Jer.23.9

My head is reeling, my limbs are limp, I'm staggering like a drunk, seeing double from too much wine--And all because of GOD, because of his holy words.

Jer.23.9

Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD and his holy words.

Jer.23.9

My heart within me is broken Because of the prophets; All my bones shake. I am like a drunken man, And like a man whom wine has overcome, Because of the LORD, And because of His holy words.

Jer.23.9

My heart is broken because of the false prophets, and I tremble uncontrollably. I stagger like a drunkard, like someone overcome by wine, because of the holy words the LORD has spoken against them.

Jer.23.10

Now for what GOD says regarding the lying prophets: "Can you believe it? A country teeming with adulterers! faithless, promiscuous idolater-adulterers! They're a curse on the land. The land's a wasteland. Their unfaithfulness is turning the country into a cesspool,

Jer.23.10

The land is full of adulterers; because of the curse the land lies parched and the pastures in the desert are withered. The prophets follow an evil course and use their power unjustly.

Jer.23.10

For the land is full of adulterers; For because of a curse the land mourns. The pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up. Their course of life is evil, And their might is not right.

Jer.23.10

For the land is full of adultery, and it lies under a curse. The land itself is in mourning--its pastures are dried up. For the prophets do evil and abuse their power.

Jer.23.11

Prophets and priests devoted to desecration. They have nothing to do with me as their God. My very own Temple, mind you--mud-spattered with their crimes." GOD's Decree.

Jer.23.11

"Both prophet and priest are godless; even in my temple I find their wickedness," declares the LORD.

Jer.23.11

"For both prophet and priest are profane; Yes, in My house I have found their wickedness," says the LORD.

Jer.23.11

"The priests are like the prophets, all ungodly, wicked men. I have seen their despicable acts right here in my own Temple," says the LORD.

Jer.23.12

"But they won't get by with it. They'll find themselves on a slippery slope, Careening into the darkness, somersaulting into the pitch-black dark. I'll make them pay for their crimes. It will be the Year of Doom." GOD's Decree. [JC]

Jer.23.12

"Therefore their path will become slippery; they will be banished to darkness and there they will fall. I will bring disaster on them in the year they are punished," declares the LORD.

Jer.23.12

"Therefore their way shall be to them Like slippery ways; In the darkness they shall be driven on And fall in them; For I will bring disaster on them, The year of their punishment," says the LORD.

Jer.23.12

"Therefore, their paths will be dark and slippery. They will be chased down dark and treacherous trails, where they will fall. For I will bring disaster upon them when their time of punishment comes. I, the LORD, have spoken!

Jer.23.13

"Over in Samaria I saw prophets acting like silly fools--shocking! They preached using that no-god Baal for a text, messing with the minds of my people.

Jer.23.13

"Among the prophets of Samaria I saw this repulsive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray.

Jer.23.13

"And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: They prophesied by Baal And caused My people Israel to err.

Jer.23.13

"I saw that the prophets of Samaria were terribly evil, for they prophesied by Baal and led my people of Israel into sin.

Jer.23.14

And the Jerusalem prophets are even worse--horrible!- sex--driven, living a lie, Subsidizing a culture of wickedness, and never giving it a second thought. They're as bad as those wretches in old Sodom, the degenerates of old Gomorrah."

Jer.23.14

And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen something horrible: They commit adultery and live a lie. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from his wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah."

Jer.23.14

Also I have seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem: They commit adultery and walk in lies; They also strengthen the hands of evildoers, So that no one turns back from his wickedness. All of them are like Sodom to Me, And her inhabitants like Gomorrah.

Jer.23.14

But now I see that the prophets of Jerusalem are even worse! They commit adultery, and they love dishonesty. They encourage those who are doing evil instead of turning them away from their sins. These prophets are as wicked as the people of Sodom and Gomorrah once were."

Jer.23.15

So here's the Message to the prophets from GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies: "I'll cook them a supper of maggoty meat with after-dinner drinks of strychnine. The Jerusalem prophets are behind all this. They're the cause of the godlessness polluting this country." [JC]

Jer.23.15

Therefore, this is what the LORD Almighty says concerning the prophets: "I will make them eat bitter food and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land."

Jer.23.15

"Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets: "Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, And make them drink the water of gall; For from the prophets of Jerusalem Profaneness has gone out into all the land."'

Jer.23.15

Therefore, this is what the LORD Almighty says concerning the prophets: "I will feed them with bitterness and give them poison to drink. For it is because of Jerusalem's prophets that wickedness fills this land.

