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: 8 But ten men were among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren. (2308 “forbare” [chadal] means to stop, cease, desist, forego, cease to … Read More
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: 4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, COME; and I will look well unto thee: BUT if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, FORBEAR: behold, all the land … Read More
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: 4 So it was, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, that they fled and went out of the city by night, by way of the king’s garden, by the gate between the two walls. And he went out by way of the plain. The New King James … Read More
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: 6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammeliech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. (2916 “mire” [tiyt] means … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah. (8085 “hearken” [shama] means obey, publish, understand, diligently, or pay close attention to.)
DEVOTION: We have been warned throughout the Bible that the end … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 3 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. (5545 “forgive” [calach] means pardon, spare, release, or remove guilt.)
DEVOTION: This … Read More
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: 2 Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink. (7394 “Rechabites” [Rekab] means horseman or descendants of Habaziniah.
DEVOTION: Here we have an example of a group of people … Read More
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: 2 “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: ‘Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982).
DEVOTION:… Read More
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: 3 Call unto me, and I will answer you, and shew you great and mighty things, which you know not. (7121 “call” [qara] means to summons, cry, invite, mention, preach, proclaim, pronounce, utter a loud sound, be named or say.)
DEVOTION: This is a chapter of promise. The only way that the … Read More
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: 16b–17 I prayed to the LORD, saying: ‘Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982).
DEVOTION: Sometimes situations and circumstances threaten our belief in God and His power. … Read More