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Destruction
of Jerusalem Impending |
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| Jeremiah 6:1 |
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"Flee for safety, O sons of Benjamin, From the
midst of Jerusalem! Now blow a trumpet in Tekoa And raise a signal over Beth-haccerem;
For evil looks down from the north, And a great destruction. |
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| Jeremiah 6:2 |
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"The comely and dainty one, the daughter of
Zion, I will cut off. |
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| Jeremiah 6:3 |
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"Shepherds and their flocks will come to her,
They will pitch their tents around her, They will pasture each in his place. |
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| Jeremiah 6:4 |
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"Prepare war against her; Arise, and let us
attack at noon. Woe to us, for the day declines, For the shadows of the evening
lengthen! |
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| Jeremiah 6:5 |
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"Arise, and let us attack by night And destroy
her palaces!" |
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| Jeremiah 6:6 |
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For thus says the LORD of hosts, "Cut down her
trees And cast up a siege against Jerusalem. This is the city to be punished,
In whose midst there is only oppression. |
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| Jeremiah 6:7 |
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"As a well keeps its waters fresh, So she keeps
fresh her wickedness. Violence and destruction are heard in her; Sickness and
wounds are ever before Me. |
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| Jeremiah 6:8 |
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"Be warned, O Jerusalem, Or I shall be alienated
from you, And make you a desolation, A land not inhabited." |
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| Jeremiah 6:9 |
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Thus says the LORD of hosts, "They will thoroughly
glean as the vine the remnant of Israel; Pass your hand again like a grape gatherer
Over the branches." |
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| Jeremiah 6:10 |
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To whom shall I speak and give warning That
they may hear? Behold, their ears are closed And they cannot listen. Behold, the
word of the LORD has become a reproach to them; They have no delight in it. |
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| Jeremiah 6:11 |
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But I am full of the wrath of the LORD; I am
weary with holding it in. "Pour it out on the children in the street And on the
gathering of young men together; For both husband and wife shall be taken, The
aged and the very old. |
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| Jeremiah 6:12 |
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"Their houses shall be turned over to others,
Their fields and their wives together; For I will stretch out My hand Against
the inhabitants of the land," declares the LORD. |
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| Jeremiah 6:13 |
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"For from the least of them even to the greatest
of them, Everyone is greedy for gain, And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals falsely. |
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| Jeremiah 6:14 |
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"They have healed the brokenness of My people
superficially, Saying, 'Peace, peace,' But there is no peace. |
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| Jeremiah 6:15 |
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"Were they ashamed because of the abomination
they have done? They were not even ashamed at all; They did not even know how
to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time that I punish
them, They shall be cast down," says the LORD. |
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| Jeremiah 6:16 |
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Thus says the LORD, "Stand by the ways and see
and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it; And you
will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.' |
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| Jeremiah 6:17 |
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"And I set watchmen over you, saying, 'Listen
to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not listen.' |
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| Jeremiah 6:18 |
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"Therefore hear, O nations, And know, O congregation,
what is among them. |
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| Jeremiah 6:19 |
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"Hear, O earth: behold, I am bringing disaster
on this people, The fruit of their plans, Because they have not listened to My
words, And as for My law, they have rejected it also. |
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| Jeremiah 6:20 |
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"For what purpose does frankincense come to
Me from Sheba And the sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are
not acceptable And your sacrifices are not pleasing to Me." |
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| Jeremiah 6:21 |
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Therefore, thus says the LORD, "Behold, I am
laying stumbling blocks before this people. And they will stumble against them,
Fathers and sons together; Neighbor and friend will perish." |
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The Enemy from the North |
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| Jeremiah 6:22 |
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Thus says the LORD, "Behold, a people is coming
from the north land, And a great nation will be aroused from the remote parts
of the earth. |
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| Jeremiah 6:23 |
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"They seize bow and spear; They are cruel and
have no mercy; Their voice roars like the sea, And they ride on horses, Arrayed
as a man for the battle Against you, O daughter of Zion!" |
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| Jeremiah 6:24 |
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We have heard the report of it; Our hands are
limp. Anguish has seized us, Pain as of a woman in childbirth. |
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| Jeremiah 6:25 |
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Do not go out into the field And do not walk
on the road, For the enemy has a sword, Terror is on every side. |
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| Jeremiah 6:26 |
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O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth And
roll in ashes; Mourn as for an only son, A lamentation most bitter. For suddenly
the destroyer Will come upon us. |
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| Jeremiah 6:27 |
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"I have made you an assayer and a tester among
My people, That you may know and assay their way." |
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| Jeremiah 6:28 |
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All of them are stubbornly rebellious, Going
about as a talebearer. They are bronze and iron; They, all of them, are corrupt. |
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| Jeremiah 6:29 |
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The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed
by the fire; In vain the refining goes on, But the wicked are not separated. |
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| Jeremiah 6:30 |
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They call them rejected silver, Because the
LORD has rejected them. |
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