Jer.23.16

A Message from GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies: "Don't listen to the sermons of the prophets. It's all hot air. Lies, lies, and more lies. They make it all up. Not a word they speak comes from me.

Jer.23.16

This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.

Jer.23.16

Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They make you worthless; They speak a vision of their own heart, Not from the mouth of the LORD.

Jer.23.16

This is my warning to my people," says the LORD Almighty. "Do not listen to these prophets when they prophesy to you, filling you with futile hopes. They are making up everything they say. They do not speak for the LORD!

Jer.23.17

They preach their "Everything Will Turn Out Fine' sermon to congregations with no taste for God, Their "Nothing Bad Will Ever Happen to You' sermon to people who are set in their own ways.

Jer.23.17

They keep saying to those who despise me, 'The LORD says: You will have peace.' And to all who follow the stubbornness of their hearts they say, 'No harm will come to you.'

Jer.23.17

They continually say to those who despise Me, "The LORD has said, "You shall have peace"'; And to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart, they say, "No evil shall come upon you."'

Jer.23.17

They keep saying to these rebels who despise my word, `Don't worry! The LORD says you will have peace!' And to those who stubbornly follow their own evil desires, they say, `No harm will come your way!'

Jer.23.18

"Have any of these prophets bothered to meet with me, the true GOD? bothered to take in what I have to say? listened to and then lived out my Word?

Jer.23.18

But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see or to hear his word? Who has listened and heard his word?

Jer.23.18

For who has stood in the counsel of the LORD, And has perceived and heard His word? Who has marked His word and heard it?

Jer.23.18

"But can you name even one of these prophets who knows the LORD well enough to hear what he is saying? Has even one of them cared enough to listen?

Jer.23.19

Look out! GOD's hurricane will be let loose--my hurricane blast, Spinning the heads of the wicked like tops!

Jer.23.19

See, the storm of the LORD will burst out in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down on the heads of the wicked.

Jer.23.19

Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD has gone forth in fury-- A violent whirlwind! It will fall violently on the head of the wicked.

Jer.23.19

Look! The LORD's anger bursts out like a storm, a whirlwind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.

Jer.23.20

God's raging anger won't let up Until I've made a clean sweep, completing the job I began. When the job's done, you'll see that it's been well done.

Jer.23.20

The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand it clearly.

Jer.23.20

The anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has executed and performed the thoughts of His heart. In the latter days you will understand it perfectly.

Jer.23.20

The anger of the LORD will not diminish until it has finished all his plans. In the days to come, you will understand all this very clearly.

Jer.23.21

"I never sent these prophets, but they ran anyway. I never spoke to them, but they preached away.

Jer.23.21

I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.

Jer.23.21

"I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.

Jer.23.21

"I have not sent these prophets, yet they claim to speak for me. I have given them no message, yet they prophesy.

Jer.23.22

If they'd have bothered to sit down and meet with me, they'd have preached my Message to my people. They'd have gotten them back on the right track, gotten them out of their evil ruts. [JC]

Jer.23.22

But if they had stood in my council, they would have proclaimed my words to my people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds.

Jer.23.22

But if they had stood in My counsel, And had caused My people to hear My words, Then they would have turned them from their evil way And from the evil of their doings.

Jer.23.22

If they had listened to me, they would have spoken my words and turned my people from their evil ways.

Jer.23.23

"Am I not a God near at hand"--GOD's Decree--"and not a God far off?

Jer.23.23

"Am I only a God nearby," declares the LORD, "and not a God far away?

Jer.23.23

"Am I a God near at hand," says the LORD, "And not a God afar off?

Jer.23.23

Am I a God who is only in one place?" asks the LORD. "Do they think I cannot see what they are doing?

Jer.23.24

Can anyone hide out in a corner where I can't see him?" GOD's Decree. "Am I not present everywhere, whether seen or unseen?" GOD's Decree. [JC]

Jer.23.24

Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?" declares the LORD. "Do not I fill heaven and earth?" declares the LORD.

Jer.23.24

Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So I shall not see him?" says the LORD; "Do I not fill heaven and earth?" says the LORD.

Jer.23.24

Can anyone hide from me? Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?" asks the LORD.

Jer.23.25

"I know what they're saying, all these prophets who preach lies using me as their text, saying "I had this dream! I had this dream!'

Jer.23.25

"I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies in my name. They say, 'I had a dream! I had a dream!'

