geneva Jeremiah:23:33-40
geneva@Jeremiah:23:33 @ And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What [is] the (note:)The prophets called their threatenings God's burden, which the sinners were not able to sustain, therefore the wicked in deriding the word, would ask of the prophets, what was the burden as though they would say, «You seek nothing else, but to lay burdens on our shoulders» and thus they rejected the word of God as a grievous burden.(:note) burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say to them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.
geneva@Jeremiah:23:34 @ And [as for] the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The (note:)Because this word was brought to contempt and derision, he will teach them another manner of speech, and will cause this word burden to cease and teach them to ask with reverence, «What says the Lord?»(:note) burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house.
geneva@Jeremiah:23:35 @ Thus shall yee say euery one to his neighbour, and euerie one to his brother, What hath the Lorde answered? and what hath the Lorde spoken?
geneva@Jeremiah:23:36 @ And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's (note:)The thing which they mock and contemn will come on them.(:note) word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.
geneva@Jeremiah:23:37 @ Thus shalt thou say to the Prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and what hath the Lorde spoken?
geneva@Jeremiah:23:38 @ And if you say, The burden of the Lorde, Then thus saith the Lorde, Because yee say this word, The burden of the Lorde, and I haue sent vnto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the Lorde,
geneva@Jeremiah:23:39 @ Therefore beholde, I, euen I will vtterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the citie that I gaue you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence,
geneva@Jeremiah:23:40 @ And will bring an euerlasting reproche vpon you, and a perpetual shame which shall neuer be forgotten.
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