COMMENTARIES ON THE

THE PROPHETS &

MINOR PROPHETS:
IN CHRONOGICAL ORDER
~ Part 1
Obadiah, Amos, Jonah, Hosea,
Micah, Isaiah, Nahum, Jeremiah

By
Rev. Dr Jeffry David Camm

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CONTENTS
DEDICATION 7
COPYRIGHT: 7
The Original Source Document: 7
Explanatory Notes: 7
Prophets listed as per their historical dates serving the LORD 8
THE BOOK OF OBADIAH 8
Chapter One: The Salvation & Victory of Jacob 8
THe Book of Amos 12
Introduction to the Book of Amos 12
Chapter One: Amos Pronounces God’s Judgement on Syria 12
Chapter Two: God’s Judgement on Moab, Judah & Israel 14
Chapter Three: The Proclamation of God’s Judgement on Israel 16
Chapter Four: Lament for Israel: Called to Repentance 17
Chapter Five: Seek the LORD and Live 19
Chapter Six: Israel’s Wantonness ~ Plagued with Desolation 21
Chapter Seven: Israel’s desolation, A Famine of God’s Word 22
Chapter Eight: A Famine of the Word of God 24
Chapter Nine: Edom Destroyed for their Pride 26
The Book of Jonah 27
A Little Bit of History about this Book 27
Chapter One: Jonah is Given a New Assignment from God 28
Chapter Two: Jonah’s Prayer of Repentance & His Deliverance 31
Chapter Three: The Ninevites Repent 32
Chapter Four: The Lesson for Jonah 33
The Book of Hosea 34
Introduction to the Book of Hosea 34
Chapter One: The Word of the Lord that came to Hosea 35
Chapter Two: Idolatry Threatened with Severe Judgements 36
Chapter Three: A Promise of Severe Judgements 39
Chapter Four: A promise of reconciliation 39
Chapter Five: God’s judgement on the People, Priest & Princes of Israel 42
Chapter Six: Israel Reproved for its Hypocrisy 43
Chapter Seven: Israel reproved for Hypocrisy & Impiety 44
Chapter Eight: Distress & Captivity of Israel for their Sins 46
Chapter Nine: Israel in Captivity for their Sins 48

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Chapter Ten: Israel Reproved for Impiety & Idolatry 49
Chapter Eleven: Israel’s Ingratitude, Ephraim Reproved 51
Chapter Twelve: It is Time to Seek the Lord 52
Chapter Thirteen: Ephraim’s Glory Dies 54
Chapter Fourteen: Repentance Enjoined 55
The Book of Micah 56
Introduction to the Book of Micah 56
Chapter One: God’s Wrath Against Israel and Judah 57
Chapter Two: Against Oppression 59
Chapter Three: Princes and Prophets Reproved 60
Chapter Four: Peace in the Last Days 61
Chapter Five: Christ’s Kingdom Foretold & the Place of His Birth 64
Chapter Six: God’s Controversy with His People for Ignorance 65
Chapter Seven: Church’s Complaint & Her Confidence in God 67
The Book of Isaiah 69
Foreword: 69
Background of Isaiah’s early life 70
Chapter one: Isaiah Rebukes Judah 70
Chapter two: The Coming Of Christ’s Kingdom 73
Chapter three: The Calamities coming upon Judah 75
Chapter four: Oppression & covetousness of the Rulers 77
Chapter five: Parable of a Vineyard: God’s Judgement upon Sinners 79
Chapter six: Isaiah’s Vision of God’s Glory 83
Chapter seven: Jesus is promised as a Sign 84
Chapter eight: A Prophecy against Syria and Israel. 87
Chapter nine: Christ’s Birth & Kingdom Foretold. 89
Chapter ten: God’s Judgement upon Israel & Assyria 91
Chapter eleven: The Peaceful Kingdom of Christ Foretold 94
Chapter twelve: A Joyful Thanksgiving 96
Chapter thirteen: Babylon is Threatened 96
Chapter Fourteen: Restoration of Israel Promised 98
Chapter fifteen: The Threat Against Moab 101
Chapter sixteen: I will Shepherd the Poor 102
Chapter seventeen: Syria, Israel are Threatened. 103
Chapter eighteen: Ethiopia is Threatened. 105
Chapter nineteen: In Egypt: Confusion among the Princes 105
Chapter twenty: Egypt and her Captivity 108
Chapter twenty-one: The Fall-of Babylon 109

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Chapter twenty-two: The Invasion of Jewry 110
Chapter twenty-three: The Calling of Eliakim 112
Chapter twenty-four: Judgement Upon The Land 114
Chapter twenty-five: Isaiah Praises God for His Benefits 116
Chapter twenty-six: A Song of Confidence in God 117
Chapter twenty-seven: God’s Care of His Vineyard 119
Chapter twenty-eight: Ephraim is Threatened 121
Chapter twenty-nine: The Judgement of God on Jerusalem 123
Chapter thirty: Confidence in Egypt Reproved. 126
Chapter thirty-one: Folly of Trusting in Egypt 129
Chapter thirty-two: Of Christ’s Kingdom 130
Chapter thirty-three: Desolation & Restoration of Zions’ Enemies 131
Chapter thirty-four: Judgement ~ God Avenges His Church 134
Chapter thirty-five: Flourishing of Christ’s Kingdom 135
Chapter thirty-six: Judah Invaded 136
Chapter thirty-seven: Isaiah Comforts Them 140
Chapter thirty-eight: Hezekiah’s life extended 143
Chapter thirty-nine: Captivity Foretold 145
Chapter forty: Glad Tidings of the Gospel 146
Chapter forty-one: God’s Church must Trust in Him. 149
Chapter forty-two: The Office of Christ 152
Chapter forty-three: God Comforts the Church with His Promises 154
Chapter forty-four: The Church Is Comforted 157
Chapter forty-five: God Calls Cyrus for the Church’s Sake. 160
Chapter forty-six: Idols are not to be Compared with God. 162
History of Israel Timeline 163
The History of Israel Started with Abraham 165
Chapter forty-seven: God’s Judgement upon Babylon & Chaldea. 173
Chapter forty-eight: God Reveals His Prophecies & Exhorts Obedience 175
Chapter forty-nine: Christ Sent to the Gentiles with Gracious Promises 177
Chapter fifty: Restoration oF the Church 181
Chapter fifty-one: Christ’s Patient Suffering 182
Chapter fifty-two: Christ’s Free Redemption 185
Chapter fifty-three: The Humiliation & Sufferings of Christ 186
Chapter fifty-four: The Church is Comforted 189
Chapter fifty-five: A Call of Faith 192
Chapter fifty-six: Sanctification 193
Chapter fifty-seven: Jewish Idolatry 194

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Chapter fifty-eight: The “Acceptable” Fast 196
Chapter fifty-nine: The Sins of the Jews 198
Chapter sixty: Access of Christ to Gentiles 200
Chapter sixty-one: The OFFICE of Christ 202
Chapter sixty-two: the OFFICE of Ministers 203
Chapter sixty-three: Christ’s Power to Save 206
Chapter sixty-four: THE Church’s Faith in God’s Power & Mercy 208
Chapter sixty-five: Rejection of the Jews ~ A Remnant to Be Saved 209
Chapter sixty-six: All the Nations United in ONE Church 211
The Book of Nahum 214
Introduction to the Book of Nahum 214
Chapter One: God’s Mercy to His People 214
Chapter Two: The Fearful Armies of God Against Nineveh 215
Chapter Three: The Battle Continues ~ But Nineveh is Defeated! 217
CONCLUSION: 219
The Book of Jeremiah 219
Foreword: 219
Chapter One: The Calling of Jeremiah 220
Chapter Two: God expostulates with the Jews causeless revolt 222
Chapter Three: The Promises of the Gospel to the Penitent 226
Chapter Four: Judah threatened with war 229
Chapter Five: God’s judgement on the Jews for their sins 232
Chapter Six: Evil & destruction to come from the North [Babylon] 235
Chapter Seven: The Jews called to Repentance; threats for idolatry 239
Chapter Eight: The calamities of the Jews; God’s judgement against them 243
Chapter Nine: The prophet bewails the people’s sins and miseries 245
Chapter Ten: The great disparity between God and Idols 248
Chapter Eleven: Remember God’s Covenant 253
Chapter Twelve: The Wicked’s Prosperity 255
Chapter Thirteen: Promise to the penitent 257
Chapter Fourteen: A grievous dearth causes Jeremiah to pray 260
Chapter Fifteen: The Jews’ Utter Rejection and Manifold Judgements 263
Chapter Sixteen: The Prophet predicts the utter ruin of the Jews 265
Chapter Seventeen: The Captivity of Judah 269
Chapter Eighteen: The Potter’s House 272
Chapter Nineteen: The desolation of the Jews is predicted 274
Chapter Twenty: Pashur, smiting Jeremiah receives a fearful doom 275
Chapter Twenty-One: Jeremiah proclaims the impending siege of Jerusalem 278

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Chapter Twenty-Two: Exhort the king’s house 279
Chapter Twenty-Three: Christ is Promised ~ warning against false prophets 282
Chapter Twenty-Four: Good and Bad figs 286
Chapter Twenty-Five: The Babylon Captivity Foretold 287
Chapter Twenty-Six: Jeremiah, denouncing God’s threats is arraigned 292
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Make bonds and yokes 294
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Hananiah prophesies falsely, and is killed 297
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Jeremiah’s letter to the captives in Babylon 298
Chapter Thirty: The Captive Jews return foretold. 302
Chapter Thirty-One: The Restoration of Israel 304
Chapter Thirty-Two: Jeremiah buys Hanameel’s Field 309
Chapter Thirty-Three: God promises a gracious return from Captivity 313
Chapter Thirty-Four: Prophecy of the capture of King Zedekiah 315
Chapter Thirty-Five: The Faithful Rechabites 318
Chapter Thirty-Six: Baruch reads a roll of threatening prophecies 320
Chapter Thirty-Seven: Jeremiah prophecies the return of the Chaldeans 323
Chapter Thirty-Eight: Jeremiah is imprisoned and cast into the dungeon 325
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Jerusalem is Captured by the Babylonians 328
Chapter Forty: Jeremiah set free 330
Chapter Forty-One: Ishmael kills Gedaliah and many others 332
Chapter Forty-Two: The people are assured of Safety in Judea 334
Chapter Forty-Three: Johanan carries Jeremiah and others into Egypt 336
Chapter Forty-Four: The desolation of Judah for their Idolatry 337
Chapter Forty-Five: Baruch comforted 341
Chapter Forty-Six: Egypt’s Overthrow Foretold 341
Chapter Forty-Seven: Destruction of the Philistines 344
Chapter Forty-Eight: Destruction of Moab 344
Chapter Forty-Nine: Judgement of the Ammonites 348
Chapter Fifty: Judgement of Babylon 352
Conclusions: 356
Who are the Rechabites? 357

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DEDICATION
This BOOK OF COMMENTARIES is dedicated to my wife, Rani, who has been my soulmate
and my encouragement for these last 40+ years, as we have travelled and preached in
43 nations. There have been many good experiences, (and some not so good), but
throughout all-of these travelling adventures for the LORD, He has always been faithful;
He is the ONE person whom we have come to love and trust, in ALL situations ~ in the
good, the bad, and the ugly.
COPYRIGHT:
The contents of this book remain the copyright property of the author, Rev. Dr Jeffry
David Camm, and his estate, in succession. Permission is given for the use of parts of
this document for Bible Study Groups, Evangelism, or Private Study. Permission is given
for the whole of this document to be reproduced by Christian organisations for
evangelistic and/or Bible College reference purposes, provided it is not sold for
profit!
THE ORIGINAL SOURCE DOCUMENT:
The Original Source Document is my KJV Bible, which is over 100 years old, and still has
“AN OCCASIONAL REFERENCE” to some of the “hidden books of the Bible,” which
were in the Torah and Tanach at the time of Jesus Christ in the Temple in Jerusalem,
and in the KJV First Edition of the Bible, which was still in publication in 1834.
EXPLANATORY NOTES:
Like the other prophetic books, some of the prophecies are for events which happen in
the New Testament. The codes below will indicate which time periods these
verses/chapters refer to.

Code Code Meaning Comments

[F] First Coming of Jesus Christ His first coming, ministry, death &
resurrection
[S] His Second coming back NOT, His “appearing” in the clouds.
physically to earth
[T] The Tribulation Period of 7 This is the tribulation period of Daniel’s
years Prophecies & Revelation
[M] The Millennium Period The reign of Jesus on the “existing” earth
for 1,000 years.
[I] Israel The nation, NOT the 10 rebellious tribes
[h]~ The Hebrew Word The deeper Hebrew meaning is given for
the word identified
[P] Prophetic Promise A promise made by God to be fulfilled.
[CP] Conditional Promise A promise of God, conditional on the
Disciples/Nation’s obedience
[FP] Fulfilled Promise A prophetic Promise fulfilled here in
Scripture
[Ch]~ Chaldean Aramaic Some of (some say all-of) this book
(Daniel) was originally written in the
Aramaic Language.
*** “Therefore” When you see “therefore” in scripture, it
means “conclusion;” so go back and read
what has been concluded.

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PROPHETS LISTED AS PER THEIR HISTORICAL DATES SERVING THE LORD
Name of From To In the Reign of King(s) Comment
the BC BC
Prophet
Obadiah 871 852 Served King Ahab (871- 852)
Amos 809 759 Jeroboam II (787-742)
Jonah 792 753 Jeroboam II (787-742)
Hosea 787 722 Jeroboam II (787-742), Hoseah (731- He was a prophet
722) for >> 60 years.
Micah 742 687 Jotham & Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Isaiah 740 686 Azariah, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz,
Hezekiah
Nahum 660 642
Jeremiah 650 570 He served under 5 kings of Judah, Author of
namely: Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jeremiah, Kings &
and Zechariah. Lamentations
Habakkuk 640 609 King Josiah
Zephaniah 640 609 Josiah
Daniel 620 538 Carried off into captivity under Was still alive
Nebuchadnezzar. Served 6 kings. when Babylon was
captured by the
Medes & the
Persians
Ezekiel 593 571 Lived in Exile in Babylon
Haggai 520 520 King Cyrus
Zechariah 520 518 King Cyrus
Joel 500 400 Some scholars say, 5th or 4th century,
as no kings are mentioned to accurately
date when He served the LORD.
Malachi 500 444
Ezra 480 440 Artaxerxes I, king of Persia Portions written in
both Hebrew
and/or Aramaic
Nehemiah 445 443 Artaxerxes I, king of Persia He was his cup
bearer. Later was
Governor of Judah.

THE BOOK OF OBADIAH

CHAPTER ONE: THE SALVATION & VICTORY OF JACOB
Introduction:
Even though this is only a one-chapter minor prophet, the vision is important because
it is linked to prophecies in Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Revelation.
1. The vision of Obadiah: Thus says the LORD God aconcerning Edom: bWe have
heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen;
Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
2. [CP] Behold, I have made you small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.
In a vision, the LORD God showed Obadiah, the future of the land of Edom.c

a
Ezekiel 25:12; 35:2; Joel 3:19 c
A land southeast of Israel,
b
See verse 4; Jeremiah 49:12-16 including Petra, bordering on
the gulf of Aqaba. [Jordan]

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“A report has come from the LORD”, he said, “that God has sent an ambassador to the
nations, with this message: “Attention! You are to send your armies against Edom and
destroy her!” I will cut you down to size among the nations, Edom, making you small
and despised.
3. The pride of thine heart has deceived thee, thou that dwells in the clefts of the
rock, whose habitation is high; athat says in his heart; Who shall bring me down to
the ground?
4. [P] Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and bthough thou set thy nest among
the stars, thence will I bring thee down, says the LORD.
5. cIf thieves come to thee, if robbers by night, (how art though cut off!) would they
not have stolen until they have had enough? If the grape gatherers come to thee,
d
would they not leave some grapes?
6. How are the things of Esau searched out! How are his hidden things set up!
7. [CP] All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the
men ethat were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee;
f
they that have eaten thy bread, have laid a wound under thee: gthere in none
understanding hin him.
8. [P] Shall I not, iin that day, says the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of
Edom, and understanding out of the Mount of Esau?
9. [P] And thy mighty men, O jTeman, shall be dismayed, to the end that may be of
the Mount of Esau maybe be cut off by slaughter.
You are proud because you live in those high inaccessible caves. “Who can ever reach
us way up here!” You boast. Don’t fool yourselves! Though you soar as high as the
eagles, and build your nests among the stars, I will bring you crashing down, Says the
LORD.
Far better it would be for you, if thieves had come at night to plunder you, for they
would not take everything! Of if your vineyards were robbed of-all of your fruit ~ for at
least the gleanings would be left! Every nook and cranny will be searched and robbed,
and every hidden treasure found and taken.
All-of your allies will turn against you and help push you out of your land. They will
promise peace, while plotting your destruction. Your trusted friends will set a trap for
you, and all-of your counter strategies will fail.
In that day, not one wise man will be left in all of Edom, says the LORD. For I will fill the
wise men of Edom with stupidity. The mightiest soldiers of Teman will also be confused,
and helpless to prevent the slaughter.
10. [P] kFor thy violence against thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and you
shall be cut off forever!
11. In the day that you stood on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried
away lcaptive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and mcast lots upon
Jerusalem, even you were one of them.
12. But nyou should not have looked on, othe day of thy brother that thy brother
became a stranger; neither should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah, in
the day of their destruction: Neither should you have pspoken loudly in the day of
distress.
13. You should not have entered into the gate of my people, in the day of their
calamity; Yes, you should not have looked upon their affliction, in the day of their
calamity, nor have laid hands on their qsubstance, in the day of their calamity;

a
Isaiah 14:13; Revelation 18:7 g
Jeremiah 49:7 l
[h]~ his substance
b
Habakkuk 2:9 h
[h]~ of it m
Joel 3:3
c
Jeremiah 49:9 i
Isaiah 2:11 n
[h]~ do not behold
d
Deuteronomy 24:21; Isaiah 17:6 j
Amos 1:12 o
Psalm 37:13
e
[h]~ of thy peace k
Psalm 137:7; Ezekiel 35:5: p
[h]~ magnified thy mouth
f
[h]~ the men of thy bread Amos 1:11; q
[h]~ Or, forces

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 14. Neither should you have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did
escape; neither should you have adelivered up those that did remain in the day of
their distress.
15. [P] bFor the day of the LORD is near upon all-of the heathen: cas thou have done;
it shall be done unto thee; thy reward shall return upon thine own head!
16. [CP] For das you have drunk upon my holy mountain; so, shall the heathen drink
continually, yes, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be
as though they had not been. [This was fulfilled when the Muslims constructed the
Al Aksa Mosque on the Temple Mount in 637 A.D.]
And why do I say this? Because of what you did to your brother Israel. Now all-of your
sins shall be exposed for all to see; ashamed and defenceless, you shall be cut off
forever. For you deserted Israel in his time of need. You stood aloof, refusing to lift a
finger to help him, when invaders carried off his wealth, and divided Israel among them
by lot; you were one of his enemies.
You should not have done it!!! You should not have gloated, when they took him far
away to foreign lands; you should not have rejoiced in the day of his misfortune; you
should not have mocked in his time of need. You, yourselves went into the land of Israel,
in the day of his calamity and looted him. You made yourselves rich at his expense. You
stood at the crossroads and killed those who were trying to escape; you captured the
survivors and returned them to their enemies, in that terrible day of his distress.
[Now you know WHY the Jews “hate” the Samaritans]!
The Lord’s vengeance shall soon fall upon all Gentile nations. As you have done to Israel,
so will it be done to you! Your acts shall boomerang upon your own heads!
[Maybe the Prime Minister of Australia should re-think his statement about Jerusalem
no longer being the capital of Israel; Watch out for that boomerang!]
You drank my cup of punishment, upon my holy mountain, and the nations round about
shall drink it too; Yes, drink and stagger back, and disappear from history, no longer
nations any more.
17. [P] But eupon Mount Zion shall be deliverance, and fthere shall be holiness; and
the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
18. [P] And the house of Jacob gshall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame; And
the house of Esau as stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and
these shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; For the LORD has spoken
it!
19. [P] And they of the south hshall possess the mount of Esau; and ithey of the plain
of the Philistines; and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of
Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
20. [P] And the captivity of the host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the
Canaanites, even unto jZarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, kwhich is in
Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
21. [P] And saviours shall come up on Mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and
the Kingdom shall be the LORD’S.
But Jerusalem shall become a refuge, a way of escape. Israel shall re-occupy the land!
[Fulfilled in 14th May 1948].
Israel shall be a fire that sets the dry fields of Edom aflame. There will be no survivors
~ The nation and its people will all be destroyed, for the LORD has spoken it!
Then my people who live in the Negev desert shall occupy the hill-country of Edom;
Those living in Judean lowlands, shall possess the Philistine plains, and repossess the
a
[h]~ Or, shut up. d
Jeremiah 25: 28-29; 49:12; h
Amos 9:12
b
Ezekiel 30:3: Joel 3:14 Nahum 3:11 i
Zephaniah 2:5-7
c
Jeremiah 50:29; Ezekiel 35:15; e
Joel 2:32 j
1 Kings 17:9-10
Habakkuk 2:8 f
[h]~ Or, it shall be holy k
[h]~ Or, shall possess that which
g
Isaiah 10:17; Zechariah 12:6 is in

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fields of Ephraim and Samaria. The Israeli exiles shall return and occupy the Phoenician
coastal strip as far north as Zarephath. Those exiled in Asia Minor shall return in their
homeland and conquer the Negev’s outlying villages. For deliverers will come to
Jerusalem and rule all-of Edom. And the LORD shall be King ~Forever!
The LORD has promised to reclaim the Biblical Boundaries of Israel and here we have
confirmation of this.

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THE BOOK OF AMOS
INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF AMOS
God Almighty gave visions & words to Amos the Prophet, for a period of King Jeroboam
in Israel, who reigned from 922 to 901 BC, and for King Uzziah of Judah, who reigned
from 809–759 BC, a period of nearly 200 years.

CHAPTER ONE: AMOS PRONOUNCES GOD’S JUDGEMENT ON SYRIA

22. The word of Amos, awho was among the herdsmen of bTekoa, which he saw
concerning Israel in the days of cUzziah king of Judah, and the days of dJeroboam,
the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before ethe earthquake.
23. [P] And he said; The LORD will roar in Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem;
and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall
wither.
24. [P] Thus says the LORD: fFor three transgressions of gDamascus, hand for four,
I will not iturn away the punishment thereof: jbecause they have threshed kGilead,
with threshing instrument of iron.
25. [P] But I will send fire into the house of lHazael, which shall devour the palaces
of mBenhadad.
26. [P] I will break also nthe bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from othe
plain of Aven, and from him that holds the sceptre from pthe House of Eden: and
the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, says the Lord.
Amos was a herdsman living in a small village of Tekoa. All day long he did his job,
sitting on the hillside watching the sheep, keeping them from straying and from harm.
One day in a vision, God Almighty told him some things which were going to happen to
his nation, Israel.
This vision came to him at the time in history when Uzziah was king of Judah, and while
Jeroboam (the son of Joash), was king of Israel. This vision took place just two years
before the earthquake hit the nation.
This is his report of what he saw and heard: The LORD roared like a ferocious lion from
his lair ~ from his holy Temple on Mount Zion, which is in Jerusalem. And suddenly, the
lush pastures of Mount Carmel withered and dried up, and all-of the shepherds mourned.
The LORD says: “The people of Damascus have sinned repeatedly, and I will not forget
it. I will not leave her unpunished anymore. For they have threshed my people in Gilead,
with iron rods, just like you thresh grain. So, I will set fire to King Hazael’s palace,
destroying this strong fortress of Benhadad. I will snap the bars that lock the gates of
Damascus, and kill her people as far away, as the plain of Aven, and the people of Syria
shall return to Kir, as slaves.” The Lord God Almighty has spoken it. [This proclamation
that the Syrian people were to go back to Kir as slaves, was just like proclaiming that
the Israelites must go back to Egypt as slaves, because the Syrians had made their
exodus from Kir and were now free.] [See 9:7].
27. [P] Thus says the LORD: For three transgressions of qGaza, and for four, I will not
turn away the punishment thereof; rbecause they carried saway captive, the whole
captivity, tto deliver them up to Edom:
28. [P] But I will send fire of the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

a
7:14-15 i
[h]~ or convert it, Or, let it be p
Beth-Eden
b
2 Samuel 14:2 free q
Jeremiah 47:1,5; Zephaniah
c
2 Kings 15:1 j
2 Kings 13:7 2:4; Zechariah 9:5-6
d
2 Kings 14:23 k
2 Kings 10:33 r
2 Chronicles 28:18
e
Zechariah 14:5 l
2 Kings 13:24 s
[h]~ them away with an entire
f
See verses 6 & 9 m
2 Kings 13:24 t
See verse 9
g
Isaiah 17:1 n
Jeremiah 51:30
h
[h]~ yes, for four o
Bikathaven

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 29. [P] And I will cut off the inhabitants from aAshdod, and him that holds the sceptre
from Ashkelon, and I will turn My hand against Ekron: and bthe remnant of the
Philistines shall perish, says the LORD God.
The LORD says: “Gaza has sinned repeatedly, and I will not forget their sins. I will not
leave her unpunished any longer. For she sent My people (Israel) into exile, selling them
as slaves in the Edom slave markets. So, I will set fire to the walls of Gaza, and all-of
her forts (and tunnels) shall be destroyed. So, I will kill the people of Ashdod, and
completely destroy Ekron, and the king of Ashkelon; all Philistines that are left will
perish. The LORD has spoken. [Please note, God says He will destroy the remnant of the
Philistines (today referred to as Palestinians). This tribal line was wiped out 2800 years
ago. Scripture clearly says they no longer exist.].
30. [P] Thus says the LORD: For three transgressions of cTyrus, and for four, I will
not turn away the punishment thereof: dbecause they delivered up the whole
captivity to Edom, and remembered not ethe Brotherly Covenant.
31. [P] But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces
thereof.
The people of Tyre have sinned repeatedly, and I will not forget their sin; I will not leave
them unpunished any longer. For they broke their Treaty (the Brotherly Covenant) with
their brother, Israel: they attacked and conquered him, and led him into slavery to
Edom. So, I will set fire to the fortress walls of Tyre, and it will burn down all-of his forts
and palaces. What is a brotherly covenant? The “covenant of brethren” was the
covenant made between Hiram and David, and afterwards between Hiram and Solomon
(2 Samuel 5:11; 1Kings 5:1; 1Kings 5:12). This ancient covenant was forgotten in
Phoenicia’s mercantile greed and desire for wealth, and Tyre was tempted to sell Hebrew
captives to the Greeks and Idumeans. This resulted in their destruction. This is so
serious, that Jesus makes special mention of his commitment to totally destroy Edom,
in the Book of Revelation.
32. [P] Thus says the LORD: For three transgressions of fEdom, and for four, I will
not turn away the punishment thereof: because he did pursue ghis brother with the
sword, and hdid cast off all pity, and his anger did not tear perpetually, and he kept
his wrath forever.
33. [P] But I will send fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
The LORD says: “The people of Edom have sinned repeatedly and I will not forget it. I
will not leave him without punishment any longer. For he chased his brother, Israel, with
a sword; He was pitiless in unrelenting anger. So, I will set fire to Teman; and it will
burn down all-of the forts and palaces of Bozrah. [To understand the degree of
devastation proclaimed here, you have to realise that the city of Teman was in the north
of Edom, and Bozrah is in the south. The whole country was to be devasted by this
destruction].
34. [P] Thus says the LORD: For three transgressions of the children of iAmmon, and
for four, I will not turn away their punishment thereof: because jthey have kripped
up the women with child in Gilead, (that they may steal their land) and enlarge
their border:
35. [P] But I will kindle a fire in the wall of lRabbah, and it shall devour the palaces
thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the
whirlwind.
36. [P] And the king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, says the
LORD.

a
1 Samuel 5:1 e
[h]~ the Covenant of Brethren i
Jeremiah 49:1; Zephaniah 2:8
b
Jeremiah 47:4 f
Psalm137:7: Jeremiah 27:3 j
Hosea 13:16
c
Joel 3:4 g
Genesis 27:41 k
[h]~ Or, divided the mountains
d
See verse 6 h
[h]~ corrupted his compassions l
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The LORD says: “The people of Ammon have sinned repeatedly, and I will not forget it,
nor leave them go unpunished. For in their wars in Gilead, to enlarge their borders, they
committed cruel crimes, ripping open pregnant women with their swords. So, I will set
fire to the walls of Rabbah, and it will burn down all-of their forts and palaces; there will
be wild shouts of battle, like a mighty whirlwind, in a mighty storm. And their king and
all-of his princes will go into exile together.” The Lord has spoken.

CHAPTER TWO: GOD’S JUDGEMENT ON MOAB, JUDAH & ISRAEL

In chapter one, we have seen that God sets a pattern to determine national punishment.
For three national sins, God sends prophetic warnings; but if the nation ignores these
warnings, and commits a fourth national sin, then there is national punishment!
So, as we move into chapter two, the questions that every nation on earth have to
answer are these:
1. How many national sins has your nation committed?
2. How many prophetic warnings have been given and ignored?
3. Is their time to repent as a nation ~ BEFORE GOD’S PUNISHMENT COMES?

37. [P] Thus says the LORD: aFor three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will
not turn away my punishment thereof: bbecause he burned the bones of the King
of Edom into lime:
38. [P] But I will send fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and
Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
39. [P] And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof: and I will slay all-of the
princes with him, says the LORD.
Thus says the LORD: “The people of Moab have sinned repeatedly, and ignored the
warnings of my prophets, and I will not forget it. I will not withhold my punishment of
them any longer. For they desecrated the tombs of the Kings of Edom, showing no
respect for the dead. Now, in return, I will send fire upon Moab, and it will destroy all-
of the palaces in Kerioth. Moab shall go down in tumult, as the warriors shout, and the
trumpets blare. And I will also destroy their king, and slay all-of the princes and leaders
under him.” The LORD has promised it; and the LORD says what He means ~ and means
what He says!
[For those youths that go around in cemeteries, with no respect for the dead, defacing
grave sites, and upturning grave stones, BE WARNED! Your sins have been recorded
and God will deal with you ~ AND YOUR WHOLE FAMILY, as a result of your sins. NOW
IS THE TIME TO REPENT & MAKE RESTITUTION!]
40. [P] Thus says the LORD: cFor three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will
not turn away the punishment thereof: dbecause they have despised the Law of
the LORD, and have not kept His commandments, and their lies caused them to
err, eafter the which their fathers have walked:
41. [P] But I shall send fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
The LORD says: The people of Judah have sinned repeatedly, and I will not forget their
sins and I will not withhold my punishment from them any longer. For they have rejected
the laws of God, (at least four times as a nation) by refusing to obey Him. They have
hardened their hearts and sinned, just like their fathers did. So, I will destroy Judah with
fire, and burn down all Jerusalem’s palaces, and forts”.
But as it says in Ezekiel and Jeremiah, when the prophets gave these warnings to the
nation, the Pharisees, and the elders and the “false prophets” all said: “We are the sons
of Abraham, the LORD would never do that to us.”

a
1:3 c
1:3 e
Ezekiel 20: 18,30
b
2 Kings 3:27 d
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But they all forgot that God Almighty set up the nation of Israel (which originally was
the 12 tribes ~ that has by now split into 2 nations ~ Judah and Israel) and set them
apart “as an example nation”, to show the world what happens to a nation when it obeys
God word ~ it receives Peace & Blessings; and when it disobeys God’s word ~ It receives
Punishment & even Captivity!
42. [P] Thus says the LORD: aFor three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will
not turn away the punishment thereof; because bthey sold the righteous for silver,
c
and the poor, for a pair of shoes.;
43. [P] That pant after dthe dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside
the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same emaid, to
profane my holy name:
44. [P] And they lay themselves down upon fclothes laid to pledge by every altar, and
they drink the wine of gthe condemned in the house of their god.
That says the LORD: “The people of Israel have sinned repeatedly, and I will not forget
it ~ and I will no longer withhold my punishment upon the nation. For they have
perverted justice, by accepting bribes, and sold into slavery the poor that cannot afford
to pay their debts; they trade them in the markets for a pair of shoes. They trample the
poor in the dust, and kick aside the meek and lowly.
And the man and his father both defile the same temple-girl, corrupting my holy name.
At their religious feasts, they lounge in clothing stolen from their debtors, and in my
own Temple they offer of wine that they purchased with stolen money. [Under Mosaic
Law, it was illegal to keep pledged clothing of debtors overnight (See Exodus 22:26)]
45. [P] Yet hdestroyed I the Amorites before them, whose height was like the height
of cedars, and he was as strong as the oak; yet I destroyed his fruit from above,
and his roots from beneath.
46. [P] Also, iI brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you for forty years
through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
47. [P] And I raised up your sons for prophets, and your young men for jNazarites. Is
it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? Says the LORD.
48. But kyou gave the Nazarites wine to drink (defiling them); and you commanded
the prophets, saying, Prophecy not!
49. Behold, lI am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
50. *** [FP] Therefore, the flight shall perish from mthe swift, and the strong shall
not strengthen his force, neither shall he that rides the horse deliver nhimself.
51. [FP] Neither shall he stand that handles the bow; and he that is swift on foot shall
not deliver himself; oneither shall he that rides a horse deliver himself.
52. [P] And he that is pcourageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that
day, says the LORD.
“Yet, think of all that I did for them! I cleared the land of the Amorites before them, the
Amorites, that are as tall as cedar trees, and as strong as oaks! But I lopped off their
fruit, and cut off their roots. And I brought you out of the land of Egypt and led you
through the desert wilderness for forty years, so that you could possess the land of the
Amorites. And I chose your sons to be Nazarites and Prophets; can you deny this?” Asks
the LORD. “But you caused the Nazarites to be defiled and sin, when you got them to
drink wine, and you silenced my prophets by telling them to ‘Shut Up!’

a
1:3 g
[h]~ Or, such as have fined, or l
[h]~ Or, I will press your place as
b
Leviticus 25:39 mulcted [to extra money by a cart full of sheave3s presses
c
8:6 taxation] m
Ecclesiastes 9:11
d
Lamentations 2:10 h
Numbers 21:21-25; Joshua 24:8 n
[h]~ his soul, or life
e
[h]~ Or, young woman i
Exodus 12:51; chapter 3:1 o
Psalm 33:17
f
Exodus 22:26 j
Numbers 6:2; Lamentations 4:7 p
[h]~ strong of his heart
k
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 53. Therefore, I will make you groan as a wagon groans, that is fully loaded with
sheaves. Your swiftest warriors will stumble in flight. The strong will all be weak,
and the great ones can no longer save themselves. The archer’s aim will fail, the
swiftest runners won’t be fast enough to flee; and even the best horsemen cannot
outrun their danger then. The most courageous men, your mighty men, will drop
their weapons and run for their lives on that day.” The LORD God has spoken it!

CHAPTER THREE: THE PROCLAMATION OF GOD’S JUDGEMENT ON ISRAEL

54. Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, aO children of Israel,
against the whole family, bwhich I brought up from Egypt, saying,
55. *** cYou only have I known of all the families on the earth: dtherefore, I will
epunish you for all-of your iniquities.
56. Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
57. Will a lion roar, in the forest when he has no prey? Will a young lion fcry out of
his den, if he has taken nothing?
58. Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? Shall one take
up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
59. Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not gbe afraid? hShall there
be evil in the city, and ithe LORD has not done it?
60. Surely the LORD will do nothing, jbut He reveals His secret to His servants the
prophets.
61. The lion has roared, who will not fear? The LORD God has spoken, kwho can but
prophesy?
LISTEN! You people of Israel and Judah! This is your doom! The LORD has spoken this
Judgement against the entire family that He brought out of Egypt.
“Of all the peoples of the earth, I have you alone, and set you apart. That is why I must
punish you more severely, for all-of the sins that you have committed against me. For
how can two be walking together, with your sins still between us?”
“Would I be roaring like a lion, unless I had a good reason? The fact is, I am getting
ready to destroy you. Even a young lion growls when it is ready for food. A trap does
not snap shut, unless it is stepped on: your punishment is well deserved. The alarm has
sounded ~ listen and fear! For I, the LORD, am sending disaster into your land.”
“But first of all, I always give warnings through my prophets. This I have now done.”
The lion has roared: Tremble in fear. The LORD God has sounded your doom ~ I dare
not refuse to proclaim it!
62. Publish in the palaces of lAshdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say:
Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of mSamaria, and behold the great
tumults in the midst thereof, and the noppressed in the midst thereof.
63. For they know not to do right, says the LORD, who store up violence and orobbery
in their palaces.
64. *** [P] Therefore, thus says the LORD God: An adversary there shall be, even
round about the land; and he shall bring down your strength from thee, and your
palaces shall be spoiled.

a
1:1; 2:4,6 e
[h]~ visit upon k
Acts 4:20; 1 Corinthians 9:16
b
2:10 f
[h]~ give forth his voice l
1:8
c
Deuteronomy 7:6; Psalm g
[h]~ run together m
Jeremiah 23:13; see verse 12
147:19-20 h
Isaiah 45:7 n
[h]~ Or, oppressions
d
Ezekiel 9:6; Daniel 9:12; i
[h]~ Or shall not the LORD do o
[h]~ Or, spoil
Matthew 10:15; Luke 12:47; somewhat
Romans 2:9; 1 Peter 4:17 j
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 65. [P] Thus says the LORD God; As the shepherd takes out of the mouth of a lion
two legs, or a piece of an ear; so, shall the children be taken out be taken out that
dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
66. [P] Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, says the LORD God, the God of
hosts.
67. [P] That in the day that I shall avisit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will
also pvisit bthe altars of cBethel; and dthe horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall
to the ground.
68. [P] And I will smite ethe winter house with the summer house; and fthe houses of
ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, thus says the LORD.
Call the leaders of Assyria and Egypt saying; “Take you seats now on the mountains of
Samaria and witness the scandalous spectacle of all-of Israel’s crimes. My people have
forgotten what it means to do rightfully, with justice and mercy,” says the LORD. “Their
beautiful homes are full of loot and spoils from the thefts and banditry. *** Therefore,”
The LORD God says; “an enemy is coming! He is surrounding them and will shatter their
forts and plunder their beautiful homes.”
The Lord says: “A shepherd tried to rescue a sheep from a lion, but it was too late; he
snatched from the lion’s mouth only two legs and a piece of an ear. So, it will be, when
the Israelites in Samaria are finally rescued; all they will have left is a tattered pillow
and half a chair ~ these are of no use to anyone!”
“Listen to this proclamation, and publish it throughout all the towns/cities of Israel,”
says the LORD God of Hosts. “On that same day, that I punish Israel for her sins, I will
also destroy the idol altars at Bethel. The horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the
ground. And I will destroy the beautiful homes of the wealthy ~ their winter mansions
and their summer houses, too ~ and demolish all-of their ivory palaces.”

CHAPTER FOUR: LAMENT FOR ISRAEL: CALLED TO REPENTANCE

69. Hear this word, gyou kindred of Bashan, that are in hthe mountains of Samaria,
which ioppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters; Bring
(wine), and let us drink.
70. [P] The LORD God jhas sworn by His holiness, that, the days shall come upon you,
that kHe will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fish hooks.
71. [P] And you shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her;
and you shall lcast them into the palace, says the LORD.
Listen to me ~ you “fat cows” of Bashan, who are living in Samaria; you women who
encourage your husbands, to rob the poor and crush the needy; you, who never have
enough to drink! The LORD God has sworn by His holiness that the time will come when
He will put hooks in your noses, and lead you away like the cattle that you are; they will
drag the last of you away with fishhooks. You will be hauled away from your beautiful
homes and tossed out through the nearest breach in the wall. The LORD has spoken it!
72. Come to mBethel, and transgress; nat Gilgal multiply your transgressions. Bring
your sacrifices every morning, and oyour tithes after pthree years.
73. And qoffer ra sacrifice of thanksgiving, swith leaven, and proclaim and publish, tthe
free offerings: for uthis likes you, O You children of Israel, says the LORD God.

a
[h]~ Or, punish Israel for i
Hosea 5:11 p
[h]~ three years of days
b
1 Kings 13:1 j
Psalm 89:35 q
[h]~ offer by burning
c
Hosea 10:15; 12:4; see 4:4 k
Jeremiah 16:16 r
Leviticus 7:13
d
2 Kings 23:15 l
[h]~ Or, cast away the things of s
Leviticus 23:17
e
Jeremiah 36:22 the palace t
Exodus 35:29
f
1 Kings 22:39 m
3:14 u
[h]~ so you love
g
Psalm 22:12 n
Hosea 4:15
h
6:1 o
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Go ahead and sacrifice to your idols at Bethel and at Gilgal. Keep on disobeying me,
your sins are mounting up: I am recording every one of them! Sacrifice each morning
and bring your tithes twice a week! Go through all-of your proper forms and give extra
offerings. How you pride yourselves, and crow about it everywhere.
74. And I have also given you cleanness of teeth in all-of your cities, and want of
bread in all-of your places: ayet you have not returned unto me, says the LORD.
75. And also bI have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months
to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not rain on
another city: one piece was rained upon, and the place where it rained not ~
withered.
76. So, two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water: but they were not
satisfied: cyet have you not returned unto me, says the LORD.
77. I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: dwhen your gardens and your
vineyards, and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, ethe palmer-worm
devoured them: yet you have not returned unto me, says the LORD.
78. I have sent among you the pestilence, fafter the manner of Egypt: your young
men have I slain with the sword, gand hhave taken away your horses: and I have
made the stink of your camps to come up to your nostrils: and yet you have not
returned unto me, says the LORD.
79. I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and
you were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning; yet (still) you have not returned
to me, says the LORD.
80. *** [P, LD] Therefore, this is what I will do unto you, O Israel: and because I will
do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God!
81. For, lo, He has formed the mountains, and created the iwind, and declared unto
man, what is His thought, jthat makes the morning darkness, and treads upon the
high places of the earth, kThe LORD, the GOD of Hosts, is His name.
“I sent you hunger, but it did not bring you back to me ~ it was no good. I ruined your
crops by withholding the rain for three months before the harvest. I sent rain on one
city and not on another. While rain fell on one field it prospered, but the fields that
received no rain withered and died.
People from two or three cities gathered together to drink and get water, in the city that
had rain ~ but there was never enough for all. Yet, you still refused to repent and come
back to me,” says the LORD.
“I sent blight and mildew on your farms and on your vineyards. The locusts ate your fig
and olive trees, stripping them bare. And still, you refused to return to me, “says the
LORD.
“I sent you plagues on you, like on the Egyptians long ago. I killed your young men in
war, and drove off all-of your horses. The stench of death was all around you, and you
could not smell anything else. And still, you refused to repent, and return to me. I
destroyed some of your cities, as I did Sodom and Gomorrah; those that survived are
like half-burned firebrands, snatched away from the fire, and will wear the scars, for the
rest of their lives. Even after all-of this punishment, you still refused to return to me,”
says the LORD.
*** “Therefore, I will these further evils down upon your heads; the ones that I have
already proclaimed through my prophets. Prepare to meet your GOD in Judgement, O
Israel. For you are dealing with the one who formed the mountains and made the winds,

a
See verses 8-11 e
Joel 1:4 i
[h]~ Spirit
b
Jeremiah 3:3 f
[h]~ in the same way as; Exodus j
5:8; 8:9
c
See verses 8-11; Haggai 2:17 12:19 k
Jeremiah 10:16
d
[h]~ the multitude of your g
[h]~ with the captivity of your
gardens did the palmer-worm horses
devour h
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and who knows your every thought, even before you speak it out. He turns the morning
into darkness and crushes down the mountains under His feet; Jehovah, the LORD, the
God of Hosts, is His name.”

CHAPTER FIVE: SEEK THE LORD AND LIVE

82. Hear the Word of the LORD, which I have taken up against you, even a
lamentation, O house of Israel,
83. aThe virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she bis forsaken upon her
land; there is none to raise her up.
84. [P] For thus says the LORD God; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave
one hundred, and that which forth by one hundred, shall leave ten, to the house
of Israel.
Sadly, I sing this song of grief for you, O Israel: “Beautiful Israel lies broken and crushed
to the ground, and cannot rise. No one will help her. She is left alone to die.” For the
LORD God says; “The city that send 1,000 men to battle, only 100 shall return. The city
that sends 100 men, only 10 men will come back alive.”
85. [P] For thus says the LORD unto the house of Israel; Seek me, and you shall live:
86. [P] But seek not cBethel, nor enter into aGilgal, and pass not to dBeersheba: for
Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing.
87. [P] Seek the LORD, and you shall live; lest He break out like fire in the house of
Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.
88. eYou who turn judgement to fwormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth.
89. Seek Him that makes gthe seven stars and Orion, and hturns the shadow of death
into morning, and imakes the day dark with night: that calls for the waters of the
sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is His name:
90. That strengthens the jspoiled against the strong, so that the hspoiled shall come
against the fortress.
91. They hate kHim that rebukes lin the gate, and they abhor him that speaks
uprightly.
92. *** [P] Forasmuch therefore, as your treading is upon the poor, and you take
from him his burdens of wheat: myou have built houses of hewn stone, but you
shall not dwell in them; you have planted npleasant vineyards, but you shall not
drink wine of them.
93. For I know your manifold transgressions, and (all-of) your mighty sins: they afflict
the just, they take oa bribe, and they pturn aside the poor in the gate from their
right.
94. *** Therefore, the prudent shall keep silence in that time: for it is an evil time.
95. [CP] Seek good, and not evil, that you may live: and so, the LORD, the GOD of
Hosts, shall be with you, qas you have spoken.
96. [CP] Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgement in the gate: it may
be that the LORD God of Hosts will be gracious unto rthe remnant of Joseph.
97. *** [P] Therefore, the LORD, the God of Hosts, says this: Wailing shall be in the
streets; and they shall say in all-of the highways, Alas! Alas! And they shall call
the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

a
Isaiah 47:1 g
Job 9:9; 38:1 m
Deuteronomy 28:30
b
Isaiah 33:23 h
Job 24:17 n
[h]~ vineyards of desire
c
4:4 i
8:9 o
[h]~ a ransom
d
2 Kings 23:8; 8:14 j
[h]~ spoil p
Isaiah 29:21; see 2:7
e
6:12 k
Isaiah 29:21 q
Micah 3:11
f
[h]~ bitterness l
Job 5:4 r
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 98. [P] And in all-of the vineyards shall be wailing; for aI will pass through thee, says
the LORD.
99. Woe unto you that desire b“the day of the LORD!” To what end is it for you? cThe
day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
100. And if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the
house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
101. Shall not the “Day of the LORD” be darkness, and not light? Even very dark,
and no brightness in it.
The LORD says to the people of Israel, “Seek Me ~ and live. Don’t seek the idols of
Bethel, Gilgal, or Beersheba; for the people of Gilgal will be carried off to exile, and
those of Bethel, shall surely come to grief.”
Seek the LORD and live, OR ELSE He will sweep like fire through Israel and consume
her, and none of the idols in Bethel can put it out, [Because they have no power at all].
O evil men, you make “justice” a bitter pill for the poor and the oppressed.
“Righteousness” and “fair play” are meaningless fiction to you!
Seek Him who created the Seven Stars ~ [The Classical planets, Seven Luminaries,
being the five planets visible to the naked eye, plus the Sun and Moon], and the
constellation Orion [seven stars, with four being his shoulders and feet plus three in
Orion's Belt], who turns darkness into morning, and day into night, who calls forth the
water from the oceans and pours it out as rain upon the land. The LORD Jehovah, is His
name. With blinding speed and violence, He brings destruction upon the strong, breaking
all their defences.
How you all hate honest judges! How you despise all people who speak the truth! You
trample the poor and steal even their smallest crumbs by all-of your taxes, fines, and
usury; Therefore, you will never live in the beautiful stone houses that you are building;
nor drink the wine from the lush vineyards that you are planting.
For great and many are your sins! I know them all, for they are all recorded in my Book
of Remembrance. You are the enemies of everything good; you take bribes; you refuse
to give justice to the poor. Therefore, those who are wise, will not try to interfere with
the LORD in the dreadful day of your punishment.
Be good, flee from evil ~ and live! Then the LORD God of Hosts will truly by your Helper,
as you have claimed that He is. Hate evil, and love the good; remodel and change your
courts, into true halls of justice. Perhaps even yet (at this late hour) the LORD God of
Hosts will have mercy on His people.
Therefore, the LORD God of Hosts says this: “There will be crying in all-of the streets
and on every road. Call for the farmers to weep with you too; call the professional
mourners to wail and lament! There will be sorrow and crying in every vineyard, for I
will pass through and destroy them.
You say, ‘If only the Day of the LORD was here, for then God would deliver us from all-
of our foes.’ But you have no understanding, of what you ask. For that day will not be
light and prosperity, but darkness and doom! How terrible the darkness will be for you;
not a ray of joy or hope will shine. In that day, you will be as man chased by a lion, and
met by a bear, or a man in a dark room who leans against a wall, and puts his hand on
a snake. Yes, that will be a dark and hopeless day for you.
[This is a warning for all Christians as well! John 15:16, and the Book of Revelation
chapters 2 & 3, are very clear. It is your fruit and your life, which will be judged by
Jesus, against His Word, to determine whether you will be included in the 9th Church in
the Book of Revelation ~ His Perfect Bride. Those who are deemed by Jesus as not
acceptable, will have to suffer the 21 judgements described in the Book of Revelation.]

a
Exodus 12:12; Nahum 1:12 b
Joel 1:15; 2:1,11,31 c
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 102. a
I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn
assemblies.
103. Though you offer me burnt offerings, and your meat offerings, bI will not
accept them: neither will I regard the cpeace offerings of your fat beasts.
104. Take thou away from me the noise of your songs; for I will not hear the
melody of thy viols.
105. But let Judgement drun down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty
stream.
106. e
Have you offered unto me sacrifices, and offerings in the wilderness for
forty years, O house of Israel?
107. But you have borne fthe tabernacle of your gMoloch and hChiun, your
images, the star of your god, which you made to yourselves.
108. ***[P] Therefore, I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus,
says the LORD, whose name is, iThe God of Hosts.
“I hate your show of pretence, your hypocrisy of ‘Honouring’ Me with your religious
feasts and solemn assemblies. I will not accept your burnt offerings and thank offerings.
I will not look at your offerings of peace. Away with your hymns of praise ~ they are
mere noise in my ears. I refuse to listen to your music, no matter how lovely it is. Why?
Because I want to see a mighty flood of justice; a torrent of doing good.
You sacrificed to me for forty years, while you were in the desert, Israel; but always
your real interest has been in your heathen gods; in Sukkoth your king, and in Kaiwan,
your god of the stars, and all the images of them you made with your hands.
So, I will send them into captivity, with you far to the east of Damascus, says the LORD,
the God of Hosts.

CHAPTER SIX: ISRAEL’S WANTONNESS ~ PLAGUED WITH DESOLATION

109. j
Woe to them that kare at ease in Zion, and trust in fthe mountain of
Samaria, which are named lchief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
110. Pass you unto mCalneh, and see: and from thence go to nHamath the great:
then go down to Gath of the Philistines: obe they better than these kingdoms? Or
their borders great than your border?
111. p
You that put away the evil day, and cause the qseat of violence to come
near:
112. That lie upon beds of ivory, and rstretch themselves upon their couches,
and eat the lamb out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
113. That schant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments
of music, tlike David.
114. That drink uwine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments:
but they are not grieved for the vaffliction of Joseph.
WOE to those lounging in luxury at Jerusalem and Samaria, so famous and popular
among the people of Israel. Go over to Calneh and see what happened there; then go
to great Hamath, and continue on down to Gath in the Philistines’ land. Once they were

a
Isaiah 1:14; Malachi 1:10 i
See verse 14 r
[h]~ that abound with
b
Hosea 8:13 j
4:1 superfluities
c
[h]~ thank offerings k
[h]~ are secure s
[h]~ quaver
d
[h]~ roll l
[h]~ first fruits t
1 Chronicles 23:5; 2 Chronicles
e
Deuteronomy 32:17; Ezekiel m
Isaiah 10:9 29:26
20:16,24 n
2 Kings 18:34 u
[h]~ in bowls of wine
f
[h]~ Or Siccuth, your king o
Nahum 3:8 v
[h]~ breach
g
1 Kings 11:7 p
Ezekiel 12:27; see 9:10
h
Possibly a statue of Saturn q
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better and greater than you, but look at them now! You push away all thoughts of the
punishment that awaits you; but by your deeds, you bring the Day of Judgement nearer.
You lie on ivory beds, surrounded by luxury, eating the tenderest lamb’ meat, and the
choicest veal. You sing idle songs to the sound of the harp, and fancy yourselves be as
great musicians, like King David was.
You drink wine by the bucketful, and perfume yourself with sweet ointments, caring
nothing at all that your brothers need your help.
115. *** [P] Therefore now ashall they go captive with the first that go captive,
and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
116. *** Therefore, you will be the first to be taken as slaves: SUDDENLY, your
revelry will end.
117. And it shall come to pass, that if there remain ten men in the house, that
they shall all die.
118. And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that bburns him, to bring his
bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is cby the side of the house, Is
there yet any with thee? And he shall say; NO. Then shall He say, hold thy tongue:
for dwe may not make mention of the name of the LORD.
119. For, behold, the LORD commands, and He will smite the great house with
e
breaches, and the little house with clefts.
120. Shall horses run upon the rock? Will one plough there with oxen? For fyou
have turned gjudgement into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
121. You which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say; have we not taken to
ourselves hhorns by our own strength?
122. But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, says the
LORD, the God of Hosts; and they shall afflict you, ifrom the entering in of Hamath
unto the river, of the wilderness.
123. *** [P] jThe LORD God has sworn by Himself, says the LORD, the God of
Hosts; I abhor kthe excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: Therefore, will I
deliver up the city, with all lthat is therein.
If there are as few as ten left, and even one house, and they too will perish. Aman’s
uncle will be the only one left to bury him, and when he goes in to carry the body from
the house, he will ask the only one still alive inside, “Are any others left?” And the answer
will be “NO!” And he will add “Shush ... don’t mention the name of the LORD, for He
might hear you.” For the LORD commanded this: That homes both great and small shall
be smashed to pieces. Can horses run on rocks? Can oxen plough the sea? Stupid, even
to ask, but it is no more stupid that what you do, when you make a mockery of justice,
and corrupt and sour all that should be good and right. And just as stupid is your
rejoicing in how great you are, when you are less than nothing! And priding yourselves
on your own tiny power.
“O Israel, I will bring against you a nation that will bitterly oppress you, from your
northern boundary to your southern tip, all-of the way from Hamath to the brook of
Arabah,” says the LORD, The GOD of Hosts.

CHAPTER SEVEN: ISRAEL’S DESOLATION, A FAMINE OF GOD’S WORD

a
7:11.17 f
5:7 k
Psalm 47:4; Ezekiel 24:21; see
b
1 Samuel 31:12 g
Hosea 10:4 8:17
c
Psalm 128:3 h
Deuteronomy 33:17 l
[h]~ the fullness thereof
d
[h]~ they will not i
1 Kings 8:65; 2 Kings 14:25
e
[h]~ Or, droppings j
Jeremiah 51:14; Hebrews 6:13

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 124. a
Thus has the LORD God shown unto me: and behold, He formed
b
grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and lo it
was the latter growth after the king’s mowing.
125. And it came to pass, that when they had made an end to eating the grass
of the land, then I said: O LORD God, forgive, I beseech thee: cby whom shall Jacob
arise? For he is small.
126. [FP] dThe Lord repented for this: It shall not be, says the LORD.
This is what the LORD God showed me in a vision. He was preparing a vast swarm of
locusts to destroy all-of the main crop that sprang up after the first mowing, which went
as taxes to the king. They ate everything in sight. Then I said; “O LORD God, please
forgive your people! Don’t send them this plague! If you turn against Israel, what hope
is there for us? For Israel is so small!” So, the LORD relented, and did not fulfill the
vision. “I won’t do it,” he told me.
127. e
Thus has the LORD God shown unto me: and, behold, the LORD called to
contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
128. Then said I; O LORD God, cease, I beseech thee: fby whom shall Jacob
arise? For he is small.
129. [FP] The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, says the LORD God.
Then the LORD showed me a great firestorm that He had prepared to punish them: it
had burnt up the waters, and was devouring the entire land.
Then I said; “O LORD God, please don’t do it! If you turn against them, what hope is
there? For Israel is so small!” Then the LORD God turned from the plan too, and said, “I
won’t do that either.”
130. e
Thus, He showed me: and, behold the LORD stood upon a wall made by a
plumbline, gwith a plumbline in His hand.
131. [P] And the LORD said unto me: “Amos do you see?” And I said, A
plumbline. Then said the LORD; Behold I will set a plumbline in-the-midst-of my
people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:
132. [P] And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of
Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against hthe house of Jeroboam, with the
sword.
Then He showed me this vision: The LORD was standing beside a wall, that had been
constructed using a plumbline, and He was checking it, to see if it was straight. And the
LORD said to me; “Amos, what do you see?” And I answered; “A plumbline, LORD.” And
He replied; “I will test my people with a plumbline. I will no longer turn away from
punishing them. The idol altars and the Temples of Israel will all be destroyed, and I will
destroy the dynasty of King Jeroboam, by the sword.”
133. Then Amaziah, ithe priest of jBethel, sent (a message) to kJeroboam, king
of Israel saying; Amos has conspired against thee, in-the-midst-of the house of
Israel; the land is not able to bear all-of his words.
134. For thus Amos says; Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall
surely be led away captive out of their own land.
135. Also, Amaziah said unto Amos, O you lseer go flee thee away, minto the
land of Judah and there neat bread and prophesy there:
136. But, prophesy not any more at Bethel: ofor it is the King’s pchapel, and it is
the King’s court.
q

a
See verse 4,7 g
2 Kings 21:13 m
1:1
b
Green worms h
See verse 11 n
Micah 3:5,11
c
[h]~ Who of Jacob shall stand i
1 Kings 12: 32 o
1 Kings 12:29 to 13:1
d
Deuteronomy 32:36 j
3:14; see verse 13 p
[h]~ sanctuary
e
See verse1 k
1:1 q
[h]~ house of the kingdom
f
[h]~ Who of Jacob shall stand l
2 Samuel 24:11

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Then He showed me this: The Lord was standing beside a wall, built with a plumbline,
and checking the with another plumbline to see if it was straight. And the LORD said to
me: “Amos, what do you see?” And I answered: “I see a plumbline.” And the LORD
replied: “I will test my people with a plumbline. I will no longer turn away from punishing
them. The idol altars and temples of Israel will all be destroyed, and I will destroy the
dynasty of King Jeroboam, by the sword.”
But when Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, heard what Amos was saying, he rushed a
message to Jeroboam, the king. “Amos is a traitor to our nation and is plotting your
death. This is intolerable. It will lead to rebellion right across the land. He says that you
will be killed, and Israel will be sent far away into exile and slavery.”
Then Amaziah sent orders to Amos; “Get out of here, you prophet, You! Flee to the land
of Judah and do your prophesying there! Don’t bother us here with your visions, not
here in the capital, where the king’s chapel is!” [I don’t care what you say, I do not want
to hear it!] There are churches just like this in the world today. The Prophets, or the
Intercessors bring a prophetic word to the church leadership, and they just don’t want
to hear it. ~ whether it is true or not, does not even enter into the equation!
137. Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, aI was no prophet, neither was
I ba prophet’s son; but I cwas a herdsman and a gatherer of dSycamore fruit:
138. And the LORD took me eas I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto
me: Go prophesy unto my people Israel.
But Amos replied: “I am not really one of the prophets. I do not come from a family of
prophets. I am just a herdsman, and fruit picker. But the LORD took me from caring for
the flocks, and told me; ‘Go, and prophesy to my people Israel.’
139. *** Now therefore, hear the word of the LORD: You say; Prophesy not
against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
140. *** Therefore, thus says the LORD: fthy wife shall become a harlot in the
city, and thy sons and they daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy lands gshall
be divided by line; and you shall die in a polluted land: And Israel shall surely go
into captivity forth of his hand.
Now, listen to this message, specifically for you, from the LORD. You say; ‘Don’t
prophesy against Israel.’ The Lord’s reply is this: ‘Because of your interference, your
wife will become a prostitute in this city, and your sons and daughters will be killed, and
your land divided up. You yourself, will die in a heathen land, and the people of Israel
will certainly become slaves in exile, far from the land.’”
A warning: From this example, it is very important to listen to what the prophets and
the intercessors have to say, and then assess it against the word of God, to see that it
is in order. If it passes the test, DON’T, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, INTERFERE WITH
THE PROPHETIC INSTRUCTIONS! BECAUSE IF YOU DO INTERFERE, IT COULD KILL YOUR
WHOLE FAMILY, JUST LIKE HERE in this chapter.
141.
CHAPTER EIGHT: A FAMINE OF THE WORD OF GOD

142. Thus has the LORD God showed unto me: and behold a basket of summer
fruit.
143. [P] And He said: Amos what do you see? And I said; A basket of summer
fruit. Then said the LORD unto me; The end is come upon my people of Israel; hI
will not again pass by them anymore.

a
Zechariah 13:5 d
[h]~ wild figs g
2 Samuel 8:2; Psalm 60:6
b
2 Kings 2:3 e
[h]~ from behind h
7:8
c
2:1 f
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 144. [CP] And the songs of the Temple shall be howlings in that day, says the
LORD God: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them
forth with silence.
Then the LORD showed me a vision, a basket full of ripe fruit. “What do you see Amos?”
He asked. I replied, “A basket full of ripe fruit.” Then the LORD said, “This fruit represents
all-of my people of Israel; they are ripe for punishment. I will not defer their punishment
any longer. The riotous sound of singing in the Temple, will turn to howling and weeping
then. Dead bodies will be scattered everywhere. They will be carried out of the cities in
silence.” The LORD has spoken! [About 30 years after this prophecy was given, the
Assyrians attacked Israel and this prophecy was fulfilled].
145. Hear this, O you people, who swallow up the needy, even to make the poor
of the land fail,
146. Saying, when will the anew moon be gone, that we may sell corn? And the
Sabbath, that we may bset for the wheat, cmaking the ephah small, and the shekel
great, and dfalsifying ethe balances by deceit?
147. That we might buy the poor ffor silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes;
yes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
148. [P] gThe LORD has sworn by the excellency of Jacob; Surely, hI will never
forget and of their works.
149. [P] Shall not the land tremble for this, and everyone mourn that dwell
therein? And it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned,
as by the flood of Egypt.
150. [F, CP] And it shall come to pass in that day, says the LORD God, that I
will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear sky.
151. [F, CP] And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all-of your songs into
lamentations; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins and baldness upon every
head: and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a
bitter day.
Listen all-of you merchants who rob the poor, trampling on the needy; You who long for
the Sabbaths to end, and the religious holidays to be over, so you can get out and start
cheating again ~ using you “weighed” scales, and your “under-sized” measures; you
who make slaves of the poor, buying them for their debt of a piece of silver, or a pair of
shoes, or selling them your mouldy wheat;
The Lord, the pride of Israel, has sworn: “I will not forget your (bad) deeds! The land
will tremble as it awaits its doom, and everyone will mourn. I will rise up like the river
Nile at flood time, toss about, and sink again. At that time, I will make the sun go down
at midday and darken the earth in the daytime. [When Christ gave up His life on the
cross, the earth shook with an earthquake, and the sun stopped shining for three hours
in the middle of the day]
152. [P] Behold the days come says the LORD God, that I send a famine in the
land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but iof hearing the hearing the
words of the LORD: [A silent period is coming!]
153. [P] And they shall wander from sea to sea, from the north even to the east,
and they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
154. [P] In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
155. [P] They that swear by jthe sin of Samaria, and say; Thy god, O Dan lives;
and the manner of Beersheba lives; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

a
[h]~ month e
Hosea 12:7 i
Psalm 74:9; Isaiah 29:10; Micah
b
[h]~ open f
2:6 3:7
c
Ezekiel 45:10; Micah 6:10-11 g
6:8 j
Deuteronomy 9:21; Hosea 10:8
d
[h]~ perverting the balance of h
Hosea 8:13; 9:9
deceit

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“The time is surely coming,” says the LORD God, “when I will send a famine upon the
land, not a famine of bread or water, but of hearing the words of the LORD. Men will
wander everywhere from sea to sea, trying to fill that spiritual hunger within them;
seeking the word of the LORD, searching, running here and there ~ but alas, they will
not find it.
Beautiful young girls and fine men alike will grow faint and weary, thirsting for the Word
of God. And those that worship the idols of Samaria, Dan, and Beersheba, shall fall and
never rise again. [Reminder: The tribe of DAN is excluded from entering Heaven, and is
not included in the selection of the 12,000 people from each of the 12 tribes in the Book
of Revelation.]

CHAPTER NINE: EDOM DESTROYED FOR THEIR PRIDE

156. [P] aI saw the LORD standing on the altar: and He said: Smite the blintel of
the door, that the posts may shake: and ccut them in the head, all-of them, and I
will slay dthe last of them with the sword: ehe that flees of them, shall not flee
away, and he that escapes of them, shall not be delivered.
157. [P] fThough they dig into hell, there shall my hand take them; though they
climb up to heaven, thence I will bring them down.
158. [P] And though they hide themselves in the top of (Mount) Carmel, I will
search and take them from there; and though they be hidden from my sight, on
the bottom of the sea; I shall command the serpent and he shall bite them:
159. [P] And though they go into captivity before their enemies, there I will
command the sword, and it shall slay them: And I will set my eyes upon them gfor
evil, and not for good.
160. [P] And the LORD God of Hosts is the one that touches the land, and hit
shall melt, iand all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a
flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
161. [P] It is He [the LORD] that builds His jstories in heaven, and has founded
His troop in the earth: lHe that calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out
k

upon the face of the earth: The LORD is His name.

162. [P] mAre you not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel?
Says the LORD. Have I not brought Israel up out of the land of Egypt? And the
Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
163. [P] Behold the eyes of the LORD God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I
will destroy it from off the face of the earth: nsaving that I will not utterly destroy
the house of Jacob, says the LORD.
164. [P] For, Lo, I will command, and I will osift the house of Israel among all-
of the nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least pgrain fall
upon the earth.
165. [P] All-of the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, the
evil shall not overtake, nor prevent us.
I saw the Lord, and He was high and lifted up, standing beside the altar, saying; “Smash
the tops of the pillars, and shake the Temple until the pillars crumble, and the roofs
crashed down upon the people below. Though they run, they will not escape; they all
will be killed.

a
7:1 g
Jeremiah 21:10 m
Matthew 3:9; Romans 2:25
b
[h]~ chapiter, Or, knob h
Psalm 46:6 n
Jeremiah 30:11: Obadiah 17
c
[h]~ wound them i
8:8 o
[h]~ cause to move
d
Isaiah 9:14 j
[h]~ spheres p
[h]~ stone
e
2:14 k
[h]~ bundle
f
Psalm 139:8-9 l
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Though they dig down to Sheol, I will reach down and pull them up; though they climb
up illegally into the heavens, I will bring them down. Though they hide among the rocks
on top of Mount Carmel, I will search them out and capture them.
Though they hide at the bottom of the ocean, I will send a serpent after them to bite
and destroy them. Though they volunteer for exile, I will command the sword to kill
them there. I will see to it that they receive evil rewards and not good.”
The LORD God of Hosts touches the land and it melts, and all-of its people mourn. It
rises like the river Nile in Egypt, and then sinks again. The upper stories of his home are
in the heavens, the first floor on the earth. He calls for the vapour to rise from the ocean,
and pours it down as rain upon the earth. Jehovah, the LORD, is His name.
“O People of Israel, are you any more precious to me than the Ethiopians are? Was it
not I who brought you out of slavery in Egypt? Have I not done much for other nations
as well? I brought the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians for Kir.”
“The eyes of the LORD God are watching Israel, that sinful nation, and I will root her up,
and scatter her across the world. Yet, have I promised that the rooting out will not
be permanent. For I have commanded that Israel be sifted by other nations, as grain
is sifter in a sieve, yet not one ‘true kernel’ shall be lost. But all-of these sinners who
say, ‘God will not touch us,’ will die by the sword.
166. [P] aIn that day, bwill I raise up the Tabernacle of David that is fallen, and
c
close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it up as
in the days of old:
167. [P] That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen,
d
which are called by my name, says the LORD that does this.
168. [P] Behold, the days comes, says the LORD, that ethe ploughman shall
overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes, him that fsows the seed; and the
mountains shall drop gsweet wine, and the hills hshall melt.
169. [P] And iI will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and jthey
shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and
drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
170. [P] And I will plant them upon the land, and they shall not more be pulled
out of their land, which I gave them, says the LORD.
“THEN, at that time, I will rebuild the city of David, which is now lying-in ruins, and
return it to its former glory, and Israel will possess what is left of Edom, and of all-of
the nations that belong to me.” For so the Lord, who plans it all, has said.
“The time will come when there will be such an abundance of crops, that the harvest
time will scarcely end, before the farmer starts again to sow another crop. And the
terrace of grapes upon the hills of Israel will drip sweet wine! I will restore the fortunes
of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild their ruined cities, and live in them again,
and they shall plant vineyards and gardens and eat the crops and drink their wine. I will
firmly plant them there upon the land, that I gave to their fathers, and they shall not be
pulled up again,” says the LORD, your God.

THE BOOK OF JONAH

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT THIS BOOK

a
Isaiah 2:11 d
[h]~ upon whom my name is h
See verse 5
b
Jeremiah 30:18; Micah 7:11; called i
Jeremiah 30:3
Acts 15:16-17 e
Leviticus 26:5 j
Isaiah 61:7; Ezekiel
c
[h]~ hedge, Or wall f
[h]~ draws forth 37:10,33,35; Zechariah 8:7-8
g
[h]~ new

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Many people think that this book is a fairy tale, and sometimes it is treated that way in
Sunday School, but that is not the case. Jonah was a “real Prophet” and he first gets
mentioned in the Bible in 2 Kings 14:25.
This book also should teach us about the three states of our mind ~ our will;
1. Our Submissive Will: When we are completely submitted to God, and doing
His will, without question ~ in “Total Submission & Obedience.”
2. Our Permissive Will: When we are not obeying God, but God allows us to be
in that state of will, because the people around us get a blessing ~ but we do
not!
3. Our Rebellious Will: When we turn our back on God, and we have to REPENT,
to once again come under his Covenant and His presence.
It is in the Submissive Will of God that we enter into this Book. Jonah is a recognised
prophet, who hears from God, and tells the king what to do, and then they go ahead
and do it, and the nation gets blessed!
But then God changes his role: Jonah gets a message from God, and He now has to
go and do it ~ himself! And just like many Christians in churches today, “Jonah did
not like change!”
The other thing of interest is that that when the 52 scholars, appointed by King James,
were discussing which books to remove out of the Bible in 1611, this book was to go on
the trash heap ~ until one of the scholars remembered that Jesus referred to this book
in the Gospels [Matthew 12: 38-41], so because it was referred to by Jesus Himself, it
was decided that they should leave it in the scriptures ~ a very wise choice!

CHAPTER ONE: JONAH IS GIVEN A NEW ASSIGNMENT FROM GOD

171. Now the Word of the LORD came unto aJonah, the son of Amittai, saying;
172. Arise and go to bNineveh, that great city, and cry out against it: for their
wickedness is come up before me.
173. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD,
and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish, so he paid the
fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, from the presence
of the LORD.
So, Jonah is in perfect submission to God, receiving messages from the Lord, delegating
other people to do the work, and putting their lives on the line, to bring honour and
glory to the LORD. But now, God gives Jonah and assignment, where his own life is now
put on the line.
It was not a short journey that God was sending him on. Check out the journey on the
map below. God is sending Jonah to the best protected city of that time, with the most
successful war-like people, who put the heads of their conquered leaders on pikes, and
displayed them on the walls of their city, as a reminder to their conquered nations, what
happens to people, who disobey their ways of life and their laws.
In Jonah’s mind at this time, He is seeing his head on a pike, displayed on the city wall,
if He obeys God.
His trust in His God just went out the window, His faith in God has disappeared! He is
out of there; in full flight, ~ in the opposite direction, to where God Almighty told
him to go! Jonah has now gone from his Submissive Will ~ to the Permissive Will of
God. God is going to let all-of this happen, because the Book of Jonah is a book of
Miracles ~ and other people are going to be blessed.

a
[h]~ Called; Matthew 12:39 b
2 Kings 19:36
(Jonas)

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Miracle # 1:
• God did not send down fire from Heaven, to destroy Jonah for his disobedience!
• God did not tell Jonah to go and get an apprentice, to train up to be his
replacement prophet, like He did with Elijah.
• God is going to use this journey to bless others, and teach Jonah a very hard,
but important, lesson!
• God has a plan, and it will come to pass, with our active participation, or even
with our rebellion ~ God says what He means ~ and He means what He says!
174. But the LORD asent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty
tempest in the sea, so that the ship bwas likely to be broken.
175. Then the mariners were afraid, and ccried out every many unto his own
god, and dcast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of
them. But Jonah was gone into the side of the ship; and he lay down, and was fast
asleep.
176. So, the shipmaster came to him; What means thou, O sleeper? Arise call
upon thy God, if so, be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
177. And they said everyone to their fellow; come, and elet us cast lots, that we
may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So, they cast lots, and the lot fell
on Jonah. [Miracle # 2: The lot fell on Jonah!]
178. Then they said unto him; fTell us we pray thee, for whose cause is this evil
upon us; What is your occupation? And whence comest thou? What is thy country?
And what people are thou?
179. And he said unto them; I am a Hebrew: and fear gthe LORD God, the God
of heaven, which has made the sea and the dry land.
180. Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him; Why have you
done this (to us)? For the men knew that he had fled from the presence of LORD,
because he had told them.
But as the ship was sailing along, suddenly the LORD flung a terrible wind over the sea,
causing a great storm, that threatened to sink the ship. Fearing for their lives, these
desperate sailors shouted to their god for their help, and threw the cargo overboard, to
lighten the ship. And all-of this time (like Jesus in the New Testament) Jonah was asleep,
down in the hold of the ship.
So, the captain of the ship went down into the hold after him. “What do you mean,” he
roared, “sleeping at a time like this? Get up, and cry out to your God, and see if he will
have mercy on us, and save us!”

a
[h]~ cast forth d
Acts 27:18,19,38 g
[h]~ Jehovah, the LORD God of
b
[h]~ thought it to be broken e
Judges 20:9 Heaven
c
Psalm 10 7:28 f
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Then the crew decided to draw straws, to see which one of them had offended the gods,
and caused this terrible storm: and Jonah drew the short straw.
“What have you done,” they asked, “to bring this awful storm upon us? Who are you?
What is your occupation? What country are you from? What is your nationality?”
And Jonah answered them; “I am a Jew (a Hebrew): I worship Jehovah, the God of
heaven, who made the earth and the sea.” Then he told them that he was running away
from the LORD. The men were terribly frightened when they heard this. “Oh, why did
you do it?” they shouted.
181. Then they said to him; What shall we do unto you, that the sea amay be
calm unto us? For the sea bwrought and was tempestuous.
182. And he said unto them; Take me up and cast me forth into the sea; so,
shall the sea be calm unto you; for I know that for my sake that this great tempest
is upon you.
183. Nevertheless, the men crowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could
not; for the sea bwrought, and was tempestuous against them.
184. Wherefore they cried unto dthe LORD, and said; We beseech thee, O LORD,
we beseech thee; let us not perish for this man’s life, and elay not upon us innocent
blood; for thou O LORD, has done as it pleased thee. [Miracle # 3: we now have
sailors who worship “other gods,” offering up prayers to Jehovah, the God of the
Hebrews;]
185. So, they took up Jonah, and they cast him forth into the sea; and the sea
f
ceased from her raging. [Miracle # 4: the sea immediately become calm, and the
Storm ceased its raging.]
186. Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto
the LORD, and made vows. [Miracle # 5: the sailors are now making a sacrifice
to Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, a God that they did not believe in, until this
encounter with Jonah. Jonah was to suffer, but the sailors received a blessing, their
lives were spared.]
“What should we do to you, to stop this storm?” For it was getting worse and worse!
And Jonah replied; “Throw me out into the sea, and it will become calm again. For I
know this terrible storm have come because of me.”
They tried harder to row the boat ashore, but couldn’t make it. The storm was too fierce
to fight against. Then they shouted out a prayer to Jehovah, Jonah’s God. “O Jehovah,”
they pleaded, “don’t make us die for this man’s sin, and don’t hold us responsible for
this man’s death, for it is not our fault; you have sent this storm upon him, for your own
good reasons.”
Then they picked up Jonah and threw him overboard, into the raging sea ~ and to their
amazement, the storm stopped!
The men stood there in awe before Jehovah, and sacrificed to him, and vowed to serve
Him!
Now, the LORD had prepared a great fish, to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the
belly of the fish for three days and three nights.
[Miracle # 6: God speaks to fish and they Obey Him!]
[Miracle # 7: Jonah is in the belly of the fish for 3 days and 3 nights; He can breathe
and not die, and is given an opportunity to review his actions and rebellion against God.]
Just think about this incident for a few moments; “God had prepared a great fish”. God
speaks to this big Fish, and they know His voice. and the great fish obeys Him. “Go to
latitude ‘X’ and longitude ‘Y’ and be there tomorrow at exactly time ‘Z’, because I want
to you to catch and carry a package for me.

a
[h]~ may be silent from us c
[h]~ digged f
[h]~ stood
b
[h]~ grew more & more d
See verse 9
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“And at the appointed time”, the fish was exactly on station, where he was told to be,
to receive the package ~ Jonah, and then he swam towards the beach that the Lord
showed to the fish.

CHAPTER TWO: JONAH’S PRAYER OF REPENTANCE & HIS DELIVERANCE

187. Then Jonah prayed to the LORD His God, out of the belly of the fish.
188. And said; I cried by reason of my affliction unto the LORD, and He heard
me; out of the belly of the fish of hell, cried I, and He heard my voice. [Miracle
# 8: There is no place above the earth, on the earth, in the sea, or under the earth,
that you can hide from the Lord; nor that the LORD cannot hear your prayers!]
189. For you had cast me into the deep, in-the-amidst-of the seas: and the floods
compassed me about: ball thy billows and thy waves they passed over me.
190. c
Then I said; I am cast out of thy sight; yet, I will look again dtowards thy
holy Temple.
191. The waters compassed me about, eeven to the soul; the depths closed
round about, the weeds were wrapped around my head.
192. I went down to the fbottoms of the mountains; the earth with gher bars
were about me for ever: yet have you brought up my life from hcorruption, O Lord
my God.
193. When imy soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD: and jmy prayer
came in unto thee, into thy holy Temple.
194. They that observe lying vanities, forsake ktheir own mercy.
195. But lI will sacrifice unto thee, with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that
I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD from inside the fish; “In my great trouble I cried out to
the LORD, and He heard me, and answered me; from the depths of death, I called, and
LORD, you heard me! You threw me into the ocean depths of death; I sank way down
into the floods of waters and was covered by your wild and stormy waves.
Then I said; “O Lord, you have rejected me and cast me away. How shall I ever see your
Holy Temple again?”
“I sank beneath the waves and death was very near. The waters closed over me; the
seaweed wrapped itself around my head. I went down to the bottoms of the mountains
that rise up from the ocean floor. I was locked out of life and imprisoned in the land of
death. But, O LORD my God, you have snatched me away from the yawning jaws of
death!”
“When I had lost all hope, I turned my thoughts once more back to the LORD. And my
earnest prayer went to you in your holy Temple.” [Those who reject Jesus and worship
false gods have turned their backs on all-of the mercies waiting for them from the
LORD].
“I will never worship anyone but you LORD. How can I possibly thank you enough for all
they you have done for me? I will surely fulfill my promises. For my deliverance comes
from the LORD alone ~ It is through no-one else!” [Miracle # 9: We are restored to
God through repentance ~ even in the belly of a fish. His love has no boundaries.]
196. And the LORD spoke unto the fish, and (and told him to deliver the
package) and the fish vomited Jonah upon dry land.
And the LORD ordered the fish to sip up Jonah up on the beach, and it did! [Miracle
#10: Jonah is back on assignment once again]
a
[h]~ heart e
Psalm 69:1 i
Psalm 107:5; 142:3
b
Psalm 42:7 f
[h]~ cuttings off j
Psalm 18:6
c
Psalm 31:22 g
Jeremiah 51:30 k
Psalm 144:2
d
Psalm 5:7 h
[h]~ Or, the pit l
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CHAPTER THREE: THE NINEVITES REPENT

197. And the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time saying;
198. Arise, go unto aNineveh, that great city, and preach unto it, the preaching
that I bid you. [Miracle #11: The message that God wants them to hear; not the
message that tickles people’s ears!]
199. So, Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the
LORD. Now Nineveh was an bexceeding great city of three days’ journey.
200. And Jonah began to enter the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said;
Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
Then the LORD spoke to Jonah again: “Go to that great city, Nineveh,” He said; “and
warn them of their doom, as I told you before!”
This time Jonah did not hesitate to obey! Now Nineveh was a great city, with walls about
9 miles in circumference, housing an estimated 175,000 people, but the (region of
Nineveh) was more than thirty miles across. The Hebrew text does not make any
distinction between these two. Therefore, we have two options to consider:
Option #1:
The Holy Spirit gave him supernatural power to travel a three-day journey in just one
day, or;
Option #2:
Jonah started to proclaim his message of doom, as soon as he came into the region of
Nineveh, and continued preaching this message until he arrived at the city gates itself.
201. So cthe people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on
sackcloth, from the greatest of them, to the least of them.
202. For the word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne,
and he laid his robe from him, and dcovered himself with sackcloth, and sat in
ashes.
203. And he caused it to be proclaimed and epublished through Nineveh by
decree of the king, and his fnobles, saying: Let neither man nor gbeast, herd nor
flock; taste anything: let them not feed, nor drink water:
204. But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto
God: yes, let them turn everyone from their evil ways, and from the violence that
is in their hands.
205. h
Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce
anger, that we perish not?
BUT the very first day when Jonah entered the city and started to preach, the people
repented. Jonah shouted to the crowds that gathered around him. “Forty days from now
Nineveh will be destroyed!” And they believed him, and declared a fast; from the king
right down to the least of the inhabitants; everyone put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
[Miracle # 12: This is the only record in the whole bible, where one sermon causes a
whole nation to repent, put on sackcloth (the rough garments that are worn when people
are in mourning), and then sit in ashes, and turn from their wicked ways.]
For when the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his
throne, and took off his royal robes, and put on sackcloth and sat in ashes. And the king
and all-of his nobles sent this message throughout the city, saying: “Let no one, not
even the animals, eat anything at all, nor even drink any water. Everyone must wear
sackcloth and cry mightily to God, and let everyone turn from their evil ways, from their

a
1:2 d
Isaiah 58:5; Luke 10:13 g
Psalm 36:6; see 4:11
b
[h]~ of God e
[h]~ said, or, proclaimed h
2 Samuel 12:22
c
Matthew 12:41; Luke 11:32 f
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violence and their robbery. Who can tell? Perhaps even at this late stage, God will decide
to let us live, and will withhold his fierce anger from destroying us.”
Even though Nineveh was over 2,000 miles from Jerusalem, the people of this area knew
the history of the “God of the Hebrews” and the awesome power that He used to open
up the Red Sea to let them pass through, and then to completely destroy the Egyptian
army, that followed after them. There was no doubt in the mind of the King, that the
God of Jonah was able to do what His prophet was proclaiming.
206. And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil ways: And God
repented of the evil, that He said that he would do unto them: and He did it not.
And when God saw that they had put a stop to their evil ways; he withheld his plan to
destroy them, and did not carry it through. [God withheld his hand from this nation for
four generations, and then sadly they went back to their wicked ways, and then God
sent another prophet (Nahum) to proclaim His judgement upon them again ~ and this
time, He does carry it out. There were no second chances!]

CHAPTER FOUR: THE LESSON FOR JONAH

207. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.

208. *** And he prayed unto the LORD, and said; I pray thee, O LORD,
was this not my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore, aI fled
unto Tarshish: for I knew thou art ba gracious God, and merciful, slow to
anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of thee evil.
209. *** Therefore now, cO LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me;
for it is better for me to die than to live.
This change of plans (by God) made Jonah very angry. Jonah complained to the
LORD about it: “This is exactly what I thought you would do, Lord; when I was
still in Jerusalem, and you first told me to go to Nineveh. That is why I ran away
towards Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God, merciful, and slow to
angry, and full of kindness. I knew how easily you could cancel your plans to
destroy all of these people. I had to go through all of that pain and suffering for
nothing!”
‘Please kill me: Lord; I’d rather be dead than alive [because nothing that I told
them actually happened]!”
210. Then said the LORD; dDo you well to be angry?
211. So, Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the eastern side of the
city, and there made himself a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he
might see what would become of the city.
212. And the LORD God prepared a egourd, and made it to come up over
Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief.
So, Jonah was exceedingly glad of the Gourd. [Miracle # 13: God gets a
gourd to grows fast that it covers his head in less than 1 day.
213. But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and
it smote the gourd that it withered. [Miracle # 14: The worm ate the gourd
vine, causing it to wither and die in less than 1 day].
214. And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a
f
vehement east wind: and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he
fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said; It is better for me to die than
to live.

a
1:3 c
1 Kings 19:4 e
[h]~ palmcrist [Hebrew] Kikajon
b
Joel 2:13 d
[h]~ Are you really angry? f
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 215. And God said to Jonah; dDoest thou well to be angry for the gourd?
And he said; aI do well to be angry, even unto death.
216. Then said the LORD; You have bhad pity on the gourd, which has not
laboured, neither made it grow; which ccame up at night, and perished in the
night.
217. And should I not spare Nineveh, that great city, where there are more
than 120,000 people, dthat cannot discern between their right hand and their
left hand; and also, much cattle?
Then the LORD said; “Is it right to be angry about this?” So, Jonah went out to
the eastern side of the city, made himself a small leafy shelter, and sat there and
sulked, [he has his own pity-party] as he waited in the shade to see what would
happen to the city.
And when the leaves of the shelter withered in the desert heat, the Lord arranged
for a vine to grow up quickly, and spread its broad leaves over Jonah’s head to
shade him. This made him comfortable and very grateful.
But God also prepared a worm! [Miracle # 15: First it was a great big fish, to
swallow up Jonah ~ & now, it is a worm, who answers God’s instructions.] The
next morning, the worm ate through the stem of the plant, so that it withered and
died.
Then when the sun was hot, God ordered a scorching hot east wind to blow down
upon his head until he grew faint and wished to die. For He said: “Death is better
than this!” [Miracle # 16: Even the winds obey God].
Then God spoke to Jonah; “Is it right for you to be angry because the plant died?”
“Yes,” Jonah replied; “it is; it is right for me to be angry enough to die!”
Then the LORD said; “You feel sorry for yourself, when your shelter is destroyed,
even though you did no work to put it there, and it is, at best, a short-living plant.
So therefore, why shouldn’t I feel sorry for a great city like Nineveh, with its
120,000 people in utter spiritual darkness, and all its cattle?”

Conclusion: It can be seen from this 4-chapter book, that our ways, and thinking
are clearly not the same as God’s ways and thinking. God’s ways are perfect in all
respects, and He uses whatever elements of His creation that are needed, to bring
His perfect plans to come to pass, with our help, or despite our rebellion.
Because the nation repented, they were blessed with life for another 4
generations.

THE BOOK OF HOSEA

INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF HOSEA
(As stated in the New Living Bible):

Love is a magnificent, exhilarating trip, and when it dies, it is worse than, almost
any kind of death. You don’t want to believe it, but the ride is over, and you are
just not going any further on this track.
That is what happened to the love affair between Israel and her God, during the
days of Hosea. “The LORD has filed a lawsuit against you,” Hosea announced
shortly before Samaria was econquered [in 722 BC], “listing the following charges:
➢ There is NO Faithfulness,
➢ NO kindness,

a
[h]~ Or, I am greatly angry c
[h]~ was the son of the night. e
In 722 BC
b
[h]~ spared d
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 ➢ NO knowledge of God in your land.
➢ You swear, and lie, and kill, and steal, and commit adultery.
➢ There is violence everywhere, with one murder after another >>>.
➢ Your doom is sealed, for you refuse to understand.” (4:1, 2.14).
It is hard to believe that God really loves human beings ~ maybe that’s why their
rejection of Him is so terrible!

CHAPTER ONE: THE WORD OF THE LORD THAT CAME TO HOSEA

1. The word of the Lord that came to Hosea, the son of Beeri, ain the days of
Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of
Jeroboam, the son of Joash, king of Israel [the 10 rebellious tribes].
2. Then beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea;
Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for bthe
Land has committed great whoredoms, departing from the Lord.
3. So, he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim: which conceived and
bare him a son.
4. And the Lord said unto him, call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and cI
will davenge the blood of Jezreel, upon the house of Jehu, and ewill cause to
cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
5. And it shall come to pass at that day that fI will break the bow of Israel in the
valley of Jezreel.
These are the messages from the Lord to Hosea, the son of Beeri, during the
reigns of these four kings of Judah; Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah; and only
one king of Israel ~ Jeroboam, the son of Joash, he ruled the 10 rebellious tribes
of Israel.
This Hosea’s first message:
The Lord said to Hosea; “Go and marry a girl who is a prostitute, so that some of
her children will be born to you from other men.” [I am sure Hosea must have
been asking himself, what he had done wrong; that the righteous Lord, would
punish him, by asking him to marry a prostitute: to be shunned by society: But
then, God explains the reason].
This will illustrate the way my people have been untrue to me, committing open
adultery, by worshipping other gods.” This is also a reflection upon the nation of
Israel throughout the ages.
Even today, (2022) prostitution, and illegal drugs are readily available on the
streets in Israel. Sadly, there are no government-run, drug rehabilitation centres;
they are all supported by overseas Christian organizations. Drugs are a problem,
but the police force is not equipped to deal actively with this problem, with their
priority on prevention & reduction of terrorism, which is an immediate real threat
to human life.
So, Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived a son.
And the Lord said to Hosea: “Name the child Jezreel [which means “avenge”], for
in the valley of Jezreel I am about to punish King Jehu’s dynasty, to avenge the
murders that he has committed; [He went far beyond God’s command to execute
the family of Ahaz (see 1 Kings 21:21 and 2 Kings 10:11).
The Lord continues: In fact, I will put an end to Israel as an independent Kingdom,
breaking the power of the nation in the valley of Jezreel. [This is a prediction of
the Assyrian conquest of Israel, 25 years later.]
a
Isaiah 1;1; Amos 1:1, Micah c
2 Kings 10:11 f
2 Kings 15:29
1:1 d
[h]~ visit
b
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 6. And she conceived again and bare a daughter, And God said unto him; ‘Call
her name aLoruhamah (which means ~ having not obtained mercy or grace),
for I will bno longer have mercy upon the house of cIsrael; dbut I will utterly
take them away.
7. [FP] But eI will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by
the Lord their God, and I fwill not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by
battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
Soon after this, Gomer had another child, a daughter. And God said to Hosea;
Name her Loruhamah (meaning no more mercy, or grace), for I will have no more
mercy upon Israel (those 10 rebellious tribes), to forgive her again. But I will have
mercy upon the Tribe of Judah. I will personally free her from her enemies, without
any help from her armies, or her weapons. [Soon after defeating Israel, the
Assyrian Emperor Sennacherib, invaded Judah, and besieged Jerusalem. He was
driven off by special intervention of God’s angel ~ Isaiah chapters 36-37] This
prophecy came to pass!
8. Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived and bare a son.
9. Then said God; Call his name gLoammi, for you are not my people and I not
be your God.
After Gomer had weaned Loruhamah, she again conceived, and this time gave
birth to a son. And God said: Call him Loammi (which means ~ not my people),
for Israel is not mine, and I am not her God.
10.Yet the number of children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which
cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place
where it was said unto them; You are not my people, there it shall be said
unto them; You are the sons of the Living God. [Israel is not forsaken by God.
The “eternal covenant”, is still eternal].
11.[FP] hThen shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be
gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up
out of the land; for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
Yet the time will come when Israel shall prosper and become a great nation: in
that day, her people will be too numerous to count ~ like the sand on the seashore!
Then, instead of saying to them; ‘You are not my people’, I will tell them; ‘You are
my sons & daughters, children of the Living God.’ Then the people of Judah and
Israel will unite and have one leader; they will return from exile together; what a
day that will be ~ the day when God will sow his people in the fertile land of their
own land again. [This refers to the day of Jezreel; see Verse 2:23]

CHAPTER TWO: IDOLATRY THREATENED WITH SEVERE JUDGEMENTS

1. Say unto your brethren, iAmmi and to your sisters, jRuhammah.

2. Plead with your mother, plead; for kshe is not my wife, neither am I her
husband: let therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her
adulteries from between her breasts.

a
[h]~ not have obtained mercy d
[h]~ that I should utterly h
Isaiah 11: 12-13; Ezekiel 37:
or grace pardon them 16-24
b
[h]~ not add any more mercy e
2 Kings 19:35 i
[h]~ that is “my people”
to; 2 Kings 17:6,23 f
Zechariah 4:6 j
[h]~ that is “having obtained
c
The 10 rebellious tribes g
[h]~ not my people mercy”
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 3. Lest aI strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make
her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.
4. And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of
whoredoms.
5. For their mother has played the harlot; she that conceived them have done
shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that they give me my bread,
and my water, my wool, and my flax, mine oil, and my bdrink.
O Jezreel, rename your brother and your sister. Now call your brother Ammi,
(which means ~ “Now you are mine”); and name your sister Ruhammah (which
means ~ “Pitied”), for now God will have mercy upon her!
Plead with your mother, for she has become another man’s wife ~ I am no longer
her husband. Beg her to stop her idolatry, to quit giving herself to others. If she
doesn’t, I will strip her naked as the day she was born, and cause her to waste
away and die of thirst, in a land riddled with famine and drought. And I will not
give special favours to her children, as I would to my own, for they are not my
children; they belong to other men. For their mother has committed adultery.
She did a shameful thing when she said; “I’ll run after other men and sell myself
to them for food, drink, and clothes.”
This is a clear warning, not to turn away from God Almighty, and put your trust in
other gods, ideologies, or pass laws, which are clearly contrary to God’s Holy
Word. This is showing, that you are claiming to know more than God ~ which is a
big mistake, because, no man was there at creation!
Therefore, cI will hedge up thy ways with thorns, and dmake a wall, that she shall
not find her paths.
6. And she shall follow after her lovers, but shall not overtake them; and she
shall seek them, but not find them; then shall she say; ‘eI will go and return
to my first husband; for then, it was better with me than with me now.’
7. For she did not know fthat I gave her corn, and (new) wine, and oil, and
multiplied her silver and gold, gwhich they prepared for Baal.
8. Therefore, will I return, and take away my corn, in the time thereof, and my
wine in the season thereof, and hrecover my wool, and my flax, to cover her
nakedness.
9. And now will I discover her ilewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall
deliver her out of my hands.
10.[LD] jI will also cause her mirth to cease, her Feast Days, kher New Moons,
and her Sabbaths, all-of her solemn feasts.
11.And I will ldestroy her vines, and her fig trees, whereof she has said; These
are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest,
and the beast of the field shall eat them.
12.And mI will visit upon her nthe days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to
them, and she decked herself with her earrings and jewels, and she went after
her lovers, and forgot me, Says the Lord.
But I will fence her in with briars and thornbushes; I’ll block the road before her
to make her lose her way, so that when she runs after her lovers, she will not
catch up with them. She will search for them, but not find them. Then she will

a
Ezekiel 16:39 g
[h]~ OR, wherewith, they k
2 Kings to make her lose her
b
[h]~ drinks made Baal way 4:23; Amos 8:5
c
Job 3:23 h
[h]~ Or, take away l
[h]~ make desolate
d
[h]~ wall a wall i
[h]~ Folly, or villainy m
4:9
e
Luke 15:17-18 j
Jeremiah 7:34 n
11:2
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think, “I might as well return to my husband, for I was better off with him, then I
am now.”
She does not realise, that all that she has, comes from me. It was I who gave her
all-of the gold and silver, that she used in worshipping Baal, her god!
But now I will take back the new wine, and the ripened corn, that I constantly
supplied, and the clothes I gave her, to cover her nakedness. ~ I will no longer
give her rich harvests of grain in its season, or new wine at the time of the grape
harvest. Now I will expose here nakedness in public, for all-of her lovers to see,
and no one will be able to rescue her from my hand.
I will put an end to all-of her joys, her parties, holidays, and feasts. I will destroy
her vineyards, and her orchards, ~ gifts she claims that her lovers gave her ~ and
let them grow into jungle; wild animals will eat their fruit.
For all-of the incense that she burned to Baal, her idol, and for the times when
she put on her earrings and jewels, and went out looking for her lovers, and
deserted me (her husband): for all-of these things I will punish her, says the Lord.
13.*** Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness and
speak acomfortably to her.
14.And I will give her, her vineyards from thence, and bthe valley of Achor, for a
door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and cas in
the days when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
15.And it shall be at that day, says the LORD, that you shall call me dIshi ~ (which
means My Husband); and shall call me no more eBaali ~ (which means My
Lord).
16.For I will take away the names of Baalim, out of her mouth, and they shall no
more be remembered by their name.
17.And in that day fwill I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field,
and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground; and
g
I will break the bow, and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will
make them to lie down hsafely.
18.And I will betroth thee unto me forever; yes, I will betroth thee unto me in
righteousness, and in judgement, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies.
19.I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and you shall know the LORD.
20.And it shall come to pass in that day, iI will hear, says the Lord, I will hear the
heavens, and they shall hear the earth:
21.And the earth shall hear jthe corn, and the wine, and the oil, and they shall
hear kJezreel.
22.And lI will sow her unto me in the earth: and mI will have mercy upon her that
had not obtained mercy; And nI will say to them which were not my people,
that oyou are my people; and they shall say: you are my God.
But I will court her again, and bring her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to
her there. There I will back her vineyards, and transform her Valley of Troubles,
into a Door of Hope. She will respond to me there, singing with joy, as in the days
long ago in her youth: after I had freed her from captivity in Egypt.
In that coming day, says the Lord, she will call my “my husband.” Instead of “My
Master.” O Israel, I will cause you to forget your idols, and their names will not be
spoken anymore.

a
[h]~ friendly, Or, to her heart g
Psalm 46:9 k
1:4
Joshua 7:26 • Leviticus 26:5; Jeremiah 31:27
b l
h
c
Exodus 15:1,20 m
Romans 9:25
d
[h]~ that is ~ my husband Jeremiah 23:6 n
12:9-10; 1 Peter 2:10
e
[h]~ that is ~ my Lord
i
Zechariah 8:12 o
Zechariah 13:9
f
Isaiah 11:6-9
j
Psalm 67:6; 85:12

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At that time, I will make a treaty between you and the wild animals, birds, and
snakes, not to fear each other anymore; and I will destroy all weapons, and all
wars will end. Then you will lie down in peace and safety, unafraid; and I will bind
you to me for ever with chains of Righteousness, and Justice, Love and Mercy. I
will betroth you to me in faithfulness and love, and you will really know me then,
as you have never have before.
In that day, says the Lord, I will answer the pleading of the sky for clouds, to pour
down water on the earth in answer to its cry for rain. Then the earth can answer
the answer the parched cry of the grain, the grapes, and the olive trees for
moisture, and for dew ~ and the whole grand chorus shall sing together the “God
sows!” (Jezreel) He has given all.
At that time, I will sow a crop of Israelites, and raise them up for myself! I will
pity those who are “not pitied,” and I will say to those who are “not my people,”
that “Now you are my people;” and they will reply; “YOU ARE OUR GOD!”

CHAPTER THREE: A PROMISE OF SEVERE JUDGEMENTS

1. Then said the Lord unto me, aGo yet, love a woman, beloved of her bfriend,
yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of
Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
2. So, I bought her for me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for a homer of
barley, and a chalf homer of barley.
3. And I said unto her; You shall dabide with me for many days; you shall not
play the harlot, and you shall not be for another man: so, will I also be for
thee.
4. For the children of Israel shall abide many days ewithout a king, and without
a prince, and fwithout a sacrifice, and without gan image, and without an
h
ephod, and without a iteraphim.
5. [LD] Afterwards shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their
God, and jDavid their king; and shall fear the lord, and his kgoodness in the
latter days.
Then the Lord said to me; “Go, and get your wife again, and bring her back to you
and love her, even though she loves adultery. For the Lord still loves Israel though
she has turned to other gods, and offered them choice gifts. So, I brought [back
from slavery] for a couple of dollars and 8 bushels of barley, and said to her; “You
must live alone for many days do not go out with other men, nor be a prostitute,
and I will wait for you.”
This illustrates the fact that Israel will be a long time without a king, or prince,
and without an altar, a temple, Priests, or even idols.
Afterwards, they will return to the Lord their God, and to the Messiah, their king,
and they shall be trembling, submissive to the Lord, and to His blessings, in the
end times.

CHAPTER FOUR: A PROMISE OF RECONCILIATION

a
1:2-3 e
10:3 h
Exodus 28:6
b
Jeremiah 3:20 f
9:4 i
Genesis 31:19: Judges 17:5
c
[h]~ letchech g
[h]~ standing, or statue, or j
Jeremiah 23:5; 30:9
d
Deuteronomy 21:13 pillar k
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 1. Hear the Word of the LORD, you children of Israel: for athe LORD has a
controversy with all-of the inhabitants of the land, because there is not
truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Recent statistics indicate that as many as 50% of the present population in Israel,
do not believe in God. This is really sad, especially since that is the nation that
God Himself personally selected for Himself, and that is where He has chosen to
dwell on His Holy Mountain, where the New Jerusalem shall appear, coming down
from Heaven and hovering over Jerusalem, for 1,000 years.
2. By swearing, and lying, and killing, and committing adultery, they break
out, and bblood touches blood.
3. *** [P] Therefore,c shall the land mourn, and everyone that dwells therein
shall languish, with the beasts of the fields, and with the fowls of heaven:
yes, the fish of the sea shall also be taken away.
4. Yet, let no man strive, nor reprove one another: for dthy people are as
e
they that strive with the priest.
5. *** [P] Therefore, shall you fall in the day, and the prophet also will fall
with thee in the night, and I will fdestroy thy mother. [Israel]
The Word of the LORD, O people of Israel! The Lord has filed a suit against you
(in the Courtroom of Heaven), and these are the charges that are listed against
you:
➢ There is no faithfulness,
➢ No kindness,
➢ No knowledge of God in your land,
➢ You swear, and lie, and kill, and steal, and commit adultery.
➢ There is violence everywhere, with one murder after another.
Because of these sins, that is why your land is not producing, as it should.
It is filled with sadness, and all the living things grow sick and die; the animals,
the birds, and even the fish begin to disappear.
Don’t point your finger at someone else, and try to pass the blame onto him! Look
Priest! I am pointing my finger at you! YOU ARE THE PROBLEM!
As a sentence for your crimes, you priests will stumble in broad daylight, as well
as in the night, and so will too; and I will destroy your “Mother” ~ Israel.
6. [P] My people are gdestroyed hfor lack of knowledge: because you have
rejected knowledge, I will also reject you; that iyou shall be no priest to
me; seeing that you have forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget
thy children.
7. *** As they were increased, so they sinned against me; jTherefore, will I
change their glory into shame.
8. They keat up the sin of my people, and they lset their heart on their iniquity.
9. And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will mpunish them for their
ways, and nreward them for their doings. [both good & bad]!
10.For othey shall eat and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and
shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.
11.Whoredom and wine and new wine, take away the heart.

a
Isaiah 1:18; 3:13; Jeremiah e
Deuteronomy 17:12 l
[h]~ lift up their soul to
25:31: see 12:2 f
[h]~ cut off m
[h]~ visit upon
b
[h]~ bloods g
[h]~ cut off n
[h]~ cause to return
c
Jeremiah 4:28; Joel 1:10; h
Isaiah 5:13 o
Leviticus 26:26; Micah 6:14
Amos 8:8 i
Exodus 19:6
d
Exodus 32:7; Deuteronomy j
1 Samuel 1:30
9:12 k
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God’s word comes down strongly on the Priests for not teaching the word and
more importantly, not practising the word!
My people are destroyed because they don’t know me, and it’s all your fault , you
priests (Pastors), for you yourselves, refuse to know me.
*** Therefore, I refuse to recognise you as my Priests (pastors). Since you have
forgotten my laws, I will “forget” to bless my children. The more my people
multiplied, the more they sinned against me. They exchanged the glory of God for
the disgrace of idols.
They will eat and still be hungry. Though they did a big business as prostitutes,
they shall have no children ~ for they have deserted me and turned to other gods.
The Priests rejoice in the sins of the people; they lap it up and lip their lips for
more! And thus, it is: “LIKE PRIEST ~ LIKE PEOPLE!” Because the Priests are
wicked, the people are too.
*** Therefore, I will punish both the Priests and the people, for all-of their wicked
deeds. Because of this, they will eat and not be satisfied ~ they will still be hungry!
Though they do big business as prostitutes, they shall have no children. I will close
up their wombs, because they have turned away from me, to serve other gods.
12.My people ask counsel at their astocks, and btheir staffs declare it unto
them: for the spirit of whoredom had cause them to error: and they have
gone a whoring from under their God.
13.*** [P] cThey sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense
upon the hills, under poplars, doaks and elms, because the shadow thereof
is good; Therefore, your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your
spouse shall commit adultery.
14.*** [P] eI will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom,
nor your spouses, when they commit adultery: for themselves are
separated with whores and they sacrifice with harlots; Therefore the people
that does not understand shall ffall.
For they are asking a piece of wood to tell them what to do. “Divine Truth” comes
to them through tea leaves! Longing after idols has made them foolish!
For they have played the harlot, by serving other gods, and deserting me! They
sacrifice to idols on the top of mountains; they go up into the hills to burn incense,
in the pleasant shade of oaks and poplars and terebinth trees. There your
daughters turn to prostitution, and your brides commit adultery. But why should
I punish them? For you men are doing the same thing! You are sinning with harlots
and temple prostitutes. FOOLS!!! Your doom is sealed, for you refuse to
understand.
15.Though you, O Israel, play the harlot, let not Judah offend; and come not
you unto gGilgal, neither go up to hBet-haven, inor swear; The LORD liveth.
16.For Israel slides back jas a backsliding heifer: now the Lord will feed them
as a lamb in a large place.
17.kEphraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
18.Their drink is lsour; they have committed whoredom continually: her
m
rulers with shame do love Give ye.
19.The wind has bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed,
because of their sacrifices.

a
Jeremiah 2:27; 3:9 f
[h]~ be punished k
See 5:3
b
Ezekiel 21:21 g
See 12:11 l
[h]~ gone
c
Isaiah 1:29; 57:5,7 h
Amos 4:4 m
[h]~ shields
d
Genesis 35:8; Amos 2:9 i
Amos 8:14
e
[h]~ shall I not j
Jeremiah 3:6

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But although Israel is a prostitute, may Judah remain pure and stay far away,
from such a life. O Judah, do not join with those who insincerely worship me at
Gilgal and at Bethel. Their worship is mere pretence. Don’t be like Israel, stubborn
as a heifer, resisting the Lord’s attempts to lead her into green pastures. Stay
away from her, for she is wedded to idolatry.
The men of Israel finish up their drinking bouts, and go off to find some whores.
Their love of shame, is greater than their love for honour.
*** Therefore, a mighty wind shall sweep them away: they shall die in shame,
because they sacrifice to idols.

