1 This|strong="H1697" is|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0853" LORD’S|strong="H3068" message|strong="H1697" to|strong="H0413" Jeremiah|strong="H3414":
2 “Jeremiah|strong="H3068", stand|strong="H5975" at|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" gate|strong="H8179" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H3605" LORD’S|strong="H3068" house|strong="H1004". Teach this|strong="H2088" message|strong="H1697" at|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" gate|strong="H8179":
3 The|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" All-Powerful, the|strong="H0853" God|strong="H0430" of|strong="H0430" Israel|strong="H3478", says|strong="H0559": Change|strong="H3190" your|strong="H3068" lives|strong="H7931" and|strong="H3068" do|strong="H3190" good|strong="H3190" things|strong="H3478". If you|strong="H0853" do|strong="H3190" this|strong="H2088", I|strong="H3541" will|strong="H3068" let you|strong="H0853" live|strong="H7931" in|strong="H0430" this|strong="H2088" place|strong="H4725".
4 Don’t|strong="H0408" trust|strong="H0982" the|strong="H0559" lies|strong="H8267" that|strong="H1697" some|strong="H1992" people|strong="H0408" say|strong="H0559". They|strong="H1992" say|strong="H0559", “This|strong="H1697" is|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0559" Temple|strong="H1964" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068", the|strong="H0559" Temple|strong="H1964" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068", the|strong="H0559" Temple|strong="H1964" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068"!”
5 If|strong="H0518" you|strong="H3588" change|strong="H3190" your|strong="H3588" lives|strong="H0518" and|strong="H4941" do|strong="H6213" good|strong="H3190" things, I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H0376" let you|strong="H3588" live|strong="H1870" in|strong="H0376" this|strong="H3588" place|strong="H4941". You|strong="H3588" must|strong="H0853" be|strong="H0376" fair to|strong="H0376" each|strong="H0376" other|strong="H7453".
6 You|strong="H3808" must|strong="H3808" be|strong="H3808" fair to|strong="H0430" strangers|strong="H1616". You|strong="H3808" must|strong="H3808" help widows|strong="H0490" and|strong="H0430" orphans|strong="H3490". Don’t|strong="H0408" kill|strong="H8210" innocent|strong="H5355" people|strong="H3808"! And|strong="H0430" don’t|strong="H0408" follow|strong="H0310" other|strong="H0312" gods|strong="H0430", because|strong="H0310" they|strong="H3808" will|strong="H0430" only ruin your|strong="H3808" lives.
7 If|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0834" obey me|strong="H5414", I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0776" let|strong="H5414" you|strong="H0834" live|strong="H7931" in|strong="H0776" this|strong="H2088" place|strong="H4725". I|strong="H0834" gave|strong="H5414" this|strong="H2088" land|strong="H0776" to|strong="H5704" your|strong="H5414" ancestors|strong="H0001" for|strong="H0776" them|strong="H5414" to|strong="H5704" keep forever|strong="H5769".
8 “‘But|strong="H0859" you|strong="H0859" are|strong="H1697" trusting|strong="H0982" lies|strong="H8267" that|strong="H1697" are|strong="H1697" worthless|strong="H3276".
9 Will|strong="H0430" you|strong="H0834" steal|strong="H1589" and|strong="H1980" murder|strong="H7523"? Will|strong="H0430" you|strong="H0834" commit|strong="H5003" adultery|strong="H5003"? Will|strong="H0430" you|strong="H0834" falsely|strong="H8267" accuse other|strong="H0312" people|strong="H0834"? Will|strong="H0430" you|strong="H0834" worship the|strong="H0834" false|strong="H8267" god|strong="H0430" Baal|strong="H1168" and|strong="H1980" follow|strong="H0310" other|strong="H0312" gods|strong="H0430" that|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0834" have|strong="H0834" not|strong="H3808" known|strong="H3045"?
10 If|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0834" commit these|strong="H0428" sins, do|strong="H6213" you|strong="H0834" think|strong="H0559" that|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0834" can|strong="H0834" stand|strong="H5975" before|strong="H6440" me|strong="H6440" in|strong="H5921" this|strong="H2088" house|strong="H1004" that|strong="H0834" is|strong="H0834" called|strong="H7121" by|strong="H5921" my|strong="H3605" name|strong="H8034"? Do|strong="H6213" you|strong="H0834" think|strong="H0559" you|strong="H0834" can|strong="H0834" stand|strong="H5975" before|strong="H6440" me|strong="H6440" and|strong="H0935" say|strong="H0559", “We|strong="H0834" are|strong="H0834" safe,” just|strong="H0834" so|strong="H4616" you|strong="H0834" can|strong="H0834" do|strong="H6213" all|strong="H3605" these|strong="H0428" terrible things|strong="H0428"?
