Symbolic Acts and the People's Sinfulness

Jeremiah 16:1-17:18

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Genesis

The Creation of the World 1:1-2:3 The Creation of Man and Woman 2:4-25 The Fall of Man 3:1-24 Cain and Abel 4:1-26 From Adam to Noah 5:1-32 The Flood 6:1-8:22 God’s Covenant with Noah 9:1-17 Noah’s Drunkenness and Curse 9:18-29 Nations Descended from Noah 10:1-32 The Tower of Babel 11:1-9 From Shem to Abram 11:10-32 The Call of Abram 12:1-9 Abram in Egypt 12:10-20 Abram and Lot Separate 13:1-18 Abram Rescues Lot 14:1-24 God’s Covenant with Abram 15:1-21 Hagar and Ishmael 16:1-16 The Covenant of Circumcision 17:1-27 A Son Promised to Sarah 18:1-15 Abraham Intercedes for Sodom 18:16-33 The Destruction of Sodom 19:1-29 The Origin of Moab and Ammon 19:30-38 Abraham and Abimelech 20:1-18 The Birth of Isaac 21:1-7 Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away 21:8-21 A Treaty with Abimelech 21:22-34 The Sacrifice of Isaac 22:1-19 Nahor’s Children 22:20-24 The Death and Burial of Sarah 23:1-20 A Wife for Isaac 24:1-67 The Death of Abraham 25:1-11 Ishmael’s Descendants 25:12-18 Esau and Jacob 25:19-34 Isaac and Abimelech 26:1-35 Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing 27:1-40 Jacob Sent to Paddan-aram 27:41-28:9 Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 28:10-22 Jacob Meets Rachel 29:1-14 Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 29:15-30 The Children of Jacob 29:31-30:24 Jacob’s Prosperity 30:25-43 Jacob Flees from Laban 31:1-21 Jacob and Laban Make a Covenant 31:22-55 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau 32:1-21 Jacob Wrestles with God 32:22-32 Jacob Meets Esau 33:1-20 Dinah and the Shechemites 34:1-31 God Blesses Jacob at Bethel 35:1-15 Deaths of Rachel and Isaac 35:16-29 Esau’s Descendants 36:1-30 The Kings of Edom 36:31-43 Joseph’s Dreams 37:1-11 Joseph Sold by His Brothers 37:12-36 Judah and Tamar 38:1-30 Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 39:1-23 Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison 40:1-23 Pharaoh’s Dreams 41:1-40 Joseph Rises to Power 41:41-57 Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 42:1-38 Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin 43:1-34 The Silver Cup 44:1-34 Joseph Reveals Himself 45:1-28 Jacob Goes to Egypt 46:1-47:12 Joseph and the Famine 47:13-31 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh 48:1-22 Jacob Blesses His Sons 49:1-28 The Death and Burial of Jacob 49:29-50:14 Joseph Reassures His Brothers 50:15-21 The Death of Joseph 50:22-26

Exodus

Israel Increases in Egypt 1:1-22 The Birth of Moses 2:1-10 Moses Flees to Midian 2:11-25 The Burning Bush 3:1-22 Signs for Moses 4:1-17 Moses Returns to Egypt 4:18-31 Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh 5:1-21 God Promises Deliverance 5:22-6:12 The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron 6:13-27 Moses and Aaron Sent to Pharaoh 6:28-7:7 Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Serpent 7:8-13 The First Plague: Water to Blood 7:14-24 The Second Plague: Frogs 7:25-8:15 The Third Plague: Gnats 8:16-19 The Fourth Plague: Flies 8:20-32 The Fifth Plague: Livestock Die 9:1-7 The Sixth Plague: Boils 9:8-12 The Seventh Plague: Hail 9:13-35 The Eighth Plague: Locusts 10:1-20 The Ninth Plague: Darkness 10:21-29 A Final Plague Threatened 11:1-10 The Passover 12:1-30 The Exodus 12:31-42 Passover Regulations 12:43-51 Consecration of the Firstborn 13:1-16 Crossing the Red Sea 13:17-14:31 The Song of Moses 15:1-21 Bitter Water Made Sweet 15:22-27 Manna from Heaven 16:1-36 Water from the Rock 17:1-7 Amalek Defeated 17:8-16 Jethro’s Advice 18:1-27 Israel at Mount Sinai 19:1-25 The Ten Commandments 20:1-21 Laws About Altars 20:22-21:1 Laws About Slaves 21:2-11 Laws About Personal Injuries 21:12-36 Laws About Restitution 22:1-15 Laws About Holiness 22:16-31 Laws About Justice 23:1-9 Sabbath Years and Weeks 23:10-13 The Three Feasts 23:14-19 The Angel and the Promises 23:20-33 The Covenant Confirmed 24:1-18 Contributions for the Sanctuary 25:1-9 The Ark of the Testimony 25:10-22 The Table for Bread 25:23-30 The Golden Lampstand 25:31-40 The Tabernacle 26:1-37 The Bronze Altar 27:1-8 The Court of the Tabernacle 27:9-19 Oil for the Lamp 27:20-21 The Priests’ Garments 28:1-5 The Ephod 28:6-14 The Breastpiece of Judgment 28:15-30 Other Priestly Garments 28:31-43 Consecration of the Priests 29:1-46 The Altar of Incense 30:1-10 The Census Tax 30:11-16 The Bronze Basin 30:17-21 The Anointing Oil 30:22-33 The Incense 30:34-38 Oholiab and Bezalel 31:1-11 The Sabbath Sign 31:12-18 The Golden Calf 32:1-33:6 The Tent of Meeting 33:7-11 Moses’ Intercession and God’s Glory 33:12-23 New Tablets and Covenant 34:1-28 The Shining Face of Moses 34:29-35 Sabbath Regulations 35:1-3 Freewill Offerings for the Tabernacle 35:4-29 Bezalel and Oholiab Set Apart 35:30-36:7 Making the Tabernacle 36:8-38 Making the Ark 37:1-9 Making the Table 37:10-16 Making the Lampstand 37:17-24 Making the Altar of Incense 37:25-29 Making the Bronze Altar 38:1-7 Making the Bronze Basin 38:8 Making the Court 38:9-20 Materials of the Tabernacle 38:21-31 Making the Priests’ Garments 39:1 The Ephod Made 39:2-7 The Breastpiece Made 39:8-21 Other Garments Made 39:22-31 The Work Completed 39:32-43 The Tabernacle Erected 40:1-33 The Glory Fills the Tabernacle 40:34-38

Numbers

The Census of Israel 1:1-54 Arrangement of the Camp 2:1-34 The Levites’ Duties 3:1-51 Kohathites’ Service 4:1-20 Gershonites’ Service 4:21-28 Merarites’ Service 4:29-33 Census of the Levites 4:34-49 Unclean Removed from Camp 5:1-4 Restitution for Wrongs 5:5-10 The Test for Adultery 5:11-31 The Nazirite Vow 6:1-21 The Priestly Blessing 6:22-27 Offerings of the Leaders 7:1-89 The Lamps 8:1-4 The Levites Consecrated 8:5-26 The Passover Celebrated 9:1-14 The Cloud Over the Tabernacle 9:15-23 The Silver Trumpets 10:1-10 Departure from Sinai 10:11-36 Complaint and Quail; Seventy Elders 11:1-35 Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses 12:1-16 Spies Sent into Canaan 13:1-25 Report of the Spies 13:26-33 The People Rebel 14:1-45 Offerings and Firstfruits 15:1-21 Unintentional Sin and Presumptuous Sin 15:22-31 The Sabbath-Breaker 15:32-36 Tassels on Garments 15:37-41 Korah’s Rebellion 16:1-50 Aaron’s Staff Buds 17:1-13 Priests’ and Levites’ Duties 18:1-7 Portions for Priests and Levites 18:8-32 The Red Heifer 19:1-22 Water from the Rock at Meribah 20:1-13 Edom Refuses Passage 20:14-21 Aaron’s Death 20:22-29 Arad Defeated 21:1-3 The Bronze Serpent 21:4-9 Journeys in the Wilderness 21:10-20 Victories over Sihon and Og 21:21-35 Balaam Summoned 22:1-20 Balaam’s Donkey and the Angel 22:21-41 Balaam’s First Oracle 23:1-12 Balaam’s Second Oracle 23:13-26 Balaam’s Third Oracle 23:27-24:14 The Star out of Jacob 24:15-19 Balaam’s Final Sayings 24:20-25 Baal of Peor and Phinehas 25:1-18 The Second Census 26:1-65 Daughters of Zelophehad 27:1-11 Joshua Appointed 27:12-23 Daily Offerings 28:1-8 Sabbath Offerings 28:9-10 Monthly Offerings 28:11-15 Passover Offerings 28:16-25 Weeks (Firstfruits) Offerings 28:26-31 Trumpets Offerings 29:1-6 Day of Atonement Offerings 29:7-11 Booths Offerings 29:12-40 Vows 30:1-16 War with Midian—Spoils 31:1-24 Division of the Spoils 31:25-54 Reuben, Gad, and Half-Manasseh 32:1-42 Stages of Israel’s Journey 33:1-56 Boundaries of the Land 34:1-29 Levitical Cities 35:1-5 Cities of Refuge 35:6-34 Marriage of Zelophehad’s Daughters 36:1-13

Deuteronomy

Preamble and Setting 1:1-8 Leaders Appointed 1:9-18 Spies Sent 1:19-25 Rebellion and Judgment 1:26-46 Journey Through Edom, Moab, Ammon 2:1-23 Victory over Sihon 2:24-37 Victory over Og 3:1-11 Allotment East of Jordan 3:12-20 Moses Forbidden to Enter 3:21-29 Call to Obey 4:1-14 No Idols 4:15-31 The LORD Alone Is God 4:32-40 Cities of Refuge East 4:41-43 Introduction to the Law 4:44-49 The Ten Commandments Rehearsed 5:1-33 The Shema and Instruction 6:1-25 Warning Against the Nations 7:1-26 Do Not Forget the LORD 8:1-20 Not for Your Righteousness 9:1-6 Israel’s Rebellions Recounted 9:7-29 New Tablets; Ark 10:1-11 Fear the LORD 10:12-22 Love, Obey, Choose 11:1-32 The Place of Worship 12:1-32 False Prophets and Idolatry 13:1-18 Clean and Unclean Foods 14:1-21 Tithes 14:22-29 Sabbatical Year 15:1-11 Hebrew Slaves 15:12-18 Firstborn Animals 15:19-23 Passover 16:1-8 Weeks 16:9-12 Booths 16:13-17 Justice 16:18-20 Forbidden Worship 16:21-17:7 Difficult Cases 17:8-13 Laws for the King 17:14-20 Provision for Levites 18:1-8 Abominable Practices 18:9-13 A Prophet Like Moses 18:14-22 Cities of Refuge 19:1-14 Witnesses and Penalties 19:15-21 Rules for War 20:1-20 Unsolved Murder 21:1-9 Wives from War 21:10-14 Rights of the Firstborn 21:15-17 Rebellious Son 21:18-21 Various Laws 21:22-22:12 Laws of Chastity 22:13-30 Assembly Exclusions 23:1-8 Camp Purity 23:9-14 Various Laws Continued 23:15-25:19 Firstfruits and Tithes Confession 26:1-15 You Are the LORD’s People 26:16-19 Law on Stones and Altar 27:1-8 Curses Pronounced 27:9-26 Blessings for Obedience 28:1-14 Curses for Disobedience 28:15-68 Renewal in Moab 29:1-29 Choose Life 30:1-20 Joshua Commissioned 31:1-8 Public Reading of the Law 31:9-13 Moses’ Warning of Apostasy 31:14-29 The Song of Moses 31:30-32:47 Moses to Die on Nebo 32:48-52 Moses Blesses Israel 33:1-29 The Death of Moses 34:1-12

Joshua

Joshua Commissioned and Encouraged 1:1-18 Rahab Protects the Spies 2:1-24 Crossing the Jordan and Memorial Stones 3:1-4:24 Renewal at Gilgal: Circumcision and Passover 5:1-12 The Commander Appears and the Fall of Jericho 5:13-6:27 Defeat at Ai and Achan's Sin Revealed 7:1-26 The Capture and Destruction of Ai 8:1-29 Altar on Mount Ebal and the Law Proclaimed 8:30-35 The Gibeonite Deception and Treaty 9:1-27 Victory at Gibeon and the Long Day 10:1-15 Capture and Execution of the Five Kings 10:16-28 The Southern Campaign and Conquest of Cities 10:29-43 Defeat of the Northern Coalition and Hazor Destroyed 11:1-23 Lists of Kings Defeated East and West of the Jordan 12:1-24 Land Remaining to Be Possessed 13:1-7 Allotments East of the Jordan 13:8-33 Procedure for Distributing the Land and Levitical Cities 14:1-5 Caleb's Claim and Inheritance of Hebron 14:6-15 Boundaries and Towns of Judah 15:1-63 Ephraim and West Manasseh: Boundaries and Claims 16:1-17:18 Shiloh Established and the Land Surveyed 18:1-10 Territory and Towns of Benjamin 18:11-28 Territory of Simeon 19:1-9 Territory of Zebulun 19:10-16 Territory of Issachar 19:17-23 Territory of Asher 19:24-31 Territory of Naphtali 19:32-39 Territory of Dan 19:40-48 Completion of the Allotments and Joshua's Inheritance 19:49-51 Cities of Refuge Established 20:1-9 Levitical Cities and Their Holdings 21:1-45 The Eastern Tribes' Altar and the Reconciliation 22:1-34 Joshua's Farewell Exhortation and Warning 23:1-16 Renewal of the Covenant at Shechem 24:1-27 Death and Burial of Joshua and Eleazar 24:28-33

1 Samuel

Hannah's Prayer for a Son 1:1-20 Hannah Presents Samuel to the Lord 1:21-28 Hannah's Song of Praise 2:1-11 Eli's Corrupt Sons and Samuel's Childhood 2:12-26 Prophecy of Judgment on Eli's House 2:27-36 Samuel's Call and the Lord's Word to Eli 3:1-4:1 Israel Defeated and the Ark Captured 4:2-11 Eli's Death and the Birth of Ichabod 4:12-22 The Ark Brings Judgment in Philistine Cities 5:1-12 The Ark Returned to Israel 6:1-7:1 Samuel Judges Israel and Delivers Them at Mizpah 7:2-17 Israel Demands a King 8:1-22 Saul Chosen and Given Signs 9:1-10:8 Saul Proclaimed King by Lot 10:9-27 Saul's Victory at Jabesh-Gilead 11:1-11 Saul Confirmed as King at Gilgal 11:12-15 Samuel's Farewell and Exhortation to Israel 12:1-25 Saul's Unauthorized Sacrifice and Rebuke 13:1-15 Philistine Pressure and Israel's Lack of Arms 13:16-22 Jonathan's Bold Assault and Victory 13:23-14:14 Saul's Rash Oath and Its Consequences 14:15-23 Saul's Pursuit and Jonathan's Exploits 14:24-48 Saul's Family and Mighty Men 14:49-52 Saul's Disobedience and Rejection as King 15:1-35 David Anointed by Samuel 16:1-13 David Serves Saul and Eases His Torment 16:14-23 David and Goliath 17:1-58 David's Rise and Saul's Jealousy 18:1-30 Saul's Attempts on David's Life and Jonathan's Intervention 19:1-24 David and Jonathan's Covenant 20:1-42 David at Nob: Bread and Goliath's Sword 21:1-9 David Feigns Madness at Gath 21:10-15 David Gathers Followers and Seeks Priestly Aid 22:1-5 Massacre at Nob and Abiathar Joins David 22:6-23 David Delivers Keilah and Inquires of God 23:1-6 Saul's Pursuit, Ziphite Betrayal, and David's Escape 23:7-29 David Spares Saul in a Cave 24:1-22 Nabal's Folly and Abigail's Intervention 25:1-44 David Again Spares Saul in His Camp 26:1-25 David Seeks Refuge with Achish 27:1-12 Saul and the Witch of Endor 28:1-25 The Philistines Reject David 29:1-11 David Recovers His Family and Defeats the Amalekites 30:1-31 The Death of Saul and His Sons 31:1-13

2 Samuel

An Amalekite Reports Saul and Jonathan's Death 1:1-16 David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan 1:17-27 David Anointed King of Judah at Hebron 2:1-7 Ish‑Bosheth Made King; Civil War with David Begins 2:8-3:5 Abner Seeks Alliance with David 3:6-21 Joab Murders Abner; David's Protest and Mourning 3:22-39 Ish‑Bosheth Assassinated 4:1-12 David Anointed King over All Israel 5:1-5 David Captures Jerusalem and Establishes His House 5:6-16 David's Victories over the Philistines 5:17-25 Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem; Uzzah's Death and David's Joy 6:1-23 God's Covenant with David 7:1-17 David's Prayer of Thanksgiving for God's Promise 7:18-29 David's Military Victories 8:1-14 David's Officials and Mighty Men 8:15-18 David Shows Kindness to Mephibosheth 9:1-13 War with the Ammonites and Syrians 10:1-19 David and Bathsheba; the Death of Uriah 11:1-27 Nathan Rebukes David; Judgment and Aftermath 12:1-31 Amnon's Crime against Tamar 13:1-22 Absalom Kills Amnon and Flees 13:23-39 Joab Secures Absalom's Return and Reconciliation 14:1-33 Absalom's Conspiracy and Rise to Power 15:1-12 David Flees Jerusalem; Loyal Followers Accompany Him 15:13-37 Ziba Brings Provisions to David 16:1-4 Shimei Curses David as He Flees 16:5-14 Counsel in Absalom's Court; Ahithophel's Plan and Hushai's Counterplot 16:15-17:29 Battle in the Forest of Ephraim and Absalom's Death 18:1-18 Reports of Victory and David's Grief for Absalom 18:19-19:8 David's Return to Jerusalem; Reconciliation and Disputes 19:9-43 Sheba's Revolt and Its Suppression 20:1-26 Famine and the Gibeonites' Demand; Saul's Descendants Executed 21:1-14 David's Battles with the Philistines and the Valor of His Men 21:15-22 David's Song of Deliverance 22:1-51 David's Final Oracle 23:1-7 The Deeds of David's Mighty Warriors 23:8-39 David's Census and the Resulting Plague 24:1-17 David Purchases the Threshing Floor; Sacrifice and End of Plague 24:18-25

