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NASB | Jeremiah 1:16 "I will pronounce My judgments on them concerning all their wickedness, whereby they have forsaken Me and have offered sacrifices to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jeremiah 1:16 "I will speak My judgments against them for all the wickedness of those who have abandoned (rejected) Me, offered sacrifices or burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the [idolatrous] works of their own hands. |
Bible Question: In Jeremiah chapters 1 thru 3 I was asked to read and answer as to what understanding of what the Lord was saying. I am having trouble putting into words. Please help!! Thank You |
Bible Answer: Hi apcowgirl, I can only highlight the things that I saw in the passage. Parentheses are mine for comparison. Jeremiah was chosen of God. l:5,"Before (I) formed you in the womb I knew you". And we see a case of "But God" in verse 7, "But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am a youth...'" He is told, "(I) am with you" and also, "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth." Then the (Lord) said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to perform it." Jeremiah is given a special task of speaking the word of the Lord; for "they have forsaken (Me) and have offered sacrifices to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands. So the word of the Lord came to him to proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem. God tells them to remember the past. About their following Him in the wilderness. How He brought them into the fruitful land, yet they did not know Him and walked after things that did not profit. Jer 2:11, "Has a nation changed gods, When they were not gods? But (My) people have changed their glory For that which does not profit." Jer 2:17, "Have you not done this to yourself, By your forsaking the Lord your God, When He led you in the way?" Verse 19, "And the dread of (Me) is not in you..."and "The stain of your iniquity is before Me,..." They worship other gods and "say to a tree, 'You are my father,' And to a stone, 'You gave me birth.' For they have turned their back to (Me),..." Yet their gods can not save. Jer 2:32, "Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet (My) people have forgotten Me Days without number." Chapter three opens with hope, ..."Yet you turn to Me*, declares the Lord." Verse 4, "Have you not just now called to Me, "My (Father)..." and verse 7, "I thought, 'After she has done all these things she will return to Me';..." Verse 10 "Yet in spite of all this here treacherous sister Judah did not return to (Me) with all her heart,..." "Only acknowledge your iniquity, That you have transgressed against the Lord your (God)...and I will bring you to Zion." Jer 3:19b, "And I said, 'You shall call Me, "My (Father), And not turn away from following Me." Jer 4:22 "Return, O faithless sons, I will heal your faithlessness.""Behold, we come to You; For You are the (Lord) our God." Jer 4:1 "If you will return, O Israel,"declares the Lord, "Then you should return to (Me)." So I would say that the Lord loves us still, even though sinners and that He wants Israel and Judah and us to return to Him. Remember that God gave Jeremiah the words and He can give you the words also. Later, Ray |
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