|strong="H7045"\w* \w to be used in curses.|strong="H0834"\w* \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w is how|strong="H0834"\w* \w they will be remembered wherever|strong="H3605"\w* \w I banish|strong="H5080"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 10  \w I|strong="H7971"\w* \w will bring war|strong="H7971"\w*, \w starvation|strong="H7458"\w*, \w and disease|strong="H1698"\w* \w on them until|strong="H5704"\w* \w they are completely destroyed from the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w and their ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*.’”   
\c 25  
\p
\v 1  \w In the fourth|strong="H7243"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w was king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w the \+nd Lord\+nd* spoke to Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w concerning|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w (That was the same as the first|strong="H7224"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w was king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.)  
\v 2  \w So|strong="H1696"\w* \w the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people who were living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 3 “\w For the last twenty-three|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the thirteenth|strong="H7969"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Amon|strong="H0526"\w* \w was ruling|strong="H4428"\w* \w in Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w now|strong="H2088"\w*, \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has been|strong="H2088"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me. I told you over and over again|strong="H7925"\w* \w what he said|strong="H1696"\w*. \w But you would not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Over and over again|strong="H7925"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w his servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w to you. But you have|strong="H8085"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w or paid attention|strong="H8085"\w*.  
\v 5  \w He said|strong="H0559"\w* \w through them,|strong="H0376"\w* ‘\w Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w of you must turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w from your|strong="H4994"\w* \w wicked ways|strong="H1870"\w* \w and stop doing the evil|strong="H7455"\w* \w things you are doing.|strong="H3427"\w* \w If|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H4994"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w allow|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* continue \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w here in the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to you and your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w a lasting|strong="H5769"\w* possession.  
\v 6  \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w pay allegiance|strong="H0310"\w* \w to|strong="H0312"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w and worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w and serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w them. Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w make me angry|strong="H3707"\w* \w by the things|strong="H4639"\w* \w that you|strong="H0854"\w* \w do|strong="H4639"\w*. \w Then I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w cause you any harm|strong="H7489"\w*.’  
\v 7  \w So|strong="H4616"\w*, \w now|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, ‘\w You have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w But|strong="H3707"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H4639"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w angry|strong="H3707"\w* \w by the things that you have done|strong="H4639"\w*. \w Thus you have brought harm|strong="H7451"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H3027"\w*.’   
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\v 8 “\w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w*, \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says, ‘You have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I said|strong="H0559"\w*.  
\v 9  \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w that|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w for all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the peoples|strong="H4940"\w* \w of the north|strong="H6828"\w* \w and my servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w I will bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w them against|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w and its inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that surround it. I will utterly destroy|strong="H2763"\w* \w this land, its inhabitants, and all the nations that surround|strong="H5439"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w make|strong="H7760"\w* \w them everlasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w ruins|strong="H2723"\w*. \w I will make them objects of horror|strong="H8047"\w* \w and hissing|strong="H8322"\w* \w scorn|strong="H2723"\w*.  
\v 10  \w I will put an end|strong="H0006"\w* \w to the sounds|strong="H6963"\w* \w of joy|strong="H8342"\w* \w and gladness|strong="H8057"\w*, \w to the glad celebration|strong="H6963"\w* \w of brides|strong="H3618"\w* \w and grooms|strong="H2860"\w* \w in these lands.|strong="H6963"\w* \w I|strong="H6963"\w* \w will|strong="H0216"\w* put \w an|strong="H6963"\w* end \w to|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H0006"\w* \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w of people grinding meal|strong="H7347"\w*. \w I will put an end to lamps|strong="H5216"\w* \w shining|strong="H0216"\w* \w in their|strong="H1992"\w* houses.  
\v 11  \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w area|strong="H0776"\w* \w will become a desolate wasteland|strong="H8047"\w*. \w These|strong="H0428"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w subject|strong="H5647"\w* \w to the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w for seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.’   
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\v 12 “\w ‘But when|strong="H1961"\w* \w the seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w are over|strong="H5921"\w*, \w I will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and his nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w for their sins|strong="H5771"\w*. \w I will make|strong="H7760"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H3778"\w* \w an everlasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w ruin|strong="H8077"\w*. \w I|strong="H7760"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w*!  
\v 13  \w I will bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w that land|strong="H0776"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I said|strong="H1696"\w* \w I would. I will bring on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that is written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in this|strong="H2088"\w* \w book|strong="H5612"\w*. \w I will bring on it everything|strong="H0834"\w* \w that Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w has prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\v 14  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w and great|strong="H1419"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w will make slaves|strong="H5647"\w* \w of the king of Babylon and his nation|strong="H1571"\w* \w too|strong="H1571"\w*. \w I will repay|strong="H7999"\w* \w them for all they have done|strong="H6467"\w*!’”   
\s1 Judah \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w Will|strong="H1471"\w* Experience God’s Wrath  
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\v 15  \w So|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w spoke to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me in a vision.|strong="H3947"\w* “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w this cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w from my hand|strong="H3027"\w*. \w It is filled with the wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w of my wrath|strong="H2534"\w*. \w Take it and make the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w you drink|strong="H8248"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\v 16  \w When they have drunk|strong="H8354"\w* \w it, they will stagger to and fro|strong="H1607"\w* \w and act insane|strong="H1984"\w*. \w For I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will send|strong="H7971"\w* \w wars|strong="H2719"\w* \w sweeping|strong="H0595"\w* through \w them|strong="H7971"\w*.”   
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\v 17  \w So I took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. \w I made all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w to whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w he sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w drink|strong="H8248"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* wine \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* wrath.  
\v 18  \w I made Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and the|strong="H0853"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w its|strong="H0853"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w and its officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w drink it.|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w did|strong="H3117"\w* \w it so Judah would become a ruin|strong="H2723"\w*. \w I did it so Judah, its kings, and its officials would become an object|strong="H8047"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w horror|strong="H8047"\w* \w and of hissing scorn|strong="H8322"\w*, \w an example used in curses|strong="H7045"\w*. \w Such is already becoming|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* case!  
\v 19  \w I made all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of these other people|strong="H5971"\w* \w drink it: Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*; \w his attendants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w his officials|strong="H8269"\w*, \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\v 20  \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w foreigners living in Egypt|strong="H6154"\w*; \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Uz|strong="H5780"\w*; \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people of Ashkelon|strong="H0831"\w*, \w Gaza|strong="H5804"\w*, \w Ekron|strong="H6138"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people who had been left alive|strong="H7611"\w* \w from Ashdod|strong="H0795"\w*;  
\v 21  \w all the people of Edom|strong="H0123"\w*, \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*;  
\v 22  \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*, \w all the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of the coastlands|strong="H0339"\w* \w along the sea|strong="H3220"\w*;  
\v 23  \w the people of Dedan|strong="H1719"\w*, \w Tema|strong="H8485"\w*, \w Buz|strong="H0938"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the desert people who cut their hair short|strong="H7112"\w* \w at the temples|strong="H6285"\w*;  
\v 24  \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Arabia|strong="H6152"\w* \w who|strong="H6154"\w* \w live|strong="H7931"\w* \w in the desert|strong="H4057"\w*;  
\v 25  \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Zimri|strong="H2174"\w*; \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Elam|strong="H5867"\w*; \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Media|strong="H4074"\w*;  
\v 26  \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of the north|strong="H6828"\w*, \w whether near|strong="H7138"\w* \w or far|strong="H7350"\w* \w from one|strong="H0376"\w* \w another|strong="H0251"\w*; \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the other kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w are on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the face|strong="H6440"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w*. \w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w all of them have drunk the wine of the \+nd Lord\+nd*’s wrath|strong="H0127"\w*, \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H8347"\w* \w must drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 27  \w Then the \+nd Lord\+nd* said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says,|strong="H8354"\w* ‘\w Drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w this cup|strong="H7937"\w* until \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w drunk|strong="H7937"\w* \w and vomit|strong="H7006"\w*. \w Drink until you fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w down and can’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up.|strong="H0595"\w* \w For|strong="H0413"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will send|strong="H7971"\w* \w wars|strong="H2719"\w* \w sweeping|strong="H0595"\w* \w through|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.’  
\v 28  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w they refuse|strong="H3985"\w* \w to take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w from your hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w it, tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says|strong="H8354"\w* ‘\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w most|strong="H6635"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H3947"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*!  
\v 29  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w take note|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w already beginning|strong="H8034"\w* \w to bring disaster on the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I call|strong="H7121"\w* \w my own|strong="H8034"\w*. \w So|strong="H2490"\w* \w how can you|strong="H0859"\w* \w possibly avoid|strong="H5352"\w* \w being punished|strong="H5352"\w*\w ?|strong="H0859"\w* \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go unpunished|strong="H5352"\w*\w ! For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I am|strong="H0589"\w* \w proclaiming|strong="H7121"\w* \w war|strong="H2719"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w on the earth|strong="H0776"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*, \w affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!’   
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\v 30 “\w Then, Jeremiah,|strong="H5012"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* following prophecy \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w them:|strong="H0413"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Like a lion about to|strong="H0413"\w* \w attack,|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will roar|strong="H7580"\w* \w from the heights|strong="H4791"\w* \w of heaven;|strong="H6944"\w*  
\q1 \w from his holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w dwelling|strong="H4583"\w* \w on high he will roar loudly|strong="H6963"\w*.  
\q1 \w He will roar mightily|strong="H7580"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w his land|strong="H5116"\w*.  
\q1 \w He will shout in triumph|strong="H1959"\w* \w like those stomping|strong="H1869"\w* \w juice from the grapes|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w against all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w on the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.   
\q1
\v 31  \w The sounds of battle|strong="H7588"\w* \w will resound|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the ends|strong="H7097"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will bring|strong="H7379"\w* \w charges against the nations|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\q1 \w He will pass judgment|strong="H8199"\w* \w on all|strong="H3605"\w* \w humankind|strong="H1320"\w*  
\q1 \w and will hand|strong="H5414"\w* \w the wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w to be killed in war|strong="H2719"\w*.’  
\q1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w so affirms|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*!   
\q1
\v 32  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says,|strong="H7451"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w will soon come|strong="H3318"\w* \w on one nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w after another|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\q1 \w A mighty storm|strong="H5591"\w* \w of military|strong="H1419"\w* \w destruction|strong="H5782"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w rising|strong="H3318"\w* \w up|strong="H5782"\w*  
\q1 \w from the distant parts|strong="H3411"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 33  \w Those who have been|strong="H1961"\w* \w killed|strong="H2491"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w at that time|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w will be scattered from one end|strong="H7097"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the other|strong="H7097"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be mourned|strong="H5594"\w* \w over, gathered up|strong="H0622"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their dead bodies will lie scattered over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the ground|strong="H0127"\w* \w like manure|strong="H1828"\w*.   
\q1
\v 34  \w Wail|strong="H3213"\w* \w and cry out|strong="H2199"\w* \w in anguish, you rulers|strong="H0117"\w*\w !|strong="H6428"\w*  
\q1 \w Roll|strong="H6428"\w* \w in the dust, you who shepherd|strong="H7462"\w* \w flocks|strong="H6629"\w* \w of people!|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w The time|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you to be slaughtered|strong="H2873"\w* \w has come|strong="H4390"\w*.  
\q1 \w You will lie scattered|strong="H8600"\w* \w and fallen|strong="H5307"\w* \w like broken pieces of fine|strong="H2532"\w* \w pottery|strong="H3627"\w*.   
\q1
\v 35  \w The leaders|strong="H7462"\w* \w will not|strong="H4480"\w* \w be able to run away|strong="H4498"\w* \w and hide.|strong="H0117"\w*  
\q1 \w The shepherds|strong="H0117"\w* \w of the flocks|strong="H6629"\w* \w will not be able to escape|strong="H6413"\w*.   
\q1
\v 36  \w Listen to the cries|strong="H6963"\w* \w of anguish|strong="H6818"\w* \w of the leaders|strong="H7462"\w*.  
\q1 \w Listen to the wails|strong="H3215"\w* \w of the shepherds|strong="H0117"\w* \w of the flocks|strong="H6629"\w*.  
\q1 \w They are wailing because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*  
\q1 \w is about to destroy|strong="H7703"\w* \w their lands|strong="H4830"\w*.   
\q1
\v 37  \w Their peaceful dwelling places|strong="H4999"\w* \w will be|strong="H7965"\w* \w laid|strong="H6440"\w* \w waste|strong="H2740"\w*  
\q1 \w by the fierce|strong="H2740"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 38  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* is like a lion|strong="H3715"\w* \w who has left|strong="H5800"\w* \w his lair|strong="H5520"\w*.  
\q1 \w So their lands|strong="H0776"\w* \w will certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w laid waste|strong="H8047"\w*  
\q1 \w by the warfare|strong="H2740"\w* \w of the oppressive|strong="H3238"\w* \w nation|strong="H2740"\w*  
\q1 \w and by the fierce|strong="H2740"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd Lord\nd*.”   
\c 26  
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\v 1  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w to Jeremiah|strong="H7225"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w beginning|strong="H7225"\w* \w of the reign|strong="H4468"\w* \w of Josiah’s|strong="H2977"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 2  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Go stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w in the courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people who are coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w from the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w to worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Tell them|strong="H0853"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w I command|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w leave out a single|strong="H1639"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w*!  
\v 3  \w Maybe|strong="H0194"\w* \w they will pay attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w and each|strong="H0376"\w* \w of them|strong="H0413"\w* \w will stop|strong="H7451"\w* \w living|strong="H1870"\w* \w the evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w they do.|strong="H0834"\w* \w If|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w*, \w then I will forgo|strong="H5162"\w* \w destroying|strong="H7451"\w* \w them|strong="H0595"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w had intended|strong="H2803"\w* \w to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of the wicked|strong="H7455"\w* \w things they have been doing|strong="H4611"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w You must|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*\w ! You must live according to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the way|strong="H1980"\w* \w I have instructed you in my laws|strong="H8451"\w*.  
\v 5  \w You must|strong="H7971"\w* \w pay attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to the exhortations|strong="H1697"\w* \w of my servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w*. \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w have sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w them to you over and over again|strong="H7925"\w*. \w But you have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w paid any attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 6  \w If you|strong="H5414"\w* \w do not obey me,|strong="H5414"\w* \w then|strong="H2088"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w do to this|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w I did to Shiloh|strong="H7887"\w*. \w And I will make|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w an example|strong="H7045"\w* \w to be used in curses by people from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w on the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.’”   
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\v 7  \w The priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 8  \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w had just barely finished|strong="H3615"\w* \w saying|strong="H1696"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w him to say|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w at once some|strong="H0853"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w*, \w and the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w grabbed|strong="H8610"\w* \w him and shouted|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “You deserve to die|strong="H4191"\w*!  
\v 9  \w How dare|strong="H4069"\w* \w you claim|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w authority to prophesy such things! How dare you claim|strong="H0559"\w* \w his authority to prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w that this|strong="H2088"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w like Shiloh|strong="H7887"\w* \w and that this|strong="H2088"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will become an uninhabited|strong="H2717"\w* \w ruin!”|strong="H3605"\w* \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w crowded|strong="H6950"\w* \w around Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*.   
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\v 10  \w However, some of the officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w about what|strong="H1697"\w* \w was happening|strong="H0428"\w* \w and they rushed up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w from the royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They set up court|strong="H3427"\w* \w at the entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w of the New|strong="H2319"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Then the priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w made their charges before|strong="H0413"\w* \w the officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w They said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w should be condemned|strong="H4941"\w* \w to die|strong="H4194"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* \w against this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w You have|strong="H0834"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w him do so|strong="H0241"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w ears|strong="H0241"\w*.”   
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\v 12  \w Then Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w made his defense before|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w*. “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w me to prophesy|strong="H5012"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you have|strong="H0834"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w me say|strong="H0559"\w* \w against this|strong="H2063"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and against this|strong="H2088"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 13  \w But|strong="H6258"\w* \w correct|strong="H3190"\w* \w the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you have been living|strong="H4611"\w* \w and do what is right.|strong="H8085"\w* \w Obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w If|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H3190"\w*, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will forgo|strong="H5162"\w* \w destroying|strong="H7451"\w* \w you as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he threatened|strong="H1696"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\v 14  \w As|strong="H0589"\w* \w to my case, I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H2005"\w* \w in your power|strong="H3027"\w*. \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to me what|strong="H2896"\w* \w you deem|strong="H2896"\w* \w fair|strong="H3477"\w* \w and proper|strong="H5869"\w*.  
\v 15  \w But|strong="H0389"\w* \w you|strong="H3045"\w* \w should take careful|strong="H3045"\w* \w note|strong="H3045"\w* \w of this|strong="H3588"\w*\w : If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w put me to death|strong="H4191"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will bring on|strong="H5921"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H0859"\w* \w and this city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and those who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in it the guilt|strong="H1818"\w* \w of murdering|strong="H0428"\w* \w an innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w man. For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w me to speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w where you can hear it. That|strong="H3588"\w* \w is the truth|strong="H0571"\w*!”   
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\v 16  \w Then the officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w rendered|strong="H0559"\w* \w their verdict to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and the prophets|strong="H5030"\w*. \w They said,|strong="H2088"\w* “\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w should not|strong="H0369"\w* \w be condemned|strong="H4941"\w* \w to die|strong="H4194"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he has spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w us under the authority|strong="H8034"\w* \w of the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w*.”  
\v 17  \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w some|strong="H0582"\w* \w of the elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H0559"\w* stepped forward \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6951"\w* \w there. They said|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\v 18 “\w Micah|strong="H4320"\w* \w from Moresheth|strong="H4183"\w* \w prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* \w during|strong="H1961"\w* \w the time|strong="H3117"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w was king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w He told|strong="H0559"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*,  
\q1 ‘\w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w will become a plowed|strong="H2790"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*.  
\q1 \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w will become a pile of rubble|strong="H5856"\w*.  
\q1 \w The temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a mere wooded|strong="H3293"\w* \w ridge|strong="H1116"\w*.”’   
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\v 19  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w did not put|strong="H4191"\w* \w him to death|strong="H4191"\w*, \w did they? Did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w Hezekiah show reverence|strong="H3373"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and seek|strong="H2470"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w favor|strong="H6440"\w*\w ?|strong="H3068"\w* \w Did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w forgo|strong="H5162"\w* \w destroying|strong="H7451"\w* \w them|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he threatened|strong="H1696"\w* \w he would? But we|strong="H0587"\w* \w are on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the verge of bringing|strong="H6213"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w ourselves|strong="H5315"\w*.”   
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\v 20  \w Now|strong="H1571"\w* \w there was|strong="H1961"\w* \w another|strong="H1571"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w who prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w representative|strong="H5012"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w this city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and this land|strong="H0776"\w* \w just|strong="H1697"\w* \w as Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w did. His name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w* \w from Kiriath Jearim|strong="H7157"\w*.  
\v 21  \w When the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his bodyguards|strong="H1368"\w* \w and officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w he was prophesying,|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* \w to have him executed|strong="H4191"\w*. \w But Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* \w found out about|strong="H8085"\w* \w it and fled|strong="H1272"\w* \w to Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w out of fear|strong="H3372"\w*.  
\v 22  \w However, King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w some men|strong="H0376"\w* \w to Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w including Elnathan|strong="H0494"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Achbor|strong="H5907"\w*,  
\v 23  \w and they brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* \w back|strong="H3318"\w* \w from there|strong="H4714"\w*. \w They took|strong="H0935"\w* \w him to|strong="H0413"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w*, \w who had him executed|strong="H2719"\w* \w and had his body|strong="H5038"\w* \w thrown|strong="H7993"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the burial place|strong="H6913"\w* \w of the common people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
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\v 24  \w However|strong="H0389"\w*, \w Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* \w used his influence|strong="H0854"\w* \w to keep Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w from being|strong="H1115"\w* \w handed|strong="H3027"\w* \w over and executed|strong="H4191"\w* \w by the people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\c 27  
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\v 1  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w to Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w early|strong="H7225"\w* \w in the reign|strong="H4467"\w* \w of Josiah’s|strong="H2977"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 2  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w Make|strong="H6213"\w* \w a yoke|strong="H4147"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* leather straps \w and wooden crossbars|strong="H4133"\w* \w and put|strong="H5414"\w* \w it on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your neck|strong="H6677"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Use it to send|strong="H7971"\w* \w messages to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Edom|strong="H0123"\w*, \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*, \w Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*, \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Charge|strong="H6680"\w* \w them to|strong="H0413"\w* \w give their masters|strong="H0113"\w* \w a message|strong="H0559"\w* \w from me. Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w give your masters|strong="H0113"\w* \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w message|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\v 5 “\w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w and the people|strong="H0120"\w* \w and animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it by my mighty power|strong="H3581"\w* \w and great|strong="H1419"\w* \w strength|strong="H2220"\w*, \w and I give|strong="H5414"\w* \w it to whomever|strong="H0834"\w* \w I see fit|strong="H3474"\w*.  
\v 6  \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w have|strong="H6258"\w* \w at this time placed|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w nations|strong="H0776"\w* \w of yours|strong="H0428"\w* \w under the power|strong="H3027"\w* \w of my servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w I have even|strong="H1571"\w* \w made all the wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w subject|strong="H5647"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 7  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w must serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w him and his son|strong="H1121"\w* \w and grandson|strong="H1121"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the time|strong="H6256"\w* \w comes|strong="H0935"\w* \w for his own nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w to fall.|strong="H1571"\w* \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations and great|strong="H1419"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w will in turn subjugate|strong="H5647"\w* Babylon.  
\v 8  \w But suppose|strong="H1961"\w* \w a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w or a kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be subject|strong="H5647"\w* \w to King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w Suppose it will|strong="H5414"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w submit|strong="H5414"\w* \w to the yoke of servitude|strong="H5923"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w that|strong="H6485"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w that nation|strong="H1471"\w*. \w I will use the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w to punish it|strong="H2719"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w war|strong="H2719"\w*, \w starvation|strong="H7458"\w*, \w and disease|strong="H1698"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H8552"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 9  \w So|strong="H0859"\w* \w do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w or to|strong="H0413"\w* \w those who claim to|strong="H0413"\w* \w predict the future by divination|strong="H7080"\w*, \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w dreams|strong="H2472"\w*, \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w consulting|strong="H6049"\w* \w the dead,|strong="H3786"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* practicing magic. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w keep telling|strong="H0559"\w* \w you, ‘You do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w need to|strong="H0413"\w* \w be|strong="H5647"\w* \w subject|strong="H5647"\w* \w to the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.’  
\v 10  \w Do not listen to them|strong="H1992"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w prophecies|strong="H5012"\w* \w are lies|strong="H8267"\w*. \w Listening to them will only cause you|strong="H4616"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w be taken far|strong="H7368"\w* \w away from your native land|strong="H0127"\w*. \w I will drive|strong="H5080"\w* \w you out|strong="H5080"\w* \w of your country and you will die|strong="H0006"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* exile.  
\v 11  \w Things will go better for the nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w submits|strong="H0935"\w* \w to the yoke|strong="H5923"\w* \w of servitude|strong="H6677"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and is subject|strong="H5647"\w* \w to him. I will leave|strong="H3240"\w* \w that nation|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w its native land|strong="H0127"\w*. \w Its people can continue to farm|strong="H5647"\w* \w it and live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!”’”   
\p
\v 12  \w I told|strong="H1696"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w the same thing|strong="H1697"\w*. \w I said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Submit|strong="H0935"\w* \w to the yoke|strong="H5923"\w* \w of servitude to|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon. Be subject|strong="H0894"\w* \w to him and his people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w Then you will continue|strong="H5647"\w* \w to live|strong="H2421"\w*.  
\v 13  \w There is no reason why|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w and your people|strong="H5971"\w* \w should die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in war|strong="H2719"\w* \w or from starvation|strong="H7458"\w* \w or disease|strong="H1698"\w*\w !|strong="H1696"\w* \w That’s|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H1696"\w* \w will happen to|strong="H0413"\w* \w any nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be subject|strong="H5647"\w* \w to the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 14  \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w who are telling|strong="H0559"\w* \w you that you do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w need to serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\v 15  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w that I did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w them. They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w* \w to you. If you|strong="H5080"\w* listen \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w drive|strong="H5080"\w* \w you and the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w who are prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w lies out of the land and you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will all die|strong="H0006"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* exile.”   
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\v 16  \w I also told|strong="H0413"\w* \w the priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w*, “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w your prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w are saying|strong="H0559"\w*. \w They are prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w to you that|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* valuable \w articles|strong="H3627"\w* taken \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w will be brought back|strong="H7725"\w* \w from Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w very|strong="H6258"\w* \w soon|strong="H4120"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w a lie|strong="H8267"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to them|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Be subject|strong="H5647"\w* \w to the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w Then you|strong="H2421"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w continue|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*. \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w should this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w be made a pile of rubble|strong="H2723"\w*?’”  
\v 18  \w I also told them,|strong="H0518"\w* “\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are really prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H3426"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1697"\w* \w to them,|strong="H4994"\w* \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w them pray earnestly|strong="H6293"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*. \w Let them plead with him not|strong="H1115"\w* \w to let the valuable articles|strong="H3627"\w* \w that are still left|strong="H3498"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w in the royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w be taken away|strong="H0894"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 19  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w has already spoken about the two bronze pillars|strong="H5982"\w*, \w the large bronze basin called ‘The Sea|strong="H3220"\w*,’ \w and the movable|strong="H4350"\w* \w bronze stands|strong="H4350"\w*. \w He has already spoken about the rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of the valuable articles|strong="H3627"\w* \w that are left|strong="H3498"\w* \w in this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 20  \w He has already spoken about these things that King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take away|strong="H3947"\w* \w when he carried|strong="H1540"\w* \w Jehoiakim’s|strong="H3079"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jeconiah|strong="H3204"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and the nobles|strong="H2715"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w away|strong="H1540"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w captives|strong="H1540"\w*.  
\v 21  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H5921"\w* \w has already spoken|strong="H3627"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* valuable \w articles|strong="H3627"\w* \w that are left|strong="H3498"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w in the royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w and in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 22  \w He has said, ‘They will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w carried off|strong="H0935"\w* \w to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w They will remain there|strong="H8033"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w it is time|strong="H3117"\w* \w for me to show consideration|strong="H6485"\w* \w for them again.|strong="H5927"\w* \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w them back and restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w them to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.’ \w I|strong="H5704"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*!”   
\c 28  
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\v 1  \w The following events occurred|strong="H1961"\w* \w in that same|strong="H1931"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, \w early|strong="H7225"\w* \w in the reign|strong="H4467"\w* \w of King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w To|strong="H0413"\w* \w be more precise, it was the fifth|strong="H2549"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of the fourth|strong="H7243"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of his reign.|strong="H5030"\w* \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Azzur|strong="H5809"\w*, \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w was from Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w*, \w spoke to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w in the presence|strong="H5869"\w* \w of the priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 2 “\w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I will break|strong="H7665"\w* \w the yoke of servitude|strong="H5923"\w* \w to the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Before|strong="H5750"\w* \w two years|strong="H8141"\w* \w are over|strong="H3117"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will bring back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w from it|strong="H4480"\w* \w and carried|strong="H0935"\w* \w away to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 4  \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will also bring back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w Jehoiakim’s|strong="H3079"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jeconiah|strong="H3204"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the exiles|strong="H1546"\w* \w who were taken|strong="H0935"\w* \w to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.’ \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w affirms|strong="H5002"\w*, ‘\w I will break|strong="H7665"\w* \w the yoke|strong="H5923"\w* \w of servitude to the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 5  \w Then the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w responded to the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w* \w in the presence|strong="H5869"\w* \w of the priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who were standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 6  \w The prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Amen|strong="H0543"\w*\w ! May the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w all this|strong="H3651"\w*\w ! May the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w make|strong="H6965"\w* \w your prophecy|strong="H5012"\w* \w come true! May he bring back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w from Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w all the valuable articles|strong="H3627"\w* \w taken from the \+nd Lord\+nd*’s|strong="H3069"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and the people|strong="H3605"\w* \w who were carried into exile|strong="H1473"\w*.  
\v 7  \w But|strong="H0389"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w to you and to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 8  \w From|strong="H4480"\w* \w earliest times|strong="H5769"\w*, \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w preceded|strong="H6440"\w* \w you and me|strong="H0413"\w* \w invariably|strong="H5769"\w* \w prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*, \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w*, \w and plagues|strong="H1698"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w countries|strong="H0776"\w* \w and great|strong="H1419"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w*.  
\v 9  \w So if|strong="H0834"\w* \w a prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w and prosperity, it|strong="H5030"\w* \w was only known|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w truly sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w him when what|strong="H1697"\w* \w he prophesied|strong="H5030"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w true|strong="H0571"\w*.”   
\p
\v 10  \w The prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w* \w then took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the yoke|strong="H4133"\w* \w off the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah’s|strong="H3414"\w* \w neck|strong="H6677"\w* \w and broke|strong="H7665"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Then he spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w up in the presence|strong="H5869"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w*. “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘In the same|strong="H3602"\w* \w way I will break|strong="H7665"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* \w of servitude|strong="H6677"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w to King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w before|strong="H5750"\w* \w two years|strong="H8141"\w* \w are over|strong="H5921"\w*.’” \w After he heard this, the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w departed|strong="H1980"\w* \w and went on his way|strong="H1870"\w*.   
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\v 12  \w But shortly|strong="H1961"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w* \w had broken|strong="H7665"\w* \w the yoke|strong="H4133"\w* \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah’s|strong="H3414"\w* \w neck|strong="H6677"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*.  
\v 13 “\w Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w You have indeed broken|strong="H7665"\w* \w the wooden|strong="H6086"\w* \w yoke|strong="H4133"\w*. \w But you have|strong="H6213"\w* \w only succeeded in replacing|strong="H8478"\w* \w it with an iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w*!  
\v 14  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says, “I have put|strong="H5414"\w* \w an irresistible|strong="H5414"\w* \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* \w of servitude|strong="H6677"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w they will serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w And they will indeed serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w him. I have even|strong="H1571"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w him control over the|strong="H0853"\w* \w wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w*.”’”  
\v 15  \w Then the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w told|strong="H0413"\w* \w the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w*, \w “Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w*! \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w you! You are|strong="H0859"\w* \w making these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w in a lie|strong="H8267"\w*!  
\v 16  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will most assuredly|strong="H7971"\w* \w remove|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0127"\w*. \w You will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w this very year|strong="H8141"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you have|strong="H1696"\w* \w counseled|strong="H5627"\w* \w rebellion|strong="H5627"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.’”   
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\v 17  \w In the seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of that very same year|strong="H8141"\w* \w the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*.   
\c 29  
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\v 1  \w The prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a letter|strong="H5612"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the exiles|strong="H3499"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w had carried|strong="H1473"\w* \w off from Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w to Babylon. It was addressed to the elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w who were left among the exiles, to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w*, \w and to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the other people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were exiled|strong="H1540"\w* \w in Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 2  \w He sent it after|strong="H0310"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jeconiah|strong="H3204"\w*, \w the queen mother|strong="H1377"\w*, \w the palace officials|strong="H5631"\w*, \w the leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w the craftsmen|strong="H2796"\w*, \w and the metal workers|strong="H4525"\w* \w had been exiled from Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 3  \w He sent it with Elasah|strong="H0501"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* \w and Gemariah|strong="H1587"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Hilkiah|strong="H2518"\w*. \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w these men to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w The letter said|strong="H0559"\w*:   
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\v 4 “\w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H3605"\w* \w says to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those he sent|strong="H1540"\w* \w into|strong="H1540"\w* \w exile|strong="H1540"\w* \w to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w from Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*,  
\v 5 ‘\w Build|strong="H1129"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w and settle|strong="H3427"\w* \w down. Plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w gardens|strong="H1593"\w* \w and eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w what they produce|strong="H6529"\w*.  
\v 6  \w Marry|strong="H3947"\w* \w and have sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and daughters|strong="H1323"\w*. \w Find|strong="H3947"\w* \w wives|strong="H0802"\w* \w for your sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and allow|strong="H5414"\w* \w your daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w get married so|strong="H3947"\w* \w that they too can have sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and daughters|strong="H1323"\w*. \w Grow in number|strong="H7235"\w*; \w do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w dwindle|strong="H4591"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Work to see that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w I sent|strong="H1540"\w* \w you as|strong="H0834"\w* \w exiles enjoys|strong="H8033"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w and prosperity|strong="H7965"\w*. \w Pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w for it. For|strong="H3588"\w* \w as it prospers|strong="H7965"\w* \w you will prosper|strong="H7965"\w*.’   
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\v 8 “\w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says, ‘Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w let the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w or those|strong="H7080"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you who claim|strong="H7080"\w* \w to be able|strong="H7080"\w* \w to predict|strong="H7080"\w* \w the future|strong="H7080"\w* \w by divination|strong="H7080"\w* \w deceive|strong="H5377"\w* \w you. And do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w pay any attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the dreams|strong="H2472"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are encouraging them to dream|strong="H2492"\w*.  
\v 9  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w* \w to you and claiming my authority|strong="H8034"\w* \w to do so.|strong="H3808"\w* \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*!’   
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\v 10 “\w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘Only when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w of Babylonian|strong="H0894"\w* \w rule|strong="H6485"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w* \w take|strong="H7725"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* consideration \w for you.|strong="H6965"\w* \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w I will fulfill|strong="H4390"\w* \w my gracious|strong="H2896"\w* \w promise|strong="H1697"\w* \w to you and restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w you to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your homeland|strong="H4725"\w*.  
\v 11  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w what I have planned|strong="H4284"\w* \w for you,’ says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H0595"\w* ‘\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have plans|strong="H4284"\w* \w to prosper|strong="H7965"\w* \w you, not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to harm|strong="H7451"\w* \w you. I have plans to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0319"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w future|strong="H0319"\w* \w filled with hope|strong="H8615"\w*.  
\v 12  \w When you call|strong="H7121"\w* \w out to me and come|strong="H1980"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w* \w in prayer|strong="H6419"\w*, \w I will hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* prayers.  
\v 13  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w me in prayer and worship, you will find|strong="H4672"\w* \w me available|strong="H4672"\w* \w to you. If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w me with all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w and|strong="H0853"\w* soul,  
\v 14  \w I|strong="H4672"\w* \w will make myself available|strong="H4672"\w* \w to you,’|strong="H5002"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H7725"\w* ‘\w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w I will reverse|strong="H7725"\w* \w your plight|strong="H7622"\w* \w and will regather|strong="H6908"\w* \w you from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the places|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w I have exiled|strong="H5080"\w* \w you,’ says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H7725"\w* ‘\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w from which|strong="H0834"\w* \w I exiled|strong="H1540"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w*.’   
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\v 15 “\w You say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has raised|strong="H6965"\w* \w up prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w of good news|strong="H0894"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w* here \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.’  
\v 16  \w But just listen to what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has to|strong="H0413"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w about|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w who occupies|strong="H3427"\w* \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your fellow countrymen|strong="H0251"\w* \w who are still living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3808"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w carried off|strong="H3318"\w* \w into exile|strong="H1473"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 17  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I will bring|strong="H7971"\w* \w war|strong="H2719"\w*, \w starvation|strong="H7458"\w*, \w and disease|strong="H1698"\w* \w on them. I will treat|strong="H5414"\w* \w them like figs|strong="H8384"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w are so rotten|strong="H7455"\w* \w they cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be eaten|strong="H0398"\w*.  
