Jeremiah's Book

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THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET

JEREMIAHCHAPTER 1

1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiahof the !riests that werein Anathoth in the land

of Ben"amin#2To whom the word of the $OR% &ame in

the da's of Josiah the son of Amon kin( of

J)dah in the thirteenth 'ear of his rei(n*3 It &ame also in the da's of Jehoiakim the

son of Josiah kin( of J)dah )nto the end of

the ele+enth 'ear of ,edekiah the son ofJosiah kin( of J)dah )nto the &arr'in( awa'

of Jer)salem &a!ti+e in the fifth month*4Then the word of the $OR% &ame )nto

me sa'in(5Before I formed thee in the -ell' I knew

thee. and -efore tho) &amest forth o)t of thewom- I san&tified thee andI ordained thee a

!ro!het )nto the nations*6 Then said I Ah $ord /O%0 -ehold I

&annot s!eak# for I ama &hild*7 B)t the $OR% said )nto me 2a' not I

ama &hild# for tho) shalt (o to all that I shall

send thee and whatsoe+er I &ommand thee

tho) shalt s!eak*8Be not afraid of their fa&es# for I amwith

thee to deli+er thee saith the $OR%*

9Then the $OR% !)t forth his hand andto)&hed m' mo)th* And the $OR% said )nto

me Behold I ha+e !)t m' words in th'mo)th*10 2ee I ha+e this da' set thee o+er the

nations and o+er the kin(doms to root o)tand to !)ll down and to destro' and to throw

down to -)ild and to !lant*11 Moreo+er the word of the $OR% &ame

)nto me sa'in( Jeremiah what seest tho)3

And I said I see a rod of an almond tree*12Then said the $OR% )nto me Tho) hast

well seen# for I will hasten m' word to

!erform it*13

And the word of the $OR% &ame )ntome the se&ond time sa'in( 4hat seest tho)3

And I said I see a seethin( !ot. and the fa&ethereof istoward the north*14Then the $OR% said )nto me O)t of the

north an e+il shall -reak forth )!on all the

inha-itants of the land*15For lo I will &all all the families of the

kin(doms of the north saith the $OR%. and

the' shall &ome and the' shall set e+er' onehis throne at the enterin( of the (ates of

Jer)salem and a(ainst all the walls thereof

ro)nd a-o)t and a(ainst all the &ities ofJ)dah*16And I will )tter m' ")d(ments a(ainst

them to)&hin( all their wi&kedness who ha+eforsaken me and ha+e -)rned in&ense )nto

other (ods and worshi!!ed the works of theirown hands*17 Tho) therefore (ird )! th' loins and

arise and s!eak )nto them all that I &ommand

thee# -e not disma'ed at their fa&es lest I&onfo)nd thee -efore them*18For -ehold I ha+e made thee this da' a

defen&ed &it' and an iron !illar and -rasen

walls a(ainst the whole land a(ainst the kin(s

of J)dah a(ainst the !rin&es thereof a(ainstthe !riests thereof and a(ainst the !eo!le of

the land*19And the' shall fi(ht a(ainst thee. -)t the'

shall not !re+ail a(ainst thee. for I am with

thee saith the $OR% to deli+er thee*

CHAPTER 51Moreo+er the word of the $OR% &ame to

me sa'in(2 /o and &r' in the ears of Jer)salem

sa'in( Th)s saith the $OR%. I remem-erthee the kindness of th' 'o)th the lo+e of

thine es!o)sals when tho) wentest after me in

the wilderness in a land that wasnot sown*3 Israel washoliness )nto the $OR% and

the firstfr)its of his in&rease# all that de+o)r

him shall offend. e+il shall &ome )!on themsaith the $OR%*4Hear 'e the word of the $OR% O ho)se

of Ja&o- and all the families of the ho)se ofIsrael#5 Th)s saith the $OR% 4hat ini6)it'

ha+e 'o)r fathers fo)nd in me that the' are

(one far from me and ha+e walked after

+anit' and are -e&ome +ain3

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67either said the' 4here isthe $OR% that-ro)(ht )s )! o)t of the land of E('!t that led

