Distress of the Siege Described 1 How darkanddim the gold has become, How the pure gold has changed! The sacred stones [of the temple] are poured outandscattered At the head of every street. 2 The [noble and] precious sons of Zion, [Once] worth their weight in fine gold, How they are regarded [merely] as earthen […]
Monthly Archives: August 2017
LAMENTATIONS 5
A Prayer for Mercy 1 O Lord, remember what has come upon us; Look, and see our reproach (national disgrace)! 2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to foreigners. 3 We have become orphans without a father; Our mothers are like widows. 4 We have to pay for our drinking water; […]
JEREMIAH 1
Jeremiah’s Call and Commission 1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, [one] of the priests who were inAnathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word of the Lordcame during the thirteenth year (627b.c.) of the reign of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. 3 It came [to Jeremiah] […]
JEREMIAH 2
Judah’s Apostasy 1 Now the word of the Lordcame to me saying, 2 “Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I remember [earnestly] the lovingkindnessanddevotion ofyour youth, Your time of betrothal [like that of a bride during the early years in Egypt and again at Sinai], When you followed […]
JEREMIAH 3
The Polluted Land 1 That is to say, “If a man divorces his wife And she goes [away] from him And becomes another man’s [wife], Will he return to her again? [Of course not!] Will not that land [where such a thing happened] be completely desecrated? But you [rebelled against Me and you] are a […]
JEREMIAH 4
Judah Threatened with Invasion 1 “If you will return, O Israel,” says the Lord, “If you will return to Me, And if you will put away your detestable thingsandremove your man-made gods from My sight, And not strayorwaver, 2 And if you swear [your oaths], ‘As the Lordlives,’ In truth, in justice, and in righteousness, […]
JEREMIAH 5
Jerusalem’s Godlessness 1 “Roam back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, And look now and take note. And look in her open squares To seeif you can find a man [as Abraham sought in Sodom], One who is just, who [has integrity and moral courage and] seeks truth (faithfulness); Then I will pardon Jerusalem–[for […]
JEREMIAH 6
Destruction of Jerusalem Impending 1 “Run for safety, you children of Benjamin, Out of the midst of Jerusalem! And blow a trumpet in Tekoa [in Judah] And raise a signal-fire in Beth-haccherem [near Jerusalem]; For evil is looking down [with eager anticipation] from the north, And great destruction. 2 “I will destroy the Daughter of […]
JEREMIAH 7
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 […]
JEREMIAH 8
The Sin and Treachery of Judah 1 “At that time,” says the Lord, “they [the Babylonian army] will bring out from their graves thebones of the kings of Judah, the bones of its princes, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 2 They will […]