aw-mar'
a primitive root; to say (used with great
latitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call,
certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment),
commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X
expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise,
publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X
suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech),
utter, X verily, X yet.
Then the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],
Then said [0559] I, Ah [0162], Lord [0136] God [03069]! behold, I cannot [03045] speak [01696]: for I am a child [05288].
But the Lord [03068] said [0559] unto me, Say [0559] not, I am a child [05288]: for thou shalt go [03212] to all that I shall send [07971] thee, and whatsoever I command [06680] thee thou shalt speak [01696].
Then the Lord [03068] put forth [07971] his hand [03027], and touched [05060] my mouth [06310]. And the Lord [03068] said [0559] unto me, Behold, I have put [05414] my words [01697] in thy mouth [06310].
Moreover the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came unto me, saying [0559], Jeremiah [03414], what seest [07200] thou? And I said [0559], I see [07200] a rod [04731] of an almond tree [08247].
Then said [0559] the Lord [03068] unto me, Thou hast well [03190] seen [07200]: for I will hasten [08245] my word [01697] to perform [06213] it.
And the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came unto me the second time [08145], saying [0559], What seest [07200] thou? And I said [0559], I see [07200] a seething [05301] pot [05518]; and the face [06440] thereof is toward [06440] the north [06828].toward…: Heb. from the face of the north
Then the Lord [03068] said [0559] unto me, Out of the north [06828] an evil [07451] shall break forth [06605] upon all the inhabitants [03427] of the land [0776].shall…: Heb. shall be opened
Moreover the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came to me, saying [0559],
Go [01980] and cry [07121] in the ears [0241] of Jerusalem [03389], saying [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; I remember [02142] thee, the kindness [02617] of thy youth [05271], the love [0160] of thine espousals [03623], when thou wentest [03212] after [0310] me in the wilderness [04057], in a land [0776] that was not sown [02232].thee: or, for thy sake
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], What iniquity [05766] have your fathers [01] found [04672] in me, that they are gone far [07368] from me, and have walked [03212] after [0310] vanity [01892], and are become vain [01891]?
Neither said [0559] they, Where is the Lord [03068] that brought us up [05927] out of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], that led [03212] us through the wilderness [04057], through a land [0776] of deserts [06160] and of pits [07745], through a land [0776] of drought [06723], and of the shadow of death [06757], through a land [0776] that no man [0376] passed through [05674], and where no man [0120] dwelt [03427]?
The priests [03548] said [0559] not, Where is the Lord [03068]? and they that handle [08610] the law [08451] knew [03045] me not: the pastors [07462] also transgressed [06586] against me, and the prophets [05030] prophesied [05012] by Baal [01168], and walked [01980] after [0310] things that do not profit [03276].
For of old time [05769] I have broken [07665] thy yoke [05923], and burst [05423] thy bands [04147]; and thou saidst [0559], I will not transgress [05647] [05674]; when upon every high [01364] hill [01389] and under every green [07488] tree [06086] thou wanderest [06808], playing the harlot [02181].transgress: or, serve
How canst thou say [0559], I am not polluted [02930], I have not gone [01980] after [0310] Baalim [01168]? see [07200] thy way [01870] in the valley [01516], know [03045] what thou hast done [06213]: thou art a swift [07031] dromedary [01072] traversing [08308] her ways [01870];thou art…: or, O swift dromedary
Withhold [04513] thy foot [07272] from being unshod [03182], and thy throat [01627] from thirst [06773]: but thou saidst [0559], There is no hope [02976]: no; for I have loved [0157] strangers [02114], and after [0310] them will I go [03212].There…: or, Is the case desperate?
Saying [0559] to a stock [06086], Thou art my father [01]; and to a stone [068], Thou hast brought me forth [03205]: for they have turned [06437] their back [06203] unto me, and not their face [06440]: but in the time [06256] of their trouble [07451] they will say [0559], Arise [06965], and save [03467] us.brought…: or, begotten metheir back: Heb. the hinder part of the neck
O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the Lord [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee?We are…: Heb. We have dominion
Yet thou sayest [0559], Because I am innocent [05352], surely his anger [0639] shall turn [07725] from me. Behold, I will plead [08199] with thee, because thou sayest [0559], I have not sinned [02398].
They say [0559], If a man [0376] put away [07971] his wife [0802], and she go [01980] from him, and become another [0312] man's [0376], shall he return unto her again [07725]? shall not that land [0776] be greatly [02610] polluted [02610]? but thou hast played the harlot [02181] with many [07227] lovers [07453]; yet return again [07725] to me, saith [05002] the Lord [03068].They say: Heb. Saying
The Lord [03068] said [0559] also unto me in the days [03117] of Josiah [02977] the king [04428], Hast thou seen [07200] that which backsliding [04878] Israel [03478] hath done [06213]? she is gone up [01980] upon every high [01364] mountain [02022] and under [08478] every green [07488] tree [06086], and there hath played the harlot [02181].
And I said [0559] after [0310] she had done [06213] all these things, Turn [07725] thou unto me. But she returned [07725] not. And her treacherous [0901] sister [0269] Judah [03063] saw [07200] it.
And the Lord [03068] said [0559] unto me, The backsliding [04878] Israel [03478] hath justified [06663] herself [05315] more than treacherous [0898] Judah [03063].
Go [01980] and proclaim [07121] these words [01697] toward the north [06828], and say [0559], Return [07725], thou backsliding [04878] Israel [03478], saith [05002] the Lord [03068]; and I will not cause mine anger [06440] to fall [05307] upon you: for I am merciful [02623], saith [05002] the Lord [03068], and I will not keep [05201] anger for ever [05769].
And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied [07235] and increased [06509] in the land [0776], in those days [03117], saith [05002] the Lord [03068], they shall say [0559] no more, The ark [0727] of the covenant [01285] of the Lord [03068]: neither shall it come [05927] to mind [03820]: neither shall they remember [02142] it; neither shall they visit [06485] it; neither shall that be done [06213] any more.come to mind: Heb. come upon the heartthat…: or, it be magnified
But I said [0559], How shall I put [07896] thee among the children [01121], and give [05414] thee a pleasant [02532] land [0776], a goodly [06643] heritage [05159] of the hosts [06635] of nations [01471]? and I said [0559], Thou shalt call [07121] me, My father [01]; and shalt not turn away [07725] from me [0310].from me: Heb. from after mea goodly…: Heb. an heritage of glory, or, beautypleasant…: Heb. land of desire
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] to the men [0376] of Judah [03063] and Jerusalem [03389], Break up [05214] your fallow ground [05215], and sow [02232] not among thorns [06975].
Declare [05046] ye in Judah [03063], and publish [08085] in Jerusalem [03389]; and say [0559], Blow [08628] ye the trumpet [07782] in the land [0776]: cry [07121], gather together [04390], and say [0559], Assemble [0622] yourselves, and let us go [0935] into the defenced [04013] cities [05892].
Then said [0559] I, Ah [0162], Lord [0136] God [03069]! surely [0403] thou hast greatly [05377] deceived [05377] this people [05971] and Jerusalem [03389], saying [0559], Ye shall have peace [07965]; whereas the sword [02719] reacheth [05060] unto the soul [05315].
At that time [06256] shall it be said [0559] to this people [05971] and to Jerusalem [03389], A dry [06703] wind [07307] of the high places [08205] in the wilderness [04057] toward [01870] the daughter [01323] of my people [05971], not to fan [02219], nor to cleanse [01305],
For thus hath the Lord [03068] said [0559], The whole land [0776] shall be desolate [08077]; yet will I not make [06213] a full end [03617].
And though they say [0559], The Lord [03068] liveth [02416]; surely they swear [07650] falsely [08267].
Therefore I said [0559], Surely these are poor [01800]; they are foolish [02973]: for they know [03045] not the way [01870] of the Lord [03068], nor the judgment [04941] of their God [0430].
They have belied [03584] the Lord [03068], and said [0559], It is not he; neither shall evil [07451] come [0935] upon us; neither shall we see [07200] sword [02719] nor famine [07458]:
Wherefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] God [0430] of hosts [06635], Because ye speak [01696] this word [01697], behold, I will make [05414] my words [01697] in thy mouth [06310] fire [0784], and this people [05971] wood [06086], and it shall devour [0398] them.
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say [0559], Wherefore [04100] [08478] doeth [06213] the Lord [03068] our God [0430] all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer [0559] them, Like as ye have forsaken [05800] me, and served [05647] strange [05236] gods [0430] in your land [0776], so shall ye serve [05647] strangers [02114] in a land [0776] that is not yours.
Declare [05046] this in the house [01004] of Jacob [03290], and publish [08085] it in Judah [03063], saying [0559],
Neither say [0559] they in their heart [03824], Let us now fear [03372] the Lord [03068] our God [0430], that giveth [05414] rain [01653], both the former [03138] and the latter [04456], in his season [06256]: he reserveth [08104] unto us the appointed [02708] weeks [07620] of the harvest [07105].
For thus hath the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635] said [0559], Hew ye down [03772] trees [06097], and cast [08210] a mount [05550] against Jerusalem [03389]: this is the city [05892] to be visited [06485]; she is wholly oppression [06233] in the midst [07130] of her.cast…: or, pour out the engine of shot
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], They shall throughly [05953] glean [05953] the remnant [07611] of Israel [03478] as a vine [01612]: turn back [07725] thine hand [03027] as a grapegatherer [01219] into the baskets [05552].
They have healed [07495] also the hurt [07667] of the daughter [01323] of my people [05971] slightly [07043], saying [0559], Peace [07965], peace [07965]; when there is no peace [07965].hurt: Heb. bruise, or, breach
Were they ashamed [03001] when they had committed [06213] abomination [08441]? nay [01571], they were not at all [0954] ashamed [0954], neither [01571] could [03045] they blush [03637]: therefore they shall fall [05307] among them that fall [05307]: at the time [06256] that I visit [06485] them they shall be cast down [03782], saith [0559] the Lord [03068].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Stand [05975] ye in the ways [01870], and see [07200], and ask [07592] for the old [05769] paths [05410], where is the good [02896] way [01870], and walk [03212] therein, and ye shall find [04672] rest [04771] for your souls [05315]. But they said [0559], We will not walk [03212] therein.
Also I set [06965] watchmen [06822] over you, saying, Hearken [07181] to the sound [06963] of the trumpet [07782]. But they said [0559], We will not hearken [07181].
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Behold, I will lay [05414] stumblingblocks [04383] before this people [05971], and the fathers [01] and the sons [01121] together [03162] shall fall [03782] upon them; the neighbour [07934] and his friend [07453] shall perish [06].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Behold, a people [05971] cometh [0935] from the north [06828] country [0776], and a great [01419] nation [01471] shall be raised [05782] from the sides [03411] of the earth [0776].
The word [01697] that came to Jeremiah [03414] from the Lord [03068], saying [0559],
Stand [05975] in the gate [08179] of the Lord's [03068] house [01004], and proclaim [07121] there this word [01697], and say [0559], Hear [08085] the word [01697] of the Lord [03068], all ye of Judah [03063], that enter in [0935] at these gates [08179] to worship [07812] the Lord [03068].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478], Amend [03190] your ways [01870] and your doings [04611], and I will cause you to dwell [07931] in this place [04725].
