Monthly Archives: October 2020

thorn harvest

thorn harvest Jeremiah 12:5-13 (JDV) Jeremiah 12:5 If you have raced with runners and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a tranquil land, what will you do in the thickets of … Continue reading

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religious mask

religious mask Jeremiah 12:1-4 (JDV) Jeremiah 12:1 You will be righteous, Lord, even if I bring a case against you. Yet, I wish to contend with you: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all the treacherous … Continue reading

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after the backlash

after the backlash Jeremiah 11:18-23 (JDV) Jeremiah 11:18 Yahveh caused me to know, so I knew. Then you helped me to see their deeds, Jeremiah 11:19 because I was like a docile lamb led to slaughter. I didn’t know that … Continue reading

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as numerous as the streets

as numerous as the streets Jeremiah 11:1-17 (JDV) Jeremiah 11:1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from Yahveh: Jeremiah 11:2 “Listen to the words of this covenant and tell them to the men of Judah and the residents … Continue reading

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discipline and wrath

discipline and wrath Jeremiah 10:23-25 (JDV) Jeremiah 10:23 I know, Yahveh, that a person’s way is not his own; no one who walks controls his own steps. Jeremiah 10:24 Discipline me, Lord, but with justice – not in your anger, … Continue reading

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stupid shepherds

stupid shepherds Jeremiah 10:17-22 (JDV) Jeremiah 10:17 Gather up your belongings from the ground, you who live under siege. Jeremiah 10:18 You see, this is what Yahveh says: Notice, I am flinging away the land’s residents at this time and … Continue reading

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worshiping scarecrows

worshiping scarecrows Jeremiah 10:1-16 (JDV) Jeremiah 10:1 Hear the word that Yahveh has spoken to you, house of Israel. Jeremiah 10:2 This is what Yahveh says: Do not learn the way of the nations or be terrified by signs in … Continue reading

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under-appreciating God

under-appreciating God Jeremiah 9:17-26 (JDV) Jeremiah 9:17 This is what Yahveh of Armies says: Consider this closely, and summon the women who mourn; send for the skillful women. Jeremiah 9:18 Let them come quickly to raise a lament over us … Continue reading

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after we weep

after we weep Jeremiah 9:3-16 (JDV) Jeremiah 9:3 They bent their tongue like their bow; lies and not faithfulness are strong in the land, because they go from evil to evil, and they do not take me into account. this … Continue reading

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broken by our brokenness

broken by our brokenness Jeremiah 8:18-9:2 (JDV) Jeremiah 8:18 My joy has flown away; grief has settled on me. My heart is sick. Jeremiah 8:19 Notice, listen – the cry of my dear people from a faraway land, “Is Yahveh … Continue reading

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