11 This|strong="H2088" Temple|strong="H1004" is|strong="H0834" called|strong="H7121" by|strong="H5921" my|strong="H3068" name|strong="H8034". Is|strong="H0834" this|strong="H2088" Temple|strong="H1004" nothing more|strong="H5921" to|strong="H1961" you|strong="H0834" than|strong="H5921" a|strong="H1961" hideout for|strong="H5921" robbers|strong="H6530"? I|strong="H0834" have|strong="H1961" been|strong="H1961" watching|strong="H5869" you|strong="H0834".’” This|strong="H2088" message|strong="H3068" is|strong="H0834" from|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0834" LORD|strong="H3068".
12 “‘You|strong="H0834" people|strong="H5971" of|strong="H6440" Judah, go|strong="H4994" now|strong="H4994" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" town of|strong="H6440" Shiloh|strong="H7887". Go|strong="H4994" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" place|strong="H4725" where|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" first|strong="H7223" made|strong="H6213" a|strong="H3588" house for|strong="H3588" my|strong="H7200" name|strong="H8034". The|strong="H0853" people|strong="H5971" of|strong="H6440" Israel|strong="H3478" also|strong="H0853" did|strong="H6213" evil|strong="H7451" things|strong="H7223". Go|strong="H4994" and|strong="H3478" see|strong="H7200" what|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213" to|strong="H0413" that|strong="H0834" place|strong="H4725" because|strong="H3588" of|strong="H6440" the|strong="H0853" evil|strong="H7451" they|strong="H0834" did|strong="H6213".
13 You|strong="H3605" people|strong="H3808" of|strong="H3068" Israel were|strong="H0428" doing|strong="H6213" all|strong="H3605" these|strong="H0428" evil things|strong="H0428". This|strong="H0428" message|strong="H3068" is|strong="H3068" from|strong="H8085" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068"! I|strong="H6258" spoke|strong="H1696" to|strong="H0413" you|strong="H3605" again|strong="H7925" and|strong="H3068" again|strong="H7925", but|strong="H3808" you|strong="H3605" refused|strong="H3808" to|strong="H0413" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413". I|strong="H6258" called|strong="H7121" to|strong="H0413" you|strong="H3605", but|strong="H3808" you|strong="H3605" did|strong="H6213" not|strong="H3808" answer|strong="H6030".
14 So|strong="H6213" I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0834" destroy|strong="H6213" the|strong="H0834" house|strong="H1004" called|strong="H7121" by|strong="H5921" my|strong="H5414" name|strong="H8034" in|strong="H5921" Jerusalem. I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0834" destroy|strong="H6213" that|strong="H0834" Temple|strong="H1004" as|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" destroyed Shiloh|strong="H7887". And|strong="H1004" that|strong="H0834" house|strong="H1004" in|strong="H5921" Jerusalem that|strong="H0834" is|strong="H0834" called|strong="H7121" by|strong="H5921" my|strong="H5414" name|strong="H8034" is|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0834" Temple|strong="H1004" you|strong="H0859" trust|strong="H0982" in|strong="H5921". I|strong="H0834" gave|strong="H5414" that|strong="H0834" place|strong="H4725" to|strong="H5921" you|strong="H0859" and|strong="H1004" to|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5414" ancestors|strong="H0001".
15 I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0834" throw|strong="H7993" you|strong="H0834" away|strong="H7993" from|strong="H5921" me|strong="H6440" just|strong="H0834" as|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" threw|strong="H7993" away|strong="H7993" all|strong="H3605" your|strong="H3605" brothers|strong="H0251" from|strong="H5921" Ephraim|strong="H0669".’
16 “As|strong="H3588" for|strong="H3588" you|strong="H0859", Jeremiah, don’t|strong="H0408" pray|strong="H6419" for|strong="H3588" these|strong="H2088" people|strong="H5971" of|strong="H8085" Judah. Don’t|strong="H0408" beg for|strong="H3588" them|strong="H0853" or|strong="H0408" pray|strong="H6419" for|strong="H3588" them|strong="H0853". Don’t|strong="H0408" beg me|strong="H1157" to|strong="H0369" help|strong="H5971" them|strong="H0853". I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H0369" not|strong="H0369" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0369" your|strong="H8085" prayer|strong="H8605" for|strong="H3588" them|strong="H0853".
