| 1:6 |
Ah, Sovereign Lord, I said, I do not know how to speak; I am only a child. |
Alas, Sovereign Lord, I said, I do not know how to speak; I am too young. |
| 1:7 |
But the Lord said to me, Do not say, I am only a child. You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. |
But the Lord said to me, Do not say, I am too young. You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. |
| 1:9 |
Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, Now, I have put my words in your mouth. |
Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, I have put my words in your mouth. |
| 1:13 |
The word of the Lord came to me again: What do you see? I see a boiling pot, tilting away from the north, I answered. |
The word of the Lord came to me again: What do you see? I see a pot that is boiling, I answered. It is tilting toward us from the north. |
| 2:2 |
Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the desert, through a land not sown. |
Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: This is what the Lord says: I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the wilderness, through a land not sown. |
| 2:4 |
Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, all you clans of the house of Israel. |
Hear the word of the Lord, you descendants of Jacob, all you clans of Israel. |
| 2:5 |
This is what the Lord says: What fault did your fathers find in me, that they strayed so far from me? They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. |
This is what the Lord says: What fault did your ancestors find in me, that they strayed so far from me? They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. |
| 2:6 |
They did not ask, Where is the Lord, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the barren wilderness, through a land of deserts and rifts, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives? |
They did not ask, Where is the Lord, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the barren wilderness, through a land of deserts and ravines, a land of drought and utter darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives? |
| 2:10 |
Cross over to the coasts of Kittim and look, send to Kedar and observe closely; see if there has ever been anything like this: |
Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and look, send to Kedar and observe closely; see if there has ever been anything like this: |
| 2:11 |
Has a nation ever changed its gods? Yet they are not gods at all. But my people have exchanged their Glory for worthless idols. |
Has a nation ever changed its gods? Yet they are not gods at all. But my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols. |
| 2:12 |
Be appalled at this, O heavens, and shudder with great horror, declares the Lord. |
Be appalled at this, you heavens, and shudder with great horror, declares the Lord. |
| 2:16 |
Also, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head. |
Also, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skull. |
| 2:18 |
Now why go to Egypt to drink water from the Shihor? And why go to Assyria to drink water from the River? |
Now why go to Egypt to drink water from the Nile? And why go to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates? |
| 2:22 |
Although you wash yourself with soda and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me, declares the Sovereign Lord. |
Although you wash yourself with soap and use an abundance of cleansing powder, the stain of your guilt is still before me, declares the Sovereign Lord. |
| 2:24 |
a wild donkey accustomed to the desert, sniffing the wind in her craving—in her heat who can restrain her? Any males that pursue her need not tire themselves; at mating time they will find her. |
a wild donkey accustomed to the desert, sniffing the wind in her craving— in her heat who can restrain her? Any males that pursue her need not tire themselves; at mating time they will find her. |
| 2:26 |
As a thief is disgraced when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced—they, their kings and their officials, their priests and their prophets. |
As a thief is disgraced when he is caught, so the people of Israel are disgraced— they, their kings and their officials, their priests and their prophets. |
| 2:28 |
Where then are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them come if they can save you when you are in trouble! For you have as many gods as you have towns, O Judah. |
Where then are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them come if they can save you when you are in trouble! For you, Judah, have as many gods as you have towns. |
| 2:30 |
In vain I punished your people; they did not respond to correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a ravening lion. |
In vain I punished your people; they did not respond to correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a ravenous lion. |
| 2:32 |
Does a maiden forget her jewelry, a bride her wedding ornaments? Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number. |
Does a young woman forget her jewelry, a bride her wedding ornaments? Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number. |
| 2:34 |
On your clothes men find the lifeblood of the innocent poor, though you did not catch them breaking in. Yet in spite of all this |
On your clothes is found the lifeblood of the innocent poor, though you did not catch them breaking in. Yet in spite of all this |
| 3:1 |
If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, should he return to her again? Would not the land be completely defiled? But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers—would you now return to me? declares the Lord. |
If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, should he return to her again? Would not the land be completely defiled? But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers— would you now return to me? declares the Lord. |
| 3:12 |
Go, proclaim this message toward the north: Return, faithless Israel, declares the Lord, I will frown on you no longer, for I am merciful, declares the Lord, I will not be angry forever. |
Go, proclaim this message toward the north: Return, faithless Israel, declares the Lord, I will frown on you no longer, for I am faithful, declares the Lord, I will not be angry forever. |
| 3:13 |
Only acknowledge your guilt—you have rebelled against the Lord your God, you have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed me, declares the Lord. |
Only acknowledge your guilt— you have rebelled against the Lord your God, you have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed me, declares the Lord. |
| 3:16 |
In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land, declares the Lord, men will no longer say, The ark of the covenant of the Lord. It will never enter their minds or be remembered; it will not be missed, nor will another one be made. |
In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land, declares the Lord, people will no longer say, The ark of the covenant of the Lord. It will never enter their minds or be remembered; it will not be missed, nor will another one be made. |
| 3:18 |
In those days the house of Judah will join the house of Israel, and together they will come from a northern land to the land I gave your forefathers as an inheritance. |
In those days the people of Judah will join the people of Israel, and together they will come from a northern land to the land I gave your ancestors as an inheritance. |
| 3:19 |
I myself said, How gladly would I treat you like sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation. I thought you would call me Father and not turn away from following me. |
I myself said, How gladly would I treat you like my children and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation. I thought you would call me Father and not turn away from following me. |
| 3:20 |
But like a woman unfaithful to her husband, so you have been unfaithful to me, O house of Israel, declares the Lord. |
But like a woman unfaithful to her husband, so you, Israel, have been unfaithful to me, declares the Lord. |
| 3:24 |
From our youth shameful gods have consumed the fruits of our fathers labor—their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters. |
From our youth shameful gods have consumed the fruits of our ancestors labor— their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters. |
| 3:25 |
Let us lie down in our shame, and let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the Lord our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth till this day we have not obeyed the Lord our God. |
Let us lie down in our shame, and let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the Lord our God, both we and our ancestors; from our youth till this day we have not obeyed the Lord our God. |
| 4:1 |
If you will return, O Israel, return to me, declares the Lord. If you put your detestable idols out of my sight and no longer go astray, |
If you, Israel, will return, then return to me, declares the Lord. If you put your detestable idols out of my sight and no longer go astray, |
| 4:2 |
and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, As surely as the Lord lives, then the nations will be blessed by him and in him they will glory. |
and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, As surely as the Lord lives, then the nations will invoke blessings by him and in him they will boast. |
| 4:3 |
This is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem: Break up your unplowed ground and do not sow among thorns. |
This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem: Break up your unplowed ground and do not sow among thorns. |
| 4:4 |
Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, circumcise your hearts, you men of Judah and people of Jerusalem, or my wrath will break out and burn like fire because of the evil you have done—burn with no one to quench it. |
Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, circumcise your hearts, you people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, or my wrath will flare up and burn like fire because of the evil you have done— burn with no one to quench it. |
| 4:10 |
Then I said, Ah, Sovereign Lord, how completely you have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, You will have peace, when the sword is at our throats. |
Then I said, Alas, Sovereign Lord! How completely you have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, You will have peace, when the sword is at our throats! |
| 4:14 |
O Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts? |
Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts? |
| 4:16 |
Tell this to the nations, proclaim it to Jerusalem: A besieging army is coming from a distant land, raising a war cry against the cities of Judah. |
Tell this to the nations, proclaim concerning Jerusalem: A besieging army is coming from a distant land, raising a war cry against the cities of Judah. |
| 4:18 |
Your own conduct and actions have brought this upon you. This is your punishment. How bitter it is! How it pierces to the heart! |
Your own conduct and actions have brought this on you. This is your punishment. How bitter it is! How it pierces to the heart! |
| 4:30 |
What are you doing, O devastated one? Why dress yourself in scarlet and put on jewels of gold? Why shade your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain. Your lovers despise you; they seek your life. |
What are you doing, you devastated one? Why dress yourself in scarlet and put on jewels of gold? Why highlight your eyes with makeup? You adorn yourself in vain. Your lovers despise you; they want to kill you. |
| 4:31 |
I hear a cry as of a woman in labor, a groan as of one bearing her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands and saying, Alas! I am fainting; my life is given over to murderers. |
I hear a cry as of a woman in labor, a groan as of one bearing her first child— the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands and saying, Alas! I am fainting; my life is given over to murderers. |
| 5:3 |
O Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; you crushed them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent. |
Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; you crushed them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent. |
| 5:11 |
The house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to me, declares the Lord. |
The people of Israel and the people of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to me, declares the Lord. |
| 5:15 |
O house of Israel, declares the Lord, I am bringing a distant nation against you—an ancient and enduring nation, a people whose language you do not know, whose speech you do not understand. |
People of Israel, declares the Lord, I am bringing a distant nation against you— an ancient and enduring nation, a people whose language you do not know, whose speech you do not understand. |
| 5:20 |
Announce this to the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah: |
Announce this to the descendants of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah: |
| 5:26 |
Among my people are wicked men who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch men. |
Among my people are the wicked who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch people. |
| 5:28 |
and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not plead the case of the fatherless to win it, they do not defend the rights of the poor. |
and have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not seek justice. They do not promote the case of the fatherless; they do not defend the just cause of the poor. |
| 6:2 |
I will destroy the Daughter of Zion, so beautiful and delicate. |
I will destroy Daughter Zion, so beautiful and delicate. |
| 6:8 |
Take warning, O Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you and make your land desolate so no one can live in it. |
Take warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you and make your land desolate so no one can live in it. |
| 6:15 |
Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when I punish them, says the Lord. |
Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when I punish them, says the Lord. |
| 6:18 |
Therefore hear, O nations; observe, O witnesses, what will happen to them. |
Therefore hear, you nations; you who are witnesses, observe what will happen to them. |
| 6:19 |
Hear, O earth: I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their schemes, because they have not listened to my words and have rejected my law. |
Hear, you earth: I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their schemes, because they have not listened to my words and have rejected my law. |
| 6:21 |
Therefore this is what the Lord says: I will put obstacles before this people. Fathers and sons alike will stumble over them; neighbors and friends will perish. |
Therefore this is what the Lord says: I will put obstacles before this people. Parents and children alike will stumble over them; neighbors and friends will perish. |
| 6:23 |
They are armed with bow and spear; they are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, O Daughter of Zion. |
They are armed with bow and spear; they are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, Daughter Zion. |
| 6:26 |
O my people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes; mourn with bitter wailing as for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us. |
Put on sackcloth, my people, and roll in ashes; mourn with bitter wailing as for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us. |
| 7:6 |
if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm, |
if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm, |
| 7:7 |
then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your forefathers for ever and ever. |
then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your ancestors for ever and ever. |
| 7:14 |
Therefore, what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears my Name, the temple you trust in, the place I gave to you and your fathers. |
Therefore, what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears my Name, the temple you trust in, the place I gave to you and your ancestors. |
| 7:15 |
I will thrust you from my presence, just as I did all your brothers, the people of Ephraim. |
I will thrust you from my presence, just as I did all your fellow Israelites, the people of Ephraim. |
| 7:18 |
The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes of bread for the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke me to anger. |
The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods to arouse my anger. |
| 7:20 |
Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: My anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground, and it will burn and not be quenched. |
Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: My anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place—on man and beast, on the trees of the field and on the crops of your land—and it will burn and not be quenched. |
| 7:22 |
For when I brought your forefathers out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices, |
For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices, |
| 7:23 |
but I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you, that it may go well with you. |
but I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you. |
| 7:25 |
From the time your forefathers left Egypt until now, day after day, again and again I sent you my servants the prophets. |
From the time your ancestors left Egypt until now, day after day, again and again I sent you my servants the prophets. |
| 7:26 |
But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff necked and did more evil than their forefathers. |
But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff necked and did more evil than their ancestors. |
| 7:33 |
Then the carcasses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away. |
Then the carcasses of this people will become food for the birds and the wild animals, and there will be no one to frighten them away. |
| 8:2 |
They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which they have loved and served and which they have followed and consulted and worshiped. They will not be gathered up or buried, but will be like refuse lying on the ground. |
They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which they have loved and served and which they have followed and consulted and worshiped. They will not be gathered up or buried, but will be like dung lying on the ground. |
