C. about

612.
2 Chr. 36. = "ARNING.
Jehovah sebahoth.
Deut. 32. I.
ew. oe. = LD PATHS.
x
Dent. 32. . Mal. 4. 4. att.
11. 28, |
4“ Prepare ye war against her ;
sArise, and let_us_go_up at x=noon. Woe unto us! for the day -goeth_
away, For the_shadows_of the evening tare_stretched_out.
5 «Arise, and let_us_go by night, and
let_us_destroy her palaces.”
6 For thus hath ‘the Lorp of_hosts
said,
*Hew_ye_down trees, and ‘cast a mount against Jerusalem :
This is the city to_be_visited ;
She is wholly oppression in the_ midst_of her.
7As a fountain casteth_out her
waters, So she -casteth_out her wickedness : Violence and spoil is_heard in her; Before Me continually zs grief and wounds.
8 -Be_thou-_instructed, O_Jerusalem, Lest My soul ‘depart from thee; Lest I ‘make thee desolate, a land
not inhabited.
® Thus They shall_throughly glean the_
remnant_of Israél as @ vine: *Turn_back thine hand as a grape- gatherer into the baskets.
10 To whom shall_I_speak, and ¢ give_
warning, that they may_hear ?
Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken :
Behold, the_word_of 4 the Lorp «is unto them a reproach; they thave no delight in it.
il Therefore I ‘am_full of -the_fury_
of J the Lorp;
I -am_weary with_holding_in :
I will_pour_it_out upon the chil- dren abroad,
And upon the_assembly_of young_ men together :
For eyen the husband with the wife shall_be_taken,
The aged with him that is full_of
days.
12 And their houses -shall_be_turned unto others,
With their fields and gether:
For I will-stretch_out My -hand upon the_inhabitants_of the land, +saith ! the Lorp.
13 For from the_least_of_them even unto the_greatest_of_them every_ one is given to covetousness ;
And from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
14 They ne e_healed also -the_? hurt_ of the daughter of My people slightly,
Saying, “ Peace, peace;” when there zs no peace.
15 Werethey ashamed when they had_ committed abomination ?
Nay, they were not at_all ashamed, neither * could they blush ;
Therefore they shall _ fall among xathem_that fall :
At the time that I visit them they shall_be_cast.down, -saith !the
Lorb. 16 Thus ‘saith J the Lorn,
wives to-
579
JEREMIAH VI. 29.
“Stand ye in the ways, and ‘see, a aint and ‘ask for the old paths, Where is the good way, and «walk
therein, And ye -shall_find rest for your souls.” But they said, “We will not walk therein.” Ww ane I -set watchmen over you, 17, Ezek. 3. saying, We “-sHearken to the_sound_of the trumpet.” But oiey said, “We will not heark- 18 Therefore ‘hear, ye nations, WARNING.
And -know, O _congregation, what is among “them. 19 -Hear, O_earth: Behold, = +will_bring evil upon xthis x —people, Even the iruit_of their thoughts, Because they shave not hearkened unto My words, Nor to My law, but rejected it. 20 To what_purpose tcometh_there to Me / incense from Sheba, And the sweet cane from a far country ? Your « burnt_offerings are not ac- ceptable, Nor your sacrifices sweet unto Me. 21 Therefore thus «saith 4 the Lorn, Behold, I +will_lay stumblingblocks before xthis people, And the fathers and the sons to- gether «shall_fall upon them ; ne Znelehheur and his friend shall_
rish. 2 Thus «saith J the Lorp, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, And a great nation shall_be_raised from the_sides_of the earth. 23 They shall_lay_hold_on bow and
20. Isa. 1. 10- 15.
J. frankin- cense.
@. ascend- ing-offer- ings.
STUMBLING-
BLOCKS.
J. Jehovah.
A PEOPLE FROM THE NORTH. |
spear ;
hep are cruel, and thave no mercy ;
Their voice troareth like the sea;
And they ‘ride upon horses,
Set_in_array as tmen for xwar against thee, O - daughter _ of
Zion. 24 We -have_heard «the_fame thereof : Our hands -wax-_feeble : Anguish shath_taken_hold of us, And pain,as ofa woman_in_travail. > Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way ; For the_sword_of the enemy and fear is on every_side. 26 O_daughter_of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, And «wallow thyself in xashes : Make thee mourning, as for an only _son, most_bitter lamenta- tion: For the spoiler shall_suddenly come
2. ish.
