Letter to the Exiles: Seek the Welfare of Babylon

Jeremiah 29:1-23

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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 And these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders of the exile, and to the priests, the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Jer.29.1 - Details

Translation

And these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders of the exile, and to the priests, the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Original Text

ואלה דברי הספר אשר שלח ירמיה הנביא מירושלם אל־ יתר זקני הגולה ואל־ הכהנים ואל־ הנביאים ואל־ כל־ העם אשר הגלה נבוכדנאצר מירושלם בבלה׃

Morphology

  • ואלה: CONJ+DEM,pl,abs
  • דברי: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,1,c,sg
  • הספר: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • שלח: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • ירמיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הנביא: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • מירושלם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • יתר: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • זקני: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • הגולה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • הכהנים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • הנביאים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • כל: DET
  • העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • הגלה: VERB,hifil,perf,3,m,sg
  • נבוכדנאצר: NOUN,m,sg,abs,prop
  • מירושלם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בבלה: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 2 Kings 24:14 (verbal): Describes Nebuchadnezzar carrying people from Jerusalem to Babylon—verbal parallel to the deportation language in Jer 29:1.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:17-20 (thematic): Gives the narrative framework of Jerusalem’s fall and the deportation to Babylon, providing the historical context for Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles.
  • Ezekiel 1:1 (structural): Sets Ezekiel’s prophetic activity among those carried into exile at the River Chebar—parallel in setting and audience (prophetic address to the Babylonian exiles).
  • Isaiah 39:6-7 (allusion): Isaiah prophesies that some descendants will be taken to Babylon; thematically anticipates the exile and those to whom Jeremiah’s letter is sent.
  • Jeremiah 29:10 (thematic): Later verse within the same letter addressing the exiles (the 70-year prophecy), showing the purpose and content of the communication begun in 29:1.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the rest of the elders of the exile, and to the priests and the prophets and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
  • These are the words of the letter which Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders of the exile, to the priests, to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
2 After Jeconiah the king, and the queen mother, and the eunuchs, and the princes of Judah and of Jerusalem, and the craftsmen and the smiths had gone forth from Jerusalem;

Jer.29.2 - Details

Translation

After Jeconiah the king, and the queen mother, and the eunuchs, and the princes of Judah and of Jerusalem, and the craftsmen and the smiths had gone forth from Jerusalem;

Original Text

אחרי צאת יכניה־ המלך והגבירה והסריסים שרי יהודה וירושלם והחרש והמסגר מירושלם׃

Morphology

  • אחרי: PREP
  • צאת: NOUN,f,sg,cs
  • יכניה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • המלך: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • והגבירה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,def
  • והסריסים: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,def
  • שרי: NOUN,m,pl,cs
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • וירושלם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • והחרש: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • והמסגר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • מירושלם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • 2 Kings 24:12–16 (verbal): Nearly identical listing of Jehoiachin (Jeconiah), the king’s mother/queen, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen and smiths taken to Babylon — closely parallels Jeremiah’s list of deportees.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:10 (verbal): Summarizes the deportation under Nebuchadnezzar, naming Jehoiachin and the officials and artisans carried into exile — a parallel account of the same removal from Jerusalem.
  • Jeremiah 52:28–30 (verbal): Later Jeremiah appendix repeats figures and details about Jehoiachin’s exile and those taken to Babylon, echoing the roster of captives found in Jeremiah 29:2.
  • 2 Kings 24:15 (thematic): Describes the broader deportations to Babylon (including many taken away), placing the specific list in 29:2 within the wider theme of Judah’s mass exile.

Alternative generated candidates

  • (After Jeconiah the king, and the queen mother, and the eunuchs, and the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.)
  • (This was after King Jeconiah and the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen and the smiths had been carried away from Jerusalem.)
3 by the hand of Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom King Zedekiah of Judah sent to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, in Babylon, saying:

Jer.29.3 - Details

Translation

by the hand of Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom King Zedekiah of Judah sent to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, in Babylon, saying:

Original Text

ביד אלעשה בן־ שפן וגמריה בן־ חלקיה אשר שלח צדקיה מלך־ יהודה אל־ נבוכדנאצר מלך בבל בבלה לאמר׃

Morphology

  • ביד: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • אלעשה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שפן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וגמריה: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חלקיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • שלח: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • צדקיה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • אל: NEG
  • נבוכדנאצר: NOUN,m,sg,abs,prop
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • בבל: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בבלה: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 29:1-2 (verbal): Immediate literary context: the letter to the exiles introduced and the same messengers (Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah) are named; verse 3 continues this dispatch.
  • Jeremiah 21:1 (thematic): Also records King Zedekiah sending envoys (to Jeremiah), showing the motif of royal messengers and Zedekiah’s direct communications during the crisis before Babylonian domination.
  • 2 Kings 25:8-12 (thematic): Narrates Nebuchadnezzar’s capture of Jerusalem and the deportation of its people to Babylon—the historical event underlying Jeremiah’s letter and the envoys sent to the Babylonian court.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:17-21 (thematic): Summarizes Judah’s fall and the exile to Babylon; provides the broader theological and historical background for correspondence and missions between Judah’s leaders and the Babylonian king.
  • Ezekiel 1:1-3 (structural): Like Jeremiah’s letter to those in Babylon, Ezekiel’s opening places the prophet among the exiles and dates his message to the Babylonian exile, linking prophetic activity with the community in Babylon.

