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For by fire will the Lord enter into judgment, and by his sword, with all flesh; and those slain by the Lord shall be many.

"For I know their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory,

And some of them also I will take for priests and for Levites, says the Lord .

"For as the new heavens and the new earth that I make shall remain before me, says the Lord , so shall your offspring and your name remain.

"And they shall go out and look on the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against me. For their worm shall not die, their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh."

Then I said, "Ah, Lord God ! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth."

But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, ‘I am only a youth'; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.

Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord ."

Then the Lord said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it."

For behold, I am calling all the tribes of the kingdoms of the north, declares the Lord , and they shall come, and every one shall set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its walls all around and against all the cities of Judah.

And I will declare my judgments against them, for all their evil in forsaking me. They have made offerings to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hands.

But you, dress yourself for work; arise, and say to them everything that I command you. Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them.

They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, declares the Lord , to deliver you."

For cross to the coasts of Cyprus and see, or send to Kedar and examine with care; see if there has been such a thing.

Has a nation changed its gods, even though they are no gods? But my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit.

for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.

Your evil will chastise you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the Lord your God; the fear of me is not in you, declares the Lord God of hosts.

"For long ago I broke your yoke and burst your bonds; but you said, ‘I will not serve.' Yes, on every high hill and under every green tree you bowed down like a whore.

Keep your feet from going unshod and your throat from thirst. But you said, ‘It is hopeless, for I have loved foreigners, and after them I will go.'

who say to a tree, ‘You are my father,' and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.' For they have turned their back to me, and not their face. But in the time of their trouble they say, ‘Arise and save us!'