He gives food to his faithful followers; he always remembers his covenant.

Of coral and jasper no mention will be made; the price of wisdom is more than pearls.

May he take notice of your offerings; may he accept your burnt sacrifice! (Selah)

let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more.

The womb forgets him, the worm feasts on him, no longer will he be remembered. Like a tree, wickedness will be broken down.

They say, “Come on, let’s annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more.”

May his ancestors’ sins be remembered by the Lord! May his mother’s sin not be forgotten!

The commander orders his officers; they stumble as they advance; they rush to the city wall and they set up the covered siege tower.

For he does not think much about the fleeting days of his life because God keeps him preoccupied with the joy he derives from his activity.

They offer up sacrificial gifts to me, and eat the meat, but the Lord does not accept their sacrifices. Soon he will remember their wrongdoing, he will punish their sins, and they will return to Egypt.

She replied, “In that case, let the king invoke the name of the Lord your God so that the avenger of blood may not kill! Then they will not destroy my son!” He replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, not a single hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”

Before this I had been like a docile lamb ready to be led to the slaughter. I did not know they were making plans to kill me. I did not know they were saying, “Let’s destroy the tree along with its fruit! Let’s remove Jeremiah from the world of the living so people will not even be reminded of him any more.”

Then the Lord spoke about these people. “They truly love to go astray. They cannot keep from running away from me. So I am not pleased with them. I will now call to mind the wrongs they have done and punish them for their sins.”