Alternative generated candidates

  • By the hand of Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, in Babylon, saying,
  • By the hand of Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hachaliah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in Babylon, saying,
4 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon:

Jer.29.4 - Details

Translation

Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon:

Original Text

כה אמר יהוה צבאות אלהי ישראל לכל־ הגולה אשר־ הגליתי מירושלם בבלה׃

Morphology

  • 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
  • לכל: PREP
  • הגולה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • הגליתי: VERB,hiph,perf,1,_,sg
  • מירושלם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בבלה: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 29:1-3 (structural): Immediate context: the opening of Jeremiah's letter sent to the exiles in Babylon; same audience and formal address introducing the oracle.
  • Ezekiel 1:1-3 (thematic): Ezekiel receives God's word among the Judean exiles by the river Chebar and ministers to the exilic community—parallel situation of prophetic address to those deported to Babylon.
  • 2 Kings 25:11-21 (thematic): Narrative account of the Babylonian deportations (who were 'sent away' from Jerusalem), providing the historical background for Jeremiah's address to the exiles.
  • Jeremiah 25:11-12 (allusion): Jeremiah's prophecy that the nations (and Judah) will serve Babylon for seventy years directly relates to the circumstances and theological framing of the letter to the exiles.
  • Ezra 1:1-4 (structural): Cyrus' decree permitting the return of the exiles is a later fulfillment and structural outcome of the situation addressed in Jeremiah's letter to those in Babylon.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon:
  • Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon:
5 Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit.

Jer.29.5 - Details

Translation

Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit.

Original Text

בנו בתים ושבו ונטעו גנות ואכלו את־ פרין׃

Morphology

  • בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
  • בתים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ושבו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • ונטעו: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • גנות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ואכלו: VERB,qal,imp,2,mp
  • את: PRT,acc
  • פרין: NOUN,m,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Isaiah 65:21 (verbal): Nearly identical wording: promises that people will build houses and inhabit them and plant vineyards/gardens and eat their fruit as part of future restoration.
  • Amos 9:14-15 (verbal): Restoration oracle that speaks of planting vineyards, building houses, and enjoying their produce—similar imagery of settled life after exile/judgment.
  • Deuteronomy 6:10-11 (allusion): Covenantal background: entering the promised land will include houses built and vineyards planted—provides the legal/historical precedent for settlement imagery.
  • Jeremiah 29:4-7 (structural): Immediate context: the surrounding verses deliver the same instruction to exiles to settle, marry, seek the welfare of the city—of which v.5 is a central clause.
  • Ezekiel 36:35 (thematic): Restoration motif: desolate land becomes like a garden and ruined cities are inhabited—parallels the theme of renewal through building and cultivation.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit.
  • Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit.
6 Take wives and beget sons and daughters; take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters—multiply there; do not decrease.

Jer.29.6 - Details

Translation

Take wives and beget sons and daughters; take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters—multiply there; do not decrease.

Original Text

קחו נשים והולידו בנים ובנות וקחו לבניכם נשים ואת־ בנותיכם תנו לאנשים ותלדנה בנים ובנות ורבו־ שם ואל־ תמעטו׃

Morphology

  • קחו: VERB,qal,impv,2,pl
  • נשים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • והולידו: CONJ+VERB,hiph,perf,3,m,pl
  • בנים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ובנות: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,cons
  • וקחו: VERB,qal,imp,2,mp
  • לבניכם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:2mp
  • נשים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ואת: CONJ
  • בנותיכם: NOUN,f,pl,abs+2mp
  • תנו: VERB,qal,imp,2,pl
  • לאנשים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ותלדנה: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,3,f,pl
  • בנים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ובנות: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,cons
  • ורבו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • שם: ADV
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • תמעטו: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl

Parallels

  • Genesis 1:28 (verbal): God's original command to humanity to 'be fruitful and multiply' parallels Jeremiah's injunction to have children and increase.
  • Genesis 9:7 (verbal): Post‑Flood reiteration of 'be fruitful and multiply,' echoing the same directive to procreate and fill the land.
  • Jeremiah 29:5 (structural): Immediate context in the exile instructions—earlier verse directs settlers to build, plant, and live in the land, which complements the call to marry and multiply.
  • Isaiah 54:1-3 (thematic): Promises of enlargement and increased offspring ('enlarge the place of your tent') resonate with Jeremiah's call to increase and not diminish.
  • Psalm 127:3-5 (thematic): Portrays children as a blessing and source of increase; thematically supports the value of offspring and multiplication found in Jeremiah 29:6.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Take wives and father sons and daughters; take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not be few.
  • Take wives and beget sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters—multiply there; do not decrease.
7 Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf; for in its welfare you will have welfare.

Jer.29.7 - Details

Translation

Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf; for in its welfare you will have welfare.

