Jeremiah 11

The Broken Covenant

1The wordH1697 whichH834 cameH1961 to JeremiahH3414 from the LordH3068, sayingH559, 2“1HearH8085 the wordsH1697 of thisH2088 2covenantH1285, and speakH1696 to the menH376 of JudahH3063 and to the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389; 3and sayH559 to them, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, “3CursedH779 is the manH376 whoH834 does not heedH8085 the wordsH1697 of thisH2088 covenantH1285 4whichH834 I commandedH6680 your forefathersH1 in the 4dayH3117 that I broughtH3318 them out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, from the 5ironH1270 furnaceH3564, sayingH559, ‘6ListenH8085 to My voiceH6963, and 7doH6213 according to allH3605 whichH834 I commandH6680 you; so you shall be 8My peopleH5971, and I will be your GodH430,’ 5in orderH4616 to confirmH6965 the 9oathH7621 whichH834 I sworeH7650 to your forefathersH1, to giveH5414 them a landH776 flowingH2100 with milkH2461 and honeyH1706, as it is thisH2088 dayH3117.”’” Then I saidH559, “10AmenH543, O LordH3068.”

6And the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “11ProclaimH7121 allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697 in the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 and in the streetsH2351 of JerusalemH3389, sayingH559, ‘12HearH8085 the wordsH1697 of thisH2088 covenantH1285 and 13doH6213 them. 7For I solemnlyH5749 14warnedH5749 your fathersH1 in the 15dayH3117 that I broughtH5927 them up from the landH776 of EgyptH4714, even to thisH2088 dayH3117, 1617warningH5749 persistentlyH7925, sayingH559, “18ListenH8085 to My voiceH6963.” 8Yet they 19didH6213 not obeyH8085 or inclineH5186 their earH241, but walkedH1980, eachH376 oneH376, in the stubbornnessH8307 of his evilH7451 heartH3820; therefore I broughtH935 on them allH3605 the 20wordsH1697 of thisH2088 covenantH1285, whichH834 I commandedH6680 them to doH6213, but they didH6213 not.’”

9Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “A 21conspiracyH7195 has been foundH4672 among the menH376 of JudahH3063 and among the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389. 10They have 22turnedH7725 backH7725 to the iniquitiesH5771 of their 23ancestorsH7223 whoH834 24refusedH3985 to hearH8085 My wordsH1697, and they 25have goneH1980 afterH310 otherH312 godsH430 to serveH5647 them; the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 have 26brokenH6565 My covenantH1285 whichH834 I madeH3772 with their fathersH1.” 11ThereforeH3651 thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “BeholdH2009 I am 27bringingH935 disasterH7463 on them whichH834 they will 28not be ableH3201 to escapeH3318; though they will 29cryH2199 to Me, yet I will not listenH8085 to them. 12Then the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 and the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 will 30goH1980 and cryH2199 to the godsH430 to whomH834 they burnH6999 incenseH6999, but they surelyH3467 will not saveH3467 them in the timeH6256 of their disasterH7463. 13For your godsH430 are 3132as manyH4557 as your citiesH5892, O JudahH3063; and 33as manyH4557 as the streetsH2351 of JerusalemH3389 are the altarsH4196 you have setH7760 up to the 34shamefulH1322 thingH1322, altarsH4196 to 35burnH6999 incenseH6999 to BaalH1168.

14“Therefore 36do not prayH6419 for thisH2088 peopleH5971, norH408 liftH5375 up a cryH7440 or prayerH8605 for them; for I will 37not listenH8085 whenH6256 they callH7121 to Me becauseH1157 of their disasterH7463.15WhatH4100 right has My 38belovedH3039 in My houseH1004 WhenH3588 39she has doneH6213 manyH7227 vileH4209 deedsH4209? Can the sacrificialH6944 fleshH1320 takeH5674 awayH5674 from you your disasterH7463, 40SoH227 that you can rejoiceH5937?”16The LordH3068 calledH7121 your nameH8034, “A 41greenH7488 oliveH2132 treeH2132, beautifulH3303 in fruitH6529 and formH8389”; With the 42noiseH6963 of a greatH1419 tumultH1999 He has 43kindledH3341 fireH784 on it, And its branchesH1808 are worthlessH7489. 17The LordH3068 of hostsH6635, who 44plantedH5193 you, has 45pronouncedH1696 evilH7463 againstH5921 you becauseH1558 of the evilH7463 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and of the houseH1004 of JudahH3063, whichH834 they have 46doneH6213 to provokeH3707 Me by 4748offeringH6999 up sacrificesH6999 to BaalH1168.

Plots against Jeremiah

18Moreover, the LordH3068 49madeH3045 it knownH3045 to me and I knewH3045 it; ThenH227 You showedH7200 me their deedsH4611.19But I was like a gentleH441 50lambH3532 ledH2986 to the slaughterH2873; And I did not knowH3045 that they had 51devisedH2803 plotsH4284 againstH5921 me, saying, “Let us destroyH7843 the treeH6086 with its 52fruitH3899, And 53let us cutH3772 him offH3772 from the 54landH776 of the livingH2416, That his 55nameH8034 be rememberedH2142 noH3808 moreH5750.”20But, O LordH3068 of hostsH6635, who 56judgesH8199 righteouslyH6664, Who 57triesH974 the 58feelingsH3629 and the heartH3820, Let me seeH7200 Your vengeanceH5360 on them, For to You have I 59committedH1540 my causeH7379.

21ThereforeH3651 thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 concerningH5921 the menH376 of 60AnathothH6068, who 61seekH1245 your lifeH5315, sayingH559, “62Do not prophesyH5012 in the nameH8034 of the LordH3068, soH3808 that you will not 63dieH4191 at our handH3027”; 22thereforeH3651, thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, “BeholdH2009, I am about to 64punishH6485 them! The 65youngH970 menH970 will dieH4191 by the swordH2719, their sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323 will dieH4191 by famineH7458; 23and a remnantH7611 66will not be leftH1961 to them, for I will 67bringH935 disasterH7463 on the menH376 of AnathothH6068--68the yearH8141 of their punishmentH6486.”