Jeremiah:13:15-27
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Hear and give ear ;
be not proud ,
for the LORD has spoken .
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Give glory to the LORD your God before he brings darkness ,
before your feet stumble on the twilight mountains ,
and while you look for light he turns it into gloom and makes it deep darkness .
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But if you will not listen ,
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 the queen mother : "
Take a lowly seat ,
for your beautiful crown has come down from your head ."
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The cities of the Negeb are shut up ,
with none to open them ;
all Judah is taken into exile ,
wholly taken into exile .
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Lift up your eyes and see those who come from the north .
Where is the flock that was given you ,
your beautiful flock ?
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What will you say when they set as head over you those whom you yourself have taught to be friends to you ?
Will not pangs take hold of you ,
like those of a woman in travail ?
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And if you say in your heart , `
Why have these things come upon me ?'
it is for the greatness of your iniquity that your skirts are lifted up ,
and you suffer violence .
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Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots ?
Then also you can do good who are accustomed to do evil .
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I will scatter you like chaff driven by the wind from the desert .
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This is your lot ,
the portion I have measured out to you ,
says the LORD ,
because you have forgotten me and trusted in lies .
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I myself will lift up your skirts over your face ,
and your shame will be seen .
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I have seen your abominations ,
your adulteries and neighings ,
your lewd harlotries ,
on the hills in the field .
Woe to you ,
O Jerusalem !
How long will it be before you are made clean ?"
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