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Думите, които Господ изрече към Йеремия: Застани при портата на дома Господен и обяви там тези думи: „Чуйте словото на Господа всички юдеи, които влизате през тази порта да се поклоните пред Господа.“ Така казва Господ Вседържител, Бог на Израил: „Изправете пътищата си и вашите дела и ще пребивавам на това място. Не се уповавайте на лъжливи думи и не казвайте: ‘Господният храм, господният храм, господният храм са тези сгради.’

(A)Но ако изправите пътищата си и вашите дела, ако вярно отсъждате между един човек и ближния му, ако не потискате чужденеца, сирака и вдовицата и не проливате невинна кръв на това място, нито следвате чужди богове за ваша беда, тогава ще ви оставя да живеете на това място, в страната, която съм дал на предците ви за вечни времена.

Ето вие се уповавате на лъжливи думи, които не принасят полза, а крадете, убивате, прелюбодействате и се кълнете лъжливо. И кадите на Ваал и ходите след други богове, които не познавате. 10 Тогава идвате и заставате пред Мене в този дом, който се нарича с Моето име, и казвате: ‘Спасени сме’, за да вършите всички тези отвратителни неща. 11 (B)Във вашите очи разбойнически вертеп ли стана този дом, в който се призовава Моето име? Ето Аз видях това“ – казва Господ. 12 (C)„Но идете на мястото в Шило, където отначало бях отредил да бъде Моето име, и вижте какво му сторих заради злото на Моя народ Израил. 13 (D)И сега, тъй като вършите всички тези дела – казва Господ, – а ви говорех от ранно утро, но не слушахте, призовавах ви, но не отговаряхте, 14 затова ще постъпя с дома, в който се призова Моето име, на който се уповавате, и с мястото, което дадох на вас и на предците ви, както постъпих с Шило. 15 И ще ви отхвърля от лицето Си, както отхвърлих всичките ви братя, цялото потомство на Ефрем.“

16 (E)Затова ти недей се моли за този народ! Не възнасяй молба и молитва и не се застъпвай за тях пред Мене, защото няма да те послушам. 17 Не виждаш ли, какво вършат те в градовете на Юдея и по улиците на Йерусалим? 18 (F)Техните деца събират дърва и бащите им палят огън, а жените месят тестото, за да правят жертвени пити за вашата небесна царица. На други богове правят възлияния, за да Ме оскърбяват. 19 Но Мене ли оскърбяват? – казва Господ. Не е ли за срам на тях самите? 20 Затова тъй казва Господ Бог: „Ето Моят гняв и Моята ярост се изливат върху това място, върху хората и добитъка, и върху дърветата по полето и плодовете на земята. И той ще пламне и няма да угасне.“

21 Така казва Господ Вседържител, Израилевият Бог: „Към жертвите си прибавяйте вашите всеизгаряния и яжте месото, 22 тъй като не съм говорил на вашите предци и не съм им заповядвал за такива всеизгаряния и кръвна жертва, когато ги изведох от египетската земя. 23 Но им заповядах изрично това: ‘Слушайте гласа Ми и ще бъда ваш Бог, и ще бъдете Мой народ! И вървете по целия път, който ви заповядах, за да благоденствате.’ 24 (G)Но те не послушаха и не обърнаха ухото си, а постъпваха по съветите на закоравялото си зло сърце и обърнаха гърба си, а не лицето си към Мене. 25 (H)От деня, когато предците ви излязоха от египетската земя, до днес ви изпращах ежедневно и постоянно всичките си служители, пророците. 26 Но предците ви не Ме слушаха и не обръщаха внимание, упорстваха. Постъпиха по-зле от бащите си.“

27 (I)И когато им говориш всички тези думи, няма да те послушат. Когато ги зовеш, няма да ти отговорят. 28 Тогава им кажи: „Това е народът, който не слуша Господа, своя Бог, и не приема наставление! Верността е загубена, изчезнала е от техните уста. 29 (J)Отрежи косата си и я хвърли, Йерусалиме! И извиси плач поради оголените височини, защото Господ отхвърли и отритна рода, който предизвика Неговия гняв.

