The Book of Jeremiah
11: 1The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying, 11:2Hear ye the words
of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of
Jerusalem; 11:3and say thou unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel:
Cursed be the man that heareth not the words of this covenant, 11:4which I
commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of
Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to
all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God; 11:5that
I may establish the oath which I sware unto your fathers, to give them a land
flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then answered I, and said, Amen, O
Jehovah. 11:6And Jehovah said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of
Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant,
and do them. 11:7For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought
them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting,
saying, Obey my voice. 11:8Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked
every one in the stubbornness of their evil heart: therefore I brought upon them all
the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did them
not. 11:9And Jehovah said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah,
and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 11:10They are turned back to the iniquities
of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they are gone after other
gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my
covenant which I made with their fathers. 11:11Therefore thus saith Jehovah,
Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and
they shall cry unto me, but I will not hearken unto them. 11:12Then shall the cities of
Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods unto which they
offer incense: but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble. 11:13For
according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah; and according to the
number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to the shameful thing,
even altars to burn incense unto Baal. 11:14Therefore pray not thou for this people,
neither lift up cry nor prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that
they cry unto me because of their trouble. 11:15What hath my beloved to do in my
house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed
from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. 11:16Jehovah called thy name,
A green olive-tree, fair with goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath
kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. 11:17For Jehovah of hosts,
who planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, because of the evil of the
house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have wrought for
themselves in provoking me to anger by offering incense unto Baal. 11:18And
Jehovah gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it: then thou showedst me their
doings. 11:19But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew not
that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the
fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may
be no more remembered. 11:20But, O Jehovah of hosts, who judgest righteously,
who triest the heart and the mind, I shall see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee
have I revealed my cause. 11:21Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the men of
Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Thou shalt not prophesy in the name of
Jehovah, that thou die not by our hand; 11:22therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts,
Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and
their daughters shall die by famine; 11:23and there shall be no remnant unto them:
for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.