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Jeremiah 23:38

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But since ye say, The burden of the Lord; therefore thus saith the Lord; Because ye say this word, The burden of the Lord, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the Lord;

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  1. Jeremiah 23:36

    And 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 the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God.

  2. Jeremiah 23:37

    Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken?

  3. Jeremiah 23:39

    Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:

  4. Jeremiah 23:40

    And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.

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