Category: Jeremiah

13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. Setting the Scene for Jeremiah 29:13 In Jeremiah chapter 29, we find the prophet Jeremiah writing a letter to the exiles of Judah who have been taken captive to Babylon. The scene is set in a foreign land, where…

12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. Setting the Scene for Jeremiah 29:12 In Jeremiah chapter 29, we find the prophet Jeremiah writing a letter to the exiles of Judah who have been taken captive to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. The scene is set…

20 “You are my hammer and weapon of war: with you I break nations in pieces; with you I destroy kingdoms; Setting the Scene for Jeremiah 51:20 In Jeremiah chapter 51, we find the prophet Jeremiah delivering a message of judgment against Babylon. The scene is set in the city of Babylon, a bustling metropolis…

1 “At that time, declares the Lord, I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they shall be my people.” 2 Thus says the Lord: “The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought for rest, 3 the Lord appeared to him from far away. “I…

33 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. Setting the Scene for Jeremiah 3:33 In Jeremiah chapter 3, we find the prophet Jeremiah standing in the midst of a bustling marketplace in the ancient city of Jerusalem. The sun beats down…

1 Flee for safety, O people of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise a signal on Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms out of the north, and great destruction. 2 The lovely and delicately bred I will destroy, the daughter of Zion. 3 Shepherds with their flocks shall come against…

10 Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. 2 Thus says the Lord: “Learn not the way of the nations, nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens because the nations are dismayed at them, 3 for the customs of the peoples are vanity. 4 They decorate it…

25 I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish.” Setting the Scene for Jeremiah 31:25 In Jeremiah chapter 31, we find a scene of restoration and comfort. The prophet Jeremiah is speaking to the Israelites who have been through a period of exile and suffering. The setting is a desolate…

1 Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! 2 Oh that I had in the desert a travelers’ lodging place, that I might leave my people and go away from them! For they…

1 “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of their altars, 2 while their children remember their altars and their Asherim, beside every green tree and on the high hills, 3 O my…