The word that came to Jeremiah
concerning all the Jews
which dwell
in the land
of Egypt
, which dwell
at Migdol
, and at Tahpanhes
, and at Noph
, and in the country
of Pathros
, saying
,
Thus saith the LORD
of hosts
, the God
of Israel
; Ye have seen
all the evil
that I have brought
upon Jerusalem
, and upon all the cities
of Judah
; and, behold, this day
they are a desolation
, and no man dwelleth
therein,
Because of their wickedness
which they have committed
to provoke me to anger
, in that they went
to burn incense
, and to serve
other
gods
, whom they knew
not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers
.
Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants
the prophets
, rising early
and sending
them , saying
, Oh, do
not this abominable
thing
that I hate
.
But they hearkened not, nor inclined
their ear
to turn
from their wickedness
, to burn no incense
unto other
gods
.
Wherefore my fury and mine anger
was poured forth
, and was kindled
in the cities
of Judah
and in the streets
of Jerusalem
; and they are wasted
and desolate
, as at this day
.
Therefore now thus saith the LORD
, the God
of hosts
, the God
of Israel
; Wherefore commit
ye this great
evil
against your souls
, to cut off
from you man
and woman
, child
and suckling
, out
of Judah
, to leave
you none to remain
;
In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works
of your hands
, burning incense
unto other
gods
in the land
of Egypt
, whither ye be gone
to dwell
, that ye might cut yourselves off
, and that ye might be a curse
and a reproach
among all the nations
of the earth
?
Have ye forgotten the wickedness
of your fathers
, and the wickedness
of the kings
of Judah
, and the wickedness
of their wives
, and your own wickedness
, and the wickedness
of your wives
, which they have committed
in the land
of Judah
, and in the streets
of Jerusalem
?
They are not humbled even unto this day
, neither have they feared
, nor walked
in my law
, nor in my statutes
, that I set
before
you and before
your fathers
.
Therefore thus saith the LORD
of hosts
, the God
of Israel
; Behold, I will set
my face
against you for evil
, and to cut off
all Judah
.
And I will take the remnant
of Judah
, that have set
their faces
to go
into the land
of Egypt
to sojourn
there, and they shall all be consumed
, and fall
in the land
of Egypt
; they shall even be consumed
by the sword
and by the famine
: they shall die
, from the least
even unto the greatest
, by the sword
and by the famine
: and they shall be an execration
, and an astonishment
, and a curse
, and a reproach
.
For I will punish them that dwell
in the land
of Egypt
, as I have punished
Jerusalem
, by the sword
, by the famine
, and by the pestilence
:
So that none of the remnant of Judah
, which are gone
into the land
of Egypt
to sojourn
there, shall escape
or remain
, that they should return
into the land
of Judah
, to the which they have
a desire
to return
to dwell
there: for none shall return
but such as shall escape
.
Then all the men which knew
that their wives
had burned incense
unto other
gods
, and all the women
that stood by
, a great
multitude
, even all the people
that dwelt
in the land
of Egypt
, in Pathros
, answered
Jeremiah
, saying
,
As for the word that thou hast spoken
unto us in the name
of the LORD
, we will not hearken
unto thee.
But we will certainly do
whatsoever thing
goeth forth
out of our own mouth
, to burn incense
unto the queen
of heaven
, and to pour out
drink offerings
unto her, as we have done
, we, and our fathers
, our kings
, and our princes
, in the cities
of Judah
, and in the streets
of Jerusalem
: for then had we plenty
of victuals
, and were well
, and saw
no evil
.
But since we left off to burn incense
to the queen
of heaven
, and to pour out
drink offerings
unto her, we have wanted
all things , and have been consumed
by the sword
and by the famine
.
And when we burned incense to the queen
of heaven
, and poured out
drink offerings
unto her, did we make
her cakes
to worship
her, and pour out
drink offerings
unto her, without
our men
?
Then Jeremiah said
unto all the people
, to the men
, and to the women
, and to all the people
which had given him that answer
, saying
,
The incense that ye burned
in the cities
of Judah
, and in the streets
of Jerusalem
, ye, and your fathers
, your kings
, and your princes
, and the people
of the land
, did not the LORD
remember
them, and came
it not into his mind
?
So that the LORD could
no longer bear
, because
of the evil
of your doings
, and because
of the abominations
which ye have committed
; therefore is your land
a desolation
, and an astonishment
, and a curse
, without an inhabitant
, as at this day
.
Because ye have burned incense
, and because ye have sinned
against the LORD
, and have not obeyed
the voice
of the LORD
, nor walked
in his law
, nor in his statutes
, nor in his testimonies
; therefore this evil
is happened
unto you, as at this day
.
Moreover Jeremiah said
unto all the people
, and to all the women
, Hear
the word
of the LORD
, all Judah
that are in the land
of Egypt
:
Thus saith the LORD
of hosts
, the God
of Israel
, saying
; Ye and your wives
have both spoken
with your mouths
, and fulfilled
with your hand
, saying
, We will surely
perform
our vows
that we have vowed
, to burn incense
to the queen
of heaven
, and to pour out
drink offerings
unto her: ye will surely
accomplish
your vows
, and surely
perform
your vows
.
Therefore hear ye the word
of the LORD
, all Judah
that dwell
in the land
of Egypt
; Behold, I have sworn
by my great
name
, saith
the LORD
, that my name
shall no more be named
in the mouth
of any man
of Judah
in all the land
of Egypt
, saying
, The Lord
GOD
liveth
.
Behold, I will watch over them for evil
, and not for good
: and all the men
of Judah
that are in the land
of Egypt
shall be consumed
by the sword
and by the famine
, until there be an end
of them.
Yet a small number
that escape
the sword
shall return out
of the land
of Egypt
into the land
of Judah
, and all the remnant
of Judah
, that are gone
into the land
of Egypt
to sojourn
there, shall know
whose words
shall stand
, mine, or theirs.
And this shall be a sign unto you, saith
the LORD
, that I will punish
you in this place
, that ye may know
that my words
shall surely
stand
against you for evil
:
Thus saith the LORD
; Behold, I will give
Pharaohhophra
king
of Egypt
into the hand
of his enemies
, and into the hand
of them that seek
his life
; as I gave
Zedekiah
king
of Judah
into the hand
of Nebuchadrezzar
king
of Babylon
, his enemy
, and that sought
his life
.