Jeremiah 6:8

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Jeremiah 6:8

Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

Be thou

Lest

Ezekiel 23:18

Hosea 9:12

Zechariah 11:8

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Bible References

Be thou

Wash your heart from evil, O Jerusalem,
That you may be saved.
How long will your wicked thoughts
Lodge within you?

Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place.

Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction.

‘For after I turned back, I repented;
And after I was instructed, I smote on my thigh;
I was ashamed and also humiliated
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’

They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them,

teaching again and again, they would not listen and receive instruction.

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Go and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Will you not receive instruction by listening to My words?” declares the Lord.

“Would that they were wise, that they understood this,

That they would discern their future!

Now therefore, O kings, show discernment;
Take warning, O judges of the earth.

“For you hate discipline,
And you cast My words behind you.

Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O Lord,
And whom You teach out of Your law;

Take hold of instruction; do not let go.

Guard her, for she is your life.

“I said, ‘Surely you will revere Me,

Accept instruction.’

So her dwelling will not be cut off
According to all that I have appointed concerning her.
But they were eager to corrupt all their deeds.

Lest

She uncovered her harlotries and uncovered her nakedness; then I became disgusted with her, as I had become disgusted with her sister.

Though they bring up their children,
Yet I will bereave them until not a man is left.
Yes, woe to them indeed when I depart from them!

Then I annihilated the three shepherds in one month, for my soul was impatient with them, and their soul also was weary of me.

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“The young lions have roared at him,
They have roared loudly.
And they have made his land a waste;
His cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant.

Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, My anger and My wrath will be poured out on this place, on man and on beast and on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground; and it will burn and not be quenched.”

“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins,
A haunt of jackals;
And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”

‘Then the land will enjoy its sabbaths all the days of the desolation, while you are in your enemies’ land; then the land will rest and enjoy its sabbaths.