No comparison with God.

CHAPTER X, XI. as the handful after the harvest-man, and none shall cir. 600. gather them?

Before CHRIST

23 1 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory Cor. 1, 31. in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: 24 But let him that glorieth, glory in this, that Ps. 91, 14 he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things It delight, saith the LORD.

osea 4, 6.

Ps. 25, 10.

Mic. 6, 8.

7, 18.

25 1 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, Rom. 2, that I will punish all them which are "circumcised with the uncircumcised;

10.

[en. 41, 7. 46,7.

4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 5 They are upright as the palm-tree, but speak Ps. 115, 7. not: they must needs be borne, because they can3. 45, 20. not go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good. Ps. 36, 8. 6 Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Ps. 145,3. LORD; thou art great, and thy name is "great in might. 7 Who would not 1 fear thee, O King of nations?|| tev. 11, 15. for to thee 'doth it appertain: forasmuch as among 1 Chr. 29, all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingfat. 6, 13. doms, there is none like unto thee.

Rev. 15, 4.
Dan. 7,14.

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8 But they are altogether brutish and foolish the stock is a doctrine of vanities.

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16 The Portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod cir. 600. of his inheritance: The Lord of hosts is his name. 17 1 Gather up thy wares out of the land, O 24.5, inhabitant of the fortress. 18 For thus saith the LORD; Behold, 'I will ecol. 1, 12. sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, d ch.4, 5, 6. and will distress them that they may find it so. 19 I Wo is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: Luke 17,31, but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it. fch. 18, 13 20 My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are fo broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any Lam. 2, 18. more, and to set up my curtains.

21 For the pastors are become i brutish, and have Isa. 59, 10. not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not pros- k ch. 23, 22. per, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

22 Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons. 23 1 O LORD, I know that the way of man is 1 John 15,5. not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

24 O LORD, " correct me, but with "judgment; m Ps. 6, 1. not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. 25 Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made ch. 8,18 his habitation desolate.

CHAPTER XI.

Jeremiah proclaimeth God's covenant, and rebuketh the Jews.

THE word that came to Jeremiah from the
LORD, saying,

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10.

2 a Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak a Deut,39 unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

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3 And say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Cursed be the man that † obeyeth b Deut. 27, not the words of this covenant,

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Gal. 3, 10. heareth not,

d Deut. 4,

4 Which I commanded your fathers in the day Heb. that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, Ps. 81, 11. 9 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and ech. 2, 22. and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and do them, according to all which I cominand you: 20. of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: clothing: they are all the work of cunning men. 5 That I may perform the oath which I have e Deut 7, 10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the Pliv-sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flow- Ps. 105, 9, Mat. 16, ing God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath ing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then T. 9, 6. the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be answered I, and said, 'So be it, O LORD. able to abide his indignation.

Evils prophesied by Jeremiah

Before CHRIST

12.

JEREMIAH.

house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken cir. 608. my covenant which I made with their fathers.

111 Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I Micah 3, will bring evil upon them which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

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12 Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants 92 Kings of Jerusalem go,and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.

ch. 2, 28.

flosea 9, 10.

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13 For according to the number of the cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that ch.9.24. shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal. 14 Therefore 'pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble. 15 What hath my beloved " to do in my house, Ezek. 16, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many; and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest Tits 115 evil, then thou rejoicest.

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16 The LORD called thy name, A green oliveIsa. 5, 2. tree, fair, end of goodly fruit: with the noise of a Luke 13,7 great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.

Erek. 15,6.

b Ex. 15,17. Isa. 5, 1..

d Isa. 53, 7.

17 For the LORD of hosts, that "planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.

God's promise to the pertent

CHRIST

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the birds; because they said, He shall not see our circ
last end.
51 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they
have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend Pr-2481
with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein
thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt
thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
6 For even thy brethren, and the house of thy meb.9.4.
father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee;
yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe
them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.
71 I have forsaken P my house, I have left my
heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my
soul into the hand of her enemies.