Original Text

ודרשו את־ שלום העיר אשר הגליתי אתכם שמה והתפללו בעדה אל־ יהוה כי בשלומה יהיה לכם שלום׃

Morphology

  • ודרשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • שלום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • העיר: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • הגליתי: VERB,hifil,perf,1,_,sg
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • שמה: ADV
  • והתפללו: VERB,hitpael,impf,3,m,pl
  • בעדה: PREP+PRON,3,f,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • בשלומה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,f,sg
  • יהיה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • שלום: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Psalm 122:6 (verbal): Explicitly commands: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem" — a near-verbal parallel urging prayer for the city's welfare and peace.
  • Isaiah 62:6-7 (thematic): Watchmen/tokens on Jerusalem's walls who do not keep silent but pray and intercede for the city's vindication and peace—parallel emphasis on persistent prayer for the city's well‑being.
  • Jeremiah 29:11 (structural): From the same letter to the exiles: God’s promise of plans for their welfare and hope complements the injunction in 29:7 to seek and pray for the city's peace as part of their future well‑being.
  • 1 Timothy 2:1-2 (thematic): Urges that prayers and intercessions be made for all people and rulers so Christians may live peaceful lives—reflects the practical rationale in Jer 29:7 linking prayer for civic peace to the community’s welfare.
  • Zechariah 8:20-23 (allusion): Depicts peoples and nations coming to seek the LORD and to entreat Him concerning Jerusalem—echoes the theme of seeking the city's welfare and praying for its peace.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Seek the peace of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf; for in its peace you will have peace.
  • Seek the welfare of the city to which I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf; for in its welfare you will have welfare.
8 For thus says the LORD of hosts: Do not let your prophets who are among you and your diviners deceive you, nor listen to the dreams you yourselves dream.

Jer.29.8 - Details

Translation

For thus says the LORD of hosts: Do not let your prophets who are among you and your diviners deceive you, nor listen to the dreams you yourselves dream.

Original Text

כי כה אמר יהוה צבאות אלהי ישראל אל־ ישיאו לכם נביאיכם אשר־ בקרבכם וקסמיכם ואל־ תשמעו אל־ חלמתיכם אשר אתם מחלמים׃

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
  • אל: NEG
  • ישיאו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • לכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • נביאיכם: NOUN,m,pl,suff
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • בקרבכם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,const+PRON,2,pl,m
  • וקסמיכם: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl+PRON,2,m,pl
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • תשמעו: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • חלמתיכם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+2mp
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
  • מחלמים: VERB,qal,ptc,2,m,pl

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 23:25-32 (verbal): Same prophet (Jeremiah) condemns prophets who claim 'I have dreamed' and issues God's judgment on false prophets and their deceptive dreams—directly parallel in language and theme.
  • Ezekiel 13:6-9 (thematic): Condemns prophets and diviners who give false visions and 'see lies'—similar denunciation of fabricated dreams/prophecies that mislead the people.
  • Deuteronomy 13:1-3 (structural): Law warns not to listen to a prophet or dreamer who entices Israel to false worship even if signs occur—early legal parallel instructing rejection of misleading prophets/dreams.
  • Micah 3:5-7 (allusion): Speaks of prophets who mislead the people and cause them to err by their visions and dreams; echoes Jeremiah's concern over dream-prophecies that give false assurance.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For thus says the LORD of hosts: Do not let your prophets who are among you, nor your diviners, deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams you dream.
  • For thus says the LORD of hosts: Do not let your prophets who are among you, nor your diviners, deceive you; do not listen to the dreams you yourselves dream.
9 For they prophesy lies to you in my name; I did not send them, declares the LORD.

Jer.29.9 - Details

Translation

For they prophesy lies to you in my name; I did not send them, declares the LORD.

Original Text

כי בשקר הם נבאים לכם בשמי לא שלחתים נאם־ יהוה׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • בשקר: PREP
  • הם: PRON,personal,3,m,pl
  • נבאים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • לכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • בשמי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss1s
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • שלחתים: VERB,qal,perf,1,sg+PRON_OBJ,3,pl
  • נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 14:14 (verbal): Same wording and denunciation: prophets ‘prophesy lies in my name’—God says He did not send them (close verbal parallel).
  • Jeremiah 23:25-32 (verbal): Extended denunciation of false prophets who speak in YHWH’s name but whose messages are lies—echoes Jeremiah 29:9’s charge and expands on consequences.
  • Ezekiel 13:6-9 (thematic): Condemns prophets who prophecy out of their own minds and give false hopes—same theme of fraudulent prophecy and divine judgment.
  • Deuteronomy 18:20-22 (structural): Provides the prophetic test: a prophet who speaks in God’s name without divine commission is a false prophet—legal/criterial parallel to Jeremiah’s charge.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For they are prophesying to you falsehoods in my name; I did not send them, declares the LORD.
  • For they prophesy lies to you in my name; I did not send them, declares the LORD.
10 For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill toward you my good word to bring you back to this place.

Jer.29.10 - Details

Translation

For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill toward you my good word to bring you back to this place.

