Some thoughts on Scripture

Lamentations 2:6-7--"He has done violence to His tabernacle, As if it were a garden; He has destroyed His place o fassembly; The L ORD has caused The appointed feasts and Sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion. In His burning indignation He has spurned the king and the priest. The L ORD has spurned His... Sign in to see full entry.

Lamentations 1:13-14--"From above He has sent fire into my bones, And it overpowered them; He has spread a net for my feet And turned me back; He has made me desolate And faint all the day. The yoke of my transgression was bound; They were worven together by His hands, And thrust upon my neck. He... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 52:2-3a--"He [Zedekiah] also did evil in the sight of the L ORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. For because of the anger of the L ORD this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, till He finally cast them out of His presence..." The long-suffering and patience of the Lord is amazing... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 51:53--" 'Though Bablyon were to mount up to heaven, And though she were to fortify the height of her strength, Yet from Me plunderers would come to her,' says the L ORD." Numbers 11:18--" 'Who will give us meat to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt.' " Revelation 17:5--"And on her... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 50:39--"Therefore the wild desert beasts shall dwell there with the jackals, And the ostriches shall dwell in it. It shall be inhabited no more forever, Nor shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation. " I remember learning during the war against Saddam Hussein in Iraq that the site... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 49:15--" 'Your fierceness has deceived you, The pride of your heart, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, Who hold the height of the hill! Though you make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there, ' says the L ORD." The book of Proverbs says a lot about pride,... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 48:43--"Fear and the pit and the snare shall be upon you, O inhabitant of Moab." Jeremiah stresses here what Moab will undergo in judgment for her wickedness. He strings it out in three descriptors so as to emphasize multiple times over how bad it will be for Moab. Fear is something that... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 47:3--"At the noise of the stamping hooves of his strong horses, At the rushing of his chariots, At the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers will not look back for their children, Lacking courage." This is a vivid picture of what takes place with cowardice. Cowardice is not feelings, but... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 46:27-28--" 'But do not fear, O My servant Jacob, And do not be dismayed, O Israel! For behold, I will save you from afar, And your offspring from the land of their captivity; Jacob shall return, have rest and be at ease; No one shall make him afraid. Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,' says... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 45:5--" 'And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I will bring adversity on all flesh,' says the L ORD. 'But I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go.' " Jeremiah brings words of encouragement and assurance--from the Lord--unto... Sign in to see full entry.