MOURNING.
upon us. 27 I have set thee for a w tower anda fortress among My people, That thou mayest_know and ‘try their -way. trier, Heb. 23 They are all grievous reyolters,| bahkhon. walking with slanders : By ee They are brass and iron; they are a all corrupters. 2 The bellows -are_burned,
REPROBATE SILY.
w. watch_ tower,or -
U2
JEREMIAH VI. 30.
B.C. about 612.
r. refiner refineth,
J. Jehovah,
about 600. THE WORD OF JEHOVAH. J, Jehovah.
é. ish.
THE HOUSE PROFANED.
w. Whereon My name was-called.
11. Mart. 21. 13. MARK
11. 17. LUKE 19. 46. SHILOH. 12, Josh. 18. 1. Ps. 78.
60.
c. caused_to- dwell.
14.1Sam. 4, 10 11.
gi lead +is_ consumed _of~_ the _ re; The «founder *melteth in vain: For the =wicked sare not plucked_ away. 80 Reprobate silver «shall men call them, Because J the Lorp *hath_rejected them.
THE word that came to Jeremiah from /+the Lor», saying,
2-Stand in the_gate_of 4 the Lorp’s house, and sproclaim there xthis word, and ‘say,
“.Hear the_word_of 4 the Lor», all ye of Judah, *+that enter_in at xthese xgates to worship ‘the Lorp.
8 Thus ssaith ‘the Lorp of_hosts, the_=God_of Israél,
-Amend your ways and your doings, and I will_cause pou to_dwell in xthis xplace.
4'Prust ye not in lying words, say-
ing,
*The_temple_of ‘the Lorp,
The_temple_of ! the Lorn,
The_temple_of ‘the Loxp, are these.’
5 For if ye throughly amend your
ways and your «doings ;
If ye throughly execute judgment between a ‘man and his neigh-
bour ; 6 Jf ye toppress not the -stranger, the -fatherless, and the -widow, And tshed not innocent blood in xthis xplace, Neither twalk after other gods to your hurt: 7 Then -will_I_cause pou to_dwell in xthis xplace, In the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.” 8 Behold, pe +trust in lying words, that cannot profit. 9 Will ye steal, murder, and -commit_ adultery, And ‘swear «falsely, and -burn_in- cense unto xBaal, And -walk after other gods whom ye ‘know not; 10 And -come and «stand before Me in xthis xhouse, w Which -is_called by My name, and
“say, “We -are_delivered to do all xthese xabominations ?” llJs xthis xhouse, “which -is_called by My name, -become a den_of robbers in your eyes ? Behold, even € shave_seen tt, +saith J the Lorn. 2 But -go ye now unto My place which was in Shiloh, Where I cset My name at the first, And «see what I did to it for the wickedness_of My people Israél. 13 And now, because ye -have_done xthese xworks, +saith / the Lorp, And I spake unto you, rising_up_ early and speaking, but ye heard
not; And I called pon, but ye answered not ; 14 Therefore -will_I_do unto this
580
JEREMIAH VII. xhouse, » which *is_called by My oar
name, wherein pe +trust,
0.
And unto the place which I gaye to| w. whereo:
you and to your fathers, «cas I shave_done ie Shiloh, =
My name was.
15 And I will_cast pow out_of My} ing as
ye
ac shave_cast_out call your brethren, even rthe_whole seed_ of Ephraim.
16 Therefore pray not thow for xthis
xpeople, Nae Hift_up cry nor prayer for em, Neither 'make intercession to Me: For I +will not hear thee. VW Seest thou not what thep +do in the_cities_of Judah And in the_streets_of Jerusalem ? 18 The schildren +gather w And the fathers +kindle -the fire, And the women knead their dough, To make cakes to the_queen-_of x=heaven, And to poe drink_offerings unto other gods, That _they_may _ provoke _ Me_to_ anger. 19 Do thep
rovoke Sle to anger? asaith J the Lorn:
Do they not provoke themselbes to| ©
the _ confusion _ of their _ own faces?
