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JEREMIAHCHAPTER 1
1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiahof the !riests that werein Anathoth in the land
of Ben"amin#2To whom the word of the $OR% &ame in
the da's of Josiah the son of Amon kin( of
J)dah in the thirteenth 'ear of his rei(n*3 It &ame also in the da's of Jehoiakim the
son of Josiah kin( of J)dah )nto the end of
the ele+enth 'ear of ,edekiah the son ofJosiah kin( of J)dah )nto the &arr'in( awa'
of Jer)salem &a!ti+e in the fifth month*4Then the word of the $OR% &ame )nto
me sa'in(5Before I formed thee in the -ell' I knew
thee. and -efore tho) &amest forth o)t of thewom- I san&tified thee andI ordained thee a
!ro!het )nto the nations*6 Then said I Ah $ord /O%0 -ehold I
&annot s!eak# for I ama &hild*7 B)t the $OR% said )nto me 2a' not I
ama &hild# for tho) shalt (o to all that I shall
send thee and whatsoe+er I &ommand thee
tho) shalt s!eak*8Be not afraid of their fa&es# for I amwith
thee to deli+er thee saith the $OR%*
9Then the $OR% !)t forth his hand andto)&hed m' mo)th* And the $OR% said )nto
me Behold I ha+e !)t m' words in th'mo)th*10 2ee I ha+e this da' set thee o+er the
nations and o+er the kin(doms to root o)tand to !)ll down and to destro' and to throw
down to -)ild and to !lant*11 Moreo+er the word of the $OR% &ame
)nto me sa'in( Jeremiah what seest tho)3
And I said I see a rod of an almond tree*12Then said the $OR% )nto me Tho) hast
well seen# for I will hasten m' word to
!erform it*13
And the word of the $OR% &ame )ntome the se&ond time sa'in( 4hat seest tho)3
And I said I see a seethin( !ot. and the faðereof istoward the north*14Then the $OR% said )nto me O)t of the
north an e+il shall -reak forth )!on all the
inha-itants of the land*15For lo I will &all all the families of the
kin(doms of the north saith the $OR%. and
the' shall &ome and the' shall set e+er' onehis throne at the enterin( of the (ates of
Jer)salem and a(ainst all the walls thereof
ro)nd a-o)t and a(ainst all the &ities ofJ)dah*16And I will )tter m' ")d(ments a(ainst
them to)&hin( all their wi&kedness who ha+eforsaken me and ha+e -)rned in&ense )nto
other (ods and worshi!!ed the works of theirown hands*17 Tho) therefore (ird )! th' loins and
arise and s!eak )nto them all that I &ommand
thee# -e not disma'ed at their fa&es lest I&onfo)nd thee -efore them*18For -ehold I ha+e made thee this da' a
defen&ed &it' and an iron !illar and -rasen
walls a(ainst the whole land a(ainst the kin(s
of J)dah a(ainst the !rin&es thereof a(ainstthe !riests thereof and a(ainst the !eo!le of
the land*19And the' shall fi(ht a(ainst thee. -)t the'
shall not !re+ail a(ainst thee. for I am with
thee saith the $OR% to deli+er thee*
CHAPTER 51Moreo+er the word of the $OR% &ame to
me sa'in(2 /o and &r' in the ears of Jer)salem
sa'in( Th)s saith the $OR%. I remem-erthee the kindness of th' 'o)th the lo+e of
thine es!o)sals when tho) wentest after me in
the wilderness in a land that wasnot sown*3 Israel washoliness )nto the $OR% and
the firstfr)its of his in&rease# all that de+o)r
him shall offend. e+il shall &ome )!on themsaith the $OR%*4Hear 'e the word of the $OR% O ho)se
of Ja&o- and all the families of the ho)se ofIsrael#5 Th)s saith the $OR% 4hat ini6)it'
ha+e 'o)r fathers fo)nd in me that the' are
(one far from me and ha+e walked after
+anit' and are -e&ome +ain3
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67either said the' 4here isthe $OR% that-ro)(ht )s )! o)t of the land of E('!t that led
)s thro)(h the wilderness thro)(h a land ofdeserts and of !its thro)(h a land of dro)(htand of the shadow of death thro)(h a land
that no man !assed thro)(h and where noman dwelt37And I -ro)(ht 'o) into a !lentif)l &o)ntr'
to eat the fr)it thereof and the (oodnessthereof. -)t when 'e entered 'e defiled m'
land and made mine herita(e an a-omination*8The !riests said not 4here isthe $OR%3
and the' that handle the law knew me not# the
!astors also trans(ressed a(ainst me and the
!ro!hets !ro!hesied -' Baal and walked afterthings thatdo not !rofit*9 4herefore I will 'et !lead with 'o)
saith the $OR% and with 'o)r &hildren8s&hildren will I !lead*10For !ass o+er the isles of Chittim and
see. and send )nto Kedar and &onsider
dili(entl' and see if there -e s)&h a thin(*11Hath a nation &han(ed their(ods whi&h
are'et no (ods3 -)t m' !eo!le ha+e &han(ed
their (lor' for that whichdoth not !rofit*12Be astonished O 'e hea+ens at this and
-e horri-l' afraid -e 'e +er' desolate saith
the $OR%*13For m' !eo!le ha+e &ommitted two e+ils.
