Jeremiah 11

The Broken Covenant

1The wordH1697 thatH834 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, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 saysH559: “3CursedH779 is the oneH376 whoH834 does not obeyH8085 the wordsH1697 of thisH2088 covenantH1285 4whichH834 I commandedH6680 your forefathersH1 on the 4dayH3117 that I broughtH3318 them outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, from the 5ironH1270 furnaceH3564, sayingH559, ‘6ListenH8085 to My voiceH6963, and 7doH6213 according to allH3605 that I commandH6680 you; so you shall be 8My peopleH5971, and I will be your GodH430,’ 5inH4616 orderH4616 toH4616 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 repliedH6030H559, “10AmenH543, 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 on the 15dayH3117 I broughtH5927 them upH5927 from the landH776 of EgyptH4714, even to thisH2088 dayH3117, 16warningH5749 them persistentlyH7925, sayingH559, “17ListenH8085 to My voiceH6963.” 8Yet they 18didH6213 not obeyH8085 or inclineH5186 their earH241, but walkedH1980 in the stubbornnessH8307 of their evilH7451 heartH3820, eachH376 oneH376 of them; therefore I broughtH935 on them allH3605 the 19wordsH1697 of thisH2088 covenantH1285 whichH834 I commandedH6680 them to doH6213, but they didH6213 not.’”

9Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “A 20conspiracyH7195 has been foundH4672 among the menH376 of JudahH3063 and among the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389. 10They have 21turnedH7725 backH7725 to the wrongdoingsH5771 of their 22ancestorsH7223 whoH834 23refusedH3985 to hearH8085 My wordsH1697, and they 24have followedH1980H310 otherH312 godsH430 to serveH5647 them. The houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 have 25brokenH6565 My covenantH1285 whichH834 I madeH3772 with their fathersH1.” 11ThereforeH3651 thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I am 26bringingH935 disasterH7463 on them whichH834 they will 27not beH3201 ableH3201 to escapeH3318H4480; though they will 28cryH2199 outH2199 to Me, I will not listenH8085 to them. 12Then the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 and the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 will 29goH1980 and cryH2199 outH2199 to the godsH430 to whomH834 they 30burnH6999 incenseH6999, but they certainlyH3467 will not saveH3467 them in the timeH6256 of their disasterH7463. 13For your godsH430 are 3132as manyH4557 as your citiesH5892, JudahH3063; and 33as manyH4557 as the streetsH2351 of JerusalemH3389 are the altarsH4196 you have setH7760 upH7760 to the 34shamefulH1322 thingH1322, altarsH4196 for 3536burningH6999 incenseH6999 to BaalH1168.

14“So as for you, 37do not prayH6419 for thisH2088 peopleH5971, norH408 liftH5375 upH5375 a cryH7440 or prayerH8605 for them; for I will 38not listenH8085 whenH6256 they callH7121 to Me becauseH1157 of their disasterH7463.15WhatH4100 right has My 39belovedH3039 in My houseH1004 WhenH3588 40she has carriedH6213 outH6213 manyH7227 evilH4209 schemesH4209? Can the sacrificialH6944 fleshH1320 takeH5674 awayH5674 from you your disasterH7463, 41SoH227 that you can rejoiceH5937?”16The LordH3068 namedH7121H8034 you “A 42greenH7488 oliveH2132 treeH2132, beautifulH3303 in fruitH6529 and formH8389”; With the 43noiseH6963 of a greatH1419 44tumultH1999 He has 45setH3341 fireH784 to it, And its branchesH1808 are worthlessH7489. 17The LordH3068 of armiesH6635, who 46plantedH5193 you, has 47pronouncedH1696 evilH7463 againstH5921 you becauseH1558 of the evilH7463 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and the houseH1004 of JudahH3063, whichH834 they have 48doneH6213 to provokeH3707 Me by 4950offeringH6999 sacrificesH6999 to BaalH1168.

Plots against Jeremiah

18Moreover, the LordH3068 51madeH3045 it knownH3045 to me and I knewH3045 it; ThenH227 You showedH7200 me their deedsH4611.19But I was like a gentleH441 52lambH3532 ledH2986 to the slaughterH2873; And I did not knowH3045 that they had 53devisedH2803 plotsH4284 againstH5921 me, saying, “Let’s destroyH7843 the treeH6086 with its 54fruitH3899, And 55let’s cutH3772 him offH3772 from the 56landH776 of the livingH2416, So that his 57nameH8034 will noH3808 longerH5750 be rememberedH2142.”20But, LordH3068 of armiesH6635, who 58judgesH8199 righteouslyH6664, Who 59putsH974 the 60feelingsH3629 and the heartH3820 toH974 theH974 testH974, Let me seeH7200 Your vengeanceH5360 on them, For to You I have 61committedH1556 my causeH7379.

21ThereforeH3651 thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559 concerningH5921 the peopleH376 of 62AnathothH6068, who are 63seekingH1245 your lifeH5315, sayingH559: “64Do not prophesyH5012 in the nameH8034 of the LordH3068, so that you do not 65dieH4191 by our handH3027”; 22thereforeH3651, thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I am going to 66punishH6485 them! The 67youngH970 menH970 will dieH4191 by the swordH2719, their sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323 will dieH4191 by famineH7458; 23and a remnantH7611 68will not be left to them, becauseH3588 I will 69bringH935 disasterH7463 on the peopleH376 of AnathothH6068--70the yearH8141 of their punishmentH6486.”