C. about

605. — Jehovah.
. Jonah 3.
HOVAH'S ESSAGE.
ch.
tubborn- SS.
nations.
Tsa. 3. 12.
7 1 oo
6 O_house_of Israél, cannot I do with you as xthis xpotter ? ssaith Jthe Lorp. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so wre pe in Mine hand, O_house_ of Israél.
7 At what instant I shall_speak con- cerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck_up, and to pull_ down, and to destroy tt ;
8If xthat xnation, against whom I have pronounced, ‘turn from their evil, I ‘will_repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
9 And at what instant I shall_speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant tt ;
10 Tf it -do xevil in My sight, that it sobey not My voice, then I -will_repent of the good, wherewith I said I would_ benefit them.
ll Now therefore go_to, *speak to
the_t men_of Judah,
And to the_inhabitants_of Jerusa- lem, saying, Thus ‘saith / the Lorp;
Behold, £ +frame evil against you,
And devise a device against you:
‘Return ye now every_one from his xevil way,
And ‘make your ways and your doings good.
12 And they ‘said,
“There_is_no_hope: but we will_ walk after our_own devices,
And we will every_one do the_s ima- gination_of his xevil heart.”
18 Therefore thus «saith J the Lorp ;
-Ask ye now among the =heathen, who -hath_heard such things:
The_virgin_of Israél -hath_done a very horrible_thing.
14 Will a man Heave the_snow_of Lebanon which cometh from the_ rock_of the field ?
Or shall the cold flowing waters 4that_come from another_place be_forsaken ?
15 Because My people -hath_forgotten Me, they 'have_burned_incense to xvanity,
And they have_caused_them_to_ stumble in their ways from the ancient paths,
To walk in paths, im a way not cast_up ;
16 To make their land desolate, anda perpetual hissing ;
Eyery_one +that_passeth thereby shall_be_astonished, and wag his
head.
17 [ will_scatter them as with an east
wind before the enemy ;
I will_shew them the back, and not the face, in the _ day _of their calamity.
18 Then said they, “Come, and let_us_ devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the -wise, nor the word from the prophet. -Come, and let_us_ smite him with the tongue, and ‘let us not give_heed to any of his words.”
19-Give_heed to me, O_’ Lorp, and:
‘hearken to the_voice_of them_that_
contend_with me. 20 Shall evil be_recompensed for good ? for they have digged a pit for my soul.
JEREMIAH XIX. 10.
«Remember that I stood before Thee to speak good for them, and to turn_away Thy «wrath from them.
21 Therefore -deliver_up their s «chil- dren to the famine, and -pour_out their blood by the_force_of the sword; and let their wives be_bereaved_of_their_ children, and be widows ; and let their @men be_put_to_death; Jet their young_men be slain by the sword in xbattle.
2+'Let a cry be_heard from their houses, when Thou shalt_bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
2 Yet, J Lorp, Thou knowest -all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither 'blot_out their sin from Thy sight, but let_them_ be +overthrown before Thee ; *deal thus with them in the_time_of Thine anger.
1 THUS ‘saith Jthe Lorp,-Go and
get a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the_e ancients_of the people, and of the_e ancients_of the priests ;
2 And -go_forth unto the_valley_of the_son_of Hinnom, which 7s by the_ entry_of the peast gate, and -«pro- aan there «the words that I shall_tell
ee,
3 And «say, ‘Hear ye the_word_of J the Lorp, O_kings_of Judah, and inhabit- ants_of Jerusalem; Thus -saith J the Lorp of_hosts, the_=God_of Israél ; Be- hold, I +will_bring evil upon «this xplace, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall_tingle.
4 Because they -have_forsaken Me, and have_estranged xthis xplace, and haye_ burned_incense in it unto other gods, whom neither thep nor their fathers have_known, nor the_kings_of Judah, and have -filled xthis place with the_ blood_of innocents ; Y
5 They have -built also -the_high_ places_of xBaal, to burn their -sons with ~fire for «burnt _offerings unto xBaal, which I commanded not, nor spake if, neither came 7t into My h mind:
6 Therefore, behold, the days come,| i saith ' the Lorp, that xthis xplace shall |”
no more be _called ‘xTophet, nor The_valley_of the_son_of Hinnom, but The_valley_of xslaughter.
7 And I -will_make_void -the_counsel_ of Judah and Jerusalem in xthis xplace ; and I -will_cause_them_to_fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the_ hands_of them_that_seek their s lives : and their -carcases -will_I_give to be_ meat for the_fowls_of the =heaven, and for the_beasts_of the earth.
8 And I -will_make this xcity deso- late, and a hissing; every_one +that_ passeth thereby shall _be- astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
9 And I -will_cause_them_to_eat -the_ flesh_of their sons and -the_fiesh_of their daughters, and they shall _ eat every_one the_flesh_of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they _that_seek their s lives, shall_straiten them.
10 Then -shalt_thou_break the bottle
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| B.C. about 605.
§, Sons,
@. anah- shim.
J. Jehovah.
VALLEY OF THE SON OF HINNOM. THE EARTHEN
TTLE. J. Jehovah. . elders,
e. 2. Ch. 7. 31, 32.
p. or pottery.
t. Tophet, A spitting,
rom thuph, to spit_out with con- tempt.
s. soul,
THE BOTTLE BROKEN,
@. anab-
| sbim.
| J. Jehovah. | ae, accord- ing as,
13. 2 Kin. 3. 10-14.
PROPHECY
noble. 3. Jehovah.
JEHOVAH'S WorD To
13-17. | w. or wealth. | g- or gain.
JEREMIAH COMPLAINS.
20
~ \out_of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah
; }and to all thy friends: and they «shatl_ - |fall by the_sword_of their enemies, and
JEREMIAH XIX. 11. B.C. about oe the_sight_of the men x+that go with 605.
ee,
ll And -shalt_say unto them, Thus saith / the Lorp of_hosts; Even so will_ I_break xthis *people and xthis ae as one breaketh a xpotter’s vessel, that cannot be_made_whole again : and they shall_bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.
12 Thus will_I_do unto xthis +saith J the Lorn, and to the_inhabitants thereof, and even make xthis xcity as Tophet :
1 And the_houses_of Jerusalem, and the _ houses _ of the - kings _ of Judah, ‘shall_be_defiled as the_place_of xTo- phet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned_incense unto all the_host_of x=heaven, and shave_poured_out drink_offerings unto other gods.
14 Then came Jeremiah from xTophet, whither Jthe Lorp had_sent him to prophesy ; and he stood in the court_of
the toate house; and said to all the
e,
Pe thus *saith 'the Lorp of_hosts, the_=God_of Israél; Behold, I +will_ bring upon «this «city and upon all her towns ~all the evil that I have pro- nounced against it, because they have hardened their -necks, that they might not hear My words.”
NOW »p Pashur the_son_of Immer
the priest, who was also chief governor in the_house_of %the Lorp, heard that -Jeremiah prophesied «these xthings.
2 Then Pashur smote -Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate_of Ben- jamin, which was by the_house_of / the
RD.
3 And it came_to_pass on the morrow, jthat Pashur brought_forth -Jeremiah
ey name p Pashur, but ™ Magor-missa- ib. . 4 For thus -saith ’ the Lorp, Behold, I swill_make thee a terror to thyself, |
{unto him, “4 The Lord «hath not called |
thine eyes +shall_behold 7¢: and I will_ give -all Judah into the_hand_of the_ King_of Babylon, and he sshall_carry_ | them_captive into Babylon, and -shall_ slay them with the sword.
> Moreover I -will_deliver -all the_ wstrength_of xthis city, and g labours thereof, and ~all the precious_ | things thereof, and -all the_treasures_ | of the_kings_of Judah will_I_give into | the_hand_of their enemies, which sshall_ spoil them, and -take them, and -carry | them to Babylon.
6 And thou, Pashur, and all that_ dwell in thine house shall_go into xcap- tivity: and thou shalt_come to Babylon, and there thou shalt_die, and shalt_be_ buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast_prophesied lies.”
7 O_5 Lorp, Thou shast_ve deceived me, and I was_pe deceived : Thou -art_stronger than I, and hast_prevailed:
2
xking Zedekiah sent unto him -Pashur|? the_son_of Melchiah, and --Zephaniah | ; the_son_of Maaseiah the priest, saying, | of Je
JEREMIAH XXI.
I -am in derision daily, every_one] B.C. -mocketh me.
was_made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily. ° Then I -said, “I will not make_men- tion of Him, nor speak any_more in His name.”
But His word «was in mine heart as a burning fire shut_up in my bones,
And I -was_weary with forbearing, ‘ and I tcould not stay.
10 For I heard the_defaming_of many, m fear on_every_side. jee
, “and we will_
enti And we shall_prevail against him, —— shall_take our revenge on
ll But 4 the Lorp is with me as a mighty terrible_one: Therefore my persecutors shall _|*;’ stumble, And they shall not prevail : They -shall_be greatly ashamed ; For they «shall not prosper: Their everlasting confusion shall never be_forgotten. 12 But, O_? Lorp of_hosts, +That_triest the -righteous, And +seest the reins and the heart, ‘Let_me_see Thy vengeance on them: é For unto Thee have I opened my
“cause. 13 -Sing unto Jthe Lorp, -praise ye
iethe LorD: For He hath delivered -the_soul_of the -poor from the_hand_of evil-
doers. 14 Cursed be the day wherein I was_ born:
+Let not the day wherein my mother bare me be_blessed. 15 Cursed be the ¢ mae who brought_ tidings to my er, Saying, ie ee thee ;” making him very 16 And «let xthat *xman be as the cities which / the Lorp overthrew, and repented not: And -let_him_hear the ery in the
morning, and shouting at =noontide ; 17 Because he slew me not from the
womb ;
Or that my mother might_have_ been my grave,
And her womb to be always great with me.
18 Wherefore came_I_forth out_of the womb to see labour and sorrow, That my days should_be_consumed with shame?
THE word which came unto Je- remiah from !-the Lorp, when
592
3 Jeremran XXI. 2. 3.0. about «8:
Jehovah.
NSWER TO
(EDEKIAH.
. ahdahm,
soul,
‘To THE
PEOPLE.
moans, |22
2 “Inquire, I_ pray thee, of the JrLorp for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king_of Babylon +maketh_war against us; if.so_be that the Lorp will_deal with us according_to all His wondrous_ works, that he may_go_up from us.”
8 Then said Jeremiah unto them, “Thus shall_ye_say to Zedekiah :
4‘Thus ‘saith J the Lorp =God_of Is- raél; Behold, I +will_turn_back -the_ weapons-_of xwar that are in your hands, wherewith pe +fight against -the_king_ of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, x1which besiege you without the walls, and I -wilLassemble them into the_ midst_of xthis xcity.
5 And I_Myself -will_fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
6 And I -will_smite -the_inhabitants_ of xthis xcity, both «*man and *beast: they shall_die of a great pestilence.
7 And afterward, ssaith Jthe Lorp, I will_deliver -Zedekiah king_of Judah, and his «servants, and «the people, and xiguch_as_are -left in xthis xcity from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the_hand_of Nebuchad- rezzar king_of Babylon, and into the_ hand_of their enemies, and into the_ hand_of +those_that_seek their s life: and he -shall_smite them with the_edge_ of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither ‘have_pity, nor ‘have_mercy.
8 And unto xthis xpeople thou shalt_ say, ‘Thus saith ’ the Lorn; Behold, I «set before you -the_way_of x=life, and -the_way_of «death.
9 xtHe_that abideth in this xcity shall_die by the sword, and by the fa- mine, and by the pestilence: but xzhe_ that goeth_out, and -falleth to the Chal- deans x+that besiege you, he shall_live, and his slife -shall_be unto him for a
prey.
