Jeremiah Chapter 14
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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But thou, O Jehovah, knowest me; thou seest me, and triest my heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
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How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end.
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If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and though in a land of peace thou art secure, yet how wilt thou do in the pride of the Jordan?
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For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; even they have cried aloud after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.
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I have forsaken my house, I have cast off my heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
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My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her.
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Is my heritage unto me as a speckled bird of prey? are the birds of prey against her round about? go ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour.
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Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
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They have made it a desolation; it mourneth unto me, being desolate; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.
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Destroyers are come upon all the bare heights in the wilderness; for the sword of Jehovah devoureth from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh hath peace.
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They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and ye shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Jehovah.
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Thus saith Jehovah against all mine evil neighbors, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit: Behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and will pluck up the house of Judah from among them.
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And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them; and I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
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And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As Jehovah liveth; even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of my people.
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But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, saith Jehovah.
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Thus saith Jehovah unto me, Go, and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water.
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So I bought a girdle according to the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins.
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And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying,
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Take the girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.
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So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as Jehovah commanded me.
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And it came to pass after many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
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Then I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.
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Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem goeth up.
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And their nobles send their little ones for water: they come to the pits, they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed, they are confounded, and have covered their heads.
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Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the ploughmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.
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For the hind also calveth in the field, and forsaketh [its young], because there is no grass.
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And the wild asses stand on the heights, they snuff up the wind like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.
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Jehovah, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou act for thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many — we have sinned against thee.
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Thou hope of Israel, its Saviour in the time of trouble, why wilt thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a traveller that turneth aside to stay a night?
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Why wilt thou be as a man astonished, as a mighty man that cannot save? Yet thou, Jehovah, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name: leave us not.
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Thus saith Jehovah to this people: Even so have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet; and Jehovah hath no delight in them: now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
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And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
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When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer up burnt-offering and oblation, I will not accept them: for I will consume them by sword, and by famine, and by pestilence.
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And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; for I will give you assured peace in this place.
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And Jehovah said unto me, The prophets prophesy falsehood in my name; I have not sent them, neither have I commanded them, nor spoken unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
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Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, and who say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land: By sword and by famine shall those prophets be consumed;
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and the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the famine and the sword; and there shall be none to bury them, them, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters; and I will pour their wickedness upon them.
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And thou shalt say this word unto them: Let mine eyes run down with tears, night and day, and not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
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If I go forth into the field, behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, behold them that pine away with famine! For both prophet and priest shall go about into a land that they know not.
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— Hast thou then utterly rejected Judah? Doth thy soul loathe Zion? Why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? Peace is looked for, and there is no good, — and a time of healing, and behold terror!
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Jehovah, we acknowledge our wickedness, the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.
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For thy name's sake, do not spurn [us], do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
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Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? Art not thou HE, Jehovah, ourGod? And we wait upon thee; for thou hast made all these things.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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And the Word of the Lord came to Jeremias concerning the Drought.
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Judea has mourned, and her gates are emptied, and are darkened upon the earth; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
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And her nobles have sent their little ones to the water: they came to the wells, and found no water: and brought back their vessels empty.
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And the labours of the land failed, because there was no rain: the husbandmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
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And hinds calved in the field, and forsook [it], because there was no grass.
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The wild asses stood by the forests, and snuffed up the wind; their eyes failed, because there was no grass.
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Our sins have risen up against us: O Lord, do thou for us for thine own sake; for our sins are many before thee; for we have sinned against thee.
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O Lord, [thou art] the hope of Israel, and deliverest [us] in time of troubles; why art thou become as a sojourner upon the land, or as one born in the land, yet turning aside for a resting-place?
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Wilt thou be as a man asleep, or as a [strong] man that cannot save? yet thou art among us, O Lord, and thy name is called upon us; forget us not.
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Thus saith the Lord to this people, They have loved to wander, and they have not spared, therefore God has not prospered them; now will he remember their iniquity.
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And the Lord said to me, Pray not for this people for [their] good:
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for though they fast, I will not hear their supplication; and though they offer whole-burnt-offerings and sacrifices, I will take no pleasure in them: for I will consume them with sword, and with famine, and with pestilence.
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And I said, O [ever] living Lord! behold, their prophets prophesy, and say, Ye shall not see a sword, nor shall famine be among you; for I will give truth and peace on the land, and in this place.
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Then the Lord said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, and I commanded them not, and I spoke not to them: for they prophesy to you false visions, and divinations, and auguries, and devices of their own heart.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy lies in my name, and I sent them not, who say, Sword and famine shall not be upon this land; they shall die by a grievous death, and the prophets shall be consumed by famine.
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And the people to whom they prophesy, they also shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the sword and famine; and there shall be none to bury them: their wives also, and their sons, and their daughters [shall die thus]; and I will pour out their wickedness upon them.