Trust [0982] ye not in lying [08267] words [01697], saying [0559], The temple [01964] of the Lord [03068], The temple [01964] of the Lord [03068], The temple [01964] of the Lord [03068], are these.
And come [0935] and stand [05975] before [06440] me in this house [01004], which is called [07121] by my name [08034], and say [0559], We are delivered [05337] to do [06213] all these abominations [08441]?which…: Heb. whereupon my name is called
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] God [03069]; Behold, mine anger [0639] and my fury [02534] shall be poured out [05413] upon this place [04725], upon man [0120], and upon beast [0929], and upon the trees [06086] of the field [07704], and upon the fruit [06529] of the ground [0127]; and it shall burn [01197], and shall not be quenched [03518].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Put [05595] your burnt offerings [05930] unto your sacrifices [02077], and eat [0398] flesh [01320].
But this thing [01697] commanded [06680] I them, saying [0559], Obey [08085] my voice [06963], and I will be your God [0430], and ye shall be my people [05971]: and walk [01980] ye in all the ways [01870] that I have commanded [06680] you, that it may be well [03190] unto you.
But thou shalt say [0559] unto them, This is a nation [01471] that obeyeth [08085] not the voice [06963] of the Lord [03068] their God [0430], nor receiveth [03947] correction [04148]: truth [0530] is perished [06], and is cut off [03772] from their mouth [06310].correction: or, instruction
Therefore, behold, the days [03117] come [0935], saith [05002] the Lord [03068], that it shall no more be called [0559] Tophet [08612], nor the valley [01516] of the son [01121] of Hinnom [02011], but the valley [01516] of slaughter [02028]: for they shall bury [06912] in Tophet [08612], till there be no [0369] place [04725].
Moreover thou shalt say [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Shall they fall [05307], and not arise [06965]? shall he turn away [07725], and not return [07725]?
I hearkened [07181] and heard [08085], but they spake not aright [01696]: no man [0376] repented [05162] him of [05921] his wickedness [07451], saying [0559], What have I done [06213]? every one turned [07725] to his course [04794], as the horse [05483] rusheth [07857] into the battle [04421].
How do ye say [0559], We are wise [02450], and the law [08451] of the Lord [03068] is with us? Lo, certainly [0403] in vain [08267] made [06213] he it; the pen [05842] of the scribes [05608] is in vain [08267].in vain made…: or, the false pen of the scribes worketh for falsehood
For they have healed [07495] the hurt [07667] of the daughter [01323] of my people [05971] slightly [07043], saying [0559], Peace [07965], peace [07965]; when there is no peace [07965].
Were they ashamed [03001] when they had committed [06213] abomination [08441]? nay, they were not at all [0954] ashamed [0954], neither could [03045] they blush [03637]: therefore shall they fall [05307] among them that fall [05307]: in the time [06256] of their visitation [06486] they shall be cast down [03782], saith [0559] the Lord [03068].I will…: or, In gathering I will consume
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], Behold, I will melt [06884] them, and try [0974] them; for how shall I do [06213] for [06440] the daughter [01323] of my people [05971]?
And the Lord [03068] saith [0559], Because they have forsaken [05800] my law [08451] which I set [05414] before [06440] them, and have not obeyed [08085] my voice [06963], neither walked [01980] therein;
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Behold, I will feed [0398] them, even this people [05971], with wormwood [03939], and give them water [04325] of gall [07219] to drink [08248].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], Consider [0995] ye, and call [07121] for the mourning women [06969], that they may come [0935]; and send [07971] for cunning [02450] women, that they may come [0935]:
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Let not the wise [02450] man glory [01984] in his wisdom [02451], neither let the mighty [01368] man glory [01984] in his might [01369], let not the rich [06223] man glory [01984] in his riches [06239]:
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Learn [03925] not the way [01870] of the heathen [01471], and be not dismayed [02865] at the signs [0226] of heaven [08064]; for the heathen [01471] are dismayed [02865] at them [01992].
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Behold, I will sling [07049] out the inhabitants [03427] of the land [0776] at this once [06471], and will distress [06887] them, that they may find [04672] it so.
Woe [0188] is me for my hurt [07667]! my wound [04347] is grievous [02470]: but I said [0559], Truly [0389] this is a grief [02483], and I must bear [05375] it.
The word [01697] that came to Jeremiah [03414] from the Lord [03068], saying [0559],
And say [0559] thou unto them, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Cursed [0779] be the man [0376] that obeyeth [08085] not the words [01697] of this covenant [01285],
Which I commanded [06680] your fathers [01] in the day [03117] that I brought them forth [03318] out of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], from the iron [01270] furnace [03564], saying [0559], Obey [08085] my voice [06963], and do [06213] them, according to all which I command [06680] you: so shall ye be my people [05971], and I will be your God [0430]:
That I may perform [06965] the oath [07621] which I have sworn [07650] unto your fathers [01], to give [05414] them a land [0776] flowing [02100] with milk [02461] and honey [01706], as it is this day [03117]. Then answered [06030] I, and said [0559], So be it [0543], O Lord [03068].So…: Heb. Amen
Then the Lord [03068] said [0559] unto me, Proclaim [07121] all these words [01697] in the cities [05892] of Judah [03063], and in the streets [02351] of Jerusalem [03389], saying [0559], Hear [08085] ye the words [01697] of this covenant [01285], and do [06213] them.
For I earnestly [05749] protested [05749] unto your fathers [01] in the day [03117] that I brought them up [05927] out of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], even unto this day [03117], rising early [07925] and protesting [05749], saying [0559], Obey [08085] my voice [06963].
And the Lord [03068] said [0559] unto me, A conspiracy [07195] is found [04672] among the men [0376] of Judah [03063], and among the inhabitants [03427] of Jerusalem [03389].
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Behold, I will bring [0935] evil [07451] upon them, which they shall not be able [03201] to escape [03318]; and though they shall cry [02199] unto me, I will not hearken [08085] unto them.to escape: Heb. to go forth of
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of the men [0582] of Anathoth [06068], that seek [01245] thy life [05315], saying [0559], Prophesy [05012] not in the name [08034] of the Lord [03068], that thou die [04191] not by our hand [03027]:
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], Behold, I will punish [06485] them: the young men [0970] shall die [04191] by the sword [02719]; their sons [01121] and their daughters [01323] shall die [04191] by famine [07458]:punish: Heb. visit upon
How long shall the land [0776] mourn [056], and the herbs [06212] of every field [07704] wither [03001], for the wickedness [07451] of them that dwell [03427] therein? the beasts [0929] are consumed [05595], and the birds [05775]; because they said [0559], He shall not see [07200] our last end [0319].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] against all mine evil [07451] neighbours [07934], that touch [05060] the inheritance [05159] which I have caused my people [05971] Israel [03478] to inherit [05157]; Behold, I will pluck them out [05428] of their land [0127], and pluck out [05428] the house [01004] of Judah [03063] from among [08432] them.
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] unto me, Go [01980] and get [07069] thee a linen [06593] girdle [0232], and put [07760] it upon thy loins [04975], and put [0935] it not in water [04325].
And the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came unto me the second time [08145], saying [0559],
And it came to pass after [07093] many [07227] days [03117], that the Lord [03068] said [0559] unto me, Arise [06965], go [03212] to Euphrates [06578], and take [03947] the girdle [0232] from thence, which I commanded [06680] thee to hide [02934] there.
Then the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], After this manner will I mar [07843] the pride [01347] of Judah [03063], and the great [07227] pride [01347] of Jerusalem [03389].
Therefore thou shalt speak [0559] unto them this word [01697]; Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478], Every bottle [05035] shall be filled [04390] with wine [03196]: and they shall say [0559] unto thee, Do we not certainly [03045] know [03045] that every bottle [05035] shall be filled [04390] with wine [03196]?
Then shalt thou say [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Behold, I will fill [04390] all the inhabitants [03427] of this land [0776], even the kings [04428] that sit [03427] upon David's [01732] throne [03678], and the priests [03548], and the prophets [05030], and all the inhabitants [03427] of Jerusalem [03389], with drunkenness [07943].
Say [0559] unto the king [04428] and to the queen [01377], Humble [08213] yourselves, sit down [03427]: for your principalities [04761] shall come down [03381], even the crown [05850] of your glory [08597].principalities: or, head tires
What wilt thou say [0559] when he shall punish [06485] thee? for thou hast taught [03925] them to be captains [0441], and as chief [07218] over thee: shall not sorrows [02256] take [0270] thee, as a woman [0802] in travail [03205]?punish: Heb visit upon
And if thou say [0559] in thine heart [03824], Wherefore come [07122] these things upon me? For the greatness [07230] of thine iniquity [05771] are thy skirts [07757] discovered [01540], and thy heels [06119] made bare [02554].made…: or, shall be violently taken away
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] unto this people [05971], Thus have they loved [0157] to wander [05128], they have not refrained [02820] their feet [07272], therefore the Lord [03068] doth not accept [07521] them; he will now remember [02142] their iniquity [05771], and visit [06485] their sins [02403].
Then said [0559] the Lord [03068] unto me, Pray [06419] not for this people [05971] for their good [02896].
Then said [0559] I, Ah [0162], Lord [0136] God [03069]! behold, the prophets [05030] say [0559] unto them, Ye shall not see [07200] the sword [02719], neither shall ye have famine [07458]; but I will give [05414] you assured [0571] peace [07965] in this place [04725].assured…: Heb. peace of truth
Then the Lord [03068] said [0559] unto me, The prophets [05030] prophesy [05012] lies [08267] in my name [08034]: I sent [07971] them not, neither have I commanded [06680] them, neither spake [01696] unto them: they prophesy [05012] unto you a false [08267] vision [02377] and divination [07081], and a thing of nought [0434] [0457], and the deceit [08649] of their heart [03820].
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] concerning the prophets [05030] that prophesy [05012] in my name [08034], and I sent [07971] them not, yet they say [0559], Sword [02719] and famine [07458] shall not be in this land [0776]; By sword [02719] and famine [07458] shall those prophets [05030] be consumed [08552].
Therefore thou shalt say [0559] this word [01697] unto them; Let mine eyes [05869] run down [03381] with tears [01832] night [03915] and day [03119], and let them not cease [01820]: for the virgin [01330] daughter [01323] of my people [05971] is broken [07665] with a great [01419] breach [07667], with a very [03966] grievous [02470] blow [04347].
Then said [0559] the Lord [03068] unto me, Though Moses [04872] and Samuel [08050] stood [05975] before [06440] me, yet my mind [05315] could not be toward this people [05971]: cast them out [07971] of my sight [06440], and let them go forth [03318].
And it shall come to pass, if they say [0559] unto thee, Whither shall we go forth [03318]? then thou shalt tell [0559] them, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Such as are for death [04194], to death [04194]; and such as are for the sword [02719], to the sword [02719]; and such as are for the famine [07458], to the famine [07458]; and such as are for the captivity [07628], to the captivity [07628].
The Lord [03068] said [0559], Verily [0518] [03808] it shall be well [02896] with thy remnant [08293] [08281]; verily [0518] I will cause the enemy [0341] to entreat [06293] thee well in the time [06256] of evil [07451] and in the time [06256] of affliction [06869].cause…: or, intreat the enemy for thee
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], If thou return [07725], then will I bring thee again [07725], and thou shalt stand [05975] before [06440] me: and if thou take forth [03318] the precious [03368] from the vile [02151], thou shalt be as my mouth [06310]: let them return [07725] unto thee; but return [07725] not thou unto them.
