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Jeremiah 5

Jerusalem's Godlessness

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aRoamh7751a to and froh7751a through the streetsh2351 of Jerusalemh3389, And lookh7200 nowh4994 and takeh3045 noteh3045. And seekh1245 in her openh7339 squaresh7339, Ifh518 you can  bfindh4672 a manh376,  cIfh518 thereh3426 is one who doesh6213a justiceh4941, who seeksh1245  1truthh530, Then I will pardonh5545 her.

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"And  aalthoughh518 they sayh559, `As the LORDh3068 livesh2416a,' Surelyh3651 they swearh7650 falselyh8267."

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O LORDh3068, do not  aYour eyesh5869 look for  1truthh530? You have  bsmittenh5221 them, But they did not  2weakenh2470a; You have consumedh3615 them, But they  crefusedh3985 to takeh3947 correctionh4148. They have  dmadeh2388 their facesh6440 harderh2388 thanh4480 rockh5553; They have refusedh3985 to repenth7725.

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Then I saidh559, "They are onlyh389 the poorh1800b, They are foolishh2973; For they  ado not knowh3045 the wayh1870 of the LORDh3068 Or the ordinanceh4941 of their Godh430.

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"I will goh1980 to the greath1419 And will speakh1696 to them, For  athey knowh3045 the wayh1870 of the LORDh3068 And the ordinanceh4941 of their Godh430." But they too, with oneh3162 accordh3162, have  bbrokenh7665 the yokeh5923 And bursth5423 the bondsh4147.

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Thereforeh5921h3651  aa lionh743b from the foresth3293a will slayh5221 them, A  bwolfh2061 of the desertsh6160 will destroyh7703 them, A  cleopardh5246 is watchingh8245 their citiesh5892b. Everyoneh3605 who goesh3318 out of them will be tornh2963 in piecesh2963, Becauseh3588 their  dtransgressionsh6588 are manyh7231, Their apostasiesh4878 are numeroush6105a.

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"Whyh335 should I pardonh5545 you? Your sonsh1121 have forsakenh5800a Me And  aswornh7650 by those who are  bnot godsh430. When I had fedh7646 them to the fullh7646, They  ccommittedh5003 adulteryh5003 And troopedh1413 to the harlot'sh2181 househ1004.

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"They were well-fedh2109 lustyh7904 horsesh5483b, Eachh376 oneh376 neighingh6670a afterh413 his  aneighbor'sh7453 wifeh802.

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"Shall I not punishh6485  1theseh428 people," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068, "And on a nationh1471 suchh834 as thish2088  aShall I not avengeh5358 Myselfh5315?

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"Goh5927 up through her vineh7795b rowsh7795b and destroyh7843, But do not executeh6213a a completeh3617 destructionh3617; Striph5493 awayh5493 her branchesh5189, For they are not the LORD'Sh3068.

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"For the  ahouseh1004 of Israelh3478 and the househ1004 of Judahh3063 Have dealth898 veryh898 treacherouslyh898 with Me," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.

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They have  aliedh3584 about the LORDh3068 And saidh559, " 1 bNot He; Misfortuneh7463a will  cnot comeh935 on us, And we  dwill not seeh7200 swordh2719 or famineh7458.

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"The  aprophetsh5030 are as windh7307, And the wordh1699b is not in them. Thush3541 it will be doneh6213a to them!"

Judgment Proclaimed

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Thereforeh3651, thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, the Godh430 of hostsh6635, "Becauseh3282 you have spokenh1696 thish2088 wordh1697, Beholdh2009, I am  amakingh5414 My wordsh1697 in your mouthh6310 fireh784 And thish2088 peopleh5971a woodh6086, and it will consumeh398 them.

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"Beholdh2009, I am  abringingh935 a nationh1471 againsth5921 you from afarh4801, O househ1004 of Israelh3478," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068. "It is an enduringh386 nationh1471, It is an ancienth5769 nationh1471, A nationh1471 whose  blanguageh3956 you do not knowh3045, Norh3808 can you understandh8085 whath4100 they sayh1696.

