Jeremiah 1

Demolish, and Then Start Over 1-4 The Message of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah of the family of priests who lived in Anathoth in the country of Benjamin.God’s Message began to…

Jeremiah 2

Israel Was God’s Holy Choice 1-3 God’s Message came to me. It went like this: “Get out in the streets and call to Jerusalem, ‘God’s Message! I remember your youthful…

Jeremiah 3

Your Sex-and-Religion Obsessions 1 God’s Message came to me as follows: “If a man’s wife walks out on him And marries another man, can he take her back as if…

Jeremiah 4

1-2 “If you want to come back, O Israel, you must really come back to me. You must get rid of your stinking sin paraphernalia and not wander away from…

Jeremiah 5

Sins Are Piled Sky-High 1-2 “Patrol Jerusalem’s streets. Look around. Take note. Search the market squares. See if you can find one man, one woman, A single soul who does…

Jeremiah 6

A City Full of Lies 1-5 “Run for your lives, children of Benjamin! Get out of Jerusalem, and now! Give a blast on the ram’s horn in Blastville. Send up…

Jeremiah 7

The Nation That Wouldn’t Obey God 1-2 The Message fromGodto Jeremiah: “Stand in the gate ofGod’s Temple and preach this Message. 2-3 “Say, ‘Listen, all you people of Judah who…

Jeremiah 8

1-2 “And when the time comes”—God’s Decree!—“I’ll see to it that they dig up the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of the princes and priests and prophets,…

Jeremiah 9

1-2 I wish my head were a well of water and my eyes fountains of tears So I could weep day and night for casualties among my dear, dear people….

Jeremiah 10

The Stick Gods 1-5 Listen to the Message thatGodis sending your way, House of Israel. Listen most carefully: “Don’t take the godless nations as your models. Don’t be impressed by…