\v 18  \w I will chase|strong="H7291"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w them with war|strong="H2719"\w*, \w starvation|strong="H7458"\w*, \w and disease|strong="H1698"\w*. \w I will make|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w horrified|strong="H2113"\w* \w at what happens to them. I will make them examples of those who are cursed|strong="H0423"\w*, \w objects of horror|strong="H8047"\w*, \w hissing|strong="H8322"\w* \w scorn|strong="H2781"\w*, \w and ridicule|strong="H2781"\w* \w among all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w I exile|strong="H5080"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 19  \w For|strong="H8478"\w* \w they have|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w paid attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I said to them through my servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w I sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w to them over and over again|strong="H7925"\w*,’ \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H3808"\w* ‘\w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* exiles \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w paid any attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to them either,’ says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 20 ‘\w So pay attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , have said,|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you exiles|strong="H1473"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w I have sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w from Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.’   
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\v 21 “\w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w also has something to|strong="H0413"\w* \w say about Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Kolaiah|strong="H6964"\w* \w and Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Maaseiah|strong="H4641"\w*, \w who are prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you and claiming|strong="H2005"\w* \w my authority to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do so.|strong="H2005"\w* ‘\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w them over to King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and he will execute them|strong="H5221"\w* \w before your very eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.  
\v 22  \w And all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the exiles|strong="H1546"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are in Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w will use|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w examples|strong="H7045"\w* \w when they|strong="H1992"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w a curse|strong="H7045"\w* \w on anyone. They will say|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w treat you like Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w and Ahab|strong="H0256"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w roasted|strong="H7033"\w* \w to death in the fire|strong="H0784"\w*!”  
\v 23  \w This will happen to them because|strong="H3282"\w* \w they have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w what is shameful|strong="H5039"\w* \w in Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w They have committed adultery|strong="H5003"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w their neighbors|strong="H7453"\w*’ \w wives|strong="H0802"\w* \w and have spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w* \w while claiming|strong="H8034"\w* \w my authority.|strong="H1697"\w* \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w them to speak. I|strong="H0595"\w* \w know what|strong="H0834"\w* \w they have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done. I|strong="H0595"\w* \w have been|strong="H0834"\w* \w a witness|strong="H5707"\w* \w to it,’ says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.”   
\s1 \w A|strong="H1696"\w* Response \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* Letter \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H1696"\w* Subsequent Letter  
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\v 24  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* told Jeremiah, “Tell Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w* \w the Nehelamite|strong="H5161"\w*  
\v 25  \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w a message for him.|strong="H0559"\w* \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w him,|strong="H8034"\w* ‘\w On|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* own initiative \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a letter|strong="H5612"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w Zephaniah|strong="H6846"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Maaseiah|strong="H4641"\w* \w and to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the other priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w In your letter you said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Zephaniah|strong="H6846"\w*,  
\v 26 “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has made|strong="H5414"\w* \w you priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w in place|strong="H8478"\w* \w of Jehoiada|strong="H3077"\w*. \w He has put you in charge|strong="H6496"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of controlling|strong="H7696"\w* \w any lunatic|strong="H0413"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* pretends \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w be a prophet|strong="H5012"\w*. \w And it is your duty to|strong="H0413"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w any such person in the stocks|strong="H4115"\w* \w with an iron collar|strong="H6729"\w* around \w his|strong="H3605"\w* neck.  
\v 27  \w You should have|strong="H4100"\w* \w reprimanded Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w from Anathoth|strong="H6069"\w* \w who is pretending|strong="H5012"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3808"\w* prophet \w among|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*!  
\v 28  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he has even|strong="H3651"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a message to|strong="H0413"\w* \w us here in Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w He wrote and told|strong="H0559"\w* \w us,|strong="H0752"\w* “\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w be|strong="H1004"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w long|strong="H0752"\w* \w time. Build|strong="H1129"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w and settle down|strong="H3427"\w*. \w Plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w gardens|strong="H1593"\w* \w and eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w what they produce|strong="H6529"\w*.”’”   
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\v 29  \w Zephaniah|strong="H6846"\w* \w the priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w that|strong="H2088"\w* \w letter|strong="H5612"\w* \w to the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*.  
\v 30  \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*.  
\v 31 “\w Send|strong="H7971"\w* \w a message to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the exiles|strong="H1473"\w* \w in Babylon. Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has spoken|strong="H0559"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w* \w the Nehelamite|strong="H5161"\w*. \w “Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w* \w has spoken to you as|strong="H3282"\w* \w a prophet|strong="H5012"\w* \w even though I|strong="H0589"\w* \w did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w him. He is making you trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a lie|strong="H8267"\w*.  
\v 32  \w Because|strong="H3651"\w* \w he has done this|strong="H3651"\w*,” \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w* \w the Nehelamite|strong="H5161"\w* \w and his whole family|strong="H2233"\w*. \w There will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w any|strong="H0376"\w* \w of them|strong="H8432"\w* \w left to experience|strong="H7200"\w* \w the good|strong="H2896"\w* \w things that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will do|strong="H6213"\w* \w for my people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w I, the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it! For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he counseled|strong="H5627"\w* \w rebellion against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w*.”’”   
\c 30  
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\v 1  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*.  
\v 2 “\w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Write|strong="H3789"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am about|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w tell|strong="H0413"\w* \w you in a scroll|strong="H5612"\w*.  
\v 3  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w that the time|strong="H3117"\w* \w will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w when I will reverse the plight|strong="H7622"\w* \w of my people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and Judah|strong="H3063"\w*,’ \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w . ‘I will bring them back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w their ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w and they will take possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w once|strong="H3117"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*.’”   
\s1 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* \w Be|strong="H3478"\w* \w Delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w after|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w Time|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Deep Distress  
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\v 4  \w So here|strong="H0428"\w* \w is what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w about Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.   
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\v 5  \w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w here is what|strong="H3541"\w* \w he says|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H8085"\w*  
\q1 \w “You hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w cries|strong="H6963"\w* \w of panic|strong="H2731"\w* \w and of terror|strong="H6343"\w*;  
\q1 \w there is no|strong="H0369"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* sight.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H3420"\w* \w this|strong="H4994"\w* \w and consider|strong="H3420"\w* \w it carefully|strong="H3420"\w*\w :|strong="H0518"\w*  
\q1 \w Have|strong="H0518"\w* \w you ever|strong="H3420"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w a man|strong="H2145"\w* \w give birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to a baby?|strong="H4069"\w*  
\q1 \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w then do I see|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these strong men|strong="H3420"\w*  
\q1 \w grabbing|strong="H3420"\w* \w their stomachs|strong="H3420"\w* \w in pain like|strong="H2504"\w* \w a|strong="H3205"\w* \w woman giving birth|strong="H3205"\w*\w ?|strong="H6440"\w*  
\q1 \w And why do their faces|strong="H6440"\w*  
\q1 \w turn so deathly|strong="H2015"\w* \w pale|strong="H3420"\w*?   
\q1
\v 7  \w Alas|strong="H1945"\w*, \w what a terrible|strong="H1419"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w of trouble it is|strong="H1931"\w*\w !|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w There has never|strong="H0369"\w* \w been any like|strong="H3644"\w* \w it.|strong="H6256"\w*  
\q1 \w It is a time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of trouble|strong="H6869"\w* \w for the descendants of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*,  
\q1 \w but some|strong="H4480"\w* \w of them will be rescued|strong="H3467"\w* \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the time|strong="H3117"\w* \w for them to be rescued comes,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*,  
\q1 \w “I will|strong="H7665"\w* \w rescue you from foreign subjugation|strong="H4147"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will deliver you from captivity.|strong="H2114"\w*  
\q1 \w Foreigners|strong="H2114"\w* \w will then no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w subjugate|strong="H5647"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w But they will be subject|strong="H5647"\w* \w to the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w their God|strong="H0430"\w*  
\q1 \w and to the Davidic|strong="H1732"\w* \w ruler whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w I will raise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up as king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over them|strong="H1992"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w So|strong="H7725"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , tell you|strong="H0859"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w to be afraid|strong="H3372"\w*,  
\q1 \w you descendants of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, \w my servants|strong="H5650"\w*.  
\q1 \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be terrified|strong="H2865"\w*, \w people of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will rescue|strong="H3467"\w* \w you and your descendants|strong="H7599"\w*  
\q1 \w from|strong="H7599"\w* \w a faraway|strong="H7599"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w where|strong="H7599"\w* \w you are captives|strong="H7628"\w*.  
\q1 \w The descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w will return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to their land|strong="H7599"\w* \w and enjoy peace|strong="H7599"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will be secure|strong="H7599"\w* \w and no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one will terrify|strong="H2729"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w that|strong="H0854"\w*  
\q1 \w I will be with you|strong="H0854"\w* \w and will rescue|strong="H3467"\w* \w you.|strong="H3617"\w*  
\q1 \w I will completely|strong="H3617"\w* \w destroy all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w I scattered|strong="H6327"\w* \w you.|strong="H0389"\w*  
\q1 \w But|strong="H0389"\w* \w I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w completely|strong="H3617"\w* \w destroy you.|strong="H3256"\w*  
\q1 \w I will indeed discipline|strong="H3256"\w* \w you, but only in due|strong="H4941"\w* \w measure.|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w allow you to go entirely unpunished|strong="H5352"\w*.”   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* Heal \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Wounds \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Judah  
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\v 12  \w Moreover|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to the people of Zion,|strong="H7667"\w*  
\q1 \w “Your injuries|strong="H7667"\w* \w are incurable|strong="H0605"\w*;  
\q1 \w your wounds|strong="H4347"\w* \w are severe|strong="H2470"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w There is no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one to plead|strong="H1777"\w* \w your cause|strong="H1779"\w*.  
\q1 \w There are no remedies|strong="H7499"\w* \w for your wounds|strong="H4205"\w*.  
\q1 \w There is no|strong="H0369"\w* \w healing|strong="H8585"\w* \w for|strong="H7499"\w* you.   
\q1
\v 14  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w your allies|strong="H0157"\w* \w have abandoned|strong="H7911"\w* \w you.|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w They no longer|strong="H3808"\w* \w have any concern|strong="H1875"\w* \w for you.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I have attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w you like an enemy|strong="H0341"\w* \w would.|strong="H4148"\w*  
\q1 \w I have chastened|strong="H4148"\w* \w you cruelly|strong="H0394"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w your wickedness|strong="H5771"\w* \w is so great|strong="H7230"\w*  
\q1 \w and your sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w is so much|strong="H6105"\w*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do you complain|strong="H2199"\w* \w about your injuries|strong="H7667"\w*,  
\q1 \w that your pain|strong="H4341"\w* \w is incurable|strong="H0605"\w*\w ?|strong="H6213"\w*  
\q1 \w I have done|strong="H6213"\w* \w all this|strong="H0428"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5771"\w*  
\q1 \w because your wickedness|strong="H5771"\w* \w is so great|strong="H7230"\w*  
\q1 \w and your sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w is so much|strong="H6105"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w But|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who destroyed|strong="H0398"\w* \w you will be destroyed|strong="H0398"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w your enemies|strong="H6862"\w* \w will go|strong="H1980"\w* \w into exile|strong="H7628"\w*.  
\q1 \w Those who plundered|strong="H7601"\w* \w you will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w plundered|strong="H4933"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will cause those who pillaged|strong="H0962"\w* \w you to be pillaged|strong="H0957"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w I will restore you to health|strong="H0724"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will heal|strong="H7495"\w* \w your wounds|strong="H4347"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it!|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you have been|strong="H5080"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w an outcast|strong="H5080"\w*,  
\q1 \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, \w whom no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one cares|strong="H1875"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
\s1 \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* \w Restore|strong="H5927"\w* Israel \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Judah  
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\v 18  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w I will restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w the ruined houses|strong="H0168"\w* \w of the descendants|strong="H7622"\w* \w of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will show compassion|strong="H7355"\w* \w on their ruined homes|strong="H4908"\w*.  
\q1 \w Every city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will be rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w its former ruins|strong="H8510"\w*.  
\q1 \w Every fortified dwelling|strong="H0759"\w* \w will occupy|strong="H3427"\w* \w its traditional site|strong="H4941"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w Out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of those|strong="H1992"\w* \w places you will hear|strong="H6963"\w* \w songs of thanksgiving|strong="H8426"\w*  
\q1 \w and the sounds|strong="H6963"\w* \w of laughter and merriment.|strong="H7832"\w*  
\q1 \w I|strong="H7832"\w* \w will increase|strong="H7235"\w* \w their number and they will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w dwindle|strong="H4591"\w* \w away.|strong="H3513"\w*  
\q1 \w I will bring them honor|strong="H3513"\w* \w and they will no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer be despised|strong="H6819"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w The descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Jacob will enjoy their former|strong="H6924"\w* \w privileges.|strong="H5712"\w*  
\q1 \w Their community|strong="H5712"\w* \w will be reestablished|strong="H3559"\w* \w in my favor|strong="H6485"\w*  
\q1 \w and I will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who try to oppress|strong="H3905"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w One of their own|strong="H4480"\w* \w people will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w their leader|strong="H0117"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their ruler|strong="H4910"\w* \w will come|strong="H3318"\w* \w from their own|strong="H7130"\w* \w number.|strong="H7126"\w*  
\q1 \w I will invite|strong="H7126"\w* \w him to approach|strong="H5066"\w* \w me, and he will do so.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w no one|strong="H4310"\w* \w would dare|strong="H3820"\w* \w approach|strong="H5066"\w* \w me on his own.|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*!   
\q1
\v 22  \w Then you will again be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my people|strong="H5971"\w*  
\q1 \w and I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w Just watch|strong="H2009"\w*\w ! The wrath|strong="H2534"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*  
\q1 \w will come like a storm|strong="H5591"\w*.  
\q1 \w Like a raging|strong="H2534"\w* \w storm|strong="H5591"\w* \w it will rage|strong="H2534"\w* \w down|strong="H1641"\w*  
\q1 \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of those|strong="H2342"\w* \w who are|strong="H2342"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w The anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn back|strong="H7725"\w*  
\q1 \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w he has fully carried out his intended purposes|strong="H4209"\w*.  
\q1 \w In days|strong="H3117"\w* \w to come|strong="H0319"\w* \w you will come to understand this|strong="H0995"\w*.   
\c 31  
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\q1
\v 1  \w At that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w I will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the clans|strong="H4940"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*  
\q1 \w and they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H6256"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*!”   
\s1 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* \w Be|strong="H1961"\w* Restored \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Join Judah \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w Worship|strong="H3478"\w*  
\p
\v 2  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w The people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who survived|strong="H2719"\w*  
\q1 \w death at the hands of the enemy|strong="H8300"\w*  
\q1 \w will find|strong="H4672"\w* \w favor|strong="H2580"\w* \w in the wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*  
\q1 \w as they journey|strong="H1980"\w* \w to find rest|strong="H7280"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* themselves.   
\q1
\v 3  \w In a far-off|strong="H7350"\w* land \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will manifest himself to them.|strong="H0160"\w*  
\q1 \w He will say to them, ‘I have loved|strong="H0160"\w* \w you with an everlasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w love|strong="H0157"\w*.  
\q1 \w That is why|strong="H3651"\w* \w I have continued|strong="H4900"\w* \w to be faithful|strong="H2617"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w I will rebuild|strong="H1129"\w* \w you, my dear children|strong="H1330"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\q1 \w so that you will once again be built up|strong="H1129"\w*.  
\q1 \w Once again|strong="H5750"\w* \w you will take up|strong="H5710"\w* \w the tambourine|strong="H8596"\w*  
\q1 \w and join|strong="H3318"\w* \w in the happy throng|strong="H7832"\w* \w of dancers|strong="H4234"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Once again|strong="H5750"\w* \w you will plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*  
\q1 \w on the hills|strong="H2022"\w* \w of Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.  
\q1 \w Those who plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w them|strong="H2490"\w*  
\q1 \w will once again enjoy|strong="H2490"\w* \w their|strong="H5750"\w* fruit.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w a time is coming|strong="H3426"\w*  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w watchmen|strong="H5341"\w* \w will call|strong="H7121"\w* \w out on the mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Come! Let us go|strong="H5927"\w* \w to Zion|strong="H6726"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w worship|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w*!”’”   
\p
\v 7  \w Moreover|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Sing|strong="H7442"\w* \w for joy|strong="H8057"\w* \w for the descendants of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.  
\q1 \w Utter glad shouts|strong="H6670"\w* \w for that foremost of the nations|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\q1 \w Make your praises|strong="H1984"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w*.  
\q1 \w Then say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , rescue|strong="H3467"\w* \w your people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w Deliver those of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who remain alive|strong="H7611"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 8  \w Then I will reply,|strong="H0935"\w* ‘\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w them back from the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the north|strong="H6828"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w them in from the distant parts|strong="H3411"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w Blind|strong="H5787"\w* \w and lame|strong="H6455"\w* \w people will come with them,|strong="H2030"\w*  
\q1 \w so will pregnant women|strong="H2030"\w* \w and women about to give birth|strong="H3205"\w*.  
\q1 \w A vast|strong="H1419"\w* \w throng of people|strong="H6951"\w* \w will come back|strong="H7725"\w* \w here|strong="H2008"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w They will come back|strong="H0935"\w* \w shedding tears|strong="H1065"\w* \w of contrition.|strong="H2986"\w*  
\q1 \w I will bring|strong="H2986"\w* \w them back|strong="H2986"\w* \w praying prayers|strong="H8469"\w* \w of repentance.|strong="H1980"\w*  
\q1 \w I will lead|strong="H1980"\w* \w them besides|strong="H0413"\w* \w streams|strong="H5158"\w* \w of water|strong="H4325"\w*,  
\q1 \w along smooth|strong="H3477"\w* \w paths|strong="H1870"\w* \w where they will never|strong="H3808"\w* \w stumble|strong="H3782"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will do this|strong="H1961"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I am Israel’s|strong="H3478"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*;  
\q1 \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* \w is my firstborn son|strong="H1060"\w*.’”   
\q1
\v 10  \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has to say, O nations|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\q1 \w Proclaim|strong="H5046"\w* \w it in the faraway|strong="H4801"\w* \w lands along the sea|strong="H0339"\w*.  
\q1 \w Say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “The one who scattered|strong="H2219"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will regather|strong="H6908"\w* \w them.|strong="H8104"\w*  
\q1 \w He will watch|strong="H8104"\w* \w over his people like a shepherd|strong="H7462"\w* \w watches over his flock|strong="H5739"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 11  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will rescue|strong="H6299"\w* \w the descendants of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.  
\q1 \w He will secure their release|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w those who|strong="H1350"\w* \w had overpowered|strong="H2389"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.   
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\v 12  \w They will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w and shout|strong="H7442"\w* \w for joy on Mount|strong="H4791"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will be radiant|strong="H5102"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w joy|strong="H5921"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the good things|strong="H2898"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w provides,|strong="H1715"\w*  
\q1 \w the grain|strong="H1715"\w*, \w the fresh wine|strong="H8492"\w*, \w the olive oil|strong="H3323"\w*,  
\q1 \w the young|strong="H1121"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w and calves|strong="H1241"\w* \w he has given to them.|strong="H1961"\w*  
\q1 \w They will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like a well-watered|strong="H7302"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H1588"\w* \w will not|strong="H5750"\w* \w grow faint|strong="H1669"\w* \w or weary|strong="H1669"\w* \w any more|strong="H3254"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* says, “At that time|strong="H0227"\w* \w young women|strong="H1330"\w* \w will dance|strong="H4234"\w* \w and be glad|strong="H8055"\w*.  
\q1 \w Young men|strong="H0970"\w* \w and old men|strong="H2205"\w* \w will rejoice.|strong="H2015"\w*  
\q1 \w I will turn|strong="H2015"\w* \w their grief|strong="H0060"\w* \w into gladness|strong="H8342"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will give them comfort|strong="H5162"\w* \w and joy|strong="H8055"\w* \w in place of their sorrow|strong="H3015"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w I will provide|strong="H7301"\w* \w the priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w with abundant provisions|strong="H1880"\w*.  
\q1 \w My people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will be filled|strong="H7646"\w* \w to the full with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the good things|strong="H2898"\w* \w I|strong="H5315"\w* provide.”   
\p
\v 15  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w A sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w is heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w in Ramah|strong="H7414"\w*,  
\q1 \w a sound|strong="H5092"\w* \w of crying|strong="H1065"\w* \w in bitter|strong="H8563"\w* \w grief.|strong="H7354"\w*  
\q1 \w It is the sound of Rachel|strong="H7354"\w* \w weeping|strong="H1058"\w* \w for her|strong="H3985"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*  
\q1 \w and refusing to be comforted|strong="H5162"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w her children|strong="H1121"\w* \w are gone|strong="H0369"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 16  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to her,|strong="H4513"\w*  
\q1 \w “Stop|strong="H4513"\w* \w crying|strong="H1065"\w*\w ! Do not shed any more tears|strong="H1832"\w*\w !|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w your heartfelt|strong="H6468"\w* \w repentance|strong="H7939"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w rewarded|strong="H7939"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your children will return|strong="H7725"\w* \w from the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the enemy|strong="H0341"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*!   
\q1
\v 17  \w Indeed, there is|strong="H3426"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w* \w for your posterity|strong="H0319"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your children|strong="H1121"\w* \w will return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to their own territory|strong="H1366"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H7725"\w*!   
\q1
\v 18  \w I have indeed|strong="H8085"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the people of Israel|strong="H0669"\w* \w say mournfully|strong="H5110"\w*,  
\q1 ‘\w We were like a calf|strong="H5695"\w* \w untrained to the yoke.|strong="H3256"\w*  
\q1 \w You disciplined|strong="H3256"\w* \w us and we learned|strong="H3925"\w* \w from it.|strong="H7725"\w*  
\q1 \w Let us come back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to you and we will do so,|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w we turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w away from you we|strong="H3045"\w* \w repented|strong="H5162"\w*.  
\q1 \w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w we came to our senses|strong="H5606"\w* \w we beat our breasts in sorrow|strong="H3409"\w*.  
\q1 \w We are ashamed|strong="H0954"\w* \w and humiliated|strong="H3637"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of the disgraceful|strong="H2781"\w* \w things we did previously|strong="H5271"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 20  \w Indeed|strong="H0518"\w*, \w the people of Israel|strong="H0669"\w* \w are my dear|strong="H3357"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\q1 \w They are the children|strong="H3206"\w* \w I take delight|strong="H8191"\w* \w in.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w even though|strong="H1767"\w* \w I must often rebuke|strong="H1696"\w* \w them,|strong="H5750"\w*  
\q1 \w I still|strong="H5750"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w with fondness.|strong="H3651"\w*  
\q1 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I am deeply|strong="H4578"\w* \w moved|strong="H1993"\w* \w with pity|strong="H7355"\w* \w for them|strong="H7355"\w*  
\q1 \w and will surely have compassion|strong="H7355"\w* \w on them.|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w*!   
\q1
\v 21  \w I will say,|strong="H1980"\w* ‘\w My|strong="H7760"\w* dear children \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w keep in mind|strong="H5324"\w*  
\q1 \w the road|strong="H4546"\w* \w you took|strong="H7896"\w* \w when you were carried off.|strong="H8564"\w*  
\q1 \w Mark off|strong="H8564"\w* \w in your minds|strong="H3820"\w* \w the landmarks|strong="H6725"\w*.  
\q1 \w Make|strong="H7760"\w* \w a mental note of telltale signs marking the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w back.|strong="H7725"\w*  
\q1 \w Return|strong="H7725"\w*, \w my dear children|strong="H1330"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\q1 \w Return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w these cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of yours|strong="H0428"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w How long|strong="H4970"\w* \w will you vacillate|strong="H2559"\w*,  
\q1 \w you who were once like an unfaithful daughter|strong="H1323"\w*\w ?|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H1254"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , promise|strong="H7728"\w* \w to bring|strong="H7728"\w* \w about something new|strong="H2319"\w* \w on the earth|strong="H0776"\w*,  
\q1 \w something as unique as a woman|strong="H5347"\w* \w protecting|strong="H5437"\w* \w a man|strong="H1397"\w*!’”   
\s1 Judah \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* \w Be|strong="H3068"\w* Restored  
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\v 23  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w I will restore|strong="H7622"\w* \w the people of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w to their land|strong="H0776"\w* \w and to their towns|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\q1 \w When|strong="H7725"\w* \w I do|strong="H2088"\w*, \w they will again|strong="H5750"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w of Jerusalem,|strong="H1288"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘May|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you, you holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*,  
\q1 \w the place where righteousness|strong="H6664"\w* \w dwells|strong="H5116"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 24  \w The land of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will be inhabited|strong="H3427"\w* \w by people who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in its towns|strong="H5892"\w*  
\q1 \w as well as by farmers|strong="H0406"\w* \w and shepherds with their flocks|strong="H5739"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w I will fully|strong="H7301"\w* \w satisfy|strong="H5315"\w* \w the needs of those who|strong="H5315"\w* \w are|strong="H4390"\w* \w weary|strong="H5889"\w*  
\q1 \w and fully|strong="H4390"\w* \w refresh the souls|strong="H5315"\w* \w of those who are faint|strong="H1669"\w*.   
\q1
\v 26  \w Then they will say, ‘Under these conditions|strong="H6974"\w* \w I can enjoy|strong="H7200"\w* \w sweet|strong="H6149"\w* \w sleep|strong="H8142"\w*  
\q1 \w when I wake up|strong="H6974"\w* \w and look|strong="H7200"\w* \w around|strong="H5921"\w*.’”   
\s1 Israel \w and|strong="H7200"\w* Judah Will Be Repopulated  
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\v 27 “\w Indeed|strong="H2009"\w*, \w a time|strong="H3117"\w* \w is coming|strong="H0935"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H2232"\w* “\w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* cause \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w and animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w to sprout|strong="H2233"\w* \w up in the lands of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 28  \w In the past I saw|strong="H8245"\w* \w to it that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they were uprooted|strong="H5428"\w* \w and torn down|strong="H2040"\w*, \w that they were destroyed|strong="H0006"\w* \w and demolished|strong="H5422"\w*. \w But now I will see|strong="H8245"\w* \w to it that they are built up|strong="H1129"\w* \w and firmly planted|strong="H5193"\w*. \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!”   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* \w Make|strong="H0006"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* New Covenant \w with|strong="H3068"\w* Israel \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Judah  
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\v 29 “\w When that time|strong="H3117"\w* \w comes, people will no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘The parents|strong="H0001"\w* \w have eaten|strong="H0398"\w* \w sour grapes|strong="H1155"\w*, \w but the children’s|strong="H1121"\w* \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w* \w have grown numb|strong="H6949"\w*.’  
\v 30  \w Rather, each person|strong="H0376"\w* \w will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w for his own sins|strong="H5771"\w*. \w The teeth|strong="H8127"\w* \w of the person|strong="H0120"\w* \w who eats|strong="H0398"\w* \w the sour grapes|strong="H1155"\w* \w will themselves grow numb|strong="H6949"\w*.   
\p
\v 31 “\w Indeed|strong="H2009"\w*, \w a time|strong="H3117"\w* \w is coming|strong="H0935"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H3772"\w* “\w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H3772"\w* \w a new|strong="H2319"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the people of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 32  \w It will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be like the old|strong="H1285"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I made|strong="H3772"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w their ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w I delivered|strong="H2388"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w For they|strong="H1992"\w* \w violated|strong="H6565"\w* \w that covenant|strong="H1285"\w*, \w even though I|strong="H0595"\w* \w was like a faithful husband|strong="H1166"\w* \w to them,”|strong="H5002"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 33 “\w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will make a new covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the whole nation|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w I plant|strong="H3117"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w back in the land,”|strong="H5002"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H5414"\w* “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w my law|strong="H8451"\w* \w within|strong="H7130"\w* \w them|strong="H3789"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w write|strong="H3789"\w* \w it on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their hearts|strong="H3820"\w* \w and minds.|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w their God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\p
\v 34 “\w People|strong="H0376"\w* \w will no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w need|strong="H0376"\w* \w to teach|strong="H3925"\w* \w their neighbors|strong="H7453"\w* \w and relatives|strong="H0251"\w* \w to know|strong="H3045"\w* \w me.|strong="H3588"\w* \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of them|strong="H0853"\w*, \w from the least|strong="H6996"\w* \w important|strong="H5704"\w* \w to the most important|strong="H1419"\w*, \w will know|strong="H3045"\w* \w me,”|strong="H5002"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w . “For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will forgive|strong="H5545"\w* \w their sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w and will no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w call to mind|strong="H2142"\w* \w the wrong|strong="H2403"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w done|strong="H3605"\w*.”   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* Guarantees Israel’s Continuance  
\q1
\v 35  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has made a promise|strong="H0559"\w* \w to Israel.|strong="H5414"\w*  
\q1 \w He promises|strong="H5414"\w* \w it as the one who fixed|strong="H2708"\w* \w the sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w to give light|strong="H0216"\w* \w by day|strong="H3119"\w*  
\q1 \w and the moon|strong="H3394"\w* \w and stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w to give light|strong="H0216"\w* \w by night|strong="H3915"\w*.  
\q1 \w He promises it as the one who stirs|strong="H7280"\w* \w up the sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w so that its waves|strong="H1530"\w* \w roll|strong="H1993"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* promises \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w one|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* known \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*.   
\q1
\v 36  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w affirms|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w The descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H7673"\w* \w not|strong="H7673"\w*  
\q1 \w cease|strong="H7673"\w* \w forever|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w sight|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\q1 \w That|strong="H3605"\w* \w could|strong="H1571"\w* \w only|strong="H0518"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fixed|strong="H2706"\w* ordering \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* heavenly lights  
\q1 \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w cease|strong="H7673"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* operate \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 37  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will not reject|strong="H3988"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\q1 \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w could only happen if|strong="H0518"\w* \w the heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w above|strong="H4605"\w* \w could be measured|strong="H4058"\w*  
\q1 \w or the foundations|strong="H4146"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w below|strong="H4295"\w* \w could|strong="H1571"\w* \w all be explored|strong="H2713"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\s1 Jerusalem \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* \w Be|strong="H1571"\w* Enlarged  
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\v 38 “\w Indeed|strong="H2009"\w* \w a time|strong="H3117"\w* \w is coming,”|strong="H5002"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H1129"\w* “\w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w the city of Jerusalem|strong="H1129"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w* \w as my special city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w It will be built|strong="H1129"\w* \w from the Tower|strong="H4026"\w* \w of Hananel|strong="H2606"\w* \w westward to the Corner|strong="H6438"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*.  
\v 39  \w The boundary line|strong="H6961"\w* \w will extend beyond that, straight|strong="H5048"\w* \w west from there|strong="H4060"\w* \w to the Hill|strong="H1389"\w* \w of Gareb|strong="H1619"\w* \w and then turn southward|strong="H5437"\w* \w to Goah|strong="H1601"\w*.  
\v 40  \w The whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w valley|strong="H6010"\w* \w where dead bodies|strong="H6297"\w* \w and sacrificial ashes|strong="H1880"\w* \w are thrown|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the terraced fields|strong="H8309"\w* \w out to the Kidron|strong="H6939"\w* \w Valley|strong="H5158"\w* \w on the east|strong="H4217"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far north|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the Horse|strong="H5483"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w will be included within this city that is sacred|strong="H6944"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w . The city will|strong="H5428"\w* \w never|strong="H5769"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w be torn|strong="H5428"\w* \w down or|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2040"\w*.”   
\c 32  
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\v 1  \w In the tenth|strong="H6224"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w was ruling over|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w was the same as the eighteenth|strong="H6240"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w*.   
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\v 2  \w Now at that time|strong="H0227"\w*, \w the armies|strong="H2428"\w* \w of the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w were besieging|strong="H6696"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w The prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w confined|strong="H3607"\w* \w in the courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w of the guardhouse|strong="H4307"\w* \w attached to the royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 3  \w For King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w had confined|strong="H3607"\w* \w Jeremiah there after he had reproved him for prophesying as he did. He had asked|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jeremiah, “Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w do you|strong="H0859"\w* \w keep prophesying|strong="H5012"\w* \w these things? Why do you keep saying|strong="H0559"\w* \w that the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says, ‘I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will hand|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*\w ? I will let him capture|strong="H3920"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 4  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w* \w from the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*. \w He will certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w be handed|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w He must|strong="H1696"\w* \w answer personally|strong="H5973"\w* \w to the king of Babylon and confront|strong="H5869"\w* \w him face|strong="H5869"\w* \w to face|strong="H7200"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w carried|strong="H1980"\w* \w off to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and will remain there|strong="H8033"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w I have fully dealt|strong="H6485"\w* \w with him|strong="H0854"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it!|strong="H3588"\w* \w Even|strong="H5704"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3898"\w* \w continue|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*, \w you cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w win|strong="H6743"\w*.’”   
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\v 6  \w So now, Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*,  
\v 7 ‘\w Hanamel|strong="H2601"\w*, \w the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of your uncle|strong="H1730"\w* \w Shallum|strong="H7967"\w*, \w will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you soon. He will say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to you, “Buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w my field|strong="H7704"\w* \w at Anathoth|strong="H6068"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you are entitled|strong="H4941"\w* \w as my closest relative|strong="H1353"\w* \w to buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.”’  
\v 8  \w Now|strong="H4994"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w happened|strong="H1697"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had said|strong="H1697"\w*\w ! My cousin|strong="H1730"\w* \w Hanamel|strong="H2601"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w* \w in the courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w of the guardhouse|strong="H4307"\w*. \w He said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w ‘Buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w my|strong="H4994"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w is at Anathoth|strong="H6068"\w* \w in the territory|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the tribe of Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*. \w Buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w it for|strong="H3588"\w* \w yourself since you are entitled|strong="H4941"\w* \w as my closest relative|strong="H1353"\w* \w to take possession|strong="H3425"\w* \w of it for yourself.’ When this happened, I recognized|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 9  \w So I bought|strong="H7069"\w* \w the field|strong="H7704"\w* \w at Anathoth|strong="H6068"\w* \w from my cousin|strong="H1730"\w* \w Hanamel|strong="H2601"\w*. \w I weighed out|strong="H8254"\w* \w seven ounces|strong="H3701"\w* \w of silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* gave \w it|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w pay|strong="H8254"\w* \w for|strong="H3701"\w* \w it|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 10  \w I signed|strong="H3789"\w* \w the deed|strong="H5612"\w* \w of purchase|strong="H5749"\w*, \w sealed|strong="H2856"\w* \w it, and had some men serve as witnesses|strong="H5707"\w* \w to the purchase.|strong="H8254"\w* I \w weighed|strong="H8254"\w* \w out the silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w for him on a scale|strong="H3976"\w*.  
\v 11  \w There were two copies|strong="H3947"\w* \w of the deed|strong="H5612"\w* \w of purchase|strong="H4736"\w*. \w One was sealed|strong="H2856"\w* \w and contained|strong="H4687"\w* \w the order of transfer and the conditions|strong="H2706"\w* \w of purchase.|strong="H1540"\w* \w The|strong="H0853"\w* other was left unsealed.  
\v 12  \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w both copies|strong="H5414"\w* \w of the deed|strong="H5612"\w* \w of purchase|strong="H4736"\w* \w and gave them to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Neriah|strong="H5374"\w*, \w the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Mahseiah|strong="H4271"\w*. \w I gave them to him in the presence|strong="H5869"\w* \w of my cousin|strong="H1730"\w* \w Hanamel|strong="H2601"\w*, \w the witnesses|strong="H5707"\w* \w who had signed|strong="H3789"\w* \w the deed|strong="H5612"\w* \w of purchase|strong="H4736"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the Judeans|strong="H3064"\w* \w who were housed in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w of the guardhouse|strong="H4307"\w*.  
