Jeremiah:11:1-17
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The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD ,
saying ,
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Hear the words of this covenant ,
and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem ;
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and say to them , "
Thus says the LORD God of Israel : "
Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant
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which I commanded your fathers in the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt ,
from the iron furnace ,
saying , "
Obey My voice ,
and do according to all that I command you ;
so shall you be My people ,
and I will be your God ,'
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that I may establish the oath which I have sworn to your fathers ,
to give them "
a land flowing with milk and honey ,'
as it is this day .""'
And I answered and said , "
So be it ,
LORD ."
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Then 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 and do them .
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For I earnestly exhorted your fathers in the day I brought them up out of the land of Egypt ,
until this day ,
rising early and exhorting ,
saying , "
Obey My voice ."
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Yet they did not obey or incline their ear ,
but everyone 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 ."'
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And the LORD said to me , "
A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem .
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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 their fathers ."
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Therefore thus says the LORD : "
Behold ,
I will surely bring calamity on them which they will not be able to escape ;
and though they cry out to Me ,
I will not listen to them .
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Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they offer incense ,
but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble .
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For according to the number of your cities 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 .
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So 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 .
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What has My beloved to do in My house ,
Having done lewd deeds with many ?
And the holy flesh has passed from you .
When you do evil ,
then you rejoice .
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The LORD called your name ,
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 .
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For the LORD of hosts ,
who 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 ."