Jeremiah 11:9-23

9Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “A 1conspiracyH7195 has been foundH4672 among the menH376 of JudahH3063 and among the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389. 10They have 2turnedH7725 backH7725 to the wrongdoingsH5771 of their 3ancestorsH7223 whoH834 4refusedH3985 to hearH8085 My wordsH1697, and they 5have followedH1980H310 otherH312 godsH430 to serveH5647 them. The houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 have 6brokenH6565 My covenantH1285 whichH834 I madeH3772 with their fathersH1.” 11ThereforeH3651 thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I am 7bringingH935 disasterH7463 on them whichH834 they will 8not beH3201 ableH3201 to escapeH3318H4480; though they will 9cryH2199 outH2199 to Me, I will not listenH8085 to them. 12Then the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 and the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 will 10goH1980 and cryH2199 outH2199 to the godsH430 to whomH834 they 11burnH6999 incenseH6999, but they certainlyH3467 will not saveH3467 them in the timeH6256 of their disasterH7463. 13For your godsH430 are 1213as manyH4557 as your citiesH5892, JudahH3063; and 14as manyH4557 as the streetsH2351 of JerusalemH3389 are the altarsH4196 you have setH7760 upH7760 to the 15shamefulH1322 thingH1322, altarsH4196 for 1617burningH6999 incenseH6999 to BaalH1168.

14“So as for you, 18do not prayH6419 for thisH2088 peopleH5971, norH408 liftH5375 upH5375 a cryH7440 or prayerH8605 for them; for I will 19not listenH8085 whenH6256 they callH7121 to Me becauseH1157 of their disasterH7463.15WhatH4100 right has My 20belovedH3039 in My houseH1004 WhenH3588 21she has carriedH6213 outH6213 manyH7227 evilH4209 schemesH4209? Can the sacrificialH6944 fleshH1320 takeH5674 awayH5674 from you your disasterH7463, 22SoH227 that you can rejoiceH5937?”16The LordH3068 namedH7121H8034 you “A 23greenH7488 oliveH2132 treeH2132, beautifulH3303 in fruitH6529 and formH8389”; With the 24noiseH6963 of a greatH1419 25tumultH1999 He has 26setH3341 fireH784 to it, And its branchesH1808 are worthlessH7489. 17The LordH3068 of armiesH6635, who 27plantedH5193 you, has 28pronouncedH1696 evilH7463 againstH5921 you becauseH1558 of the evilH7463 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and the houseH1004 of JudahH3063, whichH834 they have 29doneH6213 to provokeH3707 Me by 3031offeringH6999 sacrificesH6999 to BaalH1168.

18Moreover, the LordH3068 32madeH3045 it knownH3045 to me and I knewH3045 it; ThenH227 You showedH7200 me their deedsH4611.19But I was like a gentleH441 33lambH3532 ledH2986 to the slaughterH2873; And I did not knowH3045 that they had 34devisedH2803 plotsH4284 againstH5921 me, saying, “Let’s destroyH7843 the treeH6086 with its 35fruitH3899, And 36let’s cutH3772 him offH3772 from the 37landH776 of the livingH2416, So that his 38nameH8034 will noH3808 longerH5750 be rememberedH2142.”20But, LordH3068 of armiesH6635, who 39judgesH8199 righteouslyH6664, Who 40putsH974 the 41feelingsH3629 and the heartH3820 toH974 theH974 testH974, Let me seeH7200 Your vengeanceH5360 on them, For to You I have 42committedH1556 my causeH7379.

21ThereforeH3651 thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559 concerningH5921 the peopleH376 of 43AnathothH6068, who are 44seekingH1245 your lifeH5315, sayingH559: “45Do not prophesyH5012 in the nameH8034 of the LordH3068, so that you do not 46dieH4191 by our handH3027”; 22thereforeH3651, thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I am going to 47punishH6485 them! The 48youngH970 menH970 will dieH4191 by the swordH2719, their sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323 will dieH4191 by famineH7458; 23and a remnantH7611 49will not be left to them, becauseH3588 I will 50bringH935 disasterH7463 on the peopleH376 of AnathothH6068--51the yearH8141 of their punishmentH6486.”