\v 13  \w In the presence|strong="H5869"\w* \w of all these people I instructed|strong="H6680"\w* \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w*,  
\v 14 ‘\w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says, “Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w documents|strong="H5612"\w*, \w both the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sealed|strong="H2856"\w* \w copy of the deed of purchase|strong="H4736"\w* \w and the unsealed|strong="H1540"\w* \w copy. Put|strong="H5414"\w* \w them in a clay jar|strong="H2789"\w* \w so that they may|strong="H4616"\w* \w be preserved|strong="H5975"\w* \w for a long|strong="H3117"\w* \w time to come|strong="H7227"\w*.”’  
\v 15  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says, “Houses|strong="H1004"\w*, \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*, \w and vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* \w will again|strong="H5750"\w* \w be bought|strong="H7069"\w* \w in this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.”’   
\s1 Jeremiah’s Prayer \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Praise|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Bewilderment  
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\v 16 “\w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w had given|strong="H5612"\w* \w the copies|strong="H5414"\w* \w of the deed|strong="H5612"\w* \w of purchase|strong="H4736"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Neriah|strong="H5374"\w*, \w I prayed|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\v 17 ‘\w Oh|strong="H0162"\w*, \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H0136"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H0859"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w did indeed|strong="H2009"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w by your mighty power|strong="H3581"\w* \w and great|strong="H1419"\w* \w strength|strong="H2220"\w*. \w Nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w is too hard|strong="H6381"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*!  
\v 18  \w You show|strong="H6213"\w* \w unfailing love|strong="H2617"\w* \w to thousands|strong="H0505"\w*. \w But you also punish children|strong="H1121"\w* \w for the sins|strong="H5771"\w* \w of their parents|strong="H0001"\w*. \w You are the great|strong="H1419"\w* \w and powerful|strong="H1368"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w who is known|strong="H8034"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\v 19  \w You plan|strong="H6098"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w things and you do mighty|strong="H7227"\w* \w deeds|strong="H5950"\w*. \w You see|strong="H5869"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w do|strong="H1870"\w*. \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w reward|strong="H6491"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w of them|strong="H5921"\w* \w for the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w they live|strong="H1870"\w* \w and for the things|strong="H4611"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\v 20  \w You|strong="H7760"\w* \w did miracles|strong="H0226"\w* \w and amazing|strong="H4159"\w* \w deeds in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w which have had|strong="H0834"\w* \w lasting|strong="H5704"\w* \w effect|strong="H3117"\w*. \w By|strong="H8034"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w means you gained both in Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and among humankind|strong="H0120"\w* \w a renown|strong="H8034"\w* \w that lasts to this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 21  \w You used your mighty power|strong="H3027"\w* \w and your great|strong="H2389"\w* \w strength|strong="H0248"\w* \w to perform miracles|strong="H4159"\w* \w and amazing deeds|strong="H0226"\w* \w and to bring|strong="H5186"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w terror|strong="H4172"\w* \w on the Egyptians. By this means you brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w your people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\v 22  \w You kept|strong="H0776"\w* \w the promise|strong="H0776"\w* \w that you swore on oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w to their ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*. \w You gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w flowing|strong="H2100"\w* \w with milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w and honey|strong="H1706"\w*.  
\v 23  \w But when they came|strong="H0935"\w* \w in and took possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of it, they did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w you or|strong="H3808"\w* \w live|strong="H8451"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w you had|strong="H0834"\w* \w instructed|strong="H6680"\w* \w them. They did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w anything|strong="H7122"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you commanded them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to do.|strong="H6213"\w* \w So|strong="H1980"\w* \w you brought all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\v 24  \w Even now|strong="H2009"\w* \w siege ramps|strong="H5550"\w* \w have been built up|strong="H0935"\w* \w around the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w in order to capture|strong="H3920"\w* \w it. War|strong="H2719"\w*, \w starvation|strong="H7458"\w*, \w and disease|strong="H1698"\w* \w are sure to make|strong="H5414"\w* \w the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w fall into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w* \w who are attacking|strong="H3898"\w* \w it.|strong="H1696"\w* \nd Lord\nd*, \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w threatened|strong="H1696"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w this would happen|strong="H1961"\w*. \w Now|strong="H2005"\w* \w you can see|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* already \w taking|strong="H0935"\w* \w place|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 25  \w The city|strong="H5892"\w* \w is sure to fall into the hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*. \w Yet, in spite of this,|strong="H0859"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w Lord|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H0136"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H0559"\w* \w have|strong="H0859"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “Buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w that field|strong="H7704"\w* \w with silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and have the transaction|strong="H5749"\w* \w legally witnessed|strong="H5707"\w*.”’”   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w Answers|strong="H0559"\w* Jeremiah’s Prayer  
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\v 26  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*.  
\v 27 “\w I am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w humankind|strong="H1320"\w*. \w There is, indeed|strong="H2009"\w*, \w nothing too|strong="H4480"\w* \w difficult|strong="H6381"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*.  
\v 28  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H2005"\w* ‘\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w indeed|strong="H2005"\w* \w hand|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and the Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w army.|strong="H3920"\w* \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w capture|strong="H3920"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 29  \w The Babylonian soldiers|strong="H3778"\w* \w that are attacking|strong="H3898"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will break into|strong="H0935"\w* \w it and set|strong="H3341"\w* \w it on fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w They will burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w it down|strong="H8313"\w* \w along with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w people have made|strong="H3707"\w* \w me angry|strong="H3707"\w* \w by offering sacrifices|strong="H6999"\w* \w to the god Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w and by pouring out|strong="H5258"\w* \w drink offerings|strong="H5262"\w* \w to other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w on their rooftops|strong="H1406"\w*.  
\v 30  \w This will happen|strong="H1961"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the people of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w have repeatedly|strong="H0389"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w what displeases|strong="H5869"\w* \w me|strong="H5271"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* earliest \w history until now|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H0389"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* repeatedly \w made me angry|strong="H3707"\w* \w by the things they have done|strong="H4639"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*!  
\v 31  \w This will happen because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the people of this city|strong="H5892"\w* \w have aroused my anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w and my wrath|strong="H2534"\w* \w since|strong="H4480"\w* \w the time|strong="H3117"\w* \w they built|strong="H1129"\w* \w it until|strong="H5704"\w* \w now|strong="H3117"\w*. \w They have|strong="H2088"\w* \w made me so angry that|strong="H3117"\w* \w I am determined to remove|strong="H5493"\w* \w it from my sight|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 32  \w I am determined to do so|strong="H6213"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w the people of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w have made|strong="H6213"\w* \w me angry|strong="H3707"\w* \w with all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their wickedness|strong="H7451"\w* \w – they|strong="H1992"\w*, \w their kings|strong="H4428"\w*, \w their officials|strong="H8269"\w*, \w their priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w their prophets|strong="H5030"\w*, \w and especially|strong="H0376"\w* \w the people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and the citizens|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w have done|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H0834"\w* \w wickedness|strong="H7451"\w*.  
\v 33  \w They have turned|strong="H6437"\w* \w away from me|strong="H0413"\w* \w instead of turning|strong="H6203"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H3925"\w*. \w I tried over|strong="H7925"\w* \w and over again|strong="H7925"\w* \w to instruct|strong="H3925"\w* \w them, but|strong="H0369"\w* \w they did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w and respond to correction|strong="H4148"\w*.  
\v 34  \w They set|strong="H7760"\w* \w up their disgusting idols|strong="H8251"\w* \w in the temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w I have claimed|strong="H7121"\w* \w for my own|strong="H8034"\w* \w and defiled|strong="H2930"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w*.  
\v 35  \w They built|strong="H1129"\w* \w places of worship|strong="H1116"\w* \w for the god Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w in the Valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w of Ben|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hinnom|strong="H2011"\w* \w so that they could sacrifice|strong="H5674"\w* \w their sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w to the god Molech|strong="H4432"\w*. \w Such|strong="H0834"\w* \w a disgusting practice was not|strong="H3808"\w* \w something I commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w them to do! It never|strong="H3808"\w* \w even entered|strong="H5927"\w* \w my mind|strong="H3820"\w* \w to command them to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w such a thing|strong="H8441"\w*\w ! So|strong="H4616"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w is certainly liable|strong="H2398"\w* \w for punishment|strong="H2398"\w*.’   
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\v 36 “\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w and your people|strong="H3651"\w* \w are right|strong="H3651"\w* \w in saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘War|strong="H2719"\w*, \w starvation|strong="H7458"\w*, \w and disease|strong="H1698"\w* \w are sure to make|strong="H5414"\w* \w this city fall into the hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.’ \w But now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w have something further to|strong="H0413"\w* \w say about this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*:  
\v 37 ‘\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will certainly regather|strong="H6908"\w* \w my people from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the countries|strong="H0776"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w I will have exiled|strong="H5080"\w* \w them in my anger|strong="H0639"\w*, \w fury|strong="H2534"\w*, \w and great|strong="H1419"\w* \w wrath|strong="H7110"\w*. \w I will bring them back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w and allow them to live|strong="H3427"\w* \w here in safety|strong="H0983"\w*.  
\v 38  \w They will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w their God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 39  \w I will give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them a single-minded|strong="H0259"\w* \w purpose|strong="H3820"\w* \w to live in a way|strong="H1870"\w* \w that always|strong="H3117"\w* \w shows respect|strong="H3372"\w* \w for me. They will want to do that|strong="H3117"\w* \w for|strong="H2896"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* own \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w of the children|strong="H1121"\w* \w who descend|strong="H0310"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 40  \w I will make|strong="H3772"\w* \w a lasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with them that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I will never|strong="H3808"\w* \w stop|strong="H0310"\w* \w doing good|strong="H3190"\w* \w to them|strong="H0853"\w*. \w I will|strong="H5414"\w* \w fill|strong="H3374"\w* \w their hearts|strong="H3824"\w* \w and minds with respect for me so that|strong="H5493"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 41  \w I will take delight|strong="H7797"\w* \w in doing good|strong="H2895"\w* \w to them. I will faithfully|strong="H0571"\w* \w and wholeheartedly|strong="H3820"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w them|strong="H0776"\w* firmly \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.’   
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\v 42 “\w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H0595"\w* ‘\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will surely bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the good|strong="H2896"\w* \w fortune that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w hereby promising|strong="H1696"\w* \w them. I will be just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as sure to do|strong="H1696"\w* \w that as I have been in bringing|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on them|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 43  \w You and your people|strong="H0559"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w saying|strong="H0559"\w* \w that this land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will become desolate|strong="H8077"\w*, \w uninhabited|strong="H0369"\w* \w by either people|strong="H0120"\w* \w or animals|strong="H0929"\w*. \w You are saying that it will|strong="H5414"\w* \w be handed|strong="H3027"\w* \w over to the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*. \w But fields|strong="H7704"\w* \w will again be bought|strong="H7069"\w* \w in this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 44  \w Fields|strong="H7704"\w* \w will again be bought|strong="H7069"\w* \w with silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w and deeds of purchase|strong="H5749"\w* \w signed|strong="H5612"\w*, \w sealed|strong="H2856"\w*, \w and witnessed|strong="H5707"\w*. \w This|strong="H5749"\w* \w will happen in the territory|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, \w the villages surrounding|strong="H5439"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w in Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w the southern hill country|strong="H2022"\w*, \w the western foothills|strong="H8219"\w*, \w and southern|strong="H5045"\w* \w Judah.|strong="H3588"\w* \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will restore|strong="H7622"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to their land.|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*!’”   
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\v 1  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w a second|strong="H8145"\w* \w time while|strong="H1931"\w* \w he was still|strong="H5750"\w* \w confined|strong="H6113"\w* \w in the courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w of the guardhouse|strong="H4307"\w*.  
\v 2 “\w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , do|strong="H6213"\w* these things. \w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , form|strong="H3335"\w* \w the plan to bring|strong="H3559"\w* \w them about.|strong="H8034"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* known \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w . I say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w*,  
\v 3 ‘\w Call|strong="H7121"\w* \w on me|strong="H0413"\w* \w in prayer and I will answer|strong="H6030"\w* \w you. I will show|strong="H5046"\w* \w you great|strong="H1419"\w* \w and mysterious|strong="H1219"\w* \w things which you still do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w*.’  
\v 4  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w have something more to|strong="H0413"\w* \w say about the houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w in this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and the|strong="H5921"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w buildings|strong="H1004"\w* \w which have been torn down|strong="H5422"\w* \w for defenses against the|strong="H5921"\w* \w siege ramps|strong="H5550"\w* \w and military|strong="H0413"\w* \w incursions|strong="H2719"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* Babylonians:  
\v 5 ‘\w The defenders of the city will go out|strong="H0935"\w* \w and fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*. \w But they will only fill|strong="H4390"\w* \w those houses and buildings with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the dead bodies|strong="H6297"\w* \w of the people|strong="H0120"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I will kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w in my anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w and my wrath|strong="H2534"\w*. \w That will happen because|strong="H0834"\w* \w I have decided to turn my back on|strong="H6440"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w on account|strong="H5921"\w* \w of the wicked things|strong="H7451"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H7451"\w*.  
\v 6  \w But I will|strong="H5927"\w* \w most surely|strong="H2005"\w* \w heal the wounds|strong="H0724"\w* \w of this city and restore|strong="H4832"\w* \w it and its people to health|strong="H7495"\w*. \w I will show|strong="H1540"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w abundant|strong="H6283"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w and security|strong="H0571"\w*.  
\v 7  \w I will restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and will rebuild|strong="H1129"\w* \w them as they were in days of old|strong="H7223"\w*.  
\v 8  \w I will purify|strong="H2891"\w* \w them from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they committed|strong="H2398"\w* \w against me. I will forgive|strong="H5545"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their sins which|strong="H0834"\w* \w they committed|strong="H2398"\w* \w in rebelling|strong="H6586"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w me|strong="H2398"\w*.  
\v 9  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H0776"\w* \w will hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w about all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the good|strong="H2896"\w* \w things which|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to them. This city will bring me fame|strong="H8034"\w*, \w honor|strong="H8597"\w*, \w and praise|strong="H8416"\w* \w before them for the joy|strong="H8342"\w* \w that I bring it. The nations will tremble|strong="H7264"\w* \w in awe|strong="H6342"\w* \w at all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w and prosperity|strong="H2896"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will provide|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.’   
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\v 10 “\w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H0859"\w* ‘\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w and your people are saying|strong="H0559"\w* \w about this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place, “It lies in ruins|strong="H2720"\w*. \w There are no|strong="H0369"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w or|strong="H0369"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w in it.” That|strong="H1931"\w* \w is true. The towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and the streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w will soon be desolate|strong="H8074"\w*, \w uninhabited|strong="H0369"\w* \w either by people or by animals|strong="H0929"\w*. \w But happy sounds will again|strong="H5750"\w* \w be heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w in these places|strong="H4725"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Once again there will be sounds|strong="H6963"\w* \w of joy|strong="H8342"\w* \w and gladness|strong="H6963"\w* \w and the glad|strong="H8057"\w* \w celebrations|strong="H6963"\w* \w of brides|strong="H3618"\w* \w and grooms|strong="H2860"\w*. \w Once again people will bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w their thank offerings|strong="H8426"\w* \w to the temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of the \+nd Lord\+nd* and will say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Give thanks|strong="H3034"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is good|strong="H2896"\w* \w and his unfailing|strong="H2617"\w* \w love lasts forever|strong="H5769"\w*.” \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w what|strong="H6963"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w days|strong="H5769"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w old|strong="H5769"\w*.’   
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\v 12 “\w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*, \w say|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H2088"\w* ‘\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w will indeed lie in ruins|strong="H2720"\w*. \w There will be no|strong="H0369"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w or animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w in it. But there will again|strong="H5750"\w* \w be in it and in its|strong="H4725"\w* \w towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w sheepfolds|strong="H5116"\w* \w where shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* \w can rest|strong="H7257"\w* \w their sheep|strong="H6629"\w*.  
\v 13  \w I|strong="H0776"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say|strong="H0559"\w* \w that shepherds will once again|strong="H5750"\w* \w count|strong="H4487"\w* \w their sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w as they pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w the fold.|strong="H5892"\w* \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3027"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w in the southern hill country|strong="H2022"\w*, \w the western foothills|strong="H8219"\w*, \w the southern|strong="H5045"\w* \w hill country|strong="H0776"\w*, \w the territory of Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, \w the villages surrounding|strong="H5439"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w and the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.’   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* Reaffirms \w His|strong="H5921"\w* Covenant \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w David|strong="H3027"\w*, Israel, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Levi  
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\v 14 “\w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w*\w :|strong="H3117"\w* ‘\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w will certainly|strong="H2009"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w when I will fulfill|strong="H6965"\w* \w my gracious|strong="H2896"\w* \w promise concerning|strong="H1696"\w* \w the nations of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 15  \w In those|strong="H1992"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w and at that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w I|strong="H6779"\w* \w will raise|strong="H6779"\w* \w up for them a righteous|strong="H6666"\w* \w descendant|strong="H6780"\w* \w of David|strong="H1732"\w*.  
\p “\w ‘He will do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what is just|strong="H4941"\w* \w and right|strong="H6666"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 16  \w Under his rule Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will enjoy safety|strong="H3467"\w* \w and Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w will live|strong="H7931"\w* \w in security|strong="H0983"\w*. \w At that|strong="H2088"\w* \w time Jerusalem will be called|strong="H7121"\w* “\w The|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has provided us with justice|strong="H6664"\w*.”  
\v 17  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , promise: “David|strong="H1732"\w* \w will never|strong="H3808"\w* \w lack|strong="H3772"\w* \w a successor|strong="H0376"\w* \w to occupy|strong="H3427"\w* \w the throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the nation|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 18  \w Nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w will the Levitical|strong="H3881"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w ever lack|strong="H3772"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w to stand before|strong="H6440"\w* \w me and continually offer up|strong="H5927"\w* \w burnt offerings|strong="H5930"\w*, \w sacrifice cereal offerings|strong="H4503"\w*, \w and offer|strong="H6213"\w* \w the other sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*.”’”   
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\v 19  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w further to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*.  
\v 20 “\w I|strong="H0518"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , make the following|strong="H3541"\w* \w promise|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H1285"\w* ‘\w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with the day|strong="H3117"\w* \w and with the night|strong="H3915"\w* \w that|strong="H1115"\w* \w they|strong="H3915"\w* \w will always come|strong="H1961"\w* \w at their proper times|strong="H6256"\w*. \w Only if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you people|strong="H6565"\w* could \w break|strong="H6565"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*  
\v 21  \w could|strong="H1571"\w* \w my covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w my servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David and my covenant with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the Levites ever be|strong="H1961"\w* \w broken|strong="H6565"\w*. \w So David|strong="H1732"\w* \w will by all means always have a descendant|strong="H1121"\w* \w to occupy|strong="H4427"\w* \w his throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w as king|strong="H4427"\w* \w and the Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w will by all means always have priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w who will minister|strong="H8334"\w* \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 22  \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will make|strong="H7235"\w* \w the children|strong="H2233"\w* \w who follow one another in the line of my servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w very numerous. I|strong="H7235"\w* \w will also make|strong="H7235"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w who minister|strong="H8334"\w* \w before me very numerous|strong="H7235"\w*. \w I will make|strong="H7235"\w* \w them all as numerous|strong="H7235"\w* \w as the stars in the sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w and as the sands|strong="H4058"\w* \w which are on the seashore|strong="H3220"\w*.’”   
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\v 23  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w still further to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*.  
\v 24 “\w You have|strong="H7200"\w* \w surely|strong="H5006"\w* \w noticed|strong="H5006"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w are saying, haven’t|strong="H1696"\w* \w you? They are saying|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has rejected|strong="H3988"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w families|strong="H4940"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H5006"\w* \w and Judah|strong="H5006"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he chose|strong="H0977"\w*.’ \w So they have little regard|strong="H5006"\w* \w that my people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will ever|strong="H5006"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w be a nation|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\v 25  \w But I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , make the following promise:|strong="H1285"\w* \w I|strong="H0518"\w* \w have|strong="H0776"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w a|strong="H7760"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w governing the coming of day|strong="H3119"\w* \w and night|strong="H3915"\w*. \w I have established the fixed|strong="H2708"\w* \w laws governing|strong="H7760"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and earth|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 26  \w Just as surely as|strong="H1571"\w* \w I have|strong="H1571"\w* \w done this, so surely will I never reject|strong="H3988"\w* \w the descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*. \w Nor will I ever refuse|strong="H3988"\w* \w to choose|strong="H3947"\w* \w one of my servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w David’s|strong="H1732"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w to rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w over the descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w of Abraham|strong="H0085"\w*, \w Isaac|strong="H3446"\w*, \w and Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*. \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w I will restore|strong="H7622"\w* \w them|strong="H7355"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w show|strong="H7355"\w* \w mercy|strong="H7355"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.”   
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\v 1  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w while King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w was attacking|strong="H3898"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w around it with a large army. This army consisted|strong="H3027"\w* \w of troops|strong="H5971"\w* \w from his own army|strong="H2428"\w* \w and from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w and peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w of the lands|strong="H0776"\w* \w under his dominion|strong="H4475"\w*.  
\v 2  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and give|strong="H5414"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w a message. He told Jeremiah|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says, ‘I am going|strong="H2005"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and he will burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w it down|strong="H8313"\w*.  
\v 3  \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w yourself will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w* \w his clutches|strong="H3027"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w will certainly|strong="H8610"\w* \w be captured|strong="H8610"\w* \w and handed over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to him. You must confront|strong="H5869"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w face|strong="H7200"\w* \w to face|strong="H7200"\w* \w and answer|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0854"\w* \w him personally.|strong="H0935"\w* \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 4  \w However|strong="H0389"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , promise you, King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , promise that|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in battle|strong="H2719"\w* \w or be executed|strong="H2719"\w*.  
\v 5  \w You will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w a peaceful|strong="H7965"\w* \w death. They will burn|strong="H4955"\w* \w incense at your burial|strong="H1945"\w* \w just as|strong="H0834"\w* \w they did at the burial of your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w the former|strong="H7223"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w who|strong="H1945"\w* \w preceded|strong="H6440"\w* \w you.|strong="H5594"\w* \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w mourn|strong="H5594"\w* \w for you, saying, “Poor, poor master|strong="H0113"\w*\w !”|strong="H3588"\w* \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w you have my own word|strong="H1697"\w* \w on this.|strong="H0589"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*!’”   
\p
\v 6  \w The prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w to King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 7  \w He did this while the army|strong="H2428"\w* \w of the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w was attacking|strong="H3898"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and the cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Lachish|strong="H3923"\w* \w and Azekah|strong="H5825"\w*. \w He was attacking these|strong="H2007"\w* \w cities because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they were the only fortified|strong="H4013"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w which were still holding|strong="H3498"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Lord Threatens \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w Those|strong="H3605"\w* \w Who|strong="H3605"\w* Wronged \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* Slaves  
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\v 8  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w had made|strong="H3772"\w* \w a covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w to grant|strong="H7121"\w* \w their slaves|strong="H1992"\w* \w their freedom|strong="H1865"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Everyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w was supposed|strong="H7971"\w* \w to free|strong="H2670"\w* \w their male|strong="H0376"\w* \w and female|strong="H8198"\w* \w Hebrew|strong="H5680"\w* \w slaves|strong="H5650"\w*. \w No one|strong="H1115"\w* \w was supposed to keep|strong="H5647"\w* \w a fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w Judean|strong="H3064"\w* \w enslaved|strong="H5647"\w*.  
\v 10  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and their leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w had agreed|strong="H8085"\w* \w to this. They had agreed|strong="H0935"\w* \w to free|strong="H2670"\w* \w their male|strong="H0376"\w* \w and female|strong="H8198"\w* \w slaves|strong="H5650"\w* \w and not|strong="H1115"\w* \w keep them enslaved|strong="H5647"\w* \w any longer|strong="H5750"\w*. \w They originally complied|strong="H8085"\w* \w with the covenant and freed|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\v 11  \w But later|strong="H0310"\w* \w they had changed their minds. They had taken back|strong="H7725"\w* \w their male|strong="H5650"\w* \w and female|strong="H8198"\w* \w slaves|strong="H5650"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they had|strong="H0834"\w* \w freed|strong="H2670"\w* \w and forced|strong="H3533"\w* \w them to be slaves|strong="H8198"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*.  
\v 12  \w That was when|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*,  
\v 13 “\w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has a message for you.|strong="H0595"\w* ‘\w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w a covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w I brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w them out of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w where they had been slaves|strong="H5650"\w*. \w It|strong="H3068"\w* stipulated,  
\v 14 “\w Every|strong="H7093"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w of you must|strong="H0853"\w* \w free|strong="H7971"\w* \w any fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w Hebrews|strong="H5680"\w* \w who have|strong="H0834"\w* \w sold|strong="H4376"\w* \w themselves to you. After they have served|strong="H5647"\w* \w you for six|strong="H8337"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w you shall set|strong="H7971"\w* \w them free|strong="H2670"\w*.” \w But your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w me or pay|strong="H5186"\w* \w any attention|strong="H0241"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 15  \w Recently|strong="H3117"\w*, \w however, you yourselves|strong="H0859"\w* \w showed a change of heart and did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what is pleasing|strong="H3477"\w* \w to me. You granted your|strong="H7453"\w* \w fellow countrymen|strong="H7453"\w* \w their freedom|strong="H1865"\w* \w and you made|strong="H3772"\w* \w a covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w to that effect in my presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w in the house|strong="H1004"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I have|strong="H0834"\w* \w claimed|strong="H7121"\w* \w for my own|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\v 16  \w But then you turned right around|strong="H7725"\w* \w and showed that you did not honor|strong="H2490"\w* \w me|strong="H8034"\w*. \w Each of you|strong="H0376"\w* \w took back|strong="H7725"\w* \w your male|strong="H0376"\w* \w and female|strong="H8198"\w* \w slaves|strong="H5650"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you had freed|strong="H2670"\w* \w as they desired|strong="H5315"\w*, \w and you forced|strong="H3533"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your slaves|strong="H8198"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*.  
\v 17  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say|strong="H0559"\w*\w : “You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w really obeyed me|strong="H8085"\w* \w and granted freedom|strong="H1865"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your neighbor|strong="H7453"\w* \w and fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w countryman|strong="H2005"\w*. \w Therefore, I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will grant you freedom|strong="H7121"\w*, \w the freedom|strong="H1865"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w die|strong="H2719"\w* \w in war|strong="H2719"\w*, \w or by|strong="H2719"\w* \w starvation|strong="H7458"\w* \w or disease|strong="H1698"\w*. \w I|strong="H2005"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it!|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w horrified|strong="H2113"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* happens \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*.  
\v 18  \w I will|strong="H5414"\w* \w punish those people|strong="H0376"\w* \w who have|strong="H0834"\w* \w violated|strong="H5674"\w* \w their covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with me. I will make them|strong="H6440"\w* \w like the calf|strong="H5695"\w* \w they cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w in two|strong="H8147"\w* \w and passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w its pieces|strong="H1335"\w*. \w I will do so because they did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w keep the|strong="H0853"\w* \w terms|strong="H1697"\w* \w of the covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w they made in my presence|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 19  \w I will punish the leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w the court officials|strong="H5631"\w*, \w the priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the other people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w who passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the pieces|strong="H1335"\w* \w of the calf|strong="H5695"\w*.  
\v 20  \w I will|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w them over to their enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w who want|strong="H1245"\w* \w to kill|strong="H5315"\w* \w them. Their dead bodies|strong="H5038"\w* \w will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w food|strong="H3978"\w* \w for the birds|strong="H8064"\w* \w and the wild|strong="H0776"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w*.  
\v 21  \w I will|strong="H5414"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* \w hand King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and his officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to their enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w who want|strong="H1245"\w* \w to kill|strong="H5315"\w* \w them. I will hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w them over to the army|strong="H2428"\w* \w of the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, \w even though they have temporarily withdrawn|strong="H5927"\w* \w from attacking|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 22  \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w that|strong="H2005"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* soon \w give the order|strong="H6680"\w* \w and bring them back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w They will fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w it and capture|strong="H3920"\w* \w it and burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w it down|strong="H8313"\w*. \w I will also|strong="H0853"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8077"\w* \w so that there will be no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.”’”   
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\v 1  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w was ruling|strong="H4428"\w* \w over Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 2 “\w Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the Rechabite|strong="H7397"\w* \w community.|strong="H1696"\w* \w Invite|strong="H1696"\w* \w them to come|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of the side rooms|strong="H3957"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w and offer them some wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w to drink|strong="H8248"\w*.”  
\v 3  \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w I went and got|strong="H3947"\w* \w Jaazaniah|strong="H2970"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w the grandson|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Habazziniah|strong="H2262"\w*, \w his brothers|strong="H0251"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the rest of the Rechabite|strong="H7397"\w* community.  
\v 4  \w I took|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w I took them into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the room|strong="H3957"\w* \w where the disciples|strong="H1121"\w* \w of the prophet Hanan|strong="H2605"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Igdaliah|strong="H3012"\w* \w stayed.|strong="H0834"\w* \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w room|strong="H3957"\w* \w was next to the one|strong="H0376"\w* \w where the temple officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w stayed and above|strong="H4605"\w* \w the room|strong="H3957"\w* \w where Maaseiah|strong="H4641"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Shallum|strong="H7967"\w*, \w one of the doorkeepers|strong="H5592"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, stayed.  
\v 5  \w Then I set|strong="H5414"\w* \w cups|strong="H3563"\w* \w and pitchers full|strong="H4392"\w* \w of wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w in front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of the members of the Rechabite|strong="H7397"\w* \w community and said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them, “Have|strong="H8354"\w* \w some wine|strong="H3196"\w*.”  
\v 6  \w But they answered|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “We do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w our ancestor|strong="H0001"\w* \w Jonadab|strong="H3122"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Rechab|strong="H7394"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w us not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to. He told|strong="H0559"\w* \w us, ‘You|strong="H0859"\w* \w and your children|strong="H1121"\w* \w must never|strong="H5769"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Do not plant crops|strong="H5193"\w*. \w Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w a vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w own one.|strong="H3427"\w* \w Live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in tents|strong="H0168"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your lives|strong="H2421"\w*. \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you do these things|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H4616"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w a long|strong="H3117"\w* \w time in the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w wander|strong="H1481"\w* \w about|strong="H8033"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w*.’  
\v 8  \w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w and our wives|strong="H0802"\w* \w and our sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w have obeyed|strong="H6963"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w our ancestor|strong="H0001"\w* \w Jonadab|strong="H3082"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w us. We have never|strong="H1115"\w* \w drunk|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*.  
\v 9  \w We have not|strong="H1115"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w any houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w to live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in. We do not own any vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*, \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*, \w or crops|strong="H2233"\w*.  
\v 10  \w We have lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in tents|strong="H0168"\w*. \w We have obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w our ancestor|strong="H0001"\w* \w Jonadab|strong="H3122"\w* \w and done|strong="H6213"\w* \w exactly|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w us|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 11  \w But when King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w invaded|strong="H5927"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w we said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘Let’s get up|strong="H0935"\w* \w and go to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w to get away from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w and Aramean|strong="H0758"\w* \w armies|strong="H2428"\w*.’ \w That is why we are staying|strong="H3427"\w* \w here in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.”   
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\v 12  \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*.  
\v 13  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w told|strong="H0559"\w* \w him, “Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and speak to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and the citizens|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w Tell them,|strong="H3069"\w* ‘\w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , say:|strong="H3808"\w* “\w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w must|strong="H3947"\w* \w learn|strong="H8085"\w* \w a lesson|strong="H4148"\w* \w from this|strong="H1697"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w obeying what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I say|strong="H5002"\w*!  
\v 14  \w Jonadab|strong="H3082"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Rechab|strong="H7394"\w* \w ordered|strong="H6680"\w* \w his descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w to drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*. \w His orders have been carried out.|strong="H2088"\w* \w To|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w his descendants|strong="H8354"\w* \w have drunk|strong="H8354"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w wine because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have obeyed what|strong="H4687"\w* \w their ancestor|strong="H0001"\w* \w commanded them. But I|strong="H0595"\w* \w have spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you over and over again|strong="H7925"\w*, \w but|strong="H1696"\w* \w you have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*!  
\v 15  \w I sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w to warn you over and over again|strong="H7925"\w*. \w They said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Every one|strong="H0376"\w* \w of you, stop|strong="H4994"\w* \w doing|strong="H1870"\w* \w the evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w things you|strong="H3190"\w* \w have been doing|strong="H4611"\w* \w and do what is right.|strong="H0408"\w* \w Do|strong="H3190"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pay allegiance|strong="H0310"\w* \w to other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w and worship|strong="H5647"\w* \w them. Then you can continue to live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in this|strong="H0413"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to you and your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*.” \w But you did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pay|strong="H5186"\w* \w any attention|strong="H0241"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 16  \w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Jonadab|strong="H3082"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Rechab|strong="H7394"\w* \w have carried out the orders|strong="H4687"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w their ancestor|strong="H0001"\w* \w gave them|strong="H6680"\w*. \w But you people|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H2088"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*!  
\v 17  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*, \w the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w say:|strong="H2005"\w* “\w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* soon \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w on Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the citizens|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I threatened|strong="H1696"\w* \w to bring on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them. I will do this because|strong="H3282"\w* \w I spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to them|strong="H0413"\w* \w but they did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*. \w I called|strong="H7121"\w* \w out to them but they did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*.”’”   
\p
\v 18  \w Then Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w spoke to the Rechabite|strong="H7397"\w* \w community, “The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says, ‘You have obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w the orders|strong="H4687"\w* \w of your ancestor|strong="H0001"\w* \w Jonadab|strong="H3082"\w*. \w You have followed|strong="H8104"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H4687"\w* \w instructions|strong="H4687"\w*. \w You have done|strong="H6213"\w* \w exactly|strong="H0834"\w* \w as he commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.’  
\v 19  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H3605"\w* \w says, ‘Jonadab|strong="H3122"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Rechab|strong="H7394"\w* \w will never|strong="H3808"\w* \w lack|strong="H3772"\w* \w a male|strong="H0376"\w* \w descendant to serve|strong="H5975"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*.’”   
\c 36  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w in the fourth|strong="H7243"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w was ruling|strong="H4428"\w* \w over Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 2 “\w Get|strong="H3947"\w* \w a scroll|strong="H4039"\w*. \w Write|strong="H3789"\w* \w on it everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w I have|strong="H0834"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w you to|strong="H0413"\w* \w say|strong="H3478"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the other nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w since|strong="H3117"\w* \w I began to speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you in the reign|strong="H3117"\w* \w of Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w now|strong="H2088"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Perhaps|strong="H0194"\w* \w when the people|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w about all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w intend|strong="H2803"\w* \w to bring on them, they will|strong="H4616"\w* \w all stop doing|strong="H1870"\w* \w the evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w things they have been|strong="H0834"\w* \w doing|strong="H7451"\w*. \w If|strong="H0376"\w* \w they do|strong="H6213"\w*, \w I will forgive|strong="H5545"\w* \w their sins|strong="H2403"\w* \w and the wicked things|strong="H7451"\w* \w they have done|strong="H6213"\w*.”   
