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Then the LORD told me, "Don't say, "I'm only a young man,' for you will go everywhere I send you, and you will speak everything I command you.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTMouthsLimitations Of YouthGod Sending ProphetsSpeaking The Word God Givesspeakingteenager

"Indeed, go over to the coasts of Cyprus and see, send to Kedar and pay very close attention. See if there has ever been such a thing as this!

Verse ConceptsUnique Events

I saw that even though I had sent unfaithful Israel away for all her adulteries and had given her a divorce decree, her treacherous sister Judah didn't fear, and she, too, committed adultery.

Verse ConceptsAdultery and Divorcedivorce, amongst believersCertificate of divorceSpiritual HarlotryBills Of DivorceRelated NationsNo Fear Of GodBackslidingBackslidersInfidelitywhores

From the day your ancestors left the land of Egypt to this present time, I've sent all my servants, the prophets, to you, again and again.

Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfGod's Activity In IsraelMediatorMinistry, Nature OfLeaving EgyptThose Who Rose EarlyTimes Of People

Look, I'll send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they'll bite you."

Verse ConceptsBitingPoisonSnakebites

This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Think about what I'm saying! Indeed, call out the professional mourners! Send for the best of them to come.

Verse ConceptsSkillWisdom, Human NatureMournersWailingWomen WorkingBeing A Woman Of God

Their nobles send their young people for water. They go to the cisterns, but they find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They're disappointed and dismayed, and they cover their heads in shame.

Verse ConceptsCisternsNoblesDry PlacesSeeking WaterShaming People

Then the LORD told me, "The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I didn't send them, I didn't command them, and I didn't speak to them. They're proclaiming to you false visions, worthless predictions, and the delusions of their own minds.

Verse ConceptsDivination, Practiced ByDeception Through False TeachersVisionsDivinationWicked ProphetsProphets Who Were Not SentFalse Apostles, Prophets And Teachers

Therefore, this is what the LORD says about the false prophets who prophesy in my name, "There will be no sword and famine in this land' (though I haven't sent them): "By the sword and by famine these prophets will be finished off!

Verse ConceptsFamine, Characteristics OfFamine KillingNo More FamineFalse Apostles, Prophets And Teachers

Then the LORD told me, "Even if Moses and Samuel were standing before me, I wouldn't be favorably disposed toward this people. Send them out of my presence! Let them go!

Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodRejection Of God, Results OfReprobates

I'll make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. At noontime I'll send a destroyer against the mother of a young man. I'll cause terror and anguish to come to her unexpectedly.

Verse ConceptsNoonSandWidowsThe Insecurity Of The WickedSudden DestructionThose Who DestroyMany In Israel

"I'm about to send many fishermen," declares the LORD, "and they'll catch them. Afterwards, I'll send for many hunters and they'll hunt for them on every mountain and hill and in the crevices of the rocks.

Verse ConceptsFishesHuntingRocksFishermenFish

Then Jeremiah went from Topheth where the LORD had sent him to prophesy. He stood in the courtyard of the LORD's Temple, saying to all the people,

The message that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Malchijah's son Pashhur and Maaseiah's son Zephaniah the priest:

Look, I'm against those who prophesy based on false dreams," declares the LORD, "and relate them and lead my people astray with their lies and their recklessness. I didn't send them; I didn't command them, and they provide no benefit at all to these people," declares the LORD.

Verse ConceptsLiesMisleading DreamsBeing MisleadGod Not SendingDreams And False Prophets

Since you're saying, "We have an oracle of the LORD,' therefore this is what the LORD says: He will answer your message with this message, "Burden of the LORD,' and I'll send you away with these words: "Don't say, "Oracle of the LORD."'

"This is what the LORD God of Israel says: "Like these good figs, so I'll regard as good the exiles of Judah whom I sent from this place to the land of the Chaldeans.

I'll send the sword, famine, and plague against them until they're completely destroyed from the land which I gave them and their ancestors.'"

Verse ConceptsPlaguesFamine Coming From GodGod Gave The LandGod Will Kill His People

Again and again, the LORD sent all his servants, the prophets, to you, but you wouldn't listen or even turn your ears in my direction to hear.

Verse ConceptsMinistry, Nature OfWatchfulness, DivineRefusing To HearThose Who Rose EarlyDoing RepeatedlyGod Sends Prophets

For this is what the LORD God of Israel says to me, "Take this cup of the wine of burning anger from my hand and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it.

