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You will be a glorious crown, a royal headband, for the Lord your God.

The Lord has given his word and made this promise: "Never again will I give to your enemies the grain and grapes for which you struggled.

Here is what the Lord has said for all the earth to hear: "Soon I will come to save the city of Zion, and to reward you.

The glorious power of the Lord marched beside Moses. The Lord will be praised forever for dividing the sea.

His Spirit gave them rest, just as cattle find rest when led into a valley. The name of the Lord was praised for doing these things.

For a little while, your temple belonged to us; and now our enemies have torn it down.

You are the only God ever seen or heard of who works miracles for his followers.

I, the Lord , will make them pay for their sins and for those of their ancestors— they have disgraced me by burning incense on mountains.

What will I, the Lord , do if any of you reject me and my holy mountain? What will happen to you for offering food and wine to the gods you call "Good Luck" and "Fate"?

I am God! I can be trusted. Your past troubles are gone; I no longer think of them. When you pray for someone to receive a blessing, or when you make a promise, you must do it in my name. I alone am the God who can be trusted.

The Lord said: Heaven is my throne; the earth is my footstool. What kind of house could you build for me? In what place will I rest?

Some of you get yourselves ready and go to a garden to worship a foreign goddess. You eat the meat of pigs, lizards, and mice. But I, the Lord , will destroy you for this.

"Jeremiah, I am your Creator, and before you were born, I chose you to speak for me to the nations."

and I am sending you with authority to speak to the nations for me. You will tell them of doom and destruction, and of rising and rebuilding again."

Just watch while I send for the kings of the north. They will attack and capture Jerusalem and other towns, then set up their thrones at the gates of Jerusalem.

Your ancestors refused to ask for my help, though I had rescued them from Egypt and led them through a treacherous, barren desert, where no one lives or dares to travel.

Your own sins will punish you, because it was a bitter mistake for you to reject me without fear of punishment. I, the Lord All-Powerful, have spoken.

worship stone idols and sacred poles as if they had created you and had given you life. You have rejected me, but when you're in trouble, you cry to me for help.

You killed innocent people for no reason at all. And even though their blood can be seen on your clothes,

So I, the Lord , refused to let the spring rains fall. But just like a prostitute, you still have no shame for what you have done.