Lord, you are the person who makes me strong. You are like a city with strong walls – a city that I can hide in. I can hide in you when troubles happen to me. People will come to you from countries all over the earth. They will say, ‘Our ancestors had only false gods. […]
So the Lord spoke to me. ‘If you will turn to me, I will take you back. Then you can be my servant. If you will speak good words and not bad words, you can speak for me. These people will return to you, but you must not become like them. Jeremiah 15:19 耶和華如此說：你若歸回， 我就將你再帶來， […]
Gods that men made from wood and stone belong to other countries. They cannot bring rain. The sky itself does not make rain. No, you our Lord, our God, you bring rain. Only you can do all these things. So we hope that you will help us. Jeremiah 14:22 外邦人虛無的神中有能降雨的嗎？ 天能自降甘霖嗎？ 耶和華－我們的上帝啊， 能如此的不是你嗎？ 所以，我們仍要等候你， 因為這一切都是你所造的。 […]
Listen to me. Listen very carefully. Do not think that you do not need to listen! The Lord has spoken. Give honour to the Lord your God, before he makes it dark. Then your feet will not find the path, as the hills become dark. You want it to get light. But God will make […]
You always judge me in a good and fair way Lord, when I tell you about my problems. But I must ask you some questions. Why do bad people have such an easy life? Why does everything seem to happen in the way that pleases them? Why do you help the people who do not […]
I gave those rules to your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt. Egypt was a place of punishment for them, but I brought them out from there. At that time, I said to them, ‘Listen to me. Obey everything that I say to you. Then you will be my people and I will […]
But the Lord is really the only God. He is the God who is alive. He is the King who will always be alive. When he is angry, the earth moves like a leaf in the wind. When he is angry, the people in a country cannot stand. Jeremiah 10:10 惟耶和華是真上帝， 是活上帝，是永遠的王。 他一發怒，大地震動； 他一惱恨，列國都擔當不起。 耶利米書 […]
‘The wise man must not say that he is wise. And the strong man must not say that he is strong,’ says the Lord. ‘But they can say that they know me. And they can say that they understand me. Then they would be able to say that they were clever. They would know that […]
Even a big bird in the sky knows when it should go away. Small birds know when it is time for them to fly away. But my people do not know what I want them to do.Jeremiah 8:7 空中的鸛鳥知道來去的定期； 斑鳩燕子與白鶴也守候當來的時令； 我的百姓卻不知道耶和華的法則。 耶利米書 8:7
I also told them to obey me, and to keep all my laws. Then I would be their God, and they would be my people. I said that they should obey me. They would have good lives if they did that. Jeremiah 7:23 我只吩咐他們這一件說：『你們當聽從我的話，我就作你們的上帝，你們也作我的子民。你們行我所吩咐的一切道，就可以得福。』 耶利米書 7:23