Jer.23.25

"I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in My name, saying, "I have dreamed, I have dreamed!'

Jer.23.25

"I have heard these prophets say, `Listen to the dream I had from God last night.' And then they proceed to tell lies in my name.

Jer.23.26

How long do I have to put up with this? Do these prophets give two cents about me as they preach their lies and spew out their grandiose delusions?

Jer.23.26

How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions of their own minds?

Jer.23.26

How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart,

Jer.23.26

How long will this go on? If they are prophets, they are prophets of deceit, inventing everything they say.

Jer.23.27

They swap dreams with one another, feed on each other's delusive dreams, trying to distract my people from me just as their ancestors were distracted by the no-god Baal.

Jer.23.27

They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget my name, just as their fathers forgot my name through Baal worship.

Jer.23.27

who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, as their fathers forgot My name for Baal.

Jer.23.27

By telling these false dreams, they are trying to get my people to forget me, just as their ancestors did by worshiping the idols of Baal.

Jer.23.28

"You prophets who do nothing but dream--go ahead and tell your silly dreams. But you prophets who have a message from me--tell it truly and faithfully. What does straw have in common with wheat? Nothing else is like GOD's Decree.

Jer.23.28

Let the prophet who has a dream tell his dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?" declares the LORD.

Jer.23.28

"The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; And he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat?" says the LORD.

Jer.23.28

Let these false prophets tell their dreams, but let my true messengers faithfully proclaim my every word. There is a difference between chaff and wheat!

Jer.23.29

Isn't my Message like fire?" GOD's Decree. "Isn't it like a sledgehammer busting a rock?

Jer.23.29

"Is not my word like fire," declares the LORD, "and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?

Jer.23.29

"Is not My word like a fire?" says the LORD, "And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?

Jer.23.29

Does not my word burn like fire?" asks the LORD. "Is it not like a mighty hammer that smashes rock to pieces?

Jer.23.30

"I've had it with the "prophets' who get all their sermons secondhand from each other.

Jer.23.30

"Therefore," declares the LORD, "I am against the prophets who steal from one another words supposedly from me.

Jer.23.30

"Therefore behold, I am against the prophets," says the LORD, "who steal My words every one from his neighbor.

Jer.23.30

"Therefore," says the LORD, "I stand against these prophets who get their messages from each other--

Jer.23.31

Yes, I've had it with them. They make up stuff and then pretend it's a real sermon.

Jer.23.31

Yes," declares the LORD, "I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare, 'The LORD declares.'

Jer.23.31

Behold, I am against the prophets," says the LORD, "who use their tongues and say, "He says.'

Jer.23.31

these smooth-tongued prophets who say, `This prophecy is from the LORD!'

Jer.23.32

"Oh yes, I've had it with the prophets who preach the lies they dream up, spreading them all over the country, ruining the lives of my people with their cheap and reckless lies. "I never sent these prophets, never authorized a single one of them. They do nothing for this people--nothing!" GOD's Decree.

Jer.23.32

Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams," declares the LORD. "They tell them and lead my people astray with their reckless lies, yet I did not send or appoint them. They do not benefit these people in the least," declares the LORD.

Jer.23.32

Behold, I am against those who prophesy false dreams," says the LORD, "and tell them, and cause My people to err by their lies and by their recklessness. Yet I did not send them or command them; therefore they shall not profit this people at all," says the LORD.

Jer.23.32

Their imaginary dreams are flagrant lies that lead my people into sin. I did not send or appoint them, and they have no message at all for my people," says the LORD.

Jer.23.33

"And anyone, including prophets and priests, who asks, "What's GOD got to say about all this, what's troubling him?' tell him, "You, you're the trouble, and I'm getting rid of you.'" GOD's Decree.

Jer.23.33

"When these people, or a prophet or a priest, ask you, 'What is the oracle of the LORD?' say to them, 'What oracle? I will forsake you, declares the LORD.'

Jer.23.33

"So when these people or the prophet or the priest ask you, saying, "What is the oracle of the LORD?' you shall then say to them, "What oracle?' I will even forsake you," says the LORD.

Jer.23.33

"Suppose one of the people or one of the prophets or priests asks you, `What prophecy has the LORD burdened you with now?' You must reply, `You are the burden! The LORD says he will abandon you!'

Jer.23.34

"And if anyone, including prophets and priests, goes around saying glibly "GOD's Message! GOD's Message!' I'll punish him and his family.

