Jeremiah 6 Parallel Bible

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	LAMSA Lamsa Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	O CHILDREN of Benjamin, flee out of the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet and set up a standard in Beth-keram; for I am bringing a calamity out of the north, and great destruction.	Flee for safety, O people of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise a signal on Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms out of the north, and great destruction.	“Flee for safety, people of Benjamin! Flee from Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Raise the signal over Beth Hakkerem! For disaster looms out of the north, even terrible destruction.
2	I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.	The lovely and delicately bred I will destroy, the daughter of Zion.	I will destroy Daughter Zion, so beautiful and delicate.
3	The shepherds with their flocks shall come to her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.	Shepherds with their flocks shall come against her; they shall pitch their tents around her; they shall pasture, each in his place.	Shepherds with their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents around her, each tending his own portion.”
4	Prepare war against her; and say, Arise, let us go up at noon. Woe to us! for the day is spent, and the shadows of the evening are lengthened.	“Prepare war against her; arise, and let us attack at noon! Woe to us, for the day declines, for the shadows of evening lengthen!	“Prepare for battle against her! Arise, let us attack at noon! But, alas, the daylight is fading, and the shadows of evening grow long.
5	Arise, and let us go up against her by night, and let us destroy her palaces.	Arise, and let us attack by night and destroy her palaces!”	So arise, let us attack at night and destroy her fortresses!”
6	For thus says the LORD of hosts, Hew down her trees and cast a mound against Jerusalem; this is the city to be visited with destruction; all of her calumnies are in the midst of her.	For thus says the LORD of hosts: “Cut down her trees; cast up a siege mound against Jerusalem. This is the city that must be punished; there is nothing but oppression within her.	This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Cut down the trees and build siege ramps against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; it is filled with oppression.
7	As a cistern that gathers its water, so has she gathered her wickedness; violence and plunder are heard in her; before me continually are grief and wounds.	As a well keeps its water fresh, so she keeps fresh her evil; violence and destruction are heard within her; sickness and wounds are ever before me.	As a well pours out its water, so she pours out her wickedness. Violence and destruction resound in her; her sickness and wounds are ever before me.
8	Be chastised, O Jerusalem, lest my soul abhor you; lest I make you desolate like an uninhabited land.	Be warned, O Jerusalem, lest I turn from you in disgust, lest I make you a desolation, an uninhabited land.”	Take warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you and make your land desolate so no one can live in it.”
9	Thus says the LORD of hosts, They shall thoroughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine; turn back your hand as a grape gatherer when he gleans the grapes.	Thus says the LORD of hosts: “They shall glean thoroughly as a vine the remnant of Israel; like a grape gatherer pass your hand again over its branches.”	This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Let them glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine; pass your hand over the branches again, like one gathering grapes.”
10	To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are dull and they cannot hear; behold, the word of the LORD is to them a reproach; they have no delight in it.	To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, they cannot listen; behold, the word of the LORD is to them an object of scorn; they take no pleasure in it.	To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The word of the LORD is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.
11	Therefore you are full of the fury of the LORD, and you are weary; I will measure and then I will pour it out upon the children in the streets and upon the assembly of young men together; for even the husbands and wives shall be taken, the old men with the infants.	Therefore I am full of the wrath of the LORD; I am weary of holding it in. “Pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the gatherings of young men, also; both husband and wife shall be taken, the elderly and the very aged.	But I am full of the wrath of the LORD, and I cannot hold it in. “Pour it out on the children in the street and on the young men gathered together; both husband and wife will be caught in it, and the old, those weighed down with years.
12	Their houses shall be given to others, with their fields and wives together; for I will stretch out my hand against the inhabitants of the land, says the LORD.	Their houses shall be turned over to others, their fields and wives together, for I will stretch out my hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.	Their houses will be turned over to others, together with their fields and their wives, when I stretch out my hand against those who live in the land,” declares the LORD.
