Jeremiah 11
HALLJeremiah 11:9
And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And the Lord said unto me, The men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem have banded together, and conspired wilfully in evil, and have resolved to hearten each other in wickedness; yea, they have made an agreement with idolatrous Israel, that they will go on in their provocations of me.
Jeremiah 11:13
For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
Every of thy cities, O Judah, hath had a several god; and every of thy streets, O Jerusalem, hath a several altar consecrated to a shameful and abominable idol; even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
Jeremiah 11:15
What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil then thou rejoicest.
What have the Jews, once my beloved people, to do in my house, saith God, seeing they have committed spiritual fornication with many idols; and those sacrifices, which now they pretend to offer, are not holy oblations, but prophane and common flesh? Yea, O my people, thou art come to that height of impiety, as that thou rejoicest in evil.
Jeremiah 11:16
The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
Thou seemedst, and accordingly hadst the name of a fair green olive tree, and madest shew of goodly fruit; but when thou turnedst wild, God hath set fire on thy boughs, and hath broken down thy branches.
Jeremiah 11:19
Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living.
Let us not only burn his prophecies, but kill the man: let us dispatch him from off the earth.
Jeremiah 11:20
Let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
O God, I do not desire it, in any malice to them, or thirst of revenge, but in a holy zeal of thy glory; being by thee so directed, I, committing my cause to thee, pray for a sight of thy just retribution to them.