Jer.23.34

If a prophet or a priest or anyone else claims, 'This is the oracle of the LORD,' I will punish that man and his household.

Jer.23.34

"And as for the prophet and the priest and the people who say, "The oracle of the LORD!' I will even punish that man and his house.

Jer.23.34

If any prophet, priest, or anyone else says, `I have a prophecy from the LORD,' I will punish that person along with his entire family.

Jer.23.35

"Instead of claiming to know what GOD says, ask questions of one another, such as "How do we understand GOD in this?'

Jer.23.35

This is what each of you keeps on saying to his friend or relative: 'What is the LORD's answer?' or 'What has the LORD spoken?'

Jer.23.35

Thus every one of you shall say to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, "What has the LORD answered?' and, "What has the LORD spoken?'

Jer.23.35

You should keep asking each other, `What is the LORD's answer?' or `What is the LORD saying?'

Jer.23.36

But don't go around pretending to know it all, saying "God told me this... God told me that.

Jer.23.36

But you must not mention 'the oracle of the LORD 'again, because every man's own word becomes his oracle and so you distort the words of the living God, the LORD Almighty, our God.

Jer.23.36

And the oracle of the LORD you shall mention no more. For every man's word will be his oracle, for you have perverted the words of the living God, the LORD of hosts, our God.

Jer.23.36

But stop using this phrase, `prophecy from the LORD.' For people are using it to give authority to their own ideas, turning upside down the words of our God, the living God, the LORD Almighty.

Jer.23.37

"You can ask the prophets, "How did GOD answer you? What did he tell you?'

Jer.23.37

This is what you keep saying to a prophet: 'What is the LORD's answer to you?' or 'What has the LORD spoken?'

Jer.23.37

Thus you shall say to the prophet, "What has the LORD answered you?' and, "What has the LORD spoken?'

Jer.23.37

"This is what you should say to the prophets: `What is the LORD's answer?' or `What is the LORD saying?'

Jer.23.38

But don't pretend that you know all the answers yourselves and talk like you know it all. I'm telling you: Quit the "God told me this... God told me that

Jer.23.38

Although you claim, 'This is the oracle of the LORD,' this is what the LORD says: You used the words, 'This is the oracle of the LORD,' even though I told you that you must not claim, 'This is the oracle of the LORD.'

Jer.23.38

But since you say, "The oracle of the LORD!' therefore thus says the LORD: "Because you say this word, "The oracle of the LORD!" and I have sent to you, saying, "Do not say, "The oracle of the LORD!"'

Jer.23.38

But suppose they respond, `This is a prophecy from the LORD!' Then you should say, `This is what the LORD says: Because you have used this phrase, "prophecy from the LORD," even though I warned you not to use it,

Jer.23.39

"Are you paying attention? You'd better, because I'm about to take you in hand and throw you to the ground, you and this entire city that I gave to your ancestors. I've had it with the lot of you.

Jer.23.39

Therefore, I will surely forget you and cast you out of my presence along with the city I gave to you and your fathers.

Jer.23.39

therefore behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you and forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and will cast you out of My presence.

Jer.23.39

I will forget you completely. I will expel you from my presence, along with this city that I gave to you and your ancestors.

Jer.23.40

You're never going to live this down. You're going down in history as a disgrace."

Jer.23.40

I will bring upon you everlasting disgrace-everlasting shame that will not be forgotten."

Jer.23.40

And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten."'

Jer.23.40

And I will make you an object of ridicule, and your name will be infamous throughout the ages.'"

Jer.24.1

GOD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the Temple of GOD. This was after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem into exile in Babylon, along with the leaders of Judah, the craftsmen, and the skilled laborers.

Jer.24.1

After Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and the officials, the craftsmen and the artisans of Judah were carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.

Jer.24.1

The LORD showed me, and there were two baskets of figs set before the temple of the LORD, after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

Jer.24.1

After King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon exiled Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, to Babylon along with the princes of Judah and all the skilled craftsmen, the LORD gave me this vision. I saw two baskets of figs placed in front of the LORD's Temple in Jerusalem.

Jer.24.2

In one basket the figs were of the finest quality, ripe and ready to eat. In the other basket the figs were rotten, so rotten they couldn't be eaten.

Jer.24.2

One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early; the other basket had very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten.

Jer.24.2

One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten, they were so bad.

Jer.24.2

One basket was filled with fresh, ripe figs, while the other was filled with figs that were spoiled and could not be eaten.