10 For I have set My face against xthis xcity for evil, and not for good, +saith Jthe Lorp: it shall_be_given into the_ hand_of the_king_of Babylon, and he *shall_burn it with ~fire.’
ti And touching the_house _of the _ king _ of Judah, say, ‘*Hear ye the_ word_of the Lorp ;
12 O_house_of David, thus «saith ! the Lorp ; ‘Execute judgment in the morn-
hing, and «deliver him that zs spoiled out_
of the_hand_of the oppressor, lest My fury 'go_out like «fire, and -burn that none can quench 7, because of the_evil_ of your doings.
13 Behold, I am against thee, O_in- habitant of the valley, and rock_of the plain, +saith Jthe Lorp; x+which say, ‘Who shall_come_down against us? or who shall_enter into our habitations ?’
14 But I -will_punish you according_
’| to the_fruit_of your doings, -saith 4 the
Lorp: and I -will_kindle a fire in the_ forest thereof, and it -shall_deyour all_ things round_about it,’ ”
THUS ssaith Jthe Lorn; “-Go_ down to the_house_of the_king_ of Judah, and -speak there xthis xword, 2 And say, ‘Hear the_word_of ! the Lorp, O_king_of Judah, x+that sittest
JEREMIAH XXII. 16.
upon the_throne_of David, thew, and thy servants, and thy people enter in by xthese xgates :
3 Thus ‘saith the Lorp; -Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and ‘deliver the -spoiled out_of the_hand_ of the oppressor: and do no wrong, tdo no violence to the -stranger, the -father- less, nor the -widow, neither 'shed in- nocent blood in xthis xplace.
4¥For if ye do xthis *thing indeed, then -shall_there_enter_in by the_gates_ of xthis xhouse kings sitting /upon the_ throne_of David, riding in chariots and on xhorses, he, and his servants, and his people.
> But if ye will not hear xthese kwords, I :swear by Myself, -saith ! the Lorp, that xthis xhouse shall_become a desolation.”
6 For thus «saith ’ the Lorp unto the_ king’s house_of Judah: “Thou art Gilead unto Me, and the_head_of xLe- banon: yet surely I will_make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.
7 And I -will_sprepare destroyers against thee, every_one with his wea- pons: and they ‘shall_cut_down thy choice cedars, and -cast them into the fire.
8 And many nations -shall_pass_by xthis xcity, and they :shall_say ¢ every_ man to his neighbour, ‘ Wherefore ‘hath J the Lorp done thus unto xthis xgreat xcity ?’
* Then they -shall_answer, ‘Because they shave_forsaken -the_covenant_of ‘the Lorp their =God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.’”
10 FWeep ye not for the -dead, nei- ther ‘bemoan him: but -weep sore for ixizhim_that goeth_away: for he shall_ return no more, nor ‘see his native country.
11 For thus «saith J the Lorp touching
k ‘Shallum the_son_of Josiah king_of 30
Judah, x+which reigned instead of Jo- siah his father, which went_forth out_ of xthis xplace; “He shall not return thither any_more : 2 2 But he shall_die in the place whither they have_led him captive, and shall_see xthis Xland no more.” 13, Woe unto him_that_buildeth his house by unrighteousness, And his «chambers by ‘ wrong ; That ‘useth his neighbour’s service without_wages, = And 'fgiveth him not for hi
work; 14@xsThat saith, “I will_build me a wide house and «large «cham- bers,” And ‘cutteth him out windows ; And if ts pcieled with xcedar, and painted with xvermilion. 15 Shalt thou reign, because thou v closest thyselfin xcedar? Did not thy father eat and «drink, and -do judgment and rjustice, And then it was well with him? 16 He judged the_cause_of the —poor and -needy ; Then it was well with him: Was not this to know Me? ssaith ‘the Lorn.
B.C. about 609.
3. Ex. 23. 6-9, J. Jehovah,
4. Ch. 17-25.
Ff. for David upon his throne.
DESOLA- TION PREDICTED.
s. set_apart.
8. Deut. 29, 24-28,
i. ish.
J.G. Jehovah their Elo- him.
3.15. i. i.e. Jeho- ahaz.
13. James 5. 4.
w. upper- chambers. im. injustice.
a. airy.
p-or panelled.
v. or viest with the.
r. righteous- ness,
593
B.C. about 609. d. dishonest- gain. & on aS 4, ; ‘Kine 13.
30. Fulfilled 599. J. Jehovah.
19. Ch. 36. 30.
599. LEBANON AND
BASHAN. h. or Ha- barim. 21. 2 Chr. 36. 16.
he. hearken- edst not un- to.
g. or greatl to be pitied.
JEHOI- ACHIN KING OF JUDAH. c. Coniah, Establish- ed_of Je- hoyah, see
ch. 37. 1. Jechonias in ae is u,1
2 Kin, 24.
8. soul,
26. 2 Chr. 36. 9, 10.
a. ish. e. earthen. vessel.
st. strong-
JEREMIAH XXII. 17.
17 But thine eyes and thine heart are
not but for thy ¢covetousness, And for to shed innocent blood, And for xoppression, And for «violence, to do it.
18 Therefore thus saith ’the Lorp concerning Jehoiakim the_son_of Josiah king_of Judah ;
They shall not lament for him, saying,
“Ab my brother!” or, “Ah sister!”
ae bse not lament for him,
“ah hha !” or, “Ah his glory!” 19He shall_be_buried with the _ burial_of an ass, Drawn and -cast_forth beyond the_ gates_of Jerusalem.
20 -Go_up to xLebanon, and art And ‘lift_up thy voice in Bashan, And «cry from the passages:
For all thy lovers -are_destroyed.
217 spake unto thee in thy =pros-
perity ; But thou saidst, “I will not hear.” This hath been thy manner from thy youth, That far he obeyedst not My voice.
2 The wind shall_eat_up all thy
pastors,
And thy lovers shall_go' into xcap- tivity:
Surely then shalt_thou_be_ashamed and -confounded for all thy wick-
edness. 23 O_inhabitant_of xLebanon, that_ makest_thy_nest in the cedars, How ¢ gracious shalt_thou_be when pane come upon thee, as aon as of @ xwoman_in_tra-
24 Ae e live, ssaith J the Lorn, Though ¢ Coniah the_son_of: ‘Jehoia- kim king_of Judah twere the signet upon My right hand, Yet would_I_pluck thee thence ; 2 And I -will_give thee into the_ te of them _that_seek thy s life, And into the_hand_of them whose face thou fearest, Even into the_hand_of Nebuchad- rezzar king_of Babylon, And into the_hand_of the Chal- deans. 26 And I -will_cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, Into another country, where ye were not born; And there shall_ye_die. 27 But to the land whereunto thep desire to return, Thither shall they not return. 28 [gs xthis ¢xman ¢Coniah a despised broken ¢ xidol ? Is he 2 vessel wherein 7s no plea- sure ? Wherefore -are _they cast_out, he and his seed, And -are_cast into a they know not? 29 O_earth, earth, earth, word_of J the Lorp. 30 Thus ssaith Jthe Lorp, -Write ye xthis ‘xman ‘childless,
shear the_
man-Heb, A stman that shall not prosper in geber. his days:
594
For no ‘man_of his seed shall_ prosper,
Sitting upon the_throne_of David,
And_ruling any-more in Judah.
23 WOE_be unto the pastors +that_
destroy and scatter -the_sheep_ of My pasture! 4Saith /the Lorp. 2 Therefore thus ‘saith ’the Lorp =God_of Israél against the pas- tors x+that s feed sp hig “people: He -have_scattered My «flock, and driven_them_away, And shave not visitedathen : Behold, I will visit upon you -the_ evil_of your doings, saith / the
Lorp
8 And E ‘will_gather «the_remnant_ of My flock out_of all xcountries whither I -have_driven them,
And -will_bring them again to their
folds ; and they *shall_be_fruitful and -in- crease. 4 And I -will_set_ up shepherds over them which -shall_feed them : And they shall_fear no more, nor be_dismayed, Neither shall _ they _ be _ lacking, 4saith J the Lorp. 5 Behold, the days come, saith 7 the Lorp,
JEREMIAH XXIII. 11,
B.C. 599,
That I -will_raise unto David a 3s 1118.
righteous branch,
per,
And ‘shall_execute judgment and justice in the earth.
6 In His days Judah shall_be_saved, And Israel shall_dwell safely :
And this is His name whereby He shall_be_called,
“I The Lory our righteousness.”
7 Therefore, behold, the days come,
ssaith / the Lorp,
That they shall no more say,
“J The Lord liveth, which brought_
of the_land_of ene
8 But, “! The Lorp iveth, brought_ up and which led -the_ seed_of the_house_of Israél out_ of the north country,
And from all xcountries whither I had_driven them ;”
ang a «shall_dwell in their_own
nd.
° Mine heart within me ‘is_broken because of the prophets ;
All my bones «shake ;
I-am like a drunken iman,
shath_overcome, Because of 4 the Lorn, And_ because of the_ words_of His holiness. 10 For the land -is_full_of adul- terers ; For because of swearing the land -mourneth ; The_pleasant_p places_of the wil- derness sare_dried_up, And their course is evil, and their force is not right. 11 For both prophet and priest -are_ profane ;
And a King ‘shall_reign and *pros-
rs And like a s‘man whom /wine
up -the_ schildren_of Israél out_|s. which Li
EREMIAH XXIII. 12.
THE PROPHETS OF SAMARIA JERU- SALEM.
. Isa. 9. 16.
UDGMENT.
Yea, in My house have I found their wickedness, «saith the Lorp. 12 Wherefore their way shall_be unto them as «slippery ways in the darkness : They shall_be_driven_on, and -fall therein: For I will_bring evil upon them, Even the_ ae _of their visitation, 4saith J the Lorp. 13 And I -have_seen folly in the_pro- phets_of Samaria ; They prophesied in xBaal, and eaused My
err. 14 T -have_seen also in the_prophets_ of Jerusalem a horrible_thing : They 2a epemiene Teh and walk Im x-hes: They *strengthen also the_hands_ of evildoers, That none -doth_return from his wickedness : They «are all_of_them unto Me as
Sodom, And the_inhabitants thereof as Go-
mo +s % Therefore thus ‘saith /¢he Lorp of_ hosts concerning the prophets ;
Behold, I will +feed them with wormwood,
And -make_them_drink the_water_ of gall:
For from «the_prophets_of Jerusa- lem -is profaneness gone_forth into all the land.
16 Thus «saith Jthe Lorp of_hosts,
FHearken not unto the_words_of theprophets that prophesy unto you:
Thep make pon vain:
ie! ‘speak a vision_of their_own
eart,
And not out_of the_mouth_of J the
RD.
WsThey_say still unto them_that_ despise Me,
“IThe Lorp hath said, Ye shall_ have peace ;”
And they ‘say unto every_one -that_ walketh after the_simagination_ of his_own heart,
“No evil shall_come upon you.”
18 For who -hath_stood in the_se coun- sel_of J the Lorn,
And hath_perceived and heard His word ?
Who ‘hath_marked His word, and heard it
19 Behold, a ‘whirlwind_of the Lorp *is_gone_forth in fury, Even a grievous whirlwind : It shall_fall_grievously upon the_ head_of the ! =wicked. 20 The_anger_of / the Lorp shall not
return, Until He -have_executed, and till He Tae Des tornied the_thoughts_of
His heart: In the latter xdays ye shall_consider
it perfectly.
21J -have not sent these *prophets, | yet thep ran: I -have mat spoken to them, yet thep prophesied.
=But if they had_stood in My se counsel,
JEREMIAH XXIII. 35.
And had_caused My -people to_ hear My words, a P Then they should _ have _turned them from their xevil way, And from the_evil_of their doings. te +saith / the)
And not a =God afar_off?
24 Can any thide_himself in «secret_ places that € shall not see him ? 4saith J the Lorp.
Do not = fill =heaven and Xearth ? +saith / the Lorp.
= T -have_heard -what the prophets sai
x:That prophesy -lies in My name, Saying, “I -have_dreamed, I -have_ dreamed.”
