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Then GOD's Message came again to Jeremiah:

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Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

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

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Then this message came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

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"Stay alert! I am GOD, the God of everything living. Is there anything I can't do?

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"I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?

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"Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?

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"I am the LORD, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me?

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So listen to GOD's Message: No doubt about it, I'm handing this city over to the Babylonians and Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He'll take it.

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Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I am about to hand this city over to the Babylonians and to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will capture it.

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Therefore thus says the LORD: "Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it.

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I will hand this city over to the Babylonians and to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and he will capture it.

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The attacking Chaldeans will break through and burn the city down: All those houses whose roofs were used as altars for offerings to Baal and the worship of who knows how many other gods provoked me.

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The Babylonians who are attacking this city will come in and set it on fire; they will burn it down, along with the houses where the people provoked me to anger by burning incense on the roofs to Baal and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.

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And the Chaldeans who fight against this city shall come and set fire to this city and burn it, with the houses on whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke Me to anger;

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The Babylonians outside the walls will come in and set fire to the city. They will burn down all these houses, where the people caused my fury to rise by offering incense to Baal on the rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.

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It isn't as if this were the first time they had provoked me. The people of Israel and Judah have been doing this for a long time--doing what I hate, making me angry by the way they live." GOD's Decree.

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"The people of Israel and Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth; indeed, the people of Israel have done nothing but provoke me with what their hands have made, declares the LORD.

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because the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only evil before Me from their youth. For the children of Israel have provoked Me only to anger with the work of their hands,' says the LORD.

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Israel and Judah have done nothing but wrong since their earliest days. They have infuriated me with all their evil deeds," says the LORD.

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"This city has made me angry from the day they built it, and now I've had my fill. I'm destroying it. I can't stand to look any longer

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From the day it was built until now, this city has so aroused my anger and wrath that I must remove it from my sight.

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"For this city has been to Me a provocation of My anger and My fury from the day that they built it, even to this day; so I will remove it from before My face

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"From the time this city was built until now, it has done nothing but anger me, so I am determined to get rid of it.

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at the wicked lives of the people of Israel and Judah, deliberately making me angry, the whole lot of them--kings and leaders and priests and preachers, in the country and in the city.

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The people of Israel and Judah have provoked me by all the evil they have done-they, their kings and officials, their priests and prophets, the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem.

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because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke Me to anger--they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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"The sins of Israel and Judah--the sins of the people of Jerusalem, the kings, the officials, the priests, and the prophets--stir up my anger.

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They've turned their backs on me--won't even look me in the face!-even though I took great pains to teach them how to live. They refused to listen, refused to be taught.

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They turned their backs to me and not their faces; though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline.

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And they have turned to Me the back, and not the face; though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.

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My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return. Day after day, year after year, I taught them right from wrong, but they would not listen or obey.

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Why, they even set up obscene god and goddess statues in the Temple built in my honor--an outrageous desecration!

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They set up their abominable idols in the house that bears my Name and defiled it.

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But they set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, to defile it.

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They have set up their abominable idols right in my own Temple, defiling it.

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And then they went out and built shrines to the god Baal in the valley of Hinnom, where they burned their children in sacrifice to the god Molech--I can hardly conceive of such evil!-turning the whole country into one huge act of sin. [JC]

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They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech, though I never commanded, nor did it enter my mind, that they should do such a detestable thing and so make Judah sin.

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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 to Molech, which I did not command them, nor did it come into My mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.'

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They have built pagan shrines to Baal in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing. What an incredible evil, causing Judah to sin so greatly!

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"But there is also this Message from me, the GOD of Israel, to this city of which you have said, "In killing and starvation and disease this city will be delivered up to the king of Babylon':

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"You are saying about this city, 'By the sword, famine and plague it will be handed over to the king of Babylon'; but this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says:

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"Now therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, "It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:

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"Now I want to say something more about this city. You have been saying, `It will fall to the king of Babylon through war, famine, and disease.' But this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says:

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Watch for this! I will collect them from all the countries to which I will have driven them in my anger and rage and indignation. Yes, I'll bring them all back to this place and let them live here in peace.

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I will surely gather them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety.

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Behold, I will gather them out of all countries where I have driven them in My anger, in My fury, and in great wrath; I will bring them back to this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely.

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I will surely bring my people back again from all the countries where I will scatter them in my fury. I will bring them back to this very city and let them live in peace and safety.

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They will be my people, I will be their God.

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They will be my people, and I will be their God.

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They shall be My people, and I will be their God;

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They will be my people, and I will be their God.

