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

Jeremiah 50Judgment on Babylon and Babylonia50 The word that the Lord spoke against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.2 “Declare among the nations,Proclaim, and [a]set up a standard;Proclaim—do not conceal it—Say, ‘Babylon is taken, Bel is shamed.[b]Merodach is broken in pieces;Her idols are humiliated,Her images are broken in pieces.’3 For out of the north a na...  Read More

Jeremiah 48-49Judgment on Moab48 Against Moab.Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:“Woe to Nebo!For it is plundered,Kirjathaim is shamed and taken;[a]The high stronghold is shamed and dismayed—2 No more praise of Moab.In Heshbon they have devised evil against her:‘Come, and let us cut her off as a nation.’You also shall be cut down, O Madmen![b]The sword shall pursue you;3 A voice of cry...  Read More