Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
pay attention!
pay attention! Jeremiah 18:18-23 (JDV) Jeremiah 18:18 Then they said, “Let’s make plans against Jeremiah, because instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet. Let’s denounce him and pay … Continue reading
the potter’s gospel
the potter’s gospel Jeremiah 18:1-17 (JDV) Jeremiah 18:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahveh – this is what it said: Jeremiah 18:2 “Get up and go down at once to the potter’s house; there I will let you … Continue reading
this one thing
this one thing Jeremiah 17:19-27 (JDV) Jeremiah 17:19 This is what Yahveh said to me, “Go and stand at the People’s Gate, through which the kings of Judah enter and leave, as well as at all the gates of Jerusalem. … Continue reading
they keep challenging me
they keep challenging me Jeremiah 17:11-18 (JDV) Jeremiah 17:11 He who makes a fortune unjustly is a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay. Halfway through his day his riches will abandon him, so after that he will be a … Continue reading
juniper in the Arabah
juniper in the Arabah Jeremiah 17:5-10 (JDV) Jeremiah 17:5 This is what Yahveh says: the person who trusts in the man is afflicted with a curse. He sets up flesh as his arm, and his heart deserts Yahveh. Jeremiah 17:6 … Continue reading
permanent fire
permanent fire Jeremiah 17:1-4 (JDV) Jeremiah 17:1 Judah’s failure is inscribed with an iron stylus. With a diamond point it is engraved on the tablet of their hearts and on the horns of their altars, Jeremiah 17:2 when their children … Continue reading
eliminated idolatry
eliminated idolatry Jeremiah 16:19-21 (JDV) Jeremiah 16:19 Yahveh, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in a time of distress, the nations will come to you from the ends of the land, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited only … Continue reading
an undefiled land
an undefiled land Jeremiah 16:14-18 (JDV) Jeremiah 16:14 “However, notice, the days are coming” – this is what Yahveh declares – “when it will no longer be said, ‘As Yahveh lives who brought the Israelites from the land of Egypt,’ … Continue reading
skipping the receptions
skipping the receptions Jeremiah 16:5-13 (JDV) Jeremiah 16:5 “Now – you see – this is what Yahveh says: Don’t come into a house having a mourning feast. Don’t go to mourn or show sorrow for them, because I have removed … Continue reading
single saints
single saints Jeremiah 16:1-4 (JDV) Jeremiah 16:1 The word of Yahveh came to me, and this is what he said: Jeremiah 16:2 “Do not take a wife for yourself or have sons or daughters in this place Jeremiah 16:3 because … Continue reading
