“you children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee from the midst of Jerusalem. Blow the trumpet in Tekoa and set up a signal fire in Beth -Azoram for disaster appears out of the north and great destruction.”
Jeremiah 6
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1"Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram's horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
2Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy the Daughter of Zion.
“I have likened the daughter of Zion to a beautiful and delicate woman.”
3Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:
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4'Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the daylight is fading; the evening shadows grow long.
“Prepare ye war against her. Arise and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us for the day goeth away for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.”
“Prepare war against us. Arise and let us go up at noon. War to us, for the day goes away, for the shadows of the evening are lengthening.”
5Rise up, let us attack by night and destroy her fortresses!'"
“Arise and let us go by night and let us destroy her palaces.”
“Arise and let us go by night, and let us destroy their palaces.”
6For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: "Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.
“For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew down trees and cast a mount against Jerusalem. This is the city that is to be visited. She is holy oppression in the midst of her.”
“for thus hath the Lord of Hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast them out against Jerusalem. This is the city to be visited. She is holy oppression in the midst of her.”
7As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.
“as A well keeps its waters fresh. So she keeps fresh her wickedness. Violence and destruction are in her sickness and wounds are ever before me.”
“As a fountain casteth out her water, so she casteth out her wickedness. Violence and spoil is heard in her before me continually as grief and wounds.”
“As a well keeps its waters fresh, so she keeps a fresher wickedness. Violence and destruction are heard in her sickness and wounds are ever before me.”
8Be forewarned, O Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you; I will make you a desolation, a land without inhabitant."
“Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee, lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited,”
“Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee, lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.”
“Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee, lest I make thee desolate a land that is not inhabited.”
9This is what the LORD of Hosts says: "Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches."
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, they shall thoroughly glean a divine, the remnant of Israel as a grape gatherer. Put your hand back into the branches.”
“Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, They shall truly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine. Turn back thine hand as a grape gatherer into the baskets.”
10To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.
“To whom shall I speak and give warning that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken. Behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach. They have no delight in it.”
“To whom shall I speak and give warning that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised and they cannot hearken. Behold, the word of the Lord is to them a reproach. They have no delight in it.”
“To whom shall I speak and give warning that they may hear? Indeed their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot give heed. Behold, the word of the Lord is a reproach to them. They have no delight in it.”
“to whom shall I speak and give warning that they may hear? Behold, their ears are closed. They cannot listen. Behold, the word of the Lord has become a reproach to them. Why? They've got no delight in it.”
11But I am full of the LORD's wrath; I am tired of holding it back. "Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike.
“Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord. I am weary with holding in. I will pour it out upon the children abroad. And upon the assembly of young men together. For even the husband with the wife shall be taken the aged with…”
“Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord. I am weary with holding in. I will pour it out upon the children abroad and upon the assembly of young men together. For even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with…”
“I am full of the fury of the Lord. I am weary of holding it in. I will pour it out on the children outside and on the assembly of young men together. For even the husband shall be taken with the wife, the aged with him who is…”
“I am full of the fury of the Lord. I am weary with holding it in. I will pour it out upon the children abroad upon the assembly of the young men together. For even the husband with the wife shall be taken and the aged with him…”
12Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land," declares the LORD.
“and their houses shall be turned unto others with their fields and their wives together. For I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord.”
“And their houses shall be turned unto others with their fields and wives together. For I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord.”
13"For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
“For from the least of them, even unto the greatest of them, every one is given to covetousness. And from the prophet, even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely.”
“For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them, every one is given to covetousness. And from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely.”
“For from the least of them, even to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for gain, and from the prophet, even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.”
“from the least of them, even to the greatest of them, everyone is given to covetousness. And from the prophet, even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.”
“"...from the least of them even to the greatest of them. Everyone is given to covetousness, and from the prophet even unto the priest everyone deals falsely.”
“from the least of them to the greatest of them. Everyone is greedy for gain, Jeremiah six, verse 13. And from the prophet, even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.”
14They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace at all.
“They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly. Saying, peace, peace, when there is no peace.”