| 8:4 |
Say to them, This is what the Lord says: When men fall down, do they not get up? When a man turns away, does he not return? |
Say to them, This is what the Lord says: When people fall down, do they not get up? When someone turns away, do they not return? |
| 8:6 |
I have listened attentively, but they do not say what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? Each pursues his own course like a horse charging into battle. |
I have listened attentively, but they do not say what is right. None of them repent of their wickedness, saying, What have I done? Each pursues their own course like a horse charging into battle. |
| 8:12 |
Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says the Lord. |
Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says the Lord. |
| 8:15 |
We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there was only terror. |
We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there is only terror. |
| 8:18 |
O my Comforter in sorrow, my heart is faint within me. |
You who are my Comforter in sorrow, my heart is faint within me. |
| 8:19 |
Listen to the cry of my people from a land far away: Is the Lord not in Zion? Is her King no longer there? Why have they provoked me to anger with their images, with their worthless foreign idols? |
Listen to the cry of my people from a land far away: Is the Lord not in Zion? Is her King no longer there? Why have they aroused my anger with their images, with their worthless foreign idols? |
| 9:4 |
Beware of your friends; do not trust your brothers. For every brother is a deceiver, and every friend a slanderer. |
Beware of your friends; do not trust anyone in your clan. For every one of them is a deceiver, and every friend a slanderer. |
| 9:8 |
Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks with deceit. With his mouth each speaks cordially to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him. |
Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceitfully. With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors, but in their hearts they set traps for them. |
| 9:10 |
I will weep and wail for the mountains and take up a lament concerning the desert pastures. They are desolate and untraveled, and the lowing of cattle is not heard. The birds of the air have fled and the animals are gone. |
I will weep and wail for the mountains and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands. They are desolate and untraveled, and the lowing of cattle is not heard. The birds have all fled and the animals are gone. |
| 9:12 |
What man is wise enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it? Why has the land been ruined and laid waste like a desert that no one can cross? |
Who is wise enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it? Why has the land been ruined and laid waste like a desert that no one can cross? |
| 9:14 |
Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts; they have followed the Baals, as their fathers taught them. |
Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts; they have followed the Baals, as their ancestors taught them. |
| 9:15 |
Therefore, this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: See, I will make this people eat bitter food and drink poisoned water. |
Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: See, I will make this people eat bitter food and drink poisoned water. |
| 9:16 |
I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will pursue them with the sword until I have destroyed them. |
I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors have known, and I will pursue them with the sword until I have made an end of them. |
| 9:20 |
Now, O women, hear the word of the Lord; open your ears to the words of his mouth. Teach your daughters how to wail; teach one another a lament. |
Now, you women, hear the word of the Lord; open your ears to the words of his mouth. Teach your daughters how to wail; teach one another a lament. |
| 9:21 |
Death has climbed in through our windows and has entered our fortresses; it has cut off the children from the streets and the young men from the public squares. |
Death has climbed in through our windows and has entered our fortresses; it has removed the children from the streets and the young men from the public squares. |
| 9:22 |
Say, This is what the Lord declares: The dead bodies of men will lie like refuse on the open field, like cut grain behind the reaper, with no one to gather them. |
Say, This is what the Lord declares: Dead bodies will lie like dung on the open field, like cut grain behind the reaper, with no one to gather them. |
| 9:23 |
This is what the Lord says: Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, |
This is what the Lord says: Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, |
| 9:24 |
but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight, declares the Lord. |
but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight, declares the Lord. |
| 9:26 |
Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all who live in the desert in distant places. For all these nations are really uncircumcised, and even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart. |
Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all who live in the wilderness in distant places. For all these nations are really uncircumcised, and even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart. |
| 10:1 |
Hear what the Lord says to you, O house of Israel. |
Hear what the Lord says to you, people of Israel. |
| 10:2 |
This is what the Lord says: Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the sky, though the nations are terrified by them. |
This is what the Lord says: Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the heavens, though the nations are terrified by them. |
| 10:3 |
For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel. |
For the practices of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel. |
| 10:5 |
Like a scarecrow in a melon patch, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good. |
Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good. |
| 10:6 |
No one is like you, O Lord; you are great, and your name is mighty in power. |
No one is like you, Lord; you are great, and your name is mighty in power. |
| 10:7 |
Who should not revere you, O King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise men of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you. |
Who should not fear you, King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise leaders of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you. |
| 10:9 |
Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz. What the craftsman and goldsmith have made is then dressed in blue and purple—all made by skilled workers. |
Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz. What the craftsman and goldsmith have made is then dressed in blue and purple— all made by skilled workers. |
| 10:14 |
Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by his idols. His images are a fraud; they have no breath in them. |
Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by his idols. The images he makes are a fraud; they have no breath in them. |
| 10:16 |
He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the Maker of all things, including Israel, the tribe of his inheritance—the Lord Almighty is his name. |
He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the Maker of all things, including Israel, the people of his inheritance— the Lord Almighty is his name. |
| 10:20 |
My tent is destroyed; all its ropes are snapped. My sons are gone from me and are no more; no one is left now to pitch my tent or to set up my shelter. |
My tent is destroyed; all its ropes are snapped. My children are gone from me and are no more; no one is left now to pitch my tent or to set up my shelter. |
| 10:22 |
Listen! The report is coming—a great commotion from the land of the north! It will make the towns of Judah desolate, a haunt of jackals. |
Listen! The report is coming— a great commotion from the land of the north! It will make the towns of Judah desolate, a haunt of jackals. |
| 10:23 |
I know, O Lord, that a mans life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps. |
Lord, I know that peoples lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps. |
| 10:24 |
Correct me, Lord, but only with justice—not in your anger, lest you reduce me to nothing. |
Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure— not in your anger, or you will reduce me to nothing. |
| 11:3 |
Tell them that this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is the man who does not obey the terms of this covenant— |
Tell them that this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is the one who does not obey the terms of this covenant— |
| 11:4 |
the terms I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of Egypt, out of the iron smelting furnace. I said, Obey me and do everything I command you, and you will be my people, and I will be your God. |
the terms I commanded your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, out of the iron smelting furnace. I said, Obey me and do everything I command you, and you will be my people, and I will be your God. |
| 11:5 |
Then I will fulfill the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey—the land you possess today. I answered, Amen, Lord. |
Then I will fulfill the oath I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey—the land you possess today. I answered, Amen, Lord. |
| 11:7 |
From the time I brought your forefathers up from Egypt until today, I warned them again and again, saying, Obey me. |
From the time I brought your ancestors up from Egypt until today, I warned them again and again, saying, Obey me. |
| 11:10 |
They have returned to the sins of their forefathers, who refused to listen to my words. They have followed other gods to serve them. Both the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their forefathers. |
They have returned to the sins of their ancestors, who refused to listen to my words. They have followed other gods to serve them. Both Israel and Judah have broken the covenant I made with their ancestors. |
| 11:13 |
You have as many gods as you have towns, O Judah; and the altars you have set up to burn incense to that shameful god Baal are as many as the streets of Jerusalem. |
You, Judah, have as many gods as you have towns; and the altars you have set up to burn incense to that shameful god Baal are as many as the streets of Jerusalem. |
| 11:14 |
Do not pray for this people nor offer any plea or petition for them, because I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their distress. |
Do not pray for this people or offer any plea or petition for them, because I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their distress. |
| 11:15 |
What is my beloved doing in my temple as she works out her evil schemes with many? Can consecrated meat avert your punishment? When you engage in your wickedness, then you rejoice. |
What is my beloved doing in my temple as she, with many others, works out her evil schemes? Can consecrated meat avert your punishment? When you engage in your wickedness, then you rejoice. |
| 11:17 |
The Lord Almighty, who planted you, has decreed disaster for you, because the house of Israel and the house of Judah have done evil and provoked me to anger by burning incense to Baal. |
The Lord Almighty, who planted you, has decreed disaster for you, because the people of both Israel and Judah have done evil and aroused my anger by burning incense to Baal. |
| 11:20 |
But, O Lord Almighty, you who judge righteously and test the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you I have committed my cause. |
But you, Lord Almighty, who judge righteously and test the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have committed my cause. |
| 11:21 |
Therefore this is what the Lord says about the men of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord or you will die by our hands— |
Therefore this is what the Lord says about the people of Anathoth who are threatening to kill you, saying, Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord or you will die by our hands— |
| 11:23 |
Not even a remnant will be left to them, because I will bring disaster on the men of Anathoth in the year of their punishment. |
Not even a remnant will be left to them, because I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment. |
| 12:1 |
You are always righteous, O Lord, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? |
You are always righteous, Lord, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? |
| 12:3 |
Yet you know me, O Lord; you see me and test my thoughts about you. Drag them off like sheep to be butchered! Set them apart for the day of slaughter! |
Yet you know me, Lord; you see me and test my thoughts about you. Drag them off like sheep to be butchered! Set them apart for the day of slaughter! |
| 12:6 |
Your brothers, your own family—even they have betrayed you; they have raised a loud cry against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you. |
Your relatives, members of your own family— even they have betrayed you; they have raised a loud cry against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you. |
| 12:13 |
They will sow wheat but reap thorns; they will wear themselves out but gain nothing. So bear the shame of your harvest because of the Lords fierce anger. |
They will sow wheat but reap thorns; they will wear themselves out but gain nothing. They will bear the shame of their harvest because of the Lords fierce anger. |
| 12:14 |
This is what the Lord says: As for all my wicked neighbors who seize the inheritance I gave my people Israel, I will uproot them from their lands and I will uproot the house of Judah from among them. |
This is what the Lord says: As for all my wicked neighbors who seize the inheritance I gave my people Israel, I will uproot them from their lands and I will uproot the people of Judah from among them. |
| 12:15 |
But after I uproot them, I will again have compassion and will bring each of them back to his own inheritance and his own country. |
But after I uproot them, I will again have compassion and will bring each of them back to their own inheritance and their own country. |
| 13:11 |
For as a belt is bound around a mans waist, so I bound the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to me, declares the Lord, to be my people for my renown and praise and honor. But they have not listened. |
For as a belt is bound around the waist, so I bound all the people of Israel and all the people of Judah to me, declares the Lord, to be my people for my renown and praise and honor. But they have not listened. |
| 13:14 |
I will smash them one against the other, fathers and sons alike, declares the Lord. I will allow no pity or mercy or compassion to keep me from destroying them. |
I will smash them one against the other, parents and children alike, declares the Lord. I will allow no pity or mercy or compassion to keep me from destroying them. |
| 13:16 |
Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills. You hope for light, but he will turn it to thick darkness and change it to deep gloom. |
Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills. You hope for light, but he will turn it to utter darkness and change it to deep gloom. |
| 13:17 |
But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly, overflowing with tears, because the Lords flock will be taken captive. |
If you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly, overflowing with tears, because the Lords flock will be taken captive. |
| 13:20 |
Lift up your eyes and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was entrusted to you, the sheep of which you boasted? |
Look up and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was entrusted to you, the sheep of which you boasted? |
| 13:22 |
And if you ask yourself, Why has this happened to me?—it is because of your many sins that your skirts have been torn off and your body mistreated. |
And if you ask yourself, Why has this happened to me?— it is because of your many sins that your skirts have been torn off and your body mistreated. |
| 13:23 |
Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil. |
Can an Ethiopian change his skin or a leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil. |
| 13:27 |
your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution! I have seen your detestable acts on the hills and in the fields. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you be unclean? |
your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution! I have seen your detestable acts on the hills and in the fields. Woe to you, Jerusalem! How long will you be unclean? |
| 14:1 |
This is the word of the Lord to Jeremiah concerning the drought: |
This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: |
| 14:6 |
Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights and pant like jackals; their eyesight fails for lack of pasture. |
Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights and pant like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of food. |
| 14:7 |
Although our sins testify against us, O Lord, do something for the sake of your name. For our backsliding is great; we have sinned against you. |
Although our sins testify against us, do something, Lord, for the sake of your name. For we have often rebelled; we have sinned against you. |
| 14:8 |
O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night? |
You who are the hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night? |
| 14:9 |
Why are you like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? You are among us, O Lord, and we bear your name; do not forsake us! |
Why are you like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? You are among us, Lord, and we bear your name; do not forsake us! |
| 14:13 |
But I said, Ah, Sovereign Lord, the prophets keep telling them, You will not see the sword or suffer famine. Indeed, I will give you lasting peace in this place. |
But I said, Alas, Sovereign Lord! The prophets keep telling them, You will not see the sword or suffer famine. Indeed, I will give you lasting peace in this place. |
| 14:15 |
Therefore, this is what the Lord says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them, yet they are saying, No sword or famine will touch this land. Those same prophets will perish by sword and famine. |
