The word that came to Jeremiah
concerning all the people
of Judah
in the fourth
year
of Jehoiakim
the son
of Josiah
king
of Judah
, that was the first
year
of Nebuchadrezzar
king
of Babylon
;
The which Jeremiah the prophet
spake
unto all the people
of Judah
, and to all the inhabitants
of Jerusalem
, saying
,
From the thirteenth year
of Josiah
the son
of Amon
king
of Judah
, even unto this day
, that is the three
and twentieth
year
, the word
of the LORD
hath come unto me, and I have spoken
unto you, rising early
and speaking
; but ye have not hearkened
.
And the LORD hath sent
unto you all his servants
the prophets
, rising early
and sending
them ; but ye have not hearkened
, nor inclined
your ear
to hear
.
They said, Turn ye again
now every one
from his evil
way
, and from the evil
of your doings
, and dwell
in the land
that the LORD
hath given
unto you and to your fathers
for
ever
and ever
:
And go not after
other
gods
to serve
them, and to worship
them, and provoke me not to anger
with the works
of your hands
; and I will do you no hurt
.
Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith
the LORD
; that ye might provoke me to anger
with the works
of your hands
to your own hurt
.
Therefore thus saith the LORD
of hosts
; Because ye have not heard
my words
,
Behold, I will send and take
all the families
of the north
, saith
the LORD
, and Nebuchadrezzar
the king
of Babylon
, my servant
, and will bring
them against this land
, and against the inhabitants
thereof, and against all these nations
round about
, and will utterly destroy
them, and make
them an astonishment
, and an hissing
, and perpetual
desolations
.
Moreover I will take from them the voice
of mirth
, and the voice
of gladness
, the voice
of the bridegroom
, and the voice
of the bride
, the sound
of the millstones
, and the light
of the candle
.
And this whole land shall be a desolation
, and an astonishment
; and these nations
shall serve
the king
of Babylon
seventy
years
.
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years
are accomplished
, that I will punish
the king
of Babylon
, and that nation
, saith
the LORD
, for their iniquity
, and the land
of the Chaldeans
, and will make
it perpetual
desolations
.
And I will bring upon that land
all my words
which I have pronounced
against it, even all that is written
in this book
, which Jeremiah
hath prophesied
against all the nations
.
For many nations
and great
kings
shall serve
themselves of them also: and I will recompense
them according to their deeds
, and according to the works
of their own hands
.
For thus saith the LORD
God
of Israel
unto me; Take
the wine
cup
of this fury
at my hand
, and cause all the nations
, to whom I send
thee, to drink
it.
And they shall drink, and be moved
, and be mad
, because
of the sword
that I will send
among them.
Then took I the cup
at the LORD'S
hand
, and made all the nations
to drink
, unto whom the LORD
had sent
me:
To wit , Jerusalem, and the cities
of Judah
, and the kings
thereof, and the princes
thereof, to make
them a desolation
, an astonishment
, an hissing
, and a curse
; as it is this day
;
Pharaoh king
of Egypt
, and his servants
, and his princes
, and all his people
;
And all the mingled people, and all the kings
of the land
of Uz
, and all the kings
of the land
of the Philistines
, and Ashkelon
, and Azzah
, and Ekron
, and the remnant
of Ashdod
,
Edom, and Moab
, and the children
of Ammon
,
And all the kings of Tyrus
, and all the kings
of Zidon
, and the kings
of the isles
which are beyond
the sea
,
Dedan, and Tema
, and Buz
, and all that are in the utmost
corners
,
And all the kings of Arabia
, and all the kings
of the mingled people
that dwell
in the desert
,
And all the kings of Zimri
, and all the kings
of Elam
, and all the kings
of the Medes
,
And all the kings of the north
, far
and near
, one
with another
, and all the kingdoms
of the world
, which are upon the face
of the earth
: and the king
of Sheshach
shall drink
after
them.
Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith
the LORD
of hosts
, the God
of Israel
; Drink
ye, and be drunken
, and spue
, and fall
, and rise
no more, because
of the sword
which I will send
among you.
And it shall be, if they refuse to take
the cup
at thine hand
to drink
, then shalt thou say
unto them, Thus saith
the LORD
of hosts
; Ye shall certainly
drink
.
For, lo, I begin to bring evil
on the city
which is called
by my name
, and should ye be utterly
unpunished
? Ye shall not be unpunished
: for I will call
for a sword
upon all the inhabitants
of the earth
, saith
the LORD
of hosts
.
Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words
, and say
unto them, The LORD
shall roar
from on high
, and utter
his voice
from his holy
habitation
; he shall mightily
roar
upon his habitation
; he shall give
a shout
, as they that tread
the grapes , against all the inhabitants
of the earth
.
A noise shall come
even to the ends
of the earth
; for the LORD
hath a controversy
with the nations
, he will plead
with all flesh
; he will give
them that are wicked
to the sword
, saith
the LORD
.
Thus saith the LORD
of hosts
, Behold, evil
shall go forth
from nation
to nation
, and a great
whirlwind
shall be raised up
from the coasts
of the earth
.
And the slain of the LORD
shall be at that day
from one end
of the earth
even unto the other end
of the earth
: they shall not be lamented
, neither gathered
, nor buried
; they shall be dung
upon
the ground
.
Howl, ye shepherds
, and cry
; and wallow
yourselves in the ashes , ye principal
of the flock
: for the days
of your slaughter
and of your dispersions
are accomplished
; and ye shall fall
like a pleasant
vessel
.
And the shepherds shall have no way
to flee
, nor the principal
of the flock
to escape
.
A voice of the cry
of the shepherds
, and an howling
of the principal
of the flock
, shall be heard : for the LORD
hath spoiled
their pasture
.
And the peaceable habitations
are cut down
because
of the fierce
anger
of the LORD
.
He hath forsaken his covert
, as the lion
: for their land
is desolate
because
of the fierceness
of the oppressor
, and because
of his fierce
anger
.