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And thou shalt speak this word to them; Let your eyes shed tears day and night, and let them not cease: for the daughter of my people has been sorely bruised, and her plague is very grievous.
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If I go forth into the plain, then behold the slain by the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold the distress of famine! for priest and prophet have gone to a land which they knew not.
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Hast thou utterly rejected Juda? and has thy soul departed from Sion? wherefore hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we waited for peace, but there was no prosperity; for a time of healing, and behold trouble!
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We know, O Lord, our sins, [and] the iniquities of our fathers: for we have sinned before thee.
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Refrain for thy name's sake, destroy not the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
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Is there any one among the idols of the Gentiles that can give rain? and will the sky yield his fulness [at their bidding]? Art not thou he? we will even wait on thee, O Lord: for thou hast made all these things.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Quod factum est verbum Domini ad Ieremiam de sermonibus siccitatis.
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Luxit Iudæa, et portæ eius corruerunt, et obscuratæ sunt in terra, et clamor Ierusalem ascendit.
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Maiores miserunt minores suos ad aquam: venerunt ad hauriendum, non invenerunt aquam, reportaverunt vasa sua vacua: confusi sunt et afflicti, et operuerunt capita sua.
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Propter terræ vastitatem, quia non venit pluvia in terram, confusi sunt agricolæ, operuerunt capita sua.
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Nam et cerva in agro peperit, et reliquit: quia non erat herba.
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Et onagri steterunt in rupibus, traxerunt ventum quasi dracones, defecerunt oculi eorum, quia non erat herba.
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Si iniquitates nostræ responderint nobis: Domine fac propter nomen tuum, quoniam multæ sunt aversiones nostræ, tibi peccavimus.
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Expectatio Israel, salvator eius in tempore tribulationis: quare quasi colonus futurus es in terra, et quasi viator declinans ad manendum?
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Quare futurus es velut vir vagus, ut fortis qui non potest salvare? tu autem in nobis es Domine, et nomen tuum invocatum est super nos, ne derelinquas nos.
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Hæc dicit Dominus populo huic, qui dilexit movere pedes suos, et non quievit, et Domino non placuit: Nunc recordabitur iniquitatum eorum, et visitabit peccata eorum.
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Et dixit Dominus ad me: Noli orare pro populo isto in bonum.
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Cum ieiunaverint, non exaudiam preces eorum: et si obtulerint holocautomata, et victimas, non suscipiam ea: quoniam gladio, et fame, et peste consumam eos.
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Et dixi, A, a, a, Domine Deus: Prophetæ dicunt eis: Non videbitis gladium, et fames non erit in vobis, sed pacem veram dabit vobis in loco isto.
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Et dicit Dominus ad me: Falso prophetæ vaticinantur in nomine meo: non misi eos, et non præcepi eis, neque locutus sum ad eos: visionem mendacem, et divinationem, et fraudulentiam, et seductionem cordis sui prophetant vobis.
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Idcirco hæc dicit Dominus de prophetis, qui prophetant in nomine meo, quos ego non misi, dicentes: Gladius, et fames non erit in terra hac: In gladio et fame consumentur prophetæ illi.
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Et populi, quibus prophetant, erunt proiecti in viis Ierusalem præ fame et gladio, et non erit qui sepeliat eos; ipsi et uxores eorum, filii et filiæ eorum, et effundam super eos malum suum.
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Et dices ad eos verbum istud: Deducant oculi mei lacrymam per noctem et diem, et non taceant: quoniam contritione magna contrita est virgo filia populi mei, plaga pessima vehementer.
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Si egressus fuero ad agros, ecce occisi gladio: et si introiero in civitatem, ecce attenuati fame. Propheta quoque et sacerdos abierunt in terram, quam ignorabant.
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Numquid proiiciens abiecisti Iudam? aut Sion abominata est anima tua? quare ergo percussisti nos, ita ut nulla sit sanitas? expectavimus pacem, et non est bonum: et tempus curationis, et ecce turbatio.
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Cognovimus Domine impietates nostras, iniquitates patrum nostrorum, quia peccavimus tibi.
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Ne des nos in opprobrium propter nomen tuum, neque facias nobis contumeliam solii gloriæ tuæ: recordare, ne irritum facias fœdus tuum nobiscum.
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Numquid sunt in sculptilibus Gentium qui pluant? aut cæli possunt dare imbres? nonne tu es Dominus Deus noster, quem expectavimus? tu enim fecisti omnia hæc.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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This is the LORD’s word that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
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“Judah mourns, and its gates languish. They sit in black on the ground. The cry of Jerusalem goes up.
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Their nobles send their little ones to the waters. They come to the cisterns, and find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They are disappointed and confounded, and cover their heads.
