Discovery Box| (0.41) | Jer 50:24 |
| I set a trap for you, Babylon; you were caught before you knew it. You fought against me. So you were found and captured. 1 |
| (0.41) | Jer 51:5 |
| “For Israel and Judah will not be forsaken 1 by their God, the Lord who rules over all. 2 For the land of Babylonia is 3 full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel. 4 |
| (0.41) | Jer 51:9 |
| Foreigners living there will say, 1 ‘We tried to heal her, but she could not be healed. Let’s leave Babylonia 2 and each go back to his own country. For judgment on her will be vast in its proportions. It will be like it is piled up to heaven, stacked up into the clouds.’ 3 |
| (0.41) | Jer 51:17 |
| All idolaters will prove to be stupid and ignorant. Every goldsmith will be disgraced by the idol he made. For the image he forges is merely a sham. There is no breath in any of those idols. |
| (0.41) | Jer 51:19 |
| The Lord, who is the portion of the descendants of Jacob, is not like them. For he is the one who created everything, including the people of Israel whom he claims as his own. 1 He is known as the Lord who rules over all. 2 |
| (0.41) | Jer 51:26 |
| No one will use any of your stones as a cornerstone. No one will use any of them in the foundation of his house. For you will lie desolate forever,” 1 says the Lord. 2 |
| (0.41) | Jer 51:39 |
| When their appetites are all stirred up, 1 I will set out a banquet for them. I will make them drunk so that they will pass out, 2 they will fall asleep forever, they will never wake up,” 3 says the Lord. 4 |
| (0.41) | Jer 51:44 |
| I will punish the god Bel in Babylon. I will make him spit out what he has swallowed. The nations will not come streaming to him any longer. Indeed, the walls of Babylon will fall.” 1 |
| (0.41) | Jer 51:57 |
| “I will make her officials and wise men drunk, along with her governors, leaders, 1 and warriors. They will fall asleep forever and never wake up,” 2 says the King whose name is the Lord who rules over all. 3 |
| (0.41) | Jer 51:64 |
| Then say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the judgments 1 I am ready to bring upon her; they will grow faint.’” The prophecies of Jeremiah end here. 2 |
| (0.41) | Lam 1:3 |
| ג (Gimel) Judah 1 has departed into exile under 2 affliction and harsh oppression. 3 She 4 lives among the nations; she has found no resting place. All who pursued her overtook her in 5 narrow straits. 6 |
| (0.41) | Lam 1:9 |
| ט (Tet) Her menstrual flow 1 has soiled 2 her clothing; 3 she did not consider 4 the consequences of her sin. 5 Her demise 6 was astonishing, 7 and there was no one to comfort her. She cried, “Look, 8 O Lord, on my 9 affliction because my |
| (0.41) | Lam 1:10 |
| י (Yod) An enemy grabbed 1 all her valuables. 2 Indeed she watched in horror 3 as Gentiles 4 invaded her holy temple 5 – those whom you 6 had commanded: “They must not enter 7 your assembly place.” 8 |
| (0.41) | Lam 1:14 |
| נ (Nun) My sins are bound around my neck like a yoke; 1 they are fastened together by his hand. He has placed his yoke 2 on my neck; 3 he has sapped my strength. 4 The Lord 5 has handed me over 6 to those whom I cannot resist. |
| (0.41) | Lam 2:1 |
| א (Alef) Alas! 1 The Lord 2 has covered Daughter Zion 3 with his anger. 4 He has thrown down the splendor of Israel from heaven to earth; he did not protect 5 his temple 6 when he displayed his anger. 7 |
| (0.41) | Lam 2:8 |
| ח (Khet) The Lord was determined to tear down Daughter Zion’s wall. He prepared to knock it down; 1 he did not withdraw his hand from destroying. 2 He made the ramparts and fortified walls lament; together they mourned their ruin. 3 |
| (0.41) | Lam 2:9 |
| ט (Tet) Her city gates have fallen 1 to the ground; he smashed to bits 2 the bars that lock her gates. 3 Her king and princes were taken into exile; 4 there is no more guidance available. 5 As for her prophets, they no longer receive 6 a vision from the Lord. |
| (0.41) | Lam 2:14 |
| נ (Nun) Your prophets saw visions for you that were worthless lies. 1 They failed to expose your sin so as to restore your fortunes. 2 They saw oracles for you that were worthless 3 lies. |
| (0.41) | Lam 2:21 |
| ש (Sin/Shin) The young boys and old men lie dead on the ground in the streets. My young women 1 and my young men have fallen by the sword. You killed them when you were angry; 2 you slaughtered them without mercy. 3 |
| (0.41) | Lam 2:22 |
| ת (Tav) As if it were a feast day, you call 1 enemies 2 to terrify me 3 on every side. 4 On the day of the Lord’s anger no one escaped or survived. My enemy has finished off those healthy infants whom I bore 5 and raised. 6 |
