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The
Broken Covenant |
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| Jeremiah 11:1 |
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The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD,
saying, |
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| Jeremiah 11:2 |
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"Hear the words of this covenant, and speak
to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; |
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| Jeremiah 11:3 |
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and say to them, 'Thus says the LORD, the God
of Israel, "Cursed is the man who does not heed the words of this covenant |
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| Jeremiah 11:4 |
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which I commanded your forefathers in the day
that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, 'Listen
to My voice, and do according to all which I command you; so you shall be My people,
and I will be your God,' |
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| Jeremiah 11:5 |
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in order to confirm the oath which I swore to
your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this
day."'" Then I said, "Amen, O LORD." |
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| Jeremiah 11:6 |
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And the LORD said to me, "Proclaim all these
words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, 'Hear the
words of this covenant and do them. |
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| Jeremiah 11:7 |
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'For I solemnly warned your fathers in the day
that I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, warning persistently,
saying, "Listen to My voice." |
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| Jeremiah 11:8 |
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'Yet they did not obey or incline their ear,
but walked, each one, in the stubbornness of his evil heart; therefore I brought
on them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they
did not.'" |
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| Jeremiah 11:9 |
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Then the LORD said to me, "A conspiracy has
been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. |
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| Jeremiah 11:10 |
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"They have turned back to the iniquities of
their ancestors who refused to hear My words, and they have gone 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." |
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| Jeremiah 11:11 |
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Therefore thus says the LORD, "Behold I am bringing
disaster on them which they will not be able to escape; though they will cry to
Me, yet I will not listen to them. |
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| Jeremiah 11:12 |
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"Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they surely
will not save them in the time of their disaster. |
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| Jeremiah 11:13 |
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"For your gods are as many as your cities, O
Judah; and as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up
to the shameful thing, altars to burn incense to Baal. |
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| Jeremiah 11:14 |
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"Therefore do not pray for this people, nor
lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not listen when they call to Me because
of their disaster. |
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| Jeremiah 11:15 |
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"What right has My beloved in My house When
she has done many vile deeds? Can the sacrificial flesh take away from you your
disaster, So that you can rejoice?" |
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| Jeremiah 11:16 |
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The LORD called your name, "A green olive tree,
beautiful in fruit and form"; With the noise of a great tumult He has kindled
fire on it, And its branches are worthless. |
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| Jeremiah 11:17 |
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The LORD of hosts, who planted you, has pronounced
evil against you because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of
Judah, which they have done to provoke Me by offering up sacrifices to Baal. |
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Plots against Jeremiah |
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| Jeremiah 11:18 |
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Moreover, the LORD made it known to me and I
knew it; Then You showed me their deeds. |
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| Jeremiah 11:19 |
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But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter;
And I did not know that they had devised plots against me, saying, "Let us destroy
the tree with its fruit, And let us cut him off from the land of the living, That
his name be remembered no more." |
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| Jeremiah 11:20 |
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But, O LORD of hosts, who judges righteously,
Who tries the feelings and the heart, Let me see Your vengeance on them, For to
You have I committed my cause. |
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| Jeremiah 11:21 |
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Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the
men of Anathoth, who seek your life, saying, "Do not prophesy in the name of the
LORD, so that you will not die at our hand"; |
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| Jeremiah 11:22 |
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therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts, "Behold,
I am about to punish them! The young men will die by the sword, their sons and
daughters will die by famine; |
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| Jeremiah 11:23 |
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and a remnant will not be left to them, for
I will bring disaster on the men of Anathoth--the year of their punishment." |
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