Jeremiah 21 (BBT Translation)
The Lord Will Hand Jerusalem over to Enemies 21:1 The LORD spoke to Jeremiah when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malkijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. Zedekiah sent them to Jeremiah to ask, 21:2 “Please ask the LORD to come and help us, because King…
Jeremiah 22 (BBT Translation)
22:1 The LORD told me, “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah. Give him a message from me there. 22:2 Say: ‘Listen, O king of Judah who follows in David’s succession. You, your officials, and your subjects who pass through the gates of this palace must listen…
Jeremiah 23 (BBT Translation)
New Leaders over a Regathered Remnant 23:1 The LORD says, “The leaders of my people are sure to be judged. They were supposed to watch over my people like shepherds watch over their sheep. But they are causing my people to be destroyed and scattered. 23:2 So the LORD God…
Jeremiah 24 (BBT Translation)
Good Figs and Bad Figs 24:1 The LORD showed me two baskets of figs sitting before his temple. This happened after King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon deported Jehoiakim’s son, King Jeconiah of Judah. He deported him and the leaders of Judah, along with the craftsmen and metal workers, and took them…
Jeremiah 25 (BBT Translation)
Seventy Years of Servitude for Failure to Give Heed 25:1 In the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah, the LORD spoke to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah. (That was the same as the first year that Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon.) 25:2 So…
Jeremiah 26 (BBT Translation)
Jeremiah Is Put on Trial as a False Prophet 26:1 The LORD spoke to Jeremiah at the beginning of the reign of Josiah’s son, King Jehoiakim of Judah. 26:2 The LORD said, “Go stand in the courtyard of the LORD’s temple. Speak out to all the people who are coming…
Jeremiah 27 (BBT Translation)
Jeremiah Counsels Submission to Babylon 27:1 The LORD spoke to Jeremiah early in the reign of Josiah’s son, King Zedekiah of Judah. 27:2 The LORD told me, “Make a yoke out of leather straps and wooden crossbars and put it on your neck. 27:3 Use it to send messages to…
Jeremiah 28 (BBT Translation)
Jeremiah Confronted by a False Prophet 28:1 The following events occurred in that same year, early in the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah. To be more precise, it was the fifth month of the fourth year of his reign. The prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon,…
Jeremiah 29 (BBT Translation)
Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles 29:1 The prophet Jeremiah sent a letter to the exiles Nebuchadnezzar had carried off from Jerusalem to Babylon. It was addressed to the elders who were left among the exiles, to the priests, to the prophets, and to all the other people who were exiled…
Jeremiah 30 (BBT Translation)
Introduction to the Book of Consolation 30:1 The LORD spoke to Jeremiah. 30:2 “The LORD God of Israel says, ‘Write everything that I am about to tell you in a scroll. 30:3 For I, the LORD, affirm that the time will come when I will reverse the plight of my…
