Jeremiah 11
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The Broken Covenant
1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2“Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 3and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: #Deut. 27:26; (Jer. 17:5); Gal. 3:10“Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant 4which I commanded your fathers in the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt, #Deut. 4:20; 1 Kin. 8:51from the iron furnace, saying, #Lev. 26:3; Deut. 11:27; Jer. 7:23‘Obey My voice, and do according to all that I command you; so shall you be My people, and I will be your God,’ 5that I may establish the #Ex. 13:5; Deut. 7:12; Ps. 105:9; Jer. 32:22oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them #Ex. 3:8‘a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as it is this day.” ’ ”
And I answered and said, “So be it, Lord.”
6Then the Lord said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: ‘Hear the words of this covenant #Deut. 17:19; (Rom. 2:13); James 1:22and do them. 7For I earnestly exhorted your fathers in the day I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, until this day, #Jer. 35:15rising early and exhorting, saying, “Obey My voice.” 8#Jer. 7:26Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but #Jer. 13:10everyone followed the dictates of his evil heart; therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but which they have not done.’ ”
9And the Lord said to me, #Ezek. 22:25; Hos. 6:9“A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10They have turned back to #1 Sam. 15:11; Jer. 3:10, 11; Ezek. 20:18the iniquities of their forefathers who refused to hear My words, and they have 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.”
11Therefore thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will surely bring calamity on them which they will not be able to escape; and #Ps. 18:41; Prov. 1:28; Is. 1:15; Jer. 14:12; Ezek. 8:18; Mic. 3:4; Zech. 7:13though they cry out to Me, I will not listen to them. 12Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and #Deut. 32:37; Jer. 44:17cry out to the gods to whom they offer incense, but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble. 13For according to the number of your #2 Kin. 23:13; Jer. 2:28cities were your gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem you have set up altars to that shameful thing, altars to burn incense to Baal.
14“So #Ex. 32:10; Jer. 7:16; 14:11; (1 John 5:16)do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry out to Me because of their trouble.
15“What#Ps. 50:16 has My beloved to do in My house,
Having #Ezek. 16:25done lewd deeds with many?
And #(Titus 1:15)the holy flesh has passed from you.
When you do evil, then you #Prov. 2:14rejoice.
16The Lord called your name,
#Ps. 52:8; (Rom. 11:17)Green Olive Tree, Lovely and of Good Fruit.
With the noise of a great tumult
He has kindled fire on it,
And its branches are broken.
17“For the Lord of hosts, #Is. 5:2; Jer. 2:21; 12:2who planted you, has pronounced doom against you for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke Me to anger in offering incense to Baal.”
Jeremiah’s Life Threatened
18Now the Lord gave me knowledge of it, and I know it; for You showed me their doings. 19But I was like a docile lamb brought to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had devised schemes against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, #Ps. 83:4; Jer. 18:18and let us cut him off from #Ps. 27:13the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”
20But, O Lord of hosts,
You who judge righteously,
#1 Sam. 16:7; 1 Chr. 28:9; Ps. 7:9Testing the mind and the heart,
Let me see Your #Jer. 15:15vengeance on them,
For to You I have revealed my cause.
21“Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of #Jer. 1:1; 12:5, 6Anathoth who seek your life, saying, #Is. 30:10; Amos 2:12; Mic. 2:6‘Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, lest you die by our hand’— 22therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Behold, I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall #Jer. 9:21die by famine; 23and there shall be no remnant of them, for I will bring catastrophe on the men of Anathoth, even #Jer. 23:12; Hos. 9:7; Mic. 7:4the year of their punishment.’ ”
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Jeremiah 11
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The Agreement Is Broken
1These are the words that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah: 2“Listen to the words of this agreement. Tell the people of Judah about it. Tell it to those living in Jerusalem. 3Tell them this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Trouble will come to anyone who does not obey this agreement. 4I am talking about the agreement I made with your ancestors. I made it with them when I brought them out of Egypt. Egypt was like a furnace for melting iron!’ I told them, ‘Obey me and do everything I command you. If you do this, you will be my people. And I will be your God. 5Then I will keep the promise I made to your ancestors. I promised to give them a land where much food grows.’ And you are living in that country today!”
I, Jeremiah, answered, “Amen, Lord.”
6The Lord said this to me: “Prophesy this message in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: ‘Listen to the words of this agreement. Then obey them! 7I warned your ancestors to obey me when I brought them out of Egypt. I have warned them again and again to this very day! 8But your ancestors did not listen to me. They were stubborn and did what their own evil hearts wanted. The agreement says curses will come upon them if they don’t obey it. So I made all those curses come upon them! I commanded them to obey the agreement, but they did not.’”
9Then the Lord said to me, “I know the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem have made secret plans. 10They are doing the same sins their ancestors did! Their ancestors refused to listen to my message. They followed and worshiped other gods. The families of Israel and Judah have broken the agreement I made with their ancestors. 11So this is what the Lord says: ‘I will soon bring a disaster on the people of Judah. They will not be able to escape! And they will cry to me for help. But I will not listen to them! 12The people living in the towns of Judah and the city of Jerusalem will pray to their idols for help. They will burn incense to their idols. But those idols will not be able to help when that terrible time comes! 13The people of Judah have as many idols as there are towns in Judah. They have built many altars for worshiping that shameful god Baal. There are as many altars as there are streets in Jerusalem!’
14“As for you, Jeremiah, don’t pray for these people. Don’t cry out for them or ask anything for them. I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their trouble.
15“What is my lover, Judah, doing in my Temple?
She makes many evil plans.
Does she think animal sacrifices will stop her punishment?
When you do your evil, then you are happy.”
16The Lord called you “a leafy olive tree,
with beautiful fruit to look at.”
But with a strong storm
the Lord will set that tree on fire.
And its branches will be burned up.
17The Lord of heaven’s armies planted you. And he has announced that disaster will come to you. This is because the families of Israel and Judah have done evil things. They have made him angry by offering sacrifices to Baal.
Evil Plans Against Jeremiah
18The Lord showed me that men were making plans against me. The Lord showed me what they were doing. So I knew they were against me. 19Before this, I was like a gentle lamb waiting to be butchered. I did not know they had made plans against me. They said:
“Let us destroy the tree and its fruit!
Let’s kill him!
Then people will forget him!”
20But, Lord of heaven’s armies, you are a fair judge.
You know how to test peoples’ hearts and minds.
I will tell you what I have against them.
And I will let you give them the punishment they should have!
21So the Lord speaks about the men from Anathoth who were planning to kill Jeremiah. Those men say, “Don’t prophesy in the name of the Lord. If you do, we will kill you!” 22So this is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: “I will soon punish the men from Anathoth. Their young men will die in war. Their sons and daughters will die from hunger. 23No one from the city of Anathoth will be left alive. I will cause a disaster to happen to them that year.”
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