18          The Lord made it known to me and I knew;then you showed me their deeds.            19          But I was like a gentle lambled to the slaughter.                        I did not know it wa...  Read More

9 Again the Lord said to me, “A conspiracy exists among the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words...  Read More

11 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 3 You shall say to them, Thus says the Lord, the Go...  Read More

22          A voice, a rumor! Behold, it comes!—a great commotion out of the north country                        to make the cities of Judah a desolation,a lair of jackals.            23          I k...  Read More

19          Woe is me because of my hurt!My wound is grievous.                        But I said, “Truly this is an affliction,and I must bear it.”            20          My tent is destroyed,and all ...  Read More

11 Thus shall you say to them: “The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”12 It is he who made the earth by his power,who established ...  Read More

6 There is none like you, O Lord;you are great, and your name is great in might.7 Who would not fear you, O King of the nations?For this is your due;for among all the wise ones of the nationsand in al...  Read More

10 Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. 2 Thus says the Lord:“Learn not the way of the nations,nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavensbecause the nations are dismayed at t...  Read More

23 Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, 24 but let him who boasts boast in this, that he ...  Read More

20 Hear, O women, the word of the Lord,and let your ear receive the word of his mouth;teach to your daughters a lament,and each to her neighbor a dirge.21 For death has come up into our windows;it has...  Read More

17 Thus says the Lord of hosts:“Consider, and call for the mourning women to come;send for the skillful women to come;18 let them make haste and raise a wailing over us,that our eyes may run down with...  Read More

12 Who is the man so wise that he can understand this? To whom has the mouth of the Lord spoken, that he may declare it? Why is the land ruined and laid waste like a wilderness, so that no one passes ...  Read More