Jeremiah 5

Not One Is Upright 1 “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you can find but one person who deals…

Jeremiah 6

Jerusalem Under Siege 1 “Flee for safety, people of Benjamin! Flee from Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Raise the signal over Beth Hakkerem! For disaster looms out of the…

Jeremiah 7

False Religion Worthless 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from theLord: 2 “Stand at the gate of theLord’s house and there proclaim this message: “ ‘Hear the word…

Jeremiah 8

1 “ ‘At that time, declares theLord, the bones of the kings and officials of Judah, the bones of the priests and prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem…

Jeremiah 9

1 Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people. 2…

Jeremiah 10

God and Idols 1 Hear what theLordsays to you, people of Israel. 2 This is what theLordsays: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs…

Jeremiah 11

The Covenant Is Broken 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from theLord: 2 “Listen to the terms of this covenant and tell them to the people of…

Jeremiah 12

Jeremiah’s Complaint 1 You are always righteous,Lord, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked…

Jeremiah 13

A Linen Belt 1 This is what theLordsaid to me: “Go and buy a linen belt and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.” 2…

Jeremiah 15

1 Then theLordsaid to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before me, my heart would not go out to this people. Send them away from my presence!…