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I answered,“Oh, Sovereign LORD, Really I do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young.”

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i answered oh sovereign lord really i do not know how to speak well enough for that for i am too young


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The LORD said to me,“Do not say,‘I am too young.’ But go to whomever I send you and say whatever I tell you.

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the lord said to me do not say i am too young but go to whomever i send you and say whatever i tell you


normalized_text: do not be afraid of those to whom i send you for i will be with you to protect you says the lord
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Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you, for I will be with you to protect you,” says the LORD.


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Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me,“I will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for me.

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then the lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me i will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for me


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Know for certain that I hereby give you the authority to announce to nations and kingdoms that they will be uprooted and torn down, destroyed and demolished, rebuilt and firmly planted.”

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know for certain that i hereby give you the authority to announce to nations and kingdoms that they will be uprooted and torn down destroyed and demolished rebuilt and firmly planted


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Visions Confirming Jeremiah’s Call and Commission Later the LORD’s message came to me,“What do you see, Jeremiah?” I answered,“I see a branch of an almond tree.”

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visions confirming jeremiah s call and commission later the lord s message came to me what do you see jeremiah i answered i see a branch of an almond tree


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Then the LORD said,“You have observed correctly. This means I am watching to make sure my threats are carried out.”

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then the lord said you have observed correctly this means i am watching to make sure my threats are carried out


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The LORD’s message came to me a second time,“What do you see?” I answered,“I see a pot of boiling water; it is tipped away from the north.”

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the lord s message came to me a second time what do you see i answered i see a pot of boiling water it is tipped away from the north


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For I will soon summon all the peoples of the kingdoms of the north,” says the LORD.“They will come and their kings will set up their thrones near the entrances of the gates of Jerusalem. They will attack all the walls surrounding it, and all the towns in Judah.

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for i will soon summon all the peoples of the kingdoms of the north says the lord they will come and their kings will set up their thrones near the entrances of the gates of jerusalem they will attack all the walls surrounding it and all the towns in judah


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In this way I will pass sentence on the people of Jerusalem and Judah because of all their wickedness. For they rejected me and offered sacrifices to other gods, worshiping what they made with their own hands.”

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in this way i will pass sentence on the people of jerusalem and judah because of all their wickedness for they rejected me and offered sacrifices to other gods worshiping what they made with their own hands


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“But you, Jeremiah, get yourself ready! Go and tell these people everything I instruct you to say. Do not be terrified of them, or I will give you good reason to be terrified of them.

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but you jeremiah get yourself ready go and tell these people everything i instruct you to say do not be terrified of them or i will give you good reason to be terrified of them


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I, the LORD, hereby promise to make you as strong as a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall. You will be able to stand up against all who live in the land, including the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and all the people of the land.

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i the lord hereby promise to make you as strong as a fortified city an iron pillar and a bronze wall you will be able to stand up against all who live in the land including the kings of judah its officials its priests and all the people of the land


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They will attack you but they will not be able to overcome you, for I will be with you to rescue you,” says the LORD.

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they will attack you but they will not be able to overcome you for i will be with you to rescue you says the lord


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“Go and declare in the hearing of the people of Jerusalem:‘This is what the LORD says:“I have fond memories of you, how devoted you were to me in your early years. I remember how you loved me like a new bride; you followed me through the wilderness, through a land that had never been planted.

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go and declare in the hearing of the people of jerusalem this is what the lord says i have fond memories of you how devoted you were to me in your early years i remember how you loved me like a new bride you followed me through the wilderness through a land that had never been planted


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Israel was set apart to the LORD; they were like the first fruits of a harvest to him. All who tried to devour them were punished; disaster came upon them,” says the LORD.

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israel was set apart to the lord they were like the first fruits of a harvest to him all who tried to devour them were punished disaster came upon them says the lord


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The Lord Reminds Them of the Unfaithfulness of Their Ancestors Now listen to what the LORD’s message, you descendants of Jacob, all you family groups from the nation of Israel.

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the lord reminds them of the unfaithfulness of their ancestors now listen to what the lord s message you descendants of jacob all you family groups from the nation of israel


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This is what the Lord says:“What fault could your ancestors have possibly found in me that they strayed so far from me? They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to me.

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this is what the lord says what fault could your ancestors have possibly found in me that they strayed so far from me they paid allegiance to worthless idols and so became worthless to me


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They did not ask:‘Where is the LORD who delivered us out of Egypt, who brought us through the wilderness, through a land of valleys and gorges, through a land of desert and deep darkness, through a land in which no one travels, and where no one lives?’

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they did not ask where is the lord who delivered us out of egypt who brought us through the wilderness through a land of valleys and gorges through a land of desert and deep darkness through a land in which no one travels and where no one lives


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I brought you into a fertile land so you could enjoy its fruits and its rich bounty. But when you entered my land, you defiled it; you made the land I call my own loathsome to me.

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i brought you into a fertile land so you could enjoy its fruits and its rich bounty but when you entered my land you defiled it you made the land i call my own loathsome to me


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Your priests did not ask,‘Where is the LORD?’ Those responsible for teaching my law did not really know me. Your rulers rebelled against me. Your prophets prophesied in the name of the god Baal. They all worshiped idols that could not help them.

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your priests did not ask where is the lord those responsible for teaching my law did not really know me your rulers rebelled against me your prophets prophesied in the name of the god baal they all worshiped idols that could not help them


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The Lord Charges Contemporary Israel with Spiritual Adultery“So, once more I will state my case against you,” says the LORD.“I will also state it against your children and grandchildren.

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the lord charges contemporary israel with spiritual adultery so once more i will state my case against you says the lord i will also state it against your children and grandchildren


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Go west across the sea to the coasts of Cyprus and see. Send someone east to Kedar and have them look carefully. See if such a thing as this has ever happened:

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go west across the sea to the coasts of cyprus and see send someone east to kedar and have them look carefully see if such a thing as this has ever happened


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Has a nation ever changed its gods(even though they are not really gods at all)? But my people have exchanged me, their glorious God, for a god that cannot help them at all!

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has a nation ever changed its gods even though they are not really gods at all but my people have exchanged me their glorious god for a god that cannot help them at all


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“Do so because my people have committed a double wrong: they have rejected me, the fountain of life-giving water, and they have dug cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns which cannot even hold water.”

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do so because my people have committed a double wrong they have rejected me the fountain of life giving water and they have dug cisterns for themselves cracked cisterns which cannot even hold water


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Israel’s Reliance on Foreign Alliances(not on God)“Israel is not a slave, is he? He was not born into slavery, was he? If not, why then is he being carried off?

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israel s reliance on foreign alliances not on god israel is not a slave is he he was not born into slavery was he if not why then is he being carried off


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Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted.

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like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him they raise their voices in triumph they have laid his land waste his cities have been burned down and deserted


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You have brought all this on yourself, Israel, by deserting the LORD your God when he was leading you along the right path.

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you have brought all this on yourself israel by deserting the lord your god when he was leading you along the right path


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What good will it do you then to go down to Egypt to seek help from the Egyptians? What good will it do you to go over to Assyria to seek help from the Assyrians?

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what good will it do you then to go down to egypt to seek help from the egyptians what good will it do you to go over to assyria to seek help from the assyrians


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Your own wickedness will bring about your punishment. Your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you. Know, then, and realize how utterly harmful it was for you to reject me, the LORD your God, to show no respect for me,” says the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

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your own wickedness will bring about your punishment your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you know then and realize how utterly harmful it was for you to reject me the lord your god to show no respect for me says the sovereign lord of heaven s armies


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The Lord Expresses His Exasperation at Judah’s Persistent Idolatry“Indeed, long ago you threw off my authority and refused to be subject to me. You said,‘I will not serve you.’ Instead, you gave yourself to other gods on every high hill and under every green tree, like a prostitute sprawls out before her lovers.

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the lord expresses his exasperation at judah s persistent idolatry indeed long ago you threw off my authority and refused to be subject to me you said i will not serve you instead you gave yourself to other gods on every high hill and under every green tree like a prostitute sprawls out before her lovers


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I planted you in the land like a special vine of the very best stock. Why in the world have you turned into something like a wild vine that produces rotten, foul-smelling grapes?

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i planted you in the land like a special vine of the very best stock why in the world have you turned into something like a wild vine that produces rotten foul smelling grapes


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You can try to wash away your guilt with a strong detergent. You can use as much soap as you want. But the stain of your guilt is still there for me to see,” says the Sovereign LORD.

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you can try to wash away your guilt with a strong detergent you can use as much soap as you want but the stain of your guilt is still there for me to see says the sovereign lord


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“How can you say,‘I have not made myself unclean. I have not paid allegiance to the gods called Baal.’ Just look at the way you have behaved in the Valley of Hinnom! Think about the things you have done there! You are like a flighty, young female camel that rushes here and there, crisscrossing its path.

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how can you say i have not made myself unclean i have not paid allegiance to the gods called baal just look at the way you have behaved in the valley of hinnom think about the things you have done there you are like a flighty young female camel that rushes here and there crisscrossing its path


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You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness. In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male. No one can hold her back when she is in heat. None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her. At mating time she is easy to find.

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you are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness in her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male no one can hold her back when she is in heat none of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her at mating time she is easy to find


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Do not chase after other gods until your shoes wear out and your throats become dry. But you say,‘It is useless for you to try and stop me because I love those foreign gods and want to pursue them!’

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do not chase after other gods until your shoes wear out and your throats become dry but you say it is useless for you to try and stop me because i love those foreign gods and want to pursue them


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Just as a thief has to suffer dishonor when he is caught, so the people of Israel will suffer dishonor for what they have done. So will their kings and officials, their priests and their prophets.

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just as a thief has to suffer dishonor when he is caught so the people of israel will suffer dishonor for what they have done so will their kings and officials their priests and their prophets


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They say to a wooden idol,‘You are my father.’ They say to a stone image,‘You gave birth to me.’ Yes, they have turned away from me instead of turning to me. Yet when they are in trouble, they say,‘Come and save us!’

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they say to a wooden idol you are my father they say to a stone image you gave birth to me yes they have turned away from me instead of turning to me yet when they are in trouble they say come and save us


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But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them save you when you are in trouble. The sad fact is that you have as many gods as you have towns, Judah.

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but where are the gods you made for yourselves let them save you when you are in trouble the sad fact is that you have as many gods as you have towns judah


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“It did no good for me to punish your people. They did not respond to such correction. You slaughtered your prophets like a voracious lion.”

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it did no good for me to punish your people they did not respond to such correction you slaughtered your prophets like a voracious lion


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You people of this generation, listen to the LORD’s message.“Have I been like a wilderness to you, Israel? Have I been like a dark and dangerous land to you? Why then do you say,‘We are free to wander. We will not come to you any more?’

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you people of this generation listen to the lord s message have i been like a wilderness to you israel have i been like a dark and dangerous land to you why then do you say we are free to wander we will not come to you any more


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Does a young woman forget to put on her jewels? Does a bride forget to put on her bridal attire? But my people have forgotten me for more days than can even be counted.

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does a young woman forget to put on her jewels does a bride forget to put on her bridal attire but my people have forgotten me for more days than can even be counted


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“My, how good you have become at chasing after your lovers! Why, you could even teach prostitutes a thing or two!

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my how good you have become at chasing after your lovers why you could even teach prostitutes a thing or two


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Even your clothes are stained with the lifeblood of the poor who had not done anything wrong; you did not catch them breaking into your homes. Yet, in spite of all these things you have done,

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even your clothes are stained with the lifeblood of the poor who had not done anything wrong you did not catch them breaking into your homes yet in spite of all these things you have done


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you say,‘I have not done anything wrong, so the LORD cannot really be angry with me any more.’ But, watch out! I will bring down judgment on you because you say,‘I have not committed any sin.’

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you say i have not done anything wrong so the lord cannot really be angry with me any more but watch out i will bring down judgment on you because you say i have not committed any sin


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Why do you constantly go about changing your political allegiances? You will get no help from Egypt just as you got no help from Assyria.

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why do you constantly go about changing your political allegiances you will get no help from egypt just as you got no help from assyria


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Moreover, you will come away from Egypt with your hands covering your faces in sorrow and shame because the LORD will not allow your reliance on them to be successful and you will not gain any help from them.

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moreover you will come away from egypt with your hands covering your faces in sorrow and shame because the lord will not allow your reliance on them to be successful and you will not gain any help from them


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“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and becomes another man’s wife, he may not take her back again. Doing that would utterly defile the land. But you, Israel, have given yourself as a prostitute to many gods. So what makes you think you can return to me?” says the LORD.

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if a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and becomes another man s wife he may not take her back again doing that would utterly defile the land but you israel have given yourself as a prostitute to many gods so what makes you think you can return to me says the lord


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“Look up at the hilltops and consider this. Where have you not been ravished? You waited for those gods like a thief lying in wait in the wilderness. You defiled the land by your wicked prostitution to other gods.

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look up at the hilltops and consider this where have you not been ravished you waited for those gods like a thief lying in wait in the wilderness you defiled the land by your wicked prostitution to other gods


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That is why the rains have been withheld, and the spring rains have not come. Yet in spite of this you are obstinate as a prostitute. You refuse to be ashamed of what you have done.

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that is why the rains have been withheld and the spring rains have not come yet in spite of this you are obstinate as a prostitute you refuse to be ashamed of what you have done


normalized_text: even now you say to me you are my father you have been my faithful companion ever since i was young
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Even now you say to me,‘You are my father! You have been my faithful companion ever since I was young.


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You will not always be angry with me, will you? You will not be mad at me forever, will you?’ That is what you say, but you continually do all the evil that you can.”

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you will not always be angry with me will you you will not be mad at me forever will you that is what you say but you continually do all the evil that you can


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When Josiah was king of Judah, the LORD said to me,“Jeremiah, you have no doubt seen what wayward Israel has done. You have seen how she went up to every high hill and under every green tree to give herself like a prostitute to other gods.

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when josiah was king of judah the lord said to me jeremiah you have no doubt seen what wayward israel has done you have seen how she went up to every high hill and under every green tree to give herself like a prostitute to other gods


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Yet even after she had done all that, I thought that she might come back to me. But she did not. Her sister, unfaithful Judah, saw what she did.

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yet even after she had done all that i thought that she might come back to me but she did not her sister unfaithful judah saw what she did


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She also saw that, because of wayward Israel’s adulterous worship of other gods, I sent her away and gave her divorce papers. But still her unfaithful sister Judah was not afraid, and she too went and gave herself like a prostitute to other gods.

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she also saw that because of wayward israel s adulterous worship of other gods i sent her away and gave her divorce papers but still her unfaithful sister judah was not afraid and she too went and gave herself like a prostitute to other gods


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Because she took her prostitution so lightly, she defiled the land through her adulterous worship of gods made of wood and stone.

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because she took her prostitution so lightly she defiled the land through her adulterous worship of gods made of wood and stone


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In spite of all this, Israel’s sister, unfaithful Judah, has not turned back to me with any sincerity; she has only pretended to do so,” says the LORD.

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in spite of all this israel s sister unfaithful judah has not turned back to me with any sincerity she has only pretended to do so says the lord


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Then the LORD said to me,“Under the circumstances, wayward Israel could even be considered less guilty than unfaithful Judah.

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then the lord said to me under the circumstances wayward israel could even be considered less guilty than unfaithful judah


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The Lord Calls on Israel and Judah to Repent“Go and shout this message to my people in the countries in the north. Tell them,‘Come back to me, wayward Israel,’ says the LORD.‘I will not continue to look on you with displeasure. For I am merciful,’ says the LORD.‘I will not be angry with you forever.

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the lord calls on israel and judah to repent go and shout this message to my people in the countries in the north tell them come back to me wayward israel says the lord i will not continue to look on you with displeasure for i am merciful says the lord i will not be angry with you forever


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However, you must confess that you have done wrong, and that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You must confess that you have given yourself to foreign gods under every green tree, and have not obeyed my commands,’ says the LORD.

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however you must confess that you have done wrong and that you have rebelled against the lord your god you must confess that you have given yourself to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed my commands says the lord


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“Come back to me, my wayward sons,” says the LORD,“for I am your true master. If you do, I will take one of you from each town and two of you from each family group, and I will bring you back to Zion.

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come back to me my wayward sons says the lord for i am your true master if you do i will take one of you from each town and two of you from each family group and i will bring you back to zion


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In those days, your population will greatly increase in the land. At that time,” says the LORD,“people will no longer talk about having the ark that contains the LORD’s covenant with us. They will not call it to mind, remember it, or miss it. No, that will not be done any more!

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in those days your population will greatly increase in the land at that time says the lord people will no longer talk about having the ark that contains the lord s covenant with us they will not call it to mind remember it or miss it no that will not be done any more


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At that time the city of Jerusalem will be called the LORD’s throne. All nations will gather there in Jerusalem to honor the LORD’s name. They will no longer follow the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts.

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at that time the city of jerusalem will be called the lord s throne all nations will gather there in jerusalem to honor the lord s name they will no longer follow the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts


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At that time the nation of Judah and the nation of Israel will be reunited. Together they will come back from a land in the north to the land that I gave to your ancestors as a permanent possession.

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at that time the nation of judah and the nation of israel will be reunited together they will come back from a land in the north to the land that i gave to your ancestors as a permanent possession


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“I thought to myself,‘Oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son! What a joy it would be for me to give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world!’ I thought you would call me,‘Father’ and would never cease being loyal to me.

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i thought to myself oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son what a joy it would be for me to give you a pleasant land the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world i thought you would call me father and would never cease being loyal to me


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But, you have been unfaithful to me, nation of Israel, like an unfaithful wife who has left her husband,” says the LORD.

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but you have been unfaithful to me nation of israel like an unfaithful wife who has left her husband says the lord


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“A noise is heard on the hilltops. It is the sound of the people of Israel crying and pleading to their gods. Indeed they have followed sinful ways; they have forgotten to be true to the LORD their God.

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a noise is heard on the hilltops it is the sound of the people of israel crying and pleading to their gods indeed they have followed sinful ways they have forgotten to be true to the lord their god


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Come back to me, you wayward people. I want to cure your waywardness. Say,‘Here we are. We come to you because you are the LORD our God.

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come back to me you wayward people i want to cure your waywardness say here we are we come to you because you are the lord our god


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We know our noisy worship of false gods on the hills and mountains did not help us. We know that the LORD our God is the only one who can deliver Israel.

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we know our noisy worship of false gods on the hills and mountains did not help us we know that the lord our god is the only one who can deliver israel


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From earliest times our worship of that shameful god, Baal, has taken away all that our ancestors worked for. It has taken away our flocks and our herds, and even our sons and daughters.

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from earliest times our worship of that shameful god baal has taken away all that our ancestors worked for it has taken away our flocks and our herds and even our sons and daughters


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Let us acknowledge our shame. Let us bear the disgrace that we deserve. For we have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our ancestors. From earliest times to this very day we have not obeyed the LORD our God.’

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let us acknowledge our shame let us bear the disgrace that we deserve for we have sinned against the lord our god both we and our ancestors from earliest times to this very day we have not obeyed the lord our god


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“If you, Israel, want to come back,” says the LORD,“if you want to come back to me, you must get those disgusting idols out of my sight and must no longer go astray.

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if you israel want to come back says the lord if you want to come back to me you must get those disgusting idols out of my sight and must no longer go astray


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You must be truthful, honest and upright when you take an oath saying,‘As surely as the LORD lives!’ If you do, the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are and will make him the object of their boasting.”

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you must be truthful honest and upright when you take an oath saying as surely as the lord lives if you do the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are and will make him the object of their boasting


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Yes, this is what the LORD has said to the people of Judah and Jerusalem:“Break up your unplowed ground, do not cast seeds among thorns.

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yes this is what the lord has said to the people of judah and jerusalem break up your unplowed ground do not cast seeds among thorns


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Commit yourselves to the LORD; Dedicate your hearts to me, people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Otherwise, my anger will blaze up like a flaming fire against you that no one will be able to extinguish. That will happen because of the evil you have done.”

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commit yourselves to the lord dedicate your hearts to me people of judah and inhabitants of jerusalem otherwise my anger will blaze up like a flaming fire against you that no one will be able to extinguish that will happen because of the evil you have done


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Warning of Coming Judgment The LORD said,“Announce this in Judah and proclaim it in Jerusalem:‘Sound the trumpet throughout the land!’ Shout out loudly,‘Gather together! Let us flee into the fortified cities!’

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warning of coming judgment the lord said announce this in judah and proclaim it in jerusalem sound the trumpet throughout the land shout out loudly gather together let us flee into the fortified cities


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Raise a signal flag that tells people to go to Zion. Run for safety! Do not delay! For I am about to bring disaster out of the north. It will bring great destruction.

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raise a signal flag that tells people to go to zion run for safety do not delay for i am about to bring disaster out of the north it will bring great destruction


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Like a lion that has come up from its lair the one who destroys nations has set out from his home base. He is coming out to lay your land waste. Your cities will become ruins and lie uninhabited.

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like a lion that has come up from its lair the one who destroys nations has set out from his home base he is coming out to lay your land waste your cities will become ruins and lie uninhabited


normalized_text: so put on sackcloth mourn and wail saying the fierce anger of the lord has not turned away from us
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So put on sackcloth! Mourn and wail, saying,‘The fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us!’”


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“When this happens,” says the LORD,“the king and his officials will lose their courage. The priests will be struck with horror, and the prophets will be speechless in astonishment.”

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when this happens says the lord the king and his officials will lose their courage the priests will be struck with horror and the prophets will be speechless in astonishment


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In response to all this I said,“Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have surely allowed the people of Judah and Jerusalem to be deceived by those who say,‘You will be safe!’ But in fact a sword is already at our throats.”

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in response to all this i said ah sovereign lord you have surely allowed the people of judah and jerusalem to be deceived by those who say you will be safe but in fact a sword is already at our throats


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“At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be told,‘A scorching wind will sweep down from the hilltops in the wilderness on my dear people. It will not be a gentle breeze for winnowing the grain and blowing away the chaff.

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at that time the people of judah and jerusalem will be told a scorching wind will sweep down from the hilltops in the wilderness on my dear people it will not be a gentle breeze for winnowing the grain and blowing away the chaff


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No, a wind too strong for that will come at my bidding. Yes, even now I, myself, am calling down judgment on them.’

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no a wind too strong for that will come at my bidding yes even now i myself am calling down judgment on them


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Look! The enemy is approaching like gathering clouds. The roar of his chariots is like that of a whirlwind. His horses move more swiftly than eagles.” I cry out,“We are doomed, for we will be destroyed!”

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look the enemy is approaching like gathering clouds the roar of his chariots is like that of a whirlwind his horses move more swiftly than eagles i cry out we are doomed for we will be destroyed


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“Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?

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oh people of jerusalem purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered how long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you


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They are saying,‘Announce to the surrounding nations,“The enemy is coming!” Proclaim this message to Jerusalem:“Those who besiege cities are coming from a distant land. They are ready to raise the battle cry against the towns in Judah.”’

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they are saying announce to the surrounding nations the enemy is coming proclaim this message to jerusalem those who besiege cities are coming from a distant land they are ready to raise the battle cry against the towns in judah


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They will surround Jerusalem like men guarding a field because they have rebelled against me,” says the LORD.

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they will surround jerusalem like men guarding a field because they have rebelled against me says the lord


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“The way you have lived and the things you have done will bring this on you. This is the punishment you deserve, and it will be painful indeed. The pain will be so bad it will pierce your heart.”

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the way you have lived and the things you have done will bring this on you this is the punishment you deserve and it will be painful indeed the pain will be so bad it will pierce your heart


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I said,“Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul!

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i said oh the feeling in the pit of my stomach i writhe in anguish oh the pain in my heart my heart pounds within me i cannot keep silent for i hear the sound of the trumpet the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul


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I see one destruction after another taking place, so that the whole land lies in ruins. I see our tents suddenly destroyed, their curtains torn down in a mere instant.

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i see one destruction after another taking place so that the whole land lies in ruins i see our tents suddenly destroyed their curtains torn down in a mere instant


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The LORD answered,“This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”

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the lord answered this will happen because my people are foolish they do not know me they are like children who have no sense they have no understanding they are skilled at doing evil they do not know how to do good


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“I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.

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i looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland i looked up at the sky and its light had vanished


normalized_text: i looked at the mountains and saw that they were shaking all the hills were swaying back and forth
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I looked at the mountains and saw that they were shaking. All the hills were swaying back and forth!


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I looked and saw that the fruitful land had become a desert and that all of the cities had been laid in ruins. The LORD had brought this all about because of his blazing anger.

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i looked and saw that the fruitful land had become a desert and that all of the cities had been laid in ruins the lord had brought this all about because of his blazing anger


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All this will happen because the LORD said,“The whole land will be desolate; however, I will not completely destroy it.

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all this will happen because the lord said the whole land will be desolate however i will not completely destroy it


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Because of this the land will mourn and the sky above will grow black. For I have made my purpose known and I will not relent or turn back from carrying it out.”

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because of this the land will mourn and the sky above will grow black for i have made my purpose known and i will not relent or turn back from carrying it out


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At the sound of the approaching horsemen and archers the people of every town will flee. Some of them will hide in the thickets. Others will climb up among the rocks. All the cities will be deserted. No one will remain in them.

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at the sound of the approaching horsemen and archers the people of every town will flee some of them will hide in the thickets others will climb up among the rocks all the cities will be deserted no one will remain in them


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And you, Zion, city doomed to destruction, you accomplish nothing by wearing a beautiful dress, decking yourself out in jewels of gold, and putting on eye shadow! You are making yourself beautiful for nothing. Your lovers spurn you. They want to kill you.

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and you zion city doomed to destruction you accomplish nothing by wearing a beautiful dress decking yourself out in jewels of gold and putting on eye shadow you are making yourself beautiful for nothing your lovers spurn you they want to kill you


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In fact, I hear a cry like that of a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like that of a woman giving birth to her first baby. It is the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, reaching out for help, saying,“I am done in! My life is ebbing away before these murderers!”

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in fact i hear a cry like that of a woman in labor a cry of anguish like that of a woman giving birth to her first baby it is the cry of daughter zion gasping for breath reaching out for help saying i am done in my life is ebbing away before these murderers


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Judah is Justly Deserving of Coming Judgment The LORD said,“Go up and down through the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. If you can, then I will not punish this city.

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judah is justly deserving of coming judgment the lord said go up and down through the streets of jerusalem look around and see for yourselves search through its public squares see if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful if you can then i will not punish this city


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These people make promises in the name of the LORD. But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie.”

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these people make promises in the name of the lord but the fact is what they swear to is really a lie


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LORD, I know you look for faithfulness. But even when you punish these people, they feel no remorse. Even when you nearly destroy them, they refuse to be corrected. They have become as hardheaded as a rock. They refuse to change their ways.

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lord i know you look for faithfulness but even when you punish these people they feel no remorse even when you nearly destroy them they refuse to be corrected they have become as hardheaded as a rock they refuse to change their ways


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I thought,“Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the LORD demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.

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i thought surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way they act like fools because they do not know what the lord demands they do not know what their god requires of them


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I will go to the leaders and speak with them. Surely they know what the LORD demands. Surely they know what their God requires of them.” Yet all of them, too, have rejected his authority and refuse to submit to him.

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i will go to the leaders and speak with them surely they know what the lord demands surely they know what their god requires of them yet all of them too have rejected his authority and refuse to submit to him


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So like a lion from the thicket their enemies will kill them. Like a wolf from the rift valley they will destroy them. Like a leopard they will lie in wait outside their cities and totally destroy anyone who ventures out. For they have rebelled so much and done so many unfaithful things.

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so like a lion from the thicket their enemies will kill them like a wolf from the rift valley they will destroy them like a leopard they will lie in wait outside their cities and totally destroy anyone who ventures out for they have rebelled so much and done so many unfaithful things


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The LORD asked,“How can I leave you unpunished, Jerusalem? Your people have rejected me and have worshiped gods that are not gods at all. Even though I supplied all their needs, they were like an unfaithful wife to me. They went flocking to the houses of prostitutes.

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the lord asked how can i leave you unpunished jerusalem your people have rejected me and have worshiped gods that are not gods at all even though i supplied all their needs they were like an unfaithful wife to me they went flocking to the houses of prostitutes


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I will surely punish them for doing such things!” says the LORD.“I will surely bring retribution on such a nation as this!”

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i will surely punish them for doing such things says the lord i will surely bring retribution on such a nation as this


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The LORD commanded the enemy,“March through the vineyards of Israel and Judah and ruin them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches for these people do not belong to the LORD.

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the lord commanded the enemy march through the vineyards of israel and judah and ruin them but do not destroy them completely strip off their branches for these people do not belong to the lord


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“These people have denied what the LORD says. They have said,‘That is not so! No harm will come to us. We will not experience war and famine.

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these people have denied what the lord says they have said that is not so no harm will come to us we will not experience war and famine


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The prophets will prove to be full of wind. The LORD has not spoken through them. So, let what they say happen to them.’”

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the prophets will prove to be full of wind the lord has not spoken through them so let what they say happen to them


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Because of that, the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, said to me,“Because these people have spoken like this, I will make the words that I put in your mouth like fire. And I will make this people like wood which the fiery judgments you speak will burn up.”

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because of that the lord god of heaven s armies said to me because these people have spoken like this i will make the words that i put in your mouth like fire and i will make this people like wood which the fiery judgments you speak will burn up


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The LORD says,“Listen, nation of Israel! I am about to bring a nation from far away to attack you. It will be a nation that was founded long ago and has lasted for a long time. It will be a nation whose language you will not know. Its people will speak words that you will not be able to understand.

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the lord says listen nation of israel i am about to bring a nation from far away to attack you it will be a nation that was founded long ago and has lasted for a long time it will be a nation whose language you will not know its people will speak words that you will not be able to understand


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They will eat up your crops and your food. They will kill off your sons and your daughters. They will eat up your sheep and your cattle. They will destroy your vines and your fig trees. Their weapons will batter down the fortified cities you trust in.

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they will eat up your crops and your food they will kill off your sons and your daughters they will eat up your sheep and your cattle they will destroy your vines and your fig trees their weapons will batter down the fortified cities you trust in


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“So then, Jeremiah, when your people ask,‘Why has the LORD our God done all this to us?’ tell them,‘It is because you rejected me and served foreign gods in your own land. So you must serve foreigners in a land that does not belong to you.’

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so then jeremiah when your people ask why has the lord our god done all this to us tell them it is because you rejected me and served foreign gods in your own land so you must serve foreigners in a land that does not belong to you


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Tell them:‘Hear this, you foolish people who have no understanding, who have eyes but do not discern, who have ears but do not perceive:

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tell them hear this you foolish people who have no understanding who have eyes but do not discern who have ears but do not perceive


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“You should fear me!” says the LORD.“You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary.”

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you should fear me says the lord you should tremble in awe before me i made the sand to be a boundary for the sea a permanent barrier that it can never cross its waves may roll but they can never prevail they may roar but they can never cross beyond that boundary


normalized_text: but these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts they have turned aside and gone their own way
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But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone their own way.


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They do not say to themselves,“Let us revere the LORD our God. It is he who gives us the autumn rains and the spring rains at the proper time. It is he who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.”

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they do not say to themselves let us revere the lord our god it is he who gives us the autumn rains and the spring rains at the proper time it is he who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest


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“Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people.

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indeed there are wicked scoundrels among my people they lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush they set deadly traps to catch people


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Like a cage filled with the birds that have been caught, their houses are filled with the gains of their fraud and deceit. That is how they have gotten so rich and powerful.

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like a cage filled with the birds that have been caught their houses are filled with the gains of their fraud and deceit that is how they have gotten so rich and powerful


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That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

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that is how they have grown fat and sleek there is no limit to the evil things they do they do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it they do not defend the rights of the poor


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I will certainly punish them for doing such things!” says the LORD.“I will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this!

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i will certainly punish them for doing such things says the lord i will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this


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The prophets prophesy lies. The priests exercise power by their own authority. And my people love to have it this way. But they will not be able to help you when the time of judgment comes!

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the prophets prophesy lies the priests exercise power by their own authority and my people love to have it this way but they will not be able to help you when the time of judgment comes


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The Destruction of Jerusalem Depicted“Run for safety, people of Benjamin! Get out of Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Light the signal fires at Beth Hakkerem! For disaster lurks out of the north; it will bring great destruction.

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the destruction of jerusalem depicted run for safety people of benjamin get out of jerusalem sound the trumpet in tekoa light the signal fires at beth hakkerem for disaster lurks out of the north it will bring great destruction


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Kings will attack it with their armies. They will encamp in siege all around it. Each of them will devastate the portion assigned to him.

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kings will attack it with their armies they will encamp in siege all around it each of them will devastate the portion assigned to him


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They will say,‘Prepare to do battle against it! Come on! Let’s attack it at noon!’ But later they will say,‘Woe to us! For the day is almost over and the shadows of evening are getting long.

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they will say prepare to do battle against it come on let s attack it at noon but later they will say woe to us for the day is almost over and the shadows of evening are getting long


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All of this is because the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said:‘Cut down the trees around Jerusalem and build up a siege ramp against its walls. This is the city which is to be punished. Nothing but oppression happens in it.