20 Therefore thus saith Athe =Lord 1 Gop;
Behold, Mine anger and My fury shall_be_po' out upon *this xplace,
Upon 4 xman, and upon xbeas'
And upon the_trees_of the field,
And upon the_fruit_of the ground ;
And it -shall_burn, and shall not be_quenched.
21Thus saith 2the Lorp of _ hosts, the_=God_of Israél ;
ad+Put your «s burnt_offerings unto your sacrifices, and -eat flesh.
2 For I spake not -wnto your fathers,} ;
Nor commanded them in the_day that I brought them out_of the_ land_of Egypt,
Concerning @s burnt offerings or -sacrifices:
3 But xthis “thing commanded I them, saying,
h «Obey My voice, and I «will_be your =God,and pe shall_be My -people:
And walk ye in all the ways that I thave_commanded pou, that it may_be_well unto you.
24 But they hearkened not, nor in- clined their -ear, ,
But walked in the counsels and in
the_st imagination_of their xevil
ward. 2> Since the day that your fathers
came_forth out_of the_land _of}
Egypt unto this xday
I have even sent unto you all servants the prophets, daily ris- ing_up-_early and sending them :
6 Yet they hearkened not unto Me,
nor inclined their eear,
But hardened their neck : they did_ worse than their fathers.
A 4
PEREMIAH VII. 27.
C.about; % Therefore thou -shalt_speak 600. xthese xwords unto them ; But they will not hearken to thee: Thou «shalt also call unto them; But they will not answer thee.
28 But thou shalt_say unto them,
hearken- This ts a xnation that sobeyeth not SS orah the_voice_of ‘the Lorp their yy instruc- =God, nor -receiveth ‘correction : on, Heb. xTruth is perished, and «is_cut_off ae from their mouth.
EJECTION.| 2 -Cut_off ‘thine hair, O Jerusalem, hine hair- and -cast_it_away,
isepara- And -take_up a lamentation on
iy e high_places ; eminent For ! the Lorp ‘hath _rejected and laces. forsaken sthe_generation_of His
wrath.
sons. 80 For the_s children_of Judah shave_ done xeyil in My sight, +saith 4 the Lorp:
They have set their abominations in the house w which eset by My name, to pollute
81 And they have built "ibe > high_
10th. ai nese of xTophet,
ich is in the_yalley_of the_son_ of Hinnom,
To burn their -sons and their «daughters in the fire;
Which I commanded’ them not, neither came it into My heart.
82 Therefore, behold, the days come, asaith 3 the Lorp,
That it shall no more be-called xTophet,
Nor ifteryalley-of the_son_of Hin- nom,
But the_ yalley_of xslaughter :
For they -shall_bury in : Tophet, till there be no place.
83 And the_carcases_of xthis xpeople sshall_be meat for the_fowls_of the =heaven,
And for the_beasts_of the earth; and none /-shall _fray_them_ away.
%4 Then -will_I_cause_to_cease from the-_cities_of Judah,
And from the_streets_of Jerusalem,
The_voice_of mirth, and the_voice_ of gladness,
The_voice_of the bridegroom, and the_voice_of the bride:
For the land shall_be desolate.
ios OF 8 AT xthat xtime, +saith Jthe Lorp,
TOPHET.
HE “See they oieeie of the_kings_of Juda! Bove And -the_bones_of his princes,
Jehovah. And +the_bones_of the priests, And -the_bones_of the prophets, And -the _ bones - of the _- inhabit-
ants_of Jerusalem, out_of their graves:
2 And they «shall_spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the_host_of -heaven,
Whom they have loved, and whom they have served,
And after whom they have walked,
And whom they have sought,
And whom they have worshipped :
They shall not be_gathered, nor be_ buried ;
They shall_be for dung upon the_
4 face_of the earth.
JEREMIAH VIII. 14.
3 And death -shall_be_chosen rather B.C. about than =life by all the residue_of; 600. x+them_that remain of xthis xfamily,
xtWhich remain in all the places’ whither I shave_driven them, asaith J the Lorp of_hosts.
*Moreover thou -shalt_say unto)” Back- them, SLIDING. Thus «saith / the Lorp; A J. Jehovah.
