Jeremiah 13:25

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Summary

This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

Thy lot

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Thy lot

This is the reward of the evil man, and the heritage given to him by God.

On the evil-doer he will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind; with these will their cup be full.

And it will be in that day that the glory of Jacob will be made small, and the strength of his body will become feeble.

And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

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Put no faith in false words, saying, The Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord, are these.

Then every man becomes like a beast without knowledge; every gold-worker is put to shame by the image he has made: for his metal image is deceit, and there is no breath in them.

And he will say, Where are their gods, the rock in which they put their faith?

Because you have said, We have made death our friend, and with the underworld we have made an agreement; when the overflowing waters come through they will not come near us; for we are looking to false words for help, taking cover in what is untrue:

Its heads take rewards for judging, and the priests take payment for teaching, and the prophets get silver for reading the future: but still, supporting themselves on the Lord, they say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil will overtake us.

What profit is the pictured image to its maker? and as for the metal image, the false teacher, why does its maker put his faith in it, making false gods without a voice?