)s thro)(h the wilderness thro)(h a land ofdeserts and of !its thro)(h a land of dro)(htand of the shadow of death thro)(h a land

that no man !assed thro)(h and where noman dwelt37And I -ro)(ht 'o) into a !lentif)l &o)ntr'

to eat the fr)it thereof and the (oodnessthereof. -)t when 'e entered 'e defiled m'

land and made mine herita(e an a-omination*8The !riests said not 4here isthe $OR%3

and the' that handle the law knew me not# the

!astors also trans(ressed a(ainst me and the

!ro!hets !ro!hesied -' Baal and walked afterthings thatdo not !rofit*9 4herefore I will 'et !lead with 'o)

saith the $OR% and with 'o)r &hildren8s&hildren will I !lead*10For !ass o+er the isles of Chittim and

see. and send )nto Kedar and &onsider

dili(entl' and see if there -e s)&h a thin(*11Hath a nation &han(ed their(ods whi&h

are'et no (ods3 -)t m' !eo!le ha+e &han(ed

their (lor' for that whichdoth not !rofit*12Be astonished O 'e hea+ens at this and

-e horri-l' afraid -e 'e +er' desolate saith

the $OR%*13For m' !eo!le ha+e &ommitted two e+ils.

the' ha+e forsaken me the fo)ntain of li+in(

waters andhewed them o)t &isterns -roken

&isterns that &an hold no water*14 Is Israel a ser+ant3 ishe a home-orn

slave3 wh' is he s!oiled315 The 'o)n( lions roared )!on him and

'elled and the' made his land waste# his &ities

are -)rned witho)t inha-itant*16Also the &hildren of 7o!h and Taha!anes

ha+e -roken the &rown of th' head*17Hast tho) not !ro&)red this )nto th'self

in that tho) hast forsaken the $OR% th' /od

when he led thee -' the wa'318And now what hast tho) to do in the wa'

of E('!t to drink the waters of 2ihor3 or what

hast tho) to do in the wa' of Ass'ria to drinkthe waters of the ri+er3

19Thine own wi&kedness shall &orre&t theeand th' -a&kslidin(s shall re!ro+e thee# knowtherefore and see that it is an e+il thing and

-itter that tho) hast forsaken the $OR% th'

/od and that m' fear isnot in thee saith the

$ord /O% of hosts*20 For of old time I ha+e -roken th' 'oke

and-)rst th' -ands. and tho) saidst I will nottrans(ress. when )!on e+er' hi(h hill and)nder e+er' (reen tree tho) wanderest !la'in(

the harlot*21 9et I had !lanted thee a no-le +ine

wholl' a ri(ht seed# how then art tho) t)rned

into the de(enerate !lant of a stran(e +ine )ntome322For tho)(h tho) wash thee with nitre and

take thee m)&h so!e yet thine ini6)it' ismarked -efore me saith the $ord /O%*23How &anst tho) sa' I am not !oll)ted I

ha+e not (one after Baalim3 see th' wa' in the+alle' know what tho) hast done# thou art a

swift dromedar' tra+ersin( her wa's.

24A wild ass )sed to the wilderness thatsn)ffeth )! the wind at her !leas)re. in her

o&&asion who &an t)rn her awa'3 all the' thatseek her will not wear' themsel+es. in her

month the' shall find her*25 4ithhold th' foot from -ein( )nshod

and th' throat from thirst# -)t tho) saidst

There is no ho!e# no. for I ha+e lo+ed

stran(ers and after them will I (o*26As the thief is ashamed when he is fo)nd

so is the ho)se of Israel ashamed. the' their

kin(s their !rin&es and their !riests and their!ro!hets

27 2a'in( to a sto&k Tho) art m' father.

and to a stone Tho) hast -ro)(ht me forth# forthe' ha+e t)rned their-a&k )nto me and not

theirfa&e# -)t in the time of their tro)-le the'will sa' Arise and sa+e )s*28 B)t where are th' (ods that tho) hast

made thee3 let them arise if the' &an sa+ethee in the time of th' tro)-le# for according

tothe n)m-er of th' &ities are th' (ods O

J)dah*294herefore will 'e !lead with me3 'e all

ha+e trans(ressed a(ainst me saith the $OR%*30In +ain ha+e I smitten 'o)r &hildren. the'

re&ei+ed no &orre&tion# 'o)r own sword hath

de+o)red 'o)r !ro!hets like a destro'in( lion*31 O (eneration see 'e the word of the