17 I|strong="H7200" know you|strong="H6213" see|strong="H7200" what|strong="H4100" they|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992" doing|strong="H6213" in|strong="H7200" the|strong="H7200" towns|strong="H5892" of|strong="H2351" Judah|strong="H3063". You|strong="H6213" can|strong="H4100" see|strong="H7200" what|strong="H4100" they|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992" doing|strong="H6213" in|strong="H7200" the|strong="H7200" streets|strong="H2351" of|strong="H2351" the|strong="H7200" city|strong="H5892" of|strong="H2351" Jerusalem|strong="H3389".
18 This|strong="H4616" is|strong="H0430" what|strong="H6213" the|strong="H0853" people|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Judah are|strong="H8064" doing|strong="H6213": The|strong="H0853" children|strong="H1121" gather|strong="H3950" wood|strong="H6086". The|strong="H0853" fathers|strong="H0001" use the|strong="H0853" wood|strong="H6086" to|strong="H0430" make|strong="H6213" a|strong="H0802" fire|strong="H0784". The|strong="H0853" women|strong="H0802" make|strong="H6213" the|strong="H0853" dough|strong="H1217" and|strong="H1121" then|strong="H0853" make|strong="H6213" cakes|strong="H3561" of|strong="H1121" bread to|strong="H0430" offer|strong="H6213" to|strong="H0430" the|strong="H0853" Queen|strong="H4446" of|strong="H1121" Heaven|strong="H8064". The|strong="H0853" people|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Judah pour|strong="H5258" out|strong="H0853" drink offerings to|strong="H0430" worship other|strong="H0312" gods|strong="H0430". They|strong="H0430" do|strong="H6213" this|strong="H4616" to|strong="H0430" make|strong="H6213" me|strong="H3707" angry|strong="H3707".
19 But|strong="H3808" I|strong="H3808" am|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" the|strong="H0853" one|strong="H3808" they|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992" really|strong="H1992" hurting.” This|strong="H3068" message|strong="H3068" is|strong="H3068" from|strong="H6440" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068". “They|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992" only hurting themselves|strong="H1992". They|strong="H1992" are|strong="H1992" bringing shame|strong="H1322" on|strong="H3068" themselves|strong="H1992".”
20 So|strong="H3651" this|strong="H2088" is|strong="H2088" what|strong="H2088" the|strong="H0559" Lord|strong="H0136" GOD|strong="H0136" says|strong="H0559": “I|strong="H3541" will|strong="H0120" show my|strong="H5921" anger|strong="H0639" against|strong="H5921" this|strong="H2088" place|strong="H4725". I|strong="H3541" will|strong="H0120" punish people|strong="H0120" and|strong="H6086" animals|strong="H0929". I|strong="H3541" will|strong="H0120" punish the|strong="H0559" trees|strong="H6086" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" field|strong="H7704" and|strong="H6086" the|strong="H0559" crops that|strong="H3651" grow in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0559" ground|strong="H0127". My|strong="H5921" anger|strong="H0639" will|strong="H0120" be|strong="H3808" like|strong="H3651" a|strong="H2088" hot|strong="H2534" fire—no|strong="H3808" one|strong="H2088" will|strong="H0120" be|strong="H3808" able to|strong="H0413" stop|strong="H3808" it|strong="H5921".”
21 This|strong="H3541" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H3541" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" All-Powerful, the|strong="H0559" God|strong="H0430" of|strong="H0430" Israel|strong="H3478", says|strong="H0559": “Go and|strong="H3068" offer|strong="H2077" as|strong="H3068" many burnt|strong="H5930" offerings|strong="H3068" and|strong="H3068" sacrifices|strong="H2077" as|strong="H3068" you|strong="H5921" want. Eat|strong="H0398" the|strong="H0559" meat|strong="H1320" of|strong="H0430" those|strong="H5921" sacrifices|strong="H2077" yourselves|strong="H3068".
22 I|strong="H3588" brought|strong="H3318" your|strong="H5921" ancestors|strong="H0001" out|strong="H3318" of|strong="H0776" Egypt|strong="H4714". I|strong="H3588" spoke|strong="H1696" to|strong="H1696" them|strong="H0853", but|strong="H3588" I|strong="H3588" did|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" give|strong="H6680" them|strong="H0853" any|strong="H3318" commands|strong="H6680" about|strong="H5921" burnt|strong="H5930" offerings|strong="H5930" and|strong="H0776" sacrifices|strong="H2077".
