Evening star., 1950-02-18

when there is no peace. I will
surely consume them. saith the
Lord; and the things that have
given them shall pass away from
them.
The Lord our God hath put us
to silence, and given us the water
of gall to drink, because we have
sinned against the Lord. We
looked for peace, but no good
came; and for a time of health,
and behold trouble. For the hurt
of my people I am hurt. Is there
no balm in Gilead; is there no
physician there? Why then is not
the health of my people recovered?
And Hananiah the prophet
spake in the house of the Lord, in
the presence of all the people. say
ing, Thus speaketh the Lord of
hosts. 1 have broken the yoke of
the king of Babylon. Then Han
aniah took the yoke from off Jere-
miah's neck, and brake it. And
Hananiah spake, saying, Thus
saith the Lord; Even so will I
break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon from the neck of
all the nations within two years.
Then said jeremiah, Hear now.
Hananiah; the Lord hath not sent
thee, but thou makest this people
to trust in a lie. Therefore, this
year thou shalt die, because thou
has spoken rebellion against the
Lord. So Hananiah died the same !
year in the seventh month.
Behold, the days come, saith the
Lord, that I will make a new
covenant with Israel. will put
my law in their inward parts, and
write it in their hearts: and will
be their God, and they shall be my
people. And they shall teach no
more every man his neighbour,
and every man his brother, saying,
Know the Lord: for they shall all
know me, from the least of them
unto the greatest of them saith |
the Lord: for I will forgive their
iniquity, and will remember their
sin no more.
In that time, saith the Lord, the
children of Israel shall come,
weeping: they shall seek the Lord
their God. They shall ask the way
to Zion, saying, Come and let us
join ourselves to the Lord in a
perpetual covenant. My people
hath been lost sheep: their shep-
herds have caused them to go
astray, they have turned them
away on the mountains; they have
gone from mountain to hill, they
have forgotten their resting place.
All that found them have de-
voured them: and their adver-
saries said, We offend not, because
they have sinned against the Lord,
the habitation of justice, the hope
of their fathers. And 1 will bring
Israel again to his habitation. In
those days, saith the Lord, the
iniquity of Israel shall be sought
for, and there shall none: for I
will pardon them whom reserve.
Is it nothing to you, all ye that
pass by? behold. and see if there
be any sorrow like unto my sor-
row, which is done unto me. Zion
spreadeth forth her hands, and
there is none to comfort her.
Behold, o Lord, and consider to
whom thou hast done this. Shall
the women eat their children?
shall the priest and the prophet
be slain in the sanctuary of the
Lord? Thou hast removed my
soul far off from peace.
1t Is of the Lords mercies that
we are not consumed, because
his compositions fail not. The
Lord is my portion, saith my
soul; therefore will I hope in him.
The Lord is good unto them that
wait for him, to the soul that
seeketh him. 1t is good that a
man should both hope and quietly
wait for the salvation of the Lord.
For the Lord will not cast off
for ever: But though he cause
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