Jeremiah’s Message for Zedekiah 1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lordwhen King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, saying, 2 “Please inquire of the Lordon our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is warring against us; perhaps the Lordwill deal with […]
Category Archives: Jeremiah
Jeremiah 22
Warning of Jerusalem’s Fall 1 Thus says the Lord, “Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and there speak this word 2 and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, who sits on David’s throne, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates. 3 Thus […]
Jeremiah 23
The Coming Messiah: the Righteous Branch 1 “Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of My pasture!” declares the Lord. 2 Therefore thus says the LordGod of Israel concerning the shepherds who are tending My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them; […]
Jeremiah 24
Baskets of Figs and the Returnees 1 After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the officials of Judah with the craftsmen and smiths from Jerusalem and had brought them to Babylon, the Lordshowed me: behold, two baskets of figs set before the temple of […]
Jeremiah 25
Prophecy of the Captivity 1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (that was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), 2 which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and to all […]
Jeremiah 26
Cities of Judah Warned 1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying, 2 “Thus says the Lord, ‘Stand in the court of the Lord’shouse, and speak to all the cities of Judah who have come to worshipinthe Lord’shouse all the […]
Jeremiah 27
The Nations to Submit to Nebuchadnezzar 1 In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying- 2 thus says the Lordto me-“Make for yourself bonds and yokes and put them on your neck, 3 and send word to the king […]
Jeremiah 28
Hananiah’s False Prophecy 1 Now in the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet, who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lordin the presence of the priests and all […]
Jeremiah 29
Message to the Exiles 1 Now these are the words of the letter which Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the rest of the elders of the exile, the priests, the prophets and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 2 (This was after King Jeconiah and the […]
Jeremiah 30
Deliverance from Captivity Promised 1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Write all the words which I have spoken to you in a book. 3 For behold, days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of My people […]