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Jeremiah 2

Judah's Apostasy

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Now the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 cameh1961 to me sayingh559,

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"Goh1980 and  aproclaimh7121 in the earsh241 of Jerusalemh3389, sayingh559, `Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, "I rememberh2142 concerning you the  1 bdevotionh2617a of your youthh5271, The loveh160 of your betrothalsh3623,  cYour followingh1980 afterh310 Me in the wildernessh4057b, Through a landh776 not sownh2232.

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"Israelh3478 was  aholyh6944 to the LORDh3068, The  bfirsth7225 of His harvesth8393.  cAllh3605 who ateh398 of it becameh816 guiltyh816; Evilh7463a cameh935 upon them," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.' "

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Hearh8085 the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068, O househ1004 of Jacobh3290, and allh3605 the familiesh4940 of the househ1004 of Israelh3478.

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Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, " aWhath4100 injusticeh5766 did your fathersh1 findh4672 in Me, That they wenth7368 farh7368 from Me And walkedh1980 afterh310  bemptinessh1892 and becameh1891 emptyh1891?

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"They did not sayh559, `Whereh346 is the LORDh3068 Who  abroughth5927 us up out of the landh776 of Egypth4714, Who  bledh1980 us through the wildernessh4057b, Through a landh776 of desertsh6160 and of pitsh7745, Through a landh776 of droughth6723 and of  1deeph6757 darknessh6757, Through a landh776 that noh3808 oneh376 crossedh5674a And whereh8033 noh3808 manh120 dwelth3427?'

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"I broughth935 you into the  afruitfulh3759 landh776 To eath398 its fruith6529 and its goodh2898 thingsh2898. But you cameh935 and  bdefiledh2930 My landh776, And My inheritanceh5159 you madeh7760 an abominationh8441.

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"The  apriestsh3548 did not sayh559, `Whereh346 is the LORDh3068?' And those who handleh8610 the lawh8451  bdid not knowh3045 Me; The  1rulersh7462a also transgressedh6586 against Me, And the  cprophetsh5030 prophesiedh5012 by Baalh1168a And walkedh1980 afterh310  dthings that did not profith3276.

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"Thereforeh3651 I will yeth5750  acontendh7378 with you," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068, "And with your sons'h1121 sonsh1121 I will contendh7378.

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"For  acrossh5674a to the coastlandsh339 of  1Kittimh3794 and seeh7200, And sendh7971 to  bKedarh6938 and observeh995 closelyh3966 And seeh7200 ifh2005 there has beenh1961 such a thing as thish384!

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"Has a nationh1471 changedh4171 godsh430 When  athey were not godsh430? But My peopleh5971a have  bchangedh4171 their gloryh3519b For that which does not profith3276.

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"Be appalledh8074,  aO heavensh8064, at thish384, And shudderh8175c, be veryh3966 desolateh2717b," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.

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"For My peopleh5971a have committedh6213a twoh8147 evilsh7451a: They have forsakenh5800a Me, The  afountainh4726 of livingh2416a watersh4325, To hewh2672 for themselves  bcisternsh877, Brokenh7665 cisternsh877 That canh3201 holdh3557 noh3808 waterh4325.

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"Is Israelh3478  aa slaveh5650? Orh518 is he a homebornh3211h1004 servant? Whyh4069 has he becomeh1961 a preyh957?

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"The youngh3715  alionsh3715 have roaredh7580 at him, They have  1roaredh5414h6963 loudlyh5414h6963. And they have  bmadeh7896 his landh776 a wasteh8047; His citiesh5892b have been destroyedh5327c, withouth1097 inhabitanth3427.

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"Alsoh1571 the  1menh1121 of  aMemphish5297 and Tahpanhesh8471 Have  2shavedh7462a the  bcrownh6936 of your headh6936.

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"Have you not  adoneh6213a thish384 to yourself By your forsakingh5800a the LORDh3068 your Godh430 Whenh6256 He  aledh1980 you in the wayh1870?

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"But nowh6258 whath4100 are you doing  aon the roadh1870 to Egypth4714, To drinkh8354 the watersh4325 of the  1 bNileh7883? Or whath4100 are you doing on the roadh1870 to Assyriah804b, To drinkh8354 the watersh4325 of the  2Euphratesh5104?

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aYour own wickednessh7463a will correcth3256 you, And your  bapostasiesh4878 will reproveh3198 you; Knowh3045 therefore and seeh7200 that it is evilh7451a and  cbitterh4751 For you to forsakeh5800a the LORDh3068 your Godh430, And  dthe dreadh6345 of Me is not in you," declaresh5002 the Lordh136  1GODh3068 of hostsh6635.

