Jer 11 | NASB1995 | STEP | The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord , saying ,

Jeremiah 11

The Broken Covenant

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 ^a“Hear the words of this ^bcovenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 3 and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ^c“Cursed is the man who does not heed the words of this covenant 4 which I commanded your forefathers in the ^dday that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the ^eiron furnace, saying, ‘ ^fListen to My voice, and ^{▼▼ Lit do them}do according to all which I command you; so you shall be ^hMy people, and I will be your God,’ 5 in order to confirm the ⁱoath which I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.”’” Then I said, ^j“Amen, O Lord.”

6 And the Lord said to me, ^k“Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, ‘ ^lHear the words of this covenant and ^mdo them. 7 ‘For I solemnly ⁿwarned your fathers in the ^oday that I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, ^{▼▼ Lit rising early and warning
,} ^qwarning persistently, saying, ^r“Listen to My voice.” 8 ‘Yet they ^sdid not obey or incline their ear, but walked, each one, in the stubbornness of his evil heart; therefore I brought on them all the ^twords of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did not.’”

9 Then the Lord said to me, “A ^uconspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 “They have ^vturned back to the iniquities of their ^{▼▼ Lit former fathers}ancestors who ^xrefused to hear My words, and they ^yhave gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have ^zbroken My covenant which I made with their fathers.” 11 Therefore thus says the Lord, “Behold I am ^aabringing disaster on them which they will ^abnot be able to escape; though they will ^accry to Me, yet I will not listen to them. 12 “Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will ^adgo and cry to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they surely will not save them in the time of their disaster. 13 “For your gods are ^{▼▼ Lit the number of
,} ^afas many as your cities, O Judah; and ^{▼▼ Lit the number of}as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to the ^ahshameful thing, altars to ^aiburn incense to Baal.

14 “Therefore ^ajdo not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will ^aknot listen when they call to Me because of their disaster. 15 “What right has My ^albeloved in My house
When ^amshe has done many vile deeds?
Can the sacrificial flesh take away from you your disaster,
^{▼▼ Lit Then}So that you can rejoice?”
16 The Lord called your name,
“A ^aogreen olive tree, beautiful in fruit and form”;
With the ^apnoise of a great tumult
He has ^aqkindled fire on it,
And its branches are worthless.

17 The Lord of hosts, who ^arplanted you, has ^aspronounced evil against you because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have ^{▼▼ Or done for themselves}done to provoke Me by ^{▼▼ Or burning incense
,} ^avoffering up sacrifices to Baal.

Plots against Jeremiah

18 Moreover, the Lord ^awmade it known to me and I knew it;
Then You showed me their deeds.
19 But I was like a gentle ^axlamb led to the slaughter;
And I did not know that they had ^aydevised plots against me, saying,
“Let us destroy the tree with its ^{▼▼ Lit bread}fruit,
And ^balet us cut him off from the ^bbland of the living,
That his ^bcname be remembered no more.”
20 But, O Lord of hosts, who ^bdjudges righteously,
Who ^betries the ^{▼▼ Lit kidneys}feelings and the heart,
Let me see Your vengeance on them,
For to You have I ^{▼▼ Lit revealed}committed my cause.

21 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of ^bhAnathoth, who ^biseek your life, saying, ^bj“Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, so that you will not ^bkdie at our hand”; 22 therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, I am about to ^blpunish them! The ^bmyoung men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters will die by famine; 23 and a remnant ^bnwill not be left to them, for I will ^bobring disaster on the men of Anathoth— ^bpthe year of their punishment.”