Yirmeyahu 11 ירמיהו י״א

The word that came to Yirmeyahu from the Lord, saying,

Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Yehuda, and to the inhabitants of Yerushalayim;

and say to them, Thus says the Lord God of Yisra᾽el; Cursed be the man that obeys not the words of this covenant,

which I commanded your fathers on the day that I brought them out of the land of Miżrayim, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall you be my people, and I will be your God:

that I may perform the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, Amen, O Lord.

Then the Lord said to me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Yehuda, and in the streets of Yerushalayim, saying, Hear the words of this covenant, and do them.

For I earnestly forewarned your fathers on the day that I brought them up out of the land of Miżrayim, to this day, forewarning them from morning till night, saying, Obey my voice.

Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the stubbornness of their evil heart: therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not.

And the Lord said to me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Yehuda, and among the inhabitants of Yerushalayim.

They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they have gone after other gods to serve them: the house of Yisra᾽el and the house of Yehuda have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.

Therefore thus says the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry to me, I will not hearken to them.

Then shall the cities of Yehuda and inhabitants of Yerushalayim go, and cry to the gods to whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.

For according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Yehuda; and according to the number of the streets of Yerushalayim have you set up altars to the shameful thing, altars to burn incense to the Ba῾al.

Therefore pray not thou for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them at the time that they cry to me for their trouble.

What has my beloved to do in my house, seeing she has acted vilely with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou dost rejoice.

The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair with goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he has kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.

For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, has pronounced evil against thee, because of the evil which the house of Yisra᾽el and the house of Yehuda, have done to provoke me to anger in offering incense to the Ba῾al.

And the Lord has given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then Thou didst show me their doings.

But I was like a gentle lamb brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

But, O Lord of hosts, that dost judge righteously, that dost try the reins and the heart, let me see Thy vengeance on them: for to Thee have I revealed my cause.

Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of ῾Anatot, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the Lord, that thou die not by our hand:

therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:

and there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of ῾Anatot, the year of their punishment.