CHAPTER FIVE: GOD’S JUDGEMENT ON THE PEOPLE, PRIEST & PRINCES

OF ISRAEL
1. Hear you this, O Priests; and hearken you house of Israel: and give you
ear, O house of the king; for judgement is towards you; because you have
been a snare at aMizpah, and a net spread upon bTabor.
2. And the revolters care profound to make slaughter, dthough I have been a
rebuker of them all.
3. I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, eO Ephraim, you
commit whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
4. fThey will not gframe their doings, to turn unto their God: for hthe spirit of
whoredoms is in-the-midst-of them, and they have not known the Lord.
5. *** And ithe pride of Israel does testify to his face: Therefore, shall Israel and
Ephraim fall in their iniquity: Judah also shall fall with them.
6. They shall go with their flocks and their herds to seek the Lord; BUT they shall
not find Him; (Because) He has withdrawn Himself from them.
7. They have jdealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten
strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
8. kBlow lthe cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at mBet-
haven, after thee, O Benjamin.
9. [P] Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke; among the tribes of Israel
have I made known that which surely shall be.
10.*** [P] The Princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: Therefore
I will out my wrath upon them like water.
11.Ephraim is noppressed and broken in judgement, because he willingly walked
after the commandment.
12.*** Therefore, will I do unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah,
as orottenness.
13.When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim
p
to the Assyrians, and sent to qking Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure
you of your wound.
14.For rI will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah:
I, even I, will tear and go away: I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
Listen to this, you Priests and all-of Israel’s leaders; listen all-of you men of the
royal family; You are doomed! For you have deluded the people with idols at

a
Genesis 31:49 g
[h]~ give n
Deuteronomy 28:33
b
Joshua 19:12 h
4:12 o
[h]~ Or, a worm
c
See 9:9 i
See 7:10 p
2 Kings 15:19
d
[h]~ and j
6:7 q
[h]~ Or the king of Jareb, Or,
e
See 6:10 k
Jeremiah 4:5 the king that should plead
f
[h]~ Their doings will not l
2 Chronicles 15:14; See 8:1 r
13:7
suffer them m
4:15

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Mizpah and Tabor, and dug a deep pit to trap them at Acacia. BUT never forget ~
I will settle up with all-of you, for what you have done.
Do you thing that you could this evil from me? I have seen your evil deeds: Israel,
you have left me as a prostitute leaves her husband; you are utterly defiled! Your
deeds will prevent you from coming to God again, for the spirit of adultery is
deposited deep within you, and you cannot know the Lord.
The very arrogance of Israel testifies against her in my court. (The Court-room of
Heaven). She will stumble under her load of guilt, and Judah too, shall fall. THEN,
at last, they will come with their flocks and their herds, to sacrifice to God, but it
will be too late. They will not find Him. He has withdrawn from them and they
are left alone.
For they have betrayed the honour of the Lord, bearing children that are not his.
Suddenly, they, and all-of their wealth will disappear. Sound the Alarm!!! Warn
the trumpet blast in Gibeah and Ramah, and on over the Bet-haven; tremble, land
of Benjamin! Hear this announcement, Israel: When your day of punishment
comes, you will become a heap of rubble!
The leaders of Judah have become the lowest type of thieves. Therefore, I will
pour out my anger upon them, like a waterfall, and Ephraim will be crushed and
broken, by my sentence, (punishment) because she is determined to continue to
follow idols. I will destroy her, as a moth does wool; I will sap away the strength
of Judah, like dry rot.
When Ephraim and Judah see how sick they are, Ephraim will turn to Assyria, to
the great king there, but he can neither help them, nor cure them.
I will tear Ephraim and Judah as a lion tear apart its prey; I will carry them off
and chase all rescuers away. I will abandon them and return to my home until
they admit their guilt, and look to me for help again, for as soon as trouble comes,
they will search for me and say;

CHAPTER SIX: ISRAEL REPROVED FOR ITS HYPOCRISY

1. Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for aHe has torn, and He will heal
us; He has smitten, and He will bind us up.
2. After two days bHe will revive us; in the THIRD DAY, HE WILL RISE UP, and
we will live in His sight.
3. cThen shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD; dHis going forth is
prepared eas the morning; and He will come to us as the rain, as fthe latter
and former rain unto the earth.
Come and let us return unto the LORD; it is He who has torn us ~ He will heal us.
He has wounded us ~ so He will bind us up. In just a couple of days, (as those
who move a boundary marker), or three at the most, He will set us on our feet
again, to live in His kindness.
Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know Him, and He will respond
to us, as surely as the coming of the dawn, or the rain of early spring.
4. gO Ephraim, what shall I do unto you? O Judah, shall I do unto you? For
your goodness is has a morning cloud, and as the early dew ~ it goes away.

a
Deuteronomy 32:39 d
Micah 5:2 g
11:8
b
Psalm 71:20 e
Malachi 4:2 h
13:3
c
Isaiah 54:13 f
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 5. *** Therefore, have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by
the words of my mouth: aand thy judgements are as the light that goes
forth.
6. For bI desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge more than burn
offerings.
7. But they, like cmen, have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt
treacherously against me.
8. dGilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and it is epolluted with blood.
9. And as ftroops of robbers wait for a man, gso the company of Priests
[Caiaphas & the Sanhedrin] murder in the way hby consent: for they
commit ilewdness.
10.I have seen ja horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom
of Ephraim, Israel is defiled!
11.Also, O Judah, He has set a harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity
of my people.
O Ephraim and Judah, what shall I do with you? For your love (for me) vanishes
like morning clouds, and disappears like dew. I have sent my prophets to warn
you of your doom; I have slain you with the words of my mouth, threatening you
with death. (And just like today, you refused to listen!) So, SUDDENLY, WITHOUT
WARNING, my judgements shall strike you as surely as day follows night!
I don’t want your sacrifices ~ I want your love; I don’t want your offerings; I want
you to know me. [Do you realise that God cannot love Himself? That is why God
created mankind, with free will, to get to know Him personally, (like a son does
His Father), and to love Him, unconditionally ~ Just like Jesus loves us, and that
is why He was prepared to die for us ~ His love is unconditional ~ He died for us
even BEFORE we knew Him].
But just like Adam, you broke my covenant; you refused my love. Gilead is a city
full of sinners, tracked with footprints of blood. Her citizens are gangs of robbers,
lying in ambush for their victims; packs of Priests murder along the road to
Shechem and practise every kind of sin.
Yes, I have seen a horrible thing in Israel ~ Ephraim chasing after other gods, ***
Therefore, Israel is defiled. O Judah, for you also there is a plentiful harvest of
punishment waiting (also many other nations on the earth) ~ and I wanted so
much to bless you!

CHAPTER SEVEN: ISRAEL REPROVED FOR HYPOCRISY & IMPIETY

1. When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was
discovered, and the kwickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood;
and the thief comes in, and the troop of robbers lspoils without.
2. And they mconsider not in their hearts that I remember all-of their
wickedness; now their own doings have beset them about; they are nbefore
my face. [They forget that the sin offering in the Temple, only “covers their
sins” for just one year: They keep forgetting that God “still remembers

a
[h]~ that thy judgements e
[h]~ Or, cunning for j
Jeremiah 5:30
might be f
7:1 k
[h]~ evils
b
1 Samuel 15:22; Matthew g
Jeremiah 11:9; see 5:1-2 l
[h]~ strips
9:13 h
[h]~ with one shoulder, Or, to m
[h]~ say not to
c
[h]~ like Adam Shechem n
Psalm 90:8
d
12:11 i
[h]~ enormity

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 their sins” ~ UNDER THE OLD COVENANT. But under the NEW COVENANT;
Jesus FORGIVES OUR SINS & REMEMBERS THEM NO MORE!!]
3. They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their
lies.
4. aThey are all adulterers, as an oven heated by a baker, bwho ceases from
c
raising, after he has kneaded the dough, until it is (all) leavened.
5. In the day of our king, the princes have made him sick with dbottles of
wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
6. For they have emade ready their hearts like an oven; while they lay in wait:
their baker sleeps all-of the night; in the morning it burns like a flaming
fire.
7. They are all hot as an oven; and have devoured their judges, and all-of
their kings fhave fallen: there is none among them that calls unto me.
8. Ephraim, ghe has mixed himself among the people: Ephraim is a cake not
turned.
9. hStrangers have devoured his strength, and He knows it not: Yes, grey
hairs are ihere and there upon him, yet he knows it not.
10.And jthe pride of Israel testifies to his face: and kthey do not return to the
Lord their God, nor seek Him for all-of this.
And God said: I wanted to forgive Israel, but her sins were far too great ~ no-one
can ever live in Samaria without being a liar, a thief, and/or a bandit (terrorist).
Her people never seem to recognise, or understand that I am watching them.
Their sinful deeds give them way on every side; I see them all! Even the king is
glad about their wickedness; the princes laugh about their lies. They are all
adulterers; as a baker’s oven is constantly aflame ~ except while he kneads the
dough, and waits for it to rise ~ so are these people constantly aflame with lust.
On the king’s birthday, the princes get him drunk; he makes a fool of himself, and
drinks with those who mock him. Their hearts blaze like a furnace with intrigue.
Their plot smoulders through the night, and in the morning. it flames forth like a
raging fire. They kill their kings, one after another, and none cries out for help.
[Three kings were assassinated during Hosea’s lifetime ~ Zechariah, Shallum and
Pekahiah].
My people mingle with the heathen, picking up their evil ways: Thus, they become
as good-for-nothing, as a half-baked cake. [If your sleep with dogs, sooner or
later you will catch fleas. If you mingle with evil-doers, sooner or later you will
start to develop their habits. That is why the church is commanded “to come out
from among them”.]
Worshipping foreign gods have sapped their strength, but they don’t even know
it. Ephraim’s hair is turning grey; and he even realise how weak and old he is. His
pride in other gods has openly condemned him; yet he doesn’t return to his God,
nor even try to find him.
11.lEphraim also is like a silly dove without heart: mthey call to Egypt; they go
to Assyria.
12.When they shall go, nI will spread my net upon them: I will bring them
down as the fowls of the heaven: I will chastise them, oas their
congregation has heard.

a
Jeremiah 9:2 g
Psalm 106:35 m
2 Kings 17:4; see 12:1
b
[h]~ the raiser will cease h
8:7 n
Ezekiel 12:13
c
[h]~ waking i
[h]~ sprinkled o
Leviticus 26:14-39;
d
[h]~ Or, heat through wine j
5:5 Deuteronomy 28:15-68
e
[h]~ applied k
Isaiah 9:13
f
2 Kings 15:10, 14, 25, 30 l
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 13.Woe unto them! For they have fled from me; aDestruction unto them!
Because they have transgressed against me: though bI have redeemed
them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
14.And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon
their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel
against me.
15.Though I chave bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine
mischief against me.
16.They return, but not to the Most-High: they are like as deceitful bow: their
princes shall fall by the sword, for the rage of their tongue: this shall be
their derision, in the land of Egypt.
Ephraim is a silly, witless dove, calling to Egypt, but flying to Assyria. But as she
flies, I throw my net over her and bring her down, like a bird from the sky; I will
punish her for all-of her evil ways.
Woe to my people for deserting me! Let them perish ~ for they have sinned
against me. I wanted to redeem them, BUT their hard hearts would not accept the
truth. They lie there, sleepless with anxiety, but refuse to ask my help. Instead,
they worship heathen gods; asking them for crops and prosperity.
I have helped them, and made them strong; yet now they turn against me. They
look everywhere except to heaven, to the Most-High God. They are like a crooked
bow that always misses targets; their leaders will perish by the sword of their
enemies, for their insolence towards me. And all of Egypt will laugh at them.

CHAPTER EIGHT: DISTRESS & CAPTIVITY OF ISRAEL FOR THEIR SINS

1. Set dthe trumpet to ethy mouth. He shall come fas an eagle against the
house of the Lord, because gthey have transgressed my covenant, and
trespassed against my law.
2. Israel shall cry unto me; hMy God, we know you!
3. Israel has cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
4. iThey have set up kings ~ but not by me: they have made princes, and I
knew it not: of jtheir silver and their gold have they made them idols, that
they may be cut off.
SOUND THE ALARM! They are coming! Like a vulture, the enemy descends upon
the people of God, because they have broken my treaty (covenant), and revolted
against my laws.
Now, Israel pleads with me and says; “Help us ~ for you are our God!” But it is
too late! Israel has thrown away her chance with contempt, and now her enemies
will chase her.
She has appointed kings and princes, without my counsel, or my consent! They
have cut themselves off from my help by worshipping idols that they made with
their hands from silver and gold.
5. kThy calf, O Samaria has cast thee off: mine anger is kindled against them:
how long will it be before they attain to innocence?
6. [P] For from Israel was it also: the workmen made it; *** Therefore it is
NOT God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

a
[h]~ spoil e
[h]~ the roof of thy (mouth) i
1 Kings 12:20; 2 Kings
b
Micah 6:4 f
Deuteronomy 28:49 15:13,17,23
c
[h]~ chastened g
6:7 j
2:8
d
5:8 h
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 7. For athey have sown the wind, and they shall reap whirlwind: it has no
b
stalk; the bud shall yield no meal; if it does yield, cthe strangers shall
swallow it up.
8. [P] Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles, as da
vessel wherein there is no pleasure.
9. For ethey are gone up to Assyria, fa wild ass alone by himself: gEphraim
has hired lovers.
10.[LD] Yes, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather
them, and they shall hsorrow ia little for the burden of jthe king of princes.
11.Because Ephraim has made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him as
sin.
12.kI have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted
as a strange thing.
13.[P] lThey sacrificed flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it: but
the Lord accepted them not: now will he remember their iniquities, and
visit their sins: mthey shall return to Egypt.
14.[T] For Israel has forgotten His maker, and builds Temples; and Judah has
multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon the cities, and devour
the palaces thereof.
O Samaria, I reject this calf ~ this idol that you have made. My furious anger is
directed against you! As God cries out towards His people, so we cry out today:
How long before we find an honest man among you. We have searched among
kings, presidents, princes, priests, and the peoples, but found none. When will
you admit, that that calf that you have made with your hands, is the calf that you
worship? It is NOT God! Therefore, it must be smashed to pieces!
[Sadly, in today’s society, we have made many objects to be our idols: our nation,
our careers, our families, our wealth, or even sport; in fact, anything which we
feel has a higher priority in our lives than Jesus, is now our idol, and our god.]
They have sown the wind; Therefore, they shall reap the tornado; their corn stalks
shall be left standing barren, stripped of its harvest, withered and sickly; with no
grain. However, if it has some grain left, the foreigners will eat it!
Israel is destroyed, she lies among the nations as a smashed vessel, with pieces
scattered everywhere. She is like a lonely wandering wild ass, with no purpose or
direction. The only friends she has are those that she hires: Assyria is one of them.
But although she hires “friends” from many nations, I will send her off into exile,
into captivity. Then for a little while, (for seventy years) she will be free of the
burden of her wonderful king.
Ephraim has built many altars, but they are not to worship me! They are altars of
sin! Even if I gave her ten thousand laws; she would ignore them, and say that
they are not for her. She would explain that they were for another nation very far
away. [That is how far she has drifted away from her God].
Like some churches today, her people like the rituals of their sacrifices, but to me
it is meaningless! I will call for an accounting of their sins, and I will punish them:
They shall return to Egypt, to slavery and sin.
Israel has built great palaces; Judah has constructed great walls, as defences for
their cities, but they have forgotten their Maker. *** Therefore, I will send down

a
10:12 f
Jeremiah 2:24 k
Deuteronomy 4:6,8
b
[h]~ standing corn g
Ezekiel 16:33-34,41 l
[h]~ in the sacrifices of mine
c
7:9 h
[h]~ begin offerings
d
Jeremiah 22:28 i
[h]~ in a little while m
Deuteronomy 28:68
e
2 Kings 15:19 j
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fire upon those palaces and burn those fortresses. [Just like is proclaimed in
Ezekiel, Daniel, Ezra & Nehemiah; and in the Book of Revelation].

CHAPTER NINE: ISRAEL IN CAPTIVITY FOR THEIR SINS

1. Rejoice NOT, O Israel, for joy, as other people; for ayou have gone a
whoring from thy God, you have loved ba reward on every corn harvest
floor.
2. [P] The floor and the cwinepress shall not feed them; and the new wine
shall fail in her.
3. [P] They shall not dwell in the Lord’s Land; but Ephraim shall return to
Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
4. [P] They shall not offer wine offerings to the Lord, neither shall they be
pleasing unto him; their sacrifices shall be unto them, as the bread of
mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their
soul shall not come into the house of the Lord.
5. What will you do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the Lord?
6. For, lo, they are gone because of ddestruction: Egypt shall gather them up,
Memphis shall bury them: ethe pleasant places of their silver, nettles shall
possess them; thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
7. The days of visitation is come, the days of recompense are come: Israel
shall know it: fthe prophet is a fool: the gspiritual man is mad, for the
multitude of thine iniquities, and the great hatred.
8. hThe watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare to
the fowler, in all-of his ways, and hatred iin the house of his God.
9. [P] They have deeply corrupted themselves, as jin the days of Gibeah: ***
Therefore He will remember their iniquity, He will visit their sins.
10.I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness: I saw your fathers as kthe first
ripe (fruit) in the fig tree, at her first time: but they went to lBaalpeor, and
separated themselves unto that shame: and their abominations were
according, as they loved.
11.As for Ephraim, mtheir glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and
from the womb, and from the conception.
12.nThough they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there
shall not be a man left: Yes, woe, also to them, when I depart from them!
13.Ephraim, as I saw oTyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall
bring forth his children to the murderer.
14.Give them, O Lord: what will you give? Give them a pmiscarrying womb,
and dry breasts.
15.All-of their wickedness is qin Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the
wickedness of their doings, I will drive them out of my House, I will love
them no more: all-of their princes are revolters.
16.Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yes,
though they bring forth, yet will I slay even rthe beloved fruit of their womb.

a
5:3 g
[h]~ man of the spirit n
Job 27:14
b
2:5 h
Ezekiel 3:17 o
Ezekiel chapters 26-28
c
[h]~ wine fat i
[h]~ Or, against p
[h]~ that casts out the fruit
d
[h]~ spoil j
Judges 19:22 q
4:15
e
[h]~ their silver shall be k
Jeremiah 24:2 r
[h]~ the desires
desired, the nettle l
Numbers 23:28
f
Ezekiel 13:3 m
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 17.My God will cast them away because they did not hearken unto Him: athey
shall be wanderers among the nations.
O Israel; Rejoice no more ~ as others do, for you have deserted Your God, and
sacrificed to other gods, on every threshing floor. Therefore, your harvest will be
small; your grapes will blight and die upon the vine. You may no longer stay here
in this land of your God: You will be carried off captive to Egypt and Assyria, and
live there as slaves on scraps of food. There, far from home, you are forbidden
from pouring out wine, to your God. For no sacrifices made there can please Him;
it is polluted, just like the food of mourners: all who eat such sacrifices are defiled.
They may eat this food to feed themselves, but must not offer it to God.
What then will you do on your holy days? What will you do on your feasting days,
when you are carried off to Assyria as slaves? Who will inherit your possessions
left behind? Egypt will! She will gather your dead; Memphis will bury them; And
thorns and thistles will grow up out of the ruins.
The time for Israel’s punishment has come; the day of recompense is almost here,
and soon Israel will know it all too well. “The prophets are crazy”; the “inspired
men are mad.” Yes, so they mock, for the nation is weighed down with sin, and
shows only hatred to those who love God.
I appointed the prophets to guard my people, but the people have blocked them
at every turn, and publicly declared their hatred ~ even in the Temple of the Lord.
The things my people do are as depraved as what they did in Gibeahb long ago.
The Lord does not forget ~ He will surely punish them for their evil deeds.
O Israel, how well do I remember those few delightful days, when I led you
through the wilderness, as a cloud by day and a fire by night. How refreshing was
your love!
How satisfying it was, just like the early figs of summer in their first season! But
then you deserted me for Baalpeorc. You gave yourselves to other gods, and very
soon after that, you were as filthy and foul as they are.
The glory of Israel flies away like a bird, for your children will die at birth, or perish
in the womb, or never ever be conceived. And if your children do grow up, I will
take them from you; all are doomed! Yes, it will be a very sad day when I turn my
back on you and leave you alone.
In my vision, I have seen the sons of Israel doomed! The fathers are forced to
lead their sons to slaughter. O Lord, what shall I ask for your people? I will ask
for wombs that don’t give birth, for breasts than cannot nourish. All-of their
wickedness started at Gilgal. [This is the town where Baal-worship flourished
(Hosea 4:15, 12:11) and where the monarchy, hated of God, was established ~
(1 Samuel 11:15)]. This is where I began to hate them. I will drive them from my
land because of their idolatry ~ I will love them no more, for all-of their leaders
are rebels. Ephraim is doomed. The roots of Israel are dried up; She shall bear no
more fruit. And if she gives birth, I will slay even her beloved children.
My God will destroy the people of Israel, because they will not listen, or obey.
They will become wandering Jews, homeless among the nations.

CHAPTER TEN: ISRAEL REPROVED FOR IMPIETY & IDOLATRY

a
Deuteronomy 28: 64-65 c
The god of Peor ~ a city in
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 1. Israel in aan empty vine, he brings forth fruit bunto himself: according to
the multitude of his fruit che has increased the altars: according to the
goodness of his land, dthey have made godly eimages.
2. fTheir heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall gbreak down
their altars, he shall spoil htheir images.
3. For now, they shall say; We have no king, because we feared not the Lord;
what then shall a king do to us?
4. They have spoken words, swearing falsely in the making of a covenant:
thus, judgement springs up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
5. The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of ithe calves of jBeth-haven:
for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the kPriests thereof that
rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
6. lIt shall also be carried unto Assyria for a present to mking Jareb: Ephraim
shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
7. As for Samaria, her king is cut off, as the foam upon nthe waters.
8. The high places also of oAven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the
thorn and the thistle shall come upon their altars; and pthey shall say to
the mountains, cover us; and to the hills; fall on us!
9. O Israel; you have sinned qfrom the days of Gibeah: there they stood: rthe
battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.
10.It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be
gathered against them, swhen they shall bind themselves in their two
furrows.
11.And Ephraim is as ta heifer that is taught, and loves to tread out the corn;
but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah
shall plough, and Jacob shall break his clods.
12.uSow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy: vbreak up your fallow
ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and wrain righteousness
upon you.
13.You have ploughed wickedness, you have reaped iniquity; you have eaten
the fruit of lies: because you did trust in (your own) ways, in the multitude
of your mighty men.
14.[P] *** Therefore, shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all-of your
fortresses shall be spoiled, xas Shalman spoiled Betharbel, in the day of
battle: ythe mother was dashed to pieces upon her children.
15.[P] So shall Bethel do unto you, because of your great wickedness: in a
morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.
How prosperous Israel is ~ a luxuriant vine all filled with fruit! But the more wealth
and prosperity I give her, the more she pours it out on the altars of her heathen
gods; the richer the harvest I give her, the more beautiful are the statues that
she builds to her heathen gods.

a
[h]~ Or, a vine emptying its h
[h]~ statues, or standing q
9:9
fruit that it gives images r
Judges 20:18
b
Luke 12:21 i
1 Kings 12:28 s
[h]~ when I shall bind them
c
8:11 j
4:15 for their two transgressions, or,
d
8:4 k
[h]~ Chemerin in their two habitations
e
[h]~ statues, or standing l
12:1 t
Jeremiah 48:34: chapter 11:4
images m
5:13 u
Galatians 6:8
f
[h]~ he has divided their n
[h]~ the face of the water v
Jeremiah 4:3
hearts o
4:15; compare with verse 15 w
Isaiah 45:8
g
[h]~ behead p
Luke 23:30; Revelation 6:16; x
2 Kings 17:3
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The hearts of her people are false towards God Almighty. Therefore, they are guilty
and must be punished. God will break down their heathen altars and smash into
pieces their idols. Then they will say; “We deserted the LORD and He took away
our king. But what’s the difference? We don’t need a king anyway!”
(Like Politicians) they make promises they don’t intend to keep. Therefore,
punishment will spring up among them like poisonous weeds in the furrow of the
field. The people of Samaria tremble, lest their calf-god idols at Bet-haven should
be hurt; the priests and people, too, they all mourn over the departed honour of
their smashed and shattered idols ~ their gods! This idol, this calf god
abomination, will be carted with them when they go as slaves into Assyria, a
present to the great king there. Ephraim will be laughed at for trusting in this idol;
Israel will be put to shame. As for Samaria, her king shall disappear like a chip of
wood upon an ocean wave. And the idol altars of Aven at Bethel where Israel
sinned will crumble. Thorns and thistles will grow up to surround them. And the
people will cry to the mountains and the hills to fall upon them and crush them
for their wickedness.
O Israel, ever since that awful night in Gibeah,a there has only been sin after sin,
after sin! You have made no progress towards repentance at all! Therefore, was it
not right that the men of Gibeah were all wiped out?
[P] I will come against you for your disobedience; I will gather the armies of the
nations against you, to punish you for your multitude of unrepentant sins.
Ephraim is accustomed to treading out the harvest grain ~ an easy job that she
loves. I have never put her under a heavy yoke before; I have spared her tender
neck. But now, I will harness her to the plough and the harrows, and her days of
ease are gone.
If you plant the seeds of righteousness, then you will reap the crop of my love;
plough the hard ground of your hearts, remove the hard pieces, for now is the
time to seek the LORD, that he may come and shower salvation upon you.
But you have cultivated more wickedness, and raised up a thriving crop of sins.
Therefore, you have earned the full reward of trusting in a lie; believing that the
military might and great armies can make a nation safe!
[P] Therefore, the terrors of war shall rise up among your people, and despite
their strength, all-of your forts will fall, just as at Betharbel, which Shalmanb
destroyed; even mothers and their children were dashed to their deaths there.
That will be your fate, too, you people of Israel; because of your great wickedness.
In one morning, the king of Israel shall be destroyed.

CHAPTER ELEVEN: ISRAEL’S INGRATITUDE, EPHRAIM REPROVED

1. cWhen Israel was a child, then I loved him, and dcalled emy son out of Egypt.
[Note: Israel is usually referred to as “female gender, because Israel is “married
to the Father”, but here we have a change of gender; remember Jesus was called
back out of Egypt.]
2. As fthey called them, so they went from them: gthey sacrificed unto Baalim, and
burned incense to graven images.
3. hI taught Ephraim to go, taking them by the arms; but they knew not that iI
healed them.

a
Judges 19:14 c
2:15 g
2 Kings 17:16
b
Cities of the plain, which were d
Matthew 2:15 h
Deuteronomy 1:31
destroyed along with Sodom e
Exodus 4: 22-23 i
Exodus 15:26
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 4. I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they
a

that btake off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid out meat unto them.
When Israel was a child, I loved him and brought him out of Egypt. But the more I called
to him, the more he rebelled, sacrificing to Baal, and burning incense to idols. I trained
him from infancy, I taught him to walk, I even held him in my arms. But he doesn’t even
know, or care, that it was I who raised him up.
As a man who would lead his favourite ox, so I have led Israel with my rope of love. I
loosened his muzzle so that he could eat. I, myself, have stooped down and fed him.
But my people shall return to Egypt and Assyria, as slaves in captivity, because they
refuse to return to me.
5. cHe shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrians shall be his king,
because they refused to return.
6. And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and
devour them, dbecause of their own counsels.
7. And my people are bent on backsliding from me; though they called them to the
Most-High, enone at all would exalt him.
8. fHow shall I give thee up, Ephraim? How shall I deliver thee, Israel? How shall I
make thee as gAdmah? How shall I set thee as hZeboiim? My heart is turned
within me, my repenting’s are kindled together.
9. I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy
Ephraim: ifor I AM God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I
will not enter into the city.
10.They shall walk after the LORD: jHe shall roar, like a lion: when he shall roar,
then the children shall tremble kfrom the west.
11.They shall tremble like a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of
Assyria: and lI will place them in their houses, says the Lord.
12.Ephraim compasses me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but
Judah yet rules with God, and is faithful with the msaints.
Wars will swirl through their cities; their enemies will smash down their gates, and trap
them in their own fortresses. For my people are determined to desert me. Therefore, I
have sentenced them to slavery, and no-one shall set them free.
Oh, how can I give you up, my Ephraim? How can I possibly let you go? How can I
forsake you like Admah and Zeboiimn? My heart cries out within me: How I long to help
you! No, I will not punish you as much as my fierce anger tells me to. This is the last
time I will destroy Ephraim. For I AM God, and not man. I AM the Holy One, living among
you, and I did not come to destroy, (but to give life).
For the people shall walk after the LORD. I shall roar like a lion [at their enemies] and
my people shall return to me trembling from the west. Like a flock of birds, they will
come from Egypt once again; like doves flying for Assyria. And I will bring them back
home again.; It is a promise from the LORD.
Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit, but Judah still trusts in the Lord their God, and
is faithful to the Holy One.

CHAPTER TWELVE: IT IS TIME TO SEEK THE LORD

a
John 6:44 g
Genesis 19:24-25 m
[h]~ or, most holy
b
[h]~ lift up h
Deuteronomy 29:23 n
Cities of the plain, which were
c
8:13 i
Numbers 23:19 destroyed along with Sodom and
d
10:6 j
Joel 3:16 Gomorrah.
e
[h]~ together they exalted not k
Isaiah 11:11
f
Jeremiah 9:7 l
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 1. Ephraim afeeds on wind, and (they) follow after the east wind: He daily increases
lies, and desolation; and bthey do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is
carried into Egypt.
2. cThe LORD also has a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to
his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
Israel is chasing the wind (but will never catch it, or capture it); Yes, shepherding a
whirlwind, which is a very dangerous game. She has given gifts to Egypt and Assyria to
help her, and in return, she gets their worthless promises. But the Lord is bringing a
lawsuit in the courtrooms of heaven against Judah too. Judah will be justly punished for
his ways.
3. dHe took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength hee had power
with God.
4. Yes, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication
unto him: fhe found him in Bethel, and there He spoke with us.
5. Even the LORD God of Hosts; gthe LORD is his memorial.
6. *** Therefore, turn (back) to your God: keep mercy and judgement, and wait
on thy God continually.
When he was born, he struggled with his brother; when he became a man, he even
fought with God. Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed.
He wept and pleaded a blessing from him. He met God there (the Angel of the Lord ~
Jesus in His spiritual form).
Yes, He met Jesus there, yes face-to-face. God spoke to him ~ the LORD, the God of
Hosts; Jehovah is His name.
*** Therefore, repent and return back to God. Live by the principles of love and justice,
and ALWAYS be expecting the best from Him, your God.
7. He is ha merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loves to ioppress.
8. And Ephraim said; Yet jI am become rich; I have found me out substance: kin all-
of my labours they shall find no iniquity that were sin.
9. And I that am the LORD thy God, from the land of Egypt, will yet make thee lto
dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.
10.I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used
similitudes, by the mministry of the prophets.
11.Is there iniquity in Gilead? Surely, they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in
Gilgal; yes, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
12.And nJacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel oserved for a wife, and for a
wife he kept sheep.
13.And pby a prophet qthe LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was
he preserved.
14.*** Ephraim provoked him to anger rmost bitterly: Therefore, shall he leave his
s
blood upon him, and his reproach shall his LORD return unto him.
But no! My people are like crafty, deceitful merchants, selling from dishonest scales ~
they love to cheat! They think that they have victory when they cheat a customer!
Ephraim boasts; “I am so rich! I have gotten all-of these rich by myself! BUT riches can’t
make up for the sins that they have committed!”

a
Job 15:2 h
[h]~ Canaan merchant n
Genesis 28:5
b
5:13 i
[h]~ deceive o
Genesis 29:20, 28
c
4:1 j
Zechariah 11:5 p
Deuteronomy 18:15
d
Genesis 25:26 k
[h]~ Or, all my labours suffice q
Exodus 12:50
e
[h]~ was a prince, Or, behaved me not; he shall have punishment r
[h]~ with bitterness
himself princely of iniquity in whom is sin s
[h]~ bloods
f
Genesis 28:12 l
Leviticus 23:34
g
Exodus 3:15 m
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I AM the same LORD, the same God, who delivered you from slavery, and brought you
up out of the land of Egypt, and I AM the one who will assign you to live in tents again,
as you do each year at the Tabernacle Feast.
I sent my prophets to warn you with many visions, parables, and dreams. But the sins
of Gilead still flourish and continue ~ just the same. Row upon row of altars, like furrows
in the fields, are used for sacrifices to your evil gods. And Gilead is full of people who
worship idols too.
Jacob fled to Syria and earned a wife by tending sheep (for seven years). Then the Lord
led his people out of Egypt, by the prophet Moses, who guided and protected them. But
Ephraim has bitterly provoked the LORD! The LORD will sentence him to death for his
sins.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: EPHRAIM’S GLORY DIES

1. When Ephraim spoke trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he

offended ain Baal ~ HE DIED!
2. And now bthey sin more and more, and have made molten images of their
silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all-of it the works
of the craftsmen: they say of them; Let cthe men that sacrifice kiss the
calves.
3. *** Therefore, they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early
(morning) dew that passes away; das the chaff that is driven away by the
whirlwind out of the floor, and eas the smoke out of the chimney.
4. Yet, I AM the LORD thy God, from the land of Egypt, and you shall know
no other God but me: for fthere is no Saviour beside me.
It used to be when Israel (Jacob) spoke, the nation shook with fear, for he was a
mighty prince; but he worshipped Baal and sealed His fate. And now, the people
disobey and sin more and more. They melt their silver to mould into idols, formed
with skill, by the hands of craftsmen. “Sacrifice to these”, they say ~ men kissing
the feet of calves.
Because of this sin, they shall disappear like the morning mist, like the morning
dew, which dries up, when it is exposed to the light of the sun’s rays, or like the
chaff, blown away from the threshing floor by the power of the whirlwind, like the
cloud of smoke from the chimney.
I alone am God, Your LORD, and I have been ever since I brought you up out of
the land of Egypt. You have no other God but me: for there is no other Saviour.
5. gI did know thee in the wilderness, hin the land of the igreat drought.
6. *** According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and
their hearts were exalted; therefore, have they forgotten me.
7. *** Therefore, I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I
observe them:
8. I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and I will rend
the caul of their hearts, and there I will devour them like a lion: the jwild
beast shall tear them.
I took care of you in the wilderness, in that dry and thirsty land. But when you
had eaten and were satisfied, then you became proud and forgot me and went out
after other gods.

a
11:2 e
Psalm 68:2 i
[h]~ droughts
b
[h]~ they add to their sin f
Deuteronomy 32:37-39 j
[h]~ the beasts of the field
c
[h]~ the sacrificers of men g
Deuteronomy 2:7
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So, I will come upon you as a lion, ore as a leopard, lurking in the bushes beside
the road. I will rip you to pieces, like a bear whose cubs have been taken away
from her, in violent anger; and like a hungry lion I will devour you.
9. O Israel, ayou have destroyed yourself! But bin me cis thy help ~ (your
salvation).
10.dI will by your king: where is there any other that will give you all-of your
cities? And thy judges of whom eyou said; Give me a king and princes?
11.I gave thee a king in mine anger, and ftook him away in my wrath.
12.This iniquity of Ephraim is bound up: his sin is hidden.
13.The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise
son; for he should not stay glong in the place on hthe breaking forth of
children.
14.[LD] I will ransom them from the ipower of the grave; I will redeem them
from death: jO death I will be thy plagues; O grave I will be thy destruction:
k
repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
O Israel, if I destroy you, who can save you? Where is your king? Why don’t you
call on him for help? Where are all-of the leaders of the land? You asked for them,
so now, let them save you! I gave you kings in my anger, and I took them away
again in my wrath ~ my extreme anger!
Ephraim’s sins are harvested and not forgotten, nor are they forgiven; they are
stored away for punishment.
New birth is offered to him, but he is like a child, resisting in the womb ~ how
stubborn, how foolish! Shall I ransom him from hell? Shall I redeem him from
death? O death, bring forth thy terrors for his tasting! O grave, demonstrate your
plagues! For I will not relent!
15.Though he be fruitful among his brethren, lan east wind shall come, the
wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall
become dry, and his foundation shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure
of all mpleasant vessels.
16.[P] Samaria shall become desolate; for she has rebelled against her God:
they shall fall by the sword: their inhabitants shall be dashed to pieces,
and their women with child shall be ripped up. [This event actually took
place.]
He was called the most fruitful of all his brothers, but the east wind ~ the wind of
the Lord from the desert, will blow hard upon him, and dry up his land. All-of his
flowing springs and green oasis, will all dry up and fade away, and he will die of
thirst. Samaria must bear her guilt, for she rebelled against her God. Her people
will be killed by the invading army, her babies dashed to death against the ground,
her pregnant women ripped open by the sword.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: REPENTANCE ENJOINED

1. O Israel, nreturn unto the LORD, thy God: for you have fallen by your iniquity.
2. Take with you words, and turn to the LORD; say unto him; Take away all iniquity,
and oreceive us graciously: so, pwill we render the calves of our lips.

a
14:1 g
[h]~ a time m
[h]~ vessels of desire
b
See verse 4 h
Isaiah 37:3 n
12:6
c
[h]~ in thy help i
[h]~ hand o
[h]~ give good
d
[h]~ Where is thy king! j
1 Corinthians 15:55 p
Psalm 50:14; Hebrews 13:15
e
1 Samuel 8:5, 19 k
Romans 11:29
f
1 Samuel 15:22-23 l
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 3. Asshur shall not save us; bwe will not ride upon horses; neither will we say
a

anymore to the work of our hands, you are our gods: for cin thee the fatherless
find mercy.
O Israel, return to the Lord, your God, for you have been crushed by your sins. Bring
your petition: Come to the Lord and say; “O Lord, take away our sins: be gracious to us
and receive us, and we will offer you the sacrifice of praise. Assyria cannot save us, nor
can our strength in battle, never again will we call the idols, that we have made, ‘our
gods’; for in you alone, O Lord, do the fatherless find mercy.
4. I will heal their backsliding, dI will love them freely: for my anger is turned away
from him.
5. I will be eas the dew unto Israel: he shall fgrow as the lily, and gcast forth his
roots as Lebanon.
6. His branches shall hspread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell
as Lebanon.
7. iThey that dwell under his shadow shall return: they shall revive as the corn, and
j
grow as the vine, the kscent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
8. Ephraim shall say; What have I to do anymore with idols? I have heard him, and
I have observed him: I am like a green fir tree. lFrom me is they fruit found.
9. Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? Prudent and he shall know
them? For the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: BUT
the transgressors shall fall therein!
Then, I will cure you of your idolatry and faithlessness, and my love will know no bounds
towards you; for my anger will be forever gone! I will refresh Israel like the dew from
heaven; she will blossom like the lily and root deeply into the soil, like the cedar trees
in Lebanon. Her branches will spread out, as beautiful as the olive trees, fragrant as the
forests of Lebanon. Her people will return from exile, from far away, and rest beneath
my shadow. They will be a watered garden and blossom like grapes and be as fragrant
as the wines of Lebanon.
O Ephraim! Stay away from idols! I am living and strong! I look after you and care for
you. I am like and evergreen tree, yielding my fruit to you throughout the whole year.
My mercies never fail ~ they endure forever.
Whoever is wise, let him understand these things. Whoever is intelligent, let him listen
and learn. For the paths of the LORDS are true and right, and good men walk along and
follow them. But sinners trying it will fail!

Conclusion:
The Book of Hosea shows clearly that God is righteous, who always warns His people of
their wrong doing, and giving them an opportunity to repent and turn back to Him
without punishment. But if the nation is rebellious, and refuses to listen to the warning
of the prophets, then those punishments will come to pass.
God has not changed his mind! Just because we claim to live under the New Covenant,
that is not an excuse to continue to sin. The same warnings and punishment apply.
REMEMBER: WITHOUT REPENTANCE ~ NO-ONE SHALL SEE GOD!

THE BOOK OF MICAH

INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF MICAH
Micah was from the Morasthite tribe; so, who were the Morasthites?

a
5:13 e
Micah 5:7 i
Psalm 91:1
b
Isaiah 30:2,16 f
[h]~ blossom j
[h]~ blossom
c
Psalm 10:14 g
[h]~ strike k
[h]~ memorial
d
11:1 h
[h]~ go l
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Moresheth-Gath (Hebrew: ‫)מֹור ֶשת גַּת‬,
ֶ also Moreshet-Gat, was a town of the tribe of
Judah in ancient Israel, around 8th century B C. It was located in the Shephelah region
between Lachish and Achzib. The fact that Micah’s father’s name is not mentioned,
probably indicates that he was of “lowly birth”; but clearly shows, that God Almighty can
use anybody, to bring glory and honour to His name.

CHAPTER ONE: GOD’S WRATH AGAINST ISRAEL AND JUDAH

218. The Word of the LORD that came to aMicah, the Morasthite, bin the days of
Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning cSamaria
and Jerusalem. [Samaria; the location of the 10 rebellious tribes of Israel, and
Jerusalem, the location of the Levites and the tribe of Judah]
219. Hear, dall of you people; Hearken, O earth, and eall that therein is: and let
the LORD GOD be witness against you, the LORD from His holy Temple.
220. [S] For behold, the LORD comes forth, out of His place, and will come down,
and tread upon the high places of the earth.
221. And fthe mountains shall be molten under Him, and the valleys shall be
cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down ha steep
g

place.
222. For the transgressions of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of
Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not iSamaria? And what are the
j
high places of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem?
223. [FP] Therefore, I will make Samaria a heap of the field, and as plantings of
a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and kI will
discover the fountains thereof. [This was fulfilled in 722 BC by the Assyrian
invasions.]
224. [FP] And all-of the graven images thereof shall be (smashed) and beaten
to pieces, and all lthe hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all-of the idols
thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of a harlot, and they shall
return to the hire of a harlot.
225. *** Therefore, I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make
a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the mowls.
226. For nher wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the
gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
These are messages from the LORD to Micah, who lived in the town of Moresheth-Gath,
during the reigns of king Jotham, king Ahaz, and king Hezekiah, all were kings of Judah.
The messages were addressed to both Samaria (the 10 rebellious tribes ~ referred to
as “Israel”), and Judah (the two tribes that remained loyal to the word of God, the tribe
of Judah and the Levites). These messages came to Micah in the form of visions.
Attention! Let all-of the people of the world listen! For the LORD in His holy Temple has
made accusations against you!
When a prophet of God starts his message with these words, everyone; and I mean
everyone; should stop what they are doing, and listen!
Look! He is coming! He leaves His throne in heaven and comes back to earth, walking
on the mountaintops. They melt beneath His feet, and flow into the valleys like wax in
fire, like water cascading down a hillside. And why is this happening?

a
Jeremiah 26:18 f
Judges 5:5; Isaiah 64:1,3; k
Ezekiel 13:14
b
Isaiah 1:1; Hosea 1:1 Habakkuk 3:6,10 l
Hosea 9:1
c
Jeremiah 23:13; see verses 5,6 g
Psalm 68:2 m
[h]~ daughters of the owls
d
[h]~ you people, all of them, h
[h]~ descent n
[h]~ she is grievously sick of her
e
[h]~ the fullness thereof i
Jeremiah 23:13; see verses 5,6 wounds
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Because of the sins of Israel and Judah! What sins? The idolatry and oppression centring
in the capital cities, of Samaria and in Jerusalem!
*** Therefore, the entire city of Samaria will crumble into a heap of rubble, and become
an open field; her streets ploughed up for planting grapes. The LORD will tear down her
walls and her forts, exposing their foundations, and pour their stones into the valleys
below. All-of her carved images will be smashed to pieces; her ornate idol temples, built
with gifts of worshippers, will all be burned. [This prophecy was fulfilled in 722 BC].
A second destruction took place, when Alexander the Great conquered Samaria in 334
BC].
I will wail and howl and lament, howling like a jackal, mournful as an ostrich crying
across the desert sands at night. I will walk naked and barefoot in shame; for my
people’s wounds are far too deep to heal. The LORD stands ready at the gates of
Jerusalem to punish her.
227. Declare you that it is not at aGath, weep you not at all; in the house of
b
Aphra, roll thyself in the dust.
228. Pass you away, call-of the dinhabitants of Saphir, having they shame naked:
the inhabitants of eZaanan came not forth in the mourning of fBethezel; he shall
receive of you, his standing.
229. For the dinhabitants of Maroth gwaited carefully for good: but evil came
down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.
230. O you dinhabitants of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the
beginning of the sin of the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were
found in them.
231. *** Therefore, shall you give presents hto iMoresheth-Gath: the houses of
j
Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
232. Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O dinhabitants of Mareshah: khe shall
come unto Adullam, the glory of Israel.
233. [FP] Make thee bald; and poll thee for the delicate children; enlarge thy
baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
Woe to the city of Gath! Weep, men of Bekah! In Beth-le-Aphra roll in the dust in your
anguish and shame.
There go the people of “Shaphir”, led away as slaves ~ stripped, naked, and ashamed.
[This a is a play on words; Shaphir ~ sounds like the Hebrew word for beauty].
The people of “Zaanan”, [which means “to go forth”] are afraid to show themselves
outside their walls.
The foundations of Bethezel [which means “foundations”] are swept away, the very
ground upon which they stood had been destroyed.
The people of Maroth vainly hope for better days, BUT only bitterness awaits them as
the LORD stands poised against Jerusalem.
Quick! Use your swiftest chariots and flee, O people of Lachish, for you were the first of
the cities of Judah to follow Israel in her sins of idol worship. Then, all-of the cities in
the south began to follow your example.
Write off Moresheth-Gath; there is no hope in saving her. The town of Achzib has
deceived the kings of Israel, for she promised help that she cannot give. You people of
Mareshah will be a prize to your enemies. They will penetrate the nation as far as
Adullam, the “Pride of Israel.”

a
1 Samuel 17:4 e
[h]~ the country of flocks i
See verse 1
b
[h]~ that is dust f
[h]~ a place near j
[h]~ that is, a lie
c
[h]~ thou that dwells fairly g
[h]~ was grieved k
[h]~ the glory of Israel shall
d
[h]~ inhabitress h
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Weep, weep for your little ones. For they are snatched away, and you will never see
them again. They have gone as slaves to distant lands. Shave your heads in sorrow, and
mourn for your children.

CHAPTER TWO: AGAINST OPPRESSION

234. Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil aupon their beds! When the
morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hands.
235. And they covet bfields, and they take them by violence: so, they coppress
[defraud] and man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
236. ***[P] Therefore, thus says the LORD: Behold, against dthis family do I
devise an evil, from which you shall not remove your necks: neither shall you go
haughtily: for this time is evil.
Woe to you, who lay awake at night, plotting wickedness against your neighbour; you
rise at dawn to carry out your wicked or corrupt schemes; because you are in a position
where you can, therefore you do!
You want a certain piece of land, or some else’s house (even though that is all that he
has), you take it by fraud and threats of violence against the family. [This is exactly
what happens to Christian families in Pakistan]!
BUT; the LORD God says: I will reward your evil with evil; Nothing and no-one can stop
me! Never again will you be proud and haughty after I am through with you.
237. [P] In that day shall I etake up fa parable against you, and lament with ga
doleful lamentation, and say; We be utterly spoiled: he has changed the portion of
my people: how has He removed it from me? hTurning away, He has divided our
fields.
238. *** [P] Therefore; You shall have none that shall icast a cord by lot, in the
congregation of the LORD.
239. Prophesy jyou not! Say to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to
them, that they shall not take the shame.
Then your enemies will taunt your mock you in your dirge of despair: “We are finished
~ ruined. God has confiscated our land and sent us far away, and given what is ours to
others.” Others will set your boundaries then. “The People of the LORD” will live where
they are sent.
“Don’t say such things: the people say. “Don’t harp on things like that. It’s disgraceful,
that sort of talk. Such evils will surely not come against us.”
240. O you, who are named the House of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD
k
straightened? Are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walks
l
uprightly?
241. Even mof late my people have risen up as an enemy; You pull off the robe
n
with the garments from them that pass by securely as men adverse from war.
242. The owomen of my people have you cast out from their pleasant houses;
from their children have you taken away my glory forever.
243. Arise ye and depart; for this is not pyour rest: because it is polluted; it
shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.
244. If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy
unto thee of wine and of strong drink: he shall even be the prophet of this people.

a
Psalm 36:4 g
[h]~ a lamentation of l
[h]~ upright
b
Isaiah 5:8 lamentations m
[h]~ yesterday
c
[h]~ defraud h
[h]~ instead of restoring n
[h]~ over against
d
Jeremiah 8:3; Amos 3:2 i
Deuteronomy 32:8-9 o
[h]~ wives
e
Isaiah 14:4; Habakkuk 2:6 j
[h]~ Or, not as they prophesy p
Deuteronomy 12:9
f
Nahum 21:7 k
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Is this the right reply for you to make; O House of Jacob? Do you think that the Spirit
of the LORD likes to talk to you so roughly?
No! His threats are for your own good~ to get on the correct path once again! Yet, to
this very hour, my people rise up against me. For you steal the shirts right off the backs
of those who trusted you; who walk in peace.
You have driven out the widows from their homes, and stripped their children of every
God-given right. UP! Begone! This is no more your land or your home, for you have filled
it with sin and it will vomit you out.
“I’ll preach to you the joys of wine and drink” ~ that is the type of prophet that you like
~ one that does not make you repent, or change your ways.
245. [P] aI will surely assemble, O Jacob, all-of thee: I will surely bgather all-of
c
the remnant of Israel: I will put them together as the sheep of dBozrah, as the
flock in the midst of their fold; they shall make great noise, by the reason of the
multitude of men.
246. [P] The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have
passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and etheir king shall pass before
them, and fthe LORD on the head of them.
The time will come in the future, says the LORD, when I will gather all-of the remnant
of Israel that are left, and bring you all back together again, like sheep in a fold, like a
flock in a pasture ~ a noisy, healthy, happy crowd. The Messiah will lead you out of
exile, and bring you through the gates of your cities of captivity, or exile; Yes, back to
your own land of Israel. Your King will go before you ~ The Lord, Yes Yahweh, will lead
you.

CHAPTER THREE: PRINCES AND PROPHETS REPROVED

247. And I said; Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and all-of you princes of
the house of Israel; gIs it not for you know judgement?
248. Who hate the good and love the evil; hwho pluck off their skin from off
them; and their flesh from off their bones;
249. Who also ieat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and
they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and jas flesh within
the caldron.
250. [P] kThen shall they cry out unto the LORD, BUT He will not hear them; He
will even hide His face from them at that time; as they have behaved themselves
ill in their doings.
Listen! You leaders of Israel; You are supposed to know the difference between right
and wrong! Yet you are the very one who hate the good, and love the evil: You are
despicable! You skin my people and strip them to the bone!
You devour them; you flog them; you break their bones; you chop them up, like meat
for the cooking pot; And then, you plead to the LORD, for His help in times of Trouble!
Are you really that stupid? Do you think that He will listen to you? NO! He will turn His
head the other way; He will refuse to hear your prayers!
251. [P] Thus says the LORD God; concerning lthe prophets that make my
people err; mthat bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that puts not in their
mouths, they even nprepare war against him;

a
4:6 f
Isaiah 52:12 k
Proverbs 1:28
b
Jeremiah 31:10 g
Jeremiah 5:5 l
Isaiah 9:14,15; Jeremiah
c
4:7 h
Ezekiel 34:3 23:13,32; see 2:11
d
1 Chronicles 1:44 i
Psalm 14:4 m
Matthew 7:15
e
Hosea 3:5 j
Ezekiel 11:3,7 n
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 252. *** [P] Therefore, anight shall be unto you, bthat you shall not have a
vision: and it shall be dark unto you, cthat you shall not divine; and dthe sun shall
go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
253. [P] Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded; Yes,
they shall all ecover their flips, for there is no answer from God.
You false prophets! You who lead his people astray! You who cry “Peace” to those who
give you food, and threaten those who will not pay!
This is God’s message to you: The night will close about you and cut ogf all-of your
visions; darkness will cover you; and you will receive no words, from the LORD God of
Israel! The sun will go down upon you, and your days will end.
Then, at last, you will cover your head and faces in shame, and finally admit that your
messages were definitely NOT from God!
254. But truly, I am full of power, by the Spirit of the Lord, and of (His)
judgement, and (His) might, to declare unto Jacob his transgressions, and to Israel
his sins.
255. Hear this, I pray you, you leaders of the house of Jacob, and princes of the
house of Israel, that abhor judgement, and pervert all equity.
256. g
They build up Zion, hwith iblood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
257. j
The heads thereof judge for reward, and kthe priests thereof, teach for
hire, and the prophets thereof, divine for money: yet will they llean upon the LORD,
m
and say; Is not the LORD among us? NO evil can come upon us.
258. *** [FP] Therefore, shall Zion for your sake be ploughed as a field, and
Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house, as the high places
of the forest. [This promise was fulfilled by the Romans in 135 A.D.]
But Micah says; As for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, fearlessly
announcing God’s judgement and punishment on Israel for her sins.
Listen to me, you leaders of Israel, who hate justice, and love unfairness, and fill
Jerusalem with murder and sins of every kind; you leaders who take bribes; you priests
and prophets who won’t preach or prophesy, until you have been paid! And yet you fawn
upon the LORD and say; “All is well ~ the LORD is here among us. NO harm can possibly
come to us!”
It is because of you lying rulers, prophets, and priests, that Jerusalem will be ploughed
like a field, and become a heap of rubble; the mountaintop (Mount Zion) where the
Temple stands will be overgrown with brush.

CHAPTER FOUR: PEACE IN THE LAST DAYS

259. [LD] But nin the last days, it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the
House of the LORD, shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall
be exalted above the hills: and people shall flow into it.
260. [LD] And many nations shall come and say; Come, and let us go up to the
mountain of the Lord; And to the house of the God of Jacob: and He will teach us
His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the
Word of the LORD from Jerusalem!

a
Isaiah 8:20,22 f
[h]~ upper lip l
Isaiah 48:2
b
[h]~ from a vision g
Jeremiah 22:13 m
[h]~ saying
c
[h]~ from divining h
Ezekiel 22:27 n
See verse 3; Isaiah 2:2,4
d
Amos 8:9 i
[h]~ bloods
e
Leviticus 13:45; Ezekiel j
Ezekiel 22:12
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BUT IN THE LAST DAYS; Mount Zion will be the most renowned of all the mountains of
the world; praised by all nations; People from all over the world will come will make
pilgrimages there.
“Come,” they will say to one another, “let us go and visit the mountain of the LORD, and
see the Temple of the God of Israel; He will tell us what to do, and we will do it.” For in
those days the whole world will be ruled by the LORD from Jerusalem! He will issue His
laws and announce His decrees from there. It will not be the Mahdi from Mecca, nor any
Guru from India; nor any Dictator: It will be Jesus Christ, the creator of the universe!
261. [LD] And aHe shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations
afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plough-shears, and their spears into
b
pruning hooks: nations shall not lift up swords against nations, neither shall they
learn war any more.
262. [LD] cBut they shall sit every man under his vine, and under his fig tree:
and none shall make them afraid; dfor the mouth of the LORD has spoken it!
263. [LD] For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and ewe will
walk in the name of the LORD our GOD for ever and ever.
264. [LD] In that day, says the LORD, will I assemble fher that halts, and I will
gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;
265. [LD] And I will make her that halts, ga remnant, and her that was cast off
a strong nation; and the LORD shall reign over them in Mount Zion from henceforth,
even forever.
There will no longer be any need for the United Nations Organization, because Jesus will
arbitrate among the nations, and dictate to strong nations, both near and far away; and
the threat of using nuclear weapons, will have no effect whatsoever!
They will beat their swords into plough shears, and their spears into pruning hooks, or
(scythes); Nations shall no longer fight each other, for all war will end!
There WILL BE universal peace; and all-of the military academies and training camps
will be closed down.
Everyone will live quietly in his own home in peace and prosperity, for there will be
nothing to fear. The LORD Himself has promised this.
*** Therefore, we will follow the LORD our God forever and ever, even though the
nations around us still worship idols!
In that coming day, the LORD says that He will gather and bring back His punished
people, the sick, the lame, and the dispossessed; and make them strong again in their
own land, a mighty nation, and the LORD Himself shall be their King, from Mount Zion
forever.
266. [LD] And you, the tower of the flock, the stronghold of the daughter of
Zion, unto you shall it come even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to
the daughter of Jerusalem.
267. [LD] Now why do you cry out aloud? hIs there no king in thee? Is thy
counsellor perished? For ipangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.
268. [FP] Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman
in travail, for now shall you go forth out of the city, and you shall dwell in the field,
and jyou shall go even to Babylon; kthere shall you be delivered: there the LORD
shall redeem you from the hand of your enemies. [This prophesy was fulfilled when
King Nebuchadnezzar captured Jerusalem (the first time) in 597 B.C. and the
people were taken to Babylon, to be in captivity for 70 years].

a
Psalm 110:6 e
Zechariah 10:12 i
Isaiah 13:8; Jeremiah 6:24
b
[h]~ scythes f
Zephaniah 3:19 j
Isaiah 39:6,7
c
1 Kings 4:25; Zechariah 3:16 g
2:12; 5:7,8; 7:18 k
Isaiah 44:23,24
d
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O Jerusalem, the Watchtower of God’s people; your royal might and power will come
back to you again, just as before.
BUT, for now, now you scream in terror. Where is your king to lead you? He is dead!
Where are your wise men? All are gone! Pain has gripped you, like a woman in labour.
Writher and groan in your terrible pain, O people of Zion, for you must leave the city
and live in the fields; you will be sent far away into exile in Babylon. But there I will
rescue you and free you from the grip of your enemies.
269. Now also amany nations are gathered against you, that say; Let her be
defiled, and blet our eye look upon Zion.
270. But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither do they understand
His counsel; for cHe shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
271. [P] Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make dthine horn iron,
and I will make thy hoofs brass: and you shall bear in pieces my people: and I will
e
consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the LORD, of the
whole earth.
True, many nations have gathered together against you, calling for your blood, eager to
destroy you. BUT they do not know my thoughts, nor understand my plan; for the time
will come when the LORD will gather together, the enemies of my people, like sheaves
upon the threshing floor, helpless before Israel.
Rise up and thresh, O daughter of Zion: I will give you horns of iron, and hooves of
brass, and you will trample to pieces many people, and you will give their wealth, as
offerings to the LORD, the LORD of all the earth.

a
Zechariah 12:3 c
Matthew 3:12 e
Leviticus 27:28; Deuteronomy
b
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CHAPTER FIVE: CHRIST’S KINGDOM FORETOLD & THE PLACE OF HIS BIRTH
This whole Chapter is prophetic!
272. [FP] Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops; He has laid siege
against us: athey shall smite the judge of Israel, with a rod upon his cheek.
273. [FP][F] bBut you, cBethlehem Ephrathah, though you little among the
thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall He come forth unto me that is to be ruler
in Israel; whose dgoings forth have efrom of old, from everlasting.
274. *** [P] Therefore, will He give them up, until the time that she which she
travails shall come forth: then fthe remnant of His brethren shall return unto the
children of Israel.
MOBILIZE! The Enemy lays siege to Jerusalem! With a rod they shall strike the Judge of
Israel on the face.
O Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are but a small Judean village, but you will be the
birthplace of my KING, who is alive from everlasting ages past! God will abandon His
people to their enemies, until the time of Israel’s spiritual rebirth; then at last the exile
remnants of Israel will perform Aliyah and re-join their brethren in their own land.
275. [P] And He shall stand and gfeed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty
of the name of the LORD His God: and they shall abide: for now, hshall He be great
unto the ends of the earth.
276. [P] And ithis man shall be the [Prince of] peace, when the Assyrians shall
come into our land: and when He shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise
him seven shepherds, and eight jprincipal men.
277. [P] And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land
of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus, shall He deliver us from the Assyrians,
when He comes into our land, and when He treads within our borders.
278. [p] And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people, as the
dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarries not for man, nor
waits for the sons of men.
And He shall stand and feed His flock, in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the
name of the LORD, his GOD, and his people shall remain their undisturbed, for He will
be greatly honoured all around the world.
He will be our Peace, (because He is the Prince of Peace). And when the Assyrians
invades our lands, and marches across our hills, He will appoint seven shepherds to
watch over us, and eight princes to lead us. [The Number 7 is completeness, and the
number 8 is a new beginning].
They will rule Assyria with drawn swords, and enter the gates of the land of Nimrod.
[Shinah in Mesopotamia]. He will deliver us from the Assyrians when they invade our
land. Then, the nation of Israel will refresh the world, like a gentle dew, or the welcome
showers of rain.
279. [P] And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of
many people, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the
flocks of ksheep; who, if he goes through, both treads down, and tears into pieces,
and none can deliver them.
280. [P] lYour hand shall be lifted up upon your adversaries, and all-of your
enemies shall be cut off.
281. [P] And it shall come to pass min that day, says the LORD, nthat I will cut
off your horses from in the midst of thee, and I will destroy your chariots!

a
1 Kings 22:24 f
See verses 7,8 k
[h]~ Or, goats
b
Matthew 2:6; John 7:42 g
[h]~ Or, rule l
Isaiah 26:11
c
Psalm 132:6 h
Zechariah 9:10 m
Isaiah 2:11
d
Hosea 6:3 i
Ephesians 2:14 n
Haggai 2:22; Zechariah 9:10
e
Psalm 90;2; John 1:1 j
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 282. [P] And I will cut off the cities of your land, and throw down all-of your
strongholds.
283. [P] And I will cut off awitchcrafts of thy hand; and you shall have no more
b
soothsayers.
284. [P] Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy cstanding images out of
the midst of thee; and you shall no longer worship the works of your hands.
285. [P] And I will pluck your dgroves out of the midst of thee; so, will I destroy
your cities.
e

286. [P] And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such
as they have not heard.
Israel shall be as strong as a lion. The nations shall be like helpless sheep before her!
She will stand up to her foes; all of her enemies will be wiped out!
At that same time, says the LORD, I will destroy all-of the weapons that you depend
upon, and tear down all-of your walls, and demolish the defences of your cities. I will
put an end to all witchcraft ~ there will no longer be any fortune-tellers to consult; and
I will destroy all-of your idols.
Never again will you worship idols that you have made with your hands; and I will abolish
all-of the heathen shrines from among you; and destroy the cities, where your idol;
temples stand. [So, in every country, where temples have been erected to “other gods”,
those cities shall be destroyed.]
And I will pour out my vengeance upon all-of the nations who refuse to obey me.
[Remember, in the Last Days, “every knee shall bow and every tongue confess, that
Jesus Christ is Lord.” [He is the Messiah of the whole world].

CHAPTER SIX: GOD’S CONTROVERSY WITH HIS PEOPLE FOR IGNORANCE

287. Hear now what the LORD says: Arise, contend now fbefore the mountains;
and let the hills hear thy voice:
288. [P] Hear ye, O mountains, gthe LORD’S controversy, and you strong
foundations of the earth: for the LORD has a controversy with His people, and He
will plead with Israel.
289. O my people; hWhat have I done unto you? And wherein have I wearied
you? Testify against me. [How can we possibly testify against our LORD, who died
in our place?]
290. For iI brought you up out of the land of Egypt; and redeemed thee out of
the house of servants; and I sent before you, Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
291. O, my people, remember now jwhat Balak, king of Moab consulted, and
what Balaam, the son of Beor answered him from kShittim unto Gilgal; that you
may know the righteousness of the LORD.
LISTEN to what the LORD is saying to His People:
Stand up and state your case against me. Let the mountains and the hills be called to
witness your complaint. [Just think about this verse; The LORD is challenging the nation
of Israel to make a complaint against Him. Come and give you complaint; what have I
done against you? But there is no answer from the people, so the Lord proceeds with
His message.]
And now, O mountains, listen to the LORD’S complaint; For He has a case against His
people, Israel! And He will now prosecute them to the full measure of the Law ~ which
is His word.
a
2 Kings 9:22; Isaiah 47:9,12; d
Jeremiah 17:2 h
Isaiah 5:4
Nahum 3:4 e
[h]~ Or, enemies i
Exodus 12:51; Amos 2:10
b
Deuteronomy 18:10; Isaiah 2:6 f
[h]~ Or, with j
Number 22:5
c
[h]~ Or, statues g
Isaiah 43:26; Hosea 4:1 k
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O, my people, what have I done, that makes you turn away from me? Tell me why your
patience is exhausted! Answer me!
For I brought you out of Egypt, and cut off your chains of slavery. I gave you Moses,
Aaron & Miriam to help you.
Don’t you remember, O my people, how Balak, king of Moab, tried to destroy you
through the curse of Balaam, son of Beor; but I made him bless you instead? That is the
kindness that I showed to you, again, and again. Have you no memory at all-of what
happened at Acacia and at Gilgal, and how I blessed you there?
292. a
Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the
(Most) high God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, of calves bof one
year old?
293. c
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with tens of
thousands of rivers of oil? dShall I give my firstborn for my transgressions, the
fruit of my ebody, for the sin of my soul?
294. He has shown thee, O Man, what is good; and fwhat does the LORD require
of thee; but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to gwalk humbly with thy God.
295. The LORD’S voice cries unto the city, and hthe man of wisdom shall see thy
name; hear ye the rod, and who has appointed it.
“How can we make up to you for what we’ve done?” you ask. “Shall we bow before the
LORD with offerings of yearling calves?” Oh NO! For even if you offered him thousands
of rams, and 10,000 rivers of olive oil ~ would that actually please him? Would He be
satisfied? If you sacrificed your oldest child, would that make Him glad? THEN, would
He forgive your sins? Of course not!
No! He has told you what He wants, and that is all it is; To be fair, and just, and merciful,
and to walk humbly with your God.
The Lord Almighty’s voice calls out from Jerusalem. Listen to the LORD’s message ~ if
you are wise! The armies of destruction are coming; the Lord is sending them.
296. i
Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and
the scant measure that is abominable?
j

297. Shall I kcount them pure with their wicked lbalances, and with their bag of
deceitful weight?
298. For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof
have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
299. *** [P] Therefore, also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making
thee desolate in thy sins.
300. [P] mThou shall eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in
the midst of thee; and you shall take hold, but shall not deliver; and that which
you delivers will I give up to the sword.
301. [P] nYou shall sow, but you shall not reap; you shall tread the olives, but
you shall not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine; but shall not drink wine.
For your sins are extremely great; is there to be no end to getting rich by cheating? The
homes of the wicked are full of ungodly treasures and lying scales. Shall I say “GOOD!”
to all-of the merchants, with their bags of deceitful weights? In today’s evil society, how
could a righteous God be just by saying that?
Your rich men are wealthy through extortion and violence; your citizens are so used to
lying that their tongues can no longer tell the truth ~ they even tell lies to persecute the
innocent ~ to protect the guilty.

a
1 Kings 16:30-33 f
Deuteronomy 10:12 j
[h]~ measure of leanness
b
[h]~ sons of a year. g
[h]~ humble thyself to walk k
[h]~ Or, be pure with
c
1 Samuel 15:22 h
[h]~ thy name shall see that l
Hosea 12:7
d
Leviticus 18:21; 2 Kings 3:27; which is m
Leviticus 26:26
16:3 i
[h]~ Or, Is there yet unto every n
Deuteronomy chapters 28; & 38-
e
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*** Therefore, I will wound you! I will make your hearts miserable for all-of your sins.
You will eat but never have enough; hunger pains and emptiness will still remain. And
even though you try so hard to save your money, it will come to nothing at the end, and
what little you succeed in storing up, I will give to those who conquer you! [see Haggai
1:6].
You will plant plenty of crops, but you will not harvest them; you will press out the oil
from the olives, and not get enough to anoint yourself! You will trample the grapes, but
get no juice to make wine.
302. *** [P] For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all-of the works of the house
of Ahab, and you walk in their counsels: that I should make thee a desolation, and
the inhabitants thereof a hissing: THEREFORE, you shall bear the reproach of my
people.
The only commands that you keep are those of Omri: the only example that you follow
is that of Ahab! *** Therefore, I will make an awesome example of you ~ I will destroy
you! I will make you the laughing stock of the whole world: all that see you will snicker
and sneer!

Conclusion:
We must remember that God Almighty chose the nation of Israel to be His “example”
nation, to show the whole world, what happens to people and nations that obey God’s
Laws, and keep His commandments; there is peace and prosperity. But Israel is also the
“example nation” to show what happens to nations which rebel against God Almighty,
who refuse to follow His Laws and His Commandments; and decide to follow after “other
unrighteous gods”; There is hunger, thirst, corruption and violence, destruction, wars
and even captivity in extreme cases.
God Almighty has not changed His word. These rules still apply to all nations on the
earth today! Every nation is judged every forty years, and you will reap what you sow;
peace and prosperity; or violence, corruption, desolation and pain. God has already
made the rules; each nation must decide if they will obey them or not, and therefore
suffer the consequences of their decisions.

CHAPTER SEVEN: CHURCH’S COMPLAINT & HER CONFIDENCE IN GOD

303. Woe in me! For I am as awhen they have gathered the summer fruits, as
the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired bthe
first ripe fruit.
304. c
The dgood man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright
among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a
net.
WOE IS ME! It is as hard to find an honest man as grapes and figs when harvest days
are over. Not a cluster to eat, not a single early fig, however much I long for it! The
good men have all disappeared from the earth; not one fair-minded man is left! They
are all murderers, even turning against their own parents, brothers and even their own
children.
305. That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, ethe prince asks, and fthe
judge asks for a reward; and the great man, he utters ghis mischievous desire: so,
they wrap it up.

a
[h]~ the gatherings of summer d
[h]~ Or, godly, or merciful g
[h]~ the mischief of his soul
b
Hosea 9:10 e
Psalm 82:1,2; Hosea 4:18
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 306. Then best of them is as aa brier; the most upright is sharper than a thorn
hedge: the day of thy bwatchmen and thy visitation comes: now shall be their
perplexity.
They excel at their evil deeds with both hands, and how skilled they are at using them!
The Governors and the Judges are all alike ~ they all demand bribes. The rich man pays
them off and then tells them whom to ruin. Justice is twisted between them. Even the
best of them is as prickly as briars; the straightest of them is more crooked than a hedge
of thorns. BUT your judgement day is coming swiftly now; your time of punishment is
almost here; confusion; destruction; and terror, will be yours.
307. c
Trust you not in a friend; [don’t trust anyone]; do not put confidence in a
guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lies in thy bosom.
308. For dthe son dishonours the father, and the daughter rises up against her
mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law: ea man’s enemies are the
men of his own household.
309. ***[P] Therefore, I will look unto the LORD, I will wait for the God of my
salvation; My God will hear me.
Don’t trust anyone ~ not even your best friend, not even your wife. For the son despises
his father; the daughter defies her mother; the bride curses her mother-in-law; Yes, a
man’s enemies will be found in his own home.
As for me (and my house), we look to the LORD for His help; I wait for the LORD to save
me; He will hear me.
310. [P] Rejoice not against me, O my enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; fwhen I
sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me (my path.)
311. [P] I will bear the indignation of the LORD, gbecause I have sinned against
Him, until He pleads my cause, and executes judgement for me: hHe will bring me
forth to the light, and I shall behold His righteousness.
312. [P] iThen she that is my enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her
which said unto me; jWhere is the LORD thy God? Mine eyes shall behold her: now
k
shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
313. [P] In that day when your lwalls are to be built, in the day shall the decree
be far removed.
314. [P] In that day also He shall come even to thee from Assyria; mand from
the fortified cities, and from the fortresses, even to the river, and from sea to sea,
and from mountain to mountain.
315. [P] Notwithstanding, the land shall be desolate, because of them that dwell
therein, for the fruit of their doings.
Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy, for though I may fall, I will rise again! When I sit
in darkness, the LORD Himself, will be my light, and my salvation. I will be patient while
the LORD punishes me, for I have sinned against Him; then He will defend me from my
enemies, and punish them for all-of the evil that they have done to me. God will bring
me out of my darkness into the light, and I will see His goodness.
Then, my enemy will see that God is for me, and be ashamed for taunting me, by saying
“Where is that God of yours?” Now, with my eyes opened, I see them trampled down
like mud in the streets.
Your cities, people of God, will be rebuilt, much larger and more prosperous than before.
Citizens of many lands will come and honour you; from Assyria, and from Egypt, to the

a
2 Samuel 23:6,7: Ezekiel 2:6 g
Lamentations 3:39 k
[h]~ she shall be for a trading
b
Ezekiel 33:2 h
Psalm 36:7 down
c
Jeremiah 9:4 i
[h]~ And you will see her that is l
Isaiah 5:5
d
Matthew 10:35; Luke 12:53 my enemy, and cover her with m
[h]~ even to
e
Matthew 10:36 shame
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Euphrates, from sea to sea, and from distant hills and mountains. But first comes terrible
destruction to Israel, for the great wickedness of her people.
316. Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwells
solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead;
as in the days of old.
317. According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt, will I show
unto him marvellous things.
O LORD, come and rule your people; lead your flock; make them live in peace and
prosperity; let them enjoy the fertile pastures of Bashan and Gilead as they did long
ago. “Yes,” replies the LORD, “I will do mighty miracles for you, like those when I
brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
318. Then nations shall see and be confounded at all-of their might; they shall
lay their hand upon their mouths and their ears shall be deaf.
319. a
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes
like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and fear because
b

of thee.
320. c
Who is a God like unto thee, dthat pardons iniquity, and passes by the
transgressions of the remnant of His heritage? He retains not His anger forever,
because He delights in mercy.
321. He will turn again; He will have compassion upon us; eHe will subdue all-of
our iniquities; and you will cast all-of their sins into the depths of the sea.
322. Thou will perform the truth of Jacob, and fthe mercy to Abraham, gwhich
you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
All-of the world will stand amazed at what I will do for you and be embarrassed as their
puny might. They will stand in silent awe, deaf to all around them. They will come to
realise what snakes they are, lowly as worms crawling from their holes. They will come
trembling from their fortresses, to meet the LORD our God. They will fear Him; and they
will stand in awe.
Show me where there is another God like you; who promises salvation and pardons the
sins of the survivors among His people? You cannot stay angry with your people, for you
love to be merciful. Once again you will have compassion upon us. You will tread our
sins beneath your feet; you will throw them into the depths of the ocean! You will set
your love upon us, as you promised to our father Abraham!

THE BOOK OF ISAIAH

FOREWORD:
The introduction to the Book of Isaiah, as stated in the Amplified Bible, goes like this.
Quote: It shows a picture of a Sign, which says: NO DUMPING! The Book of Isaiah is a
book of “the Signs of the Times.”
Some people just don’t read. Well, yes, they do BUT, it is so easy to rationalize about
sign messages [maybe it doesn’t really mean it, or maybe I won’t get caught, or the
sign is dumb, and I don’t see any good logic to it].
Isaiah, like the other 15 prophets, whose writings fill out the Old Testament, was a man
who posted “verbal signs” for God. He got a better response than some of the others.
Kings, like Hezekiah took him seriously; but most of the time, people passed off God’s
messages lightly ~ they just weren’t interested; or didn’t like what they heard, or found
some other way to ignore God’s Divine Word. Times have not really changed ~ have
they!

a
Psalm 72:9 d
Exodus 34:7; Jeremiah 31:34 g
Psalm 105: 9,10
b
[h]~ Or, creeping things e
Romans 6:14
c
Exodus 15:11 f
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Isaiah is a condensed version of the whole Protestant Bible. It contains 66 chapters and
includes prophecies about Jesus; his birth, his early years coming out of Egypt, His
teenage years, His ministry years, His capture, His trial (by an unjust court), His death
(by a method that did not exist at the time Isaiah wrote these prophetic words), His
resurrection, and His ascension; and also, how He will come back and defeat Satan, and
his vast army, at the battle of Armageddon, and then reign upon the earth for 1,000
years.

BACKGROUND OF ISAIAH’S EARLY LIFE

Isaiah was the son of Amoz, who “tradition says,” was the brother of King Amaziah; in
which case he was the cousin of King Uzziah; but nothing is known about this mother.
This may explain why Isaiah had almost free entry into the royal household, and was
able to deliver God’s messages directly to kings ~ be they good or bad!
Isaiah, in Hebrew means; “Jehovah saves,” or “Jehovah is my salvation,” so it
appropriate that he is the prophet chosen by God the Father, to make the announcement
about how that “Salvation” will be born, live, die, and be resurrected once again.
Isaiah was married to “the prophetess,” and they had two sons, Shear-jashub and
Maher-shalal-hash-baz, and Isaiah was murdered in the reign of the wicked King
Mannesseh.

CHAPTER ONE: ISAIAH REBUKES JUDAH

323. The avision of Isaiah, the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and
Jerusalem, in the days of bUzziah, cJotham, dAhaz, and eHezekiah, the kings of
Judah.
324. f
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD has spoken, I have
nourished and brought up my children and they have rebelled against me.
325. g
The ox knows his owner, and the ass, is master’s crib: but Israel hdoes not
know, my people do not consider.
326. Ah, sinful nation, a people iladen with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children
that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy
One of Israel unto anger, they are jgone away backwards.
These are the messages that came to Isaiah, the son of Amoz, in the visions that he
saw, during the reigns of King Uzziah [783-742 BC] (his cousin), King Jotham [750 -
735 BC], King Ahaz [735-720 BC], and King Hezekiah [716 - 687 BC], who were all-of
the kings of Judah during the time periods stated above.
In these messages, God told Isaiah what was going to happen to Judah and Jerusalem
in the times ahead. Some of these messages were for his lifetime, or very soon after his
death, whilst other were to happen centuries into the future.
Listen, all-of Heaven and earth to what the Lord is saying: The children that I raised and
cared for, for so long and tenderly, have turned their backs on me. Even the animals ~
the ox and the donkey both know their masters, and appreciate his care for them; but
not my people Israel. No matter what I do for them, they still don’t care, nor
acknowledge me. Oh! What a sinful nation they are! They walk with their backs bent
over, from the weight of their guilt.
They are just like their fathers before them, who were evil too. Born to be bad, they
have followed in the father’s footsteps and turned their backs on the Lord, and have

a
See 2:1 e
2 Kings 18:1 h
See 5:12-13
b
2 Kings 15:1,13; see 6:1 f
Deuteronomy 32:1 i
[h]~ of heaviness
2 Kings 15:32 1. g Jeremiah 8:7 [h]~ alienated, or separated
c j
d
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therefore despised the Holy One of Israel. In doing this ~ they have cut themselves off
from my help.
327. a
Why should you be stricken anymore? You will revolt more and more: The
whole head is sick, and the whole heart is faint.
328. From the sole of the foot, even unto the head, there is no soundness in it:
but wounds and bruises, and putrefying sores: they have not been closed, neither
bound up, neither mollifies with bointments.
329. c
Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land,
strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as doverthrown by
strangers.
330. And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a
garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
331. e
Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us fa very small remnant, we should
have been as gSodom, and we should have been like unto qGomorrah.
Oh, my people, are you a glutton for punishment? Will you force me to keep whipping
you, again and again? Must you be rebellious forever? From your head to your feet, you
are sick, weak, and faint, covered with bruises, welts and infected wounds, unanointed,
untreated, and unbound. Your country lies in ruins, your cities are burnt & destroyed,
and while you watch and take no action, foreigners are coming in and destroying and
plundering everything they see. You stand there helpless and abandoned, like a
watchman’s shanty in the field when the harvest time is over ~ or when the crop is
stripped and robbed. If the Lord of Hosts had not stepped in to save a few of us, we
would have all been wiped out, just like Sodom and Gomorrah were.
332. Hear the words of the LORD: you rulers of hSodom; give ear unto the Law
of our God, you people of Gomorrah.
333. To what purpose is ithe multitude of your sacrifices unto me? Saith the
LORD God: I am full of the burnt offerings or rams, and the fat of fed beasts: and
I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of jmale goats.
334. When you come kto appear before me, who has required this at your hand,
to tread lmy courts?
335. Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me: mthe
new moons and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, nI cannot away with; it is
o
iniquity; even the solemn meetings.
336. Your new moons and your appointed feasts MY soul hates: they are a
trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.
337. [P] And when you spread forth your hands, pI will hide mine eyes from you:
Yes, when you qmake many prayers, I will not hear: ryour hands are full of sblood.
Oh, my people, haven’t you been punished enough? Why do you do things which require
me to whip you again and again? Must you be rebellious forever?
Because of your rebellion, you are bruised from head to foot, sick and faint, and covered
with infected sores, which go untreated and unbound.
Your country lies in ruins, your cities have been burned, while you stood by and watched
the foreigners come in and burn, rob, steal, and take everything they see. Through all
this you standby completely helpless and totally abandoned, just like a watchman’s
shanty, in a field after the harvest is completed; or when the crop is stripped and robbed
by invaders.

a
See 9:13; Jeremiah 2:30 h
Ezekiel 16: 46,48-49,55; n
Psalm 101:5
b
[h]~ oil Revelation 11:8 o
[h]~ grief
c
Deuteronomy 28:51-52 i
1 Samuel 1:22: Psalm 40:8 p
See 59:2
d
[h]~ the overthrow of j
[h]~ great he goats. q
[h]~ multiply
e
Romans 9:29 k
[h]~ to be seen r
See 59:3
f
2 Kings 19:4 l
Psalm 116:19 s
[h]~ bloods
g
See 13:19 m
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If the Lord had not stepped in and saved a few of us, we would have been completely
wiped out like what happened in Sodom & Gomorrah. THIS IS AN APT COMPARISON!!
“Listen! You leaders of Israel, you men of Sodom & Gomorrah are what I call you now.”
Listen to the Lord; “Listen very carefully to what He is telling you!” The Lord says: “I am
sick of your sacrifices. Don’t bring me anymore of them. I don’t want you fat rams; I
don’t want to see the blood from your offerings. Who wants YOUR sacrifices, when you
have no sorrow for your sins? The incense that you bring to me is a stench to my nostrils.
Your holy celebrations of the new moon and the Sabbaths, and your special days of
fasting ~ even you most pious meetings and gatherings ~ they are all frauds!
I, the Lord, no longer want anything to do with them! I hate them all: I can’t even stand
the sight of them! From now on, when you pray, with your hands outstretched to
heaven, I will not hear, I will close my ears to your prayers, because your hands are
those of murderers; your hands are covered with the blood of your innocent victims.”
We are told that “without repentance” we shall not see God. Here the Lord makes it very
clear. “Without repentance,” the Lord will not even hear our prayers.
338. a
Wash you, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from
before my eyes; cease to do evil;
339. Learn to do well; bseek judgement, crelieve the oppressed; judge the
fatherless, plead for dthe widow.
340. [P] Come now, and elet us reason together, says the LORD: Though your
sins be as scarlet, fthey shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson,
they shall be as wool.
341. [P] If you be willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land:
342. [P] But, if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword: for
the mouth of the Lord has spoken it!
OK; Go and wash yourselves! Be clean! I don’t want to see you doing these evil things
anymore! Quit, all-of your evil ways, completely! Instead, learn to do good; to be fair
and to do good; help the poor, the fatherless and the widows.
“Come on. Let us sit down and talk this over; let us reason together,” says the Lord.
“NO matter how deep is the stain of your sins, I can remove them and make you as
clean as freshly fallen snow. Even if you are stained all crimson, I can make you as white
as wool. If you only let me help you, if you will only obey me, then I will make you rich.
But if you rebel and turn your backs and refused to listen to me, then you will be killed
by your enemies, killed by the sword. I, the Lord, have spoken it.”
343. How is the faithful city gbecome a harlot? It was full of judgement;
righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.
344. Thy silver has become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
345. h
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions are thieves; everyone loves
gifts, and follows after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither does the
cause of the widow come unto them.
346. Therefore, says the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, the mighty One of Israel; Ah,
I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of my enemies:
Jerusalem was once my faithful wife. And now she has become a prostitute, running
after other gods! Once the “city of fair play,” but now it is controlled by a mob of
murderers. Jerusalem was once like sterling silver; but now mixed with a worthless
alloy! Once so pure, but now diluted like watered-down wine.
Your leaders are rebels, companions of thieves, all-of them take bribes and won’t defend
the widows, or the orphans. Therefore, the Lord of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel says:

a
Jeremiah 1:14 d
James 1:27 g
Jeremiah 2:20; Revelation 17:1
b
Jeremiah 22:3; Micah 6:8: e
1 Samuel 12:7; See 43:26; h
Hosea 9:15
Zechariah 7:9 Micah 6:2
c
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“I will pour out my anger upon you; you are now my enemies. I will melt you in the
melting pot myself, and skim off the slag, (the impurities.).”
God Almighty knows the end from the beginning, so it is not surprising that you have
prophecies about the end times, how Jesus will rule and reign, BEFORE you have
information about how he is to be born. The remainder of this chapter, verses 25-31,
are prophetic and relate to the Second Coming and to the Millennium reign. [S, M].
347. [S, M] “And I will turn my hand upon thee: and purely purge away thy
dross: and take away all-of thy tin:
348. [S, M] And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as
at the beginning, and afterwards you shall be called the City of Righteousness,athe
faithful city.
349. [S, M] Zion shall be redeemed with judgement, and bher converts with
righteousness.
350. [S, M] And the cdestruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be
together: and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
351. [S, M] For they shall be ashamed of dthe oaks which you have desired, and
you shall be confounded by ethe gardens that you have chosen.
352. [S, M] For you shall be as fan oak whose leaves fade, and as a garden that
has no water.
353. [S, M] And the strong shall be as low, gand the maker of it, as a spark, and
they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
And after I have removed all-of the impurities, I will give you good judges, and wise
counsellors, just like you used to have in the last generation. Then, your city shall again
be called “The City of Justice,” and “The Faithfull Town”. Those who return to the Lord,
who are just and good, shall be redeemed. But all sinners, (who refuse to repent), shall
all perish because they refused to come to me.
Shame will cover you and you will blush to think of all-of those times that you sacrificed
to idols in your groves of “sacred” oaks. You will perish like a withered tree, or a garden
without any water. Even the strongest among you will disappear like burning straw;
your evil deeds will be the spark that sets the straw on fire; and no-one will be able to
put it out.

CHAPTER TWO: THE COMING OF CHRIST’S KINGDOM

The first five verses of this chapter are prophetically relating to the Millennium Period.
[M].
1. [M] The word that hIsaiah, the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
354. [M] iAnd it shall come to pass jin the last days that the mountain of the
Lord’s House shall be kestablished in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted
above the hills: and lall nations shall flow unto it.
355. [M] And many people shall go and say; mCome ye, and let us go up to the
mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us His
ways, and we will walk in His paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the Law, and the
Word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
356. [M] And He shall judge among the nations, and rebuke many people: and
n
they beat their swords into plough-shears, and their spears into opruning hooks:
nation shall not lift up sword against nation, pneither shall they learn war anymore.

a
See verse 21; Zechariah 8:3 g
[h]~ and his work m
Jeremiah 3:6; Zechariah
b
[h]~ they that return of her h
See 1:1 8:21,23
c
[h]~ breaking of i
See verse 4; Micah 4:1-3 n
Joel 3:10
d
See 57:5 j
Genesis 49:1 o
[h]~ scythes
e
See 65:3; 66:17 k
[h]~ prepared p
Psalm 46:9; Hosea 2:18;
f
See 6:13 l
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 357. [M] O House of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.
This is another message that the Lord gave to Isaiah, concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
In the last days, Jerusalem and the Temple of the LORD will become the world’s greatest
attraction, and people from many nations shall come there to worship the Lord. “Come,”
everyone will say, “let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Temple of the God
of Israel; there He will teach his laws, and we will obey them.” For in those days the
whole world will be ruled from Jerusalem. The Lord will settle international disputes; all
the nations will convert their weapons of war into implements of peace. Then at last, all
wars will cease, and all military training will end. O Israel come, let us walk in the light
of the LORD of Hosts, and be obedient to His laws!
358. Therefore, you have forsaken your people, the house of Jacob, because
they be replenished afrom the east, and are bsoothsayers, clike the Philistines, and
they dplease themselves in the children of strangers.
359. Their land is also filled with silver and gold, neither is there any end of their
treasures; their land is also efull of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots.
360. Their land is also ffull of idols: they worship the work of their own hands,
that which their own fingers have made.
361. And gthe mean man bows down, and the great man humbles himself:
therefore, forgive them not.
The Lord has rejected you, because you welcome foreigners from the east, who practice
magic, and communicate with evil spirits, as the Philistines do.
Israel has vast treasures of silver and gold, and a great number of horses and chariots
~ and idols, the land is full of them! They are man-made, and yet you worship shapes
made with your own hands! Small and great among you, all bow down before them:
God will not forgive you for this sin!
362. h
Enter into the rock and hide thee in the dust, ifor fear of the LORD, and
for the glory of His majesty.
363. j
The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall
be bowed down, and kthe LORD alone shall be exalted lin that day.
364. For the day of the Lord of Hosts shall be upon everyone that is proud and
lofty, and upon everyone that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low.
365. And all-of the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all
the oaks Bashan,
366. And mupon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up.
367. And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall.
368. And upon all nthe ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
369. And the loftiness of men shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men
made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
370. And the idols oHe shall utterly abolish.
371. And pthey shall go into the holes in the rocks, and into the caves of the
q
earth, rfor fear of the LORD, and for the glory of His Majesty, when He arises to
shake terribly the earth.
372. In that day, a man shall cast shis idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which
they have made, teach one of them for himself to worship, to the moles and to the
bats;

a
[h]~ more than the h
See verse 19,21; Revelation m
See 30:25
b
Deuteronomy 18:14 6:15 n
1 Kings 10:22
c
2 Kings 1:2 i
2 Thessalonians 1:9 o
[h]~ shall utterly pass away
d
[h]~ abound with the j
See verse 17 p
See verse 10; Luke 23:30
e
Deuteronomy 17:16 k
2 Corinthians 2:5 q
[h]~ dust
f
Jeremiah 2:28 l
See 4:1-2; 11:10-11; 12:1-4; r
See verse 10; Luke 23:30
g
See verse 11,17; 5:15 24:1; 25:9; 26:1; 28:5; 29:18; s
[h]~ the idols of his silver
Jeremiah 30:8; Ezekiel 38:14,19 t
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 373. To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks,
a
for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of His Majesty, when He rises to shake
terribly the earth.
374. b
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to
be accounted of?
Crawl into the crevices in the rocks and hide in terror from his glorious majesty, for the
day is coming, when your proud looks will be brought low; and the LORD alone will be
exalted. On that day, the LORD of HOSTS, will move against the proud and haughty and
bring them all to dust. All-of the tall cedars in Lebanon, and all the mighty oaks of
Bashan shall bend low, and all-of the high mountains and the hills, and every high tower
and wall, and all-of the proud ocean ships, and trim harbour crafts, all shall be crushed
before the LORD on that day. All the glory of mankind will bow low; the pride of men
shall lie in the dust, and the LORD alone shall be exalted. And all-of the idols will be
utterly abolished and destroyed.
When the LORD stand up from His throne to shake up the earth, his enemies will crawl
with fear into holes in the rocks, and into the caves because of the glory of his majesty.
Then at last, they will abandon their gold and silver idols to the bats and the moles, and
crawl into the caverns to hide themselves among the jagged rocks at the tops of the
cliffs, to try to get away from the terror of the LORD, and the glory of his majesty, when
He rises to terrify the earth. Puny man! Frail is his breath! Don’t ever put your trust in
him!

CHAPTER THREE: THE CALAMITIES COMING UPON JUDAH

1. For, behold, the LORD, the LORD of Hosts, does take away from Jerusalem and
from Judah cthe stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of
water.
375. The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the
prudent, and the ancient.
376. The captain of fifty, and dthe honourable man, and the counsellor, and the
cunning artificer, and the eeloquent orator.
377. And fI will children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
378. And the people shall be oppressed, everyone by another, and everyone by
his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient and the
base against the honourable.
379. When ga man shall take hold of his brother of his father, saying: “Thou has
clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:”
380. In that day, shall he hswear, saying: “I will not be a ihealer; for in my house
is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.”
381. For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongues and
their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of His glory.
The LORD of Hosts shall cut off Jerusalem’s and Judah’s food and water supply, and kill
her leaders; he will destroy her armies, judges, prophets, elders, army officers,
businessmen, lawyers, magicians, and politicians. Israel’s kings shall be like babies,
ruling childishly. The worst sort of anarchy will prevail ~ everyone stepping on someone
else, neighbours fighting neighbours, youths revolting against authority, criminals
sneering at honourable men. [Just like is happening in the world right now!]

a
See verse 10; Luke 23:30 d
[h]~ a man imminent in g
See 4:1
b
Psalm 146:3 countenance h
[h]~ lift up the hand to take an
c
Leviticus 26:26; Jeremiah 37:21 e
[h]~ skillful of speech oath
f
Ecclesiastes 10:16 i
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In those days, a man will say to his brother, “you have some extra clothing, so you be
our king, and take care of this mess.” “NO!” He will reply, “I cannot be of any help! I
have no extra food or clothes. Don’t get me involved!”
Israel’s civil government will be in utter ruin, because the Jews have spoken out against
their Lord, and will not worship Him; they offend Him and His glory.
382. The shew of their countenance does witness against them: and they declare
their sin aas Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their (evil) soul! For they have
rewarded evil unto themselves.
383. Say you to the righteous, bthat it shall be that it shall be well with him: for
c
they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
384. Woe unto the wicked! dIt shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands
shall be egiven him.
The very look on their faces gives them away, and shows their guilt. And they boast that
their sin is equal to the sin of Sodom; they are not even ashamed (but they should be).
What a catastrophe! They have doomed themselves.
But all is well for the godly man. Tell him, “What a reward you are going to get!” But
say to the wicked, “Your doom is sure. You too shall get your just deserts. Your well-
earned punishment is on the way.”
385. As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over
them. O my people, they which flead thee, cause them to err, and gdestroy the way
of thy paths.
386. The Lord stands up hto plead (in the courtroom of Heaven) and stands to
judge the people.
387. The LORD iwill enter into judgement with the ancients of his people, and
the princes thereof: for you have jeaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is
in your houses.
388. What mean you that you kbeat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of
the poor? Says the LORD GOD of Hosts.
O my people! Can’t you see what fools your rulers are? Weak as women! Foolish as little
children playing KING. True Leaders?? NO!! MIS-LEADERS! Leading you down the
garden path to destruction! The Lord stands up, (in the courtroom of Heaven), He is the
great Prosecuting Attorney, presenting His case against the people! First to feel His
wrath, will be the elders and the princes, for they have defrauded the poor. They have
filled their barns with grain extorted from the helpless peasants. “How dare you grind
my people in the dust like that?” the Lord of Hosts will demand of them.
389. More-over the LORD says; lBecause the daughters of Zion are haughty,
and walk with stretched forth necks and mwanton eyes, walking and mincing as
they go, and making a tinkling with their feet.
390. Therefore, the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the
daughters of Zion, and the Lord will ndiscover their secret parts.
391. o
In that day, the LORD will take away the bravery of their tinkling
ornaments about their feet, and their pcauls, and their qround tires like the moon,
392. The rchains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers.
393. The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the
s
tablets, and the earrings.
394. The rings, and nose jewels,

a
Genesis 13:13; See 1:10 h
Hosea 4:1 o
See verse 7
b
Ecclesiastes 8:12 i
Psalm 143:2 p
[h]~ Networks
c
Psalm 128:2 j
[h]~ burnt q
Judges 8: 21,26
d
Psalm 11:6; Ecclesiastes 8:13 k
Psalm 94:5 r
Sweet backs
e
[h]~ done to him l
See 32:9-11 s
[h]~ houses of the souls
f
[h]~ call the blessed m
[h]~ deceiving with their eyes
g
[h]~ swallow up n
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 395. The changeable suit of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the
crisping pins,
396. The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the veils.
397. And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink:
and instead of a stomacher, aa girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
398. Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy bmighty in the war.
399. And cher gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit
upon the ground.
Next, He will judge the haughty Jewish women, who mince along, noses in the air,
tinkling bracelets on their ankles, with wanton eyes, that rove among the crowds to
catch the glimpses of the men. The Lord will send a plague of scabs to ornament their
heads! He will expose their nakedness for all to see. No longer shall they tinkle with self-
assurance as they walk. For the LORD shall strip away their artful beauty and their
ornaments, their necklaces and bracelets, and their veils of shimmering gauze. Gone
shall be their scarves and ankle chains, head bands, earrings, and perfumes, their rings
and jewels, and party clothes, and negligees and capes and ornate combs and purses;
their mirrors, lovely lingerie, beautiful dresses, and veils. Instead of smelling of sweet
perfume, they’ll stink; for sashes they’ll use ropes; their well-set hair will all fall out;
they’ll wear sacks instead of robes.
All-of their beauty will be gone; all that will be left to them is shame and disgrace; Their
husbands shall all die in battle; the women, ravaged shall sit crying on the ground.

CHAPTER FOUR: OPPRESSION & COVETOUSNESS OF THE RULERS

This whole chapter is prophetic and relates to the Second Coming and the Millennium
period [S, M].
1. [S, M] And din that day, seven women shall take hold of one man, saying; “We will
eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only elet us be called by your name,
to take away our reproach.”
400. [S, M] In that day shall fthe branch of the Lord be gbeautiful and glorious,
and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for hthem that are escaped
from Israel.
401. [S, M] And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that
remains in Jerusalem, ishall be called holy, even everyone, jthat is written, kamong
the living in Jerusalem.
402. [S, M] lWhen the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of
Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the
Spirit of Judgement, and by the Spirit of Burning.
403. [S, M] And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of Mount Zion,
and upon her assemblies, ma cloud and smoke by day, and nthe shining of a flaming
fire by night: for upon all-of the glory shall be a odefence.
404. [S, M] And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime heat,
and pfor a place of refuge, and a covert from storm and rain.
At that time, so few men will be left alive that seven women will fight over each of them
and say; “Let us all marry you! We will furnish our own food and clothing; only let us be
called by your name, so that we won’t be mocked as old maids.”

a
See 15:3 f
Jeremiah 23:5 l
Malachi 3:2-3
b
[h]~ might g
[h]~ beauty and glory m
Exodus 13:21
c
Jeremiah 14:2 h
[h]~ the escaping n
Zechariah 2:5
d
See 2:11 i
Obadiah 17 o
[h]~ covering
e
[h]~ let thy name be called upon j
Luke 10:20 p
See 25:4
us k
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Those whose names are written down to escape the destruction of Jerusalem, will be
washed and rinsed of all their moral filth by the horrors and by fire. They will be God’s
holy people. And the land will produce for them its lushest bounty, and its richest fruit.
Then the Lord will provide shade in Jerusalem ~ over every home and all-of its public
grounds ~ a canopy of smoke and cloud throughout the day, and clouds of fire at night,
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CHAPTER FIVE: PARABLE OF A VINEYARD: GOD’S JUDGEMENT UPON SINNERS
1. Now will I sing to amy well beloved a song of my beloved touching bhis vineyard,
my beloved has a vineyard in ca very beautiful hill: And dhe efenced it, and gathered
out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in-
the-midst-of it, and also made a winepress therein: and fhe looked that it should
bring forth grapes.
405. And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you,
betwixt me and my vineyard.
406. What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in
it? Wherefore when I looked that I should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild
grapes.
407. And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take
away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof,
and it shall be trodden down:
408. And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged: but there shall
come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain
upon it.
409. For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men
of Judah his pleasant plant: And he looked for judgement, but behold oppression:
for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Now, I will sing a song about His vineyard to the one I love. My beloved has a vineyard
on a very fertile hill. He ploughed it and took out all-of the rocks and planted his vineyard
with the choicest vines. He built a watchtower and cut a winepress in the rocks. Then
he waited for the harvest, but the grapes that grew were wild and sow, and not at all
the sweet ones he expected.
Now, men of Jerusalem and Judah, you have heard the case! You be the judge! What
more could I have done? Why did my vineyard give me wild grapes instead of sweet? I
will tear down the fences and let my vineyard go to pasture to be trampled by cattle and
sheep. I won’t prune it or hoe it, but let it become overgrown with briars and thorns. I
will command the clouds not to rain on it anymore.
410. Woe unto them that join ghouse to house, that lay field to field, till there
be no place, that they may be placed alone in-the-midst-of the earth.
411. h
In my ears, says the LORD of Hosts, iof a truth, many houses shall be
desolate, even great, and fair, without inhabitants.
412. Yes, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one jbath, and the seed of a homer
shall yield an dephah.
In these bad times, you buy up property so that others have no place to live. Your homes
are built on great estates, so you can be alone in-the-midst-of the earth! BUT the LORD
of Hosts has sworn your awful fate: with my own ears I heard Him say; “Many a beautiful
home will lie deserted, their owners killed or gone. An acre of vineyard will not even
produce a gallon of juice! Ten bushels of seed will only yield one bushel of crop!
413. k
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow
strong drink; that continue until night, till wine linflame them!
414. And the harp and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine are in their feast:
but mthey regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider nthe operation of their
hands.

a
Psalm 60:5 f
Matthew 21:19 j
Ezekiel 45:11
b
Psalm 80:8 g
Micah 2:2 k
See verse 22
c
[h]~ the horn of the son of oil h
[h]~This is in my ears says the l
[h]~ pursue them
d
Matthew 21:33 Lord m
Psalm 28:5
e
[h]~ made a wall about i
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Woe to you who get up early and go out on long drinking bouts, that last until late at
night ~ woe to you drunken bums! You furnish lovely music at your grand parties; the
orchestras are superb! BUT, for the Lord you have no thought or care.
415. Therefore, my people are gone into captivity, because they have no
knowledge: and their a“honourable men” are famished, and their multitude dried
up with thirst.
416. Therefore, hell has enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without
measure: and their glory, and the multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoices,
shall all descend into it.
417. And bthe mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be
humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
418. But cthe LORD of Hosts, shall be exalted in judgement, and dGod that is
holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
419. Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of ethe
fat ones shall the fstrangers eat.
420. Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were
with a cart rope:
421. That say; Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it;
and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may
know it!
Therefore, I will send you into exile, far away, because you neither know, nor care, that
I have done so much for you.
Your great and honoured men will starve, and the common men will die of thirst! Hell is
licking its chops in anticipation of this delicious morsel, Jerusalem. Her great and small
shall be all swallowed up, and all-of her drunken throngs. In that day, the haughty shall
be brought down to the dust; the proud shall be humbled; but the LORD of Hosts is
exalted above all, for He alone is holy, good, and just. In those days, flocks shall feed
among the ruins of Jerusalem. Lambs and calves and kids will pasture there! [This is
exactly what Prophet Ezekiel was telling the nation of Israel on the steps of the Temple
EVERYDAY for 23 years, and still they did not listen and believe until the Babylonians
came and besieged the city ~ but then, it was too late.]
Woe to them, who drag their sins behind them, like a bullock on a rope ~ [cords of
falsehood]. They even mock the Holy One of Israel and dare the Lord to punish them.
“Hurry up and punish us, O Lord,” they say. “We want to see what you can do!” It is
clear that they have forgotten all-of the miracles that God Almighty had done for them
in the past ~ but also, they believed that, because they are the sons of Abraham, God
would never hurt them. THEY WERE WRONG ON BOTH COUNTS!
422. Woe unto them that gcall evil good: and (that) call good evil; that put
darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for
bitter!
423. Woe unto them that are hwise in their own eyes, and prudent iin their own
sight!
424. Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to
mingle strong drink.
425. j
Which justify the wicked for kreward, and take away the righteousness of
the righteous from him!
426. Therefore, as the lfire devours the stubble, and then flame consumes the
chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossoms shall go up as dust:
a
[h]~ glory are men of famine f
Psalm 109:11 j
Proverbs 17:15
b
See 2:9 g
[h]~ say concerning evil that it is k
Exodus 23:8
c
See 2:11 good. l
[h]~ or skirts
d
[h]~ the holy God h
Romans 12:6
e
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 because they have cast away the way of the LORD of Hosts, and adespised the
word of bthe Holy One of Israel.
427. c
Therefore, is the anger of the Lord kindled against His people, and He has
stretched out His hand against them, and has smitten them: and the hills did
tremble, and their carcasses were dtorn in-the-midst-of the streets. For all this, His
anger is not turned away, but His hand is outstretched still.
They say that what is right is WRONG! and what is wrong is RIGHT! THAT BLACK IS
WHITE, AND WHITE IS BLACK; BITTER IS SWEET, AND SWEET IS BITTER! [And that
the Vax will stop you getting COVID ~ if you keep having booster shots for the rest of
your life!]
Woe to those who are shrewd in their own eyes! Woe to those who are “heroes” when
it comes to drinking, and boast about the amount of liquor that they can hold. They take
bribes to pervert justice, letting the wicked go free, and putting innocent men and
women in jail. Therefore, God will deal with them and burn them! They will disappear
like straw on fire. Their roots will rot and their flowers will wither, for they have thrown
away the Laws of God, and despised the WORD of the Holy One of Israel. That is why
the anger of the Lord is hot against his people; that is why He has reached out His hand
to smash them. The hills will tremble, and the rotting bodies of His people will be thrown
as refuse into the streets. But even so. His anger is not ended; His hand is heave on
them still.
[I am amazed, as I look at what is going on around me in the nations; would you really
want to get on the wrong side of God Almighty, if He can do this to HIS OWN PEOPLE?
Imagine what He can do to nations that refuse to acknowledge Him as the Messiah ~ or
nations which bring defilement to His name by their evil actions.]
428. e
And He will lift up and ensign to the nations from far off, and He fwill hiss
unto them from the end of the earth: and behold, they shall come with speed
swiftly.
429. None shall be weary, nor stumble among them: none shall slumber nor
sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes
be broken:
430. Whose arrows are sharp, and their bows bent; their horses’ hooves shall
be counted like flint, and their wheels, like a whirlwind:
431. The roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar young lions: Yes, they shall
roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver
it.
432. And gin that day, they shall roar against them like a roaring of the sea; and
h
if one looks unto the land, behold darkness and isorrow jand the light is darkened
in the heavens thereof.
He will send a signal to the nations far away, whistling to those at the ends of the earth,
and they will come racing towards Jerusalem. They never weary, never stumble, never
stop; their belts are tight, their bootstraps strong, they run without stopping for rest, or
for sleep. Their arrows are sharp, their bows are bent; sparks fly from their horses’
hooves, and the wheels of their chariots spin like the wind. They roar like lions and
pounce on their prey. They seize my people and carry them off into captivity, with none
to rescue them. They growl over their victims like the roaring of the seas. Over all-of
Israel lies a pall-of darkness and sorrow, and the heavens are black. [This is clearly the
same vision that Jeremiah and Ezekiel saw of the capture of the city and the destruction
of Judah and Jerusalem.]

a
See 1:4 e
See 11:12 i
[h]~ distress
b
See 12:6 f
See 7:18 j
[h]~ when it is light, it shall be
c
2 Kings 22:13,17 g
See 2:11 dark in the destructions
d
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1. aIn the year that King bUzziah died, cI saw also the LORD, sitting upon a throne,
high and lifted up, and dHis train filled the Temple.
433. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had esix wings; with two he covered
his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with the other two he did fly.
434. And fone cried out to another, and said, Holy, holy, holy is the LORD God
of Hosts: gthe whole earth is full of His glory.
435. And the posts of the hdoor loved at the voice of him that cried out, and the
house was filled with smoke.
In the year that King Uzziah died (793 B.C.) I saw the Lord! He was sitting on a lofty
throne, and the Temple was filled with His glory. Hovering about Him were might six-
winged seraphim. With two wings they covered their faces; with two wings they covered
their feet; and with the remaining two wings they flew. In a great antiphonal chorus,
they sang; “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD God of Hosts; the whole earth is filled with His
glory.” Such singing it was! It shook the Temple to its foundations, and suddenly the
whole sanctuary was filled with smoke.
436. i
Then said I, “Woe is me! for I am jundone; because I am a man of unclean
lips, and I dwell in-the-midst-of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen
the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
437. Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, khaving a live coal in his hands,
which he had taken with tongs from off the altar;
438. And he llaid it on my mouth, and said; “Lo, this has touched thy lips; and
thine iniquities are taken away, and thy sin is purged.”
439. Also, I heard the voice of the LORD, saying: “Whom shall I send, and who
will go for us?” Then I said: “mHere am I, Lord; send me.”
Then I said; “My doom is sealed, for I am a foul-mouthed sinner, a member of a sinful,
foul-mouthed race (mankind): and I have looked upon the King, the Lord of Heaven’s
Armies.”
Then one of the seraphs flew over to the altar with a pair of tongs and picked up a live
burning coal. He touched my lips with it and said: “Now you are pronounced, ‘Not Guilty’
because the coal has touched your lips. Your sins are all forgiven.”
Then I heard the Lord asking; “Whom shall I send as a messenger to my people? Who
will go?” And I said; “Lord, I’ll go! Send me.”
Would you be prepared to answer like Isaiah, if you heard the Lord’s voice?
440. And He said: “Go, and tell my people; Hear you nindeed, but understand
not; and see you indeed, but perceive not.”
441. “Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut
their eyes; lest they see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and understand
with the heart, and convert, and be healed.”
442. [T] Then I said; “Lord how long” And He answered; “until the cities be
wasted and without inhabitants, and the houses without man, and the land be
o
utterly desolate.”
443. [T] And the LORD has removed men far away, and there is great forsaking
in-the-midst-of the land.

a
2 Kings 15:7 g
[h]~ His glory is the fullness of l
[h]~ caused it to touch
b
See 1:1 the whole earth m
[h]~ behold me
c
John 12:41 h
[h]~ thresholds n
[h]~ without ceasing
d
[h]~ the skirts thereof i
Exodus 3:6 o
[h]~ desolate with desolation
e
Revelation 4:8 j
[h]~ cut off
f
[h]~ this cried to this k
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 444. [T] But, yet in it shall be aa tenth, band it shall return, and it shall be eaten:
as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast off their
leaves: so, the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.
And the Lord said: “Yes, go! But tell my people this: ‘Though you hear my words
repeatedly, you won’t understand them. Though you watch as I perform my miracles
one after another, still you won’t know what they mean. Dull their understanding, close
their ears, and shut their eyes. I don’t want them to see or hear or understand, or to
turn to me to heal them” [God’s patience with His people had finally exhausted].
Then I asked the Lord: “Lord, how long will it before they are ready to listen?” And the
Lord replied: “Not until their cities are destroyed ~ without a single person left ~ and
the whole country becomes an utter wasteland, and they are all taken as slaves to other
countries far away, and all-of the land of Israel lies deserted! Yet a tenth ~ a remnant
~ will survive; and though Israel is invaded again, yet Israel shall be like a tree cut
down, whose stump still lives to grow again.”
In the Book of Ezekiel, it says that Ezekiel was given a message by God Almighty, for
him to preach every morning from the Temple steps to the nation of Israel for twenty-
three years, and still the nation did not listen and Jerusalem was attacked, seized, and
the people taken into captivity in Babylon for 70 years.

