Ezekiel 5-7A Sword Against Jerusalem5 “And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, take it as a barber’s razor, and pass it over your head and your beard; then take scales to weigh and divide the hair. 2 You shall burn with fire one-third in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are finished; then you shall take one-third and strike around it with the sword, and one-third you shall scatte...  Read More

Ezekiel 3-4The Responsibility of the Prophet3 Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that scroll.3 And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you.” So I ate, and it was in my mouth like honey in sweetness.4 Then He said to...  Read More

Ezekiel 1-2Ezekiel’s Vision of God1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions[a] of God. 2 On the fifth day of the month, which was in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, 3 the word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son ...  Read More

Lamentations 3-5The Prophet’s Anguish and Hope3 I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath.2 He has led me and made me walkIn darkness and not in light.3 Surely He has turned His hand against meTime and time again throughout the day.4 He has aged my flesh and my skin,And broken my bones.5 He has besieged meAnd surrounded me with bitterness and [a]woe.6 He has set me in dark place...  Read More

Lamentations 1-2Jerusalem in Affliction1 How lonely sits the cityThat was full of people!How like a widow is she,Who was great among the nations!The princess among the provincesHas become a [a]slave!2 She weeps bitterly in the night,Her tears are on her cheeks;Among all her loversShe has none to comfort her.All her friends have dealt treacherously with her;They have become her enemies.3 Judah has ...  Read More

Jeremiah 51-52The Utter Destruction of Babylon51 Thus says the Lord:“Behold, I will raise up against Babylon,Against those who dwell in [a]Leb Kamai,A destroying wind.2 And I will send winnowers to Babylon,Who shall winnow her and empty her land.For in the day of doomThey shall be against her all around.3 Against her let the archer bend his bow,And lift himself up against her in his armor.Do not s...  Read More