\p
\v 4  \w So Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Neriah|strong="H5374"\w*. \w Then Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w dictated|strong="H6310"\w* \w to Baruch everything|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w to say|strong="H1697"\w* \w and Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w it all|strong="H3605"\w* \w down in a scroll|strong="H4039"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Then|strong="H6680"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w told|strong="H6680"\w* \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w*, \w “I am|strong="H0589"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer allowed|strong="H3201"\w* \w to go|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 6  \w So|strong="H0935"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w there the next time|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w in from their towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w to fast|strong="H6685"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Read|strong="H7121"\w* \w out loud where all of them can hear you what I told|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H6310"\w*, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w you wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w in the scroll|strong="H4039"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Perhaps|strong="H0194"\w* \w then|strong="H5307"\w* \w they will ask|strong="H8467"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w for mercy|strong="H8467"\w* \w and will all stop|strong="H7725"\w* \w doing|strong="H1870"\w* \w the evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w things they have been doing.|strong="H3588"\w* \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w has threatened|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w bring great|strong="H1419"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w and wrath|strong="H2534"\w* \w against these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.”   
\p
\v 8  \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Neriah|strong="H5374"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w exactly|strong="H6680"\w* \w what the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w had told him to do. He read|strong="H7121"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had said from the scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w in the temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 9  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w living in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who came|strong="H0935"\w* \w into Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w from the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w came to observe|strong="H7121"\w* \w a fast|strong="H6685"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w . The fast took place in the ninth|strong="H8671"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of the fifth|strong="H2549"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w was ruling|strong="H4428"\w* \w over Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 10  \w At that time Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w went into the temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w . He stood in the entrance of the room|strong="H3957"\w* \w of Gemariah|strong="H1587"\w* \w the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w* \w who had been the royal secretary|strong="H5608"\w*. \w That room|strong="H3068"\w* \w was in the upper|strong="H5945"\w* \w court|strong="H2691"\w* \w near the entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w of the New|strong="H2319"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w There, where all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w could hear|strong="H0241"\w* \w him, he read|strong="H7121"\w* \w from the scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*.   
\p
\v 11  \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w*, \w who was the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Gemariah|strong="H1587"\w* \w and the grandson of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w*, \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w Baruch read from the scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had said|strong="H1697"\w*.  
\v 12  \w He went down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to the chamber|strong="H3957"\w* \w of the royal secretary|strong="H5608"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w and found|strong="H2009"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the court officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w in session|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w Elishama|strong="H0476"\w* \w the royal secretary|strong="H5608"\w*, \w Delaiah|strong="H1806"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Shemaiah|strong="H8098"\w*, \w Elnathan|strong="H0494"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Achbor|strong="H5907"\w*, \w Gemariah|strong="H1587"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w*, \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the other officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w seated|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\v 13  \w Micaiah|strong="H4321"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w he had|strong="H0834"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w from the scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w in the hearing|strong="H0241"\w* \w of the people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 14  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Jehudi|strong="H3065"\w*, \w who was the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w* \w and the grandson|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Cushi|strong="H3570"\w*, \w to Baruch|strong="H1263"\w*. \w They ordered|strong="H0559"\w* \w him to tell Baruch, “Come|strong="H1980"\w* \w here and bring|strong="H3947"\w* \w with you|strong="H4039"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w scroll|strong="H4039"\w* \w you read|strong="H7121"\w* \w in the hearing|strong="H0241"\w* \w of the people|strong="H5971"\w*.” \w So Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Neriah|strong="H5374"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them, carrying|strong="H3947"\w* \w the scroll|strong="H4039"\w* \w in his hand|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\v 15  \w They said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him, “Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w sit down|strong="H3427"\w* \w and read|strong="H7121"\w* \w it to us.” So Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w sat down and read|strong="H7121"\w* \w it to them|strong="H0241"\w*.  
\v 16  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w they had heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w it all|strong="H3605"\w*, \w they expressed|strong="H1697"\w* \w their alarm|strong="H6342"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w*. \w Then they said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w*, \w “We must certainly give the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w a report about everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you have read|strong="H0428"\w*!”  
\v 17  \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they asked|strong="H7592"\w* \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w*, \w “How|strong="H0349"\w* \w did you come to write|strong="H3789"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w*\w ? Do they actually come from Jeremiah’s mouth|strong="H6310"\w*?”  
\v 18  \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Yes, they came from his own mouth|strong="H6310"\w*. \w He dictated|strong="H7121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w to me and I|strong="H0589"\w* \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w them down in ink|strong="H1773"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w this scroll|strong="H5612"\w*.”  
\v 19  \w Then the officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w said|strong="H0413"\w* \w to Baruch|strong="H1263"\w*, \w “You|strong="H0859"\w* \w and Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w must go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and hide|strong="H5641"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w must not|strong="H0408"\w* \w let anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w where|strong="H0375"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0376"\w*.”   
\p
\v 20  \w The officials put the scroll|strong="H4039"\w* \w in the room|strong="H3957"\w* \w of Elishama|strong="H0476"\w*, \w the royal secretary|strong="H5608"\w*, \w for safekeeping|strong="H6485"\w*. \w Then they went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the court|strong="H2691"\w* \w and reported everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w to the|strong="H1697"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.  
\v 21  \w The king|strong="H4428"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Jehudi|strong="H3065"\w* \w to get|strong="H3947"\w* \w the scroll|strong="H4039"\w*. \w He went and got|strong="H3947"\w* \w it from the room|strong="H3957"\w* \w of Elishama|strong="H0476"\w*, \w the royal secretary|strong="H5608"\w*. \w Then he|strong="H3065"\w* \w himself|strong="H7121"\w* \w read|strong="H7121"\w* \w it to the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w who were standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w around him|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 22  \w Since it was the ninth|strong="H8671"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of the|strong="H0853"\w* \w year, the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w was sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w in his winter|strong="H2779"\w* \w quarters|strong="H1004"\w*. \w A fire was burning|strong="H1197"\w* \w in the firepot|strong="H0254"\w* \w in front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\v 23  \w As soon as|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jehudi|strong="H3065"\w* \w had read|strong="H7121"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w or four|strong="H0702"\w* \w columns|strong="H1817"\w* \w of the scroll, the king|strong="H7167"\w* \w would|strong="H0834"\w* \w cut|strong="H7167"\w* \w them off|strong="H7167"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w a penknife|strong="H5608"\w* \w and throw|strong="H7993"\w* \w them on the fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the firepot|strong="H0254"\w*. \w He kept doing so until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w scroll|strong="H4039"\w* \w was burned up|strong="H8552"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the fire|strong="H0254"\w*.  
\v 24  \w Neither|strong="H3808"\w* \w he nor any of his attendants|strong="H5650"\w* \w showed any alarm|strong="H6342"\w* \w when they heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that had|strong="H1697"\w* \w been read. Nor did they tear|strong="H7167"\w* \w their clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w to show any|strong="H3605"\w* \w grief|strong="H1697"\w* \w or sorrow|strong="H0428"\w*.  
\v 25  \w The king|strong="H4428"\w* \w did not even|strong="H1571"\w* \w listen to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Elnathan|strong="H0494"\w*, \w Delaiah|strong="H1806"\w*, \w and Gemariah|strong="H1587"\w*, \w who had urged|strong="H6293"\w* \w him not to burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w the scroll|strong="H4039"\w*.  
\v 26  \w He also ordered|strong="H6680"\w* \w Jerahmeel|strong="H3396"\w*, \w who was one of the royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w princes,|strong="H8304"\w* \w Seraiah|strong="H8304"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Azriel|strong="H5837"\w*, \w and Shelemiah|strong="H8018"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Abdeel|strong="H5655"\w* \w to arrest|strong="H3947"\w* \w the scribe|strong="H5608"\w* \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w and the|strong="H0853"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*. However, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w hid|strong="H5641"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.   
\s1 \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* Write Another Scroll  
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\v 27  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Jehoiakim had burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w the scroll|strong="H4039"\w* \w containing what|strong="H1697"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w had spoken|strong="H6310"\w* \w and Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w down|strong="H3789"\w*.  
\v 28 “\w Get|strong="H3947"\w* \w another|strong="H0312"\w* \w scroll|strong="H4039"\w* \w and write|strong="H3789"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w was written on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the original|strong="H7223"\w* \w scroll|strong="H4039"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w*.  
\v 29  \w Tell King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “You|strong="H0859"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w the scroll|strong="H4039"\w*. \w You asked|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jeremiah, ‘How dare you write|strong="H3789"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w scroll that the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w will certainly|strong="H0935"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w and destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w and wipe out|strong="H7673"\w* \w all the people|strong="H0120"\w* \w and animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*?’”  
\v 30  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w concerning|strong="H5921"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w “None|strong="H3808"\w* \w of his line will occupy|strong="H3427"\w* \w the throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w of David|strong="H1732"\w*. \w His dead body|strong="H5038"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w thrown|strong="H7993"\w* \w out to be exposed to scorching heat|strong="H2721"\w* \w by day|strong="H3117"\w* \w and frost|strong="H7140"\w* \w by night|strong="H3915"\w*.  
\v 31  \w I will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w and his descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w and the officials|strong="H5650"\w* \w who serve him for the wicked things they have done.|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w the citizens|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w and the people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I threatened|strong="H1696"\w* \w to do to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them. I will punish them because I threatened them but they still paid no|strong="H3808"\w* \w heed|strong="H8085"\w*.”’”  
\v 32  \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w got|strong="H3947"\w* \w another|strong="H0312"\w* \w scroll|strong="H4039"\w* \w and gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w it to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the scribe|strong="H5608"\w* \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Neriah|strong="H5374"\w*. \w As Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w dictated|strong="H6310"\w*, \w Baruch wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that had|strong="H0834"\w* \w been on the scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w in the fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w also added|strong="H5750"\w* \w on this scroll several|strong="H3254"\w* \w other messages|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the same kind|strong="H1992"\w*.   
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\v 1  \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w succeeded|strong="H8478"\w* \w Jeconiah|strong="H3659"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*. \w He was elevated to the throne|strong="H4427"\w* \w of the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w by King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Neither|strong="H3808"\w* \w he nor the officials|strong="H5650"\w* \w who served him nor the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of Judah paid any attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w Responds|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Zedekiah’s Hope \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w Help|strong="H5971"\w*  
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\v 3  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Jehucal|strong="H3081"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Shelemiah|strong="H8018"\w* \w and the priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w Zephaniah|strong="H6846"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Maaseiah|strong="H4641"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*. \w He told them to say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w behalf|strong="H1157"\w*.”  
\v 4  \w (Now Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w had not|strong="H3808"\w* \w yet been put|strong="H5414"\w* \w in prison|strong="H3628"\w*. \w So he was still free to come|strong="H0935"\w* \w and go|strong="H3318"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w as|strong="H0935"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* pleased.  
\v 5  \w At that time the Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w forces|strong="H6696"\w* \w had|strong="H0853"\w* temporarily \w given|strong="H8085"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* siege \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w They had had it under siege, but withdrew|strong="H5927"\w* \w when they heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H8088"\w* \w the army|strong="H2428"\w* \w of Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w had set out|strong="H3318"\w* \w from Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. )  
\v 6  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w gave the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w a message|strong="H1697"\w* \w for them. He told|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*,  
\v 7 “\w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, \w ‘Give a message to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w who sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w you to|strong="H0413"\w* \w ask|strong="H1875"\w* \w me to help him.|strong="H2428"\w* \w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w of Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w that was on its way to help|strong="H5833"\w* \w you will go back|strong="H7725"\w* \w home|strong="H0776"\w* \w to Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\v 8  \w Then the Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w forces|strong="H7725"\w* \w will|strong="H0784"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w*. \w They will attack|strong="H3898"\w* \w the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and will capture|strong="H3920"\w* \w it and burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w it down|strong="H8313"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Moreover|strong="H3541"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , warn you not|strong="H0408"\w* \w to deceive|strong="H5377"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H5315"\w* \w into thinking|strong="H0559"\w* \w that the Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w forces|strong="H1980"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w away and leave|strong="H1980"\w* \w you alone. For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w away|strong="H1980"\w*.  
\v 10  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w even if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you were to defeat|strong="H5221"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w forces|strong="H3898"\w* \w fighting|strong="H3898"\w* \w against you|strong="H0854"\w* \w so badly|strong="H0854"\w* \w that only|strong="H7604"\w* \w wounded|strong="H1856"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w were left|strong="H7604"\w* \w lying in their tents|strong="H0168"\w*, \w they would get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up and burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w down|strong="H8313"\w*.”’”   
\s1 Jeremiah \w is|strong="H0376"\w* Charged \w with|strong="H0854"\w* Deserting, Arrested, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* Imprisoned  
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\v 11  \w The following events also occurred|strong="H2428"\w* \w while|strong="H1961"\w* \w the Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w forces|strong="H2428"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* temporarily \w withdrawn|strong="H5927"\w* \w from Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w the army|strong="H2428"\w* \w of Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w coming|strong="H5927"\w*.  
\v 12  \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w started to leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w to go|strong="H1980"\w* \w to the territory|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*. \w He wanted to make sure he got his share of the property that was being divided|strong="H2505"\w* \w up among|strong="H8432"\w* \w his family|strong="H5971"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\v 13  \w But he|strong="H1931"\w* \w only got as far as the Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w an officer|strong="H1167"\w* \w in charge of the guards|strong="H6488"\w* \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Irijah|strong="H3376"\w*, \w who was the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Shelemiah|strong="H8018"\w* \w and the grandson|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Hananiah|strong="H2608"\w*, \w stopped him. He seized|strong="H8610"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w and said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are deserting|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*!”  
\v 14  \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “That’s a lie|strong="H8267"\w*\w ! I am not|strong="H0369"\w* \w deserting|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*.” \w But Irijah would not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him. Irijah|strong="H3376"\w* \w put|strong="H8610"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w under arrest and took|strong="H0935"\w* \w him to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the officials|strong="H8269"\w*.  
\v 15  \w The officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w were very angry|strong="H7107"\w* \w at Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*. \w They had|strong="H3588"\w* \w him flogged|strong="H5221"\w* \w and put|strong="H5414"\w* \w in prison|strong="H0612"\w* \w in the house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w*, \w the royal secretary|strong="H5608"\w*, \w which they had converted|strong="H6213"\w* \w into a place for confining prisoners|strong="H3608"\w*.   
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\v 16  \w So|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w was put|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w prison|strong="H1004"\w* \w in a cell|strong="H2588"\w* \w in the dungeon|strong="H0953"\w* \w in Jonathan’s house.|strong="H3414"\w* \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w was kept|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w for a long|strong="H7227"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w had him brought|strong="H3947"\w* \w to the palace|strong="H1004"\w*. \w There he questioned him|strong="H7592"\w* \w privately|strong="H5643"\w* \w and asked him|strong="H7592"\w*, “\w Is there|strong="H3426"\w* \w any message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ?” Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Yes, there|strong="H3426"\w* \w is.” Then he announced,|strong="H3027"\w* “\w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w handed|strong="H3027"\w* \w over to the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.”  
\v 18  \w Then Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w asked|strong="H0559"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w*, \w “What|strong="H4100"\w* \w crime|strong="H2398"\w* \w have I committed against|strong="H0413"\w* \w you, or the officials who serve|strong="H5650"\w* \w you, or the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of Judah? What have I done to make you people throw|strong="H5414"\w* \w me into|strong="H5414"\w* \w prison|strong="H3608"\w*?  
\v 19  \w Where|strong="H0346"\w* \w now are the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w prophesied|strong="H5012"\w* \w to you that|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w would not|strong="H3808"\w* \w attack|strong="H0935"\w* \w you or this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*?  
\v 20  \w But now|strong="H6258"\w* \w please|strong="H4994"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w your royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w Majesty|strong="H0113"\w*, \w and grant|strong="H5307"\w* \w my plea|strong="H4994"\w* \w for mercy|strong="H8467"\w*. \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w send me back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to the house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Jonathan|strong="H3083"\w*, \w the royal secretary|strong="H5608"\w*. \w If you do|strong="H3808"\w*, \w I will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.”  
\v 21  \w Then|strong="H6680"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w ordered|strong="H6485"\w* \w that Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w be committed to the courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w of the guardhouse|strong="H4307"\w*. \w He also ordered|strong="H6680"\w* \w that a loaf|strong="H3603"\w* \w of bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w be given|strong="H5414"\w* \w to him every day|strong="H3117"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the baker’s|strong="H0644"\w* \w street|strong="H2351"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w in the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w was gone|strong="H3427"\w*. \w So Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w was kept|strong="H2691"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w of the guardhouse|strong="H4307"\w*.   
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\v 1  \w Now|strong="H8085"\w* \w Shephatiah|strong="H8203"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Mattan|strong="H4977"\w*, \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Pashhur|strong="H6583"\w*, \w Jehucal|strong="H3116"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Shelemiah|strong="H8018"\w*, \w and Pashhur|strong="H6583"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Malkijah|strong="H4441"\w* \w had heard|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w had been telling|strong="H1696"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w They had heard him say|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\v 2 “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘Those who stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w in this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in battle|strong="H2719"\w* \w or of starvation|strong="H7458"\w* \w or disease|strong="H1698"\w*. \w Those who leave the city and surrender|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w* \w will live|strong="H2421"\w*. \w They will|strong="H1961"\w* \w escape|strong="H7998"\w* \w with their lives|strong="H2421"\w*.’”  
\v 3  \w They had also heard him say|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*, \w ‘This|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will certainly be handed|strong="H3027"\w* \w over to the army|strong="H2428"\w* \w of the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w They will capture|strong="H3920"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.’”  
\v 4  \w So these officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w said to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w “This|strong="H2088"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w must be put to death|strong="H4191"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he is|strong="H1931"\w* \w demoralizing|strong="H7503"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w who are left|strong="H7604"\w* \w in the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w as well|strong="H7965"\w* \w as all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the other people|strong="H5971"\w* \w there|strong="H7965"\w* \w by these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w he is saying|strong="H1696"\w*. \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w is not|strong="H0369"\w* \w seeking|strong="H1875"\w* \w to help|strong="H1875"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w is trying to harm|strong="H7451"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.”  
\v 5  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to them|strong="H3027"\w*, \w “Very well, you can|strong="H3201"\w* \w do what you want with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him.|strong="H3588"\w* \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I cannot|strong="H0369"\w* \w do anything|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* stop \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.”  
\v 6  \w So the|strong="H0853"\w* \w officials|strong="H3947"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w and put him|strong="H7993"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w cistern|strong="H0953"\w* \w of Malkijah|strong="H4441"\w*, \w one of the royal princes|strong="H4429"\w*, \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w was in the courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w of the guardhouse|strong="H4307"\w*. \w There was no|strong="H0369"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w in the cistern, only|strong="H0518"\w* \w mud|strong="H2916"\w*. \w So when they lowered|strong="H7971"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w into the cistern|strong="H0953"\w* \w with ropes|strong="H2256"\w* \w he|strong="H3414"\w* \w sank|strong="H2883"\w* \w in the mud|strong="H2916"\w*.   
\s1 \w An|strong="H3588"\w* Ethiopian Official Rescues \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Cistern|strong="H0953"\w*  
\p
\v 7  \w An Ethiopian|strong="H3569"\w*, \w Ebed Melech|strong="H5663"\w*, \w a court official|strong="H5631"\w* \w in the royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*, \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w had been put|strong="H0953"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w cistern|strong="H0953"\w*. \w While the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w was holding|strong="H3427"\w* \w court|strong="H1144"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*,  
\v 8  \w Ebed Melech|strong="H5663"\w* \w departed|strong="H3318"\w* \w the palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w and went to speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w*. \w He said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*,  
\v 9 “\w Your royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w Majesty|strong="H0113"\w*, \w those|strong="H0428"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w have been very wicked|strong="H7489"\w* \w in all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*. \w They have|strong="H0834"\w* \w thrown|strong="H7993"\w* \w him into|strong="H0413"\w* \w a cistern|strong="H0953"\w* \w and he is sure to die|strong="H4191"\w* \w of starvation|strong="H7458"\w* \w there because|strong="H3588"\w* \w there is no|strong="H0369"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w left|strong="H5750"\w* \w in the city|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 10  \w Then|strong="H6680"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w gave|strong="H6680"\w* \w Ebed Melech|strong="H5663"\w* \w the Ethiopian|strong="H3569"\w* \w the following|strong="H0559"\w* \w order: “Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w with you from|strong="H5927"\w* \w here and go pull|strong="H5927"\w* \w the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \w of the cistern|strong="H0953"\w* \w before|strong="H2962"\w* \w he dies|strong="H4191"\w*.”  
\v 11  \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w Ebed Melech|strong="H5663"\w* \w took the men|strong="H0376"\w* \w with him|strong="H3027"\w* \w and went to|strong="H0935"\w* \w a room under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the treasure|strong="H0214"\w* \w room in the palace|strong="H4428"\w*. \w He got|strong="H3947"\w* \w some worn-out|strong="H1094"\w* \w clothes|strong="H5499"\w* \w and old|strong="H1094"\w* \w rags|strong="H4418"\w* \w from there and let|strong="H7971"\w* \w them down|strong="H7971"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w ropes|strong="H2256"\w* \w to Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the cistern|strong="H0953"\w*.  
\v 12  \w Ebed Melech|strong="H5663"\w* \w called down|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*, \w “Put|strong="H7760"\w* \w these rags|strong="H4418"\w* \w and worn-out|strong="H1094"\w* \w clothes|strong="H5499"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w your armpits|strong="H3027"\w* \w to pad|strong="H8478"\w* \w the ropes|strong="H2256"\w*. \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w Ebed Melech instructed|strong="H3651"\w*.  
\v 13  \w So they pulled|strong="H4900"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the cistern|strong="H0953"\w* \w with ropes|strong="H2256"\w*. \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*, \w however, still remained|strong="H3427"\w* \w confined|strong="H2691"\w* \w to|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w of the guardhouse|strong="H4307"\w*.   
\s1 \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* Responds \w to|strong="H4480"\w* Zedekiah’s Request \w for|strong="H3427"\w* Secret Advice  
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\v 14  \w Some time later|strong="H6667"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w and had Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w brought|strong="H3947"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w at the third|strong="H7992"\w* \w entrance|strong="H3996"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*. \w The king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*, \w “I|strong="H0589"\w* \w would like to ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w you a question|strong="H1697"\w*. \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w hide|strong="H3582"\w* \w anything|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w answer|strong="H1697"\w*.”  
\v 15  \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w*, \w “If|strong="H3588"\w* \w I answer you, you will certainly|strong="H4191"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w me.|strong="H3588"\w* \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w I give you advice|strong="H3289"\w*, \w you will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*.”  
\v 16  \w So|strong="H7650"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w made|strong="H7650"\w* \w a secret|strong="H5643"\w* \w promise|strong="H7650"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w and sealed it with an oath|strong="H7650"\w*. \w He promised|strong="H7650"\w*, “\w As surely|strong="H2416"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w lives who has|strong="H0834"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w us life|strong="H5315"\w* \w and breath,|strong="H2063"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w promise|strong="H7650"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*\w : I will not|strong="H0518"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w you or|strong="H0518"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w you over to those|strong="H0428"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w want|strong="H1245"\w* \w to kill|strong="H5315"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.”   
\p
\v 17  \w Then Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w*, \w “The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*, \w the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w says, ‘You must|strong="H0518"\w* \w surrender|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w of the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w If you do, your life|strong="H5315"\w* \w will be spared|strong="H2421"\w* \w and this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be burned down|strong="H8313"\w*. \w Indeed, you|strong="H0859"\w* \w and your whole family|strong="H1004"\w* \w will be spared|strong="H2421"\w*.  
\v 18  \w But if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w surrender|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w of the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will be handed|strong="H3027"\w* \w over to the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w* \w and they will burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w it down|strong="H8313"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w yourself will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w* \w from them|strong="H3027"\w*.’”  
\v 19  \w Then King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w said to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*, \w “I am afraid|strong="H1672"\w* \w of the Judeans|strong="H3064"\w* \w who have|strong="H0834"\w* \w deserted|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*. \w The Babylonians might|strong="H6435"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w me over to them and they will torture|strong="H5953"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.”  
\v 20  \w Then Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w answered, “You will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be handed|strong="H5414"\w* \w over to them. Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w by doing what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w have been telling|strong="H1696"\w* \w you.|strong="H3190"\w* \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* all \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H3190"\w* \w well|strong="H3190"\w* \w with you and your life|strong="H5315"\w* \w will be spared|strong="H2421"\w*.  
\v 21  \w But if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3986"\w* \w to surrender|strong="H3318"\w*, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has shown me a vision of what will happen. Here is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I saw|strong="H7200"\w*:  
\v 22  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the women|strong="H0802"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are left|strong="H7604"\w* \w in the royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will be led out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w of the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w They|strong="H2007"\w* \w will taunt you saying|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 \w ‘Your trusted friends|strong="H7965"\w* \w misled|strong="H5496"\w* \w you;|strong="H3201"\w*  
\q1 \w they have gotten the best|strong="H3201"\w* \w of you.|strong="H7272"\w*  
\q1 \w Now that your feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w are stuck|strong="H2883"\w* \w in the mud|strong="H1206"\w*,  
\q1 \w they have turned|strong="H5472"\w* \w their backs|strong="H0268"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.’   
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\v 23 “\w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w your wives|strong="H0802"\w* \w and your children|strong="H1121"\w* \w will be turned|strong="H3318"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w yourself will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w* \w from them but will be captured|strong="H8610"\w* \w by the|strong="H4428"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w will be burned down|strong="H8313"\w*.”   
\p
\v 24  \w Then Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w told Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*, \w “Do|strong="H0408"\w* \w not let anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w about the conversation|strong="H1697"\w* \w we have had.|strong="H0376"\w* \w If|strong="H0376"\w* \w you do, you will die|strong="H4191"\w*.  
\v 25  \w The officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w may hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I have talked|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you. They may come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you and say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘Tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w you said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and what|strong="H4100"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you.|strong="H0408"\w* \w Do|strong="H0408"\w* \w not hide|strong="H3582"\w* \w anything from|strong="H4480"\w* \w us. If you do, we will kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w*.’  
\v 26  \w If they do this, tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, \w ‘I|strong="H0589"\w* \w was pleading|strong="H8467"\w* \w with the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w to send me back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in the dungeon|strong="H8033"\w* \w of Jonathan’s|strong="H3083"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.’”  
\v 27  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w did indeed come|strong="H0935"\w* \w and question|strong="H7592"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*. \w He told|strong="H5046"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w exactly what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w had instructed|strong="H6680"\w* \w him to say.|strong="H2790"\w* \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w stopped|strong="H0935"\w* questioning \w him any further because|strong="H3588"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one had actually heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w their conversation|strong="H1697"\w*.  
\v 28  \w So|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w remained|strong="H3427"\w* \w confined|strong="H2691"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w of the guardhouse|strong="H4307"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the day|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w was captured|strong="H3920"\w*.  
\s1 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w Fall|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w Its|strong="H3920"\w* Aftermath  
\p \w The following events occurred|strong="H1961"\w* \w when Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w was captured|strong="H3920"\w*.   
\c 39  
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\v 1  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w against Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w with his whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w and laid siege to|strong="H0413"\w* \w it. The siege|strong="H6696"\w* \w began in the tenth|strong="H6224"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of the ninth|strong="H8671"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w ruled over|strong="H4428"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 2  \w It lasted until the ninth|strong="H8672"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of the fourth|strong="H7243"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of Zedekiah’s|strong="H6667"\w* \w eleventh|strong="H6240"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*. \w On that day they broke|strong="H1234"\w* \w through the city|strong="H5892"\w* walls.  
\v 3  \w Then Nergal-Sharezer|strong="H5371"\w* \w of Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim|strong="H8310"\w*, \w who was a chief officer|strong="H7249"\w*, \w Nergal-Sharezer|strong="H5371"\w*, \w who was a high official|strong="H7248"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the other|strong="H7611"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w of the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w and set up quarters|strong="H3427"\w* \w in the Middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w Gate|strong="H8179"\w*.  
\v 4  \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w saw them, they tried|strong="H4421"\w* \w to escape|strong="H1272"\w*. \w They departed|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w during the night|strong="H3915"\w*. \w They took a path|strong="H1870"\w* \w through the king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w and passed out|strong="H3318"\w* \w through the gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the two|strong="H1870"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w they headed for the Jordan Valley|strong="H6160"\w*.  
\v 5  \w But the Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w chased|strong="H7291"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w them. They caught|strong="H5381"\w* \w up with Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w in the plains|strong="H6160"\w* \w of Jericho|strong="H3405"\w* \w and captured him.|strong="H3947"\w* \w They|strong="H0310"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w him to|strong="H0413"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w at Riblah|strong="H7247"\w* \w in the territory|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \w and Nebuchadnezzar passed sentence|strong="H4941"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w there|strong="H5927"\w*.  
\v 6  \w There at Riblah|strong="H7247"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w had Zedekiah’s|strong="H6667"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w put to death|strong="H7819"\w* \w while Zedekiah was forced to watch|strong="H5869"\w*. \w The king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w also had all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nobles|strong="H2715"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w put to death|strong="H7819"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Then he had Zedekiah’s|strong="H6667"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w put out|strong="H5786"\w* \w and had him bound|strong="H0631"\w* \w in chains|strong="H5178"\w* \w to be led off|strong="H0935"\w* \w to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 8  \w The Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w* \w burned down|strong="H8313"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*, \w the temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of the \+nd Lord\+nd*, and the people’s|strong="H5971"\w* \w homes,|strong="H5422"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w they|strong="H5971"\w* \w tore|strong="H5422"\w* \w down the wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Then Nebuzaradan|strong="H5018"\w*, \w the captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the royal guard|strong="H2876"\w*, \w took captive|strong="H1540"\w* \w the rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who were left|strong="H7604"\w* \w in the city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w He carried|strong="H1540"\w* \w them off to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w along with|strong="H5307"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H7604"\w* \w had deserted|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 10  \w But he|strong="H7604"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w behind|strong="H7604"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w some|strong="H4480"\w* \w of the poor|strong="H1800"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w owned nothing|strong="H3972"\w*. \w He gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them fields|strong="H3010"\w* \w and vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* \w at that|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 11  \w Now King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w had issued orders|strong="H6680"\w* \w concerning|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*. \w He had passed them on through|strong="H3027"\w* \w Nebuzaradan|strong="H5018"\w*, \w the captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of his royal guard|strong="H2876"\w*,  
\v 12 “\w Find|strong="H3947"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H7760"\w* \w and look|strong="H5869"\w* \w out for him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w anything|strong="H3972"\w* \w to harm|strong="H7451"\w* \w him,|strong="H0518"\w* \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him whatever|strong="H0834"\w* \w he tells|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.”  
\v 13  \w So Nebuzaradan|strong="H5018"\w*, \w the captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the royal guard|strong="H2876"\w*, \w Nebushazban|strong="H5021"\w*, \w who was a chief officer|strong="H7249"\w*, \w Nergal-Sharezer|strong="H5371"\w*, \w who was a high official|strong="H7248"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the other officers|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*  
\v 14  \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w and had Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w brought|strong="H3947"\w* \w from the courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w of the guardhouse|strong="H4307"\w*. \w They turned him over|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w*, \w the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* \w and the grandson of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w*, \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w him home|strong="H1004"\w* \w with him.|strong="H3427"\w* \w But|strong="H3947"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w stayed|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\s1 Ebed Melech \w Is|strong="H1004"\w* \w Promised|strong="H5414"\w* Deliverance \w because|strong="H0413"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w His|strong="H5414"\w* Faith  
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\v 15  \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H6113"\w* \w spoken to Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w while|strong="H1961"\w* \w he was still confined|strong="H6113"\w* \w in the courtyard|strong="H2691"\w* \w of the guardhouse|strong="H4307"\w*,  
\v 16 “\w Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w Ebed-Melech|strong="H5663"\w* \w the Ethiopian|strong="H3569"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will carry out|strong="H0935"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w what I promised|strong="H1697"\w*. \w It will mean disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w and not|strong="H3808"\w* \w good fortune|strong="H2896"\w* \w for it.|strong="H3117"\w* \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w disaster happens|strong="H1961"\w*, \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w see|strong="H2005"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*.  
\v 17  \w But I will|strong="H5414"\w* \w rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w it happens.|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it!|strong="H3808"\w* \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be handed|strong="H3027"\w* \w over to those whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w fear|strong="H3016"\w*.  
\v 18  \w I will certainly|strong="H4422"\w* \w save|strong="H4422"\w* \w you. You will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w victim to violence|strong="H2719"\w*. \w You will escape with your life|strong="H7998"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*!”’”   
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\v 1  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w Nebuzaradan|strong="H5018"\w* \w the captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the royal guard|strong="H2876"\w* \w had set him free|strong="H7971"\w* \w at Ramah|strong="H7414"\w*. \w He had taken|strong="H3947"\w* \w him there in chains|strong="H0246"\w* \w along with all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people from Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w who were being carried off|strong="H1540"\w* \w to exile|strong="H1546"\w* \w to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 2  \w The captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the royal guard|strong="H2876"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w aside and said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to him|strong="H0413"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w threatened|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w with this|strong="H2088"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Now he has brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w it about|strong="H1697"\w*. \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has done|strong="H6213"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as he threatened|strong="H1696"\w* \w to do. This|strong="H2088"\w* \w disaster has happened because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you people sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H6963"\w*.  
\v 4  \w But now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w Jeremiah, today|strong="H3117"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w will set you free|strong="H6605"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the chains|strong="H0246"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your wrists|strong="H7489"\w*. \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you would like|strong="H5869"\w* \w to come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w me, come|strong="H0935"\w* \w along and I will take care of you.|strong="H5869"\w* \w But|strong="H0518"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* prefer \w not to|strong="H0413"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w me, you are not|strong="H2308"\w* \w required to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do so|strong="H1980"\w*. \w You are free|strong="H8033"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w go anywhere|strong="H7200"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w you want|strong="H2308"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w*. \w Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w wherever|strong="H2896"\w* \w you choose|strong="H5869"\w*.”  
\v 5  \w Before|strong="H5750"\w* \w Jeremiah could turn to leave|strong="H7725"\w*, \w the captain of the guard added, “Go back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w*, \w the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* \w and grandson|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w*, \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w appointed to govern|strong="H6485"\w* \w the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Go back and live|strong="H3427"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him|strong="H8432"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w Or|strong="H0176"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w wherever|strong="H3605"\w* \w else you choose|strong="H5869"\w*.” \w Then the captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the guard|strong="H2876"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w Jeremiah some food|strong="H0737"\w* \w and a present|strong="H4864"\w* \w and let|strong="H7971"\w* \w him go|strong="H7971"\w*.  
\v 6  \w So Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* \w at Mizpah|strong="H4708"\w* \w and lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w there with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him. He stayed there to live|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who had been left|strong="H7604"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Judah.   
\s1 \w A|strong="H0935"\w* Small Judean Province \w is|strong="H0776"\w* Established \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4708"\w*  
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\v 7  \w Now some|strong="H3605"\w* \w of the officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w of the Judean army|strong="H2428"\w* \w and their troops had been hiding in the countryside|strong="H7704"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w had appointed|strong="H6485"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* \w to govern|strong="H6485"\w* \w the country|strong="H0776"\w*. \w They also heard that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he had been put in charge over|strong="H0854"\w* \w the men|strong="H0376"\w*, \w women|strong="H0802"\w*, \w and children|strong="H2945"\w* \w from the poorer|strong="H1803"\w* \w classes of the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w who had not|strong="H3808"\w* \w been carried off into exile|strong="H1540"\w* \w in Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 8  \w So|strong="H0935"\w* \w all these officers and their troops came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w at Mizpah|strong="H4708"\w*. \w The officers who came were|strong="H1992"\w* \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w*, \w Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w and Jonathan|strong="H3129"\w* \w the sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Kareah|strong="H7143"\w*, \w Seraiah|strong="H8304"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Tanhumeth|strong="H8576"\w*, \w the sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ephai|strong="H5778"\w* \w the Netophathite|strong="H5200"\w*, \w and Jezaniah|strong="H3153"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of the Maacathite|strong="H4602"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w*, \w the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* \w and grandson of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w*, \w took an oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w so as to give them and their troops some assurance|strong="H0376"\w* \w of safety.|strong="H0408"\w* “\w Do|strong="H3190"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w to submit|strong="H5647"\w* \w to the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*. \w Settle|strong="H3427"\w* \w down in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w and submit|strong="H5647"\w* \w to the|strong="H0853"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w Then things will go well|strong="H3190"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\v 10  \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w for my part will stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w at Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w* \w to represent|strong="H5975"\w* \w you before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w* \w whenever they come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w us. You|strong="H0859"\w* \w for your part go ahead and harvest|strong="H0622"\w* \w the wine|strong="H3196"\w*, \w the dates, the figs,|strong="H8081"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w olive|strong="H8081"\w* \w oil|strong="H8081"\w*, \w and store|strong="H7760"\w* \w them in jars|strong="H3627"\w*. \w Go ahead and settle down|strong="H3427"\w* \w in the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you have taken over|strong="H8610"\w*.”  
