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Jeremiah 14:13-22
New International Version
Jeremiah 14:13-22
New International Version
13 But I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! The prophets(A) keep telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine.(B) Indeed, I will give you lasting peace(C) in this place.’”
14 Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies(D) in my name. I have not sent(E) them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions,(F) divinations,(G) idolatries[a] and the delusions of their own minds. 15 Therefore this is what the Lord says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them, yet they are saying, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ Those same prophets will perish(H) by sword and famine.(I) 16 And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury(J) them, their wives, their sons and their daughters.(K) I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve.(L)
17 “Speak this word to them:
“‘Let my eyes overflow with tears(M)
night and day without ceasing;
for the Virgin(N) Daughter, my people,
has suffered a grievous wound,
a crushing blow.(O)
18 If I go into the country,
I see those slain by the sword;
if I go into the city,
I see the ravages of famine.(P)
Both prophet and priest
have gone to a land they know not.(Q)’”
19 Have you rejected Judah completely?(R)
Do you despise Zion?
Why have you afflicted us
so that we cannot be healed?(S)
We hoped for peace
but no good has come,
for a time of healing
but there is only terror.(T)
20 We acknowledge(U) our wickedness, Lord,
and the guilt of our ancestors;(V)
we have indeed sinned(W) against you.
21 For the sake of your name(X) do not despise us;
do not dishonor your glorious throne.(Y)
Remember your covenant(Z) with us
and do not break it.
22 Do any of the worthless idols(AA) of the nations bring rain?(AB)
Do the skies themselves send down showers?
No, it is you, Lord our God.
Therefore our hope is in you,
for you are the one who does all this.(AC)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 14:14 Or visions, worthless divinations
Jeremiah 14:13-22
King James Version
Jeremiah 14:13-22
King James Version
13 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
14 Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
15 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
17 Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.
19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
20 We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
21 Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
22 Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
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