1484 - Jeremiah 11 part 2

Jeremiah Chapter 11 part 2


Israel and Judah have, both, broken the covenant, which I made with their ancestors. 


Therefore, this is what the Lord says: 


‘I am going to bring calamity upon them, and they will not escape. 


Though they beg for mercy, I will not listen to their cries. 


Then, the people, of Judah and Jerusalem, will pray to their idols, and burn incense before them. 


But, the idols will not save them, when disaster strikes! 


Look now, people of Judah; you have, as many gods, as you have towns. 


You have, as many altars of shame—altars for burning incense to your god Baal—as there are streets in Jerusalem.’


This is what the Lord instructed me to do.


“Pray no more, for these people, Jeremiah. 


Do not weep or pray for them, for I will not listen to them, when they cry out to me in distress.


“What right do my beloved people have, to come to my Temple, …when they have done so many immoral things?


Can their vows and sacrifices prevent their destruction?


They actually rejoice, in doing evil!


I, the Lord, once called them a thriving olive tree, beautiful to see and full of good fruit.


But now, I have sent the fury of their enemies, to burn them with fire, leaving them charred… and broken.


“I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, who planted this olive tree, have ordered it destroyed. 


For the people, of Israel and Judah, have done evil, arousing my anger, by burning incense, to Baal.”


Then, the Lord told me, about the plots, that my enemies were making against me. 


I was like a lamb, being led to the slaughter. 


I had no idea, that they were planning to kill me! 


“Let’s destroy this man …and all his words,” they said. 


“Let’s cut him down, so his name will be forgotten forever.”


O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, you make righteous judgments,

and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets.


Let me see your vengeance against them, for I have committed my cause to you.


This is what the Lord says, about the men of Anathoth, who wanted me dead. 


They had said, 


“We will kill you, if you do not stop prophesying, in the Lord’s name.” 


So, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, about them: 


“I will punish them! 


Their young men will die in battle, and their boys and girls will starve to death. 


Not one, of these plotters, from Anathoth, will survive, …for I will bring disaster upon them, when their time of punishment comes.”  


The Holy Bible 

New Living Translation 


Jeremiah 11:10b–23


Praise be to God!



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

1426 - Isaiah 42 part 1

Isaiah Chapter 42 part 1  “Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will bring justice to the nations. He will not shout, or raise his voice in public. He will not crush the weakest reed, or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all, who have been wronged. He will not falter or lose heart, until justice prevails, throughout the earth. Even distant lands, beyond the sea will wait for his instruction.*” God, the Lord, created the heavens, and stretched them out. He created the earth and everything in it. He gives breath to everyone, life to everyone who walks the earth. And it is he who says, “I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. I will take you by the hand and guard you, and I will give you to my people, Israel, as a symbol of my covenant with them. And you will be a light to guide the nations. You will open the eyes of the blind. You will free the captives from prison, rele...
Read more

1427- Isaiah 42 part 2

Isaiah Chapter 42 part 2 Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing his praises, from the ends of the earth! Sing, all you who sail the seas, all you who live in distant coastlands. Join in the chorus, you desert towns; let the villages of Kedar rejoice! Let the people of Sela sing for joy; shout praises from the mountaintops! Let the whole world glorify the Lord; let it sing his praise. The Lord will march forth like a mighty hero; he will come out like a warrior, full of fury. He will shout his battle cry; and He crush all his enemies. He will say, “I have long been silent; yes, I have restrained myself. But now, like a woman in labor, I will cry and groan and pant. I will level the mountains and hills and blight all their greenery. I will turn the rivers into dry land and will dry up all the pools. I will lead blind Israel down a new path, guiding them along an unfamiliar way. I will brighten the darkness before them and smooth out the road ahead of them. Yes, I will indeed do these things; ...
Read more

1434 - Isaiah 45 part 2

Isaiah Chapter 45 part 2 This is what the Lord says: “You will rule the Egyptians, the Ethiopians, and the Sabeans. They will come to you, with all their merchandise, and it will all be yours. They will follow you, as prisoners in chains. They will fall to their knees, in front of you and say: ‘God is with you, and he is the only God. There is no other.’ ” Truly, O God of Israel, our Savior, you work in mysterious ways. All craftsmen, who make idols, will be humiliated. They will all be disgraced, together. But the Lord will save the people of Israel, with eternal salvation. Throughout everlasting ages, Israel will never again be humiliated and disgraced. For the Lord is God, and he created the heavens and earth, and He put everything in place. He made the world, to be lived in, not to be a place of empty chaos. “I am the Lord,” he says, “and there is no other. I publicly proclaim bold promises. I do not whisper obscurities, in some dark corner. I would not have told the people, of...
Read more