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"Go and declare in the hearing of the people of Jerusalem: 'This is what the Lord says: "I have fond memories of you, how devoted you were to me in your early years. I remember how you loved me like a new bride; you followed me through the wilderness, through a land that had never been planted.
Israel was set apart to the Lord; they were like the first fruits of a harvest to him. All who tried to devour them were punished; disaster came upon them," says the Lord.'"
Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted.
"Indeed, long ago you threw off my authority and refused to be subject to me. You said, 'I will not serve you.' Instead, you gave yourself to other gods on every high hill and under every green tree, like a prostitute sprawls out before her lovers.
I planted you in the land like a special vine of the very best stock. Why in the world have you turned into something like a wild vine that produces rotten, foul-smelling grapes?
"How can you say, 'I have not made myself unclean. I have not paid allegiance to the gods called Baal.' Just look at the way you have behaved in the Valley of Hinnom! Think about the things you have done there! You are like a flighty, young female camel that rushes here and there, crisscrossing its path.
You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness. In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male. No one can hold her back when she is in heat. None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her. At mating time she is easy to find.
"It did no good for me to punish your people. They did not respond to such correction. You slaughtered your prophets like a voracious lion."
You people of this generation, listen to what the Lord says. "Have I been like a wilderness to you, Israel? Have I been like a dark and dangerous land to you? Why then do you say, 'We are free to wander. We will not come to you any more?'
"Look up at the hilltops and consider this. You have had sex with other gods on every one of them. You waited for those gods like a thief lying in wait in the desert. You defiled the land by your wicked prostitution to other gods.
When Josiah was king of Judah, the Lord said to me, "Jeremiah, you have no doubt seen what wayward Israel has done. You have seen how she went up to every high hill and under every green tree to give herself like a prostitute to other gods.
She also saw that I gave wayward Israel her divorce papers and sent her away because of her adulterous worship of other gods. Even after her unfaithful sister Judah had seen this, she still was not afraid, and she too went and gave herself like a prostitute to other gods.
"I thought to myself, 'Oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son! What a joy it would be for me to give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world!' I thought you would call me, 'Father' and would never cease being loyal to me.
But, you have been unfaithful to me, nation of Israel, like an unfaithful wife who has left her husband," says the Lord.
Yes, the Lord has this to say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: "Like a farmer breaking up hard unplowed ground, you must break your rebellious will and make a new beginning; just as a farmer must clear away thorns lest the seed is wasted, you must get rid of the sin that is ruining your lives.
Just as ritual circumcision cuts away the foreskin as an external symbol of dedicated covenant commitment, you must genuinely dedicate yourselves to the Lord and get rid of everything that hinders your commitment to me, people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. If you do not, my anger will blaze up like a flaming fire against you that no one will be able to extinguish. That will happen because of the evil you have done."
Like a lion that has come up from its lair the one who destroys nations has set out from his home base. He is coming out to lay your land waste. Your cities will become ruins and lie uninhabited.
Look! The enemy is approaching like gathering clouds. The roar of his chariots is like that of a whirlwind. His horses move more swiftly than eagles." I cry out, "We are doomed, for we will be destroyed!"
They will surround Jerusalem like men guarding a field because they have rebelled against me," says the Lord.
The Lord answered, "This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good."
In fact, I hear a cry like that of a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like that of a woman giving birth to her first baby. It is the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, reaching out for help, saying, "I am done in! My life is ebbing away before these murderers!"
I thought, "Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the Lord demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.
So like a lion from the thicket their enemies will kill them. Like a wolf from the desert they will destroy them. Like a leopard they will lie in wait outside their cities and totally destroy anyone who ventures out. For they have rebelled so much and done so many unfaithful things.
The Lord asked, "How can I leave you unpunished, Jerusalem? Your people have rejected me and have worshiped gods that are not gods at all. Even though I supplied all their needs, they were like an unfaithful wife to me. They went flocking to the houses of prostitutes.
They are like lusty, well-fed stallions. Each of them lusts after his neighbor's wife.
