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Judah’s Broken Covenant. 11 The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, 2 “Remind the people of Judah and Jerusalem about the terms of my covenant with them. 3 Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is anyone who does not obey the terms of my covenant! 4 For I said to your ancestors when I brought them out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt, “If ...
He said, 2 “Remind the people of Judah and Jerusalem about the terms of my covenant with them. 3 Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is anyone who does not obey the terms of my covenant! 4 For I said to your ancestors when I brought them out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt, “If you obey me and do whatever I command you, then you will be my people ...
Nov 4, 2024 · Now, therefore, say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: ‘Thus says the LORD, Behold, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you. Return, every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your deeds.’” Jeremiah 18:7-11 The Flight of the Prisoners, by James Tissot, c. 1896-1902.
Keep the Sabbath Holy. 19 Thus said the Lord to me: “Go and stand in the People's Gate, by which () the kings of Judah enter and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem, 20 and say: ‘Hear the word of the Lord, () you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who enter by these gates. 21 Thus says the Lord: Take care for the sake of your lives, and ...
Jeremiah 11. Judah’s Broken Covenant. 1 The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said, 2 “Remind the people of Judah and Jerusalem about the terms of my covenant with them. 3 Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is anyone who does not obey the terms of my covenant! 4 For I said to your ancestors when I ...
Jul 3, 2013 · The people's desire for foreign deities had no limits; Judah was not a passive victim who had been unwittingly seduced by a charming Casanova, but she sold herself to others without remorse. She was like a prostitute who waited alongside the road for male clients among the trading caravans, the many altars to Baal and others on the "bare heights" proving her wanton adultery (v. 2).
Jan 16, 2013 · The prophet condemns the southern kingdom, Judah, for rejecting "the law of the Lord" and being led astray by "lies" (v. 4). He seems to speak of idolatry, as other texts combine rejecting God's law and following false deities in a manner that anticipates and echoes Amos 2:4 (Deut. 8:19; 2 Kings 17:15; Jer. 11:10; Ezek. 20:16).