CHAPTER SEVEN: JESUS IS PROMISED AS A SIGN

1. And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz, the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, King
of Judah, that cRezin, the king of Syria, and dPekah, the son of Remaliah, King of
Israel went up towards Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against
it.
445. And it was told the house of David, saying, “Syria eis confederate with
Ephraim. And his heart has moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the
wood are moved with the wind.”
446. Then said the Lord unto Isaiah; “Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and
f
Shearjash, your son, at the end of gthe conduit of the upper pool in the hhighway,
of the fuller’s field;
447. And say unto Him; “Take heed and be quiet: fear not, ineither be
fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of
Rezin with Syria and of jthe son of Remaliah.
448. Because Syria, Ephraim, and kthe son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel
against you, saying:
449. Let us go up against Judah, and lvex it, and let us make a breach therein
for us, and set a king in-the-midst-of it, even the son of Tabeal.”
450. This says the Lord God: “It shall not shall stand, neither shall it come to
pass.
451. For mthe head of Syria is nDamascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin;
and within three score and five years (65 years) shall Ephraim be broken, pthat it
o

be not a people. [God’s timing is different to ours; He tells Isaiah that in 65 years
time (in the future) this will not happen.]

a
See 7:3 f
[h]~ the remnant shall return. l
[h]~ awaken it
b
[h]~ when it has been returned g
2 Kings 18:17 m
2 Samuel 8:6
and has been browsed h
[h]~ causeway n
See 17:1,3
c
2 Kings 15:25,37 i
[h]~ let not thy heart be tender o
2 Kings 17:24
d
2 Kings 15:25,37 j
See 8:6 p
[h]~ from a people
e
[h]~ rests on k
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 452. And the head of Ephraim is aSamaria, and the head of Samaria is
b
Remeliah’s son. cIf you will not believe, then surely you shall not be established.
During the reign of King Ahaz, (the son of Jotham and the grandson of Uzziah),
Jerusalem was attacked by King Rezin of Syria, and King Pekah of Israel (the 10
rebellious tribes who set up their capital in Samaria), who is the son of Remaliah.
So, even 800 years before Jesus was born, there was fights and hatred between Syria
and Israel, and 2,000 years later, that hatred still exists.

Despite Jerusalem being attacked ~ it was not captured; the city stood firm. However,
when the news come to the royal court, “Syria is aligned with Israel (the 10 rebellious
tribes) against us.” The hearts of the king and his people trembled with fear, as the
trees of the forest shake in a storm.
Then the Lord said to Isaiah; “Go out to meet King Ahaz, you and Shearjashub, your
son. You will find him at the end of the aqueduct which leads from Gihon Spring to the
upper reservoir, near the road that leads down to the bleaching field. Tell Him to quit
worrying,” the Lord said, “tell him he needn’t be frightened by the fierce anger of those
two has-beens, Rezin and Pekah. Yes, the kings of Syria and Israel are coming against
you.” They say; ‘We will invade Judah and throw her people into a panic. Then we’ll fight
our way into Jerusalem and install the son of Tabeal and their king.’
“But the Lord God says; ‘This plan shall not succeed, for Damascus shall remain the
capital of Syria alone, and King Rezin’s kingdom will not increase its boundaries. And
within sixty-five years Ephraim too, will be crushed and broken. Samaria is the capital
of Ephraim alone and King Pekah’s power shall not increase.
You don’t believe Me? If you want me to protect you, then you must learn to TRUST &
believe what I say.”
453. d
Moreover, the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying;
454. Ask thee ea sign of the Lord thy God; fask it either in the depths, or in the
heights above;
455. But Ahaz said; gI will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.
456. And He said: Hear you now hO House of David: Is it a small thing for you
to weary men, but will you weary my God also?
457. [F] Therefore, the LORD Himself shall give you a sign: iBehold, ja virgin
shall conceive, and bear a son, and kshall call His name lImmanuel.
[Here Isaiah says that God Almighty tells him that the virgin-born child shall be called
“Immanuel” ~ which means “God is with us.” In the account of the visitation of Archangel

a
1 Kings 16:24 d
[h]~ and the Lord added to h
Luke 1:27,69
b
See 8:6 speak. i
Matthew 1:23
c
[h]~ Do you not believe? it is e
2 Kings 19:29 j
Genesis 3:15
because you are not stable. f
[h]~ make thy petition deep k
[h]~ thou o virgin shall call
g
2 Kings 16:7 l
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Gabriel to Mary in Luke 1:31, Gabriel tells her that she will have a son and call his name
“Jesus.”] Who made the mistake? Did God change His mind about the name, or did
Gabriel give the wrong message?
No! God never makes mistakes, even if we think a mistake, then it is because our level
of spiritual understanding is not mature enough. [God is with us & His name is Jesus]
458. a
Butter and honey shall he eat, bthat he may know to refuse the evil, and
choose the good.
459. c
For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good,
the land that you abhorrest shall be forsaken of dboth her kings.
Not very long after this message, The Lord gave me a message telling King Ahaz that
the attack against Judah and Jerusalem will fail, then the Lord sent this further message
to King Ahaz; “Ask for me a sign, Ahaz, to prove that I will crush your enemies as I have
said. Ask anything you like, in the heavens, or on the earth.”
But the king refused. “No,” he said, “I’ll not bother the Lord with anything like that.”
Then Isaiah said; “O House of David, you aren’t satisfied to exhaust my patience; you
exhaust the Lord’s Patience as well! All right then, the Lord Himself will choose the sign;
a child shall be born to a evirgin! And she shall call Him Emmanuel ~ which means ~
God with us!” By the time this young child is weaned, and knows right from wrong, the
two kings that you fear so much ~ the kings of Israel and Syria ~ will both be dead!”
460. The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon they
father’s house, days that have not come from the day that fEphraim departed from
Judah; even the King of Assyria.
461. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss gfor the fly
that is in the utmost parts of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land
of Assyria.
462. And they shall come, and shall rest all-of them in the desolate valleys, and
in the holes of the rocks, and upon all-of the thorns, and all-of the hbushes.
463. In the same day shall the Lord shave with ia razor that is hired, namely,
j
by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet,
and it shall consume the beard.
464. And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young
cow, and two sheep:
465. And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk, that they shall give,
he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall everyone eat that is left in kthe land.
466. And it shall come to pass, in that day, that every place shall be, where
there were a thousand vines, at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers
and thorns.
467. With arrows and with bows, shall men come thither: because all-of the land
shall become briers and thorns.
468. And on all-of the hills shall be digged with a mattock, there shall not come
thither the fear of briers and thorns: but is shall be for the sending forth of oxen,
and for the treading of lesser cattle.
But later on, the LORD will bring a terrible curse on you, your family, and on your nation.
There will be terror, such as has not been known since the division of Solomon’s empire,
into Israel and Judah~ the mighty king of Assyria will come, with his great army! At that
time the LORD will whistle for the army of Upper Egypt, and of Assyria too, to swarm
down upon you like flies and destroy you; like bees to sting and kill.

a
See verse 22 e
[h]~this controversial Hebrew g
2 Kings 1:23,29,33-35
b
Luke 2:40,52 word here sometimes means h
[h]~ commendable trees.
c
See 8:4 virgin and otherwise means i
Ezekiel 5:1
d
2 Kings 15:30 young woman. j
2 Kings 16:8
f
1 Kings 12:16 k
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They will come in vast hordes, spreading across the whole land, even into the desolate
valleys, and caves and thorny parts, as well as to all-of your fertile acres. IN that day
the LORD will take this razor ~ these Assyrians you have hired to save you ~ and use
them to shave off everything you have: your land, your crops, your people.
When they finally stop plundering, the whole nation will be pastureland: Whole flocks
and herds will be destroyed, and a farmer will be fortunate to have a cow and two sheep
left. But the abundant pastureland will yield and plenty of milk, and everyone will left
will live on curds and wild honey. At that time the lush vineyards will become patches of
briars. All-of the land will become one vast thorn field, a hunting ground overrun by
wildlife. No one will go to the fertilised hillsides where once the gardens grew, for the
thorns will cover them; cattle and sheep and goats will graze there.

CHAPTER EIGHT: A PROPHECY AGAINST SYRIA AND ISRAEL.

1. Moreover, the LORD said unto me; Take thee a great roll, and awrite in it with a
man’s pen concerning bMahershalahashbaz.
469. And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and
Zechariah, the son of Jeberechiah.
470. And I cwent unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then
said the LORD to me; call his name Mahershalahashbaz.
471. For before that child shall have knowledge to cry, My Father, and MY
mother, the riches of Damascus, and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away
before the king of Assyria.
AGAIN, THE LORD sent me a message: “Make a large signboard and write on it the birth
announcement of a son I AM going to give you. USE CAPITAL LETTERS! His name shall
be Mahershalahashbaz [which means “your enemies will soon be destroyed”].
I asked Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah, both known as honest
men, to watch me as I wrote, so that they could testify that I had written it (before the
child was even conceived). Then I had sexual intercourse with my wife and she
conceived, and bore me a son, and the LORD said; “Call him Mahershalahashbaz. This
name prophesies that within a couple of years, before this child is even old enough to
say ‘Daddy’ or ‘Mummy,’ the king of Assyria will invade bother Damascus and Samaria
and will carry away all-of their riches.
472. Then the Lord spoke to me again saying:
473. Forasmuch as this people refuse the waters of dShiloah that go softly, and
rejoice in eRezin and Remeliah’s son;
474. Now therefore, behold the Lord brings up upon them the waters of the
river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all-of his glory: and he shall
come up over all-of his channels, and go over all-of his banks:
475. And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over; he shall
reach even fto the neck; and the gstretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth
of thy land, O hImmanuel.
Then the LORD spoke to me again and said: “Since the people of Jerusalem are careless
refuse my gentle care and are enthusiastic about asking King Rezin and King Pekah to
come and aid them, Therefore, I will overwhelm my people the Euphrates’ mighty flood;
the king of Assyria and all-of his might armies will rage against them. This flood will
overflow all-of its channels and sweep right across the land into Judah, O Immanuel,
submerging it and covering it from end to end.

a
See 30:8 d
Nehemiah 3:15 g
[h]~ to the fullness of the whole
b
[h]~ make speed e
See 7:1,4 land
c
[h]~ approach unto f
See 30:28 h
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 476. Associate yourselves, O you people, aand you shall be broken in pieces:
and give ear all-of you from foreign countries: gird yourselves, and you shall be
broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and you shall be broken in piecesb.
477. Take counsel together; and it shall come to naught: speak the word, and
it shall not stand; for cGod is with us.
Do your worst, O Syria and Israel, our enemies but you will not succeed ~ you will be
shattered. Listen to me, all you enemies of ours: Prepare for war against us ~ and
perish!!! YES! Perish!!! Call your council of war develop your strategies, prepare your
plans for attacking us, and PERISH! For GOD is with us! [Hamas, Syria, Iran, and the
other Arab nations, please take note of this prophecy. IF you attack Judah, you shall
surely perish!]
478. For the Lord spoke this to me dwith a strong hand, and instructed me that
I should not walk in the way of this people saying;
479. Say you not a confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say; A
Confederacy: eneither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
480. f
Sanctify the LORD of Hosts Himself: and glet Him be your fear; and let Him
be your dread.
481. And He shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling, and for a
rock of offence to both the Houses of Israel.
482. And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be
snared, and be taken.
483. Bind up the testimony, seal the law among the disciples.
484. And I will hwait upon the LORD, that ihides His face from the House of Jacob,
and I will look for Him.
485. j
Behold, I and kthe children whom the Lord has given me are lfor signs and
for wonders in Israel, which dwells in Mount Zion.
m

The Lord has made known his thoughts in the strongest terms: “Do not, under any
circumstances, go along with the plans of Judah to surrender to Syria and Israel
(because that shows that you do not trust God). Don’t let people call you a traitor, for
staying true to God. Don’t you panic as so many of your neighbours are doing, when
they think of Syria and Israel attacking you.
Don’t fear anything except the LORD of the armies of heaven! If you fear him, you need
fear nothing else! He Will be your safety; but Israel and Judah have refused his care and
thereby stumbled against “the Rock of their salvation,” and lie fallen and crushed
beneath it; God’s presence among them has endangered them!
Write down all-of the things I am going to do; says the LORD, and seal it up for the
future. Entrust it to some godly man to pass down to other godly men of future
generations. I will wait for the LORD to help us, even though He is hiding now. My only
hope is in the Lord. I and the children that GOD has given me, have symbolic names
that reveals the plans of the Lord of Heaven’s armies, for his people; Isaiah ~ means
“Jehovah will save” (his people). Shearjashub means “a remnant shall return” and
Mahershalahashbaz means “Your enemies will soon be destroyed.”
486. And when they shall say unto you; Seek unto nthem that have familiar
spirits, and unto wizards othat peep, and that mutter; pshould not a people seek
unto their God? For the living to qthe dead?

a
[h]~ yet g
Luke 12:5 n
2 Kings 23:24
b
To make sure you understand h
Habakkuk 2:3 o
See 10:14
God repeats his statement! i
See 54:8 p
See 44:25
c
See 7:14 j
Hebrews 2:13 q
1 Samuel 28:11-14; Psalm
d
[h]~ strength of hand k
See 7:3 106:28
e
1 Peter 3:14-15 l
See 7:14
f
Number 20:12 m
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 487. a
To the law and to the testimony; bif they speak not according to the word,
it is because there is cno light in them.
488. And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall
come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and
d
curse their king and their God, and look upwards.
489. And they shall look unto the earth: and behold trouble and darkness,
dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.
So, why are you trying to find out the future by consulting witches and mediums? Don’t
listen to their whisperings & their mutterings. Can the living find out the future from the
dead? Why not ask your GOD???

CHAPTER NINE: CHRIST’S BIRTH & KINGDOM FORETOLD.

1. [F] Nevertheless, ethe dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at
the ffirst he lightly afflicted gthe land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, and
afterwards more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in
Galilee hof the nations.
490. [F] The ipeople jthat walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that
dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them has the light shined.
491. [F] kThou has multiplied the nations, and lnot increased the joy; thy joy
before thee, according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide
the spoils.
492. m
For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder,
the rod of his oppressor, as in nthe day of Midian.
493. o
For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise: and garments rolled
in blood; pbut this shall be with burning and qfuel of fire.
494. [F, S] rFor unto us a child is born, unto us sa son is given: and tthe
government shall be upon His shoulders: and His name shall be called, uWonderful,
Counsellor, The Almighty GOD, The Everlasting Father, vThe Prince of Peace. [He
is called the Prince of Peace, because His Father is the King of Peace.]
495. [S] Of the increase of his government and peace, there shall be no end,
upon the throne of David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it,
with judgement and with justice, and henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the
LORD of Hosts will perform it.
Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair shall not go on forever. Though soon
the land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be under God’s judgement and contempt, yet in
the future these same lands Galilee and the Northern Transjordan, where lies the road
to the sea, will be filled with glory. [Jesus commenced His ministry here].
The people who walk in darkness shall see a great Light ~ a Light that shall shine on all
those who live in the land of the shadow of death. For Israel shall again be great, filled
with joy like that of reapers, when the harvest time has come. And like that of men
dividing up the plunder that they have won. For God will break the chains that bind HIS
people and the whip that scourges them, just as He did when He destroyed the vast
host of the Midianites, by Gideon’s little band. In that glorious day of peace there will no

a
Luke 16:29 i
Ephesians 5:8,14 q
[h]~ meat.
b
1 John 4:6 j
Luke 1:79 r
Luke 2:11
c
[h]~ no morning k
See 26:15 s
See 7:14
d
Revelation 16:9,11,21 l
[h]~ to him t
Matthew 28:18
e
See 8:2 m
[h]~ when thou broke u
Judge 13:18
f
Matthew 4:15-16 n
Judges 7:22 v
Ephesian 2:14
g
2 Chronicles 16:4; 1 Chronicles o
[h]~ when the whole battle of
5:6; 2 Kings 15:19 the warrior
h
[h]~ populous p
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longer be the issuing of weapons and battle gear: no more those blood-stained uniforms
of war: all such things shall be burned and destroyed.
For unto us a child is born: unto us a Son is given: and the government (of all-of the
world) shall be upon His shoulders. These shall be His royal titles: “Wonderful,”
“Counsellor,” “The Mighty God,” “The Everlasting Father,” “The Prince of Peace.” His
ever-expanding, peaceful government shall never end. He will rule with perfect fairness
and justice from the throne of His Father David. He will bring justice and peace to all-of
the nations of this “existing” world. This is going to happen because the LORD of
Heaven’s armies has dedicated Himself to do it!! [This is what separates Jesus from all
the false gods, He has put His own name on the fulfilment of these prophecies, some
700 Years BEFORE JESUS WAS BORN ~ AS A MAN.]
496. The LORD has sent a word into Jacob, and it has lighted upon Israel.
497. And all-of the people shall know, EVEN aEphraim and the inhabitants of
b
SAMARIA, that say in the pride and the stoutness of heart.
498. The bricks are fallen down, but we will rebuild with hewn stones: the
sycamores are cut down, but will change them into cedars.
499. Therefore, the LORD shall set up the adversaries of cRezin against him, and
d
join his enemies together.
500. e
The Syrians before, and fthe Philistines behind: and they shall devour
Israel with gopen mouth. hFor all-of this He anger is not turned away, but His hand
is stretched out still.
The LORD has spoken out against the braggard Israel, that says though our land lies in
ruins now, we will rebuild so that it is better than before. The sycamore trees are cut
down, but we will replace them with better cedar trees!
The Lord’s reply to your boasting is to bring your enemies down against you ~ The
Syrians on the east, and the Philistines on the west. With their fangs bared, they shall
destroy and devour Israel (the 10 rebellious tribes). And even then, the Lord’s anger
against you will not be satisfied ~ His fist shall still be poised to smash you.
13.For ithe people turns not unto them that smites them, neither do they seek the
LORD of Hosts.
14.THEREFORE, the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail and branch and
rush, jin one day.
15.The ancient and honourable is the head; and the prophet that teaches lies; he
is the tail.
16.For kthe leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are lled of them,
are destroyed.
17.Therefore, the Lord shall have no joy in the young men, neither shall have
mercy on the fatherless and the widows; for everyone is ma hypocrite and an
evildoer, and every mouth speaks nfolly. oFor all this His anger is not turned
away, but His hand is stretched out still.
For even after all-of this punishment, you still refuse to repent and turn back to Him;
the LORD of Heaven’s armies. THEREFORE, the Lord, IN ONE DAY, will destroy all-of the
leaders of Israel, and all-of the lying prophets. For the leaders of His people have led
them down the path of ruin. That is why the LORD has not joy in the young men, and
no mercy upon the widows and orphans; for they are all filthy mouthed, wicked liars.
That is why His anger in not yet satisfied, but His fist is still poised to smash them all.

a
See 7:2 f
2 Chronicles 28:18 k
[h]~ they call them blessed
b
See 7:9 g
[h]~ whole l
[h]~ called blessed of
c
See 7:1 h
See verses 17,21; 5:25; 10:4 m
See 10:6
d
[h]~ mingle i
Hosea 7:10 n
[h]~ villainy
e
2 Kings 16:6 j
See 10:17 o
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 18. For wickedness aburns as the fire: it shall devour the briers and the thorns, and
shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up
of smoke.
501. Through the wrath of the LORD of Hosts is the land darkened, and the
people shall be as the bfuel of the fire: cno man shall spare his brother.
502. And He shall dsnatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and eHe shall eat
on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: fthey shall eat every man the flesh
of his own arm:
503. Manasseh, Ephraim, and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they shall together shall
be against Judah. For all-of this His anger is not turned away: but still His hand is
stretched out.
He will burn up all-of this wickedness, these thorns and briars; and the flames will
consume the forests, too, and send a vast cloud of smoke billowing up from their
burning. The land is blackened by that fire, by the anger of the Lord of Heaven’s armies.
The people are fuel for the fire. Each person fights against His brother, to steal his food,
but will never have enough. Finally, they will even eat their own children! Manasseh
against Ephraim, and Ephraim against Manasseh ~ and both of them against JUDAH.
Yet, even after all-of this, God’s anger is not satisfied. His hand is still heavy upon them,
to crush them.

CHAPTER TEN: GOD’S JUDGEMENT UPON ISRAEL & ASSYRIA

1. Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and gthat write grievousness
which they have prescribed:
504. To turn aside the needy from judgement, and to take away the right from
h
the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the
fatherless!
505. And what will you do in ithe day of visitation, and in the desolation which
shall come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave
your glory?
506. Without me, they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall
under the slain. jFor all-of this his anger is not turned away, but His hand is
stretched out still.
WOE TO UNJUST JUDGES AND TO THOSE WHO ISSUE UNJUST & UNFAIR LAWS, says
the Lord! So that there is no justice for the poor, the widows, and the orphans. Yes, it
is true that they even rob the widows and the fatherless children!
OH, what will you do when I visit you in that day when I send desolation upon you from
a distant land? To whom will you turn then for help? Where will your treasures be safe?
I will not help you; you will stumble along as prisoners, or lie dead among the slain. And
even then, my anger will not be satisfied, but my fist will be still poised to strike you.
507. k
O lAssyrians, mthe rod of my anger, nand othe staff in their hand is my
indignation.
509. I will send him against pa hypocritical nation, and against the people of
mine anger qwill I give him charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to
r
tread them down like the mire of the streets.

a
See 10:17-18 g
[h]~ to the writers that write m
See 9:4
b
[h]~ meat grievousness n
[h]~ though
c
Micah 7:2,6 h
See 14:32 o
See 9:4
d
[h]~ cut i
Hosea 9:7; Luke 19:44 p
See 9:17
e
Leviticus 26:26 j
See 9:12 q
Jeremiah 34:22
f
See 49:26 k
[h]~ called blessed of r
[h]~ lay them a treading
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 510. Howbeit he means not so; neither does his heart think so; but it is in his
heart to destroy and to cut off nations, not a few.
511. a
For he says; Are not my princes altogether kings?
512. Is not bCalnoas as cCarchemish? Is not dHamath as eArpad? Is not Samaria
as Damascus?
513. f
As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images
did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria.
514. Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do also unto
Jerusalem and her gidols?
515. Wherefore it shall come to pass, that hwhen the LORD has performed His
work upon Mt. Zion and upon Jerusalem, iI will jpunish the fruit of the stout heart
of the king of Assyria, and the glory of His high looks.
516. k
For He has said; By the strength of my hand, I have done it; and by my
wisdom; for I am prudent; and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have
robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like la valiant man.
517. And my hand has found as a nest the riches of the people; as one gathers
eggs that are left, have I gathered all-of the earth; and there was none that moved
the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
518. Shall the axe boast itself against him that hews therewith? Or shall the saw
magnify itself against him that shakes it? As if the mrod should shake itself against
them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up nitself, as if it were not wood.
519. Therefore, shall the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, send among his fat one’s
leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning, like the burning of a fire.
520. And the light of Israel shall be on fire, and His Holy One for a flame: and it
shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers oin one day;
521. And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, pboth soul
and body: and they shall be as when a standard-bearer faints.
522. And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be qfew, that a child may write
them.
Assyria is the whip I will use for my anger; his military strength is my weapon upon this
godless nation, doomed and damned; he will put them into captivity; he will enslave
them, and plunder them, and trample them, like dirt beneath his feet. But the king of
Assyria will not have the spiritual wisdom to know that I have sent him. He will merely
think that he is attacking my people Israel, as part of his plan to conquer the world. He
will declare that everyone of his princes will soon be a king, ruling a conquered land.
“We will destroy Calno, just as we did Carchemish,” he will say, “and Hamath will go
down before us as Arpad did; and we will destroy Samaria, just a we did Damascus.
Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom whose idols were far greater than those in
Jerusalem and Samaria; so, when we have defeated Samaria and her idols, we will
destroy Jerusalem with hers.” [Do you really think that the Lord God will allow the king
of Assyria to get away with statements like that against His eternal name?] The answer
comes in the next verses.
After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purpose, then he will turn
upon the Assyrians and punish them too ~ for they are proud and haughty men.
They boast, “We in our own power and our own wisdom have won these wars We are
great and wise. By our own strength we broke down the walls and destroyed the people

a
2 Kings 18:24 h
Jeremiah 25:29 n
[h]~ or that which is not wood.
b
Amos 6:2 i
2 Kings 19:35-37 o
See 9:14
c
2 Chronicles 35:20 j
[h]~ visit upon p
[h]~ from the soul and even to
d
1 Kings 8:65 k
2 Kings 19:23 the flesh
e
2 Kings 18:31 l
[h]~ many people q
[h]~ number
f
2 Kings 18:33 m
[h]~ or a rod should shake them
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and carried off their treasures. In our greatness we have robbed their nests of their
riches and gathered up kingdoms as a farmer gathers up eggs, and no-one can move a
finger, or open his mouth, to make a peep against us.”
But the Lord God says, “Shall and axe boast greater power than the man who uses it?
Is the saw greater than the miller who saws? Can a rod strike anyone without a hand
moving it? Can a cane walk by itself?”
Because of all-of your evil boasting, O king of Assyria, The Lord God of Hosts, will send
a plague among your proud troops, and strike them down. God, the Light and Holy One
of Israel, will be the fire and the flame that will destroy them. In a single night He will
burn those thorns and briars, the Assyrians who destroyed the land of Israel a.
Assyria’s vast army is like a glorious forest, yet it will be destroyed ~ because nothing
is too difficult for Almighty God. The Lord will destroy them, mind, body & spirit, as when
a sick man wastes away. Only a few from that mighty army shall be left; so, few, a child
could count them on their fingers.
523. [T] And it shall come to pass, bin that day, that the remnant of Israel, and
c
such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, dshall no more again stay upon him
that smote them: but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in Truth.
524. [T] eThe remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the Mighty
God.
525. [T] For fthough they people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant
g
of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.
526. [T] For the Lord God of Hosts shall make a consumption, even determined,
in-the- midst-of all the land.
Then at last, those few that are left in Israel, and in Judah will learn to Trust the Lord,
the Holy One of Israel, instead of being afraid and fearful of the Assyrians. A remnant
of them will return to the might God. But though Israel be now as many as the sands
along the sea shore, yet only a few of them will return at that time; God Almighty has
rightly decided to destroy his people. Yes! It has already been decided by the Lord God
of Hosts to consume them.
527. Therefore, thus says the Lord God of Hosts, O my people that dwells in
Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrians; he shall smite thee with a rod, hand shall lift
up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.
528. For iyet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger
in their destruction.
529. And the Lord of Hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to jthe
slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as khis rod was upon the sea, so shall
he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
530. And it shall come to pass lin that day, that his burden shall mbe taken away
from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be
destroyed because of nthe anointing.
531. He is come to Aiath, he is passed to oMigron; at pMishmash he has laid up
his carriages.
q

532. They are gone over rthe passage; they have taken up their lodgings at
Geba; Ramah is afraid, Gibeah of Saul is fled.
533. s
Lift up thy voice, O daughter of tGallim: cause it to be heard at Laish, O
poor Anathoth.

a
See 2 Kings 19:35, Isaiah 37:36 h
[h]~ He shall lift up his staff for o
1 Samuel 14:2
b
Verse 27; 2:11 i
See 54:7 p
1 Samuel 13:2
c
See 4:2 j
See 9:4; Judges 7:25 q
Judges 18:21
d
2 Kings 16:7 k
See 11:15; Exodus 14:26-27 r
1 Samuel 13:23
e
See 7:3; 2 Chronicles 30:6; l
See 2:11 s
[h]~ Cry shrill with
f
Romans 9:27-28 m
[h]~ remove t
1 Samuel 25:44
g
[h]~ in, or among n
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 534. Madmenah is removed: the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.
535. As yet shall he remain at aNob that day: he shall shake his hand against
the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
536. Behold, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and
the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
537. And he shall cut down bthe thickets of the forest with iron, and cLebanon
shall fall dby a mighty one.
Therefore, thus says the Lord God of Hosts; O my people of Israel, do not be afraid of
the Assyrians when they oppress you, just like the Egyptians did a long time ago. It will
not last a long time; in a little while my anger against you will cease, and then it will
rise against the Assyrians and destroy them.
The Lord God of Hosts will send his angel to slay them in a mighty slaughter, like the
time when Gideon triumphed over Midian at the rock of Oreb, or the time God drowned
all-of the Egyptian armies in the sea.
On that day, The Lord God of Hosts will end the bondage of his people. He will break the
slave-yoke off their necks, and destroy it as decreede.
Look, the mighty armies of Assyria are coming! Now they are at Aiath, now at Migron:
they are storing some of their equipment at Mishmash and crossing over the pass: they
are staying overnight at Geba. Fear strikes the city of Ramah; all the people of Gibeah
~ the city of Saul, are running for their lives.
Well may you scream in terror, O people of Gallim. Shout out a warning to Laish, for the
mighty army comes. O poor Anathoth, what a fate is yours!! There go the people of
Madmenah, all fleeing, and the citizens of Gebim are now preparing to run. But the
enemy stops at Nob for the remainder of that day. He shakes his fist at Jerusalem on
Mount Zion.
Then, look! Look! The Lord, the Lord of the heavenly armies (Jesus Christ) is chopping
down the mighty tree! He is destroying all-of that vast army, great and small alike, both
the officers and men. He, the Mighty One, will cut down the enemy, as a woodsman’s
axe cuts down the forest trees in Lebanon.

CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE PEACEFUL KINGDOM OF CHRIST FORETOLD

1. [M] And there shall come forth fa rod out of the stem of gJesse and a Branch shall
grow out of his roots.
538. [M] And hthe Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom
and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of
the fear of the Lord;
539. And shall make him iof quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and jhe
shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his
ears.
540. But kwith righteousness shall he judge the poor, and lreprove with equity
for the meek of the earth: and he shall msmite the earth with the rod of His mouth,
and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
541. And righteousness nshall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the
girdle of his reins.

a
1 Samuel 21:1 reference to the Messiah, the j
John 7:24
b
See 9:18 “Anointed One”. k
Psalm 72:2
c
See 29:17 f
Psalm 110:2 l
[h]~ argue
d
[h]~ mightily g
See verse 10 m
Psalm 2:9: Malachi 4:6
e
[literally “because of ointment.” h
Matthew 3:16; John 3:34 n
Ephesians 6:14
Some scholars see this as a i
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 542. [M] aThe wolf will also dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down
with the kid: and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together: and a little
child shall lead them.
543. [M] And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lay down
together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
544. [M] And the sucking child shall play in the hole of an asp, and the weaned
child shall put his hand on the bcockatrice’s den.
545. [M] They shall not hurt nor destroy in all cmy holy mountain: dfor the earth
shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD; as the waters cover the seas.
The royal line of David [Jesse] will be cut off, chopped down like a tree; but from the
stump shall grow a shoot [Christ the Messiah] ~ yes, a new branch, from the old root.
And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom, understanding,
counsel and might; the Spirit of knowledge, and of the fear of the Lord. His delight will
be obedience to the Lord. He will not judge by appearance, false evidence, or hearsay,
but [He] will defend the poor and the exploited. He will rule against the wicked who
oppress them. For He will be clothed with fairness and truth.
In that day, the wolf and the lamb shall lie down together, and the leopard and the goats
shall be at peace. Calves and fat cattle shall be safe among lions, and a little child shall
lead them all. The cows will graze among bears; cubs and calves will lie down together,
and lions shall eat grass like the cows. Babies shall crawl safely among poisonous
snakes, and a little child who puts his hand into a nest of deadly adders will pull it out
unharmed. Nothing will hurt of destroy in all my holy mountain, for as the waters fill the
sea, so shall the earth be full of the knowledge of the Lord. What a wonderful future has
the Lord promised all those who trust in His word, and put it into practise in their lives.
And ein that day, fthere shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for gan ensign of the
people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be hglorious.
546. M] And it shall come to pass iin that day, that the Lord shall set his hand
again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left,
from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from jPathros, and from kCush, and from lElam,
and from mShinar, and from nHamath, and from othe islands of the sea.
547. And phe shall set up and ensign for the nations, and shall assemble qthe
outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners
of the earth.
548. r
The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall
be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
549. But they shall fly upon the Philistines towards the west; they shall spoil
s
them of the east together; tthey shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and
the children of Ammon ushall obey them.
550. And the LORD vshall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and
with his mighty wind shall he shake the hand over wthe river, and shall smite it in
the seven streams, and make men go over xdry-shod.
551. And ythere shall be a highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be
left, from Assyria; zlike as it was to Israel in the day when he came up out of the
land of Egypt

a
See 65:25; Hosea 2:18 k
2 Kings 19:9 t
[h]~ Edom and Moab shall be the
b
[h]~ Adder l
Jeremiah 49:34-39 laying on of their hand
c
Psalm 78:54 m
Genesis 11:2 u
[h]~ their obedience
d
Habakkuk 2:14 n
1 Kings 8:65 v
Zechariah 10:11
e
See 2:11 o
Esther 10:1 w
See 7:20
f
Romans 15:12 p
See 5:26 x
[h]~ in shoes
g
See verse 12 q
See 27:13; Jeremiah 49:30 y
See 19:23
h
[h]~ Glory r
See 9:21; Jeremiah 3:18; Ezekiel z
Exodus 14:29; See 51:10;
i
See 2:11 37:16-17,22 63:12-13;
j
Jeremiah 44:1,15 s
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In that day, he who created the royal dynasty of David will be a banner of salvation to
all-of the world. The nations will rally to him, for the land where he lives will be a glorious
place. At that time the LORD will bring back a remnant of his people for a second time,
returning them to the land of Israel from Assyria, Upper and Lower Egypt, Ethiopia,
Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and all the distant coastal lands. He will raise a flag among
the nations for them to rally to; he will gather the scattered Israelites from the ends of
the earth. Then, at last, the jealousy between Israel and Judah will end; they will not
fight each other any more. Together they will fly against the nations possessing their
land on the east and on the west, uniting forces to destroy them, and they will occupy
the nation of Edom and Moab and Ammon.

CHAPTER TWELVE: A JOYFUL THANKSGIVING

552. And ain that day thou shall say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou
was angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comforts me.
553. [M] Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid; for the
b
LORD JEHOVAH is my cstrength and my song; he also is become my salvation
554. [M] Therefore, with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation.
555. [M] And din that day shall you say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name,
declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
556. [M] eSing unto the LORD; for he has done excellent things: this is known
in all the earth.
557. Cry out and shout, thou inhabitants of Zion: for great is the Holy One of
Israel in-the-midst-of thee.
On that day you will say; “Praise the LORD! He was angry with me, but now He comforts
me. See, God has come to save me! I will trust [Him] and not be afraid, for the Lord is
my strength and my song; He is my salvation. Oh, the joy of drinking deeply from the
Fountain of Salvation!”
In the wonderful day, you will say, “Thank the Lord! Praise His name! Tell the world
about His wondrous love. How mighty He is!” Sing to the Lord for He has done wonderful
things. Make known His praise around the world. Let all the people of Jerusalem shout
His praise with joy. For great and mighty in the Holy One of Israel, who lives among
you.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: BABYLON IS THREATENED

1. The fburden of Babylon, gwhich Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
2. hLift up your banner iupon the high mountain, exalt thy voice unto them, jshake
the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
3. I have commanded kmy sanctified ones, I have also called lmy mighty ones for
mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.
4. The noise of a multitude in the mountains, mlike as of a great people; a tumultuous
noise of the kingdom of nations gathered together; the LORD of hosts musters the
host of the battle.

a
See 2:11 f
See 14:28; 17:1 k
Psalm 50:5
b
See 26;4 g
See 1:1 l
Joel 3:11
c
Exodus 15:2; Psalm 118:14 h
See 5:26 m
[h]~ the likeness of
d
See 2:11 i
Jeremiah 51:25
e
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They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons
of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
This the vision that God Almighty showed to the Prophet Isaiah (son of Amoz) concerning
the destruction of Babylon.
See the flags waving as their enemy attacks them. Shout to them, O Israel, and wave
them on (encourage them) as they march against Babylon, to destroy the palaces of the
rich and powerful.
I, the LORD, have set apart these armies for this task; I have called those who are
rejoicing in their strength to do this work, to satisfy my anger. Hear the tumult on the
mountains! Listen to the armies march! It is the tumult, sound and shout of many
nations. The LORD of Hosts has brought them here, from countries far away. They are
His weapons against you, O Babylon, they carry His anger with them, and they will
destroy your whole land.
5. aHowl (all-of) you: for the day of the LORD is at hand: it shall come as a destruction
from the Almighty.
6. Therefore, shall all hands bbe faint, and every man’s heart shall melt;
7. And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; cthey shall be
in pain as a woman that travaileth; they shall dbe amazed eone at another; their
faces shall be as flames.
8. Behold, fthe day of the Lord comes; cruel both with wrath and fierce anger; to lay
the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
9. For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give them light:
g
the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her
light to shine.
10. And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I
will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of
the terrible.
11. hI will make a man more precious than fine gold; ieven a man than the gold of
Ophir.
12. Therefore, jI will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place,
in the wrath of the LORD of Hosts, and kin the day of his fierce anger.
13. And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man takes up; lthey
shall every man turn to his own people, and flee everyone into his own land.
14. Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and everyone that is joined unto
them shall fall by the sword.
15. mTheir children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; ntheir houses
shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
16. Behold, I will stir up othe Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and
as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
17. Their bows shall also dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity
on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare the children.
18. Scream in terror, for the Lord’s time has come, the time for the Almighty to crush
you. Your arms lie paralyzed with fear; the strongest hearts melt, and are afraid.
Fear grips you with terrible pangs, like those of a woman in labour. You look at one
another, helpless, and the flames of the burning city reflects upon your pale faces.
For see, the day of the Lord is coming, the terrible day of his wrath and his fierce anger.
The land shall be destroyed, and all-of the sinners with it. The heavens shall be black

a
See 14:31 g
Matthew 24:29 m
Nahum 3:10
b
[h ]~ fall down h
See 24:6 n
Zechariah 14:2
c
Hosea 13:13 i
Job 28:16 o
See 21:2; Jeremiah 51:28;
d
[h]~ Wonder j
Haggai 2:6 Daniel 5:26,31
e
[h]~ every man at his neighbour k
Lamentations 1:12
f
Malachi 4:1 l
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above them; no light will shine from the stars or sun or the moon. And I will punish the
world for its evil, the wicked for their sin; I will crush the arrogance of the proud man,
and the haughtiness of the rich. Few will live when I have finished up my work. Men will
be as scarce as gold ~ of greater value than the gold of Ophir. [Ophir is the name of a
land, or city, somewhere to the South or Southeast of Palestine, for which Solomon's ships
along with Phoenician vessels set out from Ezion-geber, at the head of the Gulf of
Aqabah, returning with great stores of gold, precious stones and "almug"-wood ~ 1
Kings 9:28; 1 Kings 10:11; 2 Chronicles 9:10; 1 Kings 22:48; 2 Chronicles 8:18].
For I will shake the heavens in my wrath and fierce anger, and the earth will moved
from its place in the skies. [One can assume that God Almighty is pretty mad when He
moves the earth from its position in the heavens. I sure don’t want to be on the earth
when this event takes place.]
The armies of Babylon will run until they are exhausted, fleeing back to their own land,
like deer chased by dogs, wandering like sheep that have been deserted by their
shepherd. Those who don’t run shall be slaughtered. Their little children shall be dashed
to death against the pavement, right before the eyes of their parents; their homes shall
be ransacked and their wives raped by the attacking hordesa.
For I will stir up the Medes against Babylon, and no amount of silver or gold will buy
them off. The attacking armies will have no mercy on the young people of Babylon, or
the babies, or the children.
19. And Babylon, bthe glory of the kingdoms of cthe Chaldees excellency, shall be das
God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
20. e
It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in, from generation to
generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch their tents there; neither shall the
shepherds make their fold there.f
21. g
But hwild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of
i
doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
22. And jthe wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their kdesolate houses, and dragons
in their pleasant palaces: and lher time is near to come, and her days shall not be
prolonged.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: RESTORATION OF ISRAEL PROMISED

1. For the LORD mwill have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them
in their own land: and nthe strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall
cleave to the house of Jacob.
558. And the people shall take them, and obring is their place, and the house of
Israel shall possess them, in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids:
and they shall take them captives, pwhose captives they were; and qthey shall rule
over their oppressors.
559. And it shall come to pass in that day that the LORD shall give them rest
from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein they were
made to serve.
BUT THE LORD will have mercy on the Israelis; they are still His special ones. He will
bring them back to settle once again in the land of Israel. And many nationalities will
come to join them there and be their loyal allies. The nations of the world will help them

a
Just like is happening in Ukraine f
For more than 2500 years this l
Jeremiah 51:32
by the Russian Troops, in 2022. prophecy has remained true. m
[h]~ See 60:10; Psalm 102: 13
b
See 4:2 g
See 34:11,13, 15 n
See 60:4-5,10
c
See 23:13 h
[h]~ Ziim o
See 49:22; 60:9
d
[h]~ As the overthrowing of i
[h]~ Ochim p
[h]~ That had taken them
e
Jeremiah 50:3; 51:29, 43, 62 j
[h]~ Iim captive
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to return, and those coming to live in their land will serve them. Those enslaving Israel
will be enslaved ~ Israel shall rule their enemies! In that wonderful day when the Lord
gives his people rest from sorrow and fear, from slavery and chains. This should be a
warning to every nation that sets out to destroy Israel. Jesus says what He means &
means what He says: You will be defeated!
560. That thou shall atake up this bproverb against the king of Babylon, and say,
How has the oppressor ceased! The cgolden city ceased!
561. The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, and dthe sceptre of the rulers.
562. He who smote the people in wrath with ea continual stroke, he that ruled
the nations on anger, is persecuted and none hindered.
563. The whole earth is at rest; and is quiet; fthey break forth into singing.
564. Yes, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, since
thou art laid down, no feller has come up against thee.
565. g
Hell from beneath is moved for thee, to meet thee at thy coming: it stirs
up the dead for thee; even all-of the hchief ones of the earth; it has raised up from
their thrones all-of the kings of the nations.
566. All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we
[are]? Art, thou become like unto us?
567. Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the
worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
568. i
How are thou fallen from heaven, jO Lucifer, son of the morning! How are
thou cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations!
569. For thou hast said in thine heart, kI will ascend into heaven, lI will exalt my
throne, above the stars of God: I will sit also upon mthe mount of the congregation,
in the nsides of the north:
570. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds: I will be like the Most High.
571. Yet, othou shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
572. They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, saying; Is this the man
that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms:
573. That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof;
that popened not the house of his prisoners.
574. All-of the kings of the nations, even all-of them, lie in glory, every one in
his own house.
575. But you are cast out of your grave like an abominable branch, and as the
remnant of those that were slain, thrust through with the sword, that go down to
the stones of the pit; as a carcass trodden underfoot.
576. q
You shall not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed
that land and slain thy people: rthe seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
577. Prepare slaughter for his children, sfor the iniquity of their fathers: tthat
they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
578. For I will rise up against them, says the LORD of Hosts, and cut off from
Babylon the name, and uremnant, and son, and nephew, says the LORD.
579. I will also make it a passion for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will
sweep it with the besom of destruction, says the Lord of Hosts.

a
Micah 2:2; Habakkuk 2:6 i
Revelation 8:10 p
[h]~ did not let his prisoners
b
[h]~ taunting speech j
[h]~ O, day star loose homeward.
c
[h]~ exactress of gold k
Matthew 11:23 q
Ecclesiastes 6:3
d
See 9:4 l
Daniel 8:10 r
Psalm 21:10
e
[h]~ a stroke without removing m
See 2:2 s
Exodus 20:5
f
See 44:23 n
Psalm 48:2 t
Psalm 140:10
g
[h]~ the grave o
Obadiah 4 u
Jeremiah 51:62
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You will jeer at the king of Babylon and say; “You bully, you! At last, you have got what
you deserved ~ what’s coming to you. For the LORD has crushed your wicked power,
and broken your evil rule.”
You persecuted my people with unceasing blows of rage and held the nations in your
angry grip. You were unrestrained in your tyranny. But at last, the whole earth is at rest
and is quiet! All-of the world begins to sing! Even the trees of the forest ~ the fir tree
and the cedars of Lebanon ~ sing out their joyous song: “Your power in broken; no-one
will bother us now; at last, we have peace!”
The denizens of hell crowd to meet you as you enter into their domain. World leaders
and the earth’s mightiest kings, long dead, are there to see you. With one united voice
they all cry out, “Now you are as weak as we are!” All-of your might and power are
gone; they are buried with you. All-of the pleasant music in your palaces has ceased;
now maggots are your sheets and worms are your blankets!
How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down
to the ground ~ mighty though you were against the nations of the world. For you said
to yourself, “I will ascend to heaven and rule all-of the angelsa. I will take the Highest
Throne. I will preside on the Mount of Assembly far away in the north. I will climb to the
highest heavens and be like the Most-High God.” But instead, you will be brought down
to the pit of hell, down to its lowest depths. Everyone there will stare at you and ask,
“Can this be the one who shook the whole earth and the kingdoms of this world? Can
this be the one who destroyed the world, and made into a shambles, and demolished its
great cities and had no mercy on his prisoners?”
The kings of the earth lie in stately glory in their graves, but your body is thrown out
like a broken branch: it lies in an open grave, covered by the dead bodies of those slain
in battle: it lies as a carcass in the road, trampled, and mangled by horse’s hooves.
No monument will given to you, for you have destroyed your nation, and slain your
people. Your son will not succeed you as king. Slay the children of this sinner! Do not
let them rise and conquer the land, nor rebuild the cities of the world.
I, Myself, have risen up against him, says the LORD of Heaven’s armies, and will cut off
his children, and his children’s children from ever sitting on his throne. I will make
Babylon into a desolate land of porcupines, full of swamps and marshes. I will sweep
the land with the broom of destruction, says the LORD of Heaven’s armies.
580. The LORD of Hosts has sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it
come to pass; and I have purposed, so shall it stand:
581. b
That I will break the Assyrians in my land, and upon my mountains tread
him under foot; Then shall his yoke depart from them, and chis burden departs
from off their shoulders.
582. This it’s the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the
hand that is stretched out upon all-of the nations.
583. For the LORD of Hosts had purposed, and who shall disannul it? And his
hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
584. In the years that dking Ahaz died was this eburden.
He has taken an oath to do it! For this is His purpose and plan. I have decided to break
the Assyrian army when they are in Israel and to crush them on my mountains; my
people shall no longer be their slaves.
This is my plan for the whole earth ~ I will do it by my mighty power that reaches
everywhere around the world. The LORD, the God of battle, has spoken ~ who can
change his plans? When his hand moves, who can stop him?
This is the message that came to me in the years that king Ahaz died:

a
[h]~ the stars of God c
See 10:27 e
See 13:1
b
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 585. Rejoice not thou, whole aPalestina, because the rod of him that smote thee
is broken; for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a bcockatrice, and his fruit
shall be a fiery flying serpent.
586. And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in
safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay the remnant.
587. Howl, O gate, Cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there
shall come from the north a smoke, and cnone shall be alone in his appointed times.
588. What shall then one answer the messengers of the nation? That dthe LORD
has founded Zion, and ethe poor of His people shall ftrust in it.
Don’t rejoice Philistines, that the king who smote you is dead. That rod is broken, yes!
BUT his son will be a greater scourge to you than his father ever was! From the snake
will be born a deadly adder, a fiery serpent, to destroy you!
I will shepherd the poor of my people; they shall graze in my pasture! The needy shall
lie down in peace. BUT as for you lot! I will, wipe you out with famine and with the
sword.
Weep, Philistine cities ~ you are doomed! All-of your nation is doomed! For a perfectly
trained army is coming down from the north against you.
What shall we then tell the reporters? Tell them that the Lord has founded Jerusalem
and is determined that the poor of his people shall find refuge within its walls.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: THE THREAT AGAINST MOAB

1. The gburden of hMoab. Because iin the night, Ar of Moab is laid waste, and
j
brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought
to silence;
2. He is gone up to kBajith, and to lDibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl
over mNebo, and over nMedeba: on all their heads shall be obaldness, and pevery
beard cut off.
3. In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their
houses and in their streets, everyone shall howl, qweeping abundantly.
4. And Heshbon shall cry, and rElealeh: their voices shall be heard even unto sJahaz:
therefore, the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto
him.
5. My heart shall cry out for Moab: this fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, ua heifer of
three-year-old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it
up: for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of vdestruction.
6. For the waters of wNimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the
grass fails, there is no green thing.
7. Therefore, the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up,
shall they carry away to the xbrook, of the willows.
8. For the cry has gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto
Eglaim and the howling thereof unto yBeer-Elim.

a
See verse 31 j
[h]~ Cut off s
Jeremiah 48:34
b
[h]~ adder k
Jeremiah 48:13 t
[h]~ to the borders thereof, even
c
[h]~ not be alone l
Numbers 21:30 to Zoar
d
Psalm 87:1,5 m
Numbers 32:3 o=m
Jeremiah 48:34
e
See 10:2; Zechariah 11:7,11 n
1 Chronicles 19:7 v
[h]~ destruction.
f
[h]~ betake themselves into it. o
See 3:24 w
Numbers 32:3,36
g
See 13:1 p
Jeremiah 48:37 x
[h]~ Valley of the Arabians
h
1 Samuel 14:7 q
[h]~ Descending into weeping y
Numbers 21:16,18
i
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 9. For the waters of aDimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring bmore upon Dimon,
c
lions upon him that escapes of Moab and upon the remnant of the land.
Here is God’s message for Moab: IN ONE NIGHT, your cities of Ar and Kir will be
destroyed. Your people of Dibon go mourning to their temples to weep for the fate of
Nebo and Medeba; they shave their heads in sorrow and cut off their beards. They wear
sackcloth through the streets, and from every home comes the sound of weeping. The
cries from the cities of Heshbon and Elealeh are heard far away, even in Jahaz. The
bravest warriors in Moab cry out in utter terror.
My heart weeps for Moab! His people flee to Zoar and Eglath. Weeping they climb the
upward road to Luhith, and their crying will be heard all along the road to Horonaim.
Even the Nimrim river is desolate! The grassy banks are dried up and all-of the tender
plants are gone. The desperate refugees take with them only the possessions that they
can carry, and flee across the Brook of Willow, to the Arabians. The whole land of Moab
is a land of weeping, from one end of it to the other. The stream near Dibon, will run
red with blood, but I am not through with Dibon yet! Lions will hunt down the survivors,
both those who escaped, and those who remained.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: I WILL SHEPHERD THE POOR

1. Send you dthe lamb to the ruler of the land from eSela to the wilderness, to the
mount of the daughter of Zion.
2. For it shall be, that as a wandering bird fcast out of the nest, so the daughters of
Moab shall be at the fords of gAnon.
3. hTake counsel, execute judgement; imake thy shadow as the night in-the-midst-
of the noonday: hide the outcasts; betray not him that wanders.
4. Let my outcasts dwell in thee: be you a covert to them from the face of the
spoiler: for the jextortioner is at the end, the spoiler ceases, the oppressors are
consumed out of the land.
5. [M] And in [His] mercy kshall the throne be lestablished: and He shall sit upon it
in truth, in the tabernacle of David, mjudging, and seeking judgement, and hasting
righteousness.
Moab’s refugees at Sela [Petra] send lambs, as a token of the alliance with the king of
Judah. The women of Moab are left at the fords of the Anon River like homeless birds
(the ambassadors who accompany the gift to Jerusalem) plead for advice and help.
“Give us sanctuary. Protect us. Do not turn us over to our enemies! God will reward
you for your kindness to us. If you let Moab’s fugitives settle among you, then, when
the terror is past, God will establish David’s throne forever, and on that throne, he will
place a just and righteous king.
Isn’t it interesting, that here we have idol worshippers, who recognised that God
Almighty (whom they did not believe in) would bless the Jews if they extended
compassion to the refugees, prophesying that God Almighty will establish the throne of
David in Jerusalem, and a righteous king will sit upon that throne in judgement?
6. nWe have heard of the pride of Moab: he is very proud: even of his haughtiness,
and his pride, and his wrath: but ohis lies shall not be.
7. Therefore, shall Moab phowl for Moab, everyone shall howl; for the foundations of
q
Kirhareseth shall you rmourn; surely, they are stricken.

a
See verse 2 g
Numbers 21:13-14, 24,26,28 m
Psalm 72:2
b
[h]~ additions h
[h]~ bring n
Jeremiah 48:29
c
Nathaniel 2:11-13 i
See 4:6 o
See 28:15
d
2 Kings 3:4 j
[h]~ wringer p
Jeremiah 48:20,31
e
[h]~ Petra k
Luke 1:33 q
2 Kings 3:25
f
[h]~ a nest forsaken l
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 8. For athe fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the
heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto
b
Jazer, they wondered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out;
they are gone over the sea.
Is this the proud Moab, that we have heard so much about? His arrogance and insolence
are all gone now! Therefore, all Moab weeps! Yes, Moab, you will mourn for stricken
Kirhareseth, and for all-of the abandoned farms of Heshbon and the vineyards of Sibmah
~ all destroyed! The enemy warlords have cut down the best of the grape vines; their
enemies spread out as far as Jazer in the deserts, and even down to the sea.
9. Therefore, I will bewail with weeping for Jazer the vines of Sibmah; I will water
thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for cthe shouting for the summer
fruits for thy harvest in fallen.
10. dAnd the gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful fields; and in the
vineyards there shall be no more singing, neither shall there be shouting: the
treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vineyard
shouting to cease.
11.Wherefore my bowels shall sound like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for
Kirharesh.
So, I wail and lament for Jazer and the vineyards of Sibmah. My tears shall flow for
Heshbon and Elealeh, for destruction has come upon their summer fruits and harvest.
Gone now is the gladness, gone also is the joy of the harvest. The happy singing in the
vineyards shall be heard no more; the treading out of the grapes in the winepresses has
ceased. See, I have ended all-of their harvest joys. Therefore, I will weep, weep, weep,
for Moab; and my sorrow for Kirharesh will be great.
12.And it shall come to pass: that when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high
place, that he will come to his sanctuary to pray: but he shall not prevail.
13.This is the word that the LORD has spoken concerning Moab esince that time.
14.But now the LORD has spoken, saying; Within three years, fas the years of a
hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be condemned, with all-of the great
multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and gfeeble.

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: SYRIA, ISRAEL ARE THREATENED.

1. The hburden of iDamascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city,
and it shall be a ruinous heap.
2. The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which jshall lie down,
and none shall make them afraid.
3. kThe fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus,
and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel,
says the LORD God of Hosts.
4. And in that day, it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made
thin, and lthe fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.
5. And it shall be mas when the harvest men gather the corn, an reaps the ears
with his arm: and it shall be as he that gathers ears in the valley of Rephaim.
The is God’s messages to Damascus, the capital of Syria: Look! Damascus is destroyed!
It is no longer a city ~ it has become a heap of ruins! The cities of Aroern, are deserted.

a
See 15:4 g
[h]~ not many m
Jeremiah 51:53
b
Numbers 21:32 h
See 13:1 n
Aroer is a biblical city on the
c
[h]~ the alarm is fallen i
See 7:8 north bank of the Arnon River in
d
Jeremiah 48:33 j
See 27:10 present Jordan.
e
Amos 2:1,3 k
See 7:16 & 8:4
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See 21:16 l
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Sheep now pasture there, lying down quiet and unafraid, with no-one to chase them
away. The strength of Israel and the power of Damascus will end, and what is left of
Syria will be destroyed. For Israel’s glory has departed, (because of their sin), so theirs
too, will disappear, declares the LORD of Hosts. Yes, the glory of Israel will be very dim
when poverty stalks the land. Israel will be as abandoned as the harvest grain fields in
the valley of Rephaim.
6. [P] aYet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or
three berries in the top of the uttermost boughs, four or five in the outmost fruitful
branches thereof, says the LORD God of Israel.
589. [P]At that day shall a man look to bhis Maker, and his eyes shall have
respect to the Holy One of Israel.
590. [P]And has shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall
respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the cimages.
Oh, a very few of her people will be left, just a few stray olives are left on the trees
when the harvest is ended, two or three on the highest branches that the pickers could
not reach, four or five on the tips of the branches. That is how it will be in Damascus
and Israel ~ stripped bare of people except for a few of the poor who remain. Then at
last, they will think of God their creator and have respect for the Holy One of Israel.
They will no longer ask their idols for help in that day, nether will they worship what
their hands have made! They will no longer have respect for the images of Ashtaroth
and the sun idols.
591. [P] In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an
uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel; and there shall
be desolation.
592. *** Because thou hast forgotten dthe God of thy salvation, and have not
been mindful of ethe rock of thy strength, therefore shall thou plant pleasant plants,
and shall set it with strange slips:
593. [P] In that day shall thou make the plants to grow, and in the morning shall
thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be fa heap in the day of grief
and of desperate sorrow.
Their largest cities shall be as deserted wooded hills and mountain tops and become like
the abandoned cities of the Amorites, deserted when the Israelites approached (a long
time ago). Why? Because you have turned away from the God who can save you ~ the
Rock who can hide you; therefore, even though you plant a wonderful rare crop of
greatest value, and though it grows so well that it will blossom on the very morning that
you plant it, yet you will never harvest it ~ your only harvest will be a pile of grief and
incurable pain.
594. [T] Woe to the gmultitudes of many people, who make a noise like the noise
of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of
h
mighty waters.
595. [T] The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall
rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the
mountains before the wind, and like ia rolling thing before the whirlwind.
596. [T] And behold at evening tide trouble: and before the morning he is not.
j
This the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
Look! See the armies thundering towards God’s land. But though they roar as loud as
breakers upon the beach, God will silence them! They will flee, scattered like chaff by
the wind, like whirling dust before a storm. In the evening Israel waits in terror, but by

a
See 6:13 e
Deuteronomy 32:18 g
[h]~ noise
b
Proverbs 14:31 f
[h]~ removed in the day of h
[h]~ many
c
[h]~ sun images sorrow, and there shall be deadly i
[h]~ thistledown
d
Psalm 68:19-20 sorrow j
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dawn all-of her enemies are dead! This is the just reward of those who plunder and
destroy the people of God. ALL NATIONS BE WARNED!!!

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: ETHIOPIA IS THREATENED.

This whole chapter is prophetic, relating to the TRIBULATION PERIOD.

1. [T] aWoe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
597. [T] That sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon
the waters, saying, Go, you swift messengers to ba nation cscattered and peeled,
to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto: a nation dmetered out and
trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!
598. [T] All you inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see you,
when He lifts up an ensign on the mountains; and when He blows a trumpet, Hear
ye!
599. [T] For the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will econsider in
my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat
of harvest.
600. [T] For before the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape in
ripening in the flower, he shall cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away
and cut down the branches.
601. [T] They shall be left together, unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the
beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all-of the beasts
of the earth shall winter upon them.
Ah, the land beyond the reaches of the upper reaches of the Nilef, where winged
sailboats glide along the river. The land that sends ambassadors in fast boats down the
Nile! Let swift messengers return to you, O strong and supple nation, feared far and
wide, a conquering, destroying nation, whose land the Upper Nile divides. And this is
the message sent to you:
And the Lords says: When I raise My flag upon the mountain, let all-of the world take
notice!!! When I blow the trumpet, LISTEN! For the LORD has told me this: Let your
mighty army advance against the land of Israel. God will watch quietly from His Temple
in Jerusalem ~ serene as on a pleasant summer day, or a lovely autumn morning at
harvest time. But even before you have begun the attack, and while your plans are
ripening like grapes, He will cut you off, as though with pruning shears. He will snip the
spreading tendrils. YOUR MIGHTY ARMY WILL BE LEFT DEAD ON THE FIELDS for the
mountain birds and the wild beasts to eat. For the vultures to tear at the body flesh all
summer, and all-of the wild animals to gnaw at the bones all winter. THIS IS A WARNING
FOR ANY NATION THAT WANTS TO ATTACK ISRAEL. THIS WILL BE YOUR
PUNISHMENT!!!
602. [T] In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of Hosts of a
people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning
hitherto: a nation metered out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have
spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of Hosts, the Mount Zion.
But the time will come when that strong and mighty nation, a terror to all both far and
near, that conquering, destroying nation, whose land the river divides, will bring gifts to
the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem, where He has placed His name.

CHAPTER NINETEEN: IN EGYPT: CONFUSION AMONG THE PRINCES

a
See 20:4:5; 2 Kings 19:9 d
[h]~ the meters out & treads f
Ethiopia was the seat of power in
b
See verse 7 down the 25th Egyptian Dynasty (7340-
c
[h]~ outspread & polished e
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 1. The aburden of bEgypt. Behold, cthe LORD rides upon a swift cloud, and shall come
into Egypt: and dthe idols of Egypt shall be oved at his presence, and the heart of
Egypt shall melt in-the-midst-of it.
603. And I will eset the Egyptians against the Egyptians; and they shall fight
everyone against his brother, and everyone against his neighbour; city against city,
and kingdoms against kingdoms.
604. And the spirit of Egypt shall ffail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the
counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and the charmers, and the them
that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
605. And the Egyptians will I ggive over into the hands of a cruel lord; and a
fierce king shall rule over them, says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
606. And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river (Nile) hshall be wasted,
and dried up.
607. And they turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be
emptied and dried up; and the reeds and the flags shall wither.
608. The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and everything
sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, iand be no more.
609. j
The fishers shall also mourn, and all those that cast angle into the brooks
shall lament; and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
610. Moreover, they that work in kfine flax, and they that weave lnetworks, shall
be confounded.
611. And they shall be broken in the mpurpose thereof, all those that make sluces
and ponds for fish.
This is God’s message for Egypt: Look, the LORD is coming against Egypt, riding on a
swift cloud; the idols of Egypt tremble in their boots; the hearts of the Egyptians melt
with fear.
I will cause them to fight against each other ~ brother against brother, neighbour
against neighbour, city against city, even province against province. There shall be all
out civil war! Her wise counsellors are at their wits end; they don’t know what to do;
they plead with idols for wisdom, and call upon mediums, wizards, and witches, to show
them what to do ~ and they are all silent!
I will hand over Egypt to a hard and cruel master, to a vicious king, says the Lord of
Hosts. And the waters of the river Nile will fail to rise and flood the fields; the irrigation
channels will be parched and dry, and all fouled up by rotting reeds. All green things
along the river bank will dry up and blow away. All-of the crops will dry up and die; yes,
everything will die.
The fishermen will weep for lack of work; those who fish with hooks and those who use
nets will all be unemployed. The weavers will have no flax or cotton, for the crops will
fail. Great men and small ~ will all be crushed and broken.
612. Surely the princes of nZoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors
of Pharaoh is become brutish; how say you unto Pharoah, I am the son of the wise,
the son of the ancient kings?
613. o
Where are they? Where are thy wise men? Let them tell thee now, and let
them know what the Lord of Hosts has purposed upon Egypt.
614. The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes pNoph are deceived; they
have also seduced Egypt, even qthey that are the stay of the tribes thereof.

a
See 13:1 f
[h]~ be emptied l
[h]~ white works
b
Jeremiah 46:13-26; Ezekiel g
[h]~ shut up m
[h]~ foundations
29:1; 31:2; h
Jeremiah 51:36; Ezekiel 30:12 n
Numbers 13:22
c
Psalm 18:10; 104:3 i
[h]~ shall not be o
1. Corinthians 1:20
d
Exodus 12:12; Jeremiah 43:12 j
Numbers 11:5 p
Jeremiah 2:16, 44:1
e
[h]~ mingle k
1 Kings 10:28; Ezekiel 27:7 q
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 615. The LORD has mingled aa perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they
have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggers in his
vomit.
616. Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which bthe head or tail, branch
or rush may do.
617. In that day shall Egypt be like unto women; and it shall be afraid and fears
because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord of Hosts, which he shakes over it.
618. And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, everyone that makes
mention thereof, shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of
Hosts, which he has determined against it.
What fools the counsellors of Zoan are! Their best counsel to the king of Egypt is utterly
stupid and wrong! Will they still boast of their wisdom? Will they dare tell Pharaoh about
the long line of wise men that they have come from? What has happened to your “wise
counsellors,” O Pharaoh? If they are wise, then let them tell you what the LORD is going
to do to Egypt. The “wise men” from Zoan are also fools, and those from Memphis
(Noph) are utterly deluded. They are the best that you can find? But they have ruined
Egypt with their foolish counsel. The LORD has sent a spirit of foolishness on them, so
that all-of their suggestions are wrong; they make Egypt stagger like a sick drunkard.
Egypt cannot be saved by anything, or anybody, because no-one can show her the way.
In that day, the Egyptians will be as weak as women, cowering in fear under the upraised
fist of God. Just to speak the name of Israel, will strike terror in their hearts, for the
Lord of Hosts has laid his perfect plans against them (and they will come to pass)!
619. c
In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt dspeak the language of
Canaan, and swear (allegiance) to the Lord of Hosts: one shall be called the city
e
of destruction.
620. f
In the day, shall there be an altar to the Lord gin-the-midst-of the land of
Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord.
621. And it shall be for a sign and hfor a witness unto the Lord of Hosts in the
land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord, because of their oppressors, and He
shall send them a Saviour, and a great one, and He shall deliver them.
622. And the Lord shall be known to Egypt, and ithe Egyptians shall know the
LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice, and koblation, yes: they shall vow a vow
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unto the Lord to perform it.

623. And the Lord shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall
return even unto the Lord, and he shall be entreated of them, and shall heal them.
At that time, five of the cities in Egypt shall follow the Lord of Hosts and will begin to
speak the Hebrew language. One of these cities shall be Heliopolis, which was previously
known as “the city of the Sun,” shall now become “the city of the SON.”
And there will be an altar to the Lord in the heart of Egypt in those days, and a
monument to the Lord at its borders. This will be for a sign of loyalty to the Lord of
Hosts; then when they cry out to the Lord for help against those who oppress them, he
will send then a Saviour ~ and He shall deliver them.
In that day, the Lord will make Himself known to the Egyptians. Yes, they shall know
the Lord and give their sacrifices and offerings to Him; they will (unlike politicians) make
promises to God and keep them!
The Lord will smite Egypt, and then restore her! For the Egyptians will turn to the Lord,
and He will listen to their plea and heal them.

a
[h]~ a spirit of perversities e
[h]~ Heres, or, of the sun. l
Psalm 68:31
b
See 9:14 f
See 2:11 j
see 2:11
c
See 2:11 g
Psalm 68:31 k
Malachi 1:11
d
Zephaniah 3:9 h
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 624. a
In the day, bshall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the
Assyrians shall come to Egypt, and the Egyptians into Assyria, and the Egyptians
shall serve with the Assyrians.
625. c
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt, and Assyria, even a blessing
in-the-midst-of the land:
626. Whom the Lord of Hosts shall bless, saying: Blessed be Egypt dmy people,
and Assyria ethe work of my hands, and Israel, fmine inheritance.
In that day, Egypt, and Iraq, shall be connected by a highway, and the Egyptians and
the Iraqis shall freely move back and forth between their lands, and they shall worship
the same God. And Israel shall be their ally; the three will work together, and
Israel shall be a blessing to them. For the Lord will bless Egypt and Iraq, because of
their friendship with Israel. He will say, “Blessed be Egypt, my people; blessed be Iraq,
the land I have made; blessed be Israel, my inheritance.”
At the moment (2020 – 2022) many nations are signing peace agreements with Israel.
When this event occurs, described above (Egypt following the God of the Torah & Ingeel
and 5 cities now speaking Hebrew), and Iraq signing a peace pact with Israel, God
Almighty is lining up all-of the dominoes for the end-time harvest and persecution, and
we will roll over from Revelation chapter 3 into the chapters from 4-22.

CHAPTER TWENTY: EGYPT AND HER CAPTIVITY

1. In the year that gTartan came unto hAshdod, (when Sargon, the king of Assyria
sent him), and fought against Ashdod, and took it:
627. At the same time spake the Lord iby jIsaiah the son of Amoz, saying; Go
and loose kthe sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And
he did so, walking lnaked and barefoot.
628. And the LORD said, like as my servant has walked naked and barefoot (for)
three years for ma sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon nEthiopia;
629. So shall othe king of Assyria leads away pthe Egyptian prisoners, and the
Ethiopian prisoners, and the qEthiopians captives, young and old, naked, and
barefoot, even rwith their buttocks uncovered, to the sshame of Egypt.
630. And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and tof
Egypt, their glory.
631. And the inhabitants of this uisle shall say in that day; Behold, such is our
expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and
how shall we escape?
In the year that Sargon was King of Assyria, and sent the commander-in-chief of his
army against the Philistine city of Ashdod and captured it. [655 B.C.]
The LORD told Isaiah, son of Amoz, to take off his clothing, including his shoes, and
walk around naked and barefoot. And Isaiah did as he was told. [Now this would
definitely be a test of your obedience to God’s instructions. Would YOU be obedient?]
Then the LORD said; My servant Isaiah, who has been walking naked and barefoot for
the last three years, is a symbol of the terrible troubles that I will bring upon Egypt and
upon Ethiopia.

a
See 2:11 h
1 Samuel 5:1 o
See 19:4
b
See 11:16 i
[h]~ by the hand of p
[h]~ the captivity of Egypt
c
See 2:11 j
See 1:1 q
See 18:1
d
Hosea 2:23; Ephesians 2:14,17 k
Zechariah 13:4 r
2 Samuel 10:4
e
See 29:23 l
1 Samuel 19:24 s
[h]~ nakedness
f
Joel 3:2 m
See 8:18 t
See 30:3,5,7; 36:6
g
2 Kings 18:17 n
Zephaniah 3:10 u
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For the king of Ethiopia will take away the Egyptians and the Ethiopians as prisoners,
making them walk naked and barefoot, both young and old, their buttocks uncovered,
to the shame of Egypt.
Then how dismayed the Philistines shall be, who counted on “Ethiopians’ power,” and
their “glorious ally,” Egypt! And they will say: “If this can happen to Egypt, what chance
of survival do we have?”

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: THE FALL-OF BABYLON

1. The aburden of the desert of bthe sea. As cwhirlwinds in the south pass through;
so, it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.
632. A dgrievous vision is declared unto me; ethe treacherous dealer deals
treacherously, and the Spoiler spoileth. Go up, fO Elam, besiege, gO Media: all the
sighing have I made to cease.
633. Therefore, are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold of me, as
the pangs of a woman that travails, I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was
dismayed at the seeing of it.
634. My hheart panted; fearfulness affrighted me; ithe night of my pleasure has
he turned into fear unto me.
j

635. Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower; eat, drink, arise, you princes,
and anoint the shield.
636. For this has the LORD said unto me; Go, set a watchman, let him declare
what he sees.
637. And he saw ka chariot, with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and
a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
638. And lhe cried, A Lion: My lord, mI stand continually upon the watchtower in
the daytime, and I am set in my ward nwhole nights:
639. And, behold, here comes as chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen.
And he answered and said; oBabylon is fallen, is fallen; and pall-of the graven
images of her gods he has broken unto the ground.
640. O my qthreshing, and the rcorn of smy floor; that which I have heard of the
LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
This is God’s message concerning Babylon: Disaster is roaring down upon you from the
terrible desert, like a whirlwind coming off the Negeb. I saw an awesome vision: Oh, the
horror of it all! God is telling me what He is going to do. I see you plundered and
destroyed. Elamites and Medes will take part in the siege. Babylon will fall, and the
groaning of all-of the nations that that she enslaved will end.
My stomach restricts and burns with pain; sharp pangs of horror are upon me, like the
pangs of a woman giving birth to a child. I faint when I hear what God is planning; I am
terrified, blinded with dismay. My mind reels, my hearts races; I am gripped with awful
fear. All rest at night ~ so pleasant once ~ is now gone; I lie awake, trembling ~ it is
like a terrible nightmare!
Look! They are preparing a great banquet! They load the table with food; they pull up
their chars to eat … Quick! Grab your shields and prepare for battle! You are being
attacked! [A more detailed account of this feast is recorded in Daniel chapter 5, as this
prophecy was fulfilled when Cyrus captured the city of Babylon.]

a
See 13:1 h
[h]~ my mind wandered o
Revelation 14:8; 18:2
b
Jeremiah 51:36,42 i
Deuteronomy 28:67 p
See 46:1; Daniel 5:2,4
c
Jeremiah 51:1; Zechariah 9:14 j
[h]~ put fear into me q
Jeremiah 51:33
d
[h]~ hard k
See verse 9 r
[h]~ son
e
See 33:1 l
[h]~ cried as a lion s
Matthew 3:12
f
See 11:11 m
Habakkuk 2:1
g
See 13:17 n
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Meanwhile, (in my vision), the Lord has told me; “Put a watchman on the city wall to
shout out what he sees. When he sees riders in pairs on donkeys and camels, then tell
him, ‘This is it!’”
So, I put the watchman on the wall, and at last he shouted; “Sir, day after day and night
after night I have been here at my post. Now at last! Look! Here come riders in pairs!”
Then I heard a Voice shout out: “Babylon is fallen is fallen; and all-of the idols of Babylon
lie broken on the ground.” O my people, threshed and winnowed, I have told you all
that the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, has said.
641. The aburden of bDumah. He calls to me out of cSeir. Watchman, what of the
night? Watchman, what of the night?
642. The watchman said; The morning comes and also the night: if you will
inquire, inquire ye; return, come.
This is God’s message to Edom [Dumah]. Someone from among you keeps calling,
calling to me: “Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? How much
time is left?” The watchman replies; “Your judgement day is dawning now. Turn again
to God, so that I can give you better news. Seek for Him, and then come back and ask
again!”
643. The burden upon dArabia. In the forest in Arabia shall you lodge, O ye
travelling companies of Dedanim.
644. The inhabitants of the land of Tema ebrought water to him that was thirsty,
they fprevented with their bread him that fled.
645. For they fled gfrom the swords, from the drawn swords, and from the bent
bow, and from the grievousness of war.
646. For thus has the LORD said unto me; Within a year haccording to the years
of a hireling, and all-of the glory of iKedar shall fail:
647. And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children
of Kedar, shall be diminished; for the Lord God of Israel has spoken it!
This is God’s message concerning Arabia: O caravans from Dedan, you will hide in the
deserts of Arabia. O people of Tema, bring food and water to these weary fugitives! They
have fled from drawn swords and sharp arrows, and the terrors of war! But a long year
from now, says the Lord, “The great power of their enemy, the mighty tribe of Kedar,
will end. Only a few of their stalwart archers will survive.” The Lord, the God of Israel
has spoken! [The Dead Sea Scrolls read: ‘Within three years, according to the year of a
hireling (like 16:4)].

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: THE INVASION OF JEWRY

1. The jburden of kthe valley of vision. What ails thee now, that you are wholly gone
up to the housetops?
648. Thou that are full of stirs, a tumultuous city, la joyous city: thy slain men
are not slain by the sword, nor dead in battle.
649. m
All thy rulers have fled together, they are bound nby the archers; all that
are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.
650. Therefore, said I; Look away from me; I will oweep bitterly, labour not to
comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.

a
See 13:1 f
Matthew 17:25 k
See verse 5
b
Jeremiah 49:7-8 g
[h]~ for fear l
See 32:13
c
Ezekiel 35:2 h
See 16:14 m
2 Kings 25:2-11
d
See 13:20 i
See 60:7 n
See 18:2: Revelation14:8
e
[h]~ bring ye j
See 13:1 o
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 651. For it is aa day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity bby the
LORD God of Hosts, in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying
to the mountains.
652. And cElam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and dKir
uncovered the shield.
653. And it shall come to pass, that ethy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots,
and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
THIS IS GOD’S MESSAGE CONCERNING JERUSALEM: What is happening? Where is
everyone going? Why are they running to their rooftops? What are they looking for?
The whole city is in a terrible uproar. What’s the trouble in this busy, happy city? Bodies!
They are lying everywhere, slain by plague, and not by the sword. On seeing it, all-of
your leaders flee ~ they surrender without resistance. The remaining people try to slip
away ~ but they are captured too. Leave me alone to weep, do not try to comfort me ~
let me cry for the people, as I watch them being destroyed. OH! What a day of crushing
trouble! What a day of confusion and terror from the LORD of Heaven’s Armies! The
walls of Jerusalem are breached, and the cry of death echoes from the mountain-sides
and in the valleys.
Elamites are the archers; Syrians drive the chariots; the men of Kir hold up the shields.
They fill your choicest valleys and crowd against your gates.
654. And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day
to the armour of fthe house of the forest.
655. g
You have also seen the breaches (in the walls) of the city of David, that
they are many: and hyou gathered together the waters of the lower pool.
656. And you have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses you have
broken down to fortify the wall.
657. i
You made also a ditch between the two walls, for the water of the old pool;
but you have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that
fashioned it long ago.
658. And in that day did the LORD God of Hosts call jto weeping, and mourning,
and kto baldness, and to girding of sackcloth.
659. And behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh,
and drinking wine: llet us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die.
660. And it was revealed in mine ears, by the LORD of Hosts; Surely this iniquity
shall not be purged from you ~ till you die, says the LORD God of Hosts.
God Almighty has removed His protective care from Judah and Jerusalem.
You run to the armoury for your weapons! You inspect the walls of Jerusalem, to see
what needs repair! You check over the houses and tear down some houses and use the
stones for fixing the walls. Between the city walls, you build a reservoir for water from
the lower pool! But all-of your feverish plans will not succeed, because you failed to ask
God for His help, who lets this calamity come upon you. He is the one who planned it
long ago. The LORD God of Hosts gave you warnings through the prophets. The LORD
God of Hosts called you to REPENT, to weep, and mourn, and shave your heads in sorrow
for your sins, and to wear clothes made of sackcloth, to show your remorse. But instead,
you sing and dance and play, and feast and drink. “Let us eat, drink, and be merry,”
you say: “What’s the difference, for tomorrow we die.” The LORD of Hosts has revealed
to me, that this sin will never be forgiven you, until the day you die. [This is what
happens to a nation that refuses to hear the words of the prophets, sent to warn you of

a
See 37:3 e
[h]~ choice of thy valleys i
Nehemiah 3:16
b
Lamentations 2:2 f
1 Kings 7:2 j
Joel 2:17
c
Jeremiah 49:35 g
2 Chronicles 32:4-5 k
See 3:24
d
2 Kings 16:9 h
2 Kings 20:20 l
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impending destruction, if a nation refuses to repent, and turn back from their wicked
ways.]
661. Thus says the Lord GOD of Hosts; GO, get thee unto the treasurer, even
unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say;
a

662. What hast thou here? And whom has thou here ~ that thou have hewed
out a sepulchre here, bas he that heweth out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth
an habitation for himself in the rock?
663. Behold, the LORDc will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will
surely cover thee.
664. He shall violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there
thou shall die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord’s
house.
665. And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he put thee
down.
Furthermore, the same Lord GOD of heaven’s armies has told me this; Go and say the
Shebna, the palace administrator. “And who do you think you are, building this beautiful
sepulchre in the rock for yourself? For the Lord who allowed you to be clothed so
gorgeously, will hurl you away, sending you into captivity, O strong man. He will roll you
up in his hands like a ball and toss you into a distant and barren land; there you will die,
O glorious one ~ you, who disgrace your nation! Yes, I will drive you out of office,” says
the Lord, “and pull you down from your high position.”
666. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant dEliakim,
the son of Hilkiah.
667. And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and
I will commit thy government into his hands: and he shall be a father to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Israel.
668. And the key of the house of David will I lay eupon his shoulder; so fhe shall
open and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
669. And I shall fasten him as ga nail in a sure place; and he shall be hfor a
glorious throne to his father’s house.
670. And they shall hang upon him all-of the glory of his father’s house, the off-
spring, and the issue, all ivessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even
to all-of the vessels of flagons.
671. In that day, says the LORD of Hosts, shall jthe nail that is fastened in the
sure place be removed, and cut down, and fall; and the kburden that was upon it
shall be cut off; for the LORD has spoken it.
And then I will call my servant Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, to replace you. He shall have
your uniform and title and authority, and he will be a father to the people of Jerusalem,
and all-of Judah. I will give him responsibility over all-of my people; whatever ever he
says will be done; none will be able to stop him. I will make him a strong and peg to
support my people; they will load him with responsibility, and he will be an honour to
his family name. But the Lord will pull out the other peg, which seems to be so firmly
fastened to the wall! It will come out and fall to the ground, and everything it supports
will fall with it, For the Lord has spoken!

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: THE CALLING OF ELIAKIM

a
2 kings 18:18,37; See 36:3 d
See verse 15 i
[h]~ instruments of viols
b
[h]~ or O he e
See 9:6 j
See verse 23
c
[h]~ who cover thee with an f
Job 12:14; Revelation 3:7 k
See 13:1
excellent covering, and clothed g
Ezra 9:8; see verse 25
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 1. The aburden of bTyre. Howl, you “ships of Tarshish”; for it is laid waste, so that
there is no house, no entering in; from the land of cChittim, it is revealed to them.
672. Be dstill, you inhabitants of the isle; you whom the merchants of Zidon,
that pass over the sea, have replenished.
673. And by great waters the seed of eSihor, the harvest of the river, is her
revenue; and fshe is a mart for the nations.
674. Be thou ashamed O Zidon: for the sea has spoken, saying; I travail not,
nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.
675. As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the
report of Tyre.
676. Pass you over to Tarshish; howl, you inhabitants of the isle.
677. Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? Her own feet
shall carry her gafar off to sojourn.
678. Who has taken this counsel against Trye, the crowning city, whose
merchants are princes, whose htraffickers are the honourable for the earth?
679. The Lord of Hosts has purposes it, ito stain the pride of all glory, and to
bring into contempt all-of the honourable of the earth.
680. Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no more
j
strength.
681. He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdom: The LORD
has given a commandment kagainst the merchant city, to destroy the strongholds
thereof.
682. And he said; Thou shalt no longer rejoice; O thou oppressed virgin,
daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim: there also shall thou have no rest.
683. Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people were not; till the Assyrians
founded it for lthem that dwell in the wilderness; they raised up the palaces thereof;
and he brought it to ruin.
684. Howl; ye ships of Tarshish; for your strength is laid waste.
685. And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten (for)
m
seventy years, according to the days of one king; after the end of seventy years
n
shall Tyre sing as a harlot (once again).
686. Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot that has been forgotten; make
sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou maybe remembered.
THIS IS GOD’S MESSAGE TO TYRE: Weep, O ships of Tyre, returning home from distant
lands. [Trye was originally a colony of the mother-city, Sidon.]
Weep for your harbour for it is gone ~ completely destroyed! The rumours that you
heard in Cyprus are all true. Deathly silence is everywhere! Stillness reigns, where once
there was a bustling harbour full of ships from Sidon, bringing merchandise from far
across the ocean, from Egypt and along the Nile River.
You were the merchandise market of the whole world. Be ashamed, O Sidon, stronghold
of the sea; for you are childless now!
When Egypt hears the news, there will be great sorrow. Flee to Tarshish, men of Tyre,
weeping as you go. This silent ruin is all that is left of your once joyous land. What a
history was yours! Think of all the colonists that you sent to distant lands!
Who has brought this disaster on Tyre, empire builder and top trader of the world?
The Commander of the Armies of Heaven has done it to destroy your pride and show
his contempt for all-of the greatness of mankind. Sail on, O ships of Tarshish, for your
harbour is gone ~ completely destroyed! The LORD holds out His hand over the seas;
a
See 13:1 f
Ezekiel 27:3 k
[h]~ concerning a merchant man
b
Jeremiah 25:22; see 27:3; 47:4 g
[h]~ from afar off l
Psalm 72:9; 74:14
c
See verse 12 h
See verse 11 m
Jeremiah 25:9-11; 27:3-6
d
[h]~ be silent i
[h]~ to pollute n
[h]~ It shall be as unto Tyre as
e
1 Chronicles 13:5 j
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He shakes the kingdoms of the earth; He has spoken out against this great merchant
city, to destroy its strength.
He says: “Never again, O dishonoured virgin, daughter of Sidon, will you rejoice, will
you be strong? Even if you flee to Cyprus, you will find no rest there.”
It will be the Babylonians, (under Nebuchadnezzar) not the Assyrians, who consign Tyre
to the wild beasts. They will lay siege to it, raze its palaces, and make them a heap of
ruins. Wail, your ships’ that ply the oceans, for your home port is destroyed!
For seventy years Tyre will be forgotten! Then, in the days of another king (Darius), the
city will come back to life once again; she will sing sweet songs as a harlot sing; who,
long absent from her lovers, walk the streets to look for them again, and is remembered.
687. And it shall come to pass, after the end of the seventy years, that the LORD
will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and ashall commit fornication with all-
of the kingdoms of the world, upon the face of the earth.
688. And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall
not be treasured or laid up: for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before
the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for bdurable clothing.
Yes! After seventy years, the LORD will revive Tyre, but she will be no different than she
was before; she will return again to all-of her evil ways around the world. Yet, the distant
time will come when all-of her businesses will give their profits to the LORD. They will
not be hoarded, but used for good food and fine clothes for the priests of the LORD!

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: JUDGEMENT UPON THE LAND

1. Behold the LORD makes the earth empty, and makes it a wasteland, and cturns it
upside down and scatters abroad the inhabitants thereof.
2. And it shall be, das with the people, so with the epriest; as with the servant, so with
his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the
seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with
the giver of usury to him.
3. The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD has spoken
this word.
4. The earth mourns and fades away the world languishes and fades away, fthe
haughty people on the earth do languish.
5. The gearth is also defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because the inhabitants
have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, hbroken the everlasting
covenant.
6. Therefore, has the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are
desolate: Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
7. iThe new wine mourns, and the vine languishes, all-of the merry-hearted do sigh.
8. jThe mirth of tabrets ceases, the noise of them that rejoice ends, the joy of the
harp ceases.
9. They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that
drink it.
689. The city of kconfusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man
may come.
690. There is crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened; the mirth of the
land is gone.
691. In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
a
Revelation 17:2: 18:3,9 e
[h]~ or prince h
33:8
b
[h]~ old i
See 16:8-9; Joel 1:10-11
c
[h]~ perverts the face thereof f
[h]~ the height of the people j
Jeremiah 7:34
d
Hosea 4:9 g
Numbers 35:33 k
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LOOK! The Lord is invading the land of Judah, and making is into a vast wasteland of
desolation. See how He is emptying out all-of its people, and scattering them over the
whole face of the earth. Look, the diaspora has started!
692. Priests and people, servants and masters, slave girls and mistresses,
buyers and sellers, lenders and borrowers, bankers, and debtors ~ none of these
people will be spared. The land will be completely looted and emptied. The LORD
has spoken.
693. The land suffers for the sins of its people. The earth languishes, the crops
fail and wither, the skies refuse to rain. The land is defiled by crime; the people
have twisted the laws of God and broken have broken His everlasting commands.
694. Therefore, the curse of God is upon them; they are left desolate; destroyed
by the drought. Few, yes very few will be left alive.
695. All-of the joys of life will go; the grape harvest will fail; the wine will all be
gone; the merrymakers will sigh and mourn. The melodious chords of the harp and
timbrel are heard no more; the happy days are over and ended. No more are the
joys of wine and song; even strong drink turns bitter in one’s mouth.
696. The cities lie in chaos; every home and shop are locked up tight, to keep
out looters. Mobs form in the streets, crying out for wine, joy has reached its lowest
ebb; gladness has been banished from the land. The city is left in ruins; its gates
are battered down.
697. When thus it shall be in-the-midst-of the land among the people, there
shall be aas the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes, when the
vintage is done.
698. They shall lift up their voices, bthey shall sing for the majesty of the LORD
God of Israel, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
699. Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God
of Israel, cin the isles of the sea.
700. From the duttermost parts of the earth have we heard songs, even glory
to the righteous. But I said; eMy leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! The
treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yes, the treacherous dealers have
dealt very treacherously.
701. Throughout the land, the story is the same, only a remnant is left. But all
who are left will shout and sing for joy: [because they have not been taken out of
Israel, and also because they are still alive ~ they have been spared the penalty
of death]. Yes, those in the west, will praise the majesty of God; and those in the
east will respond with praise.
702. Hear them singing to the Lord, from the ends of the earth, singing glory to
the righteous One. BUT; my heart is heavy with grief, for evil still prevails, and
treachery is everywhere.
703. f
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitants of the earth.
704. And it shall come to pass, that he who flees from the noise of the fear shall
fall into the pit: and he that comes up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in
the snare; for gthe windows from on high are open, and hthe foundations of the
earth do shake.
705. [T] The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth
is moved exceedingly.

a
See 17:6 d
[h]~ wing f
Jeremiah 48:43-44
b
See 35:10 e
[h]~ my leanness to me, or my g
Genesis 7:11
c
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 706. [T] The earth shall areel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed
like a cottage; and the transgressions thereof, shall be heavy upon it; and it shall
b

fall, and not rise again.

707. [T] And it shall come to pass cin that day, that the LORD shall dpunish the
host of the most-high ones, that are on high, and ethe kings of the earth, upon the
earth.
708. [T] And they shall be gathered together, fas prisoners are gathered in the
g
pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days they shall be hvisited.
709. [M] iThen the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the
j
LORD of Hosts shall reign in kMount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and lbefore His
ancients gloriously.
Terror, and the captivity of hell are still your lot. O men of the world. When you flee in
terror, you will fall int a pit ~ a dungeon, and if you escape the dungeon, you will step
into a trap, for destruction falls from heaven upon you; the world will be shaken beneath
your feet. The earth has broken down in utter collapse; everything is lost; abandoned
and confused. The world staggers like a drunkard; it shakes like a tent in a storm. It
falls and it will not rise again, for the sins of the earth are very great.
On that day, the LORD will punish the fallen angels (who rebelled with Satan before the
creation of the World, and who have been locked up in Hades until now), and the proud
rulers of the nations on the earth. They will be rounded up like prisoners, and imprisoned
in a dungeon, until they are tried and condemned. Then the LORD of Heaven’s Armies
will mount His throne in in Zion and rule gloriously in Jerusalem, in the sight of all-of
the elders of His people. Such glory there will be that all the brightness of the sun and
moon will seem to fade away.
Now, if you do not believe anything else in this chapter, please believe this, because
your eternal life depends upon it!

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: ISAIAH PRAISES GOD FOR HIS BENEFITS

1. O LORD, thou art my God: I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for mthou hast
done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
2. For thou hast made nof a city a heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of
strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
3. Therefore, shall the strong people glorify thee: othe city of the terrible nations shall
fear thee.
4. For thou hast been pa strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress,
a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when they blast of the terrible
ones is as a storm against the wall.
5. Thou shall bring down the noise of the strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even
the heat with a shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought
low.
O LORD, I will honour and praise your name, for you are my god; you do such wonderful
things! You planned them long ago, and now you have accomplished them, just as you
said you would! You turn mighty cities into heaps of ruins. The strongest forts are
destroyed and turned into rubble. Beautiful palaces in distant lands disappear and will

a
See 19:14 f
[h]~ With the gathering of k
Hebrews 12:22
b
See 1:8 prisoners l
[H]~ glory before His ancients.
c
See 2:11 g
[h]~ dungeon m
Psalm 72:18
d
[h]~ visit upon h
[h]~ found wanting n
See 37:26
e
Psalm 76:12 i
Matthew 24:29 o
See 19:24-25
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Revelations 11:15 p
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never be rebuilt. Therefore, strong nations will tremble and shake before you: ruthless
nations will obey you and glorify your name.
But the poor, O Lord, you are a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat; a shelter
from merciless men who are, like a driving rain that melts down an earthen wall. As a
hot, dry land is cooled by clouds, you will cool the pride of ruthless nations.
710. And in athis mountain shall the LORD of Hosts make unto all-of the people
b
a feast of fat things, a feast of wine on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of
wines of the lees well refined.
711. And He will cdestroy in this mountain the face of the covering, dcast over
all people, and ethe veil that is spread over all nations.
712. f
He will swallow up death in victory; and gthe LORD God will wipe away
tears from all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all
the earth; for the LORD has spoken it.
Here on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, the LORD of Hosts will spread a wondrous feast for
everyone around the world ~ a delicious feast of good food, with clear, well-aged wine
and choice beef. At that time, He will remove the cloud of gloom, that pall-of death that
hangs over the earth; He will swallow up death forever. The LORD God will wipe away
all tears and take away forever all insults and mockery against His land and His people.
The LORD has spoken ~ surely, He will do it!
713. And it shall be said hin that day, lo, this is our God; iwe have waited from
him; and he will save us; this is the LORD: we have waited for him, jwe will be glad
and rejoice in his salvation.
714. For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and kMoab shall be
l
trodden down under him, even as straw is mtrodden down for the dunghill.
715. And he shall spread forth his hands in-the-midst-of them, as he that swims
spreads forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with
the spoils of their hands.
716. And the fortress of nthe high fort of the walls shall he bring down, lay low,
and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
In that day the people will proclaim; “This is our God, in whom we trust, for whom we
waited. Now at last he is here.” What a day of rejoicing! For the Lord’s good hand shall
rest upon Jerusalem, and Moab will be crushed as straw beneath his feet and left to rot.
God will push them down, just as a swimmer pushes down the water with his hands.
Her will end their pride and all-of their evil works. The high walls of Moab will be
demolished and brought to dust. [This is what happens to nations that invade, or steal
land from Israel]

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: A SONG OF CONFIDENCE IN GOD

The whole of this chapter is prophetic, relating to the Millennium period of 1,000 years
of Jesus’ reign on the existing earth. [M]

1. [M] oIn that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong
city, psalvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.

a
See 2:2-3 f
1 Corinthians 15:54 k
See 15:1
b
Psalm 63:5; Proverbs 9:2; g
Revelation 7:17 l
[h]~ threshed
Matthew 22:4; Luke 14:16 h
See 2:11 m
threshed in Madmenah
c
[h]~ swallow up i
Genesis 49:18; See 26:8; Titus n
See 26:5
d
[h]~ covered 2:13 o
See 2:11
e
See 28:20 j
Psalm 9 :14 p
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 2. [M] aOpen ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter
in! [If there is no righteousness in your nation, you shall not enter into the
Millennium reign of Jesus Christ upon this existing earth!]
3. [M] Thou will keep him in bperfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because
he trusts in thee.
4. [M] Trust in the Lord cforever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is deverlasting strength.
Listen to them singing! In that day, the whole land of Judah will sing this song: “Our city
is strong! We are surrounded by the walls of His salvation. Open the gates to everyone,
for all may enter in, who love the Lord. He will keep in perfect peace all-of those who
trust in Him, whose thoughts turn often to the Lord. Trust in the Lord God always, for in
the Lord Jehovah is your everlasting strength.
717. [M] For ehe brings down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he lays it
low; even to the ground; he brings it even to the dust.
718. [M] The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps
of the needy.
719. [M] The way of the just is uprightness; thou most upright, you fweigh the
path of the just.
720. [M] Yes, gin the way of thy judgements, O LORD, have we waited for thee;
the desire of our soul is hto thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
721. [M] With my soul have I desired thee iin the night; yes, with my spirit within
me will I seek thee early; for when thy judgements are in the earth, the inhabitants
of the earth will learn righteousness.
722. [M] jLet favour be shown to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness;
in kthe land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of
the Lord.
723. [M] LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see; but they shall see,
and be ashamed for their envy lat the people; yes, the fire of thine enemies shall
devour them.
He humbles the proud, and brings the haughty city to the dust; its walls come crashing
down. He presents it to the poor and needy for their use. But for good men, the path is
not uphill and rough. God does not give them a rough and treacherous path, but smooths
out the road before them. O LORD, we love to do your will. Our heart’s desire is to glorify
your name. All night long I search for you; earnestly I seek for God; for only when you
come in judgement upon the earth, to punish it, will people turn away from wickedness
and do what is right.
Your kindness to the wicked does not make them good: they keep on doing wrong, and
take no notice of your majesty. They do not listen when you threaten (them): they will
not look to see your upright fist; show them how much you love your people. Perhaps
then they will be ashamed! Yes, let them be burned up by the fire, that is reserved for
your enemies.
724. [M] LORD, you will ordain peace for us; for myou also have wrought all our
works in us.
725. [M] O LORD our God, nother lords beside thee have had dominion over us;
but, oby thee only will we make mention of thy name.
726. [M] They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not
rise; Therefore, has thou visited and destroyed them, and pmade all-of their
memories to perish.

a
Psalm 118:19-20 g
See 64:5 m
1 Corinthians 15:10
b
[h]~ peace, peace h
Nehemiah 1:11 n
2 Chronicles 12:8
c
See 45:17 i
Psalm 77:2 o
2 Kings 18:4-6
d
[h]~ the rock of ages j
Ecclesiastes 8:12 p
Ecclesiastes 9:5
e
See 25:12 k
Psalm 143:10
f
Psalm 58:2 l
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 727. [M] aYou have increased the nation; O LORD, you have increased the
nation; you are glorified; you have removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.
728. [M] LORD, bin trouble have they visited thee; they poured out a cprayer
when thy chastening was upon them.
729. [M] dLike a woman with child, that draws near to the time of her delivery,
is in pain, and cries out in her pangs; so, have we been in thy sight O LORD.
730. 18. [M] We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were
brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither
have ethe inhabitants of the world fallen.
731. 19. [M] fThy dead men shall live; together with my dead body shall they
arise; Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for thy dew as is the dew of
herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
Lord, grant us peace; for all that we have and are, comes from you. O LORD our God,
once we worshipped other gods, but now we worship you alone. Those we served before
are dead and gone; never again will they return. You came against them and destroyed
them, and they are long forgotten. O praise the Lord! He has made our nation very
great. He has reclaimed the biblical boundaries of our land.
Lord, in their distress they sought for you. When your punishment was on them, they
poured forth a whispered prayer. How we missed your presence, Lord! We suffered as
a woman giving birth, who cries out and writhes in pain. We too have writhed in agony,
but all to no avail. No deliverance has come from all-of our efforts. Yet we have this
assurance; Those who belong to God shall live again. Their bodies shall rise again! Those
who dwell in the dust shall awake and sing for joy! For God’s light of life will fall like dew
upon them!
20. [M] Come my people, genter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about
thee; hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be over past.
732. [M] For, behold, the LORD comes out of his place to punish the inhabitants
of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no
longer cover her slain.
Go home my people, and lock your doors! Hide yourselves for a little while until the
Lord’s wrath against your enemies has passed. Look! The Lord is coming from the
heavens to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will no longer hide
the murderers. The guilty will be found.

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: GOD’S CARE OF HIS VINEYARD

All-of this chapter is prophetic, verses 1-11 is about the Tribulation and verse 12 until
the end, is about the Second Coming of Jesus to the earth, and the Millennium reign.

1. [T] hIn that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish
the iLeviathan, the jpiercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he
shall slay kthe dragon that is in the sea.
2. [T] In that day lsing ye unto her, a vineyard of red wine.
3. [T] mI the LORD do keep it: I will water it every moment; lest any hurt it, I will
keep it night and day.
4. [T] Fury is not in me: who would set nthe briers and thorns against me in battle? I
would go through them; I would burn them together.

a
See 9:3 g
Matthew 6:6 k
Psalm 74:13-14; See 51:9;
b
Hosea 5:15 h
See 2:11 Revelation 12:3
c
[h]~ secret speech i
Psalm 74:13-14; See 51:9; l
See 5:1: 26:1
d
See 13:8 Revelation 12:3 m
Psalm 121:4-5
e
Psalm 17:14 j
[h]~ crossing like a bar n
See 9:18
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 5. [T] Or let him take hold of amy strength, that he may make peace with me; and
he shall make peace with me.
6. He shall cause them to come to Jacob bto take root: Israel shall blossom and bud,
and fill the face of the world with fruit.
In that day, the LORD will take his terrible, swift sword and punish the leviathan, the
swiftly moving serpent, the coiling, writhing serpent, the dragon of the sea. In that day
[of Israel’s freedom] let this anthem be their song: Israel is my vineyard; the LORD, will
tend the fruitful vines; every day I’ll water them and day & night I will watch to keep all
enemies away. My anger against Israel is gone. If I find briers and thorns bothering her,
I will burn them up, unless these enemies of mine surrender and beg for peace and my
protection.
The time will come when Israel will take root and bud and blossom and fill the whole
earth with her fruit.
733. [T] Has he smitten him, cas he smote those that smote him? Or is he slain
according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?
734. [T] In measure, when dit shoots forth, you will debate with it: ehe stays his
rough wind in the day of the east wind.
735. [T] By this therefore, shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged: and this is all-
of the fruit to take away his sin; when he makes all-of the stones of the altar as
chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, fthe groves and gimages shall not stand up.
736. [T] Yet the defenced cities shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken,
and left like a wilderness; hthere shall be cow feed, and there shall he lie down,
and consume the branches thereof.
737. [T] When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the
women come and set them on fire: for iit is a people of no understanding:
therefore, he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed
them, will not have mercy on them.
Has God punished Israel as much as He has punished her enemies? NO! For he has
devastated her enemies, while he has punished Israel but a little, exiling her from her
own land, as though blown away in a storm from the east. And why did God do it? It
was to purge away her sins, to rid her of all-of her altars and her idols. They will never
be worshipped again. Her walled cities will be silent and empty, houses abandoned,
streets overgrown with grass, cows gazing through the city, munching on twigs and
branches.
My people are like those dead branches of a tree; broken off and used to burn beneath
the cooking pots. They are a foolish nation, a witless, stupid people, for they turn away
from God. Therefore, he who made them will not have pity on them, or show them his
mercy.
738. [S, M] And it shall come to pass jin that day, that the LORD shall beat off
from the channel of kthe river lunto the stream of Egypt, and you shall be gathered
one by one, O you children of Israel.
739. [S, M] And it shall come to pass min that day, that nthe great trumpet shall
be blown, and they shall come that were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and
o
the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and pshall worship the LORD in the holy mount
at Jerusalem.

a
See 25:4 g
[h]~ sun images m
See 17:1
b
See 37:1: Hosea 14:5 h
See 7:21-25; 17:2; 32:14 n
Leviticus 25:9; Matthew 24:31;
c
[h]~ according to the stroke of i
Deuteronomy 32:28 Revelation 11:15
d
[h]~ thou sends forth j
See 27:1 o
See 16:3
e
[h]~ when he removes it [with] k
See 11:15 p
See 2:2; Zechariah 14:16
f
See 17:8; 2 Kings 23:6-14; l
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Yet, the time will come, when the Lord will gather them together one by one, like hand-
picked grain, selecting them here and there from his threshing floor that reaches all-of
the way from the Euphrates River to the Egyptian boundary.
In that day, the great trumpet will be blown, and many about to perish among their
enemies, Assyria, and Egypt, will be rescued and brought back to Jerusalem, to worship
the Lord in his holy mountain.

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: EPHRAIM IS THREATENED

1. Woe to the acrown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim whose bglorious beauty is
a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome
with wine!
2. Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of chail and a
destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the
earth with the hand.
3. The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden dunder foot.
4. And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading
flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer: which when he looks upon it
sees, while it is yet in his hand, he eats it up.
Woe to the city of Samaria, surrounded by her rich valley ~ Samaria, the pride and
delight of the drunkards of Israel! Woe to her fading beauty, the crowning glory of a
nation of men lying drunk in the streets.
For the LORD will send a mighty army (the Assyrians) against you: like a mighty
hailstorm he will burst upon you, and dash you to the ground. The proud city of Samaria
~ yes, the joy and delight of the drunkards of Israel, will be hurled to the ground and
trampled beneath the enemies’ feet. Once glorious, her fading beauty, surrounded by a
fertile valley, will all suddenly be gone, greedily snatched away as an early fig is hungrily
snatched and gobbled up!
740. e
In that day, shall the Lord of Hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a
diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people.
741. And for a Spirit of Judgement to him that sits in judgement, and for
strength to them that turn the battle fto the gate.
Then, at last, the LORD Himself will be their crowning glory, the diadem of beauty to his
people who are left. He will give a longing for justice to your judges, and great courage
to your soldiers, who are battling to the last before your gates.
742. But they have also, ghave erred through wine, and hthrough strong drink
are out of the way; ithe priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink,
they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they
err in vision, they stumble in judgement.
743. For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that this is no place clean.
But Jerusalem is now led by drunkards. Her priests and prophets reel and stagger, and
make stupid mistakes. Their tables are covered with vomit, filth is everywhere.
744. j
Whom shall he teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand
k
doctrine? Them that are weaned from the lmilk, and drawn from the breast.
745. For precept mmust be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line,
line upon line; here a little, and there a little;
746. For nwith ostammering lips and another tongue will he speak to his people.

a
See 28:3 f
Judges 5:8 k
[h]~ the hearing
b
See 28:4 g
Proverbs 20:1; Hosea 4:11 l
Hebrews 6:1-3
c
See 30:30; 32:19 h
See 19:14 m
[h]~ or has been
d
[h]~ with feet i
See 56:10,12 n
1 Corinthians 14:21
e
See 2:11 j
Jeremiah 6:10 o
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 747. To whom he has said; This is the rest wherewith you may cause the weary
to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
748. But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept
upon precept: line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that
they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
“Who does Isaiah think he is,” the people say, “to speak to us like this! Are we little
children, barely old enough to talk? He keeps telling us the same thing over and over
again, a line at a time, and in such simple words!”
But they won’t listen; the only language they can understand is punishment! So, God
will punish them by sending against them foreigners who speak strange gibberish! Only
then will they listen to Him!
They could have rest in their own land if they would obey him, if they were kind and
good. He told them that, but they wouldn’t listen to Him. So, the LORD will spell it out
for them again, REPEATING IT OVER AND OVER, IN SIMPLE WORDS, WHENEVER HE
CAN; yet over this simple, straightforward message, they will stumble and fall and be
broken, trapped, and captured. [A recent survey says that over 50% OF PEOPLE
DWELLING IN ISRAEL do not believe in God! So, I suppose that God will have to teach
them another lesson, just to prove to them that He does exist! Maybe coming in the
clouds, as described in 1 Thessalonians chapter 4:16-17, Where every eye shall see
Him, may do the trick!]
749. Wherefore, hear the word of the LORD, ayou scornful men, that rule this
people that is in Jerusalem.
750. Because you have said; We have made a covenant with death, and with
hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through; it shall
not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we
hid ourselves.
You have struck a bargain with DEATH, you say, and sold yourselves to the devil, in
exchange for his protection against the Assyrians. “They can never touch us,” you say,
“for we are under the care of the one who will deceive and fool them.” [Guess who gets
fooled and deceived?]
751. Therefore, thus says the LORD God; bBehold, I lay in Zion for a foundation
c
a stone, da tried stone, a precious corner stone, ea secure foundation; fhe that
believes shall not make haste.
752. Judgement will I also lay to gthe line, and righteousness to the plummet:
and the hail shall sweep over the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the
hiding place.
BUT, the LORD God says, See, I am placing a Foundation Stone in Zion, a firm, tested,
precious Cornerstone that is safe to build on.
He who believes need never run away again. I will take the line and plummet of justice
to check the foundation wall you built; it looks so fine, but it is so weak that a storm of
hail will knock it down! The enemy will come in like a flood and sweep it away, and you
will be drowned.
753. And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement
with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then
you shall be trodden down by it!
754. From the time it goes forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall
it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only hto understand
the report.

a
See verse 22; 29:20 d
Luke 23:35 h
[h]~ he shall make you
b
1 Peter 2:6 e
1 Corinthians 3:11 understand doctrine
c
Genesis 49:24; Psalm 118:22: f
Romans 10:11
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 755. For the bed is shorter than the man can stretch himself upon it; and the
covering narrower than he can wrap himself in it.
756. For the LORD will rise up aas in Mount Perazim, he shall be wroth, bas in
the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work; and bring to pass his act, his strange
act.
757. Now therefore, be you not mockers, lest your bands be made strong; for I
have heard from the LORD God of Hosts ca consumption, even determined upon
the whole earth.
I WILL CANCEL YOUR AGREEMENT of compromise with DEATH and the DEVIL, so that
when the terrible enemy floods in, you will be trampled into the ground. [This is a clear
warning that IRRESPECTIVE of what plans mankind puts into place, GOD’S plans shall
still come to pass.]
Again, and again that flood will come and carry you off, until; at last, the unmixed horror
of the truth of my warnings will finally dawn on you. [You were warned many times by
Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and Isaiah, that if you did not turn from your wicked ways, you would
be punished and taken into captivity; but you refused to listen, but when that day comes,
then the full realization of the penalties shall be revealed to you ~ but by then it will be
too late to change!]
The bed you have made for yourself is too short to lie on; the blankets are too narrow
to cover you. The LORD will come suddenly and in anger, as at Mount Perazim and
Gibeon, to do a strange, unusual thing ~ to destroy his own people!
So, scoff no more, lest your punishment be made even greater, for the LORD God of
Hosts has plainly told me that he is determined to crush you.
758. Give you ear, and hear my voice: hearken, and hear my speech.
759. Does the ploughman plough all day to sow? Does he open and dbreak the
clods of his ground?
760. When he has made plain the face thereof, does he not cast abroad the
fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in ethe principal wheat and the appointed
barley, and the frie in their place?
761. g
For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and does teach him.
762. For the fitches are not threshed with the threshing instrument, neither is a
cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a
staff; and the cummin with a rod.
763. Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it; nor break
it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.
764. This also comes forth from the LORD of Hosts, hwhich is wonderful in
counsel, and excellent in working.
Listen to me; listen I plead: Does a farmer always plough and never sow? Is he forever
harrowing the soil and never planting it? Does he not finally plant his many kinds of
grain, each in its own section of his land? He knows just what to do, for God has made
him see and understand. He doesn’t thresh all grains the same. A sledge is never used
on dill, but it is beaten with a stick. A threshing wheel is never rolled on cummin, but it
is beaten softly with a flail. Bread grain is easily crushed, so he doesn’t keep on pounding
it. The LORD of Hosts is a wonderful teacher and gives the farmer wisdom.