26 How long shall_this_be in the_ heart_of the prophets +that_pro- phesy ~x-lies ?
Yea, they are prophets_of the_de- ceit_of their_own heart;
27 x: Which think to cause My -people to_forget My name
By their xdreams which they ‘tell tevery_man to his neighbour,
aAs their fathers -have_forgotten My «name for xBaal.
°3'The prophet that hath a dream, Flet_him_tell a dream ;
And he that hath My word, Het_ him_speak My word faithfully. What is -the «chaff to the wheat?
+saith the Lorp.
23 Ts not My word like as a ~fire? +saith the Lorp;
And like a hammer that "breaketh the rock in_pieces?
30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, +saith / the Lorp,
+That_steal my words every_one from his -neighbour.
31 Behold, I am peu the prophets, 4saith Jthe Lo
«That use their t tongues, and say, “He saith.”
32 Behold, I am against them_that_
oe har false dreams, +saith / the ORD,
And do_tell them,
And cause My =people to_err by their lies,
And by their » lightness ;
Yet £ sent them not,
Nor commanded them :
Therefore they shall not profit this
xpeople at all, «saith ’ the Lorp.
3 Ana} ica xthis xpeople, or the prophet, or a priest, shall_ask thee, saying,
“What ts the_burden_of / the Lorp?
Thou -shalt then say unto them, “What burden?
I -will even forsake pon, +saith / the Lorp.”
34 And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall_
Say, “The_burden_of / the Lorp,”
B.C. 599.
Gop’s OenI- PRESENCE. 23.1 Kin. 8. I.
|24" Gen. 16.
BB. Job 13,14. Ps. 10.11. Prov. 15. 3. DREAMS.
I-will even punish xthat ‘»man and |i. ish.
his house. 35 Thus shall_ye_say every_one to his neighbour, And eyery_one to his brother, “What -hath ! the Lonp answered?”
B.C. 599. J. Jehovah.
him, khay- yim.
| BASKETS OF FIGs. 1. 2 Kin. 24. 12-16. J. Jehovah.
a. artificers.
b. bad.
THE EvIL Fics. b. bad.
JEREMIAH XXIII. 36.
wae 04
And, “What -hath ‘the Lorp spoken ?” * And the_burden_of Jthe Lorp shall_ye_mention no more: For every_man’s word shall_be his urden ; For ye ‘have_perverted -the_words_ of the | =living =God, Of ! the Lor» of_hosts our =God. 7 Thus shalt _thou_say to the pro-
phet, “What -hath Jthe Lorp answered hee?”
tw ? And “What -hath ‘the Lorp spoken?” 38 But since ye ‘say, “The_burden_of / the Lorp ;” Therefore thus «saith J the Lorn ; Because ye ‘say «this word, “The_burden_of ! the Lorp,” And I haye_sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, “The_burden_of / the Lorp ;” 89 Therefore, behold, I, even I, -will_ utterly forget pou, And I -will_forsake pou, And -the city that I gave you and your fathers, And cast you out_of My presence : 40 And I -will_bring an everlasting re- proach upon you, And a perpetual shame, which shall not be_forgotten.
1 THE Lorp shewed me, and, be-
hold, two baskets_of figs were 4set before the_temple_of Jthe Lorp, after_that Nebuchadrezzar king _ of Babylon had_carried_away_captive -Je-
coniah the_son_of Jehoiakim king_of |
Judah, and «the_princes_of Judah, with «the «carpenters and Xsmiths, from Jerusalem, and had_brought them to Babylon.
2 One xbasket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first_ripe: and the other basket had very 4 naughty figs, which ‘could not be_eaten, they were_ so_bad.
3 Then said ‘the Lorp unto me, “What seest then, Jeremiah?” And I said, “ Figs ; the good «figs, very good ; and the ? evil, very ® evil, that ‘cannot_ be_eaten, they are so_? evil.”
4 Again the_word_of / the Lorp came unto me, saying,
5 “Thus saith J the Lor, the =God_of Israél; Like xthese xgood «figs, so will_I_ acknowledge -them_that_are_earried_ away_captive_of Judah, whom I have sent out_of xthis xplace into the_land_ of the Chaldeans for their good.
6 For I -will_set Mine eyes upon them for good, and I -will_bring_them_again to xthis xland: and I -will_build them, and not ‘pull_them_down; and I -will plant_them, and not 'pluck_them_up.
7 And I -will_give them a heart to
know Sle, that E am ‘the Lorp: and
they -shall_be My people, and = will_be |
their =God: for they shall_return unto Me with their whole heart.
8 And as the 4 evil «figs, which cannot he_eaten, they are so_? evil; surely thus ssaith 4 the Lor, So will_I_give -Zede- kiah the_king_of Judah, and _ his princes, and +the_residue_of Jeru-
salem «that remain in this land, and| B.C. xsthem_that dwell in the_land_of Egypt: 598. ® And I -will_deliver them to be_re- moved into all the-kingdoms_of the | earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all xplaces whither I shall_drive them. 10 And I -will_send -the sword, «the famine, and -the pestilence, among them, till they 'be_consumed from off the gland that I gave unto them and to their fathers.”
2 THE word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the_people_of Ju- dah in the fo xyear of Jehoiakim the_son_of Josiah king_of Judah, that was the first xyear of Nebuchadrezzar king_of Babylon ; :
2 The which Jeremiah the peek spake unto all the_people_of Judah, and to all the_inhabitants_of Jerusalem, saying,
3 “From the thirteenth year of Josiah the_son_of Amon king_of Judah, even unto xthis xday, that is the three’and twentieth year, the_word_of ‘the Lorp -hath_come unto me, and I have. ken unto you, rising_early and ee but ye ‘have not hearkened. 4 And / the Lorp shath_sent unto you rall His servants the prophets, rising_ early and sending them ; but ye ‘have not hearkened, nor inclined your rear onene id, ‘*Turn_ye_again
5 sThey_sai €. now every_one from his xeyil way, and from | the_evil_of your doings, and -dwell cin | the gland that 4 the Lorp -hath_given unto you and to your fathers / for ever and ever:
6 And ‘go not after other gods to} ; serve them, and to worship them, and ‘provoke #le not_to anger with the_ works_of your hands; and I will_do you no hurt.’ ;
7 Yet ye have not hearkened unto Me, +saith ’ the Lorp; that_ye_might provoke_Me_to_anger with the_works_ of your hands to your_own hurt.
§ Therefore thus saith / the Lorp of_ hosts ; Because ye shave not heard My +
-wor ’ call
‘ds, ° Behold, I will +send and stake the_families_of the north, saith / the Lorp, and Nebuchadrezzar the_king_of Babylon, My servant, and -will_bring {them against this land, and against | the_inhabitants thereof, and against all | xthese xnations round_about, and -will_ | utterly destroy them, and ‘make them }an astonishment, and a hissing, and perpetual desolations. | 10 Moreover I -will_ctake from them the_voice_of mirth, and the_voice_of | gladness, the_voice_of the bridegroom, | and the_voice_of the bride, the-sound_ | of he soleus and the_light_of the |? candle.
ll And «this whole land -shall_be a desolation, and an astonishment ; and | xthese xnations -shall_serve rthe_king_ | of Babylon seventy years. | 12 And it -shall_come_to_ when my
seventy years are_accomplish that 536, I will_* punish the_king_of ylon,) Ezrall and *that xnation, saith 4the Lor, for | v.visit-up
596,
JEREMIAH XXV. 13. . peut their -iniquity, and the _land _of the
4, Isa. 14, 2.
WINE CUP
.G. Jehovah Elohim.
. ferment- ed_wine, Heb. yayin.
, Sons.
. have the- eorners_of beard cut.
.earth, Heb.ahrets. ground, Heb. xdah- mah.
PUNISH- MENT OF THE NATIONS.
i. Upon.
which My
name was. led.
0, Isa. 42. 13. Joel 3. 16.
Chaldeans, and -will_-make it perpetual desolations.
13 And I -will_bring upon *xthat land -all My words which I *have_pronounced against it, even «all x+that is_written in this xbook, which Jeremiah shath_pro- phesied against all the nations.
14 For many nations and great kings shall_serve_themselves of them also: and I-will_recompense them according_ to their deeds, and according_to the_ works_of their_own hands.
15 For thus ssaith ‘the Lorp =God_of Tsraél unto me; ‘*Take the / wme -cup_ of xthis xfury at My hand, and -cause all the nations, to whom = «send thee, to_drink it.’
16 And they -shall_drink, and -be_ moved, and -be_mad, because of the sword that £ will +send among them.”
17 Then took I «the cup at J the Lorn’s hand, and made «all the nations to_ drink, unto whom / the Lorp had_sent
me
18 To wit, Jerusalem, and «the_cities_ of Judah, ‘and the kings thereof, and -the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a cur: Se ; as it is xthis xday ; .
19 «Pharaoh king_of Egypt, and his even and his -princes, and «all his people 20 And call the mingled_people, and eall the_kings_of the_land_of xUz, and eall the_kings_of the_land_of the Philis- tines, and ~Ashkelon, and ¢ -Azzah, and -Ekron, and -the_remnant_of Ashdod,
21 “Edom, and -Moab, and «the_schil- dren_of Ammon,
2 And rall the_kings_of Tyrus, and vallthe_kings_of Zidon, and «the_kings_ of the isles which are beyond the sea,
23 -Dedan, and -Tema, and “Bw, an rall that are hin the utmost cor-
noe ‘And call the_kings_of Arabia, and call the_kings_of the mingled_people xithat dwell in the desert,
25 And -all the_kings_of Zimri, and reall the_kings_of Elam, and «all the_ kings_of the Medes,
26 And all the_kings_of the north, xfar and xnear, one with another, and all the kingdoms_of the e world, which are upon the_face_of the gearth: and the_king_of Sheshach shall_drink after them.
27 “Therefore thou ‘shalt_say unto them, Thus saith J the Lorp of_hosts, the_=God_of Israél ; ‘Drink ye, and -be_ drunken, and -spue, and °fall, and trise no more, because of the sword which £ will «send among you.
28 And it -shall_be, if they ‘refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then sshalt_thou_say unto them, Thus ‘saith J the Lorp of_hosts; Ye shall_ certainly 'drink.
2) For, lo, £ begin to bring_evil_on the city « which -is_called by My name, and should pe be_utterly unpunished ? ? Ye shall not be_unpunished: for E will 4call for a sword upon all the_inhabit- guleof the earth, +saith J the Lorp of_
osts.
1 | 30 Therefore ‘prophesy thow against,
JEREMIAH XXVI. 4.
them all xthese xwords, and «say unto them,
J The Lory shall_roar from on -high,
And Futter His voice from His holy habitation ;
He shall_ mightily Froar upon His habitation ;
He shall_ give. a_shout, as they_ that_tread the grapes,
Against all the_ inhabitants_of the earth.
31 A noise 4shall_come even to the_ -ends_of the earth ;
For ! the Lorp hath 2 controversy with the nations,
He will_plead with all flesh ;
He will_give them that are 1 ‘wicked to the sword, 4saith J the Lorn.
32 Thus «saith J the Lorp of_ hosts,
Behold, evil shall_go_forth from nation to nation,
And a great whirlwind shall_be- raised_up from the_s coasts_of the earth.
33 And the_slain_of J the Lorp sshall_ be at xthat xday from one end_of the earth
Even unto the other end_of the earth :
They shall not be_lamented, neither gathered, nor buried ;
They shall_be dung” upon the ground, 5
34 «Howl, ye shepherds, and “cry 5
And ‘wallow _ yourselves im the ashes, ye principal_of the flock :
For the_ days_of your slaughter and of vO dispersions sare_accom- plished
And ye ‘Shall_fall like a pleasant vessel.
35 And the shepherds sshall_have no way to flee,
Nor the_principal_ of the fiock to escape.
