nkjv Jeremiah:13:15-27 SEEK
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Hear and give ear :
Do not be proud ,
For the LORD has spoken .
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Give glory to the LORD your God Before He causes darkness ,
And before your feet stumble On the dark mountains ,
And while you are looking for light ,
He turns it into the shadow of death And makes it dense darkness .
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But if you will not hear it ,
My soul will weep in secret for your pride ;
My eyes will weep bitterly And run down with tears ,
Because the LORD '
s flock has been taken captive .
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Say to the king and to the queen mother , "
Humble yourselves ;
Sit down ,
For your rule shall collapse ,
the crown of your glory ."
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The cities of the South shall be shut up ,
And no one shall open them ;
Judah shall be carried away captive ,
all of it ;
It shall be wholly carried away captive .
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Lift up your eyes and see Those who come from the north .
Where is the flock that was given to you ,
Your beautiful sheep ?
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What will you say when He punishes you ?
For you have taught them To be chieftains ,
to be head over you .
Will not pangs seize you ,
Like a woman in labor ?
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And if you say in your heart , "
Why have these things come upon me ?"
For the greatness of your iniquity Your skirts have been uncovered ,
Your heels made bare .
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Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots ?
Then may you also do good who are accustomed to do evil .
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Therefore I will scatter them like stubble That passes away by the wind of the wilderness .
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This is your lot ,
The portion of your measures from Me ,"
says the LORD , "
Because you have forgotten Me And trusted in falsehood .
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Therefore I will uncover your skirts over your face ,
That your shame may appear .
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I have seen your adulteries And your lustful neighings ,
The lewdness of your harlotry ,
Your abominations on the hills in the fields .
Woe to you ,
O Jerusalem !
Will you still not be made clean ?"