Jeremiah 8

The Sin and Treachery of Judah

1“At that timeH6256,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “they will 1bringH3318 outH3318 the bonesH6106 of the kingsH4428 of JudahH3063, the bonesH6106 of its leadersH8269, the bonesH6106 of the priestsH3548, the bonesH6106 of the prophetsH5030, and the bonesH6106 of the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 from their gravesH6913. 2They will spreadH7849 them outH7849 to the sunH8121, the moonH3394, and to allH3605 the 2heavenlyH8064 3lightsH6635, whichH834 they have lovedH157, whichH834 they have servedH5647, whichH834 they have followedH1980H310, whichH834 they have soughtH1875, and whichH834 they have worshipedH2331. They will not be gatheredH622 4nor buriedH6912; 5they will be like dungH1828 on the faceH6440 of the groundH127. 3And 6deathH4194 will be chosenH977 ratherH4480 thanH4480 lifeH2425 by allH3605 the remnantH7611 that remainsH7604 of thisH2088 evilH7451 familyH4940, that remainsH7604 in allH3605 the 7placesH4725 to whichH834 I have drivenH5080 them,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635. 4“You shall sayH559 to them, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “Do people 8fallH5307 and not getH6965 upH6965? Does one turnH7725 awayH7725 and not 9repentH7725?5WhyH4069 has thisH2088 peopleH5971, JerusalemH3389, 10TurnedH7725 awayH7725 in continualH5329 apostasyH4878? They 11holdH2388 onH2388 to deceitH8649, They 12refuseH3985 to returnH7725.6I 13have listenedH7181 and heardH8085, They have spokenH1696 whatH3653 isH3653 not rightH3653; 14NoH369 oneH376 repentedH5162 of his wickednessH7463, SayingH559, ‘WhatH4100 have I doneH6213?’ EveryoneH3605 turnedH7725 to his own courseH4794, Like a 15horseH5483 chargingH7857 into the battleH4421.7EvenH1571 the storkH2624 in the skyH8064 16KnowsH3045 her seasonsH4150; And the 17turtledoveH8449, the swallowH5483, and the craneH5693 KeepH8104 toH8104 the timeH6256 of their 18migrationH935; But 19My peopleH5971 do not knowH3045 The judgmentH4941 of the LordH3068.

8“20HowH351 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 21putH954 toH954 shameH954, They are dismayedH2865 and caughtH3920; BeholdH2009, they have 22rejectedH3988 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068, So whatH4100 kind of wisdomH2451 do they have?10ThereforeH3651 I will 23giveH5414 their wivesH802 to othersH312, Their fieldsH7704 to new 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 have 25healedH7495 the brokennessH7667 of the daughterH1323 of My peopleH5971 superficiallyH5921H7043, SayingH559, ‘PeaceH7965, peaceH7965,’ But thereH369 isH369 noH369 peaceH7965.12WereH954 they 26ashamedH954 becauseH3588 of the abominationH8441 they had doneH6213? They wereH954 not ashamedH954 atH1571 allH954H1571, And they did not knowH3045 how to be ashamedH3637; ThereforeH3651 they will 27fallH5307 among those who fallH5307; At the 28timeH6256 of their punishmentH6486 they will collapseH3782,” SaysH559 the LordH3068.

13“I will 29certainlyH5486 snatchH5486 them awayH5486,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. “ThereH369 willH369 beH369 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 still? 32AssembleH622 yourselves, and let’s 33goH935 into the fortifiedH4013 citiesH5892 And perishH1826 thereH8033, For the LordH3068 our GodH430 has doomedH1826 us And givenH8248 us 34poisonedH7219 waterH4325 toH8248 drinkH8248, BecauseH3588 35we have sinnedH2398 against the LordH3068.15We 36waitedH6960 for peaceH7965, but noH369 goodH2896 came; For a timeH6256 of healingH4832, but beholdH2009, terrorH1205!16From 37DanH1835 there 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 among you, VipersH6848 for whichH834 thereH369 isH369 41noH369 charmH3908; And they will biteH5391 you,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

1842My 43sorrowH3015 is beyondH1097 healingH1455, My 44heartH3820 is faintH1742 withinH5921 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 carvedH6456 imagesH6456, with foreignH5236 4748idolsH1892?”20“HarvestH7105 isH5674 pastH5674, summerH7019 isH3615 overH3615, And we are not savedH3467.”21I am brokenH7665 over the 49brokennessH7667 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971. I 50mournH6937, dismayH8047 has takenH2388 holdH2388 of me.22IsH369 thereH369 noH369 51balmH6875 in GileadH1568? IsH369 thereH369 noH369 physicianH7495 thereH8033? 52WhyH4069 thenH3588 has not the 53healthH724 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 54been restoredH5927?