5           Thus says the Lord:                        “Cursed is the man who trusts in manand makes flesh his strength,whose heart turns away from the Lord.            6           He is like a shrub ...  Read More

17 “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of their altars, 2 while their children remember their altars ...  Read More

19          O Lord, my strength and my stronghold,my refuge in the day of trouble,                        to you shall the nations comefrom the ends of the earth and say:                        “Our f...  Read More

16 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place. 3 For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and daughters who are born in this pl...  Read More

19 Therefore thus says the Lord:“If you return, I will restore you,and you shall stand before me.If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless,you shall be as my mouth.They shall turn to yo...  Read More

15  O Lord, you know;remember me and visit me,tand take vengeance for me on my persecutors.In your forbearance take me not away;know that for your sake I bear reproach.16 Your words were found, and I ...  Read More

10 Woe is me, my mother, that you bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land! I have not lent, nor have I borrowed, yet all of them curse me. 11 The Lord said, “Have I not set you free ...  Read More

5 “Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem,or who will grieve for you?Who will turn asideto ask about your welfare?6 You have rejected me, declares the Lord;you keep going backward,so I have stretched ...  Read More

15 Then the Lord said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go! 2 And when they ask you, ‘Where shall...  Read More

19          Have you utterly rejected Judah?Does your soul loathe Zion?                        Why have you struck us downso that there is no healing for us?                        We looked for peace...  Read More

17          “You shall say to them this word:                        ‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day,and let them not cease,                        for the virgin daughter of my people ...  Read More

13 Then I said: “Ah, Lord God, behold, the prophets say to them, ‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.’” 14 And the Lord said to me:...  Read More