Monthly Archives: July 2017

Message at the Temple Gate 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 “Stand in the gate of the Lord’shouse and proclaim there this word and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah, who enter by these gates to worship the Lord!’” 3 Thus says the Lordof […]

The Sin and Treachery of Judah 1 “At that time,” declares the Lord, “they will bring out the bones of the kings of Judah and the bones of its princes, and the bones of the priests and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem from their graves. 2 They […]

A Lament over Zion 1 Oh that my head were waters And my eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people! 2 Oh that I had in the desert A wayfarers’ lodging place; That I might leave my people And go from […]

A Satire on Idolatry 1 Hear the word which the Lordspeaks to you, O house of Israel. 2 Thus says the Lord, “Do not learn the way of the nations, And do not be terrified by the signs of the heavens Although the nations are terrified by them; 3 For the customs of the peoples […]

The Broken Covenant 1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 “Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 3 and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, “Cursed is the man who does not heed […]

Jeremiah’s Prayer 1 Righteous are You, O Lord, that I would pleadmycase with You; Indeed I would discuss matters of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Whyare all those who deal in treachery at ease? 2 You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have even […]

The Ruined Waistband 1 Thus the Lordsaid to me, “Go and buy yourself a linen waistband and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water.” 2 So I bought the waistband in accordance with the word of the Lordand put it around my waist. 3 Then the word of the Lordcame […]

Drought and a Prayer for Mercy 1 That which came as the word of the Lordto Jeremiah in regard to the drought: 2 “Judah mourns And her gates languish; They sit on the ground in mourning, And the cry of Jerusalem has ascended. 3 “Their nobles have sent their servants for water; They have come […]

Judgment Must Come 1 Then the Lordsaid to me, “Even though Moses and Samuel were to stand before Me, My heart would not be with this people; send them away from My presence and let them go! 2 And it shall be that when they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you are […]

Distresses Foretold 1 The word of the Lordalso came to me saying, 2 “You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place.” 3 For thus says the Lordconcerning the sons and daughters born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bear them, and their fathers who beget […]