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all of this is because the lord of heaven s armies has said cut down the trees around jerusalem and build up a siege ramp against its walls this is the city which is to be punished nothing but oppression happens in it


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As a well continually pours out fresh water so it continually pours out wicked deeds. Sounds of violence and destruction echo throughout it. All I see are sick and wounded people.’

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as a well continually pours out fresh water so it continually pours out wicked deeds sounds of violence and destruction echo throughout it all i see are sick and wounded people


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So take warning, Jerusalem, or I will abandon you in disgust and make you desolate, a place where no one can live.”

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so take warning jerusalem or i will abandon you in disgust and make you desolate a place where no one can live


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This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies said to me:“Those who remain in Israel will be like the grapes thoroughly gleaned from a vine. So go over them again, as though you were a grape harvester passing your hand over the branches one last time.”

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this is what the lord of heaven s armies said to me those who remain in israel will be like the grapes thoroughly gleaned from a vine so go over them again as though you were a grape harvester passing your hand over the branches one last time


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I answered,“Who would listen if I spoke to them and warned them? Their ears are so closed that they cannot hear! Indeed, the LORD’s message is offensive to them. They do not like it at all.

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i answered who would listen if i spoke to them and warned them their ears are so closed that they cannot hear indeed the lord s message is offensive to them they do not like it at all


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I am as full of anger as you are, LORD, I am tired of trying to hold it in.”The LORD answered,“Vent it, then, on the children who play in the street and on the young men who are gathered together. Husbands and wives are to be included, as well as the old and those who are advanced in years.

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i am as full of anger as you are lord i am tired of trying to hold it in the lord answered vent it then on the children who play in the street and on the young men who are gathered together husbands and wives are to be included as well as the old and those who are advanced in years


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Their houses will be turned over to others as will their fields and their wives. For I will unleash my power against those who live in this land,”says the LORD.

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their houses will be turned over to others as will their fields and their wives for i will unleash my power against those who live in this land says the lord


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“That is because, from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all of them practice deceit.

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that is because from the least important to the most important of them all of them are greedy for dishonest gain prophets and priests alike all of them practice deceit


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They offer only superficial help for the harm my people have suffered. They say,‘Everything will be all right!’ But everything is not all right!

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they offer only superficial help for the harm my people have suffered they say everything will be all right but everything is not all right


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Are they ashamed because they have done such shameful things? No, they are not at all ashamed. They do not even know how to blush! So they will die, just like others have died. They will be brought to ruin when I punish them,”says the LORD.

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are they ashamed because they have done such shameful things no they are not at all ashamed they do not even know how to blush so they will die just like others have died they will be brought to ruin when i punish them says the lord


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The LORD said to his people:“You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. Ask where the old, reliable paths are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls.” But they said,“We will not follow it!”

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the lord said to his people you are standing at the crossroads so consider your path ask where the old reliable paths are ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it if you do you will find rest for your souls but they said we will not follow it


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The LORD said,“I appointed prophets as watchmen to warn you, saying:‘Pay attention to the warning sound of the trumpet!’” But they said,“We will not pay attention!”

normalized_text:
the lord said i appointed prophets as watchmen to warn you saying pay attention to the warning sound of the trumpet but they said we will not pay attention


normalized_text: so the lord said hear you nations be witnesses and take note of what will happen to these people
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So the LORD said,“Hear, you nations! Be witnesses and take note of what will happen to these people.


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Hear this, you peoples of the earth:‘Take note! I am about to bring disaster on these people. It will come as punishment for their scheming. For they have paid no attention to what I have said, and they have rejected my law.

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hear this you peoples of the earth take note i am about to bring disaster on these people it will come as punishment for their scheming for they have paid no attention to what i have said and they have rejected my law


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I take no delight when they offer up to me frankincense that comes from Sheba or sweet-smelling cane imported from a faraway land. I cannot accept the burnt offerings they bring me. I get no pleasure from the sacrifices they offer to me.’

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i take no delight when they offer up to me frankincense that comes from sheba or sweet smelling cane imported from a faraway land i cannot accept the burnt offerings they bring me i get no pleasure from the sacrifices they offer to me


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So, this is what the LORD says:‘I will assuredly make these people stumble to their doom. Parents and children will stumble and fall to their destruction. Friends and neighbors will die.’

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so this is what the lord says i will assuredly make these people stumble to their doom parents and children will stumble and fall to their destruction friends and neighbors will die


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“This is what the LORD says:‘Beware! An army is coming from a land in the north. A mighty nation is stirring into action in faraway parts of the earth.

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this is what the lord says beware an army is coming from a land in the north a mighty nation is stirring into action in faraway parts of the earth


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Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle to attack you, Daughter Zion.’”

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its soldiers are armed with bows and spears they are cruel and show no mercy they sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses lined up in formation like men going into battle to attack you daughter zion


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The people cry out,“We have heard reports about them! We have become helpless with fear! Anguish grips us, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby!

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the people cry out we have heard reports about them we have become helpless with fear anguish grips us agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby


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Do not go out into the countryside. Do not travel on the roads. For the enemy is there with sword in hand. They are spreading terror everywhere.”

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do not go out into the countryside do not travel on the roads for the enemy is there with sword in hand they are spreading terror everywhere


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So I said,“Oh, my dear people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with painful sobs as though you had lost your only child. For any moment now that destructive army will come against us.”

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so i said oh my dear people put on sackcloth and roll in ashes mourn with painful sobs as though you had lost your only child for any moment now that destructive army will come against us


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The LORD said to me,“I have made you like a metal assayer to test my people like ore. You are to observe them and evaluate how they behave.”

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the lord said to me i have made you like a metal assayer to test my people like ore you are to observe them and evaluate how they behave


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I reported,“All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! They are as hard as bronze or iron. They go about telling lies. They all deal corruptly.

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i reported all of them are the most stubborn of rebels they are as hard as bronze or iron they go about telling lies they all deal corruptly


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The fiery bellows of judgment burn fiercely. But there is too much dross to be removed. The process of refining them has proved useless. The wicked have not been purged.

normalized_text:
the fiery bellows of judgment burn fiercely but there is too much dross to be removed the process of refining them has proved useless the wicked have not been purged


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“Stand in the gate of the LORD’s temple and proclaim this message:‘Listen to the LORD’s message, all you people of Judah who have passed through these gates to worship the LORD.

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stand in the gate of the lord s temple and proclaim this message listen to the lord s message all you people of judah who have passed through these gates to worship the lord


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The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says: Change the way you have been living and do what is right. If you do, I will allow you to continue to live in this land.

normalized_text:
the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says change the way you have been living and do what is right if you do i will allow you to continue to live in this land


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Stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says,“We are safe! The temple of the LORD is here! The temple of the LORD is here! The temple of the LORD is here!”

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stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says we are safe the temple of the lord is here the temple of the lord is here the temple of the lord is here


normalized_text: you must change the way you have been living and do what is right you must treat one another fairly
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You must change the way you have been living and do what is right. You must treat one another fairly.


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Stop oppressing resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.

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stop oppressing resident foreigners who live in your land children who have lost their fathers and women who have lost their husbands stop killing innocent people in this land stop paying allegiance to other gods that will only bring about your ruin


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If you stop doing these things, I will allow you to continue to live in this land which I gave to your ancestors as a lasting possession.

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if you stop doing these things i will allow you to continue to live in this land which i gave to your ancestors as a lasting possession


normalized_text: but just look at you you are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you
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“‘But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you.


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You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known.

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you steal you murder you commit adultery you lie when you swear on oath you sacrifice to the god baal you pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known


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Then you come and stand in my presence in this temple I have claimed as my own and say,“We are safe!” You think you are so safe that you go on doing all those hateful sins!

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then you come and stand in my presence in this temple i have claimed as my own and say we are safe you think you are so safe that you go on doing all those hateful sins


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Do you think this temple I have claimed as my own is to be a hideout for robbers? You had better take note! I have seen for myself what you have done! says the LORD.

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do you think this temple i have claimed as my own is to be a hideout for robbers you had better take note i have seen for myself what you have done says the lord


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So, go to the place in Shiloh where I allowed myself to be worshiped in the early days. See what I did to it because of the wicked things my people Israel did.

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so go to the place in shiloh where i allowed myself to be worshiped in the early days see what i did to it because of the wicked things my people israel did


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You also have done all these things, says the LORD, and I have spoken to you over and over again. But you have not listened! You have refused to respond when I called you to repent!

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you also have done all these things says the lord and i have spoken to you over and over again but you have not listened you have refused to respond when i called you to repent


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So I will destroy this temple which I have claimed as my own, this temple that you are trusting to protect you. I will destroy this place that I gave to you and your ancestors, just like I destroyed Shiloh.

normalized_text:
so i will destroy this temple which i have claimed as my own this temple that you are trusting to protect you i will destroy this place that i gave to you and your ancestors just like i destroyed shiloh


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“But as for you, Jeremiah, do not pray for these people! Do not raise a cry of prayer for them! Do not plead with me to save them, because I will not listen to you.

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but as for you jeremiah do not pray for these people do not raise a cry of prayer for them do not plead with me to save them because i will not listen to you


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Children are gathering firewood, fathers are building fires with it, and women are mixing dough to bake cakes to offer to the goddess they call the Queen of Heaven. They are also pouring out drink offerings to other gods. They seem to do all this just to trouble me.

normalized_text:
children are gathering firewood fathers are building fires with it and women are mixing dough to bake cakes to offer to the goddess they call the queen of heaven they are also pouring out drink offerings to other gods they seem to do all this just to trouble me


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But I am not really the one being troubled!” says the LORD.“Rather they are bringing trouble on themselves to their own shame!

normalized_text:
but i am not really the one being troubled says the lord rather they are bringing trouble on themselves to their own shame


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So,” the Sovereign LORD says,“my raging fury will be poured out on this land. It will be poured out on human beings and animals, on trees and crops. And it will burn like a fire which cannot be extinguished.”

normalized_text:
so the sovereign lord says my raging fury will be poured out on this land it will be poured out on human beings and animals on trees and crops and it will burn like a fire which cannot be extinguished


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“The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says to the people of Judah:‘You might as well go ahead and add the meat of your burnt offerings to that of the other sacrifices and eat it, too!

normalized_text:
the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says to the people of judah you might as well go ahead and add the meat of your burnt offerings to that of the other sacrifices and eat it too


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Consider this: When I spoke to your ancestors after I brought them out of Egypt, I did not merely give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices.

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consider this when i spoke to your ancestors after i brought them out of egypt i did not merely give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices


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I also explicitly commanded them:“Obey me. If you do, I will be your God and you will be my people. Live exactly the way I tell you and things will go well with you.”

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i also explicitly commanded them obey me if you do i will be your god and you will be my people live exactly the way i tell you and things will go well with you


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But they did not listen to me or pay any attention to me. They followed the stubborn inclinations of their own wicked hearts. They acted worse and worse instead of better.

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but they did not listen to me or pay any attention to me they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own wicked hearts they acted worse and worse instead of better


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From the time your ancestors departed the land of Egypt until now, I sent my servants the prophets to you again and again, day after day.

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from the time your ancestors departed the land of egypt until now i sent my servants the prophets to you again and again day after day


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But your ancestors did not listen to me nor pay attention to me. They became obstinate and were more wicked than even their own forefathers.’”

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but your ancestors did not listen to me nor pay attention to me they became obstinate and were more wicked than even their own forefathers


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Then the LORD said to me,“When you tell them all this, they will not listen to you. When you call out to them, they will not respond to you.

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then the lord said to me when you tell them all this they will not listen to you when you call out to them they will not respond to you


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So tell them:‘This is a nation that has not obeyed the LORD their God and has not accepted correction. Faithfulness is nowhere to be found in it. These people do not even profess it anymore.

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so tell them this is a nation that has not obeyed the lord their god and has not accepted correction faithfulness is nowhere to be found in it these people do not even profess it anymore


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So, mourn, you people of this nation. Cut off your hair and throw it away. Sing a song of mourning on the hilltops. For the LORD has decided to reject and forsake this generation that has provoked his wrath!’”

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so mourn you people of this nation cut off your hair and throw it away sing a song of mourning on the hilltops for the lord has decided to reject and forsake this generation that has provoked his wrath


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The LORD says,“I have rejected them because the people of Judah have done what I consider evil. They have set up their disgusting idols in the temple which I have claimed for my own and have defiled it.

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the lord says i have rejected them because the people of judah have done what i consider evil they have set up their disgusting idols in the temple which i have claimed for my own and have defiled it


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They have also built places of worship in a place called Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom so that they can sacrifice their sons and daughters by fire. That is something I never commanded them to do! Indeed, it never even entered my mind to command such a thing!

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they have also built places of worship in a place called topheth in the valley of ben hinnom so that they can sacrifice their sons and daughters by fire that is something i never commanded them to do indeed it never even entered my mind to command such a thing


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So, watch out!” says the LORD.“The time will soon come when people will no longer call those places Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom. But they will call that valley the Valley of Slaughter and they will bury so many people in Topheth they will run out of room.

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so watch out says the lord the time will soon come when people will no longer call those places topheth or the valley of ben hinnom but they will call that valley the valley of slaughter and they will bury so many people in topheth they will run out of room


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Then the dead bodies of these people will be left on the ground for the birds and wild animals to eat. There will not be any survivors to scare them away.

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then the dead bodies of these people will be left on the ground for the birds and wild animals to eat there will not be any survivors to scare them away


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I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, or the glad celebration of brides and grooms throughout the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. For the whole land will become a desolate wasteland.”

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i will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness or the glad celebration of brides and grooms throughout the towns of judah and the streets of jerusalem for the whole land will become a desolate wasteland


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The LORD says,“When that time comes, the bones of the kings of Judah and its leaders, the bones of the priests and prophets and of all the other people who lived in Jerusalem will be dug up from their graves.

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the lord says when that time comes the bones of the kings of judah and its leaders the bones of the priests and prophets and of all the other people who lived in jerusalem will be dug up from their graves


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They will be spread out and exposed to the sun, the moon and the stars. These are things they adored and served, things to which they paid allegiance, from which they sought guidance, and worshiped. The bones of these people will never be regathered and reburied. They will be like manure used to fertilize the ground.

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they will be spread out and exposed to the sun the moon and the stars these are things they adored and served things to which they paid allegiance from which they sought guidance and worshiped the bones of these people will never be regathered and reburied they will be like manure used to fertilize the ground


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However, I will leave some of these wicked people alive and banish them to other places. But wherever these people who survive may go, they will wish they had died rather than lived,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

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however i will leave some of these wicked people alive and banish them to other places but wherever these people who survive may go they will wish they had died rather than lived says the lord of heaven s armies


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Willful Disregard of God Will Lead to Destruction The LORD said to me,“Tell them,‘The LORD says, Do people not get back up when they fall down? Do they not turn around when they go the wrong way?

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willful disregard of god will lead to destruction the lord said to me tell them the lord says do people not get back up when they fall down do they not turn around when they go the wrong way


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Why, then, do these people of Jerusalem continually turn away from me in apostasy? They hold fast to their deception. They refuse to turn back to me.

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why then do these people of jerusalem continually turn away from me in apostasy they hold fast to their deception they refuse to turn back to me


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I have listened to them very carefully, but they do not speak honestly. None of them regrets the evil he has done. None of them says,“I have done wrong!” All of them persist in their own wayward course like a horse charging recklessly into battle.

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i have listened to them very carefully but they do not speak honestly none of them regrets the evil he has done none of them says i have done wrong all of them persist in their own wayward course like a horse charging recklessly into battle


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Even the stork knows when it is time to move on. The turtledove, swallow, and crane recognize the normal times for their migration. But my people pay no attention to what I, the LORD, require of them.

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even the stork knows when it is time to move on the turtledove swallow and crane recognize the normal times for their migration but my people pay no attention to what i the lord require of them


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How can you say,“We are wise! We have the law of the LORD”? The truth is, those who teach it have used their writings to make it say what it does not really mean.

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how can you say we are wise we have the law of the lord the truth is those who teach it have used their writings to make it say what it does not really mean


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Your wise men will be put to shame. They will be dumbfounded and be brought to judgment. Since they have rejected the LORD’s message, what wisdom do they really have?

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your wise men will be put to shame they will be dumbfounded and be brought to judgment since they have rejected the lord s message what wisdom do they really have


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So I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.

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so i will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners for from the least important to the most important of them all of them are greedy for dishonest gain prophets and priests alike all practice deceit


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They offer only superficial help for the hurt my dear people have suffered. They say,“Everything will be all right!” But everything is not all right!

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they offer only superficial help for the hurt my dear people have suffered they say everything will be all right but everything is not all right


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Are they ashamed because they have done such disgusting things? No, they are not at all ashamed! They do not even know how to blush! So they will die just like others have died. They will be brought to ruin when I punish them, says the LORD.

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are they ashamed because they have done such disgusting things no they are not at all ashamed they do not even know how to blush so they will die just like others have died they will be brought to ruin when i punish them says the lord


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I will take away their harvests, says the LORD. There will be no grapes on their vines. There will be no figs on their fig trees. Even the leaves on their trees will wither. The crops that I gave them will be taken away.’”

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i will take away their harvests says the lord there will be no grapes on their vines there will be no figs on their fig trees even the leaves on their trees will wither the crops that i gave them will be taken away


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Jeremiah Laments over the Coming Destruction The people say,“Why are we just sitting here? Let us gather together inside the fortified cities. Let us at least die there fighting, since the LORD our God has condemned us to die. He has condemned us to drink the poison waters of judgment because we have sinned against him.

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jeremiah laments over the coming destruction the people say why are we just sitting here let us gather together inside the fortified cities let us at least die there fighting since the lord our god has condemned us to die he has condemned us to drink the poison waters of judgment because we have sinned against him


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We hoped for good fortune, but nothing good has come of it. We hoped for a time of relief, but instead we experience terror.

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we hoped for good fortune but nothing good has come of it we hoped for a time of relief but instead we experience terror


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The snorting of the enemy’s horses is already being heard in the city of Dan. The sound of the neighing of their stallions causes the whole land to tremble with fear. They are coming to destroy the land and everything in it! They are coming to destroy the cities and everyone who lives in them!”

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the snorting of the enemy s horses is already being heard in the city of dan the sound of the neighing of their stallions causes the whole land to tremble with fear they are coming to destroy the land and everything in it they are coming to destroy the cities and everyone who lives in them


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The LORD says,“Yes indeed, I am sending an enemy against you that will be like poisonous snakes which cannot be charmed away. And they will inflict fatal wounds on you.”

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the lord says yes indeed i am sending an enemy against you that will be like poisonous snakes which cannot be charmed away and they will inflict fatal wounds on you


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I hear my dear people crying out throughout the length and breadth of the land. They are crying,‘Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her divine King no longer there?’” The LORD answers,“Why then do they provoke me to anger with their images, with their worthless foreign idols?”

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i hear my dear people crying out throughout the length and breadth of the land they are crying is the lord no longer in zion is her divine king no longer there the lord answers why then do they provoke me to anger with their images with their worthless foreign idols


normalized_text: they cry harvest time has come and gone and the summer is over and still we have not been delivered
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“They cry,‘Harvest time has come and gone, and the summer is over, and still we have not been delivered.’


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My heart is crushed because my dear people are being crushed. I go about crying and grieving. I am overwhelmed with dismay.

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my heart is crushed because my dear people are being crushed i go about crying and grieving i am overwhelmed with dismay


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There is still medicinal ointment available in Gilead! There is still a physician there! Why then have my dear people not been restored to health?

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there is still medicinal ointment available in gilead there is still a physician there why then have my dear people not been restored to health


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(8:23) I wish that my head were a well full of water and my eyes were a fountain full of tears! If they were, I could cry day and night for those of my dear people who have been killed.

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8 23 i wish that my head were a well full of water and my eyes were a fountain full of tears if they were i could cry day and night for those of my dear people who have been killed


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(9:1) I wish I had a lodging place in the wilderness where I could spend some time like a weary traveler. Then I would desert my people and walk away from them because they are all unfaithful to God, a congregation of people that has been disloyal to him.

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9 1 i wish i had a lodging place in the wilderness where i could spend some time like a weary traveler then i would desert my people and walk away from them because they are all unfaithful to god a congregation of people that has been disloyal to him


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The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them The LORD says,“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.

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the lord laments that he has no choice but to judge them the lord says these people are like soldiers who have readied their bows their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies they have become powerful in the land but they have not done so by honest means indeed they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me


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Everyone must be on his guard around his friends. He must not even trust any of his relatives. For every one of them will find some way to cheat him. And all of his friends will tell lies about him.

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everyone must be on his guard around his friends he must not even trust any of his relatives for every one of them will find some way to cheat him and all of his friends will tell lies about him


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One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.

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one friend deceives another and no one tells the truth these people have trained themselves to tell lies they do wrong and are unable to repent


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They do one act of violence after another, and one deceitful thing after another. They refuse to pay attention to me,” says the LORD.

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they do one act of violence after another and one deceitful thing after another they refuse to pay attention to me says the lord


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Therefore the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them. The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice. What else can I do?

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therefore the lord of heaven s armies i will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them the wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice what else can i do


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Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

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their tongues are like deadly arrows they are always telling lies friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths but their minds are thinking up ways to trap them


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I will certainly punish them for doing such things!” says the LORD.“I will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this!”

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i will certainly punish them for doing such things says the lord i will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this


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The Coming Destruction Calls For Mourning I said,“I will weep and mourn for the grasslands on the mountains, I will sing a mournful song for the pastures in the wilderness because they are so scorched no one travels through them. The sound of livestock is no longer heard there. Even the birds in the sky and the wild animals in the fields have fled and are gone.”

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the coming destruction calls for mourning i said i will weep and mourn for the grasslands on the mountains i will sing a mournful song for the pastures in the wilderness because they are so scorched no one travels through them the sound of livestock is no longer heard there even the birds in the sky and the wild animals in the fields have fled and are gone


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The LORD said,“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins. Jackals will make their home there. I will destroy the towns of Judah so that no one will be able to live in them.”

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the lord said i will make jerusalem a heap of ruins jackals will make their home there i will destroy the towns of judah so that no one will be able to live in them


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I said,“Who is wise enough to understand why this has happened? Who has a word from the LORD that can explain it? Why does the land lie in ruins? Why is it as scorched as a desert through which no one travels?”

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i said who is wise enough to understand why this has happened who has a word from the lord that can explain it why does the land lie in ruins why is it as scorched as a desert through which no one travels


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The LORD answered,“This has happened because these people have rejected my laws which I gave them. They have not obeyed me or followed those laws.

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the lord answered this has happened because these people have rejected my laws which i gave them they have not obeyed me or followed those laws


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Instead they have followed the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts. They have paid allegiance to the gods called Baal, as their fathers taught them to do.

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instead they have followed the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts they have paid allegiance to the gods called baal as their fathers taught them to do


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So then, listen to what I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, say.‘I will make these people eat the bitter food of suffering and drink the poison water of judgment.

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so then listen to what i the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel say i will make these people eat the bitter food of suffering and drink the poison water of judgment


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I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors have known anything about. I will send people chasing after them with swords until I have destroyed them.’”

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i will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors have known anything about i will send people chasing after them with swords until i have destroyed them


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The LORD of Heaven’s Armies told me to say to this people,“Take note of what I say. Call for the women who mourn for the dead! Summon those who are the most skilled at it!”

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the lord of heaven s armies told me to say to this people take note of what i say call for the women who mourn for the dead summon those who are the most skilled at it


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I said,“Indeed, let them come quickly and sing a song of mourning for us. Let them wail loudly until tears stream from our own eyes and our eyelids overflow with water.

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i said indeed let them come quickly and sing a song of mourning for us let them wail loudly until tears stream from our own eyes and our eyelids overflow with water


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For the sound of wailing is soon to be heard in Zion,‘We are utterly ruined! We are completely disgraced! For we have left our land! For our houses have been torn down!’”

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for the sound of wailing is soon to be heard in zion we are utterly ruined we are completely disgraced for we have left our land for our houses have been torn down


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I said,“So now, you wailing women, listen to the LORD’s message. Open your ears to the message from his mouth. Teach your daughters this mournful song, and let every woman teach her neighbor this lament.

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i said so now you wailing women listen to the lord s message open your ears to the message from his mouth teach your daughters this mournful song and let every woman teach her neighbor this lament


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‘Death has climbed in through our windows. It has entered into our fortified houses. It has taken away our children who play in the streets. It has taken away our young men who gather in the city squares.’

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death has climbed in through our windows it has entered into our fortified houses it has taken away our children who play in the streets it has taken away our young men who gather in the city squares


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Tell your daughters and neighbors,‘The LORD says,“The dead bodies of people will lie scattered everywhere like manure scattered on a field. They will lie scattered on the ground like grain that has been cut down but has not been gathered.”’”

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tell your daughters and neighbors the lord says the dead bodies of people will lie scattered everywhere like manure scattered on a field they will lie scattered on the ground like grain that has been cut down but has not been gathered


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The LORD says,“Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.

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the lord says wise people should not boast that they are wise powerful people should not boast that they are powerful rich people should not boast that they are rich


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If people want to boast, they should boast about this: They should boast that they understand and know me. They should boast that they know and understand that I, the LORD, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice in the earth and that I desire people to do these things,” says the LORD.

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if people want to boast they should boast about this they should boast that they understand and know me they should boast that they know and understand that i the lord act out of faithfulness fairness and justice in the earth and that i desire people to do these things says the lord


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The LORD says,“Watch out! The time is soon coming when I will punish all those who are circumcised only in the flesh.

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the lord says watch out the time is soon coming when i will punish all those who are circumcised only in the flesh


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That is, I will punish the Egyptians, the Judeans, the Edomites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, and all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples. I will do so because none of the people of those nations are really circumcised in the LORD’s sight. Moreover, none of the people of Israel are circumcised when it comes to their hearts.”

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that is i will punish the egyptians the judeans the edomites the ammonites the moabites and all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples i will do so because none of the people of those nations are really circumcised in the lord s sight moreover none of the people of israel are circumcised when it comes to their hearts


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The Lord, not Idols, is the Only Worthy Object of Worship You people of Israel, listen to what the LORD has to say to you.

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the lord not idols is the only worthy object of worship you people of israel listen to what the lord has to say to you


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The LORD says,“Do not start following pagan religious practices. Do not be in awe of signs that occur in the sky even though the nations hold them in awe.

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the lord says do not start following pagan religious practices do not be in awe of signs that occur in the sky even though the nations hold them in awe


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For the religion of these people is worthless. They cut down a tree in the forest, and a craftsman makes it into an idol with his tools.

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for the religion of these people is worthless they cut down a tree in the forest and a craftsman makes it into an idol with his tools


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He decorates it with overlays of silver and gold. He uses hammer and nails to fasten it together so that it will not fall over.

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he decorates it with overlays of silver and gold he uses hammer and nails to fasten it together so that it will not fall over


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Such idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They cannot talk. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them because they cannot hurt you. And they do not have any power to help you.”

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such idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field they cannot talk they must be carried because they cannot walk do not be afraid of them because they cannot hurt you and they do not have any power to help you


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Everyone should revere you, O King of all nations, because you deserve to be revered. For there is no one like you among any of the wise people of the nations nor among any of their kings.

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everyone should revere you o king of all nations because you deserve to be revered for there is no one like you among any of the wise people of the nations nor among any of their kings


normalized_text: the people of those nations are both stupid and foolish instruction from a wooden idol is worthless
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The people of those nations are both stupid and foolish. Instruction from a wooden idol is worthless!


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Hammered-out silver is brought from Tarshish and gold is brought from Ufaz to cover those idols. They are the handiwork of carpenters and goldsmiths. They are clothed in blue and purple clothes. They are all made by skillful workers.

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hammered out silver is brought from tarshish and gold is brought from ufaz to cover those idols they are the handiwork of carpenters and goldsmiths they are clothed in blue and purple clothes they are all made by skillful workers


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The LORD is the only true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King. When he shows his anger the earth shakes. None of the nations can stand up to his fury.

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the lord is the only true god he is the living god and the everlasting king when he shows his anger the earth shakes none of the nations can stand up to his fury


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You people of Israel should tell those nations this:‘These gods did not make heaven and earth. They will disappear from the earth and from under the heavens.’

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you people of israel should tell those nations this these gods did not make heaven and earth they will disappear from the earth and from under the heavens


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The LORD is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom established the world. And by his understanding he spread out the skies.

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the lord is the one who by his power made the earth he is the one who by his wisdom established the world and by his understanding he spread out the skies


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When his voice thunders, the heavenly ocean roars. He makes the clouds rise from the far-off horizons. He makes the lightning flash out in the midst of the rain. He unleashes the wind from the places where he stores it.

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when his voice thunders the heavenly ocean roars he makes the clouds rise from the far off horizons he makes the lightning flash out in the midst of the rain he unleashes the wind from the places where he stores it


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All these idolaters will prove to be stupid and ignorant. Every goldsmith will be disgraced by the idol he made. For the image he forges is merely a sham. There is no breath in any of those idols.

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all these idolaters will prove to be stupid and ignorant every goldsmith will be disgraced by the idol he made for the image he forges is merely a sham there is no breath in any of those idols


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They are worthless, mere objects to be mocked. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.

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they are worthless mere objects to be mocked when the time comes to punish them they will be destroyed


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The LORD, who is the inheritance of Jacob’s descendants, is not like them. He is the one who created everything. And the people of Israel are those he claims as his own. His name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.”

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the lord who is the inheritance of jacob s descendants is not like them he is the one who created everything and the people of israel are those he claims as his own his name is the lord of heaven s armies


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Jeremiah Laments for and Prays for the Soon-to-be-Judged People Gather your belongings together and prepare to leave the land, you people of Jerusalem who are being besieged.

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jeremiah laments for and prays for the soon to be judged people gather your belongings together and prepare to leave the land you people of jerusalem who are being besieged


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For the LORD says,“I will now throw out those who live in this land. I will bring so much trouble on them that they will actually feel it.”

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for the lord says i will now throw out those who live in this land i will bring so much trouble on them that they will actually feel it


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And I cried out,“We are doomed! Our wound is severe! We once thought,‘This is only an illness. And we will be able to bear it!’

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and i cried out we are doomed our wound is severe we once thought this is only an illness and we will be able to bear it


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But our tents have been destroyed. The ropes that held them in place have been ripped apart. Our children are gone and are not coming back. There is no survivor to put our tents back up, no one left to hang their tent curtains in place.

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but our tents have been destroyed the ropes that held them in place have been ripped apart our children are gone and are not coming back there is no survivor to put our tents back up no one left to hang their tent curtains in place


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For our leaders are stupid. They have not sought the LORD’s advice. So they do not act wisely, and the people they are responsible for have all been scattered.

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for our leaders are stupid they have not sought the lord s advice so they do not act wisely and the people they are responsible for have all been scattered


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Listen! News is coming even now. The rumble of a great army is heard approaching from a land in the north. It is coming to turn the towns of Judah into rubble, places where only jackals live.

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listen news is coming even now the rumble of a great army is heard approaching from a land in the north it is coming to turn the towns of judah into rubble places where only jackals live


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LORD, we know that people do not control their own destiny. It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.

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lord we know that people do not control their own destiny it is not in their power to determine what will happen to them


normalized_text: correct us lord but only in due measure do not punish us in anger or you will reduce us to nothing
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Correct us, LORD, but only in due measure. Do not punish us in anger or you will reduce us to nothing.


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Vent your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you. Vent it on the peoples who do not worship you. For they have destroyed the people of Jacob. They have completely destroyed them and left their homeland in utter ruin.

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vent your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you vent it on the peoples who do not worship you for they have destroyed the people of jacob they have completely destroyed them and left their homeland in utter ruin


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“Hear the terms of the covenant I made with Israel and pass them on to the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem.

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hear the terms of the covenant i made with israel and pass them on to the people of judah and the citizens of jerusalem


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Tell them that the LORD, the God of Israel, says,‘Anyone who does not keep the terms of the covenant will be under a curse.

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tell them that the lord the god of israel says anyone who does not keep the terms of the covenant will be under a curse


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Those are the terms that I charged your ancestors to keep when I brought them out of Egypt, that place which was like an iron-smelting furnace. I said at that time,“Obey me and carry out the terms of the covenant exactly as I commanded you. If you do, you will be my people and I will be your God.

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those are the terms that i charged your ancestors to keep when i brought them out of egypt that place which was like an iron smelting furnace i said at that time obey me and carry out the terms of the covenant exactly as i commanded you if you do you will be my people and i will be your god


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Then I will keep the promise I swore on oath to your ancestors to give them a land flowing with milk and honey.” That is the very land that you still live in today.’” And I responded,“Amen! Let it be so, LORD!”

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then i will keep the promise i swore on oath to your ancestors to give them a land flowing with milk and honey that is the very land that you still live in today and i responded amen let it be so lord


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The LORD said to me,“Announce all the following words in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem:‘Listen to the terms of my covenant with you and carry them out!

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the lord said to me announce all the following words in the towns of judah and in the streets of jerusalem listen to the terms of my covenant with you and carry them out


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For I solemnly warned your ancestors to obey me. I warned them again and again, ever since I delivered them out of Egypt until this very day.