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD ON JERUSALEM

a
2 Samuel 5:20; 1 Chronicles d
Job 39:10 g
[h]~ and he binds it in such sort
14:11 e
[h]~ the wheat in the principal as his God does teach him.
b
Joshua 10:10,12; 2 Samuel place, and the barley in the h
[h]~ treading down to it.
5:25; 1 Chronicles 14:16 appointed place.
c
See 10:23 f
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 1. aWoe to bAriel, to Ariel, cthe city dwhere David dwelt! Add year to year; let them
e
kill sacrifices.
2. Yet, I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow; and it shall be
unto me as Ariel.
3. And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a
mount, and I will raise forts against thee.
4. And you shall be brought down, and shall speak out of the ground, and your speech
shall be low, out of the dust, and your voice shall be, as of fone that has a familiar
spirit, out of the ground, and your speech shall whisper out of the dust.
5. Moreover, the multitude of thy gstrangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude
of the terrible ones shall be has chaff that passes away; yes, it shall be iat an instant
~ suddenly.
6. Thou shall be visited of the Lord of Hosts with thunder; and with earthquake, and
great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
WOE TO JERUSALEM, the city of David. Year after year, you make your many offerings,
but I will send heavy judgement upon you and there will be much weeping and sorrow.
For Jerusalem shall become as her name “Ariel” means ~ an altar covered with blood.
The Lord God of Hosts says: “I will be your enemy!” I will surround Jerusalem and lay
siege against it, and build forts around it to destroy it. Your voice will whisper like a
ghost from the earth, where you lie buried.
But suddenly, your enemies will be driven off, like chaff before the wind. IN an instant,
I, the Lord of Hosts, will come upon them with thunder, earthquakes, whirlwind, and
fire.
765. j
And the multitude of all-of the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that
fight against her and her kmunition, and that distress her, shall be las a dream of
a night vision.
766. It shall even be as when a hungry man mdreams, and behold, he eats: but
he is awakened, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreams, and,
behold, he drinks: but he wakes, and behold, he is faint, and his soul has appetite:
so, shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against Mount Zion.
And all-of the nations that are fighting Jerusalem will vanish like a dream! As a hungry
man dreams of eating, but is still hungry, and so a thirsty man dreams of drinking, but
is still faint from thirst when he wakes up, so your enemies will dream of a victorious
conquest, but all to no avail.
767. Stay yourselves, and wonder; ncry you out and cry: othey are drunken, pbut
not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
768. For qthe LORD has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep, and has
r
closed your eyes: the prophets and your srulers, the seers have he covered.
769. t
And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a ubook vthat is
sealed, which men deliver to men that are learned, saying; Read this, I pray thee;
and he says; I cannot; for it is sealed:
770. And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying; Read this, I
pray thee; and he says, I am not learned.
You are amazed, incredulous? You don’t believe it? Then go ahead and be blind, if you
must! You are stupid ~ and not from drinking, either! Stagger, and not from wine! For

a
[h]~ O Arial, that is the lion of h
Psalm 1:4 p
See 51:21
God i
See 30:13 q
Romans 11:8
b
See verses 2,7; Ezekiel 43:16-17 j
See 37:36 r
See 6:10
c
[h]~ of the city k
Proverbs 12:12 s
[h]~ heads
d
2 Samuel 5:9 l
Job 28:8 t
2 Corinthians 3:14-15
e
[h]~ cut off the heads of m
Psalm 73:20 u
[h]~ letter
f
See 8:19 n
[h]~ take your pleasure & riot v
See 8:16; Daniel 12:4
g
See 25:5 o
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the LORD has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep. He has closed the eyes of your
prophets and seers, so that all-of these future events are as a sealed book to them.
When you give it to one who can read, he says; “I can’t for it is sealed.” When you give
it to another, he says, “sorry, I can’t read.”
771. Wherefore the LORD said; aForasmuch as this people draw near to me with
their mouths, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their hearts far
from me, and their fear towards me is taught by bthe precepts of men:
772. Therefore, behold, I will cproceed to do a marvellous work among this
people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for dthe wisdom of their wise men
shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.
773. Woe unto ethem that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and
their works are in the dark, and they say; Who sees us? And who knows us?
774. Surely, your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the
Potter’s clay: for fshall the work say to him that made it, He made me not? Or shall
the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
775. Is it not yet a very little while, and gLebanon shall be turned into a fruitful
field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
h

And so, the LORD says; “Since these people say that they are mine, but they do not
obey me, and since their worship amounts to mere words learned off by rote, therefore,
I will take awesome vengeance on these hypocrites, and make their wisest counsellors
as fools.
Woe to those who try to hide their plans from God, who try to keep him in the dark
about what they do! “God can’t see us,” they say to themselves. “He doesn’t know what
is going on!” How dumb and stupid can they be??? Isn’t He, the Potter, greater that
you, the jars he makes? Will you say to him, “He didn’t make us?” Does a machine call
the inventor dumb?
Soon ~ and it won’t be very long ~ the wilderness of Lebanon will be a fruitful field
again, a lush and fertile forest.
776. And iin that day jshall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of
the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
777. k
The meek shall also lincrease their joy in the LORD, and mthe poor among
men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
778. For nthe terrible one is brought to naught, and the oscorner is consumed,
and all that watch for iniquity are cut off.
779. That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for phim that
reproves in the gate, and qturn aside the just for a thing of naught.
780. Therefore, thus says the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the
House of Jacob, Jacob shall not ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
781. But when he sees his children, rthe work of mine hands, in the midst of
him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall
s

fear tthe God of Israel.

782. They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that
murmured shall learn doctrine.

a
Ezekiel 33:31; Matthew 15:8-9; g
See 10:34 o
See 28:14,22
Mark 7: 6-7 h
32:15 p
Amos 5:10
b
Colossians 2:22 i
See 2:11 q
Amos 5:12
c
[h]~ add j
See 35:5; Matthew 11:5 r
See 19:25, 60:21
d
Jeremiah 49:7; Obadiah 8; 1 k
See 61:1; Matthew 5:5 s
Matthew 6:9; 2 Corinthians 5:5
Corinthians 1:19 l
[h]~ add t
Exodus 24:10; See 41:17; 48:1
e
See 30:1 m
Matthew 5:3
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See 45:9 n
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In that day the deaf will hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness
the blind will see my plans. The meek will be filled with fresh joy from the LORD, and
the poor shall exult the Holy One of Israel.
Bullies will vanish, and scoffers will cease, and all those plotting evil will be killed; the
violent man who fights at the drop of a hat, the man who waits in hiding to beat up the
judge who sentenced him, and the man who uses any excuse to be unfair.
That is why the LORD who redeemed Abraham says: My people will no longer pale with
fear, or be ashamed. For when they see the surging birth rate and the expanding
economy, then they will fear and rejoice in my name, and praise the Holy One of Israel.
And stand in awe of him. Those in error will believe the truth, and complainers will be
willing to be taught!

CHAPTER THIRTY: CONFIDENCE IN EGYPT REPROVED.

1. Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, athat take counsel, but not of me;
and bthat cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, cthat they may add sin to sin.
2. That walk dto go down into Egypt, and have not easked at my mouth; to strengthen
themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
3. Therefore, shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and fthe trust in the
shadow of Egypt your confusion.
4. For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
5. gThey were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be any help nor
profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
6. hThe burden of ithe beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from
whence come the young and the old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they
will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon
the bunches of camels, to a people that will not profit them.
7. For jthe Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore, have I cried
k
concerning this; Their strength is to sit still.
Woe to my rebellious children says the LORD; you ask advice from everyone but me;
and decide to do what I don’t want you to do. You yoke yourselves to unbelievers, thus
piling up your sins. For without consulting me you have gone down to Egypt, to find aid
and have put your trust in Pharaoh for his protection. [King Hezekiah was seeking a
defensive alliance with Ethiopia’s Egyptian dynasty, against Sennacherib of Assyria]. But
in trusting in Pharaoh, you will be disappointed, humiliated, and disgraced, for he can't
deliver on his promises to save you. For although his power extends to Zoan and Hanes,
yet it will all turn out to your shame ~ He won’t help you one little bit!
See them moving slowly over the terrible desert to Egypt ~ donkeys and camels laden
down with the treasures to pay for Egypt’s aid. On through the bad lands they go, where
lions and swift venomous snakes live ~ and Egypt will give you nothing in return! For
Egypt’s promises are worthless! “Then Reluctant Dragon” I call her! [“Rahab who sits
still”].
783. Now go, lwrite it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it maybe
for mthe time to come for ever and ever:
784. That nthis is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear
the law of the LORD.

a
See 29:15 f
See 20:5; Jeremiah 37:5,7 l
Habukkuk 2:2
b
See 25:7 g
Jeremiah 2:36 m
[h]~ for the latter days.
c
Deuteronomy 29:19 h
See 13:1 n
Deuteronomy 32:20; See 4:1;
d
See 31:1 i
See 51:9; Ezekiel 29:3 See verse 1
e
Numbers 27:21; 1 Kings 22:7; j
See 20:5; Jeremiah 37:5,7
Jeremiah 21:2 k
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 785. Which say to the aseers; see not! And to the prophets; bProphecy not to us
right things, cspeak unto us smooth things, prophecy deceits:
786. Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of
Israel to cease from before us.
787. Wherefore, thus says the Holy One of Israel; Because you despise this
word, and trust in doppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
788. Therefore, this iniquity shall be to you, eas a breach ready to fall, swelling
out in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly at an instant.
789. And fhe shall break it as the breaking of a gpotter’s vessel, that is broken
in pieces: he shall not spare; so that there shall not be found in the bursting of the
sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.
790. For thus says the LORD God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and hrest
shall you be saved; iin quietness and confidence shall be your strength: and you
would not.
791. But you said no! For jwe will flee upon horses; therefore, shall you flee;
and, we will ride upon the swift; therefore, shall they that pursue you be swift.
792. k
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall
you flee: till you be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign
on a hill.
Now go and write down this word of mine concerning Egypt; so that it will stand until
the end of time, forever and forever, as an indictment of Israel’s unbelief. For it you
don’t write it they will claim that I never warned them. “Oh no,” they’ll say, “you never
told us that!”
For they are stubborn rebels. They tell my prophets. “Shut up! We don’t want to hear
any more of your reports!” Or they say, “Don’t tell us the truth; tell us nice things; tell
us lies. Forget all this gloom; we’ve heard more than enough about your ‘Holy One of
Israel’ and all he says.”
This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel: Because you despise what I tell and trust
instead in frauds, and lies, and won’t repent, therefore, calamity will come upon you
suddenly, as upon a bulging wall that bursts and falls; in a moment it comes crashing
down. God will smash you like a broken dish; he will not act sparingly. Not a piece will
be left large enough to use for carrying coal from the hearth, or a little water from the
well. For the LORD God, the Holy One of Israel, says: Only in returning to me and waiting
for me, will you be saved; in quietness and confidence is your strength; but you’ll have
none of this.
“No,” you say. “We will get our help from Egypt: [from the ungodly] they will give us
swift horses for riding into battle.” But the only swiftness that you are going to see is
the swiftness of your enemies chasing you! For one of them will chase a thousand of
you! Five of them will scatter you until not even two of you are left together. You will be
all alone, like lonely trees on the distant mountain tops.
793. And ltherefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and
therefore mwill he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you; for the LORD is
a God of judgement: nBLESSED ARE ALL THEY THAT WAIT FOR HIM!
794. For othe people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more;
he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he
shall answer thee.

a
1 Samuel 9:9 f
Psalm 2:9 k
Leviticus 26:8; Deuteronomy
b
Jeremiah 11:21; Amos 2:12; g
[h]~ the bottle of potters 28:25
7:13; Micah 2:6 h
See 28:12 l
Romans 2:4
c
1 Kings 22:13 i
Exodus 14:14; see 7:4 m
Psalm 46:30
d
[h]~ fraud j
See 31:1; Hosea 14:3 n
Psalm 2:12; see 33:20
e
Psalm 62.3: Ezekiel 13:1-13 o
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 795. And though the LORD give you athe bread of adversity, and the water of
b
affliction, yet cshall not your teachers be removed into a corner any more, but
thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
796. And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying; This is the way, walk
ye in it, when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left.
797. You shall also defile the covering of dthy graven images of silver, and the
ornaments of thy molten images of Gold: thou shalt ecast them away as a
menstruous cloth; fthou shalt say unto it; Get thee hence!
The remaining verses in this chapter are prophetic and relate to the Millennium reign
period. [M]
798. [M] Then shall he give the rain of the seed, that thou shall sow the ground
withal; and bread of the increase of the earth; and it shall be fat and plenteous: in
that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
799. [M] The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat
g
clean provender, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.
800. [M] And there shall be upon every high mountain, and hupon every ihigh
hill, rivers, and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the
towers fall.
801. [M] Moreover, the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and
the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that
the LORD binds the breach of his people, and heals the stroke of their wound.
Then God will bless you with rain at planting time and with wonderful harvests, and with
ample pastures for your cows. The oxen and young donkeys that till the ground, will eat
grain, its chaff blown away by the wind. In that day when God steps in to destroy your
enemies, he will give your streams of water flowing down each mountain and every hill.
The moon shall be as bright as the sun, and the sunlight brighter than seven days! So,
it will be when the LORD begins to heal his people and to cure the wounds that He gave
them.
802. [M] Behold the name of the LORD comes from afar, burning with his anger,
and the burden thereof is kheavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as
j

a devouring fire:
803. [M] And lhis breath as an overflowing stream, mshall reach to the midst of
the neck, nto sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be oa bridle
in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.
804. [M] You shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept:
and gladness of heart, as when one goes pwith a pipe to come into qthe mountain
of the LORD, to ther mighty One of Israel.
805. [M] And the LORD shall cause shis glorious voice to be heard, and shall
shew the lightning down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the
flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest and hailstones.
806. [M] For tthrough the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrians be beaten down,
u
which smote with a rod.
807. [M] And vin every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the
LORD shall wlay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps; and in battles of
x
shaking will he fight ywith it.

a
1 Kings 22:27; Psalm 127:2 i
[h]~ lifted up r
[h]~ rock; Deuteronomy 32:4
b
[h]~ oppression j
[h]~ grievousness of flame s
[h]~ the glory of his voice
c
Psalm 74:9 k
[h]~ heaviness t
See 37:36
d
[h]~ thy graven images of thy l
See 11:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:8 u
See 10:5,24
silver m
See 8:8 v
[h]~ every passing of the rod
e
[h]~ scatter n
See 27:8 founded
f
Hosea 14:8 o
See 37:29 w
[h]~ cause to rest upon
g
[h]~ savoury (leavened) p
1 Kings 1:40 x
See 11:15; 19:16
h
See 2:14-15 q
See 2:3 y
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 808. [M] For aTophet is ordained bof old; yes, for the king it is prepared: he has
made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the
LORD, like a stream of brimstone, does kindle it.
See, the LORD comes from afar, aflame with wrath, surrounded by thick rising smoke.
His lips are filled with fury; his words consume like fire. His wrath pours out like floods
upon them all, to sweep them all away. He will sift out the proud nations and bridle them
and lead them away to their doom. But the people of God will sing a song of solemn joy,
like songs in the night when holy feasts are held; his people will have gladness of heart,
as when a flutist leads a pilgrim band to Jerusalem to the mountain of the LORD, the
Rock of Israel. And the LORD shall cause his majestic voice to be heard and shall crush
down his mighty arm upon his enemies, with angry indignation and with devouring
flames and tornados and terrible storms and huge hailstones.
The voice of the LORD shall punish the Assyrians, who had been his rod of punishment
(of the nation of Israel). And when the Lord smites them, his people will rejoice with
music and song.
The funeral pyre has long been ready, prepared for Molech, the Assyrian god; it is piled
high with wood. The breath of the LORD, like fire from a volcano, will set it all on fire.

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: FOLLY OF TRUSTING IN EGYPT

1. Woe to them cthat go down to Egypt for help; and dstay on horses, and trust in
chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong:
but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
2. Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and ewill not fcall back his words; but will
rise against the house of the evil doers, and against the help of them that work
iniquity.
3. Now, the Egyptians are men, and not GOD; and their horses’ flesh, not spirit. When
the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helps shall fall, and he that is
holpen shall fall down, and they all fail together.
4. For thus has the LORD spoken unto me; gLike as the lion and the young lion roaring
on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not
be afraid of their voices, nor abase himself for the hnoise of them: iso, shall the
LORD of Hosts come down to fight for Mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
5. [LD] jAs birds flying, so will the LORD of Hosts defend Jerusalem: defending he will
also deliver it: and passing over, He will preserve it.
Woe to those who run to Egypt for help, trusting in their mighty cavalry and chariots,
instead of looking to the Holy One of Israel and consulting and trusting Him. In His
wisdom, He will send great evil upon His people and He will not change His mind. He will
rise up against them for the evil that they have done, and crush their allies to! For these
Egyptians are just mere men, not God! There horses are puny flesh, not mighty spirits!
When the LORD clenches His fist against them, they will stumble and fall among those
that are trying to help. All will fail together.
But the LORD has told me this: When a lion, even a young lion, kills a sheep, he pays
no attention to the shepherd’s shouts and noise. He goes right on and eats. In such
manner, the LORD will come and fight upon Mount Zion. He will not be frightened away!
He, the LORD of Hosts, will hover over Jerusalem, as birds hover round their nests, and
He will defend the city and deliver it.
809. Turn you unto Him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
a
2 Kings 23:10; see 26:14 d
Psalm 20:7; 33:17; See 30:16; g
Hosea 11:10; Amos 1:2
b
[h]~ from yesterday 36:9 h
[h]~ multitude
c
See 30:2 e
Numbers 23:10 i
See 42:13
f
[h]~ Remove j
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 810. For in that day, shall aevery man cast away his idols of silver, and bhis idols
of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
Therefore, O my people, though you are such wicked rebels, come and return to God. I
know the glorious day will come when everyone of you will throw away his golden idols,
and silver images ~ which in your sinfulness you have made.
811. Then shall cthe Assyrians fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the
sword not of a mighty man shall devour him: but he shall flee dfrom the sword,
and his young men shall be ediscomfited.
812. And fHe shall pass over to ghis strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be
afraid of hthe ensign, says the LORD, iwhose fire is in Zion, and His furnace in
Jerusalem.
And the Assyrians shall be destroyed, but not by the swords of men. The “Sword of God”
will smite them. They will panic and flee, and the strong, young Assyrians, will be taken
away as slaves. Even their generals shall quake in fear and terror and flee when they
see the battle flags of Israel, says the Lord. For the flame of God burns brightly in
Jerusalem.

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: OF CHRIST’S KINGDOM

The first 8 verses of chapter thirty-two are prophetic, relating to God’s kingdom being
established in Jerusalem.
1. [M] Behold, ja king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgement.
2. [M] And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and ka covert from the
tempest; as rivers of water lin a dry place, as mthe shadow of a ngreat rock in a
weary land.
3. [M] And othe eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that
hear shall hearken.
4. [M] The heart also of the prash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of qthe
stammerers shall be ready to speak rplainly.
5. [M] The vile person shall no more be called liberal, nor the churl said to be
bountiful.
6. [M] For the vile person shall speak villainy, and his heart will work iniquity, to
practice hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of
the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
7. [M] The instruments also of the churl are evil: he devises wicked devices to destroy
the poor with lying words, even when sthe needy speak righteously.
8. [M] But the liberal devises liberal things; and by liberal things shall he tstand.
LOOK, a RIGHTEOUS KING IS COMING, with righteous princes! He will shelter Israel
from the storm and the wind. He will refresh her, as a river in the desert, and the cooling
shadow of a mighty rock, within a hot and weary land. Then at last, will the eyes of
Israel be opened wide to God; and His people will finally listen to His voice. Even the
hotheads among them, will be full of sense and understanding, and those who stammer
in uncertainty will speak out plainly.
In those days the ungodly, the atheists, will not be heroes! Wealthy cheaters will not be
spoken of as generous, outstanding men! Everyone will recognise an evil man when he
sees him, and hypocrites will fool no-one at all. Their lies about God, and their cheating

a
See 2:20; 30:22 g
[h]~ His strength n
[h]~ heavy
b
[h]~ the idols of his gold h
See 11:10 o
See 35:5
c
See 37:36 i
See 24:15 p
[h]~ hasty
d
[h]~ for fear of j
Psalm 45:1; 72:1,2,4; Jeremiah q
See 28:11
e
[h]~ tributary, or, for melting, or 23:5 r
[h]~ elegantly
tribute k
See 4:6 s
[h]~ he speaks against the poor
f
[h]~ his rock shall pass away for l
See 25:5 in judgement
fear m
See 4:6 t
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of the hungry, will be plain for all to see. The smooth tricks of evil men will all be
exposed, as will all-of the lies that they use, to oppress and exploit the poor in the
courts. But good men will be generous to others, and will be blessed of God for all they
do.
813. Rise up, you women athat are at ease: hear my voice; you careless
daughters; give ear unto my speech.
814. b
Many days and years shall you be troubled, you careless women; for the
vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
815. Tremble, you women that are at ease: be troubled you careless ones: strip
you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
816. They shall lament for the teats, for the cpleasant fields, for the fruitful vines.
817. d
Upon the land of my people, shall come up thorns & briers; eyes, upon all-
of the houses of joy in the joyous city:
818. [M] fBecause the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall
be left; the gforts and towers shall be for dens forever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture
of flocks.
819. [M] Until hthe spirit is poured out upon us from on high, and ithe wilderness
will be a fruitful field, jand the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
820. [M] Then judgement shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness shall
remain in the fruitful field.
821. [M] And kthe work of righteousness shall be lpeace; and the effects of
righteousness, are quietness and assurance forever.
822. [M] And my people shall dwell in a peaceful habitation, and in sure
dwellings, and is sure resting places.
823. [M] When it shall hail, coming down on the forest, and the city shall be low,
in a low place.
824. [M] Blessed are you that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the
feet of mthe ox and the ass.
Listen you women, who loll around in lazy ease; listen to me and I will tell you what
your reward is. In a short time ~ in less than one year, suddenly you will care, O careless
ones. For the crops of fruit will fail; the harvest will not take place.
Tremble, O women of ease; throw off your unconcern. Strip off your pretty clothes ~
wear sackcloth for your grief. Beat your breasts in sorrow, for those bountiful farms of
yours, that will soon be gone, and for those fruitful vines of other years.
For you land will thrive with thorns and briers; your joyous homes and happy cities will
be all gone. Your palaces and mansions will all be deserted, the crowded cities empty.
Wild herds of donkeys and goats will graze upon the mountains, where the watch towers
are, until at last, the spirit is poured down upon us from Heaven.
Then, once again enormous crops will come. His justice will rule through all-of the land,
and out of justice ~ peace. Quietness and confidence will reign forevermore.
My people will live in safety, quietly at home, but the Assyrians will be destroyed, and
their cites will be laid low. And God will greatly bless His people. Wherever they plant,
bountiful crops will spring up, and their flocks and herds will graze in green pastures.

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: DESOLATION & RESTORATION OF ZIONS’ ENEMIES

a
Amos 6:1; See 3:16-24 f
See 27:10 k
James 3:18
b
[h]~ days above a year g
[h]~ cliffs and watchtowers l
Psalm 119:165
c
[h]~ fields of desire h
Joel 2:28 m
See 30:24
d
See 34:13; Hosea 9:6; i
See 35:1-2
e
[h]~ burning upon j
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 1. Woe to thee athat spoil, and thou were not spoiled: and bdeals treacherously, and
they dealt not treacherously with Thee! cWhen you shall cease to spoil, you shall
be spoiled; and when you shall make an end to dealing treacherously, they will
deal treacherously with thee!
2. O LORD, be gracious unto us; dwe have waited for thee: & be their arm every
morning, our salvation also in our time of trouble.
3. At the noise of the tumult, the people fled: eat the lifting up of thyself the nations
were scattered.
4. And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpillar: as the running
to and fro of locusts shall be run upon them.
5. fThe LORD is exalted: for He dwells on high: He has filled Zion with judgement and
righteousness.
6. And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and the strength of
g
salvation: the fear of the Lord is His treasure. [it is also the first step of wisdom].
7. Behold, their hvaliant ones shall cry without: ithe ambassadors bitter will weep
bitterly.
8. jThe highways lay waste, the wayfaring man ceases; he khas broken the covenant,
he has despised the cities, he regards no man.
9. lThe earth mourns and languishes: Lebanon is ashamed, and mhewn down: nSharon
is like a wilderness; and oBashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
10. pNow will I rise, Says the LORD: now will I be exalted: now will I lift up myself.
11. You shall conceive chaff; you shall bring forth stubble; your breath, as fire, shall
devour you.
12. And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: qas thorns cut up shall they be
burned in the fire.
WOE TO YOU ASSYRIANS, who have destroyed everything around you, but have never
felt destruction for yourselves. You expect others to respect their promises to you, while
you betray them! Now you too, will be betrayed and destroyed.
But to us, O LORD, be merciful, for we have waited for you. Be our strength each day
and our salvation in time of trouble.
The enemy runs at the sound of your voice. When you stand up, the nations shall flee.
Just as locusts strip the fields and vines, so will Jerusalem strip the fallen army of
Assyriar.
The LORD is very great, and lives in heaven. He will make Jerusalem the home of Justice
and goodness and righteousness. An abundance of salvation is stored up for Judah, in a
safe place, along with wisdom and knowledge and reverence for God.
But now your ambassadors weep in bitter disappointment, for Assyria has refused their
cry for peace. Your ads lie in ruins; travellers’ detour on back roads. The Assyrians have
broken their peace pack, and care nothing for the promises they made in the presence
of witnesses ~ they have no respect for honour, or for anyone. All the land of Israel is
in trouble; Lebanon has been destroyed; Sharon has become a wilderness; Bashan and
Carmel are plundered.
But the LORD says; I will stand up and show my power and might. You Assyrians will
gain absolutely nothing by all-of your efforts. Your own breath will turn to fire and kill
you. Your armies will be burned to lime, like thorns cut down and tossed into the fire.
825. Hear you, that are afar off, what I have done; and, you that are near,
acknowledge my might.

a
See 21:2; Habakkuk 2:8 g
[h]~ salvations m
[h]~ Withered away
b
See 21:2 h
[h]~ messengers n
See 35:2
c
Revelation 13:10 i
2 Kings 18:37 o
See 2:13
d
See 25:9; 26:8 j
Judges 5:6 p
Psalm12:5
e
Psalm 68:1 k
2 Kings 18:14-17 q
See 9:18
f
Psalm 97:9 l
See 24:4 r
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 826. The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness has surprised athe hypocrites.
Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with
everlasting burnings?
827. He that walks brighteously, and speaks cuprightly; he that despises the gain
of oppressions, that shakes his hands from holding bribes, that stops his ears from
d

hearing of eblood and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;

828. f
He shall dwell on ghigh: his place of defence shall be the place of rocks:
bread shall be given him; hhis waters shall be sure.
829. [M] Thine eyes shall see ithe king in his beauty: they shall behold the land
j
that is very far off.
830. Thine heart shall meditate terror. kWhere is the scribe? Where is the
l
receiver? Where is he that counted the towers?
831. m
You shall not see fierce people, na people of a deeper speech than you
can perceive; of a ostammering tongue, that you cannot understand.
832. Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: pthine eyes shall see Jerusalem
a quiet habitation, a tabernacle, that shall be not taken down; qnot one of rthe
stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be
broken.
833. But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place sof broad rivers and
streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ships pass
thereby.
834. For the LORD is our judge; the LORD is our tlawgiver, uthe LORD is our
king; He will save us.
835. v
The tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast; they
could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame takes
the prey.
836. And wthe inhabitants shall not say, I am sick: xthe people that dwell therein
shall be forgiven their iniquity.
Listen to what I have done, all-of the nations, far away! And you that are near,
acknowledge my might! The sinners among my people shake in fear. “Which one of us,”
they cry, “can live here in the presence of this all-consuming, Everlasting Fire?”
I will tell you who can live here: All who are honest and fair, who reject making profit
by fraud; who hold back their hands from taking bribes, who refuse to listen to those
who plot murder, who shut their eyes to all enticements to do wrong. Such as these
shall dwell on high. The rocks of the mountains shall be their fortress of safety; food will
be supplied to them, and they will have all-of the water that they need.
Your eyes will see the King in His beauty, and the highlands of heaven far away. Your
mind will think back to this time of terror, when the Assyrians officers stood outside your
walls, counting your towers, and estimating how much booty they will get from your
fallen city.
But soon they will all be gone. These fierce violent people, with a strange jabbering
language, that you cannot understand, will all disappear. Instead, you will see Jerusalem
at peace, a place where God is worshipped, a city quiet and unmoved. The glorious LORD
will be to us as a wide river of protection, that no enemy can cross. For the LORD is our
Judge, our Lawgiver, and our King: He will care for us and save us.

a
See 9:17 j
[h]~ of far distances s
[h]~ broad of spaces
b
[h]~ in righteousness k
1 Corinthians 1:20 t
[h]~ statute maker
c
[h]~ uprightness l
[h]~ the weigher u
Psalm 89:18
d
[h]~ deceits m
2 Kings 29:32 v
[h]~ They have forsaken thy
e
[h]~ bloods n
Deuteronomy 28:49 tacklings
f
See 15:2 o
[h]~ ridiculous w
Psalm 103:3; See 38:1-8
g
[h]~ heights, or high places p
Psalms 46:5; 125:1-2 x
Jeremiah 50:20
h
2 Chronicles 32:30 q
See 37:33
i
See 6:5 r
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The enemies’ sails hang loose on broken masts and useless tackle. Their treasures shall
be divided by the people of God; even the lame will win their share. The people of Israel
will no longer say; “We are sick and helpless,” for the LORD will forgive them their sins
~ and bless them.

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: JUDGEMENT ~ GOD AVENGES HIS CHURCH

The first fifteen verses of this chapter are prophetic, and refer to the Seven Years of the
Tribulation Period of Daniel and the Book of Revelation. [T]
1. [T] aCome near, ye nations, to hear: and hearken, you people: blet the earth hear,
and all that are therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
2. [T] For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and His fury upon all-of
their armies; He has utterly destroyed them, He has delivered them to the
slaughter.
3. [T] Their slain shall also be cast out, and ctheir stink shall come up out of their
carcasses, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
4. [T] And dall-of the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and ethe heavens shall be
rolled together as a scroll: and fall their host shall fall down, as the leaf fallen from
off the vine, and as the falling fig from the fig tree.
5. [T] For gmy sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, hit shall come down upon
Idumea; and upon the people of my curse to judgement.
6. [T] The Sword of the Lord is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with
the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for ithe LORD
has a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumeans.
7. [T] And the junicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls;
and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.
8. [T] For it is kthe day of the LORD’S vengeance, and the year of recompenses for
the controversy of Zion.
9. [T] And lthe streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into
brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
10. [T] It shall not be quenched night nor day; mthe smoke thereof shall go up forever:
from generation to generation, it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever
and ever.
Come here & listen, all-of you nations of the earth; let the world and everything in it
hear my words. For the LORD is enraged against the nations; his fury is against their
armies. He will utterly destroy them and deliver them to slaughter. Their dead shall be
left unburied, and the stench of rotting bodies, will fill the land, and the mountains will
flow with their blood.
At that time, the heavens above will melt away and disappear, just like a rolled-up scroll,
and the stars will fall from the heavens, just like leaves, as ripe fruit from the trees.
And when my sword has finished its work in the heavens, then watch, for it will fall upon
Edom, the people I have doomed. [Because they refused to allow my people safe
passage through their land on the roads, as they travelled with Joshua to the Promised
Land].
The sword of the LORD is sated with blood; it is gorged with flesh as though used for
slaying lambs and goats for sacrifice. For the LORD will slay a great sacrifice in Edom
and a mighty slaughter there. The strongest will perish, young boys and veterans too.
The land will be soaked in blood, and the soil made rich with fat. For it is the day of

a
Psalm 49:1 f
See 14:12 k
See 61:2; 63:4; Revelation 9:15
b
Deuteronomy 32:1; See 1:2 g
Jeremiah 46:10 l
Deuteronomy 29:23
c
Joel 2:20 h
Jeremiah 49:7; Malachi 1:4 m
Revelation 14:11
d
Psalm 102:26; Matthew 24:29 i
See 63:1; Zephaniah 1:7
e
Revelation 6:14 j
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vengeance, the year of recompense for what Edom has done to Israel. The streams of
Edom shall be filled with burning pitch, and the ground will be covered with fire. The
judgement of Edom will never end. Its smoke will rise up forever. The land shall be
deserted from generation to generation; no-one will live there anymore.
837. [T] But the acormorants and the bitterns shall possess it: the owl also and
the raven shall dwell in it: and bhe shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion,
and the stones of emptiness.
838. [T] They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom; but none shall be
there, and all of her princes will be nothing.
839. [T] And cthorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles, and brambles in the
fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of dragons and da court for eowls.
840. f
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with gthe wild beasts of the
island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the hscreech owl also shall rest there,
and find herself a place of rest.
841. There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay her eggs, and hatch, and
gather under her shadow: then shall the vultures also be gathered, everyone with
her mate.
There the hawks and the porcupines shall live, and owls and ravens. For God will observe
that land and find it worthy of destruction. He will test its nobles and find them worthy
of death. It will be forever called “The Land of Nothing,” and its princes will soon all be
gone. [This is what happens to lands where the princes plot against Israel!]. Thorns will
overrun their palaces, and nettles will grow in their forts, and it will become the haunt
of jackals and a home for ostriches. The wild animals of the desert will mingle there with
the wolves and the hyenas. Their howls will fill the night. There the night-monsters will
scream at each other, and the demons will come there to rest.
There the owl will make her nest, and lay her eggs and hatch her young and nestle them
beneath her wings, and the kites and vultures will come, each with its mate.
842. Seek you out the book of the LORD, no one of these shall ifail, none shall
want her mate; for my mouth it has commanded, and His spirit it has gathered
them.
843. And He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it unto them by
line: they shall possess it forever: from generation to generation, shall they dwell
therein.
Search the Book of the Lord and see all that He will do; not one detail shall He miss
(because God’s plans are always perfect). Not one kite, or vulture will be there without
its mate, for The LORD has said it, and His Holy Spirit will make sure that it all comes
true. He has surveyed and subdivided the land and deeded it to those doleful creatures;
they shall possess it forever, from generation to generation.

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: FLOURISHING OF CHRIST’S KINGDOM

The ten verses of this chapter are prophetic and relate to the Millennium period; the
establishment of Christ’s Kingdom on this “existing earth.” [M].
1. [M] jThe wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert
shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
2. [M] It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory
of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall
see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.

a
[h]~ pelicans e
[h]~ ostriches i
See 40:26
b
2 Kings 21:13; Lamentations 2:8 f
[h]~ Ziim j
See 55:12
c
See 32:13 g
[h]~ Ijim
d
See 35:7 h
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Even the wilderness and the desert will rejoice in those days: the desert will blossom
with flowers. Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers, and singing and joy! The deserts
will become as green as the Mountains in Lebanon, as lovely as Mount Carmel’s pastures
and Sharon’s meadows; for the LORD will display His glory there, the excellency of our
God.
844. [M] aStrengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
845. [M] Say to them that are of a bfearful heart; Be strong, fear not: Behold
your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; He will come
and save you.
846. [M] Then cthe eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the dears of the deaf
shall be unstopped.
847. [M] Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb
sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
848. [M] And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land
springs of water; in ethe habitation of dragons, where each lay shall be grass with
reeds and rushes.
849. [M] And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called “The
Way of Holiness”: fthe unclean shall not pass over it; gbut it shall be for those; the
wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
850. [M] hNo lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up there on, it
shall not be found there; but the “redeemed” shall walk there:
851. [M] iAnd the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with
songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness,
and jsorrow and sighing shall flee away.
With this news bring cheer to all the discouraged ones. Encourage those who are afraid.
Tell them; “Be strong, fear not, for your God is coming to destroy all or your enemies.
He is coming to save you!” And when He comes, He will open the eyes of the blind, and
unstop the ears of the deaf. The lame man will leap up like a deer, and those who could
not speak will shout and sing! Springs will burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in
the desert. The parched ground will become a pool, with springs of water in a thirsty
land. Where desert jackals lived, there will be grass, reeds and bullrushes!
And a main road will go through that once-deserted land: it will be named “The Holy
Highway.” No evil-hearted men (or women) will be allowed to walk on it. God will walk
there with you; even the most stupid cannot miss the way.
No lion will lurk along its course, nor will there be any other dangers; only “the redeemed
of the Lord” will travel there. These, the ransomed of the LORD, will go home along that
road to Zion, singing songs of everlasting joy. For them all sorrow and all sighing will be
gone forever: only joy and gladness will be there.

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: JUDAH INVADED

1. Now it came to pass kin the fourteenth year, of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib,
the king of Assyria came up against all of the defenced cities of Judah, and took
them.
2. lAnd the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king
Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the
highway of the fuller’s field.

a
Hebrews 12:12 e
See 34:13 j
See 28:5; 65:19; Revelation
b
[h]~ hasty f
See 52:1; Joel 34:17 7:17; 21:4
g
[h]~ but He shall be with them k
2 kings 18:13; 2 Chronicles 32:1
c
Psalm 146:8; See 29:18, 32:3 h
Leviticus 26:6; see 11:7-9 l
See 37:38; 2 Kings 18:17-19,
d
Mark 7:32-35 i
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 3. Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah’s son, awhich was over the house, and
Shebna the bscribe, and Joah, Asaph’s son, the recorder.
In the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah’s reign, [722 B.C]. Sennacherib, king of Assyria,
came to fight against the walled cities of Judah and conquered them. Then he sent his
personal representative with a great army from Lachish to confer with king Hezekiah of
Jerusalem. He camped near the outlet of the upper pool, along the road past the field
where cloth is bleached.
Then Eliakim, Hilkiah’s son, who was the Prime Minister of Israel, and Shebna, the king’s
scribe, and Joah Asaph’s son, the royal secretary, formed a truce tea, and went out of
the city to meet with him.
852. And Rabshakeh said unto them; Say ye now to Hezekiah; Thus, says that
great king, the king of Assyria; What confidence is this wherein thou trust?
853. I say, says you, (but they are only cvain words) dI have counsel and
strength for war: now on whom do you trust, that you rebel against me?
854. Lo, you trust in this staff of this broken reed, on Egypt: Whereon if a man
leans, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: eso is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all
who trust him.
855. But, if you say to me; We trust in the LORD our GOD: is it not he, whose
high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and said to Judah and to
Jerusalem; You shall worship at this altar?
856. Now therefore give fpledges, I pray thee, to my master, the king of Assyria,
and I will give you two thousand horses, if you be able on your part to set riders
upon them.
857. How then will you turn away from the face of one captain of the least of
my master’s servants, and gput your trust on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
858. And am I come up without the LORD against this land to destroy it? Then
Lord said to me; Go up against this land and destroy it.
The Syrian Ambassador told them to go and say to Hezekiah; “The mighty king of Assyria
says that you are a fool to think that the king of Egypt will help you. What are the
Pharoah’s promises worth? Mere words will not substitute for strength, yet you rely on
him for help, and have rebelled against me! Egypt is a dangerous ally. She is a sharpened
stick, that will pierce your hand if you lean on it. That is the experience of everyone that
has ever looked towards her for help.
But perhaps you say; ‘We are trusting in the LORD our God!’ Isn’t He the one that your
king insulted, tearing down his temples and altars in the hills, and making everyone in
Judah worship only at the altars here in Jerusalem?
My master, the king of Assyria, wants to make a little bet with you! ~ that you don’t
have 2,000 men left in your entire army! If you do have 2,000 men, he will give you
2,000 horses for them to ride on!
With that tiny army, how can you think of proceeding against even the smallest and
worst contingent of my master’s troops? For you will get no help from Egypt! What’s
more, do you think I have come here without the Lord’s telling me to come and take
this land? The LORD said to me; ‘Go and destroy it!’”
[Here is a person, whose king worships another god, stating that it is the God of
Abraham, the God of the Jews, that has told him to send his army, to destroy Jerusalem,
as punishment for king Hezekiah’s sins, in breaking down the temples and altars to God
Almighty across the land.]
859. Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah to Rabshakeh; Speak, I pray thee,
unto thy servants in the Syrian (Syriac) language; for we understand it; and speak

a
See 22:15 d
But counsel & strength for the f
[h]~ hostages
b
[h]~ secretary war
c
[h]~ a word of lips e
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 not to us in the Jews’ (Hebrew) language, in the ears of the people that are on the
wall.
860. But Rabshakeh said; Has my master sent me to thy master and to thee to
speak these words? Has He not sent me to the men that sit on the walls, that they
may eat their own dung and drink their own piss with you?
861. Then Rabshakeh stood and cried out in a loud voice in the Hebrew
language, and said; Hear ye the words of the great king of Assyria.
862. Thus says the king; Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able
to deliver you.
863. Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying; The LORD will
surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hands of the king of
Assyria.
864. Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus says the king of Assyria; aMake an
agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his
vines, and every one of his fig trees, and drink ye every one of the waters of his
own cistern.
865. Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn
and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
866. Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying; The LORD will deliver us. Has
any of the gods of the (other) nations delivered his land out of the hands of the
king of Assyria?
867. Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? Where are the gods of
Sepharvaim? And have they delivered bSamaria (the 10 rebellious tribes of Israel)
out of my hand?
868. Who are they among all-of the gods of these lands, that have delivered
their land out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
869. But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s
commandment was, saying; Answer him not.
870. Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and
Shebna the scribe, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah, with their clothes
rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
Then Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to him; “Please talk to us in the Syriacc language,
for we understand it quite well. Don’t speak in Hebrew, for the people on the walls will
hear you.” [These talks are supposed to be private, not for everyone’s ears.]
But he replied: “My master wants everyone in Jerusalem, to hear this, not just the king’s
servants. He wants them to all know that if you don’t surrender, this city will be put
under siege, until everyone is so hungry and thirsty, that he will eat his own dung and
drink his own urine.”
[This prophetic warning was given to the people of Judah from the Temple steps every
morning for 23 years, during the grace period of God Almighty. Can you imagine going
to the steps every day for 23 years, proclaiming a warning to the People of Israel, and
just like in the time of Noah, the people refused to listen to the warnings of Ezekiel and
Jeremiah, and now the judgement of the LORD is about to descend down upon them].
Then He stood up and shouted in Hebrew, to the Jews listening from the city walls.
“Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria: Don’t let Hezekiah fool you ~
nothing he can do will save you! Don’t let him talk you into trusting in the Lord, by telling
you that the Lord won’t let you be conquered by the king of Assyria. Don’t listen to
Hezekiah, for here is the king of Assyria’s offer to you: Give me a present as a token of
surrender; open the gates and come out, and I will let you each have your own farm

a
[h]~ seek my favour by a b
See 7:9 c
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and garden and water, until I can arrange to take you to a country very similar to this
one ~ a country where there is bountiful harvests of grain and grapes, a land of plenty.
Don’t let Hezekiah deprive you of all-of this by saying that the Lord will deliver you from
my armies. Let me ask you: Have any other nation’s gods ever gained victory over the
armies of the king of Assyria? Don’t you remember what I did to Hamath and Arpad?
Did their gods save them? And what about Sepharvaim and Samaria [the 10 rebellious
tribes of Israel]? Where are their gods now? Of all-of the gods of these lands, which one
has ever delivered their people from my power? Name just one! And do you think that
this GOD of yours can deliver Jerusalem from me? Don’t be ridiculous!” But the people
were silent and answered not a word, for Hezekiah had told them to say nothing in reply.
Then Eliakim (son of Hilkiah), the prime minister, and Shebna, the royal scribe, and
Joash, (son of Asaph), the royal secretary, went back to Hezekiah, with clothes ripped
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CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: ISAIAH COMFORTS THEM

1. And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and
covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
2. And he sent Eliakim, was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders
of the priests, covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.
3. And they said unto him; Thus Hezekiah; This day is aa day of trouble, and of rebuke,
and of bblasphemy: for cthe children are come to the birth, and there is not strength
to bring forth.
4. It may be that the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king
of Assyrian his master has sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the
words which the LORD thy God has heard: Wherefore lift up thy prayer for dthe
remnant that is eleft.
5. So, the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
When king Hezekiah heard the outcome of the meeting, he tore his robes and wound
himself in sackcloth, as a sign of humility and mourning, and went over to the Temple
to pray.
Meanwhile he sent Eliakim his Prime Minister, and Shebna, his royal scribe, and the older
priests ~ all dressed in sackcloth ~ to Isaiah the prophet, son of Amoz. They brought
him the message from king Hezekiah: “This is a day of trouble and frustration and
blasphemy; it is a serious time, just like when a woman is in heavy labour trying to give
birth, and the child does not come. But perhaps the LORD your God heard the blasphemy
of the king of Assyria’s representative as he scoffed at the Living God. [Notice king
Hezekiah does not say “My God,” or “Our God,” but “Your God”]. Surely God Almighty
will not let him get away with this! Surely God will rebuke him for those words. Oh
Isaiah, pray for us who are left!” So, they took the king’s message to Isaiah.
871. And Isaiah said unto them: Thus, shall you say unto your master, Thus,
says the LORD; Be not afraid of the words you have heard, wherewith the servants
of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
872. Behold, I willf send a blast upon him, and ghe shall hear a rumour, and
return to his own land: and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
Then Isaiah replied; “tell King Hezekiah that the LORD says: Don’t be disturbed by this
speech from the servant of the king of Assyria, and his blasphemy. For a report from
Assyria will reach the king that he is needed at home at once, and he will return to his
own land, where I will have him killed.
873. So, Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against
Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
874. And hhe heard say concerning Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia, he is come forth
to make war with thee. And when He heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah
saying;
875. Thus, you shall speak to Hezekiah, the king of Judah saying; Let not thy
God, in whom you trust deceive you, saying; Jerusalem shall not be given into the
hands of the king of Assyria.
876. Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all-of the
lands, by destroying them utterly; and thou shall be delivered?
877. Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have
destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden, which were
in Telassar?

a
See 22:5 d
See verse 32 g
Jeremiah 51:46; Obadiah 1
b
[h]~ provocation e
[h]~ found h
See 20:5
c
See 13:8 f
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 878. Where is the king of aHamath, and the king of aArphad, and the king of the
city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?
Now the Syrian envoy left Jerusalem and went to consult the king, who had left Lachish
and was besieging Libnah. But, at this point, the Assyrian king received word that
Tirhakah, the crown prince of Ethiopia, was leading an army against him ~ from the
south. Upon hearing this, he sent messengers back to Jerusalem to Hezekiah, with this
message: “Don’t let this God that you trust in fool you, by promising that Jerusalem will
not be captured by the king of Assyria. Just remember what has happened wherever the
king of Assyria has gone; for they have crushed everyone that has opposed them. Do
you think that you will be any different? Did their gods save the cities of Gozan, Haran,
Rezeph, or the people of Eden in Telassar? No! The Assyrian kings completely destroyed
them! And don’t forget what happened to the king of Hamath, to the king of Arpad, and
to the kings of the cities of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah.”
879. And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and
read it: and Hezekiah went unto the House of the LORD, and spread it before the
LORD.
880. And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD saying:
881. O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, that dwells between the cherubims, thou
are the God, even thou alone of all-of the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made
the heavens and the earth.
882. b
Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see;
and hear all-of the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living
God.
883. Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all-of the cnations,
and their countries.
884. And have dcast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work
of men’s hands, wood, and stone: therefore, they have destroyed them.
885. Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all-of the
kingdoms, of the earth may know that you are the LORD, even you only.
As soon as king Hezekiah had read this letter, he went over to the TEMPLE and spread
the letter out before the LORD, and prayed saying; “O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel,
enthroned above the cherubim, you alone are GOD, of all the kingdoms of the earth.
You alone made the heavens and the earth. Listen as I plead: see me as I pray. Look at
this letter from king Sennacherib, for he has mocked the Living God. It is true, O LORD,
that the king of Assyria has destroyed all those nations, just as the letter says, and
thrown their gods into the fire; for they weren’t gods at all, but merely idols, carved by
men from wood and stone. Of course, the Assyrians could destroy them. O LORD, our
GOD, save us, so that all the kingdoms on the earth will know (without any doubt) that
you alone are God.
886. Then Isaiah the son of Amoz, sent unto Hezekiah saying: Thus says the
LORD God of Israel; Whereas you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of
Assyria:
887. This is the word which the LORD has spoken concerning him: The virgin,
e
the daughter of Zion, has despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter
of Jerusalem has shaken her head at thee.
888. Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? And against whom have you
exalted your voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? Even against the Holy One of
Israel.
889. f
By thy servants you have reproached the Lord, and has said; By the
multitudes of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the

a
Jeremiah 49:23 c
[h]~ lands e
See 10:32; Zechariah 2:10; 9:9
b
Acts 4:29 d
[h]~ given f
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 sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down athe tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir
trees thereof: and I will enter into the heights of his border, and bthe forest of his
Carmel.
890. I have dug and drank water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up
all of the rivers of the cbesieged places.
891. d
Have you not heard long ago, how I have done it: and of ancient times,
that I have formed it? Now have I brought it to pass, that you should be to lay
waste defenced walled cities into ruined heaps.
892. Therefore, their inhabitants were eof small power, they were dismayed and
confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the
grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it is grown up.
893. But I know thy fabode, and thy going out and thy coming in, and thy rage
against me.
894. Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult has come up into my ears,
therefore, will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle on thy lips, and I will turn
thee back, by the way which you came.
895. And this shall be a sign unto you; you shall eat this year such that grows
of itself; and the second year, that which springs up the same: and gin the third
year, sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
896. And hthe remnant that has escaped of the house of Judah shall again take
root downward, and bear fruit upward:
897. For out of Jerusalem shall go forth ia remnant, and they that escape out of
Mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of Hosts shall do this.
898. Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria; jhe shall not
come into the city nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor
k
cast a bank against it.
899. By the way that he came, by the same way shall he return, and shall not
come into this city, says the LORD.
900. For lI will defend this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant
David’s sake.
901. Then, the Angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the
Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand (185,000): and when they
arose early in the morning, behold they were all dead corpses.
902. So, Sennacherib, king of Assyria departed, and mwent and returned, and
dwelt in Nineveh.
903. And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch, his
god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they
escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his (other) son reigned in his
stead.
Then Isaiah, the son of Amoz, sent this message to king Hezekiah: “The LORD God of
Israel says; This is my answer to your prayer against Sennacherib, the king of Assyria.
The Lord says to him: My people ~ the helpless virgin daughter of Zion ~ laughs at you
and scoffs and shakes her head at your scorn. Who is it that you scoffed against and
mocked? Whom did you revile? At whom did you direct your violence and your pride? It
was against the Holy One of Israel!

a
[h]~ the tallness of the cedars it of ancient times, should I now h
[h]~ the escaping of the house
thereof bring it to be laid waste, and of Judah that remains
b
[h]~ his forest and his fruitful defensed cities to be made into i
See verse 4
fields ruined heaps? j
See33:20
c
[h]~ fenced and closed e
[h]~ short of hand k
Luke 19:43
d
[h]~ Have you not heard how I f
[h]~ sitting l
See 38:6
have made it long ago and formed g
See 20:3 m
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Do you really understand what you have done? You have sent your messengers to mock
the Lord God of Hosts. You boast; ‘I came with my mighty army against the nations of
the west. I cut down the tallest cedars and choicest cypress trees. I conquered their
highest mountains and destroyed their thickest forests.’
“You boast of wells that you have dug in many countries that you have conquered, and
Egypt with all-of its armies is not an obstacle to you! But do you not yet understand,
that it was I who decided all-of this a long time ago? That it was I who gave you all-of
this power from ancient times? I have cause all-of this to happen, just as I had planned
it ~ that you should crush walled cities in ruined heaps. That’s why those people had so
little power, and were such easy prey for you.
They were as helpless as the grass, as tender plants that you trample down under your
feet, as grass upon the housetops, burnt yellow by the sun. But I know you well, ~ your
comings and your goings, and all that you do ~ and the way that you have raged against
me.
Because of your anger against the LORD ~ and I heard it all! I have put a hook in your
nose, and a bit in your mouth, and led you back to your own land by the same road on
which you came.”
Then God said to Hezekiah: “Here is the proof that I AM the one, who is delivering this
city from the king of Assyria. This year, He will abandon his siege. Although now it is
too late to plant your crops, and you will only have volunteer grain this fall, still it will
give you enough seed for a small harvest next year ~ and two years from now, you will
be living in luxury again.
And you who are left in Judah will take root again in your own soil and flourish and
multiply. For the remnant shall go out from Jerusalem to repopulate the land; the power
of the LORD of Hosts will cause all-of this to come to pass.”
“As for the king of Assyria, his armies shall not enter Jerusalem, nor shoot their arrows
there, nor march outside the gates, nor build up an earthen bank against its walls. He
will return to his own country, by the same road that he came on, and he will not enter
the city, says the Lord. For my own honour, I will defend it, and in memory of my servant
David.”
That night the Angel of the LORD (Jesus in His spiritual form) went out to the camp
of the Assyrians and killed 185,000 soldiers, without any sound. And when the remaining
soldiers woke up next morning, all-of these dead bodies were around them. Then
Sennacherib, king of Assyria returned to his own country, to Nineveh. And one day when
he was worshipping in the temple of Nisroch his god, his sons Adrammelech and
Sharezer killed him with their swords; then they escaped into the land of Ararat, and
Esarhaddon his other son, became king.

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT: HEZEKIAH’S LIFE EXTENDED

1. aIn those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of
Amos came to him and said; Thus, says the LORD; bset thine house in order; for
thou shall die and not live.
2. Then Hezekiah turned his face towards the wall, and prayed to the LORD.
3. And said; Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee
in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight.
And Hezekiah wept csore.

a
See verse 8 b
[h]~ give charge concerning c
[h]~ with great weeping.
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It was just before all of this that Hezekiah became deathly sick and Isaiah the prophet
(the son of Amos), went to visit him, and gave him a message from the LORD: “Set your
affairs in order, for you are going to die; you will not recover from this illness.”
When Hezekiah heard this news from the LORD, he turned his face towards the wall and
prayed: “O LORD, don’t you remember how true I have been to you, and how I’ve always
tried to obey you in everything that you have said?” Then he broke down with great
sobs.
904. Then came (another) word from the LORD, saying;
905. Go (back) and say to Hezekiah; Thus says the LORD, the God of David thy
father; I have heard thy prayer; I have seen thy tears; behold, I will add unto thy
day (an extra) fifteen years.
906. And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hands of the king of Assyria:
and aI will defend this city.
907. [P] And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do
this thing that He has spoken.
908. [P] Behold, I will again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in
the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backwards. So, the sun returned ten degrees
backward, by which degrees it had gone down.
So, the LORD told Isaiah to go back and give Hezekiah another message: “Go and tell
Hezekiah that the LORD God of your forefather David hears your praying and sees your
tears and will let you live fifteen more years. He will deliver you and this city from the
king of Assyria. I will defend you, says the Lord; and here is my guarantee: I will the
sun back ten degrees, as measured on Ahaz’s sun dial!” So, the sun retraced ten degrees
that it had gone down!
909. The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and was
recovered from his sickness:
910. I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I
am deprived of the residue of my years.
911. I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, bin the land of the living:
I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
912. Mine age is departed, and is removed from me clike a shepherd’s tent: I
have cut off dlike a weaver my life: he will cut me off ewith pining sickness; from
day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
913. I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all-of my bones;
from day even till night, will thou make and end of me.
914. Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: fmine
eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed: undertake for me.
915. What shall I say? He has both spoken unto me, and Himself has done it: I
shall go softly all-of my years in the bitterness of my soul.
g

916. O LORD, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my
spirit: so, will you recover me, and make me to live.
917. Behold, hfor peace I had great bitterness: but iyou have in love to my soul
delivered it from the pit of corruption: for you have cast all-of my sins behind my
back.
918. For jthe grave cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: kthey that
go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
919. The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: lthe father of
the children shall make known the truth.
a
See 37:35 f
Psalm 69:3 i
[h]~ or, but you have loved my
b
Psalm 27:13 g
1 Kings 21:27 soul from the pit
c
2 Corinthians 5:1 h
[h]~ or, on my peace came great j
Psalm 6:5; Ecclesiastes 9:10
d
Job 7:6 bitterness k
Psalm 28:1
e
[h]~ from the thrum l
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 920. The LORD was ready to save me: Therefore, we will sing my songs to the
stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
921. For aIsaiah had said: Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister
[poultice] upon the boil, and he shall recover.
922. Hezekiah also had said; What is the sign that I shall go up to the House of
the LORD?
When King Hezekiah fully recovered from his illness, he wrote this poem about his
experience:
“My life is but half done and I must leave it all.
I am robbed of my normal years and now I must enter the gates of Sheol.
Never again will I see the LORD in the land of the living.
Never again will I see my friends in this world.
My life is blown away like a shepherd’s tent;
It is cut short as when a weaver stops his work at the loom,
In one short day my life hangs by a thread.
All night I moaned: it was like torn apart by lions.
Delirious, I chattered like a swallow, and mourned like a dove;
My eyes grew weary of looking up for help.
‘O God,’ I cried, ‘I am in trouble ~ help me.’
But what can I say? For He Himself has sent this sickness.
All-of my sleep has fled because of my soul’s bitterness.
O LORD, your discipline is good and leads to life and health.
Oh, heal me and make me live!
Yes, now I see it all ~ it was good for me to undergo this bitterness,
For you have lovingly delivered me from death;
You have forgiven all-of my sins.
For dead men cannot praise you.
They cannot be filled with hope and joy.
The living, only the living, can praise you, as I do today.
One generation makes known your faithfulness to the next.
Think of it! The Lord healed me!
Every day of my life from now on,
I will sing my songs of praise in the Temple,
Accompanied by the orchestra.”
(For Isaiah had told Hezekiah’s servants: “Make an ointment of figs and spread it as a
poultice over the boil, and he will get will again.” And then Hezekiah had asked; “What
sign will the LORD give me to prove that he will heal me?”

CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE: CAPTIVITY FORETOLD

1. bAt that time, Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters
and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was
recovered.
2. And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of chis precious things,
d
the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all-of the
house of his earmour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in
his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
Soon afterwards, The King of Babylon, (Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan) sent
Hezekiah a present and his best wishes, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been very

a
2 Kings 20:7 c
[h]~ spicery e
[h]~ jewels, vessels, or
b
See verse 8; 2 Kings 20:12-19 d
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sick and now was well again. [But the real reason was that Merodach-baladan was at
that time, planning a revolt in the east against Sennacherib, so he was very interested
in Hezekiah’s activities in the west].
Hezekiah appreciated this and took the envoys from Babylon on a tour of the palace;
showing them his treasure house full of silver, gold, spices, and perfumes. He took them
into his jewel rooms too, and opened to them all-of his treasures ~ everything.
923. Then came Isaiah the Prophet unto King Hezekiah and said unto him; What
said these men? And from where do they come unto thee? And Hezekiah said:
They are come afrom a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
924. Then he (Isaiah) said: What have they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah
answered; All that is in my house they have seen; there is nothing among my
treasures that I have not showed to them.
925. Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah; Hear the word of the LORD of Hosts:
926. [P] Behold, the days come, that is all that is in thy house, and that which
thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing
shall be left, says the Lord.
927. And of thy sons that though issue from thee; which thou shall beget, shall
they take away: and bthey shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
928. Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah; Good is the word of the LORD, which thou
hast spoken. He said moreover; For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
Then Isaiah the prophet came to the king and said; “What did they say to you? Where
are they from?” ‘From far away in Babylon,” Hezekiah replied. “How much have they
seen in your palace?” asked Isaiah. And Hezekiah replied; “I showed them everything I
own, including all-of my priceless treasures.”
Then Isaiah said to him: “Listen to this message from the LORD of Hosts: ‘The time is
coming when everything that you have ~ all-of your treasures stored up by your fathers
~ will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left. And some of your own sons will
become slaves, yes, eunuchs, in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
“All right.” Hezekiah replied. “Whatever the LORD says is good. At least, there will be
peace in my lifetime!”
[The Moral of this chapter: Beware who you invite into your home; not all who come
bearing gifts are your “FRIENDS.” Some come to deceive, kill, rob, and destroy. Unless
you have the Holy Spirit Gift of Discernment, operating in your life, you will not be able
to identify the “intentions of their hearts.” This was what happened here. These envoys
came as “sheep,” but were in fact “wolves in sheep’s clothing,” seeking out what they
could devour in the king’s palace.]

CHAPTER FORTY: GLAD TIDINGS OF THE GOSPEL

1. Comfort ye, Comfort ye my people, says the LORD.

2. Speak ye ccomfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, dwarfare is accomplished,
that her iniquity is pardoned: for she has received of the LORD’S hand double for
all of her sins.
COMFORT, OH, COMFORT my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem and
tell her that her sad days are over and gone. Her sins are pardoned, and the Lord will
give her “Twice as many Blessings,” as He gave her punishments before.
929. [P] eThe voice of him that cries in the wilderness; fPrepare ye the way of
the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

a
See 5:26 d
[h]~ her appointed time f
Malachi 3:1
b
Daniel 1,2,3,7 e
See 58:1; Matthew 3:3; Mark
c
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 930. [P] aEvery valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be
made low; and the crooked shall be made bstraight, and the rough places cplain:
931. [P] And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, dand ALL flesh shall see it
together: for the Lord has spoken it.
932. The voice said, CRY. And he said; What shall I cry? eAll flesh is grass, and
all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.
933. The grass withers, the flower fades; because the Spirit of the LORD blows
upon it: surely the people are grass.
934. [P] The grass withers, the flower fades: but the Word of our God shall stand
forever.
Listen! I hear the voice of someone shouting; “Make a way for the Lord through the
wilderness; make him a straight smooth road through the desert. Fill the valleys, level
the hills; straighten out the crooked paths and smooth off the rough spots in the road.
The glory of the LORD will be seen by all-of mankind together.” The Lord has spoken it
~ so shall it be! The voice says; “SHOUT!” “What shall I shout?” I asked. “Shout that
man is like grass that dies away, and all-of his beauty fades away like dying flowers.
The grass withers, the flowers fade, beneath the breath of God. And so, it is with fragile
man. The grass withers, the flowers fade, BUT the word of our GOD shall stand forever!”
935. f
O Zion, that brings good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; gO
Jerusalem, that brings good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength, lift it up, be not
afraid; say unto the cities of Judah; Behold your God!
936. [M] Behold, the LORD God will come hwith strong hand, and His arm shall
rule for him: behold, His reward is with him, and iHis work before Him.
937. [M] jHe shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with
His arms, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those kthat are with
young.
O Crier of Good News, shout out to Jerusalem from the mountain tops! Shout Louder!
Don’t be afraid! Tell the cities of Judah; “Your God is Coming!” Yes, the Lord God is
coming with mighty power; He will rule with awesome strength.
See, His reward is with Him, to each as He has done. He will feed His flock like a
shepherd: He will carry the lambs in His arms and gently lead the ewes with young.
938. Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out
heaven with a span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in la measure, and
weighted the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
939. m
Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being nHis counsellor, has
taught Him?
940. With whom took He counsel, and who oinstructed him, and taught him in
the path of judgement, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the way of
p
understanding?
941. Behold, the nations are a drop in the bucket, and are counted as the small
dust of the balance: behold, He takes up the isles as a very little thing.
942. And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for
a burnt offering.
943. All of the nations before Him are qas nothing; and they are counted to him
less than nothing, and vanity

a
Luke 3:5 g
[h]~ O, those that tell good l
[h]~ A tierce ~ and old measure
b
[h]~ made a straight place tidings to Jerusalem equivalent to 42 gallons of wine
c
[h]~ made a plain place h
[h]~ against the strong m
Romans 11:34; 1 Corinthians
d
Luke 3:6 i
[h]~ recompence for his work 2:16
e
1 Peter 1:24 j
Ezekiel 34:23; Zechariah 13:7; n
[h]~ man of His counsel
f
[h]~ O, those that tell good John 10:11 o
[h]~ made him understand
tidings to Zion k
[h]~ or that give suck p
[h]~ understandings
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Tell me: Who else held the oceans in His hands, and measured off the heavens with His
ruler? Who else knows the weight of all the earth, and who weighs the mountains and
the hills? Who can advise the Spirit of the LORD, or be His teacher, or give Him counsel?
Has He ever needed anyone’s advice? Did He need instruction as to what is right and
best? NO! For all-of the peoples of the earth are nothing in comparison to Him ~ they
are just a drop in the bucket, dust on the scales. He picks up the islands as if they have
no weight at all. All-of Lebanon’s forests do not contain sufficient fuel to consume a
sacrifice large enough to honour Him, nor are all its animals enough to offer to our God.
All the nations are as nothing to him; in His eyes they are less than nothing ~ mere
emptiness and froth.
944. To whom will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare unto Him?
945. a
The workmen melt the graven image, and the goldsmith spreads it over
with gold, and casts silver chains.
946. He that bis so impoverished that he has no oblation chooses a tree that will
not rot; he seeks unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, cthat
shall not be moved.
947. d
Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you
from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
948. e
It is he [The Messiah] that sits upon that, the circle of the earth, and the
inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; fthat stretches out the heavens, gas a
curtain; and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in:
949. h
That brings the princes to nothing; he makes the judges of the earth as
vanity.
950. Yes, they shall not be planted; yes, they shall not be sown; yes, their stock
shall not root in the earth; and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither,
and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
951. i
To whom then will you liken me, or shall I be equal? Says the Holy One.
952. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who has created these things that
brings out their host by number: jHe calls them all by name by the greatness of
his might, for that He is strong in power; not one fails.
953. Why say you; O Jacob, and speaks; O Israel, MY way is hidden from the
Lord, and kmy judgement is passed over from my God?
How can we describe God? With what can we compare Him? With an Idol? An idol made
from a mould, overlaid with gold, and with silver chains around its neck? The man too
poor to buy expensive gods like that described above, will find a tree that is free from
rot and hire a man to carve a face on it, and that’s his god ~ a god that cannot even
move!
Are you so ignorant? Are you so deaf to the words of God ~ the words that He gave
before the worlds began? Have you never heard nor understood? It is God who sits
above the circle of the earth. (The people below must seem to him to be like
grasshoppers!) He is the one who stretches out the heavens like a curtain and makes
his tent from them. He dooms the great men of the world and bring them all to naught
~ to nothing! They hardly get started, barely take root, when He blows on them, and
their work withers and the winds carry them off like straw. “With whom shall you
compare me? Who is my equal?” Asks the Holy One.
Look up unto the heavens! I ask you: Who created all-of those stars? As a shepherd
leads his sheep, calling each one by its pet name, and counts them to see that none are
lost or strayed, so God does with the stars and the planets!
a
See 41:7; 42:12-13; 46:6; d
Psalm 19:1; Acts 14:17; Romans h
Job 12:21; Psalm 107: 40; See
Jeremiah10:3-4 1:19-20 46:11
b
[h]~ is poor of oblation e
[h]~ Him that sits i
Deuteronomy 4:5-16
c
See 41:7; Jeremiah 10:4 f
Job 9:8 j
Psalm 147:4
g
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O Jacob, O Israel, how can you say that the Lord doesn’t see your troubles and isn’t
being fair?
954. Have you not known? Have you not heard, that the everlasting God, the
LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faints not, neither is weary? aThere is
no searching of His understanding.
955. He gives power to the faint (hearted); and to them that have no might He
increases (their) strength.
956. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly
fall:
957. [P] BUT, they that wait upon the LORD bshall crenew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings of eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall
walk and not faint.
Don’t you understand yet? Don’t you know by now that the everlasting God, the Creator
of the farthest parts of the earth, never grows faint or weary? No one can fathom the
depths of His understanding. He gives power to the tired and worn out, and strength to
the weak. Even the youths shall be exhausted, and the young men will all give up. But
they that wait upon the LORD, shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with the
wings of eagles; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

CHAPTER FORTY-ONE: GOD’S CHURCH MUST TRUST IN HIM.

[AND ONLY HIM!]

1. dKeep silence before me, O eislands: and flet the people renew their strength: let
them come near: then let them speak: let us come near together to judgement.
2. Who raised up the grighteous man hfrom the east, called him to his foot, gave the
nations before him, and imade him rule over kings? He gave them as the dust to
his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
3. He pursued them, and passed jsafely; even by the way that he had not gone with
his feet.
4. Who has wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the
LORD, kthe first and the last; I AM he.
5. The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and
came.
6. They helped everyone his neighbour; and everyone said to his brother, lbe of good
courage.
7. So, the carpenter encouraged the mgoldsmith, and he that smoothes with the
hammer, nhim that smote the anvil, osaying; It is ready for the psoldering; and he
fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
8. But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob qwhom I have chosen, the seed of rAbraham,
my friend.
9. You, whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief
men thereof, and said unto thee; Thou are my servant; I have chosen thee, and
have not cast you away.
Listen in silence before me, O lands beyond the sea. Bring your strongest arguments.
Come now and speak. The court of heaven is ready for your case.

a
Romans 11:33 h
See 46:11 n
[h]~ the smiting
b
Psalm 103:5 i
See 45:1 o
[h]~ saying of the soder it is
c
[h]~ change j
[h]~ in peace good
d
Zechariah 2:13 k
See verse 27; 43:10,13; 44:6; p
[h]~ soldering
e
See verse 5; 40:15; 42:4,10 48:12; Revelation 1:11 q
Deuteronomy 7:6; 10:15; 14:2;
f
See 40:31 l
[h]~ be strong Psalm 135:4; See 43:20
g
[h]~ righteousness m
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Who has stirred up this one from the east [Cyrus the great of Persia ~ see Isaiah 44:28],
whom victory meets at every step? Who, indeed, but the LORD? God has given him
victory over many nations and permitted him to trample kings underfoot, and to put
entire armies to the sword. He chases them away and goes on safely, though the paths
he treads are new. Who has done such mighty deeds, directing the affairs of generations
of mankind as they march by? It is I, the LORD, the First and the Last; I alone am he.
The lands beyond the sea watch in fear and wait for word of Cyrus’ new campaigns.
Remote lands tremble and mobilize for war. Each man encourages his neighbour and
says; “Don’t worry, he won’t win.” But they rush to make a new idol; the carver hurries
the goldsmith, and the moulder helps at the anvil. “Good,” they say. “It’s coming along
fine. Now we can solder on the arms.”
Carefully they join the parts together, and then fasten the thing in place so it won’t fall
over.
But as for you, O Israel, you are mine, my chosen ones; for you are Abraham’s family,
and he was my friend. I have called you back from the ends of the earth and said that
you must serve but me alone, for I have chosen you and I will not throw you away.
958. a
Fear not! bFor I am with thee: be not dismayed: for I AM thy God; I will
strengthen you: Yes, I will help you; Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of
my righteousness.
959. Behold, all that they incensed against you shall be ashamed and
confounded: they shall be as nothing, and cthey that strive with you shall perish.
960. You shall seek them, and shall not find them, even dthem that contended
with you: they that war against you shall be as nothing, and as a thing of naught!
961. For I, the LORD thy God, will hold your right hand, saying unto you, Fear
not: I will help you.
962. Fear not, ethou worm, Jacob, and you fmen of Israel: I will help you; says
the LORD, and gthy redeemer; hthe Holy One of Israel.
963. Behold, I will make thee a new, sharp, threshing instrument, having iteeth;
thou shall thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and you shall make the hills
as chaff.
964. Thou shall jfan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind
shall scatter them; and thou shall rejoice in the LORD, and shall glory in the Holy
One of Israel.
965. When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongues
fails for thirst, I, kthe LORD, will hear them, I, the God of Israel will not forsake
them.
966. l
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys;
m
I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry lands, springs of water.
967. I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle,
and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree
together:
968. That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that
the hand of the LORD has done this, and that the Holy One of Israel has created
it.
969. n
Produce your cause, says the LORD: bring forth your strong reason, says
the King of Jacob.

a
See verses 13,14 f
[h]~ few men k
[h]~ the founder
b
Deuteronomy 31:6,8 g
See 54:5,8 l
See 35:6-7
c
[h]~ the men of thy strife h
See 12:6; See verse 16 m
Psalm 107:35
d
[h]~ the men of thy contention i
[h]~ Having mouths n
[h]~ cause to come near
e
Psalm 22:6 j
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 970. a
Let them bring forth, and shew us what shall happen; let them show the
former things; what they be, that we may bconsider them, and know the latter end
of them: or declare us things for to come.
971. c
Show the thing which are to come hereafter, that we may that you are
gods; yes, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
972. Behold, you are dof nothing, and your work eof naught; an abomination is
he that chooses you.
973. [P] I have raised up one ffrom the north, and he shall come: from the rising
of the sun, shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon
mortar, and as the potter treads clay.
974. g
Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know? And before
time, that we may say; He is righteous? Yes, there is none that shows, yes, there
is none that declares, yes, there is none that hears your words.
975. h
The first ishall say to Zion; Behold, behold them; and I will give to
Jerusalem one that brings good tidings.
976. j
For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no
counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could kanswer a word.
977. Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing; their molten images
are wind and confusion.
Fear not! For I am with you. Do not be dismayed, I AM your God. I will strengthen you;
I will help you; I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. (Or, with the right hand
of my righteousness).
See, all-of your angry enemies lie confused and shattered. Anyone who opposes you will
die. You will look for them in vain~ they will be gone. I am holding you by your right
hand~ I, the LORD your God ~ and I say to you; Don’t be afraid, I am here to help you.
Despised though you are, fear not, O Israel; for I will help you. I AM the LORD, your
redeemer, I AM the Holy One of Israel. You shall be a new and sharp-toothed threshing
instrument to tear all-of the enemies apart, making chaff of mountains. You shall toss
them into the air; and the wind shall blow them all away; and the whirlwinds shall scatter
them. And the joy of the Lord shall fill you full; you shall glory in the God of Israel.
When the poor and needy seek water and there is none, and their tongues are parched
with thirst, then I will I answer when they cry out to me. I, Israel’s God, will never
forsake them. I will open up rivers for them on the high plateaus! I will give them
fountains of water in the valleys! I will provide pools of water in the desert, and rivers
that feed from springs shall flow across the parched land. I will plant trees ~ cedars,
myrtle, olive trees, the cypress, fir, and pine ~ on barren land, and they shall flourish.
Everyone shall see this miracle and clearly understand that it is God Almighty who did
it, the Holy One of Israel.
Can your idols make such claims as these? Let them come and see what they can do!
Says the Lord God, the King of Israel. Let them try to tell us what has occurred in years
gone by, or what will happen in the future. Yes, that’s it! If you are gods, then tell us
what will happen in the days ahead! Or do some mighty miracles that make us stare,
amazed. But no! You are less than nothing, and can do nothing at all. Anyone who
chooses you, needs to have their heads examined!
But I have stirred up Cyrus from the north and the east; he will come against the nations,
and call upon my name, and I will give him victory over kings and princes. He will treat
them as a potter that tramples on the clay.

a
See 45:21 e
[h]~ worse than of a viper i
See 40:9
b
[h]~ set our hearts upon them f
Jeremiah 50:3 j
See 63:5
c
See 44:7 g
See 43:9 k
[h]~ return
d
[h]~ worse than nothing h
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Who but I, have told you that this would happen? Who else predicted this, making you
admit that he was right? No one else! None other said a word! I was the first to tell
Jerusalem, “Look! Look! Help is on the way! Not one of your idols told you this. Not one
gave any answer when I asked. See, they are foolish, worthless things; your idols are
all as empty as the wind.

CHAPTER FORTY-TWO: THE OFFICE OF CHRIST

The first four verses of this chapter are prophetic, and relating to the First Coming if
Jesus Christ. [F]

1. [F] Behold amy servant whom I uphold: bmine elect, in whom cmy soul delights: dI
have put my Spirit upon him: He shall bring forth judgement to the Gentiles.
2. [F] He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the streets.
3. [F] A bruised reed he shall not break, and the esmoking flax shall he not fquench:
he shall bring forth judgement unto truth.
4. [F] He shall not fail or be gdiscouraged until he has set judgement in the earth:
h
and the isles shall wait for his law.
See my Servant, [not Cyrus of chapter 41, but Jesus Christ] whom I uphold: my Chosen
One, in whom I delight. I will put my Spirit upon Him: he will reveal justice to the nations
of the world. He will be gentle ~ He will not shout, nor quarrel in the streets. He will not
break the bruised reed, nor quench the dimly burning flame. He will encourage the faint
hearted, those tempted to despair. He will see full justice given to all who have been
wronged. He won’t be satisfied until truth and righteousness prevail throughout the
earth, nor until the distant lands beyond the seas have put their trust in Him.
978. Thus says God, the LORD, he that created the heavens and stretched them
out; He that spread for the earth, and that comes out of it; He that gives breath
unto the people upon it, and Spirit to them that walk therein.
979. [F] I, the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand,
and will keep thee, and igive thee for a covenant of the people; jfor a light of the
Gentiles.
980. [F] kTo open the blind eyes, to lbring out the prisoners from the prisons,
and mthem that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
981. I AM the LORD: that is my name: nand my glory will I not give to another,
neither my praise to graven images. [Note: God will not allow His glory to be given
to any graven images ~ even inside churches!]
982. Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things do I declare:
before they spring forth, I tell you of them.
983. o
Sing unto the LORD a new song; and his praise from the ends of the earth,
p
you that go down to the sea, and qall that is therein; rthe isles, and the inhabitants
thereof.
984. s
Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice; the villages that
t
Kedar does inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the
top of the Mountains.
985. Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare His praise in the Islands.

a
See 43:10; 52:13; 53:11; h
See 60:9; Matthew 12:21 n
See 48:11
Zechariah 3:8; Philippians 2:7 i
See 49:8 o
Psalm 33:3
b
See 49:7 j
See 49:6; 51:4; 60:1-3; Luke p
Psalm 107:23
c
Matthew 3:17 2:32 q
[h]~ the fullness thereof
d
See 11:2; 61:1; John 3:34 k
See 35:5 r
Psalm 72:10; See verses 4, 12,
e
[h]~ dimly burning l
See 49:9; 61:1: Luke 4:18; 2 15:
f
[h]~ quench it Timothy 2:26; Hebrews 2:14-15 s
See 55:12
g
[h]~ broken m
Luke 1:79 t
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 986. The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, He shall stir up jealousy like a
man of war: He shall cry, yes, roar; He shall aprevail against His enemies.
987. I have long time holden my peace; I have been still; and refrained myself;
now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and bdevour at once.
988. I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up their herbs; and I will
make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
989. And I will bring the blind by the way that they know not; I will lead them
in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and
the crooked things cstraight. These things will I do unto them and not forsake them.
The LORD God who created the heavens, and stretched them out and created the earth
and everything in it, and who gives life, and breathe, and spirit, to everyone in all-of the
world, He is the one who says [to His servant, the Messiah].
“I the Lord, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. I will guard and support
you, for I have given you to my people “as the personal confirmation of my covenant
with them. You shall also be a light to guide the nations unto me. You will open the
eyes of the blind, and release those who sit in prison darkness and despair. I AM the
LORD! That is my name, and I will not give my glory to anyone else; I will not share
my praise with carved idols. Everything I prophesied came true, and now I will prophesy
again. I will tell you the future before it happens.
Sing a new song unto the Lord; sing His praises, all-of you who live in earth’s remotest
corners! Sing, O sea! Sing, all you who live in distant lands beyond the sea! Join the
chorus, you desert cities ~ Kedar and Sela! And you too, dwellers in the mountain tops.
Let the western coastlands glorify the Lord and sing His mighty power.
The Lord will be a mighty warrior, full of fury toward his foes. He will give a great shout
and prevail. Long has He been silent; He has restrained Himself. But now He will give
full vent to His anger & wrath; He will groan and cry like a woman giving birth to her
child.
He will level the mountains and the hills and blight their greenery. He will dry up the
rivers and pools. He will bring blind Israel along a path that they have never seen before.
He will make the darkness bright before them, and smooth and straighten out the road
ahead. He will not forsake them.
990. They shall be dturned back, ethey shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in
graven images, that say to the molten images; You are our gods.
991. Hear you deaf, and look you blind; that you may see!
992. f
Who is blind, but my servant? Or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? Who
is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as gthe LORD’S servant?
993. Seeing many things, hbut you observe not: iopening your ears, but hearing
not.
994. The LORD is well please for His righteousness’ sake; He will magnify the
law, and make jit honourable.
995. But this is a people robbed and spoiled; kthey are all-of them snared in
holes, and they are hidden in prison houses; they are for a prey; and none delivers;
for a spoil, and none says, Restore.
996. Who among you will give ear to this? Who will hearken and hear lfor the
time to come?
997. Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? Did not the LORD?
He who against whom we have sinned? For they would not walk in His ways, neither
were they obedient unto His laws.
a
[h]~ behave Himself mightily e
Psalm 97:7; See 1:29; 44:11; i
Matthew 13:14
b
[h]~ swallow, or, sup up 45:16 j
[h]~ him
c
[h]~ into straightness f
See 43:8 k
[h]~ in snaring all-of the young
d
See 50:5 g
See 41:8 men of them
h
Romans 2:21 l
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 998. Therefore, (Conclusion) He has poured upon him the fury of His anger, and
the strength of battle; and it has set him on fire round about, yet he knew not;
and it burned him; yet he laid it not to heart.
But those that trust in idols and call them gods will be greatly disappointed; they will be
turned away. Oh, how blind and deaf you are towards God! Why won’t you listen? Why
won’t you see? Who in all-of the world is as blind as my people, who are designed (in
their DNA) to be my messengers of truth? Who is so blind as my “dedicated one,” the
“Servant of the LORD?” You see and understand what is right, but won’t heed, nor do
it; you hear, but you won’t listen.
The LORD has magnified His law and made it truly glorious. Through it He had planned
to show the world that He is righteous. But what a sight His people are~ those who were
to demonstrate to all-of the world the glory of His law; for they are robbed, enslaved,
imprisoned, trapped, fair game for all, with no-one to protect them.
Won’t even one of you learn and apply these lessons from the past and see the ruin that
awaits you up ahead in your future? Who let Israel be robbed and hurt? Did not the
Lord? It is the Lord that they sinned against, for they would not go where He sent them,
nor listen to His laws.
That is why God poured out such fury and wrath on His people and destroyed them in
battle. Yet, though set on fire and burned, they will not understand the reason why ~
that it is God, wanting them to repent, turn from their wicked ways ~ and turn back to
Him.

CHAPTER FORTY-THREE: GOD COMFORTS THE CHURCH WITH HIS PROMISES

1. [P] But now, thus says the LORD that created you, O Jacob and He that formed
you, O Israel: ‘Fear not: afor I have redeemed you, bI have called you by name;
you are mine.
2. [P] cWhen you pass through the waters, I will be there with you; and through the
rivers, they shall not overflow you; when you walk through the fire, you shall not
be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon youd.
3. [P] For I AM the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, ethy Saviour: I gave up
f
Egypt, for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for you.
4. [P] Since you were precious in my sight, you have been honourable, and I have
loved you: Therefore, will I give men for you, and people for your glife.
5. [P] hFear not: For I AM with you: I will bring your seed from the east, and gather
them from the west;
6. [P] I will say to the north; Give up, and to the south; Keep not back; bring my sons
from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth.
7. [P] Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory,
I have formed him; yes, I have made him.’
But now, the LORD who created you, O Israel, says; Don’t be afraid, for I have ransomed
you; I have called you by name, you are mine! When you go through deep waters and
great troubles, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not
drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up ~ the
flames will not consume you. For I AM the LORD your God, your Saviour, the Holy One
of Israel. I gave (up) Egypt and Ethiopia and Seba (to Cyrus) in exchange for your
freedom, as your ransom (price).

a
See 44:22-23 d
These 2 verses form the basis for f
Psalm 68:31
b
See 45:3-4 a worship song. g
[h]~ person
c
Deuteronomy 32:16 e
See 49:26; 60:16 h
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Others died so that you may live; I traded their lives for yours, because you are precious
to me and honoured, and I love you.
Don’t be afraid, for I AM with you. I will gather you from the east and the west, from
the north and the south. I will bring my sons and daughters back to Israel from the
farthest corners of the earth. All who claim me as their God will come, for I have made
them for my glory; I created them.
999. a
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
1000. Let all-of the nations be gathered together, and let the people be
assembled: bwho among them can declare this, and show us former things? Let
them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and
say, “IT IS THE TRUTH!”
1001. c
You are my witnesses, says the LORD, and dmy servant whom I have
chosen: that you may know and believe me, and understand that I AM he; ebefore
me, there was fno God formed, neither shall there be after me.
1002. g
I, even I, AM the LORD; and beside me there is no Saviour.
1003. I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed, when there was no
h
strange god among you; therefore, you are my witnesses, says the LORD, that I
AM God.
1004. Yes, ibefore this day was, I AM he; and there is none that can deliver you
out of my hand; I will work, and who shall jlet it?
Bring them back to me ~ blind as they are and deaf when I call [although they can see
and they can hear, they ignore me!]
Gather the nations together! Which of all-of their idols have ever foretold such things?
Which of them can predict even one single day ahead? Where are the witnesses of
anything that they said? If there are no witnesses, then they must confess that only God
can prophesy.
But I have witnesses, O Israel, says the LORD! You are my witnesses, and my servants,
chosen to know and to believe me, and to understand that I alone am God. There is no
other God; there never was and there never will be!k
I AM the Lord, and there is no other Saviour. Whenever you have thrown away your
idols, I have shown you, my power. With one word I have saved you. You have seen me
do it! You are my witnesses that it is true. From eternity to eternity, I AM God. No one
can oppose what I do.
1005. Thus says the LORD, lyour Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake
I have sent to Babylon and have brought down all-of their nobles, and the
Chaldeans whose cry is in the ships.
1006. I AM the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
1007. Thus says the LORD, mwhich makes a way in the sea, and a path in the
mighty waters.
1008. n
Which brings forth the chariot and horse, the army, and the power; they
shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as
tow.
The LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel, says: For your sakes I will send an
invading army against Babylon, that will walk into that country almost unscathed. The
boasts of the Babylonians will turn into cries of fear. I AM the LORD, the Holy One,
Israel’s Creator and King. I AM the LORD, who opens a way through the waters, making
a path right through the sea. [Reminding Israel of the crossing of the Red Sea]. I called

a
See 42:19 f
[h]~ nothing formed of God k
Muslims, please take note!
b
See 41:26 g
See 45:21; Hosea 7:9 l
See 44:6,24; 48:17; 63:16
c
See 44:8 h
Deuteronomy 32:16 m
Exodus 14:16,22
d
See 42:1; 55:4 i
Psalm 92:2 n
Exodus 14:4-9,25
e
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forth the mighty army of Egypt, with all-of its chariots and horses, to lie beneath the
waves, dead, their lives snuffed out like candlewicks.
1009. a
Remember not the formed things, neither consider the things of old.
1010. [P] Behold, I will do a new thing: now it shall spring forth: Shall you not
know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and brivers in the desert.
1011. The beasts of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the cowls; because
d
I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people,
my chosen.
1012. This people have I formed for myself; they shall show forth my praise.
But forget all-of that! It is nothing, compared to what I am going to do! For I am going
to do a brand-new thing, something that you have never seen before. See, I have
already started! Don’t you see it? I will make a road through the wilderness of this world
for my people to go homee, and create rivers for them in the desert. The wild animals
in the fields will thank me, the jackals, and the ostriches too, for giving them water in
the wilderness, yes, springs in the desert, so that my people, my chosen ones, can be
refreshed.
I have made Israel for myself, and these people will someday honour me before the
whole word.
[Please note: God did not make a two-state solution! Any nation who proposes, or
supports such a proposal, is going directly against God’s Holy Word, & therefore will
suffer the consequences!]
1013. But you have not called upon me, O Jacob; but fyou have been wearied of
me, O Israel
1014. g
You have not brought me the hsmall cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither
have you honoured me with your sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with
an offering, nor wearied you with incense.
1015. You have not brought me any sweet cane with money, neither have you
i
filled me with the fat of your sacrifices: but you have made me to serve with your
sins, you have jwearied me with thine iniquities.
1016. [P] I, even I AM He, that blots out your transgressions kfor my own sake,
and will not remember your sins.
1017. Put me in remembrance: let us plead together; declare yourself, that you
may be justified.
1018. Your first father (Adam) has sinned, and your lteachers have transgressed
against me.
1019. *** Therefore, (Conclusion) m
I have profaned the nprinces of the
sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the course, and Israel to reproaches.
But O my people, you won’t ask my help; you have grown tired of me! You have not
brought me the lambs for the burnt offerings; you have not honoured me with sacrifices.
Yet, my requests for offerings and incense have been very few! I have not treated you
as slaves. You have not brought me any sweet-smelling incense, nor pleased me with
sacrificial fat. No, you have presented me only with your sins, and wearied me with all-
of your faults.
I, yes, I alone, am He that blots out your sins, for my own sake, and will never think of
them again. Oh, remind me of this promise of forgiveness, for we must talk about your
sins, Plead your case for my forgiving you. From the very first, your ancestors sinned

a
Jeremiah 16:14; 23:7 Israel from many countries every j
See 1:14
b
Exodus 17:6; 41:18; 48:21 year. k
See 48:11; Ezekiel 36:22
c
[h]~ or, ostriches f
Micah 6:3; Malachi 1:13 l
[h]~ interpreters
d
Exodus 17:6; 41:18; 48:21 g
Amos 5:25 m
See 47:6; Lamentations 2:2
e
This promise is coming to pass h
[h]~ lambs, or kids n
[h]~ holy princes
before our very eyes as plane i
[h]~ made me drink, or,
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against me ~ all-of you forebears transgressed my law. That is why I have deposed your
priests and destroyed Israel, leaving her to shame.

CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR: THE CHURCH IS COMFORTED

1. Yet now hear, aO Jacob, my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen. [Note: When
God Almighty choses a nation, then other nations better respect His choice,
otherwise there will be trouble ~ for THEM!]
2. Thus says the LORD that made thee, and bformed thee from the womb, which will
help thee; cFear not, O Jacob, my servant, and thou dJesurun, whom I have chosen.
3. [M] For I will pour water on him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: eI
will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.
4. And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
5. One shall say, I am the LORD’S; and another shall call himself by the name of
Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and fsurname
himself by the name of Israel.
6. Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the LORD of Hosts; I
g
AM the first and I AM the last; and hbeside me there is no (other) God.
7. And who, as I, shall I call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I
appointed the ancient people? And the things that are coming, and shall come, let
them show unto them.
8. Fear ye not, neither be afraid: ihave I not told you from that time, and have
declared it? jYou are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? Yes, there is
k
no God; I know not any.
Listen to me, O my servant Israel, O my chosen ones. The LORD who made you, who
will help you, says, O servant of mine, don’t be afraid. For I will give you abundant water
for your thirst, and for your parched fields. And I will pour out my Spirit and my blessings
on your children. They shall thrive like watered grass, like willows on a river bank. “I am
the Lord’s,” they will proudly say, or “I am a Jew,” and tattoo upon their hands the name
of God, or the honoured name of Israel.
The LORD, the King of Israel, says; Yes! It is Israel’s Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts who
says it. I AM the first (Alpha [Alif]l)and the Last (Omega [Tua]); There is no other God!
[God Almighty makes it very clear; Allah is NOT a god!] Who else can tell you what is
going to happen in the days ahead? Let them tell you if they can, and prove their (divine)
power. Let them do as I have done from ancient times. Don’t, I repeat, don’t be afraid.
Haven’t I proclaimed from ages past, that I would be your protector and save you? You
are my witnesses ~ is there any other God? No! None that I know about! There is no
other Rock!
1020. They that make a graven imagem are all-of them vanity; and their
n
delectable things shall not profit (them); and they are their own witnesses; othey
see not nor know; that they may be ashamed.
1021. Who has formed a god, or molten or graven image pthat is profitable for
nothing? [Statues of Jesus on the Cross, or Statues of Mary; God says is a waste
of money ~ there is no profit in them at all, as far as He is concerned!]

a
See 41:8 f
See 45:4 l
Greek & Hebrew
b
See 43:1,7 g
See 41:4 m
Like in the Catholic church
c
See 43:5 h
Psalm 86:10; see verse 8 n
[h]~ desirable
d
Deuteronomy 32:15 i
See 41:22 o
Psalm 115:5
e
See 32:15; Joel 28; John 4:10; j
See 43:10, 12 p
Habakkuk 2:18
7:38; Acts 2:18 k
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 1022. Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed; and the workmen, they are of
men: Let them all be gathered together, let them stand up, yet shall they fear, and
they shall be ashamed together.
1023. a
The smith bwith the tongs both work in the coals, and fashioned it with
hammers, and works it with the strength of his arms: yes, he is hungry, and his
strength fails him, he drinks no water and is faint.
1024. The carpenter stretches out his rule; he marks it out with a line; he first it
with planes, and he marks it out with a compass, and makes if after the figure of
a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house,
1025. He hews him down cedars, and takes the cypress and the oak, which he
c
strengthens for himself among the trees of the forest: he plants an ash, and the
rain does nourish it.
1026. Then shall it be for man to burn, for he will take thereof, and warm himself;
yes, kindles it, and bakes bread; yes, he makes a god and worships it; he makes
it a graven image, and dfalls down thereto.
1027. He burns part thereof in the fire; with part thereof, he eats flesh; he roasts
the roast, and is satisfied; yes, he warms himself, and says; aha, I am warm, I
have seen the fire:
1028. And the residue thereof he makes a god, even his graven image; he falls
down unto it; and worships it, and eprays unto it, and says; Deliver me; for thou
art my god.
1029. They have not known or understood; for he has fshut their eyes, that they
cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
1030. And none gconsiders in his heart, neither is their knowledge nor
understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire: Yes, I have also baked
bread on the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it; and shall I make the
residue thereof an abomination? Shall I fall down at the hstock of a tree?
1031. He feeds on ashes: ia deceived heart has turned him aside, that he cannot
deliver his soul, nor say; Is there not a lie in my right hand?
What fools they are that manufacture idols for their gods. Their hopes remain
unanswered. They themselves are their own witnesses that this is so ~ that this is a
fact; for their idols can neither see, nor know. No wonder those who worship them are
ashamed. Who, but a fool would make his own god? An idol that can help him not one
whit! Don’t they know that it has eyes that cannot see, ears that cannot hear, a mouth
that cannot speak hands and feet that cannot move ~ and no brains!
All-of the people who worship these idols will stand before the LORD God Almighty in
shame, along with the carpenters, ~ mere men ~ who claim that they made a god. This
applies to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Muslims and all-of the cults, who worship man-
made images and call them gods. They will stand in terror before the LORD. The metal-
smith stands before his forge to make an axe, pounding on the metal with all-of his
might. He grows hungry and thirsty, weak, and faint. Then the woodcarver takes the
axe and uses it to make an idol. He measures and marks out a block of wood, and carves
out the figure of a man. Now, he has a wonderful idol, that can’t so much as even move
from the location where it has been placed! He cuts down cedars, he selects the cypress
and the fir trees, he plants the ash in the forest, to be nourished by the rain.
And after his care, he uses part of the wood to make a fire to warm himself, and also to
bake his bread, and then ~ he really does ~ he takes the rest of it and makes himself a
god ~ a god for men to worship! An idol to fall down and worship and praise! How stupid
is that?

a
See 40:19; Jeremiah 10:3-5 d
See verses 17 & 19; 46:6 g
[h]~ sets to his heart
b
[h]~ or, with an axe e
See 45:20 h
[h]~ that which comes of a tree
c
[h]~ takes courage f
[h]~ daubed i
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Part of the tree he burns to roast his meat and to keep him warm and fed and content,
and with what is left he makes his god; a carved idol! He falls down before it, and prays
to it. “Deliver me,” he says. “You are my god!”
Such stupidity and ignorance! God Almighty has shut their eyes so that they cannot see,
and closed their minds from understanding. The man never stops to think or figure out,
“Why it’s just a block of wood! I’ve burned it for heat, and used it to bake my bread and
roast my meat. How can the “rest of it be a god? Should I fall down before a chunk of
wood?”
The poor deluded fool feeds on ashes; he is trusting something which can never give
him any help at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask, “Is this thing, this idol, that I am
holding in my hand, is it a lie?”
1032. Remember these, O Jacob, and Israel; for ayou are my servant; I have
formed you; you are my servant O Israel, you shall not be forgotten of me.
1033. I bhave blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud,
your sins; (therefore) return unto me, for cI have redeemed you.
1034. d
Sing, O ye Heavens; for the LORD has done it: Shout! eYou lower parts of
the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree, therein;
for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and glorified Himself in Israel.
1035. Thus says the LORD; fThy Redeemer, and gHe that formed thee from the
womb, I AM the LORD that makes all things; that stretches forth the heavens
alone; that spreads abroad the earth by myself;
1036. That frustrates the tokens of the liars, and makes hdiviners mad; that turns
wise men backwards, and imakes their knowledge foolish;
1037. That confirms the word of jhis servant, and performs the counsel of his
messengers; that says to Jerusalem; Thou shall be inhabited; and to the cities of
Judah; You shall be built; and I will raise up the kdecayed places thereof;
1038. l
That says the deep; Be dry, and I will dry up the rivers. [Note: July 2022,
the Euphrates River is at its lowest ever recorded levels. Remember, the Euphrates
River dries up so that 100 million troops from the east can cross it on dry land to
go and prepare to attack Israel.]
1039. That says of mCyrus; He is my shepherd, and shall perform all-of my
pleasure: even saying nto Jerusalem; Thou shall be built; and to the Temple; Thy
foundation shall be laid.
Pay attention Israel; for you are my servant; I made you, and I will not forget to help
you! I have blotted out your sins; they are gone like morning mist at noon! Oh, return
to me, for I have paid the price to set you free.
Sing, O Heavens, for the Lord has done this wondrous thing. Shout! O earth; break forth
into song, O mountains and forests, yes, and every tree; for the LORD redeemed Jacob,
and is glorified in Israel!
The LORD, your Redeemer, who made you, says; ALL things were made by Me; I alone
stretched out the heavens. By myself I made the earth and everything in it.
I AM the one who shos what liars and false prophets are, by causing something else to
happen ~ than the things that they say. I make wise men give opposite advice to what
they should give; and make them into fools.
But what my “true” prophets say, I do: when they say that Jerusalem will be delivered,
and the cities of Judah lived in once again ~ it shall be done! When I speak to the rivers
and say; “Be dry!” They shall be dry! When I say to King Cyrus that “He is My shepherd,”

a
44:1-2 f
See verse 6 k
[h]~ waste
b
43:25 g
See verse 2; 49:5 l
Jeremiah 50:38: 51:32, 36
c
43:1; 48:20 h
Deuteronomy 18:14 m
45:1
d
49:13 i
1 Corinthians 1:20 n
2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1:1-
e
Psalm 63:9 j
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he will certainly do as I say; and Jerusalem shall be rebuilt, and the Temple shall be
restored: For I, the LORD, have spoken it!

CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE: GOD CALLS CYRUS FOR THE CHURCH’S SAKE.

1. [P] Thus says the LORD to ahis anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I bhave held
to subdue nations before him: and I will lose the loins of kings, to open before him
the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut.
1040. [P] I will go before you: and cmake the crooked places straight; dI will break
into pieces the gates of brass: and cut in sunder the bars of iron;
1041. [P] And I will give thee ethe treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of
secret places, (so) that you may know that I, the LORD, which calls you fby thy
name, am gthe God of Israel.
1042. For hJacob, my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, have I called thee by
name; I have isurnamed you, (even) though you have not known me.
This is Jehovah’s message to Cyrus, God’s anointed, whom He has chosen to conquer
any lands. God shall empower (strengthen) his right hand and he shall crush the
strength of mighty kings. [You may find it strange that God Almighty would anoint an
“unbeliever,” to be His instrument to destroy nations.]
God shall open the gates of Babylon to him; the gates shall not be shut against him
anymore. I will go before you, Cyrus, and level the mountains and smash down the city
gates of brass and iron bars. And I will give you treasures that are hidden in the
darkness, and secret riches; and you will know that I AM doing this ~ I, the LORD, the
God of Israel, the one who calls you by name.
And why have I selected you and named you for this work? For the sake of Jacob, my
servant, ~ Israel, my chosen. I called you by name when you didn’t know me.
1043. j
I AM the LORD, and there is no one else! There is no God beside me: I
girded thee, though thou hast not known me.
1044. That they may know that kfrom the rising of the sun, and from the west,
that there is none beside me. I AM the LORD and there in none else!
1045. I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and lcreate mevil: I,
the LORD, do all-of these things. [Don’t be misled by the KJV translation here. God
Almighty does not make “evil.” The correct English word should be “calamity”].
1046. Drop down, ye heavens from above, and let the skies pour down
righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation; and let
righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it!
1047. Woe unto him that strives with his maker! Let the potsherd strive with the
potsherds of the earth. nShall the clay say to him that fashions it, What makest
thou? Or thy work, He has no hands?
1048. Woe unto him that says to his father; What begets you? Or to the woman;
What has thou brought forth?
1049. Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and His Maker; Ask me of
things to come concerning omy sons, and concerning pthe work of my hands
command ye me.
1050. I have made the earth and qcreated man upon it; I, even my hands, have
stretched out the heavens, and rall their host have I commanded.

a
13:3; 44:28 h
44:1 n
29:16; 64:8; Jeremiah 18:6;
b
[h]~ strengthened i
44:5 Romans :20
c
40:4 j
See verses 6,14,18,21-22; 44:8; o
Jeremiah 31:9
d
Psalm 107:16 46:9 p
29:23
e
Jeremiah 50:37; 51:13 k
Malachi 1:8 q
Genesis 1:26-27
f
Exodus 13: 12, 17 l
Amos 3:6 r
Genesis 2:1
g
29:23 m
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 1051. a
I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will bdirect all-of his ways;
c
he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, dnot for price nor reward,
says the LORD of Hosts.
1052. Thus says the LORD; eThe labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia,
and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be
thine: they shall come after thee: fin chains they shall come over, and they shall
fall down unto thee, they shall make supplications unto thee, saying; gSurely God
is in thee; and hthere is none else, there is no God.
1053. Verily thou art a God ithat hides thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
1054. They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all-of them; they shall go to
confusion together that are makers of idols!
1055. [P] But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you
shall not be ashamed nor confounded, world without end.
1056. j
For thus says that LORD that created the heavens: God Himself that
formed the earth and made it: He has established it, He created it not in vain, He
formed it to be inhabited: I AM the LORD, and THERE IS NONE ELSE!
1057. k
I have not spoken in secret, in the dark place of the earth; I said not unto
the seed of Jacob; Seek ye me in vain: lI the LORD speak righteousness, I declare
mthings that are right.
I AM Jehovah ~ there is no other God. I will strengthen you and send you out to victory
even though you don’t know me, and all-of the world from east to west will know that
there is no other God. I AM Jehovah and there is no-one else! I, alone am God. I formed
the light and make the darkness. I send good times and bad. I, Jehovah, am He who
does these things.
Open up of heavens. The skies pour out their righteousness. Let salvation &
righteousness sprout up together from the earth. I, Jehovah, created them.
Woe to the man who fights with His creator! Does a pot argue with its maker? Does the
clay dispute with him who forms it, saying; “Stop, you are doing it wrong!” Or the pot
exclaims; “How clumsy can you be”? Woe to the baby that has just been born who
squalls and wails to his father and mother; “Why have you produced me? Can’t you do
anything right at all”?
Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel, Israel’s creator, says; What right do you have to
question what I do? Who are you to command me concerning the works of my hands? I
have created the earth and put man upon it. With my hands I have stretched out the
heavens and commanded all-of the vast myriad of stars. I have raised up Cyrus to fulfill
my righteous purpose, and I will direct all-of his paths. He shall restore my city and free
my captive people ~ and not for any reward!
Jehovah says; The Egyptians, the Ethiopians, and the Sabeans, shall all be subject to
you. They shall come to you with all of their merchandise and it shall all be yours. They
shall follow you as prisoners in chains, and fall down before you on their knees and say;
“The only God there is, is your God!”
Truly, O God of Israel, Saviour, you work in strange ways, your wonders, and miracles
to perform. All who worship idols shall be disappointed and ashamed. But Israel shall be
saved by Jehovah, with eternal salvation: they shall never be disappointed in their God,
through all eternity. For Jehovah created the heavens and the earth and everything in
its place, and made the worlds to be lived in, not to be empty chaos. I AM Jehovah, He
says, and there is no other! I publicly proclaim bold promises: I do not whisper
obscurities in some dark corner, so that no-one can know what I mean. And I didn’t tell
a
41:2 f
Psalm 149:8 k
48:16
b
[h]~ make straight g
1 Corinthians 14:25 l
Psalm 119:138
c
44:28 h
See verse 5 m
Psalm 17:2
d
52:3 i
57:17; Romans 11:33
e
Psalm 68:31; 72:10-11 j
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Israel to ask me for what I didn’t plan to give them! No, for I, Jehovah, speak only truth
and righteousness.

[NOTE: If you believe in anything, that does not speak publicly, through its prophets of
things to come, that are seen to come to pass, or who require that you worship at an
idol (like a Hindu temple, or the black rock adjacent to the Kabbah in Mecca,) then you
are not worshipping the one and only true God, Jehovah, the creator of the Universe.
Jehovah is the only God that promises salvation and eternal life.]
1058. Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ayou that are escaped
from the nations: bthey have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven
image, and cpray unto a god that cannot save.
1059. Tell ye, and bring them near, let them take counsel together; who has
declared this from ancient time? Who has told it from that time? Have not I, the
LORD? And dthere is no God else beside Me; a just God and a Saviour; there is
none beside me.
1060. Look unto Me, and ebe ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I AM God,
and there is none else.
1061. f
I have gsworn by myself [I have taken an oath on my own name], the word
is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, shall not return (void); hThat unto Me,
i
every knee shall bow, and jevery tongue shall swear.
1062. k
Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I lrighteousness and strength;
even to Him shall men come; and all that are incensed against Him shall be
ashamed.
1063. In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
Gather together and come, you, nations that escape from Cyrus’ hand. What fools they
are that carry around the wooden idols, and pray to a god that cannot save them!
Consult together, argue your case, and state your proofs, that idol-worship pays! Who
but God Almighty has said that these things concerning Cyrus would happen? For there
is no other God but me ~a just God, and a Saviour ~ no, not one! Let all-of the world
look to me for salvation! For I AM God; there is no other! I have sworn by my own name,
and I will never go back on my own word ~ for it is true ~ that every knee shall bow to
me, and every tongue shall swear allegiance to My name.
“In Jehovah is all-of my righteousness and strength,” the people shall declare. And all
who are angry with him shall come to him and be ashamed. In Jehovah, all-of the
generations of Israel shall be justified, triumphant!

CHAPTER FORTY-SIX: IDOLS ARE NOT TO BE COMPARED WITH GOD.

1. mBel bowed down, Nebo stooped, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the
cattle: your carriages were heavy laden; they are a burden to the weary beasts.
2. They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but
n
themselves are gone into captivity.
The idols of Babylon; Bel, and Nebo, are being hauled away on ox carts! But look! The
beasts are stumbling! The gods are falling out onto the ground! Is that the best that
they can do? If they cannot even save themselves from a fall, how can they save their
worshippers from Cyrus?

a
66:19 f
Romans 14:11 k
[h]~ Or, Surely, he shall say of
b
44:18-19; 48:5,7-8; Romans g
Genesis 22:16 me, in the LORD is all
1:22-23 h
Romans 14:11 righteousness and strength
c
44:17 i
Philippians 2:10 l
[h]~ righteousnesses
d
See verse 5 j
Deuteronomy 6:13 m
21:9; Jeremiah 50:2; 51:44
e
Psalm 22:27; see 52:10 n
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 1064. Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and aall-of the remnant of the house
of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
1065. And even to your old age I AM he; and even to hoars hairs will I carry you;
b
I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and deliver you.
“Listen to me, all-of Israel, who are left; I have created you and cared for you since you
were born. I will be your God throughout all-of your lifetime, yes, even when your is
white with age. I made you and I will care for you. I will carry you along and be your
Saviour.”
1066. To whom will you liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we
may be alike?
1067. c
They lavish go out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a
goldsmith, and he makes a god: dthey fall down, yes, they worship.
1068. e
They bear him upon the shoulder, and set him in his place, and he shall
stand; from his place, shall he not remove: yes, one shall cry unto him, fyet can
he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
1069. Remember this, and gshew yourself men; and bring it again to mind, O you,
transgressors.
1070. h
Remember the former things of old: ifor I AM God, and there is no one
else! I AM God, and there is none like me.
1071. j
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things
that are not yet done, saying; My counsel shall stand and I will do all-of my
pleasure:
1072. Calling a ravenous bird kfrom the east, the man lthat executes my counsel,
from a far country: yes, I have spoken it, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed
it, (therefore) I will also do it.
With all-of heaven and earth do I compare? Will you compare me with an idol made
lavishly with silver and with gold? They hire a goldsmith to take your wealth and make
a god from it! Then they fall down and worship it! They carry it around on their shoulders,
and they have set it down, it stays there, for it cannot move by itself! And when someone
prays to it, there is not answer, for it cannot speak, nor get the person out of his
troubles. “Don’t forget this, O, you guilty ones.
And don’t forget the many times I clearly told you what was going to happen in the
future. For I AM GOD ~ I ONLY, that there is none other like me, who can tell you what
is going to happen in the future. All I say will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish.
I will call that swift bird from the east ~ that man Cyrus, from far away. And he will
come and do my bidding. I has said that I will do it ~ and I will!
1073. Hearken unto me, you stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness;
1074. I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation,
shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
Listen to me ~ you stubborn, evil men! For I am offering you, my deliverance; not in
the distant future, but right now! I am ready to save you, and I will restore Jerusalem,
and Israel, who is my glory.

HISTORY OF ISRAEL TIMELINE

Summary:
First a few key points about the nation (people) of Israel:
• Israel (the nation) is over 3,000 years old.

a
6:13 e
45:20; Jeremiah 10:5 i
45:5
b
[h]~ (as in) psalm 102:27; f
Psalm 115:5 j
41:26
chapter 52:6 g
1 Samuel 4:9; 1 Corinthians k
41:2,25
c
40:19 16:13 l
[h]~ of my counsel
d
44:15 h
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• Israel was destined to become “a great nation.”
• Israel was destined to be a blessing to all nations.
• Israel is also a chosen (unique) nation – a special people planned to be God’s
witness to all-of the other nations on the earth.
• Israel will exist as long as the sun, moon and stars exist.
• Israel, or rather a saved remnant, will enter Christ’s Kingdom age on this earth
(the Millennium Period).

