This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and stand at the Gate of the People, through which the kings of Judah go in and out; stand also at all the other gates of Jerusalem.New Living TranslationThis is what the LORD said to me: “Go and stand in the gates of Jerusalem, first ...
In the context of Jeremiah, this is significant as the people of Israel were experiencing exile and suffering. The instruction to stop crying implies that God is about to bring a change in their circumstances. This echoes other biblical instances where God promises comfort, such as in Isaiah ...
(Jeremiah 17:9) But when we begin to think that WE can infallibly determine good and evil by virtue of our eyes having been opened by our understanding of Scripture, then we’ve crossed the line from heresy hunter to ‘heretic’ ourselves. It is a fine line, but not really as fine...
This is documented fact & well known in Israel. When you look at Strong's Concordance of the Old Testament, look at the top of the page if you have a hard copy. It says "Aramaic" dictionary, and if you have an older copy, it says "Chaldean dictionary"! Strong's Concordance does ...
Jeremiah 3:17 BSB: “At that time Jerusalem will be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.” Jeremiah defines when that time will transpire, however...
Jeremiah 11:15 What hath my beloved to do in mine house These are either the words of the prophet, as Kimchi and Ben Melech think, speaking after this manner; what has God, who is my beloved, he whom my soul loves, and who loves me, to do in the sanctuary, which is my house,...
Jeremiah 25:15 This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from my hand this cup filled with the wine of my wrath and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it... Read verse in New International Version
“Good” is the Hebrew word pronounced tov which has very much the same meaning in English (good), but as with all biblical words, the depth of a word is greatly influenced in the context of sentences and narrative. What made creation good? And even more so later in 1.31, very good?
Special purpose: we see this stated in Jeremiah 1:5:“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Special purpose: The LORD said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from wi...
Even though Jeremiah's analysis is con fined mainly to the period from Homer to Plato, he emphasises the par ticular significance of two later philosophers, Aristotle and Epictetus, in the development of the reflexive pronoun, especially its transition into a noun (a/the self). He ...