\v 11  \w Moreover|strong="H1571"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the Judeans|strong="H3064"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were in Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*, \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the other countries|strong="H0776"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w what had happened|strong="H0834"\w*. \w They heard that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w had allowed|strong="H5414"\w* \w some people|strong="H7611"\w* \w to stay|strong="H7611"\w* \w in Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he had appointed|strong="H6485"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w*, \w the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* \w and grandson|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w*, \w to|strong="H5921"\w* govern \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 12  \w So all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these Judeans|strong="H3064"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w to the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w from the places|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w they had been scattered|strong="H5080"\w*. \w They came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w at Mizpah|strong="H4708"\w*. \w Thus they harvested|strong="H0622"\w* \w a large amount|strong="H3966"\w* \w of wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w and dates|strong="H7019"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* figs.   
\s1 Ishmael Murders \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* Carries \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Judeans|strong="H3064"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4708"\w* off \w as|strong="H0834"\w* Capt  
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\v 13  \w Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w of the troops|strong="H2428"\w* \w that had|strong="H0834"\w* \w been hiding in the open country|strong="H7704"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w at Mizpah|strong="H4708"\w*.  
\v 14  \w They said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him, “Are you at all aware|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Baalis|strong="H1185"\w* \w of Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* \w has sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w* \w to kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w you|strong="H5315"\w*\w ?” But Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* \w would not|strong="H3808"\w* \w believe|strong="H0539"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 15  \w Then Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Kareah|strong="H7143"\w* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w privately|strong="H5643"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w there at Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*, \w “Let|strong="H4994"\w* \w me go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w* \w before anyone|strong="H3808"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* \w about it. Otherwise he will kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w you|strong="H5315"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the Judeans|strong="H3064"\w* \w who have rallied around|strong="H6908"\w* \w you will be scattered|strong="H6327"\w*. \w Then what remains|strong="H7611"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will disappear|strong="H0006"\w*.”  
\v 16  \w But Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* \w said to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Kareah|strong="H7143"\w*, \w “Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are saying|strong="H1696"\w* \w about Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w is not true|strong="H8267"\w*.”   
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\v 1  \w But in the seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w*, \w the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w* \w and grandson|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Elishama|strong="H0476"\w* \w who was a member|strong="H2233"\w* \w of the royal|strong="H4410"\w* \w family and had been one of Zedekiah’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w chief officers|strong="H7227"\w*, \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w of his men|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* \w at Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*. \w While they were eating|strong="H0398"\w* \w a meal|strong="H3899"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w* \w with him there|strong="H8033"\w* \w at Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*,  
\v 2  \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w* \w and the ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him stood up, pulled out their swords, and killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w*, \w the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* \w and grandson of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w*. \w Thus Ishmael|strong="H2719"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w the man that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w had appointed to govern|strong="H6485"\w* \w the country|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w also killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the Judeans|strong="H3064"\w* \w who were|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w at Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w* \w and the Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w happened|strong="H4672"\w* \w to be|strong="H4672"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.   
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\v 4  \w On the day|strong="H3117"\w* \w after Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w had been murdered|strong="H4191"\w*, \w before anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w even knew|strong="H3045"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H3045"\w*,  
\v 5  \w eighty|strong="H8084"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w arrived|strong="H0935"\w* \w from Shechem|strong="H7927"\w*, \w Shiloh|strong="H7887"\w*, \w and Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*.  
\v 6  \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w* \w went out|strong="H7125"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w* \w to meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w them. He was pretending to cry|strong="H1058"\w* \w as he walked|strong="H1980"\w* \w along. When|strong="H1961"\w* \w he met|strong="H6298"\w* \w them, he said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to them|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “Come|strong="H0935"\w* \w with me to|strong="H0413"\w* \w meet Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w*.”  
\v 7  \w But as soon as they were inside|strong="H8432"\w* \w the city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w* \w and the men|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him slaughtered|strong="H7819"\w* \w them and threw their bodies|strong="H8432"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w a cistern|strong="H0953"\w*.  
\v 8  \w But there were ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w among them who said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w*, \w “Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w us. For|strong="H3588"\w* \w we will give you the stores of wheat|strong="H2406"\w*, \w barley|strong="H8184"\w*, \w olive oil|strong="H8081"\w*, \w and honey|strong="H1706"\w* \w we have hidden|strong="H4301"\w* \w in a field|strong="H7704"\w*. \w So he spared|strong="H2308"\w* \w their lives and did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w them along|strong="H8432"\w* \w with the rest|strong="H0251"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Now the cistern|strong="H0953"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the dead bodies|strong="H6297"\w* \w of those he had|strong="H0834"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w was a large one|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Asa|strong="H0609"\w* \w had constructed|strong="H6213"\w* \w as part of his defenses against King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Baasha|strong="H1201"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w it with dead|strong="H2491"\w* \w bodies|strong="H6297"\w*.  
\v 10  \w Then Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w took captive|strong="H7617"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who were still left|strong="H7604"\w* \w alive in Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*. \w This included the royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w princesses|strong="H6485"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the rest|strong="H7611"\w* \w of the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Nebuzaradan|strong="H5018"\w*, \w the captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the royal guard|strong="H2876"\w*, \w had put under the authority of Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w*. \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w* \w took|strong="H7617"\w* \w all these people captive|strong="H7617"\w* \w and set out|strong="H1980"\w* \w to cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w over to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the Ammonites|strong="H5983"\w*.   
\s1 Johanan Rescues \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w People|strong="H5971"\w* \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w Had|strong="H0834"\w* \w Carried|strong="H7617"\w* \w Off|strong="H7617"\w*  
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\v 11  \w Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Kareah|strong="H7143"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the army|strong="H2428"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w who were|strong="H2428"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him heard about|strong="H8085"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the atrocities|strong="H7451"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w* \w had committed|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 12  \w So they took|strong="H3947"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their troops|strong="H0376"\w* \w and went|strong="H1980"\w* \w to fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w*. \w They caught|strong="H4672"\w* \w up with him|strong="H5973"\w* \w near the large|strong="H7227"\w* \w pool|strong="H4325"\w* \w at Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w*.  
\v 13  \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w had taken captive|strong="H0854"\w* \w saw|strong="H3110"\w* \w Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Kareah|strong="H7143"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the army|strong="H2428"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him, they were glad|strong="H8055"\w*.  
\v 14  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w those|strong="H5437"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w had taken captive|strong="H7617"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w and went|strong="H1980"\w* \w over to Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Kareah|strong="H7143"\w*.  
\v 15  \w But Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w* \w managed to escape|strong="H4422"\w* \w from Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w along with eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w of his men|strong="H0376"\w*, \w and he went|strong="H1980"\w* \w on over to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*.   
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\v 16  \w Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Kareah|strong="H7143"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the army|strong="H2428"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him led off all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who had been left alive|strong="H7611"\w* \w at Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*. \w They had rescued|strong="H7725"\w* \w them from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w he killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w*. \w They led off the men|strong="H0376"\w*, \w women|strong="H0802"\w*, \w children|strong="H2945"\w*, \w soldiers|strong="H4421"\w*, \w and court officials|strong="H5631"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w they had brought away|strong="H7725"\w* \w from Gibeon|strong="H1391"\w*.  
\v 17  \w They set out|strong="H1980"\w* \w to go to|strong="H0935"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w to get away|strong="H1980"\w* \w from the Babylonians,|strong="H3427"\w* \w but|strong="H0935"\w* \w stopped|strong="H0935"\w* \w at Geruth|strong="H1628"\w* \w Kimham|strong="H0681"\w* \w near|strong="H0681"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w*.  
\v 18  \w They were afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of what|strong="H3372"\w* \w the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w* \w might do|strong="H3372"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w Ishmael|strong="H3458"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nethaniah|strong="H5418"\w* \w had killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w*, \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w had appointed to govern|strong="H6485"\w* \w the country|strong="H0776"\w*.   
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\v 1  \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the army|strong="H2428"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w*, \w including Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Kareah|strong="H7143"\w* \w and Jezaniah|strong="H3153"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Hoshaiah|strong="H1955"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of every class|strong="H1419"\w*, \w went|strong="H5066"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* prophet Jeremiah.  
\v 2  \w They said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H3414"\w*, \w “Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w grant|strong="H5307"\w* \w our request|strong="H8467"\w* \w and pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w for|strong="H1157"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those of us who are still left alive|strong="H7611"\w* \w here|strong="H2063"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w*, \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w you yourself can see|strong="H7200"\w*, \w there are only|strong="H4592"\w* \w a few|strong="H4592"\w* \w of us left out|strong="H7604"\w* \w of the many|strong="H7235"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Pray that the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w us where|strong="H0834"\w* \w we should|strong="H1870"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and what|strong="H1697"\w* \w we should do|strong="H6213"\w*.”  
\v 4  \w The prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w answered them, “Agreed|strong="H8085"\w*\w !|strong="H2005"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w indeed|strong="H2005"\w* \w pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w you have asked. I will|strong="H1961"\w* \w tell you everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w replies|strong="H6030"\w* \w in response to you.|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w keep anything|strong="H4513"\w* \w back from|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.”  
\v 5  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w answered|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*, “\w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a true|strong="H0571"\w* \w and faithful|strong="H0539"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* \w against us if|strong="H0518"\w* \w we do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do just as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w sends|strong="H7971"\w* \w you to|strong="H0413"\w* \w tell us to do|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 6  \w We will obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H2896"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w to whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w we|strong="H0580"\w* \w are sending you tells us to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do. It does not matter whether we like what he tells|strong="H2896"\w* \w us|strong="H7451"\w* \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w not. We|strong="H3588"\w* \w will obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H6963"\w* \w he tells|strong="H7451"\w* \w us to do so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w things will go well|strong="H3190"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w*.”   
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\v 7  \w Ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w later|strong="H7093"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*.  
\v 8  \w So Jeremiah summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Kareah|strong="H7143"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the army|strong="H2428"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of every class|strong="H1419"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Then Jeremiah said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to them|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “You sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to make your request|strong="H8467"\w* \w known to him. Here is what|strong="H3541"\w* \w he says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*:  
\v 10 ‘\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you will just|strong="H7725"\w* \w stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w in this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, \w I will build|strong="H1129"\w* \w you up. I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w tear|strong="H2040"\w* \w you down. I will firmly plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w you.|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w uproot|strong="H5428"\w* \w you. For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I am filled with sorrow|strong="H5162"\w* \w because of the disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I have|strong="H0834"\w* \w brought|strong="H6213"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w now fear|strong="H3373"\w*. \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of him|strong="H4480"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will be with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you to save|strong="H3467"\w* \w you and to rescue|strong="H5337"\w* \w you from his power|strong="H3027"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*!  
\v 12  \w I will|strong="H5414"\w* \w have compassion|strong="H7356"\w* \w on you so that he in turn will have mercy|strong="H7355"\w* \w on you and allow you to return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your land|strong="H0127"\w*.’   
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\v 13 “\w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w must|strong="H0518"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w disobey|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w by saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘We will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w in this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.’  
\v 14  \w You must not say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘No, we will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stay. Instead we will go|strong="H0935"\w* \w and live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w we will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w face|strong="H7200"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the enemy’s trumpet|strong="H7782"\w* \w calls|strong="H6963"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w starve|strong="H7456"\w* \w for lack of food|strong="H3899"\w*.’  
\v 15  \w If you people who remain|strong="H7611"\w* \w in Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w do that|strong="H3651"\w*, \w then listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*. \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says, ‘If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are so|strong="H7760"\w* \w determined|strong="H7760"\w* \w to go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w that you go|strong="H0935"\w* \w and settle|strong="H1481"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*,  
\v 16  \w the wars|strong="H2719"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w will catch|strong="H5381"\w* \w up with you there|strong="H8033"\w* \w in the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w The starvation|strong="H7458"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are worried|strong="H1672"\w* \w about will follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w to|strong="H4714"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w You will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\v 17  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are determined|strong="H7760"\w* \w to go|strong="H0935"\w* \w and settle|strong="H1481"\w* \w in Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w from war|strong="H2719"\w*, \w starvation|strong="H7458"\w*, \w or disease|strong="H1698"\w*. \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one will|strong="H1961"\w* \w survive|strong="H8300"\w* \w or escape|strong="H6412"\w* \w the disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.’  
\v 18  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘If you go to Egypt, I will pour out|strong="H5413"\w* \w my wrath|strong="H2534"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H3651"\w* \w I poured out|strong="H5413"\w* \w my anger and wrath|strong="H2534"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the citizens|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w You will become|strong="H0935"\w* \w an object of horror|strong="H8047"\w* \w and ridicule|strong="H2781"\w*, \w an example of those who have been cursed|strong="H0423"\w* \w and that people use in pronouncing a curse|strong="H7045"\w*. \w You will never|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.’   
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\v 19 “\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has told|strong="H1696"\w* \w you people who remain|strong="H7611"\w* \w in Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w ‘Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.’ \w Be very sure|strong="H3045"\w* \w of this: I warn|strong="H5749"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w here|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w now|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 20  \w You are making|strong="H3588"\w* \w a fatal|strong="H8582"\w* \w mistake.|strong="H3588"\w* \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w me to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and asked|strong="H0559"\w* \w me, ‘Pray|strong="H6419"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w for us. Tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w and we will do|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.’  
\v 21  \w This day|strong="H3117"\w* \w I have told you what he said.|strong="H3808"\w* \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w want|strong="H6963"\w* \w to obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w by doing what he sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w me to|strong="H0413"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 22  \w So now|strong="H6258"\w* \w be very sure|strong="H3045"\w* \w of this|strong="H3588"\w*\w : You will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w from war|strong="H2719"\w*, \w starvation|strong="H7458"\w*, \w or disease|strong="H1698"\w* \w in the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w you want|strong="H2654"\w* \w to go|strong="H0935"\w* \w and live|strong="H1481"\w*.”   
\c 43  
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\v 1  \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* \w telling|strong="H1696"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w their God|strong="H0430"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w him to tell|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Then Azariah|strong="H5838"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Hoshaiah|strong="H1955"\w*, \w Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Kareah|strong="H7143"\w*, \w and other|strong="H3605"\w* \w arrogant|strong="H2086"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*, \w “You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are telling|strong="H1696"\w* \w a lie|strong="H8267"\w*! \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w you to tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w us, ‘You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and settle|strong="H1481"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.’  
\v 3  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Neriah|strong="H5374"\w* \w is stirring|strong="H5496"\w* \w you up against us|strong="H5496"\w*. \w He wants|strong="H4616"\w* \w to hand|strong="H5414"\w* \w us over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w* \w so that|strong="H4616"\w* \w they will|strong="H5414"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w us or carry us off into exile|strong="H1540"\w* \w in Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.”  
\v 4  \w So Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Kareah|strong="H7143"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the army|strong="H2428"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the rest of the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w did not obey|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w command to stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Instead|strong="H3947"\w* \w Johanan|strong="H3110"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Kareah|strong="H7143"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the army|strong="H2428"\w* \w officers|strong="H8269"\w* \w led off all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the Judean|strong="H3063"\w* \w remnant|strong="H7611"\w* \w who had come back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to live|strong="H1481"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w they had been scattered|strong="H5080"\w*.  
\v 6  \w They also led off|strong="H5315"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the men|strong="H1397"\w*, \w women|strong="H0802"\w*, \w children|strong="H2945"\w*, \w and royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w princesses|strong="H1323"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Nebuzaradan|strong="H5018"\w*, \w the captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the royal guard|strong="H2876"\w*, \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w left|strong="H3240"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w Gedaliah|strong="H1436"\w*, \w the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Ahikam|strong="H0296"\w* \w and grandson of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shaphan|strong="H8227"\w*. \w This included the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w and Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Neriah|strong="H5374"\w*.  
\v 7  \w They went|strong="H0935"\w* \w on to Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , and came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Tahpanhes|strong="H8471"\w*.   
\s1 \w Jeremiah|strong="H0776"\w* Predicts \w that|strong="H3588"\w* Nebuchadnezzar \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* Plunder \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w Its|strong="H0935"\w* Gods  
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\v 8  \w At Tahpanhes|strong="H8471"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*.  
\v 9 “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w some large|strong="H1419"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w and bury|strong="H2934"\w* \w them in the mortar|strong="H4423"\w* \w of the clay pavement|strong="H4404"\w* \w at the entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w of Pharaoh’s|strong="H6547"\w* \w residence|strong="H1004"\w* \w here in Tahpanhes|strong="H8471"\w*. \w Do it while the people of Judah|strong="H3064"\w* \w present there are|strong="H0582"\w* \w watching|strong="H5869"\w*.  
\v 10  \w Then tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says, “I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will bring|strong="H3947"\w* \w my servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*. \w I will set|strong="H7760"\w* \w his throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w over|strong="H4605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H2934"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w buried|strong="H2934"\w*. \w He will pitch his royal tent|strong="H8237"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 11  \w He will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w and attack|strong="H5221"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w Those who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are destined to die of disease will die of disease. Those who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are destined to be carried off into exile|strong="H7628"\w* \w will|strong="H2719"\w* \w be carried off into exile|strong="H7628"\w*. \w Those who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are destined to|strong="H0834"\w* \w die in war|strong="H2719"\w* \w will die in war|strong="H2719"\w*.  
\v 12  \w He will set|strong="H3341"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w to the temples|strong="H1004"\w* \w of the gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w He will burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w their gods or carry them off as captives|strong="H7617"\w*. \w He will pick Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w clean like|strong="H5844"\w* \w a shepherd|strong="H7462"\w* \w picks the lice|strong="H5844"\w* \w from his clothing|strong="H0899"\w*. \w He will leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w unharmed|strong="H7965"\w*.  
\v 13  \w He will demolish|strong="H7665"\w* \w the sacred pillars|strong="H4676"\w* \w in the temple of the sun|strong="H1053"\w* \w in Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and will burn down|strong="H8313"\w* \w the temples|strong="H1004"\w* \w of the gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.”’”   
\c 44  
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\v 1  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w concerning|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the Judeans|strong="H3064"\w* \w who were living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w those in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Migdol|strong="H4024"\w*, \w Tahpanhes|strong="H8471"\w*, \w Memphis|strong="H5297"\w*, \w and in the region|strong="H0776"\w* \w of southern|strong="H6624"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\v 2 “\w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says, ‘You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w I brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Indeed|strong="H2005"\w*, \w they now lie in ruins|strong="H2723"\w* \w and are deserted|strong="H3427"\w*.  
\v 3  \w This happened because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of the wickedness|strong="H7451"\w* \w the people living there did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w They made|strong="H6213"\w* \w me angry|strong="H3707"\w* \w by worshiping|strong="H5647"\w* \w and offering sacrifice|strong="H6999"\w* \w to|strong="H0312"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w neither they|strong="H1992"\w* \w nor you|strong="H0859"\w* \w nor your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w previously knew|strong="H3045"\w*.  
\v 4  \w I sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w my servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w the prophets|strong="H5030"\w* \w to you people over and over|strong="H7925"\w* \w again|strong="H7925"\w* \w warning|strong="H7971"\w* \w you not|strong="H0408"\w* \w to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w disgusting|strong="H8441"\w* \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* \w I hate|strong="H8130"\w*.  
\v 5  \w But the people|strong="H8085"\w* \w of Jerusalem and Judah|strong="H5186"\w* \w would|strong="H7451"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w or pay|strong="H5186"\w* \w any attention|strong="H0241"\w*. \w They would not stop|strong="H7725"\w* \w the wickedness|strong="H7451"\w* \w they were doing nor quit|strong="H1115"\w* \w sacrificing|strong="H6999"\w* \w to other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 6  \w So my anger|strong="H2534"\w* \w and my wrath|strong="H0639"\w* \w were poured|strong="H5413"\w* \w out and burned|strong="H1197"\w* \w like a fire through the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and the streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w That is why they have become|strong="H1961"\w* \w the desolate|strong="H8077"\w* \w ruins|strong="H2723"\w* \w that they are today|strong="H3117"\w*.’   
\p
\v 7 “\w So now|strong="H6258"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*, \w the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w asks, ‘Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w will you|strong="H0859"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w such great|strong="H1419"\w* \w harm|strong="H7451"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H5315"\w*\w ? Why should every man|strong="H0376"\w*, \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*, \w child, and baby|strong="H3243"\w* \w of yours be destroyed from the midst|strong="H8432"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*\w ? Why should you leave yourselves|strong="H5768"\w* \w without a remnant|strong="H7611"\w*?  
\v 8  \w That is what will result from your making me angry|strong="H3707"\w* \w by what you are doing|strong="H3027"\w*. \w You are making me angry by sacrificing|strong="H6999"\w* \w to other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w here in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w live|strong="H1481"\w*. \w You will be destroyed|strong="H3772"\w* \w for doing that|strong="H4616"\w*\w ! You will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w an example used in curses|strong="H7045"\w* \w and an object of ridicule|strong="H2781"\w* \w among all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Have you forgotten|strong="H7911"\w* \w all the wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w things that have been|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w in the towns|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and in the streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w by your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w by|strong="H7451"\w* \w the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and their|strong="H0802"\w* \w wives|strong="H0802"\w*, \w by|strong="H7451"\w* \w you and your wives|strong="H0802"\w*?  
\v 10  \w To this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w your people|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* shown \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w contrition|strong="H1792"\w*\w ! They have not revered|strong="H3372"\w* \w me nor followed|strong="H1980"\w* \w the laws|strong="H8451"\w* \w and statutes|strong="H2708"\w* \w I commanded|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w and your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*.’   
\p
\v 11 “\w Because|strong="H3651"\w* \w of this|strong="H3651"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says, ‘I am|strong="H2005"\w* \w determined|strong="H7760"\w* \w to bring disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on you,|strong="H3772"\w* \w even|strong="H3651"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* point \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w destroying|strong="H7451"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the Judeans|strong="H3063"\w* \w here|strong="H3541"\w*.  
\v 12  \w I will see|strong="H3947"\w* \w to it that all the Judean|strong="H3063"\w* \w remnant|strong="H7611"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w was determined|strong="H6440"\w* \w to go|strong="H0935"\w* \w and live|strong="H1481"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will be destroyed|strong="H8552"\w*. \w Here in|strong="H8033"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w they will fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w in battle|strong="H2719"\w* \w or perish|strong="H8552"\w* \w from starvation|strong="H7458"\w*. \w People of every class|strong="H1419"\w* \w will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in war|strong="H2719"\w* \w or from starvation|strong="H7458"\w*. \w They will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w an object of horror|strong="H8047"\w* \w and ridicule|strong="H2781"\w*, \w an example of those who have been cursed|strong="H7045"\w* \w and that people use in pronouncing a curse|strong="H0423"\w*.  
\v 13  \w I will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w those who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w with war|strong="H2719"\w*, \w starvation|strong="H7458"\w*, \w and disease|strong="H1698"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as I punished|strong="H6485"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 14  \w None|strong="H3808"\w* \w of the Judean|strong="H3063"\w* \w remnant|strong="H7611"\w* \w who have come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to live|strong="H1481"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w escape|strong="H6412"\w* \w or survive|strong="H8300"\w* \w to return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w Though they|strong="H1992"\w* \w long|strong="H5315"\w* \w to return|strong="H7725"\w* \w and live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w none|strong="H3808"\w* \w of them shall return|strong="H7725"\w* \w except|strong="H0518"\w* \w a few fugitives|strong="H6412"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 15  \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the men|strong="H0376"\w* \w who were aware|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w their wives|strong="H0802"\w* \w were sacrificing|strong="H6999"\w* \w to other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*, \w as well as all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their wives|strong="H0802"\w*, \w answered|strong="H6030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*. \w There was a great|strong="H1419"\w* \w crowd|strong="H6951"\w* \w of them representing|strong="H5975"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in northern|strong="H0776"\w* \w and southern|strong="H6624"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w They answered|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\v 16 “\w We will not|strong="H0369"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w you claim|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w to us|strong="H0413"\w*!  
\v 17  \w Instead|strong="H3588"\w* \w we will do|strong="H6213"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w we vowed|strong="H1697"\w* \w we would do.|strong="H6999"\w* \w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H6999"\w* \w and pour|strong="H5258"\w* \w out drink offerings|strong="H5262"\w* \w to the goddess|strong="H6310"\w* \w called the Queen|strong="H4446"\w* \w of Heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as we|strong="H0587"\w* \w and our ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w our kings|strong="H4428"\w*, \w and our leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w previously did|strong="H6213"\w* \w in the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and in the streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w For then we had plenty|strong="H7646"\w* \w of food|strong="H3899"\w*, \w were well-off|strong="H7451"\w*, \w and had no|strong="H3808"\w* \w troubles|strong="H7200"\w*.  
\v 18  \w But ever since|strong="H0227"\w* \w we stopped|strong="H2308"\w* \w sacrificing|strong="H6999"\w* \w and pouring|strong="H5258"\w* \w out drink offerings|strong="H5262"\w* \w to the Queen|strong="H4446"\w* \w of Heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, \w we have been|strong="H2637"\w* \w in great need. Our people have died in wars|strong="H2637"\w* \w or of starvation|strong="H7458"\w*.”  
\v 19  \w The women added,|strong="H0587"\w* “\w We|strong="H0587"\w* \w did indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H6999"\w* \w and pour out|strong="H5258"\w* \w drink offerings|strong="H5262"\w* \w to the Queen|strong="H4446"\w* \w of Heaven|strong="H8064"\w*. \w But|strong="H1107"\w* \w it was with the full knowledge and approval of our husbands|strong="H0582"\w* \w that we made|strong="H6213"\w* \w cakes|strong="H3561"\w* \w in her image|strong="H6087"\w* \w and poured out|strong="H5258"\w* \w drink offerings|strong="H5262"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* \w her|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
\p
\v 20  \w Then Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w replied|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w both men|strong="H5971"\w* \w and women|strong="H0802"\w*, \w who responded|strong="H6030"\w* \w to him in this way|strong="H1697"\w*.  
\v 21 “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w did indeed remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w and call to mind|strong="H3820"\w* \w what you did! He remembered the sacrifices|strong="H7002"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w and your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w your kings|strong="H4428"\w*, \w your leaders|strong="H8269"\w*, \w and all the rest of the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* \w to other gods|strong="H5892"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and in the streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w of Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 22  Finally \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w could|strong="H3201"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w endure|strong="H5375"\w* \w your wicked|strong="H7455"\w* \w deeds|strong="H4611"\w* \w and the disgusting things|strong="H8441"\w* \w you did|strong="H6213"\w*. \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w is why your land|strong="H0776"\w* \w has become the desolate|strong="H8047"\w*, \w uninhabited|strong="H3427"\w* \w ruin|strong="H2723"\w* \w that it is today|strong="H3117"\w*. \w That|strong="H2088"\w* \w is why it has become a proverbial example used in curses|strong="H7045"\w*.  
\v 23  \w You have|strong="H0834"\w* \w sacrificed to other|strong="H6999"\w* \w gods! You have sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w*\w ! You have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w*\w ! You have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w followed|strong="H1980"\w* \w his laws|strong="H8451"\w*, \w his statutes|strong="H2708"\w*, \w and his decrees|strong="H5715"\w*\w ! That is why|strong="H3651"\w* \w this disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w that is evident|strong="H7122"\w* \w to this|strong="H2063"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w happened|strong="H7122"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.”   
\p
\v 24  \w Then Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w spoke to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w particularly to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the women|strong="H0802"\w*. “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has to say all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you people of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are in Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\v 25  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘You|strong="H0859"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w* \w have confirmed|strong="H4390"\w* \w by your actions what|strong="H0834"\w* \w you vowed|strong="H5088"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w your|strong="H3027"\w* \w lips! You said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “We will certainly carry|strong="H6213"\w* \w out our vows|strong="H5088"\w* \w to sacrifice|strong="H6999"\w* \w and pour|strong="H5258"\w* \w out drink offerings|strong="H5262"\w* \w to the Queen|strong="H4446"\w* \w of Heaven|strong="H8064"\w*.” \w Well, then|strong="H6213"\w* \w fulfill|strong="H6965"\w* \w your vows|strong="H5088"\w*\w ! Carry|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w out|strong="H6965"\w*!’  
\v 26  \w But|strong="H3651"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to what|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has to say, all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w who are living in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says, ‘I|strong="H2005"\w* \w hereby swear|strong="H7650"\w* \w by my own great|strong="H1419"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w that none|strong="H3605"\w* \w of the people of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w who are living|strong="H3427"\w* \w anywhere|strong="H0776"\w* \w in Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w ever again|strong="H5750"\w* \w invoke|strong="H7121"\w* \w my name|strong="H8034"\w* \w in their oaths|strong="H6310"\w*\w ! Never again will any of them use it in an oath saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “As surely|strong="H2416"\w* \w as the Lord|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H0136"\+w*\nd* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*….”  
\v 27  \w I will indeed|strong="H2005"\w* \w see|strong="H8245"\w* \w to it that disaster|strong="H7451"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w prosperity|strong="H2896"\w*, \w happens to them.|strong="H3605"\w* \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will die|strong="H2719"\w* \w in war|strong="H2719"\w* \w or from starvation|strong="H7458"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w not one of them is left|strong="H3615"\w*.  
\v 28  \w Some who survive|strong="H6412"\w* \w in battle|strong="H2719"\w* \w will return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*. \w But they will be very few|strong="H4557"\w* \w indeed!|strong="H3063"\w* \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Judean \w remnant|strong="H7611"\w* \w who have come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to live|strong="H1481"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will know|strong="H3045"\w* \w whose|strong="H4310"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w proves|strong="H4480"\w* \w true,|strong="H1992"\w* \w mine|strong="H4480"\w* \w or|strong="H4480"\w* \w theirs|strong="H1992"\w*.’  
\v 29  Moreover \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, ‘\w I will make something happen to prove that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w you in|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*. \w I will do it so that|strong="H4616"\w* \w you will know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w my threats|strong="H1697"\w* \w to bring|strong="H6965"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w prove|strong="H3045"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\v 30  \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , promise|strong="H0559"\w* \w that|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w Pharaoh Hophra|strong="H6548"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to his enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w who are seeking|strong="H1245"\w* \w to kill|strong="H5315"\w* \w him. I will do that just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as surely as I handed|strong="H5414"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, \w his enemy|strong="H0341"\w* \w who was seeking|strong="H1245"\w* \w to kill|strong="H5315"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*.’”   
\c 45  
\p
\v 1  \w The prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Baruch|strong="H1263"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Neriah|strong="H5374"\w* \w while he was writing down in|strong="H3789"\w* \w a scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w the words|strong="H6310"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to him.|strong="H0428"\w* \w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w happened in the fourth|strong="H7243"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w was ruling|strong="H4428"\w* \w over Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\v 2 “\w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has a message for you, Baruch|strong="H1263"\w*.  
\v 3 ‘\w You have said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I feel so hopeless|strong="H0188"\w*\w !|strong="H3588"\w* \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has added|strong="H3254"\w* \w sorrow|strong="H3015"\w* \w to my suffering|strong="H4341"\w*. \w I am worn out|strong="H3021"\w* \w from groaning|strong="H0585"\w*. \w I can’t|strong="H3808"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w any rest|strong="H4496"\w*.”’”   
\p
\v 4  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \w \+nd Lord\+nd* told|strong="H0559"\w* \w Jeremiah,|strong="H0559"\w* “\w Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w Baruch,|strong="H3068"\w* ‘\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says, “I|strong="H2009"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w about|strong="H2009"\w* \w to tear|strong="H2040"\w* \w down what I have|strong="H0834"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w and to uproot|strong="H5428"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I have planted|strong="H5193"\w*. \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will do this throughout the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Are you|strong="H0859"\w* \w looking|strong="H1245"\w* \w for great|strong="H1419"\w* \w things for yourself? Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w look|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w such things. For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I, the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w that I am|strong="H2005"\w* \w about to bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w humanity|strong="H1320"\w*. \w But I will allow|strong="H5414"\w* \w you to escape|strong="H7998"\w* \w with your life|strong="H5315"\w* \w wherever|strong="H4725"\w* \w you go|strong="H1980"\w*.”’”   
\c 46  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w about the nations|strong="H1471"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \w Prophecy|strong="H5030"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* Egypt’s Defeat \w at|strong="H0413"\w* Carchemish  
\p
\v 2  \w He spoke about|strong="H5921"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and the army|strong="H2428"\w* \w of Pharaoh Necho|strong="H6549"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w was encamped|strong="H1961"\w* \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w the Euphrates|strong="H6578"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w* \w at Carchemish|strong="H3751"\w*. \w Now this was the army that|strong="H0834"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w in the fourth|strong="H7243"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Josiah|strong="H2977"\w* \w was ruling|strong="H4428"\w* \w over Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3 “\w Fall into ranks|strong="H6186"\w* \w with your shields|strong="H6793"\w* \w ready!|strong="H4421"\w*  
\q1 \w Prepare to march into battle|strong="H4421"\w*!   
\q1
\v 4  \w Harness|strong="H0631"\w* \w the horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w to the chariots|strong="H5927"\w*\w !|strong="H6571"\w*  
\q1 \w Mount your horses|strong="H6571"\w*\w !|strong="H3553"\w*  
\q1 \w Put on your helmets|strong="H3553"\w* \w and take|strong="H3320"\w* \w your positions!|strong="H4838"\w*  
\q1 \w Sharpen|strong="H4838"\w* \w you spears|strong="H7420"\w*\w !|strong="H3847"\w*  
\q1 \w Put on|strong="H3847"\w* \w your armor|strong="H5630"\w*!   
\q1
\v 5  \w What do|strong="H4069"\w* \w I see|strong="H7200"\w*\w ?”|strong="H5002"\w* \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H1368"\w*  
\q1 \w “The soldiers|strong="H1368"\w* \w are terrified|strong="H2844"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are retreating.|strong="H4032"\w*  
\q1 \w They have been defeated.|strong="H4032"\w*  
\q1 \w They are overcome with terror|strong="H4032"\w*;  
\q1 \w they desert quickly|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w looking back|strong="H0268"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w But even|strong="H0408"\w* \w the swiftest|strong="H7031"\w* \w cannot get away|strong="H5127"\w*.  
\q1 \w Even|strong="H0408"\w* \w the strongest|strong="H1368"\w* \w cannot escape|strong="H4422"\w*.  
\q1 \w There in the north|strong="H6828"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w the Euphrates|strong="H6578"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w*  
\q1 \w they stumble|strong="H3782"\w* \w and fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* defeat.   
\q1
\v 7 “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is this|strong="H2088"\w* \w that rises|strong="H5927"\w* \w like the Nile|strong="H2975"\w*,  
\q1 \w like its streams|strong="H5104"\w* \w turbulent|strong="H1607"\w* \w at flood|strong="H4325"\w* stage?   
