He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free. 1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. be like the he-goats that lead the flock. 9I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one anothers flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.. For among all the wise men of the nations. 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? In addition to proclaiming many prophecies, the Book of Jeremiah goes into detail regarding the prophet's private life, his experiences, and his imprisonment. I will bring on them, on the residents of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the calamity about which I warned them but they did not listen.. And many similar words were added to them. [47], There are about forty direct quotations of the book in the New Testament, most appearing in Revelation 18 in connection with the destruction of Babylon. Many of his first reported oracles are about, and addressed to, the Israelites at Samaria. 2If they ask you, Where shall we go? you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: those destined for the sword, to the sword;a, and those destined for captivity, to captivity.. Jeremiah was born to a priestly family in Anathoth, about three miles from Jerusalem. 25Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty. 8Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. [35], A priest, Pashur the son of Immer, a temple official in Jerusalem, had Jeremiah beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin for a day. So they despise My people and no longer regard them as a nation. WebJeremiah, Hebrew Yirmeyahu, Latin Vulgate Jeremias, (born probably after 650 bce, Anathoth, Judahdied c. 570 bce, Egypt), Hebrew prophet, reformer, and author of a biblical book that bears his name. 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[17] This was because Israel had forsaken God by worshiping the idols of Baal[18] and burning their children as offerings to Baal. 6For there will be a day when watchmen will call out, 8Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north. 2Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzara king of Babylon is waging war against us. [14], Jeremiah was called to prophecy c.626BC[15] by God to proclaim Jerusalem's coming destruction[16] by invaders from the north. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you., 28If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: You most certainly must drink it! 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. 1Then the LORD said to me: Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. 5And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath. 9Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers and of the kings of Judah and their wives, as well as the wickedness that you and your wives committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? Albertz considers ch. 9Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. for all the evil they have done in Zion,, 26No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone, because you will become desolate forever,, 28Prepare the nations for battle against her. [21] According to the Books of Kings and Jeremiah, Josiah's reforms were insufficient to save Judah and Jerusalem from destruction, because of the sins of Manasseh, Josiah's grandfather,[22] and Judah's lustful return to the idolatry of foreign gods after Josiah's death. 2This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, they lie today in ruins and desolation They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart. 20Then I will make you a wall to this people. WebJeremiah is the longest book in the Bible, containing more words than any other book. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.. 10and if it does evil in My sight and does not listen to My voice, then I will relent of the good I had intended for it. 9How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!. 31You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: though you did not find them breaking in. Newcombe is a talented cornerback that thrives on both sides of the ball, but the Irish like him on defense. "[43] The prophet Ezekiel was a son of Jeremiah according to rabbinic literature. 6I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. 4Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 17So all who resolve to go to Egypt to reside there will die by sword and famine and plague. 26I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were bornand there you both will die. With Luke Perry, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Peter Stebbings, Ingrid Kavelaars. 12a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Jehoiachin Released from Prison(2 Kings 25:2730). Jeremiah is one of the oldest survivors of a deadly virus that wiped out the adult population, sparing only those at puberty or younger. together they will flee, they will not stand their ground, for the day of calamity is coming upon them, 22Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent,c. 1. : a major Hebrew prophet of the seventh and sixth centuries b.c. 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. 1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had released him at Ramah, having found him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. 12they all returned from all the places to which they had been banished and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. 9Indifferent to her own infidelity, Israel had defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle. As spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so people will burn spices for you and lament, Alas, O master! For I Myself have spoken this word, declares the LORD.. And I will hand Judah over to the king of Babylon, and he will carry them away to Babylon and put them to the sword. 34And the king of Babylon provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life, until the day of his death. 24And Judah and all its cities will dwell together in the land, the farmers and those who move with the flocks, But your fathers did not listen or incline their ear. 17Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace, where he asked him privately, Is there a word from the LORD?, There is, Jeremiah replied. 31Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, I will scatter to the wind in every direction, 33Hazor will become a haunt for jackals,h. 9Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war. 15Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.. The good figs are very good, but the bad figs are very bad, so bad they cannot be eaten.. 9My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. 9Why are You like a man taken by surprise. They know how to take control and can be confusing at times, but they know how to settle things. 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. 14had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. 23But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. 31The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth. 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. Proclaim there the words I speak to you, It may not have been the best basketball game of Jeremiah Charles career, but it might have been the most important game of his life. 23But You, O LORD, know all their deadly plots against me. 6Both great and small will die in this land. 13So I will cast you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your fathers have known. 