30 (K)Защото потомците на Юдея извършиха зло пред очите Ми“ – казва Господ. „Поставиха отвратителните си идоли в дома, в който се призовава Моето име, за да го осквернят. 31 (L)И изграждаха високи места с жертвеник, наречен Тофет, който е в долината на сина на Еном, за да изгарят синовете си и дъщерите си в жертвен огън, което не съм им заповядвал, нито Ми е идвало наум.“

32 „Затова, ето идват дни – казва Господ, – когато няма да се назовава вече Тофет, нито Долина на Еномовия син, но Долина на клането и ще погребват в Тофет, тъй като няма да има място другаде. 33 И труповете на този народ ще бъдат храна на птиците в небесата и на животните по земята, и няма да има кой да ги плаши. 34 (M)Тогава по градовете на Юдея и по улиците на Йерусалим ще направя така, че да престанат гласът на радостта и гласът на веселието, гласът на младоженеца и гласът на невестата, защото страната ще запустее.“

False Religion Worthless

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Stand(A) at the gate of the Lord’s house and there proclaim this message:

“‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship the Lord. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Reform your ways(B) and your actions, and I will let you live(C) in this place. Do not trust(D) in deceptive(E) words and say, “This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord!” If you really change(F) your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly,(G) if you do not oppress(H) the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood(I) in this place, and if you do not follow other gods(J) to your own harm, then I will let you live in this place, in the land(K) I gave your ancestors(L) for ever and ever. But look, you are trusting(M) in deceptive(N) words that are worthless.

“‘Will you steal(O) and murder,(P) commit adultery(Q) and perjury,[a](R) burn incense to Baal(S) and follow other gods(T) you have not known, 10 and then come and stand(U) before me in this house,(V) which bears my Name, and say, “We are safe”—safe to do all these detestable things?(W) 11 Has this house,(X) which bears my Name, become a den of robbers(Y) to you? But I have been watching!(Z) declares the Lord.

12 “‘Go now to the place in Shiloh(AA) where I first made a dwelling(AB) for my Name,(AC) and see what I did(AD) to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel. 13 While you were doing all these things, declares the Lord, I spoke(AE) to you again and again,(AF) but you did not listen;(AG) I called(AH) you, but you did not answer.(AI) 14 Therefore, what I did to Shiloh(AJ) I will now do to the house that bears my Name,(AK) the temple(AL) you trust in, the place I gave to you and your ancestors. 15 I will thrust you from my presence,(AM) just as I did all your fellow Israelites, the people of Ephraim.’(AN)

16 “So do not pray for this people nor offer any plea(AO) or petition for them; do not plead with me, for I will not listen(AP) to you. 17 Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18 The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven.(AQ) They pour out drink offerings(AR) to other gods to arouse(AS) my anger. 19 But am I the one they are provoking?(AT) declares the Lord. Are they not rather harming themselves, to their own shame?(AU)

20 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign(AV) Lord says: My anger(AW) and my wrath will be poured(AX) out on this place—on man and beast, on the trees of the field and on the crops of your land—and it will burn and not be quenched.(AY)

21 “‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go ahead, add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices(AZ) and eat(BA) the meat yourselves! 22 For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands(BB) about burnt offerings and sacrifices,(BC) 23 but I gave them this command:(BD) Obey(BE) me, and I will be your God and you will be my people.(BF) Walk in obedience to all(BG) I command you, that it may go well(BH) with you. 24 But they did not listen(BI) or pay attention;(BJ) instead, they followed the stubborn inclinations of their evil hearts.(BK) They went backward(BL) and not forward. 25 From the time your ancestors left Egypt until now, day after day, again and again(BM) I sent you my servants(BN) the prophets.(BO) 26 But they did not listen to me or pay attention.(BP) They were stiff-necked(BQ) and did more evil than their ancestors.’(BR)

27 “When you tell(BS) them all this, they will not listen(BT) to you; when you call to them, they will not answer.(BU) 28 Therefore say to them, ‘This is the nation that has not obeyed the Lord its God or responded to correction.(BV) Truth(BW) has perished; it has vanished from their lips.