Therefore this is what the Lord says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them, yet they are saying, No sword or famine will touch this land. Those same prophets will perish by sword and famine. |
| 14:16 |
And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve. |
And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them, their wives, their sons and their daughters. I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve. |
| 14:17 |
Speak this word to them: Let my eyes overflow with tears night and day without ceasing; for my virgin daughter—my people—has suffered a grievous wound, a crushing blow. |
Speak this word to them: Let my eyes overflow with tears night and day without ceasing; for the Virgin Daughter, my people, has suffered a grievous wound, a crushing blow. |
| 14:20 |
O Lord, we acknowledge our wickedness and the guilt of our fathers; we have indeed sinned against you. |
We acknowledge our wickedness, Lord, and the guilt of our ancestors; we have indeed sinned against you. |
| 14:22 |
Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies themselves send down showers? No, it is you, O Lord our God. Therefore our hope is in you, for you are the one who does all this. |
Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies themselves send down showers? No, it is you, Lord our God. Therefore our hope is in you, for you are the one who does all this. |
| 15:3 |
I will send four kinds of destroyers against them, declares the Lord, the sword to kill and the dogs to drag away and the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. |
I will send four kinds of destroyers against them, declares the Lord, the sword to kill and the dogs to drag away and the birds and the wild animals to devour and destroy. |
| 15:5 |
Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem? Who will mourn for you? Who will stop to ask how you are? |
Who will have pity on you, Jerusalem? Who will mourn for you? Who will stop to ask how you are? |
| 15:6 |
You have rejected me, declares the Lord. You keep on backsliding. So I will lay hands on you and destroy you; I can no longer show compassion. |
You have rejected me, declares the Lord. You keep on backsliding. So I will reach out and destroy you; I am tired of holding back. |
| 15:12 |
Can a man break iron—iron from the north—or bronze? |
Can a man break iron— iron from the north—or bronze? |
| 15:15 |
You understand, O Lord; remember me and care for me. Avenge me on my persecutors. You are long suffering—do not take me away; think of how I suffer reproach for your sake. |
Lord, you understand; remember me and care for me. Avenge me on my persecutors. You are long suffering—do not take me away; think of how I suffer reproach for your sake. |
| 15:16 |
When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my hearts delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God Almighty. |
When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my hearts delight, for I bear your name, Lord God Almighty. |
| 15:18 |
Why is my pain unending and my wound grievous and incurable? Will you be to me like a deceptive brook, like a spring that fails? |
Why is my pain unending and my wound grievous and incurable? You are to me like a deceptive brook, like a spring that fails. |
| 15:21 |
I will save you from the hands of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the cruel. |
I will save you from the hands of the wicked and deliver you from the grasp of the cruel. |
| 16:4 |
They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like refuse lying on the ground. They will perish by sword and famine, and their dead bodies will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth. |
They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like dung lying on the ground. They will perish by sword and famine, and their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals. |
| 16:6 |
Both high and low will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, and no one will cut himself or shave his head for them. |
Both high and low will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, and no one will cut themselves or shave their head for the dead. |
| 16:11 |
then say to them, It is because your fathers forsook me, declares the Lord, and followed other gods and served and worshiped them. They forsook me and did not keep my law. |
then say to them, It is because your ancestors forsook me, declares the Lord, and followed other gods and served and worshiped them. They forsook me and did not keep my law. |
| 16:12 |
But you have behaved more wickedly than your fathers. See how each of you is following the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying me. |
But you have behaved more wickedly than your ancestors. See how all of you are following the stubbornness of your evil hearts instead of obeying me. |
| 16:13 |
So I will throw you out of this land into a land neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor. |
So I will throw you out of this land into a land neither you nor your ancestors have known, and there you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor. |
| 16:14 |
However, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when men will no longer say, As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt, |
However, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when it will no longer be said, As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt, |
| 16:15 |
but they will say, As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them. For I will restore them to the land I gave their forefathers. |
but it will be said, As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them. For I will restore them to the land I gave their ancestors. |
| 16:19 |
O Lord, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, Our fathers possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good. |
Lord, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good. |
| 16:20 |
Do men make their own gods? Yes, but they are not gods! |
Do people make their own gods? Yes, but they are not gods! |
| 16:21 |
Therefore I will teach them—this time I will teach them my power and might. Then they will know that my name is the Lord. |
Therefore I will teach them— this time I will teach them my power and might. Then they will know that my name is the Lord. |
| 17:5 |
This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord. |
This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord. |
| 17:6 |
He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. |
That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will not see prosperity when it comes. They will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. |
| 17:7 |
But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. |
But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. |
| 17:8 |
He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. |
They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. |
| 17:10 |
I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve. |
I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve. |
| 17:11 |
Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay is the man who gains riches by unjust means. When his life is half gone, they will desert him, and in the end he will prove to be a fool. |
Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay are those who gain riches by unjust means. When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them, and in the end they will prove to be fools. |
| 17:13 |
O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the Lord, the spring of living water. |
Lord, you are the hope of Israel; all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the Lord, the spring of living water. |
| 17:14 |
Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. |
Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. |
| 17:19 |
This is what the Lord said to me: Go and stand at the gate of the people, through which the kings of Judah go in and out; stand also at all the other gates of Jerusalem. |
This is what the Lord said to me: Go and stand at the Gate of the People, through which the kings of Judah go in and out; stand also at all the other gates of Jerusalem. |
| 17:20 |
Say to them, Hear the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah and all people of Judah and everyone living in Jerusalem who come through these gates. |
Say to them, Hear the word of the Lord, you kings of Judah and all people of Judah and everyone living in Jerusalem who come through these gates. |
| 17:22 |
Do not bring a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your forefathers. |
Do not bring a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your ancestors. |
| 17:26 |
People will come from the towns of Judah and the villages around Jerusalem, from the territory of Benjamin and the western foothills, from the hill country and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings, incense and thank offerings to the house of the Lord. |
People will come from the towns of Judah and the villages around Jerusalem, from the territory of Benjamin and the western foothills, from the hill country and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord. |
| 18:5 |
Then the word of the Lord came to me: |
Then the word of the Lord came to me. |
| 18:6 |
O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does? declares the Lord. Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. |
He said, Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does? declares the Lord. Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel. |
| 18:12 |
But they will reply, Its no use. We will continue with our own plans; each of us will follow the stubbornness of his evil heart. |
But they will reply, Its no use. We will continue with our own plans; we will all follow the stubbornness of our evil hearts. |
| 18:14 |
Does the snow of Lebanon ever vanish from its rocky slopes? Do its cool waters from distant sources ever cease to flow? |
Does the snow of Lebanon ever vanish from its rocky slopes? Do its cool waters from distant sources ever stop flowing? |
| 18:15 |
Yet my people have forgotten me; they burn incense to worthless idols, which made them stumble in their ways and in the ancient paths. They made them walk in bypaths and on roads not built up. |
Yet my people have forgotten me; they burn incense to worthless idols, which made them stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths. They made them walk in byways, on roads not built up. |
| 18:16 |
Their land will be laid waste, an object of lasting scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will shake their heads. |
Their land will be an object of horror and of lasting scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will shake their heads. |
| 18:18 |
They said, Come, lets make plans against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost, nor will counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. So come, lets attack him with our tongues and pay no attention to anything he says. |
They said, Come, lets make plans against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest will not cease, nor will counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. So come, lets attack him with our tongues and pay no attention to anything he says. |
| 18:19 |
Listen to me, O Lord; hear what my accusers are saying! |
Listen to me, Lord; hear what my accusers are saying! |
| 18:23 |
But you know, O Lord, all their plots to kill me. Do not forgive their crimes or blot out their sins from your sight. Let them be overthrown before you; deal with them in the time of your anger. |
But you, Lord, know all their plots to kill me. Do not forgive their crimes or blot out their sins from your sight. Let them be overthrown before you; deal with them in the time of your anger. |
| 19:3 |
and say, Hear the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah and people of Jerusalem. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Listen! I am going to bring a disaster on this place that will make the ears of everyone who hears of it tingle. |
and say, Hear the word of the Lord, you kings of Judah and people of Jerusalem. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Listen! I am going to bring a disaster on this place that will make the ears of everyone who hears of it tingle. |
| 19:4 |
For they have forsaken me and made this a place of foreign gods; they have burned sacrifices in it to gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah ever knew, and they have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. |
For they have forsaken me and made this a place of foreign gods; they have burned incense in it to gods that neither they nor their ancestors nor the kings of Judah ever knew, and they have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. |
| 19:5 |
They have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I did not command or mention, nor did it enter my mind. |
They have built the high places of Baal to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I did not command or mention, nor did it enter my mind. |
| 19:7 |
In this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, at the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth. |
In this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, at the hands of those who want to kill them, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds and the wild animals. |
| 19:8 |
I will devastate this city and make it an object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds. |
I will devastate this city and make it an object of horror and scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds. |
| 19:9 |
I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one anothers flesh during the stress of the siege imposed on them by the enemies who seek their lives. |
I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one anothers flesh because their enemies will press the siege so hard against them to destroy them. |
| 19:15 |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Listen! I am going to bring on this city and the villages around it every disaster I pronounced against them, because they were stiff necked and would not listen to my words. |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Listen! I am going to bring on this city and all the villages around it every disaster I pronounced against them, because they were stiff necked and would not listen to my words. |
| 20:1 |
When the priest Pashhur son of Immer, the chief officer in the temple of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, |
When the priest Pashhur son of Immer, the official in charge of the temple of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, |
| 20:3 |
The next day, when Pashhur released him from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, The Lords name for you is not Pashhur, but Magor Missabib. |
The next day, when Pashhur released him from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, The Lords name for you is not Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side. |
| 20:4 |
For this is what the Lord says: I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; with your own eyes you will see them fall by the sword of their enemies. I will hand all Judah over to the king of Babylon, who will carry them away to Babylon or put them to the sword. |
For this is what the Lord says: I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; with your own eyes you will see them fall by the sword of their enemies. I will give all Judah into the hands of the king of Babylon, who will carry them away to Babylon or put them to the sword. |
| 20:5 |
I will hand over to their enemies all the wealth of this city—all its products, all its valuables and all the treasures of the kings of Judah. They will take it away as plunder and carry it off to Babylon. |
I will deliver all the wealth of this city into the hands of their enemies—all its products, all its valuables and all the treasures of the kings of Judah. They will take it away as plunder and carry it off to Babylon. |
| 20:7 |
O Lord, you deceived me, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me. |
You deceived me, Lord, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me. |
| 20:9 |
But if I say, I will not mention him or speak any more in his name, his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot. |
But if I say, I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his name, his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot. |
| 20:10 |
I hear many whispering, Terror on every side! Report him! Lets report him! All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him. |
I hear many whispering, Terror on every side! Denounce him! Lets denounce him! All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him. |
| 20:12 |
O Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous and probe the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you I have committed my cause. |
Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous and probe the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have committed my cause. |
| 21:5 |
I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm in anger and fury and great wrath. |
I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm in furious anger and in great wrath. |
| 21:6 |
I will strike down those who live in this city—both men and animals—and they will die of a terrible plague. |
I will strike down those who live in this city—both man and beast—and they will die of a terrible plague. |
| 21:7 |
After that, declares the Lord, I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials and the people in this city who survive the plague, sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will show them no mercy or pity or compassion. |
After that, declares the Lord, I will give Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials and the people in this city who survive the plague, sword and famine, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. He will put them to the sword; he will show them no mercy or pity or compassion. |
| 21:9 |
Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague. But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live; he will escape with his life. |
Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague. But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live; they will escape with their lives. |
| 21:11 |
Moreover, say to the royal house of Judah, Hear the word of the Lord; |