13	For from the least of them even to the greatest of them every one commits treachery; and from the false prophets even to the priests every one of them deals falsely.	“For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.	“From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.
14	And yet they try to heal the wound of the daughter of my people mockingly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.	They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.	They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.
15	Now they are ashamed because they had committed abomination, but the impudent are not ashamed at all, neither do they know what chastisement is; therefore they shall fall among them that fall; at the time that I visit them with punishment they shall be overthrown, says the LORD.	Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,” says the LORD.	Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when I punish them,” says the LORD.
16	Thus says the LORD, Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths and see where is the good way, and walk in it and find rest for your souls. But you said, We will not walk therein.	Thus says the LORD: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’	This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
17	Also I set watchmen over you, so that you might hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But you said, We will not hearken.	I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.’	I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But you said, ‘We will not listen.’
18	Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, the deceit that is among them.	Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.	Therefore hear, you nations; you who are witnesses, observe what will happen to them.
19	Hear, O earth! Behold, I will bring evil upon this people according to the fruits of their imaginations, because they have not hearkened to my words, and my law they have rejected.	Hear, O earth; behold, I am bringing disaster upon this people, the fruit of their devices, because they have not paid attention to my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.	Hear, you earth: I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their schemes, because they have not listened to my words and have rejected my law.
20	To what purpose do you bring to me incense from Sheba and the cane of sweet incense from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable to me, nor do your sacrifices please me.	What use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba, or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.	What do I care about incense from Sheba or sweet calamus from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please me.”
21	Therefore thus says the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; and the neighbor and his friend shall perish.	Therefore thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, I will lay before this people stumbling blocks against which they shall stumble; fathers and sons together, neighbor and friend shall perish.’”	Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I will put obstacles before this people. Parents and children alike will stumble over them; neighbors and friends will perish.”
22	Thus said the LORD, Behold, a people is coming from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the ends of the earth.	Thus says the LORD: “Behold, a people is coming from the north country, a great nation is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.	This is what the LORD says: “Look, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is being stirred up from the ends of the earth.
23	They shall be armed with bows and spears; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voices roar like the sea; and they ride upon horses set in array as men for war against you, O daughter of Zion.	They lay hold on bow and javelin; they are cruel and have no mercy; the sound of them is like the roaring sea; they ride on horses, set in array as a man for battle, against you, O daughter of Zion!”	They are armed with bow and spear; they are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, Daughter Zion.”
24	We have heard the report of them; our hands wax feeble; anguish has taken hold of us, and pain as of a woman in travail.	We have heard the report of it; our hands fall helpless; anguish has taken hold of us, pain as of a woman in labor.	We have heard reports about them, and our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
25	Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemies is on every side.	Go not out into the field, nor walk on the road, for the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.	Do not go out to the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword, and there is terror on every side.
26	O daughter of my people, gird yourself with sackcloth and wallow in ashes; make for yourself mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; for the plunderers shall suddenly come upon you.	O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth, and roll in ashes; make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.	Put on sackcloth, my people, and roll in ashes; mourn with bitter wailing as for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
27	I have set you as a seer among my great people, that you may know and understand their ways.	“I have made you a tester of metals among my people, that you may know and test their ways.	“I have made you a tester of metals and my people the ore, that you may observe and test their ways.
28	Their rulers are all rebellious, walking treacherously; like brass and iron, they are corruptible.	They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron; all of them act corruptly.	They are all hardened rebels, going about to slander. They are bronze and iron; they all act corruptly.
29	The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed by their fire; the refiner purges in vain; for their evil does not come out.	The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed by the fire; in vain the refining goes on, for the wicked are not removed.	The bellows blow fiercely to burn away the lead with fire, but the refining goes on in vain; the wicked are not purged out.
30	Rejected silver, they are called, because the LORD has rejected them.	Rejected silver they are called, for the LORD has rejected them.”	They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”
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