Because of that, the Lord, the God who rules over all, said to me, "Because these people have spoken like this, I will make the words that I put in your mouth like fire. And I will make this people like wood which the fiery judgments you speak will burn up."
"Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people.
Like a cage filled with the birds that have been caught, their houses are filled with the gains of their fraud and deceit. That is how they have gotten so rich and powerful.
This is what the Lord who rules over all said to me: "Those who remain in Israel will be like the grapes thoroughly gleaned from a vine. So go over them again, as though you were a grape harvester passing your hand over the branches one last time."
I answered, "Who would listen if I spoke to them and warned them? Their ears are so closed that they cannot hear! Indeed, what the Lord says is offensive to them. They do not like it at all.
Are they ashamed because they have done such shameful things? No, they are not at all ashamed. They do not even know how to blush! So they will die, just like others have died. They will be brought to ruin when I punish them," says the Lord.
Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle to attack you, Daughter Zion.'"
The people cry out, "We have heard reports about them! We have become helpless with fear! Anguish grips us, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby!
The Lord said to me, "I have made you like a metal assayer to test my people like ore. You are to observe them and evaluate how they behave."
So I will destroy this temple which I have claimed as my own, this temple that you are trusting to protect you. I will destroy this place that I gave to you and your ancestors, just like I destroyed Shiloh.
And I will drive you out of my sight just like I drove out your relatives, the people of Israel.'"
So," the Lord God says, "my raging fury will be poured out on this land. It will be poured out on human beings and animals, on trees and crops. And it will burn like a fire which cannot be extinguished."
They will be spread out and exposed to the sun, the moon and the stars. These are things they adored and served, things to which they paid allegiance, from which they sought guidance, and worshiped. The bones of these people will never be regathered and reburied. They will be like manure used to fertilize the ground.
I have listened to them very carefully, but they do not speak honestly. None of them regrets the evil he has done. None of them says, "I have done wrong!" All of them persist in their own wayward course like a horse charging recklessly into battle.
Are they ashamed because they have done such disgusting things? No, they are not at all ashamed! They do not even know how to blush! So they will die just like others have died. They will be brought to ruin when I punish them, says the Lord.
The Lord says, "Yes indeed, I am sending an enemy against you that will be like poisonous snakes which cannot be charmed away. And they will inflict fatal wounds on you."
I wish I had a lodging place in the desert where I could spend some time like a weary traveler. Then I would desert my people and walk away from them because they are all unfaithful to God, a congregation of people that has been disloyal to him.
The Lord says, "These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.
Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.
Tell your daughters and neighbors, 'The Lord says, "The dead bodies of people will lie scattered everywhere like manure scattered on a field. They will lie scattered on the ground like grain that has been cut down but has not been gathered."'"
Such idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They cannot talk. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them because they cannot hurt you. And they do not have any power to help you."
I said, "There is no one like you, Lord. You are great. And you are renowned for your power.
Everyone should revere you, O King of all nations, because you deserve to be revered. For there is no one like you among any of the wise people of the nations nor among any of their kings.
The Lord, who is the inheritance of Jacob's descendants, is not like them. He is the one who created everything. And the people of Israel are those he claims as his own. He is known as the Lord who rules over all."
Those are the terms that I charged your ancestors to keep when I brought them out of Egypt, that place which was like an iron-smelting furnace. I said at that time, "Obey me and carry out the terms of the agreement exactly as I commanded you. If you do, you will be my people and I will be your God.
Before this I had been like a docile lamb ready to be led to the slaughter. I did not know they were making plans to kill me. I did not know they were saying, "Let's destroy the tree along with its fruit! Let's remove Jeremiah from the world of the living so people will not even be reminded of him any more."
Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?
You plant them like trees and they put down their roots. They grow prosperous and are very fruitful. They always talk about you, but they really care nothing about you.
But you, Lord, know all about me. You watch me and test my devotion to you. Drag these wicked men away like sheep to be slaughtered! Appoint a time when they will be killed!
The people I call my own have turned on me like a lion in the forest. They have roared defiantly at me. So I will treat them as though I hate them.
The people I call my own attack me like birds of prey or like hyenas. But other birds of prey are all around them. Let all the nations gather together like wild beasts. Let them come and destroy these people I call my own.