Shall they fall, and not ‘arise? fag ear he turn. away, and not tre- umm 5 Why then is xthis xpeople_of Jeru- 5. Hos. 11. 7. salem slidden_back by aperpetual | backsliding ? They -hold_fast xdeceit, they refuse to return. | ®J hearkened and heard, but they. spake not aright : No ‘man repented him of his i. ish. wickedness, saying, “ What have_ I_done?” Every_one turned to his course,
as the horse rusheth into the battle.
7 Yea, the stork in the=heaven-know-| Tacx or eth her appointed_times ; WIspoM.
And the ‘turtle and the crane and 7. Isa.1.3. the swallow ‘observe -the_time_of ats their coming ; Oe
But My people -know not «the_ judgment_of 4 the Lorp.
8 How 'do_ye_say,
“@ile are =wise, and the_law _of| J the Lorp is with us?”
2 Lo, certainly in xvain made He it;
'8. Mark 7.13.
b. Behold, The -pen_of the scribes is in_vain. | the-false 9 The =wise men sare_ashamed, they | aes the
sare_dismayed and taken : =
Lo, they have rejected the_word_of| oor J the Lorp ;
And what wisdom is in them ?
10 Therefore will_I_give their -wives Jeupement.
unto others,
And their fieldstothem_that_shall_ sinherit them :
s. seize, 07" For every_one from the least even) possess. ~ unto the greatest is_given_to covetousness, From the prophet even unto the priest every one -dealeth falsely.
Ul For they have_healed -the_tr hurt_|, 1. Ch. 6.14 of the_daughter_of My people aA Ezek. 13. slightly, 10.
Saying, “Peace, peace;” where there| ®r. breach. 7s no peace.
2 Were they ashamed when they had_committed abomination ?
Nay, they were not at_all ashamed, neither * could they blush : k.know_not-
Therefore shall _they _fall among Pree xzthem_that fall;
In the_time_of their visitation they shall_be_cast_down, -saith / the Lor.
13T will_surely consume them, -saith ‘the Lorp:
There shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig_tree,
And the leaf *shall_fade ;
And the things that I have_given them shall_pass_away_from them.
14 Why -do Wwe sit_still ?
-Assemble_ yourselves, and let_us_ enter into the defenced cities,
And let_us_be_silent there:
ALARM OF War.
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581
ad
JEREMIAH VIII. 15.
B.C. about 600. J. Jehovah,
te, terror.
a, or adders,
Discour- AGEMENT.
6, breach.
TREACHERY
1. Ch. 14. 17. Lam. 3, 48. 2. Ch. 9 in
Heh, begins here.
J. Jehovah.
J. or friend.
m. or mock,
For? the Lorp our =God -hath_put_ us_to_silence,
And given us water_of gall to_drink,
Because we shaye_sinned against ‘the Lorn.
15 We looked for peace, but no good camé;
And for a time_of health, and be- hold ¢e trouble !
16 The_snorting_of his horses was_ heard from Dan:
The whole land trembled at the_ sound_of the _neighing - of his strong_ones ;
For they are_come, and have_de- rae the land, and all_that_is_
The na and those _ that _ dwell therein.
17 For, behold, I +will_send serpents, a cockatrices among you, which will not be charmed,
re ythey *shall_bite pou, saith‘ the
RD. 18 Whon I would_comfort myself against sorrow, My heart zs faint in me. 19 Behold the_voice_of the_cry_of the_ daughter_of my people Because of them_that_dwell_in a far_country : Is not ‘the Lory in Zion? 7s not her king in her ? Why -have_they_provoked_me_to anger with their graven_images, And with strange vanities ? 20 The harvest +is_past, the summer *is_ended, And te -are not saved. 21 For the_? hurt_of the_daughter_of my people -am_I_hurt ; I -am_black; astonishment -hath_ taken_hold_on me. 227s there no xbalm in Gilead; zs there no physician there? Why then -is not the_health_of the_daughter_of my people re- covered ?