36 A voice_ofthe_cry_of the shepherds,
And a howling_of the_principal_of the flock, shall be heard :
For / the Lorp shath_spoiled their
* pasture.
37 And the peaceable / habitations -are_cut_down
Because of the_fierce_anger of J the Lorp.
88 He -hath_forsaken His covert, as the lion:
For their land -is_desolate because of the_fierceness_of the oppressor,
And because of His fierce anger.”
96 IN the_beginning_of the_reign_of
Jehoiakim the _son _of Josiah ee of Judah came xthis xword from ‘the Lorp, saying,
2“ Thus saith J the Lorp; *Stand in the _court _ of ‘the Lorp’s house, and ‘speak unto all the _ cities _ of Judah, x1which come to worship in! the Lorn’ s house, -all the words that I -command thee to speak unto them ; 'diminish not a word:
83 If_so_be they will_hearken, and turn ‘every_man from his xeyil way, that I ‘may-repent Me of the evil, which c3 4purpose to do unto them because of the_evil_of their doin,
B.C. about 606.
J. Jehovah.
7. lawless.
s. sides.
THE SHEPHERDS PUNISHED. 34. Ezek. 34. 10. 1 Pet. 6. 2, 3.
J. or folds.
610-609.
JEHOVAH'S MESSAGE TO THE CITIES OF JUDAH. J. Jehovah. 2. Matt. 28. “90. Acts 20. 27.
i, ish.
gs. 4 And thou ‘shalt_say unto them, Thus |
S97
B.C. about 609.
J. Jehovah.
JEREMIAH THREATEN- ED.
8. 2 Chr. 36. 16.
9. Ps. 78. 60.
11. See Acts 6. 12-14.
i. ish.
a. according as.
JEREMIAH'S REPLY.
13. Ch. 7. 3. h. hear.
JEREMIAH DEFENDED.
3.G. Jehoyah our Elohim.
17. See Acts 5. 34.
18. Mic. 1. 1. MIC, 3. 12.
JEREMIAH XXVI. 5.
ssaith ) the Lorn ; If ye will not hearken to Me, to walk in My law, which I have set before you,
5 To hearken to the_words_of My ser- vants the prophets, whom £ «sent unto you, both rising_up_early, and sending them, but ye shave not hearkened ;
6 Then -will_I_make «this *house like Shiloh, and will_make xthis Xcity a curse to all the_nations_of the earth.”
7 So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard -Jeremiah speak- ing xthese xwords in the_house_of / the Lorp.
8 Nowit came_to_pass, when Jeremiah had_made_an_end of speaking «all that ‘the Lorp had_commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took lim, saying, “Thou shalt_ surely die.
8 Why -hast_thou_prophesied in the_ name_of Jthe Lorp, saying, ‘xThis xhouse shall_be like Shiloh, and «this xcity shall_be desolate without an in- habitant?’” And all the people were_ gathered against Jeremiah in the _ house_of J the Lorp.
10 When the_princes_of Judah heard xthese *things, then they came_up from the king’s house unto the _ house _of ‘the Lorp, and sat_down in the_entry_ of the new gate_of / the Lorn’s house.
11 Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, “xThis ¢xman is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against xthis xcity, as ye have heard with your ears.”
12 Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying,
“I The Lorp sent me to prophesy against xthis xhouse and against *this xcity all the words that ye have heard.
18 Therefore now -amend your ways and your doings, and «obey the_voice_ of Jthe Lorp your =God; and ‘the Lorp will_repent Him of the evil that He hath pronounced against you.
14 As_for me, behold, I am in your hand: -do with me as_seemeth xgood and xmeet unto you.
15 But know ye for_certain, that if pe put me to_death, pe shall surely +bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon xthis xcity, and upon the_inhabit- ants thereof: for of a truth J the Lorp hath sent me unto you to speak «all xthese xwords in your ears.”
16 Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets ; “xThis ¢xman 7s not worthy to die: for he s-hath_spoken to us in the_name_of ! the Lorp our =God.”
17 Then rose_up certain_of the_elders_ of the land, and spake to all the_ assembly_of the people, saying,
18 “Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the_days_of Hezekiah king_of Judah, and spake to all the_people_of Judah, saying,
‘Thus «saith J the Lorp of_hosts ; Zion shall_be_ploughed Jike a field, And Jerusalem shall _ become heaps, And the_mountain_of the house as the_high_places_of a forest.’
19 Did Hezekiah rae es Judah and| B.C. 60 all Judah put him at_all to death? did
he not fear 4-the Lorp, and besought ati «the Lorn, and J the Lorp repented Him of the evil which He had_pro- nounced against them? Thus +might we cate great evil against our souls.
20 And there was also a iman that_ prophesied in the_name_of Jthe Lorn, Urijah the_son_of Shemaiah of Kirjath-|é xjearim, who prophesied against xthis xcity and against xthis land according_ to all the_words_of Jeremiah :
21 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty_men, and all the princes, heard his -words, the king sought to_ ut_him_to_death: but when Urijah eard it, he was_afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;
22 And Jehoiakim the king sent «men
into Egypt, namely, ~Elnathan the_ son_of Achbor, and certain «men with him into Egypt. 2% And they fetched_forth Urijah out_of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his -dead_ body into the_graves_of the common people.” 24 Nevertheless the_hand_of Ahikam the_son_of Shaphan was with ~Jere- miah, that they should not give him into the_hand_of the people to put_ him_to_death.
2 IN the_beginning_of the_reign_of a Jehoiakim the_son_of Josiah king_of Judah came xthis xword unto Jeremiah from 4 +the Lorp, saying,
2 “Thus ssaita Jthe Lorp to me;
*Make thee bonds and yokes, and *put them upon thy neck, 3 And *send them to the_king_of Edom, and to the_king_of Moab, and to the_king_of the Ammonites, and to the_king_of Tyrus, and to the_king_of' Zidon, by the_hand_of the messengers xawhich come to Jerusalem unto Zede- kiah king_of Judah ; 4 And -command them to say unto their masters, Thus -saith the Lorp of_hosts, the_=God_of Israél; Thus shall_ye_say unto your masters ;
5 E have made -the earth, -the «man and -the beast that are upon the}4-8 eground, by My xgreat power and by|e. My xoutstretched arm, and shave_given it unto whom it seemed meet unto Me.
6 And now have £& given rall xthese xlands into the_-hand_of Nebuchadnez- zar the_king_of Babylon, My servant ; and +the_beasts_of the field -have_I_ given him also to serye him.
7 And all xnations -shall_serve eae " and his «son, and his -son’s son, unti poh time_of his Pe! ae and
en many nations and great kings *shall_serve_themselves of hint.
8 And it shall_come_to_pass, that the nation and xkingdom which yill not serve the_same “Nebuchadnezzar the_ king_of Babylon, and that will not put their-neck under the_yoke_ofthe_ = of Babylon, xthat xnation will_I_punis' asaith Jthe Lorp, with the sword, an with the famine, and with the pestilence,
i
JEREMIAH XXVII. 9. JEREMIAH XXVIII. 14.
3.0. about|until I thave_consumed them by his
598.
, observers- of the clouds.
. Jehovah,
WorD TO ZEDEKIAH. 2. 2 Chr. 36. 1-13,
. accord- nes Jehovah.
4, Ch, 14. 14.
ND 10 THE PRIESTS
CONCERN- ING THE VESSELS EMAINING. 9. Ezra 1. 7- ll; 5. 14.
). 2 Kin. 25. 13-17.
OO
hand.
9 Therefore thearken not pe to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your ° enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, xswhich speak unto you, saying, ‘Ye shall not serve -the_king_of Babylon :’
10 For thep prophesy a lie unto you. to remove pou far from your land ; and that I -should_drive pow out, and ye sshould_perish.
li But the nations that tbring their |1
“neck under the_yoke_of the_king_of Babylon, and «serve him, those »will_I_ let _remain_still in their_own land, asaith / the Lorp; and they -shall_till it, and «dwell therein.”
12 [ spake also to Zedekiah king_of Judah according_to all xthese xwords, saying, “Bring your “necks under the_ yoke_of the_king_of Babylon, and «serve him and his people, and -live.
13 Why 'will_ye_die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, «as Jthe Lorp ‘hath_spoken against the nation that hwill not serve -the_king_of Babylon ?
14 Therefore thearken not unto the_ words_of the prophets x+that speak unto you, saying, ‘Ye shall not serve -the_ king_of Babylon:’ for thep +prophesy alieunto you. .
15 For I shave not sent them, -saith Jthe Lord, yet they prophesy a xlie in My name; that I might_drive pon out, and that ye might_perish, pe, and the prophets x4that prophesy unto you.”
16 Also I spake to the priests and to all xthis xpeople, saying, “Thus «saith ‘the Lorp ; ‘Hearken not to the_words_ of your prophets xthat prophesy unto you, saying, ‘ Behold, the_vessels_of/ the Lorp’s house «shall now shortly be_ brought_again from Babylon ;’ for thep 4prophesy a lie unto you.
17 tHearken not unto them; -serve -the_king_of Babylon, and :live : where- fore tshould xthis xcity be_laid waste?
18 But if thep be prophets, and if the_ word_of ‘the Lorp be with them, ‘let them now make-_intercession to !the Lorp of_hosts, that the vessels xswhich are_left in the_house_of J the Lorp, and im the_house_of the_king_of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
19 For thus «saith Jthe Lorp of_hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the_residue_of the vessels xithat remain in xthis xcity,
20 Which Nebuchadnezzar king_of Babylon took not, when he carried_ away_captive -Jeconiah the_son_of Je- hoiakim king_of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and -all the_nobles_of Ju- dah and Jerusalem ;
21 Yea, thus «saith J the Lorp of_hosts, the_=God_of Israel, concerning the ves- sels x.that remain 77 the_house_of J the Lorp, and im the_house_of the_king_of Judah and of J erusalem ;
22 They shall_be_carried to Babylon, and there shall_they_be until the day that I visit them, +saith Jthe Lorn; then -will_I_bring_them_up, and -re- store them to xthis xplace.”
28 AND it came_to_pass the same xyear, in the_beginning_of the_ reign_of Zedekiah king_of Judah, in the fourth xyear, and in the fifth xmonth, that h Hananiah the_son_of « Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the_house_of / the Lorp, in the_presence_of the priests and of all the people, saying,
2 “Thus speaketh J the Lorp of_hosts, the_=God_of Israél, saying, I shave_ broken -the_yoke_of the_king_of Baby-
on
8 Within two » full years +will € bring_ again into xthis xplace ~all the_vessels_ of Jthe Lorp’s house, that Nebuchad- nezzar king_of Babylon took_away from ale xplace, and carried them to Baby- on:
4 And £ +will_bring_again to xthis xplace -Jeconiah the_son_of Jehoiakim king_of Judah, with «all the_captives_ of Judah, x+that went into Babylon, 4saith J the Lorp: for I will_break cthe_ yoke_of the_king_of Babylon.”
5 Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the_pre- sence_of the priests, and in the_pre- sence_of all the people x+that stood in the_house_of ! the Lorp,
6 Even the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen: J the Lorp do so: J the Lorp ‘perform thy -words which thou shast_ prophesied, to bring_again the_vessels_ of ‘the Lorp’s house, and all x+that is_ carried _ away-_ captive, from Babylon into xthis xplace.
7 Nevertheless ‘hear thou now *this xword that £ 4speak in thine ears, and in the_ears_of all the people ;
8 The prophets that shave_been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.
9 The prophet which 'prophesieth of peace, when the_word_of the prophet 4shall_come-_to_pass, then shall the pro- phet be_known, that Jthe Lorp hath truly sent him.”
10 Then Hananiah the prophet took «the yoke from off the prophet Jere- miah’s neck, and brake it.
11 And Hananiah spake in the_pre- sence_of all the people, saying, “Thus ‘saith J the Lorp; Even so will_I_break -the_yoke_of Nebuchadnezzar king_of Babylon from the_neck_of all xnations within the_space_of two yfull years.” And the prophet Jeremiah went his
vay.
