11:9 耶和華對我說：「在猶大人和耶路撒冷居民中有同謀背叛的事。
11:10 他們轉去效法他們的先祖，不肯聽我的話，犯罪作孽，又隨從別神，事奉它。以色列家和猶大家背了我與他們列祖所立的約。」
11:11 所以耶和華如此說：「我必使災禍臨到他們，是他們不能逃脫的。他們必向我哀求，我卻不聽。
11:12 那時，猶大城邑的人和耶路撒冷的居民要去哀求他們燒香所供奉的神；只是遭難的時候，這些神毫不拯救他們。
11:13 猶大啊，你神的數目與你城的數目相等；你為那可恥的巴力所築燒香的壇也與耶路撒冷街道的數目相等。
9 Again the Lord said to me, "A
conspiracy exists among the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10
They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to
hear my words. They have gone after other gods to serve them. The house of
Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant that I made with their
fathers. 11 Therefore, thus says the Lord, Behold, I am bringing disaster upon
them that they cannot escape. Though they cry to me, I will not listen to them.
12 Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to
the gods to whom they make offerings, but they cannot save them in the time of
their trouble. 13 For your gods have become as many as your cities, O Judah,
and as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to
shame, altars to make offerings to Baal.
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相信耶利米先知在宣告這些信息的時候，心情是多麼沉重與難過。因為，自己的同胞竟然去敬拜偶像，得罪了上帝！而上帝對罪是恨惡的，更是會嚴嚴懲罰自己百姓的罪行，除非他們願意認罪悔改！
這也是教會中需要學習的功課，尤其是信主之後，我們要有行動與決心，破除偶像的邱壇轉向上帝的祭壇！偶像的邱壇就是企圖用自已為義的方式來敬拜，而真正的祭壇是靠著耶穌得著與上帝和好的義，然後來敬拜上帝，以耶和華為我們的喜樂和倚靠！
也因為如此，我們樣靠著耶穌基督，坦然無懼來到上帝面前，離棄一切的偶像，單單尋求上帝，在祂的面前享受祂！因為耶穌基督的寶血，已經洗淨我們一切的罪了！也透過十字架赦免我們一切的罪行，雖然我們時常犯罪，時常跌倒，但是祂的愛永不止息，祂一步一步透過聖靈的大能，使我們有一天可以真實的脫離罪的綑綁！
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