Jeremiah 23:33–40

³³And when this people, or ^tthe prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is ^uthe burden of the Lord? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? ^vI will even forsake you, saith the Lord. ³⁴And as for ^tthe prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, ^uThe burden of the Lord, I will even punish that man and his house. ³⁵Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, ^wWhat hath the Lord answered? and, What hath the Lord spoken? ³⁶And the burden of the Lord shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of ^xthe living God, of the Lord of hosts our God. ³⁷Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, ^wWhat hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken? ³⁸But sith ye say, The burden of the Lord; therefore thus saith the Lord; Because you say this word, The burden of the Lord, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the Lord; ³⁹therefore behold, I, even I, ^ywill utterly forget you, and ^vI will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence: ⁴⁰and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and ^za perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.

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