The judgment of Shakum, away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country. with 2 Ki. 23. 30. of Jehoiakim, and of Coniah. 25 And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy 11 For thus saith the LORD m See 1 ch. 34. life, and into the hand of them touching Shallum the son of Ch. 3. 15. 20. Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father," which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more: 12 But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more. "2 Ki. 23. 34 P Le. 19. 13.De.2 2.9. Ja. 5. 4. 14,15. Mi. 3.10.Hab. 13 T° Wo unto him that build-2K1. 23. eth his house by unrighteousness, 35. v. 18. and his chambers by wrong; Pthat useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; 14 That saith, I will build me a wide house and flarge chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. 15 Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyselfin cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then 'it was well with him? 17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. Heb. throughaired. Or, my windows. 42 Ki.23. Ps. 128. 2.Is. 3.10. 25. Ez.19.6. Or, ch.16. 4, f2 Ki. 24. 15.2 Ch. 36. 10. 18 Therefore thus saith the incur LORD concerning Jehoiakim the sion. son of Josiah king of Judah; "They shall not lament for him, saying, "Ah my brother! or, Ah 6. sister! they shall not lament for " See him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his 1 Ki. 13. b Ex. 32. glory! 19 He shall be buried with the Fulfilled c ch. 32. burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jeru-2 Ch.36. 37.Ez.34. whose face thou fearest, even 27 But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return. 28 Is this man Coniah a despis wherein is no pleasure? whereed broken idol? is he a vessel fore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not? 29 b earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD. 30 Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man ichildless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed throne of David, and ruling any shall prosper, ksitting upon the more in Judah. CHAPTER XXIII. He prophesieth a restoration of the scattered flock, 1. 5 Christ shall rule and save them. 9 Against false prophets, 33 and mockers of the true prophets. WO be unto the pastors that scatter sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. 2 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD. 3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven Ez.34.23, them, and will bring them again &c. to their folds; and they shall be els.4.2.& fruitful and increase. 11.1.&40.4 And I will set up dshepherds 10,11. ch. over them, which shall feed them: 33. 14, 15, and they shall fear no more, nor 24.Zec.3 be lacking, saith the LORD. 16. Da. 9. be dismayed, neither shall they 8.& 6. 12. 5 Behold, the days come, fPs. 72.2. unto David a righteous Branch. Jn. 1. 45. saith the LORD, that I will raise and a King shall reign and pros per, fand shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 1s. 32. 1. ch. 23.1 18.& 9.7. ver. 20.5 De. 33. + Heb. 28 Zec. 23 O tinhabitant of Lebanon, inhabit. 14. 11. that makest thy nest in the ce-ress. h ch. 32. dars, how gracious shalt thou be b ch.6.24. 37. when pangs come upon thee, See i ch. 33. bthe pain as of a woman in tra- 2ki.24. 6, 16. iCo.l. vail! 8.1 Ch.3. 30. 24 As I live, saith the LORD, 16. ch. 37. ↑ Heb. though Coniah the son of Jehoi-1. Jehovah akim king of Judah & were the dCant.8. tsukenu signet upon my right hand, yet 6. Hag.2. k ch. 16. would I pluck thee thence; 14, 15. 23. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel b shall dwell safely and this is his name whereby he shall he called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. 7 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; 8 But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out 11s. 43.5, of the north country, land from 6. ver. 3. all countries whither I had dri-m See ven them; and they shall dwell Hab. 3. in their own land. 16. nch.5.7,8. & 9. 2. oHo. 4. 2. 3. Or, cursing. Pch.9. 10. & 12.4. 9 T Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and iike a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness. 10 For "the land is full of adulterers; for "because of swearing the land mourneth; P theOr, violence. pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is 9ch.6. 13. evil, and their force is not right. & 8. 10. 11 For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, 'in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD. 12 Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. 13 And I have seen † folly in the prophets of Samaria; "they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. B. C. 599. mockers of the true prophets. 20 The ianger of the LORD shall not return, until he have execuich.30.21. ted, and till he have performed Ge.49.1. latter days ye shall consider it the thoughts of his heart: kin the perfectly. lch.14.14. & 27. 15. & 29. 9. mver. 18. 21 I have not sent these pro phets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. 22 But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they Je.25.5. should have "turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. ° Ps. 139. Zeph. 3. 7. &c. 4. Tch. 7. 30 3. & 11. 15 P 1 Ki. 8. $Ps. 35. 6. Pr. 4. 19. ch. 13.16. teh.11.23. Or an absurd thing. † Heb. unsa voury. ch. 2. 8. X Is.9.16. 14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem lan horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they "strengthen also the hands of evil-doers, that none doth return from his Or, wickedness: they are all of them filthiunto me as b Sodom, and the in-ness. habitants thereof as Gomorrah. ch. 29. 15 Therefore thus saith the 23. LORD of hosts concerning the ver. 26. prophets; Behold, I will feed a Ez. 13. them with wormwood, and 23. make them drink the water of b De. 32. gall: for from the prophets of 32. Is. 1. Jerusalem is profaneness gone 9, 10. forth into all the land. Ch.8.14. 