Discovery Box| (1.00) | Jer 44:19 |
| The women added, 1 “We did indeed sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven. But it was with the full knowledge and approval of our husbands that we made cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her.” 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 44:24 |
| Then Jeremiah spoke to all the people, particularly to all the women. 1 “Listen to what the Lord has to say all you people of Judah who are in Egypt. |
| (1.00) | Jer 44:25 |
| The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘You women 1 have confirmed by your actions what you vowed with your lips! You said, “We will certainly carry out our vows to sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven.” Well, then fulfill your vows! Carry them out!’ 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 44:26 |
| But 1 listen to what the Lord has to say, all you people of Judah who are living in the land of Egypt. The Lord says, ‘I hereby swear by my own great name that none of the people of Judah who are living anywhere in Egypt will ever again invoke my name in their oaths! Never again will any of them use it in an oath saying, “As surely as the Lord God lives….” 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 44:28 |
| Some who survive in battle will return to the land of Judah from the land of Egypt. But they will be very few indeed! 1 Then the Judean remnant who have come to live in the land of Egypt will know whose word proves true, 2 mine or theirs.’ |
| (1.00) | Jer 44:29 |
| Moreover the Lord says, 1 ‘I will make something happen to prove that I will punish you in this place. I will do it so that you will know that my threats to bring disaster on you will prove true. 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 45:1 |
| The prophet Jeremiah spoke to Baruch son of Neriah while he was writing down in a scroll the words that Jeremiah spoke to him. 1 This happened in the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah. 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 45:2 |
| “The Lord God of Israel has a message for you, Baruch. |
| (1.00) | Jer 45:3 |
| ‘You have said, “I feel so hopeless! 1 For the Lord has added sorrow to my suffering. 2 I am worn out from groaning. I can’t find any rest.”’” |
| (1.00) | Jer 45:5 |
| Are you looking for great things for yourself? Do not look for such things. For I, the Lord, affirm 1 that I am about to bring disaster on all humanity. 2 But I will allow you to escape with your life 3 wherever you go.”’” |
| (1.00) | Jer 46:1 |
| The Lord spoke to Jeremiah about the nations. 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 46:8 |
| Egypt rises like the Nile, like its streams turbulent at flood stage. Egypt says, ‘I will arise and cover the earth. I will destroy cities and the people who inhabit them.’ |
| (1.00) | Jer 46:12 |
| The nations will hear of your devastating defeat. 1 your cries of distress will echo throughout the earth. In the panic of their flight one soldier will trip over another and both of them will fall down defeated.” 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 46:13 |
| The Lord spoke to the prophet Jeremiah about Nebuchadnezzar coming to attack the land of Egypt. 1 |
| (1.00) | Jer 46:16 |
| I will make many stumble. 1 They will fall over one another in their hurry to flee. 2 They will say, ‘Get up! Let’s go back to our own people. Let’s go back to our homelands because the enemy is coming to destroy us.’ 3 |
| (1.00) | Jer 46:27 |
| 1 “You descendants of Jacob, my servants, 2 do not be afraid; do not be terrified, people of Israel. For I will rescue you and your descendants from the faraway lands where you are captives. 3 The descendants of Jacob will return to their land and enjoy peace. They will be secure and no one will terrify them. |
| (1.00) | Jer 46:28 |
| I, the Lord, tell 1 you not to be afraid, you descendants of Jacob, my servant, for I am with you. Though I completely destroy all the nations where I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will indeed discipline you but only in due measure. I will not allow you to go entirely unpunished.” 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 47:1 |
| The Lord spoke to the prophet Jeremiah 1 about the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked Gaza. 2 |
| (1.00) | Jer 48:7 |
| “Moab, you trust in the things you do and in your riches. So you too will be conquered. Your god Chemosh 1 will go into exile 2 along with his priests and his officials. |
| (1.00) | Jer 48:10 |
| A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work! A curse on anyone who keeps from carrying out his destruction! 1 |