\q1
\v 8  \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w rises|strong="H5927"\w* \w like the Nile|strong="H2975"\w*,  
\q1 \w like its streams|strong="H5104"\w* \w turbulent|strong="H1607"\w* \w at flood|strong="H4325"\w* \w stage.|strong="H0559"\w*  
\q1 \w Egypt says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I will arise|strong="H5927"\w* \w and cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w and the people who inhabit|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H5927"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 9  \w Go ahead and|strong="H5927"\w* charge \w into|strong="H3318"\w* battle, \w you horsemen|strong="H5483"\w*\w !|strong="H1984"\w*  
\q1 \w Drive furiously|strong="H1984"\w*, \w you charioteers|strong="H7393"\w*\w !|strong="H1368"\w*  
\q1 \w Let the soldiers|strong="H1368"\w* \w march out|strong="H3318"\w* \w into battle,|strong="H3568"\w*  
\q1 \w those from Ethiopia|strong="H3568"\w* \w and Libya|strong="H6316"\w* \w who carry|strong="H8610"\w* \w shields|strong="H4043"\w*,  
\q1 \w and those from Lydia|strong="H3866"\w* \w who are armed|strong="H1869"\w* \w with the bow|strong="H7198"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w But that|strong="H1931"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w belongs to the Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w God|strong="H3069"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\q1 \w It is the day|strong="H3117"\w* \w when he will pay back|strong="H5358"\w* \w his enemies|strong="H6862"\w*.  
\q1 \w His sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w will devour|strong="H0398"\w* \w them until its appetite is satisfied|strong="H7646"\w*\w !|strong="H7301"\w*  
\q1 \w It will drink|strong="H7301"\w* \w their blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w until|strong="H7301"\w* \w it is full|strong="H7301"\w*\w !|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w will offer|strong="H2077"\w* \w them up as a sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w*  
\q1 \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the north|strong="H6828"\w* \w by|strong="H0413"\w* \w the Euphrates|strong="H6578"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Go up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w and get|strong="H3947"\w* \w medicinal ointment|strong="H6875"\w*,  
\q1 \w you dear poor people|strong="H1323"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\q1 \w But it will prove useless|strong="H7723"\w* \w no matter how much|strong="H7235"\w* \w medicine|strong="H7499"\w* \w you use;|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w there will be no|strong="H0369"\w* \w healing|strong="H8585"\w* \w for|strong="H4714"\w* \w you|strong="H3947"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w The nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w of your devastating defeat|strong="H7036"\w*.  
\q1 \w your cries of distress|strong="H6682"\w* \w will echo throughout|strong="H4390"\w* \w the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w In the panic of their flight one soldier|strong="H1368"\w* \w will trip over|strong="H3782"\w* \w another|strong="H1368"\w*  
\q1 \w and both|strong="H8147"\w* \w of them will fall down|strong="H5307"\w* defeated.”   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* Lord Predicts \w that|strong="H3588"\w* Nebuchadnezzar \w Will|strong="H0776"\w* Attack \w and|strong="H0776"\w* Plunder Egypt  
\p
\v 13  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w about Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w to attack|strong="H5221"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14 “\w Make an announcement|strong="H5046"\w* \w throughout Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\q1 \w Proclaim|strong="H8085"\w* \w it in Migdol|strong="H4024"\w*, \w Memphis|strong="H5297"\w*, \w and Tahpanhes|strong="H8471"\w*.  
\q1 \w ‘Take your positions|strong="H3320"\w* \w and prepare|strong="H3559"\w* \w to do battle.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the enemy army|strong="H2719"\w* \w is destroying|strong="H0398"\w* \w all the nations around|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 15  \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w will your soldiers|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* defeated?  
\q1 \w They will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , will thrust|strong="H1920"\w* \w them|strong="H5975"\w* \w down|strong="H1920"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w I will make many|strong="H7235"\w* \w stumble|strong="H3782"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w over one|strong="H0376"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w* \w in their hurry|strong="H3238"\w* \w to flee|strong="H3238"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up!|strong="H3238"\w*  
\q1 \w Let’s|strong="H3238"\w* \w go back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to our own|strong="H3238"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w Let’s go|strong="H3238"\w* \w back to|strong="H0413"\w* \w our|strong="H3238"\w* \w homelands|strong="H4138"\w*  
\q1 \w because the enemy|strong="H3238"\w* \w is coming|strong="H2719"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w destroy|strong="H2719"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 17  \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w at|strong="H4150"\w* \w home they will say, ‘Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w is just a big noise|strong="H7588"\w*\w !|strong="H5674"\w*  
\q1 \w He has let the most opportune moment pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H7121"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 18  \w I the King|strong="H4428"\w*, \w whose name|strong="H8034"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*, \w swear this:|strong="H0589"\w*  
\q1 \w I swear as surely as I|strong="H0589"\w* \w live|strong="H8034"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w a conqueror is coming|strong="H0935"\w*.  
\q1 \w He will be as imposing|strong="H3588"\w* \w as Mount Tabor|strong="H8396"\w* \w is among the mountains|strong="H2022"\w*,  
\q1 \w as Mount Carmel|strong="H3760"\w* \w is against the backdrop|strong="H0589"\w* \w of the sea|strong="H3220"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w Pack your bags|strong="H3627"\w* \w for exile|strong="H1473"\w*,  
\q1 \w you inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of poor dear|strong="H1323"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w Memphis|strong="H5297"\w* \w will be laid waste|strong="H8047"\w*.  
\q1 \w It will lie in ruins|strong="H3341"\w* \w and be uninhabited|strong="H3427"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w is like a beautiful|strong="H3304"\w* \w young cow|strong="H5697"\w*.  
\q1 \w But northern|strong="H6828"\w* \w armies will attack|strong="H0935"\w* \w her like swarms of stinging flies|strong="H7171"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w her mercenaries|strong="H7130"\w*  
\q1 \w will prove to be like pampered,|strong="H4770"\w* \w well-fed|strong="H4770"\w* \w calves|strong="H5695"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w too|strong="H1571"\w* \w will turn|strong="H6437"\w* \w and run away|strong="H5127"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w their ground|strong="H3117"\w*  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w for them to be destroyed|strong="H0343"\w* \w comes|strong="H0935"\w*,  
\q1 \w the time|strong="H6256"\w* \w for them to be punished|strong="H6486"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w Egypt will run away|strong="H1980"\w*, \w hissing like a snake|strong="H5175"\w*,  
\q1 \w as the enemy comes marching up in force.|strong="H0935"\w*  
\q1 \w They will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w against her with axes|strong="H7134"\w*  
\q1 \w as if|strong="H3588"\w* \w they were|strong="H2428"\w* \w woodsmen|strong="H6963"\w* \w chopping|strong="H2404"\w* \w down trees|strong="H6086"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w The population of Egypt is like a vast, impenetrable|strong="H2713"\w* \w forest|strong="H3293"\w*.  
\q1 \w But|strong="H0369"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the enemy will cut them|strong="H1992"\w* \w down.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w those who chop them|strong="H1992"\w* \w down will be more numerous|strong="H7231"\w* \w than locusts|strong="H0697"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will be too numerous to count|strong="H4557"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w Poor dear|strong="H1323"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w will be put|strong="H5414"\w* \w to shame|strong="H3001"\w*.  
\q1 \w She will be handed|strong="H3027"\w* \w over to the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w from the north|strong="H6828"\w*.”   
\p
\v 25  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w Amon|strong="H0527"\w*, \w the god of Thebes|strong="H4996"\w*. \w I will punish Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w its gods|strong="H0430"\w*, \w and its kings|strong="H4428"\w*. \w I will punish Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w and all who trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 26  \w I will hand|strong="H5414"\w* \w them over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w and his troops|strong="H5650"\w*, \w who want|strong="H1245"\w* \w to kill|strong="H5315"\w* \w them. But later|strong="H0310"\w* \w on, people will live|strong="H7931"\w* \w in Egypt again as they did in former|strong="H6924"\w* \w times|strong="H3117"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*!”   
\s1 \w A|strong="H5414"\w* \w Promise|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Hope \w for|strong="H3027"\w* Israel  
\q1
\v 27  \w “You|strong="H0859"\w* \w descendants of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, \w my servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be afraid|strong="H3372"\w*;  
\q1 \w do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be terrified|strong="H2865"\w*, \w people of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will rescue|strong="H3467"\w* \w you and your descendants|strong="H7599"\w*  
\q1 \w from|strong="H7599"\w* \w the faraway lands where|strong="H7599"\w* \w you are captives|strong="H7628"\w*.  
\q1 \w The descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w will return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to their land|strong="H0776"\w* \w and enjoy peace|strong="H7599"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will be secure|strong="H7599"\w* \w and no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one will terrify|strong="H2729"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.   
\q1
\v 28  \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , tell|strong="H0859"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w to be afraid|strong="H3372"\w*,  
\q1 \w you descendants of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, \w my servant|strong="H5650"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I am|strong="H0589"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w Though|strong="H3588"\w* \w I completely|strong="H3617"\w* \w destroy all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w I scatter|strong="H5080"\w* \w you,|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w completely|strong="H3617"\w* \w destroy you.|strong="H3256"\w*  
\q1 \w I will indeed discipline|strong="H3256"\w* \w you but only in due|strong="H4941"\w* \w measure.|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w allow you to go entirely unpunished|strong="H5352"\w*.”   
\c 47  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w about the Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w before|strong="H2962"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w Gaza|strong="H5804"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2 “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*\w ! Enemies are gathering in the north|strong="H6828"\w* \w like water|strong="H4325"\w* \w rising|strong="H5927"\w* \w in a river.|strong="H1961"\w*  
\q1 \w They will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like an overflowing|strong="H7857"\w* \w stream|strong="H5158"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will overwhelm|strong="H7857"\w* \w the whole country|strong="H0776"\w* \w and everything|strong="H4393"\w* \w in it like a flood.|strong="H5892"\w*  
\q1 \w They will overwhelm the cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w and their inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w*.  
\q1 \w People|strong="H0120"\w* \w will cry|strong="H2199"\w* \w out in alarm|strong="H3213"\w*.  
\q1 \w Everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in the country|strong="H0776"\w* \w will cry out in pain|strong="H3213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w Fathers|strong="H0001"\w* \w will hear|strong="H6963"\w* \w the hoofbeats|strong="H8161"\w* \w of the enemies’ horses|strong="H0047"\w*,  
\q1 \w the clatter|strong="H7494"\w* \w of their chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and the rumbling|strong="H1995"\w* \w of their wheels|strong="H1534"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn back|strong="H6437"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w save their children|strong="H1121"\w*  
\q1 \w because they will be paralyzed|strong="H7510"\w* \w with fear|strong="H3027"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w the time|strong="H3117"\w* \w has come|strong="H0935"\w*  
\q1 \w to destroy|strong="H7703"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*.  
\q1 \w The time has come to destroy|strong="H3772"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the help|strong="H5826"\w*  
\q1 \w that remains|strong="H8300"\w* \w for Tyre|strong="H6865"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , will|strong="H7703"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7703"\w* \w the Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*,  
\q1 \w that remnant|strong="H7611"\w* \w that came from the island|strong="H0339"\w* \w of Crete|strong="H3731"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w The people of Gaza|strong="H5804"\w* \w will shave|strong="H0935"\w* \w their heads in mourning.|strong="H0831"\w*  
\q1 \w The people of Ashkelon|strong="H0831"\w* \w will be struck dumb|strong="H1820"\w*.  
\q1 \w How|strong="H4970"\w* \w long|strong="H5704"\w* \w will you gash|strong="H1413"\w* \w yourselves to show your sorrow,|strong="H7611"\w*  
\q1 \w you who remain|strong="H7611"\w* \w of Philistia’s power|strong="H6010"\w*?   
\q1
\v 6  \w How long|strong="H5704"\w* \w will you cry out,|strong="H1945"\w* ‘Oh, \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w of the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w*\w ,|strong="H0575"\w*  
\q1 \w how long|strong="H0575"\w* \w will it be before you stop killing|strong="H8252"\w*\w ?|strong="H0622"\w*  
\q1 \w Go back|strong="H0622"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w your sheath|strong="H8593"\w*\w !|strong="H1826"\w*  
\q1 \w Stay|strong="H1826"\w* \w there and rest|strong="H7280"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 7  \w But how|strong="H0349"\w* \w can it rest|strong="H8252"\w*  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H6680"\w*, \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , have|strong="H6680"\w* \w given|strong="H6680"\w* \w it|strong="H8033"\w* \w orders|strong="H6680"\w*?  
\q1 \w I have ordered|strong="H6680"\w* \w it to|strong="H0413"\w* \w attack|strong="H0831"\w*  
\q1 \w the people of Ashkelon|strong="H0831"\w* \w and the seacoast|strong="H3220"\w*.   
\c 48  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w about Moab|strong="H4124"\w*.  
\q1 \w “Sure|strong="H1945"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w be judged|strong="H1945"\w* \w is Nebo|strong="H5015"\w*\w ! Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w it will be destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*\w !|strong="H7156"\w*  
\q1 \w Kiriathaim|strong="H7156"\w* \w will suffer disgrace|strong="H3001"\w*. \w It will be captured|strong="H3920"\w*\w !|strong="H2865"\w*  
\q1 \w Its fortress|strong="H2865"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w suffer disgrace|strong="H3001"\w*. \w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3478"\w* torn \w down|strong="H3588"\w*!   
\q1
\v 2  \w People will not|strong="H0369"\w* \w praise|strong="H8416"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w any more|strong="H5750"\w*.  
\q1 \w The enemy will capture Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w* \w and plot|strong="H2803"\w* \w how to destroy|strong="H3772"\w* \w Moab,|strong="H1471"\w*  
\q1 \w saying, ‘Come, let’s put an end to that nation|strong="H1471"\w*\w !’|strong="H4086"\w*  
\q1 \w City of Madmen|strong="H4086"\w*, \w you will also|strong="H1571"\w* \w be destroyed.|strong="H1980"\w*  
\q1 \w A destructive army will march|strong="H1980"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w Cries|strong="H6963"\w* \w of anguish|strong="H6818"\w* \w will arise in Horonaim|strong="H2773"\w*,  
\q1 ‘\w Oh, the ruin|strong="H7701"\w* \w and great|strong="H1419"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7667"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 4 “\w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w will be crushed|strong="H7665"\w*.  
\q1 \w Her children|strong="H8085"\w* \w will cry|strong="H2201"\w* \w out in distress|strong="H6810"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w they will climb the slopes|strong="H4608"\w* \w of Luhith|strong="H3872"\w*,  
\q1 \w weeping|strong="H1065"\w* \w continually as they go|strong="H5927"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w on the road down|strong="H4174"\w* \w to Horonaim|strong="H2773"\w*  
\q1 \w they will hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the cries|strong="H6818"\w* \w of distress|strong="H6862"\w* \w over the destruction|strong="H7667"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w They will hear, ‘Run|strong="H5127"\w*\w ! Save|strong="H4422"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H5315"\w*\w !|strong="H1961"\w*  
\q1 \w Even if you must be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like a lonely shrub|strong="H6176"\w* \w in the desert|strong="H4057"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 7 “\w Moab, you trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w in the things|strong="H4639"\w* \w you do and in your riches|strong="H0214"\w*.  
\q1 \w So you too|strong="H1571"\w* \w will be|strong="H3920"\w* \w conquered.|strong="H3645"\w*  
\q1 \w Your god Chemosh|strong="H3645"\w* \w will go into exile|strong="H1473"\w*  
\q1 \w along with his priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and his officials|strong="H8269"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w The destroyer|strong="H7703"\w* \w will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w town|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\q1 \w Not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one town|strong="H5892"\w* \w will escape|strong="H4422"\w*.  
\q1 \w The towns in the valley|strong="H6010"\w* \w will be destroyed|strong="H0006"\w*.  
\q1 \w The cities on the high plain|strong="H4334"\w* \w will be laid waste|strong="H8045"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , have spoken|strong="H0559"\w*!   
\q1
\v 9  \w Set up|strong="H5414"\w* \w a gravestone|strong="H6731"\w* \w for Moab|strong="H4124"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it will certainly be laid in ruins!|strong="H5892"\w*  
\q1 \w Its cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w will be laid waste|strong="H8047"\w*  
\q1 \w and become|strong="H1961"\w* \w uninhabited|strong="H2004"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 10  \w A curse|strong="H0779"\w* \w on anyone who is lax|strong="H7423"\w* \w in doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w work|strong="H4399"\w*\w !|strong="H0779"\w*  
\q1 \w A curse|strong="H0779"\w* \w on anyone who keeps from|strong="H4513"\w* \w carrying out his destruction|strong="H2719"\w*!   
\q1
\v 11 “\w From its earliest|strong="H5271"\w* \w days Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w has lived undisturbed.|strong="H8252"\w*  
\q1 \w It has never been taken into exile.|strong="H8252"\w*  
\q1 \w Its|strong="H8252"\w* \w people are like|strong="H8252"\w* \w wine allowed to settle undisturbed|strong="H8252"\w* \w on|strong="H7324"\w* \w its|strong="H3627"\w* \w dregs|strong="H8105"\w*,  
\q1 \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w poured out|strong="H8252"\w* \w from one jar to another.|strong="H8252"\w*  
\q1 \w They are like|strong="H8252"\w* \w wine which|strong="H8252"\w* \w tastes like|strong="H8252"\w* \w it always|strong="H1980"\w* \w did|strong="H3651"\w*,  
\q1 \w whose|strong="H2940"\w* \w aroma|strong="H7381"\w* \w has remained unchanged|strong="H4171"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w But|strong="H2009"\w* \w the time|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w when I will send|strong="H7971"\w*  
\q1 \w men against Moab who|strong="H6808"\w* \w will empty it out.|strong="H6808"\w*  
\q1 \w They will empty|strong="H6808"\w* \w the towns of their people,|strong="H7324"\w*  
\q1 \w then will|strong="H7324"\w* \w lay those towns in ruins.|strong="H5310"\w*  
\q1 \w I|strong="H5310"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3651"\w*!   
\q1
\v 13  \w The people of Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w will be disappointed|strong="H0954"\w* \w by their god Chemosh|strong="H3645"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will be as|strong="H0834"\w* \w disappointed|strong="H0954"\w* \w as the people of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H4009"\w*  
\q1 \w when they put their trust|strong="H4009"\w* \w in the calf god at Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w How|strong="H0349"\w* \w can you men of Moab say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘We|strong="H0587"\w* \w are heroes|strong="H2428"\w*,  
\q1 \w men|strong="H0582"\w* \w who are mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w in battle|strong="H4421"\w*?’   
\q1
\v 15  \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w will be destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*. \w Its towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w will be invaded|strong="H5927"\w*.  
\q1 \w Its finest|strong="H4005"\w* \w young men|strong="H0970"\w* \w will be slaughtered|strong="H2875"\w*.  
\q1 \w I, the King|strong="H4428"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*, \w affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3381"\w*!   
\q1
\v 16  \w Moab’s|strong="H4124"\w* \w destruction|strong="H0343"\w* \w is at hand.|strong="H7451"\w*  
\q1 \w Disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w on it quickly|strong="H4116"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w Mourn|strong="H5110"\w* \w for that nation, all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you nations living around|strong="H5439"\w* \w it,|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of you nations that know|strong="H3045"\w* \w of its fame|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\q1 \w Mourn and say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘Alas|strong="H0349"\w*, \w its powerful|strong="H5797"\w* \w influence|strong="H4294"\w* \w has been broken|strong="H7665"\w*\w !|strong="H8597"\w*  
\q1 \w Its glory|strong="H8597"\w* \w and power|strong="H4731"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w been|strong="H3605"\w* \w done|strong="H3605"\w* \w away|strong="H3605"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 18  \w Come down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from your place of honor|strong="H3519"\w*;  
\q1 \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w on the dry ground|strong="H6772"\w*, \w you who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Dibon|strong="H1769"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the one who will destroy|strong="H7703"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w will attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w you;|strong="H7843"\w*  
\q1 \w he will destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w your fortifications|strong="H4013"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w You who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Aroer|strong="H6177"\w*,  
\q1 \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w by the road|strong="H1870"\w* \w and watch|strong="H6822"\w*.  
\q1 \w Question|strong="H7592"\w* \w the man who is fleeing|strong="H5127"\w* \w and the woman who|strong="H4422"\w* \w is escaping|strong="H4422"\w*.  
\q1 \w Ask|strong="H0559"\w* \w them, ‘What|strong="H4100"\w* \w has happened|strong="H1961"\w*?’   
\q1
\v 20  \w They will answer, ‘Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w is disgraced|strong="H2865"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it has fallen!|strong="H3213"\w*  
\q1 \w Wail|strong="H3213"\w* \w and cry out|strong="H2199"\w* \w in mourning!|strong="H5046"\w*  
\q1 \w Announce|strong="H5046"\w* \w along the Arnon|strong="H0769"\w* \w River|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w has been destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*.’   
\p
\v 21 “\w Judgment|strong="H4941"\w* \w will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H4334"\w* \w the cities on the high plain|strong="H4334"\w*\w :|strong="H2473"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Holon|strong="H2473"\w*, \w Jahzah|strong="H3096"\w*, \w and Mephaath|strong="H4158"\w*,  
\v 22  \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Dibon|strong="H1769"\w*, \w Nebo|strong="H5015"\w*, \w and Beth Diblathaim|strong="H1015"\w*,  
\v 23  \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Kiriathaim|strong="H7156"\w*, \w Beth Gamul|strong="H1014"\w*, \w and Beth Meon|strong="H1010"\w*,  
\v 24  \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Kerioth|strong="H7152"\w* \w and Bozrah|strong="H1224"\w*. \w It will come on|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w both far|strong="H7350"\w* \w and near|strong="H7138"\w*.  
\v 25  \w Moab’s|strong="H4124"\w* \w might will be crushed|strong="H1438"\w*. \w Its|strong="H7161"\w* \w power|strong="H2220"\w* \w will be broken|strong="H7665"\w*. \w I|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w*!   
\q1
\v 26 “\w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w has vaunted|strong="H7937"\w* \w itself against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me.|strong="H1431"\w*  
\q1 \w So make him drunk with the wine of my wrath|strong="H1431"\w*  
\q1 \w until he splashes|strong="H5606"\w* \w around in his own vomit|strong="H6892"\w*,  
\q1 \w until others treat him as|strong="H1571"\w* \w a laughingstock|strong="H7814"\w*.   
\q1
\v 27  \w For did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w you people of Moab laugh|strong="H7814"\w* \w at the people of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*\w ?|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w Did you think that they were nothing but thieves,|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you shook your head in contempt|strong="H1697"\w*  
\q1 \w every time you talked|strong="H5110"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*?   
\q1
\v 28  \w Leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w your towns|strong="H5892"\w*, \w you inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Moab|strong="H4124"\w*.  
\q1 \w Go|strong="H7077"\w* \w and live|strong="H7931"\w* \w in the cliffs|strong="H5553"\w*.  
\q1 \w Be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like a dove|strong="H3123"\w* \w that makes its nest|strong="H7077"\w*  
\q1 \w high|strong="H7077"\w* \w on|strong="H5676"\w* \w the sides|strong="H7077"\w* \w of a ravine|strong="H6354"\w*.   
\q1
\v 29  \w I have heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w how proud|strong="H1347"\w* \w the people of Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w are,|strong="H3966"\w*  
\q1 \w I know how|strong="H3966"\w* \w haughty|strong="H1343"\w* \w they are.|strong="H1363"\w*  
\q1 \w I have heard how arrogant|strong="H1363"\w*, \w proud|strong="H1347"\w*, \w and haughty|strong="H1346"\w* \w they are,|strong="H7312"\w*  
\q1 \w what a high|strong="H7312"\w* \w opinion|strong="H3820"\w* \w they|strong="H3820"\w* \w have|strong="H1343"\w* \w of|strong="H3820"\w* \w themselves|strong="H8085"\w*.   
\q1
\v 30  \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w I know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how arrogant they are.|strong="H0907"\w*  
\q1 \w But their pride is ill-founded|strong="H0907"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their boastings|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w prove|strong="H3045"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* false.   
\q1
\v 31  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I will weep with sorrow|strong="H3213"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will cry out|strong="H2199"\w* \w in sadness for all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of Moab|strong="H4124"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will moan|strong="H1897"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of Kir Heres|strong="H7025"\w*.   
\q1
\v 32  \w I will weep|strong="H1065"\w* \w for the grapevines|strong="H1612"\w* \w of Sibmah|strong="H7643"\w*  
\q1 \w just like the town of Jazer|strong="H3270"\w* \w weeps|strong="H1058"\w* \w over them.|strong="H5189"\w*  
\q1 \w Their branches|strong="H5189"\w* \w once spread|strong="H5674"\w* \w as far as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the Dead Sea|strong="H3220"\w*.  
\q1 \w They reached|strong="H5060"\w* \w as far as the town of Jazer|strong="H3270"\w*.  
\q1 \w The destroyer|strong="H7703"\w* \w will ravage|strong="H5307"\w*  
\q1 \w her fig, date|strong="H7019"\w*, \w and grape crops|strong="H1210"\w*.   
\q1
\v 33  \w Joy|strong="H8057"\w* \w and gladness|strong="H1524"\w* \w will disappear|strong="H0622"\w*  
\q1 \w from the fruitful|strong="H3759"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Moab|strong="H4124"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will stop|strong="H7673"\w* \w the flow of wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w from the winepresses|strong="H3342"\w*.  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one will stomp on|strong="H1869"\w* \w the grapes there and shout for joy.|strong="H1959"\w*  
\q1 \w The shouts|strong="H1959"\w* \w there will be shouts|strong="H1959"\w* \w of soldiers,|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the shouts|strong="H1959"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* those making \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*.   
\q1
\v 34  \w Cries|strong="H2201"\w* \w of anguish|strong="H2201"\w* \w raised from Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w* \w and Elealeh|strong="H0500"\w*  
\q1 \w will be sounded|strong="H5414"\w* \w as far as|strong="H5704"\w* \w Jahaz|strong="H3096"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will be sounded|strong="H6963"\w* \w from Zoar|strong="H6820"\w* \w as far as|strong="H5704"\w* \w Horonaim|strong="H2773"\w* \w and Eglath Shelishiyah|strong="H7992"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w the waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of Nimrim|strong="H5249"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w dried|strong="H4923"\w* \w up|strong="H5704"\w*.   
\q1
\v 35  \w I will put an end|strong="H7673"\w* \w in Moab|strong="H4124"\w*  
\q1 \w to those who make offerings|strong="H5927"\w* \w at her places of worship|strong="H1116"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will put an end to those who sacrifice|strong="H6999"\w* \w to other gods|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w*!   
\q1
\v 36  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w my heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w moans|strong="H1993"\w* \w for Moab|strong="H4124"\w*  
\q1 \w like a flute|strong="H2485"\w* \w playing a funeral song.|strong="H2485"\w*  
\q1 \w Yes, like a flute|strong="H2485"\w* \w playing a funeral song,|strong="H3820"\w*  
\q1 \w my heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w moans|strong="H1993"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w the people|strong="H0376"\w* \w of Kir Heres|strong="H7025"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3651"\w* \w the wealth|strong="H3502"\w* \w they have gained|strong="H6213"\w* \w will perish|strong="H0006"\w*.   
\q1
\v 37  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of them will shave their heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w in mourning|strong="H7144"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will all|strong="H3605"\w* \w cut off|strong="H1639"\w* \w their beards|strong="H1639"\w* \w to show their sorrow.|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w They will all|strong="H3605"\w* \w make gashes|strong="H1417"\w* \w in their hands|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will all|strong="H1639"\w* \w put on|strong="H5921"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*.   
\q1
\v 38  \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the housetops|strong="H1406"\w* \w in Moab|strong="H4124"\w*  
\q1 \w and in all|strong="H3605"\w* \w its public squares|strong="H7339"\w*  
\q1 \w there will be nothing but mourning|strong="H4553"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will break|strong="H7665"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w like an unwanted|strong="H2656"\w* \w jar.|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!   
\q1
\v 39  \w Oh, how|strong="H0349"\w* \w shattered|strong="H2865"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w will be!|strong="H3213"\w*  
\q1 \w Oh, how her people will wail|strong="H3213"\w*\w !|strong="H0349"\w*  
\q1 \w Oh, how|strong="H0349"\w* \w she will turn away|strong="H6203"\w* \w in shame|strong="H0954"\w*\w !|strong="H4124"\w*  
\q1 \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w will become an object of ridicule|strong="H7814"\w*,  
\q1 \w a terrifying sight|strong="H4288"\w* \w to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations that surround|strong="H5439"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 40  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*\w ! Like an eagle|strong="H5404"\w* \w with outspread|strong="H1675"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*  
\q1 \w a nation will swoop down on Moab|strong="H4124"\w*.   
\q1
\v 41  \w Her towns|strong="H3920"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w*.  
\q1 \w Her fortresses|strong="H4679"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w taken|strong="H8610"\w*.  
\q1 \w At that time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the soldiers|strong="H1368"\w* \w of Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w will be frightened|strong="H0802"\w*  
\q1 \w like a woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w in labor|strong="H6887"\w*.   
\q1
\v 42  \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w will be destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w and no longer be a nation|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w she has vaunted|strong="H1431"\w* \w herself against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 43  \w Terror|strong="H6343"\w*, \w pits|strong="H6354"\w*, \w and traps|strong="H6341"\w* \w are in store|strong="H3427"\w*  
\q1 \w for the people who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Moab|strong="H4124"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!   
\q1
\v 44  \w Anyone who flees|strong="H5211"\w* \w at the sound of terror|strong="H6343"\w*  
\q1 \w will fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w a pit|strong="H6354"\w*.  
\q1 \w Anyone who climbs out of the pit|strong="H6354"\w*  
\q1 \w will be caught|strong="H3920"\w* \w in a trap|strong="H6341"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the time|strong="H8141"\w* \w is coming|strong="H0935"\w*  
\q1 \w when I will punish|strong="H6486"\w* \w the people of Moab|strong="H4124"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*!   
\q1
\v 45  \w In the shadows|strong="H6738"\w* \w of the walls of Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w*  
\q1 \w those trying to escape|strong="H5127"\w* \w will stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w helpless|strong="H3581"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w a fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w will burst forth|strong="H3318"\w* \w from Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w*.  
\q1 \w Flames|strong="H3852"\w* \w will shoot out from|strong="H0996"\w* \w the former territory of Sihon|strong="H5511"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will burn|strong="H0398"\w* \w the foreheads|strong="H6285"\w* \w of the people|strong="H4124"\w* \w of Moab|strong="H4124"\w*,  
\q1 \w the skulls|strong="H6936"\w* \w of those war-loving|strong="H7588"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w*.   
\q1
\v 46  \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w you are doomed|strong="H0188"\w*\w !|strong="H5971"\w*  
\q1 \w You people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who worship Chemosh|strong="H3645"\w* \w will be destroyed|strong="H0006"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w will be taken|strong="H3947"\w* \w away captive|strong="H7628"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w will be carried away into exile|strong="H7633"\w*.   
\q1
\v 47  \w Yet in days|strong="H3117"\w* \w to come|strong="H0319"\w*  
\q1 \w I will reverse|strong="H7725"\w* \w Moab’s|strong="H4124"\w* \w ill fortune|strong="H7622"\w*.”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\p \w The judgment|strong="H4941"\w* \w against Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w ends|strong="H5704"\w* \w here|strong="H2008"\w*.   
\c 49  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke about the Ammonites|strong="H5983"\w*.  
\q1 \w “Do you think|strong="H3423"\w* \w there are not|strong="H0369"\w* \w any people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of the nation|strong="H5971"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w remaining?|strong="H3423"\w*  
\q1 \w Do you think there are not any of them remaining to reinherit their land|strong="H3423"\w*\w ?|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w Is|strong="H0369"\w* \w that why|strong="H4069"\w* \w you people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who worship the god Milcom|strong="H3423"\w*  
\q1 \w have taken possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of the territory of Gad|strong="H1410"\w* \w and live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in his cities|strong="H5892"\w*?   
\q1
\v 2  \w Because|strong="H3651"\w* \w you did that,|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 \w I|strong="H3117"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w is coming|strong="H0935"\w*  
\q1 \w when I will make Rabbah|strong="H7237"\w*, \w the capital city of Ammon|strong="H5983"\w*,  
\q1 \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the sound|strong="H8643"\w* \w of the battle cry|strong="H4421"\w*.  
\q1 \w It will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a mound|strong="H8510"\w* \w covered|strong="H8077"\w* \w with ruins.|strong="H1323"\w*  
\q1 \w Its villages|strong="H1323"\w* \w will be burned|strong="H3341"\w* \w to the ground.|strong="H3478"\w*  
\q1 \w Then Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will take back|strong="H3423"\w* \w its land|strong="H3423"\w*  
\q1 \w from those who took their land|strong="H3423"\w* \w from them.|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 \w I, the Lord|strong="H3068"\w*, \w affirm|strong="H0559"\w* \w it|strong="H3651"\w*!   
\q1
\v 3  \w Wail|strong="H3213"\w*, \w you people in Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w Ai|strong="H5857"\w* \w in Ammon is destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*.  
\q1 \w Cry out|strong="H6817"\w* \w in anguish, you people in the villages|strong="H1323"\w* \w surrounding|strong="H7237"\w* \w Rabbah|strong="H7237"\w*.  
\q1 \w Put on|strong="H2296"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w* \w and cry out in mourning|strong="H5594"\w*.  
\q1 \w Run about|strong="H7751"\w* \w covered with gashes|strong="H1448"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w your god Milcom|strong="H4428"\w* \w will go into|strong="H1980"\w* \w exile|strong="H1473"\w*  
\q1 \w along with|strong="H3162"\w* \w his priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and officials|strong="H8269"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do you brag about|strong="H1984"\w* \w your great power|strong="H6010"\w*\w ?|strong="H6010"\w*  
\q1 \w Your power|strong="H6010"\w* \w is ebbing away|strong="H2100"\w*, \w you rebellious people of Ammon|strong="H7728"\w*,  
\q1 \w who trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w in your riches|strong="H0214"\w* \w and say,|strong="H4310"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w would dare to|strong="H0413"\w* \w attack|strong="H0935"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w*?’   
\q1
\v 5  \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w terror|strong="H6343"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you from every|strong="H3605"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the Lord|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H0136"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\q1 \w “You will be scattered|strong="H5080"\w* \w in every direction|strong="H5439"\w*.  
\q1 \w No|strong="H0369"\w* \w one will gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w the fugitives|strong="H5074"\w* \w back|strong="H0935"\w* \w together|strong="H6908"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Yet in days to come|strong="H3651"\w*  
\q1 \w I will reverse|strong="H7725"\w* \w Ammon’s|strong="H5983"\w* \w ill fortune|strong="H7622"\w*.”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\s1 Judgment \w Against|strong="H5983"\w* Edom  
\p
\v 7  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w about Edom|strong="H0123"\w*.  
\q1 \w “Is wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w to be found in Teman|strong="H8487"\w*\w ?|strong="H0006"\w*  
\q1 \w Can Edom’s counselors not give her any good|strong="H0006"\w* \w advice|strong="H0995"\w*\w ?|strong="H2451"\w*  
\q1 \w Has all of their wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w turned bad|strong="H5628"\w*?   
\q1
\v 8  \w Turn|strong="H6437"\w* \w and flee|strong="H5127"\w*\w ! Take up refuge in remote places|strong="H6009"\w*,  
\q1 \w you people who|strong="H3427"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Dedan|strong="H1719"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w disaster|strong="H0343"\w* \w on the descendants of Esau|strong="H6215"\w*.  