Jer.24.3

GOD said to me, "Jeremiah, what do you see?Figs," I said. "Excellent figs of the finest quality, and also rotten figs, so rotten they can't be eaten."

Jer.24.3

Then the LORD asked me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?Figs," I answered. "The good ones are very good, but the poor ones are so bad they cannot be eaten."

Jer.24.3

Then the LORD said to me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" And I said, "Figs, the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad."

Jer.24.3

Then the LORD said to me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I replied, "Figs, some very good and some very bad."

Jer.24.4

Then GOD told me,

Jer.24.4

Then the word of the LORD came to me:

Jer.24.4

Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Jer.24.4

Then the LORD gave me this message:

Jer.24.5

"This is the Message from the GOD of Israel: The exiles from here that I've sent off to the land of the Babylonians are like the good figs, and I'll make sure they get good treatment.

Jer.24.5

"This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Like these good figs, I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I sent away from this place to the land of the Babylonians.

Jer.24.5

"Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: "Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge those who are carried away captive from Judah, whom I have sent out of this place for their own good, into the land of the Chaldeans.

Jer.24.5

"This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: The good figs represent the exiles I sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians.

Jer.24.6

I'll keep my eye on them so that their lives are good, and I'll bring them back to this land. I'll build them up, not tear them down; I'll plant them, not uproot them.

Jer.24.6

My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.

Jer.24.6

For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land; I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up.

Jer.24.6

I have sent them into captivity for their own good. I will see that they are well treated, and I will bring them back here again. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them.

Jer.24.7

"And I'll give them a heart to know me, GOD. They'll be my people and I'll be their God, for they'll have returned to me with all their hearts.

Jer.24.7

I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.

Jer.24.7

Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart.

Jer.24.7

I will give them hearts that will recognize me as the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me wholeheartedly.

Jer.24.8

"But like the rotten figs, so rotten they can't be eaten, is Zedekiah king of Judah. Rotten figs--that's how I'll treat him and his leaders, along with the survivors here and those down in Egypt.

Jer.24.8

"'But like the poor figs, which are so bad they cannot be eaten,' says the LORD, 'so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials and the survivors from Jerusalem, whether they remain in this land or live in Egypt.

Jer.24.8

"And as the bad figs which cannot be eaten, they are so bad'--surely thus says the LORD--"so will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, his princes, the residue of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt.

Jer.24.8

"But the rotten figs," the LORD said, "represent King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, all the people left in Jerusalem, and those who live in Egypt. I will treat them like spoiled figs, too rotten to eat.

Jer.24.9

I'll make them something that the whole world will look on as disgusting--repugnant outcasts, their names used as curse words wherever in the world I drive them.

Jer.24.9

I will make them abhorrent and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a reproach and a byword, an object of ridicule and cursing, wherever I banish them.

Jer.24.9

I will deliver them to trouble into all the kingdoms of the earth, for their harm, to be a reproach and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them.

Jer.24.9

I will make them an object of horror and evil to every nation on earth. They will be disgraced and mocked, taunted and cursed, wherever I send them.

Jer.24.10

And I'll make sure they die like flies--from war, starvation, disease, whatever--until the land I once gave to them and their ancestors is completely rid of them."

Jer.24.10

I will send the sword, famine and plague against them until they are destroyed from the land I gave to them and their fathers.'"

Jer.24.10

And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence among them, till they are consumed from the land that I gave to them and their fathers."'

Jer.24.10

I will send war, famine, and disease until they have vanished from the land of Israel, which I gave to them and their ancestors."

Jer.25.1

This is the Message given to Jeremiah for all the people of Judah. It came in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah. It was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

Jer.25.1

The word came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

Jer.25.1

The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon),

Jer.25.1

This message for all the people of Judah came to Jeremiah from the LORD during the fourth year of Jehoiakim's reign over Judah. This was the year when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon began his reign.

Jer.25.2

Jeremiah the prophet delivered the Message to all the people of Judah and citizens of Jerusalem:

Jer.25.2

So Jeremiah the prophet said to all the people of Judah and to all those living in Jerusalem:

Jer.25.2

which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying:

Jer.25.2

Jeremiah the prophet said to the people in Judah and Jerusalem,

Jer.25.3

From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah right up to the present day--twenty-three years it's been!-GOD's Word has come to me, and from early each morning to late every night I've passed it on to you. And you haven't listened to a word of it!