the' ha+e forsaken me the fo)ntain of li+in(
waters andhewed them o)t &isterns -roken
&isterns that &an hold no water*14 Is Israel a ser+ant3 ishe a home-orn
slave3 wh' is he s!oiled315 The 'o)n( lions roared )!on him and
'elled and the' made his land waste# his &ities
are -)rned witho)t inha-itant*16Also the &hildren of 7o!h and Taha!anes
ha+e -roken the &rown of th' head*17Hast tho) not !ro&)red this )nto th'self
in that tho) hast forsaken the $OR% th' /od
when he led thee -' the wa'318And now what hast tho) to do in the wa'
of E('!t to drink the waters of 2ihor3 or what
hast tho) to do in the wa' of Ass'ria to drinkthe waters of the ri+er3
19Thine own wi&kedness shall &orre&t theeand th' -a&kslidin(s shall re!ro+e thee# knowtherefore and see that it is an e+il thing and
-itter that tho) hast forsaken the $OR% th'
/od and that m' fear isnot in thee saith the
$ord /O% of hosts*20 For of old time I ha+e -roken th' 'oke
and-)rst th' -ands. and tho) saidst I will nottrans(ress. when )!on e+er' hi(h hill and)nder e+er' (reen tree tho) wanderest !la'in(
the harlot*21 9et I had !lanted thee a no-le +ine
wholl' a ri(ht seed# how then art tho) t)rned
into the de(enerate !lant of a stran(e +ine )ntome322For tho)(h tho) wash thee with nitre and
take thee m)&h so!e yet thine ini6)it' ismarked -efore me saith the $ord /O%*23How &anst tho) sa' I am not !oll)ted I
ha+e not (one after Baalim3 see th' wa' in the+alle' know what tho) hast done# thou art a
swift dromedar' tra+ersin( her wa's.
24A wild ass )sed to the wilderness thatsn)ffeth )! the wind at her !leas)re. in her
o&&asion who &an t)rn her awa'3 all the' thatseek her will not wear' themsel+es. in her
month the' shall find her*25 4ithhold th' foot from -ein( )nshod
and th' throat from thirst# -)t tho) saidst
There is no ho!e# no. for I ha+e lo+ed
stran(ers and after them will I (o*26As the thief is ashamed when he is fo)nd
so is the ho)se of Israel ashamed. the' their
kin(s their !rin&es and their !riests and their!ro!hets
27 2a'in( to a sto&k Tho) art m' father.
