‘The Lord, the God of Israel, says, “The people that I sent away from Judah are like the good figs. I see them as good. I sent them away from this place to Babylon. Jeremiah 24:5 「耶和華－以色列的上帝如此說：被擄去的猶大人，就是我打發離開這地到迦勒底人之地去的，我必看顧他們如這好無花果，使他們得好處。 耶利米書 24:5
If a prophet or a priest says, “This is a message from the Lord”, I will punish him. I will punish that man and all the people who are in his house. ……But you must not speak again about the Lord’s message. You say that it is a message from the Lord. But you are […]
‘The time is coming,’ says the Lord, ‘when I will give a good son to David’s descendants. He will rule in a right way and with understanding. He will judge fairly in the country. When he is ruling, Judah will be safe. And Israel will not be afraid then. People will give this name to […]
Nobody can hide in a secret place so that I cannot see him,’ says the Lord. ‘I am in all the earth and in all the sky,’ says the Lord. Jeremiah 23:24 耶和華說：「人豈能在隱密處藏身，使我看不見他呢？」耶和華說：「我豈不充滿天地嗎？耶利米書 23:24
People from many countries will pass by. They will ask, “Why has the Lord done this to such a great city?” Other people will answer, “They have not done what they promised to the Lord, their God. They have worshipped other gods, and they have become their servants. That is why he has done this.” […]
But I will punish you for all the bad things that you have done,’ says the Lord. ‘I will light a fire in your trees. Then that fire will destroy everything that is round you.’ Jeremiah 21:14 耶和華又說： 我必按你們做事的結果刑罰你們； 我也必使火在耶路撒冷的林中着起， 將她四圍所有的盡行燒滅。」 耶利米書 21:14
Every time that I speak, I have to tell them bad things. I shout out that their enemies are all round them. And I shout that their enemies will fight. I shout that they will kill them. These words of yours make them angry with me. So they say bad things about me all the […]
‘The great and powerful Lord is saying to you, “Listen! I will do all the really bad things that I promised to do. I will destroy this city and the villages near to it. I will do it because the people in them did not listen to me. I will do it because they would […]
‘You Jewish people are in my hands. I hold you as the potter holds the clay in his hands.Jeremiah 18:6 「耶和華說：以色列家啊，我待你們，豈不能照這窰匠弄泥嗎？以色列家啊，泥在窰匠的手中怎樣，你們在我的手中也怎樣。耶利米書 18:6
A person’s mind may deceive him and cause trouble. It is sick and nobody can make it better. Nobody can completely understand it. But I, the Lord, can look inside a person’s thoughts. I can see what he thinks and what he feels. I see how each person lives, and I see the things that […]