$OR%* Ha+e I -een a wilderness )nto Israel3a land of darkness3 wherefore sa' m' !eo!le4e are lords. we will &ome no more )nto

thee332Can a maid for(et her ornaments or a

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-ride her attire3 'et m' !eo!le ha+e for(ottenme da's witho)t n)m-er*

334h' trimmest tho) th' wa' to seek lo+e3therefore hast tho) also ta)(ht the wi&ked onesth' wa's*34Also in th' skirts is fo)nd the -lood of

the so)ls of the !oor inno&ents# I ha+e not

fo)nd it -' se&ret sear&h -)t )!on all these*359et tho) sa'est Be&a)se I am inno&ent

s)rel' his an(er shall t)rn from me* Behold I

will !lead with thee -e&a)se tho) sa'est I

ha+e not sinned*36 4h' (addest tho) a-o)t so m)&h to

&han(e th' wa'3 tho) also shalt -e ashamed of

E('!t as tho) wast ashamed of Ass'ria*379ea tho) shalt (o forth from him and

thine hands )!on thine head# for the $OR%

hath re"e&ted th' &onfiden&es and tho) shaltnot !ros!er in them*

CHAPTER :1The' sa' If a man !)t awa' his wife and

she (o from him and -e&ome another man8sshall he ret)rn )nto her a(ain3 shall not that

land -e (reatl' !oll)ted3 -)t tho) hast !la'ed

the harlot with man' lo+ers. 'et ret)rn a(ainto me saith the $OR%*2$ift )! thine e'es )nto the hi(h !la&es and

see where tho) hast not -een lien with* In thewa's hast tho) sat for them as the Ara-ian in

the wilderness. and tho) hast !oll)ted the land

with th' whoredoms and with th' wi&kedness*3 Therefore the showers ha+e -een

withholden and there hath -een no latter rain.and tho) hadst a whore8s forehead tho)

ref)sedst to -e ashamed*44ilt tho) not from this time &r' )nto me

M' father tho) artthe ()ide of m' 'o)th354ill he reser+e his angerfor e+er3 will he

kee! itto the end3 Behold tho) hast s!okenand done e+il thin(s as tho) &o)ldest*6 The $OR% said also )nto me in the da's

of Josiah the kin( Hast tho) seen thatwhi&h

-a&kslidin( Israel hath done3 she is (one )!

)!on e+er' hi(h mo)ntain and )nder e+er'(reen tree and there hath !la'ed the harlot*

7And I said after she had done all thesethings T)rn tho) )nto me* B)t she ret)rnednot* And her trea&hero)s sister J)dah saw it*8 And I saw when for all the &a)ses

where-' -a&kslidin( Israel &ommitted

ad)lter' I had !)t her awa' and (i+en her a-ill of di+or&e. 'et her trea&hero)s sister J)dah

feared not -)t went and !la'ed the harlot also*9And it &ame to !ass thro)(h the li(htness

of her whoredom that she defiled the land

and &ommitted ad)lter' with stones and withsto&ks*10And 'et for all this her trea&hero)s sister

J)dah hath not t)rned )nto me with her wholeheart -)t fei(nedl' saith the $OR%*11 And the $OR% said )nto me The

-a&kslidin( Israel hath ")stified herself morethan trea&hero)s J)dah*12 /o and !ro&laim these words toward

the north and sa' Ret)rn tho) -a&kslidin(Israel saith the $OR%. and I will not &a)se

mine an(er to fall )!on 'o)# for I ammer&if)l

saith the $OR% andI will not kee! angerfore+er*13 Onl' a&knowled(e thine ini6)it' that

tho) hast trans(ressed a(ainst the $OR% th'

/od and hast s&attered th' wa's to the

stran(ers )nder e+er' (reen tree and 'e ha+enot o-e'ed m' +oi&e saith the $OR%*14 T)rn O -a&kslidin( &hildren saith the