29 “‘Cut off(BX) your hair and throw it away; take up a lament(BY) on the barren heights, for the Lord has rejected and abandoned(BZ) this generation that is under his wrath.

The Valley of Slaughter

30 “‘The people of Judah have done evil(CA) in my eyes, declares the Lord. They have set up their detestable idols(CB) in the house that bears my Name and have defiled(CC) it. 31 They have built the high places of Topheth(CD) in the Valley of Ben Hinnom(CE) to burn their sons and daughters(CF) in the fire—something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind.(CG) 32 So beware, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when people will no longer call it Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter,(CH) for they will bury(CI) the dead in Topheth until there is no more room. 33 Then the carcasses(CJ) of this people will become food(CK) for the birds and the wild animals, and there will be no one to frighten them away.(CL) 34 I will bring an end to the sounds(CM) of joy and gladness and to the voices of bride and bridegroom(CN) in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem,(CO) for the land will become desolate.(CP)

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 7:9 Or and swear by false gods

Reproches et menaces

La parole fut adressée à Jérémie de la part de l’Eternel, en ces mots:

Place-toi à la porte de la maison de l’Eternel,
Et là publie cette parole,
Et dis: Ecoutez la parole de l’Eternel,
Vous tous, hommes de Juda, qui entrez par ces portes,
Pour adorer l’Eternel!
Ainsi parle l’Eternel des armées, le Dieu d’Israël:
Réformez vos voies et vos œuvres,
Et je vous laisserai demeurer dans ce lieu.
Ne vous livrez pas à des espérances trompeuses, en disant:
C’est ici le temple de l’Eternel, le temple de l’Eternel,
Le temple de l’Eternel!
Si vous réformez vos voies et vos œuvres,
Si vous pratiquez la justice envers les uns et les autres,
Si vous n’opprimez pas l’étranger, l’orphelin et la veuve,
Si vous ne répandez pas en ce lieu le sang innocent,
Et si vous n’allez pas après d’autres dieux, pour votre malheur,
Alors je vous laisserai demeurer dans ce lieu,
Dans le pays que j’ai donné à vos pères,
D’éternité en éternité.
Mais voici, vous vous livrez à des espérances trompeuses,
Qui ne servent à rien.
Quoi! dérober, tuer, commettre des adultères,
Jurer faussement, offrir de l’encens à Baal,
Aller après d’autres dieux que vous ne connaissez pas!…
10 Puis vous venez vous présenter devant moi,
Dans cette maison sur laquelle mon nom est invoqué,
Et vous dites: Nous sommes délivrés!…
Et c’est afin de commettre toutes ces abominations!
11 Est-elle à vos yeux une caverne de voleurs[a],
Cette maison sur laquelle mon nom est invoqué?
Je le vois moi-même, dit l’Eternel.
12 Allez donc au lieu qui m’était consacré à Silo,
Où j’avais fait autrefois résider mon nom,
Et voyez comment je l’ai traité,
A cause de la méchanceté de mon peuple d’Israël.
13 Et maintenant, puisque vous avez commis toutes ces actions,
Dit l’Eternel,
Puisque je vous ai parlé dès le matin et que vous n’avez pas écouté,
Puisque je vous ai appelés et que vous n’avez pas répondu,
14 Je traiterai la maison sur laquelle mon nom est invoqué,
Sur laquelle vous faites reposer votre confiance,
Et le lieu que j’ai donné à vous et à vos pères,
De la même manière que j’ai traité Silo;
15 Et je vous rejetterai loin de ma face,
Comme j’ai rejeté tous vos frères,
Toute la postérité d’Ephraïm.

