everlasting desolation.

So will I bring upon this land all my words which I have spoken against them, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah prophesied against all nations.

And they also shall serve, though they be great nations, and great kings. So will I recompense them according to their merit, and according to the works of their hands.

For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me, Take this cup of wine full of wrath out of mine hand, and pour it out unto all the nations to whom I send thee; 16. And they shall drink, and stagger, and be mad before the sword that I will send among them.

And I took the cup from the hand of the LORD, and gave to all the nations whither the LORD sent me,

To wit, Jerusalem, the cities of Judah, their kings, and their princes, to lie desolate and ruined, and to be a mockery and a curse, as it is this day;

Even Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; 20. To all the countries westward, to all the kings of the land of Uz, to all the kings of the land of Palestine, to Ascalon, and to Gaza, and to Aaron, and to the rest of Ashdod; 21. To them of Edom, to them of Moab, to the children of Ammon;

To all the kings of Tyre, to all the kings of Zidon, to the kings of the isles beyond the sea; 23. those of Dedan, those of Thema, those of Bus, and all the princes in the places;

To all the kings of Arabia, to all the kings toward the west, that dwell in the wilderness; 25. All the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, all the kings of Media; 26. To all the kings toward the north, both near and far, one with another, and to all the kings upon him that are upon the face of the earth. And king Seshach shall drink after these.

And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink, that ye may be drunken, and drink, and fall down, and not rise up before the sword that I will send among you.

And if they will not take the cup from thine hand, and drink, say unto them: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Now drink ye.

For, behold, in the city that is called by my name I began to afflict, and ye shall go unpunished? Ye shall not go unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all them that dwell upon the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.

And thou shalt prophesy all these words unto them, and shalt say unto them: The LORD shall roar from on high, and shall cause his thunder to be heard from his holy habitation; he shall roar over his hurdles; he shall sing a song, as the treaders of wine, over all the inhabitants of the land, which shall resound unto the end of the earth.

The LORD is right with the heathen, and will execute judgment upon all flesh: he will deliver up the wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.

Thus saith the LORD Zeboath; Behold, there shall be a plague from nation to nation, and great weather shall be raised up from the side of the land.

Then shall the slain of the LORD lie in that day from the one end of the earth even unto the other end: they shall not be lamented, nor taken up, nor buried, but shall lie in the field, and become dung.

Hay therefore, ye shepherds, and cry out; roll yourselves in the ashes, ye mighty over the flock. For the time is here, that ye should be slain, and be scattered, and fall to pieces, as a precious vessel.

And the shepherds shall not be able to flee, neither shall the mighty over the flock be able to escape.

Then shall the shepherds cry, and the mighty men of the flock shall howl, because the LORD
hath spoiled their pasture,

And their pastures, which were good, are corrupt before the fierce anger of the LORD.

He hath forsaken his tabernacle like a young lion: and their land is destroyed from the wrath of the tyrant, and from his fierce anger.
(Jeremiah)
Chapter 26
Jeremiah’s sermon of repentance, accusation, responsibility and protection.

In the beginning of the kingdom of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying:

Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD’S house, and preach unto all the cities of Judah that come in to worship in the house of the LORD all the words which I commanded thee to say unto them, and do nothing of them,

Whether they will hear, and be converted every man from his wickedness; that I also may repent of the evil which I intend to do them, because of their wickedness.

And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Will ye not obey me, to walk in my law which I have set before you?

That ye might hearken unto the words of my servants the prophets, whom I have always sent unto you, and ye would not hearken,

And I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make that city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speak these words in the house of the LORD,

And when Jeremiah had spoken all that the LORD commanded him to speak unto all the people, the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, took him, and said: Thou must die!

Why mayest thou prophesy in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be as Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, and none shall dwell therein? And all the people gathered themselves together against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.

And when the princes of Judah heard these things, they went up out of the king’s house into the house of the LORD, and sat down before the new gate of the LORD.

And the priests and the prophets said before the princes and all the people, This man is guilty of death: for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.

And Jeremiah said unto all the princes, and to all the people, The LORD hath sent me to prophesy against this house, and against this city, all these things which ye have heard.

Therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent of the evil which he hath spoken against you.

Behold, I am in your hands; ye may do with me as seemeth you right and good.

But know ye, where ye kill me, that ye shall bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof. For verily the LORD hath sent me unto you, to speak all these things in your ears.

Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and prophets: This man is not guilty of death: for he hath spoken unto us in the name of the LORD our God.

And some of the elders of the land arose, and said unto all the multitude of the people: 18. In the days of Hezekiah king of Judah there was a prophet, Micah of Mareshah, which said unto all the people of Judah, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Zion shall be ploughed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become a heap of stones, and the mountain of the house of the LORD a wild wood.

Neither did Hezekiah king of Judah, nor all Judah, put him to death for this cause: for they feared the LORD, and prayed before the LORD. Then also the LORD repented of the evil which he had spoken against them: therefore do we very evil against our souls: 20. And there was one that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Uriah the son of Shemaiah, of Kiriathjearim. He prophesied against this city, and against this land, as did Jeremiah.

And when king Jehoiakim, and all his mighty men, and the princes, heard his words, the king would have put him to death. And Uriah heard of it, and was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt.

But king Jehoiakim sent men into Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and others with him.

And they brought him out of Egypt, and brought him unto king Jehoiakim; and he slew him with the sword, and buried his body among the common people.

So the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that he came not into the hand of the people, that they slew him.
(Jeremiah)
Chapter 27
Judah and its neighbors must come under the yoke of the king of Babylon.

In the beginning of the kingdom of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying:

Thus saith the LORD unto me, Make thee a yoke, and hang it upon thy neck.

And send it unto the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Zidon, by the messengers that came to Zedekiah king of Judah to Jerusalem.

And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters:

I have made the earth, and man and beast that are upon the earth, by my great power and outstretched arm, and give them to whom I will.

And now I have given all