$OR%. for I am married )nto 'o)# and I willtake 'o) one of a &it' and two of a famil' and

I will -rin( 'o) to ,ion#15And I will (i+e 'o) !astors a&&ordin( to

mine heart whi&h shall feed 'o) with

knowled(e and )nderstandin(*16

And it shall &ome to !ass when 'e -em)lti!lied and in&reased in the land in those

da's saith the $OR% the' shall sa' no moreThe ark of the &o+enant of the $OR%# neither

shall it &ome to mind# neither shall the'

remem-er it. neither shall the' +isit it. neithershall that-e done an' more*17At that time the' shall &all Jer)salem the

throne of the $OR%. and all the nations shall-e (athered )nto it to the name of the $OR%

to Jer)salem# neither shall the' walk an' moreafter the ima(ination of their e+il heart*18 In those da's the ho)se of J)dah shall

walk with the ho)se of Israel and the' shall&ome to(ether o)t of the land of the north to

the land that I ha+e (i+en for an inheritan&e)nto 'o)r fathers*19B)t I said How shall I !)t thee amon(

the &hildren and (i+e thee a !leasant land a

(oodl' herita(e of the hosts of nations3 and I

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said Tho) shalt &all me M' father. and shaltnot t)rn awa' from me*

20 2)rel' as a wife trea&hero)sl'de!arteth from her h)s-and so ha+e 'e dealttrea&hero)sl' with me O ho)se of Israel saith

the $OR%*21A +oi&e was heard )!on the hi(h !la&es

wee!in( ands)!!li&ations of the &hildren of

Israel# for the' ha+e !er+erted their wa' andthe' ha+e for(otten the $OR% their /od*22 Ret)rn 'e -a&kslidin( &hildren and I

will heal 'o)r -a&kslidin(s* Behold we &ome)nto thee. for tho) artthe $OR% o)r /od*23Tr)l' in +ain is salvation hoped forfrom

the hills and fromthe m)ltit)de of mo)ntains#tr)l' in the $OR% o)r /od isthe sal+ation of

Israel*

24For shame hath de+o)red the la-o)r ofo)r fathers from o)r 'o)th. their flo&ks and

their herds their sons and their da)(hters*25 4e lie down in o)r shame and o)r

&onf)sion &o+ereth )s# for we ha+e sinned

a(ainst the $OR% o)r /od we and o)rfathers from o)r 'o)th e+en )nto this da' and

ha+e not o-e'ed the +oi&e of the $OR% o)r

/od*

CHAPTER ;1 If tho) wilt ret)rn O Israel saith the

$OR% ret)rn )nto me# and if tho) wilt !)t

awa' thine a-ominations o)t of m' si(ht then

shalt tho) not remo+e*2And tho) shalt swear The $OR% li+eth in

tr)th in ")d(ment and in ri(hteo)sness. andthe nations shall -less themsel+es in him and

in him shall the' (lor'*3 For th)s saith the $OR% to the men of

J)dah and Jer)salem Break )! 'o)r fallow

(ro)nd and sow not amon( thorns*4Cir&)m&ise 'o)rsel+es to the $OR% and

take awa' the foreskins of 'o)r heart 'e men

of J)dah and inha-itants of Jer)salem# lest m'f)r' &ome forth like fire and -)rn that none

&an 6)en&h it -e&a)se of the e+il of 'o)r

doin(s*5 %e&lare 'e in J)dah and !)-lish in

Jer)salem. and sa' Blow 'e the tr)m!et in theland# &r' (ather to(ether and sa' Assem-le'o)rsel+es and let )s (o into the defen&ed

&ities*6 2et )! the standard toward ,ion# retire

sta' not# for I will -rin( e+il from the northand a (reat destr)&tion*

7The lion is &ome )! from his thi&ket andthe destro'er of the /entiles is on his wa'. heis (one forth from his !la&e to make th' land

desolate. and th' &ities shall -e laid wastewitho)t an inha-itant*8For this (ird 'o) with sa&k&loth lament

and howl# for the fier&e an(er of the $OR% isnot t)rned -a&k from )s*9And it shall &ome to !ass at that da' saith

the $OR% that the heart of the kin( shall!erish and the heart of the !rin&es. and the