1 Kings

Adonijah Attempts to Seize the Throne 1:1-27 Solomon Anointed King 1:28-53 David's Charge to Solomon and Death 2:1-12 Solomon Consolidates His Power 2:13-46 Solomon's Request for Wisdom 3:1-15 Solomon's Wise Judgment 3:16-28 Solomon's Officials and Administrative Order 4:1-19 The Wealth and Prosperity of Israel 4:20-28 Solomon's Wisdom and Fame 4:29-34 Alliances and Preparations for the Temple 5:1-18 Solomon Builds the Temple 6:1-38 Solomon's Palace and Structural Works 7:1-12 Temple Furnishings and the Work of Hiram 7:13-51 The Ark Brought into the Temple 8:1-21 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication 8:22-61 The Dedication Celebrated with Sacrifice 8:62-66 God's Promise and Warning to Solomon 9:1-9 Solomon's Building Projects and Trade 9:10-28 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 10:1-13 The Wealth and Splendor of Solomon's Reign 10:14-29 Solomon's Foreign Wives and Apostasy 11:1-13 Adversaries Raised Against Solomon 11:14-25 Jeroboam's Call and the Promise of Division 11:26-40 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 11:41-43 Rehoboam's Folly and the Kingdom Divides 12:1-24 Jeroboam Establishes Golden Calves 12:25-33 Prophetic Rebuke at Bethel and Deception 13:1-34 Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam 14:1-20 Rehoboam's Unfaithfulness and Shishak's Invasion 14:21-31 Abijam's Short Reign in Judah 15:1-8 Asa's Reforms and Early Reign 15:9-24 Nadab's Reign and Baasha's Conspiracy 15:25-32 Baasha's Reign and Jehu's Prophecy 15:33-16:7 Elah Assassinated and Zimri's Usurpation 16:8-14 Zimri's Suicide and Omri's Rise to Power 16:15-20 Omri Establishes Samaria as Capital 16:21-28 Ahab and Jezebel Introduce Baal Worship 16:29-34 Elijah Announces the Drought and Is Fed by Ravens 17:1-6 Elijah in Zarephath: Provision and Resurrection 17:7-24 Elijah Confronts Ahab and Prepares for Confrontation 18:1-15 Elijah on Mount Carmel and the Fall of Baal's Prophets 18:16-46 Elijah Flees to Horeb and Is Renewed 19:1-9 God's Response to Elijah and New Commissions 19:10-18 The Call of Elisha 19:19-21 Ben‑hadad Besieges Samaria; Israel's Defiant Response 20:1-12 Israel's Victories Over Aram and Ahab's Mercy 20:13-34 A Prophet Enacts Judgment on the King 20:35-43 Naboth's Vineyard: Ahab and Jezebel's Crime and Punishment 21:1-29 Ahab and Jehoshaphat Seek Counsel; Micaiah's True Prophecy 22:1-28 Ahab Dies at Ramoth‑Gilead 22:29-40 Jehoshaphat's Reign in Judah 22:41-50 Ahaziah Succeeds Ahab and Does Evil 22:51-53

2 Kings

Ahaziah Seeks Counsel and Elijah’s Judgment 1:1-18 Elijah Taken Up; Elisha Succeeds 2:1-18 Elisha Purifies Jericho’s Water 2:19-22 Mockers of Elisha Mauled by Bears 2:23-25 Alliance Against Moab and Elisha’s Miracle 3:1-27 The Widow’s Oil Multiplied 4:1-7 Elisha Restores the Shunammite’s Son 4:8-37 Poisoned Stew Made Safe 4:38-41 Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men 4:42-44 Naaman Healed of Leprosy and Gehazi’s Greed 5:1-27 The Floating Axe Head 6:1-7 Elisha Foils the Aramean Raid 6:8-23 Famine Besieges Samaria 6:24-7:2 Arameans Flee; Samaria’s Deliverance 7:3-20 The Shunammite Restored to Her Land 8:1-6 Elisha Foretells Hazael’s Rise 8:7-15 Jehoram’s Reign in Israel 8:16-24 Ahaziah of Judah Ascends the Throne 8:25-29 Anointing of Jehu as King 9:1-13 Jehu Slays Joram and the House of Ahab 9:14-29 The Death of Jezebel 9:30-37 Jehu Executes Ahab’s Kin at Jezreel 10:1-17 Jehu Destroys Baal Worship 10:18-36 Joash Crowned; Athaliah Overthrown 11:1-21 Joash Repairs the Temple 12:1-21 Jehoahaz of Israel and Aramean Oppression 13:1-9 Jehoash of Israel and Elisha’s Final Acts 13:10-25 Amaziah of Judah: Victory and Pride 14:1-22 Jeroboam II Restores Israel’s Borders 14:23-29 Azariah (Uzziah) King of Judah 15:1-7 Zechariah’s Short Reign and Assassination 15:8-12 Shallum’s Brief Usurpation and Murder 15:13-16 Menahem’s Reign and Tribute to Assyria 15:17-22 Pekahiah Murdered; Pekah’s Conspiracy 15:23-26 Pekah Rules and Wars with Judah 15:27-31 Jotham King of Judah 15:32-38 Ahaz’s Reign and Submission to Assyria 16:1-20 Fall of Samaria and Israel’s Exile 17:1-6 Reasons for Israel’s Exile 17:7-23 Resettling Samaria and Syncretistic Worship 17:24-41 Hezekiah’s Reforms and Fortifications 18:1-16 Rabshakeh’s Taunts before Jerusalem 18:17-37 Hezekiah’s Plea and Isaiah’s Prophecy 19:1-13 Hezekiah’s Prayer of Surrender 19:14-19 The LORD Delivers Jerusalem from Sennacherib 19:20-37 Hezekiah’s Illness, Recovery, and the Sign 20:1-11 Hezekiah’s Pride and a Warning about Babylon 20:12-21 Manasseh’s Long, Wicked Reign 21:1-18 Amon’s Short Reign and Assassination 21:19-26 Josiah Finds the Book of the Law and Reforms 22:1-20 Josiah’s Covenant Renewal and Passover 23:1-30 Jehoahaz Deposed; Jehoiakim Installed by Egypt 23:31-35 Jehoiakim’s Reign and Babylonian Pressure 23:36-24:7 Jehoiachin’s Brief Reign and First Exile 24:8-17 Zedekiah Appointed as Babylon’s Vassal 24:18-19 Siege and Fall of Jerusalem; Destruction and Exile 24:20-25:26 Jehoiachin Released from Babylonian Prison 25:27-30

1 Chronicles

Genealogies from Adam to Abraham 1:1-27 The Descendants of Abraham 1:28-34 The Edomite Genealogies (Esau and Seir) 1:35-54 The Sons of Israel 2:1-2 The Genealogy and Families of Judah 2:3-55 David’s Descendants and the Royal Line 3:1-24 Judahite Families and Notable Descendants 4:1-23 The Families and Settlements of Simeon 4:24-43 Transjordanian Tribes and Their Chiefs 5:1-10 Wars and Settlements East of the Jordan 5:11-22 Loss of Territory and Exile East of the Jordan 5:23-26 The Levites: Genealogy and Temple Service 6:1-81 The Tribe of Issachar 7:1-5 A Register of Benjamin’s Households 7:6-12 A Brief Genealogical Note 7:13 The Tribe of Naphtali 7:14-19 The Tribe of Manasseh 7:20-29 The Tribe of Ephraim 7:30-40 The Genealogy of Benjamin (including Saul’s Line) 8:1-9:1 Resettlement of Jerusalem: Residents and Officials 9:2-34 Gatekeepers and Temple Servants in Jerusalem 9:35-44 The Death of Saul and the End of His House 10:1-14 David Anointed King over Israel 11:1-3 David Captures Jerusalem (Zion) 11:4-9 David’s Mighty Men and Warriors 11:10-47 Those Who Came to David at Hebron (Judah’s Support) 12:1-22 Israel’s Warriors Join David at Hebron 12:23-40 Bringing the Ark: Preparations and Uzzah’s Death 13:1-14 David’s Household and Philistine Submission 14:1-7 David’s Victories over the Philistines 14:8-17 Preparations for Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem 15:1-16:6 David Institutes Worship and a Song of Praise 16:7-43 God’s Covenant with David (Nathan’s Oracle) 17:1-15 David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Covenant 17:16-27 David’s Military Victories and Tribute 18:1-13 David’s Officials and the Spoils of War 18:14-17 War with the Ammonites and Their Allies 19:1-19 The Campaign against Rabbah (Ammon) 20:1-3 Defeat of the Philistines and Their Champions 20:4-8 David’s Census, Plague, and Purchase of the Temple Site 21:1-22:1 David’s Preparations and Instructions for Solomon 22:2-19 David Organizes the Levites 23:1-6 Levitical Families and Their Heads 23:7-11 Age Regulations and Duties of the Levites 23:12-20 Assignments of Levites: Singers, Gatekeepers, Treasurers 23:21-32 Divisions of the Priests into Twenty‑Four Courses 24:1-19 Priestly Families and Their Cities 24:20-31 The Levitical Musicians and Their Organization 25:1-31 Gatekeepers and Their Lineages 26:1-19 Officials Responsible for Treasuries and Records 26:20-32 Military Divisions and Their Commanders 27:1-15 David’s Civil Officials and Overseers 27:16-24 Heads of the King’s Household and Provisions 27:25-34 David’s Charge to Solomon and the Temple Plan 28:1-21 The Nation’s Offerings for the Temple 29:1-9 David’s Prayer of Praise and Blessing for Solomon 29:10-20 David’s Final Acts and Organization of the Kingdom 29:21-25 The Death of David and Solomon’s Accession 29:26-30

2 Chronicles

Solomon's Sacrifice at Gibeon and Prayer for Wisdom 1:1-17 Solomon Secures Materials and Craftsmen for the Temple 2:1-18 The Temple: Foundation and Structure 3:1-17 Temple Furnishings and Completion of the Work 4:1-5:1 The Ark Installed and Solomon's Dedication Prayer 5:2-6:11 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication and God's Assurance 6:12-42 The Lord Fills the Temple and the Dedication Festival 7:1-10 God Appears to Solomon and Gives a Conditional Promise 7:11-22 Solomon's Other Buildings and Relations with Hiram 8:1-18 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 9:1-12 Solomon's Wealth, Trade, and Administration 9:13-28 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 9:29-31 Rehoboam's Folly and the Division of the Kingdom 10:1-11:4 Rehoboam Fortifies Judah and Consolidates Support 11:5-17 Rehoboam's Descendants and Death 11:18-23 Shishak's Invasion and Judah's Loss 12:1-16 Abijah's Victory over Israel and His Death 13:1-14:1 Asa's Reforms and Victory over Ethiopia 14:2-15 Asa Strengthened by Prophecy and Covenant Renewal 15:1-19 Asa's Alliance with Aram and Reproof by Hanani 16:1-14 Jehoshaphat Strengthens Judah and Reforms Justice 17:1-19 Jehoshaphat's Alliance with Ahab and the Battle at Ramoth-gilead 18:1-27 Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat for the Alliance with Ahab 18:28-19:3 Judicial Reforms: Judges Appointed to Administer Justice 19:4-11 Jehoshaphat's Deliverance through Prayer and Praise 20:1-30 End of Jehoshaphat's Reign and Jehoram's Accession 20:31-21:3 Jehoram's Wicked Reign, Revolts, and Judgment 21:4-20 Ahaziah Succeeds His Father and Is Wounded 22:1-9 Athaliah's Usurpation Overthrown and Joash Crowned 22:10-23:21 Joash's Temple Restoration under Jehoiada 24:1-16 Joash's Apostasy, Punishment, and Assassination 24:17-27 Amaziah's Reign: Victory, Pride, and Defeat by Israel 25:1-28 Uzziah's Prosperity and Pride; Leprosy for Presumption 26:1-23 Jotham's Reign: Fortifications and Prosperity 27:1-9 Ahaz's Idolatry, Defeats, and Assyrian Subjugation 28:1-27 Hezekiah's Temple Restoration and Religious Reforms 29:1-36 Hezekiah's Passover and National Repentance 30:1-31:1 Hezekiah's Religious Administration and Temple Support 31:2-21 Hezekiah's Defense Against Sennacherib and Divine Deliverance 32:1-23 Hezekiah's Illness, Pride, and the Babylonian Envoys 32:24-33 Manasseh's Idolatry, Captivity, Repentance, and Restoration 33:1-20 Amon's Wicked Reign and Assassination 33:21-25 Josiah's Early Reforms and Temple Repair 34:1-13 The Book of the Law Found, Huldah's Prophecy, and Josiah's Covenant 34:14-33 Josiah's Observance of the Passover 35:1-19 Josiah Killed at Megiddo and National Mourning 35:20-36:1 Jehoahaz Reigns Briefly and Is Deposed by Pharaoh 36:2-4 Jehoiakim's Reign and Disobedience 36:5-8 Jehoiachin's Short Reign and Exile to Babylon 36:9-10 Zedekiah's Reign and Rejection of Prophetic Warnings 36:11-14 Judgment, Exile, and the Decree of Cyrus 36:15-23

Psalm

Psalms 1–2 1:1-2:12 Psalms 3–8 3:1-8 Psalms 4–8 4:1-8 Psalms 5–12 5:1-12 Psalms 6–10 6:1-10 Psalms 7–17 7:1-17 Psalms 8–9 8:1-9 Psalms 9–10 9:1-10:18 Psalms 11–7 11:1-7 Psalms 12–8 12:1-8 Psalms 13–6 13:1-6 Psalms 14–7 14:1-7 Psalms 15–5 15:1-5 Psalms 16–11 16:1-11 Psalms 17–15 17:1-15 Psalms 18–50 18:1-50 Psalms 19–14 19:1-14 Psalms 20–9 20:1-9 Psalms 21–13 21:1-13 Psalms 22–31 22:1-31 Psalms 23–6 23:1-6 Psalms 24–10 24:1-10 Psalms 25–22 25:1-22 Psalms 26–12 26:1-12 Psalms 27–14 27:1-14 Psalms 28–9 28:1-9 Psalms 29–11 29:1-11 Psalms 30–12 30:1-12 Psalms 31–24 31:1-24 Psalms 32–33 32:1-33:22 Psalms 34–22 34:1-22 Psalms 35–28 35:1-28 Psalms 36–12 36:1-12 Psalms 37–40 37:1-40 Psalms 38–22 38:1-22 Psalms 39–13 39:1-13 Psalms 40–17 40:1-17 Psalms 41–13 41:1-13 Psalms 42–43 42:1-43:5 Psalms 44–26 44:1-26 Psalms 45–17 45:1-17 Psalms 46–11 46:1-11 Psalms 47–9 47:1-9 Psalms 48–14 48:1-14 Psalms 49–20 49:1-20 Psalms 50–23 50:1-23 Psalms 51–19 51:1-19 Psalms 52–9 52:1-9 Psalms 53–6 53:1-6 Psalms 54–7 54:1-7 Psalms 55–23 55:1-23 Psalms 56–13 56:1-13 Psalms 57–11 57:1-11 Psalms 58–11 58:1-11 Psalms 59–17 59:1-17 Psalms 60–12 60:1-12 Psalms 61–8 61:1-8 Psalms 62–12 62:1-12 Psalms 63–11 63:1-11 Psalms 64–10 64:1-10 Psalms 65–13 65:1-13 Psalms 66–20 66:1-20 Psalms 67–7 67:1-7 Psalms 68–35 68:1-35 Psalms 69–36 69:1-36 Psalms 70–71 70:1-71:24 Psalms 72–20 72:1-20 Psalms 73–28 73:1-28 Psalms 74–23 74:1-23 Psalms 75–10 75:1-10 Psalms 76–12 76:1-12 Psalms 77–20 77:1-20 Psalms 78–72 78:1-72 Psalms 79–13 79:1-13 Psalms 80–19 80:1-19 Psalms 81–16 81:1-16 Psalms 82–8 82:1-8 Psalms 83–18 83:1-18 Psalms 84–12 84:1-12 Psalms 85–13 85:1-13 Psalms 86–17 86:1-17 Psalms 87–7 87:1-7 Psalms 88–18 88:1-18 Psalms 89–52 89:1-52 Psalms 90–91 90:1-91:16 Psalms 92–97 92:1-97:12 Psalms 98–99 98:1-99:9 Psalms 100–5 100:1-5 Psalms 101–8 101:1-8 Psalms 102–28 102:1-28 Psalms 103–106 103:1-106:48 Psalms 107–43 107:1-43 Psalms 108–13 108:1-13 Psalms 109–31 109:1-31 Psalms 110–118 110:1-118:29 Psalms 119–8 119:1-8 Psalms 119–16 119:9-16 Psalms 119–24 119:17-24 Psalms 119–32 119:25-32 Psalms 119–40 119:33-40 Psalms 119–48 119:41-48 Psalms 119–56 119:49-56 Psalms 119–64 119:57-64 Psalms 119–72 119:65-72 Psalms 119–80 119:73-80 Psalms 119–88 119:81-88 Psalms 119–176 119:89-176 Psalms 119–104 119:96-104 Psalms 119–112 119:105-112 Psalms 119–120 119:113-120 Psalms 119–128 119:121-128 Psalms 119–136 119:129-136 Psalms 119–144 119:137-144 Psalms 119–152 119:145-152 Psalms 119–160 119:153-160 Psalms 119–168 119:161-168 Psalms 119–176 119:169-176 Psalms 120–7 120:1-7 Psalms 121–8 121:1-8 Psalms 122–9 122:1-9 Psalms 123–4 123:1-4 Psalms 124–8 124:1-8 Psalms 125–5 125:1-5 Psalms 126–6 126:1-6 Psalms 127–5 127:1-5 Psalms 128–6 128:1-6 Psalms 129–8 129:1-8 Psalms 130–8 130:1-8 Psalms 131–3 131:1-3 Psalms 132–18 132:1-18 Psalms 133–3 133:1-3 Psalms 134–137 134:1-137:9 Psalms 138–8 138:1-8 Psalms 139–24 139:1-24 Psalms 140–13 140:1-13 Psalms 141–10 141:1-10 Psalms 142–7 142:1-7 Psalms 143–12 143:1-12 Psalms 144–15 144:1-15 Psalms 145–150 145:1-150:6

