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In This Chapter 4 people 9 places 80 terms

People

Israel 2 Jeremiah (Son of Hilkiah) Jacob (Patriarch) Jeshurun (Israel)

Places

    Key Terms

    Guilt (State) 7 Speak as a Prophet 7 Transgression 6 Word of the Lord 4 Deal With 3 Gift (Tribute) 3 Peace 3 Sin 2 Defection 2 Salvation (Rescuer) 2 Save (Help) 2 Love 2 Burnt Offering 2 Oracle 2 Deceit (Betrayal) 2 Greatness 2 Covenant 2 To Sin Sin (Act) Sin (Incur Guilt) Guilty (Responsible) Guilt (Consequence) Guiltiness Trespass (Sin) Sinful Sin (Offense) To Stand Guilty Sin (Guilty) Sin (Wrongdoing) Guilty Considered Guilty Guilty Of Sin Previously Sin Against Salvation Salvation (State) Save (Restore) Salvation (Physical) Salvation (Deliverance) Save (Rescue) Salvation (Means) Saving (Means) To Love Love (Appreciation) Appoint Offering Sin Offering Peace Offering Offering Made by Fire Offering (Contribution) Drink-Offering Guilt-Offering Sacrifice (Offering) Wave-Offering Voluntary Offering Gift (Offering) Dedication (Ceremony) Offer Sacrifice Sacrifice (Act) Sacrifice (Ritual) Whole Burnt Offering Offering (Special) Offering (Voluntary) Sin Offering (Guilt Removal) Truth (Faithfulness) Truthfulness To Prophesy Prophetic Fee for Divination Deceit (Act) Deceit (Deception) Deceive Laziness Deceit (Covert) Glory (Presence of God) Glory (Splendor) Praise (Glorify) Praise (Respect) Covenant (NT) Covenant of Salt

    Drought, Famine, Sword, and Plague

    ⓘ This chapter is a conversation between the Lord,...

    This chapter is a conversation between the Lord, Jeremiah, and the people. It began because a severe drought affected the land.

    1This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:

    ⓘ During a drought, no crops were sold in...

    During a drought, no crops were sold in the markets at the Jerusalem gates. People could not store previous harvests for long, so starvation threatened them. Cisterns built to collect water dried up, and without rain, no water was available for drinking or cooking meals. As a result, a great cry rose from Jerusalem.
    2“Judah mournsand her gates languish.Her people wail for the land,and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.3The nobles send their servants for water;they go to the cisterns, but find no water;their jars return empty.They are ashamed and humiliated;they cover their heads.
    ⓘ Both people and animals suffered during the drought....

    • Both people and animals suffered during the drought.

    • The farmers covered their heads with rough burlap to show shame, humiliation, and mourning.
    4The ground is crackedbecause no rain has fallen on the land.The farmers are ashamed;they cover their heads.5Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawnbecause there is no grass.6Wild donkeys stand on barren heights;they pant for air like jackals;†their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”
    ⓘ The people admitted their sins but did not...

    The people admitted their sins but did not change their bad behavior. They tried to trick God into helping them by doubting his love, wisdom, and power, while still claiming to be his chosen people.
    7Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD,act for the sake of Your name.Indeed, our rebellions are many;we have sinned against You.8O Hope of Israel,its Savior in times of distress,why are You like a stranger in the land,like a traveler who stays but a night?9Why are You like a man taken by surprise,like a warrior powerless to save?Yet You are among us, O LORD,and we are called by Your name.
    Do not forsake us!

    10This is what the LORD says about this people:

    “Truly they love to wander;they have not restrained their feet.So the LORD does not accept them;He will now remember their iniquityand punish them for their sins.”
    ⓘ For the third time (see Jeremiah 7:16; 11:14),...

    For the third time (see Jeremiah 7:16; 11:14), God told Jeremiah not to pray for the people of Judah and Jerusalem. Fasting would be pointless because the Lord had decided to ignore them. The priests' burnt and grain offerings, which the Lord had given Moses as a way to worship him (see Leviticus 1–2), would be wasted because the Lord would not accept them. Instead, the Lord would respond with war, famine, and disease.

    11Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people. 12Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”

    ⓘ the prophets: The government of Judah had a...

    the prophets: The government of Judah had a group of prophets who supported the king's religious views. The Lord often condemned these prophets, along with the officials and priests. Here, the Lord revealed them as impostors and described the consequences for them and the people they advised.

    13“Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’”

    14“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.

    15Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’

    By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end! 16And the people to whom they prophesy will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. I will pour out their own evil upon them.

    ⓘ As he looked at Judah's state, God clearly...

    As he looked at Judah's state, God clearly showed his sadness through a short poem. The Lord does not enjoy the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 18:23; 33:11).

    17You are to speak this word to them:

    ‘My eyes overflow with tears;day and night they do not cease,for the virgin daughter of my peoplehas been shattered by a crushing blow,a severely grievous wound.18If I go out to the country,I see those slain by the sword;if I enter the city,I see those ravaged by famine!For both prophet and priesttravel to a land they do not know.’”

    A Prayer for Mercy

    (Isaiah 63:15–19)

    ⓘ Even though the Lord commanded otherwise (Jeremiah 14:11),...

    Even though the Lord commanded otherwise (Jeremiah 14:11), Jeremiah prayed for God to lessen the current disaster and the worse one ahead.
    19Have You rejected Judah completely?Do You despise Zion?Why have You stricken usso that we are beyond healing?We hoped for peace,but no good has come,and for the time of healing,but there was only terror.20We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD,the guilt of our fathers;indeed, we have sinned against You.
    21For the sake of Your name do not despise us;do not disgrace Your glorious throne.Remember Your covenant with us;do not break it.22Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain?Do the skies alone send showers?Is this not by You, O LORD our God?So we put our hope in You,for You have done all these things.