Discovery Box| (0.27) | Jer 11:13 |
| This is in spite of the fact that 1 the people of Judah have as many gods as they have towns 2 and the citizens of Jerusalem have set up as many altars to sacrifice to that disgusting god, Baal, as they have streets in the city!’ 3 |
| (0.27) | Jer 11:15 |
| The Lord says to the people of Judah, 1 “What right do you have to be in my temple, my beloved people? 2 Many of you have done wicked things. 3 Can your acts of treachery be so easily canceled by sacred offerings 4 that you take joy in doing evil even while you make them? 5 |
| (0.27) | Jer 12:4 |
| How long must the land be parched 1 and the grass in every field be withered? How long 2 must the animals and the birds die because of the wickedness of the people who live in this land? 3 For these people boast, “God 4 will not see what happens to us.” 5 |
| (0.27) | Jer 12:5 |
| The Lord answered, 1 “If you have raced on foot against men and they have worn you out, how will you be able to compete with horses? And if you feel secure only 2 in safe and open country, 3 how will you manage in the thick undergrowth along the Jordan River? 4 |
| (0.27) | Jer 14:15 |
| I did not send those prophets, though they claim to be prophesying in my name. They may be saying, ‘No war or famine will happen in this land.’ But I, the Lord, say this about 1 them: ‘War and starvation will kill those prophets.’ 2 |
| (0.27) | Jer 14:18 |
| If I go out into the countryside, I see those who have been killed in battle. If I go into the city, I see those who are sick because of starvation. 1 For both prophet and priest go about their own business in the land without having any real understanding.’” 2 |
| (0.27) | Jer 15:7 |
| The Lord continued, 1 “In every town in the land I will purge them like straw blown away by the wind. 2 I will destroy my people. I will kill off their children. I will do so because they did not change their behavior. 3 |
| (0.27) | Jer 17:25 |
| If you do this, 1 then the kings and princes who follow in David’s succession 2 and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to enter through these gates, as well as their officials and the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. 3 This city will always be filled with people. 4 |
| (0.27) | Jer 17:27 |
| But you must obey me and set the Sabbath day apart to me. You must not carry any loads in through 1 the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. If you disobey, I will set the gates of Jerusalem on fire. It will burn down all the fortified dwellings in Jerusalem and no one will be able to put it out.’” |
| (0.27) | 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. |
| (0.27) | Jer 22:3 |
| The Lord says, “Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those 1 who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. 2 Do not kill innocent people 3 in this land. |
| (0.27) | 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 |
| (0.27) | Jer 24:8 |
| “I, the Lord, also solemnly assert: ‘King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and the people who remain in Jerusalem 1 or who have gone to live in Egypt are like those bad figs. I consider them to be just like those bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten. 2 |
| (0.27) | Jer 25:10 |
| I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, to the glad celebration of brides and grooms in these lands. 1 I will put an end to the sound of people grinding meal. I will put an end to lamps shining in their houses. 2 |
| (0.27) | Jer 26:2 |
| The Lord said, “Go stand in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple. 1 Speak out to all the people who are coming from the towns of Judah to worship in the Lord’s temple. Tell them everything I command you to tell them. Do not leave out a single word! |
| (0.27) | Jer 27:11 |
| Things will go better for the nation that submits to the yoke of servitude to 1 the king of Babylon and is subject to him. I will leave that nation 2 in its native land. Its people can continue to farm it and live in it. I, the Lord, affirm it!”’” 3 |
| (0.27) | Jer 28:11 |
| Then he spoke up in the presence of all the people. “The Lord says, ‘In the same way I will break the yoke of servitude of all the nations to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon 1 before two years are over.’” After he heard this, the prophet Jeremiah departed and went on his way. 2 |
| (0.27) | Jer 29:22 |
| And all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use them as examples when they put a curse on anyone. They will say, “May the Lord treat you like Zedekiah and Ahab whom the king of Babylon roasted to death in the fire!” 1 |
| (0.27) | Jer 29:25 |
| that the Lord God of Israel who rules over all 1 has a message for him. 2 Tell him, 3 ‘On your own initiative 4 you sent a letter 5 to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah 6 and to all the other priests and to all the people in Jerusalem. 7 In your letter you said to Zephaniah, 8 |
| (0.27) | Jer 29:31 |
| “Send a message to all the exiles in Babylon. Tell them, ‘The Lord has spoken about Shemaiah the Nehelamite. “Shemaiah has spoken to you as a prophet even though I did not send him. He is making you trust in a lie. 1 |
