Category Archives: Jeremiah

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 […]

You Vainly Collect Medicines 1 God’s Messages through the prophet Jeremiah regarding the godless nations. 2-5 The Message to Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt at the time it was defeated by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon while camped at Carchemish on the Euphrates River in the fourth year of the reign […]

It’s Doomsday for Philistines 1-5 God’s Message to the prophet Jeremiah regarding the Philistines just before Pharaoh attacked Gaza. This is whatGodsays: “Look out! Water will rise in the north country, swelling like a river in flood. The torrent will flood the land, washing away city and citizen. Men and women will scream in terror, […]

Get Out While You Can! 1-10 The Message on Moab fromGod-of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel: “Doom to Nebo! Leveled to the ground! Kiriathaim demeaned and defeated, The mighty fortress reduced to a molehill, Moab’s glory—dust and ashes. Conspirators plot Heshbon’s doom: ‘Come, let’s wipe Moab off the map.’ Dungface Dimon will loudly lament, as killing […]

You’re a Broken-Down Has-Been 1-6 God’s Message on the Ammonites: “Doesn’t Israel have any children, no one to step into her inheritance? So why is the god Milcom taking over Gad’s land, his followers moving into its towns? But not for long! The time’s coming” —God’s Decree— “When I’ll fill the ears of Rabbah, Ammon’s […]

Get Out of Babylon as Fast as You Can 1-3 The Message ofGodthrough the prophet Jeremiah on Babylon, land of the Chaldeans: “Get the word out to the nations! Preach it! Go public with this, broadcast it far and wide: Babylon taken, god-Bel hanging his head in shame, god-Marduk exposed as a fraud. All her […]