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Judgment
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| Jeremiah 15:1 |
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Then the LORD said to me, "Even though Moses
and Samuel were to stand before Me, My heart would not be with this people; send
them away from My presence and let them go! |
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| Jeremiah 15:2 |
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"And it shall be that when they say to you,
'Where should we go?' then you are to tell them, 'Thus says the LORD: "Those destined
for death, to death; And those destined for the sword, to the sword; And those
destined for famine, to famine; And those destined for captivity, to captivity."'
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| Jeremiah 15:3 |
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"I will appoint over them four kinds of doom,"
declares the LORD: "the sword to slay, the dogs to drag off, and the birds of
the sky and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. |
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| Jeremiah 15:4 |
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"I will make them an object of horror among
all the kingdoms of the earth because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, the king
of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem. |
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| Jeremiah 15:5 |
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"Indeed, who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem,
Or who will mourn for you, Or who will turn aside to ask about your welfare? |
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| Jeremiah 15:6 |
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"You who have forsaken Me," declares the LORD,
"You keep going backward. So I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy
you; I am tired of relenting! |
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| Jeremiah 15:7 |
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"I will winnow them with a winnowing fork At
the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy My people;
They did not repent of their ways. |
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| Jeremiah 15:8 |
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"Their widows will be more numerous before Me
Than the sand of the seas; I will bring against them, against the mother of a
young man, A destroyer at noonday; I will suddenly bring down on her Anguish and
dismay. |
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| Jeremiah 15:9 |
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"She who bore seven sons pines away; Her breathing
is labored. Her sun has set while it was yet day; She has been shamed and humiliated.
So I will give over their survivors to the sword Before their enemies," declares
the LORD. |
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| Jeremiah 15:10 |
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Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me
As a man of strife and a man of contention to all the land! I have not lent, nor
have men lent money to me, Yet everyone curses me. |
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| Jeremiah 15:11 |
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The LORD said, "Surely I will set you free for
purposes of good; Surely I will cause the enemy to make supplication to you In
a time of disaster and a time of distress. |
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| Jeremiah 15:12 |
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"Can anyone smash iron, Iron from the north,
or bronze? |
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| Jeremiah 15:13 |
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"Your wealth and your treasures I will give
for booty without cost, Even for all your sins And within all your borders. |
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| Jeremiah 15:14 |
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"Then I will cause your enemies to bring it
Into a land you do not know; For a fire has been kindled in My anger, It will
burn upon you." |
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Jeremiah's Prayer and God's Answer |
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| Jeremiah 15:15 |
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You who know, O LORD, Remember me, take notice
of me, And take vengeance for me on my persecutors. Do not, in view of Your patience,
take me away; Know that for Your sake I endure reproach. |
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| Jeremiah 15:16 |
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Your words were found and I ate them, And Your
words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; For I have been called
by Your name, O LORD God of hosts. |
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| Jeremiah 15:17 |
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I did not sit in the circle of merrymakers,
Nor did I exult. Because of Your hand upon me I sat alone, For You filled me with
indignation. |
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| Jeremiah 15:18 |
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Why has my pain been perpetual And my wound
incurable, refusing to be healed? Will You indeed be to me like a deceptive stream
With water that is unreliable? |
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| Jeremiah 15:19 |
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Therefore, thus says the LORD, "If you return,
then I will restore you-- Before Me you will stand; And if you extract the precious
from the worthless, You will become My spokesman. They for their part may turn
to you, But as for you, you must not turn to them. |
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| Jeremiah 15:20 |
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"Then I will make you to this people A fortified
wall of bronze; And though they fight against you, They will not prevail over
you; For I am with you to save you And deliver you," declares the LORD. |
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| Jeremiah 15:21 |
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"So I will deliver you from the hand of the
wicked, And I will redeem you from the grasp of the violent." |
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