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Jeremiah 5:31

The Scriptures 1998

The prophets have prophesied falsely, and the priests rule by their own hand, and My people have loved it so. And what are you going to do at the end of it?

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And the sovereign of Yisra’ĕ

An evil-doer gives heed to wicked lips; A liar gives ear to a tongue of desire.

“What shall you do in the day of visitation, and in the ruin which comes from afar? To whom would you run for help? And where would you leave your wealth?

“And the inhabitant of this coastland shall say in that day, ‘See, such is our expectation, wherever we flee for help to be delivered from the sovereign of Ashshur. And how do we escape?’ ”

Sinners in Tsiyon shall be afraid; trembling shall grip the defiled ones, “Who of us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who of us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?”

“Your first father sinned, and your interpreters have transgressed against Me.

“And you said, ‘I am mistress forever,’ so that you did not take these matters to heart, and did not remember the latter end of them.

How long shall the land mourn, and the plants of every field wither? The beasts and birds are consumed, for the evil of those who dwell there, because they said, “He does not see our latter ending.”

Then יהוה  said to me, “The prophets prophesy falsehood in My Name. I have not sent them, nor commanded them, nor spoken to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, worthless divination, and the deceit of their own heart.

And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Yirmeyahu speaking these words in the House of יהוה.

Her uncleanness is in her skirts. She did not keep in mind her latter end, And has gone down appallingly, There was no one to comfort her. “See, O יהוה, my affliction, For the enemy has made himself great!”

Your prophets have seen Falsehood and folly for you, And have not shown you your crookedness, To turn back your captivity. But their visions for you Are false and misleading messages.

It was because of the sins of her prophets, The crookednesses of her priests, Who shed in her midst the blood of the righteous.

They have hunted our steps From going in our streets. Our end was near, Our days were completed, For our end had come.

“Because, yea because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace!’ when there is no peace. And when one is building a wall, see, they are coating it with whitewash!

“Their visions are false and their divinations a lie, saying, ‘Thus declares יהוה,’ when יהוה  has not sent them, yet they expected the word to be confirmed!

“Would your heart stand, your hands remain strong, in the days when I deal with you? I, יהוה, have spoken, and shall do it.

“And it shall be: like people, like priest. And I shall punish them for their ways, and reward them for their deeds.

“I have seen a horrible matter in the house of Yisra’ĕ

What do you do for the appointed meeting, and in the day of the festival of יהוה ?

“If a man walking after wind and falsehood has lied: ‘I preach to you of wine and of strong drink,’ he shall be the ‘preacher’ of this people!

“You do not preach, they preach. They do not preach to these, reproaches are not turned back.

Her heads judge for a bribe, her priests teach for pay, and her prophets divine for a price. Yet they lean on יהוה, and say, “Is not יהוה  in our midst? Evil does not come upon us.”

Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men. Her priests have profaned the set-apart place, they have done violence to the Torah.

“And He said, ‘Let Me hide My face from them, Let Me see what their end is, For they are a perverse generation, Children in whom there is no trusting.

“If they were wise, They would understand this, They would consider their latter end!




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