12 Then the_word_of ‘the Lorp came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had_broken -the yoke from off the_neck_of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
13 “.Go and -tell Hananiah, saying, Thus ‘saith Jthe Lorp; Thou -hast_ broken the_yokes_of wood; but thou *shalt_make ‘for them yokes_of iron.
14 For thus «saith J the Lorp of_hosts, the_=God_of Israél; I have put a yoke_ of iron upon the_neck_of all xthese xnations, that they may_serve ~Nebu- chadnezzar king_of Babylon; and they sshall_serve him: and I have_given him -the_beasts_of the field also.”
599
B.C. about 596. “PROPHECY
OF HANANIAH, h.Hananiah,
Graciously- iven_of
J. Jehovah.
y. years_of days.
JEREMIAH'S REPLY.
J. Jehoyah,
9. Deut, 18. 22!
HANANIAH BREAKS THE YOKE.
10. Ch. xxvii,
JEHOVAH'S WORD TO HANANIAH, THE YOKE OF IRON,
JEREMIAH XXVIII. 15,
B.C. about 596.
DEATH OF HANANIAH, J. Jehovah. 16. Ch. 29, 32.
g. ground, s. spoken,
about 599. LETTER TO THEM OF
THE CAPTIVITY.
2. 2 Kin. 24. 12-16.
a, artificers,
J. Jehovah.
7. Ezra 6. 10. 1 Tim. 2, 2.
FAaLsE PROPHETS Not TO BE ATTENDED
To.
about 606. PROMISE OF RESTORA-
16 Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, “*Hear now, Hananiah ; 4 7he Lorp hath not sent thee; but thou -makest xthis *peo- ple to_trust in a lie.
16 Therefore thus -saith ‘the Lorp; Behold, I will +cast thee from off the_ face_of the gearth: this year thou 4shalt_die, because thou shast_s taught rebellion against ? the Lorp.”
17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same xyear in the seventh month,
2 NOW these are the_words_of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the_residue_ of the elders which were_carried_away_ captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had_carried _away_ rapuNe from Jerusalem to Babylon ;
2 (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the_prin- ces_of Judah and Jerusalem, and the « carpenters, and the smiths, were_de- parted from Jerusalem ;)
3 By the_hand_of Elasah the_son_of Shaphan, and Gemariah the_son_of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king_of Babylon) saying,
4“Thus -saith / the Lorp of_hosts, the_ =God_of Israél, unto all xthat are_car- ried_away_captives, whom I have caus- ed_to_be_carried_away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;
5 -Build ye houses, and «dwell in them ; and -plant gardens, and seat ~the_fruit_ of them ;
6 «Take ye wives, and -beget sons and daughters ; and -take wives for your sons, and -give your «daughters to hus- bands, that they ‘may_bear sons and daughters; that ye *may_be_increased there, and not 'diminished.
7 And sseek sthe_peace_of the city whither I have caused pou to_be_car- ried_away_captives, and spray unto J the Lorp for it: for in the_peace_thereof shali_ye_have peace.
8 For thus ssaith J the Lorp of_hosts, the_=God_of Israél; ‘Let not your pro- phets and your diviners, that be in the_ midst _of you, deceive you, neither Fhearken toyour dreams which pe cause_ to_be_dreamed.
° For thep prophesy falsely unto you in My name: I -have not sent them, saith 7 the Lorp.
10 For thus ‘saith J the Lorp, That after seventy years be_accomplished at Babylon. I will_visit pou, and -perform My xgood -word toward you, in causing pou to_return to xthis xplace.
1. For £ know -the thoughts that £
1|4think toward you, 4saith /the Lorp, -|thoughts_of peace, and not of evil, to *|give you fan expected end.
22 Then sshall_ye_call upon Mle, and ye sshall_go and spray unto Me, and I *will_hearken unto you.
13 And ye sshall_seek Me, and -find Me, when ye shall_search_for Me with all your heart.
14 And I -will_be_found of you,-+saith ‘the Lorp: and I -will_turn_away your
‘ -captivity, and I -will_gather pou from
JEREMIAH XXIX. 2)
all the nations, and from all the whither I -have_driven pon, +saith 4 the Lorp ; and I -will_bring pou again into the place whence I caused pou to_be_ carried_away_captive.
15 Because ye *have_said, ‘7 The Lorp *hath_raised us up prophets in Babylon ;
16 Know that thus saith Jthe Lorp cof the king x-that sitteth upon the_ throne_of David, and of all the people xzthat dwelleth in xthis xcity, and ¢ of your brethren that ‘are not gone_forth with you into xeaptivity ;
7 Thus ‘saith /the Lorp of_hosts; Behold, I +will_send upon them -the sword, «the famine, and rthe pestilence, and -will_make them like xvile ~figs, ev Fcannot be_eaten, they are so_ evil.
18 And I will_persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and *will_deliver them to be_removed to all the_kingdoms-_of the earth, to be_a_curse, and an astonish- ment, and a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I shaye_ driven them :
19 Because they shave not hearkened to My vor ‘the Lorp, which I sent unto them by My -servants the prophets, rising_up_early and sending them; but ye *would not hear, «saith 1 the Lorn.
20 -Hear pe therefore the_word_of I the Lor», all ye of_the_captivity, whom 1 have sent from Serieatron to Baby- on:
21 Thus «saith J the Lorp of_hosts, the_
=God_of Israél, cof Ahab the_son_of|c.
k Kolaiah, and ¢ of Zedekiah the_son_of m Maaseiah, x+which prophesy a lie un- to you in My name; Behold, I -will_ deliver them into the_hand_of Nebu-| chadrezzar king_of Babylon; and he *shall_slay them before your eyes ;
22 And of them sshall_be_taken_up a curse by all the_captivity_of Judah which ave in Babylon, saying, 1 The Lorp Fmake thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the_king_of Babylon roast- ed in the fire; i
23 Because they have committed /villany in Israél, and have_commit- ted_adultery wit
priests, saying,
26‘I The Lord hath made thee priest in the_stead_of Jehoiada the priest, that ye -should_be officers in the_house_
of Jthe Lorp, for every ‘man that is|i. ish.
smad, and maketh_himself_a_prophet, that thou -shouldest_put him in xprison, and in the stocks.’
27 Now therefore why -hast thou not reproved Jeremiah_of Anathoth,x+which maketh_himself_a_prophet to you?
600
laces | B.C. abon 606.
. Zephia- “ai i, Ee of Ji
f. pe
+.
wu XXIX. 28. 2 For therefore he sent unto us in
houses, and “dwell én
Zephaniah the priest — Wetter in the_cars_of Jeremiah » came the_word_of 4 the Loxnp unto Ji
ererniah, a “Send wall fi arn “ saying, Thus-saith? the Loup concerning P Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemalah hath prophesied unto you, and & sent him not, and he caused pou
to-trust in a lie: Gch dee -saith 7 the whe Saag Sad ite Need Charen oe this
a peep gaxete i mamameboure tee words that the eee eege nee ert i
Sree tes maith the Lomp Wehaveheard a voice. onstling. Of fear, and not of peace. 6-Ask ye now, and -see whether a smn doth travail with child? : Wherefore do I see every «nan with his hands on his loins, as a ~wo- |
7 Alas! for =that ~day is great, so that none is like it Et is even the _time_of Jacob's
And -be.
tnake. LU Por £ am with thee, «saith / the Lor», to save thee:
JeremiaH XXX. 21.
Though I tmake a foll_end of all he snations whither I -have_scatter-
a thee, sap 2 will 1 not make a full_end_of
But { -will_correct theein sierra And will not leave thee altogether.
so pr a
% For thus saith 4 the Loxp, HEALING,
Thy bruise % incurable, and thy |4- Jehovah. wound 7¢ grievous.
eye Hen rasa lovers -have_forgotten thee; They seek thee not ;
For I -have_wounded thee with the_ wound_of an enemy, With the chastisement_of a cruel 7
Por i mage eect thine ini- qui j wise Uby sins were increased.
Lb he penis for thine affliction? y
And all thine re tie 5 every. one_of_them, shall_go into “ap
tivit; And they that_spoll thee -shall_be
And all that. upon thee will_ L_give for a prey.
Y For | will_restore health unto thee,
And I will_heal thee of thy wounds, reaith / the Lozp;
And I-#ill I aad nd olay thet, they
I -will also rity and eae = se Their «children also -shall_be as\s some
aforetime,
And their congregation shall_be_ establishe’ before |
And I -will_punish all OP press ;
2 And their -nobles -shall_be of them- 2 Hack. /
JEREMIAH XXX. 22.
BO. about 606. 22. Ezek. 11. 20.
A WHIRL- WIND OF WRATH.
23. Ch. 23. 19, 20.
1. lawless. J. Jehovah.
PROMISES.
J. Jehovah. =G. Elohim, The Triune
plural, to all the families.
2. In Heb. Ch. 31 begins here. REBUILD-
ING.
3. Deut. 7. 7, 8. 1 John 4. 10, 19.
4. Acts 15. 16.
5. See Ley. 19. 23-25. Deut. 20. 6.
v. vineyards.
a. is, Heb. yeesh. t. the_hilL
country-of.
RESTORA- TION.
8. Isa, 43. 6.
8. sides,
9. Ch. 3. 21, 22. st. streams.
ah. Ire.
GATHERING AND Joy. 10. Ezek. 34.
12-16.
22 And ye *shall_be My -people, And £ will_be your =God. 23 Behold, the_whirlwind_of/ the Lorp -goeth_forth with fury, A continuing whirlwind : It shall_fall_with_pain upon the_ head_of the /=wicked. 24 The_fierce anger_of ‘the Lorp shall not return, until He -have_done it, And until He have_performed the_ intents_of His heart : Inthelatter daysyeshall_consider it. 31 “AT the same xtime, +saith ‘the Lorp, willI_be the_=God_of all the_families_of Israél,
And thep shall_be My -people.”
2 Thus «saith J the Lorp,
“The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilder- ness ;
Even Israél, when I went to cause_ him_to_rest.”
83The Lorp hath appeared of old unto me, saying,
“Yea, I -have_loved thee with an everlasting love :
Therefore with _ lovingkindness ehave_I_drawn thee.
4 Asain I will_build thee, and thou sshalt_be_built, O_virgin _of Is- raél:
Thou shalt again be_adorned with thy tabrets,
And ‘shalt_go_forth in the_dances_ of them_that_make_merry.
5 Thou shalt yet plant v vines upon the_mountains_of Samaria:
The planters -shall_plant, and sshall _ eat _ them _as _ common _ things.
6 For there ishall_be a day, that the watchmen upon the ‘mount Ephraim sshall_cry,
‘-Arise ye, and ‘let_us_go_up to Zion unto Jthe Lorp our =God.’
7 For thus saith J the Lorp ;
“Sing with gladness for Jacob,
And ‘shout among the-_chief_of the nations :
*Publish ye, :praise ye, and ssay,
*O_) LorD, save Thy «people, -the_ remnant_of Israél’ g
8 Behold, I +will_bring them from the north country,
And gather them the_ scoasts_of the earth,
And with them the -blind and the -lame,
The woman_with_child and her_ that _travaileth _ with _ child to- gether :
A great company shall_return thi-
from
9 They shall_come with weeping, And with supplications will_I_lead them : I will_cause_them_to_walk by the_ strivers_of waters in a straight
way,
Wherein they shall not stumble:
For I -am a father to Israél,
And Ephraim ,/ 7s My firstborn.”
10 -Hear the_word_of J the Lorp, O_ye
nations,
And :declare it in the isles afar off, and ssay,
JEREMIAH XXXI. 2 ki
41He_that_scattered Israél will_ga-| B.C. abe ther him, 606
And ‘keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock,
11 For ! the Lorp hath redeemed ~Ja-| J. Jehovah cob,
And -ransomed him from the_hand_ of him that was stronger than he.
