Jer.11.18

God told me what was going on. That's how I knew. You, GOD, opened my eyes to their evil scheming.

Jer.11.18

Because the LORD revealed their plot to me, I knew it, for at that time he showed me what they were doing.

Jer.11.18

Now the LORD gave me knowledge of it, and I know it; for You showed me their doings.

Jer.11.18

Then the LORD told me about the plots my enemies were making against me.

Jer.11.19

I had no idea what was going on--naive as a lamb being led to slaughter! I didn't know they had it in for me, didn't know of their behind-the-scenes plots: "Let's get rid of the preacher. That will stop the sermons! Let's get rid of him for good. He won't be remembered for long."

Jer.11.19

I had been like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; I did not realize that they had plotted against me, saying, "Let us destroy the tree and its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name be remembered no more."

Jer.11.19

But I was like a docile lamb brought to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had devised schemes 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 may be remembered no more."

Jer.11.19

I had been as unaware as a lamb on the way to its slaughter. I had no idea that they were planning to kill me! "Let's destroy this man and all his words," they said. "Let's kill him, so his name will be forgotten forever."

Jer.11.20

Then I said, "GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, you're a fair judge. You examine and cross-examine human actions and motives. I want to see these people shown up and put down! I'm an open book before you. Clear my name."

Jer.11.20

But, O LORD Almighty, you who judge righteously and test the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you I have committed my cause.

Jer.11.20

But, O LORD of hosts, You who judge righteously, Testing the mind and the heart, Let me see Your vengeance on them, For to You I have revealed my cause.

Jer.11.20

O LORD Almighty, you are just, and you examine the deepest thoughts of hearts and minds. Let me see your vengeance against them, for I have committed my cause to you.

Jer.11.21

That sent a signal to GOD, who spoke up: "Here's what I'll do to the men of Anathoth who are trying to murder you, the men who say, "Don't preach to us in GOD's name or we'll kill you.'

Jer.11.21

"Therefore this is what the LORD says about the men of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, 'Do not prophesy in the name of the LORD or you will die by our hands'-

Jer.11.21

"Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the men of Anathoth who seek your life, saying, "Do not prophesy in the name of the LORD, lest you die by our hand'--

Jer.11.21

The men of Anathoth wanted me dead. They said they would kill me if I did not stop speaking in the LORD's name.

Jer.11.22

Yes, it's GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies speaking. Indeed! I'll call them to account: Their young people will die in battle, their children will die of starvation,

Jer.11.22

therefore this is what the LORD Almighty says: 'I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine.

Jer.11.22

therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die by famine;

Jer.11.22

So this is what the LORD Almighty says about them: "I will punish them! Their young men will die in battle, and their little boys and girls will starve.

Jer.11.23

and there will be no one left at all, none. I'm visiting the men of Anathoth with doom. Doomsday!"

Jer.11.23

Not even a remnant will be left to them, because I will bring disaster on the men of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.'"

Jer.11.23

and there shall be no remnant of them, for I will bring catastrophe on the men of Anathoth, even the year of their punishment."'

Jer.11.23

Not one of these plotters from Anathoth will survive, for I will bring disaster upon them when their time of punishment comes."

Jer.12.1

You are right, O GOD, and you set things right. I can't argue with that. But I do have some questions: Why do bad people have it so good? Why do con artists make it big?

Jer.12.1

You are always righteous, O LORD, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?

Jer.12.1

Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead with You; Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy who deal so treacherously?

Jer.12.1

LORD, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. Now let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy?

Jer.12.2

You planted them and they put down roots. They flourished and produced fruit. They talk as if they're old friends with you, but they couldn't care less about you.

Jer.12.2

You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.

Jer.12.2

You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; They grow, yes, they bear fruit. You are near in their mouth But far from their mind.

Jer.12.2

You have planted them, and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips, but in their hearts they give you no credit at all.

Jer.12.3

Meanwhile, you know me inside and out. You don't let me get by with a thing! Make them pay for the way they live, pay with their lives, like sheep marked for slaughter.

Jer.12.3

Yet you know me, O LORD; you see me and test my thoughts about you. Drag them off like sheep to be butchered! Set them apart for the day of slaughter!

Jer.12.3

But You, O LORD, know me; You have seen me, And You have tested my heart toward You. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, And prepare them for the day of slaughter.