Proverbs

Introduction: The Purpose of Proverbs and the Fear of the Lord 1:1-7 Warning Against Enticement by Sinners 1:8-19 Wisdom's Public Call and the Folly of Rejection 1:20-33 The Value of Wisdom and Its Protection 2:1-22 Trusting God and Walking in Wisdom 3:1-35 A Father's Exhortation to Hold Fast to Wisdom 4:1-27 Warning Against Adultery and a Call to Fidelity 5:1-23 Warnings: Surety, Laziness, and Wickedness 6:1-19 Obey Parental Commands and the Dangers of Adultery 6:20-35 The Example of a Young Man Seduced 7:1-27 Wisdom's Proclamation and Blessings 8:1-36 Contrasting Invitations of Wisdom and Folly 9:1-18 Solomon's Proverbs: Contrasts of Righteousness and Folly 10:1-32 Proverbs on Justice, Integrity, and Righteous Living 11:1-31 Wise Conduct, Diligence, and Righteous Speech 12:1-28 Discipline, Wealth, and the Wise Child 13:1-25 Sayings on Wisdom, Folly, and the Fear of the Lord 14:1-35 The Power of Speech and the Benefits of Wisdom 15:1-33 God's Sovereignty Over Human Plans 16:1-33 Relations and Righteousness: Peace, Speech, and Integrity 17:1-28 The Power of Words and the Nature of Companionship 18:1-24 Advice on Wealth, Conduct, and Discipline 19:1-29 Counsel, Justice, and Warnings Against Excess 20:1-30 Divine Sovereignty, Justice, and the King's Role 21:1-31 Reputation, Generosity, and Child Discipline 22:1-16 Sayings of the Wise: Practical Moral Instruction 22:17-24:34 Solomon's Proverbs on Restraint and Leadership 25:1-28 Folly and Foolish Behavior in Speech and Deeds 26:1-28 Friendship, Counsel, and Practical Wisdom for Life 27:1-27 Justice, Righteousness, and the Results of Rebellion 28:1-28 Discipline, Leadership, and Social Order 29:1-27 The Sayings of Agur: Humility and Observations 30:1-33 Advice to King Lemuel and the Virtuous Woman 31:1-31

Isaiah

Judah's Rebellion and Call to Repentance 1:1-31 The Mountain of the Lord and the Nations' Hope 2:1-6 Judgment on Arrogance and Idolatry 2:7-22 Judgment on Jerusalem's Leaders and Social Order 3:1-4:1 The Branch and the Renewal of Zion 4:2-6 The Song of the Vineyard: Israel's Failure 5:1-7 Woes to Israel and Coming Judgment 5:8-30 Isaiah's Vision and Commission 6:1-13 Ahaz, the Immanuel Sign, and Invasion 7:1-25 The Sign of Plunder and a Call to Courage 8:1-10 Trust the Lord, Not Alliances or Diviners 8:11-22 A Child Is Born: Promise of Peace 9:1-7 Israel's Arrogance and Coming Punishment 9:8-10:4 Assyria: Instrument of Judgment and Its Doom 10:5-19 The Remnant and the Fall of Assyria 10:20-34 The Righteous Branch and the Peaceable Kingdom 11:1-16 A Song of Praise for God's Salvation 12:1-6 Babylon's Doom and the Day of the Lord 13:1-14:23 God's Decree: Assyria Overthrown 14:24-27 Oracle Concerning Philistia and Promise to Zion 14:28-32 Lament for Moab 15:1-16:14 Judgment on Damascus and Northern Israel 17:1-14 A Message to Cush (Ethiopia) 18:1-7 Judgment on Egypt and Future Salvation 19:1-25 Isaiah's Sign against Egypt and Cush 20:1-6 Prophecy of Babylon's Fall (The Watchman's Report) 21:1-10 Oracle concerning Dumah: The Night Watchman's Lament 21:11-12 Oracle Against Arabia (Dedan and Kedar) 21:13-17 The Valley of Vision: Jerusalem's Fall and Leadership Change 22:1-25 Tyre's Fall and Future Restoration 23:1-18 The Lord's Universal Judgment and Final Reign 24:1-23 Praise for God's Triumph and Deliverance 25:1-12 Trust in God and Hope for Deliverance 26:1-21 The Slaying of Leviathan and Israel's Restoration 27:1-13 Woe to Ephraim and Judah: Drunkenness and Judgment 28:1-29 Woe to Ariel (Jerusalem) and Promise of Enlightenment 29:1-24 Rebuke for Seeking Egypt's Help; Call to Trust the Lord 30:1-33 Egypt Is No Help; The Lord Will Save Jerusalem 31:1-9 A Righteous King and Just Leadership 32:1-8 Call to Repentance and Promise of Renewal 32:9-20 A Plea for Deliverance and the Lord's Judgment 33:1-24 The Lord's Vengeance on the Nations (Edom) 34:1-17 The Glorious Restoration of the Redeemed 35:1-10 Sennacherib's Siege and Rabshakeh's Taunt 36:1-22 Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah; Rabshakeh's Threat 37:1-13 Hezekiah's Prayer and Isaiah's Assurance 37:14-20 God Delivers Jerusalem and Sennacherib's Defeat 37:21-38 Hezekiah's Illness, Prayer, and Recovery 38:1-22 Babylonian Envoys and the Announcement of Exile 39:1-8 Comfort for Zion and the Majesty of God 40:1-31 God Defends Israel Against the Nations and Idols 41:1-29 The Servant of the Lord: Covenant and Mission 42:1-9 A Call to Praise and God's Guidance for the Blind 42:10-17 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Resulting Judgment 42:18-25 Israel Redeemed: God's Sovereign Deliverer 43:1-13 The Lord Proclaims Redemption and Rebukes Israel 43:14-28 Israel Chosen and Blessed by the Spirit 44:1-5 The Folly of Idols and God's Uniqueness 44:6-23 God the Creator and the Call of Cyrus for Israel's Restoration 44:24-45:25 The God Who Carries and Redeems: Yahweh's Sovereignty over Idols 46:1-13 The Humbling of Babylon the Mistress 47:1-15 Israel's Stubbornness and God's Resolute Purpose 48:1-11 God's Sovereign 'I Am' and Call to Return 48:12-22 The Servant's Commission to Restore Israel and the Nations 49:1-8 Restoration and Promise to Gather Israel 49:9-26 The Servant's Suffering and Israel's Rejection 50:1-11 Comfort for Zion: Remember Abraham; God's Salvation 51:1-16 Awakening of Zion and Proclamation of Salvation 51:17-52:12 The Suffering Servant and Atonement 52:13-53:12 The Exalted Zion: Promise of Restoration and Protection 54:1-17 Invitation to Life and the Power of God's Word 55:1-13 Justice, Inclusion, and Sabbath Observance 56:1-8 Condemnation of Idolatry and Complacency 56:9-57:13 Restoration for the Humble and Promise of Peace 57:14-21 True Fasting: Justice, Mercy, and Sabbath Blessing 58:1-14 Sin's Consequences and God's Redeeming Intervention 59:1-21 The Glory and Gathering of Zion 60:1-22 The Year of the Lord's Favor and Joyful Restoration 61:1-11 Zion's Vindication and New Name 62:1-12 The Lord's Vengeance: Treading the Winepress 63:1-6 Remembering God's Mercy and Plea for Restoration 63:7-64:12 God's Grace to the Faithful and Judgment on the Rebellious 65:1-16 A New Creation: Joy and Peace 65:17-25 The Lord's Final Judgment and the New Creation 66:1-24

Jeremiah

The Call and Commission of Jeremiah 1:1-19 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Call to Repentance 2:1-3:5 Judah's Spiritual Adultery and Call to Return 3:6-4:4 The Coming Calamity on the Land 4:5-31 An Accusation against Jerusalem's Corruption 5:1-31 The Siege and Devastation of Jerusalem 6:1-30 The Temple Sermon: False Security Condemned 7:1-29 Violence and Corruption in the Land 7:30-8:3 Persistent Idolatry and Coming Punishment 8:4-9:26 The Folly of Idols 10:1-16 Judah's Flight and Jeremiah's Lament 10:17-22 A Prayer for Direction and Deliverance 10:23-25 The Broken Covenant and a Public Warning 11:1-17 Conspiracy against Jeremiah and God's Vindication 11:18-23 Jeremiah's Complaint to God 12:1-4 A Call to Endure and Judgment on Nations 12:5-17 The Linen Belt: Symbol of Judah's Humiliation 13:1-11 A Sign of Shame and Pronounced Judgment 13:12-14 A Lament of Shame and Imminent Disaster 13:15-27 Famine, False Prophets, and Divine Judgment 14:1-15:21 Symbolic Acts and the People's Sinfulness 16:1-17:18 Warning about Sabbath Violations 17:19-27 The Potter and the Broken Jar: Judgment on Jerusalem 18:1-19:15 Persecution by Pashhur the Priest 20:1-6 Jeremiah's Lament and Resolve 20:7-18 A Message to the Royal House: Doom for Jerusalem 21:1-14 Judgment on the Kings and Royal House 22:1-30 False Shepherds Condemned and a Righteous Branch Promised 23:1-8 Condemnation of False Prophets 23:9-32 The Lord Rebukes False Oracles 23:33-40 The Two Figs: Exile and Remnant 24:1-10 Seventy Years of Babylonian Dominion 25:1-14 The Cup of God's Wrath on the Nations 25:15-38 Jeremiah's Temple Address, Arrest, and Vindication 26:1-24 The Yoke of Babylon and Call to Submit 27:1-22 Hananiah's False Prophecy and Its Rebuke 28:1-17 Letter to the Exiles: Seek the Welfare of Babylon 29:1-23 Shemaiah's Letter and Its Condemnation 29:24-32 The Book of Comfort: Restoration and the New Covenant 30:1-31:40 Jeremiah Buys a Field: Faith and Hope in Captivity 32:1-44 Promise of Restoration and the Davidic Covenant 33:1-26 Zedekiah's Appeal and Jeremiah's Warning 34:1-7 Breach of Covenant and Punishment for Oppression 34:8-22 The Rechabites' Fidelity as a Rebuke to Judah 35:1-19 Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Words and the Scroll Is Burned 36:1-32 Jeremiah Imprisoned during the Siege of Jerusalem 37:1-21 Jeremiah Cast into a Cistern 38:1-13 Ebed‑Melech Rescues Jeremiah; Zedekiah's Failure 38:14-28 The Fall of Jerusalem and Jeremiah's Release 39:1-18 Gedaliah Appointed Governor and Jeremiah's Choice 40:1-6 Assassination of Gedaliah and the Terror in Judah 40:7-41:15 Rejection of Jeremiah's Counsel and Flight to Egypt 41:16-43:13 The Jews in Egypt: Idolatry and Condemnation 44:1-30 A Word to Baruch: Encouragement and Warning 45:1-5 Oracles against Egypt 46:1-28 Judgment on the Philistines 47:1-7 Judgment on Moab 48:1-47 Judgment on Ammon 49:1-6 Judgment on Edom 49:7-22 Judgment on Damascus and Aram 49:23-27 Destruction of Kedar and the Nomads 49:28-33 Judgment on Elam and Future Restoration 49:34-39 Judgment on Babylon and Its Final Fall 50:1-51:64 The Fall of Jerusalem and Zedekiah's Fate 52:1-30 Jehoiachin's Release from Babylonian Captivity 52:31-34

Ezekiel

The Vision of God's Glory and the Living Creatures 1:1-28 Ezekiel's Commission and the Eating of the Scroll 2:1-3:15 Ezekiel Appointed as Watchman and Made Speechless 3:16-27 Symbolic Acts of Siege and Judgment on Jerusalem 4:1-5:17 Judgment on Israel for Idolatry 6:1-14 The Day of the Lord: Impending Disaster 7:1-27 Visions of Temple Abominations 8:1-18 The Execution of Jerusalem's Wicked and the Marked Few 9:1-11 The Departure of God's Glory from the Temple 10:1-22 Condemnation of Jerusalem's Leaders 11:1-15 The Departure of God's Glory and Promise of Restoration 11:16-25 Signs of Exile and the Futility of False Hopes 12:1-28 Condemnation of False Prophets and Diviners 13:1-23 Elders' Idolatry and Its Consequences 14:1-11 Judgment on Nations and the Limits of Intercession 14:12-23 Jerusalem Portrayed as a Useless Vine 15:1-8 Jerusalem's Infidelity: Shame, Judgment, and Vindication 16:1-63 The Parable of the Two Eagles: Zedekiah's Folly 17:1-24 Individual Responsibility and the Call to Repentance 18:1-32 A Lament for Israel's Princes 19:1-14 Israel's History of Rebellion and Divine Judgment 20:1-29 Punishment for Profane Worship and Promise of Restoration 20:30-44 A Prophecy Against the Mountains of Israel 20:45-49 The Sword of the Lord: Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations 21:1-32 Jerusalem's Corruption and the Search for a Righteous Remnant 22:1-31 The Sisters' Harlotry: Samaria and Jerusalem Condemned 23:1-49 The Boiling Pot: Prophecy of Jerusalem's Siege 24:1-14 The Sign of Ezekiel's Wife's Death: Judgment and Changed Lament 24:15-27 Oracle Against Ammon 25:1-7 Oracles Against Moab and Seir 25:8-11 Judgment on the Philistines 25:12-14 Oracle Against Tyre 25:15-17 The Fall of Tyre Foretold 26:1-21 Lamentation for Tyre, the Merchant City 27:1-36 The Pride and Fall of Tyre's Ruler 28:1-19 Judgment on Sidon and Promise of Israel's Security 28:20-26 Egypt's Humiliation and Years of Desolation 29:1-21 The Day of the Lord Against Egypt and Its Allies 30:1-26 Egypt Compared to the Fallen Cedar: Pride and Doom 31:1-18 Lament for Egypt's Collapse and Descent into Sheol 32:1-32 The Watchman's Duty and Personal Responsibility 33:1-20 Report of Jerusalem's Fall and the People's Alarm 33:21-33 Condemnation of Bad Shepherds and Promise of a Good Shepherd 34:1-31 Judgment on Edom for Rejoicing over Israel 35:1-15 Promise of Israel's Restoration and Spiritual Renewal 36:1-38 The Valley of Dry Bones: National Revival 37:1-14 The Two Sticks: Unity of Israel and the Davidic Covenant 37:15-28 The Invasion of Gog and Its Defeat 38:1-39:29 Vision of the Future Temple: Introduction and Commission 40:1-4 Measurements of the Outer Court and Gateways 40:5-16 Courtyard Entrances and Portico Dimensions 40:17-19 Inner Court Entrances and Chambers 40:20-23 Vestibules and Side Entrance Specifications 40:24-27 Details of Inner Chambers and Gate Structure 40:28-37 Porches, Chambers, and Steps of the Temple Court 40:38-43 Priests' Chambers and the Prince's Quarters 40:44-47 The Inner Sanctuary and Holy Place Measurements 40:48-41:26 Priestly Chambers and the Inner Court Layout 42:1-20 The Return of God's Glory to the Temple 43:1-12 Altar Design and Sacrificial Regulations 43:13-27 Temple Gates, Priestly Roles, and Exclusions 44:1-31 Land Allotments and the Prince's Portion 45:1-12 Worship Regulations: Offerings, Festivals, and the Prince 45:13-46:24 The Life-Giving River Flowing from the Temple 47:1-12 Division of the Land and Inheritance Boundaries 47:13-23 Tribal Allotments in the Restored Land 48:1-29 The City Gates and the Name: 'The Lord Is There' 48:30-35

Matthew

The Genealogy of Jesus 1:1-17 The Birth of Jesus Foretold to Joseph 1:18-25 The Visit of the Magi 2:1-12 Flight into Egypt and the Slaughter of the Innocents 2:13-18 Return to Nazareth 2:19-23 John the Baptist Prepares the Way 3:1-12 The Baptism of Jesus 3:13-17 The Temptation of Jesus 4:1-11 Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry 4:12-17 Jesus Calls the First Disciples 4:18-22 Jesus Ministers Throughout Galilee 4:23-25 The Beatitudes 5:1-12 Salt and Light 5:13-16 Jesus and the Law 5:17-20 Teaching on Anger and Reconciliation 5:21-26 Teaching on Adultery and Lust 5:27-30 Teaching on Divorce 5:31-32 Teaching on Oaths and Honesty 5:33-37 Teaching on Retaliation and Generosity 5:38-42 Love Your Enemies 5:43-48 Giving to the Needy in Secret 6:1-4 Prayer and the Lord's Prayer 6:5-15 Teaching on Fasting 6:16-18 Treasures and Serving God 6:19-24 Do Not Worry 6:25-34 Do Not Judge 7:1-6 Ask, Seek, Knock and the Golden Rule 7:7-12 The Narrow and Wide Gates 7:13-14 Recognizing False Prophets 7:15-23 Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders 7:24-29 Jesus Cleanses a Leper 8:1-4 The Faith of the Centurion 8:5-13 Jesus Heals Many and Fulfills Prophecy 8:14-17 The Cost of Discipleship 8:18-22 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:23-27 Healing of Two Demon-Possessed Men 8:28-34 Jesus Heals a Paralytic 9:1-8 Jesus Calls Matthew and Eats with Sinners 9:9-13 Fasting and the New Cloth and Wineskins 9:14-17 A Daughter Restored and a Woman Healed 9:18-26 Two Blind Men Healed and a Mute Man Restored 9:27-34 Jesus' Compassion and the Call for Workers 9:35-38 The Mission of the Twelve 10:1-42 John's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony about John 11:1-19 Woe to Unrepentant Cities 11:20-24 The Father's Revelation and Rest for the Weary 11:25-30 Sabbath Controversies: Grain and Healing 12:1-14 Jesus Heals and Fulfills Isaiah's Prophecy 12:15-21 Accusation, Blasphemy Against the Spirit, and the Heart's Fruit 12:22-37 The Sign of Jonah and the Unclean Spirit 12:38-45 Jesus Redefines Family 12:46-50 The Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 13:1-23 The Parable of the Weeds 13:24-30 The Mustard Seed and the Yeast 13:31-35 Explanation of the Weeds and End-Time Judgment 13:36-43 Treasure and Pearl: The Kingdom's Value 13:44-46 The Net and New and Old Treasures 13:47-52 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 13:53-58 The Execution of John the Baptist 14:1-12 Feeding the Five Thousand 14:13-21 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals Many 14:22-36 Tradition, Purity, and the Canaanite Woman's Faith 15:1-28 Jesus Heals Many and Feeds the Four Thousand 15:29-39 Pharisees Demand a Sign 16:1-4 Warning About the Teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees 16:5-12 Peter's Confession: You Are the Christ 16:13-20 Jesus Foretells His Death and Discipleship 16:21-28 The Transfiguration 17:1-13 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy and a Second Prediction of Death 17:14-23 Payment of the Temple Tax 17:24-27 Humility and Care for Little Ones 18:1-9 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 18:10-14 Church Discipline and Prayer 18:15-20 Forgiveness and the Unforgiving Servant 18:21-35 Marriage, Divorce, and Children 19:1-15 The Rich Young Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 19:16-30 The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard 20:1-16 Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection 20:17-19 Request for Honor and Teaching on Servanthood 20:20-28 Two Blind Men Healed Near Jericho 20:29-34 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 21:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Heals 21:12-17 The Withered Fig Tree and Teaching on Faith 21:18-22 Jesus' Authority Challenged 21:23-27 The Parable of the Two Sons 21:28-32 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 21:33-46 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 22:1-14 Question about Paying Taxes to Caesar 22:15-22 The Sadducees and the Resurrection 22:23-33 The Greatest Commandment 22:34-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees about the Messiah 22:41-46 Seven Woes on the Scribes and Pharisees 23:1-39 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of the End and the Temple's Destruction 24:1-35 The Olivet Discourse: Watchfulness and Judgment 24:36-51 The Parable of the Ten Virgins 25:1-13 The Parable of the Talents 25:14-30 The Final Judgment: Sheep and Goats 25:31-46 The Plot to Arrest Jesus 26:1-5 The Anointing at Bethany 26:6-13 Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus 26:14-16 The Last Supper 26:17-30 Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial 26:31-35 Prayer in Gethsemane 26:36-46 The Arrest of Jesus 26:47-56 Jesus Before the Sanhedrin 26:57-68 Peter's Denial and Repentance 26:69-75 Judas' Remorse and Suicide 27:1-10 Jesus Sentenced by Pilate 27:11-26 Jesus Mocked and Scourged 27:27-31 The Crucifixion and Mockery 27:32-44 The Death of Jesus 27:45-56 Jesus Is Buried 27:57-61 The Tomb Secured by the Authorities 27:62-66 The Resurrection: Women at the Tomb 28:1-10 The Guards' Report and the Chief Priests' Lie 28:11-15 The Great Commission 28:16-20

