1 T he word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

This word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

2 S tand in the gate of the house of Jehovah, and thou hast proclaimed there this word, and hast said, Hear a word of Jehovah, all ye of Judah, who are coming in at these gates, to bow before Jehovah:

“Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house and make this word known: ‘Hear the Word of the Lord, all you men of Judah who go through these gates to worship the Lord!’”

3 T hus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Amend your ways, and your doings, And I cause you to dwell in this place.

The Lord of All, the God of Israel, says, “Change your ways and your works for the better, and I will let you live in this place.

4 D o not trust for yourselves Unto the words of falsehood, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah they!

Do not trust the lies that say, ‘This is the house of the Lord, the house of the Lord, the house of the Lord.’

5 F or, if ye do thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, If ye do judgment thoroughly Between a man and his neighbour,

For if you for sure change your ways and what you do for the better, if you are fair as you judge between a man and his neighbor,

6 S ojourner, fatherless, and widow, ye oppress not, And innocent blood do not shed in this place, And after other gods do not walk, for evil to yourselves,

if you do not make it hard for the stranger from another land, or the child whose parents have died, or the woman whose husband has died, and do not kill those who are not guilty in this place, and stop going after other gods, for that will destroy you,

7 T hen I have caused you to dwell in this place, In the land that I gave to your fathers, From age even unto age.

then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.

8 L o, ye are trusting for yourselves On the words of falsehood, so as not to profit.

“See, you are trusting in lies which cannot help you.

9 S tealing, murdering, and committing adultery, And swearing to falsehood, and giving perfume to Baal, And going after other gods whom ye knew not.

Will you steal, kill, do sex sins, make false promises, give gifts to the false god Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known,

10 A nd ye have come in and stood before Me, In this house on which My name is called, And have said, `We have been delivered,' In order to do all these abominations.

and then come and stand before Me in this house which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are safe and free!’ and still do all these hated sins?

11 A den of burglars hath this house, On which My name is called, been in your eyes? Even I, lo, I have seen, an affirmation of Jehovah.

Has this house which is called by My name become a place of robbers in your eyes? See, I Myself have seen it,” says the Lord.

12 B ut go ye, I pray you, Unto My place that in Shiloh, Where I caused My name to dwell at first, And see that which I have done to it, For the wickedness of My people Israel.

“But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a place for My name. And see what I did to it because of the sin of My people Israel.

13 A nd now, because of your doing all these works, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I speak unto you, rising early and speaking, And ye have not hearkened, And I call you, and ye have not answered,

Now you have done all these things,” says the Lord. “I spoke to you again and again, but you did not hear. I called you but you did not answer.

14 I also to the house on which My name is called, In which ye are trusting, And to the place that I gave to you, and to your fathers, Have done, as I have done to Shiloh.

So as I did to Shiloh, I will do to the house that is called by My name and in which you trust, and to the place that I gave you and your fathers.

15 A nd I have cast you from before My face, As I have cast out all your brethren, The whole seed of Ephraim.

I will send you away from My eyes, as I have sent away all your brothers, all the children of Ephraim. Israel Does Not Obey

16 A nd thou dost not pray for this people, Nor lift up for them crying and prayer, Nor intercede with Me, for I hear thee not.

“As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not lift up a cry or prayer for them. Do not speak with Me about them, for I do not hear you.

17 A rt thou not seeing what they are doing In cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem?

Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

18 T he sons are gathering wood, And the fathers are causing the fire to burn, And the women are kneading dough, To make cakes to the queen of the heavens, And to pour out libations to other gods, So as to provoke Me to anger.

The children gather wood. The fathers make the fire. And the women make bread and cakes for the queen of heaven. They pour out drink gifts to other gods to make Me angry.

19 M e are they provoking to anger? an affirmation of Jehovah, Is it not themselves, For the shame of their own faces?

Do they make Me angry?” says the Lord. “Is it not themselves they hurt, to their own shame?”