Jer.12.3

But as for me, LORD, you know my heart. You see me and test my thoughts. Drag these people away like helpless sheep to be butchered! Set them aside to be slaughtered!

Jer.12.4

How long do we have to put up with this--the country depressed, the farms in ruin--And all because of wickedness, these wicked lives? Even animals and birds are dying off Because they'll have nothing to do with God and think God has nothing to do with them. [JC]

Jer.12.4

How long will the land lie parched and the grass in every field be withered? Because those who live in it are wicked, the animals and birds have perished. Moreover, the people are saying, "He will not see what happens to us."

Jer.12.4

How long will the land mourn, And the herbs of every field wither? The beasts and birds are consumed, For the wickedness of those who dwell there, Because they said, "He will not see our final end."

Jer.12.4

How long must this land weep? Even the grass in the fields has withered. The wild animals and birds have disappeared because of the evil in the land. Yet the people say, "The LORD won't do anything!"

Jer.12.5

"So, Jeremiah, if you're worn out in this footrace with men, what makes you think you can race against horses? And if you can't keep your wits during times of calm, what's going to happen when troubles break loose like the Jordan in flood?

Jer.12.5

"If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?

Jer.12.5

"If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, Then how can you contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, In which you trusted, they wearied you, Then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan?

Jer.12.5

Then the LORD replied to me, "If racing against mere men makes you tired, how will you race against horses? If you stumble and fall on open ground, what will you do in the thickets near the Jordan?

Jer.12.6

Those closest to you, your own brothers and cousins, are working against you. They're out to get you. They'll stop at nothing. Don't trust them, especially when they're smiling. [JC]

Jer.12.6

Your brothers, your own family- even they have betrayed you; they have raised a loud cry against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.

Jer.12.6

For even your brothers, the house of your father, Even they have dealt treacherously with you; Yes, they have called a multitude after you. Do not believe them, Even though they speak smooth words to you.

Jer.12.6

Even your own brothers, members of your own family, have turned on you. They have plotted, raising a cry against you. Do not trust them, no matter how pleasantly they speak.

Jer.12.7

"I will abandon the House of Israel, walk away from my beloved people. I will turn over those I most love to those who are her enemies.

Jer.12.7

"I will forsake my house, abandon my inheritance; I will give the one I love into the hands of her enemies.

Jer.12.7

"I have forsaken My house, I have left My heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of My soul into the hand of her enemies.

Jer.12.7

"I have abandoned my people, my special possession. I have surrendered my dearest ones to their enemies.

Jer.12.8

She's been, this one I held dear, like a snarling lion in the jungle, Growling and baring her teeth at me--and I can't take it anymore.

Jer.12.8

My inheritance has become to me like a lion in the forest. She roars at me; therefore I hate her.

Jer.12.8

My heritage is to Me like a lion in the forest; It cries out against Me; Therefore I have hated it.

Jer.12.8

My chosen people have roared at me like a lion of the forest, so I have treated them as though I hated them.

Jer.12.9

Has this one I hold dear become a preening peacock? But isn't she under attack by vultures? Then invite all the hungry animals at large, invite them in for a free meal!

Jer.12.9

Has not my inheritance become to me like a speckled bird of prey that other birds of prey surround and attack? Go and gather all the wild beasts; bring them to devour.

Jer.12.9

My heritage is to Me like a speckled vulture; The vultures all around are against her. Come, assemble all the beasts of the field, Bring them to devour!

Jer.12.9

My chosen people have become as disgusting to me as a vulture. And indeed, they are surrounded by vultures. Bring on the wild beasts to pick their corpses clean!

Jer.12.10

Foreign, scavenging shepherds will loot and trample my fields, Turn my beautiful, well-cared-for fields into vacant lots of tin cans and thistles.

Jer.12.10

Many shepherds will ruin my vineyard and trample down my field; they will turn my pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.

Jer.12.10

"Many rulers have destroyed My vineyard, They have trodden My portion underfoot; They have made My pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

Jer.12.10

"Many rulers have ravaged my vineyard, trampling down the vines and turning all its beauty into a barren wilderness.

Jer.12.11

They leave them littered with junk--a ruined land, a land in lament. The whole countryside is a wasteland, and no one will really care. [JC]

Jer.12.11

It will be made a wasteland, parched and desolate before me; the whole land will be laid waste because there is no one who cares.