OH_that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain_of tears, That I might_weep day and night for -the_slain_of the_daughter_ of my people! 2 Oh_that_I_had in the wilderness a aE place_of wayfaring_
That ar might_leave my and go from them ! For they be all adulterers, an as- sembly_of treacherous_men. 3 And they bend their «tongues like their bow for lies: But they -are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; For they -proceed fronr evil to evil, and they know not Me, asaith J the Lorp. 4-Take _ ye _ heed every _one of his / neighbour, And trust ye not in any brother : For every brother will_utterly sup-
plant, And every neighbour will_walk with slanders. 5 And they will_m deceive every_one his neighbour,
582
JEREMIAH IX.
And will not speak the truth: BC. They have taught their tongue to speak lies, And +weary_themselves to commit_ iniquity. 6 Thine habitation is in the_midst_of deceit ; Through deceit they -refuse to know Mle, ssaith | the Lorn. 7 gree thus «saith / the Lorp of_
osts,
petit, I 4will_melt them, and ‘try tl
For how shall_I_do efor the_
be. daughter_of My people ? of. 8 TS tongue is as an 4 arrow shot_|d. or arrow. It pa on deceit : One ‘speaketh peaceably to his / neighbour with his mouth, i. trtendl But in heart he Hayeth his wait. 2
Shall I not visit them for these} Juve: things? 4saith 4 the Lorp: Shall not My soul be_avenged on such a nation as this? 10 For the mountains will_I_take up a ver wailing, And for the_p habitations_of the|p. or pas: wilderness a lamentation, tures. Because they -are_ burned. _up, so that none +can_pass_ through them ; Neither can men hear the_voice_of the cattle ; Both the_fowl_of the heavens and the wet care _ fled; they -are_
gon 1 AndI will _make-Jerusalem heaps, and a den_of j dragons ; i And I will_make -the-tcities_of
Judah desolate, without an in- habitant. ? 12 Who is the wise ¢ —s that may_ THE understand this ? RE And who is he to whom the_mouth_] yypaay
of *the Lorp -hath_spoken, that} ;, he may_declare it,
For what the land sperisheth and *is_burned_up like @ xwilderness, that none passeth_through ?
13 And J the Lorp saith,
Because they shave_forsaken My -law which I set before them,
And shave not obeyed My voice, neither walked therein ;
14 But have_walked after the_simagin-|s. ation_of their_own heart,
And after x=Baalim, which their
fathers taught them : 15 Therefore thus ‘saith J the Lorp of_ hosts, the_=God_of Israél ;
Behold, I will _ feed them, even xthis ’-xpeople, with wormwood,
And «give them water_of gall to_
drink. 16 J “will scatter them also among the =heathen, Whom neither thep nor their fathers -have_known : And I -will.send a %sword after them, till I -have_consumed them. 17 Thus «saith 4 the Lorp of_hosts, *Consider ye, and -call for the mourning.women, that they may_ come ; And -send for xcunning women, that they may_come :
a IX. 18.
8 And let _them_make_haste, and | take_up a wailing for us, That our eyes ee with
tears, And our eyelids ‘gush , out _ with ageing fee ‘or 2 voice_of wailing -is_heard out_of Zion, “How -are_we_spoiled !
We -are_greatly confo be- cause we een: Poeiesr torn Sly lenis our dwellings -have_cast_
” Yet. ete the_word_of / the Lorp, O_ye women, And let your ear receive the_word_ of His mouth, And -teach your daughters sera And every_one her neighbour la mentation. 21 For death is_come_up imto our
windows, » And is_entered_into our palaces, To cut_off the children from with-
And the young_men from the streets.
22 Speak, “Thus +saith ! the Lorp, Even the_carcases_of «xmen -shall_
fall as di upon the open field, And as the idful after the har- vestman, and none «shall_gather
them. 3 Thus -saith /the Lorp, ‘Let not the wise man glory in his
lessee 9
Neither ‘let the mighty man glory in his might,
a not the rich man glory in his
riches % But this = hie that glorieth glory That, an understandeth and Imow-
That am the Lorp +which_exer- cise | judgment and righteousness, in the earth -
For in these things I wdelight, ssaith
3 Micheal toe days +saith J th, ti come, the Lorp, that I -will_punish all them which are circumcised with the
2 Beypt and Jes, and Edom, and
udah, liom, and
the_s children_of Ammon, and
Moab, and all ‘that are in the
utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness :
For all these xnations are uncir- ecumcised, and all the_house_of Israél are uncireumeised in the heart.