!riests shall -e astonished and the !ro!hets

shall wonder*10Then said I Ah $ord /O%0 s)rel' tho)

hast (reatl' de&ei+ed this !eo!le and

Jer)salem sa'in( 9e shall ha+e !ea&e.whereas the sword rea&heth )nto the so)l*11At that time shall it -e said to this !eo!le

and to Jer)salem A dr' wind of the hi(h

!la&es in the wilderness toward the da)(hter

of m' !eo!le not to fan nor to &leanse12Evena f)ll wind from thoseplacesshall

&ome )nto me# now also will I (i+e senten&e

a(ainst them*13Behold he shall &ome )! as &lo)ds and

his &hariotsshall beas a whirlwind# his horses

are swifter than ea(les* 4oe )nto )s0 for weare s!oiled*14 O Jer)salem wash thine heart from

wi&kedness that tho) ma'est -e sa+ed* Howlon( shall th' +ain tho)(hts lod(e within thee315 For a +oi&e de&lareth from %an and

!)-lisheth affli&tion from mo)nt E!hraim*16Make 'e mention to the nations. -ehold

!)-lish a(ainst Jer)salem thatwat&hers &omefrom a far &o)ntr' and (i+e o)t their +oi&e

a(ainst the &ities of J)dah*17As kee!ers of a field are the' a(ainst her

ro)nd a-o)t. -e&a)se she hath -een re-ellio)s

a(ainst me saith the $OR%*18Th' wa' and th' doin(s ha+e !ro&)red

these things)nto thee. this isth' wi&kedness

-e&a)se it is -itter -e&a)se it rea&heth )ntothine heart*

19 M' -owels m' -owels0 I am !ained atm' +er' heart. m' heart maketh a noise in me.I &annot hold m' !ea&e -e&a)se tho) hast

heard O m' so)l the so)nd of the tr)m!et

the alarm of war*

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20%estr)&tion )!on destr)&tion is &ried. forthe whole land is s!oiled# s)ddenl' are m'

tents s!oiled andm' &)rtains in a moment*21How lon( shall I see the standard and

hear the so)nd of the tr)m!et322 For m' !eo!le isfoolish the' ha+e not

known me. the' aresottish &hildren and the'

ha+e none )nderstandin(# the' arewise to do

e+il -)t to do (ood the' ha+e no knowled(e*23I -eheld the earth and lo it waswitho)t

form and +oid. and the hea+ens and the' had

no li(ht*24 I -eheld the mo)ntains and lo the'

trem-led and all the hills mo+ed li(htl'*25I -eheld and lo there wasno man and

all the -irds of the hea+ens were fled*26I -eheld and lo the fr)itf)l !la&e wasa

wilderness and all the &ities thereof were-roken down at the !resen&e of the $OR%

and-' his fier&e an(er*27For th)s hath the $OR% said The whole

land shall -e desolate. 'et will I not make a

f)ll end*28For this shall the earth mo)rn and the

hea+ens a-o+e -e -la&k# -e&a)se I ha+e

s!oken it I ha+e !)r!osed it and will notre!ent neither will I t)rn -a&k from it*29The whole &it' shall flee for the noise of

the horsemen and -owmen. the' shall (o intothi&kets and &lim- )! )!on the ro&ks# e+er'

&it' shall be forsaken and not a man dwell

therein*30 And when tho) art s!oiled what wilt

tho) do3 Tho)(h tho) &lothest th'self with&rimson tho)(h tho) de&kest thee with

ornaments of (old tho)(h tho) rentest th'

fa&e with !aintin( in +ain shalt tho) maketh'self fair. thy lo+ers will des!ise thee the'

will seek th' life*31For I ha+e heard a +oi&e as of a woman

in tra+ail and the an()ish as of her that

-rin(eth forth her first &hild the +oi&e of theda)(hter of ,ion that -ewaileth herself thats!readeth her hands saying 4oe isme now0

for m' so)l is wearied -e&a)se of m)rderers*

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