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for i solemnly warned your ancestors to obey me i warned them again and again ever since i delivered them out of egypt until this very day


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But they did not listen to me or pay any attention to me! Each one of them followed the stubborn inclinations of his own wicked heart. So I brought on them all the punishments threatened in the covenant because they did not carry out its terms as I commanded them to do.’”

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but they did not listen to me or pay any attention to me each one of them followed the stubborn inclinations of his own wicked heart so i brought on them all the punishments threatened in the covenant because they did not carry out its terms as i commanded them to do


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The LORD said to me,“The people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem have plotted rebellion against me!

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the lord said to me the people of judah and the citizens of jerusalem have plotted rebellion against me


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They have gone back to the evil ways of their ancestors of old who refused to obey what I told them. They, too, have paid allegiance to other gods and worshiped them. Both the nation of Israel and the nation of Judah have violated the covenant I made with their ancestors.

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they have gone back to the evil ways of their ancestors of old who refused to obey what i told them they too have paid allegiance to other gods and worshiped them both the nation of israel and the nation of judah have violated the covenant i made with their ancestors


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So I, the LORD, say this:‘I will soon bring disaster on them which they will not be able to escape! When they cry out to me for help, I will not listen to them.

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so i the lord say this i will soon bring disaster on them which they will not be able to escape when they cry out to me for help i will not listen to them


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Then those living in the towns of Judah and in Jerusalem will go and cry out for help to the gods to whom they have been sacrificing. However, those gods will by no means be able to save them when disaster strikes them.

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then those living in the towns of judah and in jerusalem will go and cry out for help to the gods to whom they have been sacrificing however those gods will by no means be able to save them when disaster strikes them


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This is in spite of the fact that the people of Judah have as many gods as they have towns and the citizens of Jerusalem have set up as many altars to sacrifice to that disgusting god, Baal, as they have streets in the city!’

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this is in spite of the fact that the people of judah have as many gods as they have towns and the citizens of jerusalem have set up as many altars to sacrifice to that disgusting god baal as they have streets in the city


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But as for you, Jeremiah, do not pray for these people. Do not raise a cry of prayer for them. For I will not listen to them when they call out to me for help when disaster strikes them.”

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but as for you jeremiah do not pray for these people do not raise a cry of prayer for them for i will not listen to them when they call out to me for help when disaster strikes them


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The LORD says to the people of Judah,“What right do you have to be in my temple, my beloved people? Many of you have done wicked things. Can your acts of treachery be so easily canceled by sacred offerings that you take joy in doing evil even while you make them?

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the lord says to the people of judah what right do you have to be in my temple my beloved people many of you have done wicked things can your acts of treachery be so easily canceled by sacred offerings that you take joy in doing evil even while you make them


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I, the LORD, once called you a thriving olive tree, one that produced beautiful fruit. But I will set you on fire, fire that will blaze with a mighty roar. Then all your branches will be good for nothing.

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i the lord once called you a thriving olive tree one that produced beautiful fruit but i will set you on fire fire that will blaze with a mighty roar then all your branches will be good for nothing


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For though I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, planted you in the land, I now decree that disaster will come on you because the nations of Israel and Judah have done evil and have made me angry by offering sacrifices to the god Baal.”

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for though i the lord of heaven s armies planted you in the land i now decree that disaster will come on you because the nations of israel and judah have done evil and have made me angry by offering sacrifices to the god baal


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A Plot Against Jeremiah is Revealed and He Complains of Injustice The LORD gave me knowledge, that I might have understanding. Then he showed me what the people were doing.

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a plot against jeremiah is revealed and he complains of injustice the lord gave me knowledge that i might have understanding then he showed me what the people were doing


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Before this I had been like a docile lamb ready to be led to the slaughter. I did not know they were making plans to kill me. I did not know they were saying,“Let’s destroy the tree along with its fruit! Let’s remove Jeremiah from the world of the living so people will not even be reminded of him any more.”

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before this i had been like a docile lamb ready to be led to the slaughter i did not know they were making plans to kill me i did not know they were saying let s destroy the tree along with its fruit let s remove jeremiah from the world of the living so people will not even be reminded of him any more


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So I said,“O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, you are a just judge! You examine people’s hearts and minds. I want to see you pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause.”

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so i said o lord of heaven s armies you are a just judge you examine people s hearts and minds i want to see you pay them back for what they have done because i trust you to vindicate my cause


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Then the LORD told me about some men from Anathoth who were threatening to kill me. They had threatened,“Stop prophesying in the name of the LORD or we will kill you!”

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then the lord told me about some men from anathoth who were threatening to kill me they had threatened stop prophesying in the name of the lord or we will kill you


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So the LORD of Heaven’s Armies said,“I will surely punish them! Their young men will be killed in battle. Their sons and daughters will die of starvation.

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so the lord of heaven s armies said i will surely punish them their young men will be killed in battle their sons and daughters will die of starvation


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Not one of them will survive. I will bring disaster on those men from Anathoth who threatened you. A day of reckoning is coming for them.”

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not one of them will survive i will bring disaster on those men from anathoth who threatened you a day of reckoning is coming for them


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LORD, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

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lord you have always been fair whenever i have complained to you however i would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice why are wicked people successful why do all dishonest people have such easy lives


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You plant them like trees and they put down their roots. They grow prosperous and are very fruitful. They always talk about you, but they really care nothing about you.

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you plant them like trees and they put down their roots they grow prosperous and are very fruitful they always talk about you but they really care nothing about you


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But you, LORD, know all about me. You watch me and test my devotion to you. Drag these wicked men away like sheep to be slaughtered! Appoint a time when they will be killed!

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but you lord know all about me you watch me and test my devotion to you drag these wicked men away like sheep to be slaughtered appoint a time when they will be killed


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How long must the land be parched and the grass in every field be withered? How long must the animals and the birds die because of the wickedness of the people who live in this land? For these people boast,“God will not see what happens to us.”

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how long must the land be parched and the grass in every field be withered how long must the animals and the birds die because of the wickedness of the people who live in this land for these people boast god will not see what happens to us


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The LORD answered,“If you have raced on foot against men and they have worn you out, how will you be able to compete with horses? And if you feel secure only in safe and open country, how will you manage in the thick undergrowth along the Jordan River?

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the lord answered if you have raced on foot against men and they have worn you out how will you be able to compete with horses and if you feel secure only in safe and open country how will you manage in the thick undergrowth along the jordan river


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As a matter of fact, even your own brothers and the members of your own family have betrayed you too. Even they have plotted to do away with you. So do not trust them even when they say kind things to you.

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as a matter of fact even your own brothers and the members of your own family have betrayed you too even they have plotted to do away with you so do not trust them even when they say kind things to you


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“I will abandon my nation. I will forsake the people I call my own. I will turn my beloved people over to the power of their enemies.

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i will abandon my nation i will forsake the people i call my own i will turn my beloved people over to the power of their enemies


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The people I call my own have turned on me like a lion in the forest. They have roared defiantly at me. So I will treat them as though I hate them.

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the people i call my own have turned on me like a lion in the forest they have roared defiantly at me so i will treat them as though i hate them


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The people I call my own attack me like birds of prey or like hyenas. But other birds of prey are all around them. Let all the nations gather together like wild beasts. Let them come and destroy these people I call my own.

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the people i call my own attack me like birds of prey or like hyenas but other birds of prey are all around them let all the nations gather together like wild beasts let them come and destroy these people i call my own


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Many foreign rulers will ruin the land where I planted my people. They will trample all over my chosen land. They will turn my beautiful land into a desolate wilderness.

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many foreign rulers will ruin the land where i planted my people they will trample all over my chosen land they will turn my beautiful land into a desolate wilderness


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They will lay it waste. It will lie parched and empty before me. The whole land will be laid waste. But no one living in it will pay any heed.

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they will lay it waste it will lie parched and empty before me the whole land will be laid waste but no one living in it will pay any heed


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A destructive army will come marching over the hilltops in the wilderness. For the LORD will use them as his destructive weapon against everyone from one end of the land to the other. No one will be safe.

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a destructive army will come marching over the hilltops in the wilderness for the lord will use them as his destructive weapon against everyone from one end of the land to the other no one will be safe


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My people will sow wheat, but will harvest weeds. They will work until they are exhausted, but will get nothing from it. They will be disappointed in their harvests because the LORD will take them away in his fierce anger.

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my people will sow wheat but will harvest weeds they will work until they are exhausted but will get nothing from it they will be disappointed in their harvests because the lord will take them away in his fierce anger


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“I, the LORD, also have something to say concerning the wicked nations who surround my land and have attacked and plundered the land that I gave to my people as a permanent possession. I say:‘I will uproot the people of those nations from their land and I will free the people of Judah who have been taken there.

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i the lord also have something to say concerning the wicked nations who surround my land and have attacked and plundered the land that i gave to my people as a permanent possession i say i will uproot the people of those nations from their land and i will free the people of judah who have been taken there


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But after I have uprooted the people of those nations, I will relent and have pity on them. I will restore the people of each of those nations to their own lands and to their own country.

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but after i have uprooted the people of those nations i will relent and have pity on them i will restore the people of each of those nations to their own lands and to their own country


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But they must make sure to learn to follow the religious practices of my people. Once they taught my people to swear their oaths using the name of the god Baal. But then, they must swear oaths using my name, saying,“As surely as the LORD lives, I swear.” If they do these things, then they will be included among the people I call my own.

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but they must make sure to learn to follow the religious practices of my people once they taught my people to swear their oaths using the name of the god baal but then they must swear oaths using my name saying as surely as the lord lives i swear if they do these things then they will be included among the people i call my own


normalized_text: but i will completely uproot and destroy any of those nations that will not pay heed says the lord
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But I will completely uproot and destroy any of those nations that will not pay heed,’” says the LORD.


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An Object Lesson from Ruined Linen Shorts The LORD said to me,“Go and buy some linen shorts and put them on. Do not put them in water.”

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an object lesson from ruined linen shorts the lord said to me go and buy some linen shorts and put them on do not put them in water


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“Take the shorts that you bought and are wearing and go at once to Perath. Bury the shorts there in a crack in the rocks.”

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take the shorts that you bought and are wearing and go at once to perath bury the shorts there in a crack in the rocks


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Many days later the LORD said to me,“Go at once to Perath and get the shorts I ordered you to bury there.”

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many days later the lord said to me go at once to perath and get the shorts i ordered you to bury there


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So I went to Perath and dug up the shorts from the place where I had buried them. I found that they were ruined; they were good for nothing.

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so i went to perath and dug up the shorts from the place where i had buried them i found that they were ruined they were good for nothing


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“I, the LORD, say:‘This shows how I will ruin the highly exalted position in which Judah and Jerusalem take pride.

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i the lord say this shows how i will ruin the highly exalted position in which judah and jerusalem take pride


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These wicked people refuse to obey what I have said. They follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts and pay allegiance to other gods by worshiping and serving them. So they will become just like these linen shorts which are good for nothing.

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these wicked people refuse to obey what i have said they follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts and pay allegiance to other gods by worshiping and serving them so they will become just like these linen shorts which are good for nothing


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For,’ I say,‘just as shorts cling tightly to a person’s body, so I bound the whole nation of Israel and the whole nation of Judah tightly to me.’ I intended for them to be my special people and to bring me fame, honor, and praise. But they would not obey me.

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for i say just as shorts cling tightly to a person s body so i bound the whole nation of israel and the whole nation of judah tightly to me i intended for them to be my special people and to bring me fame honor and praise but they would not obey me


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“So tell them,‘The LORD, the God of Israel, says,“Every wine jar is made to be filled with wine.”’ And they will probably say to you,‘Do you not think we know that every wine jar is supposed to be filled with wine?’

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so tell them the lord the god of israel says every wine jar is made to be filled with wine and they will probably say to you do you not think we know that every wine jar is supposed to be filled with wine


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Then tell them,‘The LORD says,“I will soon fill all the people who live in this land with stupor. I will also fill the kings from David’s dynasty, the priests, the prophets, and the citizens of Jerusalem with stupor.

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then tell them the lord says i will soon fill all the people who live in this land with stupor i will also fill the kings from david s dynasty the priests the prophets and the citizens of jerusalem with stupor


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And I will smash them like wine bottles against one another, children and parents alike. I will not show any pity, mercy, or compassion. Nothing will keep me from destroying them,’ says the LORD.”

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and i will smash them like wine bottles against one another children and parents alike i will not show any pity mercy or compassion nothing will keep me from destroying them says the lord


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Then I said to the people of Judah,“Listen and pay attention! Do not be arrogant! For the LORD has spoken.

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then i said to the people of judah listen and pay attention do not be arrogant for the lord has spoken


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Show the LORD your God the respect that is due him. Do it before he brings the darkness of disaster. Do it before you stumble into distress like a traveler on the mountains at twilight. Do it before he turns the light of deliverance you hope for into the darkness and gloom of exile.

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show the lord your god the respect that is due him do it before he brings the darkness of disaster do it before you stumble into distress like a traveler on the mountains at twilight do it before he turns the light of deliverance you hope for into the darkness and gloom of exile


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But if you will not pay attention to this warning, I will weep alone because of your arrogant pride. I will weep bitterly, and my eyes will overflow with tears because you, the LORD’s flock, will be carried into exile.”

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but if you will not pay attention to this warning i will weep alone because of your arrogant pride i will weep bitterly and my eyes will overflow with tears because you the lord s flock will be carried into exile


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The LORD told me,“Tell the king and the queen mother,‘Surrender your thrones, for your glorious crowns will be removed from your heads.

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the lord told me tell the king and the queen mother surrender your thrones for your glorious crowns will be removed from your heads


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The gates of the towns in southern Judah will be shut tight. No one will be able to go in or out of them. All Judah will be carried off into exile. They will be completely carried off into exile.’”

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the gates of the towns in southern judah will be shut tight no one will be able to go in or out of them all judah will be carried off into exile they will be completely carried off into exile


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Then I said,“Look up, Jerusalem, and see the enemy that is coming from the north. Where now is the flock of people that were entrusted to your care? Where now are the‘sheep’ that you take such pride in?

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then i said look up jerusalem and see the enemy that is coming from the north where now is the flock of people that were entrusted to your care where now are the sheep that you take such pride in


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What will you say when the LORD appoints as rulers over you those allies that you, yourself, had actually prepared as such? Then anguish and agony will grip you like that of a woman giving birth to a baby.

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what will you say when the lord appoints as rulers over you those allies that you yourself had actually prepared as such then anguish and agony will grip you like that of a woman giving birth to a baby


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You will probably ask yourself,‘Why have these things happened to me? Why have I been treated like a disgraced adulteress whose skirt has been torn off and her limbs exposed?’ It is because you have sinned so much.

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you will probably ask yourself why have these things happened to me why have i been treated like a disgraced adulteress whose skirt has been torn off and her limbs exposed it is because you have sinned so much


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But there is little hope for you ever doing good, you who are so accustomed to doing evil. Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? Can a leopard remove its spots?

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but there is little hope for you ever doing good you who are so accustomed to doing evil can an ethiopian change the color of his skin can a leopard remove its spots


normalized_text: the lord says that is why i will scatter your people like chaff that is blown away by a desert wind
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“The LORD says,‘That is why I will scatter your people like chaff that is blown away by a desert wind.


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This is your fate, the destiny to which I have appointed you, because you have forgotten me and have trusted in false gods.

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this is your fate the destiny to which i have appointed you because you have forgotten me and have trusted in false gods


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People of Jerusalem, I have seen your adulterous worship, your shameless prostitution to, and your lustful pursuit of, other gods. I have seen your disgusting acts of worship on the hills throughout the countryside. You are doomed to destruction! How long will you continue to be unclean?’”

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people of jerusalem i have seen your adulterous worship your shameless prostitution to and your lustful pursuit of other gods i have seen your disgusting acts of worship on the hills throughout the countryside you are doomed to destruction how long will you continue to be unclean


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“The people of Judah are in mourning. The people in her cities are pining away. They lie on the ground expressing their sorrow. Cries of distress come up to me from Jerusalem.

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the people of judah are in mourning the people in her cities are pining away they lie on the ground expressing their sorrow cries of distress come up to me from jerusalem


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The leading men of the cities send their servants for water. They go to the cisterns, but they do not find any water there. They return with their containers empty. Disappointed and dismayed, they bury their faces in their hands.

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the leading men of the cities send their servants for water they go to the cisterns but they do not find any water there they return with their containers empty disappointed and dismayed they bury their faces in their hands


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They are dismayed because the ground is cracked because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers, too, are dismayed and bury their faces in their hands.

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they are dismayed because the ground is cracked because there has been no rain in the land the farmers too are dismayed and bury their faces in their hands


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Wild donkeys stand on the hilltops and pant for breath like jackals. Their eyes are strained looking for food, because there is none to be found.”

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wild donkeys stand on the hilltops and pant for breath like jackals their eyes are strained looking for food because there is none to be found


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Then I said,“O LORD, intervene for the honor of your name even though our sins speak out against us. Indeed, we have turned away from you many times. We have sinned against you.

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then i said o lord intervene for the honor of your name even though our sins speak out against us indeed we have turned away from you many times we have sinned against you


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You have been the object of Israel’s hopes. You have saved them when they were in trouble. Why have you become like a resident foreigner in the land? Why have you become like a traveler who only stops in to spend the night?

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you have been the object of israel s hopes you have saved them when they were in trouble why have you become like a resident foreigner in the land why have you become like a traveler who only stops in to spend the night


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Why should you be like someone who is helpless, like a champion who cannot save anyone? You are indeed with us, and we belong to you. Do not abandon us!”

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why should you be like someone who is helpless like a champion who cannot save anyone you are indeed with us and we belong to you do not abandon us


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Then the LORD spoke about these people.“They truly love to go astray. They cannot keep from running away from me. So I am not pleased with them. I will now call to mind the wrongs they have done and punish them for their sins.”

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then the lord spoke about these people they truly love to go astray they cannot keep from running away from me so i am not pleased with them i will now call to mind the wrongs they have done and punish them for their sins


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Judgment for Believing the Misleading Lies of the False Prophets Then the LORD said to me,“Do not pray for good to come to these people!

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judgment for believing the misleading lies of the false prophets then the lord said to me do not pray for good to come to these people


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Even if they fast, I will not hear their cries for help. Even if they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will kill them through wars, famines, and plagues.”

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even if they fast i will not hear their cries for help even if they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings i will not accept them instead i will kill them through wars famines and plagues


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Then I said,“Oh, Sovereign LORD, look! The prophets are telling them that you said,‘You will not experience war or suffer famine. I will give you lasting peace and prosperity in this land.’”

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then i said oh sovereign lord look the prophets are telling them that you said you will not experience war or suffer famine i will give you lasting peace and prosperity in this land


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Then the LORD said to me,“Those prophets are prophesying lies while claiming my authority! I did not send them. I did not commission them. I did not speak to them. They are prophesying to these people false visions, worthless predictions, and the delusions of their own mind.

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then the lord said to me those prophets are prophesying lies while claiming my authority i did not send them i did not commission them i did not speak to them they are prophesying to these people false visions worthless predictions and the delusions of their own mind


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I did not send those prophets, though they claim to be prophesying in my name. They may be saying,‘No war or famine will happen in this land.’ But I, the LORD, say this about them:‘War and starvation will kill those prophets.’

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i did not send those prophets though they claim to be prophesying in my name they may be saying no war or famine will happen in this land but i the lord say this about them war and starvation will kill those prophets


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The people to whom they are prophesying will die through war and famine. Their bodies will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem and there will be no one to bury them. This will happen to the men and their wives, their sons, and their daughters. For I will pour out on them the destruction they deserve.”

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the people to whom they are prophesying will die through war and famine their bodies will be thrown out into the streets of jerusalem and there will be no one to bury them this will happen to the men and their wives their sons and their daughters for i will pour out on them the destruction they deserve


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Lament over Present Destruction and Threat of More to Come“Tell these people this, Jeremiah:‘My eyes overflow with tears day and night without ceasing. For my people, my dear children, have suffered a crushing blow. They have suffered a serious wound.

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lament over present destruction and threat of more to come tell these people this jeremiah my eyes overflow with tears day and night without ceasing for my people my dear children have suffered a crushing blow they have suffered a serious wound


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If I go out into the countryside, I see those who have been killed in battle. If I go into the city, I see those who are sick because of starvation. For both prophet and priest– they go peddling in the land but they are not humbled.’”

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if i go out into the countryside i see those who have been killed in battle if i go into the city i see those who are sick because of starvation for both prophet and priest they go peddling in the land but they are not humbled


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Then I said,“LORD, have you completely rejected the nation of Judah? Do you despise the city of Zion? Why have you struck us with such force that we are beyond recovery? We hope for peace, but nothing good has come of it. We hope for a time of relief from our troubles, but experience terror.

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then i said lord have you completely rejected the nation of judah do you despise the city of zion why have you struck us with such force that we are beyond recovery we hope for peace but nothing good has come of it we hope for a time of relief from our troubles but experience terror


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LORD, we confess that we have been wicked. We confess that our ancestors have done wrong. We have indeed sinned against you.

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lord we confess that we have been wicked we confess that our ancestors have done wrong we have indeed sinned against you


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For the honor of your name, do not treat Jerusalem with contempt. Do not treat with disdain the place where your glorious throne sits. Be mindful of your covenant with us. Do not break it!

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for the honor of your name do not treat jerusalem with contempt do not treat with disdain the place where your glorious throne sits be mindful of your covenant with us do not break it


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Do any of the worthless idols of the nations cause rain to fall? Do the skies themselves send showers? Is it not you, O Lord our God, who does this? So we put our hopes in you because you alone do all this.”

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do any of the worthless idols of the nations cause rain to fall do the skies themselves send showers is it not you o lord our god who does this so we put our hopes in you because you alone do all this


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Then the LORD said to me,“Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I would not feel pity for them! Get them away from me! Tell them to go away!

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then the lord said to me even if moses and samuel stood before me pleading for these people i would not feel pity for them get them away from me tell them to go away


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If they ask you,‘Where should we go?’ tell them the LORD says this:“Those who are destined to die of disease will go to death by disease. Those who are destined to die in war will go to death in war. Those who are destined to die of starvation will go to death by starvation. Those who are destined to go into exile will go into exile.”

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if they ask you where should we go tell them the lord says this those who are destined to die of disease will go to death by disease those who are destined to die in war will go to death in war those who are destined to die of starvation will go to death by starvation those who are destined to go into exile will go into exile


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“I will punish them in four different ways: I will have war kill them. I will have dogs drag off their dead bodies. I will have birds and wild beasts devour and destroy their corpses.

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i will punish them in four different ways i will have war kill them i will have dogs drag off their dead bodies i will have birds and wild beasts devour and destroy their corpses


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I will make all the people in all the kingdoms of the world horrified at what has happened to them because of what Hezekiah’s son Manasseh, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem.”

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i will make all the people in all the kingdoms of the world horrified at what has happened to them because of what hezekiah s son manasseh king of judah did in jerusalem


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The LORD cried out,“Who in the world will have pity on you, Jerusalem? Who will grieve over you? Who will stop long enough to inquire about how you are doing?

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the lord cried out who in the world will have pity on you jerusalem who will grieve over you who will stop long enough to inquire about how you are doing


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I, the LORD, say:‘You people have deserted me! You keep turning your back on me.’ So I have unleashed my power against you and have begun to destroy you. I have grown tired of feeling sorry for you!”

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i the lord say you people have deserted me you keep turning your back on me so i have unleashed my power against you and have begun to destroy you i have grown tired of feeling sorry for you


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The LORD continued,“In every town in the land I will purge them like straw blown away by the wind. I will destroy my people. I will kill off their children. I will do so because they did not change their behavior.

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the lord continued in every town in the land i will purge them like straw blown away by the wind i will destroy my people i will kill off their children i will do so because they did not change their behavior


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Their widows will become in my sight more numerous than the grains of sand on the seashores. At noontime I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of their young men. I will cause anguish and terror to fall suddenly upon them.

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their widows will become in my sight more numerous than the grains of sand on the seashores at noontime i will bring a destroyer against the mothers of their young men i will cause anguish and terror to fall suddenly upon them


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The mother who had seven children will grow faint. All the breath will go out of her. Her pride and joy will be taken from her in the prime of their life. It will seem as if the sun had set while it was still day. She will suffer shame and humiliation. I will cause any of them who are still left alive to be killed in war by the onslaughts of their enemies,” says the LORD.

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the mother who had seven children will grow faint all the breath will go out of her her pride and joy will be taken from her in the prime of their life it will seem as if the sun had set while it was still day she will suffer shame and humiliation i will cause any of them who are still left alive to be killed in war by the onslaughts of their enemies says the lord


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Jeremiah Complains about His Lot and The Lord Responds I said,“Oh, mother, how I regret that you ever gave birth to me! I am always starting arguments and quarrels with the people of this land. I have not lent money to anyone and I have not borrowed from anyone. Yet all of these people are treating me with contempt.”

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jeremiah complains about his lot and the lord responds i said oh mother how i regret that you ever gave birth to me i am always starting arguments and quarrels with the people of this land i have not lent money to anyone and i have not borrowed from anyone yet all of these people are treating me with contempt


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The LORD said,“Jerusalem, I will surely send you away for your own good. I will surely bring the enemy upon you in a time of trouble and distress.

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the lord said jerusalem i will surely send you away for your own good i will surely bring the enemy upon you in a time of trouble and distress


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I will give away your wealth and your treasures as plunder. I will give it away free of charge for the sins you have committed throughout your land.

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i will give away your wealth and your treasures as plunder i will give it away free of charge for the sins you have committed throughout your land


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I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you know nothing about. For my anger is like a fire that will burn against you.”

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i will make you serve your enemies in a land that you know nothing about for my anger is like a fire that will burn against you


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I said,“LORD, you know how I suffer. Take thought of me and care for me. Pay back for me those who have been persecuting me. Do not be so patient with them that you allow them to kill me. Be mindful of how I have put up with their insults for your sake.

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i said lord you know how i suffer take thought of me and care for me pay back for me those who have been persecuting me do not be so patient with them that you allow them to kill me be mindful of how i have put up with their insults for your sake


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As your words came to me I drank them in, and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you, O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies.

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as your words came to me i drank them in and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because i belong to you o lord god of heaven s armies


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I did not spend my time in the company of other people, laughing and having a good time. I stayed to myself because I felt obligated to you and because I was filled with anger at what they had done.

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i did not spend my time in the company of other people laughing and having a good time i stayed to myself because i felt obligated to you and because i was filled with anger at what they had done


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Why must I continually suffer such painful anguish? Why must I endure the sting of their insults like an incurable wound? Will you let me down when I need you like a brook one goes to for water, but that cannot be relied on?”

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why must i continually suffer such painful anguish why must i endure the sting of their insults like an incurable wound will you let me down when i need you like a brook one goes to for water but that cannot be relied on


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Because of this, the LORD said,“You must repent of such words and thoughts! If you do, I will restore you to the privilege of serving me. If you say what is worthwhile instead of what is worthless, I will again allow you to be my spokesman. They must become as you have been. You must not become like them.

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because of this the lord said you must repent of such words and thoughts if you do i will restore you to the privilege of serving me if you say what is worthwhile instead of what is worthless i will again allow you to be my spokesman they must become as you have been you must not become like them


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I will make you as strong as a wall to these people, a fortified wall of bronze. They will attack you, but they will not be able to overcome you. For I will be with you to rescue you and deliver you,” says the LORD.

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i will make you as strong as a wall to these people a fortified wall of bronze they will attack you but they will not be able to overcome you for i will be with you to rescue you and deliver you says the lord


normalized_text: i will deliver you from the power of the wicked i will free you from the clutches of violent people
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“I will deliver you from the power of the wicked. I will free you from the clutches of violent people.”


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For I, the LORD, tell you what will happen to the children who are born here in this land and to the men and women who are their mothers and fathers.

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for i the lord tell you what will happen to the children who are born here in this land and to the men and women who are their mothers and fathers


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They will die of deadly diseases. No one will mourn for them. They will not be buried. Their dead bodies will lie like manure spread on the ground. They will be killed in war or die of starvation. Their corpses will be food for the birds and wild animals.

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they will die of deadly diseases no one will mourn for them they will not be buried their dead bodies will lie like manure spread on the ground they will be killed in war or die of starvation their corpses will be food for the birds and wild animals


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“Moreover I, the LORD, tell you:‘Do not go into a house where they are having a funeral meal. Do not go there to mourn and express your sorrow for them. For I have stopped showing them my good favor, my love, and my compassion. I, the LORD, so affirm it!

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moreover i the lord tell you do not go into a house where they are having a funeral meal do not go there to mourn and express your sorrow for them for i have stopped showing them my good favor my love and my compassion i the lord so affirm it


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Rich and poor alike will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned. People will not cut their bodies or shave off their hair to show their grief for them.

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rich and poor alike will die in this land they will not be buried or mourned people will not cut their bodies or shave off their hair to show their grief for them


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No one will take any food to those who mourn for the dead to comfort them. No one will give them any wine to drink to console them for the loss of their father or mother.

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no one will take any food to those who mourn for the dead to comfort them no one will give them any wine to drink to console them for the loss of their father or mother


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For I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, tell you what will happen. I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, to the glad celebration of brides and grooms in this land. You and the rest of the people will live to see this happen.’”

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for i the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel tell you what will happen i will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness to the glad celebration of brides and grooms in this land you and the rest of the people will live to see this happen


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The Lord Promises Exile(But Also Restoration)“When you tell these people about all this, they will undoubtedly ask you,‘Why has the LORD threatened us with such great disaster? What wrong have we done? What sin have we done to offend the LORD our God?’

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the lord promises exile but also restoration when you tell these people about all this they will undoubtedly ask you why has the lord threatened us with such great disaster what wrong have we done what sin have we done to offend the lord our god


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Then tell them that the LORD says,‘It is because your ancestors rejected me and paid allegiance to other gods. They have served them and worshiped them. But they have rejected me and not obeyed my law.

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then tell them that the lord says it is because your ancestors rejected me and paid allegiance to other gods they have served them and worshiped them but they have rejected me and not obeyed my law


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And you have acted even more wickedly than your ancestors! Each one of you has followed the stubborn inclinations of your own wicked heart and not obeyed me.

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and you have acted even more wickedly than your ancestors each one of you has followed the stubborn inclinations of your own wicked heart and not obeyed me


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So I will throw you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your ancestors have ever known. There you must worship other gods day and night, for I will show you no mercy.’”

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so i will throw you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your ancestors have ever known there you must worship other gods day and night for i will show you no mercy


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Yet I, the LORD, say:“A new time will certainly come. People now affirm their oaths with‘I swear as surely as the LORD lives who delivered the people of Israel out of Egypt.’

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yet i the lord say a new time will certainly come people now affirm their oaths with i swear as surely as the lord lives who delivered the people of israel out of egypt


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But in that time they will affirm them with‘I swear as surely as the LORD lives who delivered the people of Israel from the land of the north and from all the other lands where he had banished them.’ At that time I will bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors.”

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but in that time they will affirm them with i swear as surely as the lord lives who delivered the people of israel from the land of the north and from all the other lands where he had banished them at that time i will bring them back to the land i gave their ancestors


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But for now I, the LORD, say:“I will send many enemies who will catch these people like fishermen. After that I will send others who will hunt them out like hunters from all the mountains, all the hills, and the crevices in the rocks.

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but for now i the lord say i will send many enemies who will catch these people like fishermen after that i will send others who will hunt them out like hunters from all the mountains all the hills and the crevices in the rocks


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For I see everything they do. Their wicked ways are not hidden from me. Their sin is not hidden away where I cannot see it.

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for i see everything they do their wicked ways are not hidden from me their sin is not hidden away where i cannot see it


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Before I restore them I will punish them in full for their sins and the wrongs they have done. For they have polluted my land with the lifeless statues of their disgusting idols. They have filled the land I have claimed as my own with their detestable idols.”

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before i restore them i will punish them in full for their sins and the wrongs they have done for they have polluted my land with the lifeless statues of their disgusting idols they have filled the land i have claimed as my own with their detestable idols


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Then I said,“LORD, you give me strength and protect me. You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble. Nations from all over the earth will come to you and say,‘Our ancestors had nothing but false gods– worthless idols that could not help them at all.

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then i said lord you give me strength and protect me you are the one i can run to for safety when i am in trouble nations from all over the earth will come to you and say our ancestors had nothing but false gods worthless idols that could not help them at all


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The LORD said,“So I will now let this wicked people know– I will let them know my mighty power in judgment. Then they will know that my name is the LORD.”

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the lord said so i will now let this wicked people know i will let them know my mighty power in judgment then they will know that my name is the lord


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The sin of Judah is engraved with an iron chisel on their stone-hard hearts. It is inscribed with a diamond point on the horns of their altars.

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the sin of judah is engraved with an iron chisel on their stone hard hearts it is inscribed with a diamond point on the horns of their altars


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Their children are always thinking about their altars and their sacred poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, set up beside the green trees on the high hills

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their children are always thinking about their altars and their sacred poles dedicated to the goddess asherah set up beside the green trees on the high hills


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and on the mountains and in the fields. I will give your wealth and all your treasures away as plunder. I will give it away as the price for the sins you have committed throughout your land.

