Dual Panel1The word<1697> that came<1961> to Jeremiah<3414> concerning<5921> all<3605> the people<5971> of Judah<3063>, in the fourth<7243> year<8141> of Jehoiakim<3079> the son<1121> of Josiah<2977>, king<4428> of Judah<3063> (that was the first<7224> year<8141> of Nebuchadnezzar<5019> king<4428> of Babylon<894>),
2which<834> Jeremiah<3414> the prophet<5030> spoke<1696> to all<3605> the people<5971> of Judah<3063> and to all<3605> the inhabitants<3427> of Jerusalem<3389>, saying<559>,
3"From the thirteenth<7969><6240> year<8141> of Josiah<2977> the son<1121> of Amon<526>, king<4428> of Judah<3063>, even to this<2088> day<3117>, these<2088> twenty-three<6242><7969> years<8141> the word<1697> of the LORD<3068> has come<1961> to me, and I have spoken<1696> to you again<7925> and again<1696>, but you have not listened<8085>.
4"And the LORD<3068> has sent<7971> to you all<3605> His servants<5650> the prophets<5030> again<7925> and again<7971>, but you have not listened<8085> nor<3808> inclined<5186> your ear<241> to hear<8085>,
5saying<559>, 'Turn<7725> now<4994> everyone<376> from his evil<7451> way<1870> and from the evil<7455> of your deeds<4611>, and dwell<3427> on the land<127> which<834> the LORD<3068> has given<5414> to you and your forefathers<1> forever<4480><5769> and ever<5769>;
6and do not go<1980> after<310> other<312> gods<430> to serve<5647> them and to worship<7812> them, and do not provoke<3707> Me to anger<3707> with the work<4639> of your hands<3027>, and I will do<7489> you no<3808> harm<7489>.'
7"Yet you have not listened<8085> to Me," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>, "in order<4616> that you might provoke<3707> Me to anger<3707> with the work<4639> of your hands<3027> to your own harm<7451>.
8"Therefore<3651> thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>, 'Because<3282><834> you have not obeyed<8085> My words<1697>,
9behold<2009>, I will send<7971> and take<3947> all<3605> the families<4940> of the north<6828>,' declares<5002> the LORD<3068>, 'and I will send to Nebuchadnezzar<5019> king<4428> of Babylon<894>, My servant<5650>, and will bring<935> them against<5921> this<384> land<776> and against<5921> its inhabitants<3427> and against<5921> all<3605> these<428> nations<1471> round<5439> about<5439>; and I will utterly<2763> destroy<2763> them and make<7760> them a horror<8047> and a hissing<8322>, and an everlasting<5769> desolation<2723>.
10'Moreover, I will take<6> from them the voice<6963> of joy<8342> and the voice<6963> of gladness<8057>, the voice<6963> of the bridegroom<2860> and the voice<6963> of the bride<3618>, the sound<6963> of the millstones<7347> and the light<216> of the lamp<5216>.
11'This<2088> whole<3605> land<776> will be a desolation<2723> and a horror<8047>, and these<428> nations<1471> will serve<5647> the king<4428> of Babylon<894> seventy<7657> years<8141>.
12'Then it will be when seventy<7657> years<8141> are completed<4390> I will punish<6485> the king<4428> of Babylon<894> and that nation<1471>,' declares<5002> the LORD<3068>, 'for their iniquity<5771>, and the land<776> of the Chaldeans<3778>; and I will make<7760> it an everlasting<5769> desolation<8077>.
13'I will bring<935> upon that land<776> all<3605> My words<1697> which<834> I have pronounced<1696> against<5921> it, all<3605> that is written<3789> in this<2088> book<5612> which<834> Jeremiah<3414> has prophesied<5012> against<5921> all<3605> the nations<1471>.
14'(For many<7227> nations<1471> and great<1419> kings<4428> will make<5647> slaves<5647> of them, even<1571> them; and I will recompense<7999> them according to their deeds<6467> and according to the work<4639> of their hands<3027>.)'"
15For thus<3541> the LORD<3068>, the God<430> of Israel<3478>, says<559> to me, "Take<3947> this<384> cup<3563> of the wine<3196> of wrath<2534> from My hand<3027> and cause all<3605> the nations<1471> to whom<834> I send<7971> you to drink<8248> it.
16"They will drink<8354> and stagger<1607> and go<1984> mad<1984> because<4480><6440> of the sword<2719> that I will send<7971> among<996> them."