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I'll make them of one mind and heart, always honoring me, so that they can live good and whole lives, they and their children after them.

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I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me for their own good and the good of their children after them.

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then I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them.

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And I will give them one heart and mind to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants.

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What's more, I'll make a covenant with them that will last forever, a covenant to stick with them no matter what, and work for their good. I'll fill their hearts with a deep respect for me so they'll not even think of turning away from me.

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I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.

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And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.

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"And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, promising not to stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, and they will never leave me.

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Oh how I'll rejoice in them! Oh how I'll delight in doing good things for them! Heart and soul, I'll plant them in this country and keep them here!'

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I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul.

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Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will assuredly plant them in this land, with all My heart and with all My soul.'

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I will rejoice in doing good to them and will faithfully and wholeheartedly replant them in this land.

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"Yes, this is GOD's Message: "I will certainly bring this huge catastrophe on this people, but I will also usher in a wonderful life of prosperity. I promise.

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"This is what the LORD says: As I have brought all this great calamity on this people, so I will give them all the prosperity I have promised them.

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"For thus says the LORD: "Just as I have brought all this great calamity on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them.

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Just as I have sent all these calamities upon them, so I will do all the good I have promised them. I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Fields are going to be bought here again, yes, in this very country that you assume is going to end up desolate--gone to the dogs, unlivable, wrecked by the Babylonians.

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Once more fields will be bought in this land of which you say, 'It is a desolate waste, without men or animals, for it has been handed over to the Babylonians.'

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And fields will be bought in this land of which you say, "It is desolate, without man or beast; it has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans."

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"Fields will again be bought and sold in this land about which you now say, `It has been ravaged by the Babylonians, a land where people and animals have all disappeared.'

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Yes, people will buy farms again, and legally, with deeds of purchase, sealed documents, proper witnesses--and right here in the territory of Benjamin, and in the area around Jerusalem, around the villages of Judah and the hill country, the Shephelah and the Negev. I will restore everything that was lost.' GOD's Decree."

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Fields will be bought for silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed and witnessed in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev, because I will restore their fortunes, declares the LORD."

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Men will buy fields for money, sign deeds and seal them, and take witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South; for I will cause their captives to return,' says the LORD."

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Yes, fields will once again be bought and sold--deeds signed and sealed and witnessed--in the land of Benjamin and here in Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the hill country, in the foothills of Judah and in the Negev, too. For someday I will restore prosperity to them. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

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While Jeremiah was still locked up in jail, a second Message from GOD was given to him:

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While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:

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Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

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While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the LORD gave him this second message:

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"This is GOD's Message, the God who made earth, made it livable and lasting, known everywhere as GOD

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"This is what the LORD says, he who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it-the LORD is his name:

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"Thus says the LORD who made it, the LORD who formed it to establish it (the LORD is His name):

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"The LORD, the Maker of the heavens and earth--the LORD is his name--says this:

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"Call to me and I will answer you. I'll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own.'

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'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'

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"Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.'

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Ask me and I will tell you some remarkable secrets about what is going to happen here.

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"This is what GOD, the God of Israel, has to say about what's going on in this city, about the homes of both people and kings that have been demolished, about all the ravages of war

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For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses in this city and the royal palaces of Judah that have been torn down to be used against the siege ramps and the sword

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"For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah, which have been pulled down to fortify against the siege mounds and the sword:

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For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Though you have torn down the houses of this city and even the king's palace to get materials to strengthen the walls against the siege weapons of the enemy,

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and the killing by the Chaldeans, and about the streets littered with the dead bodies of those killed because of my raging anger--about all that's happened because the evil actions in this city have turned my stomach in disgust.

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in the fight with the Babylonians: 'They will be filled with the dead bodies of the men I will slay in my anger and wrath. I will hide my face from this city because of all its wickedness.

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"They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but only to fill their places with the dead bodies of men whom I will slay in My anger and My fury, all for whose wickedness I have hidden My face from this city.

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the Babylonians will still enter. The men of this city are already as good as dead, for I have determined to destroy them in my terrible anger. I have abandoned them because of all their wickedness.

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"But now take another look. I'm going to give this city a thorough renovation, working a true healing inside and out. I'm going to show them life whole, life brimming with blessings.

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"'Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.

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Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.

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"Nevertheless, the time will come when I will heal Jerusalem's damage and give her prosperity and peace.

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I'll restore everything that was lost to Judah and Jerusalem. I'll build everything back as good as new.

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I will bring Judah and Israel back from captivity and will rebuild them as they were before.