Mark

John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1:1-8 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus 1:9-13 Jesus Begins His Ministry and Calls the First Disciples 1:14-20 Jesus Teaches with Authority and Casts Out an Unclean Spirit 1:21-28 Healings and Demons Cleansed at Simon's Home 1:29-34 Jesus Prays and Proclaims the Kingdom in Galilee 1:35-39 Healing of a Man with Leprosy 1:40-45 Forgiveness and Healing of a Paralytic 2:1-12 Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 2:13-17 Questions about Fasting; New Cloth and Wineskins 2:18-22 Sabbath Controversies: Grain, Healing, and Plot Against Jesus 2:23-3:6 Great Crowds Follow; Unclean Spirits Acknowledge Jesus 3:7-12 Jesus Appoints the Twelve Apostles 3:13-19 Accusations of Beelzebul and the Parable of the Strong Man 3:20-30 Jesus Redefines True Family 3:31-35 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 4:1-20 A Lamp, Measure, and the Principle of Growth 4:21-25 Parable of the Growing Seed 4:26-29 The Mustard Seed and the Kingdom's Growth 4:30-34 Jesus Calms the Storm 4:35-41 The Gerasene Demoniac Restored 5:1-20 A Woman Healed and Jairus' Daughter Raised 5:21-43 Jesus Rejected in His Hometown 6:1-6 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve 6:7-13 Herod, Herodias, and the Death of John the Baptist 6:14-29 Feeding of the Five Thousand 6:30-44 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals at Gennesaret 6:45-56 Tradition, Inner Purity, and What Truly Defiles 7:1-23 A Gentile Woman's Faith and the Healing at Tyre 7:24-30 Jesus Heals a Deaf Man Who Could Not Speak Clearly 7:31-37 Feeding the Four Thousand and the Pharisees' Demand for a Sign 8:1-13 Beware the Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod 8:14-21 Healing of a Blind Man at Bethsaida 8:22-26 Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ 8:27-30 Jesus Predicts His Death and Calls Disciples to Take Up the Cross 8:31-9:1 The Transfiguration and the Return of Elijah 9:2-13 Healing of a Boy with an Unclean Spirit; Jesus Predicts His Passion Again 9:14-32 Who Is the Greatest? A Child as the Model of Service 9:33-37 Tolerance for Those Who Serve in Jesus' Name 9:38-41 Warnings about Causing Sin; Exhortations on Salt and Holiness 9:42-50 Jesus' Teaching on Divorce 10:1-12 Jesus Blesses Little Children 10:13-16 The Rich Young Man and the Cost of Discipleship 10:17-31 Jesus Again Predicts His Suffering, Death, and Resurrection 10:32-34 Ambition and Servanthood: The Way of True Greatness 10:35-45 Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus 10:46-52 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 11:1-11 Withered Fig Tree and the Cleansing of the Temple 11:12-19 Faith, Prayer, and the Call to Forgiveness 11:20-26 Religious Leaders Question Jesus' Authority 11:27-33 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 12:1-12 Render to Caesar: Taxes and Allegiance 12:13-17 Sadducees Challenge Resurrection; Jesus Teaches Eternal Life 12:18-27 The Greatest Commandment: Love God and Neighbor 12:28-34 Jesus Questions the Messiah and Warns Against Scribes 12:35-40 The Widow's Offering: True Generosity 12:41-44 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of Destruction and the End 13:1-31 No One Knows the Day: Be Watchful 13:32-37 Plot to Kill Jesus and the Anointing at Bethany 14:1-11 The Passover Meal and Institution of the Lord's Supper 14:12-26 Jesus Predicts the Disciples' Flight and Peter's Denial 14:27-31 Gethsemane: Jesus' Agony and Prayer 14:32-42 The Arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane 14:43-52 Jesus Before the Council 14:53-65 Peter's Denial and His Remorse 14:66-72 Jesus Before Pilate; Barabbas Released 15:1-15 The Soldiers Mock and Scourge Jesus 15:16-20 The Way of the Cross and the Crucifixion 15:21-32 Jesus' Death and the Centurion's Confession 15:33-41 The Burial of Jesus 15:42-47 The Resurrection: Women Find the Empty Tomb 16:1-8 Appearances of the Risen Lord and the Commission 16:9-20

Luke

Purpose and Order of the Gospel 1:1-4 Announcement of John the Baptist's Birth 1:5-25 The Annunciation to Mary 1:26-38 Mary Visits Elizabeth 1:39-45 Mary's Song (The Magnificat) 1:46-56 The Birth and Naming of John 1:57-66 Zechariah's Prophecy and John's Mission 1:67-80 The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 2:1-7 Angels Announce the Shepherds' Good News 2:8-20 Presentation in the Temple; Simeon and Anna 2:21-40 The Boy Jesus in the Temple 2:41-52 John the Baptist's Call to Repentance 3:1-20 The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus 3:21-38 Jesus Tested in the Wilderness 4:1-13 Rejection at Nazareth 4:14-30 Authority over Unclean Spirits in Capernaum 4:31-37 Healings and Preaching in Galilee 4:38-44 The Call of the First Disciples 5:1-11 Healing a Man with Leprosy 5:12-16 A Paralytic Forgiven and Healed 5:17-26 The Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 5:27-32 Questions about Fasting; New Wine and Old Wineskins 5:33-39 Lord of the Sabbath and a Sabbath Healing 6:1-11 The Appointment of the Twelve Apostles 6:12-16 The Sermon on the Plain: Blessings and Woes 6:17-26 Love Your Enemies and Be Merciful 6:27-36 Judging Others and the Speck and Log 6:37-42 A Tree and Its Fruit: True Character Revealed 6:43-45 The Wise and Foolish Builders 6:46-49 The Faith of the Centurion 7:1-10 Raising the Widow's Son at Nain 7:11-17 John the Baptist's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony 7:18-35 A Sinful Woman Forgiven 7:36-50 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 8:1-15 Lighted Lamp and Hearing the Word 8:16-18 Jesus Redefines His Family 8:19-21 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:22-25 Healing the Gerasene Demoniac 8:26-39 Jairus' Daughter Raised and a Woman Healed 8:40-56 The Twelve Sent Out 9:1-9 Feeding the Five Thousand 9:10-17 Peter's Confession and the Way of the Cross 9:18-27 The Transfiguration 9:28-36 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy; A Second Passion Prediction 9:37-45 Who Is Greatest and a Servant's Ministry 9:46-50 Jesus Resolves for Jerusalem; Samaritan Rejection 9:51-56 The Cost of Discipleship 9:57-62 The Seventy Sent Out and Their Return 10:1-24 The Good Samaritan 10:25-37 Mary and Martha: Choosing the Better Part 10:38-42 The Lord's Prayer and Persistent Prayer 11:1-13 Jesus, Beelzebul, and True Blessedness 11:14-28 Demand for a Sign; Jonah and the Queen of the South 11:29-32 The Light of the Body and Inner Purity 11:33-36 Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers 11:37-54 Warnings against Hypocrisy and Confession before Men 12:1-12 The Parable of the Rich Fool 12:13-21 Do Not Worry; Seek God's Kingdom 12:22-34 Watchfulness and Faithful Stewardship 12:35-48 Division Caused by Christ 12:49-53 Interpreting the Times and Settling with Adversaries 12:54-59 Call to Repentance and the Barren Fig Tree 13:1-9 Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus' Rebuke 13:10-17 Parables of the Mustard Seed and Yeast 13:18-21 The Narrow Door and the Cost of Entry 13:22-30 Jesus Laments over Jerusalem 13:31-35 Healing at a Pharisee's House and Humility at the Table 14:1-14 Parable of the Great Banquet 14:15-24 The Cost of Following Jesus; Salt and Saltiness 14:25-35 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15:1-7 The Parable of the Lost Coin 15:8-10 The Parable of the Prodigal Son 15:11-32 The Shrewd Manager and Teaching on Wealth 16:1-15 Law, the Kingdom, and Divorce 16:16-18 The Rich Man and Lazarus 16:19-31 Teachings on Temptation, Forgiveness, and Duty 17:1-10 Healing of the Ten Lepers 17:11-19 The Coming of the Kingdom and End-Time Sayings 17:20-37 Parable of the Persistent Widow 18:1-8 Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 18:9-14 Jesus Blesses Little Children 18:15-17 The Rich Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 18:18-30 Jesus Predicts His Death Again 18:31-34 Healing of Blind Bartimaeus 18:35-43 Zacchaeus: Salvation Comes to His House 19:1-10 Parable of the Ten Minas 19:11-27 Triumphal Entry and Lament over Jerusalem 19:28-44 Cleansing the Temple and Teaching 19:45-48 Jesus' Authority Challenged 20:1-8 Parable of the Wicked Tenants 20:9-19 Paying Taxes to Caesar 20:20-26 Question about the Resurrection 20:27-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees; Warnings against Hypocrisy 20:41-47 The Widow's Offering 21:1-4 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End 21:5-38 The Plot to Kill Jesus and Judas' Agreement 22:1-6 The Last Supper and Predictions of Denial 22:7-38 Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane 22:39-46 Jesus Arrested 22:47-53 Peter's Denial Fulfilled 22:54-62 Jesus Mocked and Beaten 22:63-65 Jesus before the Council and Pilate; Sentencing 22:66-23:25 The Way of the Cross and the Penitent Thief 23:26-43 The Death of Jesus and the Centurion's Confession 23:44-49 The Burial of Jesus 23:50-56 The Empty Tomb and the Women's Report 24:1-12 The Road to Emmaus and Recognition of the Risen Lord 24:13-35 Jesus Appears to the Disciples and Explains Scripture 24:36-49 The Ascension and the Disciples' Worship 24:50-53

John

The Word Became Flesh 1:1-18 John the Baptist's Witness 1:19-28 Behold the Lamb of God 1:29-34 The First Disciples and Simon Peter 1:35-42 Calling of Philip and Nathanael 1:43-51 The Wedding at Cana: Water Made Wine 2:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Speaks of His Body 2:12-25 Nicodemus and the New Birth 3:1-21 John the Baptist Exalts Jesus 3:22-36 Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well 4:1-26 The Harvest Is Ready 4:27-38 Samaritans Believe in Jesus 4:39-42 Healing of the Royal Official's Son 4:43-54 Jesus Heals at Bethesda 5:1-15 Jesus Claims Authority Over Life and Judgment 5:16-30 Witnesses to Jesus and Israel's Unbelief 5:31-47 Feeding the Five Thousand 6:1-15 Jesus Walks on the Sea 6:16-24 Jesus the Bread of Life 6:25-59 Many Turn Away; Peter's Confession 6:60-71 Jesus Stays Away from Judea 7:1-13 Jesus Teaches at the Festival 7:14-24 Growing Division Over Jesus 7:25-44 Temple Officers and the Adulterous Woman 7:45-8:11 Jesus the Light and His Claim 8:12-30 True Discipleship and Freedom 8:31-41 Jesus' Divine Origin and Opposition 8:42-47 Jesus' 'I Am' and Preexistence 8:48-59 Healing of a Man Born Blind 9:1-12 Controversy with the Pharisees over the Healing 9:13-34 Spiritual Sight and Blindness 9:35-41 The Good Shepherd and His Sheep 10:1-21 Feast of Dedication and Controversy over Jesus 10:22-42 Lazarus' Sickness and Jesus' Intention 11:1-16 Jesus Weeps at Lazarus' Tomb 11:17-37 Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead 11:38-44 Plot to Kill Jesus and Caiaphas' Counsel 11:45-57 Mary Anoints Jesus; Plot to Kill Lazarus 12:1-11 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 12:12-19 Greeks Seek Jesus; He Predicts His Death 12:20-36 Unbelief and Jesus' Final Appeal 12:37-50 Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet 13:1-17 The Prediction of Judas' Betrayal 13:18-30 The New Commandment and Peter's Denial 13:31-38 Jesus Promises a Place in the Father's House 14:1-4 Jesus the Way to the Father 14:5-14 Promise of the Holy Spirit and Peace 14:15-31 The Vine and the Command to Love 15:1-17 The World's Hatred and the Cost of Discipleship 15:18-16:4 The Holy Spirit's Work 16:5-16 Sorrow Turned to Joy; Peace in Christ 16:17-33 The Son's Prayer for Glory 17:1-5 Prayer for the Disciples' Protection and Sanctification 17:6-19 Prayer for Unity Among Believers 17:20-26 Jesus Arrested in Gethsemane 18:1-11 Jesus Brought to Annas 18:12-14 Peter's First Denial 18:15-18 Jesus Questioned and Struck Before the High Priest 18:19-24 Peter Denies Jesus Three Times 18:25-27 Jesus Before Pilate 18:28-40 Jesus Scourged, Mocked, and Sentenced to Crucifixion 19:1-16 The Crucifixion and Jesus' Care for His Mother 19:17-27 Jesus' Death and the Fulfillment of Scripture 19:28-37 Jesus' Burial 19:38-42 The Empty Tomb Discovered 20:1-9 Mary Magdalene Meets the Risen Lord 20:10-18 Jesus Appears to His Disciples and Breathes the Spirit 20:19-23 Thomas Believes; Purpose of John's Gospel 20:24-31 The Miraculous Catch and Breakfast by the Sea 21:1-14 Peter Reinstated and the Beloved Disciple 21:15-25

Acts

The Ascension of Jesus 1:1-11 Prayer in the Upper Room and the Choosing of Matthias 1:12-26 Pentecost: The Coming of the Spirit 2:1-13 Peter's Sermon and Three Thousand Converted 2:14-41 The Early Christian Community 2:42-47 Healing at the Beautiful Gate 3:1-10 Peter's Address at Solomon's Colonnade 3:11-26 The Apostles Before the Sanhedrin 4:1-22 Believers Pray for Boldness 4:23-31 The Believers Share Possessions 4:32-37 Ananias and Sapphira 5:1-11 Signs Performed by the Apostles 5:12-16 Persecution of the Apostles and Their Witness 5:17-42 The Appointment of the Seven Deacons 6:1-7 Stephen's Wisdom and Opposition 6:8-15 Stephen's Speech before the Sanhedrin 7:1-53 The Stoning of Stephen and the Persecution of the Church 7:54-8:1 Saul's Persecution Scatters the Church 8:2-3 Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria 8:4-8 Simon Magus and Peter's Rebuke 8:9-25 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 8:26-40 The Conversion of Saul 9:1-19 Saul's Early Ministry and Acceptance by the Church 9:20-31 Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Tabitha 9:32-43 Cornelius' Vision and the Call for Peter 10:1-8 Peter's Vision and the Messengers from Cornelius 10:9-23 Peter at Cornelius' House: Gentiles Receive the Spirit 10:24-48 Peter Defends the Conversion of Gentiles 11:1-18 The Church in Antioch and Famine Relief 11:19-30 Herod Executes James; Peter Miraculously Freed 12:1-19 Herod's Death and the Church's Continued Growth 12:20-25 The First Missionary Sending 13:1-3 Ministry in Cyprus and Elymas's Blinding 13:4-12 Paul's Mission in Pisidian Antioch 13:13-52 Paul and Barnabas in Iconium 14:1-7 Healing in Lystra and Paul's Stoning 14:8-20 Paul and Barnabas Strengthen the Churches 14:21-28 The Jerusalem Council on Gentile Circumcision 15:1-21 The Council's Letter and Peace with Antioch 15:22-35 Paul and Barnabas Separate 15:36-41 Timothy Joins Paul and Churches Are Strengthened 16:1-5 The Call to Macedonia 16:6-10 Lydia's Conversion at Philippi 16:11-15 Paul and Silas Imprisoned and Released in Philippi 16:16-40 Preaching in Thessalonica and Opposition 17:1-9 Berea's Noble Reception and Paul's Departure 17:10-15 Paul's Address at the Areopagus 17:16-34 Paul's Ministry in Corinth and Conflict 18:1-17 Paul Departs; Apollos Instructed by Priscilla and Aquila 18:18-28 Paul's Ministry and the Ephesian Disciples 19:1-22 The Ephesian Riot over Artemis 19:23-41 Paul's Journeys Through Macedonia and Greece 20:1-6 Eutychus Raised in Troas 20:7-12 Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders 20:13-38 Paul's Voyage to Jerusalem 21:1-16 Paul's Arrival in Jerusalem and the Temple Ritual 21:17-26 Paul Seized in the Temple 21:27-36 Paul's Defense: His Conversion and Mission 21:37-22:21 Paul's Arrest and the Council's Division 22:22-23:11 The Plot to Kill Paul and the Soldier's Intervention 23:12-22 Paul Escorted to Caesarea under Guard 23:23-35 Paul's Defense before Governor Felix 24:1-27 Paul Brought before Festus and the Jewish Charges 25:1-12 King Agrippa Learns of Paul's Case 25:13-22 Paul's Defense Before Agrippa 25:23-26:32 Paul's Voyage to Rome Begins 27:1-12 The Storm at Sea and God's Promise of Safety 27:13-26 Shipwreck and Deliverance on Malta 27:27-44 Paul on Malta: Healing and Hospitality 28:1-10 Voyage to Rome and Arrival 28:11-16 Paul in Rome: Preaching under House Arrest 28:17-31