Moreover, say to the royal house of Judah, Hear the word of the Lord. |
| 21:12 |
O house of David, this is what the Lord says: Administer justice every morning; rescue from the hand of his oppressor the one who has been robbed, or my wrath will break out and burn like fire because of the evil you have done—burn with no one to quench it. |
This is what the Lord says to you, house of David: Administer justice every morning; rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed, or my wrath will break out and burn like fire because of the evil you have done— burn with no one to quench it. |
| 21:13 |
I am against you, Jerusalem, you who live above this valley on the rocky plateau, declares the Lord—you who say, Who can come against us? Who can enter our refuge? |
I am against you, Jerusalem, you who live above this valley on the rocky plateau, declares the Lord— you who say, Who can come against us? Who can enter our refuge? |
| 22:2 |
Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, you who sit on Davids throne—you, your officials and your people who come through these gates. |
Hear the word of the Lord to you, king of Judah, you who sit on Davids throne—you, your officials and your people who come through these gates. |
| 22:3 |
This is what the Lord says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of his oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the alien, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place. |
This is what the Lord says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place. |
| 22:6 |
For this is what the Lord says about the palace of the king of Judah: Though you are like Gilead to me, like the summit of Lebanon, I will surely make you like a desert, like towns not inhabited. |
For this is what the Lord says about the palace of the king of Judah: Though you are like Gilead to me, like the summit of Lebanon, I will surely make you like a wasteland, like towns not inhabited. |
| 22:13 |
Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, making his countrymen work for nothing, not paying them for their labor. |
Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, making his own people work for nothing, not paying them for their labor. |
| 22:19 |
He will have the burial of a donkey—dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem. |
He will have the burial of a donkey— dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem. |
| 22:25 |
I will hand you over to those who seek your life, those you fear—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Babylonians. |
I will deliver you into the hands of those who want to kill you, those you fear—Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Babylonians. |
| 23:5 |
The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. |
The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. |
| 23:6 |
In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteousness. |
In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior. |
| 23:9 |
Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like a man overcome by wine, because of the Lord and his holy words. |
Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like a strong man overcome by wine, because of the Lord and his holy words. |
| 23:10 |
The land is full of adulterers; because of the curse the land lies parched and the pastures in the desert are withered. The prophets follow an evil course and use their power unjustly. |
The land is full of adulterers; because of the curse the land lies parched and the pastures in the wilderness are withered. The prophets follow an evil course and use their power unjustly. |
| 23:14 |
And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen something horrible: They commit adultery and live a lie. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from his wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah. |
And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen something horrible: They commit adultery and live a lie. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that not one of them turns from their wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah. |
| 23:15 |
Therefore, this is what the Lord Almighty says concerning the prophets: I will make them eat bitter food and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land. |
Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says concerning the prophets: I will make them eat bitter food and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land. |
| 23:24 |
Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord. |
Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? declares the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord. |
| 23:27 |
They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget my name, just as their fathers forgot my name through Baal worship. |
They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget my name, just as their ancestors forgot my name through Baal worship. |
| 23:28 |
Let the prophet who has a dream tell his dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain? declares the Lord. |
Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain? declares the Lord. |
| 23:33 |
When these people, or a prophet or a priest, ask you, What is the oracle of the Lord? say to them, What oracle? I will forsake you, declares the Lord. |
When these people, or a prophet or a priest, ask you, What is the message from the Lord? say to them, What message? I will forsake you, declares the Lord. |
| 23:34 |
If a prophet or a priest or anyone else claims, This is the oracle of the Lord, I will punish that man and his household. |
If a prophet or a priest or anyone else claims, This is a message from the Lord, I will punish them and their household. |
| 23:35 |
This is what each of you keeps on saying to his friend or relative: What is the Lords answer? or What has the Lord spoken? |
This is what each of you keeps saying to your friends and other Israelites: What is the Lords answer? or What has the Lord spoken? |
| 23:36 |
But you must not mention the oracle of the Lord again, because every mans own word becomes his oracle and so you distort the words of the living God, the Lord Almighty, our God. |
But you must not mention a message from the Lord again, because each ones word becomes their own message. So you distort the words of the living God, the Lord Almighty, our God. |
| 23:38 |
Although you claim, This is the oracle of the Lord, this is what the Lord says: You used the words, This is the oracle of the Lord, even though I told you that you must not claim, This is the oracle of the Lord. |
Although you claim, This is a message from the Lord, this is what the Lord says: You used the words, This is a message from the Lord, even though I told you that you must not claim, This is a message from the Lord. |
| 23:39 |
Therefore, I will surely forget you and cast you out of my presence along with the city I gave to you and your fathers. |
Therefore, I will surely forget you and cast you out of my presence along with the city I gave to you and your ancestors. |
| 23:40 |
I will bring upon you everlasting disgrace—everlasting shame that will not be forgotten. |
I will bring on you everlasting disgrace—everlasting shame that will not be forgotten. |
| 24:1 |
After Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and the officials, the craftsmen and the artisans of Judah were carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Lord showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the Lord. |
After Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and the officials, the skilled workers and the artisans of Judah were carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Lord showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the Lord. |
| 24:2 |
One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early; the other basket had very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten. |
One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early; the other basket had very bad figs, so bad they could not be eaten. |
| 24:3 |
Then the Lord asked me, What do you see, Jeremiah? Figs, I answered. The good ones are very good, but the poor ones are so bad they cannot be eaten. |
Then the Lord asked me, What do you see, Jeremiah? Figs, I answered. The good ones are very good, but the bad ones are so bad they cannot be eaten. |
| 24:8 |
But like the poor figs, which are so bad they cannot be eaten, says the Lord, so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials and the survivors from Jerusalem, whether they remain in this land or live in Egypt. |
But like the bad figs, which are so bad they cannot be eaten, says the Lord, so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials and the survivors from Jerusalem, whether they remain in this land or live in Egypt. |
| 24:9 |
I will make them abhorrent and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a reproach and a byword, an object of ridicule and cursing, wherever I banish them. |
I will make them abhorrent and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a reproach and a byword, a curse and an object of ridicule, wherever I banish them. |
| 24:10 |
I will send the sword, famine and plague against them until they are destroyed from the land I gave to them and their fathers. |
I will send the sword, famine and plague against them until they are destroyed from the land I gave to them and their ancestors. |
| 25:5 |
They said, Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and your evil practices, and you can stay in the land the Lord gave to you and your fathers for ever and ever. |
They said, Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and your evil practices, and you can stay in the land the Lord gave to you and your ancestors for ever and ever. |
| 25:6 |
Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them; do not provoke me to anger with what your hands have made. Then I will not harm you. |
Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them; do not arouse my anger with what your hands have made. Then I will not harm you. |
| 25:7 |
But you did not listen to me, declares the Lord, and you have provoked me with what your hands have made, and you have brought harm to yourselves. |
But you did not listen to me, declares the Lord, and you have aroused my anger with what your hands have made, and you have brought harm to yourselves. |
| 25:13 |
I will bring upon that land all the things I have spoken against it, all that are written in this book and prophesied by Jeremiah against all the nations. |
I will bring on that land all the things I have spoken against it, all that are written in this book and prophesied by Jeremiah against all the nations. |
| 25:18 |
Jerusalem and the towns of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a ruin and an object of horror and scorn and cursing, as they are today; |
Jerusalem and the towns of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a ruin and an object of horror and scorn, a curse—as they are today; |
| 25:24 |
all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the foreign people who live in the desert; |
all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the foreign people who live in the wilderness; |
| 25:26 |
and all the kings of the north, near and far, one after the other—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshach will drink it too. |
and all the kings of the north, near and far, one after the other—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshak will drink it too. |
| 25:29 |
See, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears my Name, and will you indeed go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all who live on the earth, declares the Lord Almighty. |
See, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears my Name, and will you indeed go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword on all who live on the earth, declares the Lord Almighty. |
| 25:33 |
At that time those slain by the Lord will be everywhere—from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned or gathered up or buried, but will be like refuse lying on the ground. |
At that time those slain by the Lord will be everywhere—from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned or gathered up or buried, but will be like dung lying on the ground. |
| 25:34 |
Weep and wail, you shepherds; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For your time to be slaughtered has come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery. |
Weep and wail, you shepherds; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For your time to be slaughtered has come; you will fall like the best of the rams. |
| 26:3 |
Perhaps they will listen and each will turn from his evil way. Then I will relent and not bring on them the disaster I was planning because of the evil they have done. |
Perhaps they will listen and each will turn from their evil ways. Then I will relent and not inflict on them the disaster I was planning because of the evil they have done. |
| 26:6 |
then I will make this house like Shiloh and this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the earth. |
then I will make this house like Shiloh and this city a curse among all the nations of the earth. |
| 26:21 |
When King Jehoiakim and all his officers and officials heard his words, the king sought to put him to death. But Uriah heard of it and fled in fear to Egypt. |
When King Jehoiakim and all his officers and officials heard his words, the king was determined to put him to death. But Uriah heard of it and fled in fear to Egypt. |
| 26:22 |
King Jehoiakim, however, sent Elnathan son of Acbor to Egypt, along with some other men. |
King Jehoiakim, however, sent Elnathan son of Akbor to Egypt, along with some other men. |
| 27:6 |
Now I will hand all your countries over to my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; I will make even the wild animals subject to him. |
Now I will give all your countries into the hands of my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; I will make even the wild animals subject to him. |
| 27:18 |
If they are prophets and have the word of the Lord, let them plead with the Lord Almighty that the furnishings remaining in the house of the Lord and in the palace of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem not be taken to Babylon. |
If they are prophets and have the word of the Lord, let them plead with the Lord Almighty that the articles remaining in the house of the Lord and in the palace of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem not be taken to Babylon. |
| 27:19 |
For this is what the Lord Almighty says about the pillars, the Sea, the movable stands and the other furnishings that are left in this city, |
For this is what the Lord Almighty says about the pillars, the bronze Sea, the movable stands and the other articles that are left in this city, |
| 28:11 |
and he said before all the people, This is what the Lord says: In the same way will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations within two years. At this, the prophet Jeremiah went on his way. |
and he said before all the people, This is what the Lord says: In the same way I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations within two years. At this, the prophet Jeremiah went on his way. |
| 28:12 |
Shortly after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: |
After the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: |
| 28:16 |
Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. This very year you are going to die, because you have preached rebellion against the Lord. |
Therefore this is what the Lord says: I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. This very year you are going to die, because you have preached rebellion against the Lord. |
| 29:2 |
This was after King Jehoiachin and the queen mother, the court officials and the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen and the artisans had gone into exile from Jerusalem. |
This was after King Jehoiachin and the queen mother, the court officials and the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the skilled workers and the artisans had gone into exile from Jerusalem. |
| 29:10 |
This is what the Lord says: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my gracious promise to bring you back to this place. |
This is what the Lord says: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. |
| 29:12 |
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. |
Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. |
| 29:16 |
but this is what the Lord says about the king who sits on Davids throne and all the people who remain in this city, your countrymen who did not go with you into exile— |
but this is what the Lord says about the king who sits on Davids throne and all the people who remain in this city, your fellow citizens who did not go with you into exile— |
| 29:17 |
yes, this is what the Lord Almighty says: I will send the sword, famine and plague against them and I will make them like poor figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten. |
yes, this is what the Lord Almighty says: I will send the sword, famine and plague against them and I will make them like figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten. |
| 29:18 |
I will pursue them with the sword, famine and plague and will make them abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth and an object of cursing and horror, of scorn and reproach, among all the nations where I drive them. |
I will pursue them with the sword, famine and plague and will make them abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse and an object of horror, of scorn and reproach, among all the nations where I drive them. |
| 29:21 |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying lies to you in my name: I will hand them over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will put them to death before your very eyes. |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying lies to you in my name: I will deliver them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will put them to death before your very eyes. |
| 29:22 |
Because of them, all the exiles from Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: The Lord treat you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned in the fire. |
Because of them, all the exiles from Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: May the Lord treat you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned in the fire. |