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And I will cause the captives of Judah and the captives of Israel to return, and will rebuild those places as at the first.

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I will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel and rebuild their cities.

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I'll scrub them clean from the dirt they've done against me. I'll forgive everything they've done wrong, forgive all their rebellions.

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I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against me.

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I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned and by which they have transgressed against Me.

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I will cleanse away their sins against me, and I will forgive all their sins of rebellion.

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And Jerusalem will be a center of joy and praise and glory for all the countries on earth. They'll get reports on all the good I'm doing for her. They'll be in awe of the blessings I am pouring on her.

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Then this city will bring me renown, joy, praise and honor before all nations on earth that hear of all the good things I do for it; and they will be in awe and will tremble at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it.'

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Then it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them; they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it.'

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Then this city will bring me joy, glory, and honor before all the nations of the earth! The people of the world will see the good I do for my people and will tremble with awe!

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"Yes, GOD's Message: "You're going to look at this place, these empty and desolate towns of Judah and streets of Jerusalem, and say, "A wasteland. Unlivable. Not even a dog could live here."

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"This is what the LORD says: 'You say about this place, "It is a desolate waste, without men or animals." Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, inhabited by neither men nor animals, there will be heard once more

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"Thus says the LORD: "Again there shall be heard in this place--of which you say, "It is desolate, without man and without beast"--in the cities of Judah, in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast,

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"This is what the LORD says: You say, `This land has been ravaged, and the people and animals have all disappeared.' Yet in the empty streets of Jerusalem and Judah's other towns, there will be heard once more

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But the time is coming when you're going to hear laughter and celebration, marriage festivities, people exclaiming, "Thank GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies. He's so good! His love never quits," as they bring thank offerings into GOD's Temple. I'll restore everything that was lost in this land. I'll make everything as good as new.' I, GOD, say so.

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the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying, "Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever." For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,' says the LORD.

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the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say: "Praise the LORD of hosts, For the LORD is good, For His mercy endures forever"-- and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,' says the LORD.

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the sounds of joy and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will be heard again, along with the joyous songs of people bringing thanksgiving offerings to the LORD. They will sing, `Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good. His faithful love endures forever!' For I will restore the prosperity of this land to what it was in the past, says the LORD.

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"GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies says: "This coming desolation, unfit for even a stray dog, is once again going to become a pasture for shepherds who care for their flocks.

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"This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'In this place, desolate and without men or animals-in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.

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"Thus says the LORD of hosts: "In this place which is desolate, without man and without beast, and in all its cities, there shall again be a dwelling place of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.

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"This is what the LORD Almighty says: This land--though it is now desolate and the people and animals have all disappeared--will once more see shepherds leading sheep and lambs.

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You'll see flocks everywhere--in the mountains around the towns of the Shephelah and Negev, all over the territory of Benjamin, around Jerusalem and the towns of Judah--flocks under the care of shepherds who keep track of each sheep.' GOD says so.

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In the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev, in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hand of the one who counts them,' says the LORD.

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In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks shall again pass under the hands of him who counts them,' says the LORD.

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Once again their flocks will prosper in the towns of the hill country, the foothills of Judah, the Negev, the land of Benjamin, the vicinity of Jerusalem, and all the towns of Judah. I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Watch for this: The time is coming'--GOD's Decree--"when I will keep the promise I made to the families of Israel and Judah.

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"'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will fulfill the gracious promise I made to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.

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"Behold, the days are coming,' says the LORD, "that I will perform that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah:

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"The day will come, says the LORD, when I will do for Israel and Judah all the good I have promised them.

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When that time comes, I will make a fresh and true shoot sprout from the David-Tree. He will run this country honestly and fairly. He will set things right.

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"'In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David's line; he will do what is just and right in the land.

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"In those days and at that time I will cause to grow up to David A Branch of righteousness; He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.

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At that time I will bring to the throne of David a righteous descendant, and he will do what is just and right throughout the land.

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That's when Judah will be secure and Jerusalem live in safety. The motto for the city will be, "GOD Has Set Things Right for Us."

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In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.'

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In those days Judah will be saved, And Jerusalem will dwell safely. And this is the name by which she will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.'

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In that day Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live in safety. And their motto will be `The LORD is our righteousness!'

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GOD has made it clear that there will always be a descendant of David ruling the people of Israel

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For this is what the LORD says: 'David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,

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"For thus says the LORD: "David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;

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For this is what the LORD says: David will forever have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel.