\q1 \w I have decided|strong="H0935"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w is time|strong="H6256"\w* \w for me to punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w grape pickers|strong="H1219"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to pick your grapes,|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w would they not|strong="H3808"\w* \w leave|strong="H7604"\w* \w a few grapes behind|strong="H5955"\w*\w ?|strong="H0518"\w*  
\q1 \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w robbers|strong="H1590"\w* \w came at night|strong="H3915"\w*,  
\q1 \w would they not pillage|strong="H7843"\w* \w only what they needed|strong="H1767"\w*?   
\q1
\v 10  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will strip|strong="H2834"\w* \w everything away|strong="H2834"\w* \w from Esau’s|strong="H6215"\w* \w descendants.|strong="H1540"\w*  
\q1 \w I will uncover|strong="H1540"\w* \w their hiding places|strong="H4565"\w* \w so they cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w hide|strong="H2247"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their children|strong="H2233"\w*, \w relatives|strong="H0251"\w*, \w and neighbors|strong="H7934"\w* \w will all be|strong="H3201"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*.  
\q1 \w Not one|strong="H0369"\w* \w of|strong="H2233"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w will|strong="H0369"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* left!   
\q1
\v 11  \w Leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w your orphans|strong="H3490"\w* \w behind and I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will keep them alive|strong="H2421"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your widows|strong="H0490"\w* \w too can depend|strong="H0982"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*.”   
\p
\v 12  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “If|strong="H2009"\w* \w even those who|strong="H0834"\w* \w did not|strong="H0369"\w* \w deserve|strong="H4941"\w* \w to drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w from the cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w of my wrath must|strong="H8354"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w from it|strong="H1931"\w*, \w do you think you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will go unpunished? You will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go unpunished|strong="H5352"\w*, \w but must certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* wrath.  
\v 13  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I solemnly swear|strong="H7650"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , “that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Bozrah|strong="H1224"\w* \w will become a pile of ruins|strong="H2721"\w*. \w It will become an object of horror|strong="H8047"\w* \w and ridicule|strong="H2781"\w*, \w an example to be|strong="H1961"\w* \w used in curses|strong="H7045"\w*. \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w around it will lie|strong="H1961"\w* \w in ruins|strong="H2723"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 14  \w I said,|strong="H8085"\w* “\w I|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1471"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w a message|strong="H8052"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H6735"\w*  
\q1 \w A messenger|strong="H6735"\w* \w has been sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w among the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w to say,|strong="H6908"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w your armies and march out|strong="H0935"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w her!|strong="H6965"\w*  
\q1 \w Prepare to do|strong="H6965"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w her|strong="H7971"\w*!’”   
\q1
\v 15  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* says to Edom, |strong="H2009"\w*  
\q1 \w “I|strong="H2009"\w* \w will certainly|strong="H2009"\w* \w make you small|strong="H6996"\w* \w among nations|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will make you despised|strong="H0959"\w* \w by all humankind|strong="H0120"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w The terror|strong="H8606"\w* \w you inspire in others|strong="H2087"\w*  
\q1 \w and the arrogance|strong="H2087"\w* \w of your heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w have deceived|strong="H5377"\w* \w you.|strong="H7931"\w*  
\q1 \w You may make your home|strong="H7931"\w* \w in the clefts|strong="H2288"\w* \w of the rocks|strong="H5553"\w*;  
\q1 \w you may occupy|strong="H8610"\w* \w the highest|strong="H4791"\w* \w places in the hills|strong="H1389"\w*.  
\q1 \w But even if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you made your home where the eagles|strong="H5404"\w* \w nest|strong="H7064"\w*,  
\q1 \w I would bring|strong="H3381"\w* \w you down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from there|strong="H8033"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 17 “\w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* \w will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w an object of horror|strong="H8047"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w who pass by|strong="H5674"\w* \w it will be filled with horror|strong="H8074"\w*;  
\q1 \w they will hiss out their scorn|strong="H8319"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the disasters|strong="H4347"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w Edom will be destroyed|strong="H4114"\w* \w like Sodom|strong="H5467"\w* \w and Gomorrah|strong="H6017"\w*  
\q1 \w and the towns that were around them.|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one will live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w human|strong="H0120"\w* \w being will settle|strong="H1481"\w* \w in it,”|strong="H0559"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 19 “\w A lion|strong="H0738"\w* \w coming up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from the thick undergrowth|strong="H1347"\w* \w along the Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*  
\q1 \w scatters the sheep in the pastureland|strong="H0386"\w* \w around it.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w So too|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will chase|strong="H7323"\w* \w the Edomites off|strong="H7323"\w* \w their land.|strong="H6485"\w*  
\q1 \w Then I will appoint|strong="H6485"\w* \w over it whomever|strong="H4310"\w* \w I choose|strong="H0970"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w there is no one|strong="H4310"\w* \w like me|strong="H3644"\w*, \w and there is no one|strong="H4310"\w* \w who can call|strong="H3259"\w* \w me to account|strong="H3259"\w*.  
\q1 \w There is no|strong="H4310"\w* \w ruler|strong="H7462"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w can stand up|strong="H5975"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , have|strong="H0834"\w* \w planned|strong="H3289"\w* \w against Edom|strong="H0123"\w*,  
\q1 \w what|strong="H4284"\w* \w I intend|strong="H2803"\w* \w to do|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the people who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Teman|strong="H8487"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their little ones will be dragged|strong="H5498"\w* \w off.|strong="H5116"\w*  
\q1 \w I will completely destroy their land|strong="H5116"\w* \w because|strong="H8074"\w* \w of what they have done|strong="H5116"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w The people of the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w will quake|strong="H7493"\w* \w when they hear|strong="H6963"\w* \w of their downfall|strong="H5307"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their cries|strong="H6818"\w* \w of anguish|strong="H6963"\w* \w will be heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w all the way to the Gulf|strong="H3220"\w* \w of Aqaba|strong="H5488"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*\w ! Like an eagle|strong="H5404"\w* \w with outspread|strong="H1675"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*,  
\q1 \w a nation will soar up and swoop down on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Bozrah|strong="H1224"\w*.  
\q1 \w At that time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the soldiers|strong="H1368"\w* \w of Edom|strong="H0123"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w as fearful|strong="H3820"\w*  
\q1 \w as a woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w in labor|strong="H6887"\w*.”   
\s1 Judgment \w Against|strong="H5921"\w* Damascus  
\p
\v 23  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* spoke about Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*.  
\q1 \w “The people of Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \w and Arpad|strong="H0774"\w* \w will be dismayed|strong="H0954"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* \w news|strong="H8052"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their courage will melt|strong="H4127"\w* \w away because of worry|strong="H1674"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their hearts will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to rest|strong="H8252"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w The people of Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* \w will lose heart|strong="H7503"\w* \w and turn|strong="H6437"\w* \w to flee|strong="H5127"\w*.  
\q1 \w Panic|strong="H7374"\w* \w will grip|strong="H2388"\w* \w them.|strong="H2256"\w*  
\q1 \w Pain and anguish|strong="H2256"\w* \w will seize|strong="H0270"\w* \w them|strong="H3205"\w*  
\q1 \w like a woman in labor|strong="H3205"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w How|strong="H0349"\w* \w deserted|strong="H5800"\w* \w will that once-famous|strong="H8416"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w be,|strong="H7151"\w*  
\q1 \w that city|strong="H7151"\w* \w that was once filled with|strong="H4885"\w* \w joy|strong="H4885"\w*!   
\q1
\v 26  \w For her young men|strong="H0970"\w* \w will fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w in her city squares|strong="H7339"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w her soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w will be destroyed|strong="H1826"\w* \w at that time|strong="H3117"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*.   
\q1
\v 27 “\w I will set|strong="H3341"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w to the walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w of Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*;  
\q1 \w it will burn up|strong="H0398"\w* \w the palaces|strong="H0759"\w* \w of Ben Hadad|strong="H1130"\w*.”   
\s1 Judgment \w Against|strong="H3341"\w* Kedar \w and|strong="H0398"\w* Hazor  
\p
\v 28  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w about|strong="H3541"\w* \w Kedar|strong="H6938"\w* \w and the kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w of Hazor|strong="H2674"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5020"\w* \w of Babylon conquered|strong="H5221"\w*.  
\q1 “\w Army of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, \w go|strong="H6965"\w* \w and attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w Kedar|strong="H6938"\w*.  
\q1 \w Lay waste|strong="H7703"\w* \w those who live in|strong="H1121"\w* \w the eastern|strong="H6924"\w* desert.   
\q1
\v 29  \w Their tents|strong="H0168"\w* \w and their flocks|strong="H6629"\w* \w will be taken|strong="H3947"\w* \w away.|strong="H3407"\w*  
\q1 \w Their tent curtains|strong="H3407"\w*, \w equipment|strong="H3627"\w*, \w and camels|strong="H1581"\w* \w will be carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w off.|strong="H7121"\w*  
\q1 \w People will shout|strong="H7121"\w* \w to them,|strong="H4032"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Terror|strong="H4032"\w* \w is all around|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*!’”   
\q1
\v 30  \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w Flee|strong="H5127"\w* \w quickly|strong="H3966"\w*, \w you who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Hazor|strong="H2674"\w*.  
\q1 \w Take up refuge in|strong="H3427"\w* \w remote places|strong="H6009"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w has laid out plans|strong="H4284"\w* \w to attack you.|strong="H6098"\w*  
\q1 \w He has formed his strategy|strong="H6098"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w how|strong="H2803"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* defeat \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 31  \w The|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w Army of Babylon|strong="H7961"\w*, \w go|strong="H6965"\w* \w and attack|strong="H5927"\w*  
\q1 \w a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w that lives in|strong="H3427"\w* \w peace and security|strong="H0983"\w*.  
\q1 \w They have no|strong="H3808"\w* \w gates|strong="H1817"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w walls|strong="H1280"\w* \w to protect them.|strong="H7931"\w*  
\q1 \w They live|strong="H7931"\w* \w all alone|strong="H0910"\w*.   
\q1
\v 32  \w Their camels|strong="H1581"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w taken as plunder|strong="H0957"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their vast|strong="H1995"\w* \w herds|strong="H4735"\w* \w will be taken as spoil|strong="H7998"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will scatter|strong="H2219"\w* \w to the four winds|strong="H7307"\w*  
\q1 \w those desert peoples who cut their hair short|strong="H7112"\w* \w at the temples|strong="H5676"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w disaster|strong="H0343"\w* \w against them|strong="H6285"\w*  
\q1 \w from|strong="H6285"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w direction,” says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 33 “\w Hazor|strong="H2674"\w* \w will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a permanent|strong="H5769"\w* \w wasteland|strong="H8077"\w*,  
\q1 \w a place where only|strong="H4583"\w* \w jackals|strong="H8577"\w* \w live|strong="H4583"\w*.  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w will live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w human being|strong="H0120"\w* \w will settle|strong="H1481"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w it|strong="H8033"\w*.”   
\s1 Judgment \w Against|strong="H0376"\w* Elam  
\p
\v 34  \w Early|strong="H7225"\w* \w in the reign|strong="H4438"\w* \w of King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w about|strong="H1697"\w* \w Elam|strong="H5867"\w*.   
\p
\v 35  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will kill|strong="H7665"\w* \w all the archers|strong="H7198"\w* \w of Elam|strong="H5867"\w*,  
\q1 \w who are the chief source|strong="H7225"\w* \w of her military might|strong="H1369"\w*.   
\q1
\v 36  \w I will cause|strong="H0935"\w* \w enemies to blow through Elam|strong="H5867"\w* \w from every direction|strong="H7307"\w*  
\q1 \w like the winds|strong="H7307"\w* \w blowing in from the four|strong="H0702"\w* \w quarters|strong="H7098"\w* \w of heaven|strong="H8064"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will scatter|strong="H2219"\w* \w the people|strong="H3605"\w* \w of Elam to the four|strong="H0702"\w* \w winds|strong="H7307"\w*.  
\q1 \w There will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w any nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w the refugees|strong="H5080"\w* \w of Elam|strong="H5867"\w* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w*.   
\q1
\v 37  \w I will make the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people of Elam|strong="H5867"\w* \w terrified|strong="H2865"\w* \w of their enemies|strong="H0341"\w*,  
\q1 \w who are seeking|strong="H1245"\w* \w to kill|strong="H5315"\w* \w them.|strong="H5315"\w*  
\q1 \w I will vent my|strong="H5315"\w* \w fierce|strong="H2740"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*  
\q1 \w and bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w upon them|strong="H0853"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H7971"\w*  
\q1 \w “I will send|strong="H7971"\w* \w armies chasing|strong="H0310"\w* \w after them|strong="H5704"\w*  
\q1 \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w I have completely destroyed|strong="H3615"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.   
\q1
\v 38  \w I will establish|strong="H7760"\w* \w my sovereignty|strong="H3678"\w* \w over Elam|strong="H5867"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w their king|strong="H4428"\w* \w and their leaders|strong="H8269"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 39 “\w Yet in days|strong="H3117"\w* \w to come|strong="H0319"\w*  
\q1 \w I will reverse|strong="H7725"\w* \w Elam’s|strong="H5867"\w* \w ill fortune|strong="H7622"\w*.”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\c 50  
\p
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w concerning Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Babylonia|strong="H3778"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2 “\w Announce|strong="H5046"\w* \w the news among the nations|strong="H1471"\w*\w ! Proclaim|strong="H8085"\w* \w it|strong="H5375"\w*\w !|strong="H5251"\w*  
\q1 \w Signal|strong="H5251"\w* \w for people to pay attention|strong="H8085"\w*\w !|strong="H0408"\w*  
\q1 \w Declare the news! Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w hide|strong="H3582"\w* \w it! Say|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H0894"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w will be captured|strong="H3920"\w*.  
\q1 \w Bel|strong="H1078"\w* \w will be|strong="H2865"\w* \w put to shame|strong="H3001"\w*.  
\q1 \w Marduk|strong="H4781"\w* \w will be dismayed|strong="H2865"\w*.  
\q1 \w Babylon’s idols|strong="H6091"\w* \w will be put to shame|strong="H3001"\w*.  
\q1 \w Her disgusting images|strong="H1544"\w* \w will be dismayed|strong="H2865"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w from the north|strong="H6828"\w* \w will attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w Babylon.|strong="H7896"\w*  
\q1 \w It will lay|strong="H7896"\w* \w her land|strong="H0776"\w* \w waste|strong="H8047"\w*.  
\q1 \w People|strong="H0120"\w* \w and animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w will flee|strong="H5110"\w* \w out of it.|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one will inhabit|strong="H3427"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 4 “\w When|strong="H3117"\w* \w that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w comes|strong="H1992"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w*\w ,|strong="H1121"\w*  
\q1 \w “the people of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will return|strong="H0935"\w* \w to the land together|strong="H3162"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will come back|strong="H1980"\w* \w with tears|strong="H1058"\w* \w of repentance|strong="H1980"\w*  
\q1 \w as they seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w their God|strong="H0430"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w They will ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w to Zion|strong="H6726"\w*;  
\q1 \w they will turn|strong="H2008"\w* \w their faces|strong="H6440"\w* \w toward it.|strong="H0935"\w*  
\q1 \w They will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w and bind|strong="H3867"\w* \w themselves to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*  
\q1 \w in a lasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w that will never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be forgotten|strong="H7911"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6 “\w My people|strong="H5971"\w* \w have been|strong="H1961"\w* \w lost|strong="H0006"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* \w have allowed them to go astray|strong="H8582"\w*.  
\q1 \w They have wandered around|strong="H1980"\w* \w in the mountains|strong="H2022"\w*.  
\q1 \w They have roamed from|strong="H7726"\w* \w one mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w and hill|strong="H1389"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w another.|strong="H7911"\w*  
\q1 \w They have forgotten|strong="H7911"\w* \w their resting place|strong="H7258"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w who encountered|strong="H4672"\w* \w them devoured|strong="H0398"\w* \w them.|strong="H6862"\w*  
\q1 \w Their enemies|strong="H6862"\w* \w who did this said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘We are not|strong="H3808"\w* \w liable|strong="H0816"\w* \w for punishment!|strong="H0834"\w*  
\q1 \w For those|strong="H0834"\w* \w people have sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , their true pasture|strong="H5116"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w in whom their ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w trusted|strong="H4723"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 8 “\w People of Judah|strong="H5110"\w*, \w get|strong="H8432"\w* \w out of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w quickly!|strong="H0776"\w*  
\q1 \w Leave the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Babylonia|strong="H3778"\w*\w !|strong="H1961"\w*  
\q1 \w Be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the first to depart|strong="H3318"\w*\w !|strong="H6629"\w*  
\q1 \w Be like|strong="H6629"\w* \w the male goats|strong="H6260"\w* \w that lead|strong="H6440"\w* \w the herd|strong="H6629"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will rouse|strong="H5782"\w* \w into action|strong="H5927"\w* \w and bring|strong="H5927"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*  
\q1 \w a host|strong="H6951"\w* \w of mighty|strong="H1419"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w from the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the north|strong="H6828"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will set up their battle lines|strong="H6186"\w* \w against her.|strong="H8033"\w*  
\q1 \w They will come from|strong="H8033"\w* \w the north|strong="H8033"\w* \w and capture|strong="H3920"\w* \w her.|strong="H2671"\w*  
\q1 \w Their arrows|strong="H2671"\w* \w will be like a skilled soldier|strong="H1368"\w*  
\q1 \w who|strong="H7919"\w* \w does not|strong="H3808"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w from the battle empty-handed|strong="H7387"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w Babylonia|strong="H3778"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w plundered|strong="H7997"\w*.  
\q1 \w Those who plunder|strong="H7998"\w* \w it will take all|strong="H3605"\w* \w they want|strong="H7646"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 11 “\w People of Babylonia,|strong="H8154"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w plundered|strong="H8154"\w* \w my people|strong="H5159"\w*.  
\q1 \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w made you happy|strong="H8055"\w* \w and glad|strong="H5937"\w*.  
\q1 \w You frolic|strong="H6335"\w* \w about like calves|strong="H5697"\w* \w in a pasture|strong="H1877"\w*.  
\q1 \w Your joyous sounds are like the neighs|strong="H6670"\w* \w of a stallion|strong="H0047"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w But Babylonia|strong="H0517"\w* \w will be put to great|strong="H3966"\w* \w shame|strong="H2659"\w*.  
\q1 \w The land where you were born|strong="H3205"\w* \w will be disgraced|strong="H0954"\w*.  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H2009"\w*, \w Babylonia will become the least important of all nations|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\q1 \w It will become a dry|strong="H6723"\w* \w and barren|strong="H4057"\w* \w desert|strong="H6160"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w After I vent my wrath|strong="H7110"\w* \w on it Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w will be uninhabited|strong="H3427"\w*.  
\q1 \w It will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w totally|strong="H3605"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8077"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w who pass by|strong="H5674"\w* \w will be filled with horror|strong="H8074"\w* \w and will hiss|strong="H8319"\w* \w out their scorn|strong="H5921"\w*  
\q1 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the disasters|strong="H4347"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14 “\w Take up your battle positions|strong="H6186"\w* \w all around|strong="H5439"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*,  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you soldiers|strong="H1869"\w* \w who are armed with bows|strong="H7198"\w*.  
\q1 \w Shoot|strong="H3034"\w* \w all your arrows|strong="H2671"\w* \w at her! Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w hold|strong="H2550"\w* \w any back!|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w she has sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 15  \w Shout|strong="H7321"\w* \w the battle cry from all around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the city.|strong="H5414"\w*  
\q1 \w She will|strong="H5414"\w* \w throw up her hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w in surrender.|strong="H0803"\w*  
\q1 \w Her towers|strong="H0803"\w* \w will fall|strong="H5307"\w*.  
\q1 \w Her walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w will be torn down|strong="H2040"\w*.  
\q1 \w Because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , am wreaking revenge|strong="H5360"\w*,  
\q1 \w take out your vengeance|strong="H5358"\w* \w on her!|strong="H6213"\w*  
\q1 \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to her as|strong="H0834"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w has done|strong="H6213"\w*!   
\q1
\v 16  \w Kill|strong="H3772"\w* \w all the farmers who sow|strong="H2232"\w* \w the seed in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\q1 \w Kill all those who wield|strong="H3238"\w* \w the sickle|strong="H4038"\w* \w at harvest|strong="H7105"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*.  
\q1 \w Let all the foreigners return to|strong="H0413"\w* \w their own|strong="H3238"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w Let them hurry back|strong="H6437"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w their own|strong="H0376"\w* \w lands|strong="H0776"\w*  
\q1 \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w escape|strong="H5127"\w* \w destruction by|strong="H3238"\w* \w that enemy|strong="H3238"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17 “\w The people of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w are like scattered|strong="H6340"\w* \w sheep|strong="H7716"\w*  
\q1 \w which lions|strong="H0738"\w* \w have chased away|strong="H5080"\w*.  
\q1 \w First|strong="H7223"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Assyria|strong="H0804"\w* \w devoured|strong="H0398"\w* \w them.|strong="H2088"\w*  
\q1 \w Now|strong="H2088"\w* \w last|strong="H0314"\w* \w of all King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w has gnawed their bones|strong="H6105"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3541"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*, \w say:|strong="H2005"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and his land|strong="H0776"\w*  
\q1 \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as I punished|strong="H6485"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w But|strong="H7725"\w* \w I will restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w the flock of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w their own pasture|strong="H5116"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will graze|strong="H7462"\w* \w on Mount Carmel|strong="H3760"\w* \w and the land of Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will eat until they are full|strong="H7646"\w*  
\q1 \w on the hills|strong="H2022"\w* \w of Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* \w and the land of Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w When|strong="H3117"\w* \w that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w comes|strong="H1992"\w*,  
\q1 \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w guilt|strong="H5771"\w* \w will be found|strong="H1245"\w* \w in Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\q1 \w No|strong="H0369"\w* \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w will be found|strong="H4672"\w* \w in Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will forgive|strong="H5545"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w of them I have allowed to survive|strong="H7604"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , affirm|strong="H5002"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*!’”   
\q1
\v 21  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*,  
\q1 \w “Attack|strong="H2763"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Merathaim|strong="H4850"\w*  
\q1 \w and the people who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Pekod|strong="H6489"\w*\w !|strong="H0310"\w*  
\q1 \w Pursue|strong="H0310"\w*, \w kill, and completely destroy them!|strong="H6213"\w*  
\q1 \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as I have commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*!   
\q1
\v 22  \w The noise|strong="H6963"\w* \w of battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w can be heard in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Babylonia.|strong="H1419"\w*  
\q1 \w There is the sound of great|strong="H1419"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7667"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w Babylon hammered|strong="H1438"\w* \w the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w world|strong="H0776"\w* \w to pieces.|strong="H6360"\w*  
\q1 \w But see how that ‘hammer|strong="H6360"\w*’ \w has been broken and shattered|strong="H7665"\w*\w !|strong="H8047"\w*  
\q1 \w See what an object of horror|strong="H8047"\w*  
\q1 \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w has become among the nations|strong="H1471"\w*!   
\q1
\v 24  \w I set a trap|strong="H3369"\w* \w for you, Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*;  
\q1 \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w were caught|strong="H3920"\w* \w before you|strong="H0859"\w* \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* \w it|strong="H3920"\w*.  
\q1 \w You fought|strong="H1571"\w* \w against me.|strong="H4672"\w*  
\q1 \w So you were found|strong="H4672"\w* \w and captured|strong="H8610"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w I have opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w up the|strong="H0853"\w* \w place where my weapons are stored|strong="H0214"\w*.  
\q1 \w I have brought out|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w weapons|strong="H3627"\w* \w for carrying out my wrath|strong="H2195"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I, the Lord|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H0136"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*,  
\q1 \w have work|strong="H4399"\w* \w to carry out in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Babylonia|strong="H3778"\w*.   
\q1
\v 26  \w Come|strong="H0935"\w* \w from far away and attack Babylonia!|strong="H6605"\w*  
\q1 \w Open|strong="H6605"\w* \w up the places where she stores|strong="H3965"\w* \w her grain|strong="H6194"\w*\w !|strong="H5549"\w*  
\q1 \w Pile her up|strong="H5549"\w* \w in ruins|strong="H5549"\w*\w !|strong="H2763"\w* \w Destroy|strong="H2763"\w* \w her completely!|strong="H0408"\w*  
\q1 \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w leave anyone alive|strong="H7611"\w*!   
\q1
\v 27  \w Kill|strong="H2717"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w her soldiers|strong="H6499"\w*\w !|strong="H3381"\w*  
\q1 \w Let|strong="H3381"\w* \w them be slaughtered|strong="H2874"\w*\w !|strong="H1945"\w*  
\q1 \w They are doomed|strong="H1945"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w their day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of reckoning|strong="H0935"\w* \w has|strong="H3117"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*,  
\q1 \w the time|strong="H6256"\w* \w for them to be punished|strong="H6486"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 28  \w Listen|strong="H6963"\w*\w ! Fugitives|strong="H5127"\w* \w and refugees|strong="H6412"\w* \w are coming from the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\q1 \w They are coming to Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w to declare|strong="H5046"\w* \w there|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 how \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is getting revenge|strong="H5360"\w*,  
\q1 \w getting revenge|strong="H5360"\w* \w for what they have done to his temple|strong="H1964"\w*.   
\q1
\v 29 “\w Call|strong="H8085"\w* \w for archers|strong="H7228"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w come against Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*\w !|strong="H3605"\w*  
\q1 \w Summon against her all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who draw|strong="H1869"\w* \w the bow|strong="H7198"\w*\w !|strong="H2583"\w*  
\q1 \w Set up camp|strong="H2583"\w* \w all around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the city!|strong="H0408"\w*  
\q1 \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w allow anyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w to escape|strong="H6413"\w*\w !|strong="H7999"\w*  
\q1 \w Pay|strong="H7999"\w* \w her back for what she has done|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\q1 \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to her what she has done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to others.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w she has proudly|strong="H2102"\w* \w defied me|strong="H0413"\w*,  
\q1 \w the Holy One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 30  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w her young men|strong="H0970"\w* \w will fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w in her city squares|strong="H7339"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w her soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w will be destroyed|strong="H1826"\w* \w at that time|strong="H3117"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 31 “\w Listen! I am opposed|strong="H2005"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you, you proud|strong="H2087"\w* \w city,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the Lord|strong="H3069"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H0136"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\q1 \w “Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w your day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of reckoning|strong="H0935"\w* \w has|strong="H6635"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*,  
\q1 \w the time|strong="H6256"\w* \w when I will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\q1
\v 32  \w You will stumble|strong="H3782"\w* \w and fall|strong="H5307"\w*, \w you proud|strong="H2087"\w* \w city;|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one will help you get up|strong="H6965"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will set|strong="H3341"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w to your towns|strong="H5892"\w*;  
\q1 \w it will burn up|strong="H0398"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that surrounds|strong="H5439"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 33  \w The|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says,|strong="H3478"\w*  
\q1 \w “The people of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w are oppressed|strong="H6231"\w*.  
\q1 \w So too|strong="H3162"\w* \w are the people of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w those who took them captive|strong="H7617"\w* \w are holding|strong="H2388"\w* \w them prisoners.|strong="H3985"\w*  
\q1 \w They refuse|strong="H3985"\w* \w to set them free|strong="H7971"\w*.   
\q1
\v 34  \w But|strong="H1350"\w* \w the one who|strong="H1350"\w* \w will rescue|strong="H7378"\w* \w them|strong="H2389"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w strong|strong="H2389"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* known \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\q1 \w He will strongly|strong="H7378"\w* \w champion|strong="H7378"\w* \w their cause|strong="H7379"\w*.  
\q1 \w As a result|strong="H4616"\w* \w he will bring peace and rest|strong="H7280"\w* \w to the|strong="H0853"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*,  
\q1 \w but trouble and turmoil|strong="H7264"\w* \w to the people who inhabit|strong="H3427"\w* \w Babylonia|strong="H0894"\w*.   
\q1
\v 35 “\w Destructive|strong="H2719"\w* \w forces will come against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H3427"\w*  
\q1 \w “They will come against the people|strong="H3427"\w* \w who inhabit|strong="H3427"\w* \w Babylonia|strong="H0894"\w*,  
\q1 \w against her|strong="H0413"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w and her|strong="H0413"\w* \w men of wisdom|strong="H2450"\w*.   
\q1
\v 36  \w Destructive|strong="H2719"\w* \w forces|strong="H0907"\w* \w will come against her false prophets;|strong="H2973"\w*  
\q1 \w they will be shown to be fools|strong="H2973"\w*\w !|strong="H2719"\w*  
\q1 \w Destructive|strong="H2719"\w* \w forces|strong="H0413"\w* \w will come against her|strong="H0413"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H1368"\w*;  
\q1 \w they will be|strong="H2865"\w* \w filled with terror|strong="H2865"\w*!   
\q1
\v 37  \w Destructive|strong="H2719"\w* \w forces|strong="H0413"\w* \w will come against her|strong="H0413"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and her|strong="H7393"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*.  
\q1 \w Destructive forces|strong="H6154"\w* \w will come against all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the foreign troops within|strong="H8432"\w* \w her;|strong="H1961"\w*  
\q1 \w they will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w as frightened as women|strong="H0802"\w*\w !|strong="H2719"\w*  
\q1 \w Destructive|strong="H2719"\w* \w forces|strong="H0413"\w* \w will come|strong="H0413"\w* \w against her treasures|strong="H0214"\w*;  
\q1 \w they will be taken away as plunder|strong="H0962"\w*!   
\q1
\v 38  \w A drought|strong="H2721"\w* \w will come upon her land;|strong="H4325"\w*  
\q1 \w her rivers and canals|strong="H4325"\w* \w will be dried|strong="H3001"\w* \w up.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w All of this will happen because|strong="H3588"\w* \w her land|strong="H0776"\w* \w is filled with idols|strong="H6456"\w*.  
\q1 \w Her people act like madmen because of|strong="H0367"\w* \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w idols|strong="H6456"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w fear|strong="H0367"\w*.   
\q1
\v 39  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w* \w desert creatures|strong="H6728"\w* \w and jackals|strong="H0338"\w* \w will live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there.|strong="H3284"\w*  
\q1 \w Ostriches|strong="H3284"\w* \w will dwell|strong="H3427"\w* \w in it too.|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w But no people|strong="H3808"\w* \w will ever|strong="H5331"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there again|strong="H5750"\w*.  
\q1 \w No one|strong="H3808"\w* \w will dwell|strong="H7931"\w* \w there for|strong="H5704"\w* \w all time|strong="H1755"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* come.   
\q1
\v 40  \w I will destroy|strong="H4114"\w* \w Babylonia just like I did|strong="H5467"\w*  
\q1 \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w* \w and Gomorrah|strong="H6017"\w* \w and the neighboring towns.|strong="H3808"\w*  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one will live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w human|strong="H0120"\w* \w being will settle|strong="H1481"\w* \w in it,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 41 “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*\w ! An army|strong="H5971"\w* \w is about to come|strong="H0935"\w* \w from the north|strong="H6828"\w*.  
\q1 \w A mighty nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w and many|strong="H7227"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w are stirring|strong="H1419"\w* \w into action|strong="H5782"\w*  
\q1 \w in faraway parts|strong="H3411"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.   
\q1
\v 42  \w Its soldiers are armed|strong="H3591"\w* \w with bows|strong="H7198"\w* \w and spears|strong="H2388"\w*.  
\q1 \w They are|strong="H1992"\w* \w cruel|strong="H0394"\w* \w and show no|strong="H3808"\w* \w mercy|strong="H7355"\w*.  
\q1 \w They sound|strong="H6963"\w* \w like the roaring|strong="H1993"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*  
\q1 \w as they ride|strong="H7392"\w* \w forth on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H6186"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*.  
\q1 \w Lined|strong="H3591"\w* \w up|strong="H6186"\w* \w in formation|strong="H6186"\w* \w like men|strong="H0376"\w* \w going|strong="H3591"\w* \w into battle|strong="H4421"\w*,  
\q1 \w they are coming|strong="H3591"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you, fair|strong="H1323"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*!   
\q1
\v 43  \w The king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w will become paralyzed|strong="H7503"\w* \w with fear|strong="H8085"\w*  
\q1 \w when he hears|strong="H8085"\w* \w news|strong="H8088"\w* \w of their coming|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\q1 \w Anguish|strong="H6869"\w* \w will grip|strong="H2388"\w* \w him,|strong="H2427"\w*  
\q1 \w agony|strong="H2427"\w* \w like that of a woman giving birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H3205"\w* baby.   
\q1
\v 44 “\w A lion|strong="H0738"\w* \w coming up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from the thick undergrowth|strong="H1347"\w* \w along the Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*  
\q1 \w scatters the sheep in the pastureland|strong="H0386"\w* \w around it.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w So too|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will chase|strong="H7323"\w* \w the Babylonians off|strong="H7323"\w* \w of their land.|strong="H6485"\w*  
\q1 \w Then I will appoint|strong="H6485"\w* \w over it whomever|strong="H4310"\w* \w I choose|strong="H0970"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w there is no one|strong="H4310"\w* \w like me|strong="H3644"\w*.  
\q1 \w There is no one|strong="H4310"\w* \w who can call|strong="H3259"\w* \w me to account|strong="H3259"\w*.  
\q1 \w There is no|strong="H4310"\w* \w ruler|strong="H7462"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w can stand up|strong="H5975"\w* \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.   
\q1
\v 45  \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , have|strong="H0834"\w* \w planned|strong="H3289"\w* \w against|strong="H4284"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*,  
\q1 \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I intend|strong="H2803"\w* \w to do|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the people|strong="H4284"\w* \w who inhabit the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Babylonia|strong="H3778"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their little ones will be dragged|strong="H5498"\w* \w off.|strong="H8074"\w*  
\q1 \w I will|strong="H8074"\w* \w completely destroy their land|strong="H5116"\w* \w because|strong="H8074"\w* \w of what they have done|strong="H5116"\w*.   
\q1
\v 46  \w The people of the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w will quake|strong="H7493"\w* \w when they hear Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w has been captured|strong="H8610"\w*.  
\q1 \w Her cries|strong="H6963"\w* \w of anguish|strong="H2201"\w* \w will be heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w by the other nations|strong="H1471"\w*.”   
\c 51  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will cause|strong="H7843"\w* \w a destructive|strong="H7843"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w to blow|strong="H5782"\w*  
\q1 \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and the people who inhabit|strong="H6965"\w* \w Babylonia|strong="H7307"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w I will send|strong="H7971"\w* \w people|strong="H2219"\w* \w to winnow Babylonia|strong="H0894"\w* \w like a wind blowing away|strong="H2219"\w* \w chaff.|strong="H1238"\w*  
\q1 \w They will winnow|strong="H1238"\w* \w her and strip her land|strong="H0776"\w* \w bare.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w This|strong="H3588"\w* \w will happen when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they come against|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5439"\w* \w from every|strong="H5439"\w* \w direction|strong="H5439"\w*,  
\q1 \w when it|strong="H5439"\w* \w is time|strong="H3117"\w* \w to destroy|strong="H7451"\w* \w her|strong="H5439"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w Do not give her archers time to string|strong="H1869"\w* \w their bows|strong="H7198"\w*  
\q1 \w or to put on their coats|strong="H5927"\w* \w of armor|strong="H5630"\w*.  
\q1 \w Do not spare|strong="H2550"\w* \w any of her young men|strong="H0970"\w*.  
\q1 \w Completely|strong="H2763"\w* \w destroy|strong="H3605"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Let them fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w slain|strong="H2491"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Babylonia|strong="H3778"\w*,  
\q1 \w mortally|strong="H1856"\w* \w wounded in the streets|strong="H2351"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* her cities.   