| 29:23 |
For they have done outrageous things in Israel; they have committed adultery with their neighbors wives and in my name have spoken lies, which I did not tell them to do. I know it and am a witness to it, declares the Lord. |
For they have done outrageous things in Israel; they have committed adultery with their neighbors wives, and in my name they have uttered lies—which I did not authorize. I know it and am a witness to it, declares the Lord. |
| 29:25 |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You sent letters in your own name to all the people in Jerusalem, to Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the other priests. You said to Zephaniah, |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You sent letters in your own name to all the people in Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the other priests. You said to Zephaniah, |
| 29:26 |
The Lord has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada to be in charge of the house of the Lord; you should put any madman who acts like a prophet into the stocks and neck irons. |
The Lord has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada to be in charge of the house of the Lord; you should put any maniac who acts like a prophet into the stocks and neck irons. |
| 29:31 |
Send this message to all the exiles: This is what the Lord says about Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, even though I did not send him, and has led you to believe a lie, |
Send this message to all the exiles: This is what the Lord says about Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, even though I did not send him, and has persuaded you to trust in lies, |
| 30:3 |
The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity and restore them to the land I gave their forefathers to possess, says the Lord. |
The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity and restore them to the land I gave their ancestors to possess, says the Lord. |
| 30:5 |
This is what the Lord says: Cries of fear are heard—terror, not peace. |
This is what the Lord says: Cries of fear are heard— terror, not peace. |
| 30:7 |
How awful that day will be! None will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it. |
How awful that day will be! No other will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it. |
| 30:10 |
So do not fear, O Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, O Israel, declares the Lord. I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will make him afraid. |
So do not be afraid, Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel, declares the Lord. I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will make him afraid. |
| 30:11 |
I am with you and will save you, declares the Lord. Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only with justice; I will not let you go entirely unpunished. |
I am with you and will save you, declares the Lord. Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only in due measure; I will not let you go entirely unpunished. |
| 30:21 |
Their leader will be one of their own; their ruler will arise from among them. I will bring him near and he will come close to me, for who is he who will devote himself to be close to me? declares the Lord. |
Their leader will be one of their own; their ruler will arise from among them. I will bring him near and he will come close to me— for who is he who will devote himself to be close to me? declares the Lord. |
| 31:1 |
At that time, declares the Lord, I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they will be my people. |
At that time, declares the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people. |
| 31:2 |
This is what the Lord says: The people who survive the sword will find favor in the desert; I will come to give rest to Israel. |
This is what the Lord says: The people who survive the sword will find favor in the wilderness; I will come to give rest to Israel. |
| 31:3 |
The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving kindness. |
The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. |
| 31:4 |
I will build you up again and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out to dance with the joyful. |
I will build you up again, and you, Virgin Israel, will be rebuilt. Again you will take up your timbrels and go out to dance with the joyful. |
| 31:7 |
This is what the Lord says: Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard, and say, O Lord, save your people, the remnant of Israel. |
This is what the Lord says: Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard, and say, Lord, save your people, the remnant of Israel. |
| 31:10 |
Hear the word of the Lord, O nations; proclaim it in distant coastlands: He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over his flock like a shepherd. |
Hear the word of the Lord, you nations; proclaim it in distant coastlands: He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over his flock like a shepherd. |
| 31:11 |
For the Lord will ransom Jacob and redeem them from the hand of those stronger than they. |
For the Lord will deliver Jacob and redeem them from the hand of those stronger than they. |
| 31:12 |
They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will rejoice in the bounty of the Lord—the grain, the new wine and the oil, the young of the flocks and herds. They will be like a well watered garden, and they will sorrow no more. |
They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will rejoice in the bounty of the Lord— the grain, the new wine and the olive oil, the young of the flocks and herds. They will be like a well watered garden, and they will sorrow no more. |
| 31:13 |
Then maidens will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow. |
Then young women will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow. |
| 31:15 |
This is what the Lord says: A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are no more. |
This is what the Lord says: A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more. |
| 31:17 |
So there is hope for your future, declares the Lord. Your children will return to their own land. |
So there is hope for your descendants, declares the Lord. Your children will return to their own land. |
| 31:21 |
Set up road signs; put up guideposts. Take note of the highway, the road that you take. Return, O Virgin Israel, return to your towns. |
Set up road signs; put up guideposts. Take note of the highway, the road that you take. Return, Virgin Israel, return to your towns. |
| 31:22 |
How long will you wander, O unfaithful daughter? The Lord will create a new thing on earth—a woman will surround a man. |
How long will you wander, unfaithful Daughter Israel? The Lord will create a new thing on earth— the woman will return to the man. |
| 31:23 |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: When I bring them back from captivity, the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: The Lord bless you, O righteous dwelling, O sacred mountain. |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: When I bring them back from captivity, the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: The Lord bless you, you prosperous city, you sacred mountain. |
| 31:27 |
The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will plant the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the offspring of men and of animals. |
The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will plant the kingdoms of Israel and Judah with the offspring of people and of animals. |
| 31:29 |
In those days people will no longer say, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the childrens teeth are set on edge. |
In those days people will no longer say, The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the childrens teeth are set on edge. |
| 31:30 |
Instead, everyone will die for his own sin; whoever eats sour grapes—his own teeth will be set on edge. |
Instead, everyone will die for their own sin; whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge. |
| 31:31 |
The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. |
The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. |
| 31:32 |
It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, declares the Lord. |
It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, declares the Lord. |
| 31:33 |
This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. |
This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. |
| 31:34 |
No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, Know the Lord, because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more. |
No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, Know the Lord, because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more. |
| 31:35 |
This is what the Lord says, he who appoints the sun to shine by day, who decrees the moon and stars to shine by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the Lord Almighty is his name: |
This is what the Lord says, he who appoints the sun to shine by day, who decrees the moon and stars to shine by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord Almighty is his name: |
| 31:36 |
Only if these decrees vanish from my sight, declares the Lord, will the descendants of Israel ever cease to be a nation before me. |
Only if these decrees vanish from my sight, declares the Lord, will Israel ever cease being a nation before me. |
| 32:3 |
Now Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him there, saying, Why do you prophesy as you do? You say, This is what the Lord says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will capture it. |
Now Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him there, saying, Why do you prophesy as you do? You say, This is what the Lord says: I am about to give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it. |
| 32:4 |
Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape out of the hands of the Babylonians but will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him with his own eyes. |
Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape the Babylonians but will certainly be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him with his own eyes. |
| 32:18 |
You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the fathers sins into the laps of their children after them. O great and powerful God, whose name is the Lord Almighty, |
You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the parents sins into the laps of their children after them. Great and mighty God, whose name is the Lord Almighty, |
| 32:19 |
great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to all the ways of men; you reward everyone according to his conduct and as his deeds deserve. |
great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind; you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve. |
| 32:20 |
You performed miraculous signs and wonders in Egypt and have continued them to this day, both in Israel and among all mankind, and have gained the renown that is still yours. |
You performed signs and wonders in Egypt and have continued them to this day, in Israel and among all mankind, and have gained the renown that is still yours. |
| 32:22 |
You gave them this land you had sworn to give their forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey. |
You gave them this land you had sworn to give their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey. |
| 32:23 |
They came in and took possession of it, but they did not obey you or follow your law; they did not do what you commanded them to do. So you brought all this disaster upon them. |
They came in and took possession of it, but they did not obey you or follow your law; they did not do what you commanded them to do. So you brought all this disaster on them. |
| 32:24 |
See how the siege ramps are built up to take the city. Because of the sword, famine and plague, the city will be handed over to the Babylonians who are attacking it. What you said has happened, as you now see. |
See how the siege ramps are built up to take the city. Because of the sword, famine and plague, the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians who are attacking it. What you said has happened, as you now see. |
| 32:25 |
And though the city will be handed over to the Babylonians, you, O Sovereign Lord, say to me, Buy the field with silver and have the transaction witnessed. |
And though the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians, you, Sovereign Lord, say to me, Buy the field with silver and have the transaction witnessed. |
| 32:28 |
Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am about to hand this city over to the Babylonians and to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will capture it. |
Therefore this is what the Lord says: I am about to give this city into the hands of the Babylonians and to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will capture it. |
| 32:29 |
The Babylonians who are attacking this city will come in and set it on fire; they will burn it down, along with the houses where the people provoked me to anger by burning incense on the roofs to Baal and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods. |
The Babylonians who are attacking this city will come in and set it on fire; they will burn it down, along with the houses where the people aroused my anger by burning incense on the roofs to Baal and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods. |
| 32:30 |
The people of Israel and Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth; indeed, the people of Israel have done nothing but provoke me with what their hands have made, declares the Lord. |
The people of Israel and Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth; indeed, the people of Israel have done nothing but arouse my anger with what their hands have made, declares the Lord. |
| 32:32 |
The people of Israel and Judah have provoked me by all the evil they have done—they, their kings and officials, their priests and prophets, the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem. |
The people of Israel and Judah have provoked me by all the evil they have done—they, their kings and officials, their priests and prophets, the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem. |
| 32:34 |
They set up their abominable idols in the house that bears my Name and defiled it. |
They set up their vile images in the house that bears my Name and defiled it. |
| 32:35 |
They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech, though I never commanded, nor did it enter my mind, that they should do such a detestable thing and so make Judah sin. |
They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molek, though I never commanded—nor did it enter my mind—that they should do such a detestable thing and so make Judah sin. |
| 32:36 |
You are saying about this city, By the sword, famine and plague it will be handed over to the king of Babylon; but this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: |
You are saying about this city, By the sword, famine and plague it will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon; but this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: |
| 32:39 |
I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me for their own good and the good of their children after them. |
I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them. |
| 32:43 |
Once more fields will be bought in this land of which you say, It is a desolate waste, without men or animals, for it has been handed over to the Babylonians. |
Once more fields will be bought in this land of which you say, It is a desolate waste, without people or animals, for it has been given into the hands of the Babylonians. |
| 33:5 |
in the fight with the Babylonians: They will be filled with the dead bodies of the men I will slay in my anger and wrath. I will hide my face from this city because of all its wickedness. |
in the fight with the Babylonians: They will be filled with the dead bodies of the people I will slay in my anger and wrath. I will hide my face from this city because of all its wickedness. |
| 33:10 |
This is what the Lord says: You say about this place, It is a desolate waste, without men or animals. Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, inhabited by neither men nor animals, there will be heard once more |
This is what the Lord says: You say about this place, It is a desolate waste, without people or animals. Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, inhabited by neither people nor animals, there will be heard once more |
| 33:12 |
This is what the Lord Almighty says: In this place, desolate and without men or animals—in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks. |
This is what the Lord Almighty says: In this place, desolate and without people or animals—in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks. |
| 33:14 |
The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will fulfill the gracious promise I made to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. |
The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. |
| 33:16 |
In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The Lord Our Righteousness. |
In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior. |
| 33:17 |
For this is what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, |
For this is what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel, |
| 33:18 |
nor will the priests, who are Levites, ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices. |
nor will the Levitical priests ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices. |
| 33:22 |
I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless as the stars of the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore. |
I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless as the stars in the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore. |
| 33:25 |
This is what the Lord says: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed laws of heaven and earth, |
This is what the Lord says: If I have not made my covenant with day and night and established the laws of heaven and earth, |
| 34:2 |
This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Go to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him, This is what the Lord says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. |
