Contemplative Bible Reading

Jeremiah 9:24a (New Living Translation) But those who wish to boast    should boast in this alone:that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord Jeremiah 9:24a (New Living Translation) Want to brag or boast about something? Don’t we all? Here is something: I know the Creator. I understand that the Creator exists. I […]

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Jeremiah 6:15 (New Living Translation) Are they ashamed of their disgusting actions? Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush! blush: verb, develop a pink tinge in the face from embarrassment or shame. The prophet is relaying the words of God to the people. The people have been performing disgusting acts. Their reaction? Nothing. […]

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Jeremiah 9:15-16 (New Living Translation) 15 So now, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Look! I will feed them with bitterness and give them poison to drink. 16 I will scatter them around the world, in places they and their ancestors never heard of, and even there I […]

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Jeremiah 16:13 (Christian Standard Bible) So I will hurl you from this land into a land that you and your fathers are not familiar with. There you will worship other gods both day and night, for I will not grant you grace. Through the prophet Jeremiah, God is telling His people of their coming punishment. […]

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Jeremiah 10:24-25 (New Living Translation) 24 So correct me, Lord, but please be gentle. Do not correct me in anger, for I would die. 25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you— on the peoples that do not call upon your name. For they have devoured your people Israel[c]; they have […]

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Jeremiah 10:23-24 (New Living Translation) 23 I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course. 24 So correct me, Lord, but please be gentle. Do not correct me in anger, for I would die. This is a prayer of Jeremiah. This should be my prayer […]

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Jeremiah 7:4-5 (New Living Translation) 4 But don’t be fooled by those who promise you safety simply because the Lord’s Temple is here. They chant, “The Lord’s Temple is here! The Lord’s Temple is here!” 5 But I will be merciful only if you stop your evil thoughts and deeds and start treating each other […]

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Jeremiah 22:1-3 (New Living Translation) This is what the Lord said to me: “Go over and speak directly to the king of Judah. Say to him,2 ‘Listen to this message from the Lord, you king of Judah, sitting on David’s throne. Let your attendants and your people listen, too. 3 This is what the Lord says: Be fair-minded and just. Do […]

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Jeremiah 32:17 (New English Translation) Oh LORD God, you did indeed make heaven and earth by your mighty power and great strength. Nothing is too hard for you! The key word from the above proclamation is nothing. Indeed, nothing is too hard for the LORD. There, I wrote it. That is a simple statement, not […]

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Jeremiah 10:1-2 (New International Version 2011) 1 Hear what the LORD says to you, people of Israel. 2 This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the heavens, though the nations are terrified by them. Now and then, the LORD sent a message […]

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