The Skeptics Annotated Bible (577 page)

23 O LORD, I know that
the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps
.

(10.23)
“The way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.”
(Humans lack free will.)
158 Do humans have free will?

24 O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

25
Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name
: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.

(10.25)
“Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name.”

11
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

2 Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

3 And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel;
Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,

(11.3)
“Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant.”

4 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:

5 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.

6 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.

7 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.

8 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.

9 And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

10 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.

11 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
.

(11.11)
“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.”

12 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.

13 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.

14 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.

(11.14)
“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.”
319 Should you pray for everyone?