and to a stone Tho) hast -ro)(ht me forth# forthe' ha+e t)rned their-a&k )nto me and not
theirfa&e# -)t in the time of their tro)-le the'will sa' Arise and sa+e )s*28 B)t where are th' (ods that tho) hast
made thee3 let them arise if the' &an sa+ethee in the time of th' tro)-le# for according
tothe n)m-er of th' &ities are th' (ods O
J)dah*294herefore will 'e !lead with me3 'e all
ha+e trans(ressed a(ainst me saith the $OR%*30In +ain ha+e I smitten 'o)r &hildren. the'
re&ei+ed no &orre&tion# 'o)r own sword hath
de+o)red 'o)r !ro!hets like a destro'in( lion*31 O (eneration see 'e the word of the
$OR%* Ha+e I -een a wilderness )nto Israel3a land of darkness3 wherefore sa' m' !eo!le4e are lords. we will &ome no more )nto
thee332Can a maid for(et her ornaments or a
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-ride her attire3 'et m' !eo!le ha+e for(ottenme da's witho)t n)m-er*
334h' trimmest tho) th' wa' to seek lo+e3therefore hast tho) also ta)(ht the wi&ked onesth' wa's*34Also in th' skirts is fo)nd the -lood of
the so)ls of the !oor inno&ents# I ha+e not
fo)nd it -' se&ret sear&h -)t )!on all these*359et tho) sa'est Be&a)se I am inno&ent
s)rel' his an(er shall t)rn from me* Behold I
will !lead with thee -e&a)se tho) sa'est I
ha+e not sinned*36 4h' (addest tho) a-o)t so m)&h to
&han(e th' wa'3 tho) also shalt -e ashamed of
E('!t as tho) wast ashamed of Ass'ria*379ea tho) shalt (o forth from him and
thine hands )!on thine head# for the $OR%
hath re"e&ted th' &onfiden&es and tho) shaltnot !ros!er in them*
CHAPTER :1The' sa' If a man !)t awa' his wife and
she (o from him and -e&ome another man8sshall he ret)rn )nto her a(ain3 shall not that
land -e (reatl' !oll)ted3 -)t tho) hast !la'ed
the harlot with man' lo+ers. 'et ret)rn a(ainto me saith the $OR%*2$ift )! thine e'es )nto the hi(h !la&es and
see where tho) hast not -een lien with* In thewa's hast tho) sat for them as the Ara-ian in
the wilderness. and tho) hast !oll)ted the land
with th' whoredoms and with th' wi&kedness*3 Therefore the showers ha+e -een
withholden and there hath -een no latter rain.and tho) hadst a whore8s forehead tho)
ref)sedst to -e ashamed*44ilt tho) not from this time &r' )nto me
M' father tho) artthe ()ide of m' 'o)th354ill he reser+e his angerfor e+er3 will he
kee! itto the end3 Behold tho) hast s!okenand done e+il thin(s as tho) &o)ldest*6 The $OR% said also )nto me in the da's
of Josiah the kin( Hast tho) seen thatwhi&h
-a&kslidin( Israel hath done3 she is (one )!
)!on e+er' hi(h mo)ntain and )nder e+er'(reen tree and there hath !la'ed the harlot*
7And I said after she had done all thesethings T)rn tho) )nto me* B)t she ret)rnednot* And her trea&hero)s sister J)dah saw it*8 And I saw when for all the &a)ses
where-' -a&kslidin( Israel &ommitted
ad)lter' I had !)t her awa' and (i+en her a-ill of di+or&e. 'et her trea&hero)s sister J)dah
feared not -)t went and !la'ed the harlot also*9And it &ame to !ass thro)(h the li(htness
of her whoredom that she defiled the land
and &ommitted ad)lter' with stones and withsto&ks*10And 'et for all this her trea&hero)s sister
J)dah hath not t)rned )nto me with her wholeheart -)t fei(nedl' saith the $OR%*11 And the $OR% said )nto me The
-a&kslidin( Israel hath ")stified herself morethan trea&hero)s J)dah*12 /o and !ro&laim these words toward
the north and sa' Ret)rn tho) -a&kslidin(Israel saith the $OR%. and I will not &a)se
mine an(er to fall )!on 'o)# for I ammer&if)l
