Desecration of the Sabbath Leads to Destruction
19Thus said the Lord to me: Go and stand in the People’s Gate, by which the kings of Judah enter and by which they go forth, and in all the gates of Jerusalem, 20and say to them: Hear the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter by these gates!
21Thus said the Lord: Guard yourselves for your…
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Jeremiah 17:5–8, 14–18
Thus said the Lord:
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Who makes mere flesh his strength,
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The Parable of the Potter
Jeremiah 18:1–12
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Go down to the house of a potter, and there I will impart My words to you.” So I went down to the house of a potter, and found him working at the…
Jeremiah’s Arrest and His Lament over His Prophetic Role
Jeremiah 20:1–13
Pashhur son of Immer, the priest who was chief officer of the House of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesy these things. Pashhur thereupon had Jeremiah flogged and put in the cell at the Upper…
Prophecies to the King and to the People
Jeremiah 21–23 (selections)
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchiah and the priest Zephaniah, son of Maaseiah, to say, “Please inquire of the Lord on…
Against False Prophets
Jeremiah 23:25–32
I have heard what the prophets say, who prophesy falsely in My name: “I had a dream, I had a dream.” How long will there be in the minds of the prophets who prophesy falsehood—the prophets of…
Good and Bad Figs
Jeremiah 24:1–10
The Lord showed me two baskets of figs, placed in front of the Temple of the Lord. This was after King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon had exiled King Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim of Judah, and the officials…