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Jeremiah 14:17-22

Jeremiah’s Lament and the People’s Final Plea

Jeremiah 14:17-22
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You are to give them this message: 'Let my eyes stream with tears night and day, unceasingly, because the virgin daughter of my people has been severely broken; she has been dealt a crushing blow.
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If I go out in the field, I see those slain with the sword. If I enter the city, I see the victims of famine. Meanwhile, prophets and cohanim ply their trade in the land, knowing nothing.'"
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Have you rejected Y'hudah completely? Is Tziyon loathsome to you? Why have you struck us irreparably? We looked for peace, but to no avail; for a time of healing, but instead found terror!
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We confess our rebellion, ADONAI, also the crimes of our ancestors; yes, we have sinned against you.
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For your name's sake, do not spurn us; do not dishonor your glorious throne. Remember your covenant with us; do not break it.
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Among the nations' idols, can any make it rain? Can the skies, of themselves, send showers? Aren't you the one, ADONAI, our God? Don't we look to you? For you do all these things.
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