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and on the mountains and in the fields i will give your wealth and all your treasures away as plunder i will give it away as the price for the sins you have committed throughout your land


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You will lose your hold on the land which I gave to you as a permanent possession. I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you know nothing about. For you have made my anger burn like a fire that will never be put out.”

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you will lose your hold on the land which i gave to you as a permanent possession i will make you serve your enemies in a land that you know nothing about for you have made my anger burn like a fire that will never be put out


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Individuals Are Challenged to Put Their Trust in the Lord The LORD says,“I will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings, who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength, and whose hearts have turned away from the LORD.

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individuals are challenged to put their trust in the lord the lord says i will put a curse on people who trust in mere human beings who depend on mere flesh and blood for their strength and whose hearts have turned away from the lord


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They will be like a shrub in the arid rift valley. They will not experience good things even when they happen. It will be as though they were growing in the stony wastes in the wilderness, in a salt land where no one can live.

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they will be like a shrub in the arid rift valley they will not experience good things even when they happen it will be as though they were growing in the stony wastes in the wilderness in a salt land where no one can live


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They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. It has nothing to fear when the heat comes. Its leaves are always green. It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. It does not stop bearing fruit.

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they will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water it has nothing to fear when the heat comes its leaves are always green it has no need to be concerned in a year of drought it does not stop bearing fruit


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I, the LORD, probe into people’s minds. I examine people’s hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.

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i the lord probe into people s minds i examine people s hearts i deal with each person according to how he has behaved i give them what they deserve based on what they have done


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The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool.”

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the person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them before his life is half over he will lose his ill gotten gains at the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool


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Jeremiah Appeals to the Lord for Vindication Then I said,“LORD, from the very beginning you have been seated on your glorious throne on high. You are the place where we can find refuge.

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jeremiah appeals to the lord for vindication then i said lord from the very beginning you have been seated on your glorious throne on high you are the place where we can find refuge


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You are the one in whom Israel may find hope. All who leave you will suffer shame. Those who turn away from you will be consigned to the netherworld. For they have rejected you, the LORD, the fountain of life.

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you are the one in whom israel may find hope all who leave you will suffer shame those who turn away from you will be consigned to the netherworld for they have rejected you the lord the fountain of life


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LORD, grant me relief from my suffering so that I may have some relief; rescue me from those who persecute me so that I may be rescued, for you give me reason to praise!

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lord grant me relief from my suffering so that i may have some relief rescue me from those who persecute me so that i may be rescued for you give me reason to praise


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Look at what they are saying to me,“Where are the events in the LORD’s message? Let’s see them happen, please!”

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look at what they are saying to me where are the events in the lord s message let s see them happen please


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But I have not pestered you to bring disaster. I have not desired the time of irreparable devastation. You know that. You are fully aware of every word that I have spoken.

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but i have not pestered you to bring disaster i have not desired the time of irreparable devastation you know that you are fully aware of every word that i have spoken


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May those who persecute me be disgraced. Do not let me be disgraced. May they be dismayed. Do not let me be dismayed. Bring days of disaster on them. Bring on them the destruction they deserve.”

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may those who persecute me be disgraced do not let me be disgraced may they be dismayed do not let me be dismayed bring days of disaster on them bring on them the destruction they deserve


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Observance of the Sabbath Day Is a Key to the Future The LORD told me,“Go and stand in the People’s Gate through which the kings of Judah enter and leave the city. Then go and stand in all the other gates of the city of Jerusalem.

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observance of the sabbath day is a key to the future the lord told me go and stand in the people s gate through which the kings of judah enter and leave the city then go and stand in all the other gates of the city of jerusalem


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And then announce to them,‘Listen to the LORD’s message, you kings of Judah, and everyone from Judah, and all you citizens of Jerusalem, those who pass through these gates.

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and then announce to them listen to the lord s message you kings of judah and everyone from judah and all you citizens of jerusalem those who pass through these gates


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The LORD says,‘Be very careful if you value your lives! Do not carry any loads in through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.

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the lord says be very careful if you value your lives do not carry any loads in through the gates of jerusalem on the sabbath day


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Do not carry any loads out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day. But observe the Sabbath day as a day set apart to the LORD, as I commanded your ancestors.

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do not carry any loads out of your houses or do any work on the sabbath day but observe the sabbath day as a day set apart to the lord as i commanded your ancestors


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Your ancestors, however, did not listen to me or pay any attention to me. They stubbornly refused to pay attention or to respond to any discipline.’

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your ancestors however did not listen to me or pay any attention to me they stubbornly refused to pay attention or to respond to any discipline


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The LORD says,‘You must make sure to obey me. You must not bring any loads through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day. You must set the Sabbath day apart to me. You must not do any work on that day.

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the lord says you must make sure to obey me you must not bring any loads through the gates of this city on the sabbath day you must set the sabbath day apart to me you must not do any work on that day


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If you do this, then the kings and princes who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to enter through these gates, as well as their officials and the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. This city will always be filled with people.

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if you do this then the kings and princes who follow in david s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to enter through these gates as well as their officials and the people of judah and the citizens of jerusalem this city will always be filled with people


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Then people will come here from the towns in Judah, from the villages surrounding Jerusalem, from the territory of Benjamin, from the foothills, from the southern hill country, and from the southern part of Judah. They will come bringing offerings to the temple of the LORD: burnt offerings, sacrifices, grain offerings, and incense along with their thank offerings.

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then people will come here from the towns in judah from the villages surrounding jerusalem from the territory of benjamin from the foothills from the southern hill country and from the southern part of judah they will come bringing offerings to the temple of the lord burnt offerings sacrifices grain offerings and incense along with their thank offerings


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But you must obey me and set the Sabbath day apart to me. You must not carry any loads in through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. If you disobey, I will set the gates of Jerusalem on fire. It will burn down all the fortified dwellings in Jerusalem and no one will be able to put it out.’”

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but you must obey me and set the sabbath day apart to me you must not carry any loads in through the gates of jerusalem on the sabbath day if you disobey i will set the gates of jerusalem on fire it will burn down all the fortified dwellings in jerusalem and no one will be able to put it out


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Now and then there would be something wrong with the pot he was molding from the clay with his hands. So he would rework the clay into another kind of pot as he saw fit.

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now and then there would be something wrong with the pot he was molding from the clay with his hands so he would rework the clay into another kind of pot as he saw fit


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“I, the LORD, say:‘O nation of Israel, can I not deal with you as this potter deals with the clay? In my hands, you, O nation of Israel, are just like the clay in this potter’s hand.’

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i the lord say o nation of israel can i not deal with you as this potter deals with the clay in my hands you o nation of israel are just like the clay in this potter s hand


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But if that nation I threatened stops doing wrong, I will cancel the destruction I intended to do to it.

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but if that nation i threatened stops doing wrong i will cancel the destruction i intended to do to it


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But if that nation does what displeases me and does not obey me, then I will cancel the good I promised to do to it.

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but if that nation does what displeases me and does not obey me then i will cancel the good i promised to do to it


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So now, tell the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem this: The LORD says,‘I am preparing to bring disaster on you! I am making plans to punish you. So, every one of you, stop the evil things you have been doing. Correct the way you have been living and do what is right.’

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so now tell the people of judah and the citizens of jerusalem this the lord says i am preparing to bring disaster on you i am making plans to punish you so every one of you stop the evil things you have been doing correct the way you have been living and do what is right


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But they just keep saying,‘We do not care what you say! We will do whatever we want to do! We will continue to behave wickedly and stubbornly!’”

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but they just keep saying we do not care what you say we will do whatever we want to do we will continue to behave wickedly and stubbornly


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Therefore, the LORD says,“Ask the people of other nations whether they have heard of anything like this. Israel should have been like a virgin. But she has done something utterly revolting!

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therefore the lord says ask the people of other nations whether they have heard of anything like this israel should have been like a virgin but she has done something utterly revolting


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Does the snow ever completely vanish from the rocky slopes of Lebanon? Do the cool waters from those distant mountains ever cease to flow?

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does the snow ever completely vanish from the rocky slopes of lebanon do the cool waters from those distant mountains ever cease to flow


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Yet my people have forgotten me and offered sacrifices to worthless idols! This makes them stumble along in the way they live and leave the old reliable path of their fathers. They have left them to walk in bypaths, in roads that are not smooth and level.

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yet my people have forgotten me and offered sacrifices to worthless idols this makes them stumble along in the way they live and leave the old reliable path of their fathers they have left them to walk in bypaths in roads that are not smooth and level


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So their land will become an object of horror. People will forever hiss out their scorn over it. All who pass that way will be filled with horror and will shake their heads in derision.

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so their land will become an object of horror people will forever hiss out their scorn over it all who pass that way will be filled with horror and will shake their heads in derision


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I will scatter them before their enemies like dust blowing in front of a burning east wind. I will turn my back on them and not look favorably on them when disaster strikes them.”

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i will scatter them before their enemies like dust blowing in front of a burning east wind i will turn my back on them and not look favorably on them when disaster strikes them


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Jeremiah Petitions the Lord to Punish Those Who Attack Him Then some people said,“Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God’s word. Come on! Let’s bring charges against him and get rid of him! Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says.”

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jeremiah petitions the lord to punish those who attack him then some people said come on let us consider how to deal with jeremiah there will still be priests to instruct us wise men to give us advice and prophets to declare god s word come on let s bring charges against him and get rid of him then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says


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Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them.

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should good be paid back with evil yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me just remember how i stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them


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So let their children die of starvation. Let them be cut down by the sword. Let their wives lose their husbands and children. Let the older men die of disease and the younger men die by the sword in battle.

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so let their children die of starvation let them be cut down by the sword let their wives lose their husbands and children let the older men die of disease and the younger men die by the sword in battle


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Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

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let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them for they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into


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But you, LORD, know all their plots to kill me. Do not pardon their crimes! Do not ignore their sins as though you had erased them! Let them be brought down in defeat before you! Deal with them while you are still angry!

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but you lord know all their plots to kill me do not pardon their crimes do not ignore their sins as though you had erased them let them be brought down in defeat before you deal with them while you are still angry


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An Object Lesson from a Broken Clay Jar The LORD told Jeremiah,“Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take with you some of the leaders of the people and some of the leaders of the priests.

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an object lesson from a broken clay jar the lord told jeremiah go and buy a clay jar from a potter take with you some of the leaders of the people and some of the leaders of the priests


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Go out to the part of the Hinnom Valley which is near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Announce there what I tell you.

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go out to the part of the hinnom valley which is near the entrance of the potsherd gate announce there what i tell you


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Say,‘Listen to the LORD’s message, you kings of Judah and citizens of Jerusalem! This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, has said,“Look here. I am about to bring a disaster on this place that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it ring!

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say listen to the lord s message you kings of judah and citizens of jerusalem this is what the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel has said look here i am about to bring a disaster on this place that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it ring


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I will do so because these people have rejected me and have defiled this place. They have offered sacrifices in it to other gods which neither they nor their ancestors nor the kings of Judah knew anything about. They have filled it with the blood of innocent children.

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i will do so because these people have rejected me and have defiled this place they have offered sacrifices in it to other gods which neither they nor their ancestors nor the kings of judah knew anything about they have filled it with the blood of innocent children


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They have built places here for worship of the god Baal so that they could sacrifice their children as burnt offerings to him in the fire. Such sacrifices are something I never commanded them to make! They are something I never told them to do! Indeed, such a thing never even entered my mind!

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they have built places here for worship of the god baal so that they could sacrifice their children as burnt offerings to him in the fire such sacrifices are something i never commanded them to make they are something i never told them to do indeed such a thing never even entered my mind


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So I, the LORD, say:“The time will soon come that people will no longer call this place Topheth or the Hinnom Valley. But they will call this valley the Valley of Slaughter!

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so i the lord say the time will soon come that people will no longer call this place topheth or the hinnom valley but they will call this valley the valley of slaughter


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In this place I will thwart the plans of the people of Judah and Jerusalem. I will deliver them over to the power of their enemies who are seeking to kill them. They will die by the sword at the hands of their enemies. I will make their dead bodies food for the birds and wild beasts to eat.

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in this place i will thwart the plans of the people of judah and jerusalem i will deliver them over to the power of their enemies who are seeking to kill them they will die by the sword at the hands of their enemies i will make their dead bodies food for the birds and wild beasts to eat


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I will make this city an object of horror, a thing to be hissed at. All who pass by it will be filled with horror and will hiss out their scorn because of all the disasters that have happened to it.

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i will make this city an object of horror a thing to be hissed at all who pass by it will be filled with horror and will hiss out their scorn because of all the disasters that have happened to it


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I will reduce the people of this city to desperate straits during the siege imposed on it by their enemies who are seeking to kill them. I will make them so desperate that they will eat the flesh of their own sons and daughters and the flesh of one another.”’”

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i will reduce the people of this city to desperate straits during the siege imposed on it by their enemies who are seeking to kill them i will make them so desperate that they will eat the flesh of their own sons and daughters and the flesh of one another


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Tell them the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘I will do just as Jeremiah has done. I will smash this nation and this city as though it were a potter’s vessel which is broken beyond repair. The dead will be buried here in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.’

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tell them the lord of heaven s armies says i will do just as jeremiah has done i will smash this nation and this city as though it were a potter s vessel which is broken beyond repair the dead will be buried here in topheth until there is no more room to bury them


normalized_text: i the lord say that is how i will deal with this city and its citizens i will make it like topheth
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I, the LORD, say:‘That is how I will deal with this city and its citizens. I will make it like Topheth.


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The houses in Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled by dead bodies just like this place, Topheth. For they offered sacrifice to the stars and poured out drink offerings to other gods on the roofs of those houses.’”

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the houses in jerusalem and the houses of the kings of judah will be defiled by dead bodies just like this place topheth for they offered sacrifice to the stars and poured out drink offerings to other gods on the roofs of those houses


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Then Jeremiah left Topheth where the LORD had sent him to give that prophecy. He went to the LORD’s temple and stood in its courtyard and called out to all the people.

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then jeremiah left topheth where the lord had sent him to give that prophecy he went to the lord s temple and stood in its courtyard and called out to all the people


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“The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘I will soon bring on this city and all the towns surrounding it all the disaster I threatened to do to it. I will do so because they have stubbornly refused to pay any attention to what I have said!’”

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the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says i will soon bring on this city and all the towns surrounding it all the disaster i threatened to do to it i will do so because they have stubbornly refused to pay any attention to what i have said


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Jeremiah is Flogged and Put in A Cell Now Pashhur son of Immer heard Jeremiah prophesy these things. He was the priest who was chief of security in the LORD’s temple.

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jeremiah is flogged and put in a cell now pashhur son of immer heard jeremiah prophesy these things he was the priest who was chief of security in the lord s temple


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When he heard Jeremiah’s prophecy, he had the prophet flogged. Then he put him in the stocks which were at the Upper Gate of Benjamin in the LORD’s temple.

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when he heard jeremiah s prophecy he had the prophet flogged then he put him in the stocks which were at the upper gate of benjamin in the lord s temple


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But the next day Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks. When he did, Jeremiah said to him,“The LORD’s name for you is not‘Pashhur’ but‘Terror is Everywhere.’

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but the next day pashhur released jeremiah from the stocks when he did jeremiah said to him the lord s name for you is not pashhur but terror is everywhere


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For the LORD says,‘I will make both you and your friends terrified of what will happen to you. You will see all of them die by the swords of their enemies. I will hand all the people of Judah over to the king of Babylon. He will carry some of them away into exile in Babylon and he will kill others of them with the sword.

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for the lord says i will make both you and your friends terrified of what will happen to you you will see all of them die by the swords of their enemies i will hand all the people of judah over to the king of babylon he will carry some of them away into exile in babylon and he will kill others of them with the sword


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I will hand over all the wealth of this city to their enemies. I will hand over to them all the fruits of the labor of the people of this city and all their prized possessions, as well as all the treasures of the kings of Judah. Their enemies will seize it all as plunder and carry it off to Babylon.

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i will hand over all the wealth of this city to their enemies i will hand over to them all the fruits of the labor of the people of this city and all their prized possessions as well as all the treasures of the kings of judah their enemies will seize it all as plunder and carry it off to babylon


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You, Pashhur, and all your household will go into exile in Babylon. You will die there and you will be buried there. The same thing will happen to all your friends to whom you have prophesied lies.’”

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you pashhur and all your household will go into exile in babylon you will die there and you will be buried there the same thing will happen to all your friends to whom you have prophesied lies


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Jeremiah Complains about the Reaction to His Ministry LORD, you coerced me into being a prophet, and I allowed you to do it. You overcame my resistance and prevailed over me. Now I have become a constant laughingstock. Everyone ridicules me.

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jeremiah complains about the reaction to his ministry lord you coerced me into being a prophet and i allowed you to do it you overcame my resistance and prevailed over me now i have become a constant laughingstock everyone ridicules me


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For whenever I prophesy, I must cry out,“Violence and destruction are coming!” This message from the LORD has made me an object of continual insults and derision.

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for whenever i prophesy i must cry out violence and destruction are coming this message from the lord has made me an object of continual insults and derision


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Sometimes I think,“I will make no mention of his message. I will not speak as his messenger any more.” But then his message becomes like a fire locked up inside of me, burning in my heart and soul. I grow weary of trying to hold it in; I cannot contain it.

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sometimes i think i will make no mention of his message i will not speak as his messenger any more but then his message becomes like a fire locked up inside of me burning in my heart and soul i grow weary of trying to hold it in i cannot contain it


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I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying,“Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say,“Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.

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i hear many whispering words of intrigue against me those who would cause me terror are everywhere they are saying come on let s publicly denounce him all my so called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall they say perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him


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But the LORD is with me to help me like an awe-inspiring warrior. Therefore those who persecute me will fail and will not prevail over me. They will be thoroughly disgraced because they did not succeed. Their disgrace will never be forgotten.

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but the lord is with me to help me like an awe inspiring warrior therefore those who persecute me will fail and will not prevail over me they will be thoroughly disgraced because they did not succeed their disgrace will never be forgotten


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O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, you test and prove the righteous. You see into people’s hearts and minds. Pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause.

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o lord of heaven s armies you test and prove the righteous you see into people s hearts and minds pay them back for what they have done because i trust you to vindicate my cause


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Cursed be the man who made my father very glad when he brought him the news that a baby boy had been born to him!

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cursed be the man who made my father very glad when he brought him the news that a baby boy had been born to him


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May that man be like the cities that the LORD destroyed without showing any mercy. May he hear a cry of distress in the morning and a battle cry at noon.

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may that man be like the cities that the lord destroyed without showing any mercy may he hear a cry of distress in the morning and a battle cry at noon


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For he did not kill me before I came from the womb, making my pregnant mother’s womb my grave forever.

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for he did not kill me before i came from the womb making my pregnant mother s womb my grave forever


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Why did I ever come forth from my mother’s womb? All I experience is trouble and grief, and I spend my days in shame.

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why did i ever come forth from my mother s womb all i experience is trouble and grief and i spend my days in shame


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The Lord Will Hand Jerusalem over to Enemies The LORD spoke to Jeremiah when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malkijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. Zedekiah sent them to Jeremiah to ask,

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the lord will hand jerusalem over to enemies the lord spoke to jeremiah when king zedekiah sent to him pashhur son of malkijah and the priest zephaniah son of maaseiah zedekiah sent them to jeremiah to ask


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“Please ask the LORD to come and help us, because King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is attacking us. Maybe the LORD will perform one of his miracles as in times past and make him stop attacking us and leave.”

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please ask the lord to come and help us because king nebuchadnezzar of babylon is attacking us maybe the lord will perform one of his miracles as in times past and make him stop attacking us and leave


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that the LORD, the God of Israel, says,‘The forces at your disposal are now outside the walls fighting against King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the Babylonians who have you under siege. I will gather those forces back inside the city.

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that the lord the god of israel says the forces at your disposal are now outside the walls fighting against king nebuchadnezzar of babylon and the babylonians who have you under siege i will gather those forces back inside the city


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In anger, in fury, and in wrath I myself will fight against you with my mighty power and great strength!

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in anger in fury and in wrath i myself will fight against you with my mighty power and great strength


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I will kill everything living in Jerusalem, people and animals alike! They will die from terrible diseases.

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i will kill everything living in jerusalem people and animals alike they will die from terrible diseases


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Then I, the LORD, promise that I will hand over King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and any of the people who survive the war, starvation, and disease. I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. He will slaughter them with the sword. He will not show them any mercy, compassion, or pity.’

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then i the lord promise that i will hand over king zedekiah of judah his officials and any of the people who survive the war starvation and disease i will hand them over to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them he will slaughter them with the sword he will not show them any mercy compassion or pity


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“But tell the people of Jerusalem that the LORD says,‘I will give you a choice between two courses of action. One will result in life; the other will result in death.

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but tell the people of jerusalem that the lord says i will give you a choice between two courses of action one will result in life the other will result in death


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Those who stay in this city will die in battle or of starvation or disease. Those who leave the city and surrender to the Babylonians who are besieging it will live. They will escape with their lives.

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those who stay in this city will die in battle or of starvation or disease those who leave the city and surrender to the babylonians who are besieging it will live they will escape with their lives


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For I, the LORD, say that I am determined not to deliver this city but to bring disaster on it. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon and he will destroy it with fire.’”

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for i the lord say that i am determined not to deliver this city but to bring disaster on it it will be handed over to the king of babylon and he will destroy it with fire


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Warnings to the Royal Court The LORD told me to say to the royal court of Judah,“Listen to the LORD’s message,

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warnings to the royal court the lord told me to say to the royal court of judah listen to the lord s message


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O royal family descended from David. The LORD says:‘See to it that people each day are judged fairly. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Otherwise, my wrath will blaze out against you. It will burn like a fire that cannot be put out because of the evil that you have done.

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o royal family descended from david the lord says see to it that people each day are judged fairly deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them otherwise my wrath will blaze out against you it will burn like a fire that cannot be put out because of the evil that you have done


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Listen, you who sit enthroned above the valley on a rocky plateau. I am opposed to you,’ says the LORD.‘You boast,“No one can swoop down on us. No one can penetrate into our places of refuge.”

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listen you who sit enthroned above the valley on a rocky plateau i am opposed to you says the lord you boast no one can swoop down on us no one can penetrate into our places of refuge


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But I will punish you as your deeds deserve,’ says the LORD.‘I will set fire to your palace; it will burn up everything around it.’”

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but i will punish you as your deeds deserve says the lord i will set fire to your palace it will burn up everything around it


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Say:‘Listen, O king of Judah who follows in David’s succession. You, your officials, and your subjects who pass through the gates of this palace must listen to the LORD’s message.

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say listen o king of judah who follows in david s succession you your officials and your subjects who pass through the gates of this palace must listen to the lord s message


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The LORD says,“Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.

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the lord says do what is just and right deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them do not exploit or mistreat resident foreigners who live in your land children who have no fathers or widows do not kill innocent people in this land


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If you are careful to obey these commands, then the kings who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace, as will their officials and their subjects.

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if you are careful to obey these commands then the kings who follow in david s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace as will their officials and their subjects


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But, if you do not obey these commands, I solemnly swear that this palace will become a pile of rubble. I, the LORD, affirm it!”

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but if you do not obey these commands i solemnly swear that this palace will become a pile of rubble i the lord affirm it


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“‘For the LORD says concerning the palace of the king of Judah,“This place looks like a veritable forest of Gilead to me. It is like the wooded heights of Lebanon in my eyes. But I swear that I will make it like a wilderness whose towns have all been deserted.

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for the lord says concerning the palace of the king of judah this place looks like a veritable forest of gilead to me it is like the wooded heights of lebanon in my eyes but i swear that i will make it like a wilderness whose towns have all been deserted


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I will send men against it to destroy it with their axes and hatchets. They will hack up its fine cedar panels and columns and throw them into the fire.

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i will send men against it to destroy it with their axes and hatchets they will hack up its fine cedar panels and columns and throw them into the fire


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“‘People from other nations will pass by this city. They will ask one another,“Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?”

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people from other nations will pass by this city they will ask one another why has the lord done such a thing to this great city


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The answer will come back,“It is because they broke their covenant with the LORD their God and worshiped and served other gods.”

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the answer will come back it is because they broke their covenant with the lord their god and worshiped and served other gods


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Judgment on Jehoahaz“‘Do not weep for the king who was killed. Do not grieve for him. But weep mournfully for the king who has gone into exile. For he will never return to see his native land again.

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judgment on jehoahaz do not weep for the king who was killed do not grieve for him but weep mournfully for the king who has gone into exile for he will never return to see his native land again


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“‘For the LORD has spoken about Shallum son of Josiah, who succeeded his father as king of Judah but was carried off into exile. He has said,“He will never return to this land.

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for the lord has spoken about shallum son of josiah who succeeded his father as king of judah but was carried off into exile he has said he will never return to this land


normalized_text: for he will die in the country where they took him as a captive he will never see this land again
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For he will die in the country where they took him as a captive. He will never see this land again.”


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Judgment on Jehoiakim“‘Sure to be judged is the king who builds his palace using injustice and treats people unfairly while adding its upper rooms. He makes his countrymen work for him for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor.

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judgment on jehoiakim sure to be judged is the king who builds his palace using injustice and treats people unfairly while adding its upper rooms he makes his countrymen work for him for nothing he does not pay them for their labor


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He says,“I will build myself a large palace with spacious upper rooms.” He cuts windows in its walls, panels it with cedar, and paints its rooms red.

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he says i will build myself a large palace with spacious upper rooms he cuts windows in its walls panels it with cedar and paints its rooms red


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Does it make you any more of a king that you outstrip everyone else in building with cedar? Just think about your father. He was content that he had food and drink. He did what was just and right. So things went well with him.

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does it make you any more of a king that you outstrip everyone else in building with cedar just think about your father he was content that he had food and drink he did what was just and right so things went well with him


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He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.’ The LORD says,‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.’

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he upheld the cause of the poor and needy so things went well for judah the lord says that is a good example of what it means to know me


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But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.

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but you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression


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So the LORD has this to say about Josiah’s son, King Jehoiakim of Judah: People will not mourn for him, saying,“This makes me sad, my brother! This makes me sad, my sister!” They will not mourn for him, saying,“Poor, poor lord! Poor, poor majesty!”

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so the lord has this to say about josiah s son king jehoiakim of judah people will not mourn for him saying this makes me sad my brother this makes me sad my sister they will not mourn for him saying poor poor lord poor poor majesty


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He will be left unburied just like a dead donkey. His body will be dragged off and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.’”

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he will be left unburied just like a dead donkey his body will be dragged off and thrown outside the gates of jerusalem


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Warning to Jerusalem People of Jerusalem, go up to Lebanon and cry out in mourning. Go to the land of Bashan and cry out loudly. Cry out in mourning from the mountains of Moab. For your allies have all been defeated.

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warning to jerusalem people of jerusalem go up to lebanon and cry out in mourning go to the land of bashan and cry out loudly cry out in mourning from the mountains of moab for your allies have all been defeated


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While you were feeling secure I gave you warning. But you said,“I refuse to listen to you.” That is the way you have acted from your earliest history onward. Indeed, you have never paid attention to me.

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while you were feeling secure i gave you warning but you said i refuse to listen to you that is the way you have acted from your earliest history onward indeed you have never paid attention to me


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My judgment will carry off all your leaders like a storm wind! Your allies will go into captivity. Then you will certainly be disgraced and put to shame because of all the wickedness you have done.

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my judgment will carry off all your leaders like a storm wind your allies will go into captivity then you will certainly be disgraced and put to shame because of all the wickedness you have done


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You may feel as secure as a bird nesting in the cedars of Lebanon. But oh how you will groan when the pains of judgment come on you. They will be like those of a woman giving birth to a baby.

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you may feel as secure as a bird nesting in the cedars of lebanon but oh how you will groan when the pains of judgment come on you they will be like those of a woman giving birth to a baby


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Jeconiah Will Be Permanently Exiled The LORD says,“As surely as I am the living God, you, Jeconiah, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, will not be the earthly representative of my authority. Indeed, I will take that right away from you.

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jeconiah will be permanently exiled the lord says as surely as i am the living god you jeconiah king of judah son of jehoiakim will not be the earthly representative of my authority indeed i will take that right away from you


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I will hand you over to those who want to take your life and of whom you are afraid. I will hand you over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his Babylonian soldiers.

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i will hand you over to those who want to take your life and of whom you are afraid i will hand you over to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon and his babylonian soldiers


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I will force you and your mother who gave you birth into exile. You will be exiled to a country where neither of you were born, and you will both die there.

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i will force you and your mother who gave you birth into exile you will be exiled to a country where neither of you were born and you will both die there


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This man, Jeconiah, will be like a broken pot someone threw away. He will be like a clay vessel that no one wants. Why will he and his children be forced into exile? Why will they be thrown out into a country they know nothing about?

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this man jeconiah will be like a broken pot someone threw away he will be like a clay vessel that no one wants why will he and his children be forced into exile why will they be thrown out into a country they know nothing about


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The LORD says,“Enroll this man in the register as though he were childless. Enroll him as a man who will not enjoy success during his lifetime. For none of his sons will succeed in occupying the throne of David or ever succeed in ruling over Judah.”

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the lord says enroll this man in the register as though he were childless enroll him as a man who will not enjoy success during his lifetime for none of his sons will succeed in occupying the throne of david or ever succeed in ruling over judah


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New Leaders over a Regathered Remnant The LORD says,“The leaders of my people are sure to be judged. They were supposed to watch over my people like shepherds watch over their sheep. But they are causing my people to be destroyed and scattered.

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new leaders over a regathered remnant the lord says the leaders of my people are sure to be judged they were supposed to watch over my people like shepherds watch over their sheep but they are causing my people to be destroyed and scattered


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So the LORD God of Israel has this to say about the leaders who are ruling over his people:“You have caused my people to be dispersed and driven into exile. You have not taken care of them. So I will punish you for the evil that you have done. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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so the lord god of israel has this to say about the leaders who are ruling over his people you have caused my people to be dispersed and driven into exile you have not taken care of them so i will punish you for the evil that you have done i the lord affirm it


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Then I myself will regather those of my people who are still alive from all the countries where I have driven them. I will bring them back to their homeland. They will greatly increase in number.

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then i myself will regather those of my people who are still alive from all the countries where i have driven them i will bring them back to their homeland they will greatly increase in number


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I will install rulers over them who will care for them. Then they will no longer need to fear or be terrified. None of them will turn up missing. I, the LORD, promise it!

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i will install rulers over them who will care for them then they will no longer need to fear or be terrified none of them will turn up missing i the lord promise it


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“I, the LORD, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.

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i the lord promise that a new time will certainly come when i will raise up for them a righteous branch a descendant of david he will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land


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Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by:‘The LORD has provided us with justice.’

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under his rule judah will enjoy safety and israel will live in security this is the name he will go by the lord has provided us with justice


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“So I, the LORD, say:‘A new time will certainly come. People now affirm their oaths with“I swear as surely as the LORD lives who delivered the people of Israel out of Egypt.”

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so i the lord say a new time will certainly come people now affirm their oaths with i swear as surely as the lord lives who delivered the people of israel out of egypt


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But at that time they will affirm them with“I swear as surely as the LORD lives who delivered the descendants of the former nation of Israel from the land of the north and from all the other lands where he had banished them.” At that time they will live in their own land.’”

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but at that time they will affirm them with i swear as surely as the lord lives who delivered the descendants of the former nation of israel from the land of the north and from all the other lands where he had banished them at that time they will live in their own land


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Oracles Against the False Prophets Here is what the LORD says concerning the false prophets: My heart and my mind are deeply disturbed. I tremble all over. I am like a drunk person, like a person who has had too much wine, because of the way the LORD and his holy word are being mistreated.

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oracles against the false prophets here is what the lord says concerning the false prophets my heart and my mind are deeply disturbed i tremble all over i am like a drunk person like a person who has had too much wine because of the way the lord and his holy word are being mistreated


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For the land is full of people unfaithful to him. They live wicked lives and they misuse their power. So the land is dried up because it is under his curse. The pastures in the wilderness are withered.

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for the land is full of people unfaithful to him they live wicked lives and they misuse their power so the land is dried up because it is under his curse the pastures in the wilderness are withered


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Moreover, the LORD says,“Both the prophets and priests are godless. I have even found them doing evil in my temple!

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moreover the lord says both the prophets and priests are godless i have even found them doing evil in my temple


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So the paths they follow will be dark and slippery. They will stumble and fall headlong. For I will bring disaster on them. A day of reckoning is coming for them.” The LORD affirms it!

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so the paths they follow will be dark and slippery they will stumble and fall headlong for i will bring disaster on them a day of reckoning is coming for them the lord affirms it


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The LORD says,“I saw the prophets of Samaria doing something that was disgusting. They prophesied in the name of the god Baal and led my people Israel astray.

