The word
that came to Jeremiah
from the LORD,
saying,
Hear
ye the words
of this covenant,
and speak
unto the men
of Judah,
and to the inhabitants
of Jerusalem;
And say
thou unto them, Thus saith
the LORD
God
of Israel;
Cursed
be the man
that obeyeth
not the words
of this covenant,
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:
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.
say
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.
say
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.
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.
And the LORD
said
unto me, A conspiracy
is found
among the men
of Judah,
and among the inhabitants
of Jerusalem.
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.
proceed
βαδίζουσιν
badizousin
scatter
διεσκέδασαν
dieskedasan
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
olive-tree
ἐλαίαν
elaian
well shaded
εὔσκιον
euskion
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.
plant
καταφυτεύσας
kataphyteusas
And the LORD
hath given me knowledge
of it, and I know
it: then thou shewedst
me their doings.
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.
rub out
ἐκτρίψωμεν
ektripsōmen
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.
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:
Anathōth
Αναθωθ
anathōth
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:
And there shall be no remnant
of them: for I will bring
evil
upon the men
of Anathoth,
even the year
of their visitation.