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and that there will always be Levitical priests on hand to offer burnt offerings, present grain offerings, and carry on the sacrificial worship in my honor.'" [JC]

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nor will the priests, who are Levites, ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices.'"

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nor shall the priests, the Levites, lack a man to offer burnt offerings before Me, to kindle grain offerings, and to sacrifice continually."'

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And there will always be Levitical priests to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings and sacrifices to me."

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GOD's Message to Jeremiah:

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The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

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And the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,

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Then this message came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

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"GOD says, "If my covenant with day and my covenant with night ever fell apart so that day and night became haphazard and you never knew which was coming and when,

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"This is what the LORD says: 'If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night no longer come at their appointed time,

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"Thus says the LORD: "If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there will not be day and night in their season,

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"If you can break my covenant with the day and the night so that they do not come on their usual schedule,

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then and only then would my covenant with my servant David fall apart and his descendants no longer rule. The same goes for the Levitical priests who serve me.

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then my covenant with David my servant-and my covenant with the Levites who are priests ministering before me-can be broken and David will no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne.

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then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, My ministers.

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only then will my covenant with David, my servant, be broken. Only then will he no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne. The same is true for my covenant with the Levitical priests who minister before me.

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Just as you can't number the stars in the sky nor measure the sand on the seashore, neither will you be able to account for the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who serve me.'" [JC]

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I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless as the stars of the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore.'"

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As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured, so will I multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me."'

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And as the stars cannot be counted and the sand on the seashores cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of David, my servant, and the Levites who minister before me."

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GOD's Message to Jeremiah:

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The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

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Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,

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The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,

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"Have you heard the saying that's making the rounds: "The two families GOD chose, Israel and Judah, he disowned'? And have you noticed that my people are treated with contempt, with rumors afoot that there's nothing to them anymore?

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"Have you not noticed that these people are saying, 'The LORD has rejected the two kingdoms he chose'? So they despise my people and no longer regard them as a nation.

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"Have you not considered what these people have spoken, saying, "The two families which the LORD has chosen, He has also cast them off|'? Thus they have despised My people, as if they should no more be a nation before them.

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"Have you heard what people are saying?--`The LORD chose Judah and Israel and then abandoned them!' They are sneering and saying that Israel is not worthy to be counted as a nation.

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"Well, here's GOD's response: "If my covenant with day and night wasn't in working order, if sky and earth weren't functioning the way I set them going,

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This is what the LORD says: 'If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed laws of heaven and earth,

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"Thus says the LORD: "If My covenant is not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth,

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But this is the LORD's reply: I would no more reject my people than I would change my laws of night and day, of earth and sky.

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then, but only then, you might think I had disowned the descendants of Jacob and of my servant David, and that I wouldn't set up any of David's descendants over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But as it is, I will give them back everything they've lost. The last word is, I will have mercy on them.'"

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then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his sons to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes and have compassion on them.'"

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then I will cast away the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, so that I will not take any of his descendants to be rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will cause their captives to return, and will have mercy on them."'

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I will never abandon the descendants of Jacob or David, my servant, or change the plan that David's descendants will rule the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Instead, I will restore them to their land and have mercy on them."

Jer.34.1

GOD's Message to Jeremiah at the time King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon mounted an all-out attack on Jerusalem and all the towns around it with his armies and allies and everyone he could muster:

Jer.34.1

While Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army and all the kingdoms and peoples in the empire he ruled were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding towns, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

Jer.34.1

The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army, all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem and all its cities, saying,

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King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came with all the armies from the kingdoms he ruled, and he fought against Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. At that time this message came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

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"I, GOD, the God of Israel, direct you to go and tell Zedekiah king of Judah: "This is GOD's Message. Listen to me. I am going to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he is going to burn it to the ground.

Jer.34.2

"This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Go to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him, 'This is what the LORD says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.

Jer.34.2

"Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: "Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him, "Thus says the LORD: "Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

Jer.34.2

"Go to King Zedekiah of Judah, and tell him, `This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it.

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And don't think you'll get away. You'll be captured and be his prisoner. You will have a personal confrontation with the king of Babylon and be taken off with him, captive, to Babylon.

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You will not escape from his grasp but will surely be captured and handed over to him. You will see the king of Babylon with your own eyes, and he will speak with you face to face. And you will go to Babylon.

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And you shall not escape from his hand, but shall surely be taken and delivered into his hand; your eyes shall see the eyes of the king of Babylon, he shall speak with you face to face, and you shall go to Babylon.""

