15And while Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD had come to him: There will be no one to bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. 17At that time Jerusalem will be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. 24upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab. 17But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, I will restore the fortunes ofb Jacobs tents. Called to prophecy c. 626 BCE, we know more about the life of Jeremiah than any other prophet. 2At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah. I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. 2Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. 9Should I not punish them for these things?. 13So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you. 2And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiahs eleventh year, the city was breached. [20], According to Jeremiah 1:23, the LORD called Jeremiah to prophecy in about 626BC,[15] about five years before Josiah king of Judah turned the nation toward repentance from idolatrous practices. 3Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. 25all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media; 20Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished. 13I will bring upon that land all the words I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations. a great commotion from the land to the north. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.. 16As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you! Jeremiah 29:4-8. Do not hide anything from me., 15If I tell you, Jeremiah replied, you will surely put me to death. In a post-apocalyptic future, a deadly virus has wiped out most of humanity. They know how to take control and can be confusing at times, but they know how to settle things. (319) 7.0 2002 13+. Although Jeremiah was often thought of traditionally as the author of the Book of Lamentations, this is probably a collection of individual and communal laments composed at various times throughout the Babylonian captivity. Although a number of chapters were written mainly in prose (chs. 24Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all those of Judah who are in the land of Egypt. But I have spoken to you again and again,c and you have not obeyed Me! According to Jewish tradition, Jeremiah authored the Book of Jeremiah, the Books of Kings and the Book of Lamentations, with the assistance and under the editorship of Baruch ben Neriah, his scribe and disciple. 17I appointed watchmen over you and said, Listen for the sound of the rams horn.. For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.4 a Literally Thus you shall say to him: 1This is the word of the LORD about the nationsthe word that came to Jeremiah the prophet He was called as a prophet in the thirteenth year of the reign of King Josiah. The cities of Judah will be made a desolation. 26Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. 38They will roar together like young lions; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up. 4I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any go missing, declares the LORD. 3Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply. 20Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. 11Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying, The experts in the law no longer knew Me. You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; 31For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child. They will fall by the sword of their enemies before your very eyes. but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring, 13In the cities of the hill country, the foothills,e and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the LORD. 62and say, O LORD, You have promised to cut off this place so that no one will remainneither man nor beast. 43Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it. 20Now, O women, hear the word of the LORD. 25this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: In your own name you have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests. 27The days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast. 15This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Behold, I am about to bring on this city and on all the villages around it every disaster I have pronounced against them, because they have stiffened their necks so as not to heed My words.. 24Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death. As a result, you will be cut off and will become an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations of the earth. Keep your vows! 4 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5 Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. 1Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. 8She sawa that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Gedaliah Governs in Judah(2 Kings 25:2224). I am He who knows, and I am a witness, declares the LORD., 24You are to tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite that 6Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. 1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. and this is the name by which it will be called: 17For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, 18to escape the Chaldeans.c For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp., 19But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.. Jeremiah is the longest book in the Bible, containing more words than any other book. 13Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing. 9In the sight of the Jews, pick up some large stones and bury them in the clay of the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaohs palace at Tahpanhes. Jeremiah. 4And I will restore to this place Jeconiaha son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon, declares the LORD, for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.. but turmoil to those who live in Babylon. 5The Chaldeans are coming to fightb and to fill those places with the corpses of the men I will strike down in My anger and in My wrath. 3And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. 11And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. 17Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege. and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him. So Jeremiah remained among his own people. Newcombe is a talented cornerback that thrives on both sides of the ball, but the Irish like him on defense. 52 ), most sections are predominantly poetic 10This is what the LORD says about this people: 11Then the LORD said to me, Do not pray for the well-being of this people. 9For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon. 13But when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, You are deserting to the Chaldeans!, 14That is a lie, Jeremiah replied. 28Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks. 7After ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, by the green trees and on the high hills. 22For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, First there were early collections of oracles, including material in ch. For both husband and wife will be captured. 12O house of David, this is what the LORD says: 13Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley. 30Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. In addition to proclaiming many prophecies, the Book of Jeremiah goes into detail regarding the prophet's private life, his experiences, and his imprisonment. 9Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: 11And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, Jeremiah, what do you see?. The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie. and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow. Jeremiah. They know how to take control and can be confusing at times, but they know how to settle things. When his prophecy is fulfilled, he experiences first-hand Jerusalem's destruction 7then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. 18But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. [45], Christian worship services regularly included readings from the Book of Jeremiah. "[28] The qualities of a prophet listed in Jeremiah 1 include not being afraid, standing up to speak, speaking as told, and going where sent. The false prophet Hananiah took the yoke off Jeremiah's neck and broke it, prophesying that within two years the Lord would break the yoke of the king of Babylon, but Jeremiah prophesied in return: "You have broken the yoke of wood, but you have made instead a yoke of iron. 9Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans.b Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.. 9This is what the LORD says: In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. WebJeremy Phillip Felton (born July 17, 1987), known professionally as Jeremih (/ d r m a / JERR-m-eye), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. [50], Classical historians such as Wahb ibn Munabbih gave accounts of Jeremiah which turned "upon the main points of the Old Testament story of Jeremiah: his call to be a prophet, his mission to the king of Judah, his mission to the people and his reluctance, the announcement of a foreign tyrant who is to rule over Judah."[9]. 18As surely as I live, declares the King, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains. the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.. 20all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod; Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. 8But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the fieldwheat, barley, oil, and honey! So he refrained from killing them with the others. 3Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do., 4I have heard you, replied Jeremiah the prophet. 25From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again.c 2If only I had a travelers lodge in the wilderness. 9Therefore, I will contend with you again. 1Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucala son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people: 2he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD. [24][25], Jeremiah resisted the call by complaining that he was only a child and did not know how to speak,[26] but the Lord placed the word in Jeremiah's mouth,[27] commanding "Get yourself ready! 3Then the word of the LORD came to me a second time: 12And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. [17] This was because Israel had forsaken God by worshiping the idols of Baal[18] and burning their children as offerings to Baal. 15For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north, declares the LORD. 21As for the incense you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalemyou, your fathers, your kings, your officials, and the people of the landdid the LORD not remember and bring this to mind? Jeremiah 1New International Version. 14The prophets are prophesying lies in My name, replied the LORD. 25Yet You, O Lord GOD, have said to me, Buy for yourself the field with silver and call in witnesses, even though the city has been delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans!. 31They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the firesomething I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind. [Hebrews 8:8-12][10:1617]), As with many other prophets of the Hebrew Bible, Jeremiah is also regarded as a prophet in Islam. 5The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; 1Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD. 15Raise a war cry against her on every side! They went backward and not forward. Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place., 1In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.e. 33Now when this people or a prophet or priest asks you, What is the burden of the LORD? you are to say to them, What burden? In a post-apocalyptic future, a deadly virus has wiped out most of humanity. 13and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. 4The word of the LORD came to me, saying: 5Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and appointed you as a prophet to the nations., 6Ah, Lord GOD, I said, I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!. 40And I will bring upon you everlasting shame and perpetual humiliation that will never be forgotten.. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. 12I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives.b So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed. 43And fields will be bought in this land about which you are saying, It is a desolation, without man or beast; it has been delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. 25for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.. 2They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. 11Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. 11but later they changed their minds and took back the menservants and maidservants they had freed, and they forced them to become slaves again. However, Jeremiah thinks he is too young to be a prophet. 10These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loinclothof no use at all. 13For from the least of them to the greatest. 27Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. that the LORD overthrew without compassion. The only ones who survived, were those who hadn't yet reached puberty. The great prophet Jeremiah lived during the most crucial period of Judah 's existence as a kingdom. 24And Judah and all its cities will dwell together in the land, the farmers and those who move with the flocks, He is known as the weeping prophet , because he cried tears of sadness, not only because he knew what was about to happen but because, no matter how hard he tried, the people would not listen. 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