Ps. 37, 12. 181 And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, Mat 2, 13. and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings. 19 But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought e ch. 18, 8. to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the 14 Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil d Obadiah tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I ver. 11, 14 from the land of the living, that his name may be have caused my people Israel to inherit; behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out Re no more remembered. 20 But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest right-the house of Judah from among them. cously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

An exhortation to repentance.

Before

CHAPTER XIV.

Before

A grievous famine. 7 Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took || me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, CHRIST the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, and trusted in falsehood. behold, the girdle was marred, it was 'profitable for Ek. 15, 3. nothing.

CHRIST

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Ps. 11. 2.

tom. 3. 12.

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8 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 9 Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I Lev. 26, mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of 2, 11, Jerusalem.

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10 This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, ch 13 and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.

11, 8.

11 For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, Deut. 34, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the Ex. 19,5 LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.

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12 Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every 'bottle shall be filled with wine and they shall ch. 25, 27. Say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every Micah 2, bottle shall be filled with wine?

ver. 14. am. 4, 2.

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13 Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inh. 25, 15. habitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. Judg. 7, 14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the a.9.15. LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, Ezek. 9, but destroy them.

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710 LORD, though our iniquities testify against
us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our back-
slidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
8 O the Hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in.
time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger
in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside
to tarry for a night?

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9 Why shouldest thou be as a man" astonished, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.

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10 1 Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained 9 ch. 2, 23. their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their Ps. 50, 21 sins.

Hosea 8, 13,

11 Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for & ch. 11,14. this people for their good.

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12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and Isa. 1, 15. when they offer burnt-offering and an oblation, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. 13 1 Then said I, Ah LORD God! behold," the ch prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine but I will give you assured peace in this place.

& 6, 23.

Ezek. 13, 2

14 Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy * lies in my name: I sent them not, neither x ch. 27. 10 have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: 2 Thess. 2, they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

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15 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets 11 King be consumed.

16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the "famine, and the sword; and they shall have none to

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The rejection of the Jews.

JEREMIAH.

Before

Jeremiah's complaint and prayer bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor || ed: and the residue of them will I deliver to the cir. 601. their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness sword before their enemies, saith the LORD. upon them.

Before CHRIST

a Ps 79, S. b ch 10, 25.

ech 9, 1.

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171 Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, Lane and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.

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é Lam. 4, 9.

18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the Esek. 7, 15. slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.

e Lam. 5, 22.

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19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? Why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!

20 We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.

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21 Do not abhor us; for thy name's sake, do not 67432 disgrace the throne of thy glory: "remember, break Num. 14, not thy covenant with us.

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22 Are there any among the vanities of the Genklos. 2, 21. tiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? Art not thou he, O LORD our God? there12 Chr. 20, fore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made Hab. 3,17. all these things.

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18 Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound in- i Mark 3, 5 curable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be k ch. 1, 17 altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail? k

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191 Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou 're- 1 verse is turn, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the "precious from. 13 the vile, thou shalt be as "my mouth: let them return a 2 Cor. 5, unto thee; but return not thou unto them.

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20 And I will make thee unto this people a fenced p Ezek brazen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with 113 thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD. 21 And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.

CHAPTER XVI.

The prophet foresheweth the utter ruin of the Jews.
THE word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
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4 And I will cause them to be removed into all Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither a Gen. 13,

5 For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?

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6 Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my 1 Amos 7, hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary James 1,14. With repenting.

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chap. 5, 3.

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8 Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: "I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at Thess, noon-day: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.

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9 She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath Os 8,9. given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day she hath been ashamed and confound

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5 For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: a Lev.5, for I have taken away my peace from this people, De 141 saith the LORD, even loving-kindness and mercies.

6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men la||ment for them, nor "cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:

7 Neither shall men † tear themselves for them in

CHAPTER XVII.

TRIST morning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall their groves by the green trees upon the high cors cir. 601. men give them the cup of consolation to drink for hills. their father or for their mother.

3 0 my mountain in the field, I will give thy sub8 Thou shalt not also go into the house of feast-stance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy Eeel. 7, 2 ing, to sit with them to eat and to drink. high places for sin, throughout all thy orders.