Jeremiah 22-23Prophecies Against the Kings of Judah22 Thus says the Lord: “Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and there speak this word, 2 and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates! 3 Thus says the Lord: “Execute[a] judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the han...  Read More

Jeremiah 20-21The Word of God to Pashhur20 Now Pashhur the son of Immer, the priest who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. 2 Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord.3 And it happened on the next day that Pashhur brought Jeremiah out of t...  Read More

Jeremiah 18-19The Potter and the Clay18 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: 2 “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.” 3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the [a]wheel. 4 And the vessel that he [b]made of clay was [c]marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel...  Read More

Jeremiah 15-17The Lord Will Not Relent15 Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My [a]mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight, and let them go forth. 2 And it shall be, if they say to you, ‘Where should we go?’ then you shall tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord:“Such as are for death, to death;And such as are for the sword, to the sword;An...  Read More

Jeremiah 12-14Jeremiah’s Question12 Righteous are You, O Lord, when I plead with You;Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments.Why does the way of the wicked prosper?Why are those happy who deal so treacherously?2 You have planted them, yes, they have taken root;They grow, yes, they bear fruit.You are near in their mouthBut far from their [a]mind.3 But You, O Lord, know me;You have seen me,And...  Read More

Jeremiah 9-11Disobedience Brings God’s Judgment9 Oh, that my head were waters,And my eyes a fountain of tears,That I might weep day and nightFor the slain of the daughter of my people!2 Oh, that I had in the wildernessA lodging place for travelers;That I might leave my people,And go from them!For they are all adulterers,An assembly of treacherous men.3 “And like their bow they have bent their tong...  Read More