Original Text

כי־ כה אמר יהוה כי לפי מלאת לבבל שבעים שנה אפקד אתכם והקמתי עליכם את־ דברי הטוב להשיב אתכם אל־ המקום הזה׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • כה: ADV
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לפי: PREP
  • מלאת: ADJ,f,pl,abs
  • לבבל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שבעים: NUM,card,m,pl
  • שנה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • אפקד: VERB,qal,impf,1,sg
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • והקמתי: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
  • עליכם: PREP+PRON,2mp
  • את: PRT,acc
  • דברי: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,1,c,sg
  • הטוב: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • להשיב: VERB,qal,inf
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • המקום: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • הזה: DEM,m,sg

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 25:11-12 (verbal): Same prophecy of 'seventy years' of Babylonian dominance and the LORD's visitation afterward; closely parallels the timeframe and promise of return.
  • Daniel 9:2 (quotation): Daniel explicitly cites Jeremiah's 'seventy years' prophecy as the basis for his prayer, treating Jer. 29/25 as authoritative background for restoration.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:21-23 (structural): Frames the exile as seventy years of desolation and records the end of exile with Cyrus' decree—an interpretive summary and fulfillment of Jeremiah's timetable.
  • Ezra 1:1-4 (thematic): Records Cyrus' decree permitting exiles to return and rebuild the temple, representing the historical fulfillment of God's promise to restore the people to their land.
  • Isaiah 45:13 (allusion): Describes God raising Cyrus to subdue nations and to build Jerusalem and set exiles free—an independent prophetic confirmation of the restoration motive behind the return from Babylon.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill to you my good promise, to bring you back to this place.
  • For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my good promise to bring you back to this place.
11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope.

Jer.29.11 - Details

Translation

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope.

Original Text

כי אנכי ידעתי את־ המחשבת אשר אנכי חשב עליכם נאם־ יהוה מחשבות שלום ולא לרעה לתת לכם אחרית ותקוה׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • אנכי: PRON,1,sg
  • ידעתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,?,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • המחשבת: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • אנכי: PRON,1,sg
  • חשב: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • עליכם: PREP+PRON,2mp
  • נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מחשבות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • שלום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ולא: CONJ
  • לרעה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • לתת: VERB,qal,inf
  • לכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • אחרית: NOUN,f,sg,cs
  • ותקוה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Romans 8:28 (thematic): Affirms God's providential purpose to bring about good for those who belong to him—parallel promise of God's intentions for a good outcome.
  • Psalm 33:11 (verbal): Speaks of the plans/counsel of the LORD enduring and standing—verbal parallel emphasizing God's sovereign plans for people.
  • Isaiah 55:8-9 (allusion): Contrasts human and divine thoughts/ways; highlights that God's thoughts toward people are higher and purpose-filled, echoing Jeremiah's 'thoughts' language.
  • Jeremiah 29:14 (structural): Immediate contextual parallel: promises God will be found by the exiles, restore them, and bring them back—concrete fulfillment of the 'future and hope' in 29:11.
  • Jeremiah 31:3 (thematic): Declares God's enduring love and commitment to restore Israel—thematically linked to God's benevolent plans and hope for the people's future.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD—plans for peace and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
  • For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for peace and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.

Jer.29.12 - Details

Translation

Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.

Original Text

וקראתם אתי והלכתם והתפללתם אלי ושמעתי אליכם׃

Morphology

  • וקראתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • אתי: PRON,1,sg
  • והלכתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • והתפללתם: VERB,hitpael,perf,2,m,pl
  • אלי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
  • ושמעתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,c,sg
  • אליכם: PREP+PRON,2,pl

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 33:3 (verbal): Very close verbal parallel: God invites calling/crying to him with the promise to answer ("Call to me, and I will answer you").
  • Isaiah 65:24 (thematic): Same theme of responsive hearing — God promises to answer even before people call, emphasizing God's readiness to hear prayer.
  • Psalm 50:15 (thematic): Calls the faithful to call on the LORD in times of trouble with the assurance that God will deliver/hear them, echoing the promise of God’s responsiveness to prayer.
  • Romans 10:13 (cf. Joel 2:32) (allusion): New Testament/Jewish prophetic tradition echo: 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved' — underscores the saving/hearing power tied to calling on God, paralleling Jeremiah’s promise that God will hear when called.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.
  • Then you will call upon me, and you will go and pray to me, and I will hear you.
13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

Jer.29.13 - Details

Translation

You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

Original Text

ובקשתם אתי ומצאתם כי תדרשני בכל־ לבבכם׃

Morphology

  • ובקשתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • אתי: PRON,1,sg
  • ומצאתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • כי: CONJ
  • תדרשני: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl
  • בכל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לבבכם: NOUN,m,sg,poss

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 4:29 (verbal): Promises that if Israel seeks the LORD with all heart and soul they will find him—language and conditional pattern closely parallel to Jer 29:13.
  • Isaiah 55:6 (thematic): Calls people to seek the LORD while he may be found and to call upon him—shares the theme of seeking God with urgency and expectation of finding him.
  • Psalm 119:10 (verbal): Uses the phrase 'with my whole heart I seek you,' echoing Jer 29:13's insistence on wholehearted seeking of God.
  • Acts 17:27 (allusion): Speaks of God’s purpose that people should seek and perhaps find him, reflecting the New Testament appropriation of the OT theme that earnest seeking can lead to finding God.