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Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed. They cover their heads.
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Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young, because there is no grass.
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The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights. They pant for air like jackals. Their eyes fail, because there is no vegetation.
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Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name’s sake, LORD; for our rebellions are many. We have sinned against you.
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You hope of Israel, its Savior in the time of trouble, why should you be as a foreigner in the land, and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to stay for a night?
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Why should you be like a scared man, as a mighty man who can’t save? Yet you, LORD, are in the middle of us, and we are called by your name. Don’t leave us.
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The LORD says to this people: “Even so they have loved to wander. They have not restrained their feet. Therefore the LORD does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish them for their sins.”
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The LORD said to me, “Don’t pray for this people for their good.
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When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”
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Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, the prophets tell them, ‘You will not see the sword, neither will you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.’”
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Then the LORD said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in my name. I didn’t send them. I didn’t command them. I didn’t speak to them. They prophesy to you a lying vision, divination, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart.
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Therefore the LORD says concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, but I didn’t send them, yet they say, ‘Sword and famine will not be in this land.’ Those prophets will be consumed by sword and famine.
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The people to whom they prophesy will be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword. They will have no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters, for I will pour their wickedness on them.
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“You shall say this word to them: “‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.
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If I go out into the field, then behold, the slain with the sword! If I enter into the city, then behold, those who are sick with famine! For both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.’”
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Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!
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We acknowledge, LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you.
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Do not abhor us, for your name’s sake. Do not disgrace the throne of your glory. Remember, and don’t break your covenant with us.
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Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the sky give showers? Aren’t you he, the LORD our God? Therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah concerning the matters of the dearths:
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Mourned hath Judah, and her gates have languished, They have mourned to the earth, And the cry of Jerusalem hath gone up.
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And their honourable ones have sent their little ones to the water, They have come unto ditches, They have not found water, They have turned back--their vessels empty! They have been ashamed, And have blushed and covered their head.
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Because the ground hath been broken, For there hath been no rain in the land, Ashamed have been husbandmen, They have covered their head.
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For even the hind in the field hath brought forth--to forsake <FI>it!<Fi> For there hath been no grass.
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And wild asses have stood on high places, They have swallowed up wind like dragons, Consumed have been their eyes, for there is no herb.
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Surely our iniquities have testified against us, O Jehovah, work for Thy name's sake, For many have been our backslidings, Against Thee we have sinned.
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O Hope of Israel--its saviour in time of trouble, Why art Thou as a sojourner in the land? And as a traveller turned aside to lodge?
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Why art Thou as one dumb? As a mighty one not able to save? And Thou <FI>art<Fi> in our midst, O Jehovah, And Thy name over us is called, leave us not.
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Thus said Jehovah concerning this people: Well they have loved to wander, Their feet they have not restrained, And Jehovah hath not accepted them, Now doth He remember their iniquity, And inspect their sin.
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And Jehovah saith unto me: Thou dost not pray for this people for good,
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When they fast, I hearken not unto their cry, And when they cause to ascend burnt-offering and present, I accept them not, For by sword, and by famine, And by pestilence, I am consuming them.
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And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah, Lo, the prophets are saying to them: Ye do not see a sword, yea, famine is not to you, For true peace I give to you in this place.'
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And Jehovah saith unto me: Falsehood the prophets are prophesying in My name, I did not send them, nor command them, Nor have I spoken unto them: A false vision, and divination, and vanity, And the deceit of their own heart, they are prophesying to you.
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Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning the prophets who are prophesying in My name, and I have not sent them, and they are saying, Sword and famine is not in this land: By sword and by famine are these prophets consumed.
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And the people to whom they are prophesying, Are cast into out-places of Jerusalem, Because of the famine, and of the sword, And they have none burying them, Them, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, And I have poured out upon them this evil.
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And thou hast said unto them this word: Tears come down mine eyes night and day, And they do not cease, For, <FI>with<Fi> a great breach, Broken hath been the virgin daughter of my people, A very grievous stroke.
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If I have gone forth to the field, Then, lo, the pierced of the sword! And if I have entered the city, Then, lo, the diseased of famine! For both prophet and priest have gone up and down Unto a land that they knew not.
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Hast Thou utterly rejected Judah? Zion hath Thy soul loathed? Wherefore hast Thou smitten us, And there is no healing to us? Looking for peace, and there is no good, And for a time of healing, and lo, terror.
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We have known, O Jehovah, our wickedness, The iniquity of our fathers, For we have sinned against Thee.
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Do not despise, for Thy name's sake, Dishonour not the throne of Thine honour, Remember, break not Thy covenant with us.
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Are there among the vanities of the nations any causing rain? And do the heavens give showers? Art not Thou He, O Jehovah our God? And we wait for thee, for Thou--Thou hast done all these!
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Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).