Verse ConceptsBeverages, FigurativeWineThe Coming Day Of God's Wrath

So I took the cup from the LORD's hand, and I made all the nations to whom the LORD sent me drink it:

Verse ConceptsBeverages, FigurativeGod Making Drunk

and listen to the words of my servants, the prophets, whom I've sent to you over and over but you wouldn't listen

Verse ConceptsUnceasingGod Always WorkingThose Who Rose EarlyPaying Attention To PeopleListening To God

Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and to all the people: "The LORD has sent me to prophesy all the things you heard against this house and against this city.

Verse ConceptsGod Sending Prophets

But know for certain that if you kill me, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and its residents because the LORD really did send me to you to say all these things for you to hear."

Verse ConceptsAffirmationsHonestyInnocence, Teaching OnGod Sending Prophets

King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt. He sent Achbor's son Elnathan, along with a contingent of men into Egypt.

Then send messengers to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the Ammonites, the king of Tyre, and the king of Sidon through the envoys who come to Jerusalem to king Zedekiah of Judah.

Verse ConceptsenvoyVisitingMessengers Sent Out

For I didn't send them," declares the LORD, "and they're falsely prophesying in my name, so I will drive both you and the prophets who prophesy to you out of the land."

Verse ConceptsWicked ProphetsGod Not SendingProphets Who Were Not Sent

When a prophet prophesies peace, and what the prophet speaks comes about, he will be known as the prophet whom the LORD has truly sent."

Verse ConceptsProphecy, Inspiration Of OtDiscerning God's ThingsNo Peace

The prophet Jeremiah told the prophet Hananiah, "Listen, Hananiah! The LORD didn't send you, and you are causing these people to trust in a lie.

Verse ConceptsPersuasionFalse ProphetsSatan, Agents OfTrust, Lack OfTrusting Deceptive ThingsGod Not SendingProphets Who Were Not Sent

Theseare the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders among the exiles, to the priests, to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon,

Verse ConceptsBabylon, Israel Exiled ToLettersProphecy, Methods Of Ot

The letter was sent by Shaphan's son Elasah and by Hilkiah's son Gemariah, whom King Zedekiah of Judah sent to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in Babylon, and it said,

Indeed, they're prophesying lies to you in my name. I didn't send them,' declares the LORD.

Verse ConceptsWicked ProphetsGod Not SendingProphets Who Were Not Sent

I'll be found by you,' declares the LORD, "and I'll restore your security and gather you from all the nations and all the places to which I've driven you,' declares the LORD. "I'll bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.'

Verse ConceptsPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRestoring NationsGathering IsraelFinding GodPromise of return

This is what the LORD says: "I'm about to send the sword, famine, and plague on them, and I'll make them like rotten figs that cannot be eaten because they're so bad.

Verse ConceptsFamine Coming From GodBad Items

because they didn't listen to my words,' declares the LORD. "When I sent my servants, the prophets, to you again and again, you didn't listen,' declares the LORD.

Verse ConceptsListeningRefusing To HearThose Who Rose EarlyDoing Repeatedly

"Now, all you exiles whom I sent from Jerusalem to Babylon, listen to this message from the LORD!

"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "Because you sent letters in your own name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, to Maaseiah's son Zephaniah the priest and to all the priests

So he sent a message to us in Babylon: "The exile will be long, so build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce.'"'"

Verse ConceptsHorticultureAfter A Long TimeGardens

"Send a message to all the exiles: "This is what the LORD says about Shemaiah from Nehelam, "Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, even though I didn't send him, and has made you trust a lie,"

Verse ConceptsTrusting Deceptive ThingsGod Not SendingProphets Who Were Not SentFalse Apostles, Prophets And Teachers

"At the end of seven years, each of you is to set free your fellow Hebrew who has sold himself to you and has served you for six years. You are to send him out from you with no further obligation." But your ancestors didn't obey me or pay attention.

Verse ConceptsListeningSabbatical YearYearsCancellation Of DeptSix YearsSeven YearsPeople Freeing Slavesfreeliberation

I've sent you all my servants, the prophets, sending them again and again. I've said, "Each of you turn from his evil behavior and make your deeds right. Don't follow other gods to serve them. Then you will remain in the land that I gave to you and to your ancestors.' But you haven't paid attention and you haven't obeyed me.

