Then the Lord said to me, “A (A)conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They have (B)turned back to the wrongdoings of their [a]ancestors who (C)refused to hear My words, and they (D)have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have (E)broken My covenant which I made with their fathers.” 11 Therefore this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am (F)bringing disaster on them which they will (G)not be able to escape; though they will (H)cry out to Me, I will not listen to them. 12 Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will (I)go and cry out to the gods to whom they [b]burn incense, but they certainly will not save them in the time of their disaster. 13 For your gods are [c](J)as many as your cities, Judah; and [d]as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to the (K)shameful thing, altars for [e](L)burning incense to Baal.

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  1. Jeremiah 11:10 Lit former fathers
  2. Jeremiah 11:12 Or offer sacrifices
  3. Jeremiah 11:13 Lit the number of
  4. Jeremiah 11:13 Lit the number of
  5. Jeremiah 11:13 Or offering sacrifices to

The Lord said to me, “A conspiracy has been discovered among the men of Judah(A) and the residents of Jerusalem. 10 They have returned to the iniquities of their ancestors(B) who refused to obey my words and have followed other gods to worship them.(C) The house of Israel and the house of Judah broke my covenant I made with their ancestors.

11 “Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am about to bring on them disaster that they cannot escape.(D) They will cry out to me, but I will not hear them. 12 Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods they have been burning incense to, but they certainly will not save them in their time of disaster.(E) 13 Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, Judah,(F) and the altars you have set up to Shame[a](G)—altars to burn incense to Baal—as numerous as the streets of Jerusalem.

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  1. 11:13 = Baal