19    My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain!Oh the walls of my heart!                        My heart is beating wildly;I cannot keep silent,                        for I hear the sound of the trum...  Read More

13          Behold, he comes up like clouds;his chariots like the whirlwind;                        his horses are swifter than eagles—woe to us, for we are ruined!            14          O Jerusalem,...  Read More

9 “In that day, declares the Lord, courage shall fail both king and officials. The priests shall be appalled and the prophets astounded.” 10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God, surely you have utterly deceive...  Read More

5 Declare in Judah, and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say,                        “Blow the trumpet through the land;cry aloud and say,                        ‘Assemble, and let us gointo the fortified c...  Read More

4 “If you return, O Israel,declares the Lord,to me you should return.                        If you remove your detestable things from my presence,and do not waver,            2           and if you s...  Read More

24 “But from our youth the shameful thing has devoured all for which our fathers labored, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. 25 Let us lie down in our shame, and let our dis...  Read More

19 “‘I said,How I would set you among my sons,and give you a pleasant land,a heritage most beautiful of all nations.And I thought you would call me, My Father,and would not turn from following me.20 S...  Read More

15 “‘And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. 16 And when you have multiplied and been fruitful in the land, in those days, declares the Lo...  Read More

11 And the Lord said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah. 12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say,“‘Return, faithless Israel,declares the...  Read More

6 The Lord said to me in the days of King Josiah: “Have you seen what she did, that faithless one, Israel, how she went up on every high hill and under every green tree, and there played the whore? 7 ...  Read More

3 “If a man divorces his wifeand she goes from himand becomes another man’s wife,will he return to her?Would not that land be greatly polluted?You have played the whore with many lovers;and would you ...  Read More

33 “How well you direct your courseto seek love!So that even to wicked womenyou have taught your ways.34 Also on your skirts is foundthe lifeblood of the guiltless poor;you did not find them breaking ...  Read More