30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: Every man that eateth the sour grape, His teeth shall be set on edge. 31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, That I will make a new covenant With the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers In the day that I took them by the hand To bring them out of the land of Egypt; Which my covenant they brake, Although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: 33 But this shall be the covenant That I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, And write it in their hearts; And will be their God, And they shall be my people. 34 And they shall teach no more 35 Every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, Saying, Know the LORD: For they shall all know me, From the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: And I will remember their sin no more. Thus saith the LORD, Which giveth the sun for a light by day, And the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, The LORD of hosts is his name: 26 If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, Then the seed of Israel also shall cease From being a nation before me for ever. 37 Thus saith the LORD; 38 If heaven above can be measured, And the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel For all that they have done, saith the LORD. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, That the city shall be built to the LORD From the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner. 39 And the measuring line shall yet go forth Over against it upon the hill Gareb, And shall compass about to Goath. 40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, 32 2 And all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, Unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, Shall be holy unto the LORD; It shall not be plucked up, Nor thrown down any more for ever. THE word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar. For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's 3 house. For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into 4 the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him 1 Or, Should I have continued an husband unto them? 5 mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes; and he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper. 6,7 And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it. 8 So Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this 9 was the word of the LORD. And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even 1 seventeen shekels 10 of silver. And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, 11 and weighed him the money in the balances. So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that 12 which was open: and I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before 13 all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison. And I charged Baruch before 14 them, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may con15 tinue many days. For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land. 16 Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son 17 of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying, Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and 18 there is nothing 3 too hard for thee: thou showest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children 19 after them the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name, great in counsel, and mighty in 4 work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit 20 of his doings: which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at 21 this day; and hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, 22 and with great terror; and hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to 23 their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; and they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou 24 hast caused all this evil to come upon them. Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest 25 it. 26, 27, And thou hast said unto me, O Lord God, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans. Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, Behold, I am the 28 LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it: 29 And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have 'offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to 30 anger. For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked 31 me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD. For this city hath been to me, as 7 a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face, 32 because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, 1 Or, seven shekels, and ten 2 Heb. wrote in the book. 3 Or, hid from thee. 4 Heb. doing. 5 Or, engines of shot. 6 Or, though. 7 Heb. for my anger. which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of 33 Jerusalem. And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though 36 I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened 34 to receive instruction. But they set their abominations in the house, which is 35 called by my name, to defile it. And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon 37 by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and 38 I will cause them to dwell safely: and they shall be my people, and I will be 39 their God: and I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear 40 me 2 for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall 41 not depart from me. Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. 43 And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without 44 man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD. 42 33 2 3 MOREOVER the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, The LORD that formed it, to establish it; 5 The LORD is his name; 3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, And show thee great and mighty things, 4 For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Concerning the houses of this city, And concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, Which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword; 5 They come to fight with the Chaldeans, But it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, Whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, And for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city. 6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, And will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. 7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah And the captivity of Israel to return, And will build them, as at the first. 8 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, Whereby they have sinned against me; And I will pardon all their iniquities, Whereby they have sinned, And whereby they have transgressed against me. 9 And it shall be to me a name of joy, A praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, Which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: 1 Heb. neck. 2 Heb. all days. 3 Heb. from after them. 5 Or, JEHOVAH. 6 Or, hidden. 10 JEREMIAH XXXIII. And they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, Which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, And without inhabitant, and without beast, 11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, The voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, The voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: For the LORD is good; For his mercy endureth for ever: B.C. cir. 590. And of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. As at the first, saith the LORD. 12 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Without man and without beast, Shall be an habitation of shepherds Causing their flocks to lie down. 13 In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, 14 Under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, That I will perform that good thing which I have promised 15 In those days, and at that time, Will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, And Jerusalem shall dwell safely: And this is the name wherewith she shall be called, 1 The LORD our righteousness. 17 For thus saith the LORD; 2 David shall never want a man To sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; 18 Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me 19 To offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, And to do sacrifice continually. And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying, 20 Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, And my covenant of the night, And that there should not be day and night in their season; 21 Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, That he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; And with the Levites the priests, my ministers. 22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, 23 Neither the sand of the sea measured: So will I multiply the seed of David my servant, Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying, 24 Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, He hath even cast them off? 1 Heb. JEHOVAH-tsidkenu. 2 Heb. There shall not be cut off from David. Thus they have despised my people, That they should be no more a nation before them. 25 Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, And if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; 26 Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, So that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers 34 2 Over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: For I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them. THE word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into 3 the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire: and thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon. 4 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the 5 LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword: but thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD. 6 Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of 7 Judah in Jerusalem, when the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah. 8 THIS is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, 9 to proclaim liberty unto them; that every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that 10 none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother. Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let 11 them go. But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids. 12 Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 13 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house 14 of bondmen, saying, At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not 15 unto me, neither inclined their ear. And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye 16 had made a covenant before me in the house 5 which is called by my name: but ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids. 17 6 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of 18 the earth. And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before 19 me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof, the 1 Heb. the dominion of his hand. 2 Heb. his mouth shall speak to thy mouth. 4 Heb. to-day. 5 Heb. whereupon my name is called. 6 Heb. for a removing. |