Romans

Paul's Greeting and the Gospel's Power 1:1-17 God's Wrath Against Ungodliness 1:18-32 God's Impartial Judgment and Conscience 2:1-16 The Law, True Circumcision, and Jewish Identity 2:17-29 Israel's Advantage and God's Faithfulness 3:1-8 Universal Sinfulness and the Law's Condemnation 3:9-20 Righteousness Through Faith and Justification 3:21-31 Abraham: Justification by Faith 4:1-25 Peace with God and Reconciliation 5:1-11 Adam and Christ: Death, Grace, and Righteousness 5:12-21 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ 6:1-14 Slavery to Sin or to Righteousness 6:15-23 Released from the Law to Serve in the Spirit 7:1-6 The Inner Conflict: Law, Sin, and the Flesh 7:7-25 Life in the Spirit: Freedom and Adoption 8:1-17 Future Glory and the Spirit's Intercession 8:18-27 Assurance of God's Love: Nothing Can Separate Us 8:28-39 Paul's Sorrow and God's Sovereign Election 9:1-29 Righteousness by Faith and Israel's Unbelief 9:30-10:21 A Remnant Preserved and Israel's Hardening 11:1-10 Gentiles Grafted In and a Warning Against Boasting 11:11-24 The Mystery of Israel's Salvation and God's Mercy 11:25-32 Doxology: Praise for God's Wisdom and Sovereignty 11:33-36 A Living Sacrifice and the Diversity of Gifts 12:1-8 Christian Conduct: Love, Humility, and Ethical Duties 12:9-21 Submission to Authorities and Civic Duty 13:1-7 Love Fulfills the Law; Walk in the Light 13:8-14 Christian Liberty, Conscience, and Mutual Acceptance 14:1-15:13 Paul's Service to the Gentiles and Missionary Ambition 15:14-22 Paul's Travel Plans and Prayer Requests 15:23-33 Personal Greetings, Final Warnings, and Doxology 16:1-27

Revelation

The Revelation Announced and the Blessing 1:1-3 Greeting and the Lord's Self‑Declaration 1:4-8 John's Vision of the Glorified Son of Man 1:9-20 Letter to Ephesus: Faithfulness and the Call to Repent 2:1-7 Letter to Smyrna: Persecution and the Crown of Life 2:8-11 Letter to Pergamum: Fidelity and False Teaching 2:12-17 Letter to Thyatira: Tolerance of Immorality and Promise to Overcomers 2:18-29 Letter to Sardis: Wakefulness and Repentance 3:1-6 Letter to Philadelphia: An Open Door and a Promise of Protection 3:7-13 Letter to Laodicea: Lukewarmness and the Call to Repent 3:14-22 The Throne in Heaven and Heavenly Worship 4:1-11 The Sealed Scroll and the Worthy Lamb 5:1-14 The Six Seals: Tribulation and Cosmic Disturbance 6:1-17 The Sealing of the 144,000 7:1-8 The Multitude Before the Throne: Salvation and Comfort 7:9-17 The Seventh Seal and the Prayers of the Saints 8:1-5 The Trumpet Judgments: Plagues and Woes 8:6-9:21 The Mighty Angel and the Little Scroll 10:1-11 The Two Witnesses: Prophecy, Death, and Resurrection 11:1-14 The Seventh Trumpet: God's Kingdom Proclaimed and the Temple Opened 11:15-19 The Cosmic Conflict: The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child 12:1-13:1 The Sea Beast: Blasphemy and Persecution 13:2-10 The Earth Beast and the Mark of the Beast 13:11-18 The Lamb on Mount Zion and the 144,000 14:1-5 The Three Angels' Messages and the Call to Endure 14:6-13 The Harvest of the Earth: Reaping God's Judgment 14:14-20 The Seven Last Plagues and the Victors' Song 15:1-8 The Bowl Judgments: The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath 16:1-21 The Fall of Babylon the Great and the Beast's Doom 17:1-18:24 Heavenly Praise and the Marriage of the Lamb 19:1-10 Christ's Triumphant Return and the Defeat of the Beast 19:11-21 Satan Bound and the Reign of the Saints 20:1-6 Satan's Final Rebellion and Defeat 20:7-10 The Great White Throne and the Final Judgment 20:11-15 The New Heaven and New Earth and the New Jerusalem 21:1-27 The River of Life and the Throne of God 22:1-6
1 The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Jer.16.1 - Details

Original Text

ויהי דבר־ יהוה אלי לאמר׃

Morphology

  • ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אלי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 1:4 (verbal): Same prophetic formula—'The word of the LORD came to me'—introduces God's message and Jeremiah's prophetic commission.
  • Jeremiah 7:1 (structural): Uses the same introductory formula to introduce a specific prophetic sermon (warning at the temple), paralleling Jeremiah 16:1's framing of an oracle.
  • Jeremiah 11:1 (verbal): Repeats the standard 'word of the LORD came to Jeremiah' formula preceding an oracle about covenant breach, showing a recurring editorial/prophetic structure.
  • Ezekiel 1:3 (verbal): Ezekiel likewise begins many oracles with 'the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel,' indicating the common prophetic proclamation formula across books.
  • Hosea 1:1 (verbal): Hosea opens with 'the word of the LORD that came unto Hosea,' a parallel verbal introduction that marks the prophetic message genre.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  • The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.

Jer.16.2 - Details

Original Text

לא־ תקח לך אשה ולא־ יהיו לך בנים ובנות במקום הזה׃

Morphology

  • לא: PART_NEG
  • תקח: VERB,qal,imperfect,2,m,sg
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • אשה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יהיו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • בנים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ובנות: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,cons
  • במקום: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg

Parallels

  • Ezek.24:15-27 (thematic): Like Jeremiah, Ezekiel receives a personal command that alters normal family behavior as a prophetic sign—he is told not to mourn his wife's death so that his household life becomes a sign of impending judgment on the people.
  • Hosea 1:2-9 (structural): Contrasts Jeremiah's prohibition: Hosea is commanded to marry and father children whose names function as prophetic signs. Both passages use the prophet's domestic situation as symbolic enactment of divine judgment or message.
  • Isa.8:1-4 (structural): Isaiah is instructed to take a wife and name his son as a sign of coming events. This parallels the motif of prophets' family life being directed by God to symbolize national fate, here serving as a contrast to Jeremiah's prohibition.
  • 1 Cor.7:29-31 (thematic): Paul counsels believers to live as though unmarried because the present world is passing away—a theological rationale (imminent crisis) similar to Jeremiah's forbidding marriage/children in light of impending disaster for the land.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You shall not take a wife for yourself, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
  • You shall not take a wife for yourself, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
3 For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, concerning their mothers who bore them and their fathers who begot them in this land:

Jer.16.3 - Details

Original Text

כי־ כה ׀ אמר יהוה על־ הבנים ועל־ הבנות הילודים במקום הזה ועל־ אמתם הילדות אותם ועל־ אבותם המולדים אותם בארץ הזאת׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • כה: ADV
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • על: PREP
  • הבנים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • הבנות: NOUN,f,pl,def
  • הילודים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • במקום: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg
  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • אמתם: NOUN,f,sg,abs+SUFF,3,pl
  • הילדות: NOUN,f,pl,def
  • אותם: PRON,3,m,pl,obj
  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • אבותם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp
  • המולדים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • אותם: PRON,3,m,pl,obj
  • בארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
  • הזאת: DEM,f,sg,def

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 16:2 (structural): Immediate companion verse giving the prophet's command not to take a wife or have sons/daughters in this place; 16:3 elaborates on those born here and their parents.
  • Jeremiah 16:4 (structural): Direct continuation of the same oracle describing the fate of those born in the land—connects the prohibition in 16:2–3 to the coming judgment.
  • Hosea 1:2-9 (thematic): Hosea's marriage and the naming of his children serve as prophetic sign-acts about Israel's fate; parallels the use of family life (or its prohibition) in Jeremiah as symbolic of impending judgment.
  • Ezekiel 24:15-18 (thematic): Ezekiel is commanded to enact a personal sign (not mourning his wife's death) as a prophetic demonstration; parallels Jeremiah's injunction about marriage/childbearing as a public prophetic sign.
  • Jeremiah 29:4-6 (thematic): A contrasting prophetic instruction given to exiles to settle, marry and multiply in Babylon; highlights the distinctiveness and severity of Jeremiah's command not to marry in Jerusalem as part of judgment.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them and their fathers who begot them in this land:
  • For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, concerning their mothers who bear them and their fathers who beget them in this land:
4 They shall die of deadly diseases; they shall not be lamented, nor shall they be buried; they shall be as dung on the surface of the ground, and with sword and famine they shall perish. Their carcasses shall be food for the birds of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth.

Jer.16.4 - Details

Original Text

ממותי תחלאים ימתו לא יספדו ולא יקברו לדמן על־ פני האדמה יהיו ובחרב וברעב יכלו והיתה נבלתם למאכל לעוף השמים ולבהמת הארץ׃

Morphology

  • ממותי: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cstr
  • תחלאים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ימתו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יספדו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יקברו: VERB,niphal,impf,3,m,pl
  • לדמן: PREP
  • על: PREP
  • פני: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • האדמה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • יהיו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • ובחרב: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • וברעב: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יכלו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • והיתה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • נבלתם: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • למאכל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg
  • לעוף: INF,qal
  • השמים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ולבהמת: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 28:26 (structural): Part of the covenant curses that promises the nation's corpses will be food for birds and beasts—a structural antecedent to Jeremiah's punishment imagery of unburied dead consumed by animals.
  • Ezekiel 39:17–20 (verbal): God summons the birds and beasts to a great sacrificial feast on the slain; closely mirrors Jeremiah's language of carcasses as food for fowl and beasts and the use of sword as instrument of death.
  • Psalm 79:2–3 (thematic): Laments enemies laying Jerusalem in heaps and giving the dead bodies of God's servants to birds and beasts—echoes Jeremiah's depiction of unburied corpses and consumption by animals.
  • Isaiah 66:24 (thematic): Final-judgment image of the wicked's corpses exposed and observed as evidence of punishment (eaten by worms/birds); thematically parallels Jeremiah's post-judgment exposure and desecration of bodies.

Alternative generated candidates

  • They shall die grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented or buried; they shall be exposed on the surface of the ground; by sword and by famine they shall fall, and their bodies shall be food for the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth.
  • They shall die of deadly disease; they shall not be lamented or buried; they shall be dung upon the face of the ground. By sword and by famine they shall perish, and their carcasses shall be food for the birds of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth.
5 For thus says the LORD: Do not go to a house of mourning, do not enter to lament, and do not lament for them; for I have withdrawn my peace and my steadfast love and my compassion from this people, says the LORD.

Jer.16.5 - Details

Original Text

כי־ כה ׀ אמר יהוה אל־ תבוא בית מרזח ואל־ תלך לספוד ואל־ תנד להם כי־ אספתי את־ שלומי מאת העם־ הזה נאם־ יהוה את־ החסד ואת־ הרחמים׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • כה: ADV
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • תבוא: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מרזח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • תלך: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • לספוד: VERB,qal,inf
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • תנד: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • אספתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • שלומי: NOUN,m,sg,suff1s
  • מאת: PREP
  • העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg
  • נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • החסד: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ואת: CONJ
  • הרחמים: NOUN,m,pl,def

Parallels

  • Ezek.24:15-18 (structural): Ezekiel is likewise commanded not to mourn for his dead wife and to refrain from customary signs of lamentation as a prophetic sign-act—parallel prophetic instruction and signifying public judgment.
  • Hosea 5:6-7 (thematic): Describes people seeking the LORD but being unable to find him because he has withdrawn—parallels Jeremiah’s declaration that God has removed his peace/steadfast love and mercy from the people.
  • Isa.59:2 (thematic): States that iniquity has separated people from God and caused him to hide his face—theologically parallels the idea that God has withdrawn his mercy/compassion from the nation.
  • Amos 8:10 (thematic): Predicts the turning of festivals and joyful occasions into mourning and lamentation under judgment—connects to Jeremiah’s disruption of normal rites of mourning and the reversal of communal consolation.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For thus says the LORD: Do not go into a house of feasting, and do not go to lament or bemoan them; for I have gathered up my peace from this people, declares the LORD—my steadfast love and my compassion.
  • For thus says the LORD: Do not enter a house of feasting, nor go to lament or bewail them; for I have withdrawn my peace from this people, declares the LORD—my steadfast love and my compassion.
6 Both great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, and they shall not be lamented— neither shall they be girded with sackcloth nor shaved for them.

Jer.16.6 - Details

Original Text

ומתו גדלים וקטנים בארץ הזאת לא יקברו ולא־ יספדו להם ולא יתגדד ולא יקרח להם׃

Morphology

  • ומתו: CONJ+VERB,qal,imperf,3,_,pl
  • גדלים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • וקטנים: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • בארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
  • הזאת: DEM,f,sg,def
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יקברו: VERB,niphal,impf,3,m,pl
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יספדו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יתגדד: VERB,hitp,impf,3,m,pl
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יקרח: VERB,hitp,impf,3,m,pl
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 16:4-5 (verbal): Immediate context: the same prophetic command lists prohibitions (no burial, no lamentation, no cutting/self-mutilation) and forbids normal mourning and family life — essentially the same set of rites/verbs as v.6.
  • Jeremiah 8:1-2 (thematic): Speaks of bones being exposed and not properly buried (bones spread before sun), echoing the theme of dishonoured dead and absence of proper burial rites.
  • Ezekiel 7:17-19 (thematic): Announces sudden national calamity and death; though language differs, it parallels the picture of widespread death, disgrace, and the inability of wealth or ritual to avert doom or secure proper rites.
  • Ezekiel 24:15-18 (structural): Ezekiel is commanded not to mourn for his dead wife as a prophetic sign — the motif of forbidden/absent mourning parallels Jeremiah’s declaration that there will be no lamentation or customary mourning practices.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Men great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, nor shall they be lamented; neither shall they be cut nor shall they shave themselves for them.
  • Both great and small in this land shall die; they shall not be buried, nor shall they be lamented; they shall not shave themselves or make themselves bald for them.
7 They shall not wrap themselves as mourners to comfort them on account of a dead one, nor shall they give them the cup of consolation to drink for father or for mother.

Jer.16.7 - Details

Original Text

ולא־ יפרסו להם על־ אבל לנחמו על־ מת ולא־ ישקו אותם כוס תנחומים על־ אביו ועל־ אמו׃

Morphology

  • ולא: CONJ
  • יפרסו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • על: PREP
  • אבל: CONJ
  • לנחמו: PREP+VERB,qal,inf,3,m,sg
  • על: PREP
  • מת: ADJ,m,sg
  • ולא: CONJ
  • ישקו: VERB,qal,yiqtol,3,pl
  • אותם: PRON,3,m,pl,obj
  • כוס: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • תנחומים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • על: PREP
  • אביו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3,m,sg
  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • אמו: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Jer.16.5 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same oracle: God commands not to enter the house of mourning or lament—same prohibition of participating in funerary consolations as stated in v.7.
  • Ezek.24:17-18 (structural): Prophetic enactment commanding silence in mourning and forbidding customary lamentation—parallels Jeremiah's injunction that normal consolatory rites (e.g., the cup of consolation) will not be performed.
  • Lamentations 1:2 (thematic): Jerusalem 'has no comforters' after disaster; thematically echoes Jeremiah's picture of a people deprived of customary consolation for the dead.
  • Amos 8:10 (thematic): God's judgment turns feasting and gladness into mourning and lamentation—similarly depicts the loss of normal consolatory and festive practices under divine judgment.

Alternative generated candidates

  • They shall not spread out garments in mourning to comfort for a dead man, nor give them a cup of consolation for their father or their mother.
  • They shall not spread out a mourning cloth to comfort for the dead, nor give to them the cup of consolation for father or mother.
8 You shall not go to a house of feasting to sit with them, to eat or to drink.

Jer.16.8 - Details

Original Text

ובית־ משתה לא־ תבוא לשבת אותם לאכל ולשתות׃

Morphology

  • ובית: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,cs
  • משתה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • תבוא: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • לשבת: PREP+VERB,qal,inf
  • אותם: PRON,3,m,pl,obj
  • לאכל: INF,qal
  • ולשתות: VERB,qal,inf

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 16:2 (verbal): Immediate context in Jeremiah: the prophet is commanded not to marry or have children and not to join in normal social/ritual life—closely parallel instructions to avoid houses of feasting.
  • Jeremiah 7:34 (thematic): God declares he will cause the 'voice of mirth'—including bridegroom and bride and related feasting—to cease from the land, echoing the loss of communal feasting in judgment.
  • Isaiah 24:8-9 (thematic): Describes the cessation of mirth and the silencing of music and drinking in the day of the LORD's judgment, thematically paralleling the prohibition against eating and drinking at feasts.
  • Amos 6:5-7 (thematic): Condemns luxury, feasting, and music among the complacent—contrasts the prophetic judgment that removes festive gatherings, similar to Jeremiah's prohibition against joining feasts.
  • Ezekiel 24:17-18 (structural): Prophetic injunctions about altered social and mourning practices (do not mourn or eat customary foods) accompany divine judgment—structurally parallel to the command not to participate in feasts.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them to eat and to drink.
  • You shall not go into a house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.
9 For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will banish from this place before your eyes and in your days the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.