“they have also healed the hurt of My people slightly. Saying, Peace! Peace! When there is no peace.”
“They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.”
“They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.”
“They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.”
“they have healed the brokenness of My people superficially saying, peace, peace. But there is no peace.”
15Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse," says the LORD.
“Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? Nay, they were not at all ashamed, and neither could they blush. Therefore they shall fall among them that fall at the time that I visit them. They shall be cast down, saith…”
“Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? Nay, they were not at all ashamed. Neither could they blush. Therefore, they shall fall among them that fall. At the time that I visit them, they shall be cast down, saith…”
“Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? Nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush. Therefore they shall fall among them that fall. At the time that I visit them, they shall be cast down, saith the…”
“They were ashamed when they had committed abomination. Nay, they were not all ashamed, neither would they blush. Therefore they shall fall among them that fall at the time that I visit them. They shall be cast down, saith the…”
“Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush. Therefore they shall fall among them that fall at the time that I visit them. They shall be cast down, said the…”
“were they ashamed when they had committed an abomination? No, they're not at all ashamed. And neither could they blush. Therefore, they shall fall among them that fall at the time that I visit them. They shall be cast down, saith…”
16This is what the LORD says: "Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: 'Where is the good way?' Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it!'
“Thus saith the Lord, stand ye in the ways and see and ask for the old paths. Where is the good way and walk therein and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, we will not walk therein.”
“Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way? And walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.”
“Thus says the Lord, stand by the roads and look and ask for the ancient paths where the good way is and walk in it and find rest for your souls. But they said, we will not walk in it.”
“Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.”
“Thus saith the Lord, stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, we will not walk therein.”
“thus saith the Lord stand ye in the ways and see and ask for the old paths where is the good way and walk therein and ye shall find rest for your souls but they said we will not walk therein.”
17I appointed watchmen over you and said, 'Listen for the sound of the ram's horn.' But they answered, 'We will not listen!'
“also, I have set watchmen over you saying, hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, we will not hearken.”
“Also I set watchmen over you saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken”
“Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.”
“Also, I set watchmen over you saying, hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, we will not hearken.”
“Also I set watchmen over you saying listen to the sound of the trumpet but they said we will not listen.”
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“also I sent watchmen over you saying hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said we will not hearken”
18Therefore hear, O nations, and learn, O congregations, what will happen to them.
“Therefore, hear ye nations and know, O congregation, what is among them”
“"...Therefore, hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.”
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“Therefore hear you nations and know O congregation what is among them”
“Therefore, hear, O nation, and know, O congregation, what is among them.”
19Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.
“O earth. Behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words nor to my law, but rejected it.”
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“O earth behold I will bring evil upon this people even the fruit of their thoughts because they have not hearkened unto my words nor to my law but rejected it.”
“earth here. Or behold, I will bring evil upon this people. Even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened to my words nor to my law, but they have rejected it.”
20What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me."
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21Therefore this is what the LORD says: "I will lay stumbling blocks before this people; fathers and sons alike will be staggered; friends and neighbors will perish."
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22This is what the LORD says: "Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth.
“Thus saith the Lord. Behold, the king, the people cometh from the north country and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.”
23They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion."
“they shall lay hold on bow and spear. They are cruel. They have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea. They ride upon horses set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.”
24We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
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25Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.
“Go not forth into the field nor walk by the way for the sword of the enemy and the fears on every side.”
26O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
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27"I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.
“I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people that thou mayest know and try their way.”
“I have made you an assayer and a tester among my people. That you may know and I say their ways.”
28All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
“They are all grievous revolters walking with slanders. Slanders. They are as brass and iron. They are all corruptors.”
29The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.
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“The bellows are burned. The lead is consumed of the fire. The founder melteth in vain, for the wicked are not plucked away.”
“The bellows are burned. The lead is consumed in the fire. The founder melteth in vain for the wicked are not plucked away.”
30They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them."
“reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.”
“Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.”
“Reprobate silver, Shall men call them, Because the Lord hath rejected them.”
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“Reprobate silvers shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.”
“silver shall that men call them because the Lord hath rejected them.”
“they call him rejected silver. Because the Lord has rejected them”