2 Therefore they *shall.come and sing in the_height_of Zion,
And «shall_flow_together to the_ goodness_of 4 the Lorn,
For wheat, and for ~ wine, and for oil,
And for the_young_of the flock and| wine. of the herd :
And their soul -shall_be as a wa- tered garden ;
And they shall not sorrow any_ more at_all.
18 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance,
Both young-men and old together :
For I -will_turn their mourning into joy, and -will_comfort them,
And -make_them_rejoice from their sorrow.
14 And I -will_satiate the_soul_of the priests with fatness, and My -peo- ple shall_be_satisfied with My goodness, +saith J the Lorn.
15 Thus «saith J the Lorn;
A voice was_heard in Ramah, la- mentation, and bitter =weeping ;
rv Rahel weeping for her sochildren Gi
Refused to be_comforted for her}, so children,
Because they were not.
16 Thus *saith J the Lorp,
“Refrain thy voice from
And thine eyes from tears:
For ¢thy work shall_be_rewarded, |t. 4saith J the LorpD; :
And they -shall_come_again from the_land_ofthe -enemy. |
17 And there is hope in thine end, asaith J the LorD, DL
That thy so children -shall_come_ again to their_own border.
18 T have_surely ‘heard Ephraim be- moaning_himself thus ;
Thou -hast_chastised me, and I},, was_chastised, as a bullock unac-|* customed to the yoke:
‘Turn Thou me, and I shall_be_
turned ; ! For Thouart J the Lorp my =God. b 19 Surely after that I was_turned, I
repented ; Aa after that I was_instructed, I smote upon my thigh : I was_ashamed, yea, even con- founded, z Because I did_hear the_reproach_ of my youth, 20 Ts Ephraim My dear son? Ts he a pleasant child ? For since I spake against him, I do earnestly_remember him still : Therefore My bowels -are_troubled for him ; . b I will_surely haye_mercy upon him, saith J the Lorp. — 21 -Set_thee_up waymarks, *make thee c high_heaps : “Set thine heart toward the high-
way, Even the way which thou wentest :
12. Isa, 35
weeping,
21. Ch. ¢. columns
602
P
ei XXXI. 22. ca aie
a bout.
male. strong- an.
ESTORA- TION. | Ps. 122.8,
Jehovah.
Zech. 2. 4.
Ezek. 18. 3.
‘Turn_again, O_virgin_of Israél,
“Turn_again to these thy cities.
= How long wilt_thou_” go_about, O_ thou backsliding daughter ?
For the Lorp hath created a new_ thing in the earth, A ‘woman shall_compass a s man.
3% Thus ‘saith “the Lory of_kosts, the_ =God_of Israél ;
As_yet they shall_use xthis Xspeech in the_land_of Judah and in the_ cities thereof,
neti Hee shali_bring_again their
tivity ; sJ The Lorp tbless thee, O_habita- tion_of justice, And mountain_of xholiness,’ 24 And there -shall_dwell in Judah itself, And in all -the_cities thereof to- gether, Husbandmen, and they_that_go_ forth with fiocks. > For I have satiated the weary soul, And I have replenished every sor- rowful soul.” 2 Upon this I awaked, and beheld; And my sleep was_sweet unto me.
27 Behold, the days come, -saith / the
Lorp, That «will_sow -the_house_of Is- raé And -the_house_of Judah With the_seed_of « man, And with the_seed_of beast. 3 And it ‘shall_come_to_pass, that like as I have watched over them, To pluck_up, and to break. _down, and to throw_down, and to de. stroy, and to afflict ; So will_I_watch over them, to build, and to plant, +saith ! the Lorn. 22 Jn xthose xdays they shall_say no
more,
“The fathers shave_eaten a sour_ grape, and the sochildren’s teeth Fare_set_on_edge.”
30 But every_one shall_die for his_ own iniquity :
Every «xman xthat eateth the sour_grape, his teeth shall_be_ set_on_edge.
31 Behold, the days +come, saith ! the Lorn,
That I -will_cmake a new covenant | with the_house_of Israél,
And with the_house_of Judah:
® Not according_to the covenant that I comade with their fathers
In the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out-of | the_land_of Egypt ;
Which My -covenant thep brake,
Although € «was a husband unto them, «saith J the Lorp: |
33 But this shall be the covenant that | I will.cmake with the_house_of | Tsraél ;
sibel ee
I wots put My «law in their inward_ parts,
And twrite it oin their hearts ; And -will_be their =God, And thep shall_be My -people. % And they shall.teach no more ‘every_man his «neighbour,
xdays, saith ‘the |
3
army besieged Jerusalem: | miah the prophet was_shut_up in the court of the prison, which was in the_
JEREMIAH XXXII. 5.
— Feyery_ man his Soe say- “Know / «the Lorp For they shall all know , from the_least_ofthem unto t e_great- est_of them, +saith 4 the Lorp: ForlI will_forzive their iniquity, sue I Eo their sin no
35 Thies saith J the Lorn, +Which_giveth the sun for a light by_day,
And the_ordinances_of the moon and of the stars for a light by_ night,
+Which_sdivideth the sea when the waves thereof roar :
1 The Lor of_hosts is His name:
36 If xthose xordinances ‘depart from before Me, +saith ’ the Lorn,
Then the_seed_of Israél also shall_ cease from being a nation before Me « for ever.
37 Thus ssaith Jthe Lorn ;
If=heayen abovetcan_be_ measured,
And the_foundations_of the earth searched_out beneath,
= will also cast_off all the_seed_of Israél for all that they shave_ done, +saith / the Lorp.
38 Behold, the days come, «saith / the
Lorp.
That the city «shall_be_built to ithe Lorp
From the_tower_of Hananeél unto the_gate_of the corner.
89 And the measuring line ‘shall yet go_forth over_against it upon the hill Gareb,
Sag to to Go-
ath. 40 And the whole valley_of the dead_
bodies, and of the ashes,
And all the fields unto ae brook_ of ¢ Kidron,
Unto the_corner_of the horse gate toward_the_east,
Shall be holy unto J the Lorp ;
Tt shall not be_plucked_ up, nor thrown _down any_more for ever.
THE word that came to Jeremiah from /J+the Lorp in the tenth xyear of Zedekiah king_of Judah, which
was the eighteenth year of Nebuchad-
rezzar.
B. B bent
2 ee
8. stilleth.
J. Jehovah of-Tseba- hoth.
a. all the days.
37. Rom. 11. 2, 28, 29.
h. Hana-
Given-of God.
e. Cedron, John 18. 1.
about 590.
WoRD TO
JEREMIAH IN THE PRISON.
1. 2 Kin. B.
2 For then the_king_of Babylon’s} 1,2.
and Jere-
king_of Judah’s house.
3 For Zedekiah king_of Judah had_ shut_him_up, saying, “ Wherefore -dost thou prophesy, and _say, ‘Thus ‘saith
ithe Lorn, Behold, I +will_give xthis keity. into the_hand_of the_king_of Babylon, and he -shall_take it :
+ And Zedekiah king_of Judah shall not escape out_of the_hand_of the Chal- deans, but shall_surely be_delivered into the_hand_of the_king_of Babylon,
| and «shall_speak with him mouth to
mouth, and his eyes shall_behold his
5 And he shall_lead -Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall_he_be until I visit him, +saith J the Lorp: though ye
reyes;
603
3. Jehovah.
4. po coe
B.C. about 590.
JEREMIAH BUYS THE FIELD OF
HANAMEEL.
7. Ley. 25. 24- 32. Ruthiv.
8. 1 Chr. 6. 60. Ch.1.1 Ley. 25. 23- 2.
J. Jehovah.
8. silver.
HIs CHARGE TO BARUCH. J. Jehovah of.Tseba-
JERE- MIAH'S PRAYER.
17.2 Kin. 19. 15.
A.J. Adon- ahy, Sove- reign-Lord Jehovah.
w. wonder-
gular. 19. Isa, 28. 29.
a. ahdahm.
20. Dan. 9. 15.
JEREMIAH XXXII. 6.
‘fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.’ ”
6 And Jeremiah said, “The_word_of ‘the Lorp came unto me, saying,
7 ‘Behold, Hanameélthe_son_of Shal- lum thine uncle +shall_come unto thee, pen *Buy thee my -field that zs in xAnathoth : for the right of redemption is thine to buy tt?”
8 So Hanameél mine uncle’s son came
-|to mein the_court_of the prison accord-
ing_to the_word_of ! the Lorp, and said unto me, “*Buy my field, I_pray_thee, that is in xAnathoth, which 7s in the_ country_of Benjamin : for the_right_of inheritance zs thine, and the redemp- tion is thine; -buy 7 for thyself.” Then I knew that this was the-word_ of J the Lorp.
9 And I bought -the field_of “Hana- meél my uncle’s son, that was in xAna- thoth, and weighed him -the s money, even seventeen shekels_of xsilver.
10 And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him thesmoney in the balances.
1 So I took -the_evidence_of the purchase, both «that which was-_sealed according to the law and xcustom, and -that which was_open :
12 And I gave -the evidence_of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Ne- riah, the_son_of Maaseiah, in the_sight_ of Hanameél mine uncle’s son, and in the_presence_of the witnesses xthat subscribed the_book_of the purchase, before all the Jews x+that sat in the court_of the prison. ki
13 And I charged «Baruch before them, saying,
14 “Thus ‘saith ‘the Lorp of_hosts, the_=God_of Israél ; ‘Take xthese Xevi-
dences, xthis ~evidence_of the purchase, both which is_sealed, and *xthis -evi- dence which is open ; and «put them in an earthen vessel, that they may_con- tinue many days.
15 For thus «saith Jthe Lorp of_hosts, the_=God_of Israél; Houses and fields and vineyards shall_be_possessed again in xthis xland.”
16 Now when I had-_delivered -the_ evidence_of the purchase unto Baruch the_son_of Neriah, I prayed unto ! the Lor, saying,
17 “Ah A=Lord JGop! behold, Thou *hast_made -the =heaven and «the earth by Thy xgreat power and xstretched_out arm, and there tis nothing too w hard for Thee:
181Thou_shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and +recompensest the_ini-
» 7 aaa the fathers into the_bosom_of their so children after them: the Great, | 1
the Mighty ex-God, 4 the Lorp of_hosts, is His name,
19 Great in xcounsel, and mighty in xwork: for Thine eyes are open upon all the_ways_of the_sons_of «men: to give every_one according_to his ways, and according_to the _fruit_of his doings:
20 Which -hast_set signs and wonders in the_land_of Egypt, even unto xthis xday, and in Israel, and among other axmen ; and hast_-made Thee a name, as at xthis xday ;
JEREMIAH XXXII. 35
21 And hast_brought_forth Thy -peo-| B.C. abo ple «Israél out_of the_land_of Egypt 590. with signs, and with wonders, and with q a strong hand, and with a stretched_out arm, and with great terror ;
2 And hast_given them xthis “land, which Thou didst_swear to their fathers to oe them, a land flowing with milk and honey ;
23 And they camein, and possessed it ; but they obeyed not Thy voice, neither| 26. walked in Thy law; they shave_done nothing of «all that Thou commandedst them to do : therefore Thou hast_caused rall xthis xevil to.come_upon them:
24 Behold the mounts, they :are_come
unto the city to take it; and the cit ‘is_given into the_hand_of the Chal- deans, x+that fight inst it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence : and what Thou -hast_ spoken *is_come_to_pass; and, behold, Thou seest it. % And Thon shast_said unto me, O_ A=Lord !Gop, Buy thee the field for si sxmoney, and take witnesses; for the] yeig, city ‘is_given. into the_hand_of the} Jehovah. Chaldeans.” s. silver.