These wicked people refuse to obey what I have said. They follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts and pay allegiance to other gods by worshiping and serving them. So they will become just like these linen shorts which are good for nothing.
And I will smash them like wine bottles against one another, children and parents alike. I will not show any pity, mercy, or compassion. Nothing will keep me from destroying them,' says the Lord."
Show the Lord your God the respect that is due him. Do it before he brings the darkness of disaster. Do it before you stumble into distress like a traveler on the mountains at twilight. Do it before he turns the light of deliverance you hope for into the darkness and gloom of exile.
What will you say when the Lord appoints as rulers over you those allies that you, yourself, had actually prepared as such? Then anguish and agony will grip you like that of a woman giving birth to a baby.
You will probably ask yourself, 'Why have these things happened to me? Why have I been treated like a disgraced adulteress whose skirt has been torn off and her limbs exposed?' It is because you have sinned so much.
"The Lord says, 'That is why I will scatter your people like chaff that is blown away by a desert wind.
So I will pull your skirt up over your face and expose you to shame like a disgraced adulteress!
Wild donkeys stand on the hilltops and pant for breath like jackals. Their eyes are strained looking for food, because there is none to be found."
You have been the object of Israel's hopes. You have saved them when they were in trouble. Why have you become like a resident foreigner in the land? Why have you become like a traveler who only stops in to spend the night?
Why should you be like someone who is helpless, like a champion who cannot save anyone? You are indeed with us, and we belong to you. Do not abandon us!"
The Lord continued, "In every town in the land I will purge them like straw blown away by the wind. I will destroy my people. I will kill off their children. I will do so because they did not change their behavior.
I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you know nothing about. For my anger is like a fire that will burn against you."
Why must I continually suffer such painful anguish? Why must I endure the sting of their insults like an incurable wound? Will you let me down when I need you like a brook one goes to for water, but that cannot be relied on?"
Because of this, the Lord said, "You must repent of such words and thoughts! If you do, I will restore you to the privilege of serving me. If you say what is worthwhile instead of what is worthless, I will again allow you to be my spokesman. They must become as you have been. You must not become like them.
They will die of deadly diseases. No one will mourn for them. They will not be buried. Their dead bodies will lie like manure spread on the ground. They will be killed in war or die of starvation. Their corpses will be food for the birds and wild animals.
But for now I, the Lord, say: "I will send many enemies who will catch these people like fishermen. After that I will send others who will hunt them out like hunters from all the mountains, all the hills, and the crevices in the rocks.
You will lose your hold on the land which I gave to you as a permanent possession. I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you know nothing about. For you have made my anger burn like a fire that will never be put out."
They will be like a shrub in the desert. They will not experience good things even when they happen. It will be as though they were growing in the desert, in a salt land where no one can live.
They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. It has nothing to fear when the heat comes. Its leaves are always green. It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. It does not stop bearing fruit.
The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool."
"I, the Lord, say: 'O nation of Israel, can I not deal with you as this potter deals with the clay? In my hands, you, O nation of Israel, are just like the clay in this potter's hand.'
Therefore, the Lord says, "Ask the people of other nations whether they have heard of anything like this. Israel should have been like a virgin. But she has done something utterly revolting!
I will scatter them before their enemies like dust blowing in front of a burning east wind. I will turn my back on them and not look favorably on them when disaster strikes them."
I, the Lord, say: 'That is how I will deal with this city and its citizens. I will make it like Topheth.
The houses in Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled by dead bodies just like this place, Topheth. For they offered sacrifice to the stars and poured out drink offerings to other gods on the roofs of those houses.'"
Sometimes I think, "I will make no mention of his message. I will not speak as his messenger any more." But then his message becomes like a fire locked up inside of me, burning in my heart and soul. I grow weary of trying to hold it in; I cannot contain it.
But the Lord is with me to help me like an awe-inspiring warrior. Therefore those who persecute me will fail and will not prevail over me. They will be thoroughly disgraced because they did not succeed. Their disgrace will never be forgotten.
May that man be like the cities that the Lord destroyed without showing any mercy. May he hear a cry of distress in the morning and a battle cry at noon.
