Lamentations 1 How Lonely Sits the City 1 How lonely sits the city that was full of people!How like a widow has she become, she who was great among the nations!She who was a princess among the provinces has become a slave. 2 She weeps bitterly in the night, with tears on her cheeks;among all her lovers she has none to comfort her;all her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they have …
November 7 – Jeremiah 51-52, Hebrews 13:20-25, Psalm 118, Proverbs 27:11
Jeremiah 51-52 The Utter Destruction of Babylon 51 Thus says the Lord:“Behold, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon, against the inhabitants of Leb-kamai,2 and I will send to Babylon winnowers, and they shall winnow her,and they shall empty her land, when they come against her from every side on the day of trouble.3 Let not the archer bend his bow, and let him not stand up in …
November 6 – Jeremiah 50, Hebrews 13:1-19, Psalm 117, Proverbs 27:10
Jeremiah 50 Judgment on Babylon 50 The word that the Lord spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet: 2 “Declare among the nations and proclaim, set up a banner and proclaim, conceal it not, and say:‘Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed.Her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.’ 3 “For out of the north a nation has come up against …
November 5 – Jeremiah 49, Hebrews 12:3-29, Psalm 116, Proverbs 27:9
Jeremiah 49 Judgment on Ammon 49 Concerning the Ammonites. Thus says the Lord: “Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir?Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad, and his people settled in its cities?2 Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord,when I will cause the battle cry to be heard against Rabbah of the Ammonites;it shall become a desolate mound, and its villages shall be burned with fire;then Israel shall dispossess those who …
November 4 – Jeremiah 48, Hebrews 11:1-12:2, Psalm 115, Proverbs 27:7-8
Jeremiah 48 Judgment on Moab 48 Concerning Moab. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste! Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken;the fortress is put to shame and broken down;2 the renown of Moab is no more.In Heshbon they planned disaster against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!’You also, O Madmen, shall be brought …
November 3 – Jeremiah 45-47, Hebrews 10:19-39, Psalm 114, Proverbs 27:5-6
Jeremiah 45-47 Message to Baruch 45 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: 2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: 3 You said, ‘Woe is me! For the Lord has added sorrow to my …
November 2 – Jeremiah 42-44, Hebrews 9:11-10:18, Psalm 113, Proverbs 27:4
Jeremiah 42-44 Warning Against Going to Egypt 42 Then all the commanders of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, came near 2 and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Let our plea for mercy come before you, and pray to the Lord your God for us, for all this remnant—because we are left with but …
November 1 – Jeremiah 39-41, Hebrews 9:1-10, Psalm 112, Proverbs 27:3
Jeremiah 39-41 The Fall of Jerusalem 39 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city. 3 Then all the officials of the …
October 31 – Jeremiah 37-38, Hebrews 8, Psalm 111, Proverbs 27:1-2
Jeremiah 37-38 Jeremiah Warns Zedekiah 37 Zedekiah the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah, reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. 2 But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the Lord that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet. 3 King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, …
October 30 – Jeremiah 35-36, Hebrews 7, Psalm 110, Proverbs 26:28
Jeremiah 35-36 The Obedience of the Rechabites 35 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: 2 “Go to the house of the Rechabites and speak with them and bring them to the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers; then offer them wine to drink.” 3 So I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, son …