Category Archives: JEREMIAH

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 Lordfor us, becauseNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the Lordwill deal [favorably] with […]

Warning of Jerusalem’s Fall 1 Thus says the Lord, “Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak this word there: 2 ‘Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David–you and your servants and your people who enter by these gates. 3 […]

The Coming Messiah: the Righteous Branch 1 “Woe to the shepherds (civil leaders, rulers) who are destroying and scattering the sheep of My pasture!” says the Lord. 2 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, in regard to the shepherds who care forandfeed My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them […]

Baskets of Figs and the Returnees 1 After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken Jeconiah [who was also called Coniah and Jehoiachin] the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah [along] with the craftsmen and smiths into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, the Lordshowed me [in a vision] two baskets of […]

Prophecy of the Captivity 1 The word that came to Jeremiah in regard to all the people of Judah in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (that was the first year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), 2 which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to […]

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 [Jeremiah], and speak to all [the people of] the cities of Judah who have come to […]

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: 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 […]

Hananiah’s False Prophecy 1 In the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year and the fifth month, the [false] prophet Hananiah the son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon [one of the priests’ cities], spoke [without godly authority] to me in the house of the […]

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 in exile and to the priests, the prophets and all the people whomNebuchadnezzar had taken into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 2 (This was after King Jeconiah and the […]

Freedom from Captivity Promised 1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Thus says the LordGod of Israel, ‘Write in a book all the words which I have spoken to you. 3 ~‘For behold (hear this), the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of My people […]