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Jeremiah 13:10

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These evil people refuse to listen to my warnings. They stubbornly do only what they want to do, and they follow other gods to serve and worship them. So they will become like this linen belt—good for nothing.

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They would not be like their ancestors who were stubborn and disobedient. Their hearts were not loyal to God, and they were not true to him.

Young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young; be happy while you are young. Do whatever your heart desires, whatever you want to do. But remember that God will judge you for everything you do.

Instead of wearing sweet-smelling perfume, they will stink. Instead of fine cloth belts, they will wear the ropes of captives. Instead of having their hair fixed in fancy ways, they will be bald. Instead of fine clothes, they will wear clothes of sadness. Instead of being beautiful, they will wear the brand of a captive.

They have gone back to the same sins their ancestors did. Their ancestors refused to listen to my message and followed and worshiped other gods instead. The families of Israel and Judah have broken the agreement I made with their ancestors.

The Lord showed me that people were making plans against me. Because he showed me what they were doing, I knew they were against me.

So I went to Perath and dug up the belt and took it from where I had hidden it. But now it was ruined; it was good for nothing.

But you have done even more evil than your ancestors. You are very stubborn and do only what you want to do; you have not obeyed me.

“They will die of terrible diseases, and no one will cry for them or bury them. Their bodies will lie on the ground like dung. They will die in war, or they will starve to death. Their bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals.”

This is what the Lord says: ‘I will soon make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. You will watch enemies killing your friends with swords. And I will give all the people of Judah to the king of Babylon, who will take them away as captives to Babylon and then will kill them with swords.

Judah, when you were successful, I warned you, but you said, ‘I won’t listen.’ You have acted like this since you were young; you have not obeyed me.

They say to those who hate me: ‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’ They say to all those who are stubborn and do as they please: ‘Nothing bad will happen to you.’

At that time people will call Jerusalem The Throne of the Lord, and all nations will come together in Jerusalem to show respect to the Lord. They will not follow their stubborn, evil hearts anymore.

I sent all my servants the prophets to you again and again, saying, “Each of you must stop doing evil. You must change and be good. Do not follow other gods to serve them. If you obey me, you will live in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.” But you have not listened to me or paid attention to my message.

“We will not listen to the message from the Lord that you spoke to us.

But they did not listen or pay attention. They did not stop doing evil things and burning incense to other gods.

But the people of Judah are stubborn and have turned against me. They have turned aside and gone away from me.

You people of Judah have done all these evil things too, says the Lord. I spoke to you again and again, but you did not listen to me. I called you, but you did not answer.

You must not be hard on strangers, orphans, and widows. Don’t kill innocent people in this place! Don’t follow other gods, or they will ruin your lives.

Why, then, have the people of Jerusalem gone the wrong way and not turned back? They believe their own lies and refuse to turn around and come back.

The Lord answered, “It is because Judah quit following my teachings that I gave them. They have not obeyed me or done what I told them to do.

Instead, they were stubborn and followed the Baals, as their ancestors taught them to do.

Jeremiah, you live in the middle of lies. With their lies the people refuse to know me,” says the Lord.

The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people ignore me? How long will they not believe me in spite of the miracles I have done among them?

Stephen continued speaking: “You stubborn people! You have not given your hearts to God, nor will you listen to him! You are always against what the Holy Spirit is trying to tell you, just as your ancestors were.

So be careful and do not refuse to listen when God speaks. Others refused to listen to him when he warned them on earth, and they did not escape. So it will be worse for us if we refuse to listen to God who warns us from heaven.




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