3 OF 10 “HEAR ye -the word which / the Lord -speaketh unto you, O_
oe house_of Israél :
2 Thus -saith /the Lorn,
- cae not the. _way_of the »=hea-
and’ 'be not dismayed at the_signs_ of x-heaven ;
For the =heathen Fare_dismayed at them.
3 For the_*customs_of the =péople
at are vain :
For ‘ one -cutteth a tree out_of the forest,
583
JEREMIAH X. 16. The_work _of the _hands_of the|B.C_ about
workmen, with the axe. 600. 4 epee ephp it with silver and with gold They ‘fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it ‘move not. 5 Thep are upright as the palm_!>s, fea 46.7. tree, but: ‘speak not - a. bene
They must_needs be_borne, be- cause they ‘eannot go.
‘Be not afraid of them; for they Feannot do vet
Neither also ig it inthemtodogood.|__.__
6 Forasmuch as there iz none like) Vasrry or unto Thee, O_’ Lorn: Ibons.
Thou art great, and Thy name iz ee pet great in might. ‘3 Jehovah.
7 Who would not fear Thee, O_King_|7. Ps. 9. & of nations? for to Thee ‘doth_it_ appertain :
Forasmuch as among all the_wise_ men_of the nations, and im all their kingdoms, there is none like unto Thee.
8 But they ‘are altogether brutish and foolish :
Sipe stock ,iis a doctrine_of vani-
es. 9 Silver spread _into_plates ‘is_ brought from Tarshish, And gold from Uphaz, the_work_of| the workman, I And of the_hands_of the founder : Blue and purple iz their clothing - heme are all the_work_of cunning Btbhldes be
wo But _ The Lorp iz the gtrue=God, |"5¢ tru: Be is the | =living 7God, and an|/. aiving
k everlasting king Triume At Hie. wrath: the carth shall Ponca tremble, Fionin
And the nations shall not be_ableto a fi abide His indignation. ofcternity-
1 Thus shall_ye_say unto them, “The gods that -have not 2made the heavens and the earth, Even they shall_perish from the
earth, And from under these heavens.” eee @.He hath_made the earth by His| Gon's
power, +He_hath_established fhe % world). habitable by His wisdom, And hath stretched_out the hea- vens by His » diseretion.
& When He‘uttereth His voice, there ig a multitude_of waters im the heavens, and He causeth the vapours to_ascend fromthe_ends_ of the earth ;
He -maketh lightnings with «rain, And bringeth_forth the wind out_ of His treasures.
i Every «man ‘is_brutish in his! Portion or knowledge - JACOB.
park founder -is_» confounded by| @- ahdaba the graven_image : aaa
For his mol i ig falsehood, pees and there ia no sp breath im them.| “ge4, rmakh.
& Chep are vanity, and the_work_of| 15. fsa.2. 18. errors =
In the_time_of their visitation they shall_perish.
16 The_portion_of Jacob iz not like) 16. Ps. 1% them : a Ch. at
For He iz the. fformer_of xall) 75» tramer. things ;
JEREMIAH X. 17.
B.C. about 600. J. Jehovah of_Tseba- hoth.
JUDGMENT. J. Jehovah.
LAMENTA- TION. te. tent.
§, sons
%, voiceof the report.
j. or jackals,
PRAYER. 23. Prov. 20. 24.
a. ahdahm. a. ish. 24. Ps. 6.1.
25. Ps, 79. 6, i
m. nations.
THE COVENANT. J, Jehovah, i. ish.
3. Gal. 3.10. h. heareth.
h. Hear, as v. 6.
5. Gen, 17. 8,
about 608.
And Israél is the_rod_of His in- heritance :
'The Lory of_hosts is His name.
7 -Gather_up thy wares out_of the land,
O_inhabitant_of the fortress,
18 For thus ‘saith J the Lorn,
“Behold, I +will_sling_out -the_in- habitants_of the land at xthis xonce,
And «will. distress them, that they tmay_find Zt so.”
19 Woe is me oe my hurt! my wound is grievou:
But £ said, x: Truly this is a grief, and I must_bear it.
