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The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
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GOD told Jeremiah,
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This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
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The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying:
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The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,
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Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
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"Up on your feet! Go to the potter's house. When you get there, I'll tell you what I have to say."
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"Go down to the potter's house, and there I will give you my message."
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"Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear My words."
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"Go down to the shop where clay pots and jars are made. I will speak to you while you are there."
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Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
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So I went to the potter's house, and sure enough, the potter was there, working away at his wheel.
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So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel.
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Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something at the wheel.
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So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel.
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And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
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Whenever the pot the potter was working on turned out badly, as sometimes happens when you are working with clay, the potter would simply start over and use the same clay to make another pot.
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But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.
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And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.
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But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so the potter squashed the jar into a lump of clay and started again.
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Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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Then GOD's Message came to me:
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Then the word of the LORD came to me:
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Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
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Then the LORD gave me this message:
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O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
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"Can't I do just as this potter does, people of Israel?" GOD's Decree! "Watch this potter. In the same way that this potter works his clay, I work on you, people of Israel.
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"O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?" declares the LORD. "Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.
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"O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?" says the LORD. "Look, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!
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"O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand.
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At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
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At any moment I may decide to pull up a people or a country by the roots and get rid of them.
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If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed,
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The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it,
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If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed,
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If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
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But if they repent of their wicked lives, I will think twice and start over with them.
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and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.
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if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it.
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but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned.
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And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
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At another time I might decide to plant a people or country,
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And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted,
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And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it,
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And if I announce that I will build up and plant a certain nation or kingdom, making it strong and great,
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If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
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but if they don't cooperate and won't listen to me, I will think again and give up on the plans I had for them.
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and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.
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if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it.
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but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless that nation as I had said I would.
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Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.
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"So, tell the people of Judah and citizens of Jerusalem my Message: "Danger! I'm shaping doom against you, laying plans against you. Turn back from your doomed way of life. Straighten out your lives.'
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"Now therefore say to the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, 'This is what the LORD says: Look! I am preparing a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. So turn from your evil ways, each one of you, and reform your ways and your actions.'
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"Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, "Thus says the LORD: "Behold, I am fashioning a disaster and devising a plan against you. Return now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.""'
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"Therefore, Jeremiah, go and warn all Judah and Jerusalem. Say to them, `This is what the LORD says: I am planning disaster against you instead of good. So turn from your evil ways, each of you, and do what is right.'"
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And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
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"But they'll just say, "Why should we? What's the point? We'll live just the way we've always lived, doom or no doom.'" [JC]
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But they will reply, 'It's no use. We will continue with our own plans; each of us will follow the stubbornness of his evil heart.'"
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And they said, "That is hopeless! So we will walk according to our own plans, and we will every one obey the dictates of his evil heart."
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But they replied, "Don't waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, following our own evil desires."
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Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
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GOD's Message: "Ask around. Survey the godless nations. Has anyone heard the likes of this? Virgin Israel has become a slut!
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Therefore this is what the LORD says: "Inquire among the nations: Who has ever heard anything like this? A most horrible thing has been done by Virgin Israel.
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Therefore thus says the LORD: "Ask now among the Gentiles, Who has heard such things? The virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.
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Then the LORD said, "Has anyone ever heard of such a thing, even among the pagan nations? My virgin Israel has done something too terrible to understand!
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Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?
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Does snow disappear from the Lebanon peaks? Do alpine streams run dry?
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Does the snow of Lebanon ever vanish from its rocky slopes? Do its cool waters from distant sources ever cease to flow?
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Will a man leave the snow water of Lebanon, Which comes from the rock of the field? Will the cold flowing waters be forsaken for strange waters?
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Does the snow ever melt high up in the mountains of Lebanon? Do the cold, flowing streams from the crags of Mount Hermon ever run dry?
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Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;
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But my people have left me to worship the Big Lie. They've gotten off the track, the old, well-worn trail, And now bushwhack through underbrush in a tangle of roots and vines.
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Yet my people have forgotten me; they burn incense to worthless idols, which made them stumble in their ways and in the ancient paths. They made them walk in bypaths and on roads not built up.