The word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came also unto me, saying [0559],
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] concerning the sons [01121] and concerning the daughters [01323] that are born [03205] in this place [04725], and concerning their mothers [0517] that bare [03205] them, and concerning their fathers [01] that begat [03209] them in this land [0776];
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Enter [0935] not into the house [01004] of mourning [04798], neither go [03212] to lament [05594] nor bemoan [05110] them: for I have taken away [0622] my peace [07965] from this people [05971], saith [05002] the Lord [03068], even lovingkindness [02617] and mercies [07356].mourning: or, mourning feast
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Behold, I will cause to cease [07673] out of this place [04725] in your eyes [05869], and in your days [03117], the voice [06963] of mirth [08342], and the voice [06963] of gladness [08057], the voice [06963] of the bridegroom [02860], and the voice [06963] of the bride [03618].
And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew [05046] this people [05971] all these words [01697], and they shall say [0559] unto thee, Wherefore hath the Lord [03068] pronounced [01696] all this great [01419] evil [07451] against us? or what is our iniquity [05771]? or what is our sin [02403] that we have committed [02398] against the Lord [03068] our God [0430]?
Then shalt thou say [0559] unto them, Because your fathers [01] have forsaken [05800] me, saith [05002] the Lord [03068], and have walked [03212] after [0310] other [0312] gods [0430], and have served [05647] them, and have worshipped [07812] them, and have forsaken [05800] me, and have not kept [08104] my law [08451];
Therefore, behold, the days [03117] come [0935], saith [05002] the Lord [03068], that it shall no more be said [0559], The Lord [03068] liveth [02416], that brought up [05927] the children [01121] of Israel [03478] out of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714];
O Lord [03068], my strength [05797], and my fortress [04581], and my refuge [04498] in the day [03117] of affliction [06869], the Gentiles [01471] shall come [0935] unto thee from the ends [0657] of the earth [0776], and shall say [0559], Surely our fathers [01] have inherited [05157] lies [08267], vanity [01892], and things wherein there is no profit [03276].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Cursed [0779] be the man [01397] that trusteth [0982] in man [0120], and maketh [07760] flesh [01320] his arm [02220], and whose heart [03820] departeth [05493] from the Lord [03068].
Behold, they say [0559] unto me, Where is the word [01697] of the Lord [03068]? let it come [0935] now.
Thus said [0559] the Lord [03068] unto me; Go [01980] and stand [05975] in the gate [08179] of the children [01121] of the people [05971], whereby the kings [04428] of Judah [03063] come in [0935], and by the which they go out [03318], and in all the gates [08179] of Jerusalem [03389];
And say [0559] unto them, Hear [08085] ye the word [01697] of the Lord [03068], ye kings [04428] of Judah [03063], and all Judah [03063], and all the inhabitants [03427] of Jerusalem [03389], that enter in [0935] by these gates [08179]:
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Take heed [08104] to yourselves [05315], and bear [05375] no burden [04853] on the sabbath [07676] day [03117], nor bring [0935] it in by the gates [08179] of Jerusalem [03389];
The word [01697] which came to Jeremiah [03414] from the Lord [03068], saying [0559],
Then the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came to me, saying [0559],
If it do [06213] evil [07451] in my sight [05869], that it obey [08085] not my voice [06963], then I will repent [05162] of the good [02896], wherewith I said [0559] I would benefit [03190] them.
Now therefore go to, speak [0559] to the men [0376] of Judah [03063], and to the inhabitants [03427] of Jerusalem [03389], saying [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Behold, I frame [03335] evil [07451] against you, and devise [02803] a device [04284] against you: return [07725] ye now every one [0376] from his evil [07451] way [01870], and make your ways [01870] and your doings [04611] good [03190].
And they said [0559], There is no hope [02976]: but we will walk [03212] after [0310] our own devices [04284], and we will every one [0376] do [06213] the imagination [08307] of his evil [07451] heart [03820].
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Ask [07592] ye now among the heathen [01471], who hath heard [08085] such things: the virgin [01330] of Israel [03478] hath done [06213] a very [03966] horrible thing [08186].
Then said [0559] they, Come [03212], and let us devise [02803] devices [04284] against Jeremiah [03414]; for the law [08451] shall not perish [06] from the priest [03548], nor counsel [06098] from the wise [02450], nor the word [01697] from the prophet [05030]. Come [03212], and let us smite [05221] him with the tongue [03956], and let us not give heed [07181] to any of his words [01697].with…: or, for the tongue
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Go [01980] and get [07069] a potter's [03335] earthen [02789] bottle [01228], and take of the ancients [02205] of the people [05971], and of the ancients [02205] of the priests [03548];
And say [0559], Hear [08085] ye the word [01697] of the Lord [03068], O kings [04428] of Judah [03063], and inhabitants [03427] of Jerusalem [03389]; Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Behold, I will bring [0935] evil [07451] upon this place [04725], the which whosoever heareth [08085], his ears [0241] shall tingle [06750].
And shalt say [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635]; Even so [03602] will I break [07665] this people [05971] and this city [05892], as one breaketh [07665] a potter's [03335] vessel [03627], that cannot [03201] be made whole again [07495]: and they shall bury [06912] them in Tophet [08612], till there be no place [04725] to bury [06912].be made…: Heb. be healed
Then came [0935] Jeremiah [03414] from Tophet [08612], whither the Lord [03068] had sent [07971] him to prophesy [05012]; and he stood [05975] in the court [02691] of the Lord's [03068] house [01004]; and said [0559] to all the people [05971],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Behold, I will bring [0935] upon this city [05892] and upon all her towns [05892] all the evil [07451] that I have pronounced [01696] against it, because they have hardened [07185] their necks [06203], that they might not hear [08085] my words [01697].
And it came to pass on the morrow [04283], that Pashur [06583] brought forth [03318] Jeremiah [03414] out of the stocks [04115]. Then said [0559] Jeremiah [03414] unto him, The Lord [03068] hath not called [07121] thy name [08034] Pashur [06583], but Magor–missabib [04036].Magor–missabib: that is, Fear round about
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Behold, I will make [05414] thee a terror [04032] to thyself, and to all thy friends [0157]: and they shall fall [05307] by the sword [02719] of their enemies [0341], and thine eyes [05869] shall behold [07200] it: and I will give [05414] all Judah [03063] into the hand [03027] of the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], and he shall carry them captive [01540] into Babylon [0894], and shall slay [05221] them with the sword [02719].
Then I said [0559], I will not make mention [02142] of him, nor speak [01696] any more in his name [08034]. But his word was in mine heart [03820] as a burning [01197] fire [0784] shut up [06113] in my bones [06106], and I was weary [03811] with forbearing [03557], and I could [03201] not stay.
Cursed [0779] be the man [0376] who brought tidings [01319] to my father [01], saying [0559], A man [02145] child [01121] is born [03205] unto thee; making him very [08055] glad [08055].
The word [01697] which came unto Jeremiah [03414] from the Lord [03068], when king [04428] Zedekiah [06667] sent [07971] unto him Pashur [06583] the son [01121] of Melchiah [04441], and Zephaniah [06846] the son [01121] of Maaseiah [04641] the priest [03548], saying [0559],
Then said [0559] Jeremiah [03414] unto them, Thus shall ye say [0559] to Zedekiah [06667]:
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Behold, I will turn back [05437] the weapons [03627] of war [04421] that are in your hands [03027], wherewith ye fight [03898] against the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], and against the Chaldeans [03778], which besiege [06696] you without [02351] the walls [02346], and I will assemble [0622] them into the midst [08432] of this city [05892].
And unto this people [05971] thou shalt say [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Behold, I set [05414] before [06440] you the way [01870] of life [02416], and the way [01870] of death [04194].
O house [01004] of David [01732], thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Execute [01777] judgment [04941] in the morning [01242], and deliver [05337] him that is spoiled [01497] out of the hand [03027] of the oppressor [06231], lest my fury [02534] go out [03318] like fire [0784], and burn [01197] that none can quench [03518] it, because [06440] of the evil [07455] of your doings [04611].Execute: Heb. Judge
Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant [03427] of the valley [06010], and rock [06697] of the plain [04334], saith [05002] the Lord [03068]; which say [0559], Who shall come down [05181] against us? or who shall enter [0935] into our habitations [04585]?inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Go down [03381] to the house [01004] of the king [04428] of Judah [03063], and speak [01696] there this word [01697],
And say [0559], Hear [08085] the word [01697] of the Lord [03068], O king [04428] of Judah [03063], that sittest [03427] upon the throne [03678] of David [01732], thou, and thy servants [05650], and thy people [05971] that enter [0935] in by these gates [08179]:
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Execute [06213] ye judgment [04941] and righteousness [06666], and deliver [05337] the spoiled [01497] out of the hand [03027] of the oppressor [06216]: and do no wrong [03238], do no violence [02554] to the stranger [01616], the fatherless [03490], nor the widow [0490], neither shed [08210] innocent [05355] blood [01818] in this place [04725].
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] unto the king's [04428] house [01004] of Judah [03063]; Thou art Gilead [01568] unto me, and the head [07218] of Lebanon [03844]: yet surely I will make [07896] thee a wilderness [04057], and cities [05892] which are not inhabited [03427] [03427].
And many [07227] nations [01471] shall pass [05674] by this city [05892], and they shall say [0559] every man [0376] to his neighbour [07453], Wherefore hath the Lord [03068] done [06213] thus unto this great [01419] city [05892]?
Then they shall answer [0559], Because they have forsaken [05800] the covenant [01285] of the Lord [03068] their God [0430], and worshipped [07812] other [0312] gods [0430], and served [05647] them.
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] touching [0413] Shallum [07967] the son [01121] of Josiah [02977] king [04428] of Judah [03063], which reigned [04427] instead of Josiah [02977] his father [01], which went forth [03318] out of this place [04725]; He shall not return [07725] thither any more:
That saith [0559], I will build [01129] me a wide [04060] house [01004] and large [07304] chambers [05944], and cutteth him out [07167] windows [02474]; and it is cieled [05603] with cedar [0730], and painted [04886] with vermilion [08350].large: Heb. through-airedwindows: or, my windows
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] concerning Jehoiakim [03079] the son [01121] of Josiah [02977] king [04428] of Judah [03063]; They shall not lament [05594] for him, saying, Ah [01945] my brother [0251]! or, Ah [01945] sister [0269]! they shall not lament [05594] for him, saying, Ah [01945] lord [0113]! or, Ah [01945] his glory [01935]!
I spake [01696] unto thee in thy prosperity [07962]; but thou saidst [0559], I will not hear [08085]. This hath been thy manner [01870] from thy youth [05271], that thou obeyedst [08085] not my voice [06963].prosperity: Heb. prosperities
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Write [03789] ye this man [0376] childless [06185], a man [01397] that shall not prosper [06743] in his days [03117]: for no man [0376] of his seed [02233] shall prosper [06743], sitting [03427] upon the throne [03678] of David [01732], and ruling [04910] any more in Judah [03063].
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478] against the pastors [07462] that feed [07462] my people [05971]; Ye have scattered [06327] my flock [06629], and driven them away [05080], and have not visited [06485] them: behold, I will visit [06485] upon you the evil [07455] of your doings [04611], saith [05002] the Lord [03068].
