7 “I have forsaken my house;I have abandoned my heritage;I have given the beloved of my soulinto the hands of her enemies.8 My heritage has become to melike a lion in the forest;she has lifted up her ...  Read More

5 “If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you,how will you compete with horses?And if in a safe land you are so trusting,what will you do in the thicket of the Jordan?6 For even you...  Read More

12 Righteous are you, O Lord,when I complain to you;yet I would plead my case before you.                        Why does the way of the wicked prosper?Why do all who are treacherous thrive?          ...  Read More

21 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, and say, “Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, or you will die by our hand”— 22 therefore thus says the Lord of ...  Read More

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