26 Then came the_word_of Jthe Lorp| Jenova unto Jeremiah, saying, ANSW
27 “Behold, am ‘the Lorp, the_}J.=6. Jel
=God_of all flesh: tis there any thing| jah Ble too_w hard for Me? 7. Ni 28 Therefore thus ‘saith Jthe Lorp;) 2. Behold, I+will_give this hand_of the Chaldeans, and into the_ hand_of Nebuchadrezzar king_of Baby- lon, and he ¢shall_take it : 2 And the Chaldeans, x-that fight against xthis xcity, -shall_.come and ‘set_fire on xthis Scity, and «burn it with the_houses, upon whose roofs they have offered_incense unto xBaal, and -spoured_out drink_offerings unto other gods, to provoke_Me_to_anger.
30 For the_sochildren_of Israél and the _so children_of Judah have only +done xevil before Me from their youth: for the_sochildren_of Israél have only +provoked Me to_anger with the_work_ of their hands, +saith ‘the Lorp.
31 For xthis xcity *hath_been to Me as a provocation_of Mine anger and of My fury from the day that they built it even unto xthis xday; that I should_ remove it from before My face, ®2 Because of all the_evil_of the _ sochildren_of Israél and of the_se chil- dren _of Judah, which they shave - done to provoke_Me_to_anger, thep, their kings, their princes, their priests, r. and their prophets, and the_‘men-_of]i. ish, Judah, and the_inhabitants_of Jerusa- x
em.
33 And they have_turned unto Me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising_up_early and teaching them, yet they have not +hearkened to receive instruction.
34 But they set their abominations in|34.2 the house, “which is_called by My) >“ name, to defile it. ‘
85 And they built -the_high_places_ of xBaal, which are in the_valley_of the_ son_of Hinnom, to cause their -sons and their -daughters to_pass_through the fire unto xMolech; which I com-
A.J.
an 52. 13,
= manded them not, neither came it into 590. My mind, that they should_do «this xabomination, to cause -Judah to sin. 36 And now therefore thus -saith shovah. |? the Lorp, the_=God_of Israél, con- cerning xthis xcity, whereof pe +say, It sshall_be_delivered into the_hand_of the_king_of Babylon by the sword, and by the ae and by the pestilence ; izek. 37.| % Behold, I +will_gather them out_ Rom.5./of all xcountries, whither I -have_ driven them in Mine anger, and in My fury, and in great wrath; and I -will_ bring_them_again unto xthis ~place, and I -will_cause_them_to_dwell safely: 33 And they -shall_be My people, and = will_be their =God :
wek.1.| %%And I -will_give them one heart, 20. and one way, that they may_fear Me p10. | a for ever, for the_good_of them, and of 3. their so children after them:
ons. 40 And I -will_-make an everlasting it. or | covenant with them, that I will not turn_
‘firm. (away /from them, to do them good; but I will_put My -fear in their hearts, nay not. | that they ™ shall not depart from Me. imos 9. 41 Yea, I -will_rejoice over them to do them good, and I -will_plant them in xthis land assuredly with My whole heart and with My mae soul. tech. 8. “For thus «saith /the Lorn; Like 15. as I have brought all this xgreat xevil upon xthis xpeople, so -+will = bring upon them -all the good that E kaw promised them.
# And «fields -shall_be_bought in «this
xland, whereof pe say, It 7s desolate hdahm. | without «man or beast; it -is_given 3 into the_hand_of the Chaldeans. Ps. 126. + Men shall_buy fields for sxmoney, . and subscribe ~xevidences, and -seal ver. them, and -take witnesses in the_land_ of Benjamin, and in the places_about Jerusalem, and in the_cities_of Judah, i and in the_cities_of the -mountains, mtry. jand in the_cities_of the valley, and in the_cities_of the south: for I will cause their * rcaptivity to_return, +saith % J the Lorp.
crows MOREOVER the_word_of / the SES. Lorp came unto Jeremiah the second_time, while he was yet shut_up
( in the court_of the prison, saying, » 2 Thus ‘saith /the Lorp the_maker 4 thereof, f IThe Lorv +that_formed it, to . establish it ;
J The Lorp is His name; 3 Face unto Me, and I will_answer shiaden, And ations thee great and * mighty_
eces- things, which thou -knowest not. ethings.| For thus -saith / the Lorp, the_ . =God_of Israél,
pe the_houses_of xthis
«city,
7 And concerning the_houses_of the_ : kings_of Judah, i x:Which are_thrown_down by the ° mounts, and by the sword ; c 5 They +come to fight with the Chal-
4 deans, * But i is to fill them with the_ hdahm, dead_bodies_of « *men,
Whom I -have_slain in Mine anger if and in My fury,
|
JEREMIAH XXXIII. 15.
And for all whose wickedness I _— hid My face from xthis
6 Behold, I +will_bring it health and cure, and I -will_cure them,
And -will_reveal unto them the_ abundance_of peace and truth.
7 And I -will_cause -the_captivity_of Judah and -the_captivity _of Israél to_return,
And -will_build them, as at the
first.
8 And I -will_cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against Me
And I -will_pardon ’all their ini- quities, whereby they have sin- ned, and whereby they have transgressed against Me.
$ And it -shall_be to Me a name_of joy, a praise and an honour
Before all the_nations_of the
earth,
Which shall_hear that E +do unto them:
And they -shall_fear and ‘tremble for all the goodness and for all the Sop that E +procure
unto it. 10 Thus saith J the Lorp;
eer there shall_be_heard in xthis xplace,
Which pe +say »' shall be desolate without «man and without beast,
Even in the_cities_of Judah, and in the_streets_of Jerusalem,
x+That are_desolate, without «man, and withoutinhabitant, and with- out beast,
ll The_voice_of joy, and the_voice_of gladni
The_voice_of the bridegroom, and the_voice_of the bride,
The_ yoice_of=them_that_ shall say, “t+Praise J the Lorp of_hosts: For Jthe Lorp is good; for His
Imercy endureth for ever :”
And of +them _that_shall_bring the_thsacrifice_of_praiseinto the_ house_of / the Lorp.
For I will_cause_to_return -the_ captivity_of the land, as at the first, saith 4 the Lorn.
22 Thus ‘saith J the Lorp of_hosts ;
Again in xthis xplace, which is_ desolate without ¢ man and with- out beast,
And in all the_cities thereof,
Shall_be a habitation_of shepherds causing their flocks to_lie_.down.
13 In the_cities_of the * —mountains, a
in the_cities_of the /o vale,
And in the_cities_of the south,
And in the_land_of Benjamin,
a in the _places _about Jeru- salem,
And in aie _cities_of Judah,
Shall the flocks pass again under the_hands_of +him_that_telleth them, ‘saith J the Lorn.
it Behold, the days +come, +saith ! the Ge Bs,
Lorp,
That I -will_perform that good Teor
‘thing which I -have_promised | 15 unto the_house_of Israél And to the_house_of Judah.
45 In xthose «days, and at xthat xtime,| 16.
: 605
B.C. about 590.
6. Ch, 30.17.
8. Ezek. 36. 2. Mic. 7. 18.
10, 11. Comp. Ch. 7. 34;
16.9; “3. 10. J. Jehovah. ai. tt is.
a. ahdahm.
1. Lev. 7. 12.
THE ae
B. etd
JEREMI B.C. about | 590.
e. earth.
5. Jehovah Tsidkeenu. COVENANT
WITH DAVID.
17. 2 Sam. 7. 16. Luke 1. 32, 33.
i. ish.
18. Heb. 7. 23-28.
o+, Offering- up ascend- ing-offer- ing.
64, burning asincense gift_offer-
ing.
al, all the days.
20, 21. Ps. 89.
5. Jehovah.
25. Ps. 74. 16, 1.
d. did not. 26. Zech. 10. 6.
about 591. WoRD TO ZEDEKIAH. 1, zit 25.
| J. Jehovah.
AH XXXIIT. 16.
Will_I_cause the_branch_of right- eousness to_grow_up unto David; And He sshall_execute judgment and righteousness in the «land, 16 In xthose xdays shall Judah be_ saved,
And Jerusalem shall_dwell safely :
And this is the name wherewith she shall_be_called, 'the Lorp our righteousness.
17 For thus saith /the Lorp;
“David shall never want a *man 4to_sit upon the_throne_of the_ house_of Israél ;
18 Neither shall the priests the Levites want a ‘man before Me o+To_offer « «burnt_offerings, and bsto_kindle g meat_offerings,
And +to_do sacrifice «! continually.”
19 And the_word_of !the LorD came unto Jeremiah, saying, 20 “Thus «saith J the LorD ;
If re ‘ean_break My -covenant_of the fay, and My -covenant_of the night,
And that there should not be day and night in their season ;
21 Then may also My covenant be_ broken with David My servant,
That he should not have a son +to_ reign upon his throne ;
And with the Levites the priests, My ministers.
22 As the_host_of heaven tcannot_ be_numbered,
Neither the_sand_of the sea 'meas- ured :
So will_I_multiply -the_ seed _ of David My servant,
And the Levites +that_minister_ unto Sle.”
23 Moreover the_word_of ?the Lorp came to Jeremiah, saying,
24 “-«Considerest thou not what «this xpeople shave_spoken, saying,
‘The two xfamilies which / the Lorp c*hath_chosen, He hath even cast_ them_off ?’
Thus they thaye_despised My «peo-
ple,
That they should_be no more a nation before them.
- 2% Thus -saith J the Lorp:
If My covenant be not with day and night,
And if I 4-have not appointed the_ ordinances_of=heayen and earth ;
26 Then will_I_cast_away the_seed_of Jacob, and David My servant,
So that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the_seed_of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob:
For I will_cause their ~captivity to_ return, and -shave_mercy_on them.”
2 THE word which came unto Jere- mniah from J -the Lorp, when Ne- buchadnezzar king_of Babylon, and all his army, and all the_kingdoms_of the_ earth_of his dominion, and all the =peo- ple, +fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying, 2“Thus saith 1/he Lorp, the_=God_ of Israél: -Go and ‘speak to Zedekiah king-of Judah, and -tell him, Thus saith 'the Lorp; Behold, I +will_give
JEREMIAH XXXIV. 1 xthis *city into the-hand_of the_king_| B.C. abo
of Babylon, and he «shall_burn it with xflre :
his hand, but shalt_surely be_taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall_behold +the_eyes_of the_ king_of Babylon, and he shall_speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt_go to Babylon.
4 Yet ‘hear the_word_of! the Lorn, O_ Zedekiah king_of Judah; Thus «saith ‘the Lorp of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword :
5 But thou shalt_die in peace: and with the_burnings_of thy fathers, the former xkings which were before thee, so shall_they_burn odours for thee; an: they will_lament thee, saying, ‘Ah -lord!” for ¥ shave_pronounced the word, +saith 1 the Lorp.”
6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all xthese xwords unto Zedekiah king_ of Judah in Jerusalem,
7 When the_king_of Babylon’s army sfought against Jerusalem, and against all the_cities_of Judah «that were_left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the_cities_of Judah.
8 This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from ! «the Lorp, after that the king Zedekiah had_c made a cove- nant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them ;
° That ‘every_man should _let his ) vevery_man_ his},
-manservant, and rmaidservant, being a xHebrew or a xHebrewess, go_free ; that none should_ serve_himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.
10 Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had_entered into the covenant, heard that every_one should_ let his -manservant, and every_one his -maidservant, go_free, that none should_serve_themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them
go.
ll But afterward they turned, and caused «the servants and «the hand- maids, whom they had_let_go free, to_ return, and brought _them_into_sub- jection for servants and for handmaids.
12 Therefore the_word_of J the Lorp came to Jeremiah from J+the Lorn, saying,
13 “Thus saith J the Lorn, the_=God_ of Israél; £ «made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought thent forth out_of the_land_of Egypt, out_of the_house_of bondmen, saying,
591, 3 And thon shalt not escape out_of|3. ch.39.6
14 At the_end_of seven years 'let_ye_|14. Ex.
go ‘every_man his brother a xHebrew, | .
which thath_been_sold unto thee ; an when he shath_served thee six years, thou sshalt_let_him_go free from thee : but your fathers hearkened not unto Me, neither inclined their -ear.