Therefore, behold, the days [03117] come [0935], saith [05002] the Lord [03068], that they shall no more say [0559], The Lord [03068] liveth [02416], which brought up [05927] the children [01121] of Israel [03478] out of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714];
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635] concerning the prophets [05030]; Behold, I will feed [0398] them with wormwood [03939], and make them drink [08248] the water [04325] of gall [07219]: for from the prophets [05030] of Jerusalem [03389] is profaneness [02613] gone forth [03318] into all the land [0776].profaneness: or, hypocrisy
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], Hearken [08085] not unto the words [01697] of the prophets [05030] that prophesy [05012] unto you: they make you vain [01891]: they speak [01696] a vision [02377] of their own heart [03820], and not out of the mouth [06310] of the Lord [03068].
They say [0559] still [0559] unto them that despise [05006] me, The Lord [03068] hath said [01696], Ye shall have peace [07965]; and they say [0559] unto every one that walketh [01980] after the imagination [08307] of his own heart [03820], No evil [07451] shall come [0935] upon you.imagination: or, stubbornness
I have heard [08085] what the prophets [05030] said [0559], that prophesy [05012] lies [08267] in my name [08034], saying [0559], I have dreamed [02492], I have dreamed [02492].
And when this people [05971], or the prophet [05030], or a priest [03548], shall ask [07592] thee, saying [0559], What is the burden [04853] of the Lord [03068]? thou shalt then say [0559] unto them, What burden [04853]? I will even forsake [05203] you, saith [05002] the Lord [03068].
And as for the prophet [05030], and the priest [03548], and the people [05971], that shall say [0559], The burden [04853] of the Lord [03068], I will even punish [06485] that man [0376] and his house [01004].punish: Heb. visit upon
Thus shall ye say [0559] every one [0376] to his neighbour [07453], and every one [0376] to his brother [0251], What hath the Lord [03068] answered [06030]? and, What hath the Lord [03068] spoken [01696]?
Thus shalt thou say [0559] to the prophet [05030], What hath the Lord [03068] answered [06030] thee? and, What hath the Lord [03068] spoken [01696]?
But [0518] since ye say [0559], The burden [04853] of the Lord [03068]; therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Because ye say [0559] this word [01697], The burden [04853] of the Lord [03068], and I have sent [07971] unto you, saying [0559], Ye shall not say [0559], The burden [04853] of the Lord [03068];
Then said [0559] the Lord [03068] unto me, What seest [07200] thou, Jeremiah [03414]? And I said [0559], Figs [08384]; the good [02896] figs [08384], very [03966] good [02896]; and the evil [07451], very [03966] evil [07451], that cannot be eaten [0398], they are so evil [07455].
Again the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Like these good [02896] figs [08384], so will I acknowledge [05234] them that are carried away captive [01546] of Judah [03063], whom I have sent [07971] out of this place [04725] into the land [0776] of the Chaldeans [03778] for their good [02896].them…: Heb. the captivity
And as the evil [07451] figs [08384], which cannot be eaten [0398], they are so evil [07455]; surely thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], So will I give [05414] Zedekiah [06667] the king [04428] of Judah [03063], and his princes [08269], and the residue [07611] of Jerusalem [03389], that remain [07604] in this land [0776], and them that dwell [03427] in the land [0776] of Egypt [04714]:
The which Jeremiah [03414] the prophet [05030] spake [01696] unto all the people [05971] of Judah [03063], and to all the inhabitants [03427] of Jerusalem [03389], saying [0559],
They said [0559], Turn ye again [07725] now every one [0376] from his evil [07451] way [01870], and from the evil [07455] of your doings [04611], and dwell [03427] in the land [0127] that the Lord [03068] hath given [05414] unto you and to your fathers [01] for [05704] ever [05769] and ever [05769]:
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635]; Because ye have not heard [08085] my words [01697],
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478] unto me; Take [03947] the wine [03196] cup [03563] of this fury [02534] at my hand [03027], and cause all the nations [01471], to whom I send [07971] thee, to drink [08248] it.
Therefore thou shalt say [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Drink [08354] ye, and be drunken [07937], and spue [07006], and fall [05307], and rise [06965] no more, because [06440] of the sword [02719] which I will send [07971] among you.
And it shall be, if they refuse [03985] to take [03947] the cup [03563] at thine hand [03027] to drink [08354], then shalt thou say [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635]; Ye shall certainly [08354] drink [08354].
Therefore prophesy [05012] thou against them all these words [01697], and say [0559] unto them, The Lord [03068] shall roar [07580] from on high [04791], and utter [05414] his voice [06963] from his holy [06944] habitation [04583]; he shall mightily [07580] roar [07580] upon his habitation [05116]; he shall give [06030] a shout [01959], as they that tread [01869] the grapes, against all the inhabitants [03427] of the earth [0776].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], Behold, evil [07451] shall go forth [03318] from nation [01471] to nation [01471], and a great [01419] whirlwind [05591] shall be raised up [05782] from the coasts [03411] of the earth [0776].
In the beginning [07225] of the reign [04468] of Jehoiakim [03079] the son [01121] of Josiah [02977] king [04428] of Judah [03063] came this word [01697] from the Lord [03068], saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Stand [05975] in the court [02691] of the Lord's [03068] house [01004], and speak [01696] unto all the cities [05892] of Judah [03063], which come [0935] to worship [07812] in the Lord's [03068] house [01004], all the words [01697] that I command [06680] thee to speak [01696] unto them; diminish [01639] not a word [01697]:
And thou shalt say [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; If ye will not hearken [08085] to me, to walk [03212] in my law [08451], which I have set [05414] before [06440] you,
Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah [03414] had made an end [03615] of speaking [01696] all that the Lord [03068] had commanded [06680] him to speak [01696] unto all the people [05971], that the priests [03548] and the prophets [05030] and all the people [05971] took [08610] him, saying [0559], Thou shalt surely [04191] die [04191].
Why hast thou prophesied [05012] in the name [08034] of the Lord [03068], saying [0559], This house [01004] shall be like Shiloh [07887], and this city [05892] shall be desolate [02717] without an inhabitant [03427]? And all the people [05971] were gathered [06950] against Jeremiah [03414] in the house [01004] of the Lord [03068].
Then spake [0559] the priests [03548] and the prophets [05030] unto the princes [08269] and to all the people [05971], saying [0559], This man [0376] is worthy [04941] to die [04194]; for he hath prophesied [05012] against this city [05892], as ye have heard [08085] with your ears [0241].This man…: Heb. The judgment of death is for this man
Then spake [0559] Jeremiah [03414] unto all the princes [08269] and to all the people [05971], saying [0559], The Lord [03068] sent [07971] me to prophesy [05012] against this house [01004] and against this city [05892] all the words [01697] that ye have heard [08085].
Then said [0559] the princes [08269] and all the people [05971] unto the priests [03548] and to the prophets [05030]; This man [0376] is not worthy [04941] to die [04194]: for he hath spoken [01696] to us in the name [08034] of the Lord [03068] our God [0430].
Then rose up [06965] certain [0582] of the elders [02205] of the land [0776], and spake [0559] to all the assembly [06951] of the people [05971], saying [0559],
Micah [04320] the Morasthite [04183] prophesied [05012] in the days [03117] of Hezekiah [02396] king [04428] of Judah [03063], and spake [0559] to all the people [05971] of Judah [03063], saying [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635]; Zion [06726] shall be plowed [02790] like a field [07704], and Jerusalem [03389] shall become heaps [05856], and the mountain [02022] of the house [01004] as the high places [01116] of a forest [03293].
In the beginning [07225] of the reign [04467] of Jehoiakim [03079] the son [01121] of Josiah [02977] king [04428] of Judah [03063] came this word [01697] unto Jeremiah [03414] from the Lord [03068], saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] to me; Make [06213] thee bonds [04147] and yokes [04133], and put [05414] them upon thy neck [06677],saith…: or, hath the Lord said
And command [06680] them to say [0559] unto their masters [0113], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Thus shall ye say [0559] unto your masters [0113];to say…: or, concerning their masters, saying
Therefore hearken [08085] not ye to your prophets [05030], nor to your diviners [07080], nor to your dreamers [02472], nor to your enchanters [06049], nor to your sorcerers [03786], which speak [0559] unto you, saying [0559], Ye shall not serve [05647] the king [04428] of Babylon [0894]:dreamers: Heb. dreams
I spake [01696] also to Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063] according to all these words [01697], saying [0559], Bring [0935] your necks [06677] under the yoke [05923] of the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], and serve [05647] him and his people [05971], and live [02421].
Therefore hearken [08085] not unto the words [01697] of the prophets [05030] that speak [0559] unto you, saying [0559], Ye shall not serve [05647] the king [04428] of Babylon [0894]: for they prophesy [05012] a lie [08267] unto you.
Also I spake [01696] to the priests [03548] and to all this people [05971], saying [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Hearken [08085] not to the words [01697] of your prophets [05030] that prophesy [05012] unto you, saying [0559], Behold, the vessels [03627] of the Lord's [03068] house [01004] shall now shortly [04120] be brought again [07725] from Babylon [0894]: for they prophesy [05012] a lie [08267] unto you.
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635] concerning the pillars [05982], and concerning the sea [03220], and concerning the bases [04350], and concerning the residue [03499] of the vessels [03627] that remain [03498] in this city [05892],
Yea, thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478], concerning the vessels [03627] that remain [03498] in the house [01004] of the Lord [03068], and in the house [01004] of the king [04428] of Judah [03063] and of Jerusalem [03389];
And it came to pass the same year [08141], in the beginning [07225] of the reign [04467] of Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063], in the fourth [07243] year [08141], and in the fifth [02549] month [02320], that Hananiah [02608] the son [01121] of Azur [05809] the prophet [05030], which was of Gibeon [01391], spake [0559] unto me in the house [01004] of the Lord [03068], in the presence [05869] of the priests [03548] and of all the people [05971], saying [0559],
Thus speaketh [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478], saying [0559], I have broken [07665] the yoke [05923] of the king [04428] of Babylon [0894].
Then the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414] said [0559] unto the prophet [05030] Hananiah [02608] in the presence [05869] of the priests [03548], and in the presence [05869] of all the people [05971] that stood [05975] in the house [01004] of the Lord [03068],
Even the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414] said [0559], Amen [0543]: the Lord [03068] do [06213] so: the Lord [03068] perform [06965] thy words [01697] which thou hast prophesied [05012], to bring again [07725] the vessels [03627] of the Lord's [03068] house [01004], and all that is carried away captive [01473], from Babylon [0894] into this place [04725].
And Hananiah [02608] spake [0559] in the presence [05869] of all the people [05971], saying [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Even so will I break [07665] the yoke [05923] of Nebuchadnezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894] from the neck [06677] of all nations [01471] within the space of two full [03117] years [08141]. And the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414] went [03212] his way [01870].
Then the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came unto Jeremiah [03414] the prophet, after [0310] that Hananiah [02608] the prophet [05030] had broken [07665] the yoke [04133] from off the neck [06677] of the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414], saying [0559],
Go [01980] and tell [0559] Hananiah [02608], saying [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Thou hast broken [07665] the yokes [04133] of wood [06086]; but thou shalt make [06213] for them yokes [04133] of iron [01270].