saith the $OR% andI will not kee! angerfore+er*13 Onl' a&knowled(e thine ini6)it' that
tho) hast trans(ressed a(ainst the $OR% th'
/od and hast s&attered th' wa's to the
stran(ers )nder e+er' (reen tree and 'e ha+enot o-e'ed m' +oi&e saith the $OR%*14 T)rn O -a&kslidin( &hildren saith the
$OR%. for I am married )nto 'o)# and I willtake 'o) one of a &it' and two of a famil' and
I will -rin( 'o) to ,ion#15And I will (i+e 'o) !astors a&&ordin( to
mine heart whi&h shall feed 'o) with
knowled(e and )nderstandin(*16
And it shall &ome to !ass when 'e -em)lti!lied and in&reased in the land in those
da's saith the $OR% the' shall sa' no moreThe ark of the &o+enant of the $OR%# neither
shall it &ome to mind# neither shall the'
remem-er it. neither shall the' +isit it. neithershall that-e done an' more*17At that time the' shall &all Jer)salem the
throne of the $OR%. and all the nations shall-e (athered )nto it to the name of the $OR%
to Jer)salem# neither shall the' walk an' moreafter the ima(ination of their e+il heart*18 In those da's the ho)se of J)dah shall
walk with the ho)se of Israel and the' shall&ome to(ether o)t of the land of the north to
the land that I ha+e (i+en for an inheritan&e)nto 'o)r fathers*19B)t I said How shall I !)t thee amon(
the &hildren and (i+e thee a !leasant land a
(oodl' herita(e of the hosts of nations3 and I
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said Tho) shalt &all me M' father. and shaltnot t)rn awa' from me*
20 2)rel' as a wife trea&hero)sl'de!arteth from her h)s-and so ha+e 'e dealttrea&hero)sl' with me O ho)se of Israel saith
the $OR%*21A +oi&e was heard )!on the hi(h !la&es
wee!in( ands)!!li&ations of the &hildren of
Israel# for the' ha+e !er+erted their wa' andthe' ha+e for(otten the $OR% their /od*22 Ret)rn 'e -a&kslidin( &hildren and I
will heal 'o)r -a&kslidin(s* Behold we &ome)nto thee. for tho) artthe $OR% o)r /od*23Tr)l' in +ain is salvation hoped forfrom
the hills and fromthe m)ltit)de of mo)ntains#tr)l' in the $OR% o)r /od isthe sal+ation of
Israel*
24For shame hath de+o)red the la-o)r ofo)r fathers from o)r 'o)th. their flo&ks and
their herds their sons and their da)(hters*25 4e lie down in o)r shame and o)r
&onf)sion &o+ereth )s# for we ha+e sinned
a(ainst the $OR% o)r /od we and o)rfathers from o)r 'o)th e+en )nto this da' and
ha+e not o-e'ed the +oi&e of the $OR% o)r
/od*
CHAPTER ;1 If tho) wilt ret)rn O Israel saith the
$OR% ret)rn )nto me# and if tho) wilt !)t
awa' thine a-ominations o)t of m' si(ht then
shalt tho) not remo+e*2And tho) shalt swear The $OR% li+eth in
tr)th in ")d(ment and in ri(hteo)sness. andthe nations shall -less themsel+es in him and
in him shall the' (lor'*3 For th)s saith the $OR% to the men of
J)dah and Jer)salem Break )! 'o)r fallow
(ro)nd and sow not amon( thorns*4Cir&)m&ise 'o)rsel+es to the $OR% and
take awa' the foreskins of 'o)r heart 'e men
of J)dah and inha-itants of Jer)salem# lest m'f)r' &ome forth like fire and -)rn that none
&an 6)en&h it -e&a)se of the e+il of 'o)r
doin(s*5 %e&lare 'e in J)dah and !)-lish in
Jer)salem. and sa' Blow 'e the tr)m!et in theland# &r' (ather to(ether and sa' Assem-le'o)rsel+es and let )s (o into the defen&ed
&ities*6 2et )! the standard toward ,ion# retire
sta' not# for I will -rin( e+il from the northand a (reat destr)&tion*
7The lion is &ome )! from his thi&ket andthe destro'er of the /entiles is on his wa'. heis (one forth from his !la&e to make th' land
desolate. and th' &ities shall -e laid wastewitho)t an inha-itant*8For this (ird 'o) with sa&k&loth lament
