Jeremiah:11:1-17

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* The word that came to Jeremiah from LORD , saying , * Hear ye the words of this covenant , and speak to the men of Judah , and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem , * and say thou to them , Thus says LORD , the God of Israel : Cursed be the man who does not hear the words of this covenant , * which 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 ye shall be my people , and I will b * that I may establish the oath which I swore to your fathers , to give them a land flowing with milk and honey , as at this day . Then I answered , and said , Amen , O LORD . * And LORD said to 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 . * For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt , even to this day , rising early and protesting , saying , Obey my voice . * Yet they obeyed not , nor inclined their ear , but walked each one in the stubbornness of his evil heart . Therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant , which I commanded them to do , but they did them not . * And LORD said to me , A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah , and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem . * They have turned back to the 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 the * Therefore thus says LORD , Behold , I will bring evil upon them , which they shall not be able to escape . And they shall cry to me , but I will not hearken to them . * Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall go and cry to the gods to which they offer incense , but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble . * For according to the number of thy cities are thy gods , O Judah , and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem ye have set up altars to the shameful thing , even altars to burn incense to Baal . * Therefore do not pray thou for this people , nor lift up cry nor prayer for them , for I will not hear them in the time that they cry to me because of their trouble . * What has my beloved to do in my house , seeing she has wrought lewdness [with ] many , and the holy flesh has passed from thee ? When thou do evil , then thou rejoice . * LORD called thy name , A green olive tree , fair with goodly fruit . With the noise of a great tumult he has kindled fire upon it , and the branches of it are broken . * For LORD of hosts , who planted thee , has 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 to Baal

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