Jer.34.3

You will not escape his grasp but will be taken into captivity. You will stand before the king of Babylon to be judged and sentenced. Then you will be exiled to Babylon.'

Jer.34.4

But listen, O Zedekiah king of Judah, to the rest of the Message of GOD. You won't be killed.

Jer.34.4

"'Yet hear the promise of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the LORD says concerning you: You will not die by the sword;

Jer.34.4

Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah! Thus says the LORD concerning you: "You shall not die by the sword.

Jer.34.4

"But listen to this promise from the LORD, O Zedekiah, king of Judah. This is what the LORD says: `You will not be killed in war

Jer.34.5

You'll die a peaceful death. They will honor you with funeral rites as they honored your ancestors, the kings who preceded you. They will properly mourn your death, weeping, "Master, master!" This is a solemn promise. GOD's Decree.'"

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you will die peacefully. As people made a funeral fire in honor of your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so they will make a fire in your honor and lament, "Alas, O master!" I myself make this promise, declares the LORD.'"

Jer.34.5

You shall die in peace; as in the ceremonies of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so they shall burn incense for you and lament for you, saying, "Alas, lord!" For I have pronounced the word, says the LORD."'

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but will die peacefully among your people. They will burn incense in your memory, just as they did for your ancestors. They will weep for you and say, "Alas, our king is dead!" This I have decreed, says the LORD.'"

Jer.34.6

The prophet Jeremiah gave this Message to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem, gave it to him word for word.

Jer.34.6

Then Jeremiah the prophet told all this to Zedekiah king of Judah, in Jerusalem,

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Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

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So Jeremiah the prophet delivered the message to King Zedekiah of Judah.

Jer.34.7

It was at the very time that the king of Babylon was mounting his all-out attack on Jerusalem and whatever cities in Judah that were still standing--only Lachish and Azekah, as it turned out (they were the only fortified cities left in Judah). [JC]

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while the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and the other cities of Judah that were still holding out-Lachish and Azekah. These were the only fortified cities left in Judah.

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when the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and Azekah; for only these fortified cities remained of the cities of Judah.

Jer.34.7

At this time the Babylonian army was besieging Jerusalem, Lachish, and Azekah--the only cities of Judah with their walls still standing.

Jer.34.8

GOD delivered a Message to Jeremiah after King Zedekiah made a covenant with the people of Jerusalem to decree freedom

Jer.34.8

The word came to Jeremiah from the LORD after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim freedom for the slaves.

Jer.34.8

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were at Jerusalem to proclaim liberty to them:

Jer.34.8

This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD after King Zedekiah made a covenant with the people, proclaiming freedom for the slaves.

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to the slaves who were Hebrews, both men and women. The covenant stipulated that no one in Judah would own a fellow Jew as a slave.

Jer.34.9

Everyone was to free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female; no one was to hold a fellow Jew in bondage.

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that every man should set free his male and female slave--a Hebrew man or woman--that no one should keep a Jewish brother in bondage.

Jer.34.9

He had ordered all the people to free their Hebrew slaves--both men and women. No one was to keep a fellow Judean in bondage.

Jer.34.10

All the leaders and people who had signed the covenant set free the slaves, men and women alike.

Jer.34.10

So all the officials and people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their male and female slaves and no longer hold them in bondage. They agreed, and set them free.

Jer.34.10

Now when all the princes and all the people, who had entered into the covenant, heard that everyone should set free his male and female slaves, that no one should keep them in bondage anymore, they obeyed and let them go.

Jer.34.10

The officials and all the people had obeyed the king's command,

Jer.34.11

But a little while later, they reneged on the covenant, broke their promise and forced their former slaves to become slaves again.

Jer.34.11

But afterward they changed their minds and took back the slaves they had freed and enslaved them again.

Jer.34.11

But afterward they changed their minds and made the male and female slaves return, whom they had set free, and brought them into subjection as male and female slaves.

Jer.34.11

but later they changed their minds. They took back the people they had freed, making them slaves again.

Jer.34.12

Then Jeremiah received this Message from GOD:

Jer.34.12

Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

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Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

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So the LORD gave them this message through Jeremiah:

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"GOD, the God of Israel, says, "I made a covenant with your ancestors when I delivered them out of their slavery in Egypt. At the time I made it clear:

Jer.34.13

"This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your forefathers when I brought them out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. I said,

Jer.34.13

"Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: "I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying,

Jer.34.13

"This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your ancestors long ago when I rescued them from their slavery in Egypt.

Jer.34.14

"At the end of seven years, each of you must free any fellow Hebrew who has had to sell himself to you. After he has served six years, set him free." But your ancestors totally ignored me.

