Jeremiah 11
1 The
word that came to
Jeremiah from the
LORD, saying,
2 Hear ye the
words of this
covenant, and
speak unto the
men of
Judah, and to the
inhabitants of
Jerusalem; 3 And
say thou unto them, Thus
saith the
LORD God of
Israel; Cursed be the
man that
obeyeth not the
words of this
covenant, 4 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: 5 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. 6 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.
7 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. 8 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.
9 And the
LORD said unto me, A
conspiracy is
found among the
men of
Judah, and among the
inhabitants of
Jerusalem. 10 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. 11 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.
12 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. 13 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. 14 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. 15 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.
16 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.
17 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. 18 And the
LORD hath given me
knowledge of it, and I
know it: then thou
shewedst me their
doings. 19 But I was like a
lamb or an
ox that is
brought to the
slaughter; and I
knew not that they had
devised devices against me, saying, Let us
destroy the
tree with the
fruit thereof, and let us cut him
off from the
land of the
living, that his
name may be no more
remembered.
20 But, O
LORD of
hosts, that
judgest righteously, that
triest the
reins and the
heart, let me
see thy
vengeance on them: for unto thee have I
revealed my
cause. 21 Therefore thus
saith the
LORD of the
men of
Anathoth, that
seek thy
life, saying,
Prophesy not in the
name of the
LORD, that thou
die not by our
hand: 22 Therefore thus
saith the
LORD of
hosts, Behold, I will
punish them: the young
men shall
die by the
sword; their
sons and their
daughters shall
die by
famine: 23 And there shall be no
remnant of them: for I will
bring evil upon the
men of
Anathoth, even the
year of their
visitation.