Jer.12.11

They have made it desolate; Desolate, it mourns to Me; The whole land is made desolate, Because no one takes it to heart.

Jer.12.11

They have made it an empty wasteland; I hear its mournful cry. The whole land is desolate, and no one even cares.

Jer.12.12

"The barbarians will invade, swarm over hills and plains. The judgment sword of GOD will take its toll from one end of the land to the other. Nothing living will be safe.

Jer.12.12

Over all the barren heights in the desert destroyers will swarm, for the sword of the LORD will devour from one end of the land to the other; no one will be safe.

Jer.12.12

The plunderers have come On all the desolate heights in the wilderness, For the sword of the LORD shall devour From one end of the land to the other end of the land; No flesh shall have peace.

Jer.12.12

Destroying armies plunder the land. The sword of the LORD kills people from one end of the nation to the other. No one will escape!

Jer.12.13

They will plant wheat and reap weeds. Nothing they do will work out. They will look at their meager crops and wring their hands. All this the result of GOD's fierce anger!" [JC]

Jer.12.13

They will sow wheat but reap thorns; they will wear themselves out but gain nothing. So bear the shame of your harvest because of the LORD's fierce anger."

Jer.12.13

They have sown wheat but reaped thorns; They have put themselves to pain but do not profit. But be ashamed of your harvest Because of the fierce anger of the LORD."

Jer.12.13

My people have planted wheat but are harvesting thorns. They have worked hard, but it has done them no good. They will harvest a crop of shame, for the fierce anger of the LORD is upon them."

Jer.12.14

GOD's Message: "Regarding all the bad neighbors who abused the land I gave to Israel as their inheritance: I'm going to pluck them out of their lands, and then pluck Judah out from among them.

Jer.12.14

This is what the LORD says: "As for all my wicked neighbors who seize the inheritance I gave my people Israel, I will uproot them from their lands and I will uproot the house of Judah from among them.

Jer.12.14

Thus says the LORD: "Against all My evil neighbors who touch the inheritance which I have caused My people Israel to inherit--behold, I will pluck them out of their land and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

Jer.12.14

Now this is what the LORD says: "As for all the evil nations reaching out for the inheritance I gave my people Israel, I will uproot them from their lands just as Judah will be uprooted from hers.

Jer.12.15

Once I've pulled the bad neighbors out, I will relent and take them tenderly to my heart and put them back where they belong, put each of them back in their home country, on their family farms.

Jer.12.15

But after I uproot them, I will again have compassion and will bring each of them back to his own inheritance and his own country.

Jer.12.15

Then it shall be, after I have plucked them out, that I will return and have compassion on them and bring them back, everyone to his heritage and everyone to his land.

Jer.12.15

But afterward I will return and have compassion on all of them. I will bring them home to their own lands again, each nation to its own inheritance.

Jer.12.16

Then if they will get serious about living my way and pray to me as well as they taught my people to pray to that god Baal, everything will go well for them.

Jer.12.16

And if they learn well the ways of my people and swear by my name, saying, 'As surely as the LORD lives'-even as they once taught my people to swear by Baal-then they will be established among my people.

Jer.12.16

And it shall be, if they will learn carefully the ways of My people, to swear by My name, "As the LORD lives,' as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they shall be established in the midst of My people.

Jer.12.16

And if these nations quickly learn the ways of my people, and if they learn to swear by my name, saying, `As surely as the LORD lives' (just as they taught my people to swear by the name of Baal), then they will be given a place among my people.

Jer.12.17

But if they won't listen, then I'll pull them out of their land by the roots and cart them off to the dump. Total destruction!" GOD's Decree.

Jer.12.17

But if any nation does not listen, I will completely uproot and destroy it," declares the LORD.

Jer.12.17

But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation," says the LORD.

Jer.12.17

But any nation who refuses to obey me will be uprooted and destroyed. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

Jer.13.1

GOD told me, "Go and buy yourself some linen shorts. Put them on and keep them on. Don't even take them off to wash them."

Jer.13.1

This is what the LORD said to me: "Go and buy a linen belt and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water."

Jer.13.1

Thus the LORD said to me: "Go and get yourself a linen sash, and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water."