Alternative generated candidates

  • You will seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.
  • You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
14 And I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.

Jer.29.14 - Details

Translation

And I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.

Original Text

ונמצאתי לכם נאם־ יהוה ושבתי את־ שבותכם וקבצתי אתכם מכל־ הגוים ומכל־ המקומות אשר הדחתי אתכם שם נאם־ יהוה והשבתי אתכם אל־ המקום אשר־ הגליתי אתכם משם׃

Morphology

  • ונמצאתי: VERB,niphal,perf,1,_,sg,_
  • לכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ושבתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,c,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • שבותכם: NOUN,f,sg,abs+2,mp
  • וקבצתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg,_
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • מכל: PREP
  • הגוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • ומכל: CONJ
  • המקומות: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • הדחתי: VERB,hif,perf,1,sg
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • שם: ADV
  • נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • והשבתי: VERB,hiphil,perf,1,com,sg
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • המקום: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • הגליתי: VERB,hiphil,perf,1,_,sg,_
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • משם: PREP

Parallels

  • Deuteronomy 30:3-5 (verbal): Promises that Yahweh will restore Israel’s fortunes, gather them from all nations and bring them back to the land—language and promise closely parallel Jer 29:14.
  • Ezekiel 36:24 (verbal): ’I will take you from the nations and gather you’—very similar phrasing about gathering exiles and returning them to their own land, echoing Jer 29:14.
  • Ezekiel 37:21-22 (verbal): The prophetic promise to bring the house of Israel back from the nations and unite them in their land parallels Jer 29:14’s promise of gathering and return.
  • Isaiah 11:11-12 (thematic): Speaks of the Lord recovering a remnant and assembling the dispersed of Israel from the nations—a thematic parallel concerning restoration and regathering.
  • Amos 9:14-15 (thematic): Yahweh’s promise to restore Israel, bring back its exiles, and settle them in their land resonates with Jer 29:14’s assurance of gathering and return.

Alternative generated candidates

  • I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, declares the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.
  • I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places to which I have driven you, declares the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.
15 For you have said, "The LORD has raised up for us prophets in Babylon."

Jer.29.15 - Details

Translation

For you have said, "The LORD has raised up for us prophets in Babylon."

Original Text

כי אמרתם הקים לנו יהוה נבאים בבלה׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • אמרתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • הקים: VERB,hiph,perf,3,m,sg
  • לנו: PREP+PRON,1,pl
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • נבאים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • בבלה: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 23:21-22 (verbal): God denies sending many prophets who ran and prophesied without his word—directly addresses the problem of people claiming prophetic commissioning (parallels the claim that the LORD has raised up prophets in Babylon).
  • Deuteronomy 18:20-22 (structural): Gives the canonical test for true and false prophets (if a prophet’s word does not come to pass he is not sent by the LORD), a normative background for judging claims that God has raised up prophets abroad.
  • Ezekiel 13:6-9 (thematic): Condemns prophets who prophesy out of their own hearts and give false visions while claiming the LORD’s word—similar accusation against prophets purportedly 'raised up' in a foreign land.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:14-16 (thematic): Describes false prophets and the leadership’s rejection/mistreatment of true prophets and the prevalence of deceptive prophecy of peace—context for why claims of prophetic voices (including those in exile) are contested.

Alternative generated candidates

  • For you have said, ‘The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon.’
  • For you prophesied, 'The LORD has raised up for us prophets in Babylon.'
16 Thus says the LORD to the king who sits on the throne of David, and to all the people who dwell in this city: Your brothers who did not go out with you into the exile—

Jer.29.16 - Details

Translation

Thus says the LORD to the king who sits on the throne of David, and to all the people who dwell in this city: Your brothers who did not go out with you into the exile—

Original Text

כי־ כה ׀ אמר יהוה אל־ המלך היושב אל־ כסא דוד ואל־ כל־ העם היושב בעיר הזאת אחיכם אשר לא־ יצאו אתכם בגולה׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • כה: ADV
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • המלך: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • היושב: VERB,qal,ptc,3,m,sg
  • אל: NEG
  • כסא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • דוד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • כל: DET
  • העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • היושב: VERB,qal,ptc,3,m,sg
  • בעיר: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • הזאת: DEM,f,sg,def
  • אחיכם: NOUN,m,sg,abs+2,m,pl
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • יצאו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • אתכם: PRT+PRON,2,m,pl
  • בגולה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 22:1 (structural): Uses the same prophetic formula addressing “the king who sits on the throne of David” and the people of the city—both passages direct a divine word to Judah’s royal seat and Jerusalem itself.
  • Jeremiah 24:1-10 (thematic): Vision of two baskets of figs (good figs = exiles; bad figs = those remaining in the city). Parallels the contrast between those carried into exile and “your brethren who did not go out with you.”
  • 2 Kings 25:21-22 (verbal): Narrates the aftermath of the Babylonian deportation—‘the rest of the people that were left in the city’ and the appointment of a governor—echoing the situation of a remnant left in the land while others were exiled.
  • Ezekiel 36:24-28 (thematic): God’s promise to gather Israel from the nations and restore them to the land resonates with the distinction between those exiled and those remaining in the city and the divine intentions toward both groups.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Thus says the LORD concerning the king who sits on the throne of David and concerning all the people who remain in this city, your brothers who did not go out with you into exile:
  • Thus says the LORD to the king who sits on the throne of David and to all the people who dwell in this city: your brothers who did not go out with you into exile—
17 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, I am sending upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse, a derision, and a hissing among all the nations where I have driven them.