1 And pe were now turned, and had_done right in My sight, in pro- claiming liberty ‘every_man to neighbour ; and ye had_c made a cove- nant before Me in the house « which «is called by My name:
16 But ye turned
his}
+
and polluted My Ee
: ;
EREMIAH XXXIV. 17.
¥. about; name, and caused ‘ every_man his -ser-
590. vant, and ‘every_man his ~handmaid, h. whom he had_set at_liberty at their pleasure, to_return, and brought thent into_subjection, to be unto you for ser- vants and for handmaids.
i Therefore thus «saith ‘the Lorp; Be shave not hearkened unto Me, in proclaiming liberty, every_one to his brother, and ¢every_man to his neigh- bour: behold, I «proclaim a liberty for you, «saith J¢he Lorp, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I -will_make pou to be_removed into all the_kingdoms_of the earth.
18 And I -will_give -the «men xthat have_transgressed My -covenant, which
THE
VENANT. Gal. 6. 7. ehovah.
covenant which they had_c made before Me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,
19 The_princes_of Judah, and the_ princes_of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the_-people_of the land, x+which passed between the_parts_ of the calf;
20 I -will even give them into the_ hand_of their enemies, and into the_ hand_of +them_that_seek their s life: and their dead_bodies -shall_be for meat unto the_fowls_of the =heayen, and to the_beasts_of the earth.
21 And +Zedekiah king_of Judah and his «princes will_I_give into the_ hand_of their enemjes, and into the_ hand_of +them_that_seek their s life, and into the_hand_of the_king_of Baby- lon’s army, x+which are_gone_up from you.
2 Behold, I +will_ command, «saith 4 the Lorp, and -cause_them_to_return to xthis xcity; and they against it, and -take it, and -burn it with «fire : and I will_make -the_cities_ of Judah a desolation without an in-
habitant.” 35 THE word which came unto Jeremiah from /J*the Lorp in the_days_of Jehoiakim the_son_of Jo- siah king_of Judah, saying,
2 “.Go unto the_house_of the Rechab- ites, and -speak_unto them, and «bring them into the_house_of / the Lorp, into one of the pchambers, and give them w wine to_drink.”
% Then I took -Jaazaniah the_son_of Jeremiah, the_son_of Habaziniah, and his -brethren, and -all his sons, and -the_whole house_of the Rechabites ;
4 And I brought them into the_house_
- |of the Lorp, into the_pachamber_of | the_sons_of Hanan, the_son_ofIgdaliah, a *man_of x=God, which was by the_ pachamber_of the princes, which was above the_pa chamber_of Maaseiah the_ son_of Shallum, the_keeper_of the . |édoor :
° And I set before the_sons_of the_ | house_of the Rechabites pots full_of, twine, and cups, and I said unto them, | “-Drink ye wwine.”
6 But they said, “ We will_drink no w wine : for Jonadab the_son_of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, ‘ Ye shall_drink no “wine, neither pe, nor
our sons for ever:
shave not performed -the_words_of the | us.
JEREMIAH XXXV. 19.
7 Neither shall_ye_build house, nor tsow seed, nor ‘plant vineyard, nor thave any: but all your days ye shall_dwell in «tents; that ye may_ live many days in the land where pe be strangers.”
8 Thus have_we_obeyed the_voice_of Jonadab the_son_of Rechab our father in all that he shath_charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters ;
° Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither ‘have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed :
10 But we have_dwelt in «tents, and have_obeyed, and done according_to all that Jonadab our father commanded
1 But it came to pass, when Nebu- chadrezzar king_of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, ‘-Come, and let_us_go to Jerusalem for fear of the_ army-of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the_army_of the Syrians :’ so we dwell at Jerusalem.”
12 Then came the_word_of Jthe Lorp unto Jeremiah, saying,
13 “Thus «saith ‘the Lorp of_hosts, the =God_of Israél; ‘Go and *tell the_ ‘men_of Judah and the_inhabitants_of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruc- tion to hearken to My words? -saith ‘the Lorp.
14 -The_words_of Jonadab the_son_of Rechab, that he commanded his -sons not to drink «wine, ‘are_performed ; for unto xthis xday they -drink none, but -obey their father’s -command- ment : notwithstanding £ -have_spoken unto you, rising_early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto Me.
15 [ haye_sent also unto you -all My servants the prophets, rising_up_early and sending them, saying, ‘*Return ye now fevery_man from his xevil way, and ‘amend your doings, and ‘go not after other gods to serve them, and ye *shall_ dwell oin the g land which I -have_given to you and to your fathers:’ but ye -have not inclined your rear, nor heark- ened unto Me.
16 Because the_sons_of Jonadab the_ son_of Rechab shave_performed -the_ commandment_of their father, which he commanded them; but «this xpeo- ple -hath not hearkened unto Me:
17 Therefore thus ‘saith Jthe Lorp =God_of hosts, the_-=God_of Israél; Be- hold, I +will_bring upon Judah and upon all the_inhabitants_of Jerusalem rall the evil that I -have_pronounced against them: because I shave_spoken unto them, but they -have not heard:
and I have_called unto them, but they, .
shave not answered.”
18 And Jeremiah said unto the_| house_of the_Rechabites, “Thus «saith ‘the Lorp of_hosts, the_=God_of Israél ; Because ye shave_obeyed the_com- mandment_of Jonadab your father, and kept
according_unto all that he -hath_com-;
manded pou:
19 Therefore thus ‘saith Jthe Lorp! of_hosts, the_=God_of Israél; Jonadab}
the_son_of Rechab shall not want a itman -to_stand before Me « for ever.”
B.C. about 607.
§, Ex. 20. 12.
w. wine, Heb. yayin.
INSTRUC- TION AND REPROOF TO JUDAH. J. Jehoyah.
i. ish.
o.g. on the ground.
17. Prov. 1. 24-31. Isa.
66. 4.
PROMISE TO THE HOUSE OF THE RECHAB- ITES.
18. Eph. 6.1- 3.
a. all the days,
=a
607
JEREMIAH XXXVI. 1. AND it came_to_pass in the
B.C. about 36 607. fourth xyear of Jehoiakim the_ son_of Josiah king_of Judah, that «this
JEREMIAH |. ord came unto Jeremiah from ! «the ED TO | LORD, saying, WRITE. 2 “.Take thee a roll_of a book, and 3; Jehovah. |-write therein rall the words that I 14. 2 Tim. |*have_spoken unto thee against Israél, 3.16. 2Pet.|and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the_days_of Josiah, even unto xthis xday.
8 It_may_be that the_house_of Judah +will_hear -all the evil which E +pur- pose to do unto them; that they 'may_
i. ish. return ‘every_man from his that I -may_forgive their iniquity and Sa Se theinsine: BARUCH 4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the_ WRHES. |son_of Neriah : and Baruch wrote from the_mouth_of Jeremiah all the_words_ of ‘the Lorp, which He had_spoken unto him, upon a roll_of a book. BARUCH 5 And Jeremiah commanded -Ba- CoMMAND- |ruch, saying, “£ am shut_up; I cannot ED TG. READ | go into the_house_of /the LORD: IN THE 6 Therefore -go thou, and -read in the TEMPLE. /roll, which thou shast_written from my mouth, -the_words_of! the Lorp in the_ ears_of the people in !the Lorv’s house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt_read them in the_ears_of all Judah that come out-of their cities.
7 It_may_be they will_present their supplication before ‘the Lorp, and will_return evyery_one from his xevil way: for great is the anger and the fury that /the Lorn :hath_pronounced against xthis xpeople.”
BARUCH 8 And Baruch the_son_of Neriah did READS. |according_to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the_words_of /the Lorp in ______ | the Lorp’s house. about 606. 9 And it came_to_pass in the fifth AFast Pro-|xyear of Jehoiakim the_son_of Josiah Tae Worp |King-of Judah, in the ninth xmonth, Reap, |that they proclaimed a fast before J the Lorp to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people «that came from the_cities_of Judah unto Jerusalem.
10 Then read Baruch in the book -the_words_of Jeremiah in the_house_
p. parlour, |of Jthe Lorp, in the_pchamber _ of oa sounede Gemariah the_son_of Shaphan the Seo lish. |Scribe, in the higher court, at the_entry_ cah. of the new gate_of Jthe Lorp’s house,
—_________ | in the_ears_of all the people.
MicHataH | 11 When Michaiah the_son_of Ge- INFORMS /mariah, the_son_of Shaphan, had_ Princes. | heard out of the book «all the_words_of
‘the Lorn, :
12 Then he went_down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s »chamber : and, lo, all the princes «sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the_ son_of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the_ son_of Achbor, and Gemariah the_son_ of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the_son_of Hananiab, and all the princes.
13 Then Michaiah declared unto them
a eall the words that he had_heard,when in _| Baruch read »‘the book in the_ears_of BARUCH |the people. READS TO | ‘14 Therefore all the princes sent -Je- Princes. | hudi the_son_of Nethaniah, the_son_of
608
|roll wherein thou -hast_read
|down now, and sread it
JEREMIAH XXXVI
Shelemiah, the_son_of Cushi, unto Ba-| B.C. ruch, saying, “-Take in thine — 6 i ie. ears_of the people, and -come.” So Ba- ruch the_son_of Neriah took -the roll in his hand, and came unto them.
1 And they said unto him, “+Sit_ in our ears.” So Baruch read 7¢ in their ears.
16 Now it came_to_pass, when they had_heard all the words, they were_ afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, “We will_surely tell the king_of all these xwords.”
17 And they asked -Baruch, saying, “sTell us now, How didst_thou_write all xthese xwords at his mouth?”
18 Then Baruch answered them, “ He ‘pronounced call xthese xwords unto me with his mouth, and E +wrote them with xink in the book.”
19 Then said the princes unto Ba- ruch, “*Go, -hide thee, thou and Jere- er and let no «man know where
ie be.” x
20 And they went_in to the king into |Jenota the court, but they laid_up the_pchamber_of Elishama the scribe,| 7®,* and told -all the words in the_ears_of the king. Pp.
21 So the king sent -Jehudi to fetch pes ethe roll: and he took it out_of Eli- shama the scribe’s chamber. And Je- hudi read it in the_ears_of the king, and in the_ears_of all the princes xwhich stood beside the king.
22 Now the king +sat in the winter- house in the ninth xmonth: and there was a@ fire inon «the hearth burning before him.
3 And it came_to_pass, that when Jehudi had_read three or four cleay. the feut it with the spenknife, an cast it into the fire that was inon the hearth, until all the roll was_con-|?. ie. sumed in the fire that was on the} hol hearth. }
24 Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants x+that heard rall xthese xwords.
25 Nevertheless Elnathan and De- laiah and Gemariah had_made_inter- cession to the king that he would not ete ethe roll: but he would not hear them.
26 But the king commanded -Jerah- meel the_son_of ? Hammelech, and -Se- BA raiah the_son_of Azriél, and-Shelemiah| yrppew. the_son_of Abdeél, to take -Baruch the|;. Hamme.
D6
i. ish,
| scribe and «Jeremiah the prophet: but) lech, prop King.
J the Lorp hid them. §
27 Then the_word_of 4 the Lorp came} about @ to Jeremiah, after that the king had_| Jexoy: burned cthe roll, and «the words which JanGEe Baruch wrote at the_mouth_of Jere- miah, saying, :
28 “Take thee again another roll, and | 28. Mat *write in it -all the former xwords that) *- were in the first xroll, which Jehoiakim the_king_of Judah shath_burned.
229 And thou shalt_say to Jehoiakim king_of Judah, Thus ssaith 4 the Lorp ; Thou -hast_burned xthis *roll, saying, “Why -hast_thou_written therein, say- ing, The king_of Babylon shall_certa’ come and «destroy xthis land, and
=
[EREMIAH XXXVI. 30.