O royal family descended from David. The Lord says: 'See to it that people each day are judged fairly. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Otherwise, my wrath will blaze out against you. It will burn like a fire that cannot be put out because of the evil that you have done.
"'For the Lord says concerning the palace of the king of Judah, "This place looks like a veritable forest of Gilead to me. It is like the wooded heights of Lebanon in my eyes. But I swear that I will make it like a wilderness whose towns have all been deserted.
He will be left unburied just like a dead donkey. His body will be dragged off and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.'"
My judgment will carry off all your leaders like a storm wind! Your allies will go into captivity. Then you will certainly be disgraced and put to shame because of all the wickedness you have done.
You may feel as secure as a bird nesting in the cedars of Lebanon. But oh how you will groan when the pains of judgment come on you. They will be like those of a woman giving birth to a baby.
This man, Jeconiah, will be like a broken pot someone threw away. He will be like a clay vessel that no one wants. Why will he and his children be forced into exile? Why will they be thrown out into a country they know nothing about?
The Lord says, "The leaders of my people are sure to be judged. They were supposed to watch over my people like shepherds watch over their sheep. But they are causing my people to be destroyed and scattered.
Here is what the Lord says concerning the false prophets: My heart and my mind are deeply disturbed. I tremble all over. I am like a drunk person, like a person who has had too much wine, because of the way the Lord and his holy word are being mistreated.
But just watch! The wrath of the Lord will come like a storm! Like a raging storm it will rage down on the heads of those who are wicked.
Let the prophet who has had a dream go ahead and tell his dream. Let the person who has received my message report that message faithfully. What is like straw cannot compare to what is like grain! I, the Lord, affirm it!
My message is like a fire that purges dross! It is like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces! I, the Lord, so affirm it!
One basket had very good-looking figs in it. They looked like those that had ripened early. The other basket had very bad-looking figs in it, so bad they could not be eaten.
"I, the Lord, the God of Israel, say: 'The exiles whom I sent away from here to the land of Babylon are like those good figs. I consider them to be good.
"I, the Lord, also solemnly assert: 'King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and the people who remain in Jerusalem or who have gone to live in Egypt are like those bad figs. I consider them to be just like those bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten.
"Then, Jeremiah, make the following prophecy against them: 'Like a lion about to attack, the Lord will roar from the heights of heaven; from his holy dwelling on high he will roar loudly. He will roar mightily against his land. He will shout in triumph like those stomping juice from the grapes against all those who live on the earth.
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- Rejecting God's Word
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- Self Will
- Cancer
- Rebellion
- Witches
- Armor
- Networking
- Saul
- Spears
- Iron Objects
- Evil, victory over
- Smallness
- Guards
- Evildoers
- Walls
- Slings
- Gluttony
- Excess
- Drinking, abstention from
- Guests
- Readiness
- Birds, Types Of Birds
- Enemies, of believers
- Covering The Body
- Like Angels
- Battle
- Fast Runners
- Counted As Fools
- Weeping
- Nationalism
- Encouragement, examples of
- Resigned To Death
- Noting What Animals Eat
- Shame Will Come
- Unhappiness
- Distinctive Clothing
- Imperfection, Influence Of
- Last Things
- How Death Is Inevitable
- Wisdom, Human Importance
- Commendation
- Types Of Feet
- Wanderers
- Hurt And Betrayal
- Bears
- Holy Spirit, Types Of
- Values
- Worth
- Good News
- Like Bad People
- Widows
- Motherhood
- Trampling People
- Marshes
- Dust
- Crushes
- Light Of God's People
- Light
- A New Day
- Sunshine
- Covenant breakers
- Pits
- Deliverance From Lions
- Worthiness
- Belts
- Solomon, Character Of
- Affluence