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; I have put [05414] a yoke [05923] of iron [01270] upon the neck [06677] of all these nations [01471], that they may serve [05647] Nebuchadnezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894]; and they shall serve [05647] him: and I have given [05414] him the beasts [02416] of the field [07704] also.
Then said [0559] the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414] unto Hananiah [02608] the prophet [05030], Hear [08085] now, Hananiah [02608]; The Lord [03068] hath not sent [07971] thee; but thou makest this people [05971] to trust [0982] in a lie [08267].
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Behold, I will cast [07971] thee from off the face [06440] of the earth [0127]: this year [08141] thou shalt die [04191], because thou hast taught [01696] rebellion [05627] against the Lord [03068].rebellion: Heb. revolt
By the hand [03027] of Elasah [0501] the son [01121] of Shaphan [08227], and Gemariah [01587] the son [01121] of Hilkiah [02518], (whom Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063] sent [07971] unto Babylon [0894] to Nebuchadnezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894]) saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478], unto all that are carried away captives [01473], whom I have caused to be carried away [01540] from Jerusalem [03389] unto Babylon [0894];
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Let not your prophets [05030] and your diviners [07080], that be in the midst [07130] of you, deceive [05377] you, neither hearken [08085] to your dreams [02472] which ye cause to be dreamed [02492].
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], That after [06310] seventy [07657] years [08141] be accomplished [04390] at Babylon [0894] I will visit [06485] you, and perform [06965] my good [02896] word [01697] toward you, in causing you to return [07725] to this place [04725].
Because ye have said [0559], The Lord [03068] hath raised us up [06965] prophets [05030] in Babylon [0894];
Know that thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of the king [04428] that sitteth [03427] upon the throne [03678] of David [01732], and of all the people [05971] that dwelleth [03427] in this city [05892], and of your brethren [0251] that are not gone forth [03318] with you into captivity [01473];
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635]; Behold, I will send [07971] upon them the sword [02719], the famine [07458], and the pestilence [01698], and will make [05414] them like vile [08182] figs [08384], that cannot be eaten [0398], they are so evil [07455].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478], of Ahab [0256] the son [01121] of Kolaiah [06964], and of Zedekiah [06667] the son [01121] of Maaseiah [04641], which prophesy [05012] a lie [08267] unto you in my name [08034]; Behold, I will deliver [05414] them into the hand [03027] of Nebuchadrezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894]; and he shall slay [05221] them before your eyes [05869];
And of them shall be taken up [03947] a curse [07045] by all the captivity [01546] of Judah [03063] which are in Babylon [0894], saying [0559], The Lord [03068] make [07760] thee like Zedekiah [06667] and like Ahab [0256], whom the king [04428] of Babylon [0894] roasted [07033] in the fire [0784];
Thus shalt thou also speak [0559] to Shemaiah [08098] the Nehelamite [05161], saying [0559],Nehelamite: or, dreamer
Thus speaketh [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478], saying [0559], Because thou hast sent [07971] letters [05612] in thy name [08034] unto all the people [05971] that are at Jerusalem [03389], and to Zephaniah [06846] the son [01121] of Maaseiah [04641] the priest [03548], and to all the priests [03548], saying [0559],
For therefore he sent [07971] unto us in Babylon [0894], saying [0559], This [01931] captivity is long [0752]: build [01129] ye houses [01004], and dwell [03427] in them; and plant [05193] gardens [01593], and eat [0398] the fruit [06529] of them.
Then came the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] unto Jeremiah [03414], saying [0559],
Send [07971] to all them of the captivity [01473], saying [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] concerning Shemaiah [08098] the Nehelamite [05161]; Because that Shemaiah [08098] hath prophesied [05012] unto you, and I sent [07971] him not, and he caused you to trust [0982] in a lie [08267]:
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Behold, I will punish [06485] Shemaiah [08098] the Nehelamite [05161], and his seed [02233]: he shall not have a man [0376] to dwell [03427] among [08432] this people [05971]; neither shall he behold [07200] the good [02896] that I will do [06213] for my people [05971], saith [05002] the Lord [03068]; because he hath taught [01696] rebellion [05627] against the Lord [03068].rebellion: Heb. revolt
The word [01697] that came to Jeremiah [03414] from the Lord [03068], saying [0559],
Thus speaketh [0559] the Lord [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478], saying [0559], Write [03789] thee all the words [01697] that I have spoken [01696] unto thee in a book [05612].
For, lo, the days [03117] come [0935], saith [05002] the Lord [03068], that I will bring again [07725] the captivity [07622] of my people [05971] Israel [03478] and Judah [03063], saith [0559] the Lord [03068]: and I will cause them to return [07725] to the land [0776] that I gave [05414] to their fathers [01], and they shall possess [03423] it.
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; We have heard [08085] a voice [06963] of trembling [02731], of fear [06343], and not of peace [07965].of fear…: or, there is fear, and not peace
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Thy bruise [07667] is incurable [0605], and thy wound [04347] is grievous [02470].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Behold, I will bring again [07725] the captivity [07622] of Jacob's [03290] tents [0168], and have mercy [07355] on his dwellingplaces [04908]; and the city [05892] shall be builded [01129] upon her own heap [08510], and the palace [0759] shall remain [03427] after the manner [04941] thereof.heap: or, little hill
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], The people [05971] which were left [08300] of the sword [02719] found [04672] grace [02580] in the wilderness [04057]; even Israel [03478], when I went [01980] to cause him to rest [07280].
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Sing [07442] with gladness [08057] for Jacob [03290], and shout [06670] among the chief [07218] of the nations [01471]: publish [08085] ye, praise [01984] ye, and say [0559], O Lord [03068], save [03467] thy people [05971], the remnant [07611] of Israel [03478].
Hear [08085] the word [01697] of the Lord [03068], O ye nations [01471], and declare [05046] it in the isles [0339] afar off [04801], and say [0559], He that scattered [02219] Israel [03478] will gather [06908] him, and keep [08104] him, as a shepherd [07462] doth his flock [05739].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; A voice [06963] was heard [08085] in Ramah [07414], lamentation [05092], and bitter [08563] weeping [01065]; Rahel [07354] weeping [01058] for her children [01121] refused [03985] to be comforted [05162] for her children [01121], because they were not.
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Refrain [04513] thy voice [06963] from weeping [01065], and thine eyes [05869] from tears [01832]: for thy work [06468] shall be [03426] rewarded [07939], saith [05002] the Lord [03068]; and they shall come again [07725] from the land [0776] of the enemy [0341].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; As yet they shall use [0559] this speech [01697] in the land [0776] of Judah [03063] and in the cities [05892] thereof, when I shall bring again [07725] their captivity [07622]; The Lord [03068] bless [01288] thee, O habitation [05116] of justice [06664], and mountain [02022] of holiness [06944].
In those days [03117] they shall say [0559] no more, The fathers [01] have eaten [0398] a sour grape [01155], and the children's [01121] teeth [08127] are set on edge [06949].
And they shall teach [03925] no more every man [0376] his neighbour [07453], and every man [0376] his brother [0251], saying [0559], Know [03045] the Lord [03068]: for they shall all know [03045] me, from the least [06996] of them unto the greatest [01419] of them, saith [05002] the Lord [03068]: for I will forgive [05545] their iniquity [05771], and I will remember [02142] their sin [02403] no more.
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], which giveth [05414] the sun [08121] for a light [0216] by day [03119], and the ordinances [02708] of the moon [03394] and of the stars [03556] for a light [0216] by night [03915], which divideth [07280] the sea [03220] when the waves [01530] thereof roar [01993]; The Lord [03068] of hosts [06635] is his name [08034]:
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; If heaven [08064] above [04605] can be measured [04058], and the foundations [04146] of the earth [0776] searched out [02713] beneath [04295], I will also cast off [03988] all the seed [02233] of Israel [03478] for all that they have done [06213], saith [05002] the Lord [03068].
For Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063] had shut him up [03607], saying [0559], Wherefore dost thou prophesy [05012], and say [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Behold, I will give [05414] this city [05892] into the hand [03027] of the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], and he shall take [03920] it;
And Jeremiah [03414] said [0559], The word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],
Behold, Hanameel [02601] the son [01121] of Shallum [07967] thine uncle [01730] shall come [0935] unto thee, saying [0559], Buy [07069] thee my field [07704] that is in Anathoth [06068]: for the right [04941] of redemption [01353] is thine to buy [07069] it.
So Hanameel [02601] mine uncle's [01730] son [01121] came [0935] to me in the court [02691] of the prison [04307] according to the word [01697] of the Lord [03068], and said [0559] unto me, Buy [07069] my field [07704], I pray thee, that is in Anathoth [06068], which is in the country [0776] of Benjamin [01144]: for the right [04941] of inheritance [03425] is thine, and the redemption [01353] is thine; buy [07069] it for thyself. Then I knew [03045] that this was the word [01697] of the Lord [03068].
And I charged [06680] Baruch [01263] before [05869] them, saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Take [03947] these evidences [05612], this evidence [05612] of the purchase [04736], both which is sealed [02856], and this evidence [05612] which is open [01540]; and put [05414] them in an earthen [02789] vessel [03627], that they may continue [05975] many [07227] days [03117].
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Houses [01004] and fields [07704] and vineyards [03754] shall be possessed again [07069] in this land [0776].
Now when [0310] I had delivered [05414] the evidence [05612] of the purchase [04736] unto Baruch [01263] the son [01121] of Neriah [05374], I prayed [06419] unto the Lord [03068], saying [0559],
And thou hast said [0559] unto me, O Lord [0136] God [03069], Buy [07069] thee the field [07704] for money [03701], and take [05749] witnesses [05707]; for the city [05892] is given [05414] into the hand [03027] of the Chaldeans [03778].for the: or, though the
Then came the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] unto Jeremiah [03414], saying [0559],
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Behold, I will give [05414] this city [05892] into the hand [03027] of the Chaldeans [03778], and into the hand [03027] of Nebuchadrezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894], and he shall take [03920] it:
And now therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], the God [0430] of Israel [03478], concerning this city [05892], whereof ye say [0559], It shall be delivered [05414] into the hand [03027] of the king [04428] of Babylon [0894] by the sword [02719], and by the famine [07458], and by the pestilence [01698];
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Like as I have brought [0935] all this great [01419] evil [07451] upon this people [05971], so will I bring [0935] upon them all the good [02896] that I have promised [01696] them.
And fields [07704] shall be bought [07069] in this land [0776], whereof ye say [0559], It is desolate [08077] without man [0120] or beast [0929]; it is given [05414] into the hand [03027] of the Chaldeans [03778].
