Category: Jeremiah

1 Thus says the Lord to me, “Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, and do not dip it in water.” 2 So I bought a loincloth according to the word of the Lord, and put it around my waist. 3 Then the word of the Lord came to me:…

6 Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security. Setting the Scene for Jeremiah 33:6 In Jeremiah chapter 33, we find the prophet Jeremiah in a challenging time in Israel’s history. The scene is set in Jerusalem, amidst the chaos…

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.” 3 And say to them, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man who does not hear the words of this covenant…

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 the inhabitants of Jerusalem:”…

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” 3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and behold, he was working at his wheel. 4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay…

1 Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive? 2 You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and produce fruit. You are always on their lips…

33 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Setting the Scene for Jeremiah 31:33 The…

1 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord. 2 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will…

5 Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord. Setting the Scene for Jeremiah 17:5 In Jeremiah chapter 17, we find the prophet Jeremiah standing in the midst of a bustling marketplace in the ancient city of Jerusalem. The…

34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. Setting the Scene for Jeremiah 31:34 In Jeremiah chapter 31, we find a poignant scene unfolding in the ancient city…