- Money, Attitudes To
- Present, The
- Kingship, Human
- Life, Human
- Reward, Divine
- Mindset
- Servants, Working Conditions Of
- Skill
- Cedar
- Weights And Measures, Linear
- Wheels
- Same Sizes
- God's Ways
- Reverence, And God's Nature
- Talents
- Gold
- Silver
- Trees
- Receptiveness
- Yokes
- Rehabilitation
- Ethics, and grace
- People Refreshed
- Lieing
- Sound
- Defecation
- Reeds
- Roots
- God Scattering Israel
- Heart, Fallen And Redeemed
- Righteousness, Of Believers
- People Who Did Right
- Imitating Wicked Kings
- Named Prophets Of The Lord
- Jezebel
- Persecution, Nature Of
- Killing Prophets
- Superiority
- False Confidence
- Boasting
- Faithfulness, In Human Relationships
- God, Suffering Of
- People Are The Same
- Persecution, Forms Of
- Fake Friends
- Imitating Wicked People
- Sheep
- Shepherds, As Kings And Leaders
- Watchfulness, Divine
- Scattered Like Sheep
- Roses
- Rejuvenation
- Greed
- Dirt
- Threshing
- Futility
- Prayerlessness
- Useless Endeavour
- False Worship
- Double mindedness
- Faith, Growth In
- Colors, Green
- Wicked Described As
- Like Grass
- No Strength Left
- Reuniting
- Heroes
- Eagerness
- Wood
- Sanctification, Nature And Basis
- Artists
- God, Human Descriptions Of
- God, The Provider
- Physical Life
- Life, Brevity Of
- Riches, Nature Of
- Chains
- Aliances
- Spiritual Harlotry
- Poop
- Being A Good Father
- Parents Being Wrong
- Sanctuary
- Infidelity To God
- Defence, divine
- Letters
- Greetings
- Remnant
- People Abandoning People
- Alcohol Consumption
- Right Desires
- Fasting
- White Cloths
- Servanthood
- Tragedy
- Hardship
- Overcoming Adversity
- Archaeology
- Resolving Conflict
- Moths
- Pain
- Trouble
- Grave, The
- Steel
- Discouragement
- Despair
- War
- Getting Through Hard Times
- Monotony
- Slaves
- Clouds, Figurative Use
- Disappearance
- Sea
- Sea, Metaphorical References
- The Ocean
- Relentless
- Those Who Were Ignorant
- Time Passing
- Weather In The Last Days
- Eternity, nature of
- Clay
- Creatures Returning To Dust
- Death
- Self Respect
- God Like A Lion
- Worldly Wisdom
- Wisdom
- Floods
- The Past
- Radiancy
- Radiant Lives
- Hope, Nature Of
- Staying Strong And Not Giving Up
- Expectations
- Inferiority
- Self Exaltation
- People Stumbling
- Feeling Lost
- God Testing People
- Worms
- Venting
- Love, Abuse Of
- Corruption
- Being Overwhelmed
- Pressure
- Sensitivity
- No Comfort
- Mere Talk
- Criticism
- God As A Warrior
- Men Similar To Animals
- God As Enemy
- Like A Dream
- Flying
- Drawbacks To Riches
- Straw
- Light As Chaff
- Hurricanes
- Brooks
- God, All knowing
- Afflictions, Benefits Of
- Things Like Gold
- Trying
- Night
- Purgatory
- Adultry
- Heat
- Forgetting People
- Harming Trees
- Best Friends
- Manhood
- Clothed With Righteousness
- People Ostracised
- Losing Honour
- Crowns
- Accounting
- Wine
- Youth
- Emotions
- Renewal
- Health And Healing
- Child Of God
- Baby
- The Tongue
- Sanctification, Means And Results
- Righteous, The
- People Of The Kingdom
- Joy, And Human Experience
- Wings Of Birds
- Thunder
- Weed
- Pot
- Smoke Used Poetically
- Hardness
- Chaff
- Friends
- Folly, Effects Of
- Fruits Of Righteousness
- Rich, The
- Spring Of Water
- The Source Of Fruit
- Rivers
- Olive Trees
- Wind
- Enemies, of Jesus Christ
- Government
- Breaking Containers
- Good Works
- Sin, Universality Of
- Speech, Power And Significance Of
- Sincereity
- Figurative Burials
- Spiritual crowns
- People Torn To Pieces
- Nets
- Man Trapping
- Music
- Birds, Figurative Use
- God, Perfection Of
- Perfection, Divine
- Things Like Silver
- The Word Of God
- Promises
- Being Content
- The Presence Of God
- God Being With You
- Jumping
- Weddings
- Race
- Other References To Mouths
- Breasts
- Silence
- Spiritual Deafness
- Going Down To The Pit
- Pits As A Term For Graves
- God, As Shepherd
- Knowing God, Effects Of
- Names And Titles For The Church
- Calves
- State Of The Dead
- A Broken Heart
- Trap
- Defeat
- Summer
- God's Hand
- Hot Weather
- Psalm Interjections
- Hope, In God
- Hope And Love
- Bones
- Affection, Expressing
- Biting
- Teeth
- Things Like The Sea
- Footprints
- People Withered
- Grass Withered
- Springtime
- The Sun
- Pursuing Violence
- Heavy Burdens
- Overwhelmed
- Unhearing
- Rest, Physical
- Riches, Ungodly Use Of
- Treasure
- Rebuke
- Vanity
- God Requite Them!