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"Because My people have forgotten Me, They have burned incense to worthless idols. And they have caused themselves to stumble in their ways, From the ancient paths, To walk in pathways and not on a highway,
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These can be counted on, but not my people! For they have deserted me and turned to worthless idols. They have stumbled off the ancient highways of good, and they walk the muddy paths of sin.
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To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
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Their land's going to end up a mess--a fool's memorial to be spit on. Travelers passing through will shake their heads in disbelief.
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Their land will be laid waste, an object of lasting scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will shake their heads.
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To make their land desolate and a perpetual hissing; Everyone who passes by it will be astonished And shake his head.
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Therefore, their land will become desolate, a monument to their stupidity. All who pass by will be astonished and shake their heads in amazement at its utter desolation.
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I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
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I'll scatter my people before their enemies, like autumn leaves in a high wind. On their day of doom, they'll stare at my back as I walk away, catching not so much as a glimpse of my face." [JC]
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Like a wind from the east, I will scatter them before their enemies; I will show them my back and not my face in the day of their disaster."
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I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back and not the face In the day of their calamity."
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I will scatter my people before their enemies as the east wind scatters dust. And in all their trouble I will turn my back on them and refuse to notice their distress."
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Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
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Some of the people said, "Come on, let's cook up a plot against Jeremiah. We'll still have the priests to teach us the law, wise counselors to give us advice, and prophets to tell us what God has to say. Come on, let's discredit him so we don't have to put up with him any longer."
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They said, "Come, let's make plans against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost, nor will counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. So come, let's attack him with our tongues and pay no attention to anything he says."
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Then they said, "Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."
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Then the people said, "Come on, let's find a way to stop Jeremiah. We have our own priests and wise men and prophets. We don't need him to teach the law and give us advice and prophecies. Let's spread rumors about him and ignore what he says."
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Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
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And I said to GOD: "GOD, listen to me! Just listen to what my enemies are saying.
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Listen to me, O LORD; hear what my accusers are saying!
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Give heed to me, O LORD, And listen to the voice of those who contend with me!
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LORD, help me! Listen to what they are planning to do to me!
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Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
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Should I get paid evil for good? That's what they're doing. They've made plans to kill me! Remember all the times I stood up for them before you, speaking up for them, trying to soften your anger?
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Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood before you and spoke in their behalf to turn your wrath away from them.
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Shall evil be repaid for good? For they have dug a pit for my life. Remember that I stood before You To speak good for them, To turn away Your wrath from them.
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Should they repay evil for good? They have set a trap to kill me, though I pleaded for them and tried to protect them from your anger.
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Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
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But enough! Let their children starve! Let them be massacred in battle! Let their wives be childless and widowed, their friends die and their proud young men be killed.
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So give their children over to famine; hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives be made childless and widows; let their men be put to death, their young men slain by the sword in battle.
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Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, And pour out their blood By the force of the sword; Let their wives become widows And bereaved of their children. Let their men be put to death, Their young men be slain By the sword in battle.
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So let their children starve! Let the sword pour out their blood! Let their wives become widows without any children! Let their old men die in a plague, and let their young men be killed in battle!
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Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
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Let cries of panic sound from their homes as you surprise them with war parties! They're all set to lynch me. The noose is practically around my neck!
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Let a cry be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring invaders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
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Let a cry be heard from their houses, When You bring a troop suddenly upon them; For they have dug a pit to take me, And hidden snares for my feet.
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Let screaming be heard from their homes as warriors come suddenly upon them. For they have dug a pit for me, and they have hidden traps along my path.
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Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.
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But you know all this, GOD. You know they're determined to kill me. Don't whitewash their crimes, don't overlook a single sin! Round the bunch of them up before you. Strike while the iron of your anger is hot!"
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But you know, O LORD, all their plots to kill me. Do not forgive their crimes or blot out their sins from your sight. Let them be overthrown before you; deal with them in the time of your anger.
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Yet, LORD, You know all their counsel Which is against me, to slay me. Provide no atonement for their iniquity, Nor blot out their sin from Your sight; But let them be overthrown before You. Deal thus with them In the time of Your anger.
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LORD, you know all about their murderous plots against me. Don't forgive their crimes and blot out their sins. Let them die before you. Deal with them in your anger.