Jer.34.14

'Every seventh year each of you must free any fellow Hebrew who has sold himself to you. After he has served you six years, you must let him go free.' Your fathers, however, did not listen to me or pay attention to me.

Jer.34.14

"At the end of seven years let every man set free his Hebrew brother, who has been sold to him; and when he has served you six years, you shall let him go free from you." But your fathers did not obey Me nor incline their ear.

Jer.34.14

I told them that every Hebrew slave must be freed after serving six years. But this was never done.

Jer.34.15

And now, you--what have you done? First you turned back to the right way and did the right thing, decreeing freedom for your brothers and sisters--and you made it official in a solemn covenant in my Temple.

Jer.34.15

Recently you repented and did what is right in my sight: Each of you proclaimed freedom to his countrymen. You even made a covenant before me in the house that bears my Name.

Jer.34.15

Then you recently turned and did what was right in My sight--every man proclaiming liberty to his neighbor; and you made a covenant before Me in the house which is called by My name.

Jer.34.15

Recently you repented and did what was right, following my command. You freed your slaves and made a solemn covenant with me in my Temple.

Jer.34.16

And then you turned right around and broke your word, making a mockery of both me and the covenant, and made them all slaves again, these men and women you'd just set free. You forced them back into slavery.

Jer.34.16

But now you have turned around and profaned my name; each of you has taken back the male and female slaves you had set free to go where they wished. You have forced them to become your slaves again.

Jer.34.16

Then you turned around and profaned My name, and every one of you brought back his male and female slaves, whom he had set at liberty, at their pleasure, and brought them back into subjection, to be your male and female slaves.'

Jer.34.16

But now you have shrugged off your oath and defiled my name by taking back the men and women you had freed, making them slaves once again.

Jer.34.17

So here is what I, GOD, have to say: You have not obeyed me and set your brothers and sisters free. Here is what I'm going to do: I'm going to set you free--GOD's Decree--free to get killed in war or by disease or by starvation. I'll make you a spectacle of horror. People all over the world will take one look at you and shudder.

Jer.34.17

"Therefore, this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed me; you have not proclaimed freedom for your fellow countrymen. So I now proclaim 'freedom' for you, declares the LORD -'freedom' to fall by the sword, plague and famine. I will make you abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth.

Jer.34.17

"Therefore thus says the LORD: "You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother and every one to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim liberty to you,' says the LORD--"to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine! And I will deliver you to trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth.

Jer.34.17

"Therefore, this is what the LORD says: Since you have not obeyed me by setting your countrymen free, I will set you free to be destroyed by war, famine, and disease. You will be considered a disgrace by all the nations of the earth.

Jer.34.18

Everyone who violated my covenant, who didn't do what was solemnly promised in the covenant ceremony when they split the young bull into two halves and walked between them,

Jer.34.18

The men who have violated my covenant and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two and then walked between its pieces.

Jer.34.18

And I will give the men who have transgressed My covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before Me, when they cut the calf in two and passed between the parts of it--

Jer.34.18

Because you have refused the terms of our covenant, I will cut you apart just as you cut apart the calf when you walked between its halves to solemnize your vows.

Jer.34.19

all those people that day who walked between the two halves of the bull--leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, palace officials, priests, and all the rest of the people--

Jer.34.19

The leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the court officials, the priests and all the people of the land who walked between the pieces of the calf,

Jer.34.19

the princes of Judah, the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the parts of the calf--

Jer.34.19

Yes, I will cut you apart, whether you are officials of Judah or Jerusalem, court officials, priests, or common people--for you have broken your oath.

Jer.34.20

I'm handing the lot of them over to their enemies who are out to kill them. Their dead bodies will be carrion food for vultures and stray dogs.

Jer.34.20

I will hand over to their enemies who seek their lives. Their dead bodies will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.

Jer.34.20

I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life. Their dead bodies shall be for meat for the birds of the heaven and the beasts of the earth.

Jer.34.20

I will give you to your enemies, and they will kill you. Your bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals.

Jer.34.21

As for Zedekiah king of Judah and his palace staff, I'll also hand them over to their enemies, who are out to kill them. The army of the king of Babylon has pulled back for a time,

Jer.34.21

"I will hand Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials over to their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon, which has withdrawn from you.

Jer.34.21

And I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes into the hand of their enemies, into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army which has gone back from you.