Jer.25.3

For twenty-three years-from the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day-the word of the LORD has come to me and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.

Jer.25.3

"From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, this is the twenty-third year in which the word of the LORD has come to me; and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, but you have not listened.

Jer.25.3

"For the past twenty-three years--from the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until now--the LORD has been giving me his messages. I have faithfully passed them on to you, but you have not listened.

Jer.25.4

Not only that, but God also sent a steady stream of prophets to you who were just as persistent as me, and you never listened.

Jer.25.4

And though the LORD has sent all his servants the prophets to you again and again, you have not listened or paid any attention.

Jer.25.4

And the LORD has sent to you all His servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear.

Jer.25.4

"Again and again, the LORD has sent you his prophets, but you have not listened or even tried to hear.

Jer.25.5

They told you, "Turn back--right now, each one of you!-from your evil way of life and bad behavior, and live in the land GOD gave you and your ancestors, the land he intended to give you forever.

Jer.25.5

They said, "Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and your evil practices, and you can stay in the land the LORD gave to you and your fathers for ever and ever.

Jer.25.5

They said, "Repent now everyone of his evil way and his evil doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.

Jer.25.5

Each time the message was this: `Turn from the evil road you are traveling and from the evil things you are doing. Only then will I let you live in this land that the LORD gave to you and your ancestors forever.

Jer.25.6

Don't follow the god-fads of the day, taking up and worshiping these no-gods. Don't make me angry with your god-businesses, making and selling gods--a dangerous business!

Jer.25.6

Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them; do not provoke me to anger with what your hands have made. Then I will not harm you."

Jer.25.6

Do not go after other gods to serve them and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands; and I will not harm you.'

Jer.25.6

Do not make me angry by worshiping the idols you have made. Then I will not harm you.'

Jer.25.7

"You refused to listen to any of this, and now I am really angry. These god-making businesses of yours are your doom."

Jer.25.7

"But you did not listen to me," declares the LORD, "and you have provoked me with what your hands have made, and you have brought harm to yourselves."

Jer.25.7

Yet you have not listened to Me," says the LORD, "that you might provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.

Jer.25.7

"But you would not listen to me," says the LORD. "You made me furious by worshiping your idols, bringing on yourselves all the disasters you now suffer.

Jer.25.8

The verdict of GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies on all this: "Because you have refused to listen to what I've said,

Jer.25.8

Therefore the LORD Almighty says this: "Because you have not listened to my words,

Jer.25.8

"Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: "Because you have not heard My words,

Jer.25.8

And now the LORD Almighty says: Because you have not listened to me,

Jer.25.9

I'm stepping in. I'm sending for the armies out of the north headed by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant in this, and I'm setting them on this land and people and even the surrounding countries. I'm devoting the whole works to total destruction--a horror to top all the horrors in history.

Jer.25.9

I will summon all the peoples of the north and my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon," declares the LORD, "and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and against all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them and make them an object of horror and scorn, and an everlasting ruin.

Jer.25.9

behold, I will send and take all the families of the north,' says the LORD, "and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land, against its inhabitants, and against these nations all around, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, a hissing, and perpetual desolations.

Jer.25.9

I will gather together all the armies of the north under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, whom I have appointed as my deputy. I will bring them all against this land and its people and against the other nations near you. I will completely destroy you and make you an object of horror and contempt and a ruin forever.

Jer.25.10

And I'll banish every sound of joy--singing, laughter, marriage festivities, genial workmen, candlelit suppers.

Jer.25.10

I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, the sound of millstones and the light of the lamp.

Jer.25.10

Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp.

Jer.25.10

I will take away your happy singing and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard. Your businesses will fail, and all your homes will stand silent and dark.

Jer.25.11

The whole landscape will be one vast wasteland. These countries will be in subjection to the king of Babylon for seventy years.

Jer.25.11

This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Jer.25.11

And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Jer.25.11

This entire land will become a desolate wasteland. Israel and her neighboring lands will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.

Jer.25.12

"Once the seventy years is up, I'll punish the king of Babylon and the whole nation of Babylon for their sin. Then they'll be the wasteland.

Jer.25.12

"But when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation, the land of the Babylonians, for their guilt," declares the LORD, "and will make it desolate forever.

Jer.25.12

"Then it will come to pass, when seventy years are completed, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity,' says the LORD; "and I will make it a perpetual desolation.

Jer.25.12

"Then, after the seventy years of captivity are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his people for their sins, says the LORD. I will make the country of the Babylonians an everlasting wasteland.