Jer.16.9 - Details

Original Text

כי כה אמר יהוה צבאות אלהי ישראל הנני משבית מן־ המקום הזה לעיניכם ובימיכם קול ששון וקול שמחה קול חתן וקול כלה׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • כה: ADV
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • צבאות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אלהי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הנני: PRT+PRON,1,sg
  • משבית: VERB,hiph,part,3,m,sg
  • מן: PREP
  • המקום: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg
  • לעיניכם: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs,2mp
  • ובימיכם: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+2,m,pl
  • קול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ששון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וקול: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שמחה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • קול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חתן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וקול: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כלה: ADV

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 7:34 (verbal): Almost identical wording — God declares he will put an end in the place to the voice of mirth, gladness, bridegroom and bride (same formula of silencing joy).
  • Isaiah 24:8 (verbal): Speaks of the stilling of musical mirth and the end of rejoicing (‘the mirth of the tambourines is stilled’), echoing the image of celebrations being silenced by divine judgment.
  • Amos 8:10 (thematic): God turns feasts and songs into mourning and lamentation — parallel theme of festive joy being removed and replaced by sorrow as a result of divine action.
  • Lamentations 5:15 (thematic): ‘The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning’ — communal lament language that parallels Jeremiah’s depiction of joy and nuptial celebration being taken away.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will put far from this place, before your eyes and in your days, the sound of mirth and the sound of gladness, the voice of bridegroom and the voice of bride.
  • For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will remove from this place before your eyes and in your days the voice of gladness and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.
10 And when you show these things to this people, and they say to you, 'Why has the LORD pronounced against us all this great evil? What have we done to the LORD our God, and what is our sin?'

Jer.16.10 - Details

Original Text

והיה כי תגיד לעם הזה את כל־ הדברים האלה ואמרו אליך על־ מה דבר יהוה עלינו את כל־ הרעה הגדולה הזאת ומה עוננו ומה חטאתנו אשר חטאנו ליהוה אלהינו׃

Morphology

  • והיה: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • תגיד: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • לעם: PREP
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • כל: DET
  • הדברים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • האלה: DEM,pl
  • ואמרו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • אליך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • על: PREP
  • מה: PRON,int
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • עלינו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • כל: DET
  • הרעה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • הגדולה: ADJ,f,sg,def
  • הזאת: DEM,f,sg,def
  • ומה: CONJ+PRON,int
  • עוננו: NOUN,m,sg,abs,1pl
  • ומה: CONJ+PRON,int
  • חטאתנו: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,1,pl
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • חטאנו: VERB,qal,perf,1,m,pl
  • ליהוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אלהינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:1,pl

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 25:3-4 (thematic): Jeremiah recounts that he repeatedly warned the people by the LORD’s messengers yet they did not listen—parallels 16:10’s situation where people ask why God has pronounced disaster despite prophetic warning.
  • Deuteronomy 28:45-46 (structural): Part of the covenant curse speeches explaining that calamities come because Israel did not serve the LORD—provides the covenantal rationale for asking “what have we done?” in Jer 16:10.
  • Ezekiel 36:21-23 (thematic): God explains that exile and dispersion are consequences of uncleanness and are intended to vindicate His holy name—an explicit divine explanation for national punishment, echoing the question in Jer 16:10.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 (thematic): A summary that the LORD’s prophets repeatedly warned the people but were scorned and persecuted, leading to judgment—parallels the motif of ignored warning and subsequent question of why disaster has come.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And it shall be, when you show these things to the people, and they say to you, “Why has the LORD pronounced against us all this great evil? What is our iniquity, and what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?”
  • And when you tell these things to this people, they will say to you, 'Why has the LORD pronounced over us all this great disaster? What is our iniquity? What is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?'
11 then you shall say to them, 'It is because your fathers have forsaken me, says the LORD, and have walked after other gods and served them and bowed down to them, and have forsaken me and have not kept my law.'

Jer.16.11 - Details

Original Text

ואמרת אליהם על אשר־ עזבו אבותיכם אותי נאם־ יהוה וילכו אחרי אלהים אחרים ויעבדום וישתחוו להם ואתי עזבו ואת־ תורתי לא שמרו׃

Morphology

  • ואמרת: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • אליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • על: PREP
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • עזבו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • אבותיכם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,2,m,pl
  • אותי: PRON,1,sg,acc
  • נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • וילכו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • אחרי: PREP
  • אלהים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אחרים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • ויעבדום: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • וישתחוו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • ואתי: PRON,1,m,sg
  • עזבו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • ואת: CONJ
  • תורתי: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,1,sg
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • שמרו: VERB,qal,imper,2,m,pl

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 31:16 (allusion): Moses' warning that Israel will ‘forsake me and go a-whoring after other gods’ anticipates Jeremiah’s charge that their fathers abandoned Yahweh and followed other gods.
  • Judges 2:12–13 (thematic): Describes the recurring cycle: the people ‘forsook the LORD and served Baalim,’ mirroring Jeremiah’s depiction of ancestral apostasy, idolatrous service and worship.
  • Jeremiah 2:13 (verbal): Within the same prophetic work Jeremiah similarly accuses the people of forsaking the Lord (the ‘fountain of living waters’) and pursuing worthless alternatives—same motif and language of abandonment.
  • 2 Kings 17:15–16 (thematic): Reports Israel’s rejection of God’s statutes and turn to idols as the cause of exile—parallels Jeremiah’s indictment that the fathers left Yahweh, served other gods and did not keep his law.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Then you shall say to them, “Because your fathers have forsaken me, declares the LORD, and have gone after other gods and served them and worshiped them, and have forsaken me and have not kept my law.
  • Then you shall say to them, 'It is because your fathers have forsaken me, declares the LORD, and went after other gods and served them and worshiped them; they forsook me and did not keep my law.
12 And you have done worse than your fathers; behold, each of you walks according to the stubbornness of his evil heart, to refuse to listen to me.

Jer.16.12 - Details

Original Text

ואתם הרעתם לעשות מאבותיכם והנכם הלכים איש אחרי שררות לבו־ הרע לבלתי שמע אלי׃

Morphology

  • ואתם: CONJ+PRON,2,pl
  • הרעתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • לעשות: VERB,qal,inf
  • מאבותיכם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,2,pl
  • והנכם: PRT,behold,2mp
  • הלכים: VERB,qal,ptc,.,m,pl
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אחרי: PREP
  • שררות: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • לבו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • הרע: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • לבלתי: PART,neg
  • שמע: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אלי: PREP+PRON,1,sg

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 7:24 (verbal): Very close verbal parallel — people ‘did not listen or incline their ear’ and ‘walked in the counsels/imaginations of their evil heart,’ echoing ‘each one walks after the stubbornness of his evil heart.’
  • Deuteronomy 31:27 (thematic): Moses charges Israel’s future stubbornness and rebellion (‘I know your rebellion and stiff neck’) — same theme of persistent disobedience and hard-heartedness toward God.
  • 2 Kings 17:14 (thematic): Describes Israel’s rejection of God’s statutes and refusal to listen to his words, leading to judgment — parallels Jeremiah’s charge that the people would not heed God because of their evil hearts.
  • Ezekiel 20:8 (verbal): God recounts Israel’s rebellion and that they ‘would not hearken to me’ — similar language and motif of a people following the stubbornness of their hearts and refusing God’s voice.
  • Romans 1:21 (allusion): Paul speaks of people who ‘became vain in their imaginations’ and whose ‘foolish heart was darkened,’ paralleling the prophetic indictment of stubborn, evil hearts that refuse to honor or listen to God.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You have done worse than your fathers; behold, each one walks according to the stubbornness of his own evil heart to refuse to hear me.
  • And you have acted more wickedly than your fathers; behold, each one walks according to the stubbornness of his own evil heart, so as not to listen to me.
13 Therefore I will cast you out of this land into a land that you do not know— you and your fathers— and there you shall serve other gods day and night; for I will not show you favor.

Jer.16.13 - Details

Original Text

והטלתי אתכם מעל הארץ הזאת על־ הארץ אשר לא ידעתם אתם ואבותיכם ועבדתם־ שם את־ אלהים אחרים יומם ולילה אשר לא־ אתן לכם חנינה׃

Morphology

  • והטלתי: VERB,hifil,perf,1,c,sg
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • מעל: PREP
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • הזאת: DEM,f,sg,def
  • על: PREP
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • ידעתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
  • ואבותיכם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+2,pl
  • ועבדתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • שם: ADV
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אלהים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אחרים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • יומם: ADV
  • ולילה: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • אתן: VERB,qal,impf,1,sg
  • לכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • חנינה: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 28:64 (verbal): Near-verbatim covenant warning: the LORD will scatter Israel into nations 'which you have not known' and there they will 'serve other gods,' matching Jeremiah’s judgmental exile language.
  • Leviticus 26:33 (thematic): Part of the covenant curses—God will 'scatter you among the nations' and the land will be desolate—echoing the theme of exile as punishment and loss of divine favor.
  • 2 Kings 17:6,23 (structural): Narrative fulfillment: Israel is carried into Assyria and removed from the land; the text links exile with idolatry and divine removal, paralleling Jeremiah’s threatened deportation and serving foreign gods.
  • Ezekiel 5:11 (thematic): Prophetic judgment formula: God declares he will 'scatter' Jerusalem’s inhabitants among nations as punishment—reflecting the same dispersal-as-punishment motif and loss of God’s protection in Jeremiah 16:13.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Therefore I will cast you out from this land into a land that you do not know—neither you nor your fathers—and there you shall serve other gods day and night; for I will not grant you mercy.”
  • Therefore I will cast you out from this land into a land that you do not know—neither you nor your fathers—and there you shall serve other gods day and night; for I will show you no mercy.
14 But behold, days are coming, says the LORD, when they will no more say, 'As the LORD lives who brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,'

Jer.16.14 - Details

Original Text

לכן הנה־ ימים באים נאם־ יהוה ולא־ יאמר עוד חי־ יהוה אשר העלה את־ בני ישראל מארץ מצרים׃

Morphology

  • לכן: ADV
  • הנה: PART
  • ימים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • באים: VERB,qal,part,3,m,pl
  • נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יאמר: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • עוד: ADV
  • חי: ADJ,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • העלה: NOUN,f,sg,abs,def
  • את: PRT,acc
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 23:7-8 (verbal): Repeats the same prophetic formula: 'days are coming... they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt,' then describes a new gathering from the north and other lands—close verbal parallel.
  • Isaiah 43:16-19 (thematic): God announces a 'new thing' and recalls making a way in the sea (the Exodus), promising a future deliverance and a new exodus-like act of salvation—same motif of a future redemptive movement replacing the old.
  • Ezekiel 36:24-28 (thematic): Promises God will gather Israel from the nations and bring them back to their land, cleanse and renew them—the theme of future regathering and restoration that underlies Jeremiah 16:14.
  • Zechariah 10:10-11 (allusion): Speaks of God bringing Israel from Egypt and Assyria in a future restoration, echoing the imagery of a renewed exodus and divine deliverance across nations.
  • Hosea 11:1 (verbal): Uses the 'out of Egypt' motif ('When Israel was a child I called my son out of Egypt'), supplying the Exodus motif that Jeremiah repurposes to describe a future act of divine salvation.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Therefore behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, when they shall no more say, “As the LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt.”
  • Therefore behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, 'As the LORD lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,'
15 but, 'As the LORD lives who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where I had driven them'—and I will bring them back to their own land which I gave to their fathers.

Jer.16.15 - Details

Original Text

כי אם־ חי־ יהוה אשר העלה את־ בני ישראל מארץ צפון ומכל הארצות אשר הדיחם שמה והשבתים על־ אדמתם אשר נתתי לאבותם׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • אם: CONJ
  • חי: ADJ,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • העלה: NOUN,f,sg,abs,def
  • את: PRT,acc
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • צפון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ומכל: CONJ
  • הארצות: NOUN,f,pl,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • הדיחם: VERB,hiph,perf,3,m,sg,3,pl.obj
  • שמה: ADV
  • והשבתים: CONJ+VERB,hiphil,imperfect,1,_,sg
  • על: PREP
  • אדמתם: NOUN,f,sg,abs,poss,3,m,pl
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • נתתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
  • לאבותם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+SUFF,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 31:8 (verbal): Speaks of bringing Israel 'from the land of the north' and restoring them to their own land—close verbal and thematic echo of Jer 16:15.
  • Jeremiah 23:8 (verbal): Promises that the remnant will return and dwell in the land, with language about God bringing them back from the north—directly parallels the restoration motif.
  • Ezekiel 37:21-22 (verbal): God declares he will gather the people from the nations and bring them into their own land—similar promise of regathering and return found in Jer 16:15.
  • Isaiah 11:11-12 (thematic): Foretells the Lord's setting his hand a second time to recover the remnant from the north and from the ends of the earth—the same eschatological gathering theme.
  • Amos 9:14-15 (thematic): God promises to bring back the exiled people and plant them in their land so they will never be uprooted—parallels Jer 16:15's assurance of return and permanent restoration.

Alternative generated candidates

  • But, “As the LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands to which he had driven them”—and I will bring them again to the land that I gave to their fathers.
  • but, 'As the LORD lives who brought up the people of Israel from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had driven them'—and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers.
16 Behold, I will send for many fishermen, says the LORD, and they shall fish for them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and from the clefts of the rocks.

Jer.16.16 - Details

Original Text

הנני שלח לדיגים רבים נאם־ יהוה ודיגום ואחרי־ כן אשלח לרבים צידים וצדום מעל כל־ הר ומעל כל־ גבעה ומנקיקי הסלעים׃

Morphology

  • הנני: PRT+PRON,1,sg
  • שלח: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • לדיגים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • רבים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ודיגום: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,3,pl
  • ואחרי: CONJ
  • כן: ADV
  • אשלח: VERB,qal,imperf,1,_,sg
  • לרבים: PREP+ADJ,m,pl
  • צידים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • וצדום: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,3,pl
  • מעל: PREP
  • כל: DET
  • הר: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • ומעל: PREP
  • כל: DET
  • גבעה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ומנקיקי: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • הסלעים: NOUN,m,pl,def

Parallels

  • Mark 1:17 (verbal): Jesus' call to the disciples—'Follow me... I will make you fishers of men'—uses the fishing metaphor to describe gathering people, echoing Jeremiah's image of God sending fishers to take people.
  • Matthew 13:47-50 (thematic): The parable of the net that gathers fish and the subsequent sorting/judgment parallels Jeremiah's motif of agents who gather people from everywhere and imply divine judgment and separation.
  • Ezekiel 34:12-13 (thematic): God as one who searches out and gathers his scattered sheep 'from all the places where they were scattered' parallels Jeremiah's language of fetching people 'from every mountain and every hill and from the clefts of the rocks.'
  • Amos 4:2 (verbal): Amos speaks of Israel being seized 'with hooks'—a related fishing image used as an instrument of judgment, resonating with Jeremiah's depiction of fishers and hunters as God's agents of capture.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Behold, I will send for many fishers, declares the LORD, and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and from the clefts of the rocks.
  • Behold, I will send for many fishers, declares the LORD, and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.
17 For my eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hidden from my face, nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.

Jer.16.17 - Details

Original Text

כי עיני על־ כל־ דרכיהם לא נסתרו מלפני ולא־ נצפן עונם מנגד עיני׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • עיני: NOUN,f,pl,cons+1s
  • על: PREP
  • כל: DET
  • דרכיהם: NOUN,f,pl,abs+3mp
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • נסתרו: VERB,nif,perf,3,m,pl
  • מלפני: PREP
  • ולא: CONJ
  • נצפן: VERB,niphal,perf,3,pl
  • עונם: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • מנגד: ADV
  • עיני: NOUN,f,pl,cons+1s

Parallels

  • Proverbs 15:3 (verbal): Both speak of the LORD's eyes being everywhere and observing human ways and deeds—nothing is hidden from God's sight.
  • Psalm 139:1-4 (verbal): Psalmist declares God has searched and known him and that all his ways are before God, echoing the idea that nothing is concealed from God's eyes.
  • Jeremiah 23:24 (allusion): Within Jeremiah, the prophet repeats the theme that no one can hide from God ('Can any hide himself... that I shall not see him?'), reinforcing omniscience language.
  • Hebrews 4:13 (thematic): New Testament reflection on divine omniscience—'all things naked and opened' before God—parallels Jeremiah's assertion that iniquity and ways are not hidden from God's eyes.
  • 1 Chronicles 28:9 (thematic): David warns that the LORD searches all hearts and understands minds—similar emphasis on God's exhaustive knowledge of human ways and sins.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For my eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from my sight, nor is their iniquity hidden from my face.
  • For my eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hidden from my face, nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.
18 I will repay them for their former deeds, the full payment for their offenses; because they have filled up the measure of their fathers' iniquities by their own deeds, in making my land an abomination with their detestable practices.

Jer.16.18 - Details

Original Text

ושלמתי ראשונה משנה עונם וחטאתם על חללם את־ ארצי בנבלת שקוציהם ותועבותיהם מלאו את־ נחלתי׃

Morphology

  • ושלמתי: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,1,?,sg
  • ראשונה: ADJ,f,sg
  • משנה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • עונם: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
  • וחטאתם: NOUN,f,sg,abs,3mp
  • על: PREP
  • חללם: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3mp
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ארצי: NOUN,f,sg,abs,1,sg
  • בנבלת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • שקוציהם: NOUN,m,pl,cons+3mp
  • ותועבותיהם: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,abs+3mp
  • מלאו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • נחלתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,NA,sg

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 2:7 (verbal): Both verses accuse Israel of defiling God's land and making his inheritance an abomination; Jeremiah 2:7 uses very similar language about bringing into a fruitful land that was then profaned.
  • Ezekiel 36:18 (verbal): Ezekiel speaks of the nations profaning God's holy name and defiling his land—echoing Jeremiah's charge that the people's detestable practices have filled and defiled the LORD's inheritance.
  • Leviticus 18:25-28 (thematic): These laws warn that the land becomes defiled by the people's abominations and will 'vomit out' its inhabitants; the theme of land-pollution and divine judgment underlies Jeremiah 16:18.
  • Isaiah 24:5 (thematic): Isaiah similarly states that the earth is defiled because its inhabitants transgressed the laws, paralleling Jeremiah's motif of the land's defilement by wicked practices and consequent judgment.

Alternative generated candidates

  • I will repay them their deeds upon their own heads, declares the LORD; both their guilt and their sins shall be in their own time—my land they have filled with the corpses of their detestable things and abominations.
  • And I will first repay their iniquity and their sin—I will repay them double—for they have filled my land with the carcasses of their detestable things and with their abominations.
19 O LORD, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of distress— to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, 'Our fathers have inherited only lies, vanity, and there is no benefit in them.'

