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Jeremiah 6:19

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My people ignored me and rejected my laws. They planned to do evil, and now the evil they planned will happen to them."

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The LORD hates evil thoughts, but kind words please him.

God cannot stand the prayers of anyone who disobeys his Law.

The LORD has said, "Listen, heaven and earth! The children I raised have turned against me.

You will go up in flames like straw and hay! You have rejected the teaching of the holy LORD God All-Powerful of Israel. Now your roots will rot, and your blossoms will turn to dust.

You hurry off to do wrong or murder innocent victims. All you think about is sin; you leave ruin and destruction wherever you go.

I know everything you do and think! The time has now come to bring together the people of every language and nation and to show them my glory

Here is what I've decided to do. I will bring suffering on the people of Judah and Jerusalem, and no one will escape. They will beg me to help, but I won't listen to their prayers.

My people, you abandoned me and walked away. I am tired of showing mercy; that's why I'll destroy you

But I know your deeds and your thoughts, and I will make sure you get what you deserve.

"Listen, everyone! Some time ago, the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, warned you that he would bring disaster on Jerusalem and all nearby villages. But you were stubborn and refused to listen. Now the LORD is going to bring the disaster he promised."

I am the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, and you kings of Judah and you people of Jerusalem had better pay attention. I am going to bring so much trouble on this valley that everyone who hears about it will be shocked.

and I will punish you as you deserve. I'll set your palace on fire, and everything around you will go up in smoke.

Land of Judah, I am the LORD. Now listen to what I say!

But Jerusalem, there is still time for you to be saved. Wash the evil from your hearts and stop making sinful plans,

The LORD said, "Tell the nations that my people have rebelled against me. And so an army will come from far away to surround Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. I, the LORD, have spoken.

With all your hearts, keep the agreement I made with you. But if you are stubborn and keep on sinning, my anger will burn like a fire that cannot be put out. *

Their armies will crush and kill you, and you will face the disaster that my anger brings.

I have told the people that you, LORD, will punish them, but they just laugh and refuse to listen.

So I tell all nations on earth, "Watch what I will do!

So why do you refuse to come back to me? Why do you hold so tightly to your false gods?

Your wise men have rejected what I say, and so they have no wisdom. Now they will be trapped and put to shame; they won't know what to do.

Everyone in Israel has stubbornly refused to obey your laws, and so those curses written by your servant Moses have fallen upon us.

You have planted evil, harvested injustice, and eaten the fruit of your lies. You trusted your own strength and your powerful forces.

You priests have rejected me, and my people are destroyed by refusing to obey. Now I'll reject you and forget your children, because you have forgotten my Law.

The LORD said: I will punish Judah for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They have rejected my teachings and refused to obey me. They were led astray by the same false gods their ancestors worshiped.

Listen, all of you! Earth and everything on it, pay close attention. The LORD God accuses you from his holy temple.

Israel, I am bringing charges against you-- I call upon the mountains and the earth's firm foundation to be my witnesses.

But everyone who rejects me and my teachings will be judged on the last day by what I have said.

Get rid of these evil thoughts and ask God to forgive you.

Right now I call the sky and the earth to be witnesses that I am offering you this choice. Will you choose for the LORD to make you prosperous and give you a long life? Or will he put you under a curse and kill you? Choose life!

Earth and Sky, listen to what I say!

Rebelling against God or disobeying him because you are proud is just as bad as worshiping idols or asking them for advice. You refused to do what God told you, so God has decided that you can't be king."

"No!" Samuel replied, "You disobeyed the LORD, and I won't go back with you. Now the LORD has said that you can't be king of Israel any longer."




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