17Then I took<3947> the cup<3563> from the LORD'S<3068> hand<3027> and made all<3605> the nations<1471> to whom<834> the LORD<3068> sent<7971> me drink<8248> it:
18Jerusalem<3389> and the cities<5892> of Judah<3063> and its kings<4428> and its princes<8269>, to make<5414> them a ruin<2723>, a horror<8047>, a hissing<8322> and a curse<7045>, as it is this<2088> day<3117>;
19Pharaoh<6547> king<4428> of Egypt<4714>, his servants<5650>, his princes<8269> and all<3605> his people<5971>;
20and all<3605> the foreign<6154> people<6154>, all<3605> the kings<4428> of the land<776> of Uz<5780>, all<3605> the kings<4428> of the land<776> of the Philistines<6430> (even Ashkelon<831>, Gaza<5804>, Ekron<6138> and the remnant<7611> of Ashdod<795>);
21Edom<112>, Moab<4124> and the sons<1121> of Ammon<5983>;
22and all<3605> the kings<4428> of Tyre<6865>, all<3605> the kings<4428> of Sidon<6721> and the kings<4428> of the coastlands<339> which<834> are beyond<5676> the sea<3220>;
23and Dedan<1719>, Tema<8485>, Buz<938> and all<3605> who cut<7112> the corners<6285> of their hair;
24and all<3605> the kings<4428> of Arabia<6152> and all<3605> the kings<4428> of the foreign<6154> people<6154> who dwell<7931> in the desert<4057>;
25and all<3605> the kings<4428> of Zimri<2174>, all<3605> the kings<4428> of Elam<5867> and all<3605> the kings<4428> of Media<4074>;
26and all<3605> the kings<4428> of the north<6828>, near<7138> and far<7350>, one<376> with another<251>; and all<3605> the kingdoms<4467> of the earth<776> which<834> are upon the face<6440> of the ground<127>, and the king<4428> of Sheshach<8347> shall drink<8354> after<310> them.
27"You shall say<559> to them, 'Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>, the God<430> of Israel<3478>, "Drink<8354>, be drunk<7937>, vomit<7006>, fall<5307> and rise<6965> no<3808> more because<4480><6440> of the sword<2719> which<834> I will send<7971> among<996> you."'
28"And it will be, if<3588> they refuse<3985> to take<3947> the cup<3563> from your hand<3027> to drink<8354>, then you will say<559> to them, 'Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>: "You shall surely<8354> drink<8354>!
29"For behold<2009>, I am beginning<2490> to work<7489> calamity<7489> in this city<5892> which<834> is called<7121> by My name<8034>, and shall you be completely<5352> free<5352> from punishment<5352>? You will not be free<5352> from punishment<5352>; for I am summoning<7121> a sword<2719> against<5921> all<3605> the inhabitants<3427> of the earth<776>," declares<5002> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>.'
30"Therefore you shall prophesy<5012> against<413> them all<3605> these<428> words<1697>, and you shall say<559> to them, 'The LORD<3068> will roar<7580> from on high<4791> And utter<5414> His voice<6963> from His holy<6944> habitation<4583>; He will roar<7580> mightily<7580> against<5921> His fold<5116>. He will shout<1959> like those who tread<1869> the grapes, Against<413> all<3605> the inhabitants<3427> of the earth<776>.
31'A clamor<7588> has come<935> to the end<7097> of the earth<776>, Because<3588> the LORD<3068> has a controversy<7379> with the nations<1471>. He is entering<8199> into judgment<8199> with all<3605> flesh<1320>; As for the wicked<7563>, He has given<5414> them to the sword<2719>,' declares<5002> the LORD<3068>."
32Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>, "Behold<2009>, evil<7463> is going<3318> forth<3318> From nation<1471> to nation<1471>, And a great<1419> storm<5591> is being stirred<5782> up From the remotest<3411> parts<3411> of the earth<776>.
33"Those slain<2491> by the LORD<3068> on that day<3117> will be from one end<7097> of the earth<776> to the other<7097><776>. They will not be lamented<5594>, gathered<622> or buried<6912>; they will be like dung<1828> on the face<6440> of the ground<127>.
34"Wail<3213>, you shepherds<7462>, and cry<2199>; And wallow<6428> in ashes, you masters<117> of the flock<6629>; For the days<3117> of your slaughter<2873> and your dispersions<8600> have come<4390>, And you will fall<5307> like a choice<2532> vessel<3627>.
35"Flight<4498> will perish<6> from the shepherds<7462>, And escape<6413> from the masters<117> of the flock<6629>.
36"Hear the sound<6963> of the cry<6818> of the shepherds<7462>, And the wailing<3215> of the masters<117> of the flock<6629>! For the LORD<3068> is destroying<7703> their pasture<4830>,
37"And the peaceful<7965> folds<5116> are made<1826> silent<1826> Because<4480><6440> of the fierce<2740> anger<639> of the LORD<3068>.
38"He has left<5800> His hiding<5520> place<5520> like the lion<3715>; For their land<776> has become<1961> a horror<8047> Because<4480><6440> of the fierceness<2740> of the oppressing<3238> sword And because<4480><6440> of His fierce<2740> anger<639>."