Jer.34.21

I will hand over King Zedekiah of Judah and his officials to the army of the king of Babylon. And though Babylon's king has left this city for a while,

Jer.34.22

but not for long, for I'm going to issue orders that will bring them back to this city. They'll attack and take it and burn it to the ground. The surrounding cities of Judah will fare no better. I'll turn them into ghost towns, unlivable and unlived in.'" GOD's Decree.

Jer.34.22

I am going to give the order, declares the LORD, and I will bring them back to this city. They will fight against it, take it and burn it down. And I will lay waste the towns of Judah so no one can live there."

Jer.34.22

Behold, I will command,' says the LORD, "and cause them to return to this city. They will fight against it and take it and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant."'

Jer.34.22

I will call the Babylonian armies back again. They will fight against this city and will capture and burn it. I will see to it that all the towns of Judah are destroyed and left completely empty."

1Tim.1.1

I, Paul, am an apostle on special assignment for Christ, our living hope. Under God our Savior's command,

1Tim.1.1

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ, our hope,

1Tim.1.1

This letter is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, appointed by the command of God our Savior and by Christ Jesus our hope.

1Tim.1.2

I'm writing this to you, Timothy, my son in the faith. All the best from our God and Christ be yours!

1Tim.1.2

To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

1Tim.1.2

To Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

1Tim.1.2

It is written to Timothy, my true child in the faith. May God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.

1Tim.1.3

On my way to the province of Macedonia, I advised you to stay in Ephesus. Well, I haven't changed my mind. Stay right there on top of things so that the teaching stays on track.

1Tim.1.3

As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer

1Tim.1.3

As I urged you when I went into Macedonia--remain in Ephesus that you may charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

1Tim.1.3

When I left for Macedonia, I urged you to stay there in Ephesus and stop those who are teaching wrong doctrine.

1Tim.1.4

Apparently some people have been introducing fantasy stories and fanciful family trees that digress into silliness instead of pulling the people back into the center, deepening faith and obedience.

1Tim.1.4

nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God's work--which is by faith.

1Tim.1.4

nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.

1Tim.1.4

Don't let people waste time in endless speculation over myths and spiritual pedigrees. For these things only cause arguments; they don't help people live a life of faith in God.

1Tim.1.5

The whole point of what we're urging is simply love--love uncontaminated by self-interest and counterfeit faith, a life open to God.

1Tim.1.5

The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

1Tim.1.5

Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith,

1Tim.1.5

The purpose of my instruction is that all the Christians there would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and sincere faith.

1Tim.1.6

Those who fail to keep to this point soon wander off into cul-de-sacs of gossip.

1Tim.1.6

Some have wandered away from these and turned to meaningless talk.

1Tim.1.6

from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to idle talk,

1Tim.1.6

But some teachers have missed this whole point. They have turned away from these things and spend their time arguing and talking foolishness.

1Tim.1.7

They set themselves up as experts on religious issues, but haven't the remotest idea of what they're holding forth with such imposing eloquence.

1Tim.1.7

They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.

1Tim.1.7

desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.

1Tim.1.7

They want to be known as teachers of the law of Moses, but they don't know what they are talking about, even though they seem so confident.

1Tim.1.8

It's true that moral guidance and counsel need to be given, but the way you say it and to whom you say it are as important as what you say.

1Tim.1.8

We know that the law is good if one uses it properly.

1Tim.1.8

But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully,

1Tim.1.8

We know these laws are good when they are used as God intended.

1Tim.1.9

It's obvious, isn't it, that the law code isn't primarily for people who live responsibly, but for the irresponsible, who defy all authority, riding roughshod over God, life,

1Tim.1.9

We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,

1Tim.1.9

knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

1Tim.1.9

But they were not made for people who do what is right. They are for people who are disobedient and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who murder their father or mother or other people.

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sex, truth, whatever!

1Tim.1.10

for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers--and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine

1Tim.1.10

for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,

1Tim.1.10

These laws are for people who are sexually immoral, for homosexuals and slave traders, for liars and oath breakers, and for those who do anything else that contradicts the right teaching

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They are contemptuous of this great Message I've been put in charge of by this great God. [JC]

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that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.

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according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.

1Tim.1.11

that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God.

1Tim.1.12

I'm so grateful to Christ Jesus for making me adequate to do this work. He went out on a limb, you know, in trusting me with this ministry.

1Tim.1.12

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service.

1Tim.1.12

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry,

1Tim.1.12

How thankful I am to Christ Jesus our Lord for considering me trustworthy and appointing me to serve him,

1Tim.1.13

The only credentials I brought to it were invective and witch hunts and arrogance. But I was treated mercifully because I didn't know what I was doing--didn't know Who I was doing it against!

