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1. "The sin of the people of Judah is written with an iron tool. Their sins were cut with a hard point into the stone that is their hearts. Their sins were cut into the corners of their altars.
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1. The sin H2403 of Judah H3063 is written H3789 with a pen H5842 of iron H1270 , and with the point H6856 of a diamond H8068 : it is graven H2790 upon H5921 the table H3871 of their heart H3820 , and upon the horns H7161 of your altars H4196 ;
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2. Even their children remember their altars to idols and their Asherah idols beside the green trees and on the high hills.
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2. Whilst their children H1121 remember H2142 their altars H4196 and their groves H842 by H5921 the green H7488 trees H6086 upon H5921 the high H1364 hills H1389 .
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3. My mountain in the open country and your wealth and treasures I will give away to other people. I will give away the places of worship in your country, because you sinned by worshiping there.
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3. O my mountain H2042 in the field H7704 , I will give H5414 thy substance H2428 and all H3605 thy treasures H214 to the spoil H957 , and thy high places H1116 for sin H2403 , throughout all H3605 thy borders H1366 .
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4. You will lose the land I gave you, and it is your own fault. I will let your enemies take you as their slaves to a land you have never known. This is because you have made my anger burn like a hot fire, and it will burn forever."
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4. And thou , even thyself , shalt discontinue H8058 from thine heritage H4480 H5159 that H834 I gave H5414 thee ; and I will cause thee to serve H5647 H853 thine enemies H341 in the land H776 which H834 thou knowest H3045 not H3808 : for H3588 ye have kindled H6919 a fire H784 in mine anger H639 , which shall burn H3344 forever H5704 H5769 .
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5. This is what the Lord says: "A curse is placed on those who trust other people, who depend on humans for strength, who have stopped trusting the Lord.
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5. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; Cursed H779 be the man H1397 that H834 trusteth H982 in man H120 , and maketh H7760 flesh H1320 his arm H2220 , and whose heart H3820 departeth H5493 from H4480 the LORD H3068 .
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6. They are like a bush in a desert that grows in a land where no one lives, a hot and dry land with bad soil. They don't know about the good things God can give.
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6. For he shall be H1961 like the heath H6176 in the desert H6160 , and shall not H3808 see H7200 when H3588 good H2896 cometh H935 ; but shall inhabit H7931 the parched places H2788 in the wilderness H4057 , in a salt H4420 land H776 and not H3808 inhabited H3427 .
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7. "But the person who trusts in the Lord will be blessed. The Lord will show him that he can be trusted.
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7. Blessed H1288 is the man H1397 that H834 trusteth H982 in the LORD H3068 , and whose hope H4009 the LORD H3068 is H1961 .
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8. He will be strong, like a tree planted near water that sends its roots by a stream. It is not afraid when the days are hot; its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year when no rain comes; it always produces fruit.
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8. For he shall be H1961 as a tree H6086 planted H8362 by H5921 the waters H4325 , and that spreadeth out H7971 her roots H8328 by H5921 the river H3105 , and shall not H3808 see H7200 when H3588 heat H2527 cometh H935 , but her leaf H5929 shall be H1961 green H7488 ; and shall not H3808 be careful H1672 in the year H8141 of drought H1226 , neither H3808 shall cease H4185 from yielding H4480 H6213 fruit H6529 .
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9. "More than anything else, a person's mind is evil and cannot be healed. No one truly understands it.
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9. The heart H3820 is deceitful H6121 above all H4480 H3605 things , and desperately wicked H605 : who H4310 can know H3045 it?
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10. But I, the Lord, look into a person's heart and test the mind. So I can decide what each one deserves; I can give each one the right payment for what he does."
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10. I H589 the LORD H3068 search H2713 the heart H3820 , I try H974 the reins H3629 , even to give H5414 every man H376 according to his ways H1870 , and according to the fruit H6529 of his doings H4611 .
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11. Like a bird hatching an egg it did not lay, so are the people who get rich by cheating. When their lives are half finished, they will lose their riches. At the end of their lives, it will be clear they were fools.
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11. As the partridge H7124 sitteth H1716 on eggs , and hatcheth H3205 them not H3808 ; so he that getteth H6213 riches H6239 , and not H3808 by right H4941 , shall leave H5800 them in the midst H2677 of his days H3117 , and at his end H319 shall be H1961 a fool H5036 .
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12. From the beginning, our Temple has been honored as a glorious throne for God.
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12. A glorious H3519 high H4791 throne H3678 from the beginning H4480 H7223 is the place H4725 of our sanctuary H4720 .
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13. Lord, hope of Israel, those who leave you will be shamed. People who quit following the Lord will be like a name written in the dust, because they have left the Lord, the spring of living water.
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13. O LORD H3068 , the hope H4723 of Israel H3478 , all H3605 that forsake H5800 thee shall be ashamed H954 , and they that depart from H3249 me shall be written H3789 in the earth H776 , because H3588 they have forsaken H5800 H853 the LORD H3068 , the fountain H4726 of living H2416 waters H4325 .
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14. Lord, heal me, and I will truly be healed. Save me, and I will truly be saved. You are the one I praise.
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14. Heal H7495 me , O LORD H3068 , and I shall be healed H7495 ; save H3467 me , and I shall be saved H3467 : for H3588 thou H859 art my praise H8416 .
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15. The people of Judah keep asking me, "Where is the word from the Lord? Let's see that message come true!"
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15. Behold H2009 , they H1992 say H559 unto H413 me, Where H346 is the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 ? let it come H935 now H4994 .
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16. Lord, I didn't run away from being the shepherd you wanted. I didn't want the terrible day to come. You know everything I have said; you see all that is happening.
