
Jeremiah 9 Contemporary English Version (CEV)9 I wish that my eyes The Lord Answers Jeremiah3 The Lord replied: Lies come from the mouths 4 Jeremiah, all your friends 7 And so I will purify Jeremiah Weeps for His People10 I weep for the pastureland 11 I heard the Lord reply, Why the Land Was Destroyed12 I said to the Lord, “None of us can understand why the land has become like an uncrossable desert. Won’t you explain why?” 13 The Lord said: I destroyed the land because the people disobeyed me and rejected my laws and teachings. 14 They were stubborn and worshiped Baal,[b] just as their ancestors did. 15 So I, the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, promise them poison to eat and drink.[c] 16 I’ll scatter them in foreign countries that they and their ancestors have never even heard of. Finally, I will send enemy soldiers to kill every last one of them. The Women Who Are Paid To Weep17 The Lord All-Powerful said, 18 The people answered, 20 “We ask you women 22 “The Lord has told us What the Lord Likes Best23 The Lord says: Don’t brag about your wisdom 25-26 Someday I will punish the nations of Egypt, Edom, Ammon, and Moab, and the tribes of the desert.[e] The men of these nations are circumcised, but they don’t worship me. And it’s the same with you people of Judah. Your bodies are circumcised, but your hearts are unchanged. Footnotes:
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