Jer.29.17 - Details

Translation

Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, I am sending upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse, a derision, and a hissing among all the nations where I have driven them.

Original Text

כה אמר יהוה צבאות הנני משלח בם את־ החרב את־ הרעב ואת־ הדבר ונתתי אותם כתאנים השערים אשר לא־ תאכלנה מרע׃

Morphology

  • כה: ADV
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • צבאות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • הנני: PRT+PRON,1,sg
  • משלח: VERB,piel,part,3,m,sg
  • בם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • החרב: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • את: PRT,acc
  • הרעב: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ואת: CONJ
  • הדבר: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ונתתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
  • אותם: PRON,3,m,pl,obj
  • כתאנים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • השערים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • תאכלנה: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,f,pl
  • מרע: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 24:2-10 (verbal): Uses the imagery of good and bad figs to represent exiled and remaining people; the 'bad/rotten figs' that cannot be eaten parallel Jeremiah 29:17's fig‑image for those doomed to judgment.
  • Deuteronomy 28:21-22 (thematic): Part of the covenant curses listing divine punishments for disobedience—sword, famine, and pestilence—which echoes the triad of calamities in Jeremiah 29:17.
  • Ezekiel 14:21 (verbal): Speaks of God sending 'my four severe acts—sword, famine, wild beasts and pestilence' upon the land, closely paralleling the language and catalogue of judgments in Jeremiah 29:17.
  • Leviticus 26:25-26 (thematic): Within the Deuteronomic/Priestly curse tradition; threatens the sword and famine as consequences of disobedience, resonating with Jeremiah's prediction of sword, famine, and pestilence.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and I will make them like figs so bad that they cannot be eaten.
  • Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and I will make them like rotten figs that cannot be eaten because they have not listened to my words, declares the LORD.
18 And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, and will give them over to be an object of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth; to be a curse, a taunt, a hissing, and a disgrace among all the peoples where I have driven them.

Jer.29.18 - Details

Translation

And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, and will give them over to be an object of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth; to be a curse, a taunt, a hissing, and a disgrace among all the peoples where I have driven them.

Original Text

ורדפתי אחריהם בחרב ברעב ובדבר ונתתים לזעוה לכל ׀ ממלכות הארץ לאלה ולשמה ולשרקה ולחרפה בכל־ הגוים אשר־ הדחתים שם׃

Morphology

  • ורדפתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,c,sg
  • אחריהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • בחרב: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ברעב: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ובדבר: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ונתתים: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • לזעוה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • לכל: PREP
  • ממלכות: NOUN,f,pl,cs
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • לאלה: PREP+DEM,pl
  • ולשמה: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ולשרקה: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ולחרפה: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בכל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הגוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • הדחתים: VERB,hiphil,perf,2,mp
  • שם: ADV

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 24:10 (verbal): Same prophetic formula: God will send sword, famine and pestilence and make the people a horror/proverb/taunt among the nations to which He drives them.
  • Deuteronomy 28:25 (thematic): Part of the Deuteronomic curse tradition—Israel defeated before enemies, pursued by sword and other calamities as punishment for disobedience.
  • Deuteronomy 28:37 (verbal): Speaks of becoming a horror and a proverb among the nations, echoing Jeremiah's language of disgrace and reproach among the peoples.
  • Leviticus 26:16-33 (thematic): Catalogue of covenant curses (terror, sword, famine, pestilence, scattering among nations) that parallels Jeremiah's list of judgments and exile-shame.
  • Ezekiel 14:21 (verbal): Ezekiel enumerates the fourfold judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts and pestilence—mirroring Jeremiah's mention of sword, famine and pestilence as divine instruments of punishment.

Alternative generated candidates

  • And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine and with pestilence, and I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse, a hissing, and an everlasting reproach among all the nations where I have driven them.
  • And I will pursue them with the sword, famine, and pestilence, and I will give them as a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, as an astonishment and a curse, a taunt and a disgrace among all the nations to which I have driven them.
19 Because they did not listen to my words, declares the LORD, which I sent by my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them—yet you would not listen—declares the LORD.

Jer.29.19 - Details

Translation

Because they did not listen to my words, declares the LORD, which I sent by my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them—yet you would not listen—declares the LORD.