- Thoughts
- Working
- Surprises
- Crowds
- Songs
- Roar Of Nations
- God's Voice
- Lucifer
- Beauty Of Nature
- Labour Pains
- Right Hand Of God
- Emptiness
- Saving Money
- The Frailty Of Man
- The Fact Of Death
- Sharpness
- Optimism
- Doves
- Those Flying
- Friendship And Trust
- Speech
- Arrows, Figurative Of
- Poison
- Things Like Snakes
- Refusing To Hear
- Arrows
- Whirlwinds
- Noise
- Arrows, Described As
- The Almighty
- Scattering The Peoples
- Stretching Out
- Prophecies Concerning Christ
- Land Producing
- Staying Strong
- Internal Adornment
- Breaking Chains
- Sleep, Spiritual
- Awakening
- Ignorance of God
- Ignorance
- Unfaithfulness, To God
- Shepherds, As Occupations
- Faithfulness, To God
- Fatherhood
- Relaxation
- Faults
- Unreliability
- Useless People
- No Burials
- God's Shekinah Glory
- Cherubim
- Burning Plants
- Afflicted To Death
- Distractions
- Teenager
- Angels
- Moon
- The Moon
- Days
- Natural Disasters
- Light, Spiritual
- People Ended
- Protection And Safety
- Shelter
- Destruction Of The Wicked
- Progress
- Spiritual Vitality
- Mighty in its influence
- Sowing Seeds
- Damage To The Body
- Repulsive Food
- Decay
- Gays
- Being Gay
- Man As Grass
- Astronomy
- Alcohol
- Shining Faces
- Cheerleading
- Lightning
- Fire Emanating From God
- Thirst
- Past, The
- Fools, Characteristics Of
- Sin Brings Sickness
- God Troubling
- Things Like Water
- Like Water
- Swearing
- Christ, The High Priest
- Lambs
- Joy, Of Israel
- God's Things Concealed
- Dross
- Lordship, Human And Divine
- Status
- Servants Of People
- Good Children
- Kids
- Grandfathers
- Vines
- Fruitfulness
- Growing
- Childlikeness
- Moms
- Myself
- Robes
- Garments
- Unity
- Darkness
- Evil Speaking
- Snakes
- Sacrifice
- Speech, Positive Aspects Of
- Rebuking
- Mere Men
- Breath
- Women's Strength
- Wool
- Jewelry
- The Storms Of Life
- Ethics
- Auras
- Stumbling
- Loving Your Wife
- Being Yourself
- God, Revelation Of
- Lamps
- Training
- Makeup
- Being Killed Like An Animal
- Killed Like An Animal
- God, The Creator
- Unceasing
- Godly Man
- Fools
- Sports
- Fun
- Acting
- Standing
- Nagging
- Bad Language
- Cursing
- Sin, God's Judgment On
- Gold Ornaments
- Pork
- Uncertainty
- Soul Winners
- The Soul
- Education
- Women
- Godly Woman
- Gay Marriage
- Healing And Comfort
- The Power Of Words
- Disappointment
- Fountains
- Fruits Of Sin
- Success And Hard Work
- Evil, origins of
- Worry And Stress
- Healing A Broken Heart
- Passion
- Anxiety And Stress
- Bitterness
- Proverbs
- Working Hard And Not Being Lazy
- Living In The Light
- Metaphorical Springs
- Benefits Of Wisdom
- Positive Thinking
- Hope And Healing
- Fire Of Evil
- Gossiping
- Dignity
- Dads
- Disagreements
- Outward Appearance
- Stomachs
- Losing A Friend
- Losing Friends
- Sibling Love
- Wrath
- Arguing
- Throne
- Jewels
- Conscience
- Personality
- Direction
- Adulterers
- The Insecurity Of The Wicked
- Lack Of Meaning
- Eating And Drinking
- In The Heart Of The Sea
- Future
- Waiting
- Beauty And Self Worth
- Harvest
