Lamentations 4
Jerusalem after Its Fall 1 Our glittering gold has grown dull; the stones of the Temple lie scattered in the streets. 2 Zion’s young people were as precious to us…
Lamentations 5
A Prayer for Mercy 1 Remember, O Lord, what has happened to us. Look at us, and see our disgrace. 2 Our property is in the hands of strangers; foreigners…
Jeremiah 1
1 This book is the account of what was said by Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests of the town of Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. 2…
Jeremiah 2
God’s Care for Israel 1 The Lord told me 2 to proclaim this message to everyone in Jerusalem. “I remember how faithful you were when you were young, how you…
Jeremiah 3
Unfaithful Israel 1 The Lord says, “If a man divorces his wife, and she leaves him and becomes another man’s wife, he cannot take her back again. This would completely…
Jeremiah 4
A Call to Repentance 1 The Lord says, “People of Israel, if you want to turn, then turn back to me. If you are faithful to me and remove the…
Jeremiah 5
The Sin of Jerusalem 1 People of Jerusalem, run through your streets! Look around! See for yourselves! Search the marketplaces! Can you find one person who does what is right…
Jeremiah 6
Jerusalem Is Surrounded by Enemies 1 People of Benjamin, run for safety! Escape from Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa and build a signal fire in Beth Haccherem. Disaster and…
Jeremiah 7
Jeremiah Preaches in the Temple 1-3 The Lord sent me to the gate of the Temple where the people of Judah went in to worship. He told me to stand…
Jeremiah 8
1 “At that time the bones of the kings and of the officials of Judah, as well as the bones of the priests, of the prophets, and of the other…