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Jeremiah 7:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But they are not only insulting me; they are also insulting themselves by doing these shameful things.

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Since the time of our ancestors, all of us have sinned. That's why we, our kings, and our priests have often been defeated by other kings. They have killed some of us and made slaves of others; they have taken our possessions and made us ashamed, just as we are today.

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

I am the LORD All-Powerful, the mighty ruler of Israel, and I make you a promise: you are now my enemy, and I will show my anger by taking revenge on you.

Anyone who makes idols will be confused and terribly disgraced.

A mother is in deep despair and struggles for breath. Her daylight has turned to darkness— she has suffered the loss of her seven sons. I will kill anyone who survives. I, the LORD, have spoken.

It's all your own fault! You stopped following me, the LORD your God,

Your own sins will punish you, because it was a bitter mistake for you to reject me without fear of punishment. I, the LORD All-Powerful, have spoken.

But you, LORD, are a mighty soldier, standing at my side. Those troublemakers will fall down and fail— terribly embarrassed, for ever ashamed.

Now you will be disgraced because of your sins. Your leaders will be swept away by the wind, and the nations you trusted will be captured and dragged to a foreign country.

But you refused to listen to my prophets. So I, the LORD, say that you have made me angry by worshipping idols, and you are the ones who were hurt by what you did.

We have rebelled against you just like our ancestors, and we are ashamed of our sins.”

because the people of Judah made me angry by worshipping gods that had never helped them or their ancestors.

In a foreign land my people are crying. Listen! You'll hear them say, “Has the LORD deserted Zion? Is he no longer its king?” I hear the LORD reply, “Why did you make me angry by worshipping useless idols?”

Now those of us on Zion cry, ‘We are ruined! We can't stand the shame. Our homes have been destroyed, and we must leave our land.’

To make me angry, you even offered yourself to Egyptians, who were always ready to sleep with you.

We would make the Lord jealous if we did that. And we are not stronger than the Lord.

You made God jealous and angry by worshipping disgusting idols and foreign gods.




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