20 My te tabernacle sis_ spoiled, and all my cords -are_broken :
My schildren -are_gone_forth of me, and they are not:
There is none +to_stretch_forth my tent any_more, and +to_set_up my curtains.
21 For the pastors sare_become brut- ish, and shave not sought /-the LorD:
Therefore they ‘shall not prosper, and all their flocks *shall_be_ scattered.
2 Behold, the_v noise_of the bruit *is_ come,
And a great commotion out_of the north country,
To make -the-_cities_of Judah deso- late, and a den-_of Jj dragons.
23 O_! Lorp, I know that the_-way_of axman 7s not in himself:
It is not in *man +that_walketh to direct his -steps.
240_JLorp, -correct me, but with judgment ; not in Thine anger, lest Thou 'bring_me_to_nothing.
2-Pour_out Thy fury upon the » =heathen that -know Thee not,
And upon the families that -call not on Thy name:
For they shave_eaten_up -Jacob, and -devoured him, and con- sumed him, and have made his chabitation desolate.
1 THE word that came to Jeremiah from J«-the LorD, saying, 2 “Hear ye -the_words_of xthis xcove-
nant, and ‘speak unto the_imen_of
Judah, and to the_inhabitants_of Jeru- salem ;
3 And *say thou unto them,
Thus «saith J¢he Lorp =God_of Is- raél; Cursed be the ‘man that tobey- eth not -the_words_of xthis xcovenant,
4 Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out_of the_land_of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, )*Obey My voice, and do them, according_to all which I Fcommand pow: so sshall_ye-be My people and £ will_be your =God:
That I -may_perform -the oath which I -have_sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is xthis xday.” Then answered I, and said, “«So_be_it, O_ J Lorn.”
- 6 Then ‘the Lorp said unto me, and of the_house_of Judah, “-Proclaim cities_of Judah, and in the-_streets_ themselves to provoke _Me_to_ © ————————— ee 4
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of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Hear ye -the_ oe _ words _of this xcovenant, and «do then.
7 For I earnestly poe unto your fathers in, the day that I brought them up! out_of the_land_of Egypt, even unto
is xday, rising_early, and «protesting,
saying, ) Obey My voice.
8 Yet they * obeyed not, nor inclined
their ear, but walked every_one in the_
s imagination_of their xevil heart: there-|s.
fore I will_bring upon them words_of xthis xcovenant, which I com- manded them to do; but they did them not,”
9 And Jthe Lorp said unto me, A conspiracy ‘is_found among the_ *men_of Judah,
And among the_inhabitants_of Je- rusalem.
10 They ave turned_back to the-ini- quities_of their forefathers, which refused to hear My words; ‘
And thep went after other gods to serve them :
The_house_of Israél and the_house_ of Judah shave_broken My ~cove- nant which I «made with their|c. nus or L fathers. oom .
11 Therefore thus saith Jthe LorD, | Jupem
Behold, I will_bring evil upon them; which they shall not be_ able to escape ; e |
And though they -shall_cry unto Me, I will not hearken unto'them. f
12 Then «shall the_cities_of Judah and |12. Dent. 2
inhabitants_of Jerusalem go, and} 47, 38. ‘cry unto the gods unto whom they +offer_incense :
But they shall not save them at_ all in the_time_of their trouble.
13 For according to the_number_of|13. Ch. 2.
thy cities were thy gods,O_Judah:}| 3. 24
And according to the number_of the_streets_of Jerusalem have ye pore ne altars to that xshameful_
% i Ewen igure to burn_incense unto 7 xBaal, 4 Tee ‘pray not thou for xthis xpeopl Neither Pitt. up a cry or prayer for them : H For I «will not hear them in the_ 9 2
time_that they cry unto Me for
their trouble. 15 What hath My beloved to do in| Expo: : Mine house, TION.
Seeing she shath _wrought xlewd- ness_with xmany, ae the holy flesh tis_passed from ee? When thou doest_evil, then thou trejoicest. 16 J The Lory called thy name, A green ole tree, fair, and of goodly
fruit :
With the_noise_of a great tumult He hath kindled fire upon it, and the_branches_of it -are_broken. ;
17 For Jthe Lorp of_hosts, xthat «: planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee,
For the_evil_of the-house_of Israél
fEREMIAH XI. 18.