and howl# for the fier&e an(er of the $OR% isnot t)rned -a&k from )s*9And it shall &ome to !ass at that da' saith
the $OR% that the heart of the kin( shall!erish and the heart of the !rin&es. and the
!riests shall -e astonished and the !ro!hets
shall wonder*10Then said I Ah $ord /O%0 s)rel' tho)
hast (reatl' de&ei+ed this !eo!le and
Jer)salem sa'in( 9e shall ha+e !ea&e.whereas the sword rea&heth )nto the so)l*11At that time shall it -e said to this !eo!le
and to Jer)salem A dr' wind of the hi(h
!la&es in the wilderness toward the da)(hter
of m' !eo!le not to fan nor to &leanse12Evena f)ll wind from thoseplacesshall
&ome )nto me# now also will I (i+e senten&e
a(ainst them*13Behold he shall &ome )! as &lo)ds and
his &hariotsshall beas a whirlwind# his horses
are swifter than ea(les* 4oe )nto )s0 for weare s!oiled*14 O Jer)salem wash thine heart from
wi&kedness that tho) ma'est -e sa+ed* Howlon( shall th' +ain tho)(hts lod(e within thee315 For a +oi&e de&lareth from %an and
!)-lisheth affli&tion from mo)nt E!hraim*16Make 'e mention to the nations. -ehold
!)-lish a(ainst Jer)salem thatwat&hers &omefrom a far &o)ntr' and (i+e o)t their +oi&e
a(ainst the &ities of J)dah*17As kee!ers of a field are the' a(ainst her
ro)nd a-o)t. -e&a)se she hath -een re-ellio)s
a(ainst me saith the $OR%*18Th' wa' and th' doin(s ha+e !ro&)red
these things)nto thee. this isth' wi&kedness
-e&a)se it is -itter -e&a)se it rea&heth )ntothine heart*
19 M' -owels m' -owels0 I am !ained atm' +er' heart. m' heart maketh a noise in me.I &annot hold m' !ea&e -e&a)se tho) hast
heard O m' so)l the so)nd of the tr)m!et
the alarm of war*
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20%estr)&tion )!on destr)&tion is &ried. forthe whole land is s!oiled# s)ddenl' are m'
tents s!oiled andm' &)rtains in a moment*21How lon( shall I see the standard and
hear the so)nd of the tr)m!et322 For m' !eo!le isfoolish the' ha+e not
known me. the' aresottish &hildren and the'
ha+e none )nderstandin(# the' arewise to do
e+il -)t to do (ood the' ha+e no knowled(e*23I -eheld the earth and lo it waswitho)t
form and +oid. and the hea+ens and the' had
no li(ht*24 I -eheld the mo)ntains and lo the'
trem-led and all the hills mo+ed li(htl'*25I -eheld and lo there wasno man and
all the -irds of the hea+ens were fled*26I -eheld and lo the fr)itf)l !la&e wasa
wilderness and all the &ities thereof were-roken down at the !resen&e of the $OR%
and-' his fier&e an(er*27For th)s hath the $OR% said The whole
land shall -e desolate. 'et will I not make a
f)ll end*28For this shall the earth mo)rn and the
hea+ens a-o+e -e -la&k# -e&a)se I ha+e
s!oken it I ha+e !)r!osed it and will notre!ent neither will I t)rn -a&k from it*29The whole &it' shall flee for the noise of
the horsemen and -owmen. the' shall (o intothi&kets and &lim- )! )!on the ro&ks# e+er'
&it' shall be forsaken and not a man dwell
therein*30 And when tho) art s!oiled what wilt
tho) do3 Tho)(h tho) &lothest th'self with&rimson tho)(h tho) de&kest thee with
ornaments of (old tho)(h tho) rentest th'
fa&e with !aintin( in +ain shalt tho) maketh'self fair. thy lo+ers will des!ise thee the'
will seek th' life*31For I ha+e heard a +oi&e as of a woman
in tra+ail and the an()ish as of her that
-rin(eth forth her first &hild the +oi&e of theda)(hter of ,ion that -ewaileth herself thats!readeth her hands saying 4oe isme now0
for m' so)l is wearied -e&a)se of m)rderers*
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