Jeremiah 11
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Jeremiah 11:9-23

9And the LORDH3068 toldH559 meH413, “There isH4672 a conspiracyH7195 among the menH376 of JudahH3063 and the residentsH3427 of JerusalemH3389. 10They have returnedH7725 toH5921 the sinsH5771 of their forefathersH1H7223 whoH834 refusedH3985 to obeyH8085 My wordsH1697. TheyH1992 have followedH1980H310 otherH312 godsH430 to serve themH5647. The houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 have brokenH6565 the covenantH1285 I madeH3772 withH854 their fathersH1.

11ThereforeH3651 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068H2005 saysH559: ‘I am about to bringH935 upon themH413 a disasterH7451 thatH834 they cannotH3808H3201 escapeH3318H4480. They will cry outH2199 to MeH413, but I will notH3808 listenH8085 to themH413. 12Then the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 and the residentsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 will goH1980 and cry outH2199 toH413 the godsH430 to whichH834 theyH1992 have been burning incenseH6999, but these gods certainly will notH3808 saveH3467 them in their timeH6256 of disasterH7451. 13Your godsH430 areH1961 indeedH3588 as numerousH4557 as your citiesH5892, O JudahH3063; the altarsH4196 of shameH1322 you have set upH7760—the altarsH4196 to burn incenseH6999 to BaalH1168—are as manyH4557 as the streetsH2351 of JerusalemH3389.’

14As for youH859, do notH408 prayH6419 forH1157 theseH2088 peopleH5971. Do notH408 raise upH5375 a cryH7440 or a prayerH8605 on their behalfH1157, forH3588 I will notH369 be listeningH8085 when they call outH7121 to MeH413H1157 in their timeH6256 of disasterH7451.

15What rightH4100 has My belovedH3039 in My houseH1004,having carried outH6213 so manyH7227 evil schemesH4209?Can consecratedH6944 meatH1320 avertH5674 your doom?WhenH3588 you are wickedH7451, thenH227 you rejoiceH5937.16The LORDH3068 once calledH7121 youH8034 a flourishingH7488 olive treeH2132,beautifulH3303 with well-formedH8389 fruitH6529.But with a mightyH1419 roarH6963H1999 He will set it on fireH3341H784H5921,and its branchesH1808 will be consumedH7489.

17The LORDH3068 of HostsH6635, who plantedH5193 youH853, has decreedH1696 disasterH7451 against youH5921 on account ofH1558 the evil thatH7451 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 have brought upon themselvesH6213, provoking Me to angerH3707 by burning incenseH6999 to BaalH1168.”

18And the LORDH3068 informed meH3045, so I knewH3045.ThenH227 You showed meH7200 their deedsH4611.19For IH589 was like a gentleH441 lambH3532 ledH2986 to slaughterH2873;I did notH3808 knowH3045 thatH3588 they had plottedH2803H4284 against meH5921:“Let us destroyH7843 the treeH6086 with its fruitH3899;let us cut him offH3772 from the landH776 of the livingH2416,that his nameH8034 may be rememberedH2142 noH3808 moreH5750.”
20O LORDH3068 of HostsH6635, who judgesH8199 righteouslyH6664,who examinesH974 the heartH36291 and mindH3820,let me seeH7200 Your vengeanceH5360 upon them,forH3588 to YouH413 I have committedH1540 my causeH7379.

21ThereforeH3651 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559 concerningH5921 the peopleH582 of AnathothH6068 who are seekingH1245 your lifeH5315 and sayingH559, “You must notH3808 prophesyH5012 in the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068H3808, or you will dieH4191 by our handH3027.” 22SoH3651 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635H2005 saysH559: “I will punish themH6485H5921. Their young menH970 will dieH4191 by the swordH2719, their sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323 by famineH7458. 23There will beH1961 noH3808 remnantH7611, forH3588 I will bringH935 disasterH7451 onH413 the peopleH582 of AnathothH6068 in the yearH8141 of their punishmentH6486.”

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  1. 1. Jeremiah 11:20 Hebrew the kidneys ↩

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