Jer.25.13

Everything that I said I'd do to that country, I'll do--everything that's written in this book, everything Jeremiah preached against all the godless nations.

Jer.25.13

I will bring upon that land all the things I have spoken against it, all that are written in this book and prophesied by Jeremiah against all the nations.

Jer.25.13

So I will bring on that land all My words which I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied concerning all the nations.

Jer.25.13

I will bring upon them all the terrors I have promised in this book--all the penalties announced by Jeremiah against the nations.

Jer.25.14

Many nations and great kings will make slaves of the Babylonians, paying them back for everything they've done to others. They won't get by with anything." GOD's Decree.

Jer.25.14

They themselves will be enslaved by many nations and great kings; I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands."

Jer.25.14

(For many nations and great kings shall be served by them also; and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the works of their own hands.)"'

Jer.25.14

Many nations and great kings will enslave the Babylonians, just as they enslaved my people. I will punish them in proportion to the suffering they cause my people."

1Thess.4.1

One final word, friends. We ask you--urge is more like it--that you keep on doing what we told you to do to please God, not in a dogged religious plod, but in a living, spirited dance.

1Thess.4.1

Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.

1Thess.4.1

Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;

1Thess.4.1

Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You are doing this already, and we encourage you to do so more and more.

1Thess.4.2

You know the guidelines we laid out for you from the Master Jesus.

1Thess.4.2

For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

1Thess.4.2

for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

1Thess.4.2

For you remember what we taught you in the name of the Lord Jesus.

1Thess.4.3

God wants you to live a pure life. Keep yourselves from sexual promiscuity.

1Thess.4.3

It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;

1Thess.4.3

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality;

1Thess.4.3

God wants you to be holy, so you should keep clear of all sexual sin.

1Thess.4.4

Learn to appreciate and give dignity to your body,

1Thess.4.4

that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable,

1Thess.4.4

that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,

1Thess.4.4

Then each of you will control your body and live in holiness and honor--

1Thess.4.5

not abusing it, as is so common among those who know nothing of God.

1Thess.4.5

not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God;

1Thess.4.5

not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God;

1Thess.4.5

not in lustful passion as the pagans do, in their ignorance of God and his ways.

1Thess.4.6

Don't run roughshod over the concerns of your brothers and sisters. Their concerns are God's concerns, and he will take care of them. We've warned you about this before.

1Thess.4.6

and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you.

1Thess.4.6

that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.

1Thess.4.6

Never cheat a Christian brother in this matter by taking his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.

1Thess.4.7

God hasn't invited us into a disorderly, unkempt life but into something holy and beautiful--as beautiful on the inside as the outside.

1Thess.4.7

For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.

1Thess.4.7

For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.

1Thess.4.7

God has called us to be holy, not to live impure lives.

1Thess.4.8

If you disregard this advice, you're not offending your neighbors; you're rejecting God, who is making you a gift of his Holy Spirit.

1Thess.4.8

Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

1Thess.4.8

Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit.

1Thess.4.8

Anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human rules but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

1Thess.4.9

Regarding life together and getting along with each other, you don't need me to tell you what to do. You're God-taught in these matters. Just love one another!

1Thess.4.9

Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.

1Thess.4.9

But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;

1Thess.4.9

But I don't need to write to you about the Christian love that should be shown among God's people. For God himself has taught you to love one another.

1Thess.4.10

You're already good at it; your friends all over the province of Macedonia are the evidence. Keep it up; get better and better at it.

1Thess.4.10

And in fact, you do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers, to do so more and more.

1Thess.4.10

and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more;

1Thess.4.10

Indeed, your love is already strong toward all the Christians in all of Macedonia. Even so, dear brothers and sisters, we beg you to love them more and more.

1Thess.4.11

Stay calm; mind your own business; do your own job. You've heard all this from us before, but a reminder never hurts.

1Thess.4.11

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you,

1Thess.4.11

that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,

1Thess.4.11

This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we commanded you before.

1Thess.4.12

We want you living in a way that will command the respect of outsiders, not lying around sponging off your friends.

1Thess.4.12

so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

1Thess.4.12

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.

1Thess.4.12

As a result, people who are not Christians will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others to meet your financial needs.

1Thess.4.13

And regarding the question, friends, that has come up about what happens to those already dead and buried, we don't want you in the dark any longer. First off, you must not carry on over them like people who have nothing to look forward to, as if the grave were the last word.