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the lord says i saw the prophets of samaria doing something that was disgusting they prophesied in the name of the god baal and led my people israel astray


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But I see the prophets of Jerusalem doing something just as shocking. They are unfaithful to me and continually prophesy lies. So they give encouragement to people who are doing evil, with the result that they do not stop their evildoing. I consider all of them as bad as the people of Sodom, and the citizens of Jerusalem as bad as the people of Gomorrah.

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but i see the prophets of jerusalem doing something just as shocking they are unfaithful to me and continually prophesy lies so they give encouragement to people who are doing evil with the result that they do not stop their evildoing i consider all of them as bad as the people of sodom and the citizens of jerusalem as bad as the people of gomorrah


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So then I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, have something to say concerning the prophets of Jerusalem:‘I will make these prophets eat the bitter food of suffering and drink the poison water of judgment. For the prophets of Jerusalem are the reason that ungodliness has spread throughout the land.’”

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so then i the lord of heaven s armies have something to say concerning the prophets of jerusalem i will make these prophets eat the bitter food of suffering and drink the poison water of judgment for the prophets of jerusalem are the reason that ungodliness has spread throughout the land


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The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says to the people of Jerusalem:“Do not listen to what those prophets are saying to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They are reporting visions of their own imaginations, not something the LORD has given them to say.

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the lord of heaven s armies says to the people of jerusalem do not listen to what those prophets are saying to you they are filling you with false hopes they are reporting visions of their own imaginations not something the lord has given them to say


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They continually say to those who reject what the LORD has said,‘Things will go well for you!’ They say to all those who follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts,‘Nothing bad will happen to you!’

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they continually say to those who reject what the lord has said things will go well for you they say to all those who follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts nothing bad will happen to you


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Yet which of them has ever stood in the LORD’s inner circle so they could see and hear what he has to say? Which of them have ever paid attention or listened to what he has said?

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yet which of them has ever stood in the lord s inner circle so they could see and hear what he has to say which of them have ever paid attention or listened to what he has said


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But just watch! The wrath of the LORD will come like a storm! Like a raging storm it will rage down on the heads of those who are wicked.

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but just watch the wrath of the lord will come like a storm like a raging storm it will rage down on the heads of those who are wicked


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The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he has fully carried out his intended purposes. In days to come you people will come to understand this clearly.

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the anger of the lord will not turn back until he has fully carried out his intended purposes in days to come you people will come to understand this clearly


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I did not send those prophets. Yet they were in a hurry to give their message. I did not tell them anything. Yet they prophesied anyway.

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i did not send those prophets yet they were in a hurry to give their message i did not tell them anything yet they prophesied anyway


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But if they had stood in my inner circle, they would have proclaimed my message to my people. They would have caused my people to turn from their wicked ways and stop doing the evil things they are doing.

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but if they had stood in my inner circle they would have proclaimed my message to my people they would have caused my people to turn from their wicked ways and stop doing the evil things they are doing


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“Do you really think anyone can hide himself where I cannot see him?” the LORD asks.“Do you not know that I am everywhere?” the LORD asks.

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do you really think anyone can hide himself where i cannot see him the lord asks do you not know that i am everywhere the lord asks


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The LORD says,“I have heard what those prophets who are prophesying lies in my name are saying. They are saying,‘I have had a dream! I have had a dream!’

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the lord says i have heard what those prophets who are prophesying lies in my name are saying they are saying i have had a dream i have had a dream


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How long will they go on plotting to make my people forget who I am through the dreams they tell one another? That is just as bad as what their ancestors did when they forgot who I am by worshiping the god Baal.

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how long will they go on plotting to make my people forget who i am through the dreams they tell one another that is just as bad as what their ancestors did when they forgot who i am by worshiping the god baal


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Let the prophet who has had a dream go ahead and tell his dream. Let the person who has received my message report that message faithfully. What is like straw cannot compare to what is like grain! I, the LORD, affirm it!

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let the prophet who has had a dream go ahead and tell his dream let the person who has received my message report that message faithfully what is like straw cannot compare to what is like grain i the lord affirm it


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My message is like a fire that purges dross! It is like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces! I, the LORD, so affirm it!

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my message is like a fire that purges dross it is like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces i the lord so affirm it


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So I, the LORD, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who steal messages from one another that they claim are from me.

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so i the lord affirm that i am opposed to those prophets who steal messages from one another that they claim are from me


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I, the LORD, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who are using their own tongues to declare,‘The LORD declares….’

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i the lord affirm that i am opposed to those prophets who are using their own tongues to declare the lord declares


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I, the LORD, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who dream up lies and report them. They are misleading my people with their reckless lies. I did not send them. I did not commission them. They are not helping these people at all. I, the LORD, affirm it!”

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i the lord affirm that i am opposed to those prophets who dream up lies and report them they are misleading my people with their reckless lies i did not send them i did not commission them they are not helping these people at all i the lord affirm it


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The LORD said to me,“Jeremiah, when one of these people, or a prophet, or a priest asks you,‘What burdensome message do you have from the LORD?’Tell them,‘You are the burden, and I will cast you away. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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the lord said to me jeremiah when one of these people or a prophet or a priest asks you what burdensome message do you have from the lord tell them you are the burden and i will cast you away i the lord affirm it


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I will punish any prophet, priest, or other person who says“The LORD’s message is burdensome.” I will punish both that person and his whole family.’”

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i will punish any prophet priest or other person who says the lord s message is burdensome i will punish both that person and his whole family


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So I, Jeremiah, tell you,“Each of you people should say to his friend or his relative,‘How did the LORD answer? Or what did the LORD say?’

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so i jeremiah tell you each of you people should say to his friend or his relative how did the lord answer or what did the lord say


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You must no longer say that the LORD’s message is burdensome. For what is‘burdensome’ really pertains to what a person himself says. You are misrepresenting the words of our God, the living God, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

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you must no longer say that the lord s message is burdensome for what is burdensome really pertains to what a person himself says you are misrepresenting the words of our god the living god the lord of heaven s armies


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Each of you should merely ask the prophet,‘What answer did the LORD give you? Or what did the LORD say?’

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each of you should merely ask the prophet what answer did the lord give you or what did the lord say


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But just suppose you continue to say,‘The message of the LORD is burdensome.’ Here is what the LORD says will happen:‘I sent word to you that you must not say,“The LORD’s message is burdensome.” But you used the words“The LORD’s message is burdensome” anyway.

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but just suppose you continue to say the message of the lord is burdensome here is what the lord says will happen i sent word to you that you must not say the lord s message is burdensome but you used the words the lord s message is burdensome anyway


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So I will carry you far off and throw you away. I will send both you and the city I gave to you and to your ancestors out of my sight.

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so i will carry you far off and throw you away i will send both you and the city i gave to you and to your ancestors out of my sight


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Good Figs and Bad Figs The LORD showed me two baskets of figs sitting before his temple. This happened after King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon deported Jehoiakim’s son, King Jeconiah of Judah. He deported him and the leaders of Judah from Jerusalem, along with the craftsmen and metal workers, and took them to Babylon.

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good figs and bad figs the lord showed me two baskets of figs sitting before his temple this happened after king nebuchadnezzar of babylon deported jehoiakim s son king jeconiah of judah he deported him and the leaders of judah from jerusalem along with the craftsmen and metal workers and took them to babylon


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One basket had very good-looking figs in it. They looked like those that had ripened early. The other basket had very bad-looking figs in it, so bad they could not be eaten.

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one basket had very good looking figs in it they looked like those that had ripened early the other basket had very bad looking figs in it so bad they could not be eaten


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The LORD said to me,“What do you see, Jeremiah?” I answered,“I see figs. The good ones look very good. But the bad ones look very bad, so bad that they cannot be eaten.”

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the lord said to me what do you see jeremiah i answered i see figs the good ones look very good but the bad ones look very bad so bad that they cannot be eaten


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“I, the LORD, the God of Israel, say:‘The exiles of Judah whom I sent away from here to the land of Babylon are like those good figs. I consider them to be good.

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i the lord the god of israel say the exiles of judah whom i sent away from here to the land of babylon are like those good figs i consider them to be good


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I will look after their welfare and will restore them to this land. There I will build them up and will not tear them down. I will plant them firmly in the land and will not uproot them.

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i will look after their welfare and will restore them to this land there i will build them up and will not tear them down i will plant them firmly in the land and will not uproot them


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I will give them the desire to acknowledge that I am the LORD. I will be their God and they will be my people. For they will wholeheartedly return to me.’

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i will give them the desire to acknowledge that i am the lord i will be their god and they will be my people for they will wholeheartedly return to me


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“I, the LORD, also solemnly assert:‘King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and the people who remain in Jerusalem or who have gone to live in Egypt are like those bad figs. I consider them to be just like those bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten.

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i the lord also solemnly assert king zedekiah of judah his officials and the people who remain in jerusalem or who have gone to live in egypt are like those bad figs i consider them to be just like those bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten


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I will bring such disaster on them that all the kingdoms of the earth will be horrified. I will make them an object of reproach, a proverbial example of disaster. I will make them an object of ridicule, an example to be used in curses. That is how they will be remembered wherever I banish them.

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i will bring such disaster on them that all the kingdoms of the earth will be horrified i will make them an object of reproach a proverbial example of disaster i will make them an object of ridicule an example to be used in curses that is how they will be remembered wherever i banish them


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I will bring war, starvation, and disease on them until they are completely destroyed from the land I gave them and their ancestors.’”

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i will bring war starvation and disease on them until they are completely destroyed from the land i gave them and their ancestors


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Seventy Years of Servitude for Failure to Give Heed In the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah, the LORD spoke to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah.(That was the same as the first year that Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon.)

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seventy years of servitude for failure to give heed in the fourth year that jehoiakim son of josiah was king of judah the lord spoke to jeremiah concerning all the people of judah that was the same as the first year that nebuchadnezzar was king of babylon


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So the prophet Jeremiah spoke to all the people of Judah and to all the people who were living in Jerusalem.

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so the prophet jeremiah spoke to all the people of judah and to all the people who were living in jerusalem


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“For the last twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon was ruling in Judah until now, the LORD’s messages have come to me and I have told them to you over and over again. But you would not listen.

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for the last twenty three years from the thirteenth year that josiah son of amon was ruling in judah until now the lord s messages have come to me and i have told them to you over and over again but you would not listen


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Over and over again the LORD has sent his servants the prophets to you. But you have not listened or paid attention.

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over and over again the lord has sent his servants the prophets to you but you have not listened or paid attention


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He said through them,‘Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and stop doing the evil things you are doing. If you do, I will allow you to continue to live here in the land that I gave to you and your ancestors as a lasting possession.

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he said through them each of you must turn from your wicked ways and stop doing the evil things you are doing if you do i will allow you to continue to live here in the land that i gave to you and your ancestors as a lasting possession


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Do not pay allegiance to other gods and worship and serve them. Do not make me angry by the things that you do. Then I will not cause you any harm.’

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do not pay allegiance to other gods and worship and serve them do not make me angry by the things that you do then i will not cause you any harm


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So, now the LORD says,‘You have not listened to me. But you have made me angry by the things that you have done. Thus you have brought harm on yourselves.’

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so now the lord says you have not listened to me but you have made me angry by the things that you have done thus you have brought harm on yourselves


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So I, the LORD, affirm that I will send for all the peoples of the north and my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and all the nations that surround it. I will utterly destroy this land, its inhabitants, and all the nations that surround it and make them everlasting ruins. I will make them objects of horror and hissing scorn.

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so i the lord affirm that i will send for all the peoples of the north and my servant king nebuchadnezzar of babylon i will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and all the nations that surround it i will utterly destroy this land its inhabitants and all the nations that surround it and make them everlasting ruins i will make them objects of horror and hissing scorn


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I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, to the glad celebration of brides and grooms in these lands. I will put an end to the sound of people grinding meal. I will put an end to lamps shining in their houses.

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i will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness to the glad celebration of brides and grooms in these lands i will put an end to the sound of people grinding meal i will put an end to lamps shining in their houses


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This whole area will become a desolate wasteland. These nations will be subject to the king of Babylon for seventy years.’

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this whole area will become a desolate wasteland these nations will be subject to the king of babylon for seventy years


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“‘But when the seventy years are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation for their sins. I will make the land of Babylon an everlasting ruin. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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but when the seventy years are over i will punish the king of babylon and his nation for their sins i will make the land of babylon an everlasting ruin i the lord affirm it


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I will bring on that land everything that I said I would. I will bring on it everything that is written in this book. I will bring on it everything that Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations.

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i will bring on that land everything that i said i would i will bring on it everything that is written in this book i will bring on it everything that jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations


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For many nations and great kings will make slaves of the king of Babylon and his nation too. I will repay them for all they have done!’”

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for many nations and great kings will make slaves of the king of babylon and his nation too i will repay them for all they have done


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Judah and the Nations Will Experience God’s Wrath So the LORD, the God of Israel, spoke to me in a vision.“Take this cup from my hand. It is filled with the wine of my wrath. Take it and make the nations to whom I send you drink it.

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judah and the nations will experience god s wrath so the lord the god of israel spoke to me in a vision take this cup from my hand it is filled with the wine of my wrath take it and make the nations to whom i send you drink it


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When they have drunk it, they will stagger to and fro and act insane. For I will send wars sweeping through them.”

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when they have drunk it they will stagger to and fro and act insane for i will send wars sweeping through them


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So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand. I made all the nations to whom he sent me drink the wine of his wrath.

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so i took the cup from the lord s hand i made all the nations to whom he sent me drink the wine of his wrath


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I made Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and its officials drink it. I did it so Judah would become a ruin. I did it so Judah, its kings, and its officials would become an object of horror and of hissing scorn, an example used in curses. Such is already becoming the case!

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i made jerusalem and the cities of judah its kings and its officials drink it i did it so judah would become a ruin i did it so judah its kings and its officials would become an object of horror and of hissing scorn an example used in curses such is already becoming the case


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I made all of these other people drink it: Pharaoh, king of Egypt; his attendants, his officials, his people,

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i made all of these other people drink it pharaoh king of egypt his attendants his officials his people


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the foreigners living in Egypt; all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the land of the Philistines, the people of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, the people who had been left alive from Ashdod;

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the foreigners living in egypt all the kings of the land of uz all the kings of the land of the philistines the people of ashkelon gaza ekron the people who had been left alive from ashdod


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all the kings of the north, whether near or far from one another; and all the other kingdoms which are on the face of the earth. After all of them have drunk the wine of the LORD’s wrath, the king of Babylon must drink it.

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all the kings of the north whether near or far from one another and all the other kingdoms which are on the face of the earth after all of them have drunk the wine of the lord s wrath the king of babylon must drink it


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Then the LORD said to me,“Tell them that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘Drink this cup until you get drunk and vomit. Drink until you fall down and can’t get up. For I will send wars sweeping through you.’

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then the lord said to me tell them that the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says drink this cup until you get drunk and vomit drink until you fall down and can t get up for i will send wars sweeping through you


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If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, tell them that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says‘You most certainly must drink it!

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if they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it tell them that the lord of heaven s armies says you most certainly must drink it


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For take note, I am already beginning to bring disaster on the city that I call my own. So how can you possibly avoid being punished? You will not go unpunished! For I am proclaiming war against all who live on the earth. I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, affirm it!’

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for take note i am already beginning to bring disaster on the city that i call my own so how can you possibly avoid being punished you will not go unpunished for i am proclaiming war against all who live on the earth i the lord of heaven s armies affirm it


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“Then, Jeremiah, make the following prophecy against them:‘Like a lion about to attack, the LORD will roar from the heights of heaven; from his holy dwelling on high he will roar loudly. He will roar mightily against his land. He will shout in triumph like those stomping juice from the grapes against all those who live on the earth.

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then jeremiah make the following prophecy against them like a lion about to attack the lord will roar from the heights of heaven from his holy dwelling on high he will roar loudly he will roar mightily against his land he will shout in triumph like those stomping juice from the grapes against all those who live on the earth


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The sounds of battle will resound to the ends of the earth. For the LORD will bring charges against the nations. He will pass judgment on all humankind and will hand the wicked over to be killed in war.’ The LORD so affirms it!

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the sounds of battle will resound to the ends of the earth for the lord will bring charges against the nations he will pass judgment on all humankind and will hand the wicked over to be killed in war the lord so affirms it


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The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘Disaster will soon come on one nation after another. A mighty storm of military destruction is rising up from the distant parts of the earth.’

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the lord of heaven s armies says disaster will soon come on one nation after another a mighty storm of military destruction is rising up from the distant parts of the earth


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Those who have been killed by the LORD at that time will be scattered from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned over, gathered up, or buried. Their dead bodies will lie scattered over the ground like manure.

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those who have been killed by the lord at that time will be scattered from one end of the earth to the other they will not be mourned over gathered up or buried their dead bodies will lie scattered over the ground like manure


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Wail and cry out in anguish, you rulers! Roll in the dust, you who shepherd flocks of people! The time for you to be slaughtered has come. You will lie scattered and fallen like broken pieces of fine pottery.

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wail and cry out in anguish you rulers roll in the dust you who shepherd flocks of people the time for you to be slaughtered has come you will lie scattered and fallen like broken pieces of fine pottery


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The leaders will not be able to run away and hide. The shepherds of the flocks will not be able to escape.

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the leaders will not be able to run away and hide the shepherds of the flocks will not be able to escape


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Listen to the cries of anguish of the leaders. Listen to the wails of the shepherds of the flocks. They are wailing because the LORD is about to destroy their lands.

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listen to the cries of anguish of the leaders listen to the wails of the shepherds of the flocks they are wailing because the lord is about to destroy their lands


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The LORD is like a lion who has left his lair. So their lands will certainly be laid waste by the warfare of the oppressive nation and by the fierce anger of the LORD.”

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the lord is like a lion who has left his lair so their lands will certainly be laid waste by the warfare of the oppressive nation and by the fierce anger of the lord


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Jeremiah Is Put on Trial as a False Prophet The LORD spoke to Jeremiah at the beginning of the reign of Josiah’s son, King Jehoiakim of Judah.

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jeremiah is put on trial as a false prophet the lord spoke to jeremiah at the beginning of the reign of josiah s son king jehoiakim of judah


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The LORD said,“Go stand in the courtyard of the LORD’s temple. Speak out to all the people who are coming from the towns of Judah to worship in the LORD’s temple. Tell them everything I command you to tell them. Do not leave out a single word!

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the lord said go stand in the courtyard of the lord s temple speak out to all the people who are coming from the towns of judah to worship in the lord s temple tell them everything i command you to tell them do not leave out a single word


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Maybe they will pay attention and each of them will stop living the evil way they do. If they do that, then I will forgo destroying them as I had intended to do because of the wicked things they have been doing.

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maybe they will pay attention and each of them will stop living the evil way they do if they do that then i will forgo destroying them as i had intended to do because of the wicked things they have been doing


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Tell them that the LORD says,‘You must obey me! You must live according to the way I have instructed you in my laws.

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tell them that the lord says you must obey me you must live according to the way i have instructed you in my laws


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You must pay attention to the exhortations of my servants the prophets. I have sent them to you over and over again. But you have not paid any attention to them.

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you must pay attention to the exhortations of my servants the prophets i have sent them to you over and over again but you have not paid any attention to them


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If you do not obey me, then I will do to this temple what I did to Shiloh. And I will make this city an example to be used in curses by people from all the nations on the earth.’”

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if you do not obey me then i will do to this temple what i did to shiloh and i will make this city an example to be used in curses by people from all the nations on the earth


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Jeremiah had just barely finished saying all the LORD had commanded him to say to all the people. All at once some of the priests, the prophets, and the people grabbed him and shouted,“You deserve to die!

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jeremiah had just barely finished saying all the lord had commanded him to say to all the people all at once some of the priests the prophets and the people grabbed him and shouted you deserve to die


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How dare you claim the LORD’s authority to prophesy such things! How dare you claim his authority to prophesy that this temple will become like Shiloh and that this city will become an uninhabited ruin!” Then all the people crowded around Jeremiah in the LORD’s temple.

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how dare you claim the lord s authority to prophesy such things how dare you claim his authority to prophesy that this temple will become like shiloh and that this city will become an uninhabited ruin then all the people crowded around jeremiah in the lord s temple


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However, some of the officials of Judah heard about what was happening and they rushed up to the LORD’s temple from the royal palace. They set up court at the entrance of the New Gate of the LORD’s temple.

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however some of the officials of judah heard about what was happening and they rushed up to the lord s temple from the royal palace they set up court at the entrance of the new gate of the lord s temple


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Then the priests and the prophets made their charges before the officials and all the people. They said,“This man should be condemned to die because he prophesied against this city. You have heard him do so with your own ears.”

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then the priests and the prophets made their charges before the officials and all the people they said this man should be condemned to die because he prophesied against this city you have heard him do so with your own ears


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Then Jeremiah made his defense before all the officials and all the people.“The LORD sent me to prophesy everything you have heard me say against this temple and against this city.

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then jeremiah made his defense before all the officials and all the people the lord sent me to prophesy everything you have heard me say against this temple and against this city


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But correct the way you have been living and do what is right. Obey the LORD your God. If you do, the LORD will forgo destroying you as he threatened he would.

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but correct the way you have been living and do what is right obey the lord your god if you do the lord will forgo destroying you as he threatened he would


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But you should take careful note of this: If you put me to death, you will bring on yourselves and this city and those who live in it the guilt of murdering an innocent man. For the LORD has sent me to speak all this where you can hear it. That is the truth!”

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but you should take careful note of this if you put me to death you will bring on yourselves and this city and those who live in it the guilt of murdering an innocent man for the lord has sent me to speak all this where you can hear it that is the truth


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Then the officials and all the people rendered their verdict to the priests and the prophets. They said,“This man should not be condemned to die. For he has spoken to us under the authority of the LORD our God.”

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then the officials and all the people rendered their verdict to the priests and the prophets they said this man should not be condemned to die for he has spoken to us under the authority of the lord our god


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Then some of the elders of Judah stepped forward and spoke to all the people gathered there. They said,

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then some of the elders of judah stepped forward and spoke to all the people gathered there they said


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“Micah from Moresheth prophesied during the time Hezekiah was king of Judah. He told all the people of Judah,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,“Zion will become a plowed field. Jerusalem will become a pile of rubble. The temple mount will become a mere wooded ridge.”’

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micah from moresheth prophesied during the time hezekiah was king of judah he told all the people of judah the lord of heaven s armies says zion will become a plowed field jerusalem will become a pile of rubble the temple mount will become a mere wooded ridge


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King Hezekiah and all the people of Judah did not put him to death, did they? Did not Hezekiah show reverence for the LORD and seek the LORD’s favor? Did not the LORD forgo destroying them as he threatened he would? But we are on the verge of bringing great disaster on ourselves.”

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king hezekiah and all the people of judah did not put him to death did they did not hezekiah show reverence for the lord and seek the lord s favor did not the lord forgo destroying them as he threatened he would but we are on the verge of bringing great disaster on ourselves


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Now there was another man who prophesied as the LORD’s representative against this city and this land just as Jeremiah did. His name was Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath Jearim.

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now there was another man who prophesied as the lord s representative against this city and this land just as jeremiah did his name was uriah son of shemaiah from kiriath jearim


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When King Jehoiakim and all his bodyguards and officials heard what he was prophesying, the king sought to have him executed. But Uriah found out about it and fled to Egypt out of fear.

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when king jehoiakim and all his bodyguards and officials heard what he was prophesying the king sought to have him executed but uriah found out about it and fled to egypt out of fear


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and they brought Uriah back from there. They took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him executed and had his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.

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and they brought uriah back from there they took him to king jehoiakim who had him executed and had his body thrown into the burial place of the common people


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However, Ahikam son of Shaphan used his influence to keep Jeremiah from being handed over and executed by the people.

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however ahikam son of shaphan used his influence to keep jeremiah from being handed over and executed by the people


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Jeremiah Counsels Submission to Babylon The LORD spoke to Jeremiah early in the reign of Josiah’s son, King Zedekiah of Judah.

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jeremiah counsels submission to babylon the lord spoke to jeremiah early in the reign of josiah s son king zedekiah of judah


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Use it to send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon. Send them through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to King Zedekiah of Judah.

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use it to send messages to the kings of edom moab ammon tyre and sidon send them through the envoys who have come to jerusalem to king zedekiah of judah


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Charge them to give their masters a message from me. Tell them,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says to give your masters this message.

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charge them to give their masters a message from me tell them the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says to give your masters this message


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“I made the earth and the people and animals on it by my mighty power and great strength, and I give it to whomever I see fit.

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i made the earth and the people and animals on it by my mighty power and great strength and i give it to whomever i see fit


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I have at this time placed all these nations of yours under the power of my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I have even made all the wild animals subject to him.

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i have at this time placed all these nations of yours under the power of my servant king nebuchadnezzar of babylon i have even made all the wild animals subject to him


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All nations must serve him and his son and grandson until the time comes for his own nation to fall. Then many nations and great kings will in turn subjugate Babylon.

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all nations must serve him and his son and grandson until the time comes for his own nation to fall then many nations and great kings will in turn subjugate babylon


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But suppose a nation or a kingdom will not be subject to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Suppose it will not submit to the yoke of servitude to him. I, the LORD, affirm that I will punish that nation. I will use the king of Babylon to punish it with war, starvation, and disease until I have destroyed it.

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but suppose a nation or a kingdom will not be subject to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon suppose it will not submit to the yoke of servitude to him i the lord affirm that i will punish that nation i will use the king of babylon to punish it with war starvation and disease until i have destroyed it


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So do not listen to your prophets or to those who claim to predict the future by divination, by dreams, by consulting the dead, or by practicing magic. They keep telling you,‘You do not need to be subject to the king of Babylon.’

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so do not listen to your prophets or to those who claim to predict the future by divination by dreams by consulting the dead or by practicing magic they keep telling you you do not need to be subject to the king of babylon


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Do not listen to them, because their prophecies are lies. Listening to them will only cause you to be taken far away from your native land. I will drive you out of your country and you will die in exile.

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do not listen to them because their prophecies are lies listening to them will only cause you to be taken far away from your native land i will drive you out of your country and you will die in exile


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Things will go better for the nation that submits to the yoke of servitude to the king of Babylon and is subject to him. I will leave that nation in its native land. Its people can continue to farm it and live in it. I, the LORD, affirm it!”’”

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things will go better for the nation that submits to the yoke of servitude to the king of babylon and is subject to him i will leave that nation in its native land its people can continue to farm it and live in it i the lord affirm it


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I told King Zedekiah of Judah the same thing. I said,“Submit to the yoke of servitude to the king of Babylon. Be subject to him and his people. Then you will continue to live.

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i told king zedekiah of judah the same thing i said submit to the yoke of servitude to the king of babylon be subject to him and his people then you will continue to live


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There is no reason why you and your people should die in war or from starvation or disease! That’s what the LORD says will happen to any nation that will not be subject to the king of Babylon.

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there is no reason why you and your people should die in war or from starvation or disease that s what the lord says will happen to any nation that will not be subject to the king of babylon


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Do not listen to the prophets who are telling you that you do not need to serve the king of Babylon. For they are prophesying lies to you.

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do not listen to the prophets who are telling you that you do not need to serve the king of babylon for they are prophesying lies to you


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For I, the LORD, affirm that I did not send them. They are prophesying lies to you in my name. If you listen to them, I will drive you and the prophets who are prophesying lies out of the land and you will all die in exile.”

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for i the lord affirm that i did not send them they are prophesying lies to you in my name if you listen to them i will drive you and the prophets who are prophesying lies out of the land and you will all die in exile


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I also told the priests and all the people,“The LORD says,‘Do not listen to what your prophets are saying. They are prophesying to you that the valuable articles taken from the LORD’s temple will be brought back from Babylon very soon. But they are prophesying a lie to you.

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i also told the priests and all the people the lord says do not listen to what your prophets are saying they are prophesying to you that the valuable articles taken from the lord s temple will be brought back from babylon very soon but they are prophesying a lie to you


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Do not listen to them. Be subject to the king of Babylon. Then you will continue to live. Why should this city be made a pile of rubble?’”

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do not listen to them be subject to the king of babylon then you will continue to live why should this city be made a pile of rubble


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I also told them,“If they are really prophets and the LORD is speaking to them, let them pray earnestly to the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. Let them plead with him not to let the valuable articles that are still left in the LORD’s temple, in the royal palace of Judah, and in Jerusalem be taken away to Babylon.

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i also told them if they are really prophets and the lord is speaking to them let them pray earnestly to the lord of heaven s armies let them plead with him not to let the valuable articles that are still left in the lord s temple in the royal palace of judah and in jerusalem be taken away to babylon


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For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has already spoken about the two bronze pillars, the large bronze basin called‘The Sea,’ and the movable bronze stands. He has already spoken about the rest of the valuable articles that are left in this city.

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for the lord of heaven s armies has already spoken about the two bronze pillars the large bronze basin called the sea and the movable bronze stands he has already spoken about the rest of the valuable articles that are left in this city


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He has already spoken about these things that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon did not take away when he carried Jehoiakim’s son King Jeconiah of Judah and the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem away as captives from Jerusalem to Babylon.

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he has already spoken about these things that king nebuchadnezzar of babylon did not take away when he carried jehoiakim s son king jeconiah of judah and the nobles of judah and jerusalem away as captives from jerusalem to babylon


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Indeed, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel has already spoken about the valuable articles that are left in the LORD’s temple, in the royal palace of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

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indeed the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel has already spoken about the valuable articles that are left in the lord s temple in the royal palace of judah and in jerusalem


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He has said,‘They will be carried off to Babylon. They will remain there until it is time for me to show consideration for them again. Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place.’ I, the LORD, affirm this!”

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he has said they will be carried off to babylon they will remain there until it is time for me to show consideration for them again then i will bring them back and restore them to this place i the lord affirm this


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Jeremiah Confronted by a False Prophet The following events occurred in that same year, early in the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah. To be more precise, it was the fifth month of the fourth year of his reign. The prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, spoke to Jeremiah in the LORD’s temple in the presence of the priests and all the people.

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jeremiah confronted by a false prophet the following events occurred in that same year early in the reign of king zedekiah of judah to be more precise it was the fifth month of the fourth year of his reign the prophet hananiah son of azzur who was from gibeon spoke to jeremiah in the lord s temple in the presence of the priests and all the people


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“The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘I will break the yoke of servitude to the king of Babylon.

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the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says i will break the yoke of servitude to the king of babylon


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Before two years are over, I will bring back to this place everything that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon took from it and carried away to Babylon.

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before two years are over i will bring back to this place everything that king nebuchadnezzar of babylon took from it and carried away to babylon


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I will also bring back to this place Jehoiakim’s son King Jeconiah of Judah and all the exiles who were taken to Babylon.’ Indeed, the LORD affirms,‘I will break the yoke of servitude to the king of Babylon.’”

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i will also bring back to this place jehoiakim s son king jeconiah of judah and all the exiles who were taken to babylon indeed the lord affirms i will break the yoke of servitude to the king of babylon


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Then the prophet Jeremiah responded to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the LORD’s temple.

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then the prophet jeremiah responded to the prophet hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the lord s temple


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The prophet Jeremiah said,“Amen! May the LORD do all this! May the LORD make your prophecy come true! May he bring back to this place from Babylon all the valuable articles taken from the LORD’s temple and the people who were carried into exile.

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the prophet jeremiah said amen may the lord do all this may the lord make your prophecy come true may he bring back to this place from babylon all the valuable articles taken from the lord s temple and the people who were carried into exile


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From earliest times, the prophets who preceded you and me invariably prophesied war, disaster, and plagues against many countries and great kingdoms.

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from earliest times the prophets who preceded you and me invariably prophesied war disaster and plagues against many countries and great kingdoms


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So if a prophet prophesied peace and prosperity, it was only known that the LORD truly sent him when what he prophesied came true.”

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so if a prophet prophesied peace and prosperity it was only known that the lord truly sent him when what he prophesied came true


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Then he spoke up in the presence of all the people.“The LORD says,‘In the same way I will break the yoke of servitude of all the nations to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon before two years are over.’” After he heard this, the prophet Jeremiah departed and went on his way.

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then he spoke up in the presence of all the people the lord says in the same way i will break the yoke of servitude of all the nations to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon before two years are over after he heard this the prophet jeremiah departed and went on his way


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But shortly after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, the LORD’s message came to Jeremiah.

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but shortly after the prophet hananiah had broken the yoke off the prophet jeremiah s neck the lord s message came to jeremiah


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“Go and tell Hananiah that the LORD says,‘You have indeed broken the wooden yoke. But you have only succeeded in replacing it with an iron one!

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go and tell hananiah that the lord says you have indeed broken the wooden yoke but you have only succeeded in replacing it with an iron one


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For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,“I have put an irresistible yoke of servitude on all these nations so they will serve King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. And they will indeed serve him. I have even given him control over the wild animals.”’”

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for the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says i have put an irresistible yoke of servitude on all these nations so they will serve king nebuchadnezzar of babylon and they will indeed serve him i have even given him control over the wild animals


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Then the prophet Jeremiah told the prophet Hananiah,“Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you! You are making these people trust in a lie!

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then the prophet jeremiah told the prophet hananiah listen hananiah the lord did not send you you are making these people trust in a lie


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So the LORD says,‘I will most assuredly remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this very year because you have counseled rebellion against the LORD.’”

