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Jeremiah 11

The Broken Covenant

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 “ ^aHear the words of this ^bcovenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 3 and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: “ ^cCursed is the one who does not obey the words of this covenant 4 which I commanded your forefathers on 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 that 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 replied, “ ^jAmen, Lord.”

6 And the Lord said to me, “ ^kProclaim 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 on the ^oday I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, ^pwarning them persistently, saying, “ ^qListen to My voice.” 8 Yet they ^rdid not obey or incline their ear, but walked in the stubbornness of their evil heart, each one of them; therefore I brought on them all the ^swords of this covenant which I commanded them to do, but they did not.’”

9 Then the Lord said to me, “A ^tconspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They have ^uturned back to the wrongdoings of their ^{▼▼Lit former fathers}ancestors who ^wrefused to hear My words, and they ^xhave followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have ^ybroken My covenant which I made with their fathers.” 11 Therefore this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am ^zbringing disaster on them which they will ^aanot be able to escape; though they will ^abcry out to Me, I will not listen to them. 12 Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will ^acgo and cry out to the gods to whom they ^{▼▼Or offer sacrifices}burn incense, but they certainly will not save them in the time of their disaster. 13 For your gods are ^{▼▼Lit the number of
,} ^afas many as your cities, 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 for ^{▼▼Or offering sacrifices to
,} ^ajburning incense to Baal.

14 “So as for you, ^akdo not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will ^alnot listen when they call to Me because of their disaster.

15 “What right has My ^ambeloved in My house
When ^anshe has carried out many evil schemes?
Can the sacrificial flesh take away from you your disaster,
^{▼▼Lit Then}So that you can rejoice?”
16 The Lord named you
“A ^apgreen olive tree, beautiful in fruit and form”;
With the ^aqnoise of a great ^{▼▼I.e., confused noise}tumult
He has ^asset fire to it,
And its branches are worthless.
17 The Lord of armies, who ^atplanted you, has ^aupronounced evil against you because of the evil of the house of Israel and the house of Judah, which they have ^{▼▼Or done for themselves}done to provoke Me by ^{▼▼Or burning incense
,} ^axoffering sacrifices to Baal.

Plots against Jeremiah

18 Moreover, the Lord ^aymade it known to me and I knew it;
Then You showed me their deeds.
19 But I was like a gentle ^azlamb led to the slaughter;
And I did not know that they had ^badevised plots against me, saying,
“Let’s destroy the tree with its ^{▼▼Lit bread}fruit,
And ^bclet’s cut him off from the ^bdland of the living,
So that his ^bename will no longer be remembered.”
20 But, Lord of armies, who ^bfjudges righteously,
Who ^bgputs the ^{▼▼Lit kidneys}feelings and the heart to the test,
Let me see Your vengeance on them,
For to You I have ^{▼▼Lit rolled}committed my cause.
21 Therefore this is what the Lord says concerning the people of ^bjAnathoth, who are ^bkseeking your life, saying: “ ^blDo not prophesy in the name of the Lord, so that you do not ^bmdie by our hand”; 22 therefore, this is what the Lord of armies says: “Behold, I am going to ^bnpunish them! The ^boyoung men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters will die by famine; 23 and a remnant ^bpwill not be left to them, because I will ^bqbring disaster on the people of Anathoth-- ^brthe year of their punishment.”