20 T herefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah, Lo, Mine anger and My fury is poured out on this place, On man, and beast, and on tree of the field, And on fruit of the ground, And it hath burned, and it is not quenched.

So the Lord God says, “See, My anger will be poured out on this place, on man and animal, on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground. It will burn and not be stopped.”

21 T hus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Your burnt-offerings add to your sacrifices, And eat ye flesh.

The Lord of All, the God of Israel, says, “Add your burnt gifts to the animals you kill on the altar, and eat the flesh.

22 F or I did not speak with your fathers, Nor did I command them in the day of My bringing them out of the land of Egypt, Concerning the matters of burnt-offering and sacrifice,

For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to them or tell them what to do about burnt gifts and animals killed on the altar.

23 B ut this thing I commanded them, saying: Hearken to My voice, And I have been to you for God, And ye -- ye are to Me for a people, And have walked in all the way that I command you, So that it is well for you.

But I did tell them, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. Walk in all the way that I tell you, that it may be well with you.’

24 A nd they have not hearkened, nor inclined their ear, And they walk in the counsels, In the stubbornness, of their evil heart, And are for backward, and not for forward.

Yet they did not obey or listen, but walked in the way they wanted to and in the strong-will of their sinful heart. They only stepped back and did not go on.

25 E ven from the day when your fathers Went out of the land of Egypt till this day, I send to you all my servants the prophets, Daily rising early and sending,

Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants who speak for Me. I have risen up early and sent them day after day.

26 A nd they have not hearkened unto Me, Nor inclined their ear, and harden their neck, They have done evil above their fathers.

Yet they did not listen to Me or turn their ear to Me, but made their neck hard. They sinned more than their fathers. Israel’s Sinful Actions

27 A nd thou hast spoken unto them all these words, And they do not hearken to thee, And thou hast called unto them, And they do not answer thee.

“You will speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you. You will call to them, but they will not answer you.

28 A nd thou hast said unto them: This the nation that hath not hearkened, To the voice of Jehovah its God, Nor have they accepted instruction, Perished hath stedfastness, Yea, it hath been cut off from their mouth.

And you will say to them, ‘This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God or receive His strong teaching. They have lost the truth. It has been cut off from their mouth.

29 C ut off thy crown, and cast away, And lift up on high places lamentation, For Jehovah hath rejected, And He leaveth the generation of His wrath.

Cut off your hair and throw it away. And cry in sorrow on the open hill-tops. For the Lord has turned away and left the people who made Him angry.’

30 F or the sons of Judah Have done the evil thing in Mine eyes, An affirmation of Jehovah, They have set their abominations in the house On which My name is called -- to defile it,

For the sons of Judah have done what is sinful in My eyes,” says the Lord. “They have put their hated things in the house that is called by My name, to make it unclean.

31 A nd have built the high places of Tophet, That in the valley of the son of Hinnom, To burn their sons and their daughters with fire, Which I did not command, Nor did it come up on My heart.

And they have built the high places of Topheth, in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and daughters in the fire. I did not tell them to do this. It did not come into My mind.

32 T herefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And it is not said any more, `The Tophet,' And `Valley of the son of Hinnom,' But `Valley of the slaughter,' And they have buried in Tophet -- without place.

So the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when it will not be called Topheth any more, or the valley of the son of Hinnom. But it will be called the valley of Killing. For they will bury in Topheth because there is no other place.

33 A nd the carcase of this people hath been for food To a fowl of the heavens, and to a beast of the earth, And there is none troubling.

The dead bodies of these people will be food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the earth. And no one will send them away in fear.

34 A nd I have caused to cease from cities of Judah, And from streets of Jerusalem, The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, Voice of bridegroom, and voice of bride, For the land doth become a desolation!

Then in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, I will put an end to the voice of joy and the voice of happiness, the voice of the man to be married and the voice of the bride. For the land will become a waste.