Then he spoke up in the presence of all the people. “The Lord says, ‘In the same way I will break the yoke of servitude of all the nations to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon before two years are over.’” After he heard this, the prophet Jeremiah departed and went on his way.

The prophet Jeremiah told all this to King Zedekiah of Judah in Jerusalem.

They raped women in Zion, virgins in the towns of Judah.

He said to me, “The sin of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of murder, and the city is full of corruption, for they say, ‘The Lord has abandoned the land, and the Lord does not see!’

(The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.)

In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was struck down, on this very day, the hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me there.

“This is how you will divide this land for yourselves among the tribes of Israel.

Then Nebuchadnezzar promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

There is a man in your kingdom who has within him a spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, he proved to have insight, discernment, and wisdom like that of the gods. King Nebuchadnezzar your father appointed him chief of the magicians, astrologers, wise men, and diviners.

I will destroy the cities of your land, and tear down all your fortresses.

A large herd of pigs was feeding some distance from them.

As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near!’

After going out from there, Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,

Then one of the twelve, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

(For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of that man, you unclean spirit!”)

There on the hillside, a great herd of pigs was feeding.

As they got out of the boat, people immediately recognized Jesus.