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Jeremiah 7:25

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From the day that your ancestors came out of Egypt until this very day I have kept on sending to you my servants, the prophets.

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The Lord sent prophets to warn them to return to him, but the people refused to listen.

The Lord, the God of their ancestors, had continued to send prophets to warn his people, because he wanted to spare them and the Temple.

From the days of our ancestors until now, we, your people, have sinned greatly. Because of our sins we, our kings, and our priests have fallen into the hands of foreign kings, and we have been slaughtered, robbed, and carried away as prisoners. We have been totally disgraced, as we still are today.

“But your people rebelled and disobeyed you; they turned their backs on your Law. They killed the prophets who warned them, who told them to turn back to you. They insulted you time after time,

Year after year you patiently warned them. You inspired your prophets to speak, but your people were deaf, so you let them be conquered by other nations.

Is there anything I failed to do for it? Then why did it produce sour grapes and not the good grapes I expected?

When I brought their ancestors out of Egypt, I solemnly warned them to obey me, and I have kept on warning the people until this day.

“For twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon was king of Judah until this very day, the Lord has spoken to me, and I have never failed to tell you what he said. But you have paid no attention.

You would not listen or pay attention, even though the Lord has continued to send you his servants the prophets.

This will happen to them because they did not obey the message that I kept on sending to them through my servants the prophets. They refused to listen.

Jonadab's descendants have obeyed his command not to drink wine, and to this very day none of them drink any. But I have kept on speaking to you, and you have not obeyed me.

I have continued to send you all my servants the prophets, and they have told you to give up your evil ways and to do what is right. They warned you not to worship and serve other gods, so that you could go on living in the land that I gave you and your ancestors. But you would not listen to me or pay any attention to me.

I kept sending you my servants the prophets, who told you not to do this terrible thing that I hate.

You have committed all these sins, and even though I spoke to you over and over again, you refused to listen. You would not answer when I called you.

“Mortal man, I am sending you to the people of Israel. They have rebelled and turned against me and are still rebels, just as their ancestors were.

They insist on turning away from me. They will cry out because of the yoke that is on them, but no one will lift it from them.

“I spoke to the prophets and gave them many visions, and through the prophets I gave my people warnings.

I chose some of your sons to be prophets and some of your young men to be nazirites. Isn't this true, people of Israel? I, the Lord, have spoken.

You, like your ancestors before you, have turned away from my laws and have not kept them. Turn back to me, and I will turn to you. But you ask, ‘What must we do to turn back to you?’

For this reason the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and messengers; they will kill some of them and persecute others.’

“Never forget how you made the Lord your God angry in the desert. From the day that you left Egypt until the day you arrived here, you have rebelled against him.




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