23 I|strong="H0834" only|strong="H0518" gave|strong="H6680" them|strong="H0853" this|strong="H2088" command|strong="H6680": ‘Obey|strong="H8085" me|strong="H6963" and|strong="H1980" I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0430" be|strong="H1961" your|strong="H3605" God|strong="H0430", and|strong="H1980" you|strong="H0859" will|strong="H0430" be|strong="H1961" my|strong="H3605" people|strong="H5971". Do|strong="H3190" all|strong="H3605" that|strong="H0834" I|strong="H0834" command|strong="H6680", and|strong="H1980" good|strong="H3190" things|strong="H1697" will|strong="H0430" happen|strong="H1961" to|strong="H0559" you|strong="H0859".’
24 “But|strong="H3808" your|strong="H5186" ancestors did|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H1961" me|strong="H6440". They|strong="H3808" did|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" pay|strong="H5186" attention|strong="H3820" to|strong="H1961" me|strong="H6440". They|strong="H3808" were|strong="H1961" stubborn and|strong="H6440" did|strong="H3808" what|strong="H7451" they|strong="H3808" wanted to|strong="H1961" do|strong="H8085". They|strong="H3808" did|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" become|strong="H1961" good. They|strong="H3808" became|strong="H1961" even|strong="H3808" more|strong="H3808" evil|strong="H7451"—they|strong="H3808" went|strong="H6440" backward|strong="H0268", not|strong="H3808" forward|strong="H6440".
25 From|strong="H4480" the|strong="H3605" day|strong="H3117" that|strong="H0834" your|strong="H3605" ancestors|strong="H0001" left|strong="H3318" Egypt|strong="H4714" to|strong="H0413" this|strong="H2088" day|strong="H3117", I|strong="H0834" have|strong="H0834" sent|strong="H7971" my|strong="H3605" servants|strong="H5650" to|strong="H0413" you|strong="H0834". My|strong="H3605" servants|strong="H5650" are|strong="H0834" the|strong="H3605" prophets|strong="H5030". I|strong="H0834" sent|strong="H7971" them|strong="H0413" to|strong="H0413" you|strong="H0834" again|strong="H7925" and|strong="H0776" again|strong="H7925".
26 But|strong="H3808" your|strong="H5186" ancestors|strong="H0001" did|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413". They|strong="H3808" did|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" pay|strong="H5186" attention|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0413" me|strong="H0413". They|strong="H3808" were very stubborn|strong="H7185" and|strong="H0001" did|strong="H3808" evil|strong="H7489" even|strong="H3808" worse than|strong="H3808" their|strong="H8085" fathers|strong="H0001" did|strong="H3808".
27 “Jeremiah|strong="H0413", you|strong="H3605" will|strong="H1697" tell|strong="H1696" these|strong="H0428" things|strong="H1697" to|strong="H0413" the|strong="H3605" people|strong="H3808" of|strong="H1697" Judah. But|strong="H3808" they|strong="H3808" will|strong="H1697" not|strong="H3808" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0413" you|strong="H3605". You|strong="H3605" call|strong="H7121" to|strong="H0413" them|strong="H0413", but|strong="H3808" they|strong="H3808" will|strong="H1697" not|strong="H3808" answer|strong="H6030" you|strong="H3605".
28 So|strong="H3947" you|strong="H0834" must|strong="H3947" tell|strong="H0559" them|strong="H0413" these|strong="H2088" things|strong="H0834": ‘This|strong="H2088" is|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0559" nation|strong="H1471" that|strong="H0834" did|strong="H0834" not|strong="H3808" obey|strong="H8085" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" its|strong="H3947" God|strong="H0430". These|strong="H2088" people|strong="H1471" did|strong="H0834" not|strong="H3808" listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H0413" God’s|strong="H0430" teachings. They|strong="H0834" don’t|strong="H3808" know the|strong="H0559" true|strong="H3068" teachings.’
29 “Jeremiah|strong="H3068", cut|strong="H1494" off|strong="H5921" your|strong="H3068" hair|strong="H1494" and|strong="H3068" throw|strong="H7993" it|strong="H5921" away|strong="H7993". Go up|strong="H5375" to|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" bare|strong="H8205" hilltop and|strong="H3068" cry, because|strong="H3588" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" has|strong="H3068" rejected|strong="H3988" this|strong="H3588" generation|strong="H1755" of|strong="H3068" people. He|strong="H3588" has|strong="H3068" turned his|strong="H5921" back on|strong="H5921" these people. And|strong="H3068" in|strong="H5921" anger|strong="H5375" he|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" punish them|strong="H0853".