16 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, & 9. 15. Hearken not unto the words of | Or, the prophets that prophesy unto hypoc you: they make you vain: d they risy. speak a vision of their own heart, d ch. 14. and not out of the mouth of the LORD. 17 They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, 'Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own stubheart, fNo evil shall come upon you. 139. 7. 9 Ju. 3. 7. &8.33,34. + Heb. with whom is. r De. 18. 20. ch. 14. 14, 15. Or, that smooth their tongues. 4. Zeph.3. Mal.1.1. ver. 39. a grievous whirlwind: it shall b ch. 25. † Heb. fall grievously upon the head of 32. & 30. visit the wicked. 23. upon. 23 Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?. 24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. 25 I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. 26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; 27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, "as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. 28 The prophet † that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD. 29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? 30 Therefore behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour. 31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. 32 Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams,saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sentther not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD. 33 ¶ And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? "I will even forsake you, saith the LORD. 34 And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even † punish that man and his house. B. C. B. C. h ch. 29. 35 Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one cir. 599. cir 598. to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken? 36 And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God. 37 Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee? and, What hath the LORD spoken? 38 But since yesay, The burden of the LORD; therefore thus saith the LORD; Because ye say this word, The burden of the LORD, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the LORD: 39 Therefore behold, I, even I,Ho.4 S. will utterly forget you, and YIY ver. 33. will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence: 40 And I will bring an ever-2 ch. 20. lasting reproach upon you, and 11. a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten. CHAPTER XXIV. Under the type of good and bad figs, 1, 4 he foresleweth the restoration of them that were in captivity, 8 and the desolation of Zedekiah and the rest. THE LORD shewed me, and behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar bking of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. Cır. 598. 13. See ch. 43, & 44. † Heb. for removing, or, vexation. 1 De. 28. 25,37.1K 9. 7. 2Ch. 7. 20. ch. 17. m Ps. 44. 13, 14. 18, 22. 607. Ending. 606. Begin The captivity foretold. people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart. 8 T And as the evil ifigs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and k them that dwell in the land of Egypt: 9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, into be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt "and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. 10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fa thers. CHAPTER XXV. Jeremiah reproving the Jews' disobe dience to the prophets. 1, s foretelleth the seventy years' captivity, 12 and after that, the destruction of Baby lon. 15 Under the type of a cup of wine he foresheweth the destruction of all nations. 34 The howling of the shepherds. THE word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah "in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first ach. 36.1. year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; ning. Am. 7.1, Heb. 2 One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty fige, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. 3 Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? and ness. I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. 4 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, ad ↑ Heb. 5 Thus saith the LORD, the God the cap of Israel; Like these good figs, tivity. so will I' acknowledge them d ch. 12. that are carried away captive of 15. & 29. Judah, whom I have sent out of 10. this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. ch. 7.13. & 11. 7,8 2 The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, 3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened. 4 And the LORD hath sent unto 10. & 13. you all his servantsthe prophets, 16, 1. &drising early and sending them; 16. 12. & but ye have not hearkened, nor 17. 23. & inclined your ear to hear. 18. 12. & 5 They said, Turn ye again 19. 15. &now every one from his evilway, 22. 21. and from the evil of your doings, deh. 7.13, and dwell in the land that the 25.&26.5. LORD hath given unto you and & 29. 19. to your fathers for ever and ever: e2 Ki. 17. 6 And go not after other gods 11. & 35. them, and provoke me not to 13. ch.18. to serve them, and to worship 15. Jon.3. anger with the works of your hands; and 1 will do you no hurt. 8. ch.3241. & 33.7.& 6 For I will set mine eyes upon 42. 10. them for good, and I will bring f De.30.6. them again to this land: and 1 ch.32.39. De. 32. will build them, and not pull Ez.11.19. 21. Ch. them down; and I will plant & 36. 26. 19. & 32. them, and not pluck them up. 27. 7 And I will give them fan heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my sch.30.22 30. 7 Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. 8 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words, 9 Behold, I will send and take The howling of the shepherds. 