- Self Denial
- Overeating
- Clubs
- Good Things From Far Away
- Tired
- Seeking Honour
- Changing Yourself
- Legs
- Gentleness
- Deception
- The Mind
- Inner Beauty
- Reflecting God's Heart
- Character Of Saints
- Boldness
- Profits
- Covetousness
- Thieves
- Armor of God
- Memorizing Scripture
- Error
- Putting God First
- Complacency
- Under The Sun
- Striving
- Everything Happening For A Reason
- Order
- Motivation
- Competition
- Going To Church
- Footsteps
- Authority
- Power
- Slavery
- Change And Growth
- Appearance Of Hair
- Spouse
- Waterfalls
- God, Patience Of
- Festivals Disregarded
- Purity, Moral And Spiritual
- Afflictions, Consolation During
- Scars
- Babylon
- Purging
- Pagans
- Out Of The East
- Appearances of
- Guidance, Need For God's
- Dealing With Young People
- Word Of God
- Roads
- Black
- Names And Titles For The Christian
- Forests
- Spiritual Adoption
- Astrology
- Guidance
- Fire Of God's Anger
- Pride, Examples Of
- Doing Repeatedly
- Christ, Character Of
- Spirit Of Christ
- Leopard
- Children And The Kingdom
- Cats
- Day of the LORD
- Christ, Names For
- Survivors Favoured
- Lamenting
- Northern Kingdom Of Israel
- Damascus
- Empty Cities
- Puzzlement
- Weak Women
- Ministry, Nature Of
- Nakedness
- Priests
- Mourning Due To Catastrophe
- Things Falling
- Humiliation
- God's Salvation Made Known
- Resurrection, Of Believers
- The Resurrection
- God Giving Strength
- God Gives Strength
- Ghosts
- Suddenly
- Legalism
- Teachers Of The Law
- Hypocrites, Description Of
- Potter
- Being Without Understanding
- Man's Relationship With His Creator
- Equipping, physical
- Fire Of Judgement
- God, Glory Of
- Dumbness
- Dumb
- Spiritual Renewal
- Weakness
- Staying Strong During Hard Times
- Energy
- Instruments
- Heart, Divine
- Compassion, Of Christ
- Likening
- Becoming More Like Christ
- Hope, Results Of
- Waiting On The Lord
- Out Of The North
- Victory, Over Spiritual Forces
- Chastisement
- Mist
- Opening Heaven
- Obstinacy Against God
- Afflictions
- Speaking As From God
- Weakness, Spiritual
- Peace And Comfort
- Cosmic Creatures
- Atonement
- Recognition
- Humility Of Christ
- Suffering
- Rejection
- Jesus Christ, Meekness Of
- Spirit, Nature Of
- Seeds
- Ministers, Way They Should Teach
- Trumpets For Signalling
- Humble Yourself
- Humbleness
- Symbols of the Holy Spirit
- Cloud of glory
- Efficiency
- Heaven, Redeemed Community
- Clothed With Good Things
- Marriage To God
- Sympathy
- Loving Children
- Mothering
- The Second Coming
- Right Sacrifices
- Beginning
- Newness
- Universe
- Marriage, Between God And His People
- Unity, God's Goal Of
- Using Roads
- Licentiousness
- Backsliders
- Foolishness Of Men
- Having No Breath
- Serving Groups
- Wicked Prophets
- Unknown Things
- The power of Christ
- Shame Of Idolatry
- Destruction Of Jerusalem
- Famine Killing
- Not Mourning
- Identity
- Israel
- Surrender
- Exile In Prospect
- Leaders
- Serving Kings
- God Saves The Needy
- Plucking Out
- Selfishness
- Great Things
- No Escape
- Likening Things
- God Is Light
