Discovery Box| (1.00) | Isa 66:24 |
| “They will go out and observe the corpses of those who rebelled against me, for the maggots that eat them will not die, 1 and the fire that consumes them will not die out. 2 All people will find the sight abhorrent.” 3 |
| (1.00) | Jer 1:1 |
| The following is a record of what Jeremiah son of Hilkiah prophesied. 1 He was one of the priests who lived at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. |
| (1.00) | Jer 1:2 |
| The Lord 1 began to speak to him 2 in the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon ruled over Judah. |
| (1.00) | Jer 1:4 |
| The Lord said to me, |
| (1.00) | Jer 1:5 |
| “Before I formed you in your mother’s womb 1 I chose you. 2 Before you were born I set you apart. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.” |
| (1.00) | Jer 1:6 |
| I answered, “Oh, Lord God, 1 I really 2 do not know how to speak well enough for that, 3 for I am too young.” 4 |
| (1.00) | Jer 1:9 |
| Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for me. 1 |
| (1.00) | Jer 1:11 |
| Later the Lord asked me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I answered, “I see a branch of an almond tree.” |
| (1.00) | Jer 1:12 |
| Then the Lord said, “You have observed correctly. This means 1 I am watching to make sure my threats are carried out.” 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 1:13 |
| The Lord again asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a pot of boiling water; it is tipped toward us from the north.” 1 |
| (1.00) | Jer 1:16 |
| In this way 1 I will pass sentence 2 on the people of Jerusalem and Judah 3 because of all their wickedness. For they rejected me and offered sacrifices to other gods, worshiping what they made with their own hands.” 4 |
| (1.00) | Jer 1:17 |
| “But you, Jeremiah, 1 get yourself ready! 2 Go and tell these people everything I instruct you to say. Do not be terrified of them, or I will give you good reason to be terrified of them. 3 |
| (1.00) | Jer 1:18 |
| I, the Lord, 1 hereby promise to make you 2 as strong as a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall. You will be able to stand up against all who live in 3 the land, including the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and all the people of the land. |
| (1.00) | Jer 2:1 |
| The Lord spoke to me. He said: |
| (1.00) | Jer 2:4 |
| Now listen to what the Lord has to say, you descendants 1 of Jacob, all you family groups from the nation 2 of Israel. |
| (1.00) | Jer 2:5 |
| This is what the Lord says: “What fault could your ancestors 1 have possibly found in me that they strayed so far from me? 2 They paid allegiance to 3 worthless idols, and so became worthless to me. 4 |
| (1.00) | Jer 2:8 |
| Your priests 1 did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord?’ 2 Those responsible for teaching my law 3 did not really know me. 4 Your rulers rebelled against me. Your prophets prophesied in the name of the god Baal. 5 They all worshiped idols that could not help them. 6 |
| (1.00) | Jer 2:11 |
| Has a nation ever changed its gods (even though they are not really gods at all)? But my people have exchanged me, their glorious God, 1 for a god that cannot help them at all! 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 2:19 |
| Your own wickedness will bring about your punishment. Your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you. 1 Know, then, and realize how utterly harmful 2 it was for you to reject me, the Lord your God, 3 to show no respect for me,” 4 says the Lord God who rules over all. 5 |
| (1.00) | Jer 2:20 |
| “Indeed, 1 long ago you threw off my authority and refused to be subject to me. 2 You said, ‘I will not serve you.’ 3 Instead, you gave yourself to other gods on every high hill and under every green tree, like a prostitute sprawls out before her lovers. 4 |