Original Text

תחת אשר־ לא־ שמעו אל־ דברי נאם־ יהוה אשר שלחתי אליהם את־ עבדי הנבאים השכם ושלח ולא שמעתם נאם־ יהוה׃

Morphology

  • תחת: PREP
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • שמעו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl
  • אל: NEG
  • דברי: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,1,c,sg
  • נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • שלחתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,?,sg
  • אליהם: PREP,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • עבדי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • הנבאים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • השכם: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ושלח: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
  • ולא: CONJ
  • שמעתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 25:4–7 (verbal): Same prophetic motif and very similar wording: the LORD repeatedly sent all his servants the prophets to warn Israel, but they would not listen.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:15–16 (thematic): Historical summary that God sent prophets to call the people to repentance but they mocked, insulted, and persecuted God's messengers—echoes Jeremiah's indictment of not heeding prophets.
  • Isaiah 30:9–11 (thematic): Denounces a people who refuse to hear the law and tell prophets to stop speaking 'right' words—parallels the refusal to heed the LORD's prophetic warnings.
  • Ezekiel 2:3 (verbal): God commissions the prophet to speak to a rebellious house 'whether they hear or refuse to hear,' wording that echoes Jeremiah’s emphasis on prophets sent despite being ignored.
  • Acts 7:51 (allusion): Stephen accuses his hearers of resisting the Holy Spirit and persecuting prophets, reflecting the continuing New Testament theme that God’s messengers are rejected and not listened to.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Because they did not listen to my words, declares the LORD, which I sent to them by my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, but you would not listen.
  • For they did not listen to the words of the LORD, declares the LORD, which I sent to them by my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them—but you would not listen—
20 And you shall say to all the exiles whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon: Listen to the word of the LORD.

Jer.29.20 - Details

Translation

And you shall say to all the exiles whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon: Listen to the word of the LORD.

Original Text

ואתם שמעו דבר־ יהוה כל־ הגולה אשר־ שלחתי מירושלם בבלה׃

Morphology

  • ואתם: CONJ+PRON,2,pl
  • שמעו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • כל: DET
  • הגולה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • שלחתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,?,sg
  • מירושלם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בבלה: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 25:11-12 (thematic): Predicts the seventy-year exile in Babylon for those taken from Jerusalem—same historical circumstance addressed to the captives in Jer 29:20.
  • Jeremiah 29:10 (structural): Immediate context in the same letter: God's promise to restore the exiles after seventy years—directly connected to the audience 'whom I have sent... into Babylon.'
  • Psalm 137:1-4 (thematic): A poetic depiction of the Judahite captives by the rivers of Babylon, reflecting the experience and location of those Jeremiah addresses.
  • Deuteronomy 30:3-5 (thematic): Promises divine restoration after exile—echoes the covenantal pattern of deportation and return that underlies Jeremiah’s message to the exiles.
  • Ezekiel 12:25-28 (allusion): Addresses the people’s displacement and emphasizes that God’s word through prophets pertains to those exiled—parallels Jeremiah’s sending of a word to the captives in Babylon.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles whom I sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.
  • Hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
21 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who prophesy falsehood to you in my name: Behold, I will punish them and give them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall put them to death before your eyes.

Jer.29.21 - Details

Translation

Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who prophesy falsehood to you in my name: Behold, I will punish them and give them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall put them to death before your eyes.

Original Text

כה־ אמר יהוה צבאות אלהי ישראל אל־ אחאב בן־ קוליה ואל־ צדקיהו בן־ מעשיה הנבאים לכם בשמי שקר הנני ׀ נתן אתם ביד נבוכדראצר מלך־ בבל והכם לעיניכם׃

Morphology

  • 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
  • אל: NEG
  • אחאב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • קוליה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • צדקיהו: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מעשיה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • הנבאים: NOUN,m,pl,def
  • לכם: PREP,2,m,pl
  • בשמי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss1s
  • שקר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הנני: PRT+PRON,1,sg
  • נתן: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
  • ביד: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • נבוכדראצר: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • בבל: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • והכם: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg+PRON,3,m,pl
  • לעיניכם: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs,2mp

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 23:16-22 (verbal): Condemnation of false prophets who speak 'a word from their own heart' and the declaration that God did not send them—parallels Jeremiah 29:21's denunciation of specific false prophets and divine judgment against them.
  • Jeremiah 28:15-17 (structural): Case of the false prophet Hananiah: Jeremiah pronounces judgment on a prophet who proclaimed false peace, and God brings about the prophet's death—parallel instance of prophetic falsehood followed by punitive fate.
  • Jeremiah 26:20-23 (structural): Narrative of Urijah (Uriah) the prophet who fled to Egypt but was seized and put to death for his prophecies—closely parallels the handing over and execution of false prophets in Jer 29:21.
  • Ezekiel 13:2-9 (thematic): Ezekiel's denunciation of false prophets who mislead the people and the covenantal judgment pronounced against them—thematically akin to Jeremiah's threat to deliver false prophets into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to Ahab son of Kolaiah and to Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who prophesy lies to you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall put them to death before your eyes.
  • Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who prophesy lies to you in my name: I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall put them to death before your eyes.
22 And I will make them a curse among all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, "May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon burned by fire;"

Jer.29.22 - Details

Translation

And I will make them a curse among all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, "May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon burned by fire;"

Original Text

ולקח מהם קללה לכל גלות יהודה אשר בבבל לאמר ישמך יהוה כצדקיהו וכאחב אשר־ קלם מלך־ בבל באש׃

