Discovery Box| (1.00) | Jer 20:9 |
| Sometimes I think, “I will make no mention of his message. I will not speak as his messenger 1 any more.” But then 2 his message becomes like a fire locked up inside of me, burning in my heart and soul. 3 I grow weary of trying to hold it in; I cannot contain it. |
| (1.00) | Jer 20:10 |
| I 1 hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! 2 They are saying, “Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” 3 All my so-called friends 4 are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. 5 They say, “Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over 6 him and get our revenge on him. |
| (1.00) | Jer 21:1 |
| The Lord spoke to Jeremiah 1 when King Zedekiah 2 sent to him Pashhur son of Malkijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. 3 Zedekiah sent them to Jeremiah to ask, 4 |
| (1.00) | Jer 21:2 |
| “Please ask the Lord to come and help us, 1 because King Nebuchadnezzar 2 of Babylon is attacking us. Maybe the Lord will perform one of his miracles as in times past and make him stop attacking us and leave.” 3 |
| (1.00) | Jer 21:11 |
| The Lord told me to say 1 to the royal court 2 of Judah, “Listen to what the Lord says, |
| (1.00) | Jer 22:1 |
| The Lord told me, 1 “Go down 2 to the palace of the king of Judah. Give him a message from me there. 3 |
| (1.00) | Jer 22:2 |
| Say: ‘Listen, O king of Judah who follows in David’s succession. 1 You, your officials, and your subjects who pass through the gates of this palace must listen to what the Lord says. 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 22:4 |
| If you are careful to 1 obey these commands, then the kings who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace, as will their officials and their subjects. 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 22:5 |
| But, if you do not obey these commands, I solemnly swear 1 that this palace will become a pile of rubble. I, the Lord, affirm it!” 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 22:9 |
| The answer will come back, “It is because they broke their covenant with the Lord their God and worshiped and served other gods.” |
| (1.00) | Jer 22:11 |
| “‘For the Lord has spoken about Shallum son of Josiah, who succeeded his father as king of Judah but was carried off into exile. He has said, “He will never return to this land. 1 |
| (1.00) | Jer 22:13 |
| “‘Sure to be judged 1 is the king who builds his palace using injustice and treats people unfairly while adding its upper rooms. 2 He makes his countrymen work for him for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor. |
| (1.00) | Jer 22:21 |
| While you were feeling secure I gave you warning. 1 But you said, “I refuse to listen to you.” That is the way you have acted from your earliest history onward. 2 Indeed, you have never paid attention to me. |
| (1.00) | Jer 22:23 |
| You may feel as secure as a bird nesting in the cedars of Lebanon. But oh how you 1 will groan 2 when the pains of judgment come on you. They will be like those of a woman giving birth to a baby. 3 |
| (1.00) | Jer 22:29 |
| O land of Judah, land of Judah, land of Judah! 1 Listen to what the Lord has to say! |
| (1.00) | Jer 23:9 |
| Here is what the Lord says concerning the false prophets: 2 My heart and my mind are deeply disturbed. I tremble all over. 3 I am like a drunk person, like a person who has had too much wine, 4 because of the way the Lord and his holy word are being mistreated. 5 |
| (1.00) | Jer 23:14 |
| But I see the prophets of Jerusalem 1 doing something just as shocking. They are unfaithful to me and continually prophesy lies. 2 So they give encouragement to people who are doing evil, with the result that they do not stop their evildoing. 3 I consider all of them as bad as the people of Sodom, and the citizens of Jerusalem as bad as the people of Gomorrah. 4 |
| (1.00) | Jer 23:15 |
| So then I, the Lord who rules over all, 1 have something to say concerning the prophets of Jerusalem: 2 ‘I will make these prophets eat the bitter food of suffering and drink the poison water of judgment. 3 For the prophets of Jerusalem are the reason 4 that ungodliness 5 has spread throughout the land.’” |
| (1.00) | Jer 23:16 |
| The Lord who rules over all 1 says to the people of Jerusalem: 2 “Do not listen to what those prophets are saying to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They are reporting visions of their own imaginations, not something the Lord has given them to say. 3 |
| (1.00) | Jer 23:17 |
| They continually say 1 to those who reject what the Lord has said, 2 ‘Things will go well for you!’ 3 They say to all those who follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts, ‘Nothing bad will happen to you!’ |