30 Do|strong="H6213" this|strong="H3588" because|strong="H3588" I|strong="H0834" have|strong="H0834" seen|strong="H5869" the|strong="H0834" people|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Judah|strong="H3063" doing|strong="H6213" evil|strong="H7451" things|strong="H8251".” This|strong="H3588" message|strong="H3068" is|strong="H0834" from|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0834" LORD|strong="H3068". “They|strong="H0834" have|strong="H0834" set|strong="H7760" up|strong="H5921" their|strong="H3068" idols|strong="H8251", and|strong="H1121" I|strong="H0834" hate those|strong="H0834" idols|strong="H8251". They|strong="H0834" have|strong="H0834" set|strong="H7760" up|strong="H5921" idols|strong="H8251" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0834" Temple|strong="H1004" that|strong="H0834" is|strong="H0834" called|strong="H7121" by|strong="H5921" my|strong="H7760" name|strong="H8034". They|strong="H0834" have|strong="H0834" made|strong="H6213" my|strong="H7760" house|strong="H1004" ‘dirty’!
31 The|strong="H0853" people|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Judah built|strong="H1129" the|strong="H0853" high|strong="H1116" places|strong="H1116" of|strong="H1121" Topheth|strong="H8612" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" Valley|strong="H1516" of|strong="H1121" Ben Hinnom|strong="H2011" where|strong="H0834" they|strong="H0834" killed their|strong="H5921" own sons|strong="H1121" and|strong="H1121" daughters|strong="H1323" and|strong="H1121" burned|strong="H8313" them|strong="H0853" as|strong="H0834" sacrifices. This|strong="H0834" is|strong="H0834" something I|strong="H0834" never|strong="H3808" commanded|strong="H6680". Something like|strong="H0834" this|strong="H0834" never|strong="H3808" even|strong="H3808" entered|strong="H5927" my|strong="H5921" mind|strong="H3820"!
32 So|strong="H3651" I|strong="H3588" warn you|strong="H3588". The|strong="H0559" days|strong="H3117" are|strong="H3117" coming|strong="H0935",” says|strong="H0559" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068", “when|strong="H3588" people|strong="H1121" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" call|strong="H0559" this|strong="H3651" place|strong="H4725" Topheth|strong="H8612" or|strong="H0518" the|strong="H0559" Valley|strong="H1516" of|strong="H1121" Ben Hinnom|strong="H2011" anymore|strong="H5750". No|strong="H3808", they|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" call|strong="H0559" it|strong="H0518" the|strong="H0559" Valley|strong="H1516" of|strong="H1121" Slaughter|strong="H2028". They|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" give|strong="H0935" it|strong="H0518" this|strong="H3651" name|strong="H0559" because|strong="H3588" they|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" bury|strong="H6912" the|strong="H0559" dead people|strong="H1121" in|strong="H0935" Topheth|strong="H8612" until there|strong="H0369" is|strong="H0369" no|strong="H3808" more|strong="H5750" room|strong="H4725" to|strong="H0559" bury|strong="H6912" anyone|strong="H3588" else|strong="H5750".
33 Then|strong="H1961" the|strong="H1961" bodies|strong="H5038" of|strong="H0776" the|strong="H1961" dead|strong="H5038" people|strong="H5971" will|strong="H1961" become|strong="H1961" food|strong="H3978" for|strong="H0776" the|strong="H1961" birds|strong="H5775" of|strong="H0776" the|strong="H1961" sky|strong="H8064". Wild|strong="H0776" animals|strong="H0929" will|strong="H1961" eat|strong="H3978" the|strong="H1961" bodies|strong="H5038" of|strong="H0776" those|strong="H1961" people|strong="H5971". There|strong="H0369" will|strong="H1961" be|strong="H1961" no|strong="H0369" one|strong="H0369" left|strong="H1961" alive to|strong="H1961" chase the|strong="H1961" birds|strong="H5775" or|strong="H0369" animals|strong="H0929" away|strong="H2729".
34 I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H1961" bring|strong="H1961" an|strong="H1961" end to|strong="H1961" the|strong="H3588" sounds|strong="H6963" of|strong="H0776" joy|strong="H8057" and|strong="H3063" happiness|strong="H8057" in|strong="H0776" the|strong="H3588" towns|strong="H5892" of|strong="H0776" Judah|strong="H3063" and|strong="H3063" in|strong="H0776" the|strong="H3588" streets|strong="H2351" of|strong="H0776" Jerusalem|strong="H3389". There|strong="H1961" will|strong="H1961" be|strong="H1961" no more|strong="H3588" sounds|strong="H6963" of|strong="H0776" the|strong="H3588" bride|strong="H3618" and|strong="H3063" bridegroom in|strong="H0776" Judah|strong="H3063" or|strong="H0776" Jerusalem|strong="H3389". The|strong="H3588" land|strong="H0776" will|strong="H1961" become|strong="H1961" an|strong="H1961" empty desert.”