The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, 2 “^aHear the words of this solemn ^bcovenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the people of Jerusalem. 3 Say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, “^aCursed is the man who does not heed the words of this covenant 4 which I commanded your fathers at the ^atime that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the ^biron furnace, saying, ‘^cListen to My voice and do according to all that I command you. So you shall be ^dMy people, and I will be your God,’ 5 that I may complete the ^aoath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land of plenty ¹flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.”’” Then I answered, “^bAmen (so be it) , O LORD.”

6 And the LORD said to me, “^aProclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: ‘^bHear the words of this solemn covenant and ^cdo them. 7 For I solemnly ^awarned your fathers at the ^btime that I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, ^cwarning them persistently, saying, “^dObey My voice.” 8 Yet they ^adid not obey or incline their ear to listen to Me, but everyone walked in the stubborn way of his own evil heart. Therefore I brought on them all the suffering threatened in the ^bwords of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did not.’”

9 Then the LORD said to me, “A ^aconspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the people of Jerusalem. 10 They have ^areturned to the wickedness of their ancestors who ^brefused to hear My words; they ^chave followed other gods in order to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have ^dbroken My solemn covenant which I made with their fathers.” 11 Therefore thus says the LORD, “Behold I am ^abringing disaster and suffering on them which they will ^bnot be able to escape; though they ^ccry to Me, I will not listen to them. 12 Then the cities of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will ^ago and cry to the man-made gods to whom they burn incense, but they cannot save them in the time of their disaster. 13 For as many as ^athe number of your cities are your gods, O Judah; and as many as the number of the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to the ^bshameful thing, altars to ^cburn incense to Baal.

14 “Therefore ^ado not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, for I shall ^bnot listen when they cry to Me in the time of their disaster.

17 For the LORD of hosts, who ^aplanted you, has ^bpronounced evil and horror against you because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done to provoke Me to anger by ^coffering sacrifices and burning incense to Baal.

21 Therefore thus says the LORD regarding the men of ^aAnathoth, who ^bseek your life, saying, “^cDo not prophesy in the name of the LORD, so that you will not ^ddie by our hand.” 22 Therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts, “Behold, I am about to ^apunish them. Their ^byoung men will die by the sword, their sons and their daughters will die by famine; 23 and there ^awill be no remnant of the conspirators left, for I will ^bbring disaster and horror on the men of Anathoth in ^cthe year of their punishment.”

The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 “^aHear the words of this ^bcovenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 3 and say to them, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: “^aCursed is the one who does not obey the words of this covenant 4 which I commanded your forefathers on the ^aday that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the ^biron furnace, saying, ‘^cListen to My voice, and ¹do according to all that I command you; so you shall be ^dMy people, and I will be your God,’ 5 in order to confirm the ^aoath which I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day.”’” Then I replied, “^bAmen, LORD.”

6 And the LORD said to me, “^aProclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, ‘^bHear the words of this covenant and ^cdo them. 7 For I solemnly ^awarned your fathers on the ^bday I brought them up from the land of Egypt, even to this day, ^cwarning them persistently, saying, “^dListen to My voice.” 8 Yet they ^adid not obey or incline their ear, but walked in the stubbornness of their evil heart, each one of them; therefore I brought on them all the ^bwords of this covenant which I commanded them to do, but they did not.’”

9 Then the LORD said to me, “A ^aconspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They have ^aturned back to the wrongdoings of their ¹ancestors who ^brefused to hear My words, and they ^chave followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have ^dbroken My covenant which I made with their fathers.” 11 Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am ^abringing disaster on them which they will ^bnot be able to escape; though they will ^ccry out to Me, I will not listen to them. 12 Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will ^ago and cry out to the gods to whom they ¹burn incense, but they certainly will not save them in the time of their disaster. 13 For your gods are ^1aas many as your cities, Judah; and ²as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to the ^bshameful thing, altars for ^3cburning incense to Baal.

14 “So as for you, ^ado not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will ^bnot listen when they call to Me because of their disaster.

17 The LORD of armies, who ^aplanted you, has ^bpronounced evil against you because of the evil of the house of Israel and the house of Judah, which they have ¹done to provoke Me by ^2coffering sacrifices to Baal.

21 Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of ^aAnathoth, who are ^bseeking your life, saying: “^cDo not prophesy in the name of the LORD, so that you do not ^ddie by our hand”; 22 therefore, this is what the LORD of armies says: “Behold, I am going to ^apunish them! The ^byoung men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters will die by famine; 23 and a remnant ^awill not be left to them, because I will ^bbring disaster on the people of Anathoth—^cthe year of their punishment.”