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so the lord says i will most assuredly remove you from the face of the earth you will die this very year because you have counseled rebellion against the lord


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Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles The prophet Jeremiah sent a letter to the exiles Nebuchadnezzar had carried off from Jerusalem to Babylon. It was addressed to the elders who were left among the exiles, to the priests, to the prophets, and to all the other people who were exiled in Babylon.

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jeremiah s letter to the exiles the prophet jeremiah sent a letter to the exiles nebuchadnezzar had carried off from jerusalem to babylon it was addressed to the elders who were left among the exiles to the priests to the prophets and to all the other people who were exiled in babylon


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He sent it after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the palace officials, the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metal workers had been exiled from Jerusalem.

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he sent it after king jeconiah the queen mother the palace officials the leaders of judah and jerusalem the craftsmen and the metal workers had been exiled from jerusalem


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He sent it with Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah. King Zedekiah of Judah had sent these men to Babylon to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. The letter said:

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he sent it with elasah son of shaphan and gemariah son of hilkiah king zedekiah of judah had sent these men to babylon to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon the letter said


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“The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says to all those he sent into exile to Babylon from Jerusalem,

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the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says to all those he sent into exile to babylon from jerusalem


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Marry and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons and allow your daughters to get married so that they too can have sons and daughters. Grow in number; do not dwindle away.

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marry and have sons and daughters find wives for your sons and allow your daughters to get married so that they too can have sons and daughters grow in number do not dwindle away


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Work to see that the city where I sent you as exiles enjoys peace and prosperity. Pray to the LORD for it. For as it prospers you will prosper.’

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work to see that the city where i sent you as exiles enjoys peace and prosperity pray to the lord for it for as it prospers you will prosper


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“For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘Do not let the prophets among you or those who claim to be able to predict the future by divination deceive you. And do not pay any attention to the dreams that you are encouraging them to dream.

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for the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says do not let the prophets among you or those who claim to be able to predict the future by divination deceive you and do not pay any attention to the dreams that you are encouraging them to dream


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They are prophesying lies to you and claiming my authority to do so. But I did not send them. I, the LORD, affirm it!’

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they are prophesying lies to you and claiming my authority to do so but i did not send them i the lord affirm it


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“For the LORD says,‘Only when the seventy years of Babylonian rule are over will I again take up consideration for you. Then I will fulfill my gracious promise to you and restore you to your homeland.

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for the lord says only when the seventy years of babylonian rule are over will i again take up consideration for you then i will fulfill my gracious promise to you and restore you to your homeland


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For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the LORD.‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.

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for i know what i have planned for you says the lord i have plans to prosper you not to harm you i have plans to give you a future filled with hope


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When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul,

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when you seek me in prayer and worship you will find me available to you if you seek me with all your heart and soul


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I will make myself available to you,’ says the LORD.‘Then I will reverse your plight and will regather you from all the nations and all the places where I have exiled you,’ says the LORD.‘I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.’

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i will make myself available to you says the lord then i will reverse your plight and will regather you from all the nations and all the places where i have exiled you says the lord i will bring you back to the place from which i exiled you


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But just listen to what the LORD has to say about the king who occupies David’s throne and all your fellow countrymen who are still living in this city of Jerusalem and were not carried off into exile with you.

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but just listen to what the lord has to say about the king who occupies david s throne and all your fellow countrymen who are still living in this city of jerusalem and were not carried off into exile with you


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The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘I will bring war, starvation, and disease on them. I will treat them like figs that are so rotten they cannot be eaten.

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the lord of heaven s armies says i will bring war starvation and disease on them i will treat them like figs that are so rotten they cannot be eaten


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I will chase after them with war, starvation, and disease. I will make all the kingdoms of the earth horrified at what happens to them. I will make them examples of those who are cursed, objects of horror, hissing scorn, and ridicule among all the nations where I exile them.

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i will chase after them with war starvation and disease i will make all the kingdoms of the earth horrified at what happens to them i will make them examples of those who are cursed objects of horror hissing scorn and ridicule among all the nations where i exile them


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For they have not paid attention to what I said to them through my servants the prophets whom I sent to them over and over again,’ says the LORD.‘And you exiles have not paid any attention to them either,’ says the LORD.

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for they have not paid attention to what i said to them through my servants the prophets whom i sent to them over and over again says the lord and you exiles have not paid any attention to them either says the lord


normalized_text: so pay attention to the lord s message all you exiles whom i have sent to babylon from jerusalem
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‘So pay attention to the LORD’s message, all you exiles whom I have sent to Babylon from Jerusalem.’


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“The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel also has something to say about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying lies to you and claiming my authority to do so.‘I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and he will execute them before your very eyes.

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the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel also has something to say about ahab son of kolaiah and zedekiah son of maaseiah who are prophesying lies to you and claiming my authority to do so i will hand them over to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon and he will execute them before your very eyes


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And all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use them as examples when they put a curse on anyone. They will say,“May the LORD treat you like Zedekiah and Ahab whom the king of Babylon roasted to death in the fire!”

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and all the exiles of judah who are in babylon will use them as examples when they put a curse on anyone they will say may the lord treat you like zedekiah and ahab whom the king of babylon roasted to death in the fire


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This will happen to them because they have done what is shameful in Israel. They have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and have spoken lies while claiming my authority. They have spoken words that I did not command them to speak. I know what they have done. I have been a witness to it,’ says the LORD.”

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this will happen to them because they have done what is shameful in israel they have committed adultery with their neighbors wives and have spoken lies while claiming my authority they have spoken words that i did not command them to speak i know what they have done i have been a witness to it says the lord


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A Response to the Letter and a Subsequent Letter The LORD told Jeremiah,“Tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite

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a response to the letter and a subsequent letter the lord told jeremiah tell shemaiah the nehelamite


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that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel has a message for him. Tell him,‘On your own initiative you sent a letter to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah and to all the other priests and to all the people in Jerusalem. In your letter you said to Zephaniah,

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that the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel has a message for him tell him on your own initiative you sent a letter to the priest zephaniah son of maaseiah and to all the other priests and to all the people in jerusalem in your letter you said to zephaniah


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“The LORD has made you priest in place of Jehoiada. He has put you in charge in the LORD’s temple of controlling any lunatic who pretends to be a prophet. And it is your duty to put any such person in the stocks with an iron collar around his neck.

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the lord has made you priest in place of jehoiada he has put you in charge in the lord s temple of controlling any lunatic who pretends to be a prophet and it is your duty to put any such person in the stocks with an iron collar around his neck


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For he has even sent a message to us here in Babylon. He wrote and told us,“You will be there a long time. Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what they produce.”’”

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for he has even sent a message to us here in babylon he wrote and told us you will be there a long time build houses and settle down plant gardens and eat what they produce


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“Send a message to all the exiles in Babylon. Tell them,‘The LORD has spoken about Shemaiah the Nehelamite.“Shemaiah has spoken to you as a prophet even though I did not send him. He is making you trust in a lie.

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send a message to all the exiles in babylon tell them the lord has spoken about shemaiah the nehelamite shemaiah has spoken to you as a prophet even though i did not send him he is making you trust in a lie


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Because he has done this,” the LORD says,“I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his whole family. There will not be any of them left to experience the good things that I will do for my people. I, the LORD, affirm it! For he counseled rebellion against the LORD.”’”

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because he has done this the lord says i will punish shemaiah the nehelamite and his whole family there will not be any of them left to experience the good things that i will do for my people i the lord affirm it for he counseled rebellion against the lord


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For I, the LORD, affirm that the time will come when I will reverse the plight of my people, Israel and Judah,’ says the LORD.‘I will bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors and they will take possession of it once again.’”

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for i the lord affirm that the time will come when i will reverse the plight of my people israel and judah says the lord i will bring them back to the land i gave their ancestors and they will take possession of it once again


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Israel and Judah Will Be Delivered after a Time of Deep Distress So here is what the LORD has to say about Israel and Judah.

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israel and judah will be delivered after a time of deep distress so here is what the lord has to say about israel and judah


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Ask yourselves this and consider it carefully: Have you ever seen a man give birth to a baby? Why then do I see all these strong men grabbing their stomachs in pain like a woman giving birth? And why do their faces turn so deathly pale?

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ask yourselves this and consider it carefully have you ever seen a man give birth to a baby why then do i see all these strong men grabbing their stomachs in pain like a woman giving birth and why do their faces turn so deathly pale


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Alas, what a terrible time of trouble it is! There has never been any like it. It is a time of trouble for the descendants of Jacob, but some of them will be rescued out of it.

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alas what a terrible time of trouble it is there has never been any like it it is a time of trouble for the descendants of jacob but some of them will be rescued out of it


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When the time for them to be rescued comes,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“I will rescue you from foreign subjugation. I will deliver you from captivity. Foreigners will then no longer subjugate them.

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when the time for them to be rescued comes says the lord of heaven s armies i will rescue you from foreign subjugation i will deliver you from captivity foreigners will then no longer subjugate them


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But they will be subject to the LORD their God and to the Davidic ruler whom I will raise up as king over them.

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but they will be subject to the lord their god and to the davidic ruler whom i will raise up as king over them


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So I, the LORD, tell you not to be afraid, you descendants of Jacob, my servants. Do not be terrified, people of Israel. For I will rescue you and your descendants from a faraway land where you are captives. The descendants of Jacob will return to their land and enjoy peace. They will be secure and no one will terrify them.

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so i the lord tell you not to be afraid you descendants of jacob my servants do not be terrified people of israel for i will rescue you and your descendants from a faraway land where you are captives the descendants of jacob will return to their land and enjoy peace they will be secure and no one will terrify them


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For I, the LORD, affirm that I will be with you and will rescue you. I will completely destroy all the nations where I scattered you. But I will not completely destroy you. I will indeed discipline you, but only in due measure. I will not allow you to go entirely unpunished.”

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for i the lord affirm that i will be with you and will rescue you i will completely destroy all the nations where i scattered you but i will not completely destroy you i will indeed discipline you but only in due measure i will not allow you to go entirely unpunished


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The Lord Will Heal the Wounds of Judah Moreover, the LORD says to the people of Zion,“Your injuries are incurable; your wounds are severe.

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the lord will heal the wounds of judah moreover the lord says to the people of zion your injuries are incurable your wounds are severe


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There is no one to plead your cause. There are no remedies for your wounds. There is no healing for you.

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there is no one to plead your cause there are no remedies for your wounds there is no healing for you


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All your allies have abandoned you. They no longer have any concern for you. For I have attacked you like an enemy would. I have chastened you cruelly. For your wickedness is so great and your sin is so much.

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all your allies have abandoned you they no longer have any concern for you for i have attacked you like an enemy would i have chastened you cruelly for your wickedness is so great and your sin is so much


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Why do you complain about your injuries, that your pain is incurable? I have done all this to you because your wickedness is so great and your sin is so much.

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why do you complain about your injuries that your pain is incurable i have done all this to you because your wickedness is so great and your sin is so much


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But all who destroyed you will be destroyed. All your enemies will go into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered. I will cause those who pillaged you to be pillaged.

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but all who destroyed you will be destroyed all your enemies will go into exile those who plundered you will be plundered i will cause those who pillaged you to be pillaged


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Yes, I will restore you to health. I will heal your wounds. I, the LORD, affirm it! For you have been called an outcast, Zion, whom no one cares for.”

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yes i will restore you to health i will heal your wounds i the lord affirm it for you have been called an outcast zion whom no one cares for


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The Lord Will Restore Israel and Judah The LORD says,“I will restore the ruined houses of the descendants of Jacob. I will show compassion on their ruined homes. Every city will be rebuilt on its former ruins. Every fortified dwelling will occupy its traditional site.

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the lord will restore israel and judah the lord says i will restore the ruined houses of the descendants of jacob i will show compassion on their ruined homes every city will be rebuilt on its former ruins every fortified dwelling will occupy its traditional site


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Out of those places you will hear songs of thanksgiving and the sounds of laughter and merriment. I will increase their number and they will not dwindle away. I will bring them honor and they will no longer be despised.

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out of those places you will hear songs of thanksgiving and the sounds of laughter and merriment i will increase their number and they will not dwindle away i will bring them honor and they will no longer be despised


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The descendants of Jacob will enjoy their former privileges. Their community will be reestablished in my favor and I will punish all who try to oppress them.

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the descendants of jacob will enjoy their former privileges their community will be reestablished in my favor and i will punish all who try to oppress them


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One of their own people will be their leader. Their ruler will come from their own number. I will invite him to approach me, and he will do so. For no one would dare approach me on his own. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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one of their own people will be their leader their ruler will come from their own number i will invite him to approach me and he will do so for no one would dare approach me on his own i the lord affirm it


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Just watch! The wrath of the LORD will come like a storm. Like a raging storm it will rage down on the heads of those who are wicked.

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just watch the wrath of the lord will come like a storm like a raging storm it will rage down on the heads of those who are wicked


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The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he has fully carried out his intended purposes. In days to come you will come to understand this.

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the anger of the lord will not turn back until he has fully carried out his intended purposes in days to come you will come to understand this


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At that time I will be the God of all the clans of Israel and they will be my people. I, the LORD, affirm it!”

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at that time i will be the god of all the clans of israel and they will be my people i the lord affirm it


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Israel Will Be Restored and Join Judah in Worship The LORD says,“The people of Israel who survived death at the hands of the enemy will find favor in the wilderness as they journey to find rest for themselves.

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israel will be restored and join judah in worship the lord says the people of israel who survived death at the hands of the enemy will find favor in the wilderness as they journey to find rest for themselves


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In a far-off land the LORD will manifest himself to them. He will say to them,‘I have loved you with an everlasting love. That is why I have continued to be faithful to you.

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in a far off land the lord will manifest himself to them he will say to them i have loved you with an everlasting love that is why i have continued to be faithful to you


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I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, so that you will once again be built up. Once again you will take up the tambourine and join in the happy throng of dancers.

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i will rebuild you my dear children israel so that you will once again be built up once again you will take up the tambourine and join in the happy throng of dancers


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Once again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria. Those who plant them will once again enjoy their fruit.

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once again you will plant vineyards on the hills of samaria those who plant them will once again enjoy their fruit


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Yes, a time is coming when watchmen will call out on the mountains of Ephraim,“Come! Let us go to Zion to worship the LORD our God!”’”

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yes a time is coming when watchmen will call out on the mountains of ephraim come let us go to zion to worship the lord our god


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Moreover, the LORD says,“Sing for joy for the descendants of Jacob. Utter glad shouts for that foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard. Then say,‘LORD, rescue your people. Deliver those of Israel who remain alive.’

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moreover the lord says sing for joy for the descendants of jacob utter glad shouts for that foremost of the nations make your praises heard then say lord rescue your people deliver those of israel who remain alive


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Then I will reply,‘I will bring them back from the land of the north. I will gather them in from the distant parts of the earth. Blind and lame people will come with them, so will pregnant women and women about to give birth. A vast throng of people will come back here.

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then i will reply i will bring them back from the land of the north i will gather them in from the distant parts of the earth blind and lame people will come with them so will pregnant women and women about to give birth a vast throng of people will come back here


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They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water, along smooth paths where they will never stumble. I will do this because I am Israel’s father; Ephraim is my firstborn son.’”

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they will come back shedding tears of contrition i will bring them back praying prayers of repentance i will lead them besides streams of water along smooth paths where they will never stumble i will do this because i am israel s father ephraim is my firstborn son


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Listen to the LORD’s message, O nations. Proclaim it in the faraway lands along the sea. Say,“The one who scattered Israel will regather them. He will watch over his people like a shepherd watches over his flock.”

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listen to the lord s message o nations proclaim it in the faraway lands along the sea say the one who scattered israel will regather them he will watch over his people like a shepherd watches over his flock


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For the LORD will rescue the descendants of Jacob. He will secure their release from those who had overpowered them.

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for the lord will rescue the descendants of jacob he will secure their release from those who had overpowered them


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They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion. They will be radiant with joy over the good things the LORD provides, the grain, the fresh wine, the olive oil, the young sheep and calves he has given to them. They will be like a well-watered garden and will not grow faint or weary any more.

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they will come and shout for joy on mount zion they will be radiant with joy over the good things the lord provides the grain the fresh wine the olive oil the young sheep and calves he has given to them they will be like a well watered garden and will not grow faint or weary any more


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The LORD says,“At that time young women will dance and be glad. Young men and old men will rejoice. I will turn their grief into gladness. I will give them comfort and joy in place of their sorrow.

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the lord says at that time young women will dance and be glad young men and old men will rejoice i will turn their grief into gladness i will give them comfort and joy in place of their sorrow


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I will provide the priests with abundant provisions. My people will be filled to the full with the good things I provide.”

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i will provide the priests with abundant provisions my people will be filled to the full with the good things i provide


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The LORD says,“A sound is heard in Ramah, a sound of crying in bitter grief. It is the sound of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are gone.”

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the lord says a sound is heard in ramah a sound of crying in bitter grief it is the sound of rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted because her children are gone


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The LORD says to her,“Stop crying! Do not shed any more tears! For your heartfelt repentance will be rewarded. Your children will return from the land of the enemy. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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the lord says to her stop crying do not shed any more tears for your heartfelt repentance will be rewarded your children will return from the land of the enemy i the lord affirm it


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Indeed, there is hope for your posterity. Your children will return to their own territory. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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indeed there is hope for your posterity your children will return to their own territory i the lord affirm it


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I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully,‘We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the LORD our God.

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i have indeed heard the people of israel say mournfully we were like a calf untrained to the yoke you disciplined us and we learned from it let us come back to you and we will do so for you are the lord our god


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For after we turned away from you we repented. After we came to our senses we struck our thigh in sorrow. We are ashamed and humiliated because of the disgraceful things we did previously.’

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for after we turned away from you we repented after we came to our senses we struck our thigh in sorrow we are ashamed and humiliated because of the disgraceful things we did previously


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Indeed, the people of Israel are my dear children. They are the children I take delight in. For even though I must often rebuke them, I still remember them with fondness. So I am deeply moved with pity for them and will surely have compassion on them. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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indeed the people of israel are my dear children they are the children i take delight in for even though i must often rebuke them i still remember them with fondness so i am deeply moved with pity for them and will surely have compassion on them i the lord affirm it


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I will say,‘My dear children of Israel, keep in mind the road you took when you were carried off. Mark off in your minds the landmarks. Make a mental note of telltale signs marking the way back. Return, my dear children of Israel. Return to these cities of yours.

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i will say my dear children of israel keep in mind the road you took when you were carried off mark off in your minds the landmarks make a mental note of telltale signs marking the way back return my dear children of israel return to these cities of yours


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How long will you vacillate, you who were once like an unfaithful daughter? For I, the LORD, promise to bring about something new on the earth, something as unique as a woman protecting a man!’”

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how long will you vacillate you who were once like an unfaithful daughter for i the lord promise to bring about something new on the earth something as unique as a woman protecting a man


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Judah Will Be Restored The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,“I will restore the people of Judah to their land and to their towns. When I do, they will again say of Jerusalem,‘May the LORD bless you, you holy mountain, the place where righteousness dwells.’

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judah will be restored the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says i will restore the people of judah to their land and to their towns when i do they will again say of jerusalem may the lord bless you you holy mountain the place where righteousness dwells


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The land of Judah will be inhabited by people who live in its towns as well as by farmers and shepherds with their flocks.

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the land of judah will be inhabited by people who live in its towns as well as by farmers and shepherds with their flocks


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I will fully satisfy the needs of those who are weary and fully refresh the souls of those who are faint.

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i will fully satisfy the needs of those who are weary and fully refresh the souls of those who are faint


normalized_text: then they will say under these conditions i can enjoy sweet sleep when i wake up and look around
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Then they will say,‘Under these conditions I can enjoy sweet sleep when I wake up and look around.’”


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Israel and Judah Will Be Repopulated“Indeed, a time is coming,” says the LORD,“when I will cause people and animals to sprout up in the lands of Israel and Judah.

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israel and judah will be repopulated indeed a time is coming says the lord when i will cause people and animals to sprout up in the lands of israel and judah


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In the past I saw to it that they were uprooted and torn down, that they were destroyed and demolished and brought disaster. But now I will see to it that they are built up and firmly planted. I, the LORD, affirm it!”

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in the past i saw to it that they were uprooted and torn down that they were destroyed and demolished and brought disaster but now i will see to it that they are built up and firmly planted i the lord affirm it


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The Lord Will Make a New Covenant with Israel and Judah“When that time comes, people will no longer say,‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, but the children’s teeth have grown numb.’

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the lord will make a new covenant with israel and judah when that time comes people will no longer say the parents have eaten sour grapes but the children s teeth have grown numb


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Rather, each person will die for his own sins. The teeth of the person who eats the sour grapes will themselves grow numb.

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rather each person will die for his own sins the teeth of the person who eats the sour grapes will themselves grow numb


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“Indeed, a time is coming,” says the LORD,“when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.

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indeed a time is coming says the lord when i will make a new covenant with the people of israel and judah


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It will not be like the old covenant that I made with their ancestors when I delivered them from Egypt. For they violated that covenant, even though I was like a faithful husband to them,” says the LORD.

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it will not be like the old covenant that i made with their ancestors when i delivered them from egypt for they violated that covenant even though i was like a faithful husband to them says the lord


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“But I will make a new covenant with the whole nation of Israel after I plant them back in the land,” says the LORD.“I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts and minds. I will be their God and they will be my people.

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but i will make a new covenant with the whole nation of israel after i plant them back in the land says the lord i will put my law within them and write it on their hearts and minds i will be their god and they will be my people


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“People will no longer need to teach their neighbors and relatives to know me. For all of them, from the least important to the most important, will know me,” says the LORD.“For I will forgive their sin and will no longer call to mind the wrong they have done.”

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people will no longer need to teach their neighbors and relatives to know me for all of them from the least important to the most important will know me says the lord for i will forgive their sin and will no longer call to mind the wrong they have done


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The Lord Guarantees Israel’s Continuance The LORD has made a promise to Israel. He promises it as the one who fixed the sun to give light by day and the moon and stars to give light by night. He promises it as the one who stirs up the sea so that its waves roll. His name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

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the lord guarantees israel s continuance the lord has made a promise to israel he promises it as the one who fixed the sun to give light by day and the moon and stars to give light by night he promises it as the one who stirs up the sea so that its waves roll his name is the lord of heaven s armies


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The LORD affirms,“The descendants of Israel will not cease forever to be a nation in my sight. That could only happen if the fixed ordering of the heavenly lights were to cease to operate before me.”

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the lord affirms the descendants of israel will not cease forever to be a nation in my sight that could only happen if the fixed ordering of the heavenly lights were to cease to operate before me


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The LORD says,“I will not reject all the descendants of Israel because of all that they have done. That could only happen if the heavens above could be measured or the foundations of the earth below could all be explored,” says the LORD.

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the lord says i will not reject all the descendants of israel because of all that they have done that could only happen if the heavens above could be measured or the foundations of the earth below could all be explored says the lord


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Jerusalem Will Be Enlarged“Indeed a time is coming,” says the LORD,“when the city of Jerusalem will be rebuilt as my special city. It will be built from the Tower of Hananel westward to the Corner Gate.

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jerusalem will be enlarged indeed a time is coming says the lord when the city of jerusalem will be rebuilt as my special city it will be built from the tower of hananel westward to the corner gate


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The boundary line will extend beyond that, straight west from there to the Hill of Gareb and then turn southward to Goah.

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the boundary line will extend beyond that straight west from there to the hill of gareb and then turn southward to goah


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The whole valley where dead bodies and sacrificial ashes are thrown and all the terraced fields out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far north as the corner of the Horse Gate will be included within this city that is sacred to the LORD. The city will never again be torn down or destroyed.”

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the whole valley where dead bodies and sacrificial ashes are thrown and all the terraced fields out to the kidron valley on the east as far north as the corner of the horse gate will be included within this city that is sacred to the lord the city will never again be torn down or destroyed


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Jeremiah Buys a Field In the tenth year that Zedekiah was ruling over Judah the LORD spoke to Jeremiah. That was the same as the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.

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jeremiah buys a field in the tenth year that zedekiah was ruling over judah the lord spoke to jeremiah that was the same as the eighteenth year of nebuchadnezzar


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Now at that time, the armies of the king of Babylon were besieging Jerusalem. The prophet Jeremiah was confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse attached to the royal palace of Judah.

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now at that time the armies of the king of babylon were besieging jerusalem the prophet jeremiah was confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse attached to the royal palace of judah


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For King Zedekiah had confined Jeremiah there after he had reproved him for prophesying as he did. He had asked Jeremiah,“Why do you keep prophesying these things? Why do you keep saying that the LORD says,‘I will hand this city over to the king of Babylon? I will let him capture it.

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for king zedekiah had confined jeremiah there after he had reproved him for prophesying as he did he had asked jeremiah why do you keep prophesying these things why do you keep saying that the lord says i will hand this city over to the king of babylon i will let him capture it


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King Zedekiah of Judah will not escape from the Babylonians. He will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon. He must answer personally to the king of Babylon and confront him face to face.

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king zedekiah of judah will not escape from the babylonians he will certainly be handed over to the king of babylon he must answer personally to the king of babylon and confront him face to face


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Zedekiah will be carried off to Babylon and will remain there until I have fully dealt with him. I, the LORD, affirm it! Even if you continue to fight against the Babylonians, you cannot win.’”

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zedekiah will be carried off to babylon and will remain there until i have fully dealt with him i the lord affirm it even if you continue to fight against the babylonians you cannot win


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‘Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, will come to you soon. He will say to you,“Buy my field at Anathoth because you are entitled as my closest relative to buy it.”’

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hanamel the son of your uncle shallum will come to you soon he will say to you buy my field at anathoth because you are entitled as my closest relative to buy it


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And then my cousin Hanamel did come to me in the courtyard of the guardhouse in keeping with the LORD’s message. He said to me,‘Buy my field which is at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. Buy it for yourself since you are entitled as my closest relative to take possession of it for yourself.’ When this happened, I recognized that the LORD had indeed spoken to me.

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and then my cousin hanamel did come to me in the courtyard of the guardhouse in keeping with the lord s message he said to me buy my field which is at anathoth in the territory of the tribe of benjamin buy it for yourself since you are entitled as my closest relative to take possession of it for yourself when this happened i recognized that the lord had indeed spoken to me


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So I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out seven ounces of silver and gave it to him to pay for it.

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so i bought the field at anathoth from my cousin hanamel i weighed out seven ounces of silver and gave it to him to pay for it


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I signed the deed of purchase, sealed it, and had some men serve as witnesses to the purchase. I weighed out the silver for him on a scale.

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i signed the deed of purchase sealed it and had some men serve as witnesses to the purchase i weighed out the silver for him on a scale


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There were two copies of the deed of purchase. One was sealed and contained the order of transfer and the conditions of purchase. The other was left unsealed.

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there were two copies of the deed of purchase one was sealed and contained the order of transfer and the conditions of purchase the other was left unsealed


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I took both copies of the deed of purchase and gave them to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah. I gave them to him in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed of purchase, and all the Judeans who were housed in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

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i took both copies of the deed of purchase and gave them to baruch son of neriah the son of mahseiah i gave them to him in the presence of my cousin hanamel the witnesses who had signed the deed of purchase and all the judeans who were housed in the courtyard of the guardhouse


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‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,“Take these documents, both the sealed copy of the deed of purchase and the unsealed copy. Put them in a clay jar so that they may be preserved for a long time to come.”’

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the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says take these documents both the sealed copy of the deed of purchase and the unsealed copy put them in a clay jar so that they may be preserved for a long time to come


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For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,“Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.”’

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for the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says houses fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land


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Jeremiah’s Prayer of Praise and Bewilderment“After I had given the copies of the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD,

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jeremiah s prayer of praise and bewilderment after i had given the copies of the deed of purchase to baruch son of neriah i prayed to the lord


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‘Oh, Sovereign LORD, you did indeed make heaven and earth by your mighty power and great strength. Nothing is too hard for you!

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oh sovereign lord you did indeed make heaven and earth by your mighty power and great strength nothing is too hard for you


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You show unfailing love to thousands. But you also punish children for the sins of their parents. You are the great and powerful God whose is name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

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you show unfailing love to thousands but you also punish children for the sins of their parents you are the great and powerful god whose is name is the lord of heaven s armies


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You plan great things and you do mighty deeds. You see everything people do. You reward each of them for the way they live and for the things they do.

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you plan great things and you do mighty deeds you see everything people do you reward each of them for the way they live and for the things they do


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You did miracles and amazing deeds in the land of Egypt which have had lasting effect. By this means you gained both in Israel and among humankind a renown that lasts to this day.

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you did miracles and amazing deeds in the land of egypt which have had lasting effect by this means you gained both in israel and among humankind a renown that lasts to this day


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You used your mighty power and your great strength to perform miracles and amazing deeds and to bring great terror on the Egyptians. By this means you brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt.

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you used your mighty power and your great strength to perform miracles and amazing deeds and to bring great terror on the egyptians by this means you brought your people israel out of the land of egypt


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You kept the promise that you swore on oath to their ancestors. You gave them a land flowing with milk and honey.

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you kept the promise that you swore on oath to their ancestors you gave them a land flowing with milk and honey


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But when they came in and took possession of it, they did not obey you or live as you had instructed them. They did not do anything that you commanded them to do. So you brought all this disaster on them.

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but when they came in and took possession of it they did not obey you or live as you had instructed them they did not do anything that you commanded them to do so you brought all this disaster on them


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Even now siege ramps have been built up around the city in order to capture it. War, starvation, and disease are sure to make the city fall into the hands of the Babylonians who are attacking it. LORD, you threatened that this would happen. Now you can see that it is already taking place.

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even now siege ramps have been built up around the city in order to capture it war starvation and disease are sure to make the city fall into the hands of the babylonians who are attacking it lord you threatened that this would happen now you can see that it is already taking place


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The city is sure to fall into the hands of the Babylonians. Yet, in spite of this, you, Sovereign LORD, have said to me,“Buy that field with silver and have the transaction legally witnessed.”’”

normalized_text:
the city is sure to fall into the hands of the babylonians yet in spite of this you sovereign lord have said to me buy that field with silver and have the transaction legally witnessed


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Therefore I, the LORD, say:‘I will indeed hand this city over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the Babylonian army. They will capture it.

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therefore i the lord say i will indeed hand this city over to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon and the babylonian army they will capture it


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The Babylonian soldiers that are attacking this city will break into it and set it on fire. They will burn it down along with the houses where people have made me angry by offering sacrifices to the god Baal and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods on their rooftops.

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the babylonian soldiers that are attacking this city will break into it and set it on fire they will burn it down along with the houses where people have made me angry by offering sacrifices to the god baal and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods on their rooftops


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This will happen because the people of Israel and Judah have repeatedly done what displeases me from their earliest history until now and because they have repeatedly made me angry by the things they have done. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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this will happen because the people of israel and judah have repeatedly done what displeases me from their earliest history until now and because they have repeatedly made me angry by the things they have done i the lord affirm it


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This will happen because the people of this city have aroused my anger and my wrath since the time they built it until now. They have made me so angry that I am determined to remove it from my sight.

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this will happen because the people of this city have aroused my anger and my wrath since the time they built it until now they have made me so angry that i am determined to remove it from my sight


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I am determined to do so because the people of Israel and Judah have made me angry with all their wickedness– they, their kings, their officials, their priests, their prophets, and especially the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem have done this wickedness.

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i am determined to do so because the people of israel and judah have made me angry with all their wickedness they their kings their officials their priests their prophets and especially the people of judah and the citizens of jerusalem have done this wickedness


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They have turned away from me instead of turning to me. I tried over and over again to instruct them, but they did not listen and respond to correction.

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they have turned away from me instead of turning to me i tried over and over again to instruct them but they did not listen and respond to correction


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They built places of worship for the god Baal in the valley of Ben Hinnom so that they could sacrifice their sons and daughters to the god Molech. Such a disgusting practice was not something I commanded them to do! It never even entered my mind to command them to do such a thing! So Judah is certainly liable for punishment.’

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they built places of worship for the god baal in the valley of ben hinnom so that they could sacrifice their sons and daughters to the god molech such a disgusting practice was not something i commanded them to do it never even entered my mind to command them to do such a thing so judah is certainly liable for punishment


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“You and your people are right in saying,‘War, starvation, and disease are sure to make this city fall into the hands of the king of Babylon.’ But now I, the LORD God of Israel, have something further to say about this city:

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you and your people are right in saying war starvation and disease are sure to make this city fall into the hands of the king of babylon but now i the lord god of israel have something further to say about this city


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‘I will certainly regather my people from all the countries where I will have exiled them in my anger, fury, and great wrath. I will bring them back to this place and allow them to live here in safety.

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i will certainly regather my people from all the countries where i will have exiled them in my anger fury and great wrath i will bring them back to this place and allow them to live here in safety


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I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.

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i will give them a single minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me they will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them


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I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me.

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i will make a lasting covenant with them that i will never stop doing good to them i will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me


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I will take delight in doing good to them. I will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them firmly in the land.’

