24:011:001 The word that came to Jeremiah from the lord saying,

24:011:002 Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of
           Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

24:011:003 And say thou unto them, Thus saith the lord God of Israel;
           Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,

24:011:004 Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them
           forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying,
           Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command
           you:  so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: 

24:011:005 That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your
           fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as
           it is this day.  Then answered I, and said, So be it, O lord.

24:011:006 Then the lord said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the
           cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear
           ye the words of this covenant, and do them.

24:011:007 For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I
           brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day,
           rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

24:011:008 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every
           one in the imagination of their evil heart:  therefore I will
           bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I
           commanded them to do:  but they did them not.

24:011:009 And the lord said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men
           of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

24:011:010 They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers,
           which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods
           to serve them:  the house of Israel and the house of Judah have
           broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.

24:011:011 Therefore thus saith the lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon
           them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they
           shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

24:011:012 Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem
           go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense:  but
           they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.

24:011:013 For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O
           Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem
           have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to
           burn incense unto Baal.

24:011:014 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry
           or prayer for them:  for I will not hear them in the time that
           they cry unto me for their trouble.