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Change the Way You’re Living 1 At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this Message came fromGodto Jeremiah: 2-3 “God’s Message: Stand in the court ofGod’s Temple and preach to the people who come from all over Judah to worship inGod’s Temple. Say everything I tell you to […]

Harness Yourselves Up to the Yoke 1-4 Early in the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, Jeremiah received this Message fromGod: “Make a harness and a yoke and then harness yourself up. Send a message to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon. Send it through their ambassadors who have […]

From a Wooden to an Iron Yoke 1-2 Later that same year (it was in the fifth month of King Zedekiah’s fourth year) Hananiah son of Azzur, a prophet from Gibeon, confronted Jeremiah in the Temple ofGodin front of the priests and all the people who were there. Hananiah said: 2-4 “This Message is straight […]

Plans to Give You the Future You Hope For 1-2 This is the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to what was left of the elders among the exiles, to the priests and prophets and all the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken to Babylon from Jerusalem, including King Jehoiachin, the queen mother, the […]

Don’t Despair, Israel 1-2 This is the Message Jeremiah received fromGod: “God’s Message, the God of Israel: ‘Write everything I tell you in a book. 3 “‘Look. The time is coming when I will turn everything around for my people, both Israel and Judah. I,God, say so. I’ll bring them back to the land I […]

1 “And when that happens”—God’s Decree— “it will be plain as the sun at high noon: I’ll be the God of every man, woman, and child in Israel and they shall be my very own people.” 2-6 This is the wayGodput it: “They found grace out in the desert, these people who survived the killing. […]

Killing and Disease Are on Our Doorstep 1-5 The Message Jeremiah received fromGodin the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah. It was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. At that time the army of the king of Babylon was holding Jerusalem under siege. Jeremiah was shut up in jail in the royal palace. Zedekiah, king […]

Things You Could Never Figure Out on Your Own 1 While Jeremiah was still locked up in jail, a second Message fromGodwas given to him: 2-3 “This isGod’s Message, the God who made earth, made it livable and lasting, known everywhere asGod:‘Call to me and I will answer you. I’ll tell you marvelous and wondrous […]

Freedom to the Slaves 1 God’s Message to Jeremiah at the time King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon mounted an all-out attack on Jerusalem and all the towns around it with his armies and allies and everyone he could muster: 2-3 “I,God, the God of Israel, direct you to go and tell Zedekiah king of Judah: ‘This […]

Meeting in God’s Temple 1 The Message that Jeremiah received fromGodten years earlier, during the time of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Israel: 2 “Go visit the Recabite community. Invite them to meet with you in one of the rooms inGod’s Temple. And serve them wine.” 3-4 So I went and got Jaazaniah son […]