Now a brief timeline of key events:

• God gave Israel her own land (ancient Canaan) through an unconditional covenant
with Abraham.
• Through Abraham’s descendants all nations would be blessed through Israel’s
Messiah, Yeshua (Jesus).
• God renamed Abraham’s grandson Jacob and called him “Israel”.
• Jacob’s descendants were the twelve tribes of Israel (the Hebrew Israelites).
• Initially the term ‘Jew’ referred to a member of the tribe of Judah, but later all
Israelites were called Jews.
• In 1003 BC King David established Jerusalem as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel.
[and despite what nations say, God has not changed His mind]
• In 922 BC the twelve tribes split into a southern kingdom (the ‘House of Judah’) and
a northern kingdom comprising ten tribes (the ‘House of Israel’).
• Only four Gentile empires were destined to rule over Israel: Babylonian, Persian,
Greek and Roman.
• All the tribes eventually rebelled against God and were scattered by the Babylonians
throughout the nations (the diaspora).
• The Babylonians destroyed Israel’s magnificent temple (Solomon’s temple) in
Jerusalem.
• Israel’s scattering was complete around 586 BC.
• A remnant of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the
temple.
• The rebuilt temple (the Second Temple) and Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans
in 70 AD.
• The Romans renamed the land of Israel (principally Judea) as ‘Palestina’ (modern
Palestine.)
• At the start of the 20th century Palestine was still a mix of many peoples, with no
distinctive Jewish nation or Palestinian people.
• At the end of the age of the Gentiles, God gathers His scattered people into their
Promised Land. This is now underway.
• The 1922 British Mandate for Palestine sought a homeland for the Jewish nation,
Israel.
• The Mandate encouraged Jewish immigration (Aliyah), resulting in a 7400 percent in
about 100 years,
• 14th May, 1948: the Declaration of the State of Israel.
• Jews are returning in unbelief, as prophesied, (and will suffer tribulation under a
revived Roman Empire), as recorded in the Book of Revelation.
Israeli tour guides sometimes say: Israel may be three hundred miles long, thirty miles
wide, but it’s three thousand years deep. They are simply referring to the fact that over
three millennia of Bible history is sown in the land of Israel.
Others agree: Israel is the very embodiment of Jewish continuity: “It is the only nation
on earth, that inhabits the same land, bears the same name, speaks the same language,
and worships the same God that it did 3,000 years ago.”

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[Charles Krauthammer – The Weekly Standard, May 11, 1998]
So much for the history of Israel over the past 3,000 years. But this 3,000-year-old
nation goes on: Israel was not created in order to disappear – Israel will endure and
flourish. It is the child of hope, and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by
adversity, nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honours
the sword of freedom.” [John F. Kennedy, former President of the United States].

THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL STARTED WITH ABRAHAM

The history of Israel and the Arab nations starts with Abram (later called Abraham).
Some 4,000 years ago Abram was called by God to go from his home in Ur of the
Chaldeans, and travel to a land that God would give to him and his descendants, Fig.1.
Scholars date this migration from Ur somewhere between 1900 and 1750 BC, and the
land in question was Canaan. God said to Abram:
Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that
I will show you. I will make you a great nation … (Gen 12:1)
That nation was Israel. At this time God set about making a people for Himself to be a
witness of Himself to the nations, and they were given the land of Canaan for
perpetuity (Gen: 17:8). Through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob came the Twelve Tribes of
Israel (Judah, Joseph, Benjamin, Dan …) and they inhabited the land God gave them
– the area currently known as Israel, including the West Bank, Gaza, and the Golan
Heights.
Sadly, after the Davidic Kingdom around 1,000 BC the tribes of Israel gradually fell
away from their God and through their disobedience were uprooted from their land
and scattered throughout the nations. Israel’s scattering (the diaspora) was complete
around 586 BC. Subsequently, in 70 A.D., the Romans committed genocide against the
Jews, smashed the Temple in Jerusalem and declared the land of Israel would be no
more. To this end they renamed the land of Israel, principally Judea, as ‘Palestina’
(modern Palestine) which some believe as an attempt to minimize Jewish identification
with the land of Israel. Let’s look at all this in more detail.

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 Fig.1: Abraham’s journey, Biblical maps

The Promise of a Great Nation – the Abrahamic Covenant

God told Abram that his descendants would become a great nation and that through this
nation all the nations of the earth would be blessed (Gen 12:1-7).
FACT: the blessing came through Isaac, Jacob, Judah … to Christ – salvation for all
mankind is of the Jews (Jn 4:2).
To confirm this promise God changed Abram’s name to Abraham, meaning ‘father of
many nations’ (Gen 17:5) and He made a covenant with him: I will establish My
covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you … I will give to you and
your descendants … all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be
their God. (Genesis 17:7,8). This covenant was ratified by God alone, meaning that the
covenant is eternal and unconditional (Genesis chapter 15).
Now, no matter what governments, or the United Nations says: GOD’S WORD
IS STILL THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY ON THIS ISSUE!!!

A Chosen Nation – A Special People for Ever

Note that God said: ‘I will be their God.’ Here, God was claiming Israel to be His own;
‘You are Mine’ (Isa 43:1). So here we have God identifying Himself with a particular
people. Here we have the God of Israel – they are God’s very own people, forever (2
Samuel 7:24). Why did God do this? God made a people for Himself for a very real
purpose. Besides blessing all nations through Christ, God made Israel to be His witness
to the nations (Isaiah 43:10) and to be His servant (Isaiah 49:3). Israel is unique since
it is the one nation on earth that God uses to make a name for Himself.
As King David exclaimed: Who is like Your people Israel, the one nation on the earth
whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make a name for Himself. (2
Samuel 7:23).
The nation Israel can never be destroyed: God chose His servant nation Israel to be His
special witness in the world, and the survival of the Jews throughout the ages is the
very strong evidence of His presence. As Mark Twain remarked: “All things are mortal
but the Jews; all other forces pass, but he remains. What is the secret of his
immortality?” The answer is that God decreed that the Jewish nation will exist as long
as the fixed order of the sun, moon and stars exists:
Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun for light by day and the fixed order of the moon
and the stars for light by night … “If this fixed order departs from before Me … then the
offspring of Israel also will cease from being a nation before Me forever” (Jeremiah
31:35-36).

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Fig.2: Settlement of the tribes of Israel Biblical maps

The Promised Land – Canaan

As stated, the covenant between God and Abraham was unconditional and everlasting,
although God later warned Abraham’s descendants that they may suffer (temporary)
exile if they were disobedient to Him (Deuteronomy 28:15-37). But, irrespective of how
they behaved, it was certain that from Abraham would eventually come a great nation
and a great blessing to the nations, and Abraham’s descendants would be given the so-
called ‘Promised Land’ of Canaan as an everlasting possession (Genesis 17:8).
What was this land? On the day of the covenant, God defined the boundaries as from
the river (brook) of Egypt to the River Euphrates (Genesis 15:18). These are the
Biblical Boundaries of Israel.

FACT: the kingdoms of David and Solomon c1000 BC, did indeed stretch from the brook
of Egypt on the Sinai Peninsula (not the Nile), across the Syrian Desert to Tiphsah on
the Euphrates. Prior to these kingdoms, God gave Moses the boundaries of Canaan as
the children of Israel entered the land (Num 34.1-12). The southern border went through
the Wilderness of Zin to the brook of Egypt, the western border was the Mediterranean
Sea, and the eastern border ran north from the dead sea along the Jordan up to Zedad
(modern-day Sadad in Syria) in the north east. Virtually identical boundaries to those
given to Moses are given in Ezekiel 47:13-21.

FACT: these timeless biblical boundaries clearly include both the Gaza strip and the
West Bank. They also include significant parts of present-day Syria i.e., up to Hamath
(modern-day Hama), and most of present-day Lebanon. So according to the Bible, Israel
today is NOT “occupying Palestinian land.”

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Abraham’s wife Sarah bore him a son, Isaac, and Isaac’s wife Rebecca bore Jacob
(meaning ‘supplanter’). History shows that God had a special task for Jacob and his
descendants and He changed Jacob’s name to ‘Israel’ after he had struggled with an
angel – and prevailed (Gen. 32:28). The etymology of the name Israel is not clear, link,
although Gen. 32:28 implies that Jacob and his descendants would struggle but prevail.
The history of Israel confirms this thought; Jacob’s descendants, the twelve tribes of
Israel, the Hebrew Israelites, have suffered but prevailed for 3,000 years.
The descendants of Abraham formed a nation (Israel) around 1300 BC after their Exodus
from Egypt under the leadership of Moses. But before they could enter Canaan, they
had to spend 40 harsh years in the desert wilderness (the Sinai Peninsular) due to their
disobedience and unbelief. They finally settled mainly in the area currently known as
Israel, including the West Bank, Gaza, and the Golan Heights, although the tribes of
Benjamin, Gad, Reuben and part of Manasseh settled east of the Jordan, (see Fig.2.)
In 1003 BC, King David established Jerusalem as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel,
and in 960 BC, his son Solomon built the first Jewish temple. Then, in 922 BC, the twelve
tribes split into a southern kingdom (called ‘The House of Judah’, embracing Judea and
Jerusalem) and a northern kingdom comprising ten tribes and called ‘The House of
Israel’, or simply ‘Israel’ (Jeremiah 11:10).
Jews: Historically, the tribe of Judah (Heb ‘Yehuda’) gave rise to the term ‘Jew’ (Heb
‘Yehudi’). So initially, the term ‘Jew’ referred to a member of the tribe of Judah, but later
it came to refer to all the Israelites, regardless of their tribal ancestry (see Jews).
Historically, the Jewish people are generally referred to as the Children of Israel,
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The Scattering or Diaspora
The House of Israel had a succession of godless kings and despite repeated warnings
from the prophets, they rebelled against God. Eventually God’s warnings gave way to
judgement and He uprooted them from the Promised Land and scattered them
throughout the nations, as pre-warned by Moses: And the Lord will scatter you among
the peoples, (Deuteronomy 4:27). From here on, the House of Israel ceased to be a
kingdom, and the Babylonians and others settled in the cities of Samaria in their place
(2 Kings 17.24). The scattering was complete around 722 BC.
The House of Judah was also rebellious and eventually suffered the same judgement.
History indicates that Nebuchadnezzar invaded Judah and Jerusalem initially in 604 BC.
Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed around 597 BC, and by 586 BC, all of the
southern kingdom had been deported to Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar.
Apart from a remnant of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin and Levi, which returned to
rebuild Jerusalem, the whole of national Israel (all twelve tribes) was now dispersed
amongst the nations and Jerusalem was occupied by Gentile nations.
Both kingdoms had broken God’s covenant and were now scattered throughout the
nations (Jeremiah 11:10, Deuteronomy 4:27, James 1:1). The dispersion was complete
in 70 AD. when the Roman General Titus, sacked the city.

FACT: at the start of the 20th century the land of Israel was a mix of many peoples,
representing some 50 languages [1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica]. According to historian
Richard Hartmann, these communities were “ethnologically a chaos of all the possible
human combinations,” and so did not share a common Arab identity. Moreover, there
was NO distinctive ‘Palestinian people,’ and Israel’s scattering was still evident.

The Faithful Remnant: After the Southern Kingdom of Judah fell to the Babylonians in
586 BC, the land of Judah and Jerusalem remained vacant (at rest) for 70 years, until
the Lord brought a remnant of His people back to the Promised Land:
After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word
toward you, and cause you to return to this place (Jeremiah 29.11).
Why 70 years? Before their dispersion the house of Israel and the house of Judah refused
to observe God’s sabbaticals and Jubilees. So, the prophet Ezekiel was told to bring this
fact to the attention of the exiles in Babylon through a dramatic act. He lay on his side
for a total of 390 + 40 = 430 days (Ezekiel 4:4-6), symbolizing the 430 years of
sabbatical rebellion ~ on a year for a day principle. This actually corresponds to 70
Sabbath years; corresponding to the 70 Sabbath years that the land was kept from its
rest.
So, the exiles had to endure 70 years in exile to pay their debt to God. The 70 years
span the years from the first deportation (605 BC) to the first return after 536 BC, or
from the destruction of Solomon’s Temple in 586 BC to the building of the Second
Temple in 516 BC.

The Return: God was faithful to His promise of their return, and when Cyrus the Persian
captured Babylon in 539 BC the Jewish captives were free to return to Judah (Isaiah
44:28). The first group of returning exiles arrived in Judea sometime after 536 BC, under
the leadership of Zerubbabel, a second group returned under Ezra, and Nehemiah led
the last group back in 444 BC. In all, a remnant of some 50,000 Jews returned to Judah
~ but most remained in Babylon ~ Daniel.
But who actually returned? The book of Ezra states it was the houses (tribes) of Judah
and Benjamin, and the priests and Levites (Ezra 1:5). The tribe of Judah is very
significant here (in fact, the Bible speaks more about the tribe of Judah than any other
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In Jacob’s blessing of his sons he said of Judah, “the sceptre shall not depart from Judah
... until Shiloh (the Messiah) comes” (Genesis 49:10). So, in returning, Judah held
the royal symbol of kingship in Jerusalem until Christ came. It is important to
note that, despite the diaspora and subsequent persecution over the centuries, God
always preserves a faithful remnant of His people.
Paul refers to an enduring remnant of Israel: Though the number of the Israelites be
like the sand by the sea, only the remnant will be saved … at the present time there is
a remnant chosen by grace (Romans 9:27, 11:5).
At the very end of this age, it is just a remnant of Israel who come through the times of
tribulation, ‘refined by fire’ and fit to serve the LORD, in the millennial age (Zechariah
13:9). And it is the tribe of Judah who the LORD uses to defend Jerusalem (Zechariah
12:1-9).
History of Gentile Rule Over Israel

From around 586 BC until modern times, the land of Israel or Holy Land was ruled by
Gentile powers:
➢ 586-538 BC: Babylonian Empire. Jews exiled to Babylon, destruction of the first
Temple.
➢ 538-333 BC: Persian Empire. Some exiled Jews return to restore the Temple
(completed 517 BC.)
➢ 333-63 BC: Greek Empire. Desecration of the Second Temple by Antiochus IV.
➢ 63BC-313AD: Roman Empire. Destruction of the restored Temple (the Second
Temple) in 70 AD.
➢ 313–636 AD: Byzantine rule. Israel becomes a predominantly Christian country.
➢ 636–1099 AD: Islamic rule. Increasing suffering of Jews (as ‘dhimmi’) under
caliphates.
➢ 1099–1291AD: Crusader rule. Non-Christians, including Jews, suffer.
➢ 1291–1517AD: Mamluk rule. Gradual decline of towns, commerce, and Jewish
communities.
➢ 1517–1917AD: Ottoman rule. Further decline of the land, but increasing Jewish
population.
➢ 1917–1948: British rule. The 1922 British Mandate for Palestine encouraged
immigration (Aliyah).
➢ 1948: On May 14 1948 the Jews proclaimed an independent State of Israel and
the British withdrew from Palestine.
World Government:
The four historical empires in bold type (Babylonian, Persian, Greek and Roman)
are in fact the four great empires prophesied to rule over Israel before the Second
Coming of Christ (Daniel 2:31-45). The last one, Rome, is very relevant even today
since prophecy strongly suggests that a form of the Roman Empire will be in existence
when Christ returns (Daniel 2:34). For more, see Israel’s Future and World Government.

End of Gentile Rule:

The declaration of the State of Israel on the 14th May, 1948, effectively ended over 2500
years of Gentile rule over Israel, although Jerusalem itself was not fully liberated until
1967. Some see the taking of East Jerusalem in 1967 by Israeli forces (see below) as
the fulfillment of Jesus’ prophecy: Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times
of the Gentiles are fulfilled. (Luke 21:24)
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The scattering of Israel was fulfillment of Bible prophecy, but recent history has also
seen the fulfillment of Bible prophecy in the “ingathering of Israel.”

FACT: despite the scattering, God did not destroy national Israel – He simply gave her
a ‘writ of divorce’ (Jeremiah 3:8). There are many prophecies of the ingathering of
“national Israel” and her ‘remarriage’ to her God.
For instance, In the end-time context of the restoration of national Israel, God sets Israel
as a ‘banner (or sign) to the nations’ and gathers Israel and Judah ‘from the four corners
of the earth’ (Isaiah 11:12). The prophet Ezekiel saw this restoration of Israel in his
vision of ‘the valley of dry bones’ (Ezekiel chapter 37). Here, God says: Behold, I will
take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone … and bring them
into their own land. (Ezekiel 37:21).

In the New Testament, Romans 11:24 speaks of this ingathering as a ‘grafting’ of

scattered Israel into their own cultivated olive tree (whose rootage was in the Patriarchs,
particularly Abraham).
In other words, Israel returns (largely in unbelief) to the land and heritage covenanted
to Abraham and his descendants. And it is at this time that wayward Israel is ‘remarried’
to the Lord (Hosea 2:16, Isaiah 54:5-6). The scattering of Israel caused the nations to
dishonour the God-of Israel, and God is now gathering the remnant of Israel and Judah
to restore His holy name (Isaiah 11:11-12; Ezekiel 36:20-24). Today’s term for this
ingathering or immigration of Jews to Israel is Aliyah (Heb ‘ascent’).

Key Events in Israel’s Recent History

Around 1880 AD, the Turks ruled Israel/Palestine, as part of the Ottoman Empire and
there was only a small Jewish presence. There were just 24,000 Jews living in Israel,
amounting to just 8% of the total population, link. The ingathering commenced in the
late nineteenth century and key dates in the historic restoration of Israel are as follows:

Israel’s National Water Carrier

Image: NielsF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia

➢ 1882: Start of the first wave of emigration (the First Aliyah) to Palestine. During
1882-1903 some 25,000 Jews emigrated from Russia and Romania

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➢ 1897: Theodor Herzel, convened the First Zionist Congress in Basle, Switzerland
➢ 1904: Start of the Second Aliyah, mainly from Russia and Poland. During the next
ten years some 35,000 Jews immigrated to Palestine
➢ 1909: Israel’s first kibbutz was founded by young Jewish immigrants from Eastern
Europe. Kibbutzim played a key role in Israel’s agricultural development, defence,
and political leadership.
➢ 1917: Balfour Declaration: The British government supported Zionist plans for a
Jewish national home in Palestine, and General Allenby liberated Jerusalem from the
Turks, giving Jews access to the city.
➢ 1920: The San Remo Peace Conference gave Britain a provisional ‘Mandate for
Palestine’ based upon the Balfour declaration.
➢ 1922: The League of Nations gave unanimous approval for a Jewish national
homeland in Palestine and formalized the British Mandate.
➢ 1947: Arab nations reject the UN Partition Plan for an Arab state and a Jewish state.
➢ 1947: The Exodus, a refugee ship, was captured by the British off Palestine and 4,500
Holocaust survivors returned to German prison camps.
➢ 1948: Establishment of the State of Israel and declared open for Jewish immigration.
David Ben-Gurion became the first Prime Minister. Five Arab armies (Egypt, Syria,
Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq) then immediately invaded Israel, starting the War of
Independence.
➢ 1948: Start of mass immigration to Israel (despite the war), averaging nearly
200,000 a year until the early 1950’s.
➢ 1949: UN Security Council Resolution 62 called for implementation of armistice
agreements leading to peace, and Israel’s borders re-established along the ‘Green
Line’. As a result of war, Egypt held the Gaza Strip, Jordan held Judea and Samaria
(the ‘West Bank’) and the Old City of East Jerusalem.
➢ 1950: Law of return passed by Israel’s Parliament – opening Israel to Jews from over
60 countries
➢ 1964: National Water Carrier completed, transporting fresh water from Lake Kinneret
(the Sea of Galilee) in the north of Israel to Mitzpe Ramon in the south (a new
National Water Carrier was completed in 2014)
➢ 1967: Six-Day War (June 5–10). The armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon (and
later Iraq) attacked Israel with the goal ‘to wipe Israel off the map.’ As a result, all
of Jerusalem came under Jewish rule.
➢ 1973: Yom Kippur War: Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during
the Jewish holiday of ‘Yom Kippur.’ [God said that He would always protect Israel
from its enemies during their Holy Festivals.]
➢ 1980: Jerusalem, complete and united, is declared the capital of Israel (Knesset Basic
Law.)
➢ 1982: Hebrew becomes an official language of Israel (Hebrew and Arabic are
currently official languages of Israel).
➢ 1984: Operation Moses – a secret operation bringing approximately 8,000 Ethiopian
Jews to Israel from Sudan.
➢ 1988: Jordan formally renounced any claim to the lands (West Bank and East
Jerusalem) that had been lost in the 1967 war.
➢ 1991: Operation Solomon – a secret operation bringing approximately 14,400
Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
➢ 1994: Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty and Israel withdrew troops from Gaza
and most cities and towns of the West Bank by 1996. Palestinian authorities take
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➢ 2002: Israel reoccupied all of the West Bank following waves of Palestinian suicide
attacks, and begins construction of the West Bank Fence along the Green Line, in
order to protect Israeli civilians from terrorism.
➢ 2005: Israel unilaterally withdrew all of its military occupation forces and settlers
from the Gaza Strip (evacuation of 8,500 Israelis from 21 Jewish settlements), but
retained civil and security control of the West Bank.
➢ 2014: New National Water Carrier completed, based on five desalination plants on
the coast.
➢ 2014: Some 7,000 people of the Bnei Menashe tribe in India returned to their claimed
Jewish roots in Israel. Overall, 2014 saw the arrival of 26,500 fresh immigrants (a
ten-year high.)
➢ Clearly, there have been dramatic changes in Israel/Palestine in little over 100 years,
and not least in Israel’s demographics. During these years the ingathering from the
nations into Israel has been remarkable, as shown by Jewish population statistics:
1882: 0.025m; 1918: 0.06m; 1948: 0.72m; 1965: 2.3m; 1985: 3.5m; 2005: 5.3m;
2014: 6.1m; link. So, in just 100 years the Jewish population of Israel increased by
an amazing 7400%.
➢ 2022: it has been reported that 70,000 Jews, from 95 countries, returned to Israel,
in the last 12 months bringing the population to over 9 million.

Summarizing:
In recent history:
➢ Israel’s Jewish population has increased dramatically.
➢ The State of Israel has been declared.
➢ All of Jerusalem has come under Jewish control.
➢ Jerusalem has been declared the capital of Israel by the Knesset.
➢ They have already constructed and consecrated the altar outside the city walls of
Jerusalem, to prepare for the sacrifices to be killed again.
➢ The Holy Temple vessels have been brought out, cleaned and consecrated, ready for
use in the Third Temple, to be constructed, as per Ezekiel chapters 40-48.
➢ The 5 red heifers, without blemish have arrived in Jerusalem, ready to be slain to
cleanse the Temple Mount, ready for the construction of the new Temple to
commence.

CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN: GOD’S JUDGEMENT UPON BABYLON & CHALDEA.

1. aCome down and sit in the dust, O virgin bdaughter of Babylon, sit on the ground:
There is no throne, cO daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shall no more be called
tender and delicate.
2. dTake the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg,
e
uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
3. Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yes, thy shame shall be seen: fI will take
vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
4. As for gour Redeemer, the LORD of Hosts is His Name; the Holy One of Israel.
5. Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thous
shalt no more be called, the lady of kingdoms.
“O Babylon, the unconquered one, come and sit in the dust; for your days of glory,
pomp, and honour, have ended. O Daughter of Chaldea, never again will you be the
lovely princess, tender and delicate.

a
Jeremiah 48:18 d
Exodus 11:5; Judges 16:21 f
Romans 12:19
b
Psalm 137:8 e
2 Samuel 10:4; chapter 20:4; g
43:14; Jeremiah 50:34
c
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Take heavy millstones and grind the corn; remove your veila, strip off your robe; expose
yourself to public view. You shall be in nakedness and shame. I will take vengeance
upon you and will not repent.” [In ancient Babylonia (and in many Eastern lands today)
only harlots were allowed to go without veils. This is not a religious requirement, as
some religions claim ~ it is cultural and has been for over 1300 years before Mohammad
was born]
So speaks our Redeemer, who will save Israel from Babylon’s mighty power; the LORD
of Hosts is His name, the Holy One of Israel. Sit in darkness and silence, O Babylon;
never again will you be called “the Queen of Kingdoms.”
1075. b
I was wroth with my people, cI have polluted mine inheritance, and given
them into thine hand; thou did show them no mercy; dupon the ancient have thy
very heavily laid thy yoke.
For I was angry with MY people Israel and I began to punish them a little, by letting
them fall into your hands, O Babylon. But you showed them no mercy. You even made
the old folks carry heavy burdens.
1076. And thou said: I will be a lady forever; so that thou did not lay these things
to your heart, neither did you remember ethe latter half of it.
1077. Therefore; Hear now this; thou that are given to pleasures, that dwells
carelessly, that says in this heart, fI am, and none else beside me; gI shall not sit
as a widow; neither shall I know the loss of children:
1078. But these two things shall come to thee in a moment, in one day, the loss
of children, and widowhood: they shall they shall come upon thee in their
perfection, hfor the multitudes of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of
thine enchantments.
You thought that your reign would never end, Queen Kingdom of the world. You did not
care a whit about my people, or think of the fate and repercussions on those people do
harm them. O pleasure-mad kingdom, living at ease, bragging that you are the greatest
in the world~ therefore, listen to the sentence of my court upon your sins. You say; “I
alone am God! I’ll never be a widow; I’ll never lose my children.”
Well, those two things shall come upon you in a moment, a full measure in one day;
widowhood, and the loss of your children, despite all-of your witchcraft and magic!
1079. For you trusted in your wickedness; you have said; none sees me; Thy
wisdom and thy knowledge, it has iperverted thee; and you have said in your heart,
I am, and none beside me.
You felt secure in all-of your wickedness. “No one sees me.” you said. Your “wisdom”
and “knowledge” have caused you to turn away from me and claim that you (yourself)
are Jehovah.
1080. Therefore; shall evil come upon thee; you shall not know jfrom where it
arises; and mischief shall fall upon thee; you shall not be able to kput it off; and
desolation shall come upon you suddenly (out of nowhere), which you shall not
know.
1081. l
Stand now with thine enchantments; and with multitudes of thy sorceries,
wherein thou have laboured from thy youth; if so, be thou shall be able to profit,
if so, thou may prevail.

a
In ancient Babylonia (and in c
43:28 h
Nahum 3:4
many Eastern lands today) only d
Deuteronomy 28:50 i
[h]~ caused thee to turn away
harlots were allowed to go without e
Deuteronomy 32:29 j
[h]~ the morning thereof
veils. f
45:6,18; 46:9; k
[h]~ expiate
b
Zechariah 1:15 g
Revelation 18:7 l
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 1082. a
Thou are wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. bLet now the
c
astrologers, the stargazers; dthe monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee
from these things that shall come upon thee.
1083. Behold, they shall be eas stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not
deliver themselves from the power of the flame; there shall not be a coal to warm
f

at, nor fire to sit before it.

1084. Thus, shall they be unto thee with who thou hast laboured, even gthy
merchants, from thy youth; they shall wander everyone to his quarter; none shall
save thee.
That is why disaster shall overcome you suddenly ~ so suddenly you won’t have a clue
where it came from. And there will be no atonement then to cleanse away your sins.
Call out the demon hordes that you’ve worshipped all-of these years. Call on them to
help you strike deep terror into many hearts again. You have advisors by the ton ~
your astrologers and stargazers, who try to tell you what the future holds. But they are
as useless as dried grass burning in the fire. They cannot even deliver themselves!
You’ll get no help from them at all! Theirs is no fire to sit beside to keep you warm! All-
of your friends of childhood days, shall slip away and disappear, unable to help you, or
save themselves.

CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT: GOD REVEALS HIS PROPHECIES & EXHORTS

OBEDIENCE

1. Hear you this, O House of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and hare
come forth out of the waters of Judah, iwhich swear by the name of the LORD, and
make mention of jthe God of Israel, but not truth, nor in righteousness.
2. For they call themselves of the Holy City, and kstay themselves upon the God of
Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
3. lI have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of
my mouth, and I showed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.
4. Because I knew that you are mobstinate, and nthy neck is an iron sinew, and thy
brow brass;
5. I have even from the beginning declared it unto you; before it came to pass, I
showed it to you, olest you should say, mine idol has done them, and my graven
image, and my molten image, has commanded them.
6. You have heard, see all-of this; and will you not declare it? I have showed you
new things, from this time, even hidden things, and you did not know them.
7. They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when you
heard them not; lest thou should say; Behold I knew them.
8. Yes, you heard not; yes, you knew not; yes, from that time your ears were not
opened; For I knew that you would deal very treacherously, and was called a
transgressor pfrom the womb.
Hear Me ~ My people: you swear allegiance to the LORD, without meaning a word of it,
when you boast in living in this holy city, and brag about depending upon the God of
Israel.

a
57:10 g
Revelation 18:3 m
[h]~ hard
b
44:25; Daniel 2:2 h
Psalm 68:26 n
Exodus 32:9
c
[h]~ viewers of the heavens i
Deuteronomy 6:13; see 65:16 o
45:20
d
[h]~ that give knowledge j
29:23 p
49:1
concerning the months k
2 Chronicles 32:8; Micah 3:11;
e
Nahum 1:10 Romans 2:17
f
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Time and time again I told you what was going to happen in the future. My words were
scarcely spoken when suddenly I did what I said. I knew how hard and obstinate you
are. Your necks are as unbending as iron; you are as hard-headed as brass. That is why
I told you ahead of time what I was going to do, so that you could never say, “My idol
did it; my carved image commanded it to happen!”
You have heard my predictions, and then seen them fulfilled ~ but still you refuse to
agree that it is so.
Now I will tell you some new things that I have never told your before ~ secrets you
haven’t heard. Then you cannot say; “We knew that all-of the time.” Yes, I’ll tell you
things entirely new, for I know so well what traitors you are, rebels from earliest
childhood, yes, rotten through and through.
1085. a
For my name’s sake, bwill I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I
refrain from thee; but I will not cut thee off.
1086. Behold, cI have refined thee, but not dwith silver; I have chosen thee ein
the furnace of affliction.
1087. For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it; for fhow should
my name be polluted? And gI will not give my glory to another.
Yet for my own sake, and for the honour of my name, I will hold back my anger and not
wipe you out! I refined you in the furnace of affliction, but found no silver there. You are
worthless, with nothing good in you at all. Yet, for My own sake ~ Yes, for my own sake
~ I will save you from my anger and not destroy you lest the heathens say their gods
have conquered me. I will not let them have my glory.
1088. Hearken unto Me, O Jacob, and Israel, my called: hI AM He; iI AM the first
and also, I AM the last.
1089. j
My hand has also laid the foundation of the earth, and kmy right hand has
spanned the heavens. When I call unto them, they stand up together.
1090. All ye; Assemble yourselves, and hear; lwhich among them have declared
these things?
1091. I, even I, have spoken; Yes, I have called him: I brought him, and he shall
make his way prosperous.
Listen to me ~ my people, my chosen ones! I alone am GOD! I AM the first; I AM the
last. It was my hand that laid the foundations of the earth; the palm of my right hand
that stretched forth the heavens above; I spoke and they came into being.
1092. Come, all-of you, and listen and understand. Among all-of your idols, which
one has ever told you this: “The LORD loves Cyrus. He will use him to put an end
to the empire of Babylonia. He will utterly destroy and rout the armies of the
Chaldeans?” But I am saying it. I have called Cyrus; I have sent him on this errand
and I will prosper him.
1093. Come you near unto me; hear you this; mI have not spoken in secret from
the beginning; from the time that it was, there I AM; and now, nthe LORD God,
and his Spirit, has sent me.
1094. [P] Thus says the LORD, othy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I AM the
LORD thy God, which teaches thee to profit, which leads thee by the way that thou
should go.
1095. O that thou had listened to my commandments! Then had pthy peace
been like a river, and thy righteousness, as the waves of the sea:

a
See verse 11; Ezekiel 20:9, 14, g
42:8; Psalm 115:1 m
45:19
22, 44 h
Deuteronomy 32:9 n
61:1
b
Psalm 78:38 i
41:4 o
43:14
c
Psalm 66:10; 1 Peter 1:7 j
Psalm 102:25; chapter 51:13, 16 p
66:12
d
[h]~ or, for silver k
[h]~ the palm of my right hand
e
Ezekiel 22:18, 20, 22 has spread out
f
Ezekiel 20:9 l
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 1096. Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like
the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off, nor destroyed before
me.
Come closer and listen very carefully. I have always told you plainly what would happen
(in advance), so that you could clearly understand and recognise it, when it happens,
when it comes to pass. And now the LORD God and His Spirit have sent me to you with
this message:
The LORD God, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says; I AM the LORD your God,
who punishes you for your own good, and leads you along the paths that you should
follow.
Oh, that you had listened to my laws! Then you would have peace flowing like a gentle
river, and great waves of righteousness passing over you. Then you would have become
as numerous as the sands along the seashores of the world, too many to count, and
there would have been no need for your destruction.
1097. a
Go you forth of Babylon, flee you from the Chaldeans, with a voice of
singing, declare you, tell this, utter it even to the ends of the earth; say you; bThe
LORD has redeemed his servant, Jacob.
1098. And cthey thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; dhe caused
the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters
rushed out.
1099. There is no peace, says the LORD, unto the wicked.
Yet even now, be free from your captivity! Leave Babylon, singing as you go; shout to
the ends of the earth that the LORD has redeemed his servants, the Jews. They were
not thirsty when he led them through the deserts; he divided the rock, and water gushed
out for them to drink. But there is no peace, says the LORD, for the wicked.

CHAPTER FORTY-NINE: CHRIST SENT TO THE GENTILES WITH GRACIOUS

PROMISES

1. Listen, eO Isles, unto me; and hearken you people, from afar; fThe LORD has called
me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother, has he made mention of my
name.
2. And he has made my mouth glike a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand has he
hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he hid me;
3. And said unto me, hThou are my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
4. Then I said; iI have laboured in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing, and in
vain; yet surely jmy judgement is with the LORD, and kmy work with my God.
Listen to me, all-of you in faraway lands: The LORD called me before my birth. From
within the womb, he called me by my name. God will make my words of judgement,
sharp as swords. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hands: I am like a sharp arrow
in his quiver.
He said to me: “You are my Servant, a Prince of Israel with God, and you shall bring me
glory.” I replied; “But my work for them seems all in vain; I have spent all-of my strength
for them ~ without any visible response. Yet I leave it all with God for my reward.”

a
52:11; Jeremiah 50:8; 51:6, 45; d
43:19 i
65:23
Zechariah 2:6-7 e
41:1 j
40:27
b
Exodus 19:4-6; chapter 44:22- f
See verse 5; Galatians 1:15 k
[h]~ my reward
23 g
Hebrews 4:12; Revelation 1:16
c
35:6 h
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 5. And now says the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant; to bring
Jacob again (back) to him; aThough Israel be not gathered, yet shall I bbe glorious
in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
6. [F] And he said: cIt is a light thing that you should be my servant, to raise up the
tribes of Jacob, and to restore the dpreserved of Israel: eI will also give for thee
for a light to the Gentiles. That thou maybe my salvation unto the ends of the
earth.
7. [F, S] fThus says the LORD; the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him
g
whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers; Kings
shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful,
and the Holy One of Israel, and he will choose thee.
8. Thus says the LORD; hin an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of
salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee; and igive thee for a covenant
of the people, to jestablish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
9. That you may say to the prisoners; Go forth to them, to them that are in darkness;
Show yourselves! They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all the
high places.
10. kThey shall not hunger nor thirst; lneither shall the heat, nor sun smite them; for
He that has mercy on them shall lead them; even by mthe springs of water shall he
guide them.
11. And nI will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
12. Behold, othese shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north, and from the
west; and these from the land of Sinim.
“And now,” said the LORD ~ the LORD who formed me from my mother’s womb, to
serve him, who commissioned me to restore to him his people Israel, who has given me
the strength to perform this task, and honoured me for doing it!
“You shall do more than restore Israel to me. I will make you a ‘Light to the Nations’ of
the world, to bring my salvation to them too.”
The LORD, the Redeemer, and Holy One of Israel, says to the one who is despised,
rejected by mankind, and kept beneath the heel of earthly rulers: “Kings shall stand at
attention when you pass by; princes shall bow low, because the LORD has chosen you;
he, the faithful LORD, the Holy One of Israel, chooses you.”
The LORD says; “Your request has come at a favourable time. I will keep you from
‘premature’ harm, and give you as a token and pledge to Israel, which is proof that I
will re-establish the land of Israel, and re-assign it to its own people again.
Through you I am saying to the prisoners in darkness; “Come out! I am giving you your
freedom!” They will be my sheep, grazing in green pastures, and on grassy hills. They
shall neither hunger or thirst; the searing sun and scorching desert winds will not reach
them anymore. For the LORD in his mercy will lead them beside still waters. “And I will
make my mountains into level paths for them; the highways shall be raised above the
valleys. See, my people shall return from far away, from the north, the west and the
south.”
Note: There is no promise that God will bring back His people from the East!
In the KJV in verse 12, it mentions the “Land of Sinim.” This is an old Hebrew name “for
the Land in the South”. The table below gives other names for this same “Land in the
South.”

a
[h]~ OR, that Israel maybe e
42:6; John 11:52; Acts 13:47; j
[h]~ raise up
gathered to Him, and I may … 26:17-18 k
Revelation 7:16
b
9:1 (Heb.) f
48:17 l
Psalm 121:6
c
[h]~ or, Art thou lighter than g
[h]~ that is despised in soul m
35:7
that thou shouldest h
2 Corinthians 6:2 n
40:4
d
[h]~ desolations i
42:6; Ephesians 2:14-15 o
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Year Civilisations Country was known as

Phoenicians Ophir – Land of Iron

Chinese Chui Hiao
Aztecs Culhuacan
Sumerians, Maoris & Peruvians Uru
Malays Giava
Old Hebrew Sinim
2000– Egyptians of the Middle Kingdom (12th Punt and also Kenti-Amenti
1788 BC Dynasty)
970-931 King Solomon (King of Israel) sent out Ophir – [land of iron]
BC Hiram (King of Tyre - a Phoenician city)
with a fleet, to find the legendary “Ophir”
and get its riches.
800-700 Hebrews: H5515,
BC The Prophet Isaiah refers to the land of Plural of an otherwise unknown
Sinim in Isaiah 49:12 name; Sinim, a distant Oriental
Behold, these shall come from far: and, region: Sinim. 2
lo, these from the north and from the
west; and these from the land of Sinim.

600 BC Anaximander in Miletus drew a map

describing a southern continent
300 BC Theonomous of Chios (drew a similar
map and wrote that far beyond India
there was a great island where Australia
is now situated.)
239 BC Eratosthenes, the Greek Scholar, drew a Greek; “Ausio”
world map as a sphere, on which he It is clear from this and other
described the great southern continent evidence that the Greek
as “Ausio.” maritime and geographical
It is interesting to note that in 239 BC knowledge was far more
people knew that the world was round – advanced than many scholars of
NOT FLAT, as was told by the people in later years have given them
the reformation times in Europe and in credit.
Britain.
~140BC Roman Empire Terra Australis [Latin] for the
unknown land in the South
1544 AD Dutch Explorers New Hollandia
1824 AD British Empire The origin of the name Australia
goes back thousands of years
and was used to describe a
hypothetical land referred to as
“Terra Australis” that was
believed to exist in the southern
oceans. Over time many
different names were used to
describe this land until it finally
received its official name of
‘Australia’ in 1824.
For more information about this topic, please refer to The Coastal Pioneers;
https://www.scribd.com/document/583603656/The-Coastal-Pioneers-Revised-Edition-
2018.

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 13. aSing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O
mountains; for the LORD has comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his
afflicted.
1100. b
But Zion said: The LORD has forsaken me, and my LORD has forgotten
me.
1101. Can a woman forget her suckling child, cthat she should not have
compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, they may forget, dyet will I not forget
thee.
1102. Behold eI have gravened thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are
continually before me.
1103. Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers, and they that made thee
waste, shall go forth of thee.
Sing for joy, O heavens; shout, O earth. Break forth with song, O mountains, for the
LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion upon them in their sorrow.
Yet they say; “My LORD has deserted us; He has forgotten us.”
“Never! Can a mother forget her little child and not have love for her own son? Yet, even
if that should be, I will not forget you. See, I have tattooed your name upon my palm,
and ever before me is a picture of Jerusalem’s walls in ruins. Soon your rebuilders will
come, and chase away all-of those who are destroying you.”
1104. f
Lift up your eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves
together, and come to thee. gAs I live, says the LORD, you shall surely clothe thee
with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride does.
1105. For your waste and your desert places, and the land of your destruction,
shall even now, be too narrow by reason of inhabitants, and they that swallowed
you up shall be far away.
1106. h
The children which you shall have, after you had lost the other, shall say
again in thine ears; The place is too straight for me; igive place for me that I may
dwell.
1107. Then shall you say in your heart; jWho has begotten me these, seeing that
I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? And
who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where have they been?
1108. [P] Thus says the LORD God; I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles, and kset
up my standard to the people: and they shall bring your sons in their arms, and
your daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
1109. [P] And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing
mothers; they shall bow to thee with their faces towards the earth, and lick the
dust off your feet; and (THEN) you shall know that I AM the LORD; for they shall
not be ashamed to wait for me.
“Look and see, for the LORD has vowed that all-of your enemies shall come and be your
slaves. They shall be as jewels to display, as bridal ornaments.”
“Even the most desolate parts of your land shall soon be crowded with your people, and
your enemies that enslaved you shall be far away. The generations born in exile shall
return and say; ‘We need more room! It’s too crowded here!’ Then you will think to
yourself; ‘Who has given me all these? For most of my children were killed and the rest
were carried away into exile, leaving me here all alone. Who bore these? Who raised
them for me?’”
The LORD God says; “See, I will give a signal to the Gentiles and they shall carry your
little sons back to you in their arms, and your daughters on their shoulders. Kings and

a
44:23 e
Exodus 13:9; Cantares 8:6-7 h
Hosea 1:10: Romans 11:11-26
b
40:27 [Song of Solomon 8:6] i
Zechariah 10:10
c
[h]~ from having compassion f
60:4 j
Matthew 3:9
d
Psalm 77:9 g
Numbers 14:21; Jeremiah 22:24 k
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queens shall serve you; they shall care for all-of your needs. They shall bow to the earth
before you, and lick the dust from off your feet; THEN you shall know that I AM the
LORD. Those who wait for me shall never be ashamed.
1110. Shall the pray be taken from the mighty, or the alawful captive delivered?
1111. But thus says the LORD; Even the bcaptives of the mighty shall be taken
away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with chim
and contends with you, and will, save your children.
1112. And dI will feed them that oppress you with their own flesh; and ethey shall
be drunk with their own blood, as with fsweet wine; and all flesh gshall know that
I AM the LORD thy Saviour, and hthy Redeemer, ithe mighty One of Jacob.
Who can snatch the prey from a mighty man? Who can demand that a tyrant let his
captives go? But the LORD says; “Even the captives of the most-mighty and the most-
terrible shall all be freed: for I (The LORD) will fight those who fight against you, and I
will save your children.
[History has shown that not one nation who went to battle against the LORD has ever
won! Maybe the Muslim nations should remember this the next time they plot to
annihilate Israel.] I will feed your enemies with their own flesh and they shall be drunk
with rivers of their own blood. All-of the world will know that I, the LORD, am your
Saviour and Redeemer, the mighty One of Israel.

CHAPTER FIFTY: RESTORATION OF THE CHURCH

1. Thus says the Lord God; Where is jthe bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I
have away? Or which of my creditors is it whom kI have sold you to? Behold, for
your iniquities,lhave you sold yourself, and for your transgression is your mother
put away.
2. Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? mWhen I called, was there none
answer? nIs my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power
to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I odry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness:
p
Their fish stinks, because there is no water, and they die of thirst.
3. qI clothe the heavens with darkness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
4. The LORD God has given me the tongue of rthe learned, so that I should know
how to speak a word in season to him that’s weary: he wakes me smorning by
morning, he wakes mine ear to hear as the learned.
The LORD asks: Did I sell you to my creditors? Is that why you are not here? Is your
mother gone because I divorced her and sent her away? NO! you sold yourselves for
your sins. And your mother was taken in payment for your debts. Was I too weak to
save you? Is that why the house is silent and empty when I come home? Have I no
longer the power to deliver? NO! That is not the reason! For I can rebuke the seas and
make it dry. I can turn the rivers in to deserts, covered with dying fish. I am the one
who sends the darkness across the skies.
5. The LORD God has opened my ear, and tI was not rebellious, neither turned away
back.

a
[h]~ captivity of the just i
Psalm 132:2 o
Exodus 14:21; see 51:10
b
[h]~ captivity j
Deuteronomy 24:1; Jeremiah p
Exodus 7:18, 21
c
Psalm 35:1 3:8; Hosea 2;2 q
Exodus 10:21
d
9:20: Zechariah 11:9 k
Deuteronomy 32:30 r
8:16
e
63:6; Revelation 16:6 l
52:3; Romans 7:14; Zechariah s
28:19
f
[h]~ new wine 10:10 t
Matthew 26:39; John 4:34;
g
60:16 m
65:12 Philippians 2:8; Hebrews 5:8;
h
See verse 7 n
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 6. I agave my back to the smiters, and bmy cheeks to them that plucked off my hair:
I hid not my face from shame and cspitting.
The LORD God has spoken to me and I have listened; I do not rebel nor turn away. I
give my back to the whip, and my cheeks to those who pull out my beard. I do not hide
from shame ~ they spit in my face.
1113. For the LORD God will help me; therefore, shall I not be confounded;
Therefore, have dI set my face like a flint, and eI know that I shall not be ashamed.
1114. f
He is near that justifies me; gWho will contend with me; Let us stand
together? Who is hmy adversary? Let him to near to me.
1115. Behold, the LORD God will help me, who is he that he should condemn me?
Lo, ithey shall all wax old as a garment; jthe moth shall eat them up.
Because the Lord helps me, I will not be dismayed; therefore, I will set my face like flint
to do his will, and I know that I will triumph. He who gives me justice is near. Who will
dare to fight against me now? Where are my enemies? Let them appear! See, the LORD
God is for me! Who shall declare me guilty? All-of my enemies shall be destroyed like
old clothes eaten up by moths.
1116. Who is among you that fears the LORD? That obeys the voice of His servant,
k
that walks in darkness, and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD,
and lstay upon His God.
1117. Behold all-of you that kindle a fire; that compass yourself about with sparks
that you be kindled. This you shall have of my hand: you shall lie down in sorrow.
Who among you fears the LORD and obeys his servant? If such men walk in darkness,
without one ray of light, let them trust in the LORD, let them rely upon their God. But
see here, you who live in your own light, and warm yourselves from your own fires and
not from God’s: you will live among sorrows.

CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE: CHRIST’S PATIENT SUFFERING

1. Hearken unto me, nye that follow after righteousness, you that seek the LORD;
m

look unto the rock whence you are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence you
are digged.
2. Look unto oAbraham your father, and unto pSarah that bare you: qfor I called him
alone, and rblessed him, and increased him.
3. For the Lord sshall comfort Zion: he will comfort all-of ther waste places; and he
will make her wilderness like Eden, and her deserts ulike the gardens of the LORD:
joy and gladness shall be found therein; thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

a
Matthew 27:26 h
[h]~ the master of my cause o
Romans 4:1
b
Matthew 26:67 i
Psalm 102:26 p
Hebrews 11:11-12
c
Matthew 26:67 j
Psalm 39:11; Matthew 6:19-20 q
Genesis 12:1-2
d
Ezekiel 3:8-9 k
Psalm 23:4 r
Genesis 24:1, 35
e
Hebrew 12:2 l
2 Chronicles 13:18 s
40:1; 52:9
f
Romans 8:32-34 m
See verse 7 t
44:26
g
Job 13:19 n
Romans 9:30-31 u
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 Wasteland desert being transformed into harvest gardens;
Prophecy being fulfilled in Israel in 1995
4. Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation; for aa law shall
proceed out from me; and I will make my judgements to rest bfor a light of the
people.
5. cMy righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and dmine arms shall judge
the people; ethe isles shall wait upon me, and mine arm shall they trust.
6. [F] Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the
heavens shall vanish away life smoke, and the earth shall wax old, like a garment,
and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be
forever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance; who seek the LORD! Consider the quarry
from which you have mined, the rock from which you were cut. Yes, think about your
ancestors Abraham and Sarah, from where you came. You worry at being so small and
few, but Abraham was only one, when I called him. But when I blessed him, he became
a great nation. And the LORD will bless Israel again, and make her deserts bloom. Her
barren wilderness will become as beautiful as the Garden of Eden. Joy and gladness with
be found there, thanksgiving and lovely songs.
Listen to me, my people; listen, O Israel, for I will see that justice prevails. My mercy
and justice are coming soon; your salvation is on the way. I will rule the nations: they
shall wait for me and long for me to come. Look up into the skies and watch the earth
beneath, for the skies shall disappear like smoke, and the earth shall wear out like an
old used garment, the people of the earth shall die like flies. But my salvation lasts
forever: my righteous rule will never die nor end.
1118. Hearken unto me, you that know righteousness, the people in whose heart
is my law; ffear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their reviling’s.
1119. For gthe moth shall eat them up like a garment; and the worm shall eat
them like wool; but my righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation from
generation to generation.
He who gives me justice is near. Who will dare to fight against me now? Where are my
enemies? Let them appear!
1120. h
Awake, Awake, put-on strength, iO arm of the LORD; awake, as jin the
ancient days, in the generations of old. Art that not it which cut kRahab, and
wounded lthe dragon?
1121. Art thou not which has mdried the sea, the waters of the great deep: that
has made the depth of the seas a way for nthe ransomed to pass over?
1122. [S, M] oTherefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with
singing unto Zion, and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain
gladness and joy: and sorrow, and mourning shall flee away.
1123. I, even I AM pHe, that comforts you: who art thou, that thou qshould be
afraid of a man that shall die; and of the Son of man which shall be made ras grass.
1124. And forgets the LORD thy maker, sthat has stretched forth the heavens,
and laid the foundations of the earth: and has feared continually every day because
of the fury of the oppressor, as if he twere ready to destroy? And where is the fury
of the oppressor?

a
2:3 h
52:1 n
35:9
b
42:6 i
53:1 o
35:10
c
46:13 j
Psalm 44:1; see 23:7 p
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
d
Psalm 67:4 k
Compare 30:6 (Heb) q
Psalm 118:6
e
60:9; Psalm 72:10 l
Psalm 74:13; see 27:1; Ezekiel r
40:6
f
Matthew 10:28 29:3 s
Job 9:8
g
50:9 m
Exodus 14:21 t
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 1125. The captive exile hastened athat he should not die in the pit, nor that his
bread should fail.
1126. But I AM the LORD thy GOD, that divided the sea, whose waves roared:
b
The LORD of Hosts is His name.
1127. And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the
shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the
earth, and say unto Zion: Thou art my people.
Awake, O Lord! Rise up and robe yourself with strength. Rouse yourself as in the days
of old when you slew Egypt, the dragon of the Nile. [Literal “Rahab, the dragon”]. Are
you not the same today, the mighty God who dried up the sea, making a path right
through it for your ransomed ones? The time will come when God’s redeemed will all
come home again. They shall come with singing into Jerusalem, filled with joy and
everlasting gladness; sorrow and mourning will disappear forever. I, even I, am He that
comforts you and gives you all-of this joy. So, what right have you to fear mortal men,
who wither like the grass and disappear.
And yet you have no fear of God, your Maker ~ you have forgotten him, the one who
spread the stars throughout the heavens and made the earth. Will you be in constant
fear of men’s oppression, and fear their anger all day long? Soon, very soon, all-of you
slaves shall be released; dungeon, starvation, and death, are not your fate. For I AM
the LORD, your God, the LORD of Hosts, who dried a path for you right through the sea,
between the roaring waves. And I have put my words in your mouth and hidden you
safe within my hand. I planted the stars in the place, and moulded the earth. I AM the
one who says to Israel: “YOU ARE MINE!”
1128. c
Awake, awake, stand-up O Jerusalem, which has drunk at the hand of the
LORD, the cup of his fury; ethou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling,
d

and wrung them out.

1129. Here is none to guide her from all-of the sons that she has brought forth;
neither is there any that takes her by the hand of all-of the sons that she has
brought up.
1130. These two things fare come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee?
Desolation and gdestruction, and the famine, and the sword; hby whom shall I
comfort thee?
1131. i
Thy sons have fainted; they lie at the head of all-of the streets, as a wild
bull in a net; they are full of the fury of the LORD; the rebuke of thy God.
Wake up! Wake up, Jerusalem! You have drunk enough of the cup of the fury of the
LORD. You have drunk to the dregs, the cup of terror, and squeezed out the last drops.
Not one of her sons is left alive to help her, or tell her what to do. These two things have
been your lot; desolation & destruction. Yes, famine and the sword.
And now, who is left to sympathise Who is left to comfort you? For your sons have
fainted and lie in the streets, helpless as wild goats caught in a net. The LORD has
poured out his fury and His rebuke upon them.
1132. Therefore, hear now this; thou afflicted and jdrunken, but not with new
wine.
1133. Thus says thy LORD, the LORD, and thy God that kpleads the cause of his
people; Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the trembling, even the dregs of the
cup of my fury, thou shall no more drink it again.

a
Zechariah 9:11 e
Psalm 73:10; Ezekiel 23:34 i
Lamentations 2:11:12
b
Jeremiah 31:35 f
[h]~ happened j
Lamentations 3:15
c
verse 9 g
[h]~ breaking k
Jeremiah 50:34
d
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 1134. But aI will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee: which have said to
thy soul; Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the
ground, and as the street, to them that went over.
But listen now to this message ~ you afflicted ones ~ full of trouble and in a stupor [but
not from being drunk on new wine]. This is what the LORD says: the LORD your God,
who cares for His people; “See, I take from your hand the terrible cup of affliction ~ you
shall drink of the cup of my fury no more ~ it has gone at last. But I will put that terrible
cup int the hands of those who tormented you and trampled your souls to the dust and
walked upon your back.”

CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO: CHRIST’S FREE REDEMPTION

1. [M] bAwake, awake; put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, cthe holy city; for henceforth there shall be no longer come into thee
the uncircumcised and dthe unclean.
2. eShake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem; floose thyself from
the hands of the neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
3. For thus says the LORD; gYou have sold yourselves hfor nought; and iyou shall be
redeemed without money.
4. For thus says the LORD; jmy people went down a foretime into Egypt, to sojourn
there; and the Assyrians oppressed them without cause.
5. Now therefore, what have I here, says the LORD, that my people is taken away for
nought? They that rule over them make them to howl, says the LORD: and kmy
name continually every day is blasphemed.
6. Therefore, my people shall know my name: therefore, they shall know lin that day
that mI AM He, that does speak; behold it is I.
Wake up, wake up Jerusalem, and clothe yourself with strength [from God]. Put on your
beautiful clothes, O Zion, the Holy City, for sinners, that is those who turn from God,
will no longer enter into your gates.
Rise up from the dust, Jerusalem; take off the slave bands from your neck, O captive
daughter of Zion. For the LORD says; When I sold you into exile, I asked no fee from
your oppressors; now I can take you back again and owe them not even one cent! My
people were tyrannised without cause by Egypt and Assyria, and I delivered them.
And now, what is this? Asks the LORD. Why are my people enslaved once again, and
oppressed without excuse? Those who rule them shout with exultation, and my name is
constantly being blasphemed ~ day by day. Therefore, I will reveal my name to my
people, and they shall know the power in that name. Then, at last, they will recognize
that it is I, yes, I, who speaks to them.
1135. n
How beautiful upon the mountain are othe feet of him, who brings good
tidings, that published peace; pthat brings good tidings of good that published
salvation: that says unto Zion, qThy God reigns!
1136. Thy watchmen shall lift up thy voice: with a voice together shall they sing;
for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news of peace
and salvation; the news that the God of Israel reigns. The watchmen shout and sing
with joy, for right before their eyes they see the LORD God bring His people home again.

a
Jeremiah 25:17: Zechariah 12:2 g
50:1 m
Hebrew as in Psalm 102:27
b
51:9 h
Psalm 44:12 n
Nahum 1:15; Romans 10:15
c
Nehemiah 11:1 i
45:13 o
Ephesians 6:15
d
35:8; Revelation 21:7 j
Genesis 46:6 p
40:9
e
51:23 k
Romans 2:24 q
1 Chronicles 16:31
f
Zechariah 2:7 l
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 1137. Break forth into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem: afor the
LORD has comforted His people, bHe has redeemed Jerusalem.
1138. The Lord has made bare cHis Holy arm in the eyes of all-of the nations;
d
and all-of the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
Let the ruins of Jerusalem break forth in joyous song, for the LORD has comforted His
people; He has redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord has bared His Holy arm before the eyes
of all-of the nations; the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
1139. e
Depart you, depart you, go you out from thence, touch no unclean thing;
go ye out from the midst of her’ be ye clean; fthat bear the vessels of the LORD.
1140. For gyou shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go
before you: and hthe God of Israel will ibe your reward.
Go now, leave your bonds and your slavery. Put Babylon and all it represents behind
you ~ it is unclean to you. You are the holy people of the LORD; purify yourselves, all-
of you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
You shall not leave in haste, running for your lives; for the LORD will go ahead of you,
and he, the God of Israel, will protect you from behind.
1141. Behold, jmy servant shall kdeal prudently, lhe shall be exalted and extolled,
and be very high.
1142. [F] As many were astonied at thee; mhis visage was so marred more than
any man, and his form more than the sons of men.
1143. So nshall he sprinkle many nations; othe kings shall shut their mouths at
him: for pthat which has not been told (to) them they shall see: and that which
they had not heard they shall consider.
See my servantq, shall prosper; He shall be highly exalted. Yet many shall be amazed
when they see Him ~ yes, even far off foreign nations and their kings; they shall stand
dumbfounded, speechless, in His presence. For they shall see and understand what they
have not been told before. They shall see my Servant beaten and bloodied, so disfigured
one would scarcely know it was a person standing there. So shall He cleanse the nations.

CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE: THE HUMILIATION & SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST

This whole chapter is prophetic relating to the First Coming of the Messiah. However,
the Jews have a very different interpretation of this passage of scripture. See Appendix:
Jewish Messianic Interpretations of Isaiah 53.

1. [F] rWho has believed our sreport? And to whom is tthe arm of the LORD revealed?
2. [F] For he shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as ua root out of dry
ground: he has no form nor comeliness: and when we shall see him, there is no
beauty that we should desire him.
3. [F] vHe is despised and rejected of men; wa man of sorrows, and acquainted with
grief; and xwe hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised and ywe esteemed
him not.
But oh; How few believe it! Who will listen? To whom will God reveal His salvation power?
In God’s eyes, He was like a tender green shoot, sprouting from a root in dry and sterile

a
51:3 k
[h]~ prosper s
[h]~ doctrine
b
48:20 l
53:12 t
51:9
c
Psalm 98:1; see 51:9 m
Psalm 22:6; see 53:2-3 u
52:14
d
Psalm 98:3; Matthew 28:19 n
Ezekiel 36:25; Hebrew 9:13-14 v
Mark 9:12
e
2 Timothy 2:21 o
49:7,23 w
Hebrews 4:15
f
Ezra 1:7 p
Romans 15:21 x
[h]~ he hid as it were, his face
g
Exodus 12:33,39 q
“The Servant of the LORD”, the from us
h
Exodus 14:19 term used here, in the Messiah, y
John 1:10-11
i
[h]~ gather you up our LORD Jesus.
j
42:1 r
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ground. But in our eyes, there was no attractiveness at all, nothing to make us want
him. We despised and rejected him ~ a man of sorrows, who was acquainted with grief.
We turned our backs on him, and looked the other way when He went by. He was
despised and we didn’t care.
4. [F] Surely, ahe has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem
him stricken, smitten on God, and afflicted.
1144. [F] But bHe was cwounded for our transgressions; He was bruised for our
iniquities: the chastisement of dour peace was upon him: and ewith his fstripes we
are healed.
1145. g
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own
way; and hthe LORD has ilaid on him the iniquity of us all.
1146. [F] He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet jhe opened not his mouth:
k
He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is
dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
1147. [F] He was taken lfrom prison and from judgement: and mwho shall declare
his generation? For he was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgression
of my people nwas he stricken.
1148. And he made his grave with the wicked, and owith the rich in his pdeath:
because qhe had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Yet it was our grief He bore, our sorrow that weighed him down. And we thought that
his troubles were a punishment from God, for His own sins! But He was wounded and
bruised for OUR sins! He was chastised, so that we might have eternal peace: He was
lashed, and we were healed! WE are the guilty ones, that strayed away like sheep! We,
who left God’s righteous path, to follow our own path towards destruction. Yet God laid
on Him the guilt and sins of every one of us!
1149. [F] Yet, it please the LORD to bruise him: He has put him to grief; when
r
you shall make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, she shall prolong
his days; and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
1150. [F] He shall see the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: tby his
knowledge shall umy righteous vservant wjustify many; for he shall bear (all-of)
their iniquities.
1151. [F] xTherefore, will I divide him a portion with the great; and yHe shall,
divide the spoil with the strong: because he has poured out his soul unto death:
and He was numbered with the transgressors: and he bare the sins of many, and
made intercession for the transgressors.
Yet it was the Lord’s good plan to bruise Him and fill Him with grief. But when His soul
had been made as an offering for sin, then he shall have a multitude of children, many
heirs. He shall live again! [Note: The “Servant of the LORD,” as the term used here, is
the Messiah, our Lord Jesus. This was the interpretation of this passage by Jesus Christ
Himself, as it is revealed to Isaiah, and the New Testament writers and orthodox
Christianity ever since.]. And God’s program shall prosper in His hands. And when He
sees all that is accomplished by the anguish of His soul, He shall be satisfied; and
because of what He has experienced, my righteous Servant shall make many to be
counted righteous before God; because He shall bear all-of their sins. Therefore, I will

a
Matthew 8:17 j
Matthew 26:63 r
[h]~ His souls shall make an
b
Romans 4:25 k
Acts 8:32 offering
c
[h]~ tormented l
[h]~ away by distress & s
Romans 6:9
d
57:29 judgement, but t
Philippians 3:8
e
1 Peter 2:24 m
John 7:27 u
1 John 2:1
f
[h]~ Bruise n
[h]~ was the stoke upon him. v
42:1
g
Matthew 9:36 o
Matthew 27:57-58,60 w
Romans 5:18-19
h
2 Corinthians 5:21 p
[h]~ deaths x
Psalm 2:8
i
[h]~ made the iniquity of us all q
1 Peter 2:22 y
Colossians 2:15
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give Him the honours of one who is mighty and great, because He has poured out His
soul unto death. He was counted among sinners, and He bore the sins of many, and He
pleaded with God for sinners.

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CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR: THE CHURCH IS COMFORTED

1. Sing, O barren one, you that did not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud,
a

you that did not travail with child; for more are the children of desolation, than the
children of bthe married wife, says the LORD.
2. cEnlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine
habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
3. For thou shall break forth on the right hand and on the left; and dthy seed shall
inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
4. Fear not: for you shall not be ashamed; neither be thou confounded; for thou shall
not be out to shame: for thou shall forget the shame of thy youth, and shall not
remember the reproach of thy widowhood anymore.
5. For thy Maker is ethine husband; fthe LORD of Hosts is His name; and gthy
Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall He be called!
[Allah is not who is referred to here, ~ But God Almighty ~ the Maker of Heaven &
the Earth]
6. For the LORD has called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in Spirit, and ha
wife of youth, when thou wast refused says thy God.
7. iFor a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather
thee.
8. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but jwith everlasting
kindness will I have mercy upon thee, says the LORD, thy Redeemer.
9. For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for kas I have sworn that the waters of
Noah shall no longer go over the earth; so, I have sworn that I will not be wroth
with thee, nor rebuke thee.
10. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills shall lbe removed; but my kindness
shall not depart from thee, neither shall mthe covenant of my peace be removed,
says the LORD that has mercy on thee.
Sing, O barren woman! Break out into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem (literal~ before
him), for she who was abandoned, has more blessing now, than those whose husbands
stayed! Enlarge your house, build on extra rooms, spread out your home! For you will
soon be bursting at the seams! And your descendants will possess the cities left behind
during the exile. And rule the nations that stole your land from you. [God has promised
to restore the “biblical boundaries of Israel.”]

a
Galatians 4:27 f
Luke 1:32 k
Genesis 8:21; 9:11
b
62:4 g
43:14 l
Psalm 46:2; see 51:6
c
49:19-20 h
Malachi 2:14-15 m
Ezekiel 34:25; 37:26; Malachi
d
55:5; 61:9 i
Psalm 30:5; see 26:20 2:5
e
Jeremiah 3:14; Revelation 19:7 j
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[If you look at the map closely you will see which land God has promised to return to
Israel, and whether the Muslim nations like it or not, God always honours His word and
His promises.]
Fear not: you will no longer live in shame. The shame of your youth and the sorrow of
widowhood will be remembered no more, for your Creator will be your “husband.” The
LORD of Hosts is His name; He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the GOD of
all-of the earth! [Notice Allah is NOT the Creator, nor is he the god of all-of the earth.
He is an imposter ~ a counterfeit!]
For the Lord has called you back from your grief, a young wife abandoned by her
husband. For a brief moment I abandoned you. But with great compassion I will gather
you (from the ends of the earth). In a moment of anger, I turned my face away for a
little while; but with everlasting love I will have pity on you, says the LORD, your
Redeemer.
[P] Just as in the time of Noah, I swore that I never again would permit the waters of a
flood to cover all-of the earth and destroy its life; so now I swear that I will never again
pour out mine anger on you as I have done during this exile. For the mountains may
depart and the hills disappear, but my kindness shall not leave you. My promise of
peace for you will never be broken, says the LORD who has mercy on you.
1152. O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay
thy stones with fair colours, and alay thy foundations with sapphires.
1153. And I will take thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all-
of thy borders of pleasant stones.
1154. [M] bAnd all-of thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be
the peace of thy children.
1155. In righteousness shall thou be established: thou shall be far from
oppression; for thou shall not fear; and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
1156. [P] Behold, they shall surely gather together, cbut not be me; whosoever
shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
1157. Behold, I have created the smith that blows the coals in the fire, and that
brings forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
O my afflicted people, tempest-tossed and greatly troubled, I will rebuild you on a
foundation of sapphires, and make the walls of your houses from precious jewels. I will
make your towers of sparkling agate, and your gates and walls of shining gems. And all-
of your citizens shall be taught by me, and their prosperity shall be great. You will live
under a government that is just and fair. Your enemies will stay far away; you will live

a
Revelation 21:19 b
Jeremiah 31:34; John 6:45; c
Hosea 8:4
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in peace. Terror shall not come near you. If any nation comes to fight you, it will not be
sent by me to punish you. Therefore, it will be routed, for I am on your side. I have
created a smith who blows the coals beneath the forge and who makes the weapons of
destruction. And I have created the armies that destroy.
1158. No weapon formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall
rise against thee in judgement thou shall condemn. This is the heritage of the
servants of the LORD and their righteousness is of me, says the LORD.
[P] But in that coming day, no weapon turned against thee shall succeed, and you will
have justice against every courtroom lie. This is the heritage of the servants of the
LORD. This is the blessing I have given you, says the LORD.

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CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE: A CALL OF FAITH

1. HO, aevery one that thirsts, come ye to the waters, and he that has no money;
come ye, buy and eat; yes, come, buy wine and milk, bwithout money and without
price.
2. cWherefore do you dspend money for that which is not bread? And your labour for
that which satisfies not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good,
and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
3. Incline your ear, and ecome unto me: and your soul shall live; and fI will make an
everlasting covenant with you, even gthe sure mercies of David.
4. Behold, I have given Him for ha witness to the people, a leader and commander to
the people.
5. Behold, ithou shall call a nation that you know not, and nations that knew not thee,
shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel;
j
for He has glorified thee.
Attention Everyone! Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink ~ even if you have no money!
Come and take your choice of wine and milk ~ it’s all free! Why spend your money on
foodstuffs that don’t give you any strength? Why pay for groceries that don’t do you
any good? Listen, and I will tell you where to get good food that fattens up your soul.
1159. k
Seek the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near:
1160. Let the wicked forsake his ways; and lthe unrighteous man his thoughts;
and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our
God, for he will mabundantly pardon.
Seek the LORD while you can still find him. Call upon Him while He is still nearby. Let
men cast off their wicked deeds; let them banish from their minds the very thought of
doing wrong! Let them turn to the LORD so that He may have mercy upon them, and to
our God, for He will abundantly pardon!
1161. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,
says the LORD.
1162. For nas the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than
your ways, and my thoughts (higher) that your thoughts.
1163. For oas then rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and returns not
thither, but waters the earth, and makes it being forth and bud, pthat it may give
seed to the sower, and bread to the eater.
1164. [M] qSo shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth; it shall not
return unto me void; but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper
in the thing whereto I sent it.
1165. [M] rFor you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: and the
mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all sthe trees
of the field shall clap their hands.
1166. [M] tInstead of the thorn shall come fir tree, instead of the brier shall come
myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD, ufor a name, for an everlasting sign that
shall not be cut off.

a
John 7:37 h
John 18:37; Revelation 1:5 n
Psalm 103:11
b
Matthew 10:8 i
52:15; Ephesians 2:11-12 o
Deuteronomy 32:2
c
John 6:27 j
60:9 p
2 Corinthians 9:10
d
[h]~ weigh out k
Matthew 5:25; Luke 13:25; John q
54:9
e
Matthew 11:28 7:34; 2 Corinthians 6:2; Hebrews r
35:10
f
61:8 3:13 s
Psalm 98:8
g
Acts 13:34; l
[h]~ the man of iniquity t
41:19
Psalm 89:1,28,49 m
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This plan of mine is not what you should work out, neither are my thoughts the same
as yours. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than
yours, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
As the rain and snow comes down from heaven and stays on the ground to water the
earth, and causes the grain to grow and to produce seed for the farmer and bread for
the hungry, so also is my Word. I send it out and it always produces fruit. It shall
accomplish all I want it to do, and prosper everywhere I sent it.
You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and the hills, the trees of the field ~ all-of
the world around you will rejoice. Where once there were thorns, fir trees will grow,
where briars grew, myrtle trees will sprout up. This miracle will make the LORD’S name
very great, and an everlasting sign of God’s power and His love.

CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX: SANCTIFICATION

1. Thus says the LORD; Keep ye ajudgements, and do justice: for bmy salvation is
near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
2. Blessed is the man that does this; and the son of man that lays hold on it; cthat
keeps the Sabbath from polluting it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.
Be just and fair to all, the LORD God says! Do what is right and good, for I AM coming
soon to rescue you. Blessed is the man who refuses to work during my Sabbath day of
rest, but honours them; and blessed is the man who checks himself from doing wrong.
1167. Neither let dthe son of the stranger, that has joined himself to the LORD,
speak, saying; The LORD has utterly separated me from His people; neither let the
eunuch say; Behold, I am a dry tree.
1168. For thus says the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant. [God is available
to everyone, even those who have been physically abused; reject no one; He came
so that ALL sinners can be saved. But it is up to us, to make-a-decision, to accept
His gift of salvation. He never tries to ram it down our throats].
1169. Even unto them will I give in emine house and within my walls a place, and
f
a name better that the sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name
that shall not be cut off.
1170. Also, the sons of the stranger that joins themselves to the LORD, to be his
servants, every one that keeps the Sabbath from polluting it, and takes hold of my
covenant;
1171. g
Even them, will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my
house of prayer; htheir burn offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon
my altar; for imine house shall be called a house of prayer for all people. [When
Jesus went into the Temple and started whipping the people and saying “MY
Father’s House shall be a House of Prayer for all nations;” He was reminding the
Jews of this scripture in Isaiah.]
1172. The LORD God, which gathers jthe outcasts of Israel says this; Yet kwill I
gather others to him, lbeside those that are gathered unto him.
And my blessings are for the Gentiles too; when they accept the LORD; don’t let them
think that I will make them second-class citizens. And this is for the eunuchs also! They
can be as much mine as anyone, who decides to follow me. For I say this to the eunuchs

a
[h]~ equity e
1 Timothy 3:15 j
11:12
b
46:13 f
John 1:12; Romans 8:15 k
John 10:16; Ephesians 1:10
c
See verses 4,6 g
2:2 l
[h]~ to his gathered.
d
Deuteronomy 23:3; Ch 60:10; h
Hebrews 13:15
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that keeps his Sabbaths holy and choose the things that please him; and come to grips
with his laws.
I will give them ~ in my house, within my walls, a name far greater than the honour
they would receive from having sons and daughters. For the name that I will give them
is an everlasting name; it will never disappear.
As for the Gentiles, the outsiders, who join the people of the LORD and serve him, and
love his name; and are His servants and do not desecrate the Sabbaths, and have
accepted His covenant and promises, I will bring them also to my holy mountain of
Jerusalem, and make them full of joy within my House of Prayer.
I will accept their sacrifices and their offerings, for my Temple shall be called “A House
of Prayer for ALL People”! For the LORD God who brings back the outcast of Israel says;
I will bring others too, besides my people Israel.

A Charge is laid against the Priests of the Synagogue

1173. All you beasts of the field, come to devour, yes, all you beasts of the field.
1174. His awatchman are blind: They are all ignorant, they are all dumb bdogs,
they cannot bark; csleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
1175. Yes, they are dgreedy dogs which ecan never have enough, and they are
f
shepherds than cannot understand: they will all look their own way, gevery one for
his gain, from his quarter.
1176. Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong
drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
Come wild animals of the field; come, tear apart the sheep; come, wild animals of the
forest, devour my people. For the Leaders of my people ~ the LORD’S watchmen, his
shepherds, are all blind to every danger. They are “featherbrained” and give no warning
when danger comes. They love to lie there, love to sleep, to dream. And they are as
greedy as dogs, never satisfied; they are stupid shepherds, who only look after their
own interests, each trying to get as much as he can for himself, from every possible
source.
“Come,” they say; “We’ll get some wine and have a party; let’s all get drunk. This is
really living; let it go on and on, and tomorrow will even be better yet!”

CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN: JEWISH IDOLATRY

1. The righteous perish, and no man lays it to heart: and hmerciful men are taken
away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from ithe evil to come.
2. He shall jenter into peace; they shall rest in their kbeds. Each one walking lin his
uprightness.
The good men perish; the godly die before their time, and no one seems to care or
wonder why. No-one seems to realise that God is taking them away from the evil days
ahead. For the godly who die shall rest in peace.
1177. But draw near hither; ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer
and the whore.
1178. Against whom do you sport yourselves? Against whom make you a wife
mouth, and draw out the tongue? Are you not children of transgression, ma seed
of falsehood;

a
62:6 e
[h]~ know not to be satisfied j
[h]~ go in peace
b
Philippians 3:2 f
Ezekiel 34:2-3 k
2 Chronicles 16:14
c
[h]~ dreaming & talking in their g
57:17; Jeremiah 6:13 l
[h]~ before him
sleep h
[h]~ Men of kindness & godliness m
1:4
d
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 1179. Enflaming yourselves awith idols bunder every green tree, cslaying the
children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
1180. Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy
lot; even to them that have poured a drink offering. Should I receive comfort in
these?
1181. d
Upon a lofty and high mountain have you set your bed; even you went up
there to offer sacrifice.
1182. Behind the doors also and the posts have you set up thy remembrance:
for you have discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast
e

enlarged thy bed, and fmade thee a covenant with them; gthou lovest their bed
where thous saw it.
1183. And hthou went to the king with ointment, and did increase thy perfumes,
and didst send thy messengers far off, and did debate thyself even unto hell.
1184. Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet isaid thou not; There is
no hope; thou hast found the jlife of thine hand; therefore, you were not grieved.
1185. And kof whom have thou been afraid or feared, that lthou hast lied, and
hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? mHave not I held my peace, even
of old, that thou fearest me not?
1186. I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works: for they shall not profit
thee.
But you ~ come here, you witches’ sons, you offspring of adulterers and harlots! Who
is it that you mock, making faces and sticking out your tongues? [Just like they do today
in their Mardi Gras marches]. You children of sinners and liars!
You worship your idols with great zeal beneath the shade of every tree, and slay your
children (and unborn children) as human sacrifices, down in the valleys, under
overhanging rocks. Your gods are the smooth stones in the valleys. You worship them
and they, not I, are your inheritance.
Does all this make me happy? You have committed adultery on the tops of the
mountains, for you worship idols there, deserting me.
Behind closed doors you set your idols up and worship someone other than me. This is
adultery, for you are giving these idols your love, instead of loving me. You have taken
pleasant incense and perfumes to Molech, as your gift. You have travelled far, even to
hell itself, to find new gods to love.
You grew weary in your search, but you never gave up. You strengthened yourself and
went on. Why were you more afraid of them than of me? Why is it that you did not even
give a second thought to me ~ your Creator? Is it because I have been too gentle, that
you have no fear of me?
And then there is your “righteousness,” and your “good works” ~ none of these will save
you. [Without REPENTANCE, no-one shall see God!]
1187. When you cry out let thy companies deliver thee: but the wind shall carry
them all away; vanity shall overtake them; but nhe that puts his trust in me oshall
possess the land, and shall inherit pmy holy mountain.
1188. And shall say; qCast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the
stumbling block out of the way of my people.

a
[h]~ among the oaks g
Ezekiel 16:26,28 n
14:32
b
1 Kings 14:23; 2 Kings 16:4 h
[h]~ you provided room o
Psalm 37:9
c
Leviticus 18:21 i
Jeremiah 2:25; 18:12 p
11:9; 65:11,25
d
Ezekiel 16:16,25 j
[h]~ Living q
62:10
e
Ezekiel 16:15 k
51:12-13
f
[h]~ hewed it for thyself larger l
Psalm 78:36
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 1189. For thus says the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, awhose name
is Holy; I dwell in the high and bholy place, cwith him also that is of a contrite and
humble spirit, dto revive the heart of the contrite ones.
1190. e
For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit
should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
1191. For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me,
and was wroth, and he went on ffrowardly in the way of his heart.
1192. I have seen his ways, and I gwill heal him; I will lead him also, and restore
comforts unto him and to hhis mourners.
1193. I create ithe fruit of the lips: jPeace, peace to him that is kfar off, and to
him that is near, says the LORD; and I will heal him.
1194. But, lthe wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose
waters cast up mire and dirt.
1195. m
There is no peace, says my God, to the wicked.
Let us see if the whole collection of your idols can help you, when you cry out to them
to save you! They are so weak that the wind can carry them off! A small breath can
puff them away. But he who trusts in me shall possess the land then inherit my Holy
Mountain. I will say; Rebuild the road! Clear away the rocks and the stones. Prepare a
glorious highway for my people’s return from captivity.
The high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, the Holy One says this; I live in that high
and holy place where those with contrite, humble spirits dwell; and I refresh the humble
and give new courage to those with repentance hearts.
For I will not fight against you forever, nor always show my wrath; if I did, all-of mankind
would perish ~ the very souls that I have made. I was angry and smote these greedy
men. But they went right on sinning, doing everything their evil hearts desired. I have
seen what they do, but I will heal them anyway! I will lead them and comfort them,
helping them to mourn and to confess their sins. Peace, peace to them, both near and
far, for I will heal them all. But those who still reject me (the wicked ones), are like the
restless sea, which is never still, but always churns up mire and dirt. There is no peace
for the wicked, says my God ~ for them!

CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT: THE “ACCEPTABLE” FAST

1. nCry oaloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their
transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.
2. Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did
righteousness, and forsook not the ordinances of their God: they ask of me the
ordinance of justice: pthey take delight in approaching to God.
Shout with the voice of a trumpet blast: tell the people of their sins! Yet they act so
piously! They come to the Temple every day and are so delighted to hear the readings
of my laws ~ just as though they would obey them ~ just as though they don’t despise
the commandments of their God! How anxious are they to worship correctly; oh, how
they love the Temple services!

a
Luke 1:49 g
Jeremiah 3:22 m
48:22
b
Zechariah 2:13 h
61:2-3 n
40:3
c
Psalm 34:18; 138:6 i
Hebrews 13:15 o
[h]~ with the throat
d
61:1 j
Ephesians 2:17 p
Matthew 13:20
e
Psalm 103:9 k
Acts 2:39
f
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 1196. a
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? Wherefore have
we afflicted our souls, and thou take no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your
b

fast, you find pleasure, and cexact all-of your dlabours.

1197. Behold, you fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of
wickedness: eyou shall not fast as you do this day, fto make your voice to be heard
on high.
1198. Is it such a fast that I have chosen? gA day for a man to afflict his soul? Is
it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under
him? Will thou call this a fast? And an acceptable day of the LORD?
1199. Is this not the fast that I have chosen? To lose the bands of wickedness,
h
to undo ithe heavy burdens, and jto let the koppressed go free, and that you break
every yoke?
1200. Is it not lto deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that
are cast out to thy house? When thou see the naked, that thou cover him; and
m

that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? [GOD’S FAST!]
No! The kind of fast that I want is that you stop oppressing those who work for you, and
threat them fairly, and pay them their correct wages. I want you to share your food with
the hungry, and bring the helpless right into your home, the poor and the destitute.
Clothe those that are cold, and don’t hide from relatives that need your help.
1201. Then shall your light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall
spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the
LORD shall nbe thy reward.
1202. Then thou shall call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shall cry, and He
shall say; Here I AM. If you take away from the midst of thee the yoke, othe putting
forth of the finger, and pspeaking vanity;
1203. And if thy draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul;
then shall thy light in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday (sun).
1204. And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in qdrought,
and make fat thy bones; and thou shall be rlike a watered garden, and like a spring
of water, whose waters sfail not.
1205. And they that shall be of thee, tshall build the old waste places: and thou
shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shall be called the
“repairer of the breach,” The restorer of paths to dwell in.
[P] IF you do these things, God will shed His own glorious light upon you. He will heal
you; your godliness will lead you forward, and goodness will be a shield before you, and
the glory of the LORD will protect you from behind. THEN when you call, the LORD will
answer. “Yes, I AM here.” He will quickly reply. All you need to do is stop oppressing the
weak, and stop making false accusations and spreading vicious rumours. Feed the
hungry! Help those in trouble! Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the
darkness around you shall be as bright as day. And the LORD will guide you continually,
and satisfy you with all good things, and keep you healthy too; and you will be like a
well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring. Your sons will rebuild the long-
deserted ruins of your cities, and you will be known as “The People Who Rebuild their
Walls and Cities.”

a
Malachi 3:14 g
[h]~ to afflict his soul for a day n
[h]~ gather thee up
b
Leviticus 16:29 h
Nehemiah 5:10-12 o
Proverbs 6:13
c
60:17 i
[h]~ the bundles of the yoke p
Psalm 12:2
d
[h]~ wherewith you grieve j
Luke 4:18 q
[h]~ droughts
others k
[h]~ broken r
Jeremiah 31:12
e
[h]~ you fast not as this day l
Luke 3:11 s
[h]~ lie, or deceive
f
Matthew 6:7 m
[h]~ afflicted t
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 1206. If athou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on
my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable;
and shall honour him, not doing thine own ways; nor finding thine own pleasures,
nor speaking thine own words:
1207. THEN bshall thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will ccause thee to ride
upon the high places of the earth; and feed the with the heritage of Jacob, thy
father; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it!
[P] IF you keep the Sabbath holy, not having your own fund and business on that day,
but enjoying the Sabbath and speaking of it with delight as the LORD’S holy day, and
honouring the LORD in what you do, not following your own desires and pleasures, nor
talking idly ~ THEN the LORD will be your delight, and I will see to it that you ride high,
and get your full share of blessings I promised to Jacob, your father. The LORD has
spoken.

CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE: THE SINS OF THE JEWS

1. Behold, dthe LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear
heavy, that it cannot hear;
2. [M] But eyour iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins
f
have hid his face from you, that He will not hear.
3. For gyour hands are defiled with (innocent) blood, and your fingers with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies, your tongue has muttered perverseness.
4. None call for justice; nor any hplead for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies;
i
they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
5. They hatch jcockatrice’s eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eats their eggs
dies, and that which is kcrushed breaks out into a viper.
6. Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with
their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their
hands.
7. lTheir feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts
are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and mdestruction is in their paths.
8. The way of peace they know not; and there is no njudgement in their goings: othey
have made their crooked paths: whosoever goes therein shall not know peace.
Listen up! The LORD is not too weak to save you. And He is not going deaf! He can hear
you when you call. But the problem is that your sins have separated you; cut you off
from God. Because of YOUR SINS, he has deliberately turned his face away from you,
and will not listen to you anymore.
For your hands are those of murderers, and your fingers are filthy with sins. You lie and
grumble and oppose those that are good. No-one cares about being fair and true. Your
lawsuits are based upon lies; you spend your time plotting evil deeds and doing them.
[Exactly what is happening in the USA right now!]
You spend your time and energy in spinning evil plans which end up in deadly actions.
You cheat and short-change everyone. Everything you do is filled with sin: violence is
your trademark. Your feet continually run to do evil and you rush to murder, your
thoughts are only of sinning; and wherever you go you leave behind you a trial of misery,
death, and destruction. You have no clue about what true peace is, nor what it means

a
Nehemiah 10:31; 13:15-22; See f
[h]~ have made him hide k
[h]~ sprinkled as if they break
56:2,4,6 g
1:15 out a viper
b
57:4 (Hebrew) h
66:16; Jeremiah 2:35; 25:31 l
Romans 3:15
c
Deuteronomy 32:13 i
Psalm 7:14 m
[h]~ breaking
d
50:2; Numbers 11:23 j
[h]~ death adder n
[h]~ right
e
50:1; 64:7 o
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to be just, and good. You continually do wrong and those who follow you, won’t
experience any peace either.
1208. Therefore, is judgement far from us, neither does justice overtake us; awe
wait for light; but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
1209. b
We grope for the wall like the blind; and we grope as if we have no eyes;
we stumble at noon, as if it is in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.
1210. We all roar like bears, and cmourn sore like doves; we look for judgement,
but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
1211. For our transgressions are multiplied before thee; and our sins testify
against us; for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities we know
them:
1212. In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our
GOD, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving, and uttering dfrom the heart
words of falsehood.
1213. And judgement is turned away backward, and justice stands afar off; for
truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
1214. Yes, truth fails: and he that departs from evil emakes himself a prey: and
the LORD saw it; and fit displeased him that there was not judgement.
It is because of all-of this evil that you are not finding Gods’ blessings; that’s why he
does not punish those that injure you. No wonder that you are in darkness when you
expected light. No wonder you are walking in the gloom. No wonder you grope like
blind men and stumble around in broad daylight; yes, even at brightest noontime, as
though it was the darkest night! No wonder that you are like corpses when compared
with vigorous young men! You roar like hungry bears; you moan with mournful cries
like doves.
You look for God to keep you ~ but he does not! He has turned away from you. For
your sins keep piling up before a righteous God, and they testify against you.
Yes, we know what sinners we are. We know of our disobedience; we have denied the
LORD our God. We know what rebels we are, and how unfair we are, for we carefully
plan our lies. Our justice system opposes the righteous man; fairness in the courts is
unknown. Truth falls dead in the streets, and justice is outlawed.
Yes, truth is gone, and anyone who tries to live a better life is soon attacked. The LORD
saw all-of the evil and was displeased to find that no steps were taken against the sins.
1215. And gHe saw that there was no man, and wondered why there was no
intercessor: htherefore, his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteous
sustained him.
1216. For iHe put on righteousness as a breastplate; and a helmet of salvation
upon His head; and He put on the garment of jvengeance for clothing, and was
clad with zeal as a cloak.
1217. k
According to their ldeeds, accordingly He will repay, fury to his adversaries,
recompense to his enemies; to mthe islands he will repay recompense.
1218. n
So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from
the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in olike a flood, the Spirit of the
LORD shall plift up a standard against him.
He saw that no-one was coming to help you, and wondered why no-one intervened.
Therefore, God (Himself) stepped in to save you through His mighty power and justice.
He on righteousness as armour, and a helmet of salvation upon his head. He clothed

a
Jeremiah 8:15 g
63:5: Ezekiel 22:30 m
41:1
b
Deuteronomy 28:29 h
63:5 n
Psalm 113:3
c
38:14 i
61:10; Ephesians 6:14 o
Revelation 12:15
d
Matthew 12:34-35 j
61:2 p
[h]~ shall put him to flight
e
[h]~ and is accounted mad k
63:7
f
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himself with the robes of vengeance and of godly fury. He will repay his enemies for
their evil deeds ~ fury for his foes in distant lands. Then at last, they will reverence and
glorify the name of the Lord God from west to east. For he will come like a flood-tide,
driven by Jehovah’s breath.
1219. And athe Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from
transgressions in Jacob, says the LORD.
1220. As for me, this is MY Covenant with them, says the LORD; My Spirit that is
upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of
thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s
seed (for 3 generations); says the LORD, from henceforth and forever.
[P] He shall come as a Redeemer to those in Zion, who have turned away from sin. “As
for me, this is my promise to them,” says the Lord. “My Holy Spirit shall not leave them,
and they shall want the good and hate the wrong ~ they and their children and their
children’s’ children (for 3 generations) forever!

CHAPTER SIXTY: ACCESS OF CHRIST TO GENTILES

The FIRST 9 verses are prophetic (as are others in this chapter)
1. [M] Arise bshine, for the light is come, and cthe glory of the LORD is risen upon
thee.
2. [M] For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people:
but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee.
3. [M] And dthe Gentiles shall come to thy light, and ekings to the brightness of thy
rising
4. [M] Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together,
f
they come to thee; thy sons shall come for afar, and thy daughters shall be nursed
at thy side.
5. [M] Then thou shall see; and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be
enlarged; because gthe habundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the
i
forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
6. [M] The multitude of camels shall cover thee and the dromedaries of Midian and
j
Ephah; all they from Sheba shall: they shall bring kgold and incense; and they
shall show forth the praises of the LORD.
7. [M] All-of the flocks of lKedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of
m
Nebaioth shall minister unto thee; nthey shall come up with acceptance on mine
altar; and I will glorify the house of my glory.
8. [M] Who are these that fly as a cloud, and and the doves to their windows.?
9. [M] Surely, othe isles shall wait for me; and the ships of Tarshish first, pto bring
thy sons from afar, qtheir silver and their gold with them, runto the name of the
LORD, thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because He has glorified thee.
10. And sthe sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and ttheir kings shall minister
unto thee: for uin my wrath, I smote thee, but vin my favour have I had mercy on
thee.

a
Romans 11:26-27 h
[h]~ the noise of the sea shall be o
Psalm 72:10
b
[h]~ be enlightened for the light turned towards thee. p
14:2
comes i
[h]~ wealth q
Psalm 68:30; Zechariah 14:14
c
Malachi 4:2 j
Genesis 25:4 r
54:7-8
d
42:5; see verses 5,11, k
61:6; Matthew 2:11 s
56:3,6
e
49:23, see verses 10-11,16 l
Genesis 25:13; Psalm 120:5 t
See verse 3
f
49:20-22 m
Genesis 25:13 u
57:17
g
55:5; Romans 11:25 n
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 11. [P] Therefore, athy gates shall be open continually: they shall not be shut day or
night; that men may bring unto thee the bforces of the Gentiles, and that their
kings maybe brought.
12. [P] For cthe nation and kingdom that will not serve thee ~ shall perish: Yes, those
nations shall be utterly wasted!
13. [P] dThe glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, ethe fir tree, the pine tree, and
the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make fthe place
of my feet glorious.
14. [P] The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and
all they that despised thee shall gbow themselves down at the soles of thy feet;
and they shall call thee, hThe city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15. Whereas thou have been iforsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee,
I will make thee and eternal jexcellence, a joy of many generations.
16. kThou shall also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and lshall suck the breast of kings:
and you shall know that mI, the LORD am, the Saviour and the Redeemer, nthe
mighty One of Jacob.
17. For brass I bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for
stones, iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
18. oViolence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction withing thy
borders: but thou shall call pthy walls salvation, and thy gates qPraise.
19. [M] rThe sun shall no more be thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the
moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee san everlasting light,
and thy God thy glory.
20. [M] tThy sun shall no longer go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for
the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and uthe days of thy mourning shall be
ended.
21. vThy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land forever, wthe
branch of my planting, xthe work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
22. yA little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation; I, the
LORD will hasten it in his time.
ARISE, My people! Let your light shine for all-of the nations to see! For the glory of the
Lord is streaming from you. Darkness, as black as night, shall cover all the peoples of
the earth, but the glory of the LORD will shine from you.
Lift up your eyes and see! For your sons and daughter are coming home to you from
distant lands. [Since the nation of Israel was created in one day (as was prophesied)
Jews have been coming back to Israel from all of the nations of the earth ~ and it will
continue until the LORD’S promise is completed.]
Your eyes will shine with joy, your hearts will thrill, for merchants from all over the world
will flow to you, bringing you the wealth of many lands.
Vast droves of camels will converge upon you, dromedaries from Midian and Sheba and
Ephah, too, bringing gold and incense, to add to the praise of God. The flocks of Kedar
shall be given you, the rams of Nebaioth for my altars, and I will glorify my glorious
Temple in that day. [Refer Ezekiel chapters 40-48 for the Tribulation ~ Millennium
Temple].

a
Revelation 21:25 j
Psalm 47:4 s
Psalm 27:1
b
[h]~ wealth k
49:23; 61:6; 66:11-12 t
Amos 8:9
c
Zechariah 14:17-19 l
49:2; 61:6; 66:11-12 u
Revelation 21:4
d
35:2 m
43:3 v
52:1
e
41:19 n
Psalm 132:2 w
61:3; Matthew 15:13; John 15:2
f
1 Chronicles 28:2 o
11:9 x
64:8; Ephesians 2:10
g
49:23 p
26:1 y
Matthew 13:31-32
h
Psalm 46:4 q
61:11
i
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And those that fly like a cloud to Israel, like doves to their nests? I have reserved the
ships of many lands, the very best, [literally, the ships of Tarshish], to bring the sons of
Israel home again from far away, bringing their wealth with them. For the Holy One of
Israel, known around the world, has glorified you in the eyes of all nations.
Foreigners shall come and build your cities. Presidents and kings will send you aid. For
although I destroyed you in my anger, I will have mercy on you through my grace. Your
gates shall stay wide open, 24/7, to receive the wealth of many lands. The kings of the
world will cater to you. For the nations refusing to be your allies (that will not serve you)
shall perish: They shall be destroyed! The glory of Lebanon will be yours ~ the forests
of firs and pines, and box trees ~ to beautify my sanctuary. My Temple will be glorious!
The sons of anti-Semites will come and bow before you! They will kiss your feet! They
will call Jerusalem “The City of the LORD” and “The Glorious Mountain of the Holy One
of Israel”.
Though once defiled, despised, hated, and rebuffed by all, you will be beautiful forever,
a joy for all the generations of the world, for I will make you so.
Powerful kings and mighty nations shall provide you with the choicest of their goods, to
satisfy your every need, and you will know ~ at last, and really understand that I, the
LORD, am your Saviour, and Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.
I will exchange your brass for gold, your iron for silver, your wood for brass, your stones
for iron. Peace and righteousness shall be your taskmasters! Violence shall disappear
out of your land ~ all wars will end! Your walls shall be “Salvation” and your gates
“Praise”.
No longer will you need the sun or the moon to give you light, for the LORD your God
will be your everlasting light; and He will be your glory. Your sun shall never set; the
moon shall not go down for the LORD will be your everlasting light; your days of
mourning all will end. All your people will be good They will possess their land forever,
for I will plant them there with my own hands; this will bring me glory. The smallest
family will multiply into a clan; the tiny group shall be a mighty nation. I, the LORD, will
bring it all to pass when it is time.

CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE: THE OFFICE OF CHRIST

Jesus commenced his Ministry by proclaiming this section of scripture!

1. [F] aThe Spirit of the LORD God is upon me; because the LORD bhas anointed me
c
to preach good tidings unto dthe meek; he has sent me eto bind up the broken
hearted, fto proclaim liberty to the captives; and the opening of the prisons to them
that are bound;
2. [F] gTo proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and hthe day of vengeance of
our God; ito comfort all who mourn;
3. [F] To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, jto give unto them beauty for ashes,
k
the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness: that
they might be called ltrees of righteousness, mthe planting of the LORD, that He
might be glorified.
The Spirit of the LORD God is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me, to bring
good news to the suffering and the afflicted. He has sent me to comfort the broken-
hearted, to announce liberty to the captives, and to open the eyes of the blind. He has
sent me to tell all-of those who mourn that the time of God’s to them has come, and the

a
Luke 4:18-19 f
Leviticus 25:10 k
Psalm 45:7
b
Psalm 45:7 g
Leviticus 25:9 l
57:5
c
Mark 1:38 h
34:8; 66:14 m
60:21
d
29:9 i
57:18
e
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day of his wrath to their enemies. To all who mourn in Israel, He will give: Beauty for
ashes; Joy instead of mourning; Praise instead of heaviness. For God has planted them
like strong and graceful oaks for His own glory.
1221. [S, M] And athey shall build the old wastes, they shall rise up the former
desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many
generations.
1222. [S, M] And bstrangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the
alien shall be your ploughmen and your vinedressers.
1223. [S, M] But cyou shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you
the Ministers of our God; dyou shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory
shall you boast yourselves.
And they shall rebuild the ancient ruins, repairing cities long ago destroyed, reviving
them though they have laid waste for many generations. Foreigners shall be your
servants; they shall feed your flocks, and plough your fields, and tend to
your vineyards.
You shall be called priests of the LORD, ministers of our God. You shall be fed with the
treasures of the nations, and shall glory in their riches.
1224. [S, M] For your shame eyou shall have double; and for confusion they shall
rejoice in their portion: therefore, in their land they possess the double; everlasting
joy shall be unto them.
1225. [S, M] For, I the LORD, love judgement, fI hate robbery for burnt offering;
and I will direct their worth in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with
them.
1226. [S, M] And gtheir seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their
offspring among the people; all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they
are the seed which the LORD has blessed.
1227. I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for
h
he has clothed me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom idecks himself
with ornaments, and jas a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
1228. For as the earth brings forth her buds, and as the garden causes the things
that are sown in it to spring forth; so, the LORD God will cause righteousness and
praise to spring forth before all-of the nations.
Instead of shame and dishonour, you shall have a double portion of prosperity, and
everlasting joy. For, I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and wrong! I will faithfully
reward my people for their suffering and make an everlasting covenant with them.
[Jeremiah 31:31]. Their descendants shall be known and honoured among the nations;
all shall realise that they are people God has blessed.
Let me tell you how happy God has made me! For he has clothed me with garments of
salvation and draped about me “the robe of righteousness.” I am like a bridegroom in
his wedding suit, or a bride with her jewels. The LORD will show the nations of the world
his justice; all will praise Him. His righteousness shall be like a budding tree, or like a
garden in early spring; full of young plants springing up everywhere.

CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO: THE OFFICE OF MINISTERS

This whole chapter is prophetic, relating to the Second Coming to earth & the Millennium
reign.

a
49:8; Ezekiel 36:10, 33-36 e
40:2; Zechariah 9:12 i
[h]~ decks himself as a priest
b
Ephesians 2:12 f
1:11,13; Malachi 1:13 j
49:18; Revelation 21:2
c
Exodus 19:6; see 66:21 g
54:3
d
60:5-6,11,16 h
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 1. [S, M] For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace; and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not
rest; until athe righteousness thereof, go forth as brightness, and the salvation
thereof as a lamp that burns.
2. [S, M] And bthe Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and call-of the kings thy glory;
and thou shall be called by da new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
3. [S, M] Thou shall also be ea crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal
diadem in the hand of thy God.
4. [S, M] fThou shall no more be termed as gforsaken; neither shall thy land any more
be termed hdesolate; but thou shall be called iHephzibah, and thy land jBeulah:
for the LORD delights in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Because I live Zion, because my heart yearns for Jerusalem, I will not cease to pray for
her or to cry out to God on her behalf, until she shines forth in his righteousness, and is
glorious in his salvation. The nations shall see your righteousness. Kings shall be blinded
by your glory. And God will confer on you a new name.
He will hold you aloft in his hands for all to see ~ a splendid crown for the King of kings.
Never again shall you be called “The GOD-forsaken Land” or the “that Land that God
forgot.” Your new name will be “The Land of God’s Delight” and “The Bride,” for the
LORD delights in you and will claim you as his own.
1229. [S. M] For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee;
and kas the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so lshall thy God rejoice over thee.
1230. [S. M] I have set mwatchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall
never hold their peace, day, or night. Ye that nmake mention of the LORD, keep
not silent;
1231. [S. M] And give him no orest, till he establish, and till he makes Jerusalem
p
a praise in the earth.
1232. [S. M] The LORD has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his
strength; qSurely, rI will no longer give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and
the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou has laboured.
1233. [S. M] But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and
they that have brought it together shall drink it sin the courts of my holiness.
Your children will care for you, O Jerusalem, with joy like that of a young man who
married a virgin; and God will rejoice over you as a bridegroom with his bride.
O Jerusalem, I have set intercessors (watchmen) on your walls, who shall cry out to God
24/7 for the fulfilment of His promises. Take no rest, all you who pray, and give God no
rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her respected and admired throughout
the earth. The LORD has sworn to Jerusalem with all-of his integrity: “I will never again
give you to your enemies; Never again shall foreign soldiers come and take away your
grain and wine. You raised it; you shall keep it, praising God. Within the Temple Courts
you yourselves shall drink the wine that you have pressed.
1234. [S. M] Go through; Go through the gates: tprepare ye the way of my
people: ucast up, cast up the highway: gather out the stones; vlift up a standard
for the people.

a
Proverbs 4:18 j
[h]~ married q
[h]~ if I give …
b
Psalm 98:2 k
[h]~ with the joy of the r
Deuteronomy 28:30-33;
c
60:3 bridegroom Jeremiah 5:17
d
65:15; Revelation 2:17; 3:12 l
65:19 s
Deuteronomy 12:11-12;
e
Zechariah 9:16 m
Ezekiel 3:17 14:23,26
f
Hosea 1:10; 1 Peter 2:10 n
[h]~ are the Lord’s t
40:3
g
49:14; 54:6-7; 60:15 remembrancers u
57:14
h
54:1 o
[h]~ silence v
49:22
i
[h]~ my light is in her p
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 1235. [S. M] Behold, the LORD has proclaimed unto the end of the world; aSay
ye to the daughter of Zion; Behold bthy salvation comes; cbehold his reward is with
him, and his dwork before him.
1236. [S. M] And they shall call them; The holy people; The redeemed of the
LORD: and thou shall be called; sought out, A city not forsaken.
Go out! Go out! Prepare the roadway for the return of my people! Build the roads, pull
out the boulders, raise the flag of Israel. See the LORD has sent his messengers to every
land and said; “Tell my people; I, the LORD your GOD am coming to save you, and will
bring you many gifts.” And they shall be called “The Holy People” and “The LORD’S
Redeemed,” and Jerusalem shall be called “The Land of Desire” and “The City that God
has blessed.”

a
Zechariah 9:9 c
40:10
b
46:13 d
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CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE: CHRIST’S POWER TO SAVE
The first 6 verses of this chapter are prophetic relating to the Tribulation period.

1. [T] Who is this that comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Boz rah? This that
is aglorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak
in righteousness, mighty to save.
1237. [T] Wherefore, bart thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him
that treads in wine fat?
1238. [T] I have ctrodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none
there with me; for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury;
And their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all or my
raiment.
1239. [T] For dthe day of vengeance is in my heart, and the year of my redeemed
is come.
1240. [T] And I looked, and ethere was none to help; and I wondered that there
was none to uphold: ftherefore, mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my
fury, it upheld me.
1241. [T] And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk
in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.
Who is this that comes from Edom, from the city of Boz rah, with his magnificent
garments of crimson? Who is this in kingly robes ~ marching in the greatness of his
strength? “It is I, the LORD, announcing your salvation: I, the LORD, the one who is
mighty to save!” “Why are your clothes so red, as from treading out the grapes?”
“I have trodden the winepress alone. There was no one there to help me. In my fury I
have trodden my enemies like grapes. In my fury I trampled my foes. It is their blood
that you see upon my clothes. For the time has come for me to avenge my people, to
redeem them from the hands of their oppressors. I looked but no one came to help
them; I was amazed and appalled. So, I executed vengeance alone, unaided, I meted
out judgement. I crushed the heathen nations in my anger and made them stagger and
fall to the ground.”
1242. I will mention the loving kindness of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD,
according to all that the LORD has bestowed upon us, and the great goodness
towards the house of Israel, which he has bestowed upon them according to his
mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
1243. For he said; Surely, they are my people; children that will not lie; so, he
was their Saviour.
1244. g
In all-of their afflictions he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence
saved them; in his love and in his pity, he redeemed them; and he bare them, and
carried them all-of the days of old. [God shares our afflictions]
I will tell of the lovingkindness of God. I will praise him for all He has done; I will rejoice
in his great goodness to Israel; which he has granted in accordance with his mercy and
his love. He said; “They are my very own; surely they will not be false again.” And He
became their Saviour. In all-of their afflictions he was afflicted, and he personally saved
them. In his love and pity, he redeemed them and lifted them up and carried them
through all-of the years.
1245. BUT, hthey rebelled, and ivexed his Holy Spirit; therefore, he has turned to
be their enemy; and he fought against them. [Prophecy against rebellion].

a
[h]~ decked d
34:8 h
Exodus 15:24
b
Revelation 19:13 e
Psalm 22:1; John 16:32 i
Psalm 78:40; Ephesians 4:30
c
Lamentations 1:15; Revelation f
59:16
14:20; 19:15 g
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 1246. Then ahe remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying; Where
is he that brought them up out of the sea with the cshepherd of his flock? Where
b

is he, that put the Holy Spirit within him?

1247. That led them by the right hand of Moses, with His glorious arm, ddividing
the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
1248. That led them through the deep, as a horse in the wilderness, that they
should not stumble?
1249. As a beast goes down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD cause him to
rest; so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
But they rebelled against Him and grieved the Holy Spirit! That is why He became their
enemy, and personally fought against them! [WARNING: We are told in the New
Testament NOT to Grieve the Holy Spirit ~ but that is just a reminder of what happened
to Israel, when they grieved the Holy Spirit, in the Old Testament]. Then they
remembered those days of old when Moses, God’s servant, led the people out of Egypt
and they cried out; “Where is the One who brought Israel through the sea, with Moses
as their shepherd? Where is the God who sent His Holy Spirit to be among His people?
Where is He whose mighty power divided the sea before them when Moses lifted up his
hand, and established his reputation forever?” Who led them through the bottom of the
sea? Like fine stallions racing through the desert, they never stumbled. Like cattle
grazing in the valleys, so the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. Thus, He gave Himself
a magnificent reputation.
1250. Look down from heaven, and behold efrom the habitation of thy holiness
and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, fthe sounding of thy bowels
and thy mercies toward me? Are they restrained?
1251. g
Doubtless thou art our Father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and
Israel acknowledge us not: thou O LORD, art our Father, hour Redeemer; Thy name
is from everlasting.
Oh LORD, look down from heaven and see us from your holy, glorious home: where is
the love for us that you used to show ~ your power, your mercy, and your compassion?
Where are they now? [Why have you removed them from us?]
Surely you are still Our Father! Even if Abraham and Jacob would disown us, still you
would be Our Father, Our Redeemer from ages past.
1252. O LORD, why hast thou imade to err from your ways, and jhardened our
hearts from thy fear? kReturn for thy servant’s sake ~ the tribes of thine
inheritance.
1253. l
The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while; our
adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.
1254. We are thine: thou never barest rule over them: they were not called by
thy name.
O Lord, why have you hardened our hearts and made us sin and turn against you?
[NOTE: God never makes us sin! That is the work of the evil one ~ Satan!]
Return and help us, for we who belong to you need you so. How briefly we possessed
Jerusalem! And now our enemies have destroyed her. O God, why do you treat us as
though we weren’t your people, as though we were a heathen nation that never called
your “LORD”?

a
Psalm 78:34 f
[h]~ the multitude i
Psalm 119:10
b
Exodus 14:30: 32:11-12 g
Deuteronomy 32:6; 1 Chronicles j
6:10; John 12:40
c
[h]~ shepherds 29:10; see 64:8 k
Numbers 10:36; Psalm 90:13
d
Exodus 14:21 h
[h]~ OR; our Redeemer from l
Deuteronomy 7:6; see 62:12
e
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CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR: THE CHURCH’S FAITH IN GOD’S POWER & MERCY

1. Oh, that thou would arend the heavens, that thou would come down, that the
mountains might flow down at thy presence.
2. As when bthe melting fire burns, the fire causes the water to boil, to make thy
name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence.
3. When cthou did terrible things which we looked not for, thou came down, the
mountains flowed down at thy presence.
4. For since the beginning of the world, dmen have not heard, nor perceived with
their ear, neither has their eye eseen, O God, beside thee, what He has prepared
for him that waits for Him.
5. Thou fmeets him that rejoices and works righteousness, those that remember thee
in thy ways; Behold thou art wrath; for we have sinned; in those is continuance,
and we shall be saved.
6. But we are all as gan unclean thing, and hall our righteousness is as filthy rags; and
i
we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
7. And there is none that calls upon thy name, that stirs up himself to take hold of
thee; for jthou have hidden thy face from us; and has kconsumed us, lbecause of
our iniquities.
8. But now; O LORD, mthou art Our Father; we are the clay, and nthou, our potter;
and owe all are the work of thy hand.
OH, that you would burst forth from the skies and come down! How the mountains would
quake in your presence! Then consuming fire of your glory would burn down the forests
and boil the seas dry. The nations would tremble before you; then your enemies would
learn the reason for your fame! So, it was before when you came down, for you did
awesome things beyond our highest expectations, and how the mountains quaked! For
since the world began no one has ever seen or heard of such a God ~ as our God, who
works for those who wait for him! You welcome those who cheerfully do good, who follow
godly ways.
But we are not godly; we are constant sinners and we have been all-of our lives.
Therefore, your wrath is heavy upon us. How can such as we be saved? We are all
infected and impure with sin. When we put on our prized robes of righteousness, we find
that they are but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves we fade, wither and fall. And our sins,
like the wind, sweep us away. And yet, O LORD, you are Our Father. We are the clay
and you are the Potter. We are all formed by your hand.
1255. Be not wroth very sore, O LORD; neither remember iniquity for ever;
behold, see, we beseech thee; p we are all thy people.
1256. Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a
desolation.
1257. Our holy & our beautiful house, where our fathers praise thee; qis burned
up with fire: and all-of our pleasant things are laid waste.
1258. Will thou rrefrain yourself for these things, O LORD? Will thou hold the
peace, and afflict us very sore?
Oh LORD, be not so angry with us, nor forever remember our sins. Oh, look and see
that we are all your people.

a
Psalm 18:9 g
Leviticus 5:2 n
45:9
b
[h]~ the fire of thy melting’s h
Philippians 3:9 o
Psalm 138:8; see 60:21
c
Exodus 34:10; Judges 5:4 i
40:6-8 p
Psalm 79:13
d
1 Corinthians 2:9 j
54:8 q
2 Kings 25:9; see 63:18
e
[h]~ seen a God beside thee, k
[h]~ melted r
42:14
which does so for him l
[h]~ by the hand
f
47:3 m
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Your holy cities are destroyed; Jerusalem is a desert wilderness. Our holy, beautiful
Temple where our fathers praised you is burnt down, and all-of the things of beauty are
destroyed. After all-of this has happened to us, must you still refuse to help us, LORD?
Will you stand silent and still punish us?

CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE: REJECTION OF THE JEWS ~ A REMNANT TO BE SAVED

1. I AM sought of them that asked not of me; I am found of them that sought me
a

not; I said; Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that bwas not called by my name.
1259. c
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which
walks in a way which is not good, after their own thoughts;
1260. A people that provokes me to anger, continually dto my face; that sacrifice
e
in gardens, and burn incense fupon galtars of brick;
1261. h
Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, iwhich eat
swine flesh, and jbroth of abominable things is in their vessels; [Please NOTE: The
KJV gives a reference here to 2 Maccabees 6:18, which was REMOVED FROM THE
PROTEST-ANT BIBLE By some not so learned scholars!].
1262. k
Which say, stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than
thou. These are as smoke in my lnose, a fire that burns all day.
1263. Behold, mit is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will
recompense, even recompense ninto their bosom.
1264. Your iniquities, and othe iniquities of your fathers together; says the LORD;
which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the
hills; Therefore, I will measure their former work into their bosom.
THE LORD SAYS: People who never inquired about me are now seeking me out. Nations
who never before searched for me are finding me. But my own people, though I have
been spreading out my arms all day long to welcome them ~ have rebelled against me;
they have followed their own evil wants and thoughts. All day long they insult me to my
face by worshipping idols in many gardens and burning incense on the rooftops of their
homes. At night they go out among the graves and caves to worship evil spirits, and
they eat pork and other forbidden foods. Yet they say to one another; “Don’t come too
close, you’ll defile me! For I am holier than you!” They stifle me. Day in and day out
they infuriate me!
See, here is my decree all written out before me: “I will not stand silent; I will repay.
Yes, I will repay them – Not only for their own sins but for those of their fathers too,
says the LORD, for they also burned incense on the mountains and insulted me upon
the hills. I will repay them all back in full!”
1265. Thus says the LORD; As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says
Destroy it not; for pa blessing is in it; so, will I do for my servant’s sake, that I may
not destroy them all.
1266. And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of
my mountains; and mine qelect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell therein.
1267. And rSharon shall be a fold of flocks, and sthe valley of Achor a place for
the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

a
Romans 10:20 h
Deuteronomy 18:11 o
Exodus 20:5; Matthew 23:35
b
63:19 i
56:17; 2 Maccabees 6:18 p
Joel 2:14
c
Romans 10:21 j
[h]~ pieces q
Matthew 24:22; Romans 11:5,7
d
Job 1:11 k
Matthew 9:11; Luke 18:11 r
33:9; 35:2
e
Leviticus 17:5; see 1:29; 66:17 l
[h]~ anger s
Joshua 76:26
f
[h]~ upon bricks m
Malachi 3:16
g
Exodus 20:24-25 n
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But I will not destroy them all, says the LORD; for just as good grapes are found among
a cluster of back ones (and someone will say, “Don’t throw them all away ~ there are
some good grapes there!”), so I will not destroy all-of Israel, for I have some true
servants there. I will preserve a remnant of my people to possess the land of Israel;
those I select will inherit it and serve me there. As for my people who have sought me,
the plains of Sharon shall again be filled with flocks, and the valley of Achor shall be a
place to pasture herds.
1268. But you are they that forsake the LORD, that forget amy holy mountain,
that prepare ba table for that ctroop, and that furnish dthe drink offering unto that
e
number.
1269. Therefore, will I number you to the sword, and you shall all bow down to
the slaughter; fbecause when I called, you did not answer; when I spake; you did
not hear; but did evil before my eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
1270. Therefore, thus says the LORD; Behold, my servants shall eat, but you
shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty; behold
my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be ashamed:
1271. Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow
of heart, and gshall howl for vexation of Spirit.
1272. And you shall leave your name hfor a curse unto my chosen; for the LORD
shall slay thee; and call His servants by another name.
1273. That he that blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself in the GOD of
Truth; and he that swears in the earth shall swear by the God of Truth; because
the former ones are forgotten, (are passed away), and because they are hid from
my eyes.
But because the rest of you have forsaken the LORD and His Temple and worship gods
of “fate” and “destiny”, therefore, I will “destine” you to the sword, and your “fate” shall
be a dark one: for when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you would not
listen. You deliberately sinned before my very eyes, choosing to do what you know I
despise. Therefore, the LORD God says; You shall starve, but my servants shall eat; you
shall be thirsty, while they drink; you shall be sad and ashamed, but they shall rejoice.
You shall cry in sorry and vexation of Spirit, while they sing for joy. Your name shall be
a CURSE word among my people, for the LORD God shall slay you and call his servants
by another name. [Christians]
And yet, the days will come, when all who invoke a blessing, or take an oath shall swear
by the God of Truth; for I will put aside my anger and forget the evil that you did.
1274. [M] For, behold, iI create new heavens and a new earth: and the former
shall not be remembered, nor jcome into mind. [NOTE: God will create new
heavens (Plural) and a new earth (Singular)].
1275. [M] But you be glad and rejoice for ever in that in which I create; for,
behold, kI create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
1276. [M] And lI will rejoice in Jerusalem; and joy in my people; and mthe voice
of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
1277. [M] There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that
has not filled his days; for nthe child shall die at a hundred years old; but the sinner
being a hundred years old shall be accursed.
1278. [M] And they shall build houses, and inhabit them, and they shall plant
vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

a
57:13 e
[h]~ meni j
[h]~ come upon the heart
b
Ezekiel 23:41 f
66:4 k
Jeremiah 31:7
c
[h]~ Gad (the tribe that worships g
Matthew 8:12 l
62:5
idols and is prevented by God to h
Deuteronomy 28:37; Jeremiah m
35:10
enter the eternal kingdom) 29:22; Zechariah 8:13 n
Jeremiah 31:7
d
Jeremiah 7:18 i
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 1279. [M] They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and
another eat; for aas the days of a tree are that days of my people, and mine elect
b
shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
1280. [M] They shall not labour in vain, nor cbring forth trouble; for they are the
seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
1281. [M] And it shall come to pass, that dbefore they call, I will answer; and yet
e
while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
1282. [M] The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw
like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor
destroy in all my holy mountain, says the LORD.
For see, I am creating new heavens and a new earth: ~ so wonderful that no one will
even think about the old ones anymore. Be glad; rejoice forever in my new creation.
Look! I will recreate Jerusalem, as a place of happiness, and her people shall be a joy!
And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and in my people; and the voice of weeping and crying
shall not be herd there anymore.
No longer will babies die when only a few days old; no longer will men be considered old
at 100! Only sinners will die that young! In those days, when a man builds a house, he
will keep on living in it ~ it will not be destroyed by invading armies, as in the past. My
people will plant vineyards and eat the fruit themselves ~ their enemies will not
confiscate it. For my people will live as long as trees, and will long enjoy their hard-won
gains. Their harvests will not be eaten by their enemies; their children will not be born
to become cannon fodder. For they are the children of those that the LORD has blessed;
and their children, too, shall be blessed. I will answer them before they even call on me.
While they are still talking to me about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their
prayers.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together; the lion shall eat straw as the ox does, and
poisonous snakes shall strike no more! In those days nothing and no one shall be hurt,
or destroyed in all my Holy Mountain, says the LORD!

CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX: ALL THE NATIONS UNITED IN ONE CHURCH

1. [M] Thus says the LORD; fThe heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool:
where is the house that you build unto me? And where is the place of my rest?
2. For all-of these things have my hands made, and all those have been, says the
LORD; but gto this man will I look, even to him that is poor and hof a contrite spirit;
and trembles at my words.
3. iHe that kills an ox is as if he killed a man; he that sacrifices a jlamb, as if he cut
off as dog’s neck; he that offers an oblation, is kas if he offered swine’s blood; he
that lburns incense as if he blessed an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways,
and their soul delights in their abominations.
4. I also will choose their mdelusions, and will bring their fears upon them; nbecause
when I called, none did answer; when I spoke, they did not hear; but they did evil
before my eyes, and chose that is which I delighted not.
Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; What TEMPLE can you build for me
as good as that? My hand has made both the earth and the skies, and they are mine!
Yet I will look with pity on the man that has a humble and contrite heart, who trembles
at my word. But those who choose their own ways, delighting in their sins, as cursed.

a
Psalm 92: 12-13 e
Daniel 9:21 j
[h]~ kid
b
[h]~ shall make them long, OR, f
2 Chronicles 6:18; Acts 7:49-50 k
1 Maccabees 1:47
shall wear out g
57:15; 61:1 l
[h]~ makes a memorial of
c
Deuteronomy 28:41; Hosea 9:12 h
Psalm 34:18 m
[h]~ devices
d
Psalm 32:5 i
1:11; 61:8 n
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God will not accept their offerings. When such men sacrifice an ox on the altar of God,
it is no more acceptable to him than a human sacrifice. If the sacrifice a lamb, or bring
an offering of grain, it is as loathsome to God as putting a dog or the blood of a swine
on his altar! When they burn incense to him, he counts it the same as if though they
blessed an idol. I will send great troubles upon them ~ all the things that they feared,
for when I called them, they refused to answer, and when I spoke to them, they refused
to hear. Instead, they did wrong before my eyes, and deliberately chose what they knew
I despised.
1283. Hear the Word of the LORD: ye that tremble at His word: Your brethren
that hated you, that acast you out for my name’s sake, said: bLet the LORD be
glorified: but he shall appear cto you as joy, and they shall be ashamed.
1284. A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the Temple, a voice of the
LORD, that renders recompense to His enemies.
1285. Before she travailed, shew brought forth; before her pain came; she was
delivered of a man child.
1286. Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth
be made to bring forth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon
as a Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
1287. Shall I bring to the birth, and not dcause to bring forth? Says the LORD.
Shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? Says thy God.
1288. e
Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her; rejoice
for joy with her; all ye that mourn for her:
1289. That fye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations;
that you may milk out, and be delighted with the gabundance of her glory.
1290. For thus says the LORD; Behold, I will extend hpeace to her like a river,
and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream; then shall you suck, jyou shall
i

be borne upon her sides, and be dangled upon her knees.

1291. As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you: and you shall be
comforted in Jerusalem.
1292. And when you see this, your heart shall rejoice, and kyour bones shall
flourish like an herb; and the hand of the LORD shall be known towards his
servants, and his indignation towards his enemies.
1293. For behold, lthe LORD will come with fire, and with mhis chariots, like a
whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
1294. For by fire and nby his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and othe
slain of the LORD shall be many.
1295. They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves pin the gardens
q
behind one tree in the midst, reating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and sthe
mouse, shall be consumed together, says the LORD.
1296. For I know their works and their thoughts: It shall come, that I will gather
all nations and tongues: and tthey shall come, and see my glory.
1297. And I will set ua sign among them; and I will send those that escape of
them unto the nations; to Tarshish, Put, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and
Javan, to the isles far off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my
glory; and vthey shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.

a
Luke 6:22 i
Revelation 21:24 q
[h]~ one after another
b
John 16:2 j
49:22 r
65:4
c
2 Thessalonians 1:9-10 k
Ezekiel 37:1-10 s
Leviticus 11:29
d
[h]~ beget l
9:5; 33:14 t
Psalm 86:9
e
65:19 m
Psalm 68:17; Habukkuk 3:8 u
Luke 2:34
f
60:16 n
27:1 v
Malachi 1:11
g
[h]~ brightness o
Jeremiah 25:33
h
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 1298. And they shall bring all-of your brethren afor an offering unto the Lord out
of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in blitters, and upon mules, and
upon swift beasts, to my Holy Mountain Jerusalem, says the LORD, as the children
of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the House of the LORD.
1299. And I will also take of them cpriests and for Levites, says the LORD.
1300. For as dthe new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me; says the LORD, so eshall your seed and your name remain.
1301. [M] And it shall come to pass, that ffrom one new moon to another, and
from one Sabbath to another; gshall all flesh come to worship before me, says the
LORD.
1302. And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men that have
transgressed against me; for htheir worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be
quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
Hear the Word of God, all you who fear him, and who tremble at his words; Your brethren
hate you and cast you out for being loyal to my name; “Glory to God” they scoff. “Be
happy in the LORD!” But they shall be put to shame. What is all-of this commotion in
the city? What is that terrible noise coming from the Temple? Is it the voice of the LORD
taking vengeance upon his enemies? Who has heard or seen anything as strange as
this?
For in one day, suddenly, a nation, Israel, shall be born, [this occurred on 14th May,
1948] even before the birth pains come. In a moment, just as Israel’s anguish starts,
the baby is born; the nation begins. Shall I bring to the point of birth and then not
deliver? Asks the LORD your God. NO! Never!
Rejoice with Jerusalem; be glad wither, all you who love her, you who mourned for her.
Delight in Jerusalem; drink deep of her glory even as an infant at her mother’s generous
breasts. Prosperity shall overflow Jerusalem like a river, says the LORD, for I will send
it; the riches of the Gentiles shall flow to her. Her children shall be nursed at her breasts,
carried on her hips, and dangled on her knees. I will comfort you there as a little one is
comforted by his mother. When you see Jerusalem, your heart will rejoice; vigorous
health will be yours. All, the world will see the good hand of God upon His people, and
his wrath upon his enemies.
For see, the LORD will come with fire and with swift chariots of doom to pour out the
fury of his anger and his hot rebuked with flames of fire. For the LORD will punish the
world by fire, and with His sword, and the slain of the LORD shall be many!
Those that worship idols that are hidden behind a tree in the garden, feasting there on
pork, and mouse, and all forbidden meat ~ they will come to an evil end, says Jehovah.
I see full well what they are doing; I know what they are thinking (even before they
open their mouth to speak), so I will gather together all nations and people against
Jerusalem, where they will see my glory. I will perform a mighty miracle against them,
and I will send those that escape, as missionaries to the nations ~ to Tarshish, Put &
Lud, Meshech, Rosh, Tubal, Javan, and to the lands beyond the seas that have never
heard of my fame, nor seen my glory. There they shall declare my glory to the Gentiles.
And they shall bring back all-of your brethren from every nation as a gift to the LORD,
transporting them gently on horses, and in chariots, and in litters (coaches), and on
mules and camels to my holy mountains, Jerusalem, says the LORD. It will be like
offerings flowing into the Temple of the LORD at harvest time, carried in vessels
consecrated unto the LORD.

a
Romans 15:16 e
53:10 g
Psalm 65:2
b
[h]~ Coaches f
[h]~ From new moon to his new h
Mark 9: 44,46,48
c
61:6 moon, and from Sabbath to His
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And I will appoint some of those returning to be my priests and Levites, says the LORD.
As surely as my new heavens and earth shall remain, so surely shall you always be my
people, with a name that shall never disappear. All mankind shall come to worship me
from week to week and month to month. And they shall go out and look at the dead
bodies of those who rebelled against me, for their worm shall never die; their fire shall
not be quenched, and they shall be a disgusting sight to all-of mankind.

THE BOOK OF NAHUM

INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF NAHUM
The book of Nahum is attributed to Nahum the Minor Prophet, and was probably written
in and around Jerusalem in the 7th century BC.
Nahum was of the village of Elkosh, in Galilee, hence his reference as being an Elko-
shite. His father is not mentioned, therefore like in the previous minor prophet (Micah),
the assumption is that he came from a lowly family, again reinforcing that you do not
have to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth to be used by God.
On God’s Timeline, it is now 4 generations since Jonah went to Nineveh and proclaimed
his message of destruction for that city and the mass turn around in repentance in that
city, so God Almighty relented and did not destroy the city at that time.

CHAPTER ONE: GOD’S MERCY TO HIS PEOPLE

1. aThe burden of bNineveh. The book of vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

1303. c
God is jealous, and the LORD revenges: the LORD revenges, and dis
furious; the LORD will take vengeance on His adversaries, and He reserves wrath
for His enemies.
1304. The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit
the wicked: The LORD has His way in the whirlwind, and in the storm; and the
clouds are the dust of His feet.
1305. He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all-of the rivers: Bashan
languishes, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languishes.
1306. The mountains quake at Him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at
His presence; Yes, the world, and all that dwell therein.
1307. Who can stand before His indignation? And who can eabide in the fierceness
of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by
Him.
1308. The LORD is good, a fstronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows them
that trust in Him.
1309. But with an overrunning flood, He will make an utter end of the place
thereof, and darkness shall pursue His enemies.
1310. What do you imagine against the LORD? He will make an utter end:
affliction shall not rise up the second time.
1311. For while they were folded together as thorns, and while they were drunken
as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dried.
1312. There is one come out of thee, that imagines evil against the LORD, a
g
wicked counsellor.

a
Habakkuk 1:1; Zechariah 9:1; c
[h]~ The Lord is a jealous God e
[h]~ stand up
12:1; Malachi 12:1 and a revenger f
[h]~ Or, strength
b
See 2:8 d
[h]~ that has fury g
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 1313. Thus says the LORD; aThough they be quiet, and likewise many, yet shall
they be bcut down, when He shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will
afflict thee no more.
1314. For now, shall I break his yoke from off thee, and I will burst they bonds in
sunder.
1315. And the LORD has given a commandment concerning thee, that no more
of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image,
and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for you are vile.
1316. Behold upon the mountains, the feet of Him that brings good tidings, that
publishes peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the
wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
THIS IS THE VISION the God Almighty gave to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh, concerning
the impending doom of Nineveh. [At this time in history, (~ 700 B.C.), Nineveh was the
capital city of the Assyrians].
God is jealous over those He loves. And that is why He takes vengeance on those who
hurt His people. He furiously destroys their enemies. He is slow in getting angry, but
when He does get angry, watch out! His power is incredible, and He does not easily
forgive.
He shows His power in the terrors of the cyclone, and the raging storms’ clouds are like
billowing dust beneath His feet.
At His command the oceans and the rivers become dry sand; the lush pastures of Bashan
and Carmel fade away; the greens forests in Lebanon wilt. In His presence mountains
quake and hills melt; the earth crumbles and its people are destroyed.
Who can stand before an angry God? His fury is like fire; the mountains tumble down
as rubble before His anger.
The LORD is good. When troubles come; He is the place to go; He is the place of refuge.
And He knows the name of everyone who trusts in Him! But He sweeps away His enemies
with an overwhelming flood; He pursues them all night long.
What are you thinking Nineveh? Why do you defy the LORD? He will stop you with just
one blow; He won’t need to strike again! He tosses His enemies into the fire like a
tangled mass of thorns. They burst into flames like dry straw. Who is this king of yours,
who dares to plot against the LORD? But the LORD is not afraid of him! “Though he
builds his army to be a million strong.” The LORD declares: “It will vanish!”
“O my people, I have punished you enough! Now I will break your chains and release
you from your yoke of slavery to this Assyrian king.” And to the king, the LORD says:
“I have ordered and end to your dynasty; your sons will never sit upon your throne. And
I will destroy your gods and your temples, and I will bury you! For how you stink with
sin!”
See, the messengers come running down the mountain with glad news: “The invaders
have been wiped out, and we are safe!” O Judah, proclaim a day of thanksgiving, and
worship only the LORD, as you have vowed. For this enemy from Nineveh will never
come again. He is cut off forever; he will never be seen again.
In 612 B.C., the city of Nineveh was destroyed by the Medes and now only relics remain
near Mosul in Iraq.

CHAPTER TWO: THE FEARFUL ARMIES OF GOD AGAINST NINEVEH

a
[h]~ Or, if they would have been have been shorn, and He should
at peace, so should they have have passed away.
been many, and so should they b
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 1. [P] aHe that smashes into pieces, has come up against thy face; keep the
munitions, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
1317. [P] For the LORD has turned away bthe excellency of Jacob, as the
excellency of Israel; for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their
vine branches.
1318. [P] The shield of His mighty men is made red, the valiant men are cin
scarlet: the chariots shall be with dflaming torches in the day of His preparation,
and the fir tree shall be terribly shaken.
1319. [P] The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall jostle one against
another in the broad ways: ethey shall seem like torches, but they shall run like
lightnings.
1320. [P] He shall recount His fworthies: they shall stumble in their walk: they
shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the gdefence shall be prepared.
1321. [P] Then gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be
h
dissolved.
1322. [P] And iHuzzab shall be jled away captive, she shall be brought up, and
her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
1323. [P] But Nineveh is kof old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away.
Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall llook back.
1324. [P] Take ye the spoil of silver, take ye the spoil of gold: mfor there is none
end in the store and glory out of all-of the npleasant furniture.
1325. [P] She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melts and the knees
knock together, and much pain is in all-of the loins, and othe faces of them all
gather blackness.
1326. [P] Where is the dwelling place of pthe lions, and the feeding place of the
young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion’s whelp, and
none made them afraid?
1327. [P] The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his
lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with qravin.
1328. [P] Behold, I AM against thee; says the LORD of Hosts; And I will burn her
chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut
off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be
heard.
NINEVEH, YOU ARE FINISHED! You are already surrounded by the enemies’ armies!
Sound the alarm! Man, the ramparts! Muster your defences, and keep a sharp lookout
for the enemies’ attack to begin! For the land of the people of God lies empty and
broken, after your attacks, but the LORD will restore their honour and power once again!
Shields flash red in the sunlight! The attack begins! See their scarlet uniforms! See their
glittering chariots moving forward, side by side, pulled by prancing steeds!
Your own chariots race recklessly along the streets and through the squares, darting like
lighting, gleaming like torches. The king shouts for his officers; they stumble in their
haste, rushing to the walls to set up their defences. BUT they are too late! The river
gates are open! The enemy has entered through the dry bed of the river. The palace in
in a panic!

a
[h]~ the disperser, Or, the g
[h]~ coverings, or, covering m
[h]~ and their infinite store
hammer h
[h]~ Or, molten n
[h]~ vessels of desire
b
[h]~ the pride of Jacob, as the i
[h]~ that which was established, o
Joel 2:6
pride or, there was a stand made p
Jeremiah 2:15
c
[h]~ dyed scarlet j
[h]~ Or, discovered q
[h]~ a violent seizure of prey
d
[h]~ fiery k
[h]~ Or, from the days that she
e
[h]~ their show has been
f
[h]~ Or, gallants l
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The queen of Nineveh is brought naked into the streets, and led away, a slave, with all-
of her maidens weeping after her; listen to them mourn like doves, and beat their
breasts.
Nineveh is like a leaking water tank! Her soldiers slip away, deserting her; she cannot
hold them back. “Stop, stop” she shouts, but they keep on running, never looking back,
at their defeated city.
Loot all-of the silver! Loot all-of the gold! There seems to be no end of the store of the
treasures. Her vast uncounted wealth is now stripped away. Soon the city is an empty
shambles; hearts melt in horror; knees quake; her people stand aghast, pale faced and
trembling, as they come to grips with the realisation of what has happened.
Where now is that great city of Nineveh, the unconquered lion of the nations, full of fight
and boldness, where even the old and feeble, as well as the young and tender, lived
unafraid?
O Nineveh, once a mighty lion. You crushed your enemies to feed your children and your
wives, and filled your cities and your homes with captured goods and slaves.
BUT NOW, the LORD of Hosts has turned against you! He destroys your weapons. Your
chariots stand there, silent and unused. Your soldiers have fled! Your finest youth lie
dead on the streets. Never again will you bring back slaves from conquered nations!
Never again will you rule the earth!

CHAPTER THREE: THE BATTLE CONTINUES ~ BUT NINEVEH IS DEFEATED!

1. [FP] WOE to the abloody city! It is full of lies and robbery: bThe prey departs not;
1329. [FP] The noise of the whip and cthe noise of the rattling wheels, and the
prancing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
1330. [FP] The horseman lifted up both dthe bright sword and the glittering spear;
and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcasses; and there is
none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses.
1331. [FP] Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well flavoured
harlot; ethe mistress of witchcrafts, that sells nations through her whoredoms, and
families through her witchcrafts.
1332. [FP] fBehold, I AM against thee, says the LORD of Hosts; and gI will discover
thy skirts upon thy face, and I will show the nations thy nakedness, and the
kingdoms thy shame.
1333. And I will cast abominable filth upon thee; and make thee vile; and will set
thee as a gazing stock.
1334. [FP] And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee, shall flee
from thee, and say; Nineveh is laid waste; Who will bemoan her? Where shall I
seek comforters for thee?
1335. Are you better than hpopulous? iNO! that was situate among the rivers, that
had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from
the sea?
1336. Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; jPut and kLubim
were lthy helpers.
1337. Yet was she carried away; she went into captivity: her young children were
dashed to pieces at the top of all-of the streets: and they cast lots for her
honourable men, and all-of her great men were bound in chains.

a
[h]~ city of bloods e
Isaiah 47:8,12 j
Ezekiel 27:10
b
2:12 f
2:13 k
2 Chronicles 12:3
c
Jeremiah 47:3 g
Jeremiah 13:22 l
[h]~ in they help
d
[h]~ the flame of the sword and h
[h]~ nourishing
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 1338. Thou also shall be drunken: thou shall be hid, thou also shall seek strength
because of the enemy.
1339. All-of thy strongholds shall be like fig trees with the first-ripe figs: if they
be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
1340. Behold, thy people in the midst of thee aare women: the gates of thy land
shall be set wide open unto thing enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
1341. b
Draw the waters from the siege, cfortify thy strongholds; go into clay; and
tread the mortar, make strong the brick kiln.
1342. There shall the fire devour thee: the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat
thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself
many as the locusts.
1343. Thou have multiplied dthy merchants above the stars of heaven: the
cankerworm espoils & then flies away.
1344. Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great
grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in a cold day, but when the sun arises,
they flee away, and their places are not known where they are.
1345. Thy shepherds fslumber, gO king of Assyria: thy hnobles shall dwell in the
dust; thy people are scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathers them.
1346. There is no ihealing of thy bruise: thy wound is grievous: all that hear jthe
bruit (spread a rumour) of thee, kshall clap the hands over thee: for lupon whom
has not thy wickedness passed continually?
WOE TO NINEVEH, the City of Blood; full of lies, crammed with plunder. Listen! Hear the
crack of the whips as the chariots rush forward against her, wheels rumbling, Horses’
hooves pounding, and chariots clattering, as they bump wildly through the streets!
See the flashing swords and glittering spears in the up-raised arms of the cavalry! The
dead are lying in the streets ~ bodies, heaps of bodies, bodies everywhere. Men stumble
over them, scramble over them, get to their feet, and then fall down again.
All-of this is because Nineveh sold herself to the enemies of God. The beautiful and
faithless city, mistress of deadly charms, enticed the nations with her beauty, then
taught them all to worship her false gods, bewitching people everywhere.
“No wonder, I stand against you!” says the LORD of Hosts; “And now all-of the nations
on the earth shall see your nakedness and shame. I will cover you with filth and show
the world how really vile you are.” All who see you (as your really are), shall shrink back
in horror: “Nineveh lies in utter ruin.” Yet no one anywhere regrets your fate! Are you
any better than Thebesm, straddling the Nile, protected on all sides by the river? Ethiopia
and the whole land of Egypt were her mighty allies, and she could c all on them for
infinite assistance, as well as Put, and Libya.
Yet Thebes fell and her people were led off as slaves; her babies were dashed to death
against the stones of the street. Soldiers drew straws, to see who would get her officers
as servants. All-of here leaders were bound in chains.
Nineveh will stagger like a drunkard, and hide herself in fear. All-of your fortresses will
fall. They will be devoured like first-ripe figs, that fall into the mouths of those who
shake the trees. Your troops will be weak and helpless as untrained women. The gates
of your land will be opened wide to the enemy and set on fire and burned. Get ready for
the siege! Store up plenty of water! Strengthen the forts! Prepare many bricks to be
ready to repair the walls! Go into the pits and trample the clay, and pack it into the
moulds!

a
Jeremiah 51:30 f
Psalm 76:5 l
Isaiah 37:18-20
b
2 Chronicles 32:2,3,30 g
Jeremiah 50:18; Ezekiel 31:3 m
Thebes was captured by the
c
2:1 h
[h]~ valiant ones Assyrians, fifty-one years before
d
Ezekiel 27:3,4 i
[h]~ wrinkling this prophecy was given.
e
[h]~ Or, spreads himself & flies j
Jeremiah 10:22
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BUT in the middle of your preparations, the fire will devour you: the sword will cut you
down; the enemy will consume you like young locusts, that eat up everything in sight
before them; There is no escape, even though you multiply like grasshoppers.
Merchants, numerous as the stars, filled your city with vast wealth, but you enemies
swarm like locusts and take it all away. Your princes and your leaders crowd together
like grasshoppers in a hedge, on a cold day, but all-of them will flee and disappear, as
soon as the sun rises and warms the earth.
O Assyrian king. Your princes lie dead in the dust: your people are scattered across the
mountains: there is no shepherd now to gather them. There is no healing for your wound
~ it is far too deep to cure.

CONCLUSION:
No matter how big your city is, or how powerful your nation is: When the LORD God of
Hosts decides that you are to be destroyed, then that is exactly what will happen ~
UNLESS the City, or Nation REPENTS!
Nineveh heard the message of doom preached by Jonah, and fasted in sackcloth and
ashes for three days, and the LORD saw their change of heart, and relented from their
destruction ~ for four generations. But they turned back to their old ways, worshipping
idols and other gods. They were not given a second warning! We all need to learn a
lesson from this book! If we received a prophetic warning to our nation, and we refused
to repent ~ the writing, and the judgement, will be upon the wall, for our nation also.
As I have said all along. God says what He means ~ and means what He says!

THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH

FOREWORD:
The introduction to the Book of Jeremiah, as stated in the Amplified Bible, goes like this.
Quote: Introduction
Named after Jeremiah, the priests and prophet, this book offers extensive information
and insight into the religious and political atmosphere in Judah, during the last forty
years before the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. Baruch, a faithful personal secretary
of Jeremiah, very likely recorded these events and messages. More is known about the
personal history of Jeremiah, than about any other prophet of the Old Testament.
Nationally and internationally, the lifetime of Jeremiah was an eventful period.
Judah under the rule of Josiah, experienced a political and religious revival, as the
Assyrian kingdom declined and was terminated with the destruction of Nineveh in 612B.C.
King Josiah, who ruled in Judah from 640-609 B.C., exemplified a God-fearing leadership,
and initiated a reformation, beginning on/about 633 B.C.
Jeremiah, who began his prophetic ministry about 627 B.C., experienced the golden years
of his ministry, until Josiah was killed in 609 B.C. During the remaining years of the
kingdom’s existence, Jeremiah had a difficult time. Once the king’s (Josiah’s) confidant
and friend, Jeremiah now entered a round of persecution and imprisonment, alternating
with brief periods of freedom.
Defeating the Egyptians in 605 B.C. at Carchemish, the Babylonians advanced to
Jerusalem, taking hostages into exile. In 597 B.C. they returned to take King Jehoiakim
and some 10,000 Jews into captivity. Although Jeremiah advised submission to the
Babylonians, the Jews rebelled, and in 586 B.C. Jerusalem and its Temples were reduced
to ruins. Throughout these years Jeremiah suffered persecution ~ but was divinely
protected, to continue as God’s messenger, to warn the wicked and offer comfort to
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It is important to understand that the messages of Jeremiah are not arranged in
chronological order. Consequently, the historical knowledge available in the Books of
Kings and Chronicles, as well as in archaeological sources, are important for a better
understanding of Jeremiah’s messages.
Jeremiah continually warned that the temple would be destroyed. After the introduction
in chapters 1-6, in which he portrays the sinful conditions prevailing in Judah, Jeremiah
points out that the temple, the law, and the covenant, will not insure them against
judgement.
Jeremiah’s celibacy was a continual warning that judgement would come during his
lifetime. After Josiah’s death, Jeremiah faced constant opposition from political and
religious leaders. After Jerusalem was destroyed, Jeremiah chose to remain with the
remnant and finally was taken with them when they fled into Egypt. Unquote.
In discussing this book, references will be added, to give further information and
understanding to the content, time, or place, of the event(s) being described, as well as
my comments.
In this context, we must understand that references to “Israel” refers to the 10 rebellious
tribes, who left the Nation of Israel and established their city in Samaria, and “Judah”,
represents the two tribes (the Levites and the tribe of Judah) who remained in
Jerusalem, faithful to the word of God.
Some areas will be shaded, and these are prophetic utterances for specific times on the
Spiritual calendar.

CHAPTER ONE: THE CALLING OF JEREMIAH

1. The words of Jeremiah the son of aHilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathothb, in
the land of Benjamin. The Tribe of Levi was split up and priests were sent out into
each of the tribes, to minister to the people, and to perform their functions before
God Almighty, on behalf of the people.
2. To whom the Word of the Lord came in the days of Josiahc the king of Judah, in the
d
thirteenth year of his reign.
3. It came also in the days of Jehoiakime, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the
end of the eleventh year of Zedekiahf, the son of Josiah, king of Judah gunto the
carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
4. Then the Word of the Lord came to me saying,
5. “Before I hformed you in the belly, I knew you; and ibefore you came forth out of
the womb, I sanctified you, and I jordained you a prophet kunto the nations. God
Almighty decided that Jeremiah was going to be a prophet to the nations, even
before he was conceived in his mother’s womb. God’s plans are perfect, and God
(not man) does the “ordination” of those He chooses to be His chosen servants.
6. Then I said; “lAh, Lord God! behold I cannot speak; for I am a child”.
For many are called ~ and few are chosen, and even among the chosen, some
people have doubts. Like Moses, Jeremiah is making excuses; unlike Samuel, who
accepted his calling as a priest & prophet, from an early age.
7. But the Lord said unto me, say not, I am a child; for you shall go to all that I shall
send you, and mwhatsoever I command you, that you shall speak. We all must
recognise that when God calls us into ministry, to do a job for His glory, that He
has already equipped us with the necessary tools, skills, and qualifications, to do
the work He has chosen for us to do. God Almighty never sends a person out

a
Ezekiel 1:3 f
2 Kings 24:18 k
Jeremiah 25:15-29 & chapts. 46-
b
Jeremiah 29:27 g
Jeremiah 52:12,15 51
c
2 Kings 22:1 h
Galatians 1:15 l
Exodus 4:10, Isaiah 6:5
d
Jeremiah 25:3 & 36:2 i
Luke 1:15 m
Matthew 28:20
e
2 Kings 23:36 j
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 to fail in his calling. Even though some do fail, because of doubt, it was never
God’s intention, because it is a bad witness for Him.
8. Be not afraid of their faces: for I AM with you, to deliver you, says the Lord. When
you are obedient to your calling, and accept the responsibility, that God has placed
upon your life, God Almighty becomes your employer. You become His
responsibility, to make sure that His plans come to pass.
9. Then the aLord put forth his hand, and btouched my mouth. And the Lord said to
me, I have put MY Words in your mouth.
10. cSee, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out,
and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Here we see that God Almighty outlines the Job description of Jeremiah, not only to
Nations, but also to Kings, to be a sign of righteousness, and to deal with anything or
anyone, who does not obey the word of the Lord. He also gave him the authority to build
and/or plant as instructed by the Lord. This also means that God Almighty would provide
him with the necessary skilled labour and finances to do what He has been commanded
to achieve. Many people in ministry today accept the calling upon their lives, and even
layout the plans that God has called them to do, but fail, because they refuse to
acknowledge that God will provide the funds and the skilled persons to build whatever
has been asked of them. They waste valuable time and effort trying to raise the money
themselves. This is NOT God’s way!
11. Moreover, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you see?
And I said, I see the rod of an almond tree.
12. Then the Lord said to me; You have seen well, for I will hasten my word to
perform it.
13. 3The Word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying; What do you see? And I
said; I see da seething pot; and the face of it is etowards the north.
14. Then the Lord said to me; fOut of the north and evil gshall break forth upon all the
inhabitants of the land.
15. For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord; and
they shall come, and hthey shall set everyone their throne at the entrance of the
gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all
the cities of Judah. God Almighty tells Jeremiah the plans for battle and that all-of
the kingdoms of the north shall arise and come down against Jerusalem and
besiege it, and all-of the cities of Judah.
16. And iI will utter my judgements against them, touching all their wickedness [both
known and hidden], who have forsaken me and have burned incense unto other
gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
Today, many Christians, worship “other gods” without even realising it. They worship
“sport’s teams”, “their careers”, “their homes”, “their families”, and even “things made”
with “their own hands”. Jesus said that if you love your mother or father more than me,
then you are not worthy of me. It is time to get back to basics ~ to repentance,
and to the knowledge of Jesus Christ; as the prime focus in our lives, both
individually and also corporately. Our love for our church cannot be greater than our
love for Jesus Christ. No church on earth, has gone to the cross for your salvation.
Selah! Stop! Pause! And think about that! Only Jesus has done that!!!
17. You, therefore, gird up your loins, and arise, all that I command you: jbe not
dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

a
Ezekiel 2:9 & 8:3 d
Job 41:20 g
[Hebrew] ~ shall be opened
b
Isaiah 6:7 e
[Hebrew] ~ from the face of the h
Jeremiah 39:3 & 43:10
c
BFP Convention, May 1995, north i
Jeremiah 4:12
Germany f
Jeremiah 4:6, 6:1 & 10:22 j
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18. For, behold, I have made you this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and
brazen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the
princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
God Almighty tells Jeremiah that He has made him to be as an impregnable fortress,
(He has placed the full armour of God upon Him), and not even Kings, Princes or Priests
can successfully attack him.
19. And they shall fight against thee: but they shall not prevail against thee: for I AM
with thee, says the Lord, to deliver thee.
Now Jeremiah has to put his trust and faith in God Almighty into action, to see that what
God says He will do, actually comes to pass. And when it does, then He will know that
the Lord is on his side and is his protector.

CHAPTER TWO: GOD EXPOSTULATES WITH THE JEWS CAUSELESS REVOLT

1. Moreovera, the Word of the Lord came to me, saying;
1347. Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, thus says the Lord; I remember
b
you, the kindness of cyour youth, dthe love of thine espousals, when you went
after me ein the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
1348. f
Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and gthe firstfruits of His increase; all
that devour him shall-offend; evil shall come upon them, says the Lord.
1349. Hear ye the Word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the
house of Israel.
1350. Thus, says the Lord; hWhat iniquity have your fathers found in Me, that
they are gone far from Me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
What have your fathers found in me, or my teachings, that caused them to turn
their backs on me, and go and worship other gods?
1351. Neither say they; Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of
Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through the land of deserts and of pits,
through the land of drought, and of the shadows of death, through a land that no
man passed through, and where no man dwelt? Have they forgotten so easily what
I have already done for them? Have they forgotten so easily the miracles in Egypt
and the parting of the Red Sea, and that they were fed in the wilderness for forty
years, that their clothes did not wear out and there was no sickness? Have they
forgotten so easily?
1352. And I brought you into ia plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the
goodness thereof; but when you entered, you jdefiled my land, and made mine
inheritance an abomination. I brought you out of the wilderness, into the land of
Carmel, a land rich in fruit and every goodness, but you defiled my land and my
inheritance and have turned it into an abomination ~ something I cannot accept,
something I can no longer bless. You have repaid my blessings with evil.
1353. The priests say not; Where is the Lord? And kthey that handle the law knew
me not: lthe pastors also transgressed against me, and mthe prophets prophesied
by Baal and walked after things that do not profit.
Notice in this verse, God Almighty makes a clear distinction between the “Priests” and
the “Makers and the Administrators of the law”, the “Pastors”, and the
“Prophets”. In other translations this is also made clear by saying the “Priests”, the
“Judges and Lawyers” (who handle the law), and the “Pastors” (Shepherds and secular

a
Sometimes chapter headings are d
Ezekiel 16:8, 22, 43, 60 j
Leviticus 18:25 & Jeremiah 3:1 &
in the wrong place; this is a e
Deuteronomy 8:2,3 16:18
continuation of the conversation f
Exodus 28:36 k
Jeremiah 18:18
with the Lord in chapter 1. g
James 1:18 l
Jeremiah 3:15 & 10:21
b
[Hebrew] ~ for thy sake h
Isaiah 5:44, Micah 6:3 m
Jeremiah 23:13
c
Psalm 129:1 i
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leaders) and the “Prophets.” Here is one of the first clear examples of the roles of the
Levitical Priesthood. The “Priests”, whose responsibility is to minister unto God, and the
“Pastors” (shepherds and secular leaders) whose responsibility is to care for the sheep
under their care.
1354. Wherefore I awill plead with you, says the Lord, and with your children’s
children will I plead.
God Almighty says He will plead with this generation (you), but He will not plead with
your children. He will skip a whole generation, and plead next with your grandchildren.
That is a warning for every generation!
1355. For pass bover the isles of cChittim, and sea; and send unto dKedar, and
consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
1356. e
Has a nation changed their gods, fwhich are yet no gods? But my people
have changed their glory for that which does not profit.
God asks the people to go and survey the land and the seas, and tell Him; Have you
ever seen a nation that changes from following Me (the real God) and then follows after
their gods, (made by human hands) which have eyes which cannot see, ears which
cannot hear, and a mouth which cannot speak? You have given up your glory for another
thing~ which is of no profit to you (because it is evil!)
1357. Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be you very
desolate, says the Lord.
The Lord actually speaks to the heavens, and draws their attention to this situation, and
then says to the heavens, you be horribly afraid and very desolate. God is warning of
upcoming events.
1358. For MY people have committed two evils; gthey have forsaken Me, the
fountains of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, which
can hold no water.
Here God makes the comparison; He is the “living water” that Jesus referred to in John
chapter 4:10, and they are the broken cisterns, which cannot even hold any type of
water, which means they will always be thirsty, and never satisfied with what they have.
1359. Is Israel a servant? Is he a homeborn slave? Why is he hspoiled?
God said He would make Israel a holy nation, the apple of His eye. But now He is asking:
Are you a slave? Were you born as a slave? Why are you spoiled [Hebrew ~ meaning
rotten ~ of no use]?
1360. i
The young lions roared upon him, and jyelled, and made his land waste:
his cities are burned without inhabitants.
1361. And the children of kNoph and lTahapanes mhave broken the crown of thine
head.
The inhabitants of two ancient Egyptian cities have come and taken control of your cities
and are bleeding your nation dry.
1362. Have you not procured this unto yourself, in that you have forsaken the
Lord they God, when He led thee by the way?
Don’t you get it yet? Don’t you understand what you have done? You have forsaken the
Lord your God, the faithful one who led you, and fed you in the wilderness.

a
Jeremiah 2:35, Ezekiel 17:20, & j
[Hebrew ~ gave out their voice] Septuagint, now Tell Defenneh)
20:35-36, & Micah 6:2 k
Noph, was the Hebrew name for was a city in ancient Egypt. It
b
[Hebrew] ~ over to the ancient Egyptian city of was located on Lake Manzala on
c
Genesis 10:4 Memphis the Tanitic branch of the Nile,
d
Isaiah 60:7 l
Tahpanhes (also transliterated about 26 km (16 miles) from
e
Micah 4:5 Tahapanes or Tehaphnehes; Pelusium. The site is now
f
Isaiah 37:19 & Jeremiah 16:20 Hebrew: ‫ס‬ ְ ֵ‫( ַּת ְחפַּ נְְח‬Taḥpanḥēs); situated on the Suez Canal.
g
Jeremiah 17:13 known by the Ancient Greeks as m
[Hebrew ~ feed on thy crown]
h
[Hebrew] ~ become a spoil~ the (Pelusian) Daphnae (Ancient
rotten, of no use. Greek: Δάφναι αἱ Πηλούσιαι) and
i
Isaiah 5:29 Taphnas (Ταφνας) in the

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 1363. And now awhat have you to do in the ways of Egypt, to drink the waters of
Sihor? Or what have you to do in the ways of Assyria, to drink the waters of bthe
river?
Are you going to join yourself to Egypt, to work for your food, from the seeds planted
beside the Sihor (the river Nile), and also pay taxes to the Assyrian Army’s appointed
local leaders? Are you going to enslave yourself once again, after I have already freed
you from slavery in Egypt?
1364. Your own wickedness shall correct you; and your backsliding shall reprove
you: know therefore and see that it is a bitter and evil thing, that you have forsaken
the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in you, says the Lord God of Hosts.
God Almighty delivers a terrible admonishment against the nation of Israel through the
Prophet Jeremiah. For your actions there will be consequences, and this is because you
no longer have a reverential fear of the Lord God of Hosts. You are now outside the
covenant that I made with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and Joshua.
1365. For old times (sake) I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and you
said; I will not ctransgress; while dupon every high hill and under every green tree
you have wandered eplaying the harlot. Because of the righteous people who came
before you, I have broken your yoke of sin, and burst the bands which kept you in
bondage, and you came before Me, and made an oath that you would serve no
other gods, but you, O Israel, (my wife) you have played the harlot, by establishing
places to worship other gods, on every high hill and under every green tree.
1366. Yet I had planted you as fa noble vine, wholly a right seed; how then have
you turned into a degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
God Almighty proclaims that the nation of Israel was planted as a perfect vine, from a
perfect seed, but then asks who come you have turned into a wild vine, which produces
degenerate fruit? It is because of your rebellion and sin.
1367. For though you wash yourselves with gnitre, and use much soap, yet your
iniquity is marked before you, says the Lord.
Even if you wash yourselves with bicarbonate of soda, and use plenty of soap, you
cannot wash off the sin which is ever before me, says the Lord.
1368. How then can you say I am not polluted and I have not gone after Baalim?
See your way hin the valley, know what you have done; iyou are a swift dromedary
traversing her ways;
How can you possibly say that you have not rebelled and sinned against me, by
worshipping Baalim? Look at yourself, look where you are in this valley, you are acting
like a wild dromedary in season, racing around looking for a mate.
1369. j
A wild ass, kused to the wilderness, that sniffs up the wind in lher pleasure;
in her occasion who can mturn her away? All that seek her will not weary
themselves; in her month they shall find her.

a
Isaiah 30:1-2 & Jeremiah 31:1, either is, that it grew by great rising from the bottom of the
36:6 waters, the waters of the Nile, Lake Natron in Egypt, it
Sihor is the river Nile in Egypt; it and through the influence of becomes dry and hard in the
had its name from the black them; or that it came by great sun, and is the soda which
colour of its waters, as waters to Tyre; that is, by the effervesces when vinegar is
in Jeremiah 2:18 hence called waters of the sea, the poured on it. It is a carbonate of
by the Greeks “Melas”, and by Mediterranean Sea: soda, not saltpetre, which the
the Latins “Melo”~ the "seed" of b
Genesis 31:21 word generally denotes
it intends what was sown and c
[Hebrew] ~ serve ( Jeremiah 2:22 ; RSV "lye").
grew upon the banks of it, or d
Jeremiah 17:2 h
Jeremiah 7:31-32, 19:2,6
was nourished by the overflow of e
Jeremiah 3:6 i
[Hebrew] ~ O swift dromedary
this river throughout the land, f
Isaiah 5:2 j
[Hebrew] ~ O wild ass
and includes corn, flax, paper, g
[Hebrew] means ~ Nitre [N] [S] k
[Hebrew] ~ taught
&c. with which Egypt abounded; ( Proverbs 25:20 ; RSV marg., l
[Hebrew] ~ the desire of her
and when this is said to be "by "soda"), properly "natron," a heart
great waters", the meaning substance so called because, m
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You have the untamed and reckless nature of a wild donkey, used to the desert, in her
season, sniffing the wind for the scent of a male. In her mating season who can restrain
her? No males seeking her need weary themselves; in her month, they will find her
seeking them.
1370. Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and they throat from thirst; but you
said; There is no hope; no; for I have loved strangers and after them I will go.
a

Cease your mad running after other gods and worshipping idols, because that gets you
nothing but injury and bitterness. Don’t allow your feet to be trapped and enslaved with
their lies, and don’t become thirsty for their unquenchable water. But you say; “It is
hopeless! I have loved strangers and foreigners, so after them I will go”.
1371. As a thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed;
they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets.
A thief is ashamed when he is caught out, and now so is the whole house of Israel,
everyone, including their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets.
1372. Saying to ba stock, “Thou are my father”; and to a stone, “Thou has
c
brought me forth”; for they have turned their back on me, and not their face; but
in the time of the trouble they will say, “Arise and save us”.
You say to a tree; “You are my father”, and to an idol carved from stone; “You have
begotten me”; for they have turned the tender part of their neck away from me, and
they no longer turn their faces towards me; but in their time of trials and troubles they
will turn and say to me; “Arise and save us”.
1373. But dwhere are your gods that made thee? Let them arise, if they can save
thee in the time of your etrouble; ffor according to the number of your cities are
your gods, O Judah.
But where are the gods that you have been worshipping? Let them arise (if they can)
and deliver you from this evil that you got yourself into. For you have as many gods in
Judah as you have cities.
1374. Wherefore will you plead with me? You all have transgressed against me,
says the Lord.
Why do you come crying to me? Don’t you know that you have sinned and turned away
from me?
1375. In vain ghave I smitten your children; they received no correction; hyour
own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
In vain I have smitten your children, because they have received no discipline and no
correction from their families; your own swords have killed your prophets, the ones that
I sent to you; you have ripped them apart lion a roaring lion.
1376. O generation, see ye the Word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto
Israel? A land of darkness? Wherefore says my people; We are lords; iwe will no
longer come unto thee.
O Generation of Israel, search the Word of the Lord and answer these questions; Have
I not been with you in the wilderness? Did I keep you in the dark? NO! I revealed
everything to you through my prophets; but you say we have dominion over our own
lives, we are lords, and we will not follow you any longer.
1377. Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have
forgotten me days without number.
Can a maiden forget her jewellery, or a bride forget her wedding dress? NO! But my
people have forgotten me a long time ago and turned their backs on me.

a
[Hebrew] ~ Is the case d
Deuteronomy 32:37 h
2 Chronicles 36:16
desperate e
[Hebrew] ~ evil i
[Hebrew] ~ we have dominion
b
Jeremiah 3:9 f
Jeremiah 11:13
c
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 1378. Why trimmest thou your way to seek love? Therefore, have you also taught
the wicked ones your ways?
Why do you dress like that to seek adulterous love? Therefore, because of your actions,
you have even taught wicked women new evilness, by your degrading and perverted
actions.
1379. Also, in your skirts is found athe blood of the souls of the poor innocents; I
have not found it by bsecret search, but upon all these.
On your clothes is the innocent blood of the poor souls you have destroyed; I did not
have to break into your houses to find this evidence, for it is in plain view by your actions
and attitudes, every day as your worship these idols, and by doing so, you profane my
name.
1380. Yet the whole nation says, because I am innocent, surely his anger shall
turn from me. Behold cI will plead with thee, because you say I have not sinned.
Israel, you blindly say that you are innocent, (you refuse to acknowledge your sins),
and you say because you are innocent, God will turn His anger away from us. But that
is not the case; I will bring you to judgement, and I will plead against you ~ not for you,
because your sin is great.
1381. Why do you gad about so much to change your ways? You shall be also
ashamed of Egypt as you were of Assyria.
Why do you wander aimlessly about wanting to change your ways? You shall be put to
shame by both Egypt and Assyria, because of your sinful actions.
1382. Yes, you shall go forth from him, and dthine hands upon thine head: for the
Lord has rejected your confidences, and you shall not prosper in them.
And you shall go forth out of Egypt, with your hands upon your heads, for the Lord has
rejected you as a nation (for the present time ~ because of your misdeeds), and you
shall not prosper in them.

CHAPTER THREE: THE PROMISES OF THE GOSPEL TO THE PENITENT

1. They say, eif a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him, and becomes
another man’s, shall he return unto her again? Shall not that fland be greatly
polluted? But you have played the harlot with many lovers; yet return (again) to
me, says the Lord.
There is a saying that if a man puts away his wife and she goes and becomes another
man’s wife; would that man welcome her back again? Of course not! Any land which
does allow this would be greatly polluted. But O Israel – (my wife), you have played the
harlot with many lovers, but would you return to me, or even think of returning to me?
2. Lift up your eyes unto gthe high places, and see where thou have not been hlien
with. iIn the ways have you sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and
you have polluted the land with your whoredoms and with your wickedness.
Lift up your eyes to the hilltops and see, is there any place where have you not been
adulterous and not lain with lovers? Even by the wayside you have sat waiting in your
finery, waiting eagerly to trap lovers into idolatry. Like an Arabian (a desert tribesman),
who waits to plunder you and rob you that have polluted the land with your vile harlotry
and your wickedness, your unfaithfulness and disobedience to God (your husband).

a
Psalm 106:38, Jeremiah 19:4 h
Lien; ~ Noun used in Law; a sure there are no liens against the
b
[Hebrew] ~ digging right to keep possession of carriage" · "they may assert a lien
c
Isaiah 59:4 property belonging to another claim on your property. [In this
d
2 Samuel 13:19 person until a debt owed is verse it is thought to be a
e
Deuteronomy 24:3-4 discharged. "they shall be entitled mistranslation, as other
f
Jeremiah 2:7 to a lien on any lot sold" ~ "make translation uses the word “Lain”.]
g
Jeremiah 4:11, 7:29 i
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3. Therefore, athe showers have been withheld and there is no blatter rain; and you
have a whore’s forehead, you refuse to be ashamed.
Therefore, (because of your actions) I, the Lord, have withheld the rain showers, and
there shall be no latter rain for you. And like all people who enter into harlotry, you have
a whore’s forehead (a thick skull), and you refuse to admit and be ashamed for your
sins.
4. Will you not from this time cry out to me? My father, you are the guide of my
youth? Have you not just cried out to Me?
My father, you were my guiding light in my youth? cWill he reserve his anger forever?
Will he keep it until the end? Behold, you have spoken and done evil things, as you
could. Will the Lord withhold his anger forever? Will he keep it until the end time
judgement? Behold, O Israel, you have spoken and done evil things, whenever and
wherever you could.
5. The Lord said also unto me, in the days of Josiah, the king. Have you seen that
which backsliding Israel has done? dShe is going up upon every high mountain,
and under green tree, and there played the harlot.
In the days of Josiah, King of Judah, the Lord also said to me; Have you seen what Israel
is doing? She is backsliding away from me, and going up to every high mountain, and
under every green tree, and is committing adultery against me.
6. And I said after she had done all-of these things; Turn thou unto me. But she
returned not. And her etreacherous fsister, Judah saw it.. And I said unto Israel,
after shew had done all-of these terrible things; “Return once again unto me”, but
she refused! And her treacherous sister, Judah saw what she had done.
7. And I saw when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery, I
had put her away, and given her ga Bill of Divorce; yet her treacherous sister
Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.
Many think that God does not punish his chosen people, but here is a clear example of
God Almighty (the husband) giving a Bill of Divorcement to Israel (His wife), because
she has committed adultery by going after “other gods”. And it is interesting to note
that, even in this situation, Judah (the rebellious sister) had lost their reverential fear of
the Lord, and went and also committed adultery against the Lord in a similar manner.
8. And it came to pass that through the hlightness of her whoredom, that she defiled
the land and committed adultery with istones and with stocks.
And it came to pass that through her frivolity and her harlotry, she (Israel) defiled the
land, and committed adultery with idols made of stone and of trees.
9. And yet for all-of this here treacherous sister Judah has not turned unto me with
her whole heart, but jfeignedly, says the Lord.
And even in this terrible situation, her treacherous sister (Judah) has refused to turn
back to me with her whole heart, but has turned back to me in falsehood, says the Lord.
10. And the Lord said unto me; The backsliding Israel has justified herself more that
the treacherous Judah.
And the Lord said to me that the backsliding and faithless Israel, has shown itself to be
less guilty, than the falsehood of the treacherous Judah. It is interesting to note that
God Almighty judges some sins to be more severe than others. The sins of treachery
and falsehood are high on his list of more severe sins.
11. Go and proclaim these words towards kthe north and say; Return you backsliding
Israel, says the Lord; And I will not cause my anger to fall upon you; for I am
merciful, says the Lord, and I will not keep anger forever.

a
Jeremiah 14:22 e
Isaiah 21:2 i
Jeremiah 2:27
b
Job 29:23 f
Ezekiel 16:46 and Jeremiah 23:4 j
[Hebrew] ~ in falsehood
c
Psalm 103:9 g
Deuteronomy 24:1,3 k
Jeremiah 1:13
d
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12. aOnly acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against the Lord thy
God, and has scattered your ways (of harlotry) to the strangers under every green
tree, and you have not obeyed my voice, says the Lord.
All Israel has to do, is acknowledge they have sinned against God, by practising their
harlotry with every strange god, under every green tree, and you have not obeyed my
voice, says the Lord. You have to come before me in humbleness of heart, both
individually, and as a nation, and confess your sins, and that you have not obeyed my
voice.
13. [M] Turn, O backsliding children, says the Lord; for bI am married unto you; and I
will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion.
I will start selecting people who are worthy from each city and family to dwell with me
in Zion.
14. [M] And I will give you pastors according to my heart, which shall feed you with
knowledge and understanding.
And I will call and ordain pastors for you, who shall teach you correctly, and give you
knowledge with understanding, so that you do not stumble again.
15. [M] And it shall come to pass, when you have been multiplied and increased in the
land, in those days, says the Lord, they shall say no more, The Ark of the
Covenant of the Lord; neither shall it ccome to mind; neither shall they visit it;
neither shall dthat be done anymore.
They will no longer be following the Old Covenant, or visiting the Ark of the Covenant in
the Temple, because they will now be under the New Covenant (Jeremiah 31:31) in the
presence of Jesus, Himself.
16. [M] At that time, they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and eall the
nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem; neither
shall they walk anymore after the fimagination of their evil heart.
Jerusalem shall become the throne-room of the Lord. All-of the nations will want to come
up the Jerusalem, the city on a hill, to worship the Lord most High there, and they shall
put away all-of their stubbornness.
17. [M] In those days the ghouse of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and
they shall come together out of the land of hthe north, that I have igiven for an
inheritance unto your fathers.
At this time, all-of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel, shall be once again united.
They shall come back to Israel from the north countries which God gave to Israel for an
inheritance.
18. But I said; How shall I put thee among the children and give thee a jpleasant land,
k
a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? And I said; lThou shall call me, My
Father; and shall not turn away mfrom me.
And God said; How shall I put you among the nation’s children and give you the desire
for a heritage of glory and beauty for the hosts of the nations? And Israel shall call me
Father and they shall no longer turn away from me.
19. Surely as a wife treacherously departs from her nhusband, so have you dealt
treacherously with me, O House of Israel, says the Lord.
As surely as a wife faithlessly and treacherously leaves her husband, so you have
faithlessly and treacherously done the same to me O House of Israel, says the Lord.

a
Leviticus 26:40, & Deuteronomy f
[Hebrew] Stubbornness k
[Hebrew] ~ a heritage of glory or
23:1-2 g
Isaiah 11:13, Jeremiah 50:4 beauty
b
Isaiah 54:5 & Jeremiah 31:32 h
Jeremiah 31:8 l
Isaiah 63:16
c
[Hebrew] ~ come upon the heart i
[Hebrew] caused your fathers to m
[Hebrew] ~ from after me
d
[Hebrew] ~ it be magnified possess. n
[Hebrew] ~ friend
e
Isaiah 2:2-3 j
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20. And a voice was heard upon athe high places, weeping and supplications of the
children of Israel; for they have perverted their way, and they have [eagerly]
forgotten the Lord their God.
21. bReturn you backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we
come unto you, because you are the Lord our God.
This verse shows the mercy of God. Even though Israel has been unfaithful to God
Almighty (their husband), He is prepared to receive them back to Himself as His wife
again and heal their iniquities. All He wants is for Israel to declare in their hearts that
He is their God.
22. Truly in vain is salvation hoped for cfrom the hills and from the multitude of
mountains; truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel. There is no hope of
salvation in the false gods of the hills and the mountains. The only salvation for
Israel is from God Almighty, for there is salvation in no-one else.
23. For dshame has devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and
their herds, their sons, and their daughters.
The shame of Israel has blotted out the hard work of our forefathers; and their flocks &
herds, as well as their sons and daughter are of no value to the Lord.
24. We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covers us; for we have sinned against
the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth, even unto this day, and have
not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.
As a nation we lie down in our shame and confusion covers us like a blanket, for we
have sinned against the Lord our God, we and our forefathers, from our youth even until
this day, and we have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.

CHAPTER FOUR: JUDAH THREATENED WITH WAR

1. If you will return, O Israel, says the Lord, ereturn unto me; and if you will put away
your abominations out of my sight, then shall you not fremove.
If you return, O Israel, says the Lord, if you return to me; and if you give up your
abominations completely out of my sight and not stray or waver.
2. And you shall swear, The Lord lives, in truth, in judgement, and in righteousness;
and gthe nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they (give) glory.
3. For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem; hBreak up your fallow
ground, and isow not among thorns.
When Jesus was telling the people and his disciples about the parable of the sower; He
was in fact reminding them of what the Prophet Jeremiah has already prophesied in
these scriptures.
4. Circumcise yourself to the Lord, and take away the fore-skins of your heart, you
men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my fury comes forth like fire,
and burn than none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Dedicate yourselves back to the Lord, by circumcising your heart, you men of Judah and
of Jerusalem, otherwise my fury shall descend upon you like an unquenchable fire,
because of your sins and your evil practises.
5. Declare you in Judah and publish in Jerusalem; and say, “Blow you the trumpet in
the land”; cry, gather together and say, “jAssemble yourselves, and let us go into
k
the defenced cities”.
God Almighty commands Jeremiah to declare his proclamations in Judah and to publish
them in Jerusalem, to sound the trumpet for the people to gather together, and for them
a
Isaiah 15:2 e
Jeremiah 3:1 i
Matthew 13:7,22
b
Jeremiah 1:14 f
1 Kings 14:15 j
Jeremiah 8:14
c
Psalm 121:1-2 g
Psalm 72:17, Isaiah 65:16 k
Jeremiah 1:18
d
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to say, let us go to the defenced cities for our protection, [because in the next verse
God Almighty make clear His intentions for His rebellious people.]
6. Set up a standard towards Zion; aretire, stay not; for I will bring evil from bthe north
and great cdestruction.
Where there is evil God raises up a standard against them and in this case, God is raising
up a standard against Zion, (Strengthen) retire (leave), do not stay for I will bring evil
from the north and great destruction. God is warning them; “get out while you can,
because I am bringing great judgement upon the cities in Judah”.
7. dThe Lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his
way; he is gone forth from his place to make the land desolate; and thy cities shall
be laid waste, ewithout an inhabitant.
The lion has raised himself out of his lair, and the destroyer of the Gentile nations is
coming forth, to make the land and the cities laid waste and in ruins, completely
desolate, without a single inhabitant.

A grievous lamentation for the miseries of Judah.

8. For this, gird yourself with sackcloth, lament and howl; for the fierce anger of the
Lord is not turned back from us.
For this reason, gird up your loins in sackcloth, cry out, lament and howl, travail before
the Lord, for the fierce anger of the Lord has not been withheld from us.
9. And it shall come to pass at that day, says the Lord, that the heart of the king shall
perish, and the heart of the princes, shall be astonished, and the prophets shall
wonder.
And at God’s appointed time, says the Lord that the understanding, faith, and trust of
the king shall be brought to nothing, they shall all fail, and the prince’s faith shall also
fail them, fthe priests shall be appalled and astonished, and the prophets shall be
astounded and dazed with horror at the outcome.
10. Then said I, Ah, Lord God! gSurely you have greatly deceived this people and
Jerusalem, saying; You shall have peace; whereas the sword reaches unto the soul.
Then I said; “Ah, Lord God! Surely you have greatly deceived this people and all-of
Jerusalem, when you said that they would have peace, when all along you were planning
to bring the sword upon their souls”.
11. At that time, it shall be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high
places in the wilderness towards the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to
cleanse.
At that time, it shall be said to the people and to Jerusalem; A dry wind is blowing from
the high places in the wilderness towards the daughter of MY people, but it is not to fan
them, or to cleanse them.
12. Even ha full wind from those places shall come unto me; now also will I igive sentence
against them.
Even a full wind, (a hurricane) of their sins from those places shall come up to me; and
I will issue utter judgement upon them.
13. [P] Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind; his
horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe unto Us! For we are spoiled. Behold, the destroyer of the nations from the north
shall come up against you like clouds, and his chariots shall be like a whirlwind as they
approach, with their horses being faster than eagles. Woe unto Us! For we are destroyed!
14. O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long
shall these vain thoughts lodge within you?
a
[Hebrew] ~ strengthen e
Isaiah 5:9, Jeremiah 6:11 h
[Hebrew] ~ a fuller wind than
b
Jeremiah 1:13 f
Missing from the KJV translation those ~ a hurricane.
c
[Hebrew] ~ breaking g
1 Kings 22:22 i
[Hebrew] ~ utter judgements
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O Jerusalem, wash and cleanse your hearts from all-of your wickedness, that you may
be saved from spiritual death. How long shall these hopeless thoughts of yours, remain
within your hearts?
15. For aa voice declares bfrom Dan, and publishes afflictions from Mount Ephraim.
A voice of Judgement is declared from Dan (in the north) and published forth from Mount
Ephraim (the mountain range that separates Israel from Judah).
16. Make you mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers
come from a far country, and give out their voices against the cities of Judah.
Proclaim to the surrounding nations; Behold publish this judgement against Jerusalem,
that enemies from a far country are coming to destroy the cities of Judah.
17. cAs keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she has been
rebellious against Me, says the Lord?
All-of the surrounding property owners are against Judah, because she has been
rebellious against me, says the Lord.
18. Your ways and your doings dhave procured these things unto thee; this is your
wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reaches into your heart.
As a result of your ways and your actions, you have bought this punishment upon
yourselves; this wickedness is a bitter taste in your mouth, and it reaches deep down,
right into your heart and your soul.
19. eMy Bowels! My Bowels! I am pained fat my heart! gMy heart makes a noise in me;
I cannot hold my peace, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the
trumpets, the alarm for war. All-of the people are crying out! It is not only the
prophets.
My guts are churning! My heart is troubled within me, the walls of my heart is crying
out in pain and anguish. I cannot hold my peace any longer, because my soul has heard
the sound of the trumpets, the alarm call for war.
20. hDestruction upon destruction is cried out; for the whole land is spoiled; suddenly
are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
Suddenly the people cry out that there is total destruction, for the whole land has been
made worthless. All-of the households and their furnishings, everything is destroyed, as
if hit by a tsunami.
21. How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
Lord! How long must I wait seeing our standard, showing the way of escape and hear
the sound of the trumpet, sounding our retreat?
22. For my people are foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and
they have no understanding; ithey are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no
knowledge.
My people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me in their hearts; They are like
habitual drunkards, children without any understanding; They are always desiring to do
evil, but they have no knowledge of what is good.
23. I beheld the earth, and lo, it was jwithout form and void; and the heavens, and kthey
had no light.
24. And in the beginning, the earth was without form, and was void of all lifeforms, and
there was no light in the heavens.
25. I beheld lthe mountains, and lo, they trembled, and all-of the hills moved slightly.
I looked and saw the mountains created by the Lord, and all-of the mountains and the
hills trembled and moved slightly.
26. I beheld, and lo, mthere was no man, and all-of the birds of the heavens had fled.
a
Jeremiah 8:16 f
[Hebrew] ~ at the walls of my i
Romans 16:19
b
Jeremiah 1:13 heart j
Genesis 1:2
c
2 Kings 25:1-4, Jeremiah 6:3 g
Isaiah 15:5 k
Isaiah 5:30
d
Psalm 107:17, Isaiah 50:1 h
Psalm 42:7, Ezekiel 7:26 l
Isaiah 5:25
e
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And I looked again, and lo there was no man on the earth, it was deserted, and all-of
the birds of the air had fled.
27. I beheld, and lo, the fruitful places were a wilderness, and all-of the cities were
broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by His fierce anger.
And I looked and all-of the vineyards and orchards were destroyed, like a wilderness,
and the cities were broken into rubble, by the presence of the Lord, and by His fierce
anger.
28. For thus has the Lord said; The whole land shall be desolate; yet awill I not make a
full end.
29. The Lord has said; This whole land shall be desolate; but I will not completely destroy
it.
30. For this bshall the earth mourn; and the heavens above shall be black; because I
have spoken it, I have purposed it, and cwill not repent, neither will I turn back from
it.
Because of this terrible sin, the earth shall mourn, and the heaven shall be covered
in black darkness, because I have spoken it. I have made my decision, and I will not
repent from it, neither will I turn back from it, or change my mind.
31. The whole city shall flee from the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall
go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks; every city shall be forsaken, and not
a man dwell therein.
The whole city shall flee from the cavalry and the archers; they shall hide themselves in
thickets and climb up upon the cliffs; every city shall be forsaken and not a single man
shall dwell there.
1383. And when you are spoiled, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself
with crimson, though you ddeck yourself with ornaments of gold, though you renew
your eface with painting, in vain shall you make yourself fair; thy lovers will despise
thee, they will seek your life.
And when you are despoiled, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself in crimson
garments, and deck yourself with golden ornaments, and paint your eyes, to make
yourself irresistible, your lovers will despise you, and want to kill you.
1384. For I have heard the voice as of fa woman in travail, and the anguish as of
her that brings forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewails
her, that spread her hands, saying; Woe is me now! For my soul is wearied because
of murders.
For I heard a voice sounding like a woman in labour, travailing and in anguish, as she is
giving birth with her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, who screams out as
she spreads forth her hands saying; Woe is me now! For my soul is weary from the sight
of these murders.

CHAPTER FIVE: GOD’S JUDGEMENT ON THE JEWS FOR THEIR SINS

1. Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek
in gthe broad spaces thereof, hif you can find a man, if there any that executes
judgement, that seeks the truth, and I will pardon it.
Run to and fro with the whole city, look in the parks and see if you can find any man
that executes judgements, that seeks after the truth and I will pardon it.
2. And ithough they say, jThe Lord lives; ksurely, they swear falsely.
And although they say, the Lord lives, most assuredly, they swear falsely.
a
Jeremiah 5:10,18 & Jeremiah d
Isaiah 61:10 h
Ezekiel 22:30
6:3 e
[Hebrew] ~ eyes i
Titus 1:16
b
Hosea 4:3 f
Jeremiah 6:24 j
Jeremiah 4:2
c
Numbers 23:19 & Jeremiah 7:16 g
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3. O Lord, are not ayour eyes upon the truth? You have stricken them, but they are not
grieved; you have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction;b
they have made their faces harder than rock; they have refused to return.
O Lord, don’t your eyes always search out the truth ~ even when it is hidden? You have
stuck them, but they are not grieving nor are they remorseful, you have consumed
them, but they refuse to receive correction; they have hardened their hearts and their
faces are like rocks, and still, they refuse to return unto you.
4. *** [I]Therefore, I said; Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for cthey know not
the ways of the Lord, nor the judgement of their God.
Because of these things, therefore I said; Surely these are poor and foolish people, for
they do not know, or understand, the ways of the Lord; nor do they understand the
judgement of their God.
5. [I] I will get me unto the great men, and will speak to them; for they have known
the ways of the Lord, and the judgements of their God, but these have altogether
broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
I will now go to their leaders and speak to them, for they know the ways of the Lord and
they know the judgements and punishments which occur because of sin; but they have
also rejected their God.
6. [I] Wherefore da lion out of the forest shall slay them, and ea wolf of the fevening
shall spoil them, ga leopard shall watch over their cities; everyone that goes out shall
be torn to pieces; because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings hare
increased. Therefore, a wild lion shall come out of the forest and shall slay them,
and a wolf from the desert shall destroy them, and a leopard shall stand guard over
their cities, and anyone who ventures out shall be torn to pieces, because their
transgressions are many, and their backsliding is very strong.
7. [I]How shall I pardon thee for this? Your children have forsaken me, and have sworn
by ithem that are no gods; jwhen I had fed them to the full, they then committed
adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlot’s houses. How shall I
pardon Israel for this? Your children have rebelled and forsaken me, and have made
oaths to other gods, that are not gods. They did this even after I fed them, clothed
them and protected them from their enemies for 40 years in the wilderness. The
have turned away and committed adultery, by fornicating with other gods, and the
gather as troops in the harlots’ houses.
8. They were as fed horses in the morning; every one neighed after his neighbour’s
wife. They were cared for and protected like pure bred stallions, but every one of
them envied and desired his neighbour’s wife.
9. kShall I not visit for these things? says the Lord; and shall not my soul be avenged
on such a nation as this? Shall I not punish them for this? Shall I not send my
vengeance and judgement upon a nation such as this?
10. lGo up upon her walls and destroy them; but mmake not a full end; take away her
battlements, for they are not the Lord’s. Go and attack the walls and destroy them,
but not all-of them completely, for they are not the Lord’s.
11. For the house of Israel and the house of Judah nhave dealt very treacherously against
me. For the House of Israel and the House of Judah are full of treachery against me,
says the Lord.
12. They have belied the Lord, and said; It is not he; oneither shall evil come upon us;
neither shall we see sword nor famine; They have lied about the Lord; They say that

a
2 Chronicles 16:9 g
Hosea 13:7 l
Jeremiah 39:8
b
Isaiah 50:7 h
[Hebrew] are strong m
Jeremiah 4:27
c
Jeremiah 8:7 i
2 Chronicles 13:9, Deuteronomy n
Isaiah 21:2, Jeremiah 3:30
d
Jeremiah 4:7 32:21 o
Jeremiah 14:13
e
Habakkuk 1:8 j
Deuteronomy 32:15
f
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 this message did not come from Him; He would never bring calamity upon us, not
with the sword or by famine.
13. And the prophets shall become wind, and the word (of God) is not in them; thus,
shall it be done unto them. And the false prophets shall become like wind, because
the word of God is not in them, and as they have prophesied, so shall it be done
unto them.
14. Wherefore thus says the Lord; Because you speak this word, behold, aI will make
my words in your mouth like fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
Therefore, thus says the Lord; Because you speak these words, I will make my words
in your mouth like fire, and these people shall be like wood, and your words shall
devour them.
15. [[I] Behold, I will bring ba nation upon your from afar, O house of Israel, says the
Lord; it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language is foreign
to you, and you won’t understand what they say. Behold, I will send the nation of
Babylon against you from afar, O house of Israel, says the Lord. It is a mighty,
ancient nation, whose language is foreign to you, and you will not understand what
they are saying.
16. [I] Their quiver is as an open sepulchre ~ they are all mighty men. Their weapons
are deadly, for they are all mighty men of war.
17. [I] And cthey shall eat up your harvest, and your bread, which your sons and
daughters should eat; they shall eat up your flocks and your herds; they shall eat
up your vines and your fig trees; they shall impoverish your fenced cities, wherein
you trusted, with the sword.
And they shall eat all-of your harvest, steal your sons and your daughters, and steal
your flocks and herds, eat the grapes, the wine, and all-of the figs, they shall also
ransack and demolish your trusted walled cities, and kill many with the sword.
18. [I] Nevertheless, in those days, says the Lord, I will not put an end to you.
Nevertheless, in these days of affliction, I will leave a remnant of the House of Israel.
19. [D] And it shall come to pass, when you (Israel) shall say, wherefore does the Lord
our God do all these things unto us? Then you (Jeremiah) shall answer them; Like
as you have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall you serve
strangers in a land that is not yours. And at God’s “appointed time”, it shall come
to pass, when Israel shall say; Why does the Lord God Almighty do all these terrible
things to us? Then Jeremiah, you shall answer them; As you have forsaken Me, and
turned away and served other strange gods in your land, so shall I cause you to be
dispersed to many nations, to serve them in a land that is not yours. [Diaspora]
20. Declare this in the House of Jacob, and publish it in the House of Judah, saying,
21. Hear now this, O foolish people, and without dunderstanding; ewhich have eyes and
see not; which have ears, and hear not. Hear this now, O you foolish people, who
completely lack understanding and revelation; who have eyes that do not see, and
ears that do not hear.
22. Fear you not me? Says the Lord: will you not tremble at my presence, which has
placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass
it; and through the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though
they roar, yet can they not pass over it. Don’t you fear me? says the Lord. Will you
not tremble in my presence, like the mountains, when you realise that I placed the
sand on the beaches, as a perpetual boundary for the sea. It cannot pass by this
barrier, and even though the waves toss to and frow, yet the sea cannot prevail,
even though it roars loudly, it cannot pass over the boundaries that I have set.
23. But this people have a revolting and rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.

a
Jeremiah 1:9 c
Leviticus 26:16 e
Matthew 13:14
b
Deuteronomy 28:49, Amos 6:14 d
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24. Neither say they in their hearts, let us now fear the Lord our God, athat gives forth
b
the former and cthe latter rain, in his season; He reserves for us the appointed
weeks of the harvest. They do not say in their hearts; let us now fear the Lord our
God, who gives us rain in season, the former rain and the latter rain. He is also the
Lord God who reserves for us the appointed weeks for the harvest of all crops.
25. Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden dgood
things from you. Because of your sins, I have taken away all-of the blessings and
promises from you.
26. For among my people are found wicked men; ethey lay wait, as he that sets snares;
they set a trap, the catch men. There are many wicked people among my people
and they lay and wait like a trapper, setting traps for the unsuspecting victims, and
their victims are men.
27. As a fcage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit; therefore, they are
become great and waxen rich. As a chicken coop is full of birds, so are their houses
full of corruption, lies and deceit. As a result, they become powerful and rich, but
they despise truth and justice.
28. They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked; gthey
judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, hyet they prosper; and the right of
the needy they do not judge. Because of their evil, they have grown rich and fat,
and they shine in the community, but their deeds overshadow the deeds of the
wicked ones, they do not judge righteously when it comes to the orphans, yet they
still prosper, even though they do not help those in need, the poor and the helpless.
29. Shall I not visit for these things? says the Lord; shall not my soul be avenged on
such a nation as this? Shall I not visit them and act for their unrighteous and evil
deeds, says the Lord? Shall not my anger be poured out on this unrighteous nation?
30. iA wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land. Astonishment and filthiness
have been committed in this land.
31. jThe prophets prophecy falsely, and the priests kbear rule by their means; and lmy
people love to have it so; and what will you do in the end?
The false prophets speak loudly, but the messages are not from the Lord. The priests
take the leadership, and rule according to their own desires, and my people love it to be
so, but what will you do when judgement comes upon you at the end times?

CHAPTER SIX: EVIL & DESTRUCTION TO COME FROM THE NORTH [BABYLON]
1 O you children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem,
and mblow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in nBethhaccerem; for evil
appears out of the north, and great destruction.
O you children of the tribe of Benjamin, prepare yourselves to flee, run for your lives
from the streets of Jerusalem: blow the warning trumpet in Tekoa, set up warning fires
in Bethhaccerem, warn everyone that a mighty army is coming down from the north to
destroy the nation.
2 I have likened the daughter of Zion to a ocomely and delicate woman.
I have likened the daughter of Zion to a delicate woman living at home.
3 The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents
round about: they shall feed everyone in their place.

a
Deuteronomy 11:14, Psalm f
[Hebrew] ~ coop l
Micah 2:11
147:8, Jeremiah 14:22, Matthew g
Isaiah 1:23, Jeremiah 7:6 m
Jeremiah 4:5, [Also known as
5:45, h
Jeremiah 12:1 Beth-hakkerem]
b
Deuteronomy 11:14 i
[Hebrew] Astonishment and n
Nehemiah 3:14
c
Job 29:23 filthiness o
[Hebrew] ~ dwelling at home
d
Jeremiah 3:3 j
Jeremiah 14:14
e
[Hebrew]~ they pry as fowlers k
[Hebrew] ~ take into their own
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Evil shepherds shall surround you. They shall set up their camps around your city and
divide your pastures for their flocks.
4 Prepared ye to war against her; arise and let us go up aat noon. Woe unto us! For
the day goes away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.
See them preparing for battle. At noon it begun and it continues all afternoon, until the
evening shadows close in around us.
5 Arise, us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.
Arise, let us do a surprise attack during the night and destroy all-of her battlements and
her palaces.
6 For thus says the Lord of Hosts; Hew you down trees, and bcast a mount against
Jerusalem; this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.
For thus says the Lord God of Hosts;
Cut down trees and make a siege engine, that fires shot against the walls of Jerusalem;
this is the city to be destroyed; for she is vile through and through.
7 [I] cAs a fountain erupts out her waters, so she casts out her wickedness; dviolence
and spoil are in her; before me is continually grief and wounds.
As a fountain erupts its waters, so Israel displays her wickedness, violence and spoils.
There are continually wounds and grief ever before me.
8 Be instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul edeparts from you; lest I make desolate, a
land not inhabited.
Listen, O Jerusalem and be warned, otherwise I will turn away from you in disgust, and
destroy your land, so that it is no longer inhabited.
9 Thus, says the Lord of Hosts, fthey shall thoroughly glean gthe remnant of Israel as
a vine; turn back your hand as a grape gatherer into the baskets.
This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says; “even the few, (the remnant), who
remain in Israel, will be examined and picked over once again, just like when the
harvester checks the vines a second time, to pick the last of the grapes that were
missed”.

But Judah continues to Rebel

10 To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold htheir ears are
uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken; behold the Word of the Lord is unto them
a reproach; they have no delight in it.
To whom can I give a warning? Who among them will listen when I speak? Their ears
are closed, and they refuse to listen. They scorn the Word of the Lord. They no longer
want to hear it anymore.
11 Therefore, I am full of the fury of the Lord; I am weary with holding it in; I will pour
it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of your men together; for
even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that are full of
days.
I am so angry I am filled with the Lord’s fury; I am tired of holding it in any longer. I
will pour out my fury on the next generation, the children playing in the streets, and the
groups of young men who have gathered together; I will also pour out my fury on the
rebellious husbands and wives, and on all those who are old and grey headed, no-one
shall escape my fury any longer.
12 iAnd their houses shall be turned over to others, with their jfields and their wives
together; for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, says the
Lord.

a
Jeremiah 15:8 d
Ezekiel 7:11 g
Isaiah 46:3
b
[Hebrew] ~ pour out the engine e
[Hebrew] ~ be loosed, or h
Acts 7:51,
of shot disjointed i
Deuteronomy 28:30
c
Isaiah 57:20 f
Deuteronomy 24:21 j
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Their homes shall be confiscated by their enemies, along with their wives and their fields.
For I will, raise up a powerful fist against the people of this land, says the Lord.
13 For from the least of them, even unto the greatest of them, aeveryone is given to
covetousness; and bfrom the prophet even unto the priests everyone deals falsely.
From the very least of them, even right up to the greatest of them they are all driven
and ruled by greed. The prophets and the priests are all frauds.
14 They have healed also the churt of my daughter of my people slightly, dsaying Peace,
Peace, when there is no peace!
They offer just superficial treatments and solutions for my people’s mortal wounds. The
give false assurances of peace when there is no peace!
15 Were they ashamed when they committed abominations? No, they were not at all
ashamed, neither could they blush; therefore, they shall fall among them that fall;
at the time that I visit them, they shall be cast down, says the Lord.
Are they ashamed of their disgusting actions? No! Not at all, they don’t even blush,
when you bring their sins before them. Therefore, they shall be slaughtered along with
all the rest. They have brought this punishment down upon themselves, says the Lord.

Judah rejects the Lord and His ways

16 eThus, says the Lord, stand you in the ways, and see and ask for fthe old paths,
where is the good way, and walk therein, gand you shall find rest for your souls. But
they said, we will not walk therein.
This is what the Lord says; Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old Godly
ways and walk in them. Travel along its path and you will find rest for your souls. But
you reply, “No, that’s not the road we want to travel!
17 And I set hwatchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But
they said; We will not hearken!
And I have set watchmen over you who cried out; “Listen for the sound of the alarm”.
But you replied; “No! We won’t pay any attention to your warnings”.
18 Therefore, hear you, the nations, and know O congregations, what is among them.
Therefore, listen to this, all nations.
Pay attention to my people’s situation and circumstances.
19 iHear; O earth: Behold I will bring evil upon this people, even jthe fruit of their
thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but
rejected it.
Listen, all on the earth! I will bring disaster upon my chosen people. It is the reward of
their own schemes, because they refuse to listen to me. They have rejected my words,
my warnings, and my laws.
20 kTo what purpose comes the smell of lincense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from
a far country? mYour burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet
unto me.
It is no use offering me sweet smelling frankincense from Oman or Yemen. Keep your
fragrant calamus imported from distant lands! I will not accept your burnt offerings.
Your sacrifices do not have pleasant aromas for me.
21 Therefore, this says the Lord, nBehold I will lay stumbling blocks before this people,
and the fathers and the sons and together they shall fall upon them: the neighbour
and his friend shall perish.

a
Isaiah 56:11 f
Jeremiah 18:15, Luke 16:29 k
Psalm 40:6
b
Jeremiah 14:18, 23:11 g
Matthew 11:29 l
Isaiah 60:6
c
[Hebrew] ~ bruise or breach h
Isaiah 56:10, Habakkuk 2:1 m
Jeremiah 7:21
d
Jeremiah 4:10, 14:13, 23:17 i
Jeremiah 2:12 n
Ezekiel 3:20
e
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Therefore, this is what the Lord says; I will put obstacles in my people’s paths. Both the
fathers and their sons shall stumble over them. Both neighbour and friend shall die
together.
An Invasion from the North is coming against Israel and Judah

22 Thus says the Lord; aBehold, a people come from the north country, and a great
nation bshall be raised from the sides of the earth.
Thus, says the Lord, Lookout! A great army is coming to attack you from the north. A
great nation is rising up against you from far off lands.
23 They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice
roars like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men of war against
you, O daughter of Zion.
They are armed with bows and spears, they are cruel, and without mercy. They sound
like a roaring sea, as they come forward riding on horses, dressed in battle attire, and
in attack formation.
24 We have heard the fame thereof; our hands wax feeble; anguish has taken hold of
us, and pain as a woman in travail.
We have heard the disturbing reports about the enemy, and we wring our hands in fright
and despair. Pangs of anguish have gripped the whole nation, like a woman in labour.
25 Go not into the fields, nor walk by the wayside; for the sword of the enemy, and
fear is on every side.
Don’t venture out into the fields! Don’t travel on the roads! The enemy’s swords are
everywhere, and terrorize us at every turn.
26 O daughter of my people, gird thee up with sackcloth; and cwallow thyself in ashes;
make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentations; for the spoiler
shall suddenly come upon us.
O my people, dress yourselves in burlap, yes in sackcloth and ashes. Mourn and weep
bitterly as for the loss of an only son. For without warning, yes suddenly, the destroying
armies will descend down upon you.
27 I have set you for da tower and a fortress among my people, that they know and
e
try their way.
I have made you a refiner of metals, that you determine the quality of my people.
28 They are all grievous revolters, fwalking with slanderers; they are gbrass and iron;
they are all corrupters.
They are the worst kind of rebels, full of slander. They are as hard as bronze and iron,
and they lead others into corruption. [both bronze and iron are not pure metals, but a
mixture of several molten metals, made in a furnace. They are impure].
29 The bellows are burned, hthe lead is consumed in the fire, the founder melts in vain,
for ithe wicked are not plucked away.
The bellows fiercely fan the flames to burn out all-of the dross and the impurities, but it
does not purify them, for their wickedness remains.
30 jReprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord has rejected them.
Rejected silver (refuse silver) shall these men be known, because the Lord God Almighty
has rejected them.

a
Jeremiah 6:24, 50:41-43 e
Jeremiah 9:7, 11:20 i
Amos 4:11, Zechariah 3:2
b
Jeremiah 25:32, 31:8 f
Jeremiah 9:4 j
[Hebrew]~ refuse silver
c
Jeremiah 25:34, Ezekiel 27:30 g
Ezekiel 22:18
d
Isaiah 23:13 h
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CHAPTER SEVEN: THE JEWS CALLED TO REPENTANCE; THREATS FOR IDOLATRY
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying;
The Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah saying;
2 aStand in the gate of the Lord’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say; Hear
the Word of the Lord, all you of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the
Lord.
Stand in the entrance of the Temple of the Lord, and give the message to the people:
People of Judah, listen to this message from the Lord! Listen to it, all who come and
worship in this place!
3 Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel; bAmend your ways and your doings,
and cI will cause you to dwell in this place.
This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says; “Even now, at this late
stage; if you quit your evil ways, I will allow you to stay and dwell in this land”.
4 dTrust not in lying words, saying; The Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord,
the Temple of the Lord, are these.
Do not be fooled by those who falsely promise you safety, because they say that the
Lord’s Temple is here. They repeatedly chant; “The Lord’s Temple is here; The Lord’s
Temple is here” ~ [but that won’t help you unless you repent!]
5 But if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if you ethoroughly execute
judgements between a man and his neighbour;
But I will only be merciful, if only you stop your evil thoughts and deeds, and you start
treating each other with justice; only if you stop exploiting foreigners, orphans, and
widows; only if you stop murdering each other, and you stop harming yourselves by
worshipping idols.
6 If fyou oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and gshed not
innocent blood in this place, hneither walk after other gods, to your hurt;
Stop exploiting foreigners, orphans, and widows, and stop murdering innocent people;
and spilling their innocent blood upon my land, because it is a cure upon the land, and
stop worshipping other gods, which is forbidden, and will bring pain and suffering down
upon your heads.
7 iThen I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers,
j
for ever and ever.
If you do this, then I promise that you will live forever, in the land that I promised to
your fathers. This is a covenant promise that God Almighty made with Israel ~~ but
they ignored it.
8 [F] Behold, you trust in klying words, that cannot profit. You trust in lying words of
the prophets and the priests.
You think that because the Temple is here you will be safe, but that is not what I tell
you.
9 [F] Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense
unto Baal, and walk after other gods, whom you know not;
10 [F] And come and stand before me in this house, lwhich is called by my name, and
say, “We are delivered to do all-of these abominations”?
11 [F] In mthis house, which is called by my name, become na den of robbers in your
eyes? Behold, even I have seen it says the Lord.

a
Jeremiah 26:2 g
Jeremiah 22:3 l
[Hebrew] ~ where they call upon
b
Jeremiah 7:5 h
Jeremiah 7:9, 13:10, 25:6 my name
c
Jeremiah 7:7 i
Deuteronomy 4:40 m
Isa 56:7
d
Micah 3:11, Jeremiah 22:29 j
Jeremiah 25:5 n
Matthew 21:13, Mark 11:17,
e
Jeremiah 22:3 k
Jeremiah 5:31 Luke 19:46
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By their actions that had desecrated God’s House, the Temple of the Lord and God
Almighty saw it and acted accordingly. Firstly, at the time of Jeremiah, and also later,
when Jesus spoke in the Temple quoting this passage of scripture. He then took a whip
and turned over the tables and forced the robbers out of the Temple, stating that my
Father’s house shall be a house of prayer for all nations; but you have made it into a
den of thieves.
12 But go now to my place which was in aShiloh, where I set my house at the first, and
see bwhat I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
Go and see what has happened to my altar at Shiloh, where I first established my
presence among you. See the destruction that I have allowed the Philistines to do,
because of your wickedness, O Israel. [The Philistines attacked and destroyed the place
of worship in Shiloh, which housed the Ark of the Covenant, and they took it back into
their own land. God Almighty allowed the Ark of the Covenant to be stolen, to wake up
the nation of Israel, and to make them realize that this did not protect them ~~ only
God Almighty protected them]
13 And now, because you have done all these works, says the Lord, and I spoke unto
you, rising up early and speaking, but you heard not; and called you, and you
answered not.
Because you have done all-of these sinful acts, says the Lord, having risen up early
every day and speaking out to you; but you did not listen, and when I called you back
to myself, you did not answer.
14 *** Therefore, will I do unto you, this house, which is called by my name, wherein
you trust, and unto the place that I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done
to Shiloh.
Because of your wickedness, therefore I will do unto this Temple in Jerusalem, which is
called by my name ~ and in which you trust, the same which has already happened to
the temple altar in Shiloh, it shall be utterly destroyed. [Note; just because a nation has
on its coins; “IN GOD WE TRUST”, that is not enough to save you, if you refuse to listen
to His voice, repent and turn from your wicked ways]
15 And I will cast you out of my sight, cas I have cast out all-of your brethren, even the
whole seed of Ephraim.
The Lord promises to exile the nation of Israel off the land that He has already promised
to their fathers, even as he did with the whole tribe of Ephraim.
16 dTherefore, epray not for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither
make intercession for them to me, for I will not hear thee.
God tells Jeremiah not to cry out, or pray for this nation; not even to make intercession
for them, because of their wickedness, He will refuse to listen. [Here is a clear case
when God’s mercy has ceased, and God’s judgement is about to be enacted.]
17 See what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Jeremiah, can’t you see what the people are doing in the cities of Judah and in the
streets of Jerusalem?
18 The children gather wood, the fathers kindle the fire, and the mothers knead their
dough, to make cakes to the fqueen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings, unto
other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
You see the whole family is involved in this wickedness; the children gather the wood,
the fathers make the fire, and the mothers knead the dough, to make cake offerings to
the goddess Ishtar [the goddess of fertility and war]; and to make matters worse, they
pour out drink offerings to other gods, just to provoke me to anger.

a
Joshua 18:1 e
Exodus 32:10, Jeremiah 14:11 goddess of fertility and war was
b
1 Samuel 4:10-12 f
Deuteronomy 4:40 [The name by called.]
c
2 Kings 1:17, 6:23 which Ishtar the Mesopotamian
d
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19 Do they provoke me to anger? Says the Lord; do they not provoke themselves ato
the confusion of their own faces.
The Lord says: Do they think they are hurting me and making me angry by their actions?
They are hurting and damaging themselves; bringing down shame upon their own heads
~ and they are so spiritually blinded, they do not even know it is happening!
20 *** Therefore, thus says the Lord God; Behold my anger and my fury shall be poured
out upon this place, upon man, band upon beast, and upon the trees of the fields,
and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn and it shall not be quenched.
This says the Lord God of Hosts; I will pour out my anger and my fury upon the land,
upon the trees of the fields, the fruit on the earth, upon both man and beast and it shall
burn furiously and not be quenched.

We are used to seeing bushfire in Australia,

but God’s judgement fire will be much, much worse.

21 Thus, says the Lord God of Hosts, the God of Israel; cput your burnt offerings unto
your sacrifices, and deat flesh.
Thus, says the Lord God of Hosts, the God of Israel; “It was not your burnt offerings
that I wanted from you, when I brought you out of Egypt; It was for you to be my
people, and for me to be your God”.
22 eFor I spoke not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought
them out of the land of Egypt, fconcerning burnt offerings, or sacrifices.
I did not speak to you fathers about offerings, or sacrifices when I brought them out of
Egypt.

a
2 Chronicles 32:21, Jeremiah c
Isaiah 1:11, Jeremiah 6:20, e
Jeremiah 11:4,7
51:51 Hosea 8:13, Amos 5:21 f
[Hebrew] ~ concerning the
b
Jeremiah 12:4 d
Jeremiah 11:15 matter of

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23 But this thing I commanded them, saying; aObey my voice, and I will be your God,
and you shall be my people; and walk in all-of the ways that I have commanded
you, that bit may be well unto you.
But this is the commandments that I gave unto you when you came up out of slavery in
Egypt; “Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. Walk in all-
of the ways I have commanded you, so that I can bless you and protect you”.
24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the
imaginations of their evil hearts, and went backwards and not forwards.
But they refused to acknowledge my instructions and my commandments; they refused
to listen to my voice, and instead followed their own counsel, which was full of
imaginations from the wickedness of their hearts. They did not progress forward seeking
my face, but became backsliders, heading for eternal damnation.
25 Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day, cI
have even sent unto you all-of my servants and my prophets, daily rising up early
and sending them;
Since that very first day that I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, until today,
I have been sending you my servants and my prophets.
26 Yet, they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their necks,
d
they are worse than their fathers.
Despite all that I have done for your fathers, you have not listened to my
commandments, nor inclined you ear to hear my voice. Instead, you have hardened
your hearts and have become stiff necked; in fact, you are worse than your fathers.
27 *** Therefore, thou shall speak all-of these words unto them; but they will not
hearken to thee; that shall also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.
Therefore, this is the message that you are to speak to them; however, they will not
listen to you. You shall call out to them, but they will refuse to answer you.
28 But you shall say unto them; this is a nation that does not obey the voice of the Lord
their God, nor receives ecorrection; ftruth is perished and cut off from their mouths.
This is what the Lord says; This is a nation that refuses to obey the voice of the Lord,
their God, who refuses to receive instructions, and truth is dead to them ~ it is no longer
in their mouths.
29 gCut off your hhair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on
i
high places; for the Lord has rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
Command all-of the people to shave their heads and lament in the mountains and hills,
for the Lord has turned his back and forsaken this generation, because of their
wickedness.
30 For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, says the Lord; jthey have set
their abominations in the house kwhich is called by my name, to pollute it.
For the children of Judah have done great evil in my sight, says the Lord; they have set
up their abominations in My Temple, to pollute it.
31 And they have built the high places of lTophet, which is in mthe valley of the son of
Hinnom, nto burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded
them not, neither ocame it into my heart.
And they have built altars in the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son
of Hinnom, to burn their sons and daughters in the fire, as an offering to Molech; which
in my heart I never commanded them to do.

a
Exodus 15:26, Deuteronomy 6:3 g
Job 1:20 m
Joshua 18:16
b
Deuteronomy 4:40 h
Numbers 6:4 n
Psalm 106:38
c
2 Chronicles 36:15 i
Jeremiah 3:2 o
[Hebrew] ~ neither came it upon
d
Jeremiah 16:12 j
2 Kings 21:4,7 my heart.
e
[Hebrew] ~ instruction k
Jeremiah 7:10
f
Jeremiah 9:3 l
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32 *** Therefore, behold the day comes, says the Lord, that it shall no longer be called
Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter; afor they
shall bury in Tophet till there is on place.
Therefore, behold, the days comes says the Lord, that you will no longer call this place
Tophet, nor this valley the valley of the son of Hinnom, for it shall be called the valley
of slaughter, for the will dead bodies in Tophet until all the places are filled.
33 And the carcass of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the
beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.
And the remaining carcasses which cannot be buried, shall become meat for the vultures
and eagles, and for the wolves and the jackals; and not a living soul shall remain to
chase them away.
34 And then will I cause to bcease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of
Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, and the voice of the
bridegroom, for cthe land shall be desolate.
And there shall no longer by singing in the cities of Judah, or in the streets of Jerusalem,
nor the happy voices of the bridegroom; for the whole land shall be desolate and
deserted.

CHAPTER EIGHT: THE CALAMITIES OF THE JEWS; GOD’S JUDGEMENT

AGAINST THEM

1 At that time, says the Lord, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and
the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets,
and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves;
At the time of this war, they will dig up the bones of their kings, princes, priests, and
prophets, as well as all-of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of all the cemeteries.
2 And they shall spread them before dthe sun, and the moon, and all the hosts of
heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they
have walked, and whom they have sought, and ewhom they have worshipped; fthey
shall not be gathered, gnor be buried, they shall be for dung upon the face of the
earth.
They shall spread them out for the sun, moon and all-of the hosts of heaven, to all those
they loved, served, and worshipped, for all to see and to witness this event. They shall
not be gathered up, nor shall they be buried again, but remain as dung (fertilizer) upon
the face of the earth.
3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residence of them that remain
of this evil family, which remain in all the places where I have driven them, says the
Lord of Hosts.
And it would be better to die than to remain alive for those who are left of this evil
family, which I have now dispersed among the nations.
4 Moreover, you shall say unto them; The Lord says; shall they fall and not arise?
Shall he turn away and not return?
And the Lord says; shall they fall and not arise again? Shall he turn away and return
again?
5 Why then are this people of Jerusalem hslidden back by a perpetual backsliding?
They hold fast deceit they refuse to return.
Why have this people of Jerusalem continued in their backsliding? Why have they
refused to return when I call them to myself?

a
Jeremiah 19:11 d
Deuteronomy 4:19 g
Jeremiah 22:19
b
Jeremiah 16:9, 25:10 e
2 Kings 21:3, 23:5 h
Jeremiah 7:24
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6 I ahearkened and heard, but they refused to speak; no man repented him of his
wickedness, saying; “What have I done”? Every one turned to his course, as the
horse rushes into battle.
I turned my head towards the people of Jerusalem and listened, but the people of the
nation refused to speak. Not even one man repented of his wickedness, not even one
man was prepared to repent of his sins. They all went their own way, just like a horse,
galloping into battle.
7 Yes, bthe stork in the heavens knows her appointed times; and the turtle and the
crane and the swallow observe the times of their coming; but cmy people know not
the judgement of the Lord.
The birds of the air and the animals all know their appointed times, and the seasons for
them to migrate, but my people have no understanding of my laws and my judgements.
8 How do you say; “We are wise, dand the Law of the Lord is with us”? Lo, certainly
e
in vain made he it, the pen of the scribes is in vain.
How can you say that you understand my laws, when the scribes and the priests have
twisted my words to say something I never said, nor meant?
9 fThe wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken; lo, they have rejected
the Word of the Lord; and gwhat wisdom is in them?
These wise men shall be ashamed when they are forced into exile, for they have rejected
the Word of the Lord, and they have shown that there is no wisdom in them at all.
10 *** Therefore, hwill I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall
inherit them; for everyone from the least to the greatest is given to covetousness,
from the prophet, even unto the priest, everyone deals falsely.
Therefore, (because of their sins and falsehoods) I will give their wives and their farms
and vineyards to others, because all that the prophets and the priests want is to steal
what does not belong to them for others.
11 For they have healed the hurt of my daughter of my people slightly, saying; “Peace,
peace”, when there is no peace.
For they treat my people with useless medicines, creams and lies, telling them that
everything is OK, when it is not OK at all.
12 Were they ashamed when they committed this abomination? NO! iThey were not
ashamed at all, neither could they blush; therefore, shall they fall among them that
fall; in the time of their visitation, they shall be cast down says the Lord.
Were they ashamed when they committed these abominations? No, they were not
ashamed at all ~ they did not even blush. Therefore, they shall be killed along with the
others that fall. At the time of their visitation, they shall be destroyed, says the
Lord.
13 jI will surely consume them, says the Lord; kthere shall be no grapes on the vine, no
figs on the fig tree, and the leaves shall fade; and all these things that I have given
them shall pass away from them.
As I gather them, I shall consume them, and there shall be no grapes to harvest on the
vines, nor figs on the trees, and all-of the tree leaves shall fade away. All-of the benefits
I have given to them shall be seized and taken away from them.
14 Why do we sit still? lAssemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities,
and let us be silent there; for the Lord our God has put us to silence, and given us
m
water of ngall to drink, because we have sinned against the lord.

a
2 Peter 3:9 f
[Hebrew] ~ Have they been j
[Hebrew] ~ In gathering I shall
b
Isaiah 1:3 ashamed consume
c
Jeremiah 5:4-5 g
[Hebrew] ~ The wisdom of what k
Jeremiah 6:9
d
Romans 2:17-18 thing l
Jeremiah 4:5
e
[Hebrew] ~ the false pens of the h
Jeremiah 8:12, Jeremiah 6:12- m
Jeremiah 9:15, 23:15
scribes work falsehood 15 n
[Hebrew] ~ poison
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Why do we remain seated? Rise up and enter the walled cities, which are defended by
warriors; if we are going to die, let us die there, for the Lord has silenced our mouths
and given us bitter poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.
[They recognise that they have sinned against the Lord, but they refuse to ask God to
forgive them, because they do not understand the significance, and the importance of
repentance.]
15 aWe looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold
trouble!
We search for a time of peace and health, but all we got was trouble! [Without
repentance there shall never be any peace, because our sin is a blockage between us
and God.]
16 The snorting of his horses was heard bfrom Dan; the whole land trembled at the
sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they have come, and have devoured
the land, and call that is in it; the city and all those that dwell therein.
The snorting of their horses can be heard as far away as Dan and the whole earth shakes
at the sound of the neighing and galloping horses that have come and have conquered
the land and all that is in it, including the cities and all who live within.
17 For behold I will send dserpents, ecockatrices, among you, which will not be
f
charmed, and they shall bite you, says the Lord.
I will send this deadly army against you, like snakes and cockatrices, and you will not
be able to charm them, and their bite will kill you, says the Lord.
18 When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint gwithin me. My grief
is beyond measure and my heart is destroyed and broken.
19 Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people, hbecause of them that
dwell in ia far country; Is not the Lord in Zion? Is not her king in her?
Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange
vanities? Listen to the weeping of my people all across the land; “Where is the Lord”?
They all ask. “Has our God deserted us”? “Why have they angered me with their carved
images of idols and their strange evil rites”? The Lord replies.
20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended and we are not saved.
The time of the harvest is over and now summer is upon us, and we have not been
rescued.
21 jFor the hurt of the daughter of my people I am hurt; kI am black; astonishment has
taken hold of me.,
I weep for the hurt of my people, I stand amazed, silent, and dumb with grief.
22 Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? Why then is not the health
of the daughter of my people recovered?
Is there no healing medicine in Gilead? Is there no doctor there? Why doesn’t God do
something? Why doesn’t he help us?