23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all † that are in the utmost corners, 24 And kall the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the Imingled people that dwell in the desert, 25 And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes, 26 And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: "and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them. 27 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; PDrink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. 28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thy hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto Ez. 9. 6. them, Thus saith the LORD of Begin- Ob. 16. Lu hosts; Ye shall certainly drink, Pe. 4. 17. on the city which is called by 23. 31. 1 29 For lo, 'I begin to bring evil 2Ki.24.1. †Heb.upEnding on which my name, and should ye be ut cir. 536. myname terly unpunished? Ye shall not Ezra 1.1. is called. be unpunished: for I will call tHeb.vi-Da.9.18, for a sword upon all the inhabitsit upon. 19. ants of the earth, saith the LORD DIs.13.19. tEz.38.21 of hosts. Joel3.16. gainst them all these words, and "Is.42.13. 30 Therefore prophesy thou asay unto them. The LORD shall "roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon 1s. 16.9. za shout, as they that tread the This habitation; he shall give ch. 48.33. grapes, against all the inhabitaHos.4.1. ants of the earth. 28. Peh.50.41 Mi. 6. 2. 31 A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, bhe will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD. 32 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great from the coasts of the earth. whirlwind shall be raised up & 51. 27. bls.66.16. ch. 27.7. Joel 3. 2. ch.50.29. ch.23.19 &51.6,24. & 30. 23. Job 21. dIs.66.16. 20. Ps.75. ech.16.4,6 81s.51.17 fPs. 79. 3. Re. 14.10. tch. 51. 7. ch. 8. 2. 18 To wit, Jerusalem, and the Ez.23.31. Re. 11.9. cities of Judah, and the kings Na. 3. 11. Sch. 4. thereof, and the princes thereof, v. 9, 11. & 6, 26. to make them "a desolation, an Sch. 24.9. ↑ Heb. 33 dAnd the slain of the LORD astonishment, an hissing, and a Ych. 46.2, your shall be at that day from one end curse; as it is this day; 25. days for of the earth even unto the other 19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, and ver. 24. slaugh-end of the earth: they shall not his servants, and his princes,and Job 1.1. ter. be "lamented, 'neither gathered. all his people: beh.47. 1, nor buried; they shall be dung 5, 7. 'See Is. a vessel upon the ground. 20. 1. of desire. dch. 49.7, † Heb. &c. flight ch. 48.1. shall pefeh. 49. 1 rish 34 T Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselvesinthe ashes, ye principal of the flock: for f the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel. 35 And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape. 36 A voice of the ery of the Jeremiah denouncing God's threats, shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture. JEREMIAH. B. C. B. C. cir 606. cir. 609. † Heb. The judgment of death is for this 37 And the peaceable habita- CHAPTER XXVI. Jeremiah by promises and threatenings exhorteth to repentance, 1. 8 He is therefore apprehended, 10 and ar raigned. 12 His apology. 16 He is quit in judgment, by the example of Micah, 20 and of Úrijah, 24 and by the care of Ahikam. IN N the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying, 610. Ending. 609. Begin ning. man. 1 ch. 7. 3. m ver. 3, "ch. 38.5. 2 Thus saith the LORD; Stand in "the court of the LORD's house, a ch. 19. your and speak unto all the cities of 14. Judah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, ball the bEz.3.10. words that I command thee to Mt.28.20. speak unto them; "diminish note Ac. 20. a word: 3 dlf so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. 4 And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, If ye will not hearken to me to walk in my law,which I have set before you, 5 To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened; 6 Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city ia curse to all the nations of the earth. 27. deh. 36.3. ech. 18.8. 9. Le. 26. sch. 7.13, eyes. "See Ac. 9Mi.3.12. h1 Sa. 4. LORD. 7 So the priests and the pro-7. 12, 14.26. phets and all the people heard iIs.65.15. t Heb. Jeremiah speaking these words ch. 24. 9. the face in the house of the LORD. of the 8 T Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. 9 Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be des late without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. 10 T When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king's house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house. Or, at the door. is arraigned, but acquitted 11 Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princesand to all the people, saying, † This msn is worthy to die; for he hath kprophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears. 12 Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes, and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard. 13 Therefore now lamend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will "repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you. 14 As for me, behold, "I am in your hand: do with metas seemeth good and meet unto you: 15 Butknow ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears. 16 T Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God. 17 "Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying, 18 PMicah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah,saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be ploughed likea field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house the high places of a forest. 19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? 'did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil whichhe had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls. 20 And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of tAc. 5.39. the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah: |