When you call out to me and come to me in prayer, I will hear your prayers.

When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul,

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah.

That was when the Lord spoke to Jeremiah,

Then Ishmael took captive all the people who were still left alive in Mizpah. This included the royal princesses and all the rest of the people in Mizpah that Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, had put under the authority of Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took all these people captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.

But take a few strands of hair from those and tie them in the ends of your garment.

“‘Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!

They will summon a mob who will stone you and hack you in pieces with their swords.

They were haughty and practiced abominable deeds before me. Therefore when I saw it I removed them.

I brought them to the land which I swore to give them, but whenever they saw any high hill or leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices there and presented the offerings that provoke me to anger. They offered their soothing aroma there and poured out their drink offerings.

I will scatter you among the nations and disperse you among various countries; I will remove your impurity from you.

I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of my fury, and you will be melted in it.

I will put your flesh on the mountains, and fill the valleys with your maggot-infested carcass.

I scattered them among the nations; they were dispersed throughout foreign countries. In accordance with their behavior and their deeds I judged them.

According to their uncleanness and rebellion I have dealt with them, and I hid my face from them.

Then he measured the porch of the gate facing inward as 10½ feet.

There was a chamber with its door by the porch of the gate; there they washed the burnt offering.

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

When she had weaned ‘No Pity’ (Lo-Ruhamah) she conceived again and gave birth to another son.

I will commit myself to you in faithfulness; then you will acknowledge the Lord.”