16 Et toi, n’intercède pas en faveur de ce peuple,
N’élève pour eux ni supplications ni prières,
Ne fais pas des instances auprès de moi;
Car je ne t’écouterai pas.
17 Ne vois-tu pas ce qu’ils font dans les villes de Juda
Et dans les rues de Jérusalem?
18 Les enfants ramassent du bois,
Les pères allument le feu,
Et les femmes pétrissent la pâte,
Pour préparer des gâteaux à la reine du ciel,
Et pour faire des libations à d’autres dieux,
Afin de m’irriter.
19 Est-ce moi qu’ils irritent? dit l’Eternel;
N’est-ce pas eux-mêmes,
A leur propre confusion?
20 C’est pourquoi ainsi parle le Seigneur, l’Eternel:
Voici, ma colère et ma fureur se répandent sur ce lieu,
Sur les hommes et sur les bêtes,
Sur les arbres des champs et sur les fruits de la terre;
Elle brûlera, et ne s’éteindra point.

21 Ainsi parle l’Eternel des armées, le Dieu d’Israël:
Ajoutez vos holocaustes à vos sacrifices,
Et mangez-en la chair!
22 Car je n’ai point parlé avec vos pères et je ne leur ai donné aucun ordre,
Le jour où je les ai fait sortir du pays d’Egypte,
Au sujet des holocaustes et des sacrifices.
23 Mais voici l’ordre que je leur ai donné:
Ecoutez ma voix,
Et je serai votre Dieu,
Et vous serez mon peuple;
Marchez dans toutes les voies que je vous prescris,
Afin que vous soyez heureux.
24 Et ils n’ont point écouté, ils n’ont point prêté l’oreille;
Ils ont suivi les conseils, les penchants de leur mauvais cœur,
Ils ont été en arrière et non en avant.
25 Depuis le jour où vos pères sont sortis du pays d’Egypte,
Jusqu’à ce jour,
Je vous ai envoyé tous mes serviteurs, les prophètes,
Je les ai envoyés chaque jour, dès le matin.
26 Mais ils ne m’ont point écouté, ils n’ont point prêté l’oreille;
Ils ont raidi leur cou,
Ils ont fait le mal plus que leurs pères.
27 Si tu leur dis toutes ces choses, ils ne t’écouteront pas;
Si tu cries vers eux, ils ne te répondront pas.
28 Alors dis-leur:
C’est ici la nation qui n’écoute pas la voix de l’Eternel, son Dieu,
Et qui ne veut pas recevoir instruction;
La vérité a disparu, elle s’est retirée de leur bouche.

29 Coupe ta chevelure, et jette-la au loin;
Monte sur les hauteurs, et prononce une complainte!
Car l’Eternel rejette
Et repousse la génération qui a provoqué sa fureur.
30 Car les enfants de Juda ont fait ce qui est mal à mes yeux,
Dit l’Eternel;
Ils ont placé leurs abominations
Dans la maison sur laquelle mon nom est invoqué,
Afin de la souiller.
31 Ils ont bâti des hauts lieux à Topheth dans la vallée de Ben-Hinnom,
Pour brûler au feu leurs fils et leurs filles:
Ce que je n’avais point ordonné,
Ce qui ne m’était point venu à la pensée.
32 C’est pourquoi voici, les jours viennent, dit l’Eternel,
Où l’on ne dira plus Topheth et la vallée de Ben-Hinnom,
Mais où l’on dira la vallée du carnage;
Et l’on enterrera les morts à Topheth par défaut de place.
33 Les cadavres de ce peuple seront la pâture
Des oiseaux du ciel et des bêtes de la terre;
Et il n’y aura personne pour les troubler.
34 Je ferai cesser dans les villes de Juda et dans les rues de Jérusalem
Les cris de réjouissance et les cris d’allégresse,
Les chants du fiancé et les chants de la fiancée;
Car le pays sera un désert.