Moreover the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came unto Jeremiah [03414] the second [08145] time, while he was yet shut up [06113] in the court [02691] of the prison [04307], saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] the maker [06213] thereof, the Lord [03068] that formed [03335] it, to establish [03559] it; the Lord [03068] is his name [08034];the Lord is: or, Jehovah, etc
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], the God [0430] of Israel [03478], concerning the houses [01004] of this city [05892], and concerning the houses [01004] of the kings [04428] of Judah [03063], which are thrown down [05422] by the mounts [05550], and by the sword [02719];
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Again there shall be heard [08085] in this place [04725], which ye say [0559] shall be desolate [02720] without man [0120] and without beast [0929], even in the cities [05892] of Judah [03063], and in the streets [02351] of Jerusalem [03389], that are desolate [08074], without man [0120], and without inhabitant [03427], and without beast [0929],
The voice [06963] of joy [08342], and the voice [06963] of gladness [08057], the voice [06963] of the bridegroom [02860], and the voice [06963] of the bride [03618], the voice [06963] of them that shall say [0559], Praise [03034] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635]: for the Lord [03068] is good [02896]; for his mercy [02617] endureth for ever [05769]: and of them that shall bring [0935] the sacrifice of praise [08426] into the house [01004] of the Lord [03068]. For I will cause to return [07725] the captivity [07622] of the land [0776], as at the first [07223], saith [0559] the Lord [03068].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635]; Again in this place [04725], which is desolate [02720] without man [0120] and without beast [0929], and in all the cities [05892] thereof, shall be an habitation [05116] of shepherds [07462] causing their flocks [06629] to lie down [07257].
In the cities [05892] of the mountains [02022], in the cities [05892] of the vale [08219], and in the cities [05892] of the south [05045], and in the land [0776] of Benjamin [01144], and in the places about [05439] Jerusalem [03389], and in the cities [05892] of Judah [03063], shall the flocks [06629] pass again [05674] under the hands [03027] of him that telleth [04487] them, saith [0559] the Lord [03068].
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; David [01732] shall never [03808] want [03772] a man [0376] to sit [03427] upon the throne [03678] of the house [01004] of Israel [03478];David…: Heb. There shall not be cut off from David
And the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came unto Jeremiah [03414], saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; If ye can break [06565] my covenant [01285] of the day [03117], and my covenant [01285] of the night [03915], and that there should not be day [03119] and night [03915] in their season [06256];
Moreover the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came to Jeremiah [03414], saying [0559],
Considerest [07200] thou not what this people [05971] have spoken [01696], saying [0559], The two [08147] families [04940] which the Lord [03068] hath chosen [0977], he hath even cast them off [03988]? thus they have despised [05006] my people [05971], that they should be no more a nation [01471] before [06440] them.
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; If my covenant [01285] be not with day [03119] and night [03915], and if I have not appointed [07760] the ordinances [02708] of heaven [08064] and earth [0776];
The word [01697] which came unto Jeremiah [03414] from the Lord [03068], when Nebuchadnezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894], and all his army [02428], and all the kingdoms [04467] of the earth [0776] of his dominion [04475] [03027], and all the people [05971], fought [03898] against Jerusalem [03389], and against all the cities [05892] thereof, saying [0559],of his…: Heb. the dominion of his hand
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Go [01980] and speak [0559] to Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063], and tell [0559] him, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Behold, I will give [05414] this city [05892] into the hand [03027] of the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], and he shall burn [08313] it with fire [0784]:
Yet hear [08085] the word [01697] of the Lord [03068], O Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063]; Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of thee, Thou shalt not die [04191] by the sword [02719]:
Therefore the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came to Jeremiah [03414] from the Lord [03068], saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; I made [03772] a covenant [01285] with your fathers [01] in the day [03117] that I brought them forth [03318] out of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], out of the house [01004] of bondmen [05650], saying [0559],
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Ye have not hearkened [08085] unto me, in proclaiming [07121] liberty [01865], every one [0376] to his brother [0251], and every man [0376] to his neighbour [07453]: behold, I proclaim [07121] a liberty [01865] for you, saith [05002] the Lord [03068], to the sword [02719], to the pestilence [01698], and to the famine [07458]; and I will make [05414] you to be removed [02113] [02189] into all the kingdoms [04467] of the earth [0776].to be…: Heb. for a removing
The word [01697] which came unto Jeremiah [03414] from the Lord [03068] in the days [03117] of Jehoiakim [03079] the son [01121] of Josiah [02977] king [04428] of Judah [03063], saying [0559],
And I set [05414] before [06440] the sons [01121] of the house [01004] of the Rechabites [07397] pots [01375] full [04392] of wine [03196], and cups [03563], and I said [0559] unto them, Drink [08354] ye wine [03196].
But they said [0559], We will drink [08354] no wine [03196]: for Jonadab [03122] the son [01121] of Rechab [07394] our father [01] commanded [06680] us, saying [0559], Ye shall drink [08354] no wine [03196], neither ye, nor your sons [01121] for [05704] ever [05769]:
But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894] came up [05927] into the land [0776], that we said [0559], Come [0935], and let us go [0935] to Jerusalem [03389] for fear [06440] of the army [02428] of the Chaldeans [03778], and for fear [06440] of the army [02428] of the Syrians [0758]: so we dwell [03427] at Jerusalem [03389].
Then came the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] unto Jeremiah [03414], saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Go [01980] and tell [0559] the men [0376] of Judah [03063] and the inhabitants [03427] of Jerusalem [03389], Will ye not receive [03947] instruction [04148] to hearken [08085] to my words [01697]? saith [05002] the Lord [03068].
I have sent [07971] also unto you all my servants [05650] the prophets [05030], rising up early [07925] and sending [07971] them, saying [0559], Return [07725] ye now every man [0376] from his evil [07451] way [01870], and amend [03190] your doings [04611], and go [03212] not after [0310] other [0312] gods [0430] to serve [05647] them, and ye shall dwell in [03427] the land [0127] which I have given [05414] to you and to your fathers [01]: but ye have not inclined [05186] your ear [0241], nor hearkened [08085] unto me.
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] God [0430] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Behold, I will bring [0935] upon Judah [03063] and upon all the inhabitants [03427] of Jerusalem [03389] all the evil [07451] that I have pronounced [01696] against them: because I have spoken [01696] unto them, but they have not heard [08085]; and I have called [07121] unto them, but they have not answered [06030].
And Jeremiah [03414] said [0559] unto the house [01004] of the Rechabites [07397], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Because ye have obeyed [08085] the commandment [04687] of Jonadab [03082] your father [01], and kept [08104] all his precepts [04687], and done [06213] according unto all that he hath commanded [06680] you:
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Jonadab [03122] the son [01121] of Rechab [07394] shall not want [03772] a man [0376] to stand [05975] before [06440] me for ever [03117].Jonadab…: Heb. There shall not a man be cut off from Jonadab the son of Rechab to stand, etc
And it came to pass in the fourth [07243] year [08141] of Jehoiakim [03079] the son [01121] of Josiah [02977] king [04428] of Judah [03063], that this word [01697] came unto Jeremiah [03414] from the Lord [03068], saying [0559],
And Jeremiah [03414] commanded [06680] Baruch [01263], saying [0559], I am shut up [06113]; I cannot [03201] go [0935] into the house [01004] of the Lord [03068]:
Therefore all the princes [08269] sent [07971] Jehudi [03065] the son [01121] of Nethaniah [05418], the son [01121] of Shelemiah [08018], the son [01121] of Cushi [03570], unto Baruch [01263], saying [0559], Take [03947] in thine hand [03027] the roll [04039] wherein thou hast read [07121] in the ears [0241] of the people [05971], and come [03212]. So Baruch [01263] the son [01121] of Neriah [05374] took [03947] the roll [04039] in his hand [03027], and came [0935] unto them.
And they said [0559] unto him, Sit down [03427] now, and read [07121] it in our ears [0241]. So Baruch [01263] read [07121] it in their ears [0241].
Now it came to pass, when they had heard [08085] all the words [01697], they were afraid [06342] both [0413] one [0376] and other [07453], and said [0559] unto Baruch [01263], We will surely [05046] tell [05046] the king [04428] of all these words [01697].
And they asked [07592] Baruch [01263], saying [0559], Tell [05046] us now, How didst thou write [03789] all these words [01697] at his mouth [06310]?
Then Baruch [01263] answered [0559] them, He pronounced [07121] all these words [01697] unto me with his mouth [06310], and I wrote [03789] them with ink [01773] in the book [05612].
Then said [0559] the princes [08269] unto Baruch [01263], Go [03212], hide [05641] thee, thou and Jeremiah [03414]; and let no man [0376] know [03045] where [0375] ye be.
Then the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came to Jeremiah [03414], after [0310] that the king [04428] had burned [08313] the roll [04039], and the words [01697] which Baruch [01263] wrote [03789] at the mouth [06310] of Jeremiah [03414], saying [0559],
And thou shalt say [0559] to Jehoiakim [03079] king [04428] of Judah [03063], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Thou hast burned [08313] this roll [04039], saying [0559], Why hast thou written [03789] therein, saying [0559], The king [04428] of Babylon [0894] shall certainly [0935] come [0935] and destroy [07843] this land [0776], and shall cause to cease [07673] from thence man [0120] and beast [0929]?
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of Jehoiakim [03079] king [04428] of Judah [03063]; He shall have none to sit [03427] upon the throne [03678] of David [01732]: and his dead body [05038] shall be cast out [07993] in the day [03117] to the heat [02721], and in the night [03915] to the frost [07140].
And Zedekiah [06667] the king [04428] sent [07971] Jehucal [03081] the son [01121] of Shelemiah [08018] and Zephaniah [06846] the son [01121] of Maaseiah [04641] the priest [03548] to the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414], saying [0559], Pray [06419] now unto the Lord [03068] our God [0430] for us.
Then came the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] unto the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414], saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Thus shall ye say [0559] to the king [04428] of Judah [03063], that sent [07971] you unto me to enquire [01875] of me; Behold, Pharaoh's [06547] army [02428], which is come forth [03318] to help [05833] you, shall return [07725] to Egypt [04714] into their own land [0776].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Deceive [05377] not yourselves [05315], saying [0559], The Chaldeans [03778] shall surely [01980] depart [03212] from us: for they shall not depart [03212].yourselves: Heb. your souls
And when he was in the gate [08179] of Benjamin [01144], a captain [01167] of the ward [06488] was there, whose name [08034] was Irijah [03376], the son [01121] of Shelemiah [08018], the son [01121] of Hananiah [02608]; and he took [08610] Jeremiah [03414] the prophet [05030], saying [0559], Thou fallest away [05307] to the Chaldeans [03778].
Then said [0559] Jeremiah [03414], It is false [08267]; I fall not away [05307] to the Chaldeans [03778]. But he hearkened [08085] not to him: so Irijah [03376] took [08610] Jeremiah [03414], and brought [0935] him to the princes [08269].false: Heb. falsehood, or, a lie
Then Zedekiah [06667] the king [04428] sent [07971], and took him out [03947]: and the king [04428] asked [07592] him secretly [05643] in his house [01004], and said [0559], Is there any word [01697] from the Lord [03068]? And Jeremiah [03414] said [0559], There is [03426]: for, said [0559] he, thou shalt be delivered [05414] into the hand [03027] of the king [04428] of Babylon [0894].
Moreover Jeremiah [03414] said [0559] unto king [04428] Zedekiah [06667], What have I offended [02398] against thee, or against thy servants [05650], or against this people [05971], that ye have put [05414] me in prison [03608] [01004]?
Where are now [0346] your prophets [05030] which prophesied [05012] unto you, saying [0559], The king [04428] of Babylon [0894] shall not come [0935] against you, nor against this land [0776]?
