9:1 (8:23) I wish that my head were a well full of water and my eyes were a fountain full of tears! If they were, I could cry day and night for those of my dear people who have been killed. 9:2 (9:1) I wish I had a lodging place in the desert where I could spend some time like
The Lord, not Idols, is the Only Worthy Object of Worship 10:1 You people of Israel, listen to what the LORD has to say to you. 10:2 The LORD says, “Do not start following pagan religious practices. Do not be in awe of signs that occur in the sky even though the nations hold them in awe. 10:3 For the religion
The People Have Violated Their Covenant with God 11:1 The LORD said to Jeremiah: 11:2 “Hear the terms of the covenant I made with Israel and pass them on to the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. 11:3 Tell them that the LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘Anyone who does not keep the
12:1 LORD, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives? 12:2 You plant them like trees and they put down their roots. They grow prosperous and are very fruitful. They always talk
An Object Lesson from Ruined Linen Shorts 13:1 The LORD said to me, “Go and buy some linen shorts and put them on. Do not put them in water.” 13:2 So I bought the shorts as the LORD had told me to do and put them on. 13:3 Then the LORD spoke to me again and
A Lament over the Ravages of Drought 14:1 The LORD spoke to Jeremiah about the drought. 14:2 “The people of Judah are in mourning. The people in her cities are pining away. They lie on the ground expressing their sorrow. Cries of distress come up to me from Jerusalem. 14:3 The leading men of the cities send their servants for water. They
15:1 Then the LORD said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I would not feel pity for them! Get them away from me! Tell them to go away! 15:2 If they ask you, ‘Where should we go?’ tell them the LORD says this: “Those who are destined to
Jeremiah Forbidden to Marry, to Mourn, or to Feast 16:1 The LORD said to me, 16:2 “Do not get married and do not have children here in this land. 16:3 For I, the LORD, tell you what will happen to the children who are born here in this land and to the men and women who
17:1 The sin of Judah is engraved with an iron chisel on their stone-hard hearts. It is inscribed with a diamond point on the horns of their altars. 17:2 Their children are always thinking about their altars and their sacred poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, set up beside the green trees on the high hills 17:3 and on the mountains and
An Object Lesson from the Making of Pottery 18:1 The LORD said to Jeremiah: 18:2 “Go down at once to the potter’s house. I will speak to you further there.” 18:3 So I went down to the potter’s house and found him working at his wheel. 18:4 Now and then there would be something wrong with