11 ¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

12 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

13 And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, Ezek.11.3, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.

7. & 24. 3.

2 Heb.from the face of the north. 8 ch. 4. 6. & 6.1.

8 Heb. shall be opened. t ch. 5. 15. & 6. 22. & 10. 22. &z 25. 9.

u ch. 39. 3. & 43. 10.

* Deut. 28. 20. ch. 17. 13.

y 1 Kings 18. 46.

2 Kings 4. 29. & 9. 1. Job 38. 3.

15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall "set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not

Luke 12. 35. dismayed at their faces, lest I

1 Pet. 1. 13.

z Ex. 3. 12. ver. 8. Ezek. 2. 6. 4 Or, break to pieces. a Is. 50.7. ch. 6. 27. & 15. 20.

b ver. 8.

found thee before them.

con

18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.

CHAPTER II.

1 God, having shewed his former kindness, expostulateth with the Jews their causeless revolt, 9 beyond any example. 14 They are

the causes of their own calamities. 20 The sins of Judah. 31 Her confidence is rejected:

e

with the Jews.

LORD, and the firstfruits of his in- BEFORE crease: all that devour him shall CHRIST offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.

cir. 629.

d Jam. 1.18. Rev. 14. 4.

See

4 Hear ye the word of the LORD, Och. 12. 14. house of Jacob, and all the families S. 50.7. of the house of Israel:

6 Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt? 7 And I brought you into 2k a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.

8 The priests said not, Where is the LORD and they that handle the m law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that donot profit. 9 ¶ Wherefore P I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead. 10 For pass 3 over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.

11 Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

15. Jonah 2.8.

18. 63. 9, Hos. 13.4. Deut.8.15.

11, 13.

& 32.10.

12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye ch.6.19. very desolate, saith the LORD.

13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hew-7 ed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

14 Is Israel za servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he 'spoiled? 15 a The lions roared young

upon

Ps. 36. 9. & 18. 14.

ch. 17. 13.

John 4. 14.

See

Heb.

Ex. 4. 22.

become a spoil?

The sins of Judah.

BEFORE CHRIST cir. 629.

e Is. 30. 1, 2. f Josh.13.3.

F IS. 3. 9. Hos. 5. 5.

18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?

19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GoD of hosts. 20 For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not Judg. 10.16.2 transgress; when 'upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

h Ex. 19.8. Josh. 24. 18.

1 Sam. 12.

10.

2 Or, serve. 1 Deut. 12.2. Is. 57.5, 7. ch. 3. 6.

k

m

21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

22 For though thou wash thee Matt. 21.33. with nitre, and take thee much sope, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.

Mark 12. 1. Luke 20.9.

m Deut. 32. 32.

Is. 1. 21.

& 5.4.

n Job 9. 30. • Deut. 32. 24.

Job 14. 17. Hos. 13. 12.

p Prov. 30. 12.

q ch.7.31.

dromedary.

r Job 39. 5,

&c.

ch. 14. 6.

23 PHow canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art aswift dromedary traversing her ways;

can 7

24. r A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at So, ifther pleasure; in her occasion who turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; 4 Or, O wild in her month they shall find her. 25 Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, & There is no hope: no; for I have loved 'strangers, and after them will I go.

ass, &c.

5 Heb. taught.

6 Heb. the desire of her heart. 7 Or, reverse it?

sch. 18. 12. 8 Or, Is the case

8

26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel desperate? ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets,

t Deut. 32. 16.

ch. 3. 13.

27 Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, hinder part and not their face: but in the time of their "trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

9 Or, begotten me. ? Heb. the of the neck. u Judg. 10. 10. Ps. 78.34. Is. 26. 16.

x Deut. 32. 37.

28 But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.

29 a Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.

30 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. 31 Ogeneration, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of dark- Matt. 23. 29, ness? wherefore say my people, 20Wets 7. 52. are lords; f we will come no more unto thee?

32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

33 Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.