Jer.13.1

This is what the LORD said to me: "Go and buy a linen belt and put it around your waist, but do not wash it."

Jer.13.2

So I bought the shorts as GOD directed and put them on.

Jer.13.2

So I bought a belt, as the LORD directed, and put it around my waist.

Jer.13.2

So I got a sash according to the word of the LORD, and put it around my waist.

Jer.13.2

So I bought the belt as the LORD directed me and put it around my waist.

Jer.13.3

Then GOD told me,

Jer.13.3

Then the word of the LORD came to me a second time:

Jer.13.3

And the word of the LORD came to me the second time, saying,

Jer.13.3

Then the LORD gave me another message:

Jer.13.4

"Take the shorts that you bought and go straight to Perath and hide them there in a crack in the rock."

Jer.13.4

"Take the belt you bought and are wearing around your waist, and go now to Perath and hide it there in a crevice in the rocks."

Jer.13.4

"Take the sash that you acquired, which is around your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole in the rock."

Jer.13.4

"Take the linen belt you are wearing, and go to the Euphrates River. Hide it there in a hole in the rocks."

Jer.13.5

So I did what GOD told me and hid them at Perath.

Jer.13.5

So I went and hid it at Perath, as the LORD told me.

Jer.13.5

So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me.

Jer.13.5

So I went and hid it at the Euphrates as the LORD had instructed me.

Jer.13.6

Next, after quite a long time, GOD told me, "Go back to Perath and get the linen shorts I told you to hide there."

Jer.13.6

Many days later the LORD said to me, "Go now to Perath and get the belt I told you to hide there."

Jer.13.6

Now it came to pass after many days that the LORD said to me, "Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the sash which I commanded you to hide there."

Jer.13.6

A long time afterward, the LORD said to me, "Go back to the Euphrates and get the linen belt that I told you to hide there."

Jer.13.7

So I went back to Perath and dug them out of the place where I had hidden them. The shorts by then had rotted and were worthless.

Jer.13.7

So I went to Perath and dug up the belt and took it from the place where I had hidden it, but now it was ruined and completely useless.

Jer.13.7

Then I went to the Euphrates and dug, and I took the sash from the place where I had hidden it; and there was the sash, ruined. It was profitable for nothing.

Jer.13.7

So I went to the Euphrates and dug it out of the hole where I had hidden it. But now it was mildewed and falling apart. The belt was useless.

Jer.13.8

GOD explained,

Jer.13.8

Then the word of the LORD came to me:

Jer.13.8

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Jer.13.8

Then I received this message from the LORD:

Jer.13.9

"This is the way I am going to ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem--

Jer.13.9

"This is what the LORD says: 'In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.

Jer.13.9

"Thus says the LORD: "In this manner I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.

Jer.13.9

"The LORD says: This illustrates how I will rot away the pride of Judah and Jerusalem.

Jer.13.10

a wicked bunch of people who won't obey me, who do only what they want to do, who chase after all kinds of no-gods and worship them. They're going to turn out as rotten as these old shorts.

Jer.13.10

These wicked people, who refuse to listen to my words, who follow the stubbornness of their hearts and go after other gods to serve and worship them, will be like this belt-completely useless!

Jer.13.10

This evil people, who refuse to hear My words, who follow the dictates of their hearts, and walk after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be just like this sash which is profitable for nothing.

Jer.13.10

These wicked people refuse to listen to me. They stubbornly follow their own desires and worship idols. Therefore, they will become like this linen belt--good for nothing!

Jer.13.11

Just as shorts clothe and protect, so I kept the whole family of Israel under my care"--GOD's Decree--"so that everyone could see they were my people, a people I could show off to the world and be proud of. But they refused to do a thing I said.

Jer.13.11

For as a belt is bound around a man's waist, so I bound the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to me,' declares the LORD, 'to be my people for my renown and praise and honor. But they have not listened.'

Jer.13.11

For as the sash clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me,' says the LORD, "that they may become My people, for renown, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.'

Jer.13.11

As a belt clings to a person's waist, so I created Judah and Israel to cling to me," says the LORD. "They were to be my people, my pride, my glory--an honor to my name. But they would not listen to me.

Jer.13.12

"And then tell them this: "GOD's Message, personal from the God of Israel: Every wine jug should be full of wine.'"And they'll say, "Of course. We know that. Every wine jug should be full of wine!'

