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Reading God’s Message 1 In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, Jeremiah received this Message fromGod: 2 “Get a scroll and write down everything I’ve told you regarding Israel and Judah and all the other nations from the time I first started speaking to you in Josiah’s reign right up […]

In an Underground Dungeon 1-2 King Zedekiah son of Josiah, a puppet king set on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the land of Judah, was now king in place of Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim. But neither he nor his officials nor the people themselves paid a bit of attention to the MessageGodgave […]

From the Dungeon to the Palace 1 Shaphatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashur, Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah was telling the people, namely: 2 “This isGod’s Message: ‘Whoever stays in this town will die—will be killed or starve to death or get sick and die. But […]

Bad News, Not Good News 1-2 In the ninth year and tenth month of Zedekiah king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with his entire army and laid siege to Jerusalem. In the eleventh year and fourth month, on the ninth day of Zedekiah’s reign, they broke through into the city. 3 All the […]

Go and Live Wherever You Wish 1 God’s Message to Jeremiah after Nebuzaradan captain of the bodyguard set him free at Ramah. When Nebuzaradan came upon him, he was in chains, along with all the other captives from Jerusalem and Judah who were being herded off to exile in Babylon. 2-3 The captain of the […]

Murder 1-3 But in the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, came. He had royal blood in his veins and had been one of the king’s high-ranking officers. He paid a visit to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah with ten of his men. As they were eating together, Ishmael and his […]

What You Fear Will Catch Up with You 1-3 All the army officers, led by Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, accompanied by all the people, small and great, came to Jeremiah the prophet and said, “We have a request. Please listen. Pray to yourGodfor us, what’s left of us. You can […]

Death! Exile! Slaughter! 1-3 When Jeremiah finished telling all the people the whole Message that theirGodhad sent him to give them—all these words—Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah, backed by all the self-important men, said to Jeremiah, “Liar! OurGodnever sent you with this message telling us not to go to Egypt and […]

The Same Fate Will Fall upon All 1-6 The Message that Jeremiah received for all the Judeans who lived in the land of Egypt, who had their homes in Migdol, Tahpanhes, Noph, and the land of Pathros: “This is whatGod-of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘You saw with your own eyes the terrible doom that […]

God’s Piling On the Pain 1 This is what Jeremiah told Baruch one day in the fourth year of Jehoiakim’s reign as he was taking dictation from the prophet: 2-3 “These are the words ofGod, the God of Israel, to you, Baruch. You say, ‘These are bad times for me! It’s one thing after another.Godis […]