Some thoughts on Scripture

Jeremiah 43:7,11--"So they went to the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the L ORD. And they went as far as Tahpanhes.... 'When he [the king of Babylon] comes, he shall strike the land of Egypt, and deliver to death those appointed for death, and to captivity thsoe appointed for... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 42:4--"Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, 'I have heard. Indeed, I will pray to The L ORD your God according to your words, and it shall be, that whatever the L ORD answers you, I will declare it to you. I will keep nothing back from you.' " Jeremiah is open to other people, and to... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 40:4--"And now look, I free you this day from the chains that were on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you. But if it seems wrong for you to come with me to Babylon, remain here. See, all the land is before you; werever it seems good... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 39:6-7--"Then the king of Babylon kille dthe sons of Zedekiah before his eyes in Riblah; the king of Babylon also killed all the nobles of Judah. Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with bronze fetters to carry him off to Babylon." Jeremiah had tried to tell King Zedekiah how... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 38:22--"Now behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah's house shall be surrendered to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say: 'Your close friends have set upon you And prevailed against you; Your feet have sunk in the mire, And they have turned away again.' "... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 37:19--"Where now are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, 'The king of Babylon will not come against you or against the land'? " Jeremiah was one who look steadfastly to the Lord, not to immediate circumstances. When the Chaldeans had temporarily fled Jerusalem--for fear of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 36: 18--"So Baruch answered them, 'He proclaimed with his mouth all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink in the book.' " Jeremiah was well attuned to the Lord as one of His prophets. He could hear from the Lord and knew what to relay to the people. Baruch also played an important... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 35:17--Therefore thus says the L ORD God of hosts, the God of Israel: 'Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the doom that I have pronounced agsinst them; because I have spoken to them but they have not heard, and I have called to them but they have not... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 34:17--"Therefore thus says the L ORD: 'You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming liberty, every one to his broth er and everyone to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim liberty to you,' says the L ORD --'to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine! And I will deliver you to trouble among all the... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeremiah 33:6--"Behold, I will bring it health and healing: I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth." The Lord addresses here first Jerusalem and then its inhabitants. He had to perform surgery, that is, to remove the wickedness and abominations. In His timing He would... Sign in to see full entry.