Monthly Archives: July 2017

Jeremiah Warns against Trust in Pharaoh 1 Now Zedekiah the son of Josiah whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had made king in the land of Judah, reigned as king in place of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. 2 But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of […]

Jeremiah Thrown into the Cistern 1 Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah heard the words that Jeremiah was speaking to all the people, saying, 2 “Thus says the Lord, ‘He who stays in this city will die […]

Jerusalem Captured 1 Now when Jerusalem was captured in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came to Jerusalem and laid siege to it; 2 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninthdayof the month, the citywallwas […]

Jeremiah Remains in Judah 1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lordafter Nebuzaradan captain of the bodyguard had released him from Ramah, when he had taken him bound in chains among all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. 2 Now the captain of the bodyguard had taken […]

Gedaliah Is Murdered 1 In the seventh month Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family andoneof the chief officers of the king, along with ten men, came to Mizpah to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. While they were eating bread together there in Mizpah, 2 Ishmael the son of […]

Warning against Going to Egypt 1 Then all the commanders of the forces, Johanan the son of Kareah, Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people both small and great approached 2 and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our petition come before you, and pray for us to the Lordyour God,that isfor […]

In Egypt Jeremiah Warns of Judgment 1 But as soon as Jeremiah, whom the Lordtheir God had sent, had finished telling all the people all the words of the Lordtheir God-that is, all these words- 2 Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, […]

Conquest of Egypt Predicted 1 The word that came to Jeremiah for all the Jews living in the land of Egypt, those who were living in Migdol, Tahpanhes, Memphis, and the land of Pathros, saying, 2 “Thus says the Lordof hosts, the God of Israel, ‘You yourselves have seen all the calamity that I have […]

Message to Baruch 1 This isthe message which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written down these words in a book at Jeremiah’s dictation, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying: 2 “Thus says the Lordthe God of Israel to you, […]

Defeat of Pharaoh Foretold 1 That which came as the word of the Lordto Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations. 2 To Egypt, concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was by the Euphrates River at Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of […]