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Do not cry for the one who is dead or have sorrow for him. But cry all the time for the one who goes away, for he will never return or see the land of his birth again.

He will die in the place where they took him, and he will not see this land again."

The Lord God of Israel says this about the shepherds who are caring for My people, "You have made My flock go everywhere and have driven them away, and have not cared for them. See, I am about to punish you for your sinful things you have done," says the Lord.

"See, the days are coming," says the Lord, "when I will raise up for David a right and good Branch. He will rule as king and be wise and do what is right and fair and good in the land.

So see, the days are coming," says the Lord, "when they will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives, Who brought the sons of Israel up from the land of Egypt.'

So the Lord of All says about the men who tell what is going to happen in the future, "See, I will make them eat bitter food and drink water with poison. For from these men of Jerusalem sin has gone out into all the land."

But who among them has listened to the Lord, that he should see and hear His Word? Who has given thought to His Word and listened?

See, the strong wind storm of the Lord has gone out in anger. It will come down upon the head of the sinful.

Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him?" says the Lord. "Do I not fill heaven and earth?" says the Lord.

See, I am against these men," says the Lord, "who use their tongues and say, ‘This is what the Lord says.'

Then the Lord said to me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" And I said, "Figs, the good figs very good, and the bad figs very bad, so bad that they cannot be eaten."

See, I am beginning to make trouble in this city which is called by My name. And will you not be punished? You will not be free from punishment, for I am bringing a sword against all the people of the earth," says the Lord of All.'

The Lord of All says, "See, sinful ways are spreading from nation to nation. A powerful storm is moving from the farthest parts of the earth.

But as for me, see, I am in your hands. Do with me what is good and right in your eyes.

Then I said to the religious leaders and to all these people, "The Lord says: Do not listen to the men who speak in God's name saying, ‘See, the objects of the Lord's house will soon be returned from Babylon,' for they are telling you a lie.

So the Lord says, ‘See, I am about to take you from the earth. This year you are going to die, because you have spoken against the right and power of the Lord.'"

"This is what the Lord of All, the God of Israel, says about Ahab the son of Kolaiah and about Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who are speaking false words to you in My name: ‘See, I will give them over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And he will kill them in front of your eyes.

This is because they have done what is foolish in Israel. They have done sex sins with their neighbors' wives. And they have spoken false words in My name, which I did not tell them to speak. I am He Who knows, and I see what they have done,' says the Lord."

So the Lord says, ‘I am about to punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his children after him. He will not have anyone living among these people. And he will not see the good that I am about to do to My people,' says the Lord, ‘because he has spoken against Me.'"

Ask now and see, can a man give birth to a child? Why do I see every man with his hands on his body like a woman giving birth? Why have all faces turned white?