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16. As for me, I H589 have not H3808 hastened H213 from being a pastor H4480 H7462 to follow H310 thee: neither H3808 have I desired H183 the woeful H605 day H3117 ; thou H859 knowest H3045 : that which came H4161 out of H6440 my lips H8193 was H1961 right before H5227 H6440 thee.
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17. Don't be a terror to me. I run to you for safety in times of trouble.
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17. Be H1961 not H408 a terror H4288 unto me: thou H859 art my hope H4268 in the day H3117 of evil H7451 .
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18. Make those who are hurting me be ashamed, but don't bring shame to me. Let them be terrified, but keep me from terror. Bring the day of disaster on my enemies. Destroy them, and destroy them again.
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18. Let them be confounded H954 that persecute H7291 me , but let not H408 me H589 be confounded H954 : let them H1992 be dismayed H2865 , but let not H408 me H589 be dismayed H2865 : bring H935 upon H5921 them the day H3117 of evil H7451 , and destroy H7665 them with double H4932 destruction H7670 .
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19. This is what the Lord said to me: "Go and stand at the People's Gate of Jerusalem, where the kings of Judah go in and out. And then go to all the other gates of Jerusalem.
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19. Thus H3541 said H559 the LORD H3068 unto H413 me; Go H1980 and stand H5975 in the gate H8179 of the children H1121 of the people H5971 , whereby H834 the kings H4428 of Judah H3063 come in H935 , and by the which H834 they go out H3318 , and in all H3605 the gates H8179 of Jerusalem H3389 ;
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20. Say to them there: 'Hear the word of the Lord, kings of Judah, all you people of Judah, and all who live in Jerusalem, who come through these gates into the city.
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20. And say H559 unto H413 them, Hear H8085 ye the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 , ye kings H4428 of Judah H3063 , and all H3605 Judah H3063 , and all H3605 the inhabitants H3427 of Jerusalem H3389 , that enter in H935 by these H428 gates H8179 :
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21. This is what the Lord says: Be careful not to carry a load on the Sabbath day or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem.
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21. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; Take heed H8104 to yourselves H5315 , and bear H5375 no H408 burden H4853 on the sabbath H7676 day H3117 , nor bring it in H935 by the gates H8179 of Jerusalem H3389 ;
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22. Don't take a load out of your houses on the Sabbath or do any work on that day. But keep the Sabbath as a holy day, as I commanded your ancestors.
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22. Neither H3808 carry forth H3318 a burden H4853 out of your houses H4480 H1004 on the sabbath H7676 day H3117 , neither H3808 do H6213 ye any H3605 work H4399 , but hallow H6942 ye H853 the sabbath H7676 day H3117 , as H834 I commanded H6680 your fathers H1 .
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23. But your ancestors did not listen or pay attention to me. They were very stubborn and did not listen. I punished them, but it didn't do any good.
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23. But they obeyed H8085 not H3808 , neither H3808 inclined H5186 H853 their ear H241 , but made H853 their neck H6203 stiff H7185 , that they might not H1115 hear H8085 , nor H1115 receive H3947 instruction H4148 .
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24. But you must be careful to obey me, says the Lord. You must not bring a load through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath, but you must keep the Sabbath as a holy day and not do any work on that day.
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24. And it shall come to pass H1961 , if H518 ye diligently hearken H8085 H8085 unto H413 me, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , to bring in H935 no H1115 burden H4853 through the gates H8179 of this H2063 city H5892 on the sabbath H7676 day H3117 , but hallow H6942 H853 the sabbath H7676 day H3117 , to do H6213 no H1115 H3605 work H4399 therein;
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25. "'If you obey this command, kings who sit on David's throne will come through the gates of Jerusalem with their officers. They will come riding in chariots and on horses, along with the people of Judah and Jerusalem. And the city of Jerusalem will have people living in it forever.
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25. Then shall there enter H935 into the gates H8179 of this H2063 city H5892 kings H4428 and princes H8269 sitting H3427 upon H5921 the throne H3678 of David H1732 , riding H7392 in chariots H7393 and on horses H5483 , they H1992 , and their princes H8269 , the men H376 of Judah H3063 , and the inhabitants H3427 of Jerusalem H3389 : and this H2063 city H5892 shall remain H3427 forever H5769 .
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26. People will come to Jerusalem from the villages around it, from the towns of Judah, from the land of Benjamin, from the western hills, from the mountains, and from southern Judah. They will all bring to the Temple of the Lord burnt offerings, sacrifices, grain offerings, incense, and offerings to show thanks to God.
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26. And they shall come H935 from the cities H4480 H5892 of Judah H3063 , and from the places about H4480 H5439 Jerusalem H3389 , and from the land H4480 H776 of Benjamin H1144 , and from H4480 the plain H8219 , and from H4480 the mountains H2022 , and from H4480 the south H5045 , bringing H935 burnt offerings H5930 , and sacrifices H2077 , and meat offerings H4503 , and incense H3828 , and bringing H935 sacrifices of praise H8426 , unto the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 .
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27. But you must obey me and keep the Sabbath day as a holy day. You must not carry any loads into Jerusalem on the Sabbath. If you don't obey me, I will start a fire at the gates of Jerusalem, and it will burn until it burns even the strong towers. And it will not be put out.'"
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27. But if H518 ye will not H3808 hearken H8085 unto H413 me to hallow H6942 H853 the sabbath H7676 day H3117 , and not H1115 to bear H5375 a burden H4853 , even entering H935 in at the gates H8179 of Jerusalem H3389 on the sabbath H7676 day H3117 ; then will I kindle H3341 a fire H784 in the gates H8179 thereof , and it shall devour H398 the palaces H759 of Jerusalem H3389 , and it shall not H3808 be quenched H3518 .
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