CHAPTER NINE: THE PROPHET BEWAILS THE PEOPLE’S SINS AND MISERIES

1 Oh, mthat my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep
l

day and night for the slain of nthe daughter of my people!

a
Jeremiah 14:19 g
[Hebrew] ~ upon n
Isaiah 22:4. Jeremiah 8:19,21-
b
Jeremiah 4:15 h
[Hebrew] ~ because of the 22
c
[Hebrew] ~ the fullness thereof country of them that are afar off.
d
[Hebrew] ~ deadly snakes i
Isaiah 39:3
e
Cockatrices; a mythical animal,
j
Jeremiah 14:17
a two-legged dragon, with the
k
Joel 2:6, Nahum 2:10
rooster’s head.
l
[Hebrew] Who will give my head
f
Ecclesiastes 10:11
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Oh, that my eyes could become fountains of tears, so I could weep day and night for
the slain of my people, Israel.
2 Oh, that I had in the wilderness a hiding place of wayfaring men; that I might leave
my people, and go from them! For athey be all adulterers, an assembly of
treacherous men.
Oh, I wish I could go to my hiding place in the desert, and get away from this assembly
of adulterous and treacherous people.
3 And bthey bend their tongues like their bow for lies; but cthey are not valiant for the
truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, says
the Lord.
They bend their tongues like a bow, and shoot their lies like arrows, going from evil to
evil and they have turned their backs on me, and refuse to acknowledge me, says the
Lord.
4 dTake you heed of every one his eneighbour, and trust not in any brother; for every
brother will utterly supplant, and every fneighbour will walk with slanders.
Beware of your neighbour (or friend)! Beware of your brothers! Both will take advantage
of you, and pour our slanderous lies about you.
5 And they will gdeceive everyone his neighbour, and will not speak the truth; they
have taught their tongues to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
And they will mock everyone, even their neighbours and friends, with slanderous lies,
because they cannot speak the truth, as they continually commit their sins.
6 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me,
says the Lord.
You live in the midst of deceit; they build up evil, lies upon lies, and because of their
evil, they refuse to know and acknowledge me.
7 ***Therefore, thus says the Lord God of Hosts; “Behold I will hmelt them, and try
them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people”?
Therefore, thus says the Lord God of Hosts; “Behold I will melt down my people in a
crucible of affliction, and I shall test them with fear and death. What else can I do for
my people, who refuse to know me and acknowledge me”?
8 There tongue is an arrow shot out; it speaks deceit; one ispeaks peaceable to his
neighbour with his mouth, but jin heart he lays khis wait.
His lying tongues shoots out like an arrow, but it sounds nice to his neighbour; but in
fact, in his heart, he is laying a trap for him.
9 lShall I not visit them for these things? Says the Lord. Shall not my soul be avenged
on such a nation as this?
Shall I not visit them with my justice says the Lord? Shall I not remain true to myself,
and avenge this rebellious nation?
10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the mhabitations of
the wilderness a lamentation, because they are nburned up, so that none can pass
through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; oboth pthe fowls of the
heavens and the beasts have fled; they are gone.
I will start weeping and wailing for the mountains, and for the pastures I will lament,
because they are a desert now, and no-one can pass through them. The birds of the air
and the beasts of the fields have all fled ~~ that are all gone!

a
Jeremiah 5:7-8 g
[Hebrew] ~ mock m
[Hebrew] ~ pastures
b
Psalm 64:3 h
Isaiah 1:25 n
[Hebrew] ~ desolate
c
Jeremiah 7:28 i
Psalm 28:3 o
[Hebrew] ~ from the fowl even
d
Jeremiah 12:16, Micah 7:5-6 j
[Hebrew] ~ in the midst of him to
e
[Hebrew] ~ friend k
[Hebrew] ~ wait for him p
Jeremiah 4:25
f
Jeremiah 6:28 l
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11 And I will make Jerusalem aheaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities
of Judah bdesolate, without any inhabitants.
I will leave Jerusalem in heaps of rubble, and a den for wolves and jackals, and I will
totally destroy the cities of Judah, so they are no inhabitants ~ they are completely
deserted.
12 cWho is the wise man that may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth
of the Lord has spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perishes and it
burned up like a wilderness, that none passes through?
Where is the wise man that can understand what is happening? To which people has
the Lord spoken? Why are the cities and the land destroyed and made rubble, so that
no man my pass through it?
13 And the Lord says; Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them,
and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein.
And the Lord says; because they have refused to acknowledge and follow and obey my
laws, and they have refused to listen to my voice and follow my directions.
14 But have walked after the dimaginations of their hearts; and after Baalim, ewhich
their fathers taught them.
15 But this people have continued to walk after the stubbornness of their hearts,
worshiping Baalim, which their fathers have taught them ~ totally refusing to obey
my laws.
16 *** Therefore, thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, fI will feed
this people gwith hwormwood, and give them water of igall to drink.
Therefore, thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel; “Behold I will feed this people
with the oil of the plant to treat intestinal worms, and give them poisoned water to drink,
and there will be much pain and suffering”.
17 I jwill scatter them among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have
known; and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
I will scatter them among foreign nations that neither they nor their father have known,
and I will cause them to be persecuted with the sword, until I have consumed them.
18 Thus says the Lord of Hosts; Consider yourself, and call for kthe mourning women,
that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come;
Thus says the Lord of Hosts, Consider and call for the mourning women to come, and
call for the skilful women to come;
19 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes my run down
with tears, and our eyelids gush out with water.
Let them make haste to start wailing for us, so our eyes may shed many tears and our
eyelids gush out with water. [Let us bawl our eyes out for the sins that we have done].
20 For the voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, lhow are we spoiled! We are greatly
confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwelling has cast us
out.
For the voice of wailing is heard coming out of Zion, how we have been plundered,
robbed, and ruined! We are greatly confounded and ashamed, because we have
desecrated our land and it has rejected us.
21 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O you women, and let your ear receive the word of
his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and everyone her neighbour
lamentation.
Hear the word of the Lord, O you women, open your ears to hear the words from his
mouth, teach all-of your daughters a wailing lament, and all-of your neighbours a dirge.
a
Isaiah 25:2 e
Galatians 1:14 i
Gall ~ poison
b
[Hebrew] ~ a desolation, f
Psalm 80:5 j
Deuteronomy 28:64
completely deserted. g
Lamentations 3:15,19; k
2 Chronicles 35:25, Amos 5:16,
c
Psalm 107:43, Hosea 14:9 h
“wormwood” ~ the oil from a Matthew 9:23
d
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22 For death has come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off
a
the children bfrom without, and the young men from the streets.
For death has come in through our windows, it has entered into our palaces and houses,
and cutting off the children from going outdoors and our young men from going onto
the streets.
There is a saying that nothing ever surprises God Almighty. Some 600 years before
Christ was born, God Almighty told Jeremiah that a terrible virus was going to come
upon the nation, and enter in through the windows, killing people, and restricting people
into a lockdown situation, where your children could not go outside of the house, nor
the young teenagers go out into the streets.
Here God Almighty was describing what we now have seen with our own eyes; the
deaths and lockdowns, in many nations because of the COVID virus, with millions of
dead across the nations. What Satan plans for evil, God Almighty can bring as a blessing.
As a result, many people turned back to God is prayer. Many churches had to re-examine
how they interfaced with their congregations. God put us into lockdown to make us
turn back to Him.
23 Speak, thus says the Lord, Even the carcasses of men shall fall cas dung upon our
fields, and as dthe handful after the harvestmen, and none shall gather them.
Tell them this, says the Lord; their bodies shall be scattered across the fields like
manure, like sheafs after the mowers have passed through, and none shall come and
bury them.
24 Thus, says the Lord, elet not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty
man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;
This says the Lord, do not let the wise man bask in his wisdom, nor the mighty man in
his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
25 But let him the glorifies, glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am
the Lord, which exercise lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness, on the
earth; for fin these things, I delight, says the Lord.
Let them boast in this alone; that they truly know me, and understand that I am the
Lord of justice and righteousness, whose love is steadfast (never ending), and that I am
unchanging.
26 [P] Behold the days come, says the Lord, that I gwill punish all them which are
circumcised, with the uncircumcised.
Behold the day is coming, says the Lord, that I will visit and punish them which are
circumcised in the body along with those who are uncircumcised in the hearts.
27 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that
are hin the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness; for all these nations are
uncircumcised, and all those of the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
The Egyptians, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, Arabs, yes, and even you people of
Judah. For all-of these pagan nations circumcise themselves. Unless you circumcise your
hearts, by loving me, your circumcision of the flesh is just a pagan ritual like theirs, and
it means nothing more.

CHAPTER TEN: THE GREAT DISPARITY BETWEEN GOD AND IDOLS

1 Hear the Word, which the Lord speaks unto you, O house of Israel;

a
Jeremiah 6:11 e
1 Corinthians 1:31 h
[Hebrew] ~ cut off in the
b
Proverbs 5:16 f
Micah 6:8, 7:18 corners, or having their hair
c
Jeremiah 8:2 g
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2 Thus, says the Lord; Learn not the ways of the heathen, and abe not dismayed at
the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
Hear the word of the Lord which the Lord speaks to you, O House of Israel. Do not listen
to, or learn the ways of the heathen unbelievers, for the unbelievers are dismayed at
the signs in the heavens ~ but you should not be like them.
3 For the bcustoms of the people are vain; for cone cuts a tree out of the forest, the
work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
The customs, statutes, and ordinances of these people are full of lies. They cut down
trees in the forest and make idols of wood with their hands.
4 They deck it with silver and gold; they fasten it with nails and hammer so it moves
not.
They decorate this idol with silver and gold, but fasten it with a hammer and nails, so
that it cannot move ~ what use is that?
5 They are as upright as a palm tree, dbut speak not: ethey must needs be borne,
because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, fneither is it
in them to do good.
Their idols stand upright like a palm tree, but they cannot speak; they have to be carried
everywhere, because they are not alive. Be not afraid of these pieces of dead wood,
because they cannot do evil, nor can they do any good.
6 Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord: You are great, and your name is
great in might.
For there is none like You O Lord; For you are great and your name is mighty [and your
name is above every other name].
7 gWho would not fear thee, O king of nations? For hto thee it does appertain,
forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and iin all their kingdoms, there
is none like unto thee.
Who would not fear you, O king of all nations? This title belongs to You alone. For there
is not a wise many in any nation on the earth, that is like you.
8 But they are all jtogether brutish and kfoolish; lthe stock is a doctrine of vanities.
The wise men who still worship idols are still all fools.
9 Silver, spread into plates is brought from mTarshish, and gold from nUphaz, the work
of the workman, and the hands of the founder; blue and purple is their clothing;
o
they are all the work of cunning men.
They bring thin silver plates from Tarshish, and gold from the mines in Uphaz (Ophir,
the land of iron in the south ~ Australia) and give it to skilled silver and goldsmiths to
make their idols, then they clothe them in blue and purple robes, but still, they are dead
idols, the work of cunning men. This brings us to some interesting observations.
Ophir is referred to in scripture as is Tarshish and Sinim (Isaiah 49:12). Many
civilizations knew about this “land in the south”, even in Old Testament Biblical times.
The table below shows names used to refer to the Land in the South, which we now
know as Australia.
So, the question arises; If the Phoenicians came here to Australia to mine our gold, then
who did the mining, because the native Aborigines did not have the technology, nor the
skills to do this work? Were there Phoenicians colonies here in 586 BC? What amount of
exploration did they do throughout Australia, and what evidence is there of their

a
Isaiah 44:25 h
[Hebrew]~ It’s like thee n
[Hebrew] ~ means gold, but also
b
[Hebrew] ~ statutes, or i
Psalm 89:6 another name for Ophir, the name
Ordinances are vanity. j
[Hebrew] ~ in one, or at once used by the Phoenicians for “the
c
Isaiah 40:19-20, 44:9-11, 45:20 k
Psalm 115:8, Romans 1:21-22 land of iron in the south” ~
d
Psalm 115:5, 135:16 l
Isaiah 41:29, Habakkuk 2:18 Australia
e
Psalm 115:7 m
Tarshish; A port city in Phoenicia o
Psalm 155:4
f
Isaiah 41:23 (now modern-day Lebanon
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existence in this land? For more details, please read my book entitled: THE COASTAL
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 Year Civilisations Country was known as
Phoenicians Ophir – Land of Iron
Chinese Chui Hiao
Aztecs Culhuacan
Sumerians, Maoris & Peruvians Uru
Malays Giava
Hebrews Sinim
2000 BC – Egyptians of the Middle Kingdom (12 th Punt and also Kenti-Amenti
1788 BC Dynasty)
950 BC King Solomon (King of Israel) sent out Ophir – land of iron
Hiram (King of Tyre - a Phoenician city)
with a fleet, to find the legendary “Ophir”
and get its riches.
800 – 700 BC Hebrews: H5515,
The Prophet Isaiah refers to the land of Plural of an otherwise unknown
Sinim in Isaiah 49:12, Behold, these name; Sinim, a distant Oriental
shall come from far: and, lo, these from region; Sinim. 2
the north and from the west; and these
from the land of Sinim.
600 BC Anaximander in Myletus drew a map
describing a southern continent
300 BC Theopompus of Chios (drew a similar
map and wrote that far beyond India
there was a great island where Australia
is now situated.)
239 BC Eratosthenes, the Greek Scholar drew a Greeks “Ausio”
world map as a sphere, on which he It is clear from this and other
described the great southern continent evidence that the Greek maritime
as “Ausio”. It is interesting to note that and geographical knowledge was far
in 239 BC people knew that the world more advanced than many scholars
was round – NOT FLAT, as was told by of later years have given them
the people in the reformation times in credit.
Europe and in Britain.
[Extract from the Book entitled: THE COASTAL PIONEERS]
.
10 But the Lord is the atrue God, He is bthe living God, and ceverlasting king; at his
wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his
indignation.
But the Lord is the only true, living, eternal, and everlasting God and king; at His anger,
the earth shall tremble and melt and the nations of the earth shall not be able to
withstand his judgements.
11 Thus, shall you say unto them: dThe gods have not made the heavens and the earth,
even ethey shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.
This is what the Lord of Hosts says to tell you, who worship other gods: Your idol gods
did not make the heavens and the earth, and they and those that serve them, shall
vanish from under heaven.
12 fHe has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom,
and has stretched out the heavens by His discretion.
The Lord of Hosts created the earth by His power and wisdom and by His superior
intelligence, He stretched out the Heavens according to His divine plans.

a
[Hebrew] ~ God of truth c
[Hebrew] ~ king of eternity e
Isaiah 2:18, Zechariah 13:2
b
Psalm 42:2 d
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13 When he utters his voice, there is a amultitude of waters in the heavens, and bhe
causes the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightnings cwith
rain, and dbrings forth the winds out of his treasures.
When the Lord of Hosts speaks there is a noise like many waters in the Heavens, He
causes the mist to rise up from the earth; He brings the rain and lightning, and out of
his bountiful treasures He brings the winds.
14 Every man is ebrutish in his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven
image; for his molten image fis falsehood, and gthere is no breath in them.
But foolish men without knowledge of God bow before these idols. It is a shameful thing
that these men are doing; for what they make with their own hands are fakes; they are
gods without any life or power in them.
15 They are vanity and the work of errors; in the time of their visitation, they shall
perish.
They are lies and works of foolishness; when their judgement comes, they shall all be
crushed and perish.
16 hThe portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things, and iIsrael
is the rod of his inheritance; jThe Lord of Hosts is his name.
But the God of Jacob is not like these foolish idols, He is the creator of all things and
Israel is his chosen nation. The Lord God of Hosts is his name.
17 Gather up your wares out of the land, O inhabitants of the fortress.
18 For this says the Lord; Behold I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once,
and will distress them, kthat they may find it so.
Pack up your bags and get ready to leave, for the battle rage is about to begin. For
suddenly I will fling you from this land and pour our great troubles and afflictions upon
you, and then you will feel my anger.
19 lWoe is me for my hurt! My wound is grievous, but I said; Truly this is a grief and
m
I must bear it.
20 nMy tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken; my children have gone forth
from me, and they are not; there is none to stretch forth my tent anymore, and to
set up my curtains. My wounds are desperate, and my grief is great. My sickness is
incurable, but I must bear it. My home is gone and my children have been taken
away and I will never see them again.
There is no-one left to help me rebuild my home. It is hard to envision a God who is
Almighty stating that His wounds are desperate and His grief is great and He has an
incurable disease, because He has lost His children forever, and there is no-one left to
rebuild his tabernacle. That shows how much He really loves His people, that He is
prepared to wound himself, to take their punishment upon himself, so that there is a
chance for redemption later-on.
21 For the pastors have become brutish and have not sought the Lord; therefore, they
shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
The pastors and the shepherds of my people have all lost their senses; they no longer
follow God, nor ask his will. Therefore, they will all die and their congregations shall be
scattered.
22 Behold the noise of the obruit has come, and a great commotion out of pthe north
country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.
Listen! Hear the loud noise of the vast armies, coming down from the north country, to
make the cities of Judah into desolate heaps of rubble fit only for jackals to live in.

a
[Hebrew] ~ noise f
Habakkuk 2:18, Jeremiah 13:25, k
Jeremiah 29:11
b
Psalm 135:7 Romans 1:25 l
Jeremiah 4:19
c
[Hebrew] ~ for g
Psalm 135:17 m
Micah 7:9
d
Psalm 135:7 h
Psalm 16:5 n
Jeremiah 4:20
e
[Hebrew] ~ more brutish than to i
Deuteronomy 32:9 o
Nahum 3:19
know j
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23 O Lord, I know that athe way of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walks to
direct his steps.
O Lord, I know that man does not have the power or the insight, to be able to plan out
his life for himself.
24 O Lord, bcorrect me, but with judgement, not in thine anger, lest you cbring me to
nothing.
Correct me O Lord, but with your gentle judgements, not in your anger ~ lest I die.
25 dPour out your fury upon the heathen that knows you not, and upon the families that
call not on thy name; for they have eeaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and have
made his habitation desolate.
Pour out your anger upon the nations that do not obey the Lord, for they have destroyed
Israel and made the land a complete wasteland.

CHAPTER ELEVEN: REMEMBER GOD’S COVENANT

1 The Word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
Hear you the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem;
2 And say unto them, Thus, says the Lord God of Israel; fCursed be the man that does
not obey then words of this covenant.
Then the Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah again saying; Remind the men if Judah
and of the men in Jerusalem that I made a contract with their fathers ~ and cursed be
any man who does not heed or obey it!
3 Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the
land of Egypt, gfrom the iron furnace, hsaying, OBEY MY VOICE, and do them,
according to all that I command you; You shall be MY people, and I will be YOUR
God.
When I took your families out of slavery in the land of Egypt, I told your fathers that
they were to obey my commandments (all that I would tell you to do) and you would
become MY people and I would become YOUR God.
4 That I may perform ithis oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them ja
land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day. Then I answered, and said, kSo
be it, O Lord.
So, obey me so that I can give you a land flowing with milk and honey, even until this
day, just as I promised to your fathers. Then I answered the Lord and said: “Let it be
as you have said O Lord ~ Amen.”
5 Then the Lord said unto me: Proclaim all-of these words in the cities of Judah, and
in the streets of Jerusalem, saying; Hear the words of this covenant and ldo them.
Then the Lord said to me; Proclaims all-of these words in the cities of Judah, and in
every street in Jerusalem; Hear all-of you the Covenant of your God and obey them.
6 For I earnestly protested unto your fathers, in the day that I brought them up out
of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, mrising early and protesting, saying, Obey
my voice!
For I solemnly spoke to your fathers, on the days that I brought them up out of slavery
in Egypt, even from that day until now. I rose up early every morning to tell them once
again. Listen to my voice and obey my commandments.

a
Proverbs 20:24 f
Deuteronomy 27:26, Galatians j
Exodus 3:8
b
Psalm 6:1 3:10 k
[Hebrew] ~ Amen, Deuteronomy
c
[Hebrew] ~ diminish me g
Deuteronomy 4:20 27:15-26
d
Jeremiah 10:25, h
Leviticus 26:3, 12, Jeremiah l
Romans 2:13
e
Psalm 14:4, Jeremiah 8:16, 7:22 m
2 Chronicles 36:15
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7 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ears, but walked everyone in the
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imaginations of their own evil hearts: therefore, will I bring upon them all the words
of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, which they did them not.
Yet they refused to obey, nor listen to my voice, but everyone continued to walk in their
own stubbornness, which is within their evil hearts; therefore, I will bring down upon
them all the promises of this covenant, which they refused to follow, or obey.
8 And the Lord said unto me, bA conspiracy is found among the men of Judah and of
the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And the Lord revealed to me that a conspiracy was being hatched by the men of Judah
and the men of Jerusalem.
9 They are turned back to the iniquities of the forefathers, which refused to hear my
words; and they went after other gods to serve them; the House of Judah and the
House of Israel have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
The people have turned back to their old ways, the ways of their forefathers. They have
refused to listen to my voice, they have broken my covenant and gone after and followed
other gods.
10 *** Therefore, thus says the Lord; I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not
be able cto escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken to them.
Therefore, thus says the Lord; I will cause evil to come down upon them and there shall
be nowhere to escape to; And in their troubles, they shall cry out to me, and I will refuse
to hear the pleas.
11 Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the
gods unto whom they offer incense; but they shall not save them at all in the time
of their trouble.
Then the cities of Judah and all-of the people in Jerusalem shall go to offer incense,
worship, and pray to their idol gods; but these worthless idols shall not save them in
their time of troubles.
12 dFor according to the number of your cities were their idol gods in Judah: and
according to the number of streets in Jerusalem have you set up altars to that
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shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
You have idols set up idols in each of the cities in Judah; And in Jerusalem, there is an
altar on every street to burn shameful incense to Baal.
13 ***fTherefore, pray not for this people, neither lift up a cry of prayer for them; for
I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me in the time of their gtroubles.
Therefore, the Lord says not to pray for this people, and not to travail to me for them in
heaven, for I will refuse to listen to them when they cry out to me in their evil.
14 hWhat has my beloved to do in my house, seeing that she has wrought lewdness
with many, and ithe holy flesh is passed from thee? jWhen you do evil then you
rejoice!
What right do these evil people have to come into my Temple? For you have been
unfaithful and worshipped other gods. Can promises and sacrifices advert the terrible
doom and punishment that is coming upon you? Do you really think you can have peace
and joy once again?
15 The Lord called your name; kA green olive tree fair, and of godly fruit; with the noise
of a great tumult, he has kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
The Lord used to call you his favourite green tree; beautiful to look at, and always full
of luscious fruit, but now he has sent his enemies upon you to burn you up and leave
all-of your branches charred and broken.
a
[Hebrew] ~ Stubbornness f
Jeremiah 7:16 j
[Hebrew] ~ when thy evil is
b
Ezekiel 22:25 g
[Hebrew] ~ evil k
Psalm 52:8
c
[Hebrew] ~ to go forth from h
[Hebrew] ~ What is to my
d
Jeremiah 2:28 beloved in my house
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16 For the Lord of Hosts that planted you, has pronounced evil against you; for the evil
of the House of Israel and for the house of Judah, which they have done against
themselves, ato provoke me to anger, in offering incense unto Baal.
For the Lord God of Hosts planted you, but because of your wickedness, he has
pronounced evil to come against you. This is because of the evil that both the house of
Judah, and the House of Israel have done, provoking me to anger because you have
offered burnt incense to Baal.
17 And the Lord has given me knowledge of it, and I know it; that you have shown me
their wrongdoings.
And the Lord has given me revelation knowledge of it and I certainly know it; Yes, the
Lord has revealed to me all-of your evil sins.
18 But I was blike a lamb or an ox, that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that
c
they had devised (evil) devices against me, saying. Let us destroy dthe tree with
the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from ethe land of the living, fthat his name
may remembered.
But I was like a lamb or an ox being led to the slaughter, and I did not know that they
had devised wicked plans to murder me, and to obliterate my name forever.
19 But the Lord of Hosts, who judge righteously, gthat tries the reins and hthe heart, let
me see your vengeance on them; for unto you have I revealed my cause.
O Lord of Hosts, you are a just God, please examine the hearts and minds of these men.
Repay them for all-of the injustice they had planned. Pour out your justice upon them.
20 *** Therefore, thus says the Lord to the men of Anathoth, ithat seek your life saying,
j
Prophesy not in the name of the Lord, kthat you die not by our hands.
Therefore, thus says the Lord, to the men of Anathoth, who wish to kill you and proclaim
to you saying: Do not prophecy in the name of the Lord, or we will kill you.
21 *** Therefore, thus says the Lord of Hosts; Behold I will lpunish them; the young
men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die of famine.
Therefore, thus says the Lord of Host; Behold I shall visit them and their young men
shall all die by the sword, and their sons and daughters shall all perish by famine.
22 [P] And there shall be no remnant of them; for mI will bring evil upon the men of
Anathoth, even nthe year of their visitation.
I will visit their city and I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, so that their whole
bloodline will disappear forever.

CHAPTER TWELVE: THE WICKED’S PROSPERITY

1 o
Righteous, are you, O Lord with I plead with you: let me ptalk with you of your
judgements: qWherefore does the ways of the wicked prosper? Wherefore are all
they happy that deal very treacherously? O Lord, you always give me justice
when I bring a case before you to decide. Please now let me bring this complaint:
Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil men so happy?
2 You plant them, yes, they have taken root; rthey grow, yes and they bring forth
fruit; you are near in their mouth, and far from their reins. You plant them and
their business grows. Their profits grow, and they become rich. They say; “Thank
God”, but in their hearts, they give no credit to you.

a
Jeremiah 7:18 g
Psalm 7:9 o
Psalm 51:4
b
Isaiah 53:7 h
1 Samuel 16:7 p
[Hebrew] ~ reason the case with
c
Jeremiah 18:18, Lamentations i
Jeremiah 12:6 you
3:60-61 j
Isaiah 30:10 q
Job 12:6, 21:7-17, Psalm
d
[Hebrew] ~ the stalk with his k
Deuteronomy 13:1-5 37:1,7,35-36, Jeremiah 5:28,
bread l
[Hebrew] ~ visit upon Habakkuk 1:4,13
e
Psalm 27:13 m
Jeremiah 23:12 r
[Hebrew] ~ they go on
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3 But you, O Lord knows me; you have seen me, and tried my heart atowards you;
pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for bthe day of
slaughter. But as for me Lord, you know my heart, how it has been tried tested
and how it longs for you, to be ever nearer to you ~ even though I am poor, O
Lord. Please Lord, drag them off like helpless sheep to be slaughtered. Judge
them, O God.
4 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the
wickedness of that dwell therein? The beasts are consumed, and the birds,
because they said, He shall not see our last end. How long must this land of yours
have to suffer because of their wickedness? Even the grass in the fields, withers,
groans, and weeps because of their wickedness. The wild animals and the birds
have all moved away, leaving the land completely deserted, yet, the people keep
saying; The Lord will not bring judgement upon us, we are completely safe!
5 If you have run with the footmen and they have wearied you, then how can you
contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, wherein thou trust? They wearied
you, then how will you do in cswelling the Jordan? And the Lord replied to me; If
racing with mere men ~ the men of Anathoth – has wearied you, how will you
race against horses, against the king, his court and all-of his evil priests? If you
stumble and fall on open flat ground, what will you do in the Jordan’s jungles?
6 For even thy brethren, and the house of your father, even they have dealt
treacherously with you. Yes, dthey have called a multitude after you: Believe them
not, for they do not speak fair words with you. Even your own brothers and your
family have betrayed you and turned against you. They have even called for a
mob to come and lynch you; Beware! Don’t trust them, irrespective how
pleasantly they speak. Don’t believe them!
7 I have forsaken my house I have left emy heritage; I have given fthe dearly
beloved of my soul into the hands of my enemies. Then the Lord said; I have
abandoned my people, my inheritance; I have surrended my wife (Israel), the
one I love, over to her enemies.
8 My inheritance is unto me as a lion in the forest; it gcries out against me;
therefore, have I hated it. My people have roared at me like a lion in the forest,
so I have treated them as if I hated them. [ Notice that God does not hate them,
He is only treating them as if He hates them, to try to make them want to return
back to him.
9 Mine inheritance is unto us as like a hspeckled bird; the birds around her are
against her; come assemble all-of the beasts of the fields, icome to devour. My
people have fallen. I bring upon them swarms of vultures and wild animals to pick
the flesh from their corpses.
10 Many jpastors have destroyed kmy vineyard, lthey have trodden my portion under
foot, they have made my mpleasant portion a desolate wilderness. Many foreign
priests, pastors, and rulers have ravaged my vineyard, trampling down the vines
and turning all-of its beauty into a barren wilderness.
11 They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourns for me, the whole land
is made desolate, because no man nlays it to heart. They have made it desolate
and I hear its mournful cry, the whole land is desolate, and nobody cares!
12 The spoilers have come upon all-of the high places through the wilderness; for
the sword of the Lord shall devour from one of the land, to the other end of the

a
[Hebrew] ~ with thee e
Isaiah 19:25 k
Isaiah 5:1,5
b
James 5:5 f
[Hebrew]~ the love l
Isaiah 63:18
c
Joshua 3:15, Jeremiah 49:19, g
[Hebrew]~ yells m
[Hebrew]~ portion of desire
50:44 h
[Hebrew]~ taloned n
Isaiah 42:25
d
[Hebrew]~ they cried after thee i
[Hebrew]~ cause them to come
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 land; no flesh shall have peace. Destroying armies are plundering the land; the
Sword of the Lord, shall devour everyone from one end f the land till the other,
not one person shall escape!
13 a
They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns; they have put themselves to pain,
but shall not profit; and bthey shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the
fierce anger of the Lord. My people have sown wheat, but have reaped thorns;
They have worked hard but it has done absolutely no good. They shall harvest a
crop of shame, because the fierce anger of the Lord is upon them.
14 Thus, says the Lord against all cmy evil neighbours, dthat touch the inheritance
which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of
their land, and pluck out the House of Judah from among them.
15 And it shall come to pass, after I have plucked them out eI will return and have
compassion on them, and fwill bring them again, every man to his heritage, and
every man to his land. Thus, the Lord says to the evil nations; the evil nations
surrounding the land that God gave to his people Israel; See, I will force you from
your land just as Judah will be forced from her land. But afterwards I will return
and have compassion upon all-of you and bring you home to your land once again,
each man to his own rightful inheritance.
16 And it shall come to pass, that if they diligently learn the ways of my people, gto
swear by my name, The Lord Lives; as they taught my people to swear by Baal;
then hthey shall be built in the midst of my people.
17 But iif they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, says the
Lord. And if these heathen nations quickly learn my people’s ways, and claim me
as their God instead of Baal, (whom they taught my people to worship), then they
shall be strong among my people. BUT any nation refusing to obey me will be
expelled again ad finished, says the Lord.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: PROMISE TO THE PENITENT

1 Thus, says the Lord unto me; Go and get yourself a linen jgirdle, and put it upon
your loins, and put it not in water.
2 kSo, I go a girdle and put it on according to the Lord. The Lord said to me; Go and
buy a linen loincloth, and wear it ~ but don’t wash it, don’t put it in water at all. So,
I bought the loincloth and put it on, just as the Lord had instructed.
3 And the Word of the Lord came to me a second time saying;
4 Take the girdle that have bought, which is on your loins, and arise and go to the
Euphrates (river) and hide it there in the cleft of a rock.
5 So, I went, and hid it by the side of the Euphrates River, just as the Lord had
commanded me. Then the Lord’s message came to me again saying; Take the
loincloth that you are wearing out to the Euphrates River and hide it in a hole in the
rocks. So, I did what the Lord commanded me to do.
6 And it came to pass after many days that the Lord said to me; Arise, go to the
Euphrates River, and take the girdle from there, which I commanded you to hide
there.
7 Then I went to the Euphrates and dug up and took the girdle from the place where
I had hidden it; and behold the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
After a long time, the Lord said to me; Arise and go to the Euphrates River and dig up
the loincloth from the place where I told you to hide it. So, I went and dug up the

a
Leviticus 26:16, Deuteronomy e
Deuteronomy 30:3 j
Acts 21:11,
28:38, Micah 6:15, Haggai 1:6 f
Jeremiah 24:6, 30:3 k
Isaiah 20:2, Ezekiel 4:1-5, 5:1-
b
[Hebrew]~ ye g
Jeremiah 4:2 4, 12:3-11, 24:3-5
c
Ezekiel 25:6-12 h
1 Peter 2:5
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loincloth and it was all mildewed and falling apart ~ completely worthless and completely
useless.
8 Then the word of the Lord came to me a third time saying;
9 Thus, says the Lord; After this manner will I mar athe pride of Judah, and the great
pride of Jerusalem.
Then the Lord said: This illustrates the way I will cause the pride of Judah and Jerusalem
to rot away.
10 This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walks in the bimaginations of
their hearts, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall
even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.
11 For as a girdle cleaves to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the
whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, says the Lord; cthat they might
be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory; BUT they
would not hear.
This evil nation, refuses to listen to me, and follows its own evil desires and worships
idols; therefore, it shall become as your loincloth, completely mildewed, rotten, and
absolutely worthless ~ good for nothing. Even as a loincloth clings to a man’s loins, so
I made Israel and Judah cling to me, says the Lord. They WERE my people, an honour
to my name, but in their stubbornness, they turned away.
This warning is also a warning for ALL Nations and PEOPLE who claim to follow Jesus
Christ today. Is Jesus the main focus point in your life? Is Jesus more important that
you wife, your children, your house, or your career? If you answer “yes” to any of these
statements, then Jesus says; “YOU ARE NOT WORTHY OF ME”! We have to 100% on fire
for Jesus.
The challenge of Joshua 24:15 is still the same today. “Choose this day whom you
will serve! …. And then Joshua declared before the people; As for me and my
household, WE CHOOSE, (make a deliberate choice) TO SERVE THE LORD GOD
ALMIGHTY, AND SERVE HIM ONLY”!
12 Therefore, you shall speak unto them this word; Thus, says the Lord God of Israel;
d
Every bottle shall be filled with wine; and they shall say unto you, do we not
certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?
13 Then you shall say to them; Thus, says the Lord; Behold I will fill all-of the
inhabitants of this land, even ethe kings that sit upon King David’s throne, and the
priests, and the prophets, and all-of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, fwith drunkenness.
14 And I will dash them gone against another, even the fathers and the sons together,
says the Lord; I will not show pity, nor have mercy, hbut destroy them. Jeremiah,
Go and tell them this; The Lord God of Israel says; All-of your jugs will be full of wine,
and they shall reply; Of course! You don’t need to tell us how prosperous we will be.
Then tell them; You misunderstand, you are getting the wrong impression, I will fill
everyone living in this land with helpless bewilderment ~ yes, total confusion, from the
king sitting on David’s throne, and the priests and the prophets, all the way down to all-
of the people ~ even the homeless man living in the street. And I will smash fathers and
sones against each other, says the Lord. I will not let pity, nor mercy spare them from
utter destruction.
15 Hear Ye, and give ear; for the Lord has spoken it!
16 Give glory to the Lord your God; ibefore he causes darkness, and before your feet
stumble upon the dark mountains, and while you look for light, he turns it into jthe
shadow of death, and make it kgross darkness.
a
Leviticus 26:19 f
Ezekiel 23:33 i
Amos 5:8, 8:9
b
[Hebrew]~ stubbornness g
[Hebrew]~ a man against his j
Jeremiah 2:6
c
Exodus 19:5 brother k
Isaiah 60:2
d
Jeremiah 48:12 h
[Hebrew]~ from destroying
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O, I wish that you were not so stubborn! If you were not so stubborn, then you would
listen and take heed, for the Lord has spoken! Come and give glory to the Lord before
it is too late, before he causes deep, impenetrable darkness to fall upon you, so that
you stumble and fall up on the dark mountains; then, when you look for light, you will
find only terrible darkness.
17 But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and
mine eyes shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is
carried away captive. Do you still refuse to listen?
Then in loneliness my breaking heart shall mourn because of your pride. My eyes shall
overflow with tears, because the Lord’s flock shall be carried away as a slave.
18 Say unto athe King and unto the Queen; Humble yourselves, sit down, for your
b
principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
Say unto King (Jehoiachin) and the Queen Mother (Nehashta); Come down from your
thrones and sit in the dust, for your glorious crowns are removed from your heads. They
are no longer yours.

Imagine if a prophet today was to go to Buckingham Palace and tell King Charles the
King of the Commonwealth of Nations that God says; “get off your throne and go sit in
the dust because your crown has been removed from your head”. Do you really think
that you would ever get inside the Palace to talk with him? Even if he would see you, do
you think that any modern-day King or Queen, would actually recognize a person, as a
prophet from God, delivering God’s message of Judgement to that nation?

19 The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them; Judah shall be
carried away captive ~ all-of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.
20 Lift up your eyes and behold cthem that come from the north; where is the flock that
was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
21 What will you say when He shall dpunish you? For you have taught them to captains,
and as chief over thee; eshall not trouble take the as a woman in travail? The cities
in the Negeb desert, to the south of Jerusalem, have closed their gates against their
enemies. They must defend themselves because Jerusalem cannot help them; and
all-of Judah shall be taken away as slaves. Look! See the armies marching down
from the north! Where is your flock, Jerusalem, your beautiful flock that I gave you
to take care of?
[Notice that God Almighty is giving a message of accountability to the King and Queen
Mother through Jeremiah the prophet. Whatever gifts he has given into our care, we are
responsible for, to use, and to protect, to bear fruit that remains. [John 15:6]
22 And if you shall say in your heart, fwherefore do these things come upon me? For
the greatness of thine iniquity, are gyour skirts discovered and your heels hmade
bare.
Examine your own hearts and ask yourselves; Why is the happening to me? It is because
of the grossness of your multiple sins; that is why you have been raped and destroyed
by the invading army.
23 Can the Ethiopian change the colour of his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may
you also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
Can an Ethiopian change the colour of his skin? Or can a leopard take away his spots?
Nor can you, who are so used to doing evil, now start doing good. [You are now so set
in your ways it is impossible for you to change.]

a
2 Kings 24:12, Jeremiah 22:26 d
[Hebrew]~ visit upon g
Isaiah 3:17, 6:1
b
[Hebrew]~ head tires e
Jeremiah 6:24 h
[Hebrew]~ shall be violently
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Jeremiah 6:22 f
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24 Therefore (says the Lord) will I scatter them, aas the stubble that passes away by
the wind of the wilderness.
This is your lot, the portion of thy measure from me, says the Lord: Because you have
forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. Because you have put me completely out of your
mind, and put your trust in false gods, I will scatter you, as chaff is scattered in the wind
off the desert. This then is your allotment, the measure that is due to you, which I have
calculated and measured out especially for you. [There is a terrible warning here for
individuals, and for nations today. God sees our sins, and if we refuse to listen to His
prophets, who give us warnings, or read the word and understand the warnings in God’s
word, then God measures out special punishments for individuals and/or nations,
appropriate to the sins committed against Him. God knows when governments pass
laws which are contrary to His written word! Nothing is hidden from Him! God
then sends prophets to warn the people and the nation. But if the people refuse to
change their ways, to repeal or correct the laws which go against God’s Holy Word, then
God will measure out the appropriate punishment for the nation, ~ “at God’s appointed
time”!]
25 *** Therefore, (Conclusion) will I discover your skirts upon your face, that your
shame may appear.
26 I have seen your adulteries, and your bneighing’s, the lewdness of your whoredom,
and your abominations con the hills and in the fields. Woe unto you, O Jerusalem!
d
Will you not be made clean? eWhen shall it once be?
I, (the Lord God of Israel) will personally expose you to utter shame. I am keenly aware
of your apostasy, your faithlessness to me, and your abominable idol worship on the
fields and in the hills. Woe upon you O Jerusalem! How long before you will be pure?

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: A GRIEVOUS DEARTH CAUSES JEREMIAH TO PRAY

1 The Word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning fthe dearth.
2 Judah mourns and gthe gates languish; hthey are black unto the ground; and the cry
of Jerusalem is gone up.
This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord, explaining why he was holding back the
rain and causing a scarcity of food. Judah mourns, business has ground to a halt, all-of
the people prostrate themselves on the earth, and a great cry rises up from Jerusalem.
3 Their nobles have sent their little ones to the wells; they came to the wells and found
no water; they returned with their vessels empty. They were ashamed and
confounded, and icovered their heads.
The nobles and princes sent their servants to the wells to fetch water, but the wells are
bone dry ~ completely empty. The servants return, baffled and desperate, and cover
their faces in grief.
4 Because the ground is chapt, for jthere was no rain in the earth, the ploughmen were
ashamed, they covered their heads.
The ground is parched, cracked and bare, and the farmers are afraid.
5 Yes, the khind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
6 And lthe wild asses did stand in the high places, and they snuffed up the wind like
dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.

a
Psalm 83:13 f
[Hebrew]~ words of restraint & j
Jeremiah 3:3
b
Jeremiah 8:10 scarcity of food k
[Hebrew]~ deer
c
Jeremiah 2:20 g
Lamentations 1:4 l
Jeremiah 2:24
d
Ezekiel 24:13 h
Jeremiah 8:21
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The deer also deserted her calf in the field, because there was no grass. The wild
donkeys stand upon the bare hills panting like thirsty jackals. They strain their eyes
looking for grass to eat, but there is none to be found.
7 O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do this afor your namesake; for our
backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
O Lord, we have sinned against you grievously, yet help us for the sake of your own
reputation!
8 bO, the hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in time of trouble; why should you be a
stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man, that turns aside to tarry for the night?
O glorious Hope of Israel, our Saviour in times of trouble, why are you acting as a
stranger to us, as a traveller passing through the land, who is merely stopping to take
shelter for the night?
9 Why should you be as a man astonied, as a mighty man cthat cannot save? Yet dyou
O Lord, are in the midst of us, and ewe are called by your name, fleave us not. Lord,
are you also baffled? Are you helpless to save us? O Lord, you are right here among
us, and we carry your name, we are known as your people. O Lord, don’t desert us
now!
10 Thus says the Lord unto this people, thus have they loved to wander, they have not
refrained their feet, therefore the Lord does not accept them; he will now remember
their iniquities and visit their sins.
But the Lord answers them; You have loved to wander far away from me and have not
even tried to follow my ways and my commandments. Now I will no longer recognise
and accept you as my people; now I will remember all-of the evil that you have done,
and punish you for your sins. [After God’s mercy always comes the judgement].
11 Then the Lord said to me; gPray not for this people for their good.
And the Lord told me again; Do not ask me anymore to bless this people. Do not pray
for them anymore! [It is sad when God commands a prophet NOT to pray for His people,
who are called by his name, because their sins are so great!]
12 hWhen they fast, I will not hear their cry; and iwhen they offer burnt offerings and
an oblation, I will not accept them; but jI will consume them by the sword, and by
famine and by pestilence.
When they fast, I will not pay any attention; when they present their offerings and
sacrifices to me, I will not accept them. What I will give them in return is war, famine
and disease. [It is sad that God himself will punish His people, with wars (by the sword),
famine and disease.] This is a warning for all nations who wander away outside of God’s
laws and commandments.
13 kThen I said, Ah, Lord God! Behold the prophets say unto them. You shall not see the
sword, neither shall we have famine; but I will give you lassured peace in this place.
14 Then the Lord said unto me, the prophets, mprophecy lies in my name; I sent them
not, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke unto them; they prophecy unto
you a false vision and a ndivination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their
hearts.
Then I said to the Lord; their prophets are telling them that all is well ~ that no war or
famine will come. They tell the people that you will surely send them a time of peace,
that you will bless them. Then the Lord replied to me; These prophets are telling lies in
my name! I did not send them, or even tell them to speak. I did not give them any
message. They prophecy of visions and revelations that they have never seen nor heard;

a
Psalm 25:11 f
Psalm 119:121 l
[Hebrew]~ peace of truth
b
Jeremiah 17:13 g
Jeremiah 7:16 m
Jeremiah 20:6, 23:25, 27:10
c
Isaiah 59:1 h
Isaiah 58:3 n
Jeremiah 27:9, 29:8
d
Exodus 29:25 i
Jeremiah 6:20, 7:21-22
e
[Hebrew]~ thy name is called j
Jeremiah 9:16
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they speak a pack of lies, concocted out of their own lying hearts. [Well, we only have
to look back over the last part of 2020 and January 2021, to hear prophets making the
same sort of prophecies about the USA, and who will lead the country.
People prophesying false visions and lies from a polluted heart. Sadly, many people
listened and were deceived. But praise God! He is still in control, and he will continue to
see His plans for the USA come to pass.]
15 *** Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning the prophets that prophecy in my
name, and I sent them not, ayet they say; “sword, and famine shall not be in this
land: bby sword and famine shall these prophets be consumed.”
Therefore, says the Lord, I will punish these lying false prophets, who have claimed to
be speaking in my name ~ but I did not send them, who say there shall be no war or
famine in this land. They have spoken their own deaths and the way in which they shall
occur.
16 And the people to whom they shall prophecy shall be cast out into the streets of
Jerusalem, because of the famine and the sword; cand they shall have none to bury
them, nor their wives, nor their sons, or their daughters; for I will pour out their
wickedness upon them. And the people to whom they prophesy ~ their bodies shall
be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and war; there shall
be no one to bury them. Husbands, wives, sons & daughters ~ all will be gone.
For I will pour out terrible punishment upon them for their sins. [So, the false prophets
signed their own death warrants, when they prophesied falsely in God’s name, and what
they prophesied became the method of their deaths. But what was the reason for killing
all-of the people, who listened to their false messages? God’s punishment was brought
down upon them, because they did not discern through the Holy Spirit that their
messages were false.
Apostle Paul reminded the people in the New Testament, (both Jew & Gentile) to always
check the message from the prophets and make sure that it lines up with God’s word.
Because they failed to do this, they were deceived into believing a lie.] That warning is
still valid today and what has transpired by “false prophets” making promises about the
USA elections is a case in point. I hope they realise the enormity of their actions and the
consequences.
17 Therefore, you shall say this word to them; Let my eyes run down with tears night
and day, and let them not cease for the virgin ddaughter of my people is broken with
a great breach, with a grievous blow. Therefore, tell my people this: night and day
my eyes shall overflow with tears, I cannot help myself from crying, because my
people, whom I loved have been mortally wounded by the sword and lie helpless and
mortally wounded on the ground.
18 If I go forth into ethe fields, then behold the slain with the sword! And if I fenter into
the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! Yes, gboth the prophet and the
priest hgo about into a land they know not.
If I go out into the fields, there lies the bodies of those killed by the sword; and if I walk
in the streets, there I see the dead who died from famine of disease.
19 Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you smitten
us? We looked for peace, and there is no good; and for a time of healing, and behold
trouble.
Oh Lord, the people will cry out: “Have you completely rejected Judah? Do you abhor
Jerusalem? Even after punishment, will there be no peace? We thought, now at last, He

a
Jeremiah 5:12 e
Ezekiel 7:15 h
[Hebrew]~ make merchandise
b
Jeremiah 44:12 f
Ezekiel 7:15 against a land and men
c
Psalm 79:3 g
Jeremiah 5:31 acknowledge it not.
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will heal us and bind our wounds. But no peace has come, and there is trouble and terror
everywhere.
20 We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; afor we
have sinned against thee.
O Lord, we confess our wickedness, and that of our fathers also.
21 Do not abhor us; bfor they name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory;
c
remember, break not thy covenant with us.
Do not hate us Lord, for the sake of your own name. Do not disgrace yourself and the
throne of your glory, by forsaking your promise to bless us.
22 *** dAre there among the vanities of the Gentiles that can rain? Or can the heavens
give forth showers? eArt not thou He, O Lord our God? Therefore, we will wait upon
thee; for thou hast made all-of these things.
What heathen god can give us rain? Who but you alone, O Lord our God, can do such
things as this? Therefore, we will wait for you to help us in our time of need.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: THE JEWS’ UTTER REJECTION AND

MANIFOLD JUDGEMENTS
1 Then said the Lord unto me, fthough gMoses and Samuel stood before me, yet my
mind, yet my mind could not be towards this people; cast them out of my sight, and
let them go forth. The Lord said to me, even if Moses and Samuel came before me
pleading for this people, even then I would not help them ~~ away with them, get
them out of my sight!
2 And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, whither shall we go forth? The you
shall tell them, thus says the Lord; hsuch as are for death, to death; and such as are
for the sword, to the sword, and such as are for the famine, to the famine, and such
as are for captivity, to the captivity. And if the people come and say to you ~ where
can we go? Tell them the Lord says: Those who are destined for death, shall by put
to death, those who must die by the sword, shall be killed by the sword, and those
who are doomed to die from famine, shall die of starvation, and those who are
doomed for captivity, shall be led captive to another land.
3 I will appoint over them four ikinds, says the Lord; The sword to slay, and the dogs
to tear, and the fowls of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and
destroy. I will appoint over them four different families of destroyers, says the Lord
~ the sword to kill, the dogs to tear, and the vultures and the wild animals to finish
up what is left of the carcasses.
4 And I will jcause them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth, because of
k
Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
Because of the wicked things that Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah did
in Jerusalem, I will punish you so severely that your fate will horrify the peoples of
the whole world. [When the Prince of a King does something terribly wrong, God
judges and punishes the whole nation. That should be a warning to all leaders, to
make that they keep their own house in order ~ otherwise the whole nation suffers.]
5 For who shall have pity on you, Jerusalem? Or who shall bemoan thee? Or who shall
go aside to enquire lhow thou doest? Who will feel sorry for you, Jerusalem? Who
will weep for you? Who will even bother to ask how you are?

a
Psalm 106:6 f
Jeremiah 7:16, 14:11, j
[Hebrew]~ give them for
b
Jeremiah 14:7 Ezekiel 14: 14,16,18,20 removing
c
Psalm 106:45 g
Psalm 106:23 k
2 Kings 21:11,16-17, 23:26,
d
Zechariah 10:1-2, Kuala h
Jeremiah 43:11, Ezekiel 5:12, 24:3-4, Jeremiah 16:12
Lumpur, FGA 13/4/86 Zechariah 11:9 l
[Hebrew]~ of thy peace
e
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6 You have forsaken me, says the Lord, you have gone backwards; therefore, will I
stretch out my hand against you, and destroy you; aI am weary with repenting. You
have forsaken me and turned your back upon me. Therefore, I will stretch out my
hand and destroy you, for I am no longer going to keep giving you anymore chances.
[God is merciful, He sees the sins of a nation and sends them warnings through their
prophets, to repent. If they do, the mercy continues; but a time comes when mercy
stops and judgement in implemented and this is what we see here for the nation of
Israel. This should be a warning for every nation on this earth; there will be warnings
through your prophets, but if you refuse to listen and repent, then mercy will stop
and judgement will come upon you]
7 And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of their land; I will bereave them of
b
children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways. I will sift
you at the gates of your cities, and take from you all that you hold dear, and I will
destroy my own people, because they have refused to turn back to me from all-of
their evil ways.
8 Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas; I have brought upon
them against cthe mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday; I have caused him
to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city. There shall be countless widows
at midday, at midday I will bring death to the young men and grief to their mothers.
I will cause fear, anguish and terror to fall upon them suddenly.
9 She that has born seven languishes; she has given up the ghost; her sun has gone
down while it is yet day; she has been ashamed and confounded; and the residue
of them will I deliver to the sword, before their enemies, says the Lord. The mother
of seven children sickens and faints, for all-of her sons are dead. The sun has gone
down while it is still day. She sits childless now for all-of her children are dead and
there is no-one to help her.
10 dWoe is me, my mother, that you have borne me a man of strife, and a an of
contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent nor usury, nor men have lent to
me on usury; yet every one of them does curse me. Then Jeremiah said: What
sadness is mine, my mother; O, that I had never been born. For I am hated
everywhere I go. I am neither a creditor soon to foreclose on an outstanding debt,
or a debtor who refuses to pay ~ yet they all curse me.
11 The Lord said; Verily eit shall be well with the remnant; verily I will fcause the enemy to entreat they well in the time of
evil, and in the time of affliction. Well, let them curse! Lord. You know how much I
have pleaded with you on their behalf; how I have begged you to spare these
enemies of mine.
12 Shall iron break gthe northern iron and steel?
13 Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for
all thy sins, even in all thy borders.
14 And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into ha land which you know not;
for a fire is kindled in my anger, which shall burn upon you. Can a man break bars
of northern iron or bronze? This people’s stubborn will cannot be broken either. So,
because of all-of your terrible sins against me, I will deliver all-of your wealth as
spoils of war to your enemy. I will have your enemy take you as slaves, to a land
where you have never been before, for my anger burns like fire and it will consume
you.

a
Hosea 13:14 d
Jeremiah 20:14 g
Jeremiah 1:13
b
[Hebrew]~ whatever is dear e
Jeremiah 14:11 h
Jeremiah 16:13, 17:4
c
[Hebrew]~ the mother and the f
[Hebrew]~ I will entreat the
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15 O Lord, you know; remember me and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors;
take me not away in your longsuffering; know that for your sake I have suffered
rebuke.
16 Your words were found and aI ate them; and your words were unto me the joy and
rejoicing of my heart; for bI am called by thy name, O Lord of Hosts. Your words are
what sustains me; they are food for my hungry soul. They bring joy to my sorrowful
heart, and satisfy me. How proud I am to bear your name (to be called by your
name), O Lord.
17 cI sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy
hand; for you have filled me with indignation.
18 Why am I in perpetual pain, and my wound incurable, which refuses to be healed?
Will you be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that dfail? I have not joined
the people in their worldly merry feasts. I sit alone beneath the Hand of God. I burst
with indignation at their rebellion and their sins. Yet you have failed me in my time
of need! You have let them continue to persecution me, without restraint. Will they
never stop hurting me? Your help is as uncertain as a seasonal mountain brook ~
sometimes a flood, sometimes a trickle, and sometimes as dry as a bone. [The
scriptures tell us the God will never leave us nor forsake us, yet here we have a
prophet of the Lord, “having a pity party” about God’s attitudes and unreliableness,
needless to say, He gets a blast from the Lord over his attitude.]
19 Therefore, thus says the Lord: eIF you return (to me), THEN I will bring you again,
and you shall stand before me; and if you take the precious from the vile, you shall
be as my mouth; let then return unto thee; but return not unto them. And the Lord
replied: “Stop this foolishness ~ and talk some sense! Only if you return to trusting
me, shall I let you continue as my spokesman (My prophet). You are to influence
them, not let them influence you. [God makes it pretty plain here, that He is not
too impressed with Jeremiah and his attitude, and even threatens to remove Him
from His assignment as His prophet, if he did not get his act together. He makes a
very good point for all people called to be God’s witness in this challenging world.
As Christians, we are to be an influence on the world ~ but not let the world become
an influence on us, and our lifestyle.]
20 And I fwill make you unto this people a fenced brazen wall; and they shall fight
against you, but gthey shall not prevail against you, for I am with you to save you
and deliver you, says the Lord.
21 And I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you out of the
hand of the terrible. They will fight against you like a besieging army fighting against
a high city wall. But they will not conquer you for I am with you to protect and deliver
you, says the Lord. Yes, I will certainly deliver you from these wicked men and I
rescue you from their ruthless hands.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: THE PROPHET PREDICTS THE UTTER RUIN OF THE JEWS
1 The word of the Lord came unto me saying;
2 You shall not take a wife, nor have sons and daughters.
3 For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and daughter born in this place, and
concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning the fathers that begat
them in this land.
4 They shall die of grievous hdeaths; ithey shall not be lamented; neither shall they be
buried; butj they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth; and kthey shall be

a
Ezekiel 1:1,3 d
[Hebrew]~ be not sure h
Jeremiah 15:2
b
[Hebrew]~ Thy name is called e
Zechariah 3:7 i
Jeremiah 25:33, Ezekiel 7:11
upon me f
Jeremiah 1:18, 6:27 j
Jeremiah 8:2
c
Lamentations 3:28 g
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 consumed by the swords, and by famine; and atheir carcasses shall be meat for the
fowls of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth.

a
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On yet another occasion, God spoke to me and said; You must not marry and have
children here. For the children born in this city, and their mothers and fathers shall die
from terrible diseases. No one shall mourn for them or bury them, but their bodies shall
lie on the ground to rot and fertilize the soil. They shall die from war and from famine,
and their bodies shall be picked apart by vultures and wild animals. [After giving
Jeremiah a blast for his wrong attitude in the previous chapter, God gives him this
message so he will not have to go through the agony of seeing his wife and children die
before his face, before his own death. Thus, God Almighty shows his protection, love,
and mercy for his servants. We should all take comfort from these few verses of
scripture.]
5 For this says the Lord; aEnter not into the houses of bmourning, neither go to lament
or bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, says the Lord,
even my loving kindness and mercies.
Do not mourn or weep for them, for I have removed my protection and peace from them
~ taken away my loving kindness and my mercies.
6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land; they shall not be buried, neither
shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them.
Both the great and the small shall die in this land, unburied and unmourned, and their
friends shall not cut themselves, or shave their heads as a sign of sorrow ~ as is their
heathen customs.
7 Neither shall men ctear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the
dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or
their mother.
8 You shall also not go into the house of feasting, that sit with them that eat and drink.
No one shall comfort the mourners with a meal, or send them a cup of wine,
expressing grief for their parent’s death.
9 For thus says the Lord God of Hosts, the God of Israel; Behold I will cause to cease
out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of
gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
For the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says; In your own lifetime, before your very
eyes, I will end all laughter in this land, the happy songs, the marriage feasts, the songs
of the bridegrooms and of the brides.
10 And it shall come to pass, when you shall show this people all these words;
d
wherefore has the Lord pronounced all this evil against us? What is our iniquity?
What is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God?
And when you tell the people all-of these things and then they ask; “Why has the Lord
decreed all-of these terrible things against us? What have we done to warrant such
terrible treatment? What is our sin against the Lord God”?
11 Then, you shall say unto them; Because your fathers have forsaken me, says the
Lord, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and worshipped
them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law.
12 And you (this generation) have done eworse than your fathers; for behold, you walk
everyone after the fimaginations of your evil heart, that they may not hearken unto
me.
13 *** gTherefore, I will cast you out of neither you nor your fathers; and there you
shall serve other gods days and night; where I will not show you favour.
Now tell them the Lord’s reply is this; because your fathers turned away from me and
they worshipped other gods and served them, they did not keep my laws; and you have
been worse than your fathers were. You follow evil in your hearts’ content and refuse

a
Ezekiel 24:16-17, 24:22-23 d
Deuteronomy 29:24 g
Deuteronomy 4:26-28, 28:36,
b
[Hebrew]~ mourning feast e
Jeremiah 7:26 28:63-65
c
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to listen to me. Therefore, I will throw you out of this land and chase you into a foreign
land where neither you nor your fathers have been before, and there you shall go ahead
and worship your idols as much as you like ~ and I will not grant you any favours.
14 [LD] Therefore, behold the days come says the Lord, that it shall no more be said,
The Lord lives that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
15 [LD] But, The Lord lives that brought up the children of Israel and from the land of
the north and from all the lands whither He had driven them; and I will bring them
again into their land that I gave unto their fathers. But there will come a glorious
day, says the Lord, when the whole topic of conversation will be that God is bringing
His people home from the countries of the north, where He sent them to be slaves
as punishment.
You will look no longer back to the time when I brought as slave out of Egypt, that
mighty miracle will scarcely be mentioned anymore. Yes, I will bring you back again to
this land same land that I promised to your fathers.
16 [LD] Behold I will send forth many afishers, says the Lord, and they shall fish them;
and after I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every
mountain, and from every hill, and out of bthe holes in the rocks.
Now I am sending for many fishermen to fish from the deeps where you are hiding from
my anger. I am sending for hunters to hunt you down like deer in the forests, or
mountain goats on inaccessible crags. Wherever you run to escape my punishment, I
will search and I will find and punish you.
17 [LD] For mine eyes are upon all-of thy ways; they are not hidden from my face,
neither are their iniquities hidden from mine eyes.
For I am closely watching you and I see every sin that you commit; you cannot hide
them from me.
18 [LD] And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they
have defiled my land, they have filled my inheritance with carcasses of their
detestable and abominable things. And I will punish you doubly for all-of your sins,
because you have defiled my land with your detestable idols, and filled it up with all-
of your evil deeds.
[Notice in the Hebrew it makes a distinction between “INIQUITY” and ‘SIN. The Oxford
Dictionary says that “iniquity” ~ unrighteousness, wickedness, gross injustice, and “sin”
~ transgressions against divine law, or principles of morality. Notice the priority order,
God Almighty puts “INIQUITY” before SIN.]
19 [LD] O Lord, my strength cmy fortress, and my refuge in my days of affliction, the
Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, surely our
fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things, dwherein there is no profit.
O Lord, my strength and my fortress and my refuge in times of trouble, nations will
come to you from around the world saying; “Our fathers have been foolish, for they
have worshipped worthless idols.
20 Shall a man make gods unto himself, and ethey are no gods?
21 Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know mine hand and my might;
and they shall know that fmy name is gThe Lord.
Can men make God? The gods that they made (with their own hands) are not really
gods at all. And when they come in that spirit, I will show them my power and my might
and make them understand at last that I (alone) and God!

a
Amos 4:2, Habakkuk 1:15 d
Isaiah 44:10 g
[Hebrew]~ (Yehovah) Jehovah
b
Jeremiah 13:4 e
Jeremiah 2:11
c
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: THE CAPTIVITY OF JUDAH
1 The sin of Judah is written with aa pen of iron, and with the bpoint of a diamond; it
is gravened upon the table of their hearts, and upon cthe horns of your altars.
My people sin as though commanded to, as though their evil were laws chiselled with a
diamond tipped iron nail, upon their stony hearts, or inscribed upon the corners of their
altars.
2 Whilst their children remember their altars and dtheir groves eby the green trees
upon the high hills.
3 O fmy mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the
spoil, and they high places for sin, throughout all thy borders. Their youths do not
forget how to sin, they worship idols beneath each green tree, high in the mountains,
or even in the open spaces down below; they have no shame!
Therefore, I will give all-of your treasures to your enemies, as the price that you must
pay for your sins. [Whenever you sin there are definitely both material and spiritual
consequences]
4 And you, even you gyourself, shall discontinue from your heritage that I gave you;
and hI will cause you to serve your enemies, in a land you know not; for you have
kindled a fire of anger within me, which shall burn forever.
And the wonderful heritage that I reserved for you, shall slip out of your hands, and I
will send you away as slaves to your enemies in a distant land that you have never seen
before, for you have kindled an eternal fire of my anger within me, which cannot be
quenched.
5 Thus, says the Lord: Cursed be the man that trust in man, and imakes flesh arm,
whose heart departs from the Lord.
6 For He shall be jlike the hearth in the desert; and shall not see when good comes;
but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in ka salt land that is not
inhabited.
The Lord says: Cursed is the man who puts his trust in mortal men, and turns his heart
away from God! He is like a stunted scrub in the desert, with no hope for the future, he
lives in the salt-encrusted plains in the barren wilderness; good times pass him forever.
7 But lblessed is the man that trusts in the Lord~ And whose hope in in the Lord!
8 For mhe shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out its roots by
the river, and shall not see when heat comes, but nher leaf shall be green; and shall
not be careful in the year of odrought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and has made the Lord his hope and
confidence. He is like a tree planted beside the riverbank, with its roots reaching deep
into the water ~ a tree not bothered by the heat, nor worried by long months of drought.
Its leaves stay green and it goes on producing its luscious fruit.
This is a picture taken at the location
where it is said that Jesus came to be
baptised by John the Baptist in the
River Jordan.
On the far bank you can see
eucalyptus trees growing on the bank,
with their roots going down into the
river to flourish for continuous
supplies of living water.

a
Job 19:24 f
Isaiah 2:3 k
Deuteronomy 29:23
b
[Hebrew]~ nail g
[Hebrew]~ in thyself l
Psalm 2:12, Jeremiah 25:2
c
Exodus 27:2 h
Jeremiah 15:14 m
Psalm 1:3
d
Judges 3:7, Isaiah 27:9 i
Isaiah 31:3 n
Proverbs 11:28
e
Jeremiah 2:20 j
Jeremiah 48:6 o
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My father was part of the team who developed a technique to grow eucalyptus trees
from cuttings, (not from seeds), and the NSW Forestry Department gave one million
plants to Israel as a gift, in the mid/late 1970’s, before my father’s death in 1983. When
I visited this site in 1995, they were very healthy and growing larger each year.
9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?
The heart is the most deceitful thing there is, and terribly wicked!
10 I, the Lord (God of Hosts) asearch the heart, I btry the reins, even cto give each man
according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Only the Lord truly knows the purity of your soul. He examines deeply into every heart
and examines your deepest motives, so He can give to each person their rightful reward,
according to his deeds & how He has lived his life. (Ref. John 15:16)
11 As the partridge dsits on eggs, and hatches them not, so he that gets riches, and not
by right, eshall leave them fin the midst of his days, and at his end shall be ga fool.
Like a bird that fills it nest with young that she did not hatch, that will soon desert her
and fly away, so is the man who gets his wealth by unjust (corrupt) means. Sooner or
later, he will lose all-of his riches and at the end of his life he will be a destitute old fool.
12 A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
But our refuge is in your throne, which is eternal, high and glorious.
13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that
depart from me, shall be hwritten in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord,
i
the fountain of living waters.
O Lord, the (only) hope of Israel, all who turn away from you shall be disgraced and
shamed; they are registered for earth not for glory, for they have forsaken the Lord, the
fountain of Living Water.
14 Heal me Lord, and I shall be healed! Save me and I shall be saved; for you are my
praise!
Lord, you alone can heal me; you alone can save me; for my praises are for you alone.
15 Behold, jthey say unto me, where is the word of the Lord? Let it come now! And the
men of Israel keep scoffing at me saying;
If these things that you are saying really comes from the Lord, where is the evidence of
it in Israel? [Sadly, the people of Israel have even refused to acknowledge that this is
the word of the Lord, spoken through his prophet. But when it comes to pass it will be
too late for them to act.]
16 As for me, kI have not hastened from being a pastorl to follow you; neither have I
desired the woeful day; you know; that what came out of my lips was right before
you.
Lord, you know I do not want these people to be crushed by a terrible calamity. This is
your plan ~ not mine. I have just spoken it to the people, as you have commanded me
to speak. I don’t these people to be doomed.
17 Be not a terror unto me; for you are my (only) hope in the day of evil.
18 Let them be confounded that persecute me; let them be dismayed, but let not me
be dismayed’ bring unto them the day of evil, and mdestroy them with double
destruction.
Lord, don’t desert me now! You alone are my only hope. Bring confusion and trouble
upon all them that persecute me, but give me peace. Yes, bring double destruction upon
them.

a
1 Samuel 16:7, Psalm 139:23-24 e
Psalm 39:6 j
Isaiah 5:19
b
Jeremiah 32:19 f
Psalm 55:23 k
Jeremiah 1:4
c
Psalm 62:12 g
Luke 12:20 l
[Hebrew]~ after thee
d
[Hebrew]~ gathers young, which h
Luke 10:20 m
[Hebrew]~ break them with a
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19 Thus, says the Lord unto me; go and stand in the gate of the children of the people,
whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by they which go out, and in all-of the
gates of Jerusalem.
And say unto them; Hear ye the word of the Lord; you kings of Judah, and all Judah and
all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates;
20 Thus, says the Lord; Take heed to yourselves, and abear no burden in the Sabbath
Day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
21 Neither carry forth a burden out if your houses on the Sabbath Day, neither do you
any work, but hallow you the Sabbath Day, bas I have commanded your fathers.
22 But they obeyed not! Neither did they incline their ear, but made their necks stiff,
that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
Give this message to all-of the people; Hear the word of the Lord, you kings of Judah,
and all-of the people living in this nation, and all-of you citizens of Jerusalem. The Lord
says; Take warning and live, do no unnecessary work on the Sabbath Day, but make it
a holy day. I gave this commandment to your fathers, (as an everlasting covenant) but
they did not listen or obey. They stubbornly refused to pay attention and be taught.
23 And it shall come to pass, if you diligently hearken unto me, says the Lord, to bring
in no burden, through the gates of this city on the Sabbath Day, but hallow the
Sabbath Day, to do no work therein;
24 cThen shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the
throne of David, riding in chariots, and on horses, they, and their princes, the men
of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city shall remain forever.
25 And they shall come from dthe cities of Judah, and from ethe places around
Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from fthe plain, and from the
mountains, and from gthe south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat
offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the House of the Lord.
But if you obey me and refuse to work on the Sabbath Day and keep it special, separate,
and holy, then this nation shall continue forever. There shall always be descendants of
the house of David sitting on the throne here in Jerusalem; there shall always be kings
and princes riding in pomp and splendour among the people, and this city shall remain
forever. And all from the villages and towns around Jerusalem, and from the cities on
Judah and Benjamin, and from the Negeb desert, and from the lowlands west of Judah,
the people shall come with their burnt offerings, and grain offerings, and incense,
bringing their sacrifice of praise to the Lord in his Temple. THIS IS THE PROMISE OF
GOD’S BLESSING!
26 [CP] BUT IF YOU DO NOT hearken unto me and hallow the Sabbath Day, and not to
bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath Day; THEN
I WILL KINDLE A FIRE IN THE GATES THEREOF; and it shall devour the palaces of
Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched!
BUT if you will not listen to me, if you refuse to keep the Sabbath holy, if on the Sabbath
you bring in loads of merchandise through these gates of Jerusalem, just like on other
days, then I will set fire to these gates. The fire shall spread to the palaces and utterly
destroy them, and no-one shall be able to extinguish the raging flames. THIS IS THE
PUNISHMENT FOR REBELLION!

a
Nehemiah 13:15, 19, John 5:10 d
Jeremiah 32:44, 33:13 g
Genesis 13:1
b
Exodus 20:8-9 e
Zechariah 7:7
c
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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: THE POTTER’S HOUSE

1 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah saying:a

2 Arise and go down to bthe potter’s house ad there I will cause you to hear my words.
Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the cwheels.
3 And the vessel that he made dof clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he
made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
4 A further message came to Jeremiah from the Lord; Go down to the house of the
potter and watch him with the clay.
So, I went down to the house of the potter and saw the potter working at his wheel, but
the clay shape that he was making was damaged, so he kneaded it back into a lump of
clay and started again.
5 Then, the word of the Lord came to me saying;
6 O house of Israel, ecannot I do with you as this potter? Says the Lord. Behold, as
the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.
O house of Israel, don’t you realise that I can do the same to you, as that potter is doing
with the clay? I can take you and reshape you into the image of a nation that I require
at any time. Don’t you realise it can be easy, or it can be painful ~ it all depends upon
your willingness to be obedient to my word and my commandments. [So, it is with each
of us today; Jesus can take us and mould us and reshape us at any time He chooses,
but because He loves us, he does not want it to be too painful, so He allows us to follow
our own hearts desires, and as a result, we choose our own pain levels].
7 At what instant shall I speak fconcerning a nation, to pluck up, to pull down, and to
destroy it.
8 If a nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, gI will repent of
the evil I thought to do unto them.
When I proclaim that a certain country is to be captured and destroyed, then if that
nation turns from its wicked ways, I will relent and not destroy it.
9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to
build and to plant it.
10 If it does evil in my sight, that it obeys not my voice, then I will repent of the good,
wherewith I said that I would benefit them.
And if I announce that I will raise up a nation and make them strong and great, but then
that nations turns away from me and does in my sight and refuses to obey me, then I
too will change my mind, and not bless that nation, nor make them great, as I had
originally planned.
11 Now therefore, go to speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
saying; thus, says the Lord; Behold I frame evil against you, and devise a device
against you; return every one of you from his evil ways, and make your ways and
your doings good.
12 And they said: hthere is no hope; but we will walk after our own devices and we will
everyone do their own imaginations of their evil hearts.
Therefore, go and warn all-of Judah and Jerusalem, saying; hear the word of the Lord.
I am planning evil against you now, instead of good; turn back from your evil paths, and
do what is right (while there is still time). But they replied; “Don’t waste your breath!
We have no intentions of doing what the Lord God Almighty says; We will continue to
live as we want to; free from any restraints, full of stubbornness, wickedness and pride”.

a
https://youtu.be/MOKWOlKLlHk d
[Hebrew] g
Jeremiah 26:3, 13, 19
b
Jeremiah 19:1-2 e
Isaiah 45:9, Romans 9:21 h
Jeremiah 2:25
c
[Hebrew]~ frames, or seats f
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13 Therefore, thus says the Lord; aAsk you now among the heathen, who has heard
such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing. Then the Lord said:
Even among the heathens no-one has ever heard of such a thing! My people have done
something so horrible it is impossible to understand.
14 Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon, which comes down from the rock of the field?
Or shall the cold flowing waters that comes from another place be forsaken?
The snow never melts on the high mountain peaks in Lebanon. The cold flowing streams
from the rocky crags of Mount Hermon never run dry.
15 Because bmy people have forgotten me, they have burnt incense to vanity, and they
have caused them to stumble in their ways from the cancient paths, in a way not
cast up; The natural things can be counted on. But not my people!
For they have deserted me and turned to foolish idols. They have turned away from the
ancient highways of good, and now walk upon the muddy paths of sin.
16 To make their land ddesolate, and a perpetual hissing; everyone that passes by, shall
be astonished, and wag his head.
Therefore, their land shall become desolate, so that all who pass by shall be astonished
and gasp in amazement, at its utter destruction.
17 I ewill scatter them with the east wind before their enemy; I will show them fthe
back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
I will scatter my people before their enemies, just like the east wind scatters dust; and
in all-of their troubles, I will turn my back on them and refuse to acknowledge their
troubles.
18 Then they said; come glet us devise devices against Jerusalem; hfor the law shall not
perish from the priests, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet.
Come, and let us smite him iwith the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his
words.
Then the people said: “Come and let us get rid of Jeremiah. We have our own priests
and wise men and prophets ~ we don’t need his advice. Let’s silence him, that he may
not speak anymore against us, nor bother us again”. [People are asking for trouble when
they decide to kill God’s anointed ~ it never ends up well, or with a blessing for them!]
19 Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
20 Shall be recompensed for good? For they have dug ja pit for my soul.
Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away your wrath
from them. O Lord, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble,
nations from around the world will come to you saying, “Our fathers have been foolish,
for they have worshipped worthless idols. Can men make God? The gods that they made
are not really gods at all”.
21 Therefore, kdeliver up their children to the famine, and lpour out their blood by the
force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children,and become
widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword
in battle.
So, now Lord; let their children starve to death, and let the sword pour out their blood!
Let their wives’ become widows and be bereft of all-of their children! Let their men die
in plagues and epidemics, and their youth die in battle!
22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you shall bring a troop suddenly upon
them; for they have dug a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

a
Jeremiah 2:10 e
Jeremiah 13:24 i
[Hebrew]~ for the tongue
b
Jeremiah 2:32 f
Jeremiah 2:27 j
Jeremiah 2:6
c
Jeremiah 6:16 g
Jeremiah 11:19 k
Psalm 109:9-10
d
Jeremiah 19:8, 49:17 h
Jeremiah 2:8, 5:13, 31, 6:13 l
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23 Yet, Lord, you know all-of their counsel against me ato slay me; bforgive cnot their
iniquity, neither blot out their sin from your sight, but let them be overthrown before
you, deal with them in your time of anger.
Let screaming be heard from their houses, as troops of soldiers come suddenly upon
them, for they have dug a pit for me to fall into, and they have hidden traps along my
path. Lord, you know all-of their murderous plots against me. Don’t forgive them, don’t
blot out their sins, but let them perish before you; deal with them in your anger.

CHAPTER NINETEEN: THE DESOLATION OF THE JEWS IS PREDICTED

1 Thus, says the Lord; go and get da potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the ancients
of the people, and of ethe ancients of the priests;
2 And go forth into fthe valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of gthe east
gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell you.
The Lord said, buy a clay bottle and take it out through the eastern gate (the sun gate)
into the valley of Ben Hinnom. Take some of the elders of the people and the some of
the older priests with you, and speak to them whatever words I say to you.
3 And say to them, hear ye the word of the Lord, hO kings of Judah, and inhabitants
of Jerusalem; thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: behold I will bring evil
upon this place, and whoever hears this message, their ears should tingle.
Hear the Word of the Lord, O kings of Judah and all-of the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
thus says the Lord God of Hosts, the God of Israel; behold, I will bring evil and
destruction down upon this place and the ears will tingle of everyone who hears this
message!
4 Because ithey have forsaken me and have estranged this place, and have burnt
incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they, nor their fathers have known, nor
the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
5 jThey have built also the high places of Baal, kto burn their sons with fire for burnt
offerings unto Baal, lwhich I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my
mind;
Because they have forsaken me and desecrated this place and have burnt incense in
this place to other gods, whom neither their kings, the fathers not they themselves have
ever known. They have built high altars to worship Baal and to offer up their sons to
Baal, and they have polluted this place with the blood of their innocent sons. I never
commend them to do this, it did not even enter my mind.
6 Therefore, the day comes says the Lord, when this place shall no longer be called
m
Tophet, nor nthe valley of the son of Hinnom, but it shall become known as the
valley of slaughter.
7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will
cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that
seek their lives: and their carcasses will I give to be meat for the fowls of heaven,
and for the beasts of the earth.
Therefore, the day is coming says the Lord, when this place shall no longer be called
Tophet, or the valley of Ben Hinnom, but it shall be known by everyone as the Valley of
Slaughter. For I will confuse the battle plans of Judah and Jerusalem and let you enemies
kill you with the sword, so that your carcasses shall be food for the vultures and the
jackals.

a
[Hebrew]~ for death f
Jeremiah 51:63-64 k
Leviticus 18:21, Jeremiah 32:35
b
Psalm 78:38 g
[Hebrew]~ the sun gate l
Deuteronomy 17:3
c
Jeremiah 11:20, 15:15 h
Jeremiah 13:13 m
2 Kings 23:10
d
Jeremiah 18:2 i
Jeremiah 1:6 n
Joshua 18:16, Jeremiah 2:23
e
Deuteronomy 21:2 j
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8 And aI will make this city desolate, and a hissing; every one that passes thereby
shall be astonished and his because of all the plagues thereof. And I will wipe
Jerusalem off the face of the earth, and everyone who passes by will gasp in disbelief
at the destruction I have done to this city.
9 And bI will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters,
and they shall eat everyone the flesh of their friends in the siege and the
straightness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall
straighten them.
I will see to it that your enemies lay siege to your cities, until all-of the food is gone,
and those left inside shall become cannibals and begin to eat the flesh of their sons and
daughters and even their friends.
10 Then cyou shall break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with you.
Then in plain sight of all the men who are with you, you shall smash the bottle.
11 And say unto them, Thus, says the Lord of Hosts; Even so will I break this people,
and this city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel that cannot dbe made whole again; and
e
they shall bury them in Tophet, till there is no place left to bury them.
After you have smashed the bottle say unto them; Even as I have broken this potter’s
bottle, so I will break this city and this nation. It shall be totally destroyed, so it cannot
be made whole again (~ be healed again). The inhabitants shall be buried in the valley
of Ben Hinnom (Tophet) until there is no space left to bury them.
12 Thus, will I do unto this place, says the Lord, and to the inhabitants thereof, and
even make this city fas Tophet.
As it will be in this valley, so will it be in Jerusalem also. I will fill Jerusalem with dead
bodies.
13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled
as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses gupon whose roofs they have
burned incense unto all-of the hosts of heaven and hhave poured out drink offerings
to other gods.
And I will cause of the houses in Jerusalem and the palaces of the king of Judah to be
defiled, just like the valley of Ben Hinnom (Tophet) because they have defiled these
houses, by offering up incense and drink offerings to other gods on their rooftops.
14 Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and
i
he stood in the court of the Lord’s house; and said to all-of the people.
15 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and
upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have
hardened their necks, that my not hear my words.
Then Jeremiah returned from the Valley of Ben Hinnom where the Lord had sent him to
prophesy, and he went and stood in the court of the Lord’s House and said to all-of the
people gathered there; Thus, says the Lord God of Hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I
will bring down the evil that I have proclaimed against this city and all-of the towns in
Judah, because they have hardened their hearts and refused to listen to my voice.

CHAPTER TWENTY: PASHUR, SMITING JEREMIAH RECEIVES A FEARFUL DOOM

1 Now jPashur, the son of kImmer the priest, who was also chief governor in the House
of the Lord, heard the Jeremiah prophesied these things.

a
Jeremiah 18:16 d
[Hebrew]~ be healed h
Jeremiah 7:18
b
Leviticus 26:29, Deuteronomy e
Jeremiah 7:32 i
2 Chronicles 20:5
28:53, Isaiah 9:20, Lamentations f
2 Kings 23:10 j
Jeremiah 21:1
4:10 g
2 Kings 23:12, Jeremiah 32:29, k
1 Chronicles 24:14
c
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2 Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the
high agate of Benjamin, which was by the House of the Lord.
Now Pashur, the Chief Governor of the Temple, and the son of Immer the priest, heard
what Jeremiah had prophesied. Pashur ordered that Jeremiah be seized, whipped, and
put in the stocks, in the prison adjacent to the high gate of Benjamin, and he ordered
that Jeremiah be left there all night. [Big mistake to attack God’s anointed!]
3 And it came to pass on the morrow that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the
stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, The Lord has not called thy name Pashur, but
b
Magormissabib. The following morning Pashur ordered that Jeremiah be brought
out of the prison to stand before him.
Then Jeremiah said to Pashur; The Lord no longer calls you Pashur, but Magormissabib,
which means fear round about you.
4 For this says the Lord; I will make you a terror to yourself, and to all your friends;
and they shall fall by the swords of their enemies, and your eyes shall behold it; and
I will give all-of Judah into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them
captives into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
For the Lord will send terror upon you and all-of your friends, and you will see them die
by the swords of their enemies. I will hand over Judah to the king of Babylon says the
Lord, and he shall take these people away as slaves to Babylon and kill them.
5 Moreover, I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and
all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the King of Judah will I give
into the hands of their enemies and take them, and ccarry them to Babylon.
6 And you, Pashur and all that dwell in your house, shall go into captivity; and you all
shall come to Babylon and there you shall die, and shall be buried there, you, and
all-of your friends to whom you have prophesied lies.
It is interesting that making false prophecies has an impact on the person making the
false prophecies, but also on their whole family and all-of his friends who heard the false
utterances. This should be a warning for many people who make prophecies which
contradict God’s word! ~ God will not be mocked!
7 O Lord, you have deceived me, and I was ddeceived; you are stronger that I, and
you have prevailed; I eam in derision daily, every one mocks me.
8 For since I spoke, I cried out, fviolence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was
made a reproach unto me, and a derision daily.
Then I said, O Lord, you deceived me when you promised me your help. I have to give
them your message because you are stronger than I am, but now I am the laughing
stock of the whole city, mocked by all. You have forbidden me from speaking even one
word of kindness to them; always it is disaster, horror, and destruction. No wonder they
scoff and mock and make my name a household joke.
[Being God’s servant is not always a ‘bed of roses’, but it always results in eternal
blessings. Many Christians fall by the wayside, because serving the Lord ‘become too
hard’, and they fail to realise that every test they face, as a witness for Jesus Christ, will
result in a glorious ‘testimony’ when it is completed. These trials and tests are to perfect
out faith in him. Jeremiah will come to realise that in time.]
9 Then I said, I will not make mention of Him, nor speak anymore in His name. But
His word was in gmy heart, as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary
with forbearing, and I could not stay. But I cannot quit.
If I say I am not going to mention the Lord ~ never more speak His name ~ then His
word is like a burning fire inside my heart, burning deep into my bones, and I cannot
hold it inside me any longer ~ I must speak it out.

a
Jeremiah 37:13 d
[Hebrew]~ enticed g
Psalm 39:3
b
[Hebrew]~ fear round about e
Lamentations 3:14
c
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10 For I have heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, they say, and
a

we will report it. bAll my familiars watched for my halting, saying, peradventure he
will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on
him.
But on every side, I hear their whispered threats and I am afraid. They say “We will
report you”. Even those who I trusted as ‘friends’ are now watching me, waiting for me
to make a fatal slip. They say among themselves, “He will trap himself, and then we will
have our revenge on him”.
11 But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one; therefore my persecutors shall
stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall
not prosper; their ceverlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
But my Lord stands beside me like a mighty warrior, and before Him, the Mighty Terrible
One, they shall stumble. They cannot defeat me; they shall be shamed and thoroughly
humiliated, and they shall have a stigma upon them forever. [When you are being
obedient on an assignment from the Lord, He will never allow you to be defeated,
because it would be a very bad witness for Him, if the world thought that His power was
insufficient to overcome evil.] As it says in scripture; If God is for us, who could be
against us? (Romans 8:31)
12 But, O Lord of hosts, dthat tries the righteous, and sees the reins and the heart, let
me see your vengeance on them; for unto you have I opened my cause. O Lord of
Hosts, who knows the righteous from the unrighteous, who examines the deepest
thoughts of our hearts and minds, let me see your vengeance on them. For I have
committed my cause to you.
13 Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord. For He has delivered the soul of the poor
from evildoers.
Therefore, I will sing praises unto the Lord, for He has done marvellous things, He has
delivered me for the hands of my enemies. Give thanks unto the Lord, for He is mighty
and glorious.
14 eCursed be the day wherein I was born; let not the day that I was born be blessed.
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, a man child has been
born unto thee; making him glad.
15 And let that man be like fthe cities that the Lord overthrew, and repented not; and
g
let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at midday.
16 hBecause He slew me not from the womb, or that my mother might have been my
grave, and her womb to be always great with me.
17 iWherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days
should be consumed with shame?
Yet, cursed be the day that I was born! Cursed be the man who brought my father the
news that a son was born! Let that messenger be destroyed like the cities of old, which
God overthrew without mercy. Terrify him all day long with battle shouts, because he
did not kill me at my birth! Oh, that I had died within my mother’s womb, that it had
been my grave! Oh Lord, why was I ever born? For my whole life have been nothing but
trouble, sorrow, and shame.
After serving the Lord for many years, as recounted in these first twenty chapters of
Jeremiah, continually warning the nations of their sins, and the consequences of their
sins, we see that even great prophets have times of weakness and doubt, and these last
few verses shows Jeremiah having his own “pity party” before the Lord.

a
Psalm 31:13 d
Jeremiah 11:20 h
Job 3:10-11
b
[Hebrew]~ every man of my e
Job 3:3, Jeremiah 15:10 i
Job 3:20
peace f
Genesis 19:25, Isaiah 13:19
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Then in the next three chapters God sends him to proclaim judgements upon the nations
and to reinforce why he was born. We must always remember that Christians are God’s
New Testament inheritance, and He loves us and wants to care for us and protect us, at
all times, and in all situations, and He is eagerly waiting for us to come to Him.
Remember, we have not, because we ask not!
It is also a timely reminder that the Lord God of Hosts set the nation of Israel “apart”,
to be “an example nation”, to show all nations on the earth what happens to a nation
when it obeys God’s Holy Word ~ but also to see what happens to a nation that turns
away from listening to God Almighty, or his prophets, and who go after “other gods”,
building altars and offering sacrifices to these idols made from human hands. So, from
now on, we can insert “the name of our own nation” into this narrative, as these
punishments can apply to each and every nation which refuses to abide by God’s rules
and commandments ~ not just some of them ~ but all-of them!

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: JEREMIAH PROCLAIMS THE IMPENDING SIEGE OF

JERUSALEM
1. [I] The word of the Lord which came unto Jeremiah, when king Zedekiah sent unto
him aPashur the son of Melchiah and bZephaniah the son of Maasiah the priest,
saying;
2. [I] cInquire, I pray thee of the Lord for us; for dNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
makes war against us; if so that the Lord will deal with us according to all his
wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
Then King Zedekiah sent Pashur (son of Melchiah) and Zephaniah the priest (son of
Maasiah) to Jeremiah and begged, “ask the Lord to help us, for Nebuchadnezzar, king
of Babylon, has declared war on us! Perhaps the Lord will be gracious to us and do a
mighty miracle, as in eolden times (when God delivered Jerusalem from Sennacherib,
king of Assyria, as referred to in Isaiah chapters 36-37), and forced Nebuchadnezzar to
withdraw his forces.
3. [I] Then replied Jeremiah to them; thus, shall you say to king Zedekiah;
4. [I] Thus, says the Lord God of Israel; Behold, fI will turn back the weapons of war
that are in YOUR hands, wherewith you fight against the King of Babylon, and against
the Chaldeans, which besiege you outside the walls, and I will assemble them in the
midst of this city.
5. [I] And I myself shall fight against you, gwith an outstretched hand and a strong
arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
6. [I] And I shall smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they shall die
of a great pestilence.
God Almighty instructs Jeremiah to deliver a damning message to King Zedekiah. Go
back to King Zedekiah and tell him what the Lord God of Israel says; “I will make all-of
your weapons useless against the king of Babylon and against the Chaldeans besieging
you. In fact, I will bring your enemies right into the heart of this city, and I myself will
fight against you, because I am very angry. And I will send a terrible plague against this
city and both men and animals shall die”. When the Lord God of Hosts decides to
fight against you, then you can never win! There is not one reference in
scripture where a nation went to battle against God Almighty and won!
Therefore, all nations be warned!
7. [I] And afterwards, says the Lord, hI will deliver Zedekiah, king of Judah, and his
servants and the people such that are left in this city from the pestilence, from the

a
Jeremiah 38:1 d
2 Kings 25:1 g
Deuteronomy 4:34
b
2 Kings 25:18 e
Isaiah chapters 36 & 37 h
Jeremiah 37:17
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 sword, and from the famine, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hands of
those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; ahe
shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.
And finally, I will deliver King Zedekiah himself and all the remnant that’s left, that
remains in the city, into the hands of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, to slaughter
them without pity or mercy. [The scriptures tell us that God gives us blessings or curses.
I don’t think that the prophecy given by Jeremiah to the King was a blessing! But God
is a merciful God, He does give us choices and verse 8 was one of them for this nation
at this time.]
8. [I] And unto this people you shall say; Thus, Says the Lord; Behold, bI will set forth
before you a way of life, and a way of death.
9. [I] cHe that abides in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the
pestilence; but he that goes out and falls to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall
live, and dhis life shall be unto him for a prey.
Tell the people that this is what the Lord says: Take your choice of life or death! Stay
here in the city of Jerusalem and die ~~ slaughtered by your enemies, or killed by
starvation and/or disease ~~ or go out and surrender to the Chaldean army and live.
[In 1 Corinthians 10:13, God promises us that we will never be tested beyond our level
of faith, and that He will always show us a “way of escape” to those who faithfully put
their trust in Him. Here, the Lord is showing them the way of escape, surrender, and
your life will be saved.]
10. [I] For I have eset my face against this city for evil, and not for good, says the Lord;
f
it shall be given into the hands of the King of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
For I have set me face against this city; I will be its enemy and not its friend, says
the Lord. It shall be captured by the King of Babylon and he shall reduce it to ashes.
[God says what He means, and means what He says]. This is a very clear picture of
what is ahead for the people who remain in this city and for the city itself.
11. [I] And concerning the king of the House of Judah, say, Hear the words of the Lord;
12. [I] O house of David, this says the Lord; gExecute judgements hin the morning, and
deliver him that is spoiled out of the hands of the oppressor; lest my fury go out like
fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
13. [I] Behold, iI AM against thee! O jinhabitants of the valley, and rock of the plain,
says the Lord; which say, Who, shall come down against us? Or who will enter into
our habitations?
14. [I] But, I will kpunish you according to the fruit of your doings, says the Lord:
And I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about
it. And to the King of Judah, the Lord says; I am ready to judge you because of the
evil that you are doing.
Quick! Give justice to those you are judging! Begin to do what is right before my burning
fury flashes out upon you like a fire that cannot be quenched. I will fight against this
city of Jerusalem, which boasts; “We are safe, no-one can touch us here”. And I myself,
will destroy you for your sinfulness, says the Lord. I will light a fire in the forests that
will burn up everything in its path.
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: EXHORT THE KING’S HOUSE
1 Thus, says the Lord; Go down to the house of the King of Judah, and there speak
this word,
2 And say, Hear the Word of the Lord, O King of Judah, that sits upon the throne of
David, you, and your servants, and your people that enter in by these gates:
a
Deuteronomy 28:50, 2 d
Jeremiah 39:18, 45:5 h
Psalm 101:8
Chronicles 36:17 e
Leviticus 20:5, 45:5 i
Ezekiel 13:8
b
Deuteronomy 30:15, 19 f
Jeremiah 34:2, 38:3 j
[Hebrew]~ inhabitress
c
Jeremiah 38:2 g
[Hebrew]~ Judge k
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3 Thus, says the Lord; aExecute your judgements and righteousness, and deliver the
spoiled out of the hands of the oppressor; and do no wrong, do no violence to the
stranger, nor the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
4 For if you do this thing indeed, bthen shall there enter in by the gates of this house,
kings sitting cupon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he and his
servants, and his people.
5 BUT, if you will not hear these words, dI swear by myself, says the Lord, that this
house shall become a desolation.
6 For thus says the Lord unto the king’s house of Judah; You are Gilead unto Me, and
the head of Lebanon; yet surely, I will make you a wilderness, and cities which are
not inhabited.
Then the Lord said to me; Go over and speak directly to the king of Judah and tell him
this; Listen to the message from God, O king of Judah, sitting on David’s throne; and
let your servants and the people (at large) hear this message too. The Lord says; Be
fair minded! Do what is right! Help those in need of justice! Quit your evil deeds! Protect
the rights of aliens and immigrants, orphans, and widows, stop murdering the innocent!
If you stop all-of these terrible deeds that you are doing, then I will deliver this nation,
and once more give kings to sit on David’s throne, and there shall be prosperity for all.
[Where there is righteous government, God commands a blessing]. But, if you refuse
to pay attention to this warning message, I swear by my own name, says the Lord,
that your palace shall become a shambles. For this is the message concerning this
palace. You are as loved by me as the fruitful Gilead and the green forests of Lebanon;
but I will destroy you and leave you deserted and uninhabited. When God Almighty
makes a vow on His own name to do something ~ it cannot be changed! Here we see
God Almighty giving the King of Judah a choice; either repent of your sinful ways and
be blessed, or refuse to repent and change your ways, and see utter destruction of all-
of the palaces in Judah. Here we have the three most important facets of God: (a) Mercy
and Blessings, for those who obey, and (b) Judgement for all who refuse to repent and
change their ways.
7 And I will prepare destroyers against you, everyone with his weapons; and they will
cut down the eyour choice cedar trees and throw them into the fire.
If you refuse to obey my warnings, then I will send armies against you and they will
come as a wrecking crew, to destroy everything in their path, including the massive
cedar trees which they will uproot and cast into the fire.
8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say everyman to his
neighbour; fWherefore has the Lord done this to this great city?
9 gThen they will answer, because they have forsaken the Covenant of the Lord their
God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
Many people will pass by this once great city and say to each other, “Why did the Lord
do this? Why did the Lord destroy this great city”? And they will answer, “Because the
people who were living here forgot the Lord their God, and violated the covenant
agreements He had with them, for they worshipped idols”.
[Just remember, this is a warning to any nation that turns away from God Almighty, and
follows after “other gods”. The Holy Spirit can send prophets with similar warnings to
any nation, and if they refuse to “turn from their wicked ways” and turn back to God
Almighty, the same punishments can be brought against any nation on earth.]
10 hWeep not for the dead, neither bemoan him; but weep bitterly for ihim who goes
away; for he shall return no more, nor see his native country (again).

a
Jeremiah 21:12 d
Jeremiah 49:13, Amos 6:8 h
2 Kings 22:20, Isaiah 57:1
b
Jeremiah 17:25 e
Isaiah 37:24 i
Jeremiah 22:11
c
[Hebrew]~ for David upon his f
Jeremiah 5:19
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11 For thus says the Lord touching aShallum, the son of Josiah, King of Judah, which
reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not
return here anymore.
12 But he shall die bin the place where they led him captive, and he shall see this land
no more.
Don’t waste your energy weeping for the dead, but weep bitter tears for the living, who
are taken away from this place, because they will die and never see their homelands
again. For the Lord says about Shallum (Jehoahaz) who reigned for 3 months in the year
609 B.C. and was taken away as a captive. He shall die in Egypt and never again see
his own country again.
13 cWoe to him that builds his house by unrighteousness and his chambers by wrong;
d
that uses his neighbour’s services ewithout wages, and gives him not for his work:
14 Who says; I will build me a wide house, with flarge chambers, and cut out gwindows,
and it is to be sealed with cedar, and painted with vermilion?
15 Shall you reign, because you close yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and
drink and hdo judgement and justice, and then it was well with him?
16 He judged the cause of the poor and the needy; then it was well with him; was this
not ito know me? Says the Lord.
17 jBut your eyes and your heart are not but for covetousness, and for to shed innocent
blood, and for oppression, and for kviolence to do it.
18 Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning lJehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of
Judah; mThey shall not lament for him, saying; “Ah my brother!” or; “Ah my sister!”
They shall not lament for him saying; Ah Lord, or, Ah his glory!
19 For he shall be buried with the burial of an ass, ndrawn and cast forth outside the
gates of Jerusalem. And woe to you King Jehoiakim, for you are building your palace
with forced labour. By not paying wages to the workers, you are building injustice
into the walls, and oppression into its doorframes, windows, and ceilings. You say,
“I will build a magnificent palace, with huge rooms and many windows, panelled
throughout with fragrant cedar walls and painted a lovely red colour”. But a beautiful
palace does not make a king! [Nor does a beautiful White House make a President!]
Do you know why your father Josiah reigned for so long? Because he was just and fair
in all-of his dealings. That is why God blessed him. He saw to it that justice and help
were given to the poor and the needy and all went well for him. This is how a man must
live ~~ close to God! But you! You are full of selfish greed and all dishonesty! You
murder the innocent, oppress the poor, and reign with ruthlessness ~~ without any
mercy! Therefore, this is God’s punishment against King Jehoiakim, who succeeded his
father Josiah onto the throne. His family will not weep for him when he dies. His subjects
will not even care that he is dead. He shall be buried like a dead donkey, dragged out
of Jerusalem, and thrown onto the garbage heap, outside the City gates, and there to
be left to become food for the vultures and jackals.
20 Go up to Lebanon and cry; and lift up your voice in Bashan, and cry from othe
passages; for all thy lovers are destroyed.
21 I spoke unto you in your pprosperity; but you said, “I will not hear”! This has been
your manner since your youth, because you have not obeyed my voice.
22 The wind shall eat up all-of qyour pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity;
surely then shall you be ashamed and confounded for all-of thy wickedness.

a
Compare: 1 Chronicles 1:15 with g
[Hebrew]~ my windows n
2 Kings 24:6, 2 Chronicles 36:6,
2 Kings 23:30. h
2 Kings 23:25 Jeremiah 36:30
b
2 Kings 23:34 i
Judges 2:10 o
[Hebrew] ~ as in Numbers
c
Isaiah 5:18-23 j
Jeremiah 26:23 27:12, and Deuteronomy 32:49
d
Jeremiah 25:14 k
[Hebrew]~ incursions p
[Hebrew]~ prosperities
e
Leviticus 19:13, James 5:4 l
Jeremiah 22:11 q
Jeremiah 23:1
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23 O ainhabitants of Lebanon, that makes your nests in the cedars, how gracious shall
you be when pangs come upon thee; the pain as of a woman in travail.
24 bAs I live, says the Lord, though cConiah, the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah was
d
the signet ring upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee hence.
25 And eI will give them, in to the hands of them that seek your life, ad into them whose
face you fear, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon and into the
hands of the Chaldeans.
26 And I will cast you out and your mother who bare you, into another country, where
you were not born; and there you shall die.
27 But to the land that they desire to return to, they shall not return! Is this man
Coniah, a despised broken idol? Is he fa vessel wherein there is no pleasure?
Wherefore, are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they
know not.
28 gO earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.
Thus, says the Lord, write you this man hchildless, a man that shall not prosper in his
days; for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling
anymore in Judah. Weep! For you allies have all gone, they have all been destroyed!
Search for them in Lebanon and shout for them in Bashan; seek them at the fording
points of the Jordan River. See, they are all destroyed. Not one is left to help you! When
you were prosperous, I warned you, but you replied; “Don’t bother me”! Since childhood
you have been rebellious in this way ~~ you just won’t listen! And now all-of your allies
have all disappeared like a puff of wind; all-of your friends have been taken off as slaves.
Surely now you will see your wickedness and be ashamed. It is very nice to live
graciously in a beautiful palace, among the cedars of Lebanon, but soon you will cry and
groan in anguish ~ anguish as a woman in labour. As for you Coniah (a slang for his
name Jeconiah), son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, even if you were the signet ring on my
right hand, I would pull you off and give you to those who seek to kill you, of whom you
are so desperately afraid ~ to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and his mighty army.
I will throw you and your mother out of this country, and you shall die in a foreign land.
You shall never ever return to the land of your birth and the land of your desire. This
man Coniah is like a discarded, broken dish. He and his children will be exiled to distant
lands. O earth, earth, earth, hear the words of the Lord: The Lord says: Record this man
as childless, for none of his children shall ever sit upon the throne of David, or rule in
Judah. His life will amount to nothing! [And just as the Lord proclaimed it ~ so, it was
so!] His grandson was Zerubbabel, the governor, but not one of his descendants sat
upon the throne of David, or rules in Judah.

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: CHRIST IS PROMISED ~ WARNING AGAINST FALSE

PROPHETS
1 [M] Woe be unto ithe pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says
the Lord.
2 [M] Therefore, thus says the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my
people; you have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited
them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, says the Lord.
3 [M] And jI will gather the remnant of my flock out of all-of the countries where I
have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful
and increase.

a
[Hebrew]~ inhabitress e
Jeremiah 34:20 i
Isaiah 56:11, Jeremiah 6:3,
b
Isaiah 49:18 f
Psalm 31:12, Jeremiah 48:38 10:21, 22:22, Ezekiel 34:2
c
2 Kings 24:6,8 g
Isaiah 1:2 j
Jeremiah 29:14, 32:37, Ezekiel
d
Genesis 38:18, 25, Haggai 2:23 h
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4 [M] And I will set up ashepherds over them which shall feed them; and they shall
fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, says the Lord.
THE LORD DECLARES: I will send disaster upon the leaders of my people ~ the
shepherds of my sheep ~ for they have destroyed and scattered the very ones that they
were assigned to care for. Instead of leading my flock to safety, you have deserted them
and led them to destruction. And now I will pour out judgements upon you for the evil
that you have done to them! And I will gather the remnant of my flock from wherever I
have sent them and I will bring them back into their own fold. And I will appoint
responsible shepherds to care for them, and they shall not need to be afraid again;
all-of them shall be continually accounted for.
5 [M] Behold, the days come, says the Lord, when I will raise unto David a righteous
b
Branch, and ca king shall reign and prosper, and execute justice and djudgement in
the earth.
6 [M] In his day Judah shall be saved, and eIsrael shall dwell safely; and this is his
name whereby He shall be called, fTHE LORD, gOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
7 [M] hTherefore, behold, the days come, says the Lord, that they shall no longer say;
The Lord lives, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
8 [M] But, the Lord lives, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of
Israel out of the north country, and from all the countries I have driven them; and
they shall dwell in itheir own land.
For the time is coming, says the Lord, when I will place a Righteous Branch upon King
David’s throne. He shall be a King who shall rule with wisdom and justice and cause
righteousness to prevail everywhere throughout the whole earth. And this is his name;
The Lord Our Righteousness. At that time, Judah will be saved and Israel will live in
peace. In that day, people will no longer say when taking an oath; “As the Lord lives
who rescued the people of Israel from the land of Egypt”, but they will say, “As the Lord
lives who brought the Jews back to their own land of Israel from the countries in which
he had exiled them”.
9 My heart within me is broken because of the prophets; jall my bones shake; I am
like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine has overcome, because of the Lord,
and because of the words of His holiness.
10 For kthe land is full of adulterers; for lbecause of mswearing the land mourns; the
pleasant places of the wilderness are all dried up, and their ncourse is evil, and their
force is not right.
11 For oboth prophet and priest are profane; YES! pIn my house have I found their
wickedness, says the Lord.
12 Wherefore their ways shall be slippery ways in the darkness; they shall be driven
on, and fall therein; qfor I will bring evil down upon them, even the year of their
visitation, says the Lord.
My heart is broken for the false prophets, who are full of deceit. I awake with fear and
stagger like a drunkard does from wine, because of the awful fate that is awaiting them,
for God Almighty has decreed holy words of judgement against them. For the land is full
of adultery and the curse of God is upon it. The land itself is mourning, the pastures are
all dried up, for the prophets do evil and their power is used wrongly. And the priests
are just like the prophets! All ungodly, wicked men. I have seen their despicable acts
right here in my own Temple, says the Lord. Therefore, their paths will be dark and

a
Jeremiah 3:15 g
1 Corinthians 1:30 m
[Hebrew]~ cursing
b
Isaiah 4:2, 11:1 h
Jeremiah 23:8 n
[Hebrew]~ violence
c
Isaiah 32:1, Jeremiah 30:9, i
This was fulfilled on 14th May o
Jeremiah 6:13, 8:10, Zephaniah
Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 2:2 1948. 3:4
d
Psalm 72:2, Isaiah 9:7 j
Habakkuk 3:2 p
Jeremiah 7:30, 32:34
e
Deuteronomy 33:28 k
Jeremiah 5:7, 8 & 9:2 q
Jeremiah 11:23
f
[Hebrew]~ Jehovah tsidkenu l
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slippery; they shall be chased down dark and treacherous trails, and fall. For I will bring
evil upon them and see to it, when their time has come, that they pay their penalty in
full for all-of their sins.
13 And I have seen afolly in the prophets of bSamaria; they prophesied in Baal, and
caused my people Israel to err.
14 I have also seen in the prophets in Jerusalem ca horrible thing; dthey commit
adultery, they walk in lies; the also estrengthen the hands of evildoers; that none
return from their wickedness; they are all unto me as the inhabitants fof Sodom and
Gomorrah.
15 Therefore, thus says the Lord of Hosts, concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed
them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall; for form the prophets
of Jerusalem is gprofaneness gone forth int all-of the land. I knew that the prophets
of Samaria were (and still are) unbelievably evil, for they prophesied by Baal, and
led my people Israel into sin; but the prophets of Jerusalem are even worse!
The things that they do are horrible; they commit adultery and love dishonesty. They
encourage and compliment those who are doing evil, instead of turning them back from
their sins. These prophets are as thoroughly depraved as the men of Sodom and
Gomorrah were. Therefore, the Lord of Hosts says: I will feed them with bitterness and
give them poison to drink. For it is because of their wickedness that evil now fills this
land.
16 Thus, says the Lord of Hosts; Hearken not unto the words of the prophets the
prophesy unto you; they make you vain; hthey speak a vision from their own heart,
and not out of the mouth of the Lord.
17 They still say unto them that despise me, The Lord has said, iYou shall have peace;
and they say unto everyone that walks after the jimagination of his own heart, kno
evil shall come upon you.
18 For who have stood in the counsel of the Lord, and who has perceived and heard His
word? Who has marked His word and heard it?
19 Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord has gone forth in its fury; even a grievous whirlwind;
it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
20 [T] lThe anger of the Lord shall not return, until He has executed, and till he has
performed the thoughts of his heart; in the latter days you shall consider it perfectly.
This is my warning to my people, says the Lord of Hosts. Don’t listen to these false
prophets when they prophecy to you, filling you with futile hopes. They are making up
everything that they say. They do not speak for me! They keep saying to these rebels
who despise me, “Don’t worry! All is well”; and to those who live the way that they want
to, “The Lord has said that you shall have peace!” But, can you name even one of these
prophets, who lives close enough to God to actually hear what He is saying? Has even
one of them cared enough to even listen? See, the Lord is sending a furious whirlwind
to sweep away these wicked men. The terrible anger of the Lord will not abate until it
has carried out the full penalty, He has decreed against them. Later, when Jerusalem
has fallen (in the latter days), then you will understand what I mean.
21 mI have not sent these prophets, yet they ran; I have not spoken to them, yet they
prophesied.
22 But if they stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then
they should have nturned them from their evil ways, and from the evil of their doings.
23 Am I a God at hand, says the Lord, and onot a God afar off?

a
[Hebrew]~ an absurd thing f
Isaiah 1:9-10 k
Micah 3:11
b
Isaiah 7:9, Jeremiah 31:5 g
[Hebrew]~ hypocrisy l
Jeremiah 30:24
c
[Hebrew]~ filthiness h
Numbers 16:28 m
Jeremiah 14:14
d
Jeremiah 29:23 i
Jeremiah 6:14 n
Jeremiah 25:5
e
Ezekiel 13:22 j
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24 a
Can anyone hide himself in secret places that I shall not see Him? Says the Lord.
b
Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?
Says the Lord. I have not sent these prophets, yet they claim to speak for me; I gave
them no message, yet they claim that their words come from me. If they were my
words, they would try to turn my people from their evil ways. Am I a God that is only in
one place, and cannot see what they are doing? Can anyone hide from me? Am I not
everywhere in all-of the heavens and the earth?
25 I have heard what the prophets have said, cthat prophesy lies in my name, saying,
I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Yes, they are
prophets of the deceit of their own hearts;
27 Which think to cause me people to forget my name by their dreams which the tell
everybody to his neighbour; das their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
The prophet that has a dream, let him tell a dream; and He that has my word, let him
speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? Says the Lord. “Listen to the
dream that I had from the Lord last night,” they say. And then they proceed to lie in my
name. How long will this continue? If they are “prophets”, then they are prophets of
deceit, inventing everything that they say. By telling these false dreams they are trying
to get my people to forget me, in the same way as their fathers did, who turned away
to the idols of Baal. Let these false prophets tell their dreams, and let my true
messengers faithfully proclaim my every word. There is a big difference between chaff
and wheat.
28 Does not my word burn like a fire? Says the Lord; and like a hammer that breaks
the rocks in pieces?
29 *** Therefore, behold, eI am against the prophets, says the Lord, that steal my
words everyone from his neighbour.
30 Behold, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, fthat use their tongues, and say,
He said.
31 Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, says the Lord, and do tell
them, and gcause my people to err by their lies, and by their hlightness; yet I have
not sent them, nor commanded them, therefore, they shall not profit this people at
all, says the Lord.
“Does not my word burn like a fire?” Asks the Lord. “Is it not like a mighty hammer that
smashes the rocks to pieces? So, I stand against these “prophets” who get their
messages from each other ~ these smooth-tongues prophets who say, “This message
is from God.” Their made-up dreams are flippant lies that lead my people into sin. I did
not send them, and they do not have any message for my people, says the Lord.
32 And when this people, or the prophet, or the priest, shall ask thee saying, what is
i
the burden of the Lord? You shall say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake
you, says the Lord.
33 And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people that shall say, the burden of
the Lord, I will even jpunish that man and his house.
34 Thus, you shall say everyone to his neighbour, and everyone to his brother; What
has the Lord answered? And what has the Lord spoken?
35 And the burden of the Lord shall you mention no more; for every man’s word shall
be his burden; for you have perverted the words of kthe Living God, of the Lord of
Hosts ~ our God.

a
Psalm 139:7-12 e
Deuteronomy 18:20, Jeremiah h
Zephaniah 3:4
b
1 Kings 8:27 14:15 i
Isaiah 13:1, Lamentations 2:14,
c
Jeremiah 5:31 f
[Hebrew]~ that smooth their Malachi 1:1
d
Judges 3:7, 8:33-34 tongues j
[Hebrew]~ visit upon
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36 Thus, shall you say to the prophet; What has the Lord answered you? And, what has
the Lord spoken?
37 But since you, the burden of the Lord; therefore, thus says the Lord; Because you
say this word, “the burden of the Lord”, and I have sent unto you, saying; You shall
not say, “the burden of the Lord”;
38 Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the
city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence.
And I will bring and everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall
not be forgotten. When one of the people, or one of their “prophets”, or priests asks
you; “Well Jeremiah, what is the sad news from the Lord today?” You shall reply; “What
sad news? You are the sad news, for the Lord has cast you away.” And as for the false
prophets and priests, and people who joke about “today’s sad news from God,” I will
punish them and their families, for saying this. You can ask each other, “What is God’s
message? What is He saying?” But stop using this term “God’s sad news”. For what is
sad, is you, and your lying tongue. You are twisting my words and inventing “messages
from God” that I did not speak. You may respectfully ask Jeremiah, “What is the Lord’s
message? What has He said to you?” But if you ask him about “today’s sad news from
God,” when I warned you not to mock like that, then I, the Lord God, will unburden
myself of the burden that you are to me. I will cast you out of my presence, you and
this city, that I gave to you and your fathers. And I will bring reproach upon you and
your name shall be infamous throughout the ages.