Then Shephatiah [08203] the son [01121] of Mattan [04977], and Gedaliah [01436] the son [01121] of Pashur [06583], and Jucal [03116] the son [01121] of Shelemiah [08018], and Pashur [06583] the son [01121] of Malchiah [04441], heard [08085] the words [01697] that Jeremiah [03414] had spoken [01696] unto all the people [05971], saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], He that remaineth [03427] in this city [05892] shall die [04191] by the sword [02719], by the famine [07458], and by the pestilence [01698]: but he that goeth forth [03318] to the Chaldeans [03778] shall live [02421]; for he shall have his life [05315] for a prey [07998], and shall live [02425] [02421].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], This city [05892] shall surely [05414] be given [05414] into the hand [03027] of the king [04428] of Babylon's [0894] army [02428], which shall take [03920] it.
Therefore the princes [08269] said [0559] unto the king [04428], We beseech thee, let this man [0376] be put to death [04191]: for thus [03651] he weakeneth [07503] the hands [03027] of the men [0582] of war [04421] that remain [07604] in this city [05892], and the hands [03027] of all the people [05971], in speaking [01696] such words [01697] unto them: for this man [0376] seeketh [01875] not the welfare [07965] of this people [05971], but the hurt [07451].welfare: Heb. peace
Then Zedekiah [06667] the king [04428] said [0559], Behold, he is in your hand [03027]: for the king [04428] is not he that can [03201] do any thing [01697] against you.
Ebed–melech [05663] went forth [03318] out of the king's [04428] house [01004], and spake [01696] to the king [04428], saying [0559],
Then the king [04428] commanded [06680] Ebed–melech [05663] the Ethiopian [03569], saying [0559], Take [03947] from hence thirty [07970] men [0582] with thee [03027], and take up [05927] Jeremiah [03414] the prophet [05030] out of the dungeon [0953], before he die [04191].with thee: Heb. in thine hand
And Ebed–melech [05663] the Ethiopian [03569] said [0559] unto Jeremiah [03414], Put [07760] now these old [01094] cast clouts [05499] and rotten rags [04418] under thine armholes [03027] [0679] under the cords [02256]. And Jeremiah [03414] did [06213] so.
Then Zedekiah [06667] the king [04428] sent [07971], and took [03947] Jeremiah [03414] the prophet [05030] unto him into the third [07992] entry [03996] that is in the house [01004] of the Lord [03068]: and the king [04428] said [0559] unto Jeremiah [03414], I will ask [07592] thee a thing [01697]; hide [03582] nothing from me.third: or, principal
Then Jeremiah [03414] said [0559] unto Zedekiah [06667], If I declare [05046] it unto thee, wilt thou not surely [04191] put me to death [04191]? and if I give thee counsel [03289], wilt thou not hearken [08085] unto me?
So Zedekiah [06667] the king [04428] sware [07650] secretly [05643] unto Jeremiah [03414], saying [0559], As the Lord [03068] liveth [02416], that made [06213] us this soul [05315], I will not put thee to death [04191], neither will I give [05414] thee into the hand [03027] of these men [0582] that seek [01245] thy life [05315].
Then said [0559] Jeremiah [03414] unto Zedekiah [06667], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], the God [0430] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; If thou wilt assuredly [03318] go forth [03318] unto the king [04428] of Babylon's [0894] princes [08269], then thy soul [05315] shall live [02421], and this city [05892] shall not be burned [08313] with fire [0784]; and thou shalt live [02421], and thine house [01004]:
And Zedekiah [06667] the king [04428] said [0559] unto Jeremiah [03414], I am afraid [01672] of the Jews [03064] that are fallen [05307] to the Chaldeans [03778], lest they deliver [05414] me into their hand [03027], and they mock [05953] me.
But Jeremiah [03414] said [0559], They shall not deliver [05414] thee. Obey [08085], I beseech thee, the voice [06963] of the Lord [03068], which I speak [01696] unto thee: so it shall be well [03190] unto thee, and thy soul [05315] shall live [02421].
And, behold, all the women [0802] that are left [07604] in the king [04428] of Judah's [03063] house [01004] shall be brought forth [03318] to the king [04428] of Babylon's [0894] princes [08269], and those women shall say [0559], Thy friends [07965] [0582] have set thee on [05496], and have prevailed [03201] against thee: thy feet [07272] are sunk [02883] in the mire [01206], and they are turned away [05472] back [0268].Thy friends: Heb. Men of thy peace
Then said [0559] Zedekiah [06667] unto Jeremiah [03414], Let no man [0376] know [03045] of these words [01697], and thou shalt not die [04191].
But if the princes [08269] hear [08085] that I have talked [01696] with thee, and they come [0935] unto thee, and say [0559] unto thee, Declare [05046] unto us now what thou hast said [01696] unto the king [04428], hide [03582] it not from us, and we will not put thee to death [04191]; also what the king [04428] said [01696] unto thee:
Then thou shalt say [0559] unto them, I presented [05307] my supplication [08467] before [06440] the king [04428], that he would not cause me to return [07725] to Jonathan's [03083] house [01004], to die [04191] there.
Now Nebuchadrezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894] gave charge [06680] concerning Jeremiah [03414] to [03027] Nebuzar–adan [05018] the captain [07227] of the guard [02876], saying [0559],to: Heb. by the hand ofcaptain…: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen
Now the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] came unto Jeremiah [03414], while he was shut up [06113] in the court [02691] of the prison [04307], saying [0559],
Go [01980] and speak [0559] to Ebed–melech [05663] the Ethiopian [03569], saying [0559], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Behold, I will bring [0935] my words [01697] upon this city [05892] for evil [07451], and not for good [02896]; and they shall be accomplished in that day [03117] before [06440] thee.
And the captain [07227] of the guard [02876] took [03947] Jeremiah [03414], and said [0559] unto him, The Lord [03068] thy God [0430] hath pronounced [01696] this evil [07451] upon this place [04725].
And Gedaliah [01436] the son [01121] of Ahikam [0296] the son [01121] of Shaphan [08227] sware [07650] unto them and to their men [0582], saying [0559], Fear [03372] not to serve [05647] the Chaldeans [03778]: dwell in [03427] the land [0776], and serve [05647] the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], and it shall be well [03190] with you.
And said [0559] unto him, Dost thou certainly [03045] know [03045] that Baalis [01185] the king [04428] of the Ammonites [05983] [01121] hath sent [07971] Ishmael [03458] the son [01121] of Nethaniah [05418] to slay [05315] [05221] thee? But Gedaliah [01436] the son [01121] of Ahikam [0296] believed [0539] them not.to slay…: Heb. to strike thee in soul?
Then Johanan [03110] the son [01121] of Kareah [07143] spake [0559] to Gedaliah [01436] in Mizpah [04709] secretly [05643], saying [0559], Let me go [03212], I pray thee, and I will slay [05221] Ishmael [03458] the son [01121] of Nethaniah [05418], and no man [0376] shall know [03045] it: wherefore should he slay [05315] [05221] thee, that all the Jews [03064] which are gathered [06908] unto thee should be scattered [06327], and the remnant [07611] in Judah [03063] perish [06]?
But Gedaliah [01436] the son [01121] of Ahikam [0296] said [0559] unto Johanan [03110] the son [01121] of Kareah [07143], Thou shalt not do [06213] this thing [01697]: for thou speakest [01696] falsely [08267] of Ishmael [03458].
And Ishmael [03458] the son [01121] of Nethaniah [05418] went forth [03318] from Mizpah [04709] to meet [07125] them, weeping [01058] all along [01980] as he went [01980]: and it came to pass, as he met [06298] them, he said [0559] unto them, Come [0935] to Gedaliah [01436] the son [01121] of Ahikam [0296].weeping…: Heb. in going and weeping
But ten [06235] men [0582] were found [04672] among them that said [0559] unto Ishmael [03458], Slay [04191] us not: for we have [03426] treasures [04301] in the field [07704], of wheat [02406], and of barley [08184], and of oil [08081], and of honey [01706]. So he forbare [02308], and slew [04191] them not among [08432] their brethren [0251].
And said [0559] unto Jeremiah [03414] the prophet [05030], Let, we beseech thee, our supplication [08467] be accepted [05307] before [06440] thee, and pray [06419] for us unto the Lord [03068] thy God [0430], even for all this remnant [07611]; (for we are left [07604] but a few [04592] of many [07235], as thine eyes [05869] do behold [07200] us:)Let…: or, Let our supplication fall before thee
Then Jeremiah [03414] the prophet [05030] said [0559] unto them, I have heard [08085] you; behold, I will pray [06419] unto the Lord [03068] your God [0430] according to your words [01697]; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing [01697] the Lord [03068] shall answer [06030] you, I will declare [05046] it unto you; I will keep [04513] nothing [01697] back [04513] from you.
Then they said [0559] to Jeremiah [03414], The Lord [03068] be a true [0571] and faithful [0539] witness [05707] between us, if we do [06213] not even according to all things [01697] for the which the Lord [03068] thy God [0430] shall send [07971] thee to us.
And said [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], the God [0430] of Israel [03478], unto whom ye sent [07971] me to present [05307] your supplication [08467] before [06440] him;
But if ye say [0559], We will not dwell [03427] in this land [0776], neither obey [08085] the voice [06963] of the Lord [03068] your God [0430],
Saying [0559], No; but we will go [0935] into the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], where we shall see [07200] no war [04421], nor hear [08085] the sound [06963] of the trumpet [07782], nor have hunger [07456] of bread [03899]; and there will we dwell [03427]:
And now therefore hear [08085] the word [01697] of the Lord [03068], ye remnant [07611] of Judah [03063]; Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; If ye wholly [07760] set [07760] your faces [06440] to enter [0935] into Egypt [04714], and go [0935] to sojourn [01481] there;
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; As mine anger [0639] and my fury [02534] hath been poured forth [05413] upon the inhabitants [03427] of Jerusalem [03389]; so shall my fury [02534] be poured forth [05413] upon you, when ye shall enter [0935] into Egypt [04714]: and ye shall be an execration [0423], and an astonishment [08047], and a curse [07045], and a reproach [02781]; and ye shall see [07200] this place [04725] no more.
For ye dissembled [08582] in your hearts [05315], when ye sent [07971] me unto the Lord [03068] your God [0430], saying [0559], Pray [06419] for us unto the Lord [03068] our God [0430]; and according unto all that the Lord [03068] our God [0430] shall say [0559], so declare [05046] unto us, and we will do [06213] it.ye dissembled…: or, ye have used deceit against your souls
Then spake [0559] Azariah [05838] the son [01121] of Hoshaiah [01955], and Johanan [03110] the son [01121] of Kareah [07143], and all the proud [02086] men [0582], saying [0559] unto Jeremiah [03414], Thou speakest [01696] falsely [08267]: the Lord [03068] our God [0430] hath not sent [07971] thee to say [0559], Go [0935] not into Egypt [04714] to sojourn [01481] there:
Then came the word [01697] of the Lord [03068] unto Jeremiah [03414] in Tahpanhes [08471], saying [0559],
And say [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Behold, I will send [07971] and take [03947] Nebuchadrezzar [05019] the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], my servant [05650], and will set [07760] his throne [03678] upon [04605] these stones [068] that I have hid [02934]; and he shall spread [05186] his royal pavilion [08237] over them.