Jer.13.12

"Say to them: 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Every wineskin should be filled with wine.' And if they say to you, 'Don't we know that every wineskin should be filled with wine?'

Jer.13.12

"Therefore you shall speak to them this word: "Thus says the LORD God of Israel: "Every bottle shall be filled with wine."' "And they will say to you, "Do we not certainly know that every bottle will be filled with wine?'

Jer.13.12

"So tell them, `The LORD, the God of Israel, says: All your wineskins will be full of wine.' And they will reply, `Of course, you don't need to tell us how prosperous we will be!'

Jer.13.13

"Then you'll say, "This is what GOD says: Watch closely. I'm going to fill every person who lives in this country--the kings who rule from David's throne, the priests, the prophets, the citizens of Jerusalem--with wine that will make them drunk.

Jer.13.13

then tell them, 'This is what the LORD says: I am going to fill with drunkenness all who live in this land, including the kings who sit on David's throne, the priests, the prophets and all those living in Jerusalem.

Jer.13.13

"Then you shall say to them, "Thus says the LORD: "Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land--even the kings who sit on David's throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem--with drunkenness!

Jer.13.13

Then tell them, `No, this is what the LORD means: I will make everyone in this land so confused that they will seem drunk--from the king sitting on David's throne and from the priests and the prophets, right on down to the common people.

Jer.13.14

And then I'll smash them, smash the wine--filled jugs--old and young alike. Nothing will stop me. Not an ounce of pity or mercy or compassion will slow me down. Every last drunken jug of them will be smashed!'"

Jer.13.14

I will smash them one against the other, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no pity or mercy or compassion to keep me from destroying them.'"

Jer.13.14

And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together," says the LORD. "I will not pity nor spare nor have mercy, but will destroy them.""'

Jer.13.14

I will smash them one against the other, even parents against children, says the LORD. I will not let my pity or mercy or compassion keep me from destroying them.'"

Jer.13.15

Then I said, Listen. Listen carefully: Don't stay stuck in your ways! It's GOD's Message we're dealing with here.

Jer.13.15

Hear and pay attention, do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken.

Jer.13.15

Hear and give ear: Do not be proud, For the LORD has spoken.

Jer.13.15

Listen! Do not be proud, for the LORD has spoken.

Jer.13.16

Let your lives glow bright before GOD before he turns out the lights, Before you trip and fall on the dark mountain paths. The light you always took for granted will go out and the world will turn black.

Jer.13.16

Give glory to the LORD your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills. You hope for light, but he will turn it to thick darkness and change it to deep gloom.

Jer.13.16

Give glory to the LORD your God Before He causes darkness, And before your feet stumble On the dark mountains, And while you are looking for light, He turns it into the shadow of death And makes it dense darkness.

Jer.13.16

Give glory to the LORD your God before it is too late. Acknowledge him before he brings darkness upon you, causing you to stumble and fall on the dark mountains. For then, when you look for light, you will find only terrible darkness.

Jer.13.17

If you people won't listen, I'll go off by myself and weep over you, Weep because of your stubborn arrogance, bitter, bitter tears, Rivers of tears from my eyes, because GOD's sheep will end up in exile. [JC]

Jer.13.17

But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly, overflowing with tears, because the LORD's flock will be taken captive.

Jer.13.17

But if you will not hear it, My soul will weep in secret for your pride; My eyes will weep bitterly And run down with tears, Because the LORD's flock has been taken captive.

Jer.13.17

And if you still refuse to listen, I will weep alone because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears because the LORD's flock will be led away into exile.

Jer.13.18

Tell the king and the queen-mother, "Come down off your high horses. Your dazzling crowns will tumble off your heads."

Jer.13.18

Say to the king and to the queen mother, "Come down from your thrones, for your glorious crowns will fall from your heads."

Jer.13.18

Say to the king and to the queen mother, "Humble yourselves; Sit down, For your rule shall collapse, the crown of your glory."

Jer.13.18

Say to the king and his mother, "Come down from your thrones and sit in the dust, for your glorious crowns will soon be snatched from your heads."

