Jeremiah 27:2-6 Thus said the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the handContinue reading “Bonds and Yokes”
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Against the Chaldeans
Jeremiah 21:3-6 Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall you say to Zedekiah: Thus said the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I willContinue reading “Against the Chaldeans”
Their Graven Images
Jeremiah 8:18-22 When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to angerContinue reading “Their Graven Images”
Wallow Thyself in Ashes
Jeremiah 6:26-30 O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us. I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou may know and try theirContinue reading “Wallow Thyself in Ashes”
Evil Appeared
Jeremiah 6:1 O you children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeared out of the north, and great destruction. ‘O you children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midstContinue reading “Evil Appeared”
You Have Forsaken Me
Jeremiah 5:18-19 Nevertheless in those days, said the LORD, I will not make a full end with you. And it shall come to pass, when you shall say, Wherefore does the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shall thou answer them, Like as you have forsaken me, and served strange gods inContinue reading “You Have Forsaken Me”
I cannot Hold My Peace
Jeremiah 4:19-22 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart makes a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are myContinue reading “I cannot Hold My Peace”
This is Thy Wickedness
Jeremiah 4:13-18 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled. O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou may be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? For a voice declaredContinue reading “This is Thy Wickedness”
Blow You the Trumpet in the Land
Jeremiah 4:5-9 Declare you in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow you the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities. Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.Continue reading “Blow You the Trumpet in the Land”
Out of the North
Jeremiah 1:13-14 And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What see thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north. Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of theContinue reading “Out of the North”