Jer.16.19 - Details

Original Text

יהוה עזי ומעזי ומנוסי ביום צרה אליך גוים יבאו מאפסי־ ארץ ויאמרו אך־ שקר נחלו אבותינו הבל ואין־ בם מועיל׃

Morphology

  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • עזי: NOUN,m,sg,abs,1cs
  • ומעזי: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs,suff-1cs
  • ומנוסי: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs,suff-1cs
  • ביום: PREP
  • צרה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • אליך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • גוים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • יבאו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • מאפסי: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • ארץ: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ויאמרו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,pl
  • אך: PART
  • שקר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • נחלו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • אבותינו: NOUN,m,pl,abs+1cp
  • הבל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואין: CONJ+PART,exist
  • בם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • מועיל: ADJ,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 18:2 (verbal): Uses similar language of God as personal strength, fortress and refuge — 'The LORD is my rock/fortress/deliverer,' echoing Jeremiah's 'YHWH is my strength and my refuge.'
  • Psalm 46:1 (verbal): Declares God as 'a very present help in trouble' — parallels Jeremiah's 'refuge in a day of distress' and the motif of divine protection in crisis.
  • Isaiah 2:2-3 (thematic): Forecasts nations streaming to the mountain of the LORD from many peoples — parallels Jeremiah's image of nations coming 'from the ends of the earth' to acknowledge the Lord.
  • Psalm 22:27-28 (thematic): Speaks of 'all the ends of the earth' turning to the LORD and worshiping him — echoes Jeremiah's worldwide turn of nations to God.
  • Psalm 115:4-8 (thematic): Portrays idols as worthless and unable to help their worshipers — parallels Jeremiah's charge that the nations will say their fathers 'inherited lies' that are 'of no benefit.'

Alternative generated candidates

  • O LORD, my strength and my stronghold and my refuge in the day of distress— to you nations shall come from the ends of the earth and say, “Our fathers inherited but lies; worthless are the things our fathers trusted in; there is no profit in them.”
  • O LORD, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of distress, to you nations shall come from the ends of the earth and say: 'Our fathers have inherited only lies—vanity—and there is no profit in them.'
20 Can a man make for himself gods? Yet they are no gods.

Jer.16.20 - Details

Original Text

היעשה־ לו אדם אלהים והמה לא אלהים׃

Morphology

  • היעשה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • אדם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אלהים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • והמה: PRON,3,m,pl
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • אלהים: NOUN,m,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 2:11 (verbal): Within the same book the prophet asks rhetorically whether a nation can change its gods, ‘which are not gods,’ closely echoing the claim that made idols are not true gods.
  • Isaiah 44:10 (verbal): Isaiah ridicules those who fashion idols that are ‘profitable for nothing,’ a verbal and thematic critique of crafted deities as not being genuine gods.
  • Psalm 115:4–8 (thematic): The psalm contrasts mute, powerless idols with the living God and says those who make and trust idols become like them—parallel theme that idols are not gods.
  • 1 Corinthians 8:4 (allusion): Paul declares an idol is nothing in the world and affirms there is only one God, a New Testament theological echo that supposed gods lack true divinity.
  • Habakkuk 2:18–19 (verbal): Habakkuk denounces carved images and questions the worth of idols and their makers, sharing the rhetorical stance that fashioned gods are not real gods.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Can a man make for himself gods? Yet they are not gods.
  • Can a man make for himself gods? Yet they are not gods.
21 Therefore behold, I will make them know— this time I will make them know my hand and my power— and they shall know that my name is the LORD.

Jer.16.21 - Details

Original Text

לכן הנני מודיעם בפעם הזאת אודיעם את־ ידי ואת־ גבורתי וידעו כי־ שמי יהוה׃

Morphology

  • לכן: ADV
  • הנני: PRT+PRON,1,sg
  • מודיעם: VERB,hif,impf,3,m,sg
  • בפעם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg
  • הזאת: DEM,f,sg,def
  • אודיעם: VERB,hiph,impf,1,com,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ידי: NOUN,f,pl,cons
  • ואת: CONJ
  • גבורתי: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • וידעו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • שמי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1cs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Exodus 6:7 (quotation): God promises that Israel will know him as the LORD—language closely parallels Jeremiah's 'they shall know that my name is LORD,' emphasizing divine self-revelation and covenant relationship.
  • Isaiah 52:6 (verbal): Uses the same formula 'then they shall know that I am the LORD,' connecting prophetic threats/promises with the recognition of God's identity and saving power.
  • Ezekiel 20:42 (thematic): God declares he will act so that the people will know him as LORD; echoes Jeremiah's emphasis on acts of divine power (hand/might) leading to recognition of God's name.
  • Deuteronomy 4:35 (thematic): Affirms the purpose of God's acts—so that the nations/people may know that the LORD is God—paralleling Jeremiah's intention to make them know God's hand and might.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Therefore behold, I will make them know this once; I will make them know my hand and my might, and they shall know that my name is the LORD.
  • Therefore behold, I will make them know—this very time I will make them know my hand and my might, and they shall know that my name is the LORD.
1 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with the point of a diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart and on the horns of your altars.

Jer.17.1 - Details

Original Text

חטאת יהודה כתובה בעט ברזל בצפרן שמיר חרושה על־ לוח לבם ולקרנות מזבחותיכם׃

Morphology

  • חטאת: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • כתובה: ADJ,ptcp,qal,f,sg
  • בעט: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ברזל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בצפרן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שמיר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חרושה: VERB,qal,ptcp,pass,f,sg
  • על: PREP
  • לוח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לבם: NOUN,m,sg,poss
  • ולקרנות: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • מזבחותיכם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+2mp

Parallels

  • Habakkuk 2:2 (verbal): Both passages use the imagery of writing/inscribing on tablets ("write the vision/inscribe on tablets")—the inscription metaphor parallels Jeremiah's 'engraved upon the tablet of their heart.'
  • Exodus 32:15-16 (structural): Moses' tablets are described as engraved/written (by God's hand/finger); Jeremiah inverts this motif—what is engraved on a tablet is not God's law but Judah's sin, creating an ironic contrast with sacred inscription imagery.
  • Hebrews 8:10 (cf. Jer.31:33) (thematic): Hebrews (quoting Jer.31:33) emphasizes God's law 'written on their hearts' as a promise of renewal—this stands in pointed contrast to Jeremiah 17:1, where sin, not God's law, is what is written on the heart.
  • Ezekiel 36:26 (thematic): Ezekiel promises a change of heart ('a new heart... a heart of flesh') that counters the idea of hearts bearing an indelible inscription of sin as in Jeremiah 17:1.
  • 1 Kings 1:50-51; 2:28-34 (structural): References to people seizing the 'horns of the altar' show the altar-horns as prominent cultic loci; Jeremiah's image of sin carved on the 'horns of your altars' links cultic fixtures directly with the community's corrupt practices.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, engraved with a diamond point, upon the tablet of their heart and on the horns of your altars;
  • The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, engraved with a diamond point, upon the tablet of their heart and upon the horns of your altars.
2 Much even of their children remember their altars and their Asherahs beside the green trees upon the high hills.

Jer.17.2 - Details

Original Text

כזכר בניהם מזבחותם ואשריהם על־ עץ רענן על גבעות הגבהות׃

Morphology

  • כזכר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בניהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3,pl
  • מזבחותם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+SUFF,3,m,pl
  • ואשריהם: NOUN,f,pl,suff
  • על: PREP
  • עץ: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • רענן: ADJ,m,sg
  • על: PREP
  • גבעות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • הגבהות: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 16:21 (verbal): Prohibits planting an Asherah beside the LORD's altar—legal prescript against the very cultic pole (asherah) and tree-associated worship alluded to in Jeremiah 17:2.
  • 1 Kings 14:23-24 (verbal): States that Judah had also set up high places, pillars and Asherim and practiced cultic prostitution—closely parallels Jeremiah’s accusation about altars and Asherim on the high green hills.
  • Hosea 4:13 (thematic): Condemns sacrifices on mountain tops and burning offerings under trees (oak, poplar, terebinth), linking the same hilltop/tree-associated idolatrous worship pictured in Jeremiah 17:2.
  • 2 Kings 21:7 (verbal): Describes King Manasseh placing an Asherah in the temple and building altars for Baal—an explicit example of the Asherah/altar cultic practices criticized in Jeremiah 17:2.

Alternative generated candidates

  • while their children remember their altars and their Asherah poles beside the leafy trees upon the high hills.
  • While their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees on the high hills.
3 I will give all your treasures and all your valuables to the plunder; I will make your dead a spoil because of the sin throughout your borders.

Jer.17.3 - Details

Original Text

הררי בשדה חילך כל־ אוצרותיך לבז אתן במתיך בחטאת בכל־ גבוליך׃

Morphology

  • הררי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • בשדה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חילך: NOUN,m,sg,abs,suff:2ms
  • כל: DET
  • אוצרותיך: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:2,ms
  • לבז: PREP+VERB,qal,inf
  • אתן: VERB,qal,impf,1,sg
  • במתיך: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:2,ms
  • בחטאת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בכל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • גבוליך: NOUN,m,pl,abs,pr2ms

Parallels

  • Ezekiel 6:3-4 (structural): Directly parallels the oracle 'against the mountains' and pronounces desolation of high places/altars because of idolatry—same prophetic form and outcome as Jeremiah's 'mountains in the field' made spoil for your sin.
  • Ezekiel 7:19 (verbal): Uses the image of silver and gold proving useless and being cast away when judgment comes, echoing Jeremiah's language of treasures given up to the spoil.
  • Leviticus 26:31-33 (thematic): God's covenantal curses: cities and sanctuaries laid waste, people scattered and land made desolate—parallels Jeremiah's threat to give treasures and high places over for punishment.
  • Deuteronomy 28:32-33 (thematic): Part of the Deuteronomic curses where foreign peoples consume the produce and inherit what the covenant people lose—resonates with Jeremiah's prediction of loss of wealth and spoil across the land.

Alternative generated candidates

  • O mountain in the field, remove your refuge; all your treasures I will give to plunder; your dead I will give for food because of your sins throughout all your borders.
  • I will make your high places a desolation in the field; I will give all your treasures as plunder, and your carcasses to the beasts, because of your sin throughout your borders.
4 You shall be cast out and expelled from the land which I gave you; and I will make you serve your enemies in a land you do not know; for I will kindle a consuming fire in my anger, and it shall burn forever.

Jer.17.4 - Details

Original Text

ושמטתה ובך מנחלתך אשר נתתי לך והעבדתיך את־ איביך בארץ אשר לא־ ידעת כי־ אש קדחתם באפי עד־ עולם תוקד׃

Morphology

  • ושמטתה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • ובך: CONJ+PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
  • מנחלתך: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • נתתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
  • לך: PRON,2,m,sg
  • והעבדתיך: VERB,hif,perf,2,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • איביך: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • בארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • ידעת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • אש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • קדחתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • באפי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,suf,1,sg
  • עד: PREP
  • עולם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • תוקד: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg

Parallels

  • Leviticus 26:33 (thematic): God threatens to scatter Israel among the nations as punishment and make the land desolate—parallels Jeremiah’s promise to cast them out of their inheritance.
  • Deuteronomy 28:64 (thematic): A covenant curse predicting that the LORD will scatter the people among all nations and they will serve other gods—echoes the exile motif in Jeremiah 17:4.
  • Ezekiel 22:20-22 (verbal): God declares He will 'kindle a fire' in Jerusalem that will devour—language of kindled divine wrath parallels Jeremiah’s image of a fire kindled in God’s anger.
  • 2 Kings 17:18-23 (structural): Narrates the removal of Israel from their land into Assyria as the fulfillment of divine judgment—historical realization of the exile threatened in Jeremiah 17:4.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And I will cast you out of this land into a land that you do not know; there you shall serve your enemies day and night; for I will kindle a burning fire in my wrath that shall not be quenched.
  • You shall be left desolate, and the heritage that I gave you I will make a possession for your enemies in a land you do not know; for I will kindle a burning fire in my anger that shall consume you.
5 Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his arm, whose heart turns away from the LORD.

Jer.17.5 - Details

Original Text

כה ׀ אמר יהוה ארור הגבר אשר יבטח באדם ושם בשר זרעו ומן־ יהוה יסור לבו׃

Morphology

  • כה: ADV
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ארור: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • הגבר: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • יבטח: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • באדם: PREP
  • ושם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בשר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • זרעו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • ומן: CONJ+PREP
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • יסור: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לבו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Psalm 118:8 (verbal): Expresses the same contrast—better to trust in the LORD than to trust in man—using closely related language and sentiment.
  • Psalm 146:3 (thematic): Warns against putting confidence in princes or mortal humans who cannot save, echoing Jeremiah’s rebuke of reliance on flesh.
  • Proverbs 3:5 (thematic): Commands trust in the LORD rather than in human understanding or resources, offering the positive counterpart to Jeremiah’s curse on trusting in man.
  • Isaiah 2:22 (allusion): Urges people to stop trusting mere mortals—'whose breath is in his nostrils'—a parallel rhetorical dismissal of human reliance found in Jeremiah.
  • Jeremiah 17:7 (structural): Immediate chiastic/contrasting parallel within the chapter: where 17:5 pronounces a curse on those who trust in man, 17:7 pronounces blessing on those who trust in the LORD.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his arm, whose heart turns away from the LORD.
  • Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the LORD.
6 He shall be like a shrub in the desert and shall not see when good comes; he shall dwell in the parched places, a salt land and not inhabited.

Jer.17.6 - Details

Original Text

והיה כערער בערבה ולא יראה כי־ יבוא טוב ושכן חררים במדבר ארץ מלחה ולא תשב׃

Morphology

  • והיה: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • כערער: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בערבה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יראה: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • יבוא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • טוב: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • ושכן: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • חררים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • במדבר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ארץ: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מלחה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ולא: CONJ
  • תשב: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg

Parallels

  • Jer.17:7-8 (structural): Direct contrast within the same passage: 17:6 depicts the person who trusts in man as a shrub in the desert, while 17:7-8 portrays the person who trusts in the LORD as a flourishing tree by water—antithetical images of barrenness vs. vitality.
  • Isa.1:30 (verbal): Uses a similar simile of vegetation withering for lack of water—'you shall be like an oak whose leaf fades, and like a garden without water'—paralleling the image of a shrub in the dry wilderness.
  • Ps.107:33-34 (thematic): Speaks of God turning fruitful land into a wilderness and a fruitful land into a salt waste—echoing Jeremiah's language of desolate, salty/waste places 'not inhabited.'
  • Deut.29:22-24 (thematic): Covenantal curse language describing the land becoming a desolation and cities being left uninhabited aligns with Jeremiah's depiction of one allotted a 'salt land' and a wasteland as consequence of faithlessness.

Alternative generated candidates

  • He shall be like the tamarisk in the desert, that sees no good when it comes; he shall dwell in the salty wastes of the wilderness, an uninhabited land.
  • He shall be like a shrub in the desert and shall not see when prosperity comes; he shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in a salt and uninhabited land.
7 Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD.

Jer.17.7 - Details

Original Text

ברוך הגבר אשר יבטח ביהוה והיה יהוה מבטחו׃

Morphology

  • ברוך: ADJ,m,sg
  • הגבר: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • יבטח: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • ביהוה: PREP+PN,sg
  • והיה: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מבטחו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Psalm 84:12 (verbal): Nearly identical blessing formula—'Blessed is the man who trusts in you' (addressed to the LORD of hosts), matching Jeremiah's claim that blessing comes from trusting the LORD.
  • Psalm 40:4 (verbal): Direct verbal parallel: 'Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust'—same language and concept of personal trust in YHWH as the basis of blessing.
  • Proverbs 16:20 (verbal): Wisdom parallel that links attentiveness to instruction and the declaration 'blessed is he who trusts in the LORD,' echoing Jeremiah's formula tying trust to blessing.
  • Isaiah 26:3-4 (thematic): Promises stability and security for those who trust in the LORD ('trust in the LORD forever... he is an everlasting rock'), thematically reinforcing Jeremiah's emphasis on trust yielding blessing and steadiness.
  • Proverbs 29:25 (thematic): Contrasts fear of men with trust in the LORD: 'The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe,' thematically parallel to Jeremiah's contrast between trusting God (blessing) and trusting humans (curse).

Alternative generated candidates

  • Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD.
  • Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD.
8 He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by a stream; he does not fear when heat comes, and his leaf is green; in the year of drought he is not anxious, and he does not cease from yielding fruit.

Jer.17.8 - Details

Original Text

והיה כעץ ׀ שתול על־ מים ועל־ יובל ישלח שרשיו ולא יראה כי־ יבא חם והיה עלהו רענן ובשנת בצרת לא ידאג ולא ימיש מעשות פרי׃

Morphology

  • והיה: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • כעץ: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שתול: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • על: PREP
  • מים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • יובל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ישלח: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • שרשיו: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3ms
  • ולא: CONJ
  • יראה: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • יבא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • חם: ADJ,m,sg
  • והיה: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
  • עלהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • רענן: ADJ,m,sg
  • ובשנת: NOUN,f,sg,cs
  • בצרת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • ידאג: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • ולא: CONJ
  • ימיש: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • מעשות: VERB,qal,inf
  • פרי: NOUN,m,sg,cs

Parallels

  • Psalm 1:3 (verbal): Uses the same simile—'like a tree planted by streams of water' that sends out roots and prospers—closely parallels Jeremiah's language and imagery.
  • Psalm 92:12-14 (thematic): Portrays the righteous as flourishing trees that are planted, upright, and continue to bear fruit even in old age—similar themes of vitality and fruitfulness.
  • Isaiah 58:11 (thematic): Promises continual guidance and satisfaction so the servant 'shall be like a watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail'—echoes the idea of sustained life and resilience by water.
  • Ezekiel 47:12 (structural): Describes trees lining the life-giving river whose fruit is for food and whose leaves for healing—parallels the motif of trees sustained by a perpetual stream bearing fruit.
  • Revelation 22:1-2 (allusion): Eschatological river and tree imagery (tree of life bearing fruit monthly beside the river of water of life) echoes the biblical motif of life and fruitfulness sustained by divine water.

