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Jeremiah 13:25

New International Reader's Version

This is what will happen to you. I have appointed it for you,” announces the Lord. “You have forgotten me. You have trusted in other gods.

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Now you know what God will do to sinful people. Now you know what he has planned for them.”

He will pour out flaming coals and burning sulfur on those who do what is wrong. A hot and dry wind will destroy them.

Sinful people go down to the place of the dead. So do all the nations that forget God.

“In days to come, the glory of Jacob’s people will fade. Their strength will get weaker and weaker.

You brag, “We have entered into a covenant with the place of the dead. We have made an agreement with the grave. When a terrible plague comes to punish us, it can’t touch us. That’s because we depend on lies to keep us safe. We hide behind what isn’t true.”

The Lord will decide what part of the land goes to each animal. Then he will give each one its share. It will belong to them forever. And they will live there for all time to come.

I will punish them for their sins. I will also punish them for the sins of their people before them.” This is what the Lord says. “They burned sacrifices on the mountains. They disobeyed me by worshiping other gods on the hills. So I will make sure they are fully punished for all the sins they have committed.”

No one has any sense or knows anything at all. Everyone who works with gold is put to shame by his gods. The metal gods he has made are fakes. They can’t even breathe.

But my people have forgotten me. They burn incense to worthless gods. Their gods made them trip and fall as they walked on the old paths. They made them use side roads instead of roads that were built up.

“My people have sinned twice. They have deserted me, even though I am the spring of water that gives life. And they have dug their own wells. But those wells are broken. They can’t hold any water.

Does a young woman forget all about her jewelry? Does a bride forget her wedding jewels? But my people have forgotten me more days than anyone can count.

A cry is heard on the bare hilltops. The people of Israel are weeping and begging for help. That’s because their lives are so twisted. They’ve forgotten the Lord their God.

So the Lord and King says, “You have forgotten me. You have turned your back on me. You have been impure. You have acted like a prostitute. So I will punish you.”

Your judges take money from people who want special favors. Your priests teach only if they get paid for it. Your prophets won’t tell fortunes unless they receive money. But you still look for the Lord’s help. You say, “The Lord is with us. No trouble will come on us.”

They don’t obey anyone. They don’t accept the Lord’s warnings. They don’t trust in him. They don’t ask their God for his help.

Then the master will cut him to pieces. He will send him to the place where pretenders go. There people will weep and grind their teeth.

They chose a lie instead of the truth about God. They worshiped and served created things. They didn’t worship the Creator. But he is praised forever. Amen.




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