Jer.13.19

The villages in the Negev will be surrounded, everyone trapped, And Judah dragged off to exile, the whole country dragged to oblivion. [JC]

Jer.13.19

The cities in the Negev will be shut up, and there will be no one to open them. All Judah will be carried into exile, carried completely away.

Jer.13.19

The cities of the South shall be shut up, And no one shall open them; Judah shall be carried away captive, all of it; It shall be wholly carried away captive.

Jer.13.19

The towns of the Negev will close their gates, and no one will be able to open them. The people of Judah will be taken away as captives. They will all be carried into exile.

Jer.13.20

Look, look, Jerusalem! Look at the enemies coming out of the north! What will become of your flocks of people, the beautiful flocks in your care?

Jer.13.20

Lift up your eyes and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was entrusted to you, the sheep of which you boasted?

Jer.13.20

Lift up your eyes and see Those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, Your beautiful sheep?

Jer.13.20

See the armies marching down from the north! Where is your flock--your beautiful flock--that he gave you to care for?

Jer.13.21

How are you going to feel when the people you've played up to, looked up to all these years Now look down on you? You didn't expect this? Surprise! The pain of a woman having a baby!

Jer.13.21

What will you say when the LORD sets over you those you cultivated as your special allies? Will not pain grip you like that of a woman in labor?

Jer.13.21

What will you say when He punishes you? For you have taught them To be chieftains, to be head over you. Will not pangs seize you, Like a woman in labor?

Jer.13.21

How will you feel when the LORD sets your foreign allies over you as rulers? You will writhe in pain like a woman giving birth!

Jer.13.22

Do I hear you saying, "What's going on here? Why me?" The answer's simple: You're guilty, hugely guilty. Your guilt has your life endangered, your guilt has you writhing in pain.

Jer.13.22

And if you ask yourself, "Why has this happened to me?"- it is because of your many sins that your skirts have been torn off and your body mistreated.

Jer.13.22

And if you say in your heart, "Why have these things come upon me?" For the greatness of your iniquity Your skirts have been uncovered, Your heels made bare.

Jer.13.22

You may ask yourself, "Why is all this happening to me?" It is because of your many sins! That is why you have been raped and destroyed by invading armies.

Jer.13.23

Can an African change skin? Can a leopard get rid of its spots? So what are the odds on you doing good, you who are so long-practiced in evil?

Jer.13.23

Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil.

Jer.13.23

Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Then may you also do good who are accustomed to do evil.

Jer.13.23

Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? Can a leopard take away its spots? Neither can you start doing good, for you always do evil.

Jer.13.24

"I'll blow these people away--like wind-blown leaves.

Jer.13.24

"I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind.

Jer.13.24

"Therefore I will scatter them like stubble That passes away by the wind of the wilderness.

Jer.13.24

"I will scatter you, just as chaff is scattered by the winds blowing in from the desert.

Jer.13.25

You have it coming to you. I've measured it out precisely." GOD's Decree. "It's because you forgot me and embraced the Big Lie, that so-called god Baal.

Jer.13.25

This is your lot, the portion I have decreed for you," declares the LORD, "because you have forgotten me and trusted in false gods.

Jer.13.25

This is your lot, The portion of your measures from Me," says the LORD, "Because you have forgotten Me And trusted in falsehood.

Jer.13.25

This is your allotment, that which is due you," says the LORD. "I have measured it out especially for you, because you have forgotten me and put your trust in false gods.

Jer.13.26

I'm the one who will rip off your clothes, expose and shame you before the watching world.

Jer.13.26

I will pull up your skirts over your face that your shame may be seen-

Jer.13.26

Therefore I will uncover your skirts over your face, That your shame may appear.

Jer.13.26

I myself will expose you to shame.

Jer.13.27

Your obsessions with gods, gods, and more gods, your goddess affairs, your god-adulteries. Gods on the hills, gods in the fields--every time I look you're off with another god. O Jerusalem, what a sordid life! Is there any hope for you!"

Jer.13.27

your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution! I have seen your detestable acts on the hills and in the fields. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you be unclean?"

Jer.13.27

I have seen your adulteries And your lustful neighings, The lewdness of your harlotry, Your abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! Will you still not be made clean?"

Jer.13.27

I am keenly aware of your adultery and lust, and your abominable idol worship out in the fields and on the hills. Your destruction is sure, Jerusalem! How long will it be before you are pure?"