Discovery Box| (1.00) | Jer 5:7 |
| The Lord asked, 1 “How can I leave you unpunished, Jerusalem? 2 Your people 3 have rejected me and have worshiped gods that are not gods at all. 4 Even though I supplied all their needs, 5 they were like an unfaithful wife to me. 6 They went flocking 7 to the houses of prostitutes. 8 |
| (1.00) | Jer 5:13 |
| The prophets will prove to be full of wind. 1 The Lord has not spoken through them. 2 So, let what they say happen to them.’” |
| (1.00) | Jer 5:14 |
| Because of that, 1 the Lord, the God who rules over all, 2 said to me, 3 “Because these people have spoken 4 like this, 5 I will make the words that I put in your mouth like fire. And I will make this people like wood which the fiery judgments you speak will burn up.” 6 |
| (1.00) | Jer 5:15 |
| The Lord says, 1 “Listen, 2 nation of Israel! 3 I am about to bring a nation from far away to attack you. It will be a nation that was founded long ago and has lasted for a long time. It will be a nation whose language you will not know. Its people will speak words that you will not be able to understand. |
| (1.00) | Jer 5:18 |
| Yet even then 1 I will not completely destroy you,” says the Lord. |
| (1.00) | Jer 5:22 |
| “You should fear me!” says the Lord. “You should tremble in awe before me! 1 I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary.” 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 5:24 |
| They do not say to themselves, 1 “Let us revere the Lord our God. It is he who gives us the autumn rains and the spring rains at the proper time. It is he who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.” 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 5:28 |
| That is how 1 they have grown fat and sleek. 2 There is no limit to the evil things they do. 3 They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor. |
| (1.00) | Jer 5:31 |
| The prophets prophesy lies. The priests exercise power by their own authority. 1 And my people love to have it this way. But they will not be able to help you when the time of judgment comes! 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 6:10 |
| I answered, 1 “Who would listen if I spoke to them and warned them? 2 Their ears are so closed 3 that they cannot hear! Indeed, 4 what the Lord says is offensive to them. They do not like it at all. 5 |
| (1.00) | Jer 6:13 |
| “That is because, from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all of them practice deceit. |
| (1.00) | Jer 6:19 |
| Hear this, you peoples of the earth: 1 ‘Take note! 2 I am about to bring disaster on these people. It will come as punishment for their scheming. 3 For they have paid no attention to what I have said, 4 and they have rejected my law. |
| (1.00) | Jer 6:20 |
| I take no delight 1 when they offer up to me 2 frankincense that comes from Sheba or sweet-smelling cane imported from a faraway land. I cannot accept the burnt offerings they bring me. I get no pleasure from the sacrifices they offer to me.’ 3 |
| (1.00) | Jer 6:28 |
| I reported, 1 “All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! 2 They are as hard as bronze or iron. They go about telling lies. They all deal corruptly. |
| (1.00) | Jer 7:1 |
| The Lord said to Jeremiah: 1 |
| (1.00) | Jer 7:2 |
| “Stand in the gate of the Lord’s temple and proclaim 1 this message: ‘Listen, all you people of Judah who have passed through these gates to worship the Lord. 2 Hear what the Lord has to say. |
| (1.00) | Jer 7:4 |
| Stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says, 1 “We are safe! 2 The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here!” 3 |
| (1.00) | Jer 7:6 |
| Stop oppressing foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. 1 Stop killing innocent people 2 in this land. Stop paying allegiance to 3 other gods. That will only bring about your ruin. 4 |
| (1.00) | Jer 7:8 |
| “‘But just look at you! 1 You are putting your confidence in a false belief 2 that will not deliver you. 3 |
| (1.00) | Jer 7:9 |
| You steal. 1 You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to 2 other gods whom you have not previously known. |