- Sparkling
- Creatures Like Lions
- Transparency
- Filling People
- Hindering God's Work
- The Act Of Opening
- Maturity
- Womanhood
- Planting Seeds
- Things Stripped
- Shallowness
- Heavenly Vision
- Windows For The Temple
- Shining
- Third Person
- Knowing About God's Kingdom
- Eyes In Prophecy
- White And Bright Clothes
- End Times
- What Heaven Will Be Like
- Living For God
- Being Loved
- Instability
- Lightning Used Metaphorically
- Being Prepared
- Like Children
- God's attitude towards people
- Love
- Fellowship, In The Gospel
- Patients
- Spiritual Warfare
- Incarnation
- Pleasing God
- Jesus Christ, Son Of God
- The World
- Our Father In Heaven
- Others
- Christ Telling The Truth
- Settling Accounts
- Helping Others In Need
- Praying
- Perspective
- The Body
- Fine Clothes
- Conduct, Proper
- Doing God's Works
- Treating Others
- Respecting Your Body
- Hearing Christ
- Pharisees
- Empathy
- Christlikeness
- Children, attitudes towards
- Babies, Figurative Use
- Trust In Relationships
- Discipleship, nature of
- Being Humble
- Humble
- Signs Of The End Times
- Hearing God's Word
- Parables Of The Kingdom
- Kingdom Of God, Entry Into
- Goals
- God's Glory In Jesus Christ
- Christ Like People
- Going To Heaven
- In The Name Of Christ
- Imitating Good People
- From The Beginning
- Different Teachings
- Same Sex Marriage
- Thinking Aright
- Second Being
- Sexuality
- Taken To Heaven
- Couples
- Importance
- Attitudes, to other people
- Self Esteem
- Loving Everyone
- The Rapture
- The End Of The World
- Spreading The Gospel
- Types
- Jesus Death
- Peter
- The Lord As A Thief
- Spiritual Warfare, Causes Of
- Spiritual Warfare, Enemies In
- Fellowship With Christ
- Welcome
- Loving One Another
- Baptism Of The Holy Spirit
- Signs And Wonders Of The Gospel
- Partnership
- Satan
- Love, Nature Of
- Welcoming Believers
- Money Management
- Adoption, descriptions of
- Our Resurrection
- Commitment, to the world
- Sacrifice, Nt Fulfilment Of
- Unselfishness
- Striving With God
- The Blood Of Jesus
- Abiding With God
- Christ And Heaven
- Interaction Of Father And Son
- Godhead
- God's Love For Us
- Gods Love
- Brothers Love
- Assurance, nature of
- Serenity
- Spirituality
- Agreeing With One Another
- Grace
- Having Faith
- Sin Produces Death
- Foreshadowing
- Participation, In Christ
- Sanctification
- Atonement, in NT
- Likeness
- Sin, God's Remedy For
- Holiness Of The Saints
- Christians Being Called Brothers
- Suffering For Christ's Sake
- Maturity, Spiritual
- Self Indulgence
- Knowing God's Will
- Social duties
- Cooperation
- Community
- Self Worth
- Being Patient
- Encouraging Others
- Ministry, In The Church
- Spiritual Immaturity
- Grace, And Christian Life
- Construction
- Malice
- Sexual Immorality
- Women's Roles
- Slave Or Free
- Reality
- Christ
- Growth
- Prophecy
- Spiritual Warfare, As Conflict
- Keeping Faith
- In Men's Presence
- Tenderheartedness
- Agape Love
- God's Truth
- Priesthood, In Nt
- Overworking
- Blood
- Slaves Of God
- Revelation
- Four Creatures