Alternative generated candidates

  • He shall be like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by a stream; it shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall be green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, nor will it cease from bearing fruit.
  • He shall be like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream; it shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaf shall be green; in the year of drought it will not be anxious, nor cease to produce fruit.
9 The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick— who can understand it?

Jer.17.9 - Details

Original Text

עקב הלב מכל ואנש הוא מי ידענו׃

Morphology

  • עקב: PREP
  • הלב: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • מכל: PREP
  • ואנש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
  • מי: PRON,interr,sg
  • ידענו: VERB,qal,perf,1,pl

Parallels

  • Genesis 8:21 (verbal): After the Flood God observes that the inclination of man's heart is only evil continually — a close verbal and thematic echo of the heart's deceitfulness in Jer 17:9.
  • Proverbs 20:9 (thematic): 'Who can say, I have made my heart clean?' echoes the rhetorical question in Jer 17:9 about who can know or understand the human heart's deceit.
  • Mark 7:21-23 (thematic): Jesus teaches that evil thoughts and actions originate in the heart, paralleling Jeremiah's depiction of the heart as deceitful and corrupt at its source.
  • Psalm 51:10 (thematic): David's plea 'Create in me a clean heart' presupposes the heart's corruption described in Jer 17:9 and expresses the need for inner renewal.
  • Ezekiel 36:26 (structural): God's promise to give a new heart and put a new spirit within contrasts with Jer 17:9's diagnosis, offering the covenantal remedy to the deceitful heart.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick—who can understand it?
  • The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick—who can understand it?
10 I, the LORD, search the heart and test the reins, to give to each according to his way, according to the fruit of his deeds.

Jer.17.10 - Details

Original Text

אני יהוה חקר לב בחן כליות ולתת לאיש כדרכיו כפרי מעלליו׃

Morphology

  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • חקר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בחן: ADJ,ptc,pass,f,sg
  • כליות: NOUN,f,pl,cons
  • ולתת: VERB,qal,inf
  • לאיש: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כדרכיו: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • כפרי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מעלליו: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • 1 Samuel 16:7 (thematic): Both verses stress that God examines the heart rather than outward appearance — He judges inner motives.
  • Psalm 139:23-24 (verbal): Prayerful language of God searching and testing the inner person parallels Jeremiah’s image of God searching hearts/kidneys.
  • Proverbs 24:12 (verbal): Speaks of God who 'ponders the heart' and will repay each according to his deeds, echoing Jeremiah’s link of inner knowledge and recompense.
  • Romans 2:6 (thematic): Paul’s statement that God will 'repay each person according to what they have done' parallels Jeremiah’s declaration of giving to each according to his ways and the fruit of his deeds.
  • Revelation 2:23 (quotation): The risen Lord’s language—'I am he who searches minds and hearts' directly echoes the OT motif of God searching inner life found in Jeremiah 17:10.

Alternative generated candidates

  • I, the LORD, search the heart and probe the kidneys, to give to each one according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.
  • I, the LORD, search the heart and test the kidneys, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.
11 A partridge that hatches but has no young is his portion; he who gains riches unjustly spends his days in vain; in the middle of his days he will be forsaken, and at his end he will be a fool.

Jer.17.11 - Details

Original Text

קרא דגר ולא ילד עשה עשר ולא במשפט בחצי ימיו יעזבנו ובאחריתו יהיה נבל׃

Morphology

  • קרא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • דגר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • ולא: CONJ
  • ילד: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • עשה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • עשר: NUM,card,m,sg,cons
  • ולא: CONJ
  • במשפט: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בחצי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ימיו: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
  • יעזבנו: VERB,qal,impf,juss,3,m,sg,1,pl,obj
  • ובאחריתו: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • יהיה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • נבל: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 49:6-9 (thematic): Denounces those who trust in wealth and boast in riches; stresses that wealth cannot redeem a life and will be left behind at death, echoing Jeremiah’s theme of ill-gotten gain and its ultimate loss.
  • Ecclesiastes 2:18-21 (thematic): Speaks of the futility of toil to amass wealth that one must leave to others at death—paralleling Jeremiah’s warning that riches acquired (especially unjustly) do not endure for the owner.
  • Job 27:16-17 (thematic): Questions whether wealth will go down with a man to the grave and observes that it will not endure—closely related to Jeremiah’s point that possessions and gains will be lost in the owner’s lifetime/end.
  • Proverbs 23:5 (thematic): Warns that riches are fleeting—‘they make themselves wings and fly away’—resonating with Jeremiah’s image of one who gains wealth but ultimately leaves it and is disgraced.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Like a partridge that hatches but does not bring forth, so is he who gains riches unjustly; in the midst of his days he shall leave them, and at his end he shall be a fool.
  • Like the partridge that broods but has no young is the man who gains riches unlawfully; in the middle of his days his riches will depart, and at his end he will be a fool.
12 A glorious throne exalted from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.

Jer.17.12 - Details

Original Text

כסא כבוד מרום מראשון מקום מקדשנו׃

Morphology

  • כסא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כבוד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מרום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מראשון: PREP+ADJ,ord,m,sg
  • מקום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מקדשנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,1,pl

Parallels

  • Psalm 11:4 (verbal): Both speak of God’s throne in relation to his holy place/temple — the LORD’s throne and his sanctuary are closely linked.
  • Isaiah 6:1 (thematic): Vision of the Lord ‘sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up’ echoes Jeremiah’s depiction of a lofty, glorious throne.
  • Psalm 103:19 (verbal): Declares that the LORD has established his throne in the heavens, paralleling Jeremiah’s emphasis on a sovereign, exalted throne from the beginning.
  • Isaiah 66:1 (thematic): ‘Heaven is my throne’ underscores the idea that God’s dwelling and throne transcend any earthly sanctuary, related to Jeremiah’s coupling of throne and place of sanctuary.
  • Exodus 15:17 (verbal): Speaks of ‘the place… which you have made for your dwelling, the sanctuary,’ echoing Jeremiah’s language about ‘the place’ and ‘our sanctuary.’

Alternative generated candidates

  • A throne of glory, exalted from of old—the place of our sanctuary.
  • A glorious throne on high from the beginning—the place of our sanctuary.
13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you shall be put to shame; those who turn away on the earth shall be recorded, for they have forsaken the spring of living water, the LORD.

Jer.17.13 - Details

Original Text

מקוה ישראל יהוה כל־ עזביך יבשו וסורי בארץ יכתבו כי עזבו מקור מים־ חיים את־ יהוה׃

Morphology

  • מקוה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • כל: DET
  • עזביך: VERB,qal,ptcp,3,m,pl
  • יבשו: VERB,qal,imprf,3,m,pl
  • וסורי: VERB,qal,ptcp,3,m,pl
  • בארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
  • יכתבו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • עזבו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • מקור: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • חיים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 2:13 (verbal): Uses the same wording and image — Israel has 'forsaken the fountain of living waters' — earlier Jeremiah passage that Jeremiah 17:13 echoes and expands.
  • Psalm 36:9 (verbal): Speaks of God as 'the fountain of life' (or 'fountain of life/ living water'), a close verbal parallel identifying life as originating in God.
  • John 4:10, 13-14 (thematic): Jesus offers 'living water' to the Samaritan woman; the image of living water becomes a symbol of life and salvation given by God/Christ, echoing Jeremiah's fountain metaphor.
  • John 7:37-39 (thematic): Jesus promises 'rivers of living water' flowing from believers (interpreted as the Spirit), developing the living-water motif into New Testament pneumatology and eschatological blessing.
  • Ezekiel 47:1-12 (structural): Describes water flowing from the temple that brings life wherever it goes — a prophetic, cultic and life-giving water image that parallels Jeremiah's 'fountain of living waters.'

Alternative generated candidates

  • O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you shall be put to shame; those who turn aside in the land shall be written down, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
  • O LORD, the hope of Israel—everyone who forsakes you shall be put to shame; those who turn away in the land shall be written down, for they have forsaken the fountain of living waters, even the LORD.
14 Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved; for you are my praise.

Jer.17.14 - Details

Original Text

רפאני יהוה וארפא הושיעני ואושעה כי תהלתי אתה׃

Morphology

  • רפאני: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • וארפא: VERB,niphal,impf,1,m,sg
  • הושיעני: VERB,hiph,impv,2,m,sg
  • ואושעה: VERB,qal,impf,1,c,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • תהלתי: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,1,c,sg
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg

Parallels

  • Psalm 30:2 (verbal): Petition and thanksgiving for healing — 'O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me' echoes 'Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed.'
  • Psalm 41:4 (verbal): Direct plea for mercy and healing — 'LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul' parallels the petitionary opening of Jer.17:14.
  • 2 Kings 20:5 (allusion): God's response to a plea for life and healing — 'I have heard thy prayer... I will heal thee' reflects the biblical motif of God hearing pleas to heal and save.
  • Isaiah 38:20 (thematic): Thanksgiving and praise after deliverance — 'The LORD will save me; and we will sing to the stringed instruments' corresponds to Jer.17:14's coupling of salvation/healing with praise ('for thou art my praise').

Alternative generated candidates

  • Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved; for you are my praise.
  • Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved; for you are my praise.
15 Behold, they say to me, 'Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!'

Jer.17.15 - Details

Original Text

הנה־ המה אמרים אלי איה דבר־ יהוה יבוא נא׃

Morphology

  • הנה: PART
  • המה: PRON,3,m,pl
  • אמרים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • אלי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • איה: ADV,interr
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • יבוא: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • נא: PART

Parallels

  • 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 (thematic): The people repeatedly mocked and despised God's messengers and words—parallels the contempt and challenge behind 'Where is the word of the LORD?'
  • 1 Kings 18:27 (thematic): The prophets of Baal mockingly taunt Elijah ('perhaps he is meditating…') as they await a divine response—similar ridicule and demand for a word or sign from God.
  • Ezekiel 12:27-28 (allusion): People question the meaning and reality of prophetic sayings; God answers that when events occur they will know a prophet stood among them—echoes Jeremiah's challenge 'let it come now.'
  • Jeremiah 28:9 (verbal): Gives an explicit test for true prophecy—if the predicted thing does not come to pass, the prophet has spoken presumptuously; directly relates to the demand for the LORD's word to be fulfilled.
  • Matthew 12:38 (thematic): Scribes and Pharisees demand a sign from Jesus ('Teacher, we want to see a sign'), reflecting the same desire to force a visible word or proof from God's messenger.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Behold, they say to me, “Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now.”
  • Behold, they say to me, 'Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now.'
16 But I did not sit in the company of rejoicers, nor did I rejoice; I sat alone because your hand was heavy upon me; for you had filled me with indignation.

Jer.17.16 - Details

Original Text

ואני לא־ אצתי ׀ מרעה אחריך ויום אנוש לא התאויתי אתה ידעת מוצא שפתי נכח פניך היה׃

Morphology

  • ואני: PRON,1,sg
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • אצתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,sg
  • מרעה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אחריך: NOUN,m,sg,abs,2,m
  • ויום: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אנוש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • התאויתי: VERB,hitpael,perf,1,sg
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • ידעת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
  • מוצא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שפתי: NOUN,f,sg,cons
  • נכח: PREP
  • פניך: NOUN,f,pl,abs+PRON,2,m,sg
  • היה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Psalm 1:1 (verbal): Both speak of not sitting in the company/seat of the wicked or scoffers — refusal to join the assembly of evildoers.
  • Psalm 26:4-5 (verbal): David denies sitting with deceitful or violent men and rejects the assembly of evildoers, closely paralleling Jeremiah's refusal to join mockers.
  • Job 27:4 (verbal): Job's declaration that his lips will not speak wickedness echoes Jeremiah's reference to the outlet/mouth of his lips before God.
  • Proverbs 24:1 (thematic): A wisdom admonition against envying or desiring the company of the wicked — thematically parallel to Jeremiah's lack of desire for the 'day of iniquity' and association with evildoers.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For I did not sit in the company of glad men, nor did I rejoice; I sat alone because your hand was upon me—for you had filled me with indignation.
  • But I have not run after you for gain, nor have I desired the day of disaster; you know the outcome of my lips before you.
17 Do not be a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of distress.

Jer.17.17 - Details

Original Text

אל־ תהיה־ לי למחתה מחסי־ אתה ביום רעה׃

Morphology

  • אל: NEG
  • תהיה: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,f,sg
  • לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • למחתה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מחסי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1s
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • ביום: PREP
  • רעה: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Nahum 1:7 (verbal): Uses the phrase 'a stronghold/refuge in the day of trouble,' closely matching Jeremiah's language of God as a refuge in a day of calamity.
  • Psalm 46:1 (verbal): Declares God 'is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble,' echoing the theme of God as refuge in times of distress.
  • Psalm 9:9 (verbal): States 'The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble,' a direct verbal and thematic parallel to Jeremiah's petition for refuge in a day of evil.
  • Psalm 27:5 (thematic): Promises 'in the day of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion,' sharing the motif of God's protective shelter during times of calamity.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Do not be a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
  • Do not be to me a terror; you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
18 May those who pursue me be put to shame and not I; may they be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed; bring upon them the day of disaster and in double measure break their breaking.

Jer.17.18 - Details

Original Text

יבשו רדפי ואל־ אבשה אני יחתו המה ואל־ אחתה אני הביא עליהם יום רעה ומשנה שברון שברם׃

Morphology

  • יבשו: VERB,qal,imprf,3,m,pl
  • רדפי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • אבשה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • יחתו: VERB,qal,impf,3,pl
  • המה: PRON,3,m,pl
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • אחתה: VERB,qal,impf,1,sg
  • אני: PRON,1,sg
  • הביא: VERB,hiphil,perf,3,m,sg
  • עליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • יום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • רעה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ומשנה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,ind
  • שברון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שברם: NOUN,m,sg,poss

Parallels

  • Psalm 35:4 (verbal): Prayer that those who seek the psalmist's life be put to shame and turned back—language closely parallels Jeremiah's petition for the disgrace and confusion of persecutors.
  • Psalm 40:14 (verbal): Imprecatory plea: 'Let those who seek my life be put to shame and brought to dishonour,' echoing the same wish for the embarrassment and defeat of enemies found in Jer 17:18.
  • Psalm 70:2 (verbal): Short petition asking that those who seek the speaker be ashamed and confounded; a compact parallel in wording and intent to Jeremiah's request.
  • Psalm 6:10 (verbal): A cry for enemies to be greatly ashamed and turned back—shares the theme of sudden shame and reversal for persecutors present in Jer 17:18.
  • Jeremiah 20:11 (thematic): Jeremiah's confidence that God will make his persecutors stumble and be put to shame; thematically parallels 17:18's expectation of divine vindication and dishonor for foes.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Let those who pursue me be put to shame and not I; let them be dismayed and not I; bring on them the day of calamity, and cut them off—double the breaking of their pride.
  • Let those who pursue me be shamed and not I; let them be dismayed, but let me not be put to shame. Bring upon them the day of disaster and double the breaking of their power.

The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.

For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, concerning their mothers who bore them and their fathers who begot them in this land:

They shall die of deadly diseases; they shall not be lamented, nor shall they be buried; they shall be as dung on the surface of the ground, and with sword and famine they shall perish. Their carcasses shall be food for the birds of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth.

For thus says the LORD: Do not go to a house of mourning, do not enter to lament, and do not lament for them; for I have withdrawn my peace and my steadfast love and my compassion from this people, says the LORD.

Both great and small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, and they shall not be lamented— neither shall they be girded with sackcloth nor shaved for them.

They shall not wrap themselves as mourners to comfort them on account of a dead one, nor shall they give them the cup of consolation to drink for father or for mother.

You shall not go to a house of feasting to sit with them, to eat or to drink.

For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will banish from this place before your eyes and in your days the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. And when you show these things to this people, and they say to you, 'Why has the LORD pronounced against us all this great evil? What have we done to the LORD our God, and what is our sin?'

then you shall say to them, 'It is because your fathers have forsaken me, says the LORD, and have walked after other gods and served them and bowed down to them, and have forsaken me and have not kept my law.' And you have done worse than your fathers; behold, each of you walks according to the stubbornness of his evil heart, to refuse to listen to me.

Therefore I will cast you out of this land into a land that you do not know— you and your fathers— and there you shall serve other gods day and night; for I will not show you favor. But behold, days are coming, says the LORD, when they will no more say, 'As the LORD lives who brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,'

but, 'As the LORD lives who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where I had driven them'—and I will bring them back to their own land which I gave to their fathers.

Behold, I will send for many fishermen, says the LORD, and they shall fish for them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and from the clefts of the rocks.

For my eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hidden from my face, nor is their iniquity concealed from my eyes.

I will repay them for their former deeds, the full payment for their offenses; because they have filled up the measure of their fathers' iniquities by their own deeds, in making my land an abomination with their detestable practices.

O LORD, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of distress— to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, 'Our fathers have inherited only lies, vanity, and there is no benefit in them.'

Can a man make for himself gods? Yet they are no gods.

Therefore behold, I will make them know— this time I will make them know my hand and my power— and they shall know that my name is the LORD.

The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with the point of a diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart and on the horns of your altars.

Much even of their children remember their altars and their Asherahs beside the green trees upon the high hills.

I will give all your treasures and all your valuables to the plunder; I will make your dead a spoil because of the sin throughout your borders.

You shall be cast out and expelled from the land which I gave you; and I will make you serve your enemies in a land you do not know; for I will kindle a consuming fire in my anger, and it shall burn forever. Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his arm, whose heart turns away from the LORD.

He shall be like a shrub in the desert and shall not see when good comes; he shall dwell in the parched places, a salt land and not inhabited.

Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD.

He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by a stream; he does not fear when heat comes, and his leaf is green; in the year of drought he is not anxious, and he does not cease from yielding fruit.

The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick— who can understand it?

I, the LORD, search the heart and test the reins, to give to each according to his way, according to the fruit of his deeds.

A partridge that hatches but has no young is his portion; he who gains riches unjustly spends his days in vain; in the middle of his days he will be forsaken, and at his end he will be a fool.

A glorious throne exalted from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.

O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you shall be put to shame; those who turn away on the earth shall be recorded, for they have forsaken the spring of living water, the LORD.

Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved; for you are my praise.

Behold, they say to me, 'Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!' But I did not sit in the company of rejoicers, nor did I rejoice; I sat alone because your hand was heavy upon me; for you had filled me with indignation.

Do not be a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of distress.

May those who pursue me be put to shame and not I; may they be dismayed, but let me not be dismayed; bring upon them the day of disaster and in double measure break their breaking.