The word [01697] that came to Jeremiah [03414] concerning all the Jews [03064] which dwell [03427] in the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], which dwell [03427] at Migdol [04024], and at Tahpanhes [08471], and at Noph [05297], and in the country [0776] of Pathros [06624], saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Ye have seen [07200] all the evil [07451] that I have brought [0935] upon Jerusalem [03389], and upon all the cities [05892] of Judah [03063]; and, behold, this day [03117] they are a desolation [02723], and no man dwelleth [03427] therein,
Howbeit I sent [07971] unto you all my servants [05650] the prophets [05030], rising early [07925] and sending [07971] them, saying [0559], Oh, do [06213] not this abominable [08441] thing [01697] that I hate [08130].
Therefore now thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], the God [0430] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Wherefore commit [06213] ye this great [01419] evil [07451] against your souls [05315], to cut off [03772] from you man [0376] and woman [0802], child [05768] and suckling [03243], out [08432] of Judah [03063], to leave [03498] you none to remain [07611];out…: Heb. out of the midst of Judah
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Behold, I will set [07760] my face [06440] against you for evil [07451], and to cut off [03772] all Judah [03063].
Then all the men [0582] which knew [03045] that their wives [0802] had burned incense [06999] unto other [0312] gods [0430], and all the women [0802] that stood by [05975], a great [01419] multitude [06951], even all the people [05971] that dwelt [03427] in the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], in Pathros [06624], answered [06030] Jeremiah [03414], saying [0559],
Then Jeremiah [03414] said [0559] unto all the people [05971], to the men [01397], and to the women [0802], and to all the people [05971] which had given him that answer [06030] [01697], saying [0559],
Moreover Jeremiah [03414] said [0559] unto all the people [05971], and to all the women [0802], Hear [08085] the word [01697] of the Lord [03068], all Judah [03063] that are in the land [0776] of Egypt [04714]:
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478], saying [0559]; Ye and your wives [0802] have both spoken [01696] with your mouths [06310], and fulfilled [04390] with your hand [03027], saying [0559], We will surely [06213] perform [06213] our vows [05088] that we have vowed [05087], to burn incense [06999] to the queen [04446] of heaven [08064], and to pour out [05258] drink offerings [05262] unto her: ye will surely [06965] accomplish [06965] your vows [05088], and surely [06213] perform [06213] your vows [05088].
Therefore hear [08085] ye the word [01697] of the Lord [03068], all Judah [03063] that dwell [03427] in the land [0776] of Egypt [04714]; Behold, I have sworn [07650] by my great [01419] name [08034], saith [0559] the Lord [03068], that my name [08034] shall no more be named [07121] in the mouth [06310] of any man [0376] of Judah [03063] in all the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], saying [0559], The Lord [0136] God [03069] liveth [02416].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Behold, I will give [05414] Pharaoh–hophra [06548] king [04428] of Egypt [04714] into the hand [03027] of his enemies [0341], and into the hand [03027] of them that seek [01245] his life [05315]; as I gave [05414] Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063] into the hand [03027] of Nebuchadrezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894], his enemy [0341], and that sought [01245] his life [05315].
The word [01697] that Jeremiah [03414] the prophet [05030] spake [01696] unto Baruch [01263] the son [01121] of Neriah [05374], when he had written [03789] these words [01697] in a book [05612] at the mouth [06310] of Jeremiah [03414], in the fourth [07243] year [08141] of Jehoiakim [03079] the son [01121] of Josiah [02977] king [04428] of Judah [03063], saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], the God [0430] of Israel [03478], unto thee, O Baruch [01263];
Thou didst say [0559], Woe [0188] is me now! for the Lord [03068] hath added [03254] grief [03015] to my sorrow [04341]; I fainted [03021] in my sighing [0585], and I find [04672] no rest [04496].
Thus shalt thou say [0559] unto him, The Lord [03068] saith [0559] thus; Behold, that which I have built [01129] will I break down [02040], and that which I have planted [05193] I will pluck up [05428], even this whole land [0776].
Egypt [04714] riseth up [05927] like a flood [02975], and his waters [04325] are moved [01607] like the rivers [05104]; and he saith [0559], I will go up [05927], and will cover [03680] the earth [0776]; I will destroy [06] the city [05892] and the inhabitants [03427] thereof.
Declare [05046] ye in Egypt [04714], and publish [08085] in Migdol [04024], and publish [08085] in Noph [05297] and in Tahpanhes [08471]: say [0559] ye, Stand fast [03320], and prepare [03559] thee; for the sword [02719] shall devour [0398] round about [05439] thee.
He made many [07235] to fall [03782], yea, one [0376] fell [05307] upon another [07453]: and they said [0559], Arise [06965], and let us go again [07725] to our own people [05971], and to the land [0776] of our nativity [04138], from [06440] the oppressing [03238] sword [02719].made…: Heb. multiplied the faller
The Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478], saith [0559]; Behold, I will punish [06485] the multitude [0528] [0527] of No [04996], and Pharaoh [06547], and Egypt [04714], with their gods [0430], and their kings [04428]; even Pharaoh [06547], and all them that trust [0982] in him:multitude: or, nourisher: Heb. Amon
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Behold, waters [04325] rise up [05927] out of the north [06828], and shall be an overflowing [07857] flood [05158], and shall overflow [07857] the land [0776], and all that is therein [04393]; the city [05892], and them that dwell [03427] therein: then the men [0120] shall cry [02199], and all the inhabitants [03427] of the land [0776] shall howl [03213].all that…: Heb. the fulness thereof
Against Moab [04124] thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Woe [01945] unto Nebo [05015]! for it is spoiled [07703]: Kiriathaim [07156] is confounded [03001] and taken [03920]: Misgab [04869] is confounded [03001] and dismayed [02865].Misgab: or, the high place
And the spoiler [07703] shall come [0935] upon every city [05892], and no city [05892] shall escape [04422]: the valley [06010] also shall perish [06], and the plain [04334] shall be destroyed [08045], as the Lord [03068] hath spoken [0559].
How say [0559] ye, We are mighty [01368] and strong [02428] men [0582] for the war [04421]?
All ye that are about [05439] him, bemoan [05110] him; and all ye that know [03045] his name [08034], say [0559], How is the strong [05797] staff [04294] broken [07665], and the beautiful [08597] rod [04731]!
O inhabitant [03427] of Aroer [06177], stand [05975] by the way [01870], and espy [06822]; ask [07592] him that fleeth [05127], and her that escapeth [04422], and say [0559], What is done [01961]?inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Behold, he shall fly [01675] as an eagle [05404], and shall spread [06566] his wings [03671] over Moab [04124].
Concerning the Ammonites [05983] [01121], thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Hath Israel [03478] no sons [01121]? hath he no heir [03423]? why then doth their king [04428] inherit [03423] Gad [01410], and his people [05971] dwell [03427] in his cities [05892]?Concerning: or, Againsttheir king: or, Melcom
Therefore, behold, the days [03117] come [0935], saith [0559] the Lord [03068], that I will cause an alarm [08643] of war [04421] to be heard [08085] in Rabbah [07237] of the Ammonites [05983] [01121]; and it shall be a desolate [08077] heap [08510], and her daughters [01323] shall be burned [03341] with fire [0784]: then shall Israel [03478] be heir [03423] unto them that were his heirs [03423], saith [05002] the Lord [03068].
Concerning Edom [0123], thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635]; Is wisdom [02451] no more in Teman [08487]? is counsel [06098] perished [06] from the prudent [0995]? is their wisdom [02451] vanished [05628]?
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Behold, they whose judgment [04941] was not to drink [08354] of the cup [03563] have assuredly [08354] drunken [08354]; and art thou he that shall altogether [05352] go unpunished [05352]? thou shalt not go unpunished [05352], but thou shalt surely [08354] drink [08354] of it.
As in the overthrow [04114] of Sodom [05467] and Gomorrah [06017] and the neighbour [07934] cities thereof, saith [0559] the Lord [03068], no man [0376] shall abide [03427] there, neither shall a son [01121] of man [0120] dwell [01481] in it.
Concerning Kedar [06938], and concerning the kingdoms [04467] of Hazor [02674], which Nebuchadrezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894] shall smite [05221], thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Arise [06965] ye, go up [05927] to Kedar [06938], and spoil [07703] the men [01121] of the east [06924].
The word [01697] of the Lord [03068] that came to Jeremiah [03414] the prophet [05030] against Elam [05867] in the beginning [07225] of the reign [04438] of Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063], saying [0559],
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635]; Behold, I will break [07665] the bow [07198] of Elam [05867], the chief [07225] of their might [01369].
Declare [05046] ye among the nations [01471], and publish [08085], and set up [05375] a standard [05251]; publish [08085], and conceal [03582] not: say [0559], Babylon [0894] is taken [03920], Bel [01078] is confounded [03001], Merodach [04781] is broken in pieces [02865]; her idols [06091] are confounded [03001], her images [01544] are broken in pieces [02865].set up: Heb. lift up
All that found [04672] them have devoured [0398] them: and their adversaries [06862] said [0559], We offend [0816] not, because they have sinned [02398] against the Lord [03068], the habitation [05116] of justice [06664], even the Lord [03068], the hope [04723] of their fathers [01].
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; Behold, I will punish [06485] the king [04428] of Babylon [0894] and his land [0776], as I have punished [06485] the king [04428] of Assyria [0804].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635]; The children [01121] of Israel [03478] and the children [01121] of Judah [03063] were oppressed [06231] together [03162]: and all that took them captives [07617] held them fast [02388]; they refused [03985] to let them go [07971].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Behold, I will raise up [05782] against Babylon [0894], and against them that dwell [03427] in the midst [03820] of them that rise up [06965] against me, a destroying [07843] wind [07307];midst: Heb. heart
For thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; The daughter [01323] of Babylon [0894] is like a threshingfloor [01637], it is time [06256] to thresh [01869] her: yet a little while [04592], and the time [06256] of her harvest [07105] shall come [0935].it is…: or, in the time that he thresheth her
The violence [02555] done to me and to my flesh [07607] be upon Babylon [0894], shall the inhabitant [03427] of Zion [06726] say [0559]; and my blood [01818] upon the inhabitants [03427] of Chaldea [03778], shall Jerusalem [03389] say [0559].The violence…: Heb. My violenceflesh: or, remainderinhabitant: Heb. inhabitress
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068]; Behold, I will plead [07378] thy cause [07379], and take vengeance [05358] for thee [05360]; and I will dry up [02717] her sea [03220], and make her springs [04726] dry [03001].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068] of hosts [06635]; The broad [07342] walls [02346] of Babylon [0894] shall be utterly [06209] broken [06209], and her high [01364] gates [08179] shall be burned [03341] with fire [0784]; and the people [05971] shall labour [03021] in vain [07385], and the folk [03816] in [01767] the fire [0784], and they shall be weary [03286].The broad…: or, The walls of broad Babylonbroken: or, made naked
And Jeremiah [03414] said [0559] to Seraiah [08304], When thou comest [0935] to Babylon [0894], and shalt see [07200], and shalt read [07121] all these words [01697];
Then shalt thou say [0559], O Lord [03068], thou hast spoken [01696] against this place [04725], to cut it off [03772], that none shall remain [03427] in it, neither man [0120] nor beast [0929], but that it shall be desolate [08077] for ever [05769].desolate: Heb. desolations
And thou shalt say [0559], Thus shall Babylon [0894] sink [08257], and shall not rise [06965] from [06440] the evil [07451] that I will bring [0935] upon her: and they shall be weary [03286]. Thus far are the words [01697] of Jeremiah [03414].