4These are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah. 41Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up. In many respects he represents the quintessential Jew, because he carried with him the terrible tragedy of his people and yet is the author of some of the greatest and most beautiful lines of hope ever written. 14I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivityc and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. 35Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roarthe LORD of Hosts is His name: 36Only if this fixed order departed from My presence, Only if the heavens above could be measured, and the foundations of the earth below searched out, would I reject all of Israels descendants, 38The days are coming,i declares the LORD, when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. 6So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the kings son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. 9This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, The Chaldeans will go away for good, for they will not! In the time of their punishment they will perish. 8Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: Because you have not obeyed My words, Now I also pronounce judgments against them.. With Luke Perry, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Peter Stebbings, Ingrid Kavelaars. Newcombe is a talented cornerback that thrives on both sides of the ball, but the Irish like him on defense. 7No food will be offered to comfort those who mourn the dead; not even a cup of consolation will be given for the loss of a father or mother. [29] Since Jeremiah is described as emerging well trained and fully literate from his earliest preaching, his relationship with the Shaphan family has been used to suggest that he may have trained at the scribal school in Jerusalem over which Shaphan presided. 28Therefore you must say to them, This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; 14Then I will enslave you to your enemies. They will attack all her surrounding walls, 16I will pronounce My judgments against them. 24Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death. 62and say, O LORD, You have promised to cut off this place so that no one will remainneither man nor beast. 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. 14Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them., 15Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink. 2But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet. Season 1. 12Their houses will be turned over to others. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors. So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went to them. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard. siah starts destroying the idols out of the land, Jehovah tells Jeremiah to be His prophet. But Jehovah says that He will help him. Jeremiah's poetry is lofty and lyrical. He was called as a prophet in the thirteenth year of the reign of King Josiah. 26then tell them, I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice. 23They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him put to the sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people. 7When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; Would not such a land be completely defiled? The fathers will not turn back for their sons; Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines. 7Behold! 25In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your lifeto Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans.e Then there were further post-exilic redactions adding ch. Johanan succeeded Gedaliah, who had been assassinated by an Israelite prince in the pay of Ammon "for working with the Babylonians." Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. 4Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: 5For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another, and the priests rule by their own authority. 15Instead they will say, As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them. For I will return them to their land that I gave to their forefathers. 7Then he put out Zedekiahs eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon. (319) 7.0 2002 13+. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips. 20They will not hand you over, Jeremiah replied. 32And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. 1 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah a son of Jehoiakim. Season 1. 22Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him. 12But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans,d for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation. 6Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? 18Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt, What will you gain on your way to Assyria, Israels Unfaithfulness(Judges 2:1015; Isaiah 43:2228). Do not omit a word. 22You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. 10Then I said, Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, You will have peace, while a sword is at our throats., 11At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift; 21Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. 26I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert. 15Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? For in an instant I will chase Babylon from her land. 15Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: ungodliness has spread throughout the land.. And they found him near the great pool in Gibeon. Jeremiah: Created by J. Michael Straczynski. 13Why should you and your people die by sword and famine and plague, as the LORD has decreed against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon? When you call to them, they will not answer. 28Take another scroll and rewrite on it the very words that were on the original scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah has burned. WebJeremiah. 8But they are altogether senseless and foolish. 24If, however, you listen carefully to Me, says the LORD, and bring no load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, and keep the Sabbath day holy, and do no work on it, 17this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will send against them sword and famine and plague, and I will make them like rotten figs, so bad they cannot be eaten. In Arabic, Jeremiah's name is usually vocalised Irmiy, Armiy or rmiy. 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. 14As for you, do not pray for these people. [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]. 10For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. 1In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city. They will plunder them, seize them, and carry them off to Babylon. See the extensive analysis in Albertz 2003, pp. Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.e. 6For this is what the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah: but I will surely turn you into a desert, and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars, 8And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?, 9Then people will reply, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods., 11For this is what the LORD says concerning Shalluma son of Josiah, king of Judah, who succeeded his father Josiah but has gone forth from this place: He will never return, To them they ashamed of the ball, but the Irish like him defense... 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