This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Go to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him, This is what the Lord says: I am about to give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. |
| 34:3 |
You will not escape from his grasp but will surely be captured and handed over to him. You will see the king of Babylon with your own eyes, and he will speak with you face to face. And you will go to Babylon. |
You will not escape from his grasp but will surely be captured and given into his hands. You will see the king of Babylon with your own eyes, and he will speak with you face to face. And you will go to Babylon. |
| 34:4 |
Yet hear the promise of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the Lord says concerning you: You will not die by the sword; |
Yet hear the Lords promise to you, Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the Lord says concerning you: You will not die by the sword; |
| 34:5 |
you will die peacefully. As people made a funeral fire in honor of your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so they will make a fire in your honor and lament, Alas, O master! I myself make this promise, declares the Lord. |
you will die peacefully. As people made a funeral fire in honor of your predecessors, the kings who ruled before you, so they will make a fire in your honor and lament, Alas, master! I myself make this promise, declares the Lord. |
| 34:9 |
Everyone was to free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female; no one was to hold a fellow Jew in bondage. |
Everyone was to free their Hebrew slaves, both male and female; no one was to hold a fellow Hebrew in bondage. |
| 34:13 |
This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your forefathers when I brought them out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. I said, |
This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. I said, |
| 34:14 |
Every seventh year each of you must free any fellow Hebrew who has sold himself to you. After he has served you six years, you must let him go free. Your fathers, however, did not listen to me or pay attention to me. |
Every seventh year each of you must free any fellow Hebrews who have sold themselves to you. After they have served you six years, you must let them go free. Your ancestors, however, did not listen to me or pay attention to me. |
| 34:15 |
Recently you repented and did what is right in my sight: Each of you proclaimed freedom to his countrymen. You even made a covenant before me in the house that bears my Name. |
Recently you repented and did what is right in my sight: Each of you proclaimed freedom to your own people. You even made a covenant before me in the house that bears my Name. |
| 34:17 |
Therefore, this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed me; you have not proclaimed freedom for your fellow countrymen. So I now proclaim freedom for you, declares the Lord—freedom to fall by the sword, plague and famine. I will make you abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth. |
Therefore this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed me; you have not proclaimed freedom to your own people. So I now proclaim freedom for you, declares the Lord—freedom to fall by the sword, plague and famine. I will make you abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth. |
| 34:18 |
The men who have violated my covenant and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two and then walked between its pieces. |
Those who have violated my covenant and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two and then walked between its pieces. |
| 34:20 |
I will hand over to their enemies who seek their lives. Their dead bodies will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth. |
I will deliver into the hands of their enemies who want to kill them. Their dead bodies will become food for the birds and the wild animals. |
| 34:21 |
I will hand Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials over to their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon, which has withdrawn from you. |
I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who want to kill them, to the army of the king of Babylon, which has withdrawn from you. |
| 35:2 |
Go to the Recabite family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms of the house of the Lord and give them wine to drink. |
Go to the Rekabite family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms of the house of the Lord and give them wine to drink. |
| 35:3 |
So I went to get Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons—the whole family of the Recabites. |
So I went to get Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons—the whole family of the Rekabites. |
| 35:5 |
Then I set bowls full of wine and some cups before the men of the Recabite family and said to them, Drink some wine. |
Then I set bowls full of wine and some cups before the Rekabites and said to them, Drink some wine. |
| 35:6 |
But they replied, We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jonadab son of Recab gave us this command: Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine. |
But they replied, We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jehonadab son of Rekab gave us this command: Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine. |
| 35:8 |
We have obeyed everything our forefather Jonadab son of Recab commanded us. Neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters have ever drunk wine |
We have obeyed everything our forefather Jehonadab son of Rekab commanded us. Neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters have ever drunk wine |
| 35:10 |
We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed everything our forefather Jonadab commanded us. |
We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed everything our forefather Jehonadab commanded us. |
| 35:13 |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem, Will you not learn a lesson and obey my words? declares the Lord. |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go and tell the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, Will you not learn a lesson and obey my words? declares the Lord. |
| 35:14 |
Jonadab son of Recab ordered his sons not to drink wine and this command has been kept. To this day they do not drink wine, because they obey their forefathers command. But I have spoken to you again and again, yet you have not obeyed me. |
Jehonadab son of Rekab ordered his descendants not to drink wine and this command has been kept. To this day they do not drink wine, because they obey their forefathers command. But I have spoken to you again and again, yet you have not obeyed me. |
| 35:15 |
Again and again I sent all my servants the prophets to you. They said, Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and reform your actions; do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you will live in the land I have given to you and your fathers. But you have not paid attention or listened to me. |
Again and again I sent all my servants the prophets to you. They said, Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and reform your actions; do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you will live in the land I have given to you and your ancestors. But you have not paid attention or listened to me. |
| 35:16 |
The descendants of Jonadab son of Recab have carried out the command their forefather gave them, but these people have not obeyed me. |
The descendants of Jehonadab son of Rekab have carried out the command their forefather gave them, but these people have not obeyed me. |
| 35:17 |
Therefore, this is what the Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Listen! I am going to bring on Judah and on everyone living in Jerusalem every disaster I pronounced against them. I spoke to them, but they did not listen; I called to them, but they did not answer. |
Therefore this is what the Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Listen! I am going to bring on Judah and on everyone living in Jerusalem every disaster I pronounced against them. I spoke to them, but they did not listen; I called to them, but they did not answer. |
| 35:18 |
Then Jeremiah said to the family of the Recabites, This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You have obeyed the command of your forefather Jonadab and have followed all his instructions and have done everything he ordered. |
Then Jeremiah said to the family of the Rekabites, This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You have obeyed the command of your forefather Jehonadab and have followed all his instructions and have done everything he ordered. |
| 35:19 |
Therefore, this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Jonadab son of Recab will never fail to have a man to serve me. |
Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Jehonadab son of Rekab will never fail to have a descendant to serve me. |
| 36:3 |
Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about every disaster I plan to inflict on them, each of them will turn from his wicked way; then I will forgive their wickedness and their sin. |
Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about every disaster I plan to inflict on them, they will each turn from their wicked ways; then I will forgive their wickedness and their sin. |
| 36:5 |
Then Jeremiah told Baruch, I am restricted; I cannot go to the Lords temple. |
Then Jeremiah told Baruch, I am restricted; I am not allowed to go to the Lords temple. |
| 36:7 |
Perhaps they will bring their petition before the Lord, and each will turn from his wicked ways, for the anger and wrath pronounced against this people by the Lord are great. |
Perhaps they will bring their petition before the Lord and will each turn from their wicked ways, for the anger and wrath pronounced against this people by the Lord are great. |
| 36:12 |
he went down to the secretarys room in the royal palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the secretary, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Acbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials. |
he went down to the secretarys room in the royal palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the secretary, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Akbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials. |
| 36:29 |
Also tell Jehoiakim king of Judah, This is what the Lord says: You burned that scroll and said, Why did you write on it that the king of Babylon would certainly come and destroy this land and cut off both men and animals from it? |
Also tell Jehoiakim king of Judah, This is what the Lord says: You burned that scroll and said, Why did you write on it that the king of Babylon would certainly come and destroy this land and wipe from it both man and beast? |
| 36:30 |
Therefore, this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be thrown out and exposed to the heat by day and the frost by night. |
Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be thrown out and exposed to the heat by day and the frost by night. |
| 37:3 |
King Zedekiah, however, sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah with the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah the prophet with this message: Please pray to the Lord our God for us. |
King Zedekiah, however, sent Jehukal son of Shelemiah with the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah the prophet with this message: Please pray to the Lord our God for us. |
| 37:17 |
Then King Zedekiah sent for him and had him brought to the palace, where he asked him privately, Is there any word from the Lord? Yes, Jeremiah replied, you will be handed over to the king of Babylon. |
Then King Zedekiah sent for him and had him brought to the palace, where he asked him privately, Is there any word from the Lord? Yes, Jeremiah replied, you will be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon. |
| 37:18 |
Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, What crime have I committed against you or your officials or this people, that you have put me in prison? |
Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, What crime have I committed against you or your attendants or this people, that you have put me in prison? |
| 37:21 |
King Zedekiah then gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given bread from the street of the bakers each day until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard. |
King Zedekiah then gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread from the street of the bakers each day until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard. |
| 38:1 |
Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah was telling all the people when he said, |
Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehukal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah was telling all the people when he said, |
| 38:2 |
This is what the Lord says: Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague, but whoever goes over to the Babylonians will live. He will escape with his life; he will live. |
This is what the Lord says: Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague, but whoever goes over to the Babylonians will live. They will escape with their lives; they will live. |
| 38:3 |
And this is what the Lord says: This city will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon, who will capture it. |
And this is what the Lord says: This city will certainly be given into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, who will capture it. |
| 38:7 |
But Ebed Melech, a Cushite, an official in the royal palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. While the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate, |
But Ebed Melek, a Cushite, an official in the royal palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. While the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate, |
| 38:8 |
Ebed Melech went out of the palace and said to him, |
Ebed Melek went out of the palace and said to him, |
| 38:10 |
Then the king commanded Ebed Melech the Cushite, Take thirty men from here with you and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies. |
Then the king commanded Ebed Melek the Cushite, Take thirty men from here with you and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies. |
| 38:11 |
So Ebed Melech took the men with him and went to a room under the treasury in the palace. He took some old rags and worn out clothes from there and let them down with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern. |
So Ebed Melek took the men with him and went to a room under the treasury in the palace. He took some old rags and worn out clothes from there and let them down with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern. |
| 38:12 |
Ebed Melech the Cushite said to Jeremiah, Put these old rags and worn out clothes under your arms to pad the ropes. Jeremiah did so, |
Ebed Melek the Cushite said to Jeremiah, Put these old rags and worn out clothes under your arms to pad the ropes. Jeremiah did so, |
| 38:16 |
But King Zedekiah swore this oath secretly to Jeremiah: As surely as the Lord lives, who has given us breath, I will neither kill you nor hand you over to those who are seeking your life. |
But King Zedekiah swore this oath secretly to Jeremiah: As surely as the Lord lives, who has given us breath, I will neither kill you nor hand you over to those who want to kill you. |
| 38:18 |
But if you will not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be handed over to the Babylonians and they will burn it down; you yourself will not escape from their hands. |
But if you will not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians and they will burn it down; you yourself will not escape from them. |
| 38:22 |
All the women left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. Those women will say to you: They misled you and overcame you—those trusted friends of yours. Your feet are sunk in the mud; your friends have deserted you. |
All the women left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. Those women will say to you: They misled you and overcame you— those trusted friends of yours. Your feet are sunk in the mud; your friends have deserted you. |
| 39:16 |
Go and tell Ebed Melech the Cushite, This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am about to fulfill my words against this city through disaster, not prosperity. At that time they will be fulfilled before your eyes. |
Go and tell Ebed Melek the Cushite, This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am about to fulfill my words against this city—words concerning disaster, not prosperity. At that time they will be fulfilled before your eyes. |
| 39:17 |
But I will rescue you on that day, declares the Lord; you will not be handed over to those you fear. |
But I will rescue you on that day, declares the Lord; you will not be given into the hands of those you fear. |
| 40:8 |
they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, and their men. |
they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maakathite, and their men. |
| 40:10 |
I myself will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians who come to us, but you are to harvest the wine, summer fruit and oil, and put them in your storage jars, and live in the towns you have taken over. |
I myself will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians who come to us, but you are to harvest the wine, summer fruit and olive oil, and put them in your storage jars, and live in the towns you have taken over. |
| 41:3 |
Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Babylonian soldiers who were there. |
Ishmael also killed all the men of Judah who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Babylonian soldiers who were there. |
| 41:8 |
But ten of them said to Ishmael, Dont kill us! We have wheat and barley, oil and honey, hidden in a field. So he let them alone and did not kill them with the others. |
But ten of them said to Ishmael, Dont kill us! We have wheat and barley, olive oil and honey, hidden in a field. So he let them alone and did not kill them with the others. |
| 41:16 |
Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him led away all the survivors from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after he had assassinated Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children and court officials he had brought from Gibeon. |
Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him led away all the people of Mizpah who had survived, whom Johanan had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had assassinated Gedaliah son of Ahikam—the soldiers, women, children and court officials he had recovered from Gibeon. |
| 42:10 |
If you stay in this land, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I am grieved over the disaster I have inflicted on you. |
If you stay in this land, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I have relented concerning the disaster I have inflicted on you. |
| 42:15 |
then hear the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: If you are determined to go to Egypt and you do go to settle there, |
then hear the word of the Lord, you remnant of Judah. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: If you are determined to go to Egypt and you do go to settle there, |
| 42:18 |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: As my anger and wrath have been poured out on those who lived in Jerusalem, so will my wrath be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You will be an object of cursing and horror, of condemnation and reproach; you will never see this place again. |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: As my anger and wrath have been poured out on those who lived in Jerusalem, so will my wrath be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You will be a curse and an object of horror, a curse and an object of reproach; you will never see this place again. |
| 42:19 |
O remnant of Judah, the Lord has told you, Do not go to Egypt. Be sure of this: I warn you today |
Remnant of Judah, the Lord has told you, Do not go to Egypt. Be sure of this: I warn you today |
| 43:1 |
When Jeremiah finished telling the people all the words of the Lord their God—everything the Lord had sent him to tell them— |
When Jeremiah had finished telling the people all the words of the Lord their God—everything the Lord had sent him to tell them— |
| 43:6 |
They also led away all the men, women and children and the kings daughters whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah. |
They also led away all those whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan—the men, the women, the children and the kings daughters. And they took Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah along with them. |
| 43:12 |
He will set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt; he will burn their temples and take their gods captive. As a shepherd wraps his garment around him, so will he wrap Egypt around himself and depart from there unscathed. |
He will set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt; he will burn their temples and take their gods captive. As a shepherd picks his garment clean of lice, so he will pick Egypt clean and depart. |
| 44:3 |
because of the evil they have done. They provoked me to anger by burning incense and by worshiping other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew. |
because of the evil they have done. They aroused my anger by burning incense to and worshiping other gods that neither they nor you nor your ancestors ever knew. |
| 44:8 |
Why provoke me to anger with what your hands have made, burning incense to other gods in Egypt, where you have come to live? You will destroy yourselves and make yourselves an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations on earth. |
Why arouse my anger with what your hands have made, burning incense to other gods in Egypt, where you have come to live? You will destroy yourselves and make yourselves a curse and an object of reproach among all the nations on earth. |
| 44:9 |
Have you forgotten the wickedness committed by your fathers and by the kings and queens of Judah and the wickedness committed by you and your wives in the land of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem? |
Have you forgotten the wickedness committed by your ancestors and by the kings and queens of Judah and the wickedness committed by you and your wives in the land of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem? |
| 44:10 |
To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed my law and the decrees I set before you and your fathers. |
To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed my law and the decrees I set before you and your ancestors. |
| 44:11 |
Therefore, this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am determined to bring disaster on you and to destroy all Judah. |
Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am determined to bring disaster on you and to destroy all Judah. |
| 44:12 |
I will take away the remnant of Judah who were determined to go to Egypt to settle there. They will all perish in Egypt; they will fall by the sword or die from famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine. They will become an object of cursing and horror, of condemnation and reproach. |
I will take away the remnant of Judah who were determined to go to Egypt to settle there. They will all perish in Egypt; they will fall by the sword or die from famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine. They will become a curse and an object of horror, a curse and an object of reproach. |
| 44:17 |
We will certainly do everything we said we would: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and will pour out drink offerings to her just as we and our fathers, our kings and our officials did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and were well off and suffered no harm. |
We will certainly do everything we said we would: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and will pour out drink offerings to her just as we and our ancestors, our kings and our officials did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and were well off and suffered no harm. |
| 44:19 |
The women added, When we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, did not our husbands know that we were making cakes like her image and pouring out drink offerings to her? |
The women added, When we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, did not our husbands know that we were making cakes impressed with her image and pouring out drink offerings to her? |
| 44:21 |
Did not the Lord remember and think about the incense burned in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem by you and your fathers, your kings and your officials and the people of the land? |
Did not the Lord remember and call to mind the incense burned in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem by you and your ancestors, your kings and your officials and the people of the land? |
| 44:22 |
When the Lord could no longer endure your wicked actions and the detestable things you did, your land became an object of cursing and a desolate waste without inhabitants, as it is today. |
When the Lord could no longer endure your wicked actions and the detestable things you did, your land became a curse and a desolate waste without inhabitants, as it is today. |
| 44:25 |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives have shown by your actions what you promised when you said, We will certainly carry out the vows we made to burn incense and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven. Go ahead then, do what you promised! Keep your vows! |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives have done what you said you would do when you promised, We will certainly carry out the vows we made to burn incense and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven. Go ahead then, do what you promised! Keep your vows! |
| 44:26 |
But hear the word of the Lord, all Jews living in Egypt: I swear by my great name, says the Lord, that no one from Judah living anywhere in Egypt will ever again invoke my name or swear, As surely as the Sovereign Lord lives. |
But hear the word of the Lord, all you Jews living in Egypt: I swear by my great name, says the Lord, that no one from Judah living anywhere in Egypt will ever again invoke my name or swear, As surely as the Sovereign Lord lives. |
| 44:30 |
This is what the Lord says: I am going to hand Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt over to his enemies who seek his life, just as I handed Zedekiah king of Judah over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life. |
This is what the Lord says: I am going to deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who want to kill him, just as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who wanted to kill him. |
| 45:1 |
This is what Jeremiah the prophet told Baruch son of Neriah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, after Baruch had written on a scroll the words Jeremiah was then dictating: |
When Baruch son of Neriah wrote on a scroll the words Jeremiah the prophet dictated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, Jeremiah said this to Baruch: |
| 45:4 |
The Lord said, Say this to him: This is what the Lord says: I will overthrow what I have built and uproot what I have planted, throughout the land. |
But the Lord has told me to say to you, This is what the Lord says: I will overthrow what I have built and uproot what I have planted, throughout the earth. |
| 45:5 |
Should you then seek great things for yourself? Seek them not. For I will bring disaster on all people, declares the Lord, but wherever you go I will let you escape with your life. |
Should you then seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them. For I will bring disaster on all people, declares the Lord, but wherever you go I will let you escape with your life. |
| 46:2 |
Concerning Egypt: This is the message against the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: |
Concerning Egypt: This is the message against the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: |
| 46:9 |
Charge, O horses! Drive furiously, O charioteers! March on, O warriors—men of Cush and Put who carry shields, men of Lydia who draw the bow. |
Charge, you horses! Drive furiously, you charioteers! March on, you warriors—men of Cush and Put who carry shields, men of Lydia who draw the bow. |
| 46:10 |
But that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty—a day of vengeance, for vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour till it is satisfied, till it has quenched its thirst with blood. For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates. |
But that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty— a day of vengeance, for vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour till it is satisfied, till it has quenched its thirst with blood. For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates. |
| 46:11 |
Go up to Gilead and get balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt. But you multiply remedies in vain; there is no healing for you. |
Go up to Gilead and get balm, Virgin Daughter Egypt. But you try many medicines in vain; there is no healing for you. |
| 46:24 |
The Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame, handed over to the people of the north. |
Daughter Egypt will be put to shame, given into the hands of the people of the north. |
| 46:26 |
I will hand them over to those who seek their lives, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. Later, however, Egypt will be inhabited as in times past, declares the Lord. |
I will give them into the hands of those who want to kill them—Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. Later, however, Egypt will be inhabited as in times past, declares the Lord. |
| 46:27 |
Do not fear, O Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, O Israel. I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will make him afraid. |
Do not be afraid, Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel. I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will make him afraid. |
| 46:28 |
Do not fear, O Jacob my servant, for I am with you, declares the Lord. Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only with justice; I will not let you go entirely unpunished. |
Do not be afraid, Jacob my servant, for I am with you, declares the Lord. Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only in due measure; I will not let you go entirely unpunished. |
| 47:3 |
at the sound of the hoofs of galloping steeds, at the noise of enemy chariots and the rumble of their wheels. Fathers will not turn to help their children; their hands will hang limp. |
at the sound of the hooves of galloping steeds, at the noise of enemy chariots and the rumble of their wheels. Parents will not turn to help their children; their hands will hang limp. |
| 47:4 |
For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines and to cut off all survivors who could help Tyre and Sidon. The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor. |
For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines and to remove all survivors who could help Tyre and Sidon. The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor. |
| 47:5 |
Gaza will shave her head in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant on the plain, how long will you cut yourselves? |
Gaza will shave her head in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. You remnant on the plain, how long will you cut yourselves? |
| 47:6 |
Ah, sword of the Lord, you cry, how long till you rest? Return to your scabbard; cease and be still. |
Alas, sword of the Lord, how long till you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still. |
| 48:2 |
Moab will be praised no more; in Heshbon men will plot her downfall: Come, let us put an end to that nation. You too, O Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. |
Moab will be praised no more; in Heshbon people will plot her downfall: Come, let us put an end to that nation. You, the people of Madmen, will also be silenced; the sword will pursue you. |
| 48:3 |
Listen to the cries from Horonaim, cries of great havoc and destruction. |
Cries of anguish arise from Horonaim, cries of great havoc and destruction. |
| 48:5 |
They go up the way to Luhith, weeping bitterly as they go; on the road down to Horonaim anguished cries over the destruction are heard. |
They go up the hill to Luhith, weeping bitterly as they go; on the road down to Horonaim anguished cries over the destruction are heard. |
| 48:10 |
A curse on him who is lax in doing the Lords work! A curse on him who keeps his sword from bloodshed! |
A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lords work! A curse on anyone who keeps their sword from bloodshed! |
| 48:11 |
Moab has been at rest from youth, like wine left on its dregs, not poured from one jar to another—she has not gone into exile. So she tastes as she did, and her aroma is unchanged. |
Moab has been at rest from youth, like wine left on its dregs, not poured from one jar to another— she has not gone into exile. So she tastes as she did, and her aroma is unchanged. |
| 48:12 |
But days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will send men who pour from jars, and they will pour her out; they will empty her jars and smash her jugs. |
But days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will send men who pour from pitchers, and they will pour her out; they will empty her pitchers and smash her jars. |
| 48:13 |
Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel. |
Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel. |
| 48:18 |
Come down from your glory and sit on the parched ground, O inhabitants of the Daughter of Dibon, for he who destroys Moab will come up against you and ruin your fortified cities. |
Come down from your glory and sit on the parched ground, you inhabitants of Daughter Dibon, for the one who destroys Moab will come up against you and ruin your fortified cities. |
| 48:21 |
Judgment has come to the plateau—to Holon, Jahzah and Mephaath, |
Judgment has come to the plateau— to Holon, Jahzah and Mephaath, |
| 48:24 |
to Kerioth and Bozrah—to all the towns of Moab, far and near. |
to Kerioth and Bozrah— to all the towns of Moab, far and near. |
| 48:29 |
We have heard of Moabs pride—her overweening pride and conceit, her pride and arrogance and the haughtiness of her heart. |
We have heard of Moabs pride— how great is her arrogance!— of her insolence, her pride, her conceit and the haughtiness of her heart. |
| 48:31 |
Therefore I wail over Moab, for all Moab I cry out, I moan for the men of Kir Hareseth. |
Therefore I wail over Moab, for all Moab I cry out, I moan for the people of Kir Hareseth. |
| 48:32 |
I weep for you, as Jazer weeps, O vines of Sibmah. Your branches spread as far as the sea; they reached as far as the sea of Jazer. The destroyer has fallen on your ripened fruit and grapes. |
I weep for you, as Jazer weeps, you vines of Sibmah. Your branches spread as far as the sea; they reached as far as Jazer. The destroyer has fallen on your ripened fruit and grapes. |
| 48:36 |
So my heart laments for Moab like a flute; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir Hareseth. The wealth they acquired is gone. |
So my heart laments for Moab like the music of a pipe; it laments like a pipe for the people of Kir Hareseth. The wealth they acquired is gone. |
| 48:43 |
Terror and pit and snare await you, O people of Moab, declares the Lord. |
Terror and pit and snare await you, you people of Moab, declares the Lord. |
| 48:44 |
Whoever flees from the terror will fall into a pit, whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare; for I will bring upon Moab the year of her punishment, declares the Lord. |
Whoever flees from the terror will fall into a pit, whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare; for I will bring on Moab the year of her punishment, declares the Lord. |
| 48:46 |
Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh are destroyed; your sons are taken into exile and your daughters into captivity. |
Woe to you, Moab! The people of Chemosh are destroyed; your sons are taken into exile and your daughters into captivity. |
| 49:1 |
Concerning the Ammonites: This is what the Lord says: Has Israel no sons? Has she no heirs? Why then has Molech taken possession of Gad? Why do his people live in its towns? |
Concerning the Ammonites: This is what the Lord says: Has Israel no sons? Has Israel no heir? Why then has Molek taken possession of Gad? Why do his people live in its towns? |
| 49:3 |
Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed! Cry out, O inhabitants of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; rush here and there inside the walls, for Molech will go into exile, together with his priests and officials. |
Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is destroyed! Cry out, you inhabitants of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; rush here and there inside the walls, for Molek will go into exile, together with his priests and officials. |
| 49:4 |
Why do you boast of your valleys, boast of your valleys so fruitful? O unfaithful daughter, you trust in your riches and say, Who will attack me? |
Why do you boast of your valleys, boast of your valleys so fruitful? Unfaithful Daughter Ammon, you trust in your riches and say, Who will attack me? |
| 49:8 |
Turn and flee, hide in deep caves, you who live in Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. |
Turn and flee, hide in deep caves, you who live in Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time when I punish him. |
| 49:10 |
But I will strip Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding places, so that he cannot conceal himself. His children, relatives and neighbors will perish, and he will be no more. |
But I will strip Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding places, so that he cannot conceal himself. His armed men are destroyed, also his allies and neighbors, so there is no one to say, |
| 49:11 |
Leave your orphans; I will protect their lives. Your widows too can trust in me. |
Leave your fatherless children; I will keep them alive. Your widows too can depend on me. |
| 49:13 |
I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that Bozrah will become a ruin and an object of horror, of reproach and of cursing; and all its towns will be in ruins forever. |
I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that Bozrah will become a ruin and a curse, an object of horror and reproach; and all its towns will be in ruins forever. |
| 49:14 |
I have heard a message from the Lord: An envoy was sent to the nations to say, Assemble yourselves to attack it! Rise up for battle! |
I have heard a message from the Lord; an envoy was sent to the nations to say, Assemble yourselves to attack it! Rise up for battle! |
| 49:15 |
Now I will make you small among the nations, despised among men. |
Now I will make you small among the nations, despised by mankind. |
| 49:18 |
As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown, along with their neighboring towns, says the Lord, so no one will live there; no man will dwell in it. |
As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown, along with their neighboring towns, says the Lord, so no one will live there; no people will dwell in it. |
| 49:20 |
Therefore, hear what the Lord has planned against Edom, what he has purposed against those who live in Teman: The young of the flock will be dragged away; he will completely destroy their pasture because of them. |
Therefore, hear what the Lord has planned against Edom, what he has purposed against those who live in Teman: The young of the flock will be dragged away; their pasture will be appalled at their fate. |
| 49:29 |
Their tents and their flocks will be taken; their shelters will be carried off with all their goods and camels. Men will shout to them, Terror on every side! |
Their tents and their flocks will be taken; their shelters will be carried off with all their goods and camels. People will shout to them, Terror on every side! |
| 49:31 |
Arise and attack a nation at ease, which lives in confidence, declares the Lord, a nation that has neither gates nor bars; its people live alone. |
Arise and attack a nation at ease, which lives in confidence, declares the Lord, a nation that has neither gates nor bars; its people live far from danger. |
| 49:32 |
Their camels will become plunder, and their large herds will be booty. I will scatter to the winds those who are in distant places and will bring disaster on them from every side, declares the Lord. |
Their camels will become plunder, and their large herds will be spoils of war. I will scatter to the winds those who are in distant places and will bring disaster on them from every side, declares the Lord. |
| 49:33 |
Hazor will become a haunt of jackals, a desolate place forever. No one will live there; no man will dwell in it. |
Hazor will become a haunt of jackals, a desolate place forever. No one will live there; no people will dwell in it. |
| 49:36 |
I will bring against Elam the four winds from the four quarters of the heavens; I will scatter them to the four winds, and there will not be a nation where Elams exiles do not go. |
I will bring against Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven; I will scatter them to the four winds, and there will not be a nation where Elams exiles do not go. |
| 49:37 |
I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who seek their lives; I will bring disaster upon them, even my fierce anger, declares the Lord. I will pursue them with the sword until I have made an end of them. |
I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who want to kill them; I will bring disaster on them, even my fierce anger, declares the Lord. I will pursue them with the sword until I have made an end of them. |
| 50:3 |
A nation from the north will attack her and lay waste her land. No one will live in it; both men and animals will flee away. |
A nation from the north will attack her and lay waste her land. No one will live in it; both people and animals will flee away. |
| 50:7 |
Whoever found them devoured them; their enemies said, We are not guilty, for they sinned against the Lord, their true pasture, the Lord, the hope of their fathers. |
Whoever found them devoured them; their enemies said, We are not guilty, for they sinned against the Lord, their verdant pasture, the Lord, the hope of their ancestors. |
| 50:12 |
your mother will be greatly ashamed; she who gave you birth will be disgraced. She will be the least of the nations—a wilderness, a dry land, a desert. |
your mother will be greatly ashamed; she who gave you birth will be disgraced. She will be the least of the nations— a wilderness, a dry land, a desert. |
| 50:13 |
Because of the Lords anger she will not be inhabited but will be completely desolate. All who pass Babylon will be horrified and scoff because of all her wounds. |
Because of the Lords anger she will not be inhabited but will be completely desolate. All who pass Babylon will be appalled; they will scoff because of all her wounds. |
| 50:16 |
Cut off from Babylon the sower, and the reaper with his sickle at harvest. Because of the sword of the oppressor let everyone return to his own people, let everyone flee to his own land. |
Cut off from Babylon the sower, and the reaper with his sickle at harvest. Because of the sword of the oppressor let everyone return to their own people, let everyone flee to their own land. |
| 50:17 |
Israel is a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. |
Israel is a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first to devour them was the king of Assyria; the last to crush their bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. |
| 50:19 |
But I will bring Israel back to his own pasture and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his appetite will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead. |
But I will bring Israel back to their own pasture, and they will graze on Carmel and Bashan; their appetite will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead. |
| 50:24 |
I set a trap for you, O Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it; you were found and captured because you opposed the Lord. |
I set a trap for you, Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it; you were found and captured because you opposed the Lord. |
| 50:31 |
See, I am against you, O arrogant one, declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty, for your day has come, the time for you to be punished. |
See, I am against you, you arrogant one, declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty, for your day has come, the time for you to be punished. |
| 50:35 |
A sword against the Babylonians! declares the Lord—against those who live in Babylon and against her officials and wise men! |
A sword against the Babylonians! declares the Lord— against those who live in Babylon and against her officials and wise men! |
| 50:37 |
A sword against her horses and chariots and all the foreigners in her ranks! They will become women. A sword against her treasures! They will be plundered. |
A sword against her horses and chariots and all the foreigners in her ranks! They will become weaklings. A sword against her treasures! They will be plundered. |
| 50:40 |
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighboring towns, declares the Lord, so no one will live there; no man will dwell in it. |
As I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighboring towns, declares the Lord, so no one will live there; no people will dwell in it. |
| 50:42 |
They are armed with bows and spears; they are cruel and without mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, O Daughter of Babylon. |
They are armed with bows and spears; they are cruel and without mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, Daughter Babylon. |
| 50:45 |
Therefore, hear what the Lord has planned against Babylon, what he has purposed against the land of the Babylonians: The young of the flock will be dragged away; he will completely destroy their pasture because of them. |
Therefore, hear what the Lord has planned against Babylon, what he has purposed against the land of the Babylonians: The young of the flock will be dragged away; their pasture will be appalled at their fate. |
| 51:6 |
Flee from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of her sins. It is time for the Lords vengeance; he will pay her what she deserves. |
Flee from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of her sins. It is time for the Lords vengeance; he will repay her what she deserves. |
| 51:9 |
We would have healed Babylon, but she cannot be healed; let us leave her and each go to his own land, for her judgment reaches to the skies, it rises as high as the clouds. |
We would have healed Babylon, but she cannot be healed; let us leave her and each go to our own land, for her judgment reaches to the skies, it rises as high as the heavens. |
| 51:13 |
You who live by many waters and are rich in treasures, your end has come, the time for you to be cut off. |
You who live by many waters and are rich in treasures, your end has come, the time for you to be destroyed. |
| 51:14 |
The Lord Almighty has sworn by himself: I will surely fill you with men, as with a swarm of locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you. |
The Lord Almighty has sworn by himself: I will surely fill you with troops, as with a swarm of locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you. |
| 51:17 |
Every man is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by his idols. His images are a fraud; they have no breath in them. |
Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by his idols. The images he makes are a fraud; they have no breath in them. |
| 51:19 |
He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the Maker of all things, including the tribe of his inheritance—the Lord Almighty is his name. |
He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the Maker of all things, including the people of his inheritance— the Lord Almighty is his name. |
| 51:20 |
You are my war club, my weapon for battle—with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms, |
You are my war club, my weapon for battle— with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms, |
| 51:22 |
with you I shatter man and woman, with you I shatter old man and youth, with you I shatter young man and maiden, |
with you I shatter man and woman, with you I shatter old man and youth, with you I shatter young man and young woman, |
| 51:25 |
I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who destroy the whole earth, declares the Lord. I will stretch out my hand against you, roll you off the cliffs, and make you a burned out mountain. |
I am against you, you destroying mountain, you who destroy the whole earth, declares the Lord. I will stretch out my hand against you, roll you off the cliffs, and make you a burned out mountain. |
| 51:28 |
Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the countries they rule. |
Prepare the nations for battle against her— the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the countries they rule. |
| 51:29 |
The land trembles and writhes, for the Lords purposes against Babylon stand—to lay waste the land of Babylon so that no one will live there. |
The land trembles and writhes, for the Lords purposes against Babylon stand— to lay waste the land of Babylon so that no one will live there. |
| 51:30 |
Babylons warriors have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken. |
Babylons warriors have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become weaklings. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken. |
| 51:33 |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: The Daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled; the time to harvest her will soon come. |
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Daughter Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled; the time to harvest her will soon come. |
| 51:35 |
May the violence done to our flesh be upon Babylon, say the inhabitants of Zion. May our blood be on those who live in Babylonia, says Jerusalem. |
May the violence done to our flesh be on Babylon, say the inhabitants of Zion. May our blood be on those who live in Babylonia, says Jerusalem. |
| 51:36 |
Therefore, this is what the Lord says: See, I will defend your cause and avenge you; I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry. |
Therefore this is what the Lord says: See, I will defend your cause and avenge you; I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry. |
| 51:39 |
But while they are aroused, I will set out a feast for them and make them drunk, so that they shout with laughter—then sleep forever and not awake, declares the Lord. |
But while they are aroused, I will set out a feast for them and make them drunk, so that they shout with laughter— then sleep forever and not awake, declares the Lord. |
| 51:41 |
How Sheshach will be captured, the boast of the whole earth seized! What a horror Babylon will be among the nations! |
How Sheshak will be captured, the boast of the whole earth seized! How desolate Babylon will be among the nations! |
| 51:43 |
Her towns will be desolate, a dry and desert land, a land where no one lives, through which no man travels. |
Her towns will be desolate, a dry and desert land, a land where no one lives, through which no one travels. |
| 51:50 |
You who have escaped the sword, leave and do not linger! Remember the Lord in a distant land, and think on Jerusalem. |
You who have escaped the sword, leave and do not linger! Remember the Lord in a distant land, and call to mind Jerusalem. |
| 51:53 |
Even if Babylon reaches the sky and fortifies her lofty stronghold, I will send destroyers against her, declares the Lord. |
Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, I will send destroyers against her, declares the Lord. |
| 51:59 |
This is the message Jeremiah gave to the staff officer Seraiah son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with Zedekiah king of Judah in the fourth year of his reign. |
This is the message Jeremiah the prophet gave to the staff officer Seraiah son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with Zedekiah king of Judah in the fourth year of his reign. |
| 51:62 |
Then say, O Lord, you have said you will destroy this place, so that neither man nor animal will live in it; it will be desolate forever. |
Then say, Lord, you have said you will destroy this place, so that neither people nor animals will live in it; it will be desolate forever. |
| 51:64 |
Then say, So will Babylon sink to rise no more because of the disaster I will bring upon her. And her people will fall. The words of Jeremiah end here. |
Then say, So will Babylon sink to rise no more because of the disaster I will bring on her. And her people will fall. The words of Jeremiah end here. |
| 52:4 |
So in the ninth year of Zedekiahs reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his whole army. They camped outside the city and built siege works all around it. |
So in the ninth year of Zedekiahs reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his whole army. They encamped outside the city and built siege works all around it. |
| 52:10 |
There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; he also killed all the officials of Judah. |
There at Riblah the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; he also killed all the officials of Judah. |
| 52:14 |
The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. |
The whole Babylonian army, under the commander of the imperial guard, broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. |
| 52:15 |
Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen and those who had gone over to the king of Babylon. |
Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen and those who had deserted to the king of Babylon. |
| 52:21 |
Each of the pillars was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference; each was four fingers thick, and hollow. |
Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference; each was four fingers thick, and hollow. |
| 52:22 |
The bronze capital on top of the one pillar was five cubits high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. |
The bronze capital on top of one pillar was five cubits high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar. |
| 52:25 |
Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land and sixty of his men who were found in the city. |
Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land, sixty of whom were found in the city. |
| 52:31 |
In the thirty seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the year Evil Merodach became king of Babylon, he released Jehoiachin king of Judah and freed him from prison on the twenty fifth day of the twelfth month. |
In the thirty seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the year Awel Marduk became king of Babylon, on the twenty fifth day of the twelfth month, he released Jehoiachin king of Judah and freed him from prison. |