Tag: TheBible
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EZEKIEL 25
Acts of Vengeance 1-5God’s Message came to me: “Son of man, face Ammon and preach against the people: Listen to the Message of God, the Master. This is what God has to say: Because you cheered when my Sanctuary was desecrated and the land of Judah was devastated and the people of Israel were taken…
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EZEKIEL 24
Bring the Pot to a Boil 1-5The Message of God came to me in the ninth year, the tenth month, and the tenth day of the month: “Son of man, write down this date. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. Tell this company of rebels a story: “‘Put on…
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EZEKIEL 23
Wild with Lust 1-4God’s Message came to me: “Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother. They became whores in Egypt, whores from a young age. Their breasts were fondled, their young bosoms caressed. The older sister was named Oholah, the younger was Oholibah. They were my daughters, and they gave…
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EZEKIEL 15
Used as Fuel for the Fire 1-3God’s Message came to me: “Son of man, how would you compare the wood of a vine with the branches of any tree you’d find in the forest? Is vine wood ever used to make anything? Is it used to make pegs to hang things from? 4“I don’t think…
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EZEKIEL 14
Idols in Their Hearts 1-5Some of the leaders of Israel approached me and sat down with me. God’s Message came to me: “Son of Man, these people have installed idols in their hearts. They have embraced the wickedness that will ruin them. Why should I even bother with their prayers? Therefore tell them, ‘The Message…
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EZEKIEL 13
People Who Love Listening to Lies 1-2God’s message came to me: “Son of man, preach against the prophets of Israel who are making things up out of their own heads and calling it ‘prophesying’ 3-6“Preach to them the real thing. Tell them, ‘Listen to God‘s Message!’ God, the Master, pronounces doom on the empty-headed prophets…
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LAMENTATIONS 5
Give Us a Fresh Start 1-22“Remember, God, all we’ve been through. Study our plight, the black mark we’ve made in history. Our precious land has been given to outsiders, our homes to strangers.Orphans we are, not a father in sight, and our mothers no better than widows. We have to pay to drink our won…
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LAMENTATIONS 4
Waking Up with Nothing 1Oh, oh, oh… How gold is treated like dirt, the finest gold thrown out with the garbage, Priceless jewels scattered all over, jewels loose in the gutters. 2And the people of Zion, once prized, far surpassing their weight in gold, Are now treated like cheap pottery, like everyday pots and bowls…
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LAMENTATION 3
God Locked Me Up in Deep Darkness 1-3I’m the man who has seen trouble, trouble coming from the lash of God’s anger. He took me the hand and walked me into pitch-black darkness. Yes, he’s given me the back of his hand over and over and over again. 4-6 He turned me into a skeleton…
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LAMENTATIONS 2
God Walked Away from His Holy Temple 1Oh, oh, oh…How the Master has cut down Daughter Zion from the skies, dashed Israel’s glorious city to earth, in his anger treated his favorite as throwaway junk. 2The Master, without a second thought, took Israel in one gulp. Raging, he smashed Judah’s defenses, ground her king and…
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LAMENTATIONS 1
Worthless, Cheap, Abject! 1Oh, oh, oh…How empty the city, once teeming with people. A widow, this city, once in the front rank of nations, once queen of the ball, she’s now a drudge in the kitchen. 2She cries herself to sleep each night, tears soaking her pillow. No one’s left among her lovers to sit…
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Jeremiah 52
The Destruction of Jerusalem and Exile of Judah 1Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he started out as king. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah. Her hometown was Libnah. 2As far as God was concerned, Zedekiah was just one more evil king, a carbon…
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Jeremiah 51
Hurricane Persia 1-5There’s more. God says more: “Watch this: I’m whipping upA death-dealing hurricane against Babylon—’Hurricane Persia’—against all who live in that perverse land. I’m sending a cleanup crew into Babylon. They’ll clean the place out from top to bottom. When they get through there’ll be nothing left of her worth taking or talking about.…
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Jeremiah 50
Get Out of Babylon as Fast as You Can 1-3The message of God through the prophet Jeremiah on Babylon, land of the Chaldeans: “Get the word out to the nations! Preach it! Go public with this, broadcast it far and wide:Babylon taken, god-Bel hanging his head in shame, god-Marduk exposed as a fraud. All her…
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Jeremiah 49
You’re a Broken-Down Has-Been 1-6 God’s Message on the Ammonites:| “Doesn’t Israel have any children, no one to step into her inheritance?So why is the god Milcom taking over Gad’s land, his followers moving into its towns?But not for long! The time’s coming” —God’s Decree—“When I’ll fill the ears of Rabbah, Ammons big city, with…
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Jeremiah 2
Israel Was God’s Holy Choice 1-3God’s Message came to me. It went like this:“Get out in the streets and call to Jerusalem, ‘God’s Message!I remember your youthful loyalty, our love as newlyweds.You stayed with me through the wilderness years, stuck with me through all the hard places.Israel was God’s holy choice, the pick of the…
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Jeremiah 1
Demolish, and Then Start Over 1-4 The Message of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah of the family of priests who lived in Anathoth in the country of Benjamin. God’s Message began to come to him during the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon reigned over Judah. It continued to come to him during the time…