\q1
\v 5 “\w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be forsaken|strong="H0488"\w*  
\q1 \w by their God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Babylonia is|strong="H4390"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of guilt|strong="H0817"\w*  
\q1 \w against the Holy One|strong="H6918"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Get|strong="H8432"\w* \w out of Babylonia|strong="H0894"\w* \w quickly, you foreign people|strong="H0376"\w*.  
\q1 \w Flee|strong="H5127"\w* \w to save|strong="H4422"\w* \w your lives|strong="H5315"\w*.  
\q1 \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w let yourselves be killed|strong="H1826"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of her sins|strong="H5771"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w it is|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w to wreak|strong="H1576"\w* \w his revenge|strong="H5360"\w*.  
\q1 \w He will pay|strong="H7999"\w* \w Babylonia|strong="H7999"\w* \w back|strong="H7999"\w* \w for what she|strong="H1931"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* done.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Babylonia|strong="H0894"\w* \w had been a gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w cup|strong="H3563"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\q1 \w She had made the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w world|strong="H0776"\w* \w drunk|strong="H8354"\w*.  
\q1 \w The nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w had drunk|strong="H7937"\w* \w from the wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w of her wrath.|strong="H3651"\w*  
\q1 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w they|strong="H1471"\w* \w have all gone mad|strong="H1984"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w But suddenly|strong="H6597"\w* \w Babylonia|strong="H0894"\w* \w will fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w and be destroyed|strong="H7665"\w*.  
\q1 \w Cry out|strong="H3213"\w* \w in mourning|strong="H3213"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w it!|strong="H6875"\w*  
\q1 \w Get medicine|strong="H6875"\w* \w for her wounds!|strong="H0194"\w*  
\q1 \w Perhaps|strong="H0194"\w* \w she can be healed|strong="H7495"\w*!   
\q1
\v 9  \w Foreigners living there|strong="H7495"\w* \w will say,|strong="H0413"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘We tried to|strong="H0413"\w* \w heal|strong="H7495"\w* \w her, but|strong="H5800"\w* \w she could not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be healed|strong="H7495"\w*.  
\q1 \w Let’s|strong="H1980"\w* \w leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w Babylonia|strong="H0894"\w* \w and each|strong="H0376"\w* \w go back to|strong="H5704"\w* \w his own country|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w* \w on her|strong="H7495"\w* \w will be vast|strong="H7495"\w* \w in its proportions|strong="H5060"\w*.  
\q1 \w It will be like it is piled up to|strong="H0413"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, \w stacked|strong="H4941"\w* \w up into the clouds|strong="H7834"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 10  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w exiles from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Judah will say,|strong="H3069"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘The \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w has brought about a great deliverance|strong="H6666"\w* \w for us!|strong="H0935"\w*  
\q1 \w Come|strong="H0935"\w* \w on, let’s go and proclaim|strong="H5608"\w* \w in Zion|strong="H6726"\w*  
\q1 \w what the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has done|strong="H4639"\w*!’   
\q1
\v 11 “\w Sharpen|strong="H1305"\w* \w your arrows|strong="H2671"\w*\w !|strong="H4390"\w*  
\q1 \w Fill|strong="H4390"\w* \w your quivers|strong="H7982"\w*\w !|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will arouse|strong="H5782"\w* \w a spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w of hostility in|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Media|strong="H4074"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he intends|strong="H4209"\w* \w to destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w Babylonia|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will get his revenge|strong="H5360"\w* \w –|strong="H5360"\w*  
\q1 \w how he will get his revenge|strong="H5360"\w* \w for the Babylonians’ destruction of his temple|strong="H1964"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w Give the signal to attack|strong="H5251"\w* \w Babylon’s|strong="H0894"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*\w !|strong="H5375"\w*  
\q1 \w Bring|strong="H5375"\w* \w more guards|strong="H8104"\w*\w !|strong="H4929"\w*  
\q1 \w Post|strong="H4929"\w* \w them all around the city!|strong="H3559"\w*  
\q1 \w Put|strong="H3559"\w* \w men in ambush|strong="H0693"\w*\w !|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will do what he has planned|strong="H2161"\w*.  
\q1 \w He will do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what he said|strong="H1696"\w* \w he would do to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the people|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13 “\w You who live|strong="H7931"\w* \w along the rivers|strong="H4325"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H7227"\w*,  
\q1 \w the time of your end|strong="H7093"\w* \w has come|strong="H0935"\w*.  
\q1 \w You who are rich in plundered treasure|strong="H0214"\w*,  
\q1 \w it is time for your lives to be cut off|strong="H1215"\w*.   
\q1
\v 14  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w has solemnly sworn|strong="H5315"\w*,  
\q1 \w ‘I will fill|strong="H4390"\w* \w your land with enemy soldiers|strong="H0120"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will swarm|strong="H6030"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w it like locusts|strong="H3218"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will raise up shouts|strong="H1959"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* victory \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 15  \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w is the one who|strong="H3581"\w* \w by|strong="H3559"\w* \w his|strong="H3559"\w* \w power|strong="H3581"\w* \w made|strong="H3559"\w* \w the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w He is the one who by his wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w fixed|strong="H3559"\w* \w the world|strong="H8398"\w* \w in place|strong="H3559"\w*,  
\q1 \w by his understanding|strong="H8394"\w* \w he spread|strong="H5186"\w* \w out the heavens|strong="H8064"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w When his voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w thunders|strong="H1995"\w*, \w the waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w in the heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w roar.|strong="H7097"\w*  
\q1 \w He makes the clouds rise from|strong="H7097"\w* \w the far-off horizons|strong="H7097"\w*.  
\q1 \w He makes the lightning|strong="H1300"\w* \w flash out in the midst of the rain|strong="H4306"\w*.  
\q1 \w He unleashes|strong="H6213"\w* \w the wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w from the places where he stores|strong="H0214"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w idolaters|strong="H0120"\w* \w will prove to be stupid and ignorant|strong="H1197"\w*.  
\q1 \w Every|strong="H3605"\w* \w goldsmith|strong="H6884"\w* \w will be disgraced|strong="H3001"\w* \w by the idol|strong="H6459"\w* \w he made.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the image|strong="H5262"\w* \w he forges is merely a sham|strong="H8267"\w*.  
\q1 \w There is no|strong="H3808"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w idols|strong="H6459"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are worthless|strong="H1892"\w*, \w objects|strong="H4639"\w* \w to be ridiculed|strong="H8595"\w*.  
\q1 \w When the time|strong="H6256"\w* \w comes to punish|strong="H6486"\w* \w them, they will be destroyed|strong="H0006"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd*, who is the portion|strong="H2506"\w* \w of the descendants of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, \w is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w like them.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w he is the one who created|strong="H3335"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w*,  
\q1 \w including the people|strong="H7626"\w* \w of Israel whom he claims as his own|strong="H5159"\w*.  
\q1 \w He is known|strong="H8034"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20 “\w Babylon,|strong="H0859"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are my war club|strong="H4661"\w*,  
\q1 \w my weapon|strong="H3627"\w* \w for battle|strong="H4421"\w*.  
\q1 \w I used you to smash|strong="H5310"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\q1 \w I used you to destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w I used you to smash|strong="H5310"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and their riders|strong="H7392"\w*.  
\q1 \w I used you to smash|strong="H5310"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and their drivers|strong="H7392"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w I used you to smash|strong="H5310"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w and women|strong="H0802"\w*.  
\q1 \w I used you to smash|strong="H5310"\w* \w old men|strong="H2205"\w* \w and young men|strong="H5288"\w*.  
\q1 \w I used you to smash|strong="H5310"\w* \w young men|strong="H0970"\w* \w and young women|strong="H1330"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w I used you to smash|strong="H5310"\w* \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* \w and their flocks|strong="H5739"\w*.  
\q1 \w I used you to smash|strong="H5310"\w* \w farmers|strong="H0406"\w* \w and their teams|strong="H6776"\w* \w of oxen.|strong="H5310"\w*  
\q1 \w I used you to smash|strong="H5310"\w* \w governors|strong="H6346"\w* \w and leaders|strong="H5461"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 24 “\w But I will repay|strong="H7999"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*  
\q1 \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Babylonia|strong="H3778"\w*  
\q1 \w for all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w things they did|strong="H6213"\w* \w in Zion|strong="H6726"\w*  
\q1 \w right before the eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w of you Judeans,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H5002"\w*, “\w Beware! I am opposed|strong="H2005"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you, Babylon!|strong="H4889"\w*  
\q1 \w You are like a destructive|strong="H4889"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w that destroys|strong="H7843"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will unleash|strong="H5186"\w* \w my power|strong="H3027"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you;|strong="H1556"\w*  
\q1 \w I will roll|strong="H1556"\w* \w you off the cliffs|strong="H5553"\w* \w and make|strong="H5414"\w* \w you like a burned-out|strong="H8316"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*.   
\q1
\v 26  \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H4146"\w* \w will use any|strong="H4146"\w* \w of your stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w as a cornerstone|strong="H0068"\w*.  
\q1 \w No one|strong="H4146"\w* \w will use any|strong="H4146"\w* \w of them in the foundation|strong="H4146"\w* \w of his house|strong="H4146"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you will lie desolate|strong="H8077"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*,”  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 27 “\w Raise|strong="H5375"\w* \w up battle flags|strong="H5251"\w* \w throughout the lands|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w Sound the trumpets|strong="H7782"\w* \w calling the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w to do battle.|strong="H6942"\w*  
\q1 \w Prepare|strong="H6942"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w to do battle against Babylonia|strong="H8085"\w*.  
\q1 \w Call for these kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w to attack her:|strong="H0780"\w*  
\q1 \w Ararat|strong="H0780"\w*, \w Minni|strong="H4508"\w*, \w and Ashkenaz|strong="H0813"\w*.  
\q1 \w Appoint|strong="H6485"\w* \w a commander|strong="H2951"\w* \w to lead the attack|strong="H5927"\w*.  
\q1 \w Send horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w against her like a swarm|strong="H5569"\w* \w of locusts|strong="H3218"\w*.   
\q1
\v 28  \w Prepare|strong="H6942"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w to do battle against|strong="H0854"\w* \w her.|strong="H4428"\w*  
\q1 \w Prepare the kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of the Medes|strong="H4074"\w*.  
\q1 \w Prepare their governors|strong="H6346"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their leaders|strong="H5461"\w*.  
\q1 \w Prepare all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the countries|strong="H0776"\w* \w they rule|strong="H4475"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* battle \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*.   
\q1
\v 29  \w The earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w will tremble|strong="H7493"\w* \w and writhe|strong="H2342"\w* \w in agony.|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will carry|strong="H6965"\w* \w out his plan.|strong="H4284"\w*  
\q1 \w He plans|strong="H4284"\w* \w to make|strong="H7760"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Babylonia|strong="H0894"\w*  
\q1 \w a wasteland|strong="H8047"\w* \w where no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one lives|strong="H3427"\w*.   
\q1
\v 30  \w The soldiers|strong="H1368"\w* \w of Babylonia|strong="H0894"\w* \w will stop|strong="H2308"\w* \w fighting|strong="H3898"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will remain|strong="H3427"\w* \w in their fortified cities|strong="H4679"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will lose|strong="H5405"\w* \w their strength|strong="H1369"\w* \w to do battle.|strong="H1961"\w*  
\q1 \w They will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w as frightened as women|strong="H0802"\w*.  
\q1 \w The houses in her cities|strong="H4908"\w* \w will be set on fire|strong="H3341"\w*.  
\q1 \w The gates|strong="H1280"\w* \w of her cities will be broken down|strong="H7665"\w*.   
\q1
\v 31  \w One runner|strong="H7323"\w* \w after another will come|strong="H7125"\w* \w to the king of Babylon.|strong="H7323"\w*  
\q1 \w One|strong="H7323"\w* \w messenger after another will come|strong="H7125"\w* \w bringing news.|strong="H7323"\w*  
\q1 \w They|strong="H7323"\w* \w will bring news|strong="H7323"\w* \w to the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*  
\q1 \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w his whole city|strong="H5892"\w* \w has been captured|strong="H3920"\w*.   
\q1
\v 32  \w They will report that the fords|strong="H4569"\w* \w have been captured|strong="H8610"\w*,  
\q1 \w the reed marshes|strong="H0098"\w* \w have been burned|strong="H8313"\w*,  
\q1 \w the soldiers|strong="H4421"\w* \w are terrified|strong="H0926"\w*.   
\q1
\v 33  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says,|strong="H1323"\w*  
\q1 \w ‘Fair|strong="H1323"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w will|strong="H5750"\w* \w be like a|strong="H4592"\w* \w threshing floor|strong="H1637"\w*  
\q1 \w which has been|strong="H4592"\w* \w trampled flat for harvest|strong="H7105"\w*.  
\q1 \w The time|strong="H6256"\w* \w for her to be cut down and harvested|strong="H1869"\w*  
\q1 \w will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w very soon|strong="H4592"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 34 “\w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*  
\q1 \w devoured|strong="H0398"\w* \w me and drove|strong="H3322"\w* \w my people out|strong="H3322"\w*.  
\q1 \w Like a monster|strong="H8577"\w* \w from the deep he swallowed|strong="H1104"\w* \w me.|strong="H4390"\w*  
\q1 \w He filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w his belly|strong="H3770"\w* \w with my riches|strong="H5730"\w*.  
\q1 \w He made me an empty|strong="H7385"\w* \w dish.|strong="H1740"\w*  
\q1 \w He completely cleaned|strong="H1740"\w* \w me out|strong="H1740"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 35  \w The person who lives in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w May Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w pay for the violence|strong="H2555"\w* \w done to me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and to|strong="H0413"\w* \w my relatives|strong="H7607"\w*.”  
\q1 \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w May those living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Babylonia|strong="H3778"\w* \w pay for the bloodshed|strong="H1818"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 36  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will stand up|strong="H2717"\w* \w for your cause|strong="H7379"\w*.  
\q1 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will pay|strong="H5360"\w* \w the Babylonians back|strong="H5360"\w* \w for what they have done to you.|strong="H2717"\w*  
\q1 \w I will dry|strong="H2717"\w* \w up their|strong="H2717"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will make their|strong="H2717"\w* \w springs|strong="H4726"\w* \w run|strong="H3001"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w*.   
\q1
\v 37  \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a heap|strong="H1530"\w* \w of ruins.|strong="H8577"\w*  
\q1 \w Jackals|strong="H8577"\w* \w will make their home|strong="H4583"\w* \w there.|strong="H8047"\w*  
\q1 \w It will become an object of horror|strong="H8047"\w* \w and of hissing|strong="H8322"\w* \w scorn,|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w a place where no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one lives|strong="H3427"\w*.   
\q1
\v 38  \w The Babylonians are all like lions|strong="H3715"\w* \w roaring|strong="H7580"\w* \w for prey.|strong="H0738"\w*  
\q1 \w They are like lion|strong="H0738"\w* \w cubs|strong="H1484"\w* \w growling|strong="H5286"\w* \w for|strong="H3162"\w* something to eat.   
\q1
\v 39  \w When their appetites|strong="H2527"\w* \w are all stirred up,|strong="H7896"\w*  
\q1 \w I will set|strong="H7896"\w* \w out a banquet|strong="H4960"\w* \w for them.|strong="H7937"\w*  
\q1 \w I will make them drunk|strong="H7937"\w*  
\q1 \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that they will pass out|strong="H5937"\w*,  
\q1 \w they will|strong="H5937"\w* \w fall asleep|strong="H8142"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*,  
\q1 \w they will never|strong="H3808"\w* \w wake|strong="H6974"\w* \w up,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 40 “\w I will lead|strong="H3381"\w* \w them off to be slaughtered|strong="H2873"\w*  
\q1 \w like lambs|strong="H3733"\w*, \w rams|strong="H0352"\w*, \w and male goats|strong="H6260"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 41 “\w See how|strong="H0349"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H8347"\w* \w has been captured|strong="H3920"\w*\w !|strong="H8416"\w*  
\q1 \w See how the pride|strong="H8416"\w* \w of the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w has been taken!|strong="H0349"\w*  
\q1 \w See what|strong="H0349"\w* \w an object of horror|strong="H8047"\w*  
\q1 \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w has become among the nations|strong="H1471"\w*!   
\q1
\v 42  \w The sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w has swept|strong="H5927"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\q1 \w She has been covered|strong="H3680"\w* \w by a multitude|strong="H1995"\w* \w of its waves|strong="H1530"\w*.   
\q1
\v 43  \w The towns|strong="H5892"\w* \w of Babylonia have become|strong="H1961"\w* \w heaps of ruins|strong="H8047"\w*.  
\q1 \w She has become a dry|strong="H6723"\w* \w and barren desert|strong="H6160"\w*.  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w lives in those towns any more|strong="H2004"\w*.  
\q1 \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0120"\w* \w even|strong="H2004"\w* \w passes|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*.   
\q1
\v 44  \w I will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w the god Bel|strong="H1078"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\q1 \w I will make him spit out|strong="H3318"\w* \w what he has swallowed|strong="H1105"\w*.  
\q1 \w The nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come streaming|strong="H5102"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him any longer|strong="H5750"\w*.  
\q1 \w Indeed|strong="H1571"\w*, \w the walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w will fall|strong="H5307"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 45 “\w Get out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H8432"\w*, \w my people|strong="H5971"\w*\w !|strong="H4422"\w*  
\q1 \w Flee to save|strong="H4422"\w* \w your lives|strong="H5315"\w*  
\q1 \w from the fierce|strong="H2740"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*!   
\q1
\v 46  \w Do not|strong="H6435"\w* \w lose|strong="H7401"\w* \w your courage|strong="H3824"\w* \w or become|strong="H6435"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*  
\q1 \w because of the reports|strong="H8052"\w* \w that are heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w For a report|strong="H8052"\w* \w will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w in one year|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\q1 \w Another report|strong="H8052"\w* \w will follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w it in the next|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\q1 \w There will be violence|strong="H2555"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w*  
\q1 \w with ruler|strong="H4910"\w* \w fighting against|strong="H5921"\w* \w ruler|strong="H4910"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 47 “\w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w the time|strong="H3117"\w* \w will certainly|strong="H2009"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w*  
\q1 \w when I will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w the idols|strong="H6456"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\q1 \w Her whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will be put to shame|strong="H0954"\w*.  
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w her mortally wounded|strong="H2491"\w* \w will collapse|strong="H5307"\w* \w in her midst|strong="H8432"\w*.   
\q1
\v 48  \w Then heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w is in them|strong="H7442"\w*  
\q1 \w will sing|strong="H7442"\w* \w for joy over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w destroyers|strong="H7703"\w* \w from the north|strong="H6828"\w* \w will attack|strong="H0935"\w* \w it,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 49 “\w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w must fall|strong="H5307"\w*  
\q1 \w because of the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w she has killed|strong="H2491"\w*,  
\q1 \w just as|strong="H1571"\w* \w the earth’s|strong="H0776"\w* \w mortally wounded|strong="H2491"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w*  
\q1 \w because of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.   
\q1
\v 50  \w You who have escaped|strong="H6412"\w* \w the sword|strong="H2719"\w*,  
\q1 \w go|strong="H1980"\w*, \w do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w delay|strong="H5975"\w*.  
\q1 \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w in a faraway|strong="H7350"\w* \w land.|strong="H3824"\w*  
\q1 \w Think|strong="H3824"\w* \w about Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.   
\q1
\v 51 ‘\w We|strong="H0954"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H0954"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H8085"\w* \w have been insulted|strong="H2781"\w*.  
\q1 \w Our faces|strong="H6440"\w* \w show our disgrace|strong="H3639"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H2114"\w* \w have invaded|strong="H0935"\w*  
\q1 \w the holy rooms|strong="H4720"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*.’   
\q1
\v 52  \w Yes|strong="H3651"\w*, \w but the time|strong="H3117"\w* \w will certainly come|strong="H0935"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H6485"\w*  
\q1 \w “when I will punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w her idols|strong="H6456"\w*.  
\q1 \w Throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w her land|strong="H0776"\w* \w the mortally wounded|strong="H2491"\w* \w will groan|strong="H0602"\w*.   
\q1
\v 53  \w Even if|strong="H3588"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w climbs|strong="H5927"\w* \w high into the sky|strong="H8064"\w*  
\q1 \w and fortifies|strong="H1219"\w* \w her elevated|strong="H4791"\w* \w stronghold|strong="H5797"\w*,  
\q1 \w I will send|strong="H0935"\w* \w destroyers|strong="H7703"\w* \w against her,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\q1
\v 54  \w Cries|strong="H6963"\w* \w of anguish|strong="H2201"\w* \w will come from Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*,  
\q1 \w the sound of great|strong="H1419"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7667"\w* \w from the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w*.   
\q1
\v 55  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is ready to destroy|strong="H7703"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*,  
\q1 \w and put an end|strong="H0006"\w* \w to her loud|strong="H1419"\w* \w noise|strong="H6963"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their waves|strong="H1530"\w* \w will roar|strong="H1993"\w* \w like turbulent|strong="H7227"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will make|strong="H5414"\w* \w a deafening|strong="H7588"\w* \w noise|strong="H6963"\w*.   
\q1
\v 56  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w a destroyer|strong="H7703"\w* \w is attacking|strong="H5921"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\q1 \w Her warriors|strong="H1368"\w* \w will be captured|strong="H3920"\w*;  
\q1 \w their bows|strong="H7198"\w* \w will be broken|strong="H2865"\w*.  
\q1 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is a God|strong="H0410"\w* \w who punishes|strong="H1578"\w*;  
\q1 \w he pays back in full|strong="H7999"\w*.   
\q1
\v 57 “\w I will make her officials|strong="H8269"\w* \w and wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w men drunk|strong="H7937"\w*,  
\q1 \w along with her governors|strong="H6346"\w*, \w leaders|strong="H5461"\w*, \w and warriors|strong="H1368"\w*.  
\q1 \w They will fall asleep|strong="H8142"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w* \w and never|strong="H3808"\w* \w wake|strong="H6974"\w* \w up,”|strong="H5002"\w*  
\q1 \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the King|strong="H4428"\w* \w whose name|strong="H8034"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w*.   
\q1
\v 58  \w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who rules over all|strong="H6635"\w* \w says,|strong="H0894"\w*  
\q1 \w “Babylon’s|strong="H0894"\w* \w thick|strong="H7342"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* \w will be completely demolished|strong="H6209"\w*.  
\q1 \w Her high|strong="H1364"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w will be set on fire|strong="H3341"\w*.  
\q1 \w The peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w strive|strong="H3021"\w* \w for what does not satisfy|strong="H7385"\w*.  
\q1 \w The nations|strong="H3816"\w* \w grow weary|strong="H3286"\w* \w trying|strong="H6209"\w* \w to get what will be destroyed|strong="H3286"\w*.”   
\p
\v 59  \w This is the order|strong="H6680"\w* \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w the prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w gave to Seraiah|strong="H8304"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Neriah|strong="H5374"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Mahseiah|strong="H4271"\w*, \w when he went|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H0854"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w in Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w during the fourth|strong="H7243"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of his reign|strong="H4427"\w*. \w (Seraiah|strong="H8304"\w* \w was a quartermaster|strong="H4496"\w*.)  
\v 60  \w Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w recorded|strong="H3789"\w* \w on one|strong="H0259"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the judgments|strong="H7451"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H7451"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w upon|strong="H0413"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w – all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w prophecies|strong="H1697"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w about|strong="H1697"\w* \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 61  \w Then Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Seraiah|strong="H8304"\w*, \w “When you arrive|strong="H0935"\w* \w in Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, \w make sure|strong="H7200"\w* \w you read|strong="H7121"\w* \w aloud all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w prophecies|strong="H1697"\w*.  
\v 62  \w Then say|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w O|strong="H0859"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , you|strong="H0859"\w* \w have announced|strong="H1696"\w* \w that you will destroy|strong="H3772"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w so that no|strong="H1115"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w or animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in it any longer. Certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w it will lie desolate|strong="H8077"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*!’  
\v 63  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w you finish|strong="H3615"\w* \w reading|strong="H7121"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w aloud, tie|strong="H7194"\w* \w a stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w to it and throw|strong="H7993"\w* \w it into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of the Euphrates|strong="H6578"\w* River.  
\v 64  \w Then say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘In the same|strong="H3602"\w* \w way Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w will sink|strong="H8257"\w* \w and never|strong="H3808"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w again because of the judgments|strong="H7451"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w ready to bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w her; they will grow faint.’”|strong="H3286"\w*  
\p \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w prophecies|strong="H1697"\w* \w of Jeremiah\w* \w end\w* \w here\w*.   
\c 52  
\p
\v 1  \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w was twenty-one|strong="H0259"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old when he became king|strong="H4427"\w*, \w and he ruled|strong="H4427"\w* \w in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w for eleven|strong="H6240"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. \w His mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was Hamutal|strong="H2537"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of Jeremiah|strong="H3414"\w*, \w from Libnah|strong="H3841"\w*.  
\v 2  \w He did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what displeased|strong="H7451"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as Jehoiakim|strong="H3079"\w* \w had done|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\p
\v 3  \w What follows is a record of what happened to Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w when he drove|strong="H7993"\w* \w them out of his sight|strong="H6440"\w*. \w Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w rebelled|strong="H4775"\w* \w against the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 4  \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w came against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w with his whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w and set up camp|strong="H2583"\w* \w outside|strong="H5921"\w* \w it.|strong="H1129"\w* \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w siege ramps|strong="H1785"\w* \w all around|strong="H5439"\w* \w it. He arrived|strong="H0935"\w* \w on the tenth|strong="H6218"\w* \w day of the tenth|strong="H6224"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w in the ninth|strong="H8671"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that Zedekiah ruled over|strong="H4427"\w* Judah.  
\v 5  \w The city|strong="H5892"\w* \w remained|strong="H0935"\w* \w under siege|strong="H4692"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w Zedekiah’s|strong="H6667"\w* \w eleventh|strong="H6240"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 6  \w By the ninth|strong="H8672"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of the fourth|strong="H7243"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w the famine|strong="H7458"\w* \w in the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w was so severe|strong="H2388"\w* \w the residents|strong="H5971"\w* \w had no|strong="H3808"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w*.  
\v 7  \w They broke|strong="H1234"\w* \w through the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w walls, and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the soldiers tried|strong="H4421"\w* \w to escape|strong="H1272"\w*. \w They left|strong="H3318"\w* \w the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w during the night|strong="H3915"\w*. \w They went through|strong="H1870"\w* \w the gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the two walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w is near the king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*. \w (The Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w* \w had the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w surrounded|strong="H5439"\w*.\w ) Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w they headed for the Jordan Valley|strong="H6160"\w*.  
\v 8  \w But the Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w chased|strong="H7291"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w*. \w They caught|strong="H5381"\w* \w up with Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w in the plains|strong="H6160"\w* \w of Jericho|strong="H3405"\w*, \w and his entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w deserted|strong="H6327"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 9  \w They captured|strong="H8610"\w* \w him and brought him up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w at Riblah|strong="H7247"\w* \w in the territory|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* \w and he passed sentence|strong="H4941"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w there|strong="H5927"\w*.  
\v 10  \w The king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w had Zedekiah’s sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w put to death|strong="H7819"\w* \w while Zedekiah|strong="H6667"\w* \w was forced to watch|strong="H5869"\w*. \w He also|strong="H1571"\w* \w had all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nobles|strong="H8269"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w put to death|strong="H7819"\w* \w there at Riblah|strong="H7247"\w*.  
\v 11  \w He had Zedekiah’s|strong="H6667"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w put out|strong="H5786"\w* \w and had him bound|strong="H0631"\w* \w in chains|strong="H5178"\w*. \w Then the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w had him led|strong="H5414"\w* \w off to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w and he was imprisoned|strong="H1004"\w* \w there until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the day|strong="H3117"\w* \w he died|strong="H4194"\w*.   
\p
\v 12  \w On the tenth|strong="H6218"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of the fifth|strong="H2549"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, \w in the nineteenth|strong="H6240"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, \w Nebuzaradan|strong="H5018"\w*, \w the captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the royal guard|strong="H2876"\w* \w who served|strong="H6440"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, \w arrived|strong="H0935"\w* \w in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 13  \w He burned down|strong="H8313"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w the royal|strong="H4428"\w* \w palace|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w in Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w including|strong="H8313"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 14  \w The whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w Babylonian|strong="H3778"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w came with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the royal guard|strong="H2876"\w* \w tore|strong="H5422"\w* \w down the walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w that surrounded|strong="H5439"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.  
\v 15  \w Nebuzaradan|strong="H5018"\w*, \w the captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the royal guard|strong="H2876"\w*, \w took into exile|strong="H1540"\w* \w some|strong="H5971"\w* \w of the poor|strong="H1803"\w*, \w the rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who remained|strong="H7604"\w* \w in the city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w those who had deserted|strong="H5307"\w* \w to him, and the|strong="H0853"\w* \w rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of the craftsmen|strong="H0527"\w*.  
\v 16  \w But he|strong="H7604"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w behind|strong="H7604"\w* \w some of the poor|strong="H1803"\w* \w and gave them fields|strong="H3009"\w* \w and vineyards|strong="H3755"\w*.   
\p
\v 17  \w The Babylonians|strong="H3778"\w* \w broke|strong="H7665"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w two bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* \w in the temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , as well as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w movable stands|strong="H4350"\w* \w and the large bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w basin called the “The Sea|strong="H3220"\w*.” \w They took|strong="H5375"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w to Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 18  \w They also took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the pots|strong="H5518"\w*, \w shovels|strong="H3257"\w*, \w trimming shears|strong="H4212"\w*, \w basins|strong="H4219"\w*, \w pans|strong="H3709"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w utensils|strong="H3627"\w* \w used by the priests|strong="H8334"\w*.  
\v 19  \w The captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the royal guard|strong="H2876"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w bowls|strong="H5592"\w*, \w censers|strong="H4289"\w*, \w basins|strong="H4219"\w*, \w pots|strong="H5518"\w*, \w lampstands|strong="H4501"\w*, \w pans|strong="H3709"\w*, \w and vessels|strong="H4518"\w*.  
\v 20  \w The bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w of the items|strong="H3627"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w (including the two|strong="H8147"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w*, \w the large bronze basin|strong="H0259"\w* \w called “The Sea|strong="H3220"\w*,” \w the twelve|strong="H6240"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w bulls|strong="H1241"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w “The Sea,” and the movable stands|strong="H4350"\w* \w ) was too heavy to be|strong="H1961"\w* \w weighed|strong="H4948"\w*.  
\v 21  \w Each of the pillars|strong="H5982"\w* \w was about 27 feet|strong="H0520"\w* \w high|strong="H6967"\w*, \w about 18 feet|strong="H0520"\w* \w in circumference|strong="H5437"\w*, \w three|strong="H0702"\w* \w inches|strong="H0676"\w* \w thick|strong="H5672"\w*, \w and hollow|strong="H5014"\w*.  
\v 22  \w The bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w top of|strong="H3805"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w pillar|strong="H3805"\w* \w was about seven and one-half feet|strong="H0520"\w* \w high|strong="H6967"\w* \w and had bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w latticework|strong="H7639"\w* \w and pomegranate-shaped|strong="H7416"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H3805"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w it. The second|strong="H8145"\w* \w pillar|strong="H5982"\w* \w with its pomegranate-shaped|strong="H7416"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H3805"\w* \w was|strong="H0259"\w* \w like|strong="H5439"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 23  \w There were|strong="H1961"\w* \w ninety-six|strong="H8337"\w* \w pomegranate-shaped ornaments|strong="H7416"\w* \w on the sides|strong="H7307"\w*; \w in all|strong="H3605"\w* \w there were one hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w pomegranate-shaped ornaments|strong="H7416"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the latticework|strong="H7639"\w* \w that went around|strong="H5439"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\p
\v 24  \w The captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the royal guard|strong="H2876"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Seraiah|strong="H8304"\w* \w the chief|strong="H7218"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w Zephaniah|strong="H6846"\w* \w the priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w who was second|strong="H4932"\w* \w in rank, and the three|strong="H7969"\w* \w doorkeepers|strong="H5592"\w*.  
\v 25  \w From|strong="H4480"\w* \w the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w he took|strong="H3947"\w* \w an official|strong="H5631"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w was in charge of|strong="H6496"\w* \w the soldiers|strong="H4421"\w*, \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w of the king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w advisers|strong="H6440"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were discovered|strong="H4672"\w* \w in the|strong="H0853"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w an official|strong="H8269"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w* \w secretary|strong="H5608"\w* \w who drafted|strong="H6633"\w* \w citizens|strong="H0776"\w* \w for military service, and sixty|strong="H8346"\w* \w citizens|strong="H0776"\w* \w who were discovered|strong="H4672"\w* \w in the middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of the city|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 26  \w Nebuzaradan|strong="H5018"\w*, \w the captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the royal guard|strong="H2876"\w*, \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w them and brought|strong="H1980"\w* \w them to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w at Riblah|strong="H7247"\w*.  
\v 27  \w The king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w ordered|strong="H5221"\w* \w them to be executed|strong="H4191"\w* \w at Riblah|strong="H7247"\w* \w in the territory|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Hamath|strong="H2574"\w*.  
\p \w So Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w was taken into exile|strong="H1540"\w* \w away from its land|strong="H0127"\w*.  
\v 28  \w Here|strong="H2088"\w* \w is the official record of the number of people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019"\w* \w carried into exile|strong="H1540"\w*\w : In the seventh|strong="H7651"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, \w 3,023|strong="H7969"\w* \w Jews|strong="H3064"\w*;  
\v 29  \w in Nebuchadnezzar’s|strong="H5019"\w* \w eighteenth|strong="H6240"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, \w 832|strong="H8147"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* \w from Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*;  
\v 30  \w in Nebuchadnezzar’s|strong="H5019"\w* \w twenty-third|strong="H6242"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, \w Nebuzaradan|strong="H5018"\w*, \w the captain|strong="H7227"\w* \w of the royal guard|strong="H2876"\w*, \w carried into exile|strong="H1540"\w* \w 745|strong="H2568"\w* \w Judeans|strong="H3064"\w*. \w In all|strong="H3605"\w* \w 4,600|strong="H3967"\w* \w people|strong="H5315"\w* \w went|strong="H1540"\w* \w into|strong="H1540"\w* \w exile|strong="H1540"\w*.   
\s1 Jehoiachin \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Exile|strong="H1540"\w*  
\p
\v 31  \w In the thirty-seventh|strong="H7651"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of the exile|strong="H1546"\w* \w of King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoiachin|strong="H3078"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w on the twenty-fifth|strong="H2568"\w* \w day of the twelfth|strong="H6240"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w*, \w Evil-Merodach|strong="H0192"\w*, \w in the first year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of his reign|strong="H4438"\w*, \w pardoned|strong="H7218"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jehoiachin|strong="H3078"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and released|strong="H3318"\w* \w him from prison|strong="H3628"\w*.  
\v 32  \w He spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w kindly|strong="H2896"\w* \w to him|strong="H0853"\w* \w and gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w him a more prestigious|strong="H3678"\w* \w position|strong="H3678"\w* \w than|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* other \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w were with|strong="H0854"\w* \w him in Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*.  
\v 33  \w Jehoiachin|strong="H8138"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w off|strong="H0398"\w* \w his prison|strong="H3608"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w* \w and ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w daily|strong="H8548"\w* \w in the king’s presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w for the rest|strong="H3117"\w* \w of his life|strong="H2416"\w*.  
\v 34  \w He was given|strong="H5414"\w* \w daily|strong="H8548"\w* \w provisions|strong="H0737"\w* \w by the king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* \w for the rest of his life until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the day|strong="H3117"\w* \w he died|strong="H4194"\w*.