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"For longh5769 agoh5769  1 aI brokeh7665 your yokeh5923 And toreh5423 offh5423 your bondsh4147; But you saidh559, `I will not serveh5647!' For on everyh3605  bhighh1364 hillh1389 And underh8478 everyh3605 greenh7488 treeh6086 You have lainh6808 downh6808 as a harloth2181.

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"Yet I  aplantedh5193 you a choiceh8321a vineh8321a, A completelyh3605 faithfulh571 seedh2233. Howh349 then have you turnedh2015 yourself before Me Into the  bdegenerateh5493 shoots of a foreignh5237 vineh1612?

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"Althoughh3588h518 you  awashh3526 yourself with lyeh5427 And  1useh7235a muchh7235a soaph1287, The  bstainh3799 of your iniquityh5771 is beforeh6440 Me," declaresh5002 the Lordh136  2GODh3068.

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aHowh349 can you sayh559, `I am not defiledh2930, I have not goneh1980 afterh310 the  bBaalsh1168a'? Lookh7200 at your wayh1870 in the  cvalleyh1516! Knowh3045 whath4100 you have doneh6213a! You are a swifth7031 youngh1072 camelh1072  dentanglingh8308 her waysh1870,

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A  awildh6501 donkeyh6501 accustomedh3928 to the wildernessh4057b, That sniffsh7602a the windh7307 in her passionh185h5315. In the time of her  1heath8385a whoh4310 can turnh7725 her awayh7725? Allh3605 who seekh1245 her will not becomeh3286 wearyh3286; In her monthh2320 they will findh4672 her.

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"Keeph4513 your feeth7272 from being unshodh3182 And your throath1627 from thirsth6773; But you saidh559, ` aIt is  1hopelessh2976! Noh3808! For I have  blovedh157 strangersh2114a, And afterh310 them I will walkh1980.'

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"As the  athiefh1590 is shamedh954 whenh3588 he is discoveredh4672, Soh3651 the househ1004 of Israelh3478 is shamedh954; They, their kingsh4428, their princesh8269 And their priestsh3548 and their prophetsh5030,

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Who sayh559 to a treeh6086, `You are my fatherh1,' And to a stoneh68, `You gaveh3205 me birthh3205.' For they have turnedh6437 their  abackh6203 to Me, And not their faceh6440; But in the  btimeh6256 of their  1troubleh7463a they will sayh559, `Ariseh6965 and saveh3467 us.'

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"But whereh346 are your  agodsh430 Whichh834 you madeh6213a for yourself? Let them ariseh6965, ifh518 they can  bsaveh3467 you In the timeh6256 of your  1troubleh7463a; For  caccording to the numberh4557 of your citiesh5892b Are your godsh430, O Judahh3063.

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"Whyh4100 do you contendh7378 with Me? You have  aallh3605 transgressedh6586 against Me," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.

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aIn vainh7723 I have struckh5221 your sonsh1121; They acceptedh3947 noh3808 chasteningh4148. Your  bswordh2719 has devouredh398 your prophetsh5030 Like a destroyingh7843 lionh743b.

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"O generationh1755, heedh7200 the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068. Have I beenh1961 a wildernessh4057b to Israelh3478, Orh518 a  alandh776 of thickh3991 darknessh3991? Whyh4069 do My peopleh5971a sayh559, ` bWe are free to roamh7300; We will noh3808 longerh5750 comeh935 to You'?

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"Can a virginh1330 forgeth7911 her ornamentsh5716, Or a brideh3618 her attireh7196? Yet My peopleh5971a have  aforgottenh7911 Me Daysh3117 withouth369 numberh4557.

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"Howh4100 wellh3190 you prepareh3190 your wayh1870 To seekh1245 loveh160! Thereforeh3651 evenh1571  1the wickedh7451a womenh7451a You have taughth3925 your waysh1870.

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"Alsoh1571 on your skirtsh3671 is foundh4672 The  alifebloodh1818h5315 of the innocenth5355a poorh34; You did not findh4672 them  bbreakingh4290 in. But in spiteh5921 of allh3605 theseh428 thingsh428,

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Yet you saidh559, `I am innocenth5352; Surelyh389 His angerh639 is turnedh7725 awayh7725 from me.' Beholdh2009, I will  aenterh8199 into judgmenth8199 with you Becauseh5921 you  bsayh559, `I have not sinnedh2398.'

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"Whyh4100 do you  agoh235 around soh3966 muchh3966 Changingh8132 your wayh1870? Alsoh1571,  byou will be puth954 to shameh954 by Egypth4714 As you were puth954 to shameh954 by  cAssyriah804b.

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"From thish2088 place alsoh1571 you will goh3318 out With  ayour handsh3027 on your headh7218; For the LORDh3068 has rejectedh3988a  bthose in whomh4009 you trusth4009, And you will not prosperh6743b with them."



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