Morphology

  • ולקח: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • מהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • קללה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • לכל: PREP
  • גלות: NOUN,f,sg,const
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • בבבל: PREP+NOUN,prop,f,sg
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc
  • ישמך: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • כצדקיהו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וכאחב: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • קלם: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
  • בבל: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • באש: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 29:21-23 (structural): Immediate context: these verses identify Shemaiah (the prophet) who took a curse on behalf of those in Babylon and oppose Jeremiah — 29:22 is part of this unit describing the false prophet's actions.
  • Jeremiah 29:8-9 (thematic): Jeremiah warns the exiles not to listen to prophets who give false assurances; connects thematically with 29:22 where a prophet/caller pronounces a curse against those in Babylon.
  • Jeremiah 28:15-17 (thematic): The episode of the false prophet Hananiah who contradicts Jeremiah and is judged by him parallels the motif of false prophetic activity and punitive speech directed at those under Babylonian rule.
  • 2 Kings 25:8-11 (allusion): Narrates Nebuchadnezzar's destruction of Jerusalem and burning of the temple/palaces at the end of Zedekiah's reign; illuminates the historical reference in 29:22 to Zedekiah (and those burned by the king of Babylon).

Alternative generated candidates

  • And I will make them a curse among all the exiles of Judah in Babylon—those who hear the words of their curse will say, ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahub, whom the king of Babylon consumed by fire.’
  • And from them shall be taken up a curse against all the exile of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, 'May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;'
23 because they have acted shamefully in Israel, and committed adultery with the wives of their neighbors, and have spoken lies in my name which I did not command them—indeed I know and am a witness, declares the LORD.

Jer.29.23 - Details

Translation

because they have acted shamefully in Israel, and committed adultery with the wives of their neighbors, and have spoken lies in my name which I did not command them—indeed I know and am a witness, declares the LORD.

Original Text

יען אשר עשו נבלה בישראל וינאפו את־ נשי רעיהם וידברו דבר בשמי שקר אשר לוא צויתם ואנכי היודע ועד נאם־ יהוה׃

Morphology

  • יען: CONJ
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • עשו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • נבלה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וינאפו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • נשי: NOUN,f,pl,abs,1cs
  • רעיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp-suf
  • וידברו: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
  • דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בשמי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss1s
  • שקר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • לוא: NEG
  • צויתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
  • ואנכי: PRON,1,sg
  • היודע: VERB,qal,part,3,m,sg,def
  • ועד: CONJ+PREP
  • נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Jeremiah 23:14 (verbal): Same prophet-critique: false prophets ‘commit adultery’/walk in lies and ‘speak a word in my name’ falsely — close verbal and theological parallel.
  • Deuteronomy 18:20-22 (structural): Legal criterion for identifying a false prophet: speaking in God’s name what he has not commanded (and the prescribed judgment) — provides canonical warrant for Jeremiah’s charge.
  • Ezekiel 13:6-9 (thematic): Condemns prophets who give false visions and speak ‘declares the Lord’ though not sent by him — parallels the charge of false speech in God’s name and prophetic deception.
  • Zechariah 13:2-3 (thematic): Foretells removal/punishment of false prophets and the spirit of uncleanness; addresses prophetic falsehood and its sanction, echoing Jeremiah’s denunciation.
  • Micah 3:5-7 (thematic): Denounces prophets who practice immorality and prophesy deceitful peace in God’s name, misleading the people — thematically aligned with adultery and false prophecy in Jeremiah 29:23.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Because they have done vileness in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and have spoken lying words in my name, which I did not command them, and I know and am a witness, declares the LORD.
  • because they have done shameful things in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and have spoken lies in my name, which I did not command them— I know it, and am a witness, declares the LORD.

And these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders of the exile, and to the priests, the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon.

After Jeconiah the king, and the queen mother, and the eunuchs, and the princes of Judah and of Jerusalem, and the craftsmen and the smiths had gone forth from Jerusalem;

by the hand of Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom King Zedekiah of Judah sent to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, in Babylon, saying: Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon:

Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit.

Take wives and beget sons and daughters; take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters—multiply there; do not decrease.

Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf; for in its welfare you will have welfare.

For thus says the LORD of hosts: Do not let your prophets who are among you and your diviners deceive you, nor listen to the dreams you yourselves dream.

For they prophesy lies to you in my name; I did not send them, declares the LORD.

For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill toward you my good word to bring you back to this place.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope.

Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.

You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. And I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.

For you have said, "The LORD has raised up for us prophets in Babylon." Thus says the LORD to the king who sits on the throne of David, and to all the people who dwell in this city: Your brothers who did not go out with you into the exile— Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, I am sending upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse, a derision, and a hissing among all the nations where I have driven them. And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, and will give them over to be an object of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth; to be a curse, a taunt, a hissing, and a disgrace among all the peoples where I have driven them.

Because they did not listen to my words, declares the LORD, which I sent by my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them—yet you would not listen—declares the LORD. And you shall say to all the exiles whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon: Listen to the word of the LORD. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who prophesy falsehood to you in my name: Behold, I will punish them and give them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall put them to death before your eyes. And I will make them a curse among all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, "May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon burned by fire;"

because they have acted shamefully in Israel, and committed adultery with the wives of their neighbors, and have spoken lies in my name which I did not command them—indeed I know and am a witness, declares the LORD.