Jeremiah 8

The Sin and Treachery of Judah

1“At that timeH6256,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “they will 1bringH3318 out the bonesH6106 of the kingsH4428 of JudahH3063 and the bonesH6106 of its princesH8269, and the bonesH6106 of the priestsH3548 and the bonesH6106 of the prophetsH5030, and the bonesH6106 of the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 from their gravesH6913. 2They will spreadH7849 them out to the sunH8121, the moonH3394 and to allH3605 the 2hostH6635 of heavenH8064, whichH834 they have lovedH157 and whichH834 they have servedH5647, and whichH834 they have goneH1980 afterH310 and whichH834 they have soughtH1875, and whichH834 they have worshipedH7812. They will not be gatheredH622 3or buriedH6912; 4they will be as dungH1828 on the faceH6440 of the groundH127. 3And 5deathH4194 will be chosenH977 ratherH4480 thanH4480 lifeH2425 by allH3605 the remnantH7611 that remainsH7604 of thisH2088 evilH7451 familyH4940, that remainsH7604 in allH3605 the 6placesH4725 to whichH834 I have drivenH5080 them,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. 4“You shall sayH559 to them, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “Do men 7fallH5307 and not getH6965 up again? Does one turnH7725 awayH7725 and not 8repentH7725?5WhyH4069 then has thisH2088 peopleH5971, JerusalemH3389, 9TurnedH7725 awayH7725 in continualH5329 apostasyH4878? They 10holdH2388 fastH2388 to deceitH8649, They 11refuseH3985 to returnH7725.6I 12have listenedH7181 and heardH8085, They have spokenH1696 whatH3653 is not rightH3653; 13NoH369 manH376 repentedH5162 of his wickednessH7463, SayingH559, ‘WhatH4100 have I doneH6213?’ EveryoneH3605 turnedH7725 to his courseH4794, Like a 14horseH5483 chargingH7857 into the battleH4421.7EvenH1571 the storkH2624 in the skyH8064 15KnowsH3045 her seasonsH4150; And the 16turtledoveH8449 and the swiftH5483 and the thrushH5693 ObserveH8104 the timeH6256 of their 17migrationH935; But 18My peopleH5971 do not knowH3045 The ordinanceH4941 of the LordH3068.

8“19HowH351 can you sayH559, ‘We are wiseH2450, And the lawH8451 of the LordH3068 is with us’? But beholdH2009, the lyingH8267 penH5842 of the scribesH5613 Has madeH6213 it into a lieH8267.9The wiseH2450 menH2450 are 20putH954 to shameH954, They are dismayedH2865 and caughtH3920; BeholdH2009, they have 21rejectedH3988 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068, And whatH4100 kind of wisdomH2451 do they have?10ThereforeH3651 I will 22giveH5414 their wivesH802 to othersH312, Their fieldsH7704 to 23newH3423 ownersH3423; BecauseH3588 from the leastH6996 even to the greatestH1419 EveryoneH3605 is 24greedyH1214 for gainH1215; From the prophetH5030 even to the priestH3548 EveryoneH3605 practicesH6213 deceitH8267.11They 25healH7495 the brokennessH7667 of the daughterH1323 of My peopleH5971 superficiallyH7043, SayingH559, ‘PeaceH7965, peaceH7965,’ But thereH369 is noH369 peaceH7965.12Were they 26ashamedH954 becauseH3588 of the abominationH8441 they had doneH6213? They certainlyH1571 were not ashamedH954, And they did not knowH3045 how to blushH3637; ThereforeH3651 they shall 27fallH5307 among those who fallH5307; At the 28timeH6256 of their punishmentH6486 they shall be broughtH3782 downH3782,” SaysH559 the LordH3068.

13“I will 29surelyH5486 snatchH5486 them awayH5486,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068; “ThereH369 will be 30noH369 grapesH6025 on the vineH1612 And 31noH369 figsH8384 on the figH8384 treeH8384, And the leafH5929 will witherH5034; And what I have givenH5414 them will passH5674 awayH5674.”’”14WhyH5921H4100 are we sittingH3427 stillH3427? 32AssembleH622 yourselves, and let us 33goH935 into the fortifiedH4013 citiesH5892 And let us perishH1826 thereH8033, BecauseH3588 the LordH3068 our GodH430 has doomedH1826 us And givenH8248 us 34poisonedH7219 waterH4325 to drinkH8248, For 35we have sinnedH2398 against the LordH3068.15We 36waitedH6960 for peaceH7965, but noH369 goodH2896 came; For a timeH6256 of healingH4832, but beholdH2009, terrorH1205!16From 37DanH1835 is heardH8085 the snortingH5170 of his horsesH5483; At the soundH6963 of the neighingH4684 of his 38stallionsH47 The wholeH3605 landH776 quakesH7493; For they comeH935 and 39devourH398 the landH776 and its fullnessH4393, The cityH5892 and its inhabitantsH3427.17“For beholdH2009, I am 40sendingH7971 serpentsH5175 against you, AddersH6848, for whichH834 thereH369 is 41noH369 charmH3908, And they will biteH5391 you,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

1842My 43sorrowH3015 is beyond healingH4010, My 44heartH3820 is faintH1742 within me!19BeholdH2009, listenH6963! The cryH7775 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 from a 45distantH4801 landH776: “Is the LordH3068 not in ZionH6726? Is her KingH4428 not within her?” “WhyH4069 have they 46provokedH3707 Me with their gravenH6456 imagesH6456, with foreignH5236 4748idolsH1892?”20“HarvestH7105 is pastH5674, summerH7019 is endedH3615, And we are not savedH3467.”21For the 49brokennessH7667 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 I am brokenH7665; I 50mournH6937, dismayH8047 has takenH2388 holdH2388 of me.22Is thereH369 noH369 51balmH6875 in GileadH1568? Is thereH369 noH369 physicianH7495 thereH8033? 52WhyH4069 thenH3588 has not the 53healthH724 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 54been restoredH5927?