Discovery Box| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 9:7 |
| Therefore the Lord who rules over all says, 1 “I will now purify them in the fires of affliction 2 and test them. The wickedness of my dear people 3 has left me no choice. What else can I do? 4 |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 9:9 |
| I will certainly punish them for doing such things!” says the Lord. “I will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this!” 1 |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 9:15 |
| So then, listen to what I, the Lord God of Israel who rules over all, 1 say. 2 ‘I will make these people eat the bitter food of suffering and drink the poison water of judgment. 3 |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 9:17 |
| The Lord who rules over all 1 told me to say to this people, 2 “Take note of what I say. 3 Call for the women who mourn for the dead! Summon those who are the most skilled at it!” 4 |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 9:20 |
| I said, 1 “So now, 2 you wailing women, hear what the Lord says. 3 Open your ears to the words from his mouth. Teach your daughters this mournful song, and each of you teach your neighbor 4 this lament. |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 9:22 |
| Tell your daughters and neighbors, ‘The Lord says, “The dead bodies of people will lie scattered everywhere like manure scattered on a field. They will lie scattered on the ground like grain that has been cut down but has not been gathered.”’” 1 |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 9:23 |
| 1 The Lord says, “Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. 2 Rich people should not boast that they are rich. 3 |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 10:2 |
| The Lord says, “Do not start following pagan religious practices. 1 Do not be in awe of signs that occur 2 in the sky even though the nations hold them in awe. |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 10:10 |
| The Lord is the only true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King. When he shows his anger the earth shakes. None of the nations can stand up to his fury. |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 10:16 |
| The Lord, who is the inheritance 1 of Jacob’s descendants, 2 is not like them. He is the one who created everything. And the people of Israel are those he claims as his own. 3 He is known as the Lord who rules over all.” 4 |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 10:21 |
| For our leaders 1 are stupid. They have not sought the Lord’s advice. 2 So they do not act wisely, and the people they are responsible for 3 have all been scattered. |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 11:3 |
| Tell them that the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘Anyone who does not keep the terms of the covenant will be under a curse. 1 |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 11:11 |
| So I, the Lord, say this: 1 ‘I will soon bring disaster on them which they will not be able to escape! When they cry out to me for help, I will not listen to them. |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 11:16 |
| I, the Lord, once called 1 you a thriving olive tree, one that produced beautiful fruit. But I will set you 2 on fire, fire that will blaze with a mighty roar. 3 Then all your branches will be good for nothing. 4 |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 11:20 |
| So I said to the Lord, 1 “O Lord who rules over all, 2 you are a just judge! You examine people’s hearts and minds. 3 I want to see you pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause.” 4 |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 11:22 |
| So the Lord who rules over all 1 said, “I will surely 2 punish them! Their young men will be killed in battle. 3 Their sons and daughters will die of starvation. |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 12:1 |
| Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. 1 However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. 2 Why are wicked people successful? 3 Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives? |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 12:3 |
| But you, Lord, know all about me. You watch me and test my devotion to you. 1 Drag these wicked men away like sheep to be slaughtered! Appoint a time when they will be killed! 2 |
| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 13:1 |
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| (0.93402165765766) | Jer 13:6 |
| Many days later the Lord said to me, “Go at once to Perath and get 1 the shorts I ordered you to bury there.” |