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"Their  aquiverh827 is like an  bopenh6605a graveh6913, Allh3605 of them are mightyh1368 menh1368.

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"They will  adevourh398 your harvesth7105a and your foodh3899; They will devourh398 your sonsh1121 and your daughtersh1323; They will devourh398 your flocksh6629 and your herdsh1241; They will devourh398 your  bvinesh1612 and your figh8384 treesh8384; They will demolishh7567 with the swordh2719 your  cfortifiedh4013 citiesh5892b in whichh834 you trusth982.

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"Yet evenh1571 in thoseh1992a daysh3117," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068, "I will not makeh6213a you a completeh3617 destructionh3617.

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"It shall comeh1961 about  awhenh3588  1they sayh559, `Whyh8478h4100 has the LORDh3068 our Godh430 doneh6213a allh3605 theseh428 thingsh428 to us?' then you shall sayh559 to them, `As you have forsakenh5800a Me and servedh5647 foreignh5236 godsh430 in your landh776, soh3651 you will  bserveh5647 strangersh2114a in a landh776 that is not yours.'

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"Declareh5046 thish384 in the househ1004 of Jacobh3290 And proclaimh8085 it in Judahh3063, sayingh559,

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`Nowh4994 hearh8085 thish384, O foolishh5530 and  1senselessh369h3820 peopleh5971a, Who have  aeyesh5869 but do not seeh7200; Who have earsh241 but do not hearh8085.

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`Do you not  afearh3372a Me?' declaresh5002 the LORDh3068. `Do you not trembleh2342a in My presenceh6440? For I have  bplacedh7760 the sandh2344 as a boundaryh1366 for the seah3220, An eternalh5769 decreeh2706, so it cannoth3808 crossh5674a overh5674a it. Though the wavesh1530 tossh1607, yet they cannoth3808 prevailh3201; Though they roarh1993, yet they cannoth3808 crossh5674a overh5674a it.

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`But thish2088 peopleh5971a hash1961 a  astubbornh5637 and rebellioush4784 hearth3820; They have turnedh5493 asideh5493 and departedh1980.

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`They do not sayh559 in their hearth3824, "Let us nowh4994 fearh3372a the LORDh3068 our Godh430, Who  agivesh5414 rainh1653 in its seasonh6256, Both  bthe autumnh3138 rainh3138 and the springh4456 rainh4456, Who keepsh8104 for us The  cappointedh2708 weeksh7620 of the harvesth7105a."

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`Your  ainiquitiesh5771 have turnedh5186 theseh428 awayh5186, And your sinsh2403b have withheldh4513 goodh2896b from you.

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`For wickedh7563 menh7563 are foundh4672 among My peopleh5971a, They  awatchh7789 like fowlersh3353  1lyingh7918 in waith7918; They seth7843 a traph4889, They catchh3920 menh376.

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`Like a cageh3619 fullh4392 of birdsh5775, Soh3651 their housesh1004 are fullh4392 of  adeceith4820; Thereforeh5921h3651 they have becomeh1431 greath1431 and richh6238.

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`They are  afath8080, they are sleekh6245a, They alsoh1571  1excelh5674a in deedsh1697 of wickednessh7451b; They do not pleadh1777 the causeh1779, The causeh1779 of the  2 borphanh3490, that they may prosperh6743b; And they do not  3defendh8199 the rightsh4941 of the poorh34.

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aShall I not punishh6485  1theseh428 people?' declaresh5002 the LORDh3068, `On a nationh1471 suchh834 as thish2088 Shall I not avengeh5358 Myselfh5315?'

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"An appallingh8047 and  ahorribleh8186a thingh8186a Has happenedh1961 in the landh776:

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The  aprophetsh5030 prophesyh5012 falselyh8267, And the priestsh3548 ruleh7287a  1on their own authorityh3027; And My peopleh5971a  bloveh157 it soh3651! But whath4100 will you doh6213a at the endh319 of it?



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