“1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 Hear ye
the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem; 3 And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD
God of Israel; Cursed [be] the man that obeyeth not the words of this
covenant, 4 Which I commanded your fathers in the day [that] I brought
them forth out of the land of Egypt, from 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: 5 That I may perform the oath
which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with
milk and honey, as [it is] this day. Then answered I, and said, So be
it, O LORD. 6 Then the LORD 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. 7 For 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. 8 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked
every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring
upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded [them] to
do; but they did [them] not. 9 And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy
is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
10 They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which
refused to hear my words; and they went 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 Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon
them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry
unto me, I will not hearken unto them. 12 Then shall the cities of Judah
and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they
offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their
trouble. 13 For [according to] the number of thy cities were thy gods, O
Judah; and [according to] the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye
set up altars to [that] shameful thing, [even] altars to burn incense
unto Baal. 14 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a
cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear [them] in the time that they
cry unto me for their trouble. 15 What hath my beloved to do in mine
house, [seeing] she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh
is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. 16 The
LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, [and] of goodly fruit:
with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the
branches of it are broken. 17 For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee,
hath pronounced evil against thee, 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 unto Baal.”
“18 And the LORD hath given me knowledge [of it], and I know [it]:
then thou shewedst me their doings. 19 But I [was] like a lamb [or] an
ox [that] is brought 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. 20 But, O LORD of hosts, that
judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy
vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause. 21 Therefore
thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying,
Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand: 22
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the
young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall
die by famine: 23 And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will
bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, [even] the year of their
visitation.” (Jeremiah 11:1-23 AV)