1Thess.4.13

Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope.

1Thess.4.13

But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.

1Thess.4.13

And now, brothers and sisters, I want you to know what will happen to the Christians who have died so you will not be full of sorrow like people who have no hope.

1Thess.4.14

Since Jesus died and broke loose from the grave, God will most certainly bring back to life those who died in Jesus.

1Thess.4.14

We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.

1Thess.4.14

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

1Thess.4.14

For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus comes, God will bring back with Jesus all the Christians who have died.

1Thess.4.15

And then this: We can tell you with complete confidence--we have the Master's word on it--that when the Master comes again to get us, those of us who are still alive will not get a jump on the dead and leave them behind. In actual fact, they'll be ahead of us.

1Thess.4.15

According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.

1Thess.4.15

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep.

1Thess.4.15

I can tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not rise to meet him ahead of those who are in their graves.

1Thess.4.16

The Master himself will give the command. Archangel thunder! God's trumpet blast! He'll come down from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise--they'll go first.

1Thess.4.16

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

1Thess.4.16

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

1Thess.4.16

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves.

1Thess.4.17

Then the rest of us who are still alive at the time will be caught up with them into the clouds to meet the Master.

1Thess.4.17

After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

1Thess.4.17

Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

1Thess.4.17

Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever.

1Thess.4.18

Oh, we'll be walking on air! And then there will be one huge family reunion with the Master. So reassure one another with these words.

1Thess.4.18

Therefore encourage each other with these words.

1Thess.4.18

Therefore comfort one another with these words.

1Thess.4.18

So comfort and encourage each other with these words.

Prov.24.23

It's wrong, very wrong, to go along with injustice.

Prov.24.23

These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:

Prov.24.23

These things also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

Prov.24.23

Here are some further sayings of the wise: It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment.

Prov.24.24

Whoever whitewashes the wicked gets a black mark in the history books,

Prov.24.24

Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent"- peoples will curse him and nations denounce him.

Prov.24.24

He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous," Him the people will curse; Nations will abhor him.

Prov.24.24

A judge who says to the wicked, "You are innocent," will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations.

Prov.24.25

But whoever exposes the wicked will be thanked and rewarded.

Prov.24.25

But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

Prov.24.25

But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, And a good blessing will come upon them.

Prov.24.25

But blessings are showered on those who convict the guilty.

Prov.24.26

An honest answer is like a warm hug.

Prov.24.26

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

Prov.24.26

He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.

Prov.24.26

It is an honor to receive an honest reply.

Prov.24.27

First plant your fields; then build your barn.

Prov.24.27

Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.

Prov.24.27

Prepare your outside work, Make it fit for yourself in the field; And afterward build your house.

Prov.24.27

Develop your business first before building your house.

Prov.24.28

Don't talk about your neighbors behind their backs--no slander or gossip, please.

Prov.24.28

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, or use your lips to deceive.

Prov.24.28

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, For would you deceive with your lips?

Prov.24.28

Do not testify spitefully against innocent neighbors; don't lie about them.

Prov.24.29

Don't say to anyone, "I'll get back at you for what you did to me. I'll make you pay for what you did!"

Prov.24.29

Do not say, "I'll do to him as he has done to me; I'll pay that man back for what he did."

Prov.24.29

Do not say, "I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."

Prov.24.29

And don't say, "Now I can pay them back for all their meanness to me! I'll get even!"

Prov.24.30

One day I walked by the field of an old lazybones, and then passed the vineyard of a lout;

Prov.24.30

I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment;

Prov.24.30

I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;

Prov.24.30

I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one lacking sense.

Prov.24.31

They were overgrown with weeds, thick with thistles, all the fences broken down.

Prov.24.31

thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.

Prov.24.31

And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down.

Prov.24.31

I saw that it was overgrown with thorns. It was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down.

Prov.24.32

I took a long look and pondered what I saw; the fields preached me a sermon and I listened:

Prov.24.32

I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:

Prov.24.32

When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction:

Prov.24.32

Then, as I looked and thought about it, I learned this lesson:

Prov.24.33

"A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy--do you know what comes next?

Prov.24.33

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-

Prov.24.33

A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest;

Prov.24.33

A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--

Prov.24.34

Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, with poverty as your permanent houseguest!" Further Wise Sayings of Solomon The Right Word at the Right Time

Prov.24.34

and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

Prov.24.34

So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.

Prov.24.34

and poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.