Jeremiah:11:1-17
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The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD ,
saying ,
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Hear ye the words of this covenant ,
and speak unto the men of Judah ,
and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem ;
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And say thou unto them ,
Thus saith the LORD God of Israel ;
Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant ,
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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 :
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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And the LORD said unto me ,
A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah ,
and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .