Category Archives: Jeremiah

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 […]

Prophecy against Philistia 1 That which came as the word of the Lordto Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered Gaza. 2 Thus says the Lord: “Behold, waters are going to rise from the north And become an overflowing torrent, And overflow the land and all its fullness, The city and those who […]

Prophecy against Moab 1 Concerning Moab. Thus says the Lordof hosts, the God of Israel, “Woe to Nebo, for it has been destroyed; Kiriathaim has been put to shame, it has been captured; The lofty stronghold has been put to shame and shattered. 2 “There is praise for Moab no longer; In Heshbon they have […]

Prophecy against Ammon 1 Concerning the sons of Ammon. Thus says the Lord: “Does Israel have no sons? Or has he no heirs? Why then has Malcam taken possession of Gad And his people settled in its cities? 2 “Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “That I will cause a trumpet blast […]

Prophecy against Babylon 1 The word which the Lordspoke concerning Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, through Jeremiah the prophet: 2 “Declare and proclaim among the nations. Proclaim it and lift up a standard. Do not concealit butsay, ‘Babylon has been captured, Bel has been put to shame, Marduk has been shattered; Her images have […]