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i will take delight in doing good to them i will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them firmly in the land


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“For I, the LORD, say:‘I will surely bring on these people all the good fortune that I am hereby promising them. I will be just as sure to do that as I have been in bringing all this great disaster on them.

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for i the lord say i will surely bring on these people all the good fortune that i am hereby promising them i will be just as sure to do that as i have been in bringing all this great disaster on them


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You and your people are saying that this land will become desolate, uninhabited by either people or animals. You are saying that it will be handed over to the Babylonians. But fields will again be bought in this land.

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you and your people are saying that this land will become desolate uninhabited by either people or animals you are saying that it will be handed over to the babylonians but fields will again be bought in this land


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Fields will again be bought with silver, and deeds of purchase signed, sealed, and witnessed. This will happen in the territory of Benjamin, the villages surrounding Jerusalem, the towns in Judah, the southern hill country, the foothills, and southern Judah. For I will restore them to their land. I, the LORD, affirm it!’”

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fields will again be bought with silver and deeds of purchase signed sealed and witnessed this will happen in the territory of benjamin the villages surrounding jerusalem the towns in judah the southern hill country the foothills and southern judah for i will restore them to their land i the lord affirm it


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The Lord Promises a Second Time to Restore Israel and Judah The LORD’s message came to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

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the lord promises a second time to restore israel and judah the lord s message came to jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse


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“I, the LORD, do these things. I, the LORD, form the plan to bring them about. I am known as the LORD. I say to you,

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i the lord do these things i the lord form the plan to bring them about i am known as the lord i say to you


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‘Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about.’

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call on me in prayer and i will answer you i will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about


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For I, the LORD God of Israel, have something more to say about the houses in this city and the royal buildings of Judah which have been torn down for defenses against the siege ramps and military incursions of the Babylonians:

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for i the lord god of israel have something more to say about the houses in this city and the royal buildings of judah which have been torn down for defenses against the siege ramps and military incursions of the babylonians


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‘The defenders of the city will go out and fight with the Babylonians. But they will only fill those houses and buildings with the dead bodies of the people that I will kill in my anger and my wrath. That will happen because I have decided to turn my back on this city on account of the wicked things they have done.

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the defenders of the city will go out and fight with the babylonians but they will only fill those houses and buildings with the dead bodies of the people that i will kill in my anger and my wrath that will happen because i have decided to turn my back on this city on account of the wicked things they have done


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But I will most surely heal the wounds of this city and restore it and its people to health. I will show them abundant peace and security.

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but i will most surely heal the wounds of this city and restore it and its people to health i will show them abundant peace and security


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I will purify them from all the sin that they committed against me. I will forgive all their sins which they committed in rebelling against me.

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i will purify them from all the sin that they committed against me i will forgive all their sins which they committed in rebelling against me


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All the nations will hear about all the good things which I will do to them. This city will bring me fame, honor, and praise before them for the joy that I bring it. The nations will tremble in awe at all the peace and prosperity that I will provide for it.’

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all the nations will hear about all the good things which i will do to them this city will bring me fame honor and praise before them for the joy that i bring it the nations will tremble in awe at all the peace and prosperity that i will provide for it


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“I, the LORD, say:‘You and your people are saying about this place,“It lies in ruins. There are no people or animals in it.” That is true. The towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem will soon be desolate, uninhabited either by people or by animals. But happy sounds will again be heard in these places.

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i the lord say you and your people are saying about this place it lies in ruins there are no people or animals in it that is true the towns of judah and the streets of jerusalem will soon be desolate uninhabited either by people or by animals but happy sounds will again be heard in these places


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Once again there will be sounds of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms. Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the LORD and will say,“Give thanks to the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. For the LORD is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.” For I, the LORD, affirm that I will restore the land to what it was in days of old.’

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once again there will be sounds of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the lord and will say give thanks to the lord of heaven s armies for the lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever for i the lord affirm that i will restore the land to what it was in days of old


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“I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, say:‘This place will indeed lie in ruins. There will be no people or animals in it. But there will again be in it and in its towns sheepfolds where shepherds can rest their sheep.

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i the lord of heaven s armies say this place will indeed lie in ruins there will be no people or animals in it but there will again be in it and in its towns sheepfolds where shepherds can rest their sheep


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I, the LORD, say that shepherds will once again count their sheep as they pass into the fold. They will do this in all the towns in the hill country, the foothills, the Negev, the territory of Benjamin, the villages surrounding Jerusalem, and the towns of Judah.’

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i the lord say that shepherds will once again count their sheep as they pass into the fold they will do this in all the towns in the hill country the foothills the negev the territory of benjamin the villages surrounding jerusalem and the towns of judah


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The Lord Reaffirms His Covenant with David, Israel, and Levi“I, the LORD, affirm:‘The time will certainly come when I will fulfill my gracious promise concerning the nations of Israel and Judah.

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the lord reaffirms his covenant with david israel and levi i the lord affirm the time will certainly come when i will fulfill my gracious promise concerning the nations of israel and judah


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In those days and at that time I will raise up for them a righteous descendant of David.“‘He will do what is just and right in the land.

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in those days and at that time i will raise up for them a righteous descendant of david he will do what is just and right in the land


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Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Jerusalem will live in security. At that time Jerusalem will be called“The LORD has provided us with justice.”

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under his rule judah will enjoy safety and jerusalem will live in security at that time jerusalem will be called the lord has provided us with justice


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For I, the LORD, promise:“David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel.

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for i the lord promise david will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of israel


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Nor will the Levitical priests ever lack someone to stand before me and continually offer up burnt offerings, sacrifice cereal offerings, and offer the other sacrifices.”’”

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nor will the levitical priests ever lack someone to stand before me and continually offer up burnt offerings sacrifice cereal offerings and offer the other sacrifices


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“I, the LORD, make the following promise:‘I have made a covenant with the day and with the night that they will always come at their proper times. Only if you people could break that covenant

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i the lord make the following promise i have made a covenant with the day and with the night that they will always come at their proper times only if you people could break that covenant


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could my covenant with my servant David and my covenant with the Levites ever be broken. So David will by all means always have a descendant to occupy his throne as king and the Levites will by all means always have priests who will minister before me.

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could my covenant with my servant david and my covenant with the levites ever be broken so david will by all means always have a descendant to occupy his throne as king and the levites will by all means always have priests who will minister before me


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I will make the children who follow one another in the line of my servant David very numerous. I will also make the Levites who minister before me very numerous. I will make them all as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sands which are on the seashore.’”

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i will make the children who follow one another in the line of my servant david very numerous i will also make the levites who minister before me very numerous i will make them all as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sands which are on the seashore


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“You have surely noticed what these people are saying, haven’t you? They are saying,‘The LORD has rejected the two families of Israel and Judah that he chose.’ So they have little regard that my people will ever again be a nation.

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you have surely noticed what these people are saying haven t you they are saying the lord has rejected the two families of israel and judah that he chose so they have little regard that my people will ever again be a nation


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But I, the LORD, make the following promise: I have made a covenant governing the coming of day and night. I have established the fixed laws governing heaven and earth.

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but i the lord make the following promise i have made a covenant governing the coming of day and night i have established the fixed laws governing heaven and earth


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Just as surely as I have done this, so surely will I never reject the descendants of Jacob. Nor will I ever refuse to choose one of my servant David’s descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Indeed, I will restore them and show mercy to them.”

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just as surely as i have done this so surely will i never reject the descendants of jacob nor will i ever refuse to choose one of my servant david s descendants to rule over the descendants of abraham isaac and jacob indeed i will restore them and show mercy to them


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The Lord Makes an Ominous Promise to Zedekiah The LORD’s message came to Jeremiah while King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon was attacking Jerusalem and the towns around it with a large army. This army consisted of troops from his own army and from the kingdoms and peoples of the lands under his dominion.

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the lord makes an ominous promise to zedekiah the lord s message came to jeremiah while king nebuchadnezzar of babylon was attacking jerusalem and the towns around it with a large army this army consisted of troops from his own army and from the kingdoms and peoples of the lands under his dominion


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This is what the LORD God of Israel told Jeremiah,“Go, speak to King Zedekiah of Judah. Tell him,‘This is what the LORD has said,“Take note. I am going to hand this city over to the king of Babylon and he will burn it down.

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this is what the lord god of israel told jeremiah go speak to king zedekiah of judah tell him this is what the lord has said take note i am going to hand this city over to the king of babylon and he will burn it down


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You yourself will not escape his clutches, but will certainly be captured and handed over to him. You must confront the king of Babylon face to face and answer to him personally. Then you must go to Babylon.”’”

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you yourself will not escape his clutches but will certainly be captured and handed over to him you must confront the king of babylon face to face and answer to him personally then you must go to babylon


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However, listen to the LORD’s message, King Zedekiah of Judah. This is what the LORD has said,“You will not die in battle or be executed.

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however listen to the lord s message king zedekiah of judah this is what the lord has said you will not die in battle or be executed


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You will die a peaceful death. They will burn incense at your burial just as they did at the burial of your ancestors, the former kings who preceded you. They will mourn for you, saying,‘Alas master!’ Indeed, you have my own word on this. I, the LORD, affirm it!”

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you will die a peaceful death they will burn incense at your burial just as they did at the burial of your ancestors the former kings who preceded you they will mourn for you saying alas master indeed you have my own word on this i the lord affirm it


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He did this while the army of the king of Babylon was attacking Jerusalem and the cities of Lachish and Azekah. He was attacking these cities because they were the only fortified cities of Judah which were still holding out.

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he did this while the army of the king of babylon was attacking jerusalem and the cities of lachish and azekah he was attacking these cities because they were the only fortified cities of judah which were still holding out


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The Lord Threatens to Destroy Those Who Wronged Their Slaves The LORD spoke to Jeremiah after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to grant their slaves their freedom.

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the lord threatens to destroy those who wronged their slaves the lord spoke to jeremiah after king zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in jerusalem to grant their slaves their freedom


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Everyone was supposed to free their male and female Hebrew slaves. No one was supposed to keep a fellow Judean enslaved.

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everyone was supposed to free their male and female hebrew slaves no one was supposed to keep a fellow judean enslaved


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All the people and their leaders had agreed to this. They had agreed to free their male and female slaves and not keep them enslaved any longer. They originally complied with the covenant and freed them.

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all the people and their leaders had agreed to this they had agreed to free their male and female slaves and not keep them enslaved any longer they originally complied with the covenant and freed them


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But later they had changed their minds. They had taken back their male and female slaves that they had freed and forced them to be slaves again.

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but later they had changed their minds they had taken back their male and female slaves that they had freed and forced them to be slaves again


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“The LORD God of Israel has a message for you.‘I made a covenant with your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt where they had been slaves. It stipulated,

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the lord god of israel has a message for you i made a covenant with your ancestors when i brought them out of egypt where they had been slaves it stipulated


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“Every seven years each of you must free any fellow Hebrews who have sold themselves to you. After they have served you for six years, you shall set them free.” But your ancestors did not obey me or pay any attention to me.

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every seven years each of you must free any fellow hebrews who have sold themselves to you after they have served you for six years you shall set them free but your ancestors did not obey me or pay any attention to me


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Recently, however, you yourselves showed a change of heart and did what is pleasing to me. You granted your fellow countrymen their freedom and you made a covenant to that effect in my presence in the house that I have claimed for my own.

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recently however you yourselves showed a change of heart and did what is pleasing to me you granted your fellow countrymen their freedom and you made a covenant to that effect in my presence in the house that i have claimed for my own


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But then you turned right around and showed that you did not honor me. Each of you took back your male and female slaves whom you had freed as they desired, and you forced them to be your slaves again.

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but then you turned right around and showed that you did not honor me each of you took back your male and female slaves whom you had freed as they desired and you forced them to be your slaves again


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So I, the LORD, say:“You have not really obeyed me and granted freedom to your neighbor and fellow countryman. Therefore, I will grant you freedom, the freedom to die in war, or by starvation or disease. I, the LORD, affirm it! I will make all the kingdoms of the earth horrified at what happens to you.

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so i the lord say you have not really obeyed me and granted freedom to your neighbor and fellow countryman therefore i will grant you freedom the freedom to die in war or by starvation or disease i the lord affirm it i will make all the kingdoms of the earth horrified at what happens to you


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I will punish those people who have violated their covenant with me. I will make them like the calf they cut in two and passed between its pieces. I will do so because they did not keep the terms of the covenant they made in my presence.

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i will punish those people who have violated their covenant with me i will make them like the calf they cut in two and passed between its pieces i will do so because they did not keep the terms of the covenant they made in my presence


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I will punish the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the court officials, the priests, and all the other people of the land who passed between the pieces of the calf.

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i will punish the leaders of judah and jerusalem the court officials the priests and all the other people of the land who passed between the pieces of the calf


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I will hand them over to their enemies who want to kill them. Their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals.

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i will hand them over to their enemies who want to kill them their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals


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I will also hand King Zedekiah of Judah and his officials over to their enemies who want to kill them. I will hand them over to the army of the king of Babylon, even though they have temporarily withdrawn from attacking you.

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i will also hand king zedekiah of judah and his officials over to their enemies who want to kill them i will hand them over to the army of the king of babylon even though they have temporarily withdrawn from attacking you


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For I, the LORD, affirm that I will soon give the order and bring them back to this city. They will fight against it and capture it and burn it down. I will also make the towns of Judah desolate so that there will be no one living in them.”’”

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for i the lord affirm that i will soon give the order and bring them back to this city they will fight against it and capture it and burn it down i will also make the towns of judah desolate so that there will be no one living in them


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Judah’s Unfaithfulness Contrasted with the Rechabites’ Faithfulness The LORD spoke to Jeremiah when Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah.

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judah s unfaithfulness contrasted with the rechabites faithfulness the lord spoke to jeremiah when jehoiakim son of josiah was ruling over judah


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“Go to the Rechabite community. Invite them to come into one of the side rooms of the LORD’s temple and offer them some wine to drink.”

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go to the rechabite community invite them to come into one of the side rooms of the lord s temple and offer them some wine to drink


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So I went and got Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah the grandson of Habazziniah, his brothers, all his sons, and all the rest of the Rechabite community.

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so i went and got jaazaniah son of jeremiah the grandson of habazziniah his brothers all his sons and all the rest of the rechabite community


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I took them to the LORD’s temple. I took them into the room where the disciples of the prophet Hanan son of Igdaliah stayed. That room was next to the one where the temple officers stayed and above the room where Maaseiah son of Shallum, one of the doorkeepers of the temple, stayed.

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i took them to the lord s temple i took them into the room where the disciples of the prophet hanan son of igdaliah stayed that room was next to the one where the temple officers stayed and above the room where maaseiah son of shallum one of the doorkeepers of the temple stayed


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Then I set cups and pitchers full of wine in front of the members of the Rechabite community and said to them,“Have some wine.”

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then i set cups and pitchers full of wine in front of the members of the rechabite community and said to them have some wine


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But they answered,“We do not drink wine because our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us not to. He told us,‘You and your children must never drink wine.

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but they answered we do not drink wine because our ancestor jonadab son of rechab commanded us not to he told us you and your children must never drink wine


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Do not build houses. Do not plant crops. Do not plant a vineyard or own one. Live in tents all your lives. If you do these things you will live a long time in the land that you wander about on.’

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do not build houses do not plant crops do not plant a vineyard or own one live in tents all your lives if you do these things you will live a long time in the land that you wander about on


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We and our wives and our sons and daughters have obeyed everything our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us. We have never drunk wine.

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we and our wives and our sons and daughters have obeyed everything our ancestor jonadab son of rechab commanded us we have never drunk wine


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But when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded the land we said,‘Let’s get up and go to Jerusalem to get away from the Babylonian and Aramean armies.’ That is why we are staying here in Jerusalem.”

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but when king nebuchadnezzar of babylon invaded the land we said let s get up and go to jerusalem to get away from the babylonian and aramean armies that is why we are staying here in jerusalem


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The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel told him,“Go and speak to the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. Tell them,‘I, the LORD, say:“You must learn a lesson from this about obeying what I say!

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the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel told him go and speak to the people of judah and the citizens of jerusalem tell them i the lord say you must learn a lesson from this about obeying what i say


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Jonadab son of Rechab ordered his descendants not to drink wine. His orders have been carried out. To this day his descendants have drunk no wine because they have obeyed what their ancestor commanded them. But I have spoken to you over and over again, but you have not obeyed me!

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jonadab son of rechab ordered his descendants not to drink wine his orders have been carried out to this day his descendants have drunk no wine because they have obeyed what their ancestor commanded them but i have spoken to you over and over again but you have not obeyed me


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I sent all my servants the prophets to warn you over and over again. They said,“Every one of you, stop doing the evil things you have been doing and do what is right. Do not pay allegiance to other gods and worship them. Then you can continue to live in this land that I gave to you and your ancestors.” But you did not pay any attention or listen to me.

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i sent all my servants the prophets to warn you over and over again they said every one of you stop doing the evil things you have been doing and do what is right do not pay allegiance to other gods and worship them then you can continue to live in this land that i gave to you and your ancestors but you did not pay any attention or listen to me


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Yes, the descendants of Jonadab son of Rechab have carried out the orders that their ancestor gave them. But you people have not obeyed me!

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yes the descendants of jonadab son of rechab have carried out the orders that their ancestor gave them but you people have not obeyed me


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So I, the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, say:“I will soon bring on Judah and all the citizens of Jerusalem all the disaster that I threatened to bring on them. I will do this because I spoke to them but they did not listen. I called out to them but they did not answer.”’”

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so i the lord god of heaven s armies the god of israel say i will soon bring on judah and all the citizens of jerusalem all the disaster that i threatened to bring on them i will do this because i spoke to them but they did not listen i called out to them but they did not answer


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Then Jeremiah spoke to the Rechabite community,“The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘You have obeyed the orders of your ancestor Jonadab. You have followed all his instructions. You have done exactly as he commanded you.’

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then jeremiah spoke to the rechabite community the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says you have obeyed the orders of your ancestor jonadab you have followed all his instructions you have done exactly as he commanded you


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So the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘Jonadab son of Rechab will never lack a male descendant to serve me.’”

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so the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says jonadab son of rechab will never lack a male descendant to serve me


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Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll Containing the Lord’s Messages The LORD spoke to Jeremiah in the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah.

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jehoiakim burns the scroll containing the lord s messages the lord spoke to jeremiah in the fourth year that jehoiakim son of josiah was ruling over judah


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“Get a scroll. Write on it everything I have told you to say about Israel, Judah, and all the other nations since I began to speak to you in the reign of Josiah until now.

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get a scroll write on it everything i have told you to say about israel judah and all the other nations since i began to speak to you in the reign of josiah until now


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Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the disaster I intend to bring on them, they will all stop doing the evil things they have been doing. If they do, I will forgive their sins and the wicked things they have done.”

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perhaps when the people of judah hear about all the disaster i intend to bring on them they will all stop doing the evil things they have been doing if they do i will forgive their sins and the wicked things they have done


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So Jeremiah summoned Baruch son of Neriah. Then, Baruch wrote down in a scroll all of the LORD’s words which he had told to Jeremiah as they came from his mouth.

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so jeremiah summoned baruch son of neriah then baruch wrote down in a scroll all of the lord s words which he had told to jeremiah as they came from his mouth


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So you go there the next time all the people of Judah come in from their towns to fast in the LORD’s temple. Read out loud where all of them can hear you what I told you the LORD said, which you wrote in the scroll.

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so you go there the next time all the people of judah come in from their towns to fast in the lord s temple read out loud where all of them can hear you what i told you the lord said which you wrote in the scroll


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Perhaps then they will ask the LORD for mercy and will all stop doing the evil things they have been doing. For the LORD has threatened to bring great anger and wrath against these people.”

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perhaps then they will ask the lord for mercy and will all stop doing the evil things they have been doing for the lord has threatened to bring great anger and wrath against these people


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So Baruch son of Neriah did exactly what the prophet Jeremiah had told him to do. He read what the LORD had said from the scroll in the temple of the LORD.

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so baruch son of neriah did exactly what the prophet jeremiah had told him to do he read what the lord had said from the scroll in the temple of the lord


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All the people living in Jerusalem and all the people who came into Jerusalem from the towns of Judah came to observe a fast before the LORD. The fast took place in the ninth month of the fifth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah.

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all the people living in jerusalem and all the people who came into jerusalem from the towns of judah came to observe a fast before the lord the fast took place in the ninth month of the fifth year that jehoiakim son of josiah was ruling over judah


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At that time Baruch went into the temple of the LORD. He stood in the entrance of the room of Gemariah the son of Shaphan who had been the royal secretary. That room was in the upper court near the entrance of the New Gate. There, where all the people could hear him, he read from the scroll what Jeremiah had said.

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at that time baruch went into the temple of the lord he stood in the entrance of the room of gemariah the son of shaphan who had been the royal secretary that room was in the upper court near the entrance of the new gate there where all the people could hear him he read from the scroll what jeremiah had said


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Micaiah, who was the son of Gemariah and the grandson of Shaphan, heard Baruch read from the scroll everything the LORD had said.

normalized_text:
micaiah who was the son of gemariah and the grandson of shaphan heard baruch read from the scroll everything the lord had said


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He went down to the chamber of the royal secretary in the king’s palace and found all the court officials in session there. Elishama the royal secretary, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials were seated there.

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he went down to the chamber of the royal secretary in the king s palace and found all the court officials in session there elishama the royal secretary delaiah son of shemaiah elnathan son of achbor gemariah son of shaphan zedekiah son of hananiah and all the other officials were seated there


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All the officials sent Jehudi, who was the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch. They ordered him to tell Baruch,“Come here and bring with you the scroll you read in the hearing of the people.” So Baruch son of Neriah went to them, carrying the scroll in his hand.

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all the officials sent jehudi who was the son of nethaniah the son of shelemiah the son of cushi to baruch they ordered him to tell baruch come here and bring with you the scroll you read in the hearing of the people so baruch son of neriah went to them carrying the scroll in his hand


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When they had heard it all, they expressed their alarm to one another. Then they said to Baruch,“We must certainly give the king a report about everything you have read!”

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when they had heard it all they expressed their alarm to one another then they said to baruch we must certainly give the king a report about everything you have read


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Then they asked Baruch,“How did you come to write all these words? Do they actually come from Jeremiah’s mouth?”

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then they asked baruch how did you come to write all these words do they actually come from jeremiah s mouth


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Baruch answered,“Yes, they came from his own mouth. He dictated all these words to me and I wrote them down in ink on this scroll.”

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baruch answered yes they came from his own mouth he dictated all these words to me and i wrote them down in ink on this scroll


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Then the officials said to Baruch,“You and Jeremiah must go and hide. You must not let anyone know where you are.”

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then the officials said to baruch you and jeremiah must go and hide you must not let anyone know where you are


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The officials put the scroll in the room of Elishama, the royal secretary, for safekeeping. Then they went to the court and reported everything to the king.

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the officials put the scroll in the room of elishama the royal secretary for safekeeping then they went to the court and reported everything to the king


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The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. He went and got it from the room of Elishama, the royal secretary. Then he himself read it to the king and all the officials who were standing around him.

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the king sent jehudi to get the scroll he went and got it from the room of elishama the royal secretary then he himself read it to the king and all the officials who were standing around him


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Since it was the ninth month of the year, the king was sitting in his winter quarters. A fire was burning in the firepot in front of him.

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since it was the ninth month of the year the king was sitting in his winter quarters a fire was burning in the firepot in front of him


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As soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king would cut them off with a penknife and throw them on the fire in the firepot. He kept doing so until the whole scroll was burned up in the fire.

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as soon as jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll the king would cut them off with a penknife and throw them on the fire in the firepot he kept doing so until the whole scroll was burned up in the fire


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Neither he nor any of his attendants showed any alarm when they heard all that had been read. Nor did they tear their clothes to show any grief or sorrow.

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neither he nor any of his attendants showed any alarm when they heard all that had been read nor did they tear their clothes to show any grief or sorrow


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The king did not even listen to Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah, who had urged him not to burn the scroll.

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the king did not even listen to elnathan delaiah and gemariah who had urged him not to burn the scroll


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He also ordered Jerahmeel, who was one of the royal princes, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest the scribe Baruch and the prophet Jeremiah. However, the LORD hid them.

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he also ordered jerahmeel who was one of the royal princes seraiah son of azriel and shelemiah son of abdeel to arrest the scribe baruch and the prophet jeremiah however the lord hid them


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Baruch and Jeremiah Write Another Scroll The LORD’s message came to Jeremiah after the king had burned the scroll with the words Baruch had written down at Jeremiah’s dictation.

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baruch and jeremiah write another scroll the lord s message came to jeremiah after the king had burned the scroll with the words baruch had written down at jeremiah s dictation


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“Get another scroll and write on it everything that was written on the original scroll that King Jehoiakim of Judah burned.

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get another scroll and write on it everything that was written on the original scroll that king jehoiakim of judah burned


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Tell King Jehoiakim of Judah,‘The LORD says,“You burned the scroll. You asked Jeremiah,‘How dare you write in this scroll that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land and wipe out all the people and animals on it?’”

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tell king jehoiakim of judah the lord says you burned the scroll you asked jeremiah how dare you write in this scroll that the king of babylon will certainly come and destroy this land and wipe out all the people and animals on it


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So the LORD says concerning King Jehoiakim of Judah,“None of his line will occupy the throne of David. His dead body will be thrown out to be exposed to scorching heat by day and frost by night.

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so the lord says concerning king jehoiakim of judah none of his line will occupy the throne of david his dead body will be thrown out to be exposed to scorching heat by day and frost by night


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I will punish him and his descendants and the officials who serve him for the wicked things they have done. I will bring on them, the citizens of Jerusalem, and the people of Judah all the disaster that I threatened to do to them. I will punish them because I threatened them but they still paid no heed.”’”

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i will punish him and his descendants and the officials who serve him for the wicked things they have done i will bring on them the citizens of jerusalem and the people of judah all the disaster that i threatened to do to them i will punish them because i threatened them but they still paid no heed


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Then Jeremiah got another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah. As Jeremiah dictated, Baruch wrote on this scroll everything that had been on the scroll that King Jehoiakim of Judah burned in the fire. They also added on this scroll several other messages of the same kind.

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then jeremiah got another scroll and gave it to the scribe baruch son of neriah as jeremiah dictated baruch wrote on this scroll everything that had been on the scroll that king jehoiakim of judah burned in the fire they also added on this scroll several other messages of the same kind


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Introduction to Incidents During the Reign of Zedekiah Zedekiah son of Josiah succeeded Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim as king. He was elevated to the throne of the land of Judah by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.

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introduction to incidents during the reign of zedekiah zedekiah son of josiah succeeded jeconiah son of jehoiakim as king he was elevated to the throne of the land of judah by king nebuchadnezzar of babylon


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Neither he nor the officials who served him nor the people of Judah paid any attention to what the LORD said through the prophet Jeremiah.

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neither he nor the officials who served him nor the people of judah paid any attention to what the lord said through the prophet jeremiah


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The Lord Responds to Zedekiah’s Hope for Help King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to the prophet Jeremiah to say,“Please pray to the LORD our God on our behalf.”

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the lord responds to zedekiah s hope for help king zedekiah sent jehucal son of shelemiah and the priest zephaniah son of maaseiah to the prophet jeremiah to say please pray to the lord our god on our behalf


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(Now Jeremiah had not yet been put in prison. So he was still free to come and go among the people as he pleased.

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now jeremiah had not yet been put in prison so he was still free to come and go among the people as he pleased


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At that time the Babylonian forces had temporarily given up their siege against Jerusalem. They had had it under siege, but withdrew when they heard that the army of Pharaoh had set out from Egypt.)

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at that time the babylonian forces had temporarily given up their siege against jerusalem they had had it under siege but withdrew when they heard that the army of pharaoh had set out from egypt


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“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said,‘This is what you must say to the king of Judah who sent you to seek my help.“Beware, Pharaoh’s army that was on its way to help you is about to go back home to Egypt.

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this is what the lord god of israel has said this is what you must say to the king of judah who sent you to seek my help beware pharaoh s army that was on its way to help you is about to go back home to egypt


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Then the Babylonian forces will return. They will attack the city and will capture it and burn it down.

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then the babylonian forces will return they will attack the city and will capture it and burn it down


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Moreover, I, the LORD, warn you not to deceive yourselves into thinking that the Babylonian forces will go away and leave you alone. For they will not go away.

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moreover i the lord warn you not to deceive yourselves into thinking that the babylonian forces will go away and leave you alone for they will not go away


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For even if you were to defeat all the Babylonian forces fighting against you so badly that only wounded men were left lying in their tents, they would get up and burn this city down.”’”

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for even if you were to defeat all the babylonian forces fighting against you so badly that only wounded men were left lying in their tents they would get up and burn this city down


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Jeremiah is Charged with Deserting, Arrested, and Imprisoned The following events also occurred while the Babylonian forces had temporarily withdrawn from Jerusalem because the army of Pharaoh was coming.

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jeremiah is charged with deserting arrested and imprisoned the following events also occurred while the babylonian forces had temporarily withdrawn from jerusalem because the army of pharaoh was coming


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Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the territory of Benjamin. He wanted to make sure he got his share of the property that was being divided up among his family there.

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jeremiah started to leave jerusalem to go to the territory of benjamin he wanted to make sure he got his share of the property that was being divided up among his family there


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But he only got as far as the Benjamin Gate. There an officer in charge of the guards named Irijah, who was the son of Shelemiah and the grandson of Hananiah, stopped him. He seized Jeremiah and said,“You are deserting to the Babylonians!”

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but he only got as far as the benjamin gate there an officer in charge of the guards named irijah who was the son of shelemiah and the grandson of hananiah stopped him he seized jeremiah and said you are deserting to the babylonians


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Jeremiah answered,“That’s a lie! I am not deserting to the Babylonians.” But Irijah would not listen to him. Irijah put Jeremiah under arrest and took him to the officials.

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jeremiah answered that s a lie i am not deserting to the babylonians but irijah would not listen to him irijah put jeremiah under arrest and took him to the officials


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The officials were very angry at Jeremiah. They had him flogged and put in prison in the house of Jonathan, the royal secretary, which they had converted into a place for confining prisoners.

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the officials were very angry at jeremiah they had him flogged and put in prison in the house of jonathan the royal secretary which they had converted into a place for confining prisoners


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So Jeremiah was put in prison in a cell in the dungeon in Jonathan’s house. He was kept there for a long time.

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so jeremiah was put in prison in a cell in the dungeon in jonathan s house he was kept there for a long time


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Then King Zedekiah had him brought to the palace. There he questioned him privately and asked him,“Is there any message from the LORD?”Jeremiah answered,“Yes, there is.” Then he announced,“You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.”

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then king zedekiah had him brought to the palace there he questioned him privately and asked him is there any message from the lord jeremiah answered yes there is then he announced you will be handed over to the king of babylon


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Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah,“What crime have I committed against you, or the officials who serve you, or the people of Judah? What have I done to make you people throw me into prison?

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then jeremiah asked king zedekiah what crime have i committed against you or the officials who serve you or the people of judah what have i done to make you people throw me into prison


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Where now are the prophets who prophesied to you that the king of Babylon would not attack you or this land?

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where now are the prophets who prophesied to you that the king of babylon would not attack you or this land


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But now please listen, your royal Majesty, and grant my plea for mercy. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan, the royal secretary. If you do, I will die there.”

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but now please listen your royal majesty and grant my plea for mercy do not send me back to the house of jonathan the royal secretary if you do i will die there


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Then King Zedekiah ordered that Jeremiah be committed to the courtyard of the guardhouse. He also ordered that a loaf of bread be given to him every day from the baker’s street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah was kept in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

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then king zedekiah ordered that jeremiah be committed to the courtyard of the guardhouse he also ordered that a loaf of bread be given to him every day from the baker s street until all the bread in the city was gone so jeremiah was kept in the courtyard of the guardhouse


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Jeremiah Is Charged with Treason and Put in a Cistern to Die Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah had heard the things that Jeremiah had been telling the people. They had heard him say,

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jeremiah is charged with treason and put in a cistern to die now shephatiah son of mattan gedaliah son of pashhur jehucal son of shelemiah and pashhur son of malkijah had heard the things that jeremiah had been telling the people they had heard him say


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“The LORD says,‘Those who stay in this city will die in battle or of starvation or disease. Those who leave the city and surrender to the Babylonians will live. They will escape with their lives.’”

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the lord says those who stay in this city will die in battle or of starvation or disease those who leave the city and surrender to the babylonians will live they will escape with their lives


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They had also heard him say,“The LORD says,‘This city will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon. They will capture it.’”

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they had also heard him say the lord says this city will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of babylon they will capture it


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So these officials said to the king,“This man must be put to death. For he is demoralizing the soldiers who are left in the city as well as all the other people there by these things he is saying. This man is not seeking to help these people but is trying to harm them.”

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so these officials said to the king this man must be put to death for he is demoralizing the soldiers who are left in the city as well as all the other people there by these things he is saying this man is not seeking to help these people but is trying to harm them


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King Zedekiah said to them,“Very well, you can do what you want with him. For I cannot do anything to stop you.”

