Jeremiah - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 516
The Books of the Prophets
and wallow for the beautiful docks! For your days of prosperity are done, and the things you desired are scattered and fallen! A retreat fails for the shepherds, and a refuge for the beautiful flock! The shriek of the shepherds sounds, and the bleat of the beautiful Hock,——~for the EVER- LIVING has destroyed their shep- herds, -e11d_ therpeaceful pastures are destroyed before the fierce anger of the EVER-LIVING, Who has left His lair like a. tiger, that He may desolate their country before the driving conilagratiou, and by the flame of Qumzly gczmzurzh fur his Sins. In the beginning of the reign of
jhoiakim-ben-]oshiah», king of judah, this message came from the EVER- Lxvme to say :—— ‘Thus, says the .EvEn-mv1·uc;,
Stand in. the court of the House of the Even-Livme, and proclaim to all the citizens of judeah who come to worship in the House of the EVER- LIVING, all the messages that I order you to deliver to them. Omit not a word! Perhaps they may each turn from their wicked way, when I will regret the misery I intend to make for them, because of their wicked proceedings. Say to them. Thussays the Even-L1v1Ne, ‘If you will not listen to Me, and walk in the laws
5 that I place before you, and listen to the words of My servants the Preachers, whom I send to you, rising early and sending, although you have
6 not listened, then I will make this House like Shiloh,———and make this city the scorn of all the nations of the ’ When the Priests, and the
Preachers, and all the people heard jeremiah proclaiming these messages in the House of the Evan-Ltvmo, and when jeremiah had finished delivering all that the Even-Livin-G had ordered him to speak to all the people, the Priests, and Preachers, proclaimed in the nameof the Even- LWING, asserting that ‘this House shall become like Shiloh, and. this city a burnt ruin without inhabi- Then all the people col- lected about jeremiah at the House of the EVER-L1v1NG. The ofiicials of judah also heard
of these speeches, and went up from the palace of the king to the House of the EVER-L1v1NG, and sat in front of the New Gate of the LORD. There the Priests and Preachers addressed the officials, and all the people, and Sentence of death for this man, for he has proclaimed about this city what your own ears have But jeremiah replied to all the
omcials, and all the people, and said, l`he Ev12R·L1v1NG sent me to
proclaim to this House, and to this city, all the messages that you have heard. Therefore, now, amend your courses and your ways, and listen to the voice of your EvEn·L1v1NG Gob, when the Evan-Livmci will relent
from the miserylle has spoken against As for mselfI ou. y, am in your hands. Do to me what is right, and what is just in your opinion. How- ever know this,-··that if you kill me, you will put innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon its inhabitants. For in truth the EVER-LIVING sent me to you to speak in your hearing all these speeches} Consequently the officials, and all
the people, said to the Priests and Preachers, ‘°‘ There is no reason for a Death Sentence on this man, for he has spoken to us in the Name of our EVER-Ltvmo Gon} Then the Chief judges of the
country arose and addressed the whole assembly of the people, say- “?€ rr ‘Mikiah, the Moroshi-te, was a
Preacher inthe days of Hezekiah king of }‘udah, and he spoke to the people of judah to proclaim ;———‘ Thus says the Loma on Hosrs, Zion shall he a ploughed field, and jerusalem P become ruins, and the hill of this house be a forest of columns l ’ Did Hezekiah king of judah, and all judah, put him to death? Did he not fear the Evenmivmo, and entreat the presence of the EVER-
and all the people seized him, exclaim- I LWING ? And consequently the You shall die! Why have you EVER-i.1V1NG refrained from the 516 IO II I2 I6 18
