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PROPHETS
10:19–11:7
My wound is severe,
and my grief is great.
My sickness is incurable,
but I must bear it.
My home is gone,
and no one is left to help me rebuild it.
My children have been taken away,
and I will never see them again.
The shepherds of my people have lost their senses.
They no longer seek wisdom from the Lord.
Therefore, they fail completely,
and their flocks are scattered.
Listen! Hear the terrifying roar of great armies
as they roll down from the north.
The towns of Judah will be destroyed
and become a haunt for jackals.
I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own.
We are not able to plan our own course.
So correct me, Lord, but please be gentle.
Do not correct me in anger, for I would die.
Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you—
on the peoples that do not call upon your name.
For they have devoured your people Israel;
they have devoured and consumed them,
making the land a desolate wilderness.
The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, “Remind the people
of Judah and Jerusalem about the terms of my covenant with them. Say
to them, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is anyone
who does not obey the terms of my covenant! For I said to your ancestors
when I brought them out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt, “If you
obey me and do whatever I command you, then you will be my people,
and I will be your God.” I said this so I could keep my promise to your
ancestors to give you a land flowing with milk and honey—the land you
live in today.’”
Then I replied, “Amen, Lord! May it be so.”
Then the Lord said, “Broadcast this message in the streets of Jerusa
lem. Go from town to town throughout the land and say, ‘Remember the
ancient covenant, and do everything it requires. For I solemnly warned