Footnotes

  1. Jérémie 7:11 + Mt 21:13; + Mc 11:17; + Lu 19:46

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.

Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these.

For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;

If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:

Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.

Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the Lord.

12 But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.

13 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

14 Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.

15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.

16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.

17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

19 Do they provoke me to anger? saith the Lord: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?

20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.

21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.

22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:

23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

25 Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:

26 Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

27 Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.

28 But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the Lord their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.

29 Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the Lord hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.

30 For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the Lord: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it.

31 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.

32 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.

33 And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

34 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.

Trusting in Lying Words(A)

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, (B)“Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who enter in at these gates to worship the Lord!’ ” Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (C)“Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. (D)Do not trust in these lying words, saying, ‘The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are these.’

“For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly (E)execute [a]judgment between a man and his neighbor, if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, (F)or walk after other gods to your hurt, (G)then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in (H)the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.

“Behold, you trust in (I)lying words that cannot profit. (J)Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and (K)walk after other gods whom you do not know, 10 (L)and then come and stand before Me in this house (M)which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered to do all these abominations’? 11 Has (N)this house, which is called by My name, become a (O)den of thieves in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” says the Lord.

12 “But go now to (P)My place which was in Shiloh, (Q)where I set My name at the first, and see (R)what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. 13 And now, because you have done all these works,” says the Lord, “and I spoke to you, (S)rising up early and speaking, but you did not hear, and I (T)called you, but you did not answer, 14 therefore I will do to the house which is called by My name, in which you trust, and to this place which I gave to you and your fathers, as I have done to (U)Shiloh. 15 And I will cast you out of My sight, (V)as I have cast out all your brethren—(W)the whole posterity of Ephraim.

16 “Therefore (X)do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me; (Y)for I will not hear you. 17 Do you not see what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18 (Z)The children gather wood, the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven; and they (AA)pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke Me to anger. 19 (AB)Do they provoke Me to anger?” says the Lord. “Do they not provoke themselves, to the shame of their own faces?”

20 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place—on man and on beast, on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground. And it will burn and not be quenched.”

21 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (AC)“Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat meat. 22 (AD)For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices. 23 But this is what I commanded them, saying, (AE)‘Obey My voice, and (AF)I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’ 24 (AG)Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but (AH)followed[b] the counsels and the [c]dictates of their evil hearts, and (AI)went[d] backward and not forward. 25 Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have even (AJ)sent to you all My servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them. 26 (AK)Yet they did not obey Me or incline their ear, but (AL)stiffened their neck. (AM)They did worse than their fathers.

27 “Therefore (AN)you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not obey you. You shall also call to them, but they will not answer you.

Judgment on Obscene Religion

28 “So you shall say to them, ‘This is a nation that does not obey the voice of the Lord their God (AO)nor receive correction. (AP)Truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth. 29 (AQ)Cut off your hair and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on the desolate heights; for the Lord has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’ 30 For the children of Judah have done evil in My sight,” says the Lord. (AR)“They have set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, to [e]pollute it. 31 And they have built the (AS)high places of Tophet, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to (AT)burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, (AU)which I did not command, nor did it come into My heart.

32 “Therefore behold, (AV)the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when it will no more be called Tophet, or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter; (AW)for they will bury in Tophet until there is no room. 33 The (AX)corpses of this people will be food for the birds of the heaven and for the beasts of the earth. And no one will frighten them away. 34 Then I will cause to (AY)cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. For (AZ)the land shall be desolate.

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 7:5 justice
  2. Jeremiah 7:24 walked in
  3. Jeremiah 7:24 stubbornness or imagination
  4. Jeremiah 7:24 Lit. they were
  5. Jeremiah 7:30 defile