1Tim.1.13

Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.

1Tim.1.13

although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

1Tim.1.13

even though I used to scoff at the name of Christ. I hunted down his people, harming them in every way I could. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.

1Tim.1.14

Grace mixed with faith and love poured over me and into me. And all because of Jesus.

1Tim.1.14

The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

1Tim.1.14

And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

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Oh, how kind and gracious the Lord was! He filled me completely with faith and the love of Christ Jesus.

1Tim.1.15

Here's a word you can take to heart and depend on: Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. I'm proof--Public Sinner Number One--

1Tim.1.15

Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst.

1Tim.1.15

This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

1Tim.1.15

This is a true saying, and everyone should believe it: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--and I was the worst of them all.

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of someone who could never have made it apart from sheer mercy. And now he shows me off--evidence of his endless patience--to those who are right on the edge of trusting him forever.

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But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.

1Tim.1.16

However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.

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But that is why God had mercy on me, so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life.

1Tim.1.17

Deep honor and bright glory to the King of All Time--One God, Immortal, Invisible, ever and always. Oh, yes!

1Tim.1.17

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

1Tim.1.17

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

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Glory and honor to God forever and ever. He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen.

1Tim.1.18

I'm passing this work on to you, my son Timothy. The prophetic word that was directed to you prepared us for this. All those prayers are coming together now so you will do this well, fearless in your struggle,

1Tim.1.18

Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight,

1Tim.1.18

This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

1Tim.1.18

Timothy, my son, here are my instructions for you, based on the prophetic words spoken about you earlier. May they give you the confidence to fight well in the Lord's battles.

1Tim.1.19

keeping a firm grip on your faith and on yourself. After all, this is a fight we're in. There are some, you know, who by relaxing their grip and thinking anything goes have made a thorough mess of their faith.

1Tim.1.19

holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith.

1Tim.1.19

having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,

1Tim.1.19

Cling tightly to your faith in Christ, and always keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked.

1Tim.1.20

Hymenaeus and Alexander are two of them. I let them wander off to Satan to be taught a lesson or two about not blaspheming.

1Tim.1.20

Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.

1Tim.1.20

of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.

1Tim.1.20

Hymenaeus and Alexander are two examples of this. I turned them over to Satan so they would learn not to blaspheme God.

Ps.119.41

Let your love, GOD, shape my life with salvation, exactly as you promised;

Ps.119.41

May your unfailing love come to me, O LORD, your salvation according to your promise;

Ps.119.41

Let Your mercies come also to me, O LORD-- Your salvation according to Your word.

Ps.119.41

LORD, give to me your unfailing love, the salvation that you promised me.

Ps.119.42

Then I'll be able to stand up to mockery because I trusted your Word.

Ps.119.42

then I will answer the one who taunts me, for I trust in your word.

Ps.119.42

So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.

Ps.119.42

Then I will have an answer for those who taunt me, for I trust in your word.

Ps.119.43

Don't ever deprive me of truth, not ever--your commandments are what I depend on.

Ps.119.43

Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws.

Ps.119.43

And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I have hoped in Your ordinances.

Ps.119.43

Do not snatch your word of truth from me, for my only hope is in your laws.

Ps.119.44

Oh, I'll guard with my life what you've revealed to me, guard it now, guard it ever;

Ps.119.44

I will always obey your law, for ever and ever.

Ps.119.44

So shall I keep Your law continually, Forever and ever.

Ps.119.44

I will keep on obeying your law forever and forever.

Ps.119.45

And I'll stride freely through wide open spaces as I look for your truth and your wisdom;

Ps.119.45

I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.

Ps.119.45

And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts.

Ps.119.45

I will walk in freedom, for I have devoted myself to your commandments.

Ps.119.46

Then I'll tell the world what I find, speak out boldly in public, unembarrassed.

Ps.119.46

I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame,

Ps.119.46

I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings, And will not be ashamed.

Ps.119.46

I will speak to kings about your decrees, and I will not be ashamed.

Ps.119.47

I cherish your commandments--oh, how I love them!-

Ps.119.47

for I delight in your commands because I love them.

Ps.119.47

And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love.

Ps.119.47

How I delight in your commands! How I love them!

Ps.119.48

relishing every fragment of your counsel. [JC]

Ps.119.48

I lift up my hands to your commands, which I love, and I meditate on your decrees.

Ps.119.48

My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes.

Ps.119.48

I honor and love your commands. I meditate on your principles.