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Jeremiah 14

Drought and a Prayer for Mercy

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That whichh834 cameh1961 as the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 to Jeremiahh3414 in regardh1697 to the  adroughth1224b:

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"Judahh3063 mournsh56 And  aher gatesh8179 languishh535; They sith6937 on the groundh776  bin mourningh6937, And the  ccryh6682 of Jerusalemh3389 has ascendedh5927.

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"Their noblesh117 have  asenth7971 their  1servantsh6810 for waterh4325; They have comeh935 to the  bcisternsh1356a and foundh4672 noh3808 waterh4325. They have returnedh7725 with their vesselsh3627 emptyh7387; They have beenh954  cputh954 to shameh954 and humiliatedh3637, And they  dcoverh2645 their headsh7218.

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"Becauseh5668 the  agroundh127 is  1crackedh2865, For there has beenh1961  bnoh3808 rainh1653 on the landh776; The  cfarmersh406 have beenh954 puth954 to shameh954, They have coveredh2645 their headsh7218.

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"For evenh1571 the doeh355 in the fieldh7704 has givenh3205 birthh3205 only to abandonh5800a her young, Becauseh3588 there is  anoh3808 grassh1877.

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"The  awildh6501 donkeysh6501 standh5975 on the bareh8205 heightsh8205; They panth7602a for airh7307 like jackalsh8565, Their eyesh5869 failh3615 For thereh369 is  bnoh369 vegetationh6212a.

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"Althoughh518 our  ainiquitiesh5771 testifyh6030a against us, O LORDh3068, acth6213a  bfor Your name'sh8034 sakeh4616! Trulyh3588 our  capostasiesh4878 have beenh7231 manyh7231, We have  dsinnedh2398 against You.

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"O  aHopeh4723a of Israelh3478, Its  bSaviorh3467 in  ctimeh6256 of distressh6869a, Whyh4100 are You like a strangerh1616 in the landh776 Or like a travelerh732 who has pitchedh5186 his tent for the nighth3885a?

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"Whyh4100 are You like a manh376 dismayedh1724, Like a mightyh1368 manh1368 who  acannoth3201h3808 saveh3467? Yet  bYou are in our midsth7130, O LORDh3068, And we are  ccalledh7121 by Your nameh8034; Do not forsakeh5117 us!"

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Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 to thish2088 peopleh5971a, "Even soh3651 they have  alovedh157 to wanderh5128; they have not  bkepth2820 their feeth7272 in checkh2820. Therefore the LORDh3068 does  cnot accepth7521 them; nowh6258 He will  drememberh2142 their iniquityh5771 and callh6485 their sinsh2403b to accounth6485."

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So the LORDh3068 saidh559 to me, " aDo not prayh6419 for the welfareh2899b of thish2088 peopleh5971a.

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"Whenh3588 they fasth6684, I am  anot going to listenh8085 to their cryh7440; and whenh3588 they offerh5927  bburnth5930a offeringh5930a and grain offeringh4503, I am not going to accepth7521 them. Ratherh3588 I am going to  cmakeh3615 an endh3615 of them by the  dswordh2719, famineh7458 and pestilenceh1698."

False Prophets

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But, "Ahh162, Lordh136  1GODh3068!" I saidh559, "Lookh2009, the prophetsh5030 are tellingh559 them, `You  awill not seeh7200 the swordh2719 norh3808 will you haveh1961 famineh7458, but I will giveh5414 you  2lastingh571  bpeaceh7965 in thish2088 placeh4725.' "

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Then the LORDh3068 saidh559 to me, "The  aprophetsh5030 are prophesyingh5012 falsehoodh8267 in My nameh8034.  bI have neitherh3808 senth7971 them norh3808 commandedh6680 them norh3808 spokenh1696 to them; they are prophesyingh5012 to you a  cfalseh8267 visionh2377, divinationh7081, futilityh457 and the deceptionh8649b of their own  1mindsh3820.

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"Thereforeh3651 thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 concerningh5921 the prophetsh5030 who are prophesyingh5012 in My nameh8034, although it was not I who senth7971 them--yet they keep sayingh559, `There will be noh3808 swordh2719 or famineh7458 in thish384 landh776'-- aby swordh2719 and famineh7458 thoseh1992a prophetsh5030 shall  1meeth8552 their endh8552!

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"The peopleh5971a also to whomh834 they are prophesyingh5012 will be  athrownh7993 out into the streetsh2351 of Jerusalemh3389 becauseh4480h6440 of the famineh7458 and the swordh2719; and thereh369 will be noh369 oneh369 to  bburyh6912 them--neither them, nor their wivesh802, norh369 their sonsh1121, norh369 their daughtersh1323--for I will  cpourh8210 out their own wickednessh7463a on them.

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"You will sayh559 thish2088 wordh1697 to them, ` aLet my eyesh5869 flowh3381 downh3381 with tearsh1832 nighth3915 and dayh3119, And let them not ceaseh1820; For the virginh1330  bdaughterh1323 of my peopleh5971a has been crushedh7665 with a mightyh1419 blowh4347, With a sorelyh3966  cinfectedh2470a woundh4347.

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`Ifh518 I  agoh3318 out to the countryh7704, Beholdh2009, those  1slainh2491a with the swordh2719! Or ifh518 I enterh935 the cityh5892b, Beholdh2009, diseasesh8463 of famineh7458! For  bbothh1571 propheth5030 and priesth3548 Have  2gone rovingh5503 abouth5503 in the landh776 that they do not knowh3045.' "

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Have You completelyh3988a  arejectedh3988a Judahh3063? Orh518 have  1You loathedh1602 Zionh6726? Whyh4069 have You strickenh5221 us so that we  bare beyondh369 healingh4832? We  cwaitedh6960a for peaceh7965, but nothingh369 goodh2896b came; And for a timeh6256 of healingh4832, but beholdh2009, terrorh1205!

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We  aknowh3045 our wickednessh7562, O LORDh3068, The iniquityh5771 of our fathersh1, for  bwe have sinnedh2398 against You.

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Do not despiseh5006 us,  afor Your own name'sh8034 sakeh4616; Do not disgraceh5034a the  bthroneh3678 of Your gloryh3519b; Rememberh2142 and do not annulh6565a Your covenanth1285 with us.

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Are thereh3426 anyh3426 among the  1 aidolsh1892 of the nationsh1471 who  bgiveh1652 rainh1652? Orh518 can the heavensh8064 granth5414 showersh7241? Is it not You, O LORDh3068 our Godh430? Therefore we  2 chopeh6960a in You, For You are the one who has doneh6213a allh3605 theseh428 thingsh428.



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