Jeremiah 11
- 1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying,
- 2Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the people of Jerusalem.
- 3And Say to them, The Lord God of Israel says this. Cursed be the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,
- 4Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all that I command you: so you shall be my people, and I will be your God:
- 5That I may perform the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then I answered, and said, So be it, O Lord.
- 6Then the Lord said to me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear the words of this covenant, and do them.
- 7For I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
- 8Yet they did not obey, or listen closely, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring on them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do: but they did not do them.
- 9And the Lord said to me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the people of Jerusalem.
- 10They are turned back to the wrongdoings of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words. And they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
- 11Therefore the Lord says this, I will bring evil on them, which they shall not be able to escape. And though they shall cry to me, I will not listen to them.
- 12Then shall the cities of Judah and people of Jerusalem go, and cry to the gods they offer incense to: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
- 13For according to the number of your cities were your gods, O Judah. And according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have you set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense to Baal.
- 14Therefore do not pray for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them. For I will not hear them in the time that they cry to me for their trouble.
- 15What has my beloved to do in my house, seeing she has worked shameful sin with many, and the holy flesh is passed from you? When you do evil, then you rejoice.
- 16The Lord called your name, A green olive tree, fair, and of fine fruit: with the noise of a great uproar he has set it on fire, and the branches of it are broken.
- 17For the Lord of Hosts, that planted you, has pronounced evil against you, 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 to Baal.
- 18And the Lord has given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then you showed me their actions.
- 19But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter. And I did not know that they had made plans against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
- 20But, O Lord of Hosts, that judge righteously, that try the innermost being and the heart, let me see your vengeance on them. For to you have I revealed my cause.
- 21Therefore the Lord of the men of Anathoth says this, that seek your life, saying, Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, that you do not die by our hand:
- 22Therefore the Lord of Hosts says this, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword. Their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:
- 23And there shall be no remnant of them. For I will bring evil on the men of Anathoth, even the year of their punishment.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Jeremiah 11 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVHear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
GIGAKJVHear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the people of Jerusalem.
KJVAnd say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,
GIGAKJVAnd Say to them, The Lord God of Israel says this. Cursed be the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,
KJVWhich I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
GIGAKJVWhich I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all that I command you: so you shall be my people, and I will be your God:
KJVThat I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Lord.
GIGAKJVThat I may perform the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then I answered, and said, So be it, O Lord.
KJVThen the Lord said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them.
GIGAKJVThen the Lord said to me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear the words of this covenant, and do them.
KJVFor I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
GIGAKJVFor I earnestly protested to your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
KJVYet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do: but they did them not.
GIGAKJVYet they did not obey, or listen closely, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring on them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do: but they did not do them.
KJVAnd the Lord said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord said to me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the people of Jerusalem.
KJVThey are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
GIGAKJVThey are turned back to the wrongdoings of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words. And they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I 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.
GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord says this, I will bring evil on them, which they shall not be able to escape. And though they shall cry to me, I will not listen to them.
KJVThen shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants 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.
GIGAKJVThen shall the cities of Judah and people of Jerusalem go, and cry to the gods they offer incense to: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
KJVFor according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
GIGAKJVFor according to the number of your cities were your gods, O Judah. And according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have you set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense to Baal.
KJVTherefore 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.
GIGAKJVTherefore do not pray for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them. For I will not hear them in the time that they cry to me for their trouble.
KJVWhat hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
GIGAKJVWhat has my beloved to do in my house, seeing she has worked shameful sin with many, and the holy flesh is passed from you? When you do evil, then you rejoice.
KJVThe Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
GIGAKJVThe Lord called your name, A green olive tree, fair, and of fine fruit: with the noise of a great uproar he has set it on fire, and the branches of it are broken.
KJVFor 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.
GIGAKJVFor the Lord of Hosts, that planted you, has pronounced evil against you, 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 to Baal.
KJVAnd the Lord hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord has given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then you showed me their actions.
KJVBut I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
GIGAKJVBut I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter. And I did not know that they had made plans against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
KJVBut, O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
GIGAKJVBut, O Lord of Hosts, that judge righteously, that try the innermost being and the heart, let me see your vengeance on them. For to you have I revealed my cause.
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the Lord, that thou die not by our hand:
GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord of the men of Anathoth says this, that seek your life, saying, Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, that you do not die by our hand:
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:
GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord of Hosts says this, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword. Their sons and their daughters shall die by famine:
KJVAnd there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.
GIGAKJVAnd there shall be no remnant of them. For I will bring evil on the men of Anathoth, even the year of their punishment.
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