Category Archives: Jeremiah

1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. 2 The word of theLordcame to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, 3 and through the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down […]

Israel Forsakes God 1 The word of theLordcame to me: 2 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: “This is what theLordsays: “ ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the wilderness, through a land not sown. 3 Israel was holy to theLord, the […]

1 “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, should he return to her again? Would not the land be completely defiled? But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers— would you now return to me?” declares theLord. 2 “Look up to the barren heights and see. […]

1 “If you, Israel, will return, then return to me,” declares theLord. “If you put your detestable idols out of my sight and no longer go astray, 2 and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, ‘As surely as theLordlives,’ then the nations will invoke blessings by him and in him they […]

Not One Is Upright 1 “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth, I will forgive this city. 2 Although they say, ‘As surely as theLordlives,’ still they are swearing falsely.” 3 Lord, […]

Jerusalem Under Siege 1 “Flee for safety, people of Benjamin! Flee from Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Raise the signal over Beth Hakkerem! For disaster looms out of the north, even terrible destruction. 2 I will destroy Daughter Zion, so beautiful and delicate. 3 Shepherds with their flocks will come against her; they will […]

False Religion Worthless 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from theLord: 2 “Stand at the gate of theLord’s house and there proclaim this message: “ ‘Hear the word of theLord, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship theLord. 3 This is what theLordAlmighty, the God of Israel, says: […]

1 “ ‘At that time, declares theLord, the bones of the kings and officials of Judah, the bones of the priests and prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves. 2 They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which […]

1 Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people. 2 Oh, that I had in the desert a lodging place for travelers, so that I might leave my people and go away from them; for […]

God and Idols 1 Hear what theLordsays to you, people of Israel. 2 This is what theLordsays: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the heavens, though the nations are terrified by them. 3 For the practices of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of […]