34 Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.

35 Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, 'because thou sayest, I have not sinned.

© 2 Chr. 36.

Judah exhorted to repentance

DEFORE CHRIST cir. 612.

g Matt. 13. 7,22.

h Deut. 10. 16. & 30.6. ch. 9. 26.

up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

4 h Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my Rom. 2. 28, fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

29.

Col. 2. 11.

1 ch. 8. 14.

5 Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, 'Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities. 6 Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will kch.1.13,14, bring evil from the north, and a great 3 destruction.

2 Or, strengthen.

15.& 6. 1, 22.

8 Heb. breaking.

12 Kings 24. 1. ch. 5. 6. Dan. 7. 4. m ck. 25.9. n Is. 1. 7. ch. 2. 15.

o Is. 22.12. ch. 6. 26.

2 Thess. 2. 11.

7 The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.

n

8 For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us. 9 And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.

10 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! PFzek.14.9. Psurely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.

q ch. 5. 12. & 14. 13.

by fearful judgments.

against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.

18 b Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.

19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

d

20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.

21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, Rom. 16. but to do good they have no knowledge.

f

23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

k

19.

& Is. 24. 19. Gen. 1.2.

11.5.25.

Ezek. 38.20.

25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the Zeph. 1.3. heavens were fled.

26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.

27 For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.

1 ch. 5. 10, 18. & 30.11. & 46. 28. m Hos. 4. 3.

28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have Is. 5. 30. purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.

30 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life. 31 For I have heard a voice as of

& 50.3. • Num. 23. 19. ch.7.16.

God's judgments

BEFORE CHRIST

cir. 612.

r Is. 1. 15. Lam. 1. 17.

a Ezek. 22. 30.

b Gen. 18.

23, &c.

Ps. 12. 1.

c Gen.18.20.

d Tit. 1. 16.

e ch. 4. 2.

f ch. 7. 9.

g 2 Chr. 16. 9.

h Is. 1.5.

& 9. 13.

ch. 2. 30. ! ch. 7. 28. Zeph. 3. 2.

k ch. 8.7.

1 Mic. 3.1.

m Ps. 2. 3.

a ch. 4.7. Hab. 8. Zeph. 3. 3. 2 Or, deserts.

upon the Jews for

10 ¶ Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; a but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD's.

BEFORE CHRIST cir. 612

z ch. 39. 8. ach. 4. 27.

b ch. 3. 20.

11 For the house of Israel and ver. 18. the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.

12 They have belied the LORD, and said, a It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

13 And the prophets shall become

thus shall it be done unto them.

14 Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this

2 Chr. 36. ch.4.10.

16.

d Is. 23. 15.

e ch. 14. 13.

6 Wherefore a lion out of the P.10.20. forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, Pa leopard shall watch over their cities: P Hos. 13.7. every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.

8 Heb. are strong.

Zeph. 1.5.

3

r

7 ¶ How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, Josh. 23.7. and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.

r Deut. 32. 21.

Gal. 4.8.

8 Deut. 32. 15.

t Ezek. 22. 11.

8 They were as fed horses in the ach. 13. 27. morning: every one "neighed after his neighbour's wife.

I ver. 29. ch.9.9.

9 Shall I not visit for these 7 ch.44.22. things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

16 Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. 17 And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy Lev. 26.16. sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.

18 Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a kch. 4. 27. full end with you.

19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, 'Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so "shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not your's.

20 Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

2

21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

22 P Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the 4 bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

23 But this people hath a revolting

1 Deut. 29. 24. &c.

Kings 9.

8,9.
ch. 13. 22.

& 16. 10.

m ch. 2. 13.

n Deut. 28. 48.

• Is. 6.9. Ezek. 12. 2. Matt. 13. 14. John 12. 40.

Acts 23. 26.

Rom. 11.8. 2 Heb.

heart. Rev. 15.4.

Hos. 7.11.

a Job 26.10. & 38. 10, 11.

3.104.3. Prov. 8. 29.