Verse ConceptsConvincingConversion, God's demands forIndifferenceListeningMonotheismProphets, Role OfReformationRenunciationRepentance, Importance OfSin, God's Remedy ForThe Call Of GodThose Who Rose EarlyDifferent GodsDoing RepeatedlyDo Not Have Other gods

Then all the officials sent Nethaniah's son Jehudi, (who was also the grandson of Shelemiah and Cushi's great-grandson), to Baruch, who said, "Take the scroll that you read to the people and come." Neriah's son Baruch took the scroll with him and went to them.

The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the office of Elishama the scribe. Jehudi read it to the king and to all the officials who were standing beside the king.

Verse ConceptsStandingReading The ScripturesPrivate Rooms

King Zedekiah sent Shelemiah's son Jehucal and Maaseiah's son Zephaniah the priest to Jeremiah the prophet, asking him, "Please pray to the LORD our God for us."

Verse ConceptsPray For Us

"This is what the LORD God of Israel says: "This is what you are to say to the king of Judah who sent you to me to inquire of me, "Look, Pharaoh's army that has come to help will go back to its own land of Egypt,

Verse ConceptsEarthly Armies

Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him. The king questioned him secretly in his house: "Is there a message from the LORD?"

Verse ConceptsPrivacyInformation In SecretGod Will Cause DefeatQuestioning God

King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and had him brought to him at the third entrance to the LORD's Temple. The king told Jeremiah, "I'm going to ask you something, and don't hide anything from me."

Verse ConceptsAskingNamed Prophets Of The Lord

So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, Nebushazban, the high official, Nergal-sar-ezer, the chief official, and all the officials of the king of Babylon sent for Jeremiah.

They sent for Jeremiah and took him from the courtyard of the guard. They handed him over to Ahikam's son Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, to take him home. So he remained among the people.

Verse ConceptsPeople Set Free By Peopleliberation

When he still did not respond, Nebuzaradan said, "Return to Ahikam's son Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and remain with him among the people or go wherever it seems right for you to go." Then the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a gift and sent him off.

They told him, "Are you aware that Baalis, the king of the people of Ammon, has sent Nethaniah's son Ishmael to take your life?" But Ahikam's son Gedaliah did not believe them.

Verse ConceptsNot Believing PeopleAttempting To Kill Specific People

Whether it seems good or bad, we will obey the LORD our God to whom we send you, so it may go well for us. Indeed, we will obey the LORD our God."

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to GodGood Or BadObeying God

He told them, "This is what the LORD God of Israel says, to whom you sent me to take your request:

that you have deceived yourselves. Indeed, you yourselves sent me to the LORD your God, saying, "Pray to the LORD your God for us, and whatever the LORD our God tells us we will do.'

Verse ConceptsDeceiving OneselfWe Obey

I've told you today, but you haven't obeyed the LORD your God in all that he sent me to tell you.

When Jeremiah had finished telling all the people all the words that the LORD their God had sent him to tell them that is, all these words

Verse ConceptsLast Words

Hoshaiah's son Azariah, Kareah's son Johanan, and all the arrogant men told Jeremiah, "You're lying! The LORD our God didn't send you to say, "Don't go to Egypt to settle there.'

Verse ConceptsFalse Accusations, Examples OfPride, Results OfPride, Results InProphesying Lies

Then say to them, "This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "I'm going to send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I'll take him and set his throne over these stones that I've buried, and he will spread his canopy over them.

Verse Conceptselection, responsibilities ofCivil authoritiesAuthority, of human institutionsMinistry, Nature OfThrone

Yet I sent all my servants the prophets to you again and again, saying, "Don't do this repulsive thing that I hate."

Verse ConceptsProphets, Role OfAbominations, Sin IsThose Who Rose EarlyDoing Repeatedly

"Therefore, look, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I'll send those who tip over vessels to him, and they'll tip him over. They'll empty his vessels and shatter his jars.

Verse ConceptsBreaking Containers

I've heard a message from the LORD, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: "Gather together and come up against her, and rise up to fight.

Verse Conceptsenvoy

I'll terrify Elam before their enemies and before those who seek to kill them. I'll bring on them disaster and become fiercely angry at them," declares the LORD. "I'll send the sword after them, until I've made an end of them.

Verse Conceptsend

I'll send foreigners to Babylon, and they'll winnow her, and devastate her land. They'll come against her from every side on the day of her disaster.

Verse ConceptsForeignersWinnowing