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Jeremiah 26:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Tell them that I have said: You have refused to listen to me and to obey my laws and teachings.

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But if you or any of your descendants disobey my commands or start worshipping foreign gods,

But if you turn against me, your enemies will kill you. I, the LORD, have spoken.

But if you keep on carrying things through the city gates on the Sabbath and keep treating it as any other day, I will set fire to these gates and burn down the whole city, including the fortresses.

But if you ignore me, I promise in my own name that this palace will lie in ruins.

But when our ancestors took over the land, they did not obey you. And now you have punished Israel with disaster.

Even now, your pride keeps you from respecting me and obeying the laws and teachings I gave you and your ancestors.

This disaster happened because you worshipped other gods and rebelled against the LORD by refusing to obey him or follow his laws and teachings.

Don't think this temple will protect you. Long ago I told your ancestors to build it and worship me here, but now I have decided to tear it down, just as I destroyed Shiloh.

be careful to obey his laws and teachings that I am giving you today.

I am bringing them into the land that I promised their ancestors. It is a land rich with milk and honey, and the Israelites will have more than enough food to eat. But they will get fat and turn their backs on me and start worshipping other gods. The Israelites will reject me and break the agreement that I made with them.

The Israelites had come from Egypt and were camped east of the River Jordan near Beth-Peor, when Moses gave these laws and teachings. The land around their camp had once belonged to King Sihon of Heshbon. But Moses and the Israelites defeated him

God cannot tell lies! And so his promises and vows are two things that can never be changed. We have run to God for safety. Now his promises should greatly encourage us to take hold of the hope that is right in front of us.




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