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Jeremiah 11:15 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" What has my beloved to do in my house, since she has behaved lewdly with many, and the holy flesh has passed from you? When you do evil, then you rejoice.” "
Jeremiah 11:15
Verse in Context
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13 For according to the number of your cities are your gods, Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem you have set up altars to the shameful thing, even altars to burn incense to Baal.’
14 “Therefore don’t pray for this people. Don’t lift up cry or prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry to me because of their trouble.
15 What has my beloved to do in my house, since she has behaved lewdly with many, and the holy flesh has passed from you? When you do evil, then you rejoice.”
16 The LORD called your name, “A green olive tree, beautiful with goodly fruit.” With the noise of a great roar he has kindled fire on it, and its branches are broken.
17 For the LORD of Armies, who planted you, has pronounced evil against you, because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done to themselves in provoking me to anger by offering incense to Baal.
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Jeremiah 11:1
"The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 11:2
"“Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;"
Jeremiah 11:3
"and say to them, the LORD, the God of Israel says: ‘Cursed is the man who doesn’t hear the words of this covenant,"
Jeremiah 11:4
"which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace,’ saying, ‘Obey my voice and do them, according to all which I command you; so you shall be my people, and I will be your God;"
Jeremiah 11:5
"that I may establish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as it is today.” Then I answered, and said, “Amen, LORD.”"
Jeremiah 11:6
"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."
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