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king zedekiah said to them very well you can do what you want with him for i cannot do anything to stop you


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So the officials took Jeremiah and put him in the cistern of Malkijah, one of the royal princes, that was in the courtyard of the guardhouse. There was no water in the cistern, only mud. So when they lowered Jeremiah into the cistern with ropes he sank in the mud.

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so the officials took jeremiah and put him in the cistern of malkijah one of the royal princes that was in the courtyard of the guardhouse there was no water in the cistern only mud so when they lowered jeremiah into the cistern with ropes he sank in the mud


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An Ethiopian Official Rescues Jeremiah from the Cistern An Ethiopian, Ebed Melech, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put in the cistern. While the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate,

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an ethiopian official rescues jeremiah from the cistern an ethiopian ebed melech a court official in the royal palace heard that jeremiah had been put in the cistern while the king was holding court at the benjamin gate


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“Your royal Majesty, those men have been very wicked in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah. They have thrown him into a cistern and he is sure to die of starvation there because there is no food left in the city.”

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your royal majesty those men have been very wicked in all that they have done to the prophet jeremiah they have thrown him into a cistern and he is sure to die of starvation there because there is no food left in the city


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Then the king gave Ebed Melech the Ethiopian the following order:“Take thirty men with you from here and go pull the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies.”

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then the king gave ebed melech the ethiopian the following order take thirty men with you from here and go pull the prophet jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies


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So Ebed Melech took the men with him and went to a room under the treasure room in the palace. He got some worn-out clothes and old rags from there and let them down by ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.

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so ebed melech took the men with him and went to a room under the treasure room in the palace he got some worn out clothes and old rags from there and let them down by ropes to jeremiah in the cistern


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Ebed Melech called down to Jeremiah,“Put these rags and worn-out clothes under your armpits to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did as Ebed Melech instructed.

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ebed melech called down to jeremiah put these rags and worn out clothes under your armpits to pad the ropes jeremiah did as ebed melech instructed


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So they pulled Jeremiah up from the cistern with ropes. Jeremiah, however, still remained confined to the courtyard of the guardhouse.

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so they pulled jeremiah up from the cistern with ropes jeremiah however still remained confined to the courtyard of the guardhouse


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Jeremiah Responds to Zedekiah’s Request for Secret Advice Some time later Zedekiah sent and had Jeremiah brought to him at the third entrance of the LORD’s temple. The king said to Jeremiah,“I would like to ask you a question. Do not hide anything from me when you answer.”

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jeremiah responds to zedekiah s request for secret advice some time later zedekiah sent and had jeremiah brought to him at the third entrance of the lord s temple the king said to jeremiah i would like to ask you a question do not hide anything from me when you answer


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Jeremiah said to Zedekiah,“If I answer you, you will certainly kill me. If I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”

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jeremiah said to zedekiah if i answer you you will certainly kill me if i give you advice you will not listen to me


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So King Zedekiah made a secret promise to Jeremiah and sealed it with an oath. He promised,“As surely as the LORD lives who has given us life and breath, I promise you this: I will not kill you or hand you over to those men who want to kill you.”

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so king zedekiah made a secret promise to jeremiah and sealed it with an oath he promised as surely as the lord lives who has given us life and breath i promise you this i will not kill you or hand you over to those men who want to kill you


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Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah,“The LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says,‘You must surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon. If you do, your life will be spared and this city will not be burned down. Indeed, you and your whole family will be spared.

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then jeremiah said to zedekiah the lord god of heaven s armies the god of israel says you must surrender to the officers of the king of babylon if you do your life will be spared and this city will not be burned down indeed you and your whole family will be spared


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But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be handed over to the Babylonians and they will burn it down. You yourself will not escape from them.’”

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but if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of babylon this city will be handed over to the babylonians and they will burn it down you yourself will not escape from them


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Then King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah,“I am afraid of the Judeans who have deserted to the Babylonians. The Babylonians might hand me over to them and they will torture me.”

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then king zedekiah said to jeremiah i am afraid of the judeans who have deserted to the babylonians the babylonians might hand me over to them and they will torture me


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Then Jeremiah answered,“You will not be handed over to them. Please obey the LORD by doing what I have been telling you. Then all will go well with you and your life will be spared.

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then jeremiah answered you will not be handed over to them please obey the lord by doing what i have been telling you then all will go well with you and your life will be spared


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But if you refuse to surrender, the LORD has shown me a vision of what will happen. Here is what I saw:

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but if you refuse to surrender the lord has shown me a vision of what will happen here is what i saw


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All the women who are left in the royal palace of Judah will be led out to the officers of the king of Babylon. They will taunt you saying,‘Your trusted friends misled you; they have gotten the best of you. Now that your feet are stuck in the mud, they have turned their backs on you.’

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all the women who are left in the royal palace of judah will be led out to the officers of the king of babylon they will taunt you saying your trusted friends misled you they have gotten the best of you now that your feet are stuck in the mud they have turned their backs on you


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“All your wives and your children will be turned over to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape from them but will be captured by the king of Babylon. This city will be burned down.”

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all your wives and your children will be turned over to the babylonians you yourself will not escape from them but will be captured by the king of babylon this city will be burned down


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Then Zedekiah told Jeremiah,“Do not let anyone know about the conversation we have had. If you do, you will die.

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then zedekiah told jeremiah do not let anyone know about the conversation we have had if you do you will die


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The officials may hear that I have talked with you. They may come to you and say,‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you. Do not hide anything from us. If you do, we will kill you.’

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the officials may hear that i have talked with you they may come to you and say tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you do not hide anything from us if you do we will kill you


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If they do this, tell them,‘I was pleading with the king not to send me back to die in the dungeon of Jonathan’s house.’”

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if they do this tell them i was pleading with the king not to send me back to die in the dungeon of jonathan s house


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All the officials did indeed come and question Jeremiah. He told them exactly what the king had instructed him to say. They stopped questioning him any further because no one had actually heard their conversation.

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all the officials did indeed come and question jeremiah he told them exactly what the king had instructed him to say they stopped questioning him any further because no one had actually heard their conversation


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So Jeremiah remained confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse until the day Jerusalem was captured.The Fall of Jerusalem and Its AftermathThe following events occurred when Jerusalem was captured.

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so jeremiah remained confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse until the day jerusalem was captured the fall of jerusalem and its aftermaththe following events occurred when jerusalem was captured


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King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem with his whole army and laid siege to it. The siege began in the tenth month of the ninth year that Zedekiah ruled over Judah.

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king nebuchadnezzar of babylon came against jerusalem with his whole army and laid siege to it the siege began in the tenth month of the ninth year that zedekiah ruled over judah


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It lasted until the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year. On that day they broke through the city walls.

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it lasted until the ninth day of the fourth month of zedekiah s eleventh year on that day they broke through the city walls


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Then Nergal-Sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim, who was a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer, who was a high official, and all the other officers of the king of Babylon came and set up quarters in the Middle Gate.

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then nergal sharezer of samgar nebo sarsekim who was a chief officer nergal sharezer who was a high official and all the other officers of the king of babylon came and set up quarters in the middle gate


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When King Zedekiah of Judah and all his soldiers saw them, they tried to escape. They departed from the city during the night. They took a path through the king’s garden and passed out through the gate between the two walls. Then they headed for the rift valley.

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when king zedekiah of judah and all his soldiers saw them they tried to escape they departed from the city during the night they took a path through the king s garden and passed out through the gate between the two walls then they headed for the rift valley


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But the Babylonian army chased after them. They caught up with Zedekiah in the rift valley plains of Jericho and captured him. They took him to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon at Riblah in the territory of Hamath and Nebuchadnezzar passed sentence on him there.

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but the babylonian army chased after them they caught up with zedekiah in the rift valley plains of jericho and captured him they took him to king nebuchadnezzar of babylon at riblah in the territory of hamath and nebuchadnezzar passed sentence on him there


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There at Riblah the king of Babylon had Zedekiah’s sons put to death while Zedekiah was forced to watch. The king of Babylon also had all the nobles of Judah put to death.

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there at riblah the king of babylon had zedekiah s sons put to death while zedekiah was forced to watch the king of babylon also had all the nobles of judah put to death


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The Babylonians burned down the royal palace, the temple of the LORD, and the people’s homes, and they tore down the wall of Jerusalem.

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the babylonians burned down the royal palace the temple of the lord and the people s homes and they tore down the wall of jerusalem


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Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, took captive the rest of the people who were left in the city. He carried them off to Babylon along with the people who had deserted to him.

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then nebuzaradan the captain of the royal guard took captive the rest of the people who were left in the city he carried them off to babylon along with the people who had deserted to him


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But he left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing. He gave them fields and vineyards at that time.

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but he left behind in the land of judah some of the poor people who owned nothing he gave them fields and vineyards at that time


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Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had issued orders concerning Jeremiah. He had passed them on through Nebuzaradan, the captain of his royal guard,

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now king nebuchadnezzar of babylon had issued orders concerning jeremiah he had passed them on through nebuzaradan the captain of his royal guard


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“Find Jeremiah and look out for him. Do not do anything to harm him, but do with him whatever he tells you.”

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find jeremiah and look out for him do not do anything to harm him but do with him whatever he tells you


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So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, Nebushazban, who was a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer, who was a high official, and all the other officers of the king of Babylon

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so nebuzaradan the captain of the royal guard nebushazban who was a chief officer nergal sharezer who was a high official and all the other officers of the king of babylon


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sent and had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guardhouse. They turned him over to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and the grandson of Shaphan, to take him home with him. But Jeremiah stayed among the people.

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sent and had jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guardhouse they turned him over to gedaliah the son of ahikam and the grandson of shaphan to take him home with him but jeremiah stayed among the people


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Ebed Melech Is Promised Deliverance because of His Faith Now the LORD’s message had come to Jeremiah while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse,

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ebed melech is promised deliverance because of his faith now the lord s message had come to jeremiah while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse


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“Go and tell Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian,‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, has said,“I will carry out against this city what I promised. It will mean disaster and not good fortune for it. When that disaster happens, you will be there to see it.

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go and tell ebed melech the ethiopian this is what the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel has said i will carry out against this city what i promised it will mean disaster and not good fortune for it when that disaster happens you will be there to see it


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But I will rescue you when it happens. I, the LORD, affirm it! You will not be handed over to those whom you fear.

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but i will rescue you when it happens i the lord affirm it you will not be handed over to those whom you fear


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I will certainly save you. You will not fall victim to violence. You will escape with your life because you trust in me. I, the LORD, affirm it!”’”

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i will certainly save you you will not fall victim to violence you will escape with your life because you trust in me i the lord affirm it


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Jeremiah Is Set Free A Second Time The LORD spoke to Jeremiah after Nebuzaradan the captain of the royal guard had set him free at Ramah. He had taken him there in chains along with all the people from Jerusalem and Judah who were being carried off to exile to Babylon.

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jeremiah is set free a second time the lord spoke to jeremiah after nebuzaradan the captain of the royal guard had set him free at ramah he had taken him there in chains along with all the people from jerusalem and judah who were being carried off to exile to babylon


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The captain of the royal guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him,“The LORD your God threatened this place with this disaster.

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the captain of the royal guard took jeremiah aside and said to him the lord your god threatened this place with this disaster


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Now he has brought it about. The LORD has done just as he threatened to do. This disaster has happened because you people sinned against the LORD and did not obey him.

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now he has brought it about the lord has done just as he threatened to do this disaster has happened because you people sinned against the lord and did not obey him


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But now, Jeremiah, today I will set you free from the chains on your wrists. If you would like to come to Babylon with me, come along and I will take care of you. But if you prefer not to come to Babylon with me, you are not required to do so. You are free to go anywhere in the land you want to go. Go wherever you choose.”

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but now jeremiah today i will set you free from the chains on your wrists if you would like to come to babylon with me come along and i will take care of you but if you prefer not to come to babylon with me you are not required to do so you are free to go anywhere in the land you want to go go wherever you choose


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Before Jeremiah could turn to leave, the captain of the guard added,“Go back to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed to govern the towns of Judah. Go back and live with him among the people. Or go wherever else you choose.” Then the captain of the guard gave Jeremiah some food and a present and let him go.

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before jeremiah could turn to leave the captain of the guard added go back to gedaliah the son of ahikam and grandson of shaphan whom the king of babylon appointed to govern the towns of judah go back and live with him among the people or go wherever else you choose then the captain of the guard gave jeremiah some food and a present and let him go


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So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and lived there with him. He stayed there to live among the people who had been left in the land of Judah.

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so jeremiah went to gedaliah son of ahikam at mizpah and lived there with him he stayed there to live among the people who had been left in the land of judah


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A Small Judean Province is Established at Mizpah Now some of the officers of the Judean army and their troops had been hiding in the countryside. They heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam to govern the country. They also heard that he had been put in charge over the men, women, and children from the poorer classes of the land who had not been carried off into exile in Babylon.

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a small judean province is established at mizpah now some of the officers of the judean army and their troops had been hiding in the countryside they heard that the king of babylon had appointed gedaliah son of ahikam to govern the country they also heard that he had been put in charge over the men women and children from the poorer classes of the land who had not been carried off into exile in babylon


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So all these officers and their troops came to Gedaliah at Mizpah. The officers who came were Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite.

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so all these officers and their troops came to gedaliah at mizpah the officers who came were ishmael son of nethaniah johanan and jonathan the sons of kareah seraiah son of tanhumeth the sons of ephai the netophathite and jezaniah son of the maacathite


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Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety.“Do not be afraid to submit to the Babylonians. Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you.

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gedaliah the son of ahikam and grandson of shaphan took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety do not be afraid to submit to the babylonians settle down in the land and submit to the king of babylon then things will go well for you


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I for my part will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians whenever they come to us. You for your part go ahead and harvest the wine, the dates, the figs, and the olive oil, and store them in jars. Go ahead and settle down in the towns that you have taken over.”

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i for my part will stay at mizpah to represent you before the babylonians whenever they come to us you for your part go ahead and harvest the wine the dates the figs and the olive oil and store them in jars go ahead and settle down in the towns that you have taken over


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Moreover, all the Judeans who were in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other countries heard what had happened. They heard that the king of Babylon had allowed some people to stay in Judah and that he had appointed Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, to govern them.

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moreover all the judeans who were in moab ammon edom and all the other countries heard what had happened they heard that the king of babylon had allowed some people to stay in judah and that he had appointed gedaliah the son of ahikam and grandson of shaphan to govern them


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So all these Judeans returned to the land of Judah from the places where they had been scattered. They came to Gedaliah at Mizpah. Thus they harvested a large amount of wine and dates and figs.

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so all these judeans returned to the land of judah from the places where they had been scattered they came to gedaliah at mizpah thus they harvested a large amount of wine and dates and figs


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Ishmael Murders Gedaliah and Carries Off the Judeans at Mizpah as Captives Johanan and all the officers of the troops that had been hiding in the open country came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.

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ishmael murders gedaliah and carries off the judeans at mizpah as captives johanan and all the officers of the troops that had been hiding in the open country came to gedaliah at mizpah


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They said to him,“Are you at all aware that King Baalis of Ammon has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to kill you?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam would not believe them.

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they said to him are you at all aware that king baalis of ammon has sent ishmael son of nethaniah to kill you but gedaliah son of ahikam would not believe them


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Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah there at Mizpah,“Let me go and kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah before anyone knows about it. Otherwise he will kill you and all the Judeans who have rallied around you will be scattered. Then what remains of Judah will disappear.”

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then johanan son of kareah spoke privately to gedaliah there at mizpah let me go and kill ishmael the son of nethaniah before anyone knows about it otherwise he will kill you and all the judeans who have rallied around you will be scattered then what remains of judah will disappear


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But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah,“Do not do that because what you are saying about Ishmael is not true.”

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but gedaliah son of ahikam said to johanan son of kareah do not do that because what you are saying about ishmael is not true


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But in the seventh month Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah and grandson of Elishama who was a member of the royal family and had been one of Zedekiah’s chief officers, came with ten of his men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah. While they were eating a meal together with him there at Mizpah,

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but in the seventh month ishmael the son of nethaniah and grandson of elishama who was a member of the royal family and had been one of zedekiah s chief officers came with ten of his men to gedaliah son of ahikam at mizpah while they were eating a meal together with him there at mizpah


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Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him stood up, pulled out their swords, and killed Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. Thus Ishmael killed the man that the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the country.

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ishmael son of nethaniah and the ten men who were with him stood up pulled out their swords and killed gedaliah the son of ahikam and grandson of shaphan thus ishmael killed the man that the king of babylon had appointed to govern the country


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Ishmael also killed all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah and the Babylonian soldiers who happened to be there.

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ishmael also killed all the judeans who were with gedaliah at mizpah and the babylonian soldiers who happened to be there


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eighty men arrived from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria. They had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes, and cut themselves to show they were mourning. They were carrying grain offerings and incense to present at the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem.

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eighty men arrived from shechem shiloh and samaria they had shaved off their beards torn their clothes and cut themselves to show they were mourning they were carrying grain offerings and incense to present at the temple of the lord in jerusalem


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Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them. He was pretending to cry as he walked along. When he met them, he said to them,“Come with me to meet Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”

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ishmael son of nethaniah went out from mizpah to meet them he was pretending to cry as he walked along when he met them he said to them come with me to meet gedaliah son of ahikam


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But as soon as they were inside the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men who were with him slaughtered them and threw their bodies in a cistern.

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but as soon as they were inside the city ishmael son of nethaniah and the men who were with him slaughtered them and threw their bodies in a cistern


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But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael,“Do not kill us. For we will give you the stores of wheat, barley, olive oil, and honey we have hidden in a field.” So he spared their lives and did not kill them along with the rest.

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but there were ten men among them who said to ishmael do not kill us for we will give you the stores of wheat barley olive oil and honey we have hidden in a field so he spared their lives and did not kill them along with the rest


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Now the cistern where Ishmael threw all the dead bodies of those he had killed was a large one that King Asa had constructed as part of his defenses against King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with dead bodies.

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now the cistern where ishmael threw all the dead bodies of those he had killed was a large one that king asa had constructed as part of his defenses against king baasha of israel ishmael son of nethaniah filled it with dead bodies


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Then Ishmael took captive all the people who were still left alive in Mizpah. This included the royal princesses and all the rest of the people in Mizpah that Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, had put under the authority of Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took all these people captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.

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then ishmael took captive all the people who were still left alive in mizpah this included the royal princesses and all the rest of the people in mizpah that nebuzaradan the captain of the royal guard had put under the authority of gedaliah son of ahikam ishmael son of nethaniah took all these people captive and set out to cross over to the ammonites


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Johanan Rescues the People Ishmael Had Carried Off Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him heard about all the atrocities that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed.

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johanan rescues the people ishmael had carried off johanan son of kareah and all the army officers who were with him heard about all the atrocities that ishmael son of nethaniah had committed


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So they took all their troops and went to fight against Ishmael son of Nethaniah. They caught up with him near the large pool at Gibeon.

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so they took all their troops and went to fight against ishmael son of nethaniah they caught up with him near the large pool at gibeon


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When all the people that Ishmael had taken captive saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers with him, they were glad.

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when all the people that ishmael had taken captive saw johanan son of kareah and all the army officers with him they were glad


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All those people that Ishmael had taken captive from Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.

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all those people that ishmael had taken captive from mizpah turned and went over to johanan son of kareah


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But Ishmael son of Nethaniah managed to escape from Johanan along with eight of his men, and he went on over to Ammon.

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but ishmael son of nethaniah managed to escape from johanan along with eight of his men and he went on over to ammon


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Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him led off all the people who had been left alive at Mizpah. They had rescued them from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after he killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. They led off the men, women, children, soldiers, and court officials whom they had brought away from Gibeon.

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johanan son of kareah and all the army officers who were with him led off all the people who had been left alive at mizpah they had rescued them from ishmael son of nethaniah after he killed gedaliah son of ahikam they led off the men women children soldiers and court officials whom they had brought away from gibeon


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They set out to go to Egypt to get away from the Babylonians, but stopped at Geruth Kimham near Bethlehem.

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they set out to go to egypt to get away from the babylonians but stopped at geruth kimham near bethlehem


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They were afraid of what the Babylonians might do because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the country.

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they were afraid of what the babylonians might do because ishmael son of nethaniah had killed gedaliah son of ahikam whom the king of babylon had appointed to govern the country


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The Survivors Ask the Lord for Advice but Refuse to Follow It Then all the army officers, including Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah and all the people of every class, went to the prophet Jeremiah.

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the survivors ask the lord for advice but refuse to follow it then all the army officers including johanan son of kareah and jezaniah son of hoshaiah and all the people of every class went to the prophet jeremiah


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They said to him,“Please grant our request and pray to the LORD your God for all those of us who are still left alive here. For, as you yourself can see, there are only a few of us left out of the many there were before.

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they said to him please grant our request and pray to the lord your god for all those of us who are still left alive here for as you yourself can see there are only a few of us left out of the many there were before


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The prophet Jeremiah answered them,“Agreed! I will indeed pray to the LORD your God as you have asked. I will tell you everything the LORD replies in response to you. I will not keep anything back from you.”

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the prophet jeremiah answered them agreed i will indeed pray to the lord your god as you have asked i will tell you everything the lord replies in response to you i will not keep anything back from you


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They answered Jeremiah,“May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not do just as the LORD your God sends you to tell us to do.

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they answered jeremiah may the lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not do just as the lord your god sends you to tell us to do


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We will obey what the LORD our God to whom we are sending you tells us to do. It does not matter whether we like what he tells us or not. We will obey what he tells us to do so that things will go well for us.”

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we will obey what the lord our god to whom we are sending you tells us to do it does not matter whether we like what he tells us or not we will obey what he tells us to do so that things will go well for us


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So Jeremiah summoned Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him and all the people of every class.

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so jeremiah summoned johanan son of kareah and all the army officers who were with him and all the people of every class


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Then Jeremiah said to them,“You sent me to the LORD God of Israel to make your request known to him. Here is what he says to you:

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then jeremiah said to them you sent me to the lord god of israel to make your request known to him here is what he says to you


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‘If you will just stay in this land, I will build you up. I will not tear you down. I will firmly plant you. I will not uproot you. For I am filled with sorrow because of the disaster that I have brought on you.

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if you will just stay in this land i will build you up i will not tear you down i will firmly plant you i will not uproot you for i am filled with sorrow because of the disaster that i have brought on you


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Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him because I will be with you to save you and to rescue you from his power. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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do not be afraid of the king of babylon whom you now fear do not be afraid of him because i will be with you to save you and to rescue you from his power i the lord affirm it


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I will have compassion on you so that he in turn will have mercy on you and allow you to return to your land.’

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i will have compassion on you so that he in turn will have mercy on you and allow you to return to your land


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You must not say,‘No, we will not stay. Instead we will go and live in the land of Egypt where we will not face war, or hear the enemy’s trumpet calls, or starve for lack of food.’

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you must not say no we will not stay instead we will go and live in the land of egypt where we will not face war or hear the enemy s trumpet calls or starve for lack of food


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If you people who remain in Judah do that, then listen to the LORD’s message. This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel has said,‘If you are so determined to go to Egypt that you go and settle there,

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if you people who remain in judah do that then listen to the lord s message this is what the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel has said if you are so determined to go to egypt that you go and settle there


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the wars you fear will catch up with you there in the land of Egypt. The starvation you are worried about will follow you there to Egypt. You will die there.

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the wars you fear will catch up with you there in the land of egypt the starvation you are worried about will follow you there to egypt you will die there


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All the people who are determined to go and settle in Egypt will die from war, starvation, or disease. No one will survive or escape the disaster I will bring on them.’

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all the people who are determined to go and settle in egypt will die from war starvation or disease no one will survive or escape the disaster i will bring on them


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For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘If you go to Egypt, I will pour out my wrath on you just as I poured out my anger and wrath on the citizens of Jerusalem. You will become an object of horror and ridicule, an example of those who have been cursed and that people use in pronouncing a curse. You will never see this place again.’

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for the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says if you go to egypt i will pour out my wrath on you just as i poured out my anger and wrath on the citizens of jerusalem you will become an object of horror and ridicule an example of those who have been cursed and that people use in pronouncing a curse you will never see this place again


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“The LORD has told you people who remain in Judah,‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Be very sure of this: I warn you here and now.

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the lord has told you people who remain in judah do not go to egypt be very sure of this i warn you here and now


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You are making a fatal mistake. For you sent me to the LORD your God and asked me,‘Pray to the LORD our God for us. Tell us what the LORD our God says and we will do it.’

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you are making a fatal mistake for you sent me to the lord your god and asked me pray to the lord our god for us tell us what the lord our god says and we will do it


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This day I have told you what he said. But you do not want to obey the LORD your God by doing what he sent me to tell you.

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this day i have told you what he said but you do not want to obey the lord your god by doing what he sent me to tell you


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So now be very sure of this: You will die from war, starvation, or disease in the place where you want to go and live.”

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so now be very sure of this you will die from war starvation or disease in the place where you want to go and live


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Jeremiah finished telling all the people all these things the LORD their God had sent him to tell them.

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jeremiah finished telling all the people all these things the lord their god had sent him to tell them


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Then Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and other arrogant men said to Jeremiah,“You are telling a lie! The LORD our God did not send you to tell us,‘You must not go to Egypt and settle there.’

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then azariah son of hoshaiah johanan son of kareah and other arrogant men said to jeremiah you are telling a lie the lord our god did not send you to tell us you must not go to egypt and settle there


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But Baruch son of Neriah is stirring you up against us. He wants to hand us over to the Babylonians so that they will kill us or carry us off into exile in Babylon.”

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but baruch son of neriah is stirring you up against us he wants to hand us over to the babylonians so that they will kill us or carry us off into exile in babylon


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So Johanan son of Kareah, all the army officers, and all the rest of the people did not obey the LORD’s command to stay in the land of Judah.

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so johanan son of kareah all the army officers and all the rest of the people did not obey the lord s command to stay in the land of judah


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Instead Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers led off all the Judean remnant who had come back to live in the land of Judah from all the nations where they had been scattered.

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instead johanan son of kareah and all the army officers led off all the judean remnant who had come back to live in the land of judah from all the nations where they had been scattered


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They also led off all the men, women, children, and royal princesses that Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, had left with Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. This included the prophet Jeremiah and Baruch son of Neriah.

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they also led off all the men women children and royal princesses that nebuzaradan the captain of the royal guard had left with gedaliah the son of ahikam and grandson of shaphan this included the prophet jeremiah and baruch son of neriah


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Jeremiah Predicts that Nebuchadnezzar Will Plunder Egypt and Its Gods At Tahpanhes the LORD’s message came to Jeremiah.

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jeremiah predicts that nebuchadnezzar will plunder egypt and its gods at tahpanhes the lord s message came to jeremiah


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“Take some large stones and bury them in the mortar of the clay pavement at the entrance of Pharaoh’s residence here in Tahpanhes. Do it while the people of Judah present there are watching.

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take some large stones and bury them in the mortar of the clay pavement at the entrance of pharaoh s residence here in tahpanhes do it while the people of judah present there are watching


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Then tell them,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,“I will bring my servant King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will set his throne over these stones which I have buried. He will pitch his royal tent over them.

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then tell them the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says i will bring my servant king nebuchadnezzar of babylon i will set his throne over these stones which i have buried he will pitch his royal tent over them


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He will come and attack Egypt. Those who are destined to die of disease will die of disease. Those who are destined to be carried off into exile will be carried off into exile. Those who are destined to die in war will die in war.

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he will come and attack egypt those who are destined to die of disease will die of disease those who are destined to be carried off into exile will be carried off into exile those who are destined to die in war will die in war


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He will set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt. He will burn their gods or carry them off as captives. He will pick Egypt clean like a shepherd picks the lice from his clothing. He will leave there unharmed.

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he will set fire to the temples of the gods of egypt he will burn their gods or carry them off as captives he will pick egypt clean like a shepherd picks the lice from his clothing he will leave there unharmed


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He will demolish the sacred pillars in the temple of the sun in Egypt and will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.”’”

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he will demolish the sacred pillars in the temple of the sun in egypt and will burn down the temples of the gods of egypt


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The Lord Will Punish the Judean Exiles in Egypt for Their Idolatry The LORD spoke to Jeremiah concerning all the Judeans who were living in the land of Egypt, those in Migdol, Tahpanhes, Memphis, and in the region of southern Egypt.

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the lord will punish the judean exiles in egypt for their idolatry the lord spoke to jeremiah concerning all the judeans who were living in the land of egypt those in migdol tahpanhes memphis and in the region of southern egypt


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“The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘You have seen all the disaster I brought on Jerusalem and all the towns of Judah. Indeed, they now lie in ruins and are deserted.

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the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says you have seen all the disaster i brought on jerusalem and all the towns of judah indeed they now lie in ruins and are deserted


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This happened because of the wickedness the people living there did. They made me angry by worshiping and offering sacrifice to other gods whom neither they nor you nor your ancestors previously knew.

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this happened because of the wickedness the people living there did they made me angry by worshiping and offering sacrifice to other gods whom neither they nor you nor your ancestors previously knew


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I sent my servants the prophets to you people over and over again warning you not to do this disgusting thing I hate.

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i sent my servants the prophets to you people over and over again warning you not to do this disgusting thing i hate


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But the people of Jerusalem and Judah would not listen or pay any attention. They would not stop the wickedness they were doing nor quit sacrificing to other gods.

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but the people of jerusalem and judah would not listen or pay any attention they would not stop the wickedness they were doing nor quit sacrificing to other gods


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So my anger and my wrath were poured out and burned like a fire through the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. That is why they have become the desolate ruins that they are today.’

normalized_text:
so my anger and my wrath were poured out and burned like a fire through the towns of judah and the streets of jerusalem that is why they have become the desolate ruins that they are today


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“So now the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, asks,‘Why will you do such great harm to yourselves? Why should every man, woman, child, and baby of yours be destroyed from the midst of Judah? Why should you leave yourselves without a remnant?

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so now the lord god of heaven s armies the god of israel asks why will you do such great harm to yourselves why should every man woman child and baby of yours be destroyed from the midst of judah why should you leave yourselves without a remnant


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That is what will result from your making me angry by what you are doing. You are making me angry by sacrificing to other gods here in the land of Egypt where you live. You will be destroyed for doing that! You will become an example used in curses and an object of ridicule among all the nations of the earth.

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that is what will result from your making me angry by what you are doing you are making me angry by sacrificing to other gods here in the land of egypt where you live you will be destroyed for doing that you will become an example used in curses and an object of ridicule among all the nations of the earth


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Have you forgotten all the wicked things that have been done in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem by your ancestors, by the kings of Judah and their wives, by you and your wives?

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have you forgotten all the wicked things that have been done in the towns of judah and in the streets of jerusalem by your ancestors by the kings of judah and their wives by you and your wives


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To this day your people have shown no contrition! They have not revered me nor followed the laws and statutes I commanded you and your ancestors.’

normalized_text:
to this day your people have shown no contrition they have not revered me nor followed the laws and statutes i commanded you and your ancestors


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“Because of this, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,‘I am determined to bring disaster on you, even to the point of destroying all the Judeans here.

normalized_text:
because of this the lord of heaven s armies the god of israel says i am determined to bring disaster on you even to the point of destroying all the judeans here


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I will see to it that all the Judean remnant that was determined to go and live in the land of Egypt will be destroyed. Here in the land of Egypt they will fall in battle or perish from starvation. People of every class will die in war or from starvation. They will become an object of horror and ridicule, an example of those who have been cursed and that people use in pronouncing a curse.

normalized_text:
i will see to it that all the judean remnant that was determined to go and live in the land of egypt will be destroyed here in the land of egypt they will fall in battle or perish from starvation people of every class will die in war or from starvation they will become an object of horror and ridicule an example of those who have been cursed and that people use in pronouncing a curse


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I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt with war, starvation, and disease just as I punished Jerusalem.

normalized_text:
i will punish those who live in the land of egypt with war starvation and disease just as i punished jerusalem


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None of the Judean remnant who have come to live in the land of Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah. Though they long to return and live there, none of them shall return except a few fugitives.’”

normalized_text:
none of the judean remnant who have come to live in the land of egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of judah though they long to return and live there none of them shall return except a few fugitives


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Then all the men who were aware that their wives were sacrificing to other gods, as well as all their wives, answered Jeremiah. There was a great crowd of them representing all the people who lived in northern and southern Egypt. They answered,

normalized_text:
then all the men who were aware that their wives were sacrificing to other gods as well as all their wives answered jeremiah there was a great crowd of them representing all the people who lived in northern and southern egypt they answered


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Instead we will do everything we vowed we would do. We will sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the goddess called the Queen of Heaven just as we and our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders previously did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and had no troubles.

normalized_text:
instead we will do everything we vowed we would do we will sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the goddess called the queen of heaven just as we and our ancestors our kings and our leaders previously did in the towns of judah and in the streets of jerusalem for then we had plenty of food were well off and had no troubles


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But ever since we stopped sacrificing and pouring out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven, we have been in great need. Our people have died in wars or of starvation.”

normalized_text:
but ever since we stopped sacrificing and pouring out drink offerings to the queen of heaven we have been in great need our people have died in wars or of starvation