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: GOOD AND BAD FIGS

1 The Lord shewed me, and, behold two baskets of figs were set before the temple of
the Lord, after that aNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive
Coniah b(Jeconiah) the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and cthe princes of Judah,
with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
2 One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe; and the other
basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, dthey were so bad.
3 Then said the Lord unto me, what do you see Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good
figs are very good; and the evil figs, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they were so
bad.
After Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had captured and enslaved Coniah (Jeconiah,
the son of Jehoiakim), king of Judah and exiled him to Babylon, along with the princes
of Judah, and the skilled tradesmen ~ the carpenters and blacksmiths ~ the Lord gave
me this vision. I saw two baskets of figs placed in front of the Temple in Jerusalem. In
one basket there were fresh, just-ripened figs, but in the other basket were figs, very
spoiled ~ too mouldy and rotten to eat. Then the Lord said to me; “What do you see
Jeremiah?” I replied, “I see figs, some very good quality fresh figs, and others which are
spoiled, mouldy and too rotten to eat.” [God Almighty is using this vision, to highlight
to Jeremiah, the different quality of people in Israel who go into the Temple].
4 [M] Again the word of the Lord came to me saying,
5 [M] Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so I will acknowledge
e
them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place
into the land of the Chaldeans, ffor their good.
6 [M] For I will set my eyes upon them for good, and gI will bring them again to this
land; and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them and not
pluck them up.

a
2 Kings 24:12, 2 Chronicles c
2 Kings 24:14 f
Jeremiah 14:11, Jeremiah 24:6
36:10, Jeremiah 27:20, 29:2 d
[Hebrew]~ for badness g
Jeremiah 12:15, 29:10
b
Jeremiah 22:24 e
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7 [M] And aI will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be
my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return unto Me, with their whole
hearts.
Then the Lord said; The good figs represent the exiles who have been taken to Babylon.
I have done this for their good ~ for their protection. I will make sure that they are well
treated and I will bring them back here once again. I will help them and I will not hurt
them. I will plant them and I will not uproot them. I will change their hearts, and give
them hearts that respond to me. They shall be my people and I shall be their God, for
they shall rejoice, and return to me with joy.
8 And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus says the
Lord: so will I give bZedekiah, the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of
Jerusalem, that remains, in this land, and cthem that dwell in the land of Egypt.
9 And I will deliver them to be removed to all-of the kingdoms of the earth, for their
hurt, to be a reproach and da proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places that I shall
drive them.
And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence among them, till they all be
consumed from off the land that I have given to their fathers. But the rotten figs
represent Zedekiah, king of Judah, his officials and all-of the others of Jerusalem left
here in this land; and those also who live in Egypt. I will make them repulsive to every
nation of the earth, and they shall be mocked and taunted and cursed, wherever I
compel them to go. And I will send massacres and famines and diseases among them
until they are all destroyed from the land of Israel, which I gave to their fathers. [All-of
these things came to pass, just a Jeremiah had prophesied in 586 B.C. and so began the
great diaspora of the Jews, which would be followed some 600 years later by the
diaspora of the “followers of Jesus Christ”].

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: THE BABYLON CAPTIVITY FORETOLD

1 The word came to Jeremiah concerning all-of the people of Judah, ein the fourth
year of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, that was the first
year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. We can
pinpoint the actual date from these records. In the year 606
BC, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the Prophet,
concerning the King and the prices and the remnant of the
people living in Jerusalem. Jehoiakim, also sometimes spelled
Jehoiakim was the eighteenth and antepenultimate king of
Judah from 609 to 598 BC. He was the second son
of king Josiah (referred to in 1 Chronicles 3:15) and Zebadiah, the daughter of
Pedaiah of Rumah. His birth name was Eliakim.
2 This is what the Prophet Jeremiah spoke unto all-of the people of Judah, and to all-
of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying;
3 fFrom the thirteenth year of Josiah, the son of Ammon, king of Judah, even unto this
day, that is the twenty-third year, the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have
spoken it unto you, rising early and speaking; but you have not hearkened, nor
inclined your ear to hear.
And the Lord has sent unto you all-of his servant, the prophets, rising early and sending
them; but you have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear. God speaks clearly
to the people through the prophets and He has been sending them repeatedly to speak
to the people, but the people have hardened their hearts, and refused to listen to the

a
Jeremiah 32:39, Ezekiel 11:19 c
Jeremiah chapters 43 & 44 e
2 Kings 24:1, Jeremiah 36:1
b
Jeremiah 21:1 d
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words and the messages from the Lord. God is giving them one last chance to “turn
from their wicked ways”, or suffer the consequences.
4 They said, aturn you again now everyone of you from your evil ways, and from the
evil of your doings, and bdwell in the land that the Lord has given to your fathers
c
for ever and ever;
5 And go not after other gods top serve them, and provoke me not to anger with dthe
works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.
Yet, you have not hearkened unto me, says the Lord; that you might provoke me to
anger with the works of your hands to you own hurt. Each time the message from the
Lord was this; Turn for your wicked ways and from the evil road that you are travelling,
and from the evil things that you are doing. [Notice God makes a distinction here ~ your
evil ways, the ways that you are “thinking” and “the works of your hands” ~ the “things
that you are doing]. Both of these things cause our God to become angry with us, and
both are considered (in His eyes) as a sin. Only then (after you have changed your ways
and your doings) can you continue to live here in this land which the Lord gave to you
and your ancestors, as an inheritance forever. Don’t anger me by worshipping idols;
because if you are true to me, then I will not harm you. But you won’t listen; you
have gone ahead and made me furious with your idols. So, you have brought down upon
yourselves all-of the evil that has come your way (and will continue to come your way)
unless you turn back to me. [And do you think that the Lord was happy when an
Australian premier said it was ok to have 50,000 people worshipping at a football match
(their idol) but it was forbidden for people to come together to worship God in their
churches? And do you think that God was happy when the “Church Leadership” of this
nation, just rolled over and accepted defeat? Do you think that was a glorious church,
proving it had dominion over the prince of this world? I don’t think so!]
6 Therefore, thus says the Lord of Hosts; Because you have not heard me words,
7 Behold, I will send and take all-of ethe families of the north, says the Lord, and
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, fmy servant, and will bring them against this land,
and against all-of the inhabitants thereof, and against all-of these nations round
about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and a hissing,
and perpetual desolation.
And now the Lord God of Hosts says, because you have not listened to me, I will gather
together all-of the armies of the north, under Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, I have
appointed him as my deputy; [Imagine, God Almighty appointing a nonbeliever to be
his deputy, to fulfill his judgements and justice against his people in Israel]. And I will
bring all-of them against this land and its people, and against the other nations
surrounding you, and I will utterly destroy you and make you a byword of contempt
forever. [In the Middle East today, there are still some nations which continue to show
utter contempt to the people and nation of Israel, but that is starting to change].
8 [I] Moreover, gI will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness,
the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, hthe sound of the imillstones
and the light of the candles.
9 [I] And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment, and jthese
nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
I will take away your joy, your gladness, and your wedding feasts; your businesses shall
fail, and your homes shall lie in silent darkness. This entire land shall become a desolate
wasteland. All the world shall be shocked at the disaster that befalls you. Israel and the

a
Jeremiah 18:11 f
Jeremiah 27:6, 43:10, also i
Revelation 18:22-23
b
Jeremiah 7:7 compare Isaiah 44:28, 45:1 j
Jeremiah 27:3,6, 28:14
c
Jeremiah 7:7 g
[Hebrew]~ I will cause to perish
d
Jeremiah 1:16 from them
e
Jeremiah 1:15 h
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surrounding nations shall serve the king of Babylon for seventy years! [And this
prophecy came to pass exactly as the Holy Spirit conveyed the message to the Prophet
Jeremiah].
10 And it shall come to pass, awhen seventy years are accomplished, that I will bpunish
the King of Babylon, and that nation, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans,
and I will make it a perpetual desolation.
In verse 9, Jeremiah says that God calls the King of Babylon his servant, but seventy
years later, God declares war on the King of Babylon and the nation for their iniquity,
and proclaims that the land of the Chaldeans will be made into a perpetual desolation.
This is a great change from being one of the seven wonders of the world, with the
“hanging Gardens of Babylon”. This should be a warning for each and every nation on
earth. When you are righteous, God will use you as one of his servants; but if a nation
allows iniquity to infiltrate the leadership of the nation, then God’s judgement can be
severe, on the leadership ~ and on all-of the inhabitants of the nation also.
11 And I will bring upon this land all-of my words which I have pronounced against it,
even all that is written cin this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against All-of
the nations.
12 For dmany nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also; and I will
recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own
hands. I will bring down upon them all-of the terrors I have promised in this book ~
all the penalties announced by Jeremiah against the nations.
For many nations and great kings will now enslave the Chaldeans, just as they enslaved
my people, I will punish them in proportion to their treatment of my people.
13 For thus says the Lord God of Israel unto me; Take ethe wine cup of this fury at my
hand, and cause all-of the nations to whom I send you, to drink it.
14 And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will
send among them.
15 Then I took the cup at the Lord’s hand, and fmade all-of the nations to drink, unto
whom the Lord had sent me.
To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, to make them a
desolation, an astonishment, and a hissing, and a curse; as it is to this day.
16 gPharaoh, king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all-of his people.
17 And all-of hthe mingled people, of ithe land of Uz, and of all-of the kings of jthe
Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod.
18 kEdom and lMoab, and the children of mAmmon,
19 And all the kings of nTyrus, and all-of the kings of oZidon, and the kings of the pisles,
which are beyond qthe sea.
20 Dedan and Tema, and Buz, and all rthat are in the utmost corners.
21 And all-of the kings of Arabia, and all-of the kings of sthe mingled people, that dwell
in the desert,
22 And all-of the kings of Zimri, and all-of the kings of Elam, and all-of the kings of the
Medes.

a
2 Chronicles 36:21-22 g
Jeremiah 46:2, 25 o
Jeremiah 27:3
b
[Hebrew]~ visit upon h
Jeremiah verse 24 p
[Hebrew]~ regions by the
c
Jeremiah chapters 46-51 i
Job 1:1, Lamentations 4:21 seaside
d
Jeremiah 50:9, 41, 51:27-28 j
Jeremiah 47:1, 5, 7 q
Jeremiah 49:23
e
Psalm 75:8, Isaiah 51:17, k
Jeremiah 9:26, 49:7-22 r
[Hebrew]~ cut off into corners,
Lamentations 4:21, Revelation l
Jeremiah 48:1-47 or having the corners of your
14:10 m
Jeremiah 49:1-6 hair polled
f
Isaiah 51:23 n
Jeremiah 47:1 s
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23 And all-of the kings of athe north, far and near, one with another, and all-of the
kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth; and the king of
b
Sheshach, shall drink after them.
For the Lord God said to me; “Take from my hand this wine cup filled to the brim with
my fury, and make all-of the nations that I will send you to, drink from it. They shall
drink from it and reel and crazed by the death blows that I will rain down upon them.”
So, I took the cup of fury from the Lord and made all-of the nation’s drink from it ~
every nation that the Lord sent me to; I went to Jerusalem, and to the cities of Judah,
and their kings and princes drank of the cup so that from that day onwards they have
become desolate, hated and cursed, just as they are today. I went to Egypt, and Pharaoh
and his servants, the princes and the people ~ they to drank from that terrible cup,
along with all-of the foreign population living in his land. So, did all-of the kings of Uz,
and the kings of the Philistine cities; Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what remains of
Ashdod, and I visited the nations of Edom, Moab, and Ammon; and all-of the kings of
Tyre & Sidon (the seashore cities) and all-of the regions across the sea. Dedan, Tema
and Buz, and the other heathens there; and all-of the kings of Arabia, and of the nomadic
tribes of the desert; and all-of the kings of Zimri, Elam and Media; and all the kings of
the northern countries, far and near, one after the other, and finally, the king of Babylon
drank from this cup of God’s anger and fury.

This map is the map of the “known world” at the time of Jeremiah. God sent him to all-
of these nations, with a message about what will happen to nations that refuse to listen

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to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and who continue to worship and make
offerings to idols and “other gods”.
27. Therefore, you shall say unto them; Thus, says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel;
Drink, and be drunk and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword that
I shall send among you.
28. And if they refuse to atake the cup from your hand to drink, then shall you say unto
them, thus, says the Lord of Hosts, you shall certainly drink it.
29. For lo, I begin to bring evil on the city bthat is called by my name, and should you
be utterly unpunished?
You shall not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the
earth, says the Lord of hosts. Tell them, “The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says, drink
from this cup of my anger until you are drunk and vomit and fall and rise no more, for
I am sending terrible wars upon you.” And if they refuse to accept the cup tell them,
“The Lord of Hosts says that you MUST drink it! You cannot escape! I have begun to
punish my own people for their disobedience, so do you think that you should go free?
No! You shall not evade my punishment. I will call for war against all the peoples of the
earth.”
30. Therefore, prophesy against them all-of these words, and say unto them; cThe Lord
shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from dhis holy habitation; He shall
mightily roar upon his habitation; He shall give a shout, as they, as they that tread
the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
31. A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the Lord has a controversy
with the nations, He will plead with all flesh; He will give them that are wicked to
the sword, says the Lord.
32. Thus, says the Lord of Hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and
a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
33. And the slain of the Lord shall be at that day from one end of the earth, even to the
other end of the earth; ethey shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried;
they shall be as dung upon the ground.
Therefore, go and prophesy against them. Tell them that the Lord will shout against his
own people from his holy temple in heaven, and against all those living upon the whole
earth. He will shout as the harvesters do, who tread the juice from the grapes. That cry
of judgement will reach the farthest ends of the earth, for the Lord has a case against
all nations ~ against all-of mankind! He will slaughter all-of the wicked. See, declares
the Lord of Hosts, the punishment shall go from nation to nation ~ a great whirlwind of
wrath, fury and anger shall rise up against the farthest corners of the earth. No nation
shall be spared. On that day, those that the Lord has slain shall fill the earth from one
end to the other. No one shall mourn for them, nor gather up the bodies to bury them;
they shall be left to fertilize the earth.
34. Howl, fyou shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, you principal of
the flock; for gthe days of your slaughter and of your dispersion are accomplished;
and you shall fall like ha pleasant vessel.
35. And ithe shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
36. A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and a howling of the principal of the flock, shall
be heard; for the Lord has spoiled the pasture.
37. And jthe peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
He has forsaken his covert, as the lion; for their land is desolate because of the
fierceness of the oppressor, and because of His fierce anger. Weep, wail and moan, O
a
Jeremiah 25:15 e
Jeremiah 16:4, 6 i
[Hebrew]~ flight shall perish
b
[Hebrew]~ upon which my name f
Jeremiah 23:1 from the shepherds, and
is called g
[Hebrew]~ the days of your escaping from
c
Joel 3:16, Amos 1:2 slaughter j
Isaiah 32:18, Lamentations 2:2
d
Psalm 68:5 h
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evil shepherds; let the leaders of mankind beat their heads upon the stones, for the time
has come to be slaughtered and scattered; they shall fall like fragile women. And you
will find no place to hide, no way to escape! Listen to the frantic cries of the shepherds,
and to the leaders shouting in despair, for the Lord (Himself) has spoiled their pastures.
People now living undisturbed will be cut down by the fierceness of the anger of the
Lord. He has left his lair as the lion seeking prey; their land has been laid waste by
warring armies ~ because of the fierce anger of the Lord.

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: JEREMIAH, DENOUNCING GOD’S THREATS IS

ARRAIGNED
1. a
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came
this word from the Lord saying,
2. Thus, says the Lord; bStand in the courts of the Lord’s house, and speak to all-of the
cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, all the words that I
command you to speak unto them; cdiminish not a word;
This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord during the first year of the reign of
Jehoiakim (son of Josiah) the king of Judah [609 BC]; Stand out in front of the Temple
of the Lord and make an announcement to all-of the people who have come to worship
from many parts of Judah. Give them the full message! Do not even leave out one word,
of all that I have for them the hear.
3. “IF” they will listen and hearken to my words, and every man turn from their evil
ways, that dI may repent of the evil which I purpose to do unto them, because of
the evil of their doings.
4. And you shall say unto them, thus says the Lord; e“IF” you do not hearken to me,
to walk in my law, which I have set before you.
5. fTo hearken to the words of my servants, the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both
rising up early, and sending them, but you have not hearkened;
6. Then I will make this house glike Shiloh, and will make this city ha curse ito all the
nations of the earth.
So, the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words
in the house of the Lord. For perhaps they will listen and turn from their evil ways, and
then I can withhold all the punishment that I am ready to pour out upon them, because
of their evil deeds. Tell them that the Lord says: If you will not listen to me and obey
the laws that I have given to you, and if you will not listen to my servants, the prophets,
~ for I sent them again and again to warn you, but you would not listen to them ~ Then
I will destroy this Temple, just like I destroyed the Temple at Shiloh, and I will make
Jerusalem a curse word in every nation on the earth.
7. Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made and end to his speaking all that the
Lord had commanded him to speak to all-of the people, that the priests, and the
prophets and all-of the people took him, saying; “You shall surely die”!
8. Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord saying, this house shall be like
Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, jwithout any inhabitants? And all-of the people
were gathered around Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
When Jeremiah had finished his message, saying everything that the Lord had told him
to, and leaving nothing out of his message, the priests, and the FALSE prophets and all-
of the people mobbed him, shouting, “Kill him, Kill him! What right do you have to say
that the Lord will destroy this temple like the one at Shiloh?” They yelled. “What do you

a
Jeremiah 27:1 e
Leviticus 26:14, Deuteronomy h
Jeremiah 24:9
b
Jeremiah 19:14 28:15 i
Jeremiah 29:18
c
Deuteronomy 4:2 f
Jeremiah 25:3-4 j
Jeremiah 4:7
d
Jeremiah 18:8, Jeremiah 26:13, g
Jeremiah 7:12, 14, Jeremiah
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mean ~ Jerusalem destroyed and not one survivor?” [Sadly, some people, (even in
leadership) cannot handle a message from the Lord, which does not line up with their
agendas. They were prepared to murder the true prophet of God, without even
examining the reason that God would send such a message.]
9. When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the King’s
house unto the house of the Lord, and sat down ain the entry of bthe new gate of the
Lord’s house.
10. Then spoke the priests and the (false) prophets unto the princes and to all the people
saying; cThis man is worthy to die; dfor has prophesied against this city, and you
have heard it with your own ears.
When the princes of Judah heard the commotion, they rushed over from the palace and
sat down at the door of the Temple to hold court. Then the priests and the false prophets
presented their accusations to the officials and to the people. “This man should die!”
they said. “You have heard with your own ears what a traitor he is, for he has prophesied
against this city.”
11. Then Jeremiah spoke to all-of the princes and to all-of the people, saying, The Lord
sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all-of the words that you have
heard.
12. *** Therefore, now eamend your ways, and your doings, and obey the voice of the
Lord your God; and the Lord will repent of the evil that he has pronounced against
you.
13. As for me, behold I am in your hand; do with me fas seems good and meet unto
you.
14. But know for certain, that if you put me to death, you shall surely bring innocent
blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof; for of
a truth the Lord has sent me unto to you to speak all-of these words into your ears.
Then Jeremiah spoke up in his own defence. “The Lord sent me”, he said, “to prophesy
against this Temple and against this city. He gave me every word of all that I have
spoken to you. But if you stop your sinning, and begin obeying the Lord your God, He
will cancel all the punishment He has pronounced against you. As for me, I am helpless,
and in your power ~ do with me what you think is right and best. But there is one thing
I know for sure, if you kill me, you will be killing an innocent man, and the responsibility
will lie upon you, and upon this city, and upon every person living in it; for it is absolutely
true that the Lord sent me to speak every word that you have me speak to you.”
15. Then said the princes and all-of the people unto the Priests and to the false prophets;
this man is not worthy to die; for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our
God. Then the princes and all-of the people spoke out against the Priests and the
false prophets. “You should know better than this; this man is not worthy to die,
because He has been obedient to the Lord our God, and delivered the messages
from the Lord to us, without any fear for his own life.”
16. Then rose up certain of gthe elders of the land, and spoke to all the assembly of the
people, saying;
17. hMicah, the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and spoke
to all-of the people of Judah, saying, thus says the Lord of Hosts; iZion shall be
ploughed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the
house as the high places of the forest.

a
[Hebrew]~ at the door d
Jeremiah 38:4 g
Jeremiah 19:1
b
Jeremiah 36:10 e
Jeremiah 7:3 h
Micah 1:1
c
[Hebrew]~ the judgement of f
[Hebrew]~ As it is good and right i
Micah 3:12
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18. Did Hezekiah king of Judah put him at all the death? aDid he not fear the Lord, and
besought bthe Lord, and the Lord repented of the evil which he had pronounced
against them? Thus, might we procure great evil against our souls.
19. And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urijah, the son
of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and this land,
according to the words of Jeremiah;
20. And cwhen Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men heard his words; the king
sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled and
went into Egypt.
21. And Jehoiakim the king, sent men into Egypt, namely dElnathan, the son of Achbor,
and certain men with him into Egypt.
22. And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him to Jehoiakim the king;
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who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the fcommon
people.
Nevertheless, the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they
should not give him into the hands of the people to put him to death. The some of the
wise old men stood up and spoke to all-of the people who were standing around; “The
decision is right; for back in the days when Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days
of King Hezekiah of Judah, he told the people that God said; This hill shall be ploughed
like an open field, and this city of Jerusalem razed into heaps of stone and a forest shall
grow at the top where the Temple now stands! But did king Hezekiah and the people kill
him for saying this? NO! They turned from their wickedness and worshipped the Lord
and begged the Lord to have mercy upon them; and the Lord held back his terrible
punishment he had pronounced them. If we kill Jeremiah for giving us the messages of
God, who knows what God will do to us!” Another true prophet of the Lord, Urijah (the
son of Shemaiah) from Kirjathjearim, was also denouncing the city and the nation, at
the same time as Jeremiah was. But when king Jehoiakim and the army officers heard
what he was saying, the king sent to kill him. Urijah heard about it and fled into Egypt.
The king Jehoiakim sent Elnathan (the son of Achbor) to Egypt along with several other
men to capture Urijah. They took hi prisoner and brought him back to King Jehoiakim
who butchered him with a sword ad had him buried in an unmarked grave. [Because of
this act, the king only lasted 3 years on the throne]. But Ahikam, (the son of Shaphan)
the groyal secretary, stood with Jeremiah and persuaded the court not to turn him over
to the mob to kill him.

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: MAKE BONDS AND YOKES

1. In the beginning of the reign of hJehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came
this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord saying;
2. Thus, isays the Lord to me; Make bonds and jyokes and put them around your neck,
3. And send them to the king of kEdom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the
Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the
messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah.
4. And command them lto say unto their masters, This says the Lord of Hosts, the God
of Israel; Thus shall you say unto your masters;

a
2 Chronicles 32:26 f
[Hebrew]~ sons of the people j
Jeremiah 28:10, 12-13
b
[Hebrew]~ the face of the Lord g
2 Kings 22:12 k
Jeremiah 25:21-22
c
Jeremiah 26:1, 27:1 h
Compare with verses 3,12,20, l
[Hebrew]~ concerning their
d
Jeremiah 36:12, 25 28:1 masters saying
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Jeremiah 22:17 i
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I have made the earth, the man and the beasts that are upon the ground, by my
great power, and by my outstretched arm, and bhave and have given it unto whom
it seemed meet unto me.
6. And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of
Babylon, cmy servant; and the beasts of the fields have I given unto him to serve
him.
7. And all nations shall serve him, and dhis son, and his eson’s son, funtil the very time
of his land come; and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of
him.
And it shall come to pass, that the nation and the kingdom which will not serve the same
Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and will not put their neck under the yoke of the
king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, says the Lord, with the sword, and with famine,
and with pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand. This message came to
Jeremiah from the Lord at the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim (son of Josiah), king
of Judah. Make a yoke and fasten it on your neck with leather straps, as you would strap
a yoke on a plough-ox. Then send messages to the kings of; Edom, Moab, Ammon,
Tyre & Sidon, through their ambassadors in Jerusalem, saying; Tell your masters that
the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, sends you this message; By my great power I have
made the earth and all mankind and all the animals; and I give these things of mine to
anyone I choose to give them to. So now I have given all-of your countries to King
Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who is my deputy (God’s second in command on this earth).
And I have handed over to him all-of your cattle for his use. All-of the nations shall serve
him and his son, and his grandson, until his time is up. And them many nations and
great kings shall conquer Babylon and make him their slave. Submit to him and serve
him ~ put your neck under Babylon’s yoke! I will punish any nation refusing the become
his slave. I will send war, famine, and disease upon that nation until he has conquered
it.
8. Therefore, hearken not to your prophets, nor to gyour diviners, nor to your
h
dreamers, nor to you enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you
saying; You shall not serve the king of Babylon.
9. iFor they prophesy a lie to you; to remove you far from your land; and that I should
drive you out and that you should perish.
But the nations that bring their necks under the yoke of the King of Babylon, and serve
him, I will let those nations remain in their own land, says the Lord; and they shall till it
and dwell therein. Do not listen to your false prophets, your fortune tellers, dreamers,
mediums, and magicians who say that the king of Babylon will not enslave you. For they
are all liars, and if you follow their advice and refuse to submit to the king of Babylon, I
will drive you out of your land and send you far away to perish. But the people of any
nation who submit to the king of Babylon, will be permitted to stay in their own country,
and farm the land as usual.
10. I spoke also jto Zedekiah king of Judah, according to all-of these words, saying, bring
your neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people shall
live.
11. Why will you die, you and your people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the
pestilence, as the Lord has spoken and against any nation that will not serve the
king of Babylon?
Therefore, hearken not unto the words of the prophets, that speak unto you, saying,
you shall not serve the king of Babylon; for they prophesy a lie unto you.

a
Isaiah 45:12 e
Daniel 5:1,30 i
Jeremiah 5:31, 14:14
b
Psalm 115:16, Daniel 4:17,25,32 f
Jeremiah 25:12 j
Jeremiah 28:1
c
Jeremiah 25:9 g
Jeremiah 29:8
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12. aFor I have not sent them says the Lord, yet they prophesy ba lie in my name; that
I might drive you out, and that you might perish, you and these prophets that
prophesy unto you.
13. Also, I have spoken to all-of the priests and to this people, saying, thus says the
Lord; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto to you, saying;
Behold cthe vessels of the Lord’s house shall shortly be brought again from Babylon;
for they prophesy a lie unto you.
14. Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live; wherefore should this
city be laid waste?
15. But if they be (true) prophets, and if the word of the Lord be with them, let them
now dmake intercession to the Lord of Hosts, that ethe vessels which are left in the
house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not
to Babylon.
Jeremiah repeated all-of these prophecies to Zedekiah, king of Judah. “IF you want to
live, then submit to the king of Babylon,” he said. “Why do you insist on dying ~ you
and all-of your people? Why should you choose war, and famine, and disease, which the
Lord had promised to every nation that will not submit to Babylon’s king? Don’t listen to
the false prophets who keep telling you that the king of Babylon won’t conquer you, for
they are all liars. I have not sent them, says the Lord, and they are telling you les in my
name. If you insist on heeding them, I must drive you from this land to die ~ you and
all-of these false prophets too.” I spoke again and again to the priests and all-of the
people and told them; “The Lord says, don’t listen to your prophets who are telling you
that soon the golden dishes taken from the Temple will be returned from Babylon. It is
a lie! Don’t listen to them! Surrender to the king of Babylon and live, for otherwise this
whole city will be destroyed. If they are really God’s prophets, let them pray to the
Lord of Hosts, that the golden dishes still here in the Temple, left from before; and that
those in the palace of the King of Judah, and in the palaces in Jerusalem, will not be
carried away with you all to Babylon!”
16. For thus says the Lord of Hosts, concerning fthe pillars, and concerning 6the sea, and
concerning 6the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this
city.
17. Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, gwhen he carried away captive
Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all-of
the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.
18. Yes, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that
remain in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and of
Jerusalem;
19. hThey shall be carried to Babylon, and there that shall stay until, the day that I visit
them, says the Lord; then iwill I bring them up and restore them to this place.
“For the Lord of Hosts says; The pillars of bronze, standing before the Temple, and the
great bronze basin in the Temple court, and the metal stands and all-of the ceremonial
articles left here by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, when he exiled all the important
people of Judah and Jerusalem to Babylon, along with Jeconiah (son of Jehoiakim), king
of Judah, they will all be carried away to Babylon, and will stay there until I send for
them. Then I will bring them all back to Jerusalem again.”

a
Jeremiah 14:14 d
Job 21:15, Isaiah 59:16 h
2 Kings 25:13, 2 Chronicles
b
[Hebrew]~ in a lie, or lying e
Daniel 1:2 36:18, Jeremiah 52: 17,20-21
c
2 Kings 24:13, 2 Chronicles f
2 Kings 25:13 i
Ezra 1:7, 5:14, 7:19
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CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: HANANIAH PROPHESIES FALSELY, AND IS KILLED
1. And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king
of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur
the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spoke unto me in the house of the Lord, in the
presence of the priests and all-of the people saying;
2. Thus, speaks the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of
the king of Babylon.
3. Within atwo full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the Lord’s
house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried
them off to Babylon.
4. And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with
all the bcaptives of Judah, that went into Babylon, says the Lord; For I will break the
yoke of the king of Babylon.
On a December day, in that same year ~ the fourth year of the reign Zedekiah, king of
Judah, Hananiah, the son of Azur, a false prophet from Gibeon, addressed me publicly
in the Temple while all-of the priests and the people listened. He said; “The Lord of
Hosts, the God of Israel, declares: I have removed the yoke of the king of Babylon for
your necks. Within two years (Jewish calendar years ~ 720 days) I will bring back all-of
the Temple treasures that Nebuchadnezzar carried off the Babylon, and I will bring back
King Jeconiah, son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all-of the other captives exiled to
Babylon, says the Lord. I will surely remove the yoke put on your necks by the king of
Babylon.”
5. Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah, in the presence of the
priests, and in the presence of all-of the people that stood in the house of the Lord.
6. Even the prophet Jeremiah said; cAmen: The Lord do so: The Lord perform the words
which you have prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the Lord’s House, and all
that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.
7. Nevertheless, hear you now this word that I speak in your ears, and in the ears of
all the people;
8. The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied against
many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.
9. dThe prophet which prophesies eof peace, when the word of that prophet shall come
to pass, then shall that prophet be known, that the Lord has sent him.
Then Jeremiah said to Hananiah, in front of all the priests and people, “Amen! Make
your prophecies come true! I hope the Lord will do everything that you say and bring
back from Babylon all-of the treasures of the Temple, with all-of our loved ones. But
listen now to the solemn words that I speak to you, in the presence of all the people.
The ancient prophets, who preceded me and you spoke against many nations, always
warning of war, famine, and plague. So, a prophet who foretells of peace has the
burden of proof on him, to prove that God has really sent him. Only when his message
comes true can it be known that he really is sent from God.
10. Then Hananiah the prophet took the fyoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck and
broke it.
11. And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying: Thus, says the Lord:
Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gfrom the neck of
all the nations withing the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went
his way.
Then Hananiah, the false prophet, took the yoke off Jeremiah’s neck and broke it. And
Hananiah said again to the crowd that had gathered. “The Lord has promised that within
a
[Hebrew]~ 2 years of days (720 c
1 Kings 1:36 f
Jeremiah 27:2, Jeremiah 28:2
days) d
Deuteronomy 18:22 g
Jeremiah 27:7
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two years he will release all the nations now in slavery to King Nebuchadnezzar of
Babylon”. At this point Jeremiah walked out.
12. Then the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, the prophet, after Hananiah the
false prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of Jeremiah, the prophet,
saying;
13. Go and tell Hananiah, saying; You have broken the yokes of wood: but you shall
make for them yokes of iron.
14. For this says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: aI have put a yoke of iron upon
the neck of all these nations, bthat they may serve Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon;
and they shall serve him; and cI have given him the beasts of the fields also.
Soon afterwards, the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah: Go and tell Hananiah that
the Lord says; You have broken a wooden yoke, but these people have yokes of iron on
their necks. The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says: I have put yokes of iron on all
these nations, forcing them into slavery to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and
nothing will change this decree, for I have even given him all-of your flocks and your
herds.
15. Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah, the false prophet. Hear not
Hananiah; dThe Lord has not sent you! But you make these people trust ein a lie.
16. Therefore, thus says the Lord; Behold I will cast you from off the face of the earth;
this year you shall die, because you have taught frebellion against the Lord.
17. So Hananiah the false prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
Then Jeremiah said to Hananiah, the false prophet; “Listen, Hananiah, the Lord has not
sent you, and the people are believing your lies. Therefore, the Lord says you must die!
This very year your life will end, because you have rebelled against the Lord.” And sure
enough, two months later, he died. [This is a warning to all false prophets, who prophesy
out of their own imaginations, or from hearing the wrong spirit. If you claim to have
heard the message from Almighty God, (and He has not sent you) the punishment is
death! Hananiah started his false prophecies in month 4, and 3 months later, he was
dead]! If it can happen to Hananiah, it can happen to you!

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: JEREMIAH’S LETTER TO THE CAPTIVES IN BABYLON

1 Now these are the words of the Letter that Jeremiah the Prophet sent from Jerusalem
unto the residue of gthe elders, which were carried away captives, and hto the priests,
and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away
captive from Jerusalem to Babylon:
2 (After that,i Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the jeunuchs, kthe princes of
Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters and the smiths, were departed from
Jerusalem):
3 By the hand of Elasah, the son of lShaphan, and Gemariah, the son of mHilkiah,
(whom Zedekiah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon saying;
After Jeconiah the king, and the Queen-mother, and all the court officials, and the tribal
officers, and craftsmen had been deported to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, Jeremiah
wrote them a letter from Jerusalem, addressing it to the Jewish elders, and the priests,
and prophets, and to all-of the people.
[Notice that Jeremiah did not address the letter to the captured king]. He sent the letter
with Elasah (son of Shaphan) and Gemariah (son of Hilkiah) when they went to Babylon
as King Zedekiah’s ambassadors to Nebuchadnezzar, and this is what the letter said;

a
Deuteronomy 28:48 f
[Hebrew]~ revolt k
Jeremiah 24:1
b
Jeremiah 25:11 g
Jeremiah 19:1, Ezekiel 8:1 l
2 Chronicles 34:8
c
Jeremiah 27:6 h
Jeremiah 23:33 m
1 Chronicles 6:13
d
Jeremiah 29:31 i
2 Kings 24:12, 15
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4 Thus, says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, unto to all that have been carried
away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon:
[God Almighty makes it very clear that this is no accident ~ He deliberately planned
this, as punishment for their disobedience, for their refusal to obey His words]
5 aBuild your houses and dwell in them, plant gardens and eat the fruit of them:
6 Take you wives and begat sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and
give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that you
may be increased there, and not diminished.
7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives,
and bpray unto the Lord for it; for in the peace thereof, you shall have peace.
The Lord God of Hosts, the God of Israel, sends this message to all-of the captives that
He has exiled to Babylon from Jerusalem: Build homes and plan to stay (as this is not
going to end soon), plant vineyards, for you will be there for many years. Marry and
have children, and then find mates for them and then have grandchildren. Multiply!
[Notice God did not say to take sons and daughters of the heathens, to be your husbands
or wives ~ but sadly that is what they did!]
Don’t dwindle away! And work for the peace and prosperity of Babylon. Pray for Babylon,
because if Babylon has peace ~ so will you! [Jesus reminds us to pray for our enemies.
He was just reminding the Jews, what Jeremiah had already stated here, when they
were taken into captivity.]
8 For thus says the Lord God of Hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and
c
your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your
dreams which you cause to be dreamed.
9 For they prophecy dfalsely in my name; For I have not sent them, says the Lord.
10 For thus says the Lord. That eafter seventy years be accomplished at Babylon, fI will
visit you, and gperform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this
place (Jerusalem).
11 For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace,
and not of evil, to hgive you and iexpected end.
The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says; Don’t let the false prophets and diviners
(mediums) who are there among you, fool you! Don’t listen to the dreams that they
invent, for they prophesy lies in my name. I have not sent them, says the Lord.
[Notice that the Lord did not remove these false prophets from among the people ~ they
are left there as a test, to see if the people will listen to the true prophets of God, and
follow His instructions ~ not Satan’s instructions, which are to deceive the people and
lead them further away from God’s word.]
The truth is this; You will be in Babylon for seventy years ~ for a lifetime. But
then, I will come and I will do all-of the good things I have promised to you,
and bring you back home again. For I know what I am doing; I know the plans that
I have for you, says the Lord, they are plans for your good, not for evil, to give you a
better future and a hope.
[Many Christians take Jeremiah 29:11 and quote it “out of context”, but here The Lord
is telling them that first, you have to suffer 70 years of slavery, servitude, and
punishment, because of your disobedience, and then you will be brought back to
Jerusalem, to follow the better plans that I have for you, then the evil that you were in,
before you were captured and sent into slavery.]
Then we move straight into Last Day prophecies!

a
Jeremiah 29:28 d
[Hebrew]~ in a lie g
Jeremiah 33:14
b
Ezra 6:10 e
Jeremiah 25:12 h
Jeremiah 31:17
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Jeremiah 27:9 f
Jeremiah 27:22 i
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12 [LD] Then you shall call upon me, and you shall go and pray unto me, and I will
hearken unto you.
13 [LD] And you will seek me, and you will find me, when you shall search for me with
all-of your heart.
14 [LD] And I will be found of you, says the Lord; and I will turn away your captivity,
and I will gather you from all-of the nations, and from all-of the places that I have
driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you again into the place where I caused
you to be carried away captive.
In those days, when you pray, I will listen. You will find me when you seek me, if you
look for me in earnest. Yes, says the Lord, I will be found by you, and I will end your
slavery, and restore your fortunes, and gather you out of the nations where I sent you
and bring you back home again to your own land.
[And these prophecies have already started to take place. Jewish people are now
completing Aliyah in great numbers, and there are now an estimated 9 million Jews who
have returned to Israel since 1948 when the nation was reborn in one day ~ just as was
prophesied in Isaiah 66:8]
15 Because you have said that the Lord has raised you up prophets in Babylon;
16 Know, that thus says the Lord of the king athat sits upon the throne of David, and of
all the people that dwell in this city, and of your brethren, that have not gone forth
with you into captivity;
17 Thus, says the Lord of Hosts: Behold, bI will send upon them the sword, the famine,
and the pestilence, and will make them clike vile figs, that cannot be eaten, because
they are so evil.
18 And I will persecute them, with the sword, with the famine and with the pestilence,
and dwill deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse,
and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach, eamong all-of the nations where
I have driven them;
Because they have not hearkened to my words, says the Lord, which I sent unto them
by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but you would not hear,
says the Lord. But now, because you accept the false prophets that are among you, and
say that the Lord has sent them, I will send war, famine and disease (plagues) among
the people left here in Jerusalem, and on all-of your relatives who have not been exiled
to Babylon, and on the king, who sits on David’s throne, and make them like rotten figs,
that are too bad to eat. And I will scatter them all around the world. And in every nation
where I placed them, they will be cursed and hissed and mocked, for they refuse to
listen to me, though I spoke to them again and again through my prophets.
[Notice at the moment the anti-Jewish responses are increasing in many nations across
the globe, fulfilling the prophecy before our own eyes.]
19 Hear therefore the words of the Lord, all you of the captivity, fwhom I have sent
from Jerusalem to Babylon:
20 Thus, says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab, the son of Kolaiah and of
Zedekiah, the son of Maaseiah, gwhich prophecy a lie unto you in my name; Behold,
I will deliver them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon; and he shall
slay them before your eyes;
21 And hof them shall be taken up ia curse by all the captivity of Judah, which are in
Babylon, saying, The Lord makes thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, jwhom the king
of Babylon roasted in the fire;

a
Jeremiah 22:2 d
Deuteronomy 28:25, Jeremiah g
Jeremiah 29:9
b
Jeremiah 24:10 24:9 h
Isaiah 65:15
c
Jeremiah 24:8 e
Jeremiah 26:6 i
Jeremiah 24:9
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Because they have committed villainy in Israel, and have committed with their
neighbour’s wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not
commanded them: even I know, and aam a witness says the Lord. Therefore, listen to
the word of God, all-of you Jewish captives, who are in Babylon.
The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says this about your false prophets, Ahab (son of
Kolaiah) and Zedekiah (son of Maaseiah), who are declaring lies to you in my name;
Look, I am turning them, over to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, to be executed
publicly, before your very eyes.
Their fate shall become proverbial of all evil, so that whenever anyone wants to curse
someone, he will say; “The Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of
Babylon burned alive.” For these men have done a terrible thing among my people. They
have committed adultery with their neighbour’s wives and have lied in my name. I know,
for I have seen everything that they do, says the Lord.
[So now we have seen in just a few short chapters, that the Lord God of Hosts, kills all
false prophets, who claim to prophecy in His name, whom he has not sent.
This warning applies to false prophets today as well. Many claimed that they had visions
and dreams, and that God said that Trump would win the 2020 election, but it did not
happen.
Others claimed that he would be back as President by March 2021, well that also have
come and gone.
Other Christian Leaders have been identified as committing adultery, by sleeping with
their neighbour’s wives.
The Lord God of Hosts then confirms his statement, by saying I know these things, for
I have seen everything that they do. In the following verses of this chapter, other false
prophets, will not bear any male children, so their line will disappear from the annuls of
history.
If you are one of these people identified above, now is the time to repent before the
Lord executes judgement upon You and Your family.]
22 Thus, shall you speak to Shemaiah, the bNehelamite saying;
23 Thus, speaks the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Because you have sent
letters in your name to all the people that are in Jerusalem, and to cZephaniah, the
son of dMaaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying;
24 The Lord has made thee priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, and you should be
e
officers in the house of the Lord, for every man fthat is mad, and gmakes himself a
prophet, that you should put him in prison, and in hthe stocks.
25 Now therefore, why have you not reproved iJeremiah, of Anathoth, which makes
himself a prophet to you?
26 For therefore, he has sent unto us in Babylon saying, this captivity is long; jbuild
you houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
27 And Zephaniah the priest, read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
28 Then came the word of the Lord to Jeremiah, saying;
29 Send to all-of them of the captivity, saying; thus, says the Lord, concerning
Shemaiah, the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah has prophesied unto you, and
k
I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:
30 *** Therefore, thus says the Lord; Behold I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite
and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither lshall he
behold the good that I will do for my people, says the Lord; because he has taught
rebellion against the Lord.

a
Malachi 3:5 e
Jeremiah 20:1 i
Jeremiah 1:1
b
[Hebrew]~ dreamer f
2 Kings 9:11 j
Jeremiah 29:5
c
2 Kings 25:18 g
1 Samuel 18:10 k
Jeremiah 28:15
d
Jeremiah 35:4 h
Jeremiah 20:2 l
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And say this to Shemaiah, the dreamer. The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You
have written a letter to Zephaniah (son of Maaseiah) the priest, and sent copies to all
the other priests, and to everyone in Jerusalem. And in this letter, you have said to
Zephaniah, “The Lord has appointed you to replace Jehoiada as priest, as priest in
Jerusalem. And it is your responsibility to arrest any madman who claims to be a
prophet, and to put him in the stocks and collar. Why haven’t you done something about
this false prophet of Anathoth? For he has written to us here in Babylon, saying that our
captivity here will be long (seventy years), and they we should build permanent houses
and plan to stay for many years, that we should plant fruit trees, for we will be here to
eat the fruit from them for a long time to come.” Zephaniah took the letter over to
Jeremiah and read it to him!
Then the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah: Send an open letter to all the exiles in
Babylon and tell them this: The Lord says that because Shemaiah the Nehelamite (the
dreamer) has “prophesied” to you, when I did not send him, and fooled you into believing
his lies, I will punish him and his family. None of his descendants shall see the good
things that I have waiting for my people, [they will all die within the 70-year period of
the captivity] for he has taught you to rebel against the Lord.

In Chapters 30 & 31, Jeremiah moves forward straight into end-time prophecy, of
Tribulation, Second Coming and Millennium reign, so read carefully what The Lord has
already prepared for us ~ his people.

CHAPTER THIRTY: THE CAPTIVE JEWS RETURN FORETOLD.

This whole chapter relates to the Tribulation period [T]

1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

2. Thus, speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying; aWrite all the words that I have spoken
to you in a book.
3. For lo, bthe days come, says the Lord, that cI will bring again captivity to my people,
d
Israel, and Judah, says the Lord; and eI will cause them to return to the land that I
gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.
4. And these are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah.
5. For thus says the Lord: We have heard a voice of trembling, fof fear and not of
peace.
6. Ask you now, and see whether ga man does travel with child? Wherefore do I see
every many with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and hall faces are
turned into paleness?
7. Alas! For ithat day is great, so that none is like it; it is even the time of Jacob’s
trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
8. For it shall come to pass jin that day, says the Lord of Hosts, that kI will break his
yoke from off thy neck, and I will burst your bonds, and strangers shall no more
serve themselves of him:
9. But they shall serve the Lord their God, and lDavid their King, whom I will raise up
unto them.
This is another of the Lord’s important messages to Jeremiah. The Lord God of Israel
says; Write down for the record all the things that I have said to you. For the time is
coming when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah and I will bring

a
Jeremiah 36:2 e
Jeremiah 16:13 i
Joel 2:11
b
Jeremiah 9:25 f
[Hebrew]~ there is fear and not j
Isaiah 2:11
c
Ezra 2:1, Jeremiah 29:14, peace k
Jeremiah 2:20
Jeremiah 32:44 g
[Hebrew]~ a male l
Psalm 89:3
d
Jeremiah 31:6 h
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them home to this land, that I gave to their fathers, they shall possess it and shall live
here once again. And write this also concerning Israel and Judah: “Where shall we find
peace?” they cry out. “There is only fear and trembling. Do men give birth? Then why
do they stand there ashen-faced, with their hands pressed against their sides like women
in labour?” Alas! In all-of history when has there ever been a time of terror such as in
that coming day? It is a time of trouble for my people ~ for Jacob ~ such as they have
never known before. Yet, God will rescue them! For on that day, says the lord of Hosts,
I will break the yoke from their necks and snap their chains, and foreigners shall no
longer be their masters! For they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their King,
whom I will raise up for them, says the Lord. [The Messiah, David’s greater Son: whom
God has raised up for them]
10. Therefore, do not fear, O my servant Jacob, says the Lord, to save thee; neither be
dismayed, O Israel; for lo, I will save thee from afar, and they seed from the land
of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none
shall make him afraid.
11. For I AM with thee, says the Lord; to save thee; though I make a full end of all the
nations where I have scattered them, yet will I not make a full end of thee; but I
will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
12. For thus says the Lord; Thy bruise is incurable, and they wound is grievous.
13. There is none to plead your cause, that you may be bound up; you have no healing
medicines.
14. All your lovers have forgotten you; They do not seek you; for I have wounded you
with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude
of your iniquity; because your sins were increased.
15. Why do you cry for your afflictions? Your sorrow is incurable, for the multitude of
your iniquities; because your sins were increased, I have done these things to you.
So, don’t be afraid, O Jacob, my servant: don’t be dismayed, O Israel; for I will bring
you home again from distant lands; and your children from their exile. They shall have
rest and quietness in their own land, and no one shall make them afraid. For I AM with
you, and I will save you, says the Lord. Even I will utterly destroy the nations where I
scatter you, But I will not exterminate you; I will punish you, yes ~ you will not go
unpunished. For your sin is an incurable bruise, a terrible wound. There is no one to help
you bind up the wound, and no medication does any good. All your lovers have left you,
and they don’t care anything about you anymore; for I have wounded you cruelly, as
though I was your enemy; mercilessly, as though I were an implacable foe; for your
sins are so many, your guilt is so great. Why do you protest your punishment? Your sin
is so scandalous that your sorrow shall never end! It is because your guilt is so great
that I have had to punish you so much.
16. aTherefore, all that devour thee, bshall be devoured; and all your adversaries, every
one of them, shall go into captivity, and cthey that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all
that prey upon thee, will I give for a prey.
17. For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of your wounds, says the
Lord; because they called you an Outcast, saying, This, is Zion, whom no man seeks
after.
But in that coming day, all who are destroying you, shall be destroyed, and all-of your
enemies shall become slaves. Those who rob you, shall be robbed, and those attacking
you, shall be attacked! I will give you back your health again and heal all-of your
wounds. Now you are called “The Outcast” and “Jerusalem, the place that nobody
wants”.

a
Compare with Jeremiah 30:11 b
Exodus 23:22, Isaiah 41:11 c
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18. Thus, says the Lord: Behold, aI will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and
b
have mercy on his dwelling place; and the city shall be built back up upon her own
c
heaps, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
19. And out of them shall proceed dthanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry:
and eI will multiply them, and they shall not be few; and I will also glorify them, and
they shall not be small.
20. Their children also shall be fas afore-time; and their congregation shall be
established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them.
21. And gtheir nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor, shall proceed from the
midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me;
for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? Says the Lord.
22. And hyou shall be my people, and I shall be your God.
23. Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goes forth with fury, a icontinuing whirlwind; it
j
shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.
24. The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he has done it and until he has
k

performed the intents of his heart: lin the latter days you shall consider it.
But, says the Lord, when I bring you home again, from your captivity and restore your
fortunes, Jerusalem will be rebuilt upon her ruins; the palace will be reconstructed as it
was before. The cities will be filled with joy and great thanksgiving, and I will multiply
my people and make of them a great and honoured nation. Their children shall prosper,
as in David’s reign; their nation shall be established before me, and I will punish anyone
who hurts them. They will have their own ruler again. He will not be a foreigner. And I
will invite him to be a priest at my altars, and he shall approach me, for who would dare
to come unless invited. And you shall be my people and I shall be your God. Suddenly,
the devastating whirlwind of the Lord roars with fury; it shall burst upon the heads of
the wicked. The Lord will not call-off the fierceness of his anger until it has finished all
the terrible destruction he has planned. Later on, (in the latter days) you will understand
what I am telling you.

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL

This whole chapter relates to the Second Coming [S] and the Millennium [M]

1. At the same time, says the Lord, says the Lord, mwill I be the God of all the families
of Israel, and they shall be my people.
2. Thus, says the Lord, the people which were left alive after the sword, found grace in
the wilderness; even Israel; nwhen I went to cause him to rest.
3. The Lord has appeared oof old unto me, saying, Yes, pI have loved thee with qan
everlasting love; therefore, rwith loving kindness shave I drawn thee.
4. Again, tI will build thee; and you shall be built; O virgin of Israel; You shall again be
adorned with your utabrets, and shall go forth in the dances of them that make
merry.
5. vYou shall yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant,
and shall weat them as common things.

a
Jeremiah 30:3 h
Leviticus 26:12, Jeremiah 24:7 p
Malachi 1:2, Romans 11:28
b
Psalm 102:13 i
[Hebrew]~ cutting q
Psalm 36:10, Psalm 109:12
c
[Hebrew]~ little hill j
[Hebrew]~ remain r
[Hebrew]~ have I extended
d
Isaiah 35:10, 51:11 k
Jeremiah 12:13 loving kindness unto thee.
e
Ezekiel 36:10, 37, Zechariah l
Ezekiel 38:16, Hosea 3:5 s
Hosea 11:4
10:8 m
Jeremiah 30:22 t
Jeremiah 33:7
f
Isaiah 1:26, Jeremiah 33:7,11 n
Numbers 10:33, Psalm 95:11, u
[Hebrew]~ Timbrels
g
Genesis 49:10, Deuteronomy Isaiah 63:14, Jeremiah 47:6 v
Isaiah 65:21, Amos 9:14
18:18 o
[Hebrew]~ from afar w
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At that time says the Lord, all families of Israel shall recognize me as the Lord; they
shall act like my people. I will care for them as I did those who escaped from Egypt, to
whom I showed my mercies in the wilderness, when Israel sought to rest. For long ago
the Lord had said to Israel: I have loved you, O my people, with an everlasting love:
with loving kindness I have drawn you to me. I will rebuild your nation, O virgin Israel.
You will again be happy and dance merrily with timbrels. Again, you will plant your
vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria, and eat from your own gardens there.
6. For there shall come a day, that the watchmen upon mount Ephraim shall cry out:
a
“Arise! And let us go up to Zion, unto the Lord our God”.
7. For thus says the Lord; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chiefs of
the nations: publish you, praise you, and say, O Lord, save your people, the remnant
of Israel.
8. Behold, I will bring them bfrom the north country, and gather them from the coasts
of the earth, and with them cthe blind and the lame, the woman with child and her
that travails with child together: a great company shall return here.
9. They shall come dweeping, and with esupplications will I lead them: I will cause them
to walk fby the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble;
for gI am a father to Israel; and hEphraim is imy first born.
The day shall come when watchmen on the hills of Ephraim will call out and say, “Arise,
and let us go up to Zion, to the Lord our God.” For the Lord says, sing with joy for all
that I will do for Israel, the greatest of the Nations! Shout out with praise and joy: “The
Lord has saved his people, the remnant of Israel.” For I will bring them from the north
and from the earth’s farthest ends, not forgetting their blind and lame, their young
mothers with little ones, those ready to give birth. It will be a great company who comes.
Tears of joy shall stream down their faces, and I will lead them home with great care.
They shall walk beside the quiet streams, and not stumble. For I AM a farther to Israel,
and Ephraim is my eldest child.
10. Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it to the isles afar off, and say,
He that scatters Israel will gather him, and keep him, jas a shepherd gathers his
flock.
11. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and kransomed from the hand of him that was
stronger than he.
Listen to this message from the Lord, you nations of the world, and publish it abroad.
The Lord who scattered his people will gather them back together again and watch over
them as a shepherd does his flock. He will save Israel from those who are too strong
for them.
[This is a wonderful promise from the Lord, once the nation of Israel is reborn, God
Himself will become their protector and save them from every enemy that is too strong
for them. This is a warning for all-of the Middle Eastern countries and Russia, and China.
If you fight against Israel, you will end up fighting against God, and you will never win!]
12. Therefore, they shall come and sing lin the height of Zion, and shall flow together
m
to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young
of the flock, and of the herd; and their soul nshall as a watered garden: and they
shall not sorrow anymore at all.
13. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together; for I
will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from
their sorrow.

a
Isaiah 2:3, Jeremiah 30:3 f
Isaiah 35:7, 49:10 k
Isaiah 43:1, 44:23, 48:20
b
Jeremiah 3:18 g
Isaiah 45:11, Romans 8:15 l
Ezekiel 17:23, 20:40
c
Isaiah 35:5-6 h
Jeremiah 31:18 m
Hosea 3:5
d
Jeremiah 50:4 i
Exodus 4:22, Psalm 89:27 n
Isaiah 58:11
e
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14. And I will asatiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied
with my goodness, says the Lord.
They shall come home and sing songs of joy, upon the hlls of Zion, and shall be radiant
over the goodness of the Lord ~~ the good crops, the wheat, the wine and the oil, and
the healthy flocks and herds. Their lives shall be like a well-watered garden, and all-of
their sorrows shall be gone. The young girls shall dance for joy, and menfolk, both young
and old, will take part in all-of the fun; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and I will
comfort them and make them rejoice, for their captivity with all-of its sorrows will be
behind them. I will feast the priests with abundance of offerings, brought to them at the
Temple: I will satisfy my people with my bounty, says the Lord.
15. Thus, says the Lord: bA voice was heard in cRamah, lamentation, and bitter weeping:
Rachel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because
they were not.
16. Thus, says the Lord: Refrain your voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears;
for thy work shall be rewarded, says the Lord: and dthey shall come again from the
land of their enemies.
17. And there is hope in the end, says the Lord; that your children shall come again to
their own borders.
And the Lord spoke to me again, saying: In Ramah there is bitter weeping. Ramah is
weeping for her children and she cannot be comforted, for they are gone.
[This is the scripture fulfilled at the time of the birth of Jesus Christ, when Herod orders
all male children born up to 18 months old to the be slaughtered in parts of Israel.]
But the Lord says; Don’t cry any longer, for I have heard your prayers and you will see
them again: they will come back to you from the distant land of the enemy. There is
hope for your future, says the Lord, and your children will come again to their own land.
18. I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus: You have chastised me, and
I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: eturn thou me, and I shall
be turned: for you are the Lord my God.
19. Surely after that I was turned, I repented: and after that I was instructed, I fsmote
upon my thigh: I was ashamed, Yes, even confounded, because I did bear the
reproach gof my youth.
20. Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a pleasant child? For since I spoke against him, I do
earnestly remember him still: therefore, hmy bowels iare troubled for him: I will
surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.
21. Set up jwaymarks, make thee high heaps: kset your hearts towards the highway,
even the way that you went: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these cities.
I have heard Ephraim’s groans: “You have punished me greatly: but I needed all-of it:
as a calf must be trained for a yoke. Turn me again to you and restore: for you alone
are the Lord, my God. I turned away from God but I was sorry afterwards, I kicked
myself for my stupidity. I was thoroughly ashamed of all that I did in my younger days.
And the Lord replies: Ephraim is still my son. I had to punish him, but I still love him.
I long for him and I will still have mercy for him. As you travel into exile, set up set up
road signs, pointing back to Israel. Mark your pathway well. For you shall return again,
O virgin Israel, to your cities here. [These examples, given about Ephraim and Israel,
are a clear picture about how God Almighty treats all nations, and how he punishes us
for our disobedience, but that does not mean that he ceases loving us ~ in fact, the very
opposite is true. He longs for us to return to him, and He pours out his mercy and
compassion, protection and blessings, upon all who repent and turn back to Him.]

a
Proverbs 5:19, Jeremiah 31:25 e
Lamentations 5:21 i
[Hebrew]~ sound
b
Matthew 2:18 f
Ezekiel 21:12 j
2 Kings 23:17 [Hebrew]
c
Genesis 35:19-20, 48:7 g
Jeremiah 3:25 k
Isaiah 57:14, 62:10
d
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22. How long will you ago about as the backsliding daughter? For the Lord has created a
new thing in the earth, a woman will compass ba man.
How long will you vacillate (waver) O wayward daughter? For the Lord will cause
something new and different to happen ~ Israel shall seek him, like a woman courts a
suitor.
23. Thus, says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: As yet they shall use this speech in
the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity:
c
the Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and dmountain of holiness.
24. And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and ein all the cities thereof together,
husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.
25. For I will satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul;
26. Upon this I awaked, and beheld: my sleep was sweet unto me.
The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says: When I bring them back again, they shall say
in Judah and her cities: “The Lord bless you, O centre of righteousness, O holy hill!” And
city dwellers and farmers shall all live together in peace, harmony, and happiness. For
I will give rest to the weary and joy to all that are sorrowful. (Then Jeremiah woke up).
“Such sleep is very sweet”, he said.
27. Behold, the day comes, says the Lord, that fI will sow the house of Judah and the
house of Israel with gthe seed of man, ad with the seed of beast.
28. And it shall come to pass, and that like hI have watched over them, to pluck up, and
to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict: and I will watch
over them, to build, and to plant, says the Lord.
29. iIn those days they shall say no more; the fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the
children’s teeth are set on edge.
30. But everyone shall die for their own iniquity: every man that eats a sour grape, his
own teeth shall be set on edge.
The Lord says: the time will come when I will greatly increase the population and
multiply the number of cattle here in Israel. In the past, I painstakingly destroyed the
nation, but now I will carefully build it up. The people shall no longer quote this proverb
~ “Children pay for their father’s sins.” For everyone shall die for his own sins ~ the
person who eats sour grapes is the one whose teeth are set on edge.
[After making this radical statement ~ that individual Jews are now responsible for their
own sins, and will die in those sins, if they don’t repent and turn back to God, God
Almighty reveals the solution to their problems. He never expects them to work out their
own salvation: He offers the nation, (and each individual) a New Covenant].

The New Covenant: [In His blood]

31. jBehold the day comes, says the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the
House of Israel, and with the House of Judah:
32. Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that kI took
them by that hand to bring them out of Egypt: which my covenant they brake,
l
although I was a husband unto them, says the Lord.
33. But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the House of Israel: After those
m

days, says the Lord, nI will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their
hearts: and owill be their God, and they shall be my people.

a
Jeremiah 2:18, 23, 36 g
Psalm 22:30, Isaiah 53:10 l
[Hebrew]~ Should I have
b
Zechariah 13:7 h
Jeremiah 44:27 continued as a husband unto them
c
Psalm 122:6-8 i
Lamentations 5:7, Ezekiel 18:2-3 m
Jeremiah 32:40, Hebrew 10:16
d
Zechariah 8:3 j
Jeremiah 31:34, Hebrews 8:8-12 n
Ezekiel 11:19, 36:26-27
e
Jeremiah 33:12-13 k
Deuteronomy 1:31 o
Jeremiah 24:7, Revelation 21:7
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34. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother,
saying: Know the Lord: for athey shall all know me, from the least of them unto the
greatest of them, says the Lord: for bI will forgive their iniquities, and I will
remember their sins no more.
The day will come, says the Lord, when I will make a new contract with the people of
Israel and Judah. It will not be like the one I made with their fathers when I took them
by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt ~ a contract they broke (many times)
forcing me to reject them, even though I was like a husband to them, and they were
my wife, says the Lord. But this is the new Contract that I will make with them: I will
inscribe the laws upon their hearts, (instead of upon tablets of stone) so that they will
want to honour me, then they shall truly be my people, and I will be their God. At that
time, it will no longer be necessary to admonish one another, to know the Lord. For
everyone, both great and small, shall really know me then, says the Lord, and I will
forgive their sins and remember them no more.
[After making this historic New Covenant with the House of Israel, God confirms it with
an oath using His own name, and then sets His timeline into motion. First, God has to
get rid of the Babylonian empire, followed by the Medes & the Persian empires, then by
raising up the Roman empire, as the time of Christ’s birth, so that at His death and
resurrection, this promise, given 600 years before could be activated. Today, we want
instant action to God’s promises. Sadly, that is not always what the word of
God says!]
35. Thus, says the Lord, cwhich gives the sun for the light by day, and the dordinances
of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, ewhich divides the sea when the
waves roar: fThe Lord of Hosts is His name.
36. gIf these ordinances depart from before me, says the Lord, then the seed of Israel
shall also cease from being a nation before me for ever.
37. Thus, says the Lord: If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the
earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel, for all that they
have done, says the Lord.
Then lord gives us sunlight in the daytime, and the moon and stars to light the night,
and who stirs the seas to make roaring waves ~ his name is Lord of Hosts ~ says this:
“I am as likely to reject my people, as I am to do away with these laws of Nature! Not
until the heavens can be measured and the foundations of the earth explored, will I
consider casting them away forever for their sins!
38. Behold, the days come, says the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord, from
h
the tower of Hananel unto ithe gate of the corner.
39. And jthe measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill of kGareb, and
shall compass about 2Goath.
40. And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all-of the fields unto
the Brook Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate towards the east, shall be holy
unto the Lord; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down anymore forever.
For the time is coming, says the Lord, when all Jerusalem shall be rebuilt for the Lord,
from the Tower of Hananeel at the north-east corner, to the corner gate at the north-
west; and from the hill of Gareb at the south-west, across to Goah on the south-east.
And the entire city, including the cemetery and the ash dump in the valley, shall be holy
unto the Lord, and so shall all-of the fields out to the Brook of Kidron, and from there to
the Horse Gate on the eastern side of the city, it shall never, ever again be captured or
destroyed.

a
Isaiah 54:13 e
Isaiah 51:15 i
2 Kings 14:13
b
Jeremiah 33:8, 36:3 f
Jeremiah 10:16 j
Ezekiel 40:3
c
Genesis 1:16, Psalm 72:5, 17 g
Psalm 148:6, Isaiah 54:9-10 k
Compare Jeremiah 25:26
d
Jeremiah 33:25 h
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CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: JEREMIAH BUYS HANAMEEL’S FIELD
1. The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, ain the tenth year of the reign of
Zedekiah king of Judah, which was in the eighteenth year of the reign of
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.
2. For then, the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet
was shut up bin the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house.
3. For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up saying; Wherefore do you prophesy,
and say, Thus, says the Lord, cBehold I will give this city into the hand of the king
of Babylon, and he shall take it;
4. dAnd Zedekiah, king of Judah eshall not escape out of the hands of the Chaldeans,
but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak
with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;
5. And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon and there shall he be until I visit him, says
the Lord: though you fight with the Chaldeans you shall not prosper?
The following message came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of the reign of
Zedekiah, king of Judah, which was also the eighteenth year of the reign of
Nebuchadnezzar. At this time, Jeremiah was locked up in the dungeon beneath the
palace, while the Babylonian army was besieging Jerusalem. King Zedekiah had put him
in prison for continuing to prophesy that the city would be conquered by the king of
Babylon, and that King Zedekiah would be captured and be taken as a prisoner to be
tried and sentenced before the King of Babylon, in Babylon. “He shall take you to Babylon
and imprison you there for many years, until you die. Why fight these facts? You can’t
win! Surrender now! God is not going to change his mind about you!” [God says what
He means ~~ and means what He says!] Jeremiah, told him over and over again.
6. And Jeremiah said, the word of the Lord came unto me saying:
7. Behold, Hanameel, the son of Shallum, your uncle shall come unto you and say; Buy
my field that is in Anathoth: for fthe right of redemption is yours to buy it.
8. So, Hanameel, my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to
the word of the Lord, and said unto me, buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth,
which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is yours, and the
redemption is yours; buy it for yourself. Then I knew that this was the word of the
Lord.
9. And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, and gweighed him the money,
even hseventeen shekels of silver.
10. And I isubscribed the evidence, and jsealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him
the money in the balances. So, I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which
was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:
11. And I gave the evidence of the purchase to kBaruch the son of Neriah, the son of
Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel, my uncle’s son, and in the presences of the
witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all-of the Jews that sat
in the court of the prison.
Then the message from the Lord came to Jeremiah; Your cousin Hanameel, (the son of
Shallum) will soon arrive to ask you to buy the farm he owns in Anathoth, for by law
you have a chance to buy it (redeem it) before it is offered to anyone else. [God always
prepares the receiver, before sending the messenger]. So Hanameel came, as the Lord
had said he would, and visited me in the prison. “Buy my field in Anathoth, in the land
of Benjamin,” he said; “for the law gives you the first right to purchase it” [for you are

a
Compare 2 Kings 25:1-2 with e
Jeremiah 38:18, 23, Compare h
[Hebrew]~ seven shekels and
Jeremiah 37:5, 11, 39:1, 52:4 Jeremiah 39:5-7, 52: 9-11 ten pieces of silver
b
Jeremiah 33:1, 37:21, 39:14 f
Leviticus 25:25 i
[Hebrew]~ wrote in the book
c
Jeremiah 34:2, 38:3 g
Genesis 23:16, Matthew 26:15 j
Esther 3:12
d
Jeremiah 34:3 k
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a near relative]. Then I knew that this was a confirmation of the message I had received
from the Lord. So, I bought the field, paying Hanameel seventeen pieces of silver. I
signed and sealed the deed of purchase before witnesses, and weighed out the silver
and paid him. Then I took the sealed deeds, containing the terms and conditions, and
also the unsealed copy, and publicly, in the presence of my cousin Hanameel and the
witnesses who had signed the deed, and as the prison guards watched, I handed the
papers to Baruch (the son of Neriah, who was the son of Maaseiah).
12. And I charged Baruch before them saying:
13. Thus, says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, the evidence
of purchase, both which is sealed and this evidence which open; and put them in
earthen vessels, that they may continue (to be safe) for many days.
14. For, thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, Houses and fields and vineyards
shall be possessed again in this land. And I said the them as they all listened. The
Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Take both this sealed deed and the copy and
put them in a pottery jar to preserve them for a long time. For the Lord of Hosts,
the God of Israel, says; In the future these papers will be valuable. Someday, people
will again own property here in this country, and will be buying and selling houses
and vineyards and fields.
15. Now, when I had delivered athe evidence of the purchase of the field unto Baruch,
the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the Lord, saying:
16. Ah Lord God! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power
and stretched-out arm, and bthere is nothing ctoo hard for thee;
17. dYou show lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompense the iniquity of the
fathers into the bosoms of their children after them: The Great, ethe Mighty God,
f
the Lord of Hosts is his name.
18. gGreat in counsel, and mighty in hworks: for your eyes are open upon all-of the ways
of the sons of men; to give everyone according to the fruit of his doings:
19. Which has set signs and wonders in the Land of Egypt, even unto this day, ad in
Israel, and among other men; and have made thee a name, as at this day.
20. And you brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with
wonders, and with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, and iwith great
terror:
21. And has given them this hand, jwhich you did swear to their fathers to give them,k
a land flowing with milk and honey.
22. And they came in, and possessed it: but they obeyed not your voice, neither walked
in your law: they have done nothing of all that you commanded them to do:
therefore, you have caused all-of this evil to come upon them:
23. Behold, the mounts they have come unto the city to take it: and the city is given
into the hands of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and the
famine, and the pestilence: and what you have spoken Has come to pass: and
behold, you see it.
24. And you have said unto me: O Lord God, lbuy the field for money and mtake
witnesses; nfor this city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans.
Then, after I had given the documents to Baruch I prayed: “O Lord God! You have made
the heavens and the earth by your great power: Nothing is too hard for you! [except to
sin!] You show lovingkindness to thousands of people, yet children suffer for their
father’s sins: you are a great and mighty God, the Lord of Hosts. You have all wisdom,
and you do great and mighty miracles; for your eyes are open to all the ways of men:
a
Jeremiah 32:11-12 f
Jeremiah 10:6 k
Jeremiah 11:5
b
Genesis 18:14 g
Isaiah 28:29 l
Jeremiah 32:7
c
[Hebrew]~ hidden from thee h
[Hebrew]~ doing m
Jeremiah 32:10
d
Exodus 20:6 i
Deuteronomy 4:34 n
[Hebrew]~ though
e
Isaiah 9:6 j
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and you reward everyone according to his life and his deeds [his fruits]. You have done
incredible things in the land of Egypt ~ things that are still remembered to this very day.
And you have continued to do great miracles in Israel and all around the world. You
have made your name known and very great, just as it is today. You brought Israel up
out of Egypt, with mighty miracles and with great power and terror. You gave Israel
this land that you promised to their fathers long ago ~ a wonderful land which flows
with milk and honey.” Our fathers came and conquered it and lived in it, but they
refused to obey you, or to follow your laws. They have hardly even done one thing that
you told them to do. That is why you have sent all-of this evil down upon them. See
how the siege mounds have been built against the city walls, and the Babylonians shall
conquer this city by sword, famine and disease. Everything has happened just as you
said that it would ~ as you determined it should! And yet you say to buy the field ~
paying good money for it, before these witnesses. ~ even though the city will belong to
our enemies. [God is always true to His word ~ He says what He means ~ and He means
what He says.]
25. Then came the word of the Lord to Jeremiah saying;
26. Behold, I AM the Lord, athe God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?
27. Therefore, thus says the Lord: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the
Chaldeans and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall
capture it.
28. And the Chaldeans that fight against this city, shall come in set fire to this city, and
burn it with the houses, bupon whose rooftops they have offered incense to Baal,
and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.
This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: I AM the Lord, the God of all
mankind: is there anything too hard for me? [YES! Actually, there is! Because God
cannot sin! Because if He did sin, He would no longer be holy, and therefore ~ no longer
God ~ but this is not what God means here!]
Yes! I will give this city in the hands of the Babylonians ad to Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon, he shall conquer it. And the Babylonians outside the walls shall come in and
set fire to the city and burn down all these houses, where the roofs have been used to
offer incense to Baal, and to pour out libations (drink offerings) to other gods, causing
my fury to rise!
29. For the children of Israel, and the children of Judah, have only done evil before me
c
from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger dwith
the works of their hands, says the Lord.
30. For this city has been to me as ea provocation of mine anger and my fury from the
day that they built it, even unto this day: that I should remove it from before my
face.
31. Because of all the evil of the children of Israel, and of the children of Judah, which
they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, and their princes, their
priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
32. And fthey have turned their gbacks, not their faces towards me: though I have taught
them, hrising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive
instructions.
33. But, ithey set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile
it.
34. jAnd they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom,
k
to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech: which

a
Numbers 16:22 e
[Hebrew]~ for my anger i
Jeremiah 7:30, Ezekiel 5:11
b
Jeremiah 19:13 f
Jeremiah 2:27, 7:24 j
Jeremiah 7:31
c
Jeremiah 3:25 g
[Hebrew]~ necks k
Leviticus 18:21
d
Jeremiah 25:6-7 h
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 I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this
abomination, ato cause Judah to sin.
For Israel and Judah have done nothing but wrong since their earliest days: they have
infuriated me, with all-of their evil deeds. From the time that this city was first
constructed until now, it has done nothing but anger me; so, I am determined to be rid
if it ~ (to wipe it off the face of the earth). The sins of Israel and Judah, the sins of my
people, of their kings, officers, priests, and prophets, really stir me up! They have turned
their backs on me and refused to return: day after day, year after year, I taught them
right from wrong, but they would not listen or obey. [If you think you can do things in
secret read this next bit carefully]. They have even defiled my Temple, by worshipping
their abomination idols there. And they have built high altars to Baal in the Valley of
Hinnom. There they have burnt their own children as blood sacrifices to Molech ~
something I never commanded them, and cannot even imagine suggesting. What an
incredible evil, causing Judah to sin so greatly. Today, right across the world, they still
offer sacrifices, the unborn children, the aborted babies, as blood sacrifices to Molech!
35. And now therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel; concerning this city,
whereof you say, it shall be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon by the
sword, and by famine, and by pestilence: Now therefore, the Lord God of Israel says
concerning this city that it will fall to the king of Babylon thought warfare, famine,
and disease.
Now the rest of this chapter relates to prophecies in the last days [LD].

36. Behold, bI will gather them out of all the countries whither I have driven them in my
anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath: cI will, bring them again unto this place,
and I will cause them to dwell safely:
37. And dthey shall be my people, and I will be their God:
38. And I ewill give them one heart, and one way, fthat they may fear me gfor ever,
for the good of them, and of their children after them.
39. And hI will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away ifrom
them, to do them good: but jI will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not
depart from me [again].
40. Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and kI will plant them in this land
l
assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
41. For thus says the Lord: Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people,
m
so will I bring upon them all-of this good that I have promised them.
42. And nfields shall be bought in this land, owhereof you say, It is desolate, without man
or beast; it is given into the hands of the Chaldeans.
43. Men shall but fields for money, and subscribe evidence, and seal them, and take
witnesses up in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the
cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and
in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, says the Lord.
I will bring my people back again from all-of the countries, where in my fury I scattered
them. I will bring them back to this very city, and make them live in peace and safety.
And they shall be my people, and I shall be their God. And I will give them ONE HEART,
and ONE MIND to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all-of their
descendants. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, promising never again
to desert them, but only to do them good. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship

a
1 Kings 16:19 d
Jeremiah 24:7 j
Jeremiah 31:33
b
Deuteronomy 30:3, Jeremiah e
Ezekiel 11:19-20 k
Jeremiah 24:6
23:3, 29:14 f
Deuteronomy 6:24 l
[Hebrew]~ in truth, or stability
c g
[Hebrew]~ all-of their days m
Jeremiah 31:28
Https://youtu.be/mCQVwSqjG34? h
Jeremiah 50:5, Ezekiel 16:60 n
Jeremiah 32:15
t=1 i
[Hebrew]~ from after them o
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me, and they shall never leave me. I will rejoice to do them good and will replant them
in this land, with great joy. Just as I have sent all-of these terrors and evils upon them,
so I will do all-of the good that I have promised them. Fields will again be bought and
sold in this land, now ravaged by the Babylonians, where men and animals alike have
all disappeared. Yes, fields shall once again by bought and sold ~ deeds signed, sealed,
and witnessed, in the country of Benjamin, and here in Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah,
and in the hill country, and on the Philistine plains, and in the Negeb desert also. For
some day I will restore prosperity to them all.

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: GOD PROMISES A GRACIOUS RETURN FROM

CAPTIVITY
1. Moreover, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet
a
shut up in the courts of the prison, saying;
2. Thus, says the Lord, the maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, to establish it: bThe
Lord God of Hosts is his name;
3. Call unto me: and I will answer thee, and show you great and cmighty things, which
you know not.
4. For this says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and
concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by dthe mounts,
and by the sword:
5. They come the fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of
men, whom I have slain in mine anger and with my fury and for all whose wickedness
e
I have hidden my face from in this city.
6. Behold, fI will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto
them the abundance of peace and truth.
While Jeremiah was still in jail, the Lord sent him a second message: The Lord, the
Maker of Heaven and Earth, ~ Jehovah is His name, says this: Ask me and I will tell
you some marvellous secrets about what is going to happen here. For though you have
torn down the houses of this city, and the king’s palace too, for materials to strengthen
the walls against the siege guns of the enemy, yet the Babylonians will enter, and the
men of this city are already as good as dead, for I have determined to destroy them in
my furious anger. I have abandoned them because of all their wickedness, and I will not
pity them when they cry out for my help. Nevertheless, the time will come when I will
heal Jerusalem’s damage and give her prosperity and peace.
[If God Almighty can abandon Israel ~ “the apple of His eye” because of their rebellion
and their wickedness, do you think that your nation will be spared a similar fate?
Any nation that makes any object an idol, that is more important in the nation’s life than
God Almighty, will ultimately receive the same judgement and the same fate].

Verses 7-11 relate to prophesies in the Last Days [LD].

7. And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and gwill
build them, has at the first.
8. And iI will cleanse them from all-of their iniquities, whereby they have sinned against
me; and I will pardon all-of their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby
they have transgressed against me.
I will rebuild the cities of both Judah and Israel and I will restore their fortunes. And I
will cleanse away all-of their sins against me, and pardon them. [What a wonderful
a
Jeremiah 32:2 e
Deuteronomy 31:17 h
Isaiah 1:26, Jeremiah 30:20,
b
[Hebrew]~ Jehovah f
Jeremiah 30:17 Jeremiah 33:11
c
[Hebrew]~ hidden g
Jeremiah 31:4, 28 i
Ezekiel 36:25, Hebrew 9:13-14
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promise the people of Israel have before them, if they will only open their eyes to the
truth of these words]
9. And ait shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all-of the nations
of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall bfear
and tremble, for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto them.
Then the city shall be an honour to me, and it will give me joy and be a source of praised
and glory before all the nations of the earth! The people of the world will see the good
that I do for my people and will tremble in awe.
10. Thus, says the Lord: Again, there shall be heard in this place, cwhich you say shall
be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah and in the
streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitants, and
with beast.
11. The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the
voice of the bride, the voice f them that shall say: Praise the Lord of Hosts: for the
Lord is good: And His mercy endures forever: and of them that shall bring the
sacrifice of praise into the House of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity
of the land, as at the first, says the Lord.
The Lord declares that the happy voices of bridegrooms and of brides, and the joyous
songs of those bringing thanksgiving offerings to the Lord will be herd again in this land.
The people will sing: “Praise the Lord! For He is good, and His mercies endures forever!”
[God says what He means and means what He says! When God makes a proclamation,
you just know it is going to come to pass! We need to also start to proclaim as well,
because Jesus gave us that authority through the Holy Spirit].
12. Thus, says the Lord of Hosts: Again, in this place, which is desolate without man or
without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be da habitation of shepherds causing
their flocks to lie down.
13. In ethe cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south,
and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of
Judah, fshall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that tells them, says the
Lord.
14. [S, M] gBehold, that days come, says the Lord, that I will perform that good thing
which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
15. [S, M] In those days, and at that time, will I cause The Branch of Righteousness to
grow up unto David: and He shall execute judgement and righteousness in the land.
16. [S, M] In those last days, shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely:
and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, hThe Lord our righteousness.
Yes! The day will come, says the Lord, when I will do for Israel and Judah all-of the good
that I promised them. At that time, I will bring to the throne the “TRUE SON” of David,
and He shall rule justly. In that day the people of Judah and Jerusalem shall live in safety
and their motto will be “The Lord is our Righteousness”.
17. For thus says the Lord: iDavid shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the
house of Israel:
18. Neither shall jthe Priests and the Levites want a man before me kto offer burnt
offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. And the Lord
declares that from that day onwards, David shall forever have an heir sitting on the
throne of Israel. And there shall always be Levites to burnt offerings and meal
offerings and sacrifices to the Lord.

a
Jeremiah 13:11 e
Jeremiah 17:26 i
[Hebrew]~ There shall not be cut
b
Isaiah 60:5 f
Leviticus 27:32 off from David
c
Jeremiah 32:43 g
Jeremiah 33:16 j
Jeremiah 33:21
d
Isaiah 65:10, Jeremiah 31:24, h
[Hebrew]~ Jehovah tsidkenu k
Romans 12:1, 15:16, Hebrews
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Then God Almighty makes a statement, which even nations which oppose Israel can
disprove.
19. And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:
20. [CP] Thus, says the Lord: a[IF] you can break my covenant of the day, and my
covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season:
21. [CP] [THEN] may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should
not have a son to reign upon his throne: and with the Levites and the Priests, as my
ministers.
[Here is a conditional promise made by the Lord]. Then this message came from the
Lord to Jeremiah, saying: IF you can break my covenant with the day and the night, so
that the day and the night don’t come on their usual schedule; only THEN will my
covenant with David, my servant, be broken, so that he shall not have a son to reign
upon his throne: and my covenant with the Levites and the Priests my ministers is non-
cancellable.
22. As bthe host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured; so,
will I multiply the seed of David, my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
23. Moreover, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah saying;
24. Consider not what these people have spoken, saying; The two families that the Lord
has chosen, He has ccast them off? Thus, they have despised my people, dthat they
should be no more a nation before them.
25. [CP] Thus, says the Lord: IF my covenant be not with day and night, and IF I have
not appointed ethe ordinances of the heaven and the earth;
26. [CP] THEN will cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not
take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I
will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy upon them. And as the stars
cannot be counted, nor the sand upon the seashores measured, so the descendants
of David, my servant, and the line of the Levites who minister to me, will be
multiplied.
27. Then the Lord spoke to Jeremiah again saying; “Have you heard what people are
saying? – That the Lord chose Judah and Israel and He has now abandoned them!
They are sneering and saying that Israel in not worthy to be counted as a nation.f”
But this was the Lord’s reply: I would no more reject my people than I would change
my laws of night and day, of earth and sky. I would never abandon the Jews, or
David my servant, or change the plan that his child will someday rule these
descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Instead, I will restore their prosperity,
and I will have mercy upon them.

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: PROPHECY OF THE CAPTURE OF KING ZEDEKIAH

1. The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, gwhen Nebuchadnezzar, the king
of Babylon, and all-of his armies, and hall-of the kingdoms of the earth iof his
dominion, and all the people fought against Jerusalem, and against all-of the cities
thereof, saying;
2. Thus, says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah, the king of Judah
and tell; Behold, I will give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he
shall burn it with fire;

a
Psalm 72:5, Jeremiah 31:36 f
There are nations on earth in g
2 Kings 25:1, Jemiah 39:1, 52:4
b
Jeremiah 31:37 2021 who are saying this, that the h
Jeremiah 1:15
c
Jeremiah 31:37 nation of Israel should not be i
[Hebrew]~ the dominion of his
d
Jeremiah 31:36 recognized as a nation, But God hand
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3. And ayou shall not escape out of his hand, but shall surely be taken, and delivered
into his hands: and your eyes shall see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and bhe
shall speak to you mouth to mouth, and you shall go to Babylon.
4. Yet, hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah: Thus, says the Lord of
thee: You shall not die by the sword:
5. But you shall die in peace: and with cthe burnings of thy fathers, the former kings
which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee: and, dthey will lament
thee, saying: Ah Lord! For I have pronounced the Word, says the Lord.
6. Then Jeremiah the Prophet spoke all-of these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in
Jerusalem.
7. When the king of Babylon’s army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities
of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for ethese fdefences
cities remained of the cities of Judah.
[God Almighty never does anything without first warning “his prophets”, the priests and
the leaders. Whether they take notice of these warnings ~ is another matter altogether]
This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when Nebuchadnezzar, king
of Babylon, and all-of his armies from all-of the kingdoms he ruled, came and fought
against Jerusalem and the cities of Judah: Go and tell Hezekiah, king of Judah, that this
is what the Lord says: “I will give this city to the king of Babylon and he will burn it. You
shall not escape; you shall be captured and taken before the king of Babylon, and he
shall pronounce sentence against you and you shall be exiled to Babylon”. But, listen to
this, O Zedekiah, king of Judah: God says; “You won’t be killed in war and carnage, but
that you will die quietly among your people, and they will burn incense in your memory,
just as they did for your fathers.” They will weep and say; “Alas, out king is dead!” This
I have decreed says the Lord.
[This is the test for every “true prophet” of God, to be able to go into a king and deliver
a message, which could possibly result in their own death.]
So, Jeremiah delivered the message to Zedekiah, king of Judah. At this time the
Babylonian armies were besieging the walls of Jerusalem, Lachish, and Azekah ~ the
only walled cities of Judah still standing.
8. This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after that the king Zedekiah
made a covenant with all-of the people which were at Jerusalem, gto proclaim liberty
unto them.
9. hThat every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being
a Hebrew, or a Hebrewess, go free: that none should serve himself of them, to wit,
of a Jew, his brother.
10. Now when the princes, and all-of the people, which had entered into this covenant,
heard that everyone should let his manservant, and everyone his maidservant, go
free, that none should serve themselves of them anymore, then they obeyed, and
let them go.
11. But afterwards, [just like the Pharoah did in Egypt] they turned, and caused their
servants and their handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought
them into subjection, for servants and handmaids.
Therefore, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying: This is the
message that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah of Judah had freed
all-of the slaves in Jerusalem, [for King Zedekiah had ordered for everyone to free his
Jewish slaves, both men and women. Notice not ALL slaves, but just the Jewish slaves].
He said that no Jew should be the master of another Jew, for all were brothers (or

a
Jeremiah 32:4 d
Jeremiah 22:18 g
Leviticus 25:10, Jeremiah 34:15,
b
[Hebrew]~ his mouth shall speak e
2 King 18:13-14, 2 Chronicles 17
to your mouth 11:5, 9 h
Leviticus 25:39-46
c
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sisters). The princes and of the people had obeyed the king’s command and freed their
slaves, but their action was only temporary. They changed their minds and made their
servants slaves once again, [therefore breaking their covenant]. That is why the Lord
gave the following message to Jerusalem.
12. Thus, says the Lord, the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the
day that aI brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen
saying:
13. At bthe end of cseven years, let go every man his brother a Hebrew, which dhas been
sold to you: and when He has served you six years, you shall let him go free from
you: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
14. And you were enow turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty
every man to his neighbour: and you have made a covenant before me in the house
f
which is called by my name.
15. But you turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every
man his handmaid, whom you had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and
brought them into subjection [again], to be your servants and your handmaids.
The Lord Gods of Israel says; I made a covenant with your fathers long ago when I
brought them from their slavery in Egypt. I told them that every Hebrew slave must be
freed after serving six years. But this was not done! Recently you did what was right, as
I commanded you, and freed your slaves. You had solemnly promised me in My Temple
that you would do it. But now you refuse and have defiled my name by shrugging off
your oath and have made them slaves again. [God Almighty takes a dim view of people
who make covenants in His place of worship ~ and then fail to honour them. They do
not get forgiven by God, because in doing this they have polluted His holy place, and
punishment will follow].
16. Therefore, thus says the Lord: You have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming
liberty, everyone to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, gI proclaim
liberty for you, says the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine:
and I will make you to be removed into all-of the kingdoms of the earth. [God
declares the diaspora of the Jews into all the nations of the earth.]
17. And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not
performed the words of the covenant which they made before me, hwhen they cut
the calf in half and passed between the two pieces thereof.
18. The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests,
and all-of the people of the land, which passed between the two parts of the calf:
19. I will even give them into the hands of their enemies, and into the hands of them
that seek their life: and itheir dead bodies shall be for meat of the fowls of the
heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.
20. And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hands of their
enemies, and into the hands of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the
King of Babylon’s armies, jwhich are gone up from you.
21. Behold, I will command, says the Lord, and kcause them to return to this city: and
they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities
of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.
Therefore, says the Lord, because you will not listen to me and release your servants, I
will release you to the power of death by war, or famine, or disease. And I will scatter
you all over the world as exiles. Because you have refused the terms of our contract

a
Exodus 20:2 e
[Hebrew]~ today i
Jeremiah 7:33, 16:4
b
Compare Deuteronomy 14:28 f
[Hebrew]~ whereupon my name j
Jeremiah 37:5, 11
with Deuteronomy 26:12 is called k
Jeremiah 37:8
c
Exodus 21:2 g
Matthew 7:2, Galatians 6:7,
d
[Hebrew]~ which has sold James 2:13
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(covenant), I will cut you apart, just as you cut apart the calf, when you walked between
its halves to solemnise your vows. Yes, I will butcher you, irrespective of whether you
are princes, court officials, priests, or people ~ for you have broken your oath (towards
me). I will give you to your enemies and they will kill you. I will feed your dead bodies
to the vultures and the wild beasts. And I will surrender Zedekiah, king of Judah, and
his officials, to the armies of the King of Babylon, even though he has departed from the
city for a little while. I will summon the Babylonian armies back again and they will fight
against this city and capture it and burn it. And I will see to it that all-of the cities of
Judah are completely destroyed and left desolate, without even one living soul. [Every
nation on earth needs to take this warning seriously, because God Almighty set up the
nation of Israel as an “example nation”, to show the world what happens when a nation
obeys God’s word, and what happens when they do not. If your nation has made a vow,
oath, or covenant before God, you had better honour it, otherwise God Almighty shall
bring judgement down upon you according to his time-frame for your nation.]

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: THE FAITHFUL RECHABITES

[See Appendix # 1 for more information about the Rechabites]

1. The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, ain the days of Jehoiakim the son
of Josiah, king of Judah, saying.
2. Go into the house of bthe Rechabites and speak to them, and bring them into the
House of the Lord, into one of cthe chambers and give them wine to drink.
3. Then I took Jaazaniah, the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren,
and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites.
4. And I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of
Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, da man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes,
which was above the chamber of eMaaseiah, the son of Shallum, fthe keeper of the
g
door:
5. And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites, pots full of wine, and cups,
and I said unto them, “Drink the wine.”
6. But they said, “We will drink no wine: for hJonadab, the son of Rechab our father
commanded us saying: “You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your sons forever.
7. Neither shall you build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyards, nor have any: but
all-of your days you shall dwell in tents: ithat you may live many days in the land
where you will be strangers.
8. Thus, have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that
he has charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our
daughters.
9. Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyards, nor field, not seed:
10. But we have dwelt in tents and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab
our father commanded us.
11. But it came to pass jwhen Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came up into the land,
that we said: Come and let us go to Jerusalem, for fear of the army of kthe
Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: lso, we dwell in Jerusalem.
[When the siege of Jerusalem was temporarily lifted (Jeremiah 37:6-11) the people
became bold and returned to their sins. This message does not appear in chronological

a
Jeremiah 25:1 f
2 Kings 12:9, 25:18, Jeremiah j
2 Kings 24:1, Jeremiah 46:2
b
1 Chronicles 2:55 52:24 k
2 Kings 24:2
c
1 Chronicles 9:26, 33 g
[Hebrew]~ threshold, or vessel l
Jeremiah 35:7
d
Deuteronomy 33:1, Judges 13:6 h
2 Kings 10:15, 23
e
Jeremiah 21:1, 29:25 i
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order, but is an earlier message inserted here]. This is the message that the Lord gave
to Jeremiah, when Jehoiakim (son of Josiah) was the king of Judah. Go to the settlement
where the families of the Rechabites live and invite them to the Temple. Take them into
one of the inner rooms and offer them a drink of wine. So, I went to see Jaazaniah, the
son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and brought him and all-of his brothers and
sons ~ representing all-of the Rechab families to the Temple, into the room assigned for
the use of the sons of Hanan the prophet (the son of Igdaliah). This room was located
next to the one used by the palace officials, directly above the room of Maasiah (son of
Shallum), who was the Temple doorman. I set cups and jugs of wine before them and
invited them to have a drink, but they refused. “No” they said. “For Jonadab, our father
(son of Rechab) commanded than none of us should ever drink, neither we, nor our
children forever. He also told us not the build houses to live in, nor to plant crops or
vineyards, and not to own farms, but always to live in tents: and that if we obeyed, we
would live a long, good life in our own land. And we have obeyed him in all-of these
things. We have never had a drink of wine since then, nor our wives, nor our sons or
our daughters. We haven’t built houses, or owned farms, or planted crops. We have
lived in tents and have fully obeyed everything that Jonadab our father commanded us.
But, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, arrived in this country, we were afraid and
decided to move to Jerusalem. That’s why we are here”. [The king and the princes and
all-of the people had been tested against their covenant, and had subsequently sinned
against God by breaking their oath made before God. Now it was time for God to test
the resolution of the Rechabites, and the covenant their father had made on their behalf,
not to drink wine, nor build houses, or own farms, nor plant vineyards, or plant seed,
but to always dwell in tents. To use this as an example to the rest of the nation.]
12. Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah saying:
13. Thus, says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: Go and tell the men of Judah and
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will you not receive instruction to hearken to my
words?
14. The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink
wine are performed: for unto this day ~ they drink none, but obey their father’s
commandments: notwithstanding, I have spoken unto you, rising early, and
speaking: but you hearkened not unto me.
15. I have also sent unto you all-of my servants, the prophets, rising up early and
sending them saying: aReturn you now every man from his evil ways, and amend
your doings, and go not after other gods, to serve them, and you shall dwell in the
land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but byou have not inclined your
ear, nor hearkened unto me.
16. Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment
of their father, which he commanded them: but this people have not hearkened unto
me.
17. Therefore, thus says the Lord God of Hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring
upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have
pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not
heard: and I have called unto them, and they have not answered.
18. And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus, says the Lord of Hosts,
the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your
father, and kept all-of his precepts, and done all that he has commanded you:
19. Therefore, thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: Jonadab the son of Rechab
shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.

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Then the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah: The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says:
Go and say to Judah and to Jerusalem, Won’t you learn a lesson from the families of
Rechab? They don’t drink, because their father told them not to. But I have spoken to
you time and time again, but you refuse to listen or obey. I have sent you prophet after
prophet, to tell you to turn back from your wicked ways to ad to stop worshipping other
gods and that if you obeyed, then I would let you live here in peace, here in the land I
gave to you and your fathers. But you would not listen or obey! The families of
Rechab have obeyed their father completely, but you have refused to listen to me.
Therefore, the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says: Because you refused to listen, or
to answer when I call, I will send upon Judah and Jerusalem all the evil I have
threatened. Then Jeremiah turned to the Rechabites and said: “The Lord of Hosts, the
God of Israel says, that because you have obeyed your father in every respect, he shall
always have descendants who will worship me!”

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: BARUCH READS A ROLL OF THREATENING PROPHECIES

1. And it came to pass ain the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,
king of Judah, that this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying:
2. Take ba roll of a book, and cwrite down therein all-of the words that I have spoken
unto thee against Israel, and against Judah ~ and dagainst all-of the nations, efrom
that day that I spoke unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even until this day.
3. It maybe that the house of Judah will hear all-of the evil which I purpose to do unto
them: that fthey return every man from their evil way(s): gthat I may forgive their
iniquities and their sins.
4. Then Jeremiah called hBaruch the son of Neriah: and iBaruch wrote from the mouth
of Jeremiah all the words of the Lord, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of
a book.
5. And Jeremiah commanded Baruch saying: jI am shut up: I cannot go into the house
of the Lord:
6. Therefore, you go and read in the roll, which you have written from my mouth, the
words of the Lord, in the ears of the people, in the Lord’s house upon the fasting
day: and also, you shall read them in the ears of all-of Judah that comes out of their
cities.
7. It may be kthey will present their supplications before the Lord, and will return
everyone from their evil ways: for great is the anger and the fury that the Lord has
pronounced against his people.
8. And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet
commanded him, reading in the book the words of the Lord in the Lord’s house.
9. And it came to pass in the fifth year of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king
of Judah, in the ninth month, lthat they proclaimed a fast before the Lord to all the
people in Jerusalem, and to all-of the people that came from the cities of Judah unto
Jerusalem.
10. Then read Baruch in the book of the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, in
m
the chamber of Gemariah the son of nShaphan the scribe, in the higher court, oat
the pentry of the new gate, of the Lord’s house, in the ears of all the people.

a
Jeremiah 25:1, 45:1 g
Jeremiah 31:34 m
Jeremiah 35:2
b
Ezra 6:2, Ezekiel 2:9, Zechariah h
Jeremiah 32:12 n
Jeremiah 26:24
5:1-2 i
Jeremiah 45:1 o
Jeremiah 26:10
c
Jeremiah 30:2 j
Jeremiah 33:1, 39:15 p
[Hebrew]~ Door
d
Jeremiah 25:15-26 k
[Hebrew]~ their supplications
e
Jeremiah 1:2, 25:3 shall fall
f
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In the summer of 605 B.C. shortly after Nebuchadnezzar’s victory over the Egyptian
armies at Carchemish, (in the 4th year of the reign of King Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah),
the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah. Get a scroll and write down all my messages
against Israel, Judah and all-of the other nations. Begin with the first message back in
the days of Josiah, and write down every one of them. Perhaps, when the people of
Judah see in writing all the terrible things, I will do to them, they will repent. And then
I can forgive them. [Here God Almighty is giving Jeremiah an enormous task. If you
have been reading so far, you will understand that God is asking Jeremiah to remember
every prophecy that the Lord has given to him over a long period of approximately forty
years.] So, Jeremiah sent Baruch, the son of Neriah, and as Jeremiah dictated the words
of the Lord, Baruch wrote down all-of the prophecies. When all-of this work was finished,
Jeremiah said to Baruch, “Since I am a prisoner here, you go and read this scroll in the
Temple on the next Day of Fasting, for on that day people will come to the Temple from
all over Judah. Perhaps even yet they will turn from their evil ways and ask the Lord to
forgive them before it is too late, even though these curses of God have been
pronounced upon them.” Baruch did as Jeremiah told him to, and read all-of the
messages to the people at the Temple. This occurred on the Day of Fasting in December
of the fifth year of the reign of King Jehoiakim (son of Josiah). People came from all over
Judah to attend the services at the Temple that day. Baruch went to the office of
Gemariah the scribe (the son of Shaphan) to read the scroll. This room was just off the
upper assembly hall-of the Temple, near the door of the New Gate.
11. When Michaiah, the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book
all-of the words of the Lord.
12. Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and lo, all-of
the princes sat there, even aElishama the scribe, and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah,
and bElnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah
the son of Hananiah, and all-of the princes.
13. Then Michaiah declared unto them all-of the words that he had heard, when Baruch
read the book in the ears of the people.
14. Therefore, all-of the princes sent Jehudi, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah,
the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying: Take in thine hand the roll wherein you have
read in the ears of the people, and come. So, Baruch to son of Neriah took the scroll
in his hand and came unto them.
15. And they said unto him; Sit down and read it in our ears. So, Baruch read it is their
ears.
16. Now when it came to pass, when they had heard all-of the words, they were afraid,
both one and all, and said unto Baruch; we will surely tell the King all-of these words.
17. And they asked Baruch, saying: Tell us now, how did you write all these words at
his mouth?
18. Then Baruch answered them; He pronounced all-of these words unto me with his
mouth, and I wrote them with ink in this book.
19. The said the princes to Baruch; Go hide yourself, you and Jeremiah; and let no man
know where you are hiding. When Michaiah (son of Gemariah), son of Shaphan,
heard the messages from God, he went down to the palace to the conference room,
where the administrative officials were meeting. Elishama (the scribe) was there, as
well as Delaiah (son of Shemaiah), Elnathan (the son of Achbor), Gemariah (the son
of Shaphan), Zedekiah (the son of Hananiah), and all-of the others with similar
responsibilities.
When Micaiah told them about the messages Baruch was reading to the people, the
officials sent Jehudi (son of Nethaniah), son of Shelemiah, son of Cushi to ask Baruch

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to come and read the messages to them also, and he did as they requested. By the time
he had finished they were all shaken and badly frightened. “We must tell the king” they
said. But first, tell us how you got these messages. Did Jeremiah dictate these messages
to you himself? So, Baruch explained that Jeremiah dictated them word for word, and
that he had faithfully written them down in ink on this scroll. “You and Jeremiah both
find a secure place to hide, said the officials to Baruch. “Don’t tell a soul where you are.”
20. And they went into the King in to the court, but they laid up the scroll ain the chamber
of Elishama the scribe, and told all-of the words in the ears of the king.
21. So, the king sent Jehudi to fetch the scroll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s
chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all-of the
princes, bwhich stood beside the king.
22. Now the king sat cin the winter house in the ninth month (December): and there
was a fire on the hearth burning before him.
23. And it came to pass that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with a
penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all-of the roll was
consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
24. Yet they were not afraid, dnor rent their garments, neither the king, neither any of
his servants who heard all-of these words.
25. Nevertheless, eElnathan and Delaiah, and Gemariah, had all made intercession to
the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.
But the King commanded Jerahmeel, the son fof Hammelech, and Seraiah, the son of
Azriel, and Shelemiah, the son of Abdeel, gto take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the
Prophet: But the Lord hid them! Then the officials hid the scroll in the chamber of
Elishama and went to tell the king. The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. Jehudi brought
the scroll from Elishama the scribe and read it to the king, as all-of his officials stood
by. The king was in the winterized part of the palace at that time, sitting in front of the
fire, for it was December and very cold. And whenever Jehudi and finished reading three
of four columns, the king would cut off that section of the scroll and throw it into the
fire, until the whole scroll was destroyed.
And nobody protested except Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah. They pleaded with the
king not to burn the scroll, but he would not listen to them! Not another of the king’s
officials showed any signs of fear or anger at what he had done.
[This series of scriptures clearly shows how far the people of Judah had turned away
from the God of Israel, that the king would think that he could burn God’s Holy Word in
the fire and that would be the end of the incident.]
Then the king commanded Jerahmeel (a member of the royal familyh) and Seraiah (son
of Azriel) and Shelemiah (son of Abdeel) to arrest Baruch and Jeremiah. But the Lord
hid them!
26. Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah after the king had burnt the roll, and
the words that Baruch had written at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying:(Make another
copy) Take another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first
roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned.
[Just think about this: In my bible, which is double columned and with a very small font
size of 8, the Book of Jeremiah is over 75 pages in length. Can you imagine having to
rewrite this whole book again? I wonder what Baruch was thinking when Jeremiah told
him that God said he had to write it all out again? Think how Jeremiah recalled all-of the
messages He had received from the LORD, so that his scribe could accurately rewrite a
whole passage of scripture]

a
Jeremiah 36:12 d
2 Kings 22:11 g
Jeremiah 45:3
b
1 Kings 10:5 e
Jeremiah 36:12 h
A son of the king
c
Amos 3:15 f
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27. And you shall say to Jehoiakim king of Judah: This says the Lord; You have burnt
this roll, saying: Why have you written therein, saying; aThe king of Babylon shall
certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease man and beast?
28. Therefore, thus says the Lord of Jehoiakim king of Judah: bHe shall have none to sit
upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be ccast out in the day to the
heat and in the night to the frost.
29. And I will dpunish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity: and I will bring
upon them and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem and upon the men of Judah, all-
of the evil I have pronounced against them: But they hearkened not!
Then took Jeremiah another scroll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah:
who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all-of the words of the book which
Jehoiakim of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added unto them besides
many elike words. After the king had burned the scroll, the Lord said to Jeremiah: Get
another scroll and write everything again just as you did before, and say to the king:
“The Lord says, You, burned the scroll because it said that the king of Babylon would
destroy this country and everything in it. And now the Lord adds this concerning you,
Jehoiakim king of Judah: You shall have no one to sit on the throne of Davidf. His dead
body shall be thrown out into the hot sun and frosty nights. And I will punish him and
his family and all-of his officials because of their sins. I will pour out upon them all-of
the evil I promised ~ upon them and upon all-of the people of Judah and Jerusalem, for
they wouldn’t listen to my warnings. Then Jeremiah took another scroll and dictated
again to Baruch all he had written before, only this time the Lord added a lot more.

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: JEREMIAH PROPHECIES THE RETURN OF THE

CHALDEANS
1. And gking Zedekiah’s the son of Josiah instead of hConiah (also known as Jeconiah)
the son of Jehoiakim, iwhom Nebuchadnezzar appointed king in the land of Judah.
2. jBut neither, he nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken to the
words of the Lord, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.
3. And Zedekiah the king sent kJehucal the son of Shelemiah, and lZephaniah the son
of Maaseiah, the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying; Pray now unto the Lord our
God for us.
4. Now Jeremiah mcame in and went out among the people: nfor they had not put him
in prison. [YET]
5. Then oPharoah’s army was come forth, out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that
besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, pthey departed from Jerusalem.
[The people of Jerusalem who had assassinated King Jehoiakim appointed Coniah, (his
son) as their ruler, BEFORE Nebuchadnezzar captured the city. But the Babylonians took
Coniah to Babylon as a political hostage.]
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, did not appoint Coniah (King Jehoiakim’s son) to be
the new king of Judah. Instead, he chose Zedekiah, (the son of Josiah). But neither King
Zedekiah, nor his officials, nor the people who were left in the land, listened to what the
Lord has said through Jeremiah.
Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal (the son of Shelemiah) and Zephaniah the
priest (son of Maaseiah) to ask Jeremiah to pray for them.

a
Jeremiah 25:9, 1 Kings 10:5 considered to be the “real king” j
2 Chronicles 36:12,14
b
Jeremiah 22:30 and was captured and taken to k
Jeremiah 38:1
c
Jeremiah 22:19 Babylon as a political hostage. l
2 Kings 25:18
d
[Hebrew]~ visit upon him g
2 kings 24:17, 2 Chronicles m
Numbers 27:27
e
[Hebrew]~ as they 36:10 n
Jeremiah 32:2, 33:1
f
His son (Jeconiah) sat on the h
Jeremiah 22:24 o
2 Kings 24:7, Jeremiah 44:30
throne for 3 months, but was not i
Ezekiel 17:13 p
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At this stage, Jeremiah was still free to walk about, because he had not yet been put
into prison [YET]. When the army of Pharaoh Hophra of Egypt appeared at the southern
border of Judah to relieve the besieged city of Jerusalem, the Babylonian army withdrew
from Jerusalem to fight the Egyptians.
6. Then came the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
7. Thus, says the Lord, the God of Israel: Thus, shall you say to the king of Judah, athat
sent you to enquire of me; Behold, the Pharaoh’s army which has come to help you,
shall return to Egypt, to their own land.
8. And bthe Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and
burn it with fire.
9. Thus, says the Lord; Deceive not cyourselves, saying, the Chaldeans shall surely
depart from us: for they shall not depart.
10. For though you had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you,
and there remained but just dwounded men among them, yet should they rise-up
every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
Then the Lord sent this message to Jeremiah; “The Lord, the God of Israel, says: Tell
the king of Judah, who sent you to ask me what is going to happen, that Pharoah’s
army, though it came here to help you, is about to return in flight to Egypt! The
Babylonian army shall defeat them and send them scurrying home, with their tails
between their legs. Then the Babylonians shall return and shall capture this city and
burn it to the ground. Don’t fool yourselves that the Babylonians are gone for good.
They aren’t! Even if you destroyed the entire Babylonian army, until there were only a
handful of survivors left, and they lay wounded in their tents, yet they would stagger
out and defeat you, and put this city to the torch!”
11. And it came to pass that when the army of the Chaldeans was ebroken up from
Jerusalem, for fear of Pharoah’s army,
12. Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go finto the land of Benjamin, to
separate himself thence into the midst of the people.
13. And when he was gin the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose
name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah: and he took Jeremiah
the prophet, saying; hthou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
14. Then said Jeremiah: It is false: I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened
not to him: so, Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
15. Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah and smote him, and put him in
prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
When the Babylonian army set out from Jerusalem to engage Pharoah’s army in battle,
Jeremiah started to leave the city to go to the land of Benjamin, to see the property that
he had bought. But as he was walking through the Benjamin Gate, a sentry arrested
him as a traitor, claiming that he was defecting to the Babylonians. The guard making
the arrest was Irijah (son of Shelemiah, the grandson of Hananiah). “That’s not true”
Jeremiah said, “I have no intention whatever of doing any such thing”. But Irijah
wouldn’t listen: he took Jeremiah before the city officials. They were incensed with
Jeremiah and had him flogged and put into the dungeon under the house of Jonathan
the scribe, which had been converted into a prison.
16. When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the icabins, and Jeremiah
had remained there many days. Jeremiah was kept there in the prison for several
days.

a
Jeremiah 21:2 d
[Hebrew]~ thrust through g
Jeremiah 38:7
b
Jeremiah 34:22 e
[Hebrew]~ made to ascend h
Jeremiah 21:9, 38:19
c
[Hebrew]~ your souls f
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17. Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in
his house, and said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah replied; Yes,
there is: for, said he, you shall be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon.
18. Moreover, Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah: What have I offended against you, or
against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?
19. Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying; The king of
Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
20. Therefore, hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray
thee, be accepted before thee; athat you cause me not to return to the house of
Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
21. Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah binto the
court of the prison, and that they give him daily a piece of bread out of the baker’s
street, cuntil all the bread in the city was spent.
Thus, Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. Eventually, King Zedekiah sent for
him to come to the palace secretly. The king asked him if there was any recent message
from the Lord? “Yes”, said Jeremiah, “there is! You shall be defeated by the king of
Babylon!” Then Jeremiah broached the subject of his imprisonment. “What have I ever
done to deserve this?” he asked the king. “What crime have I committed? Tell me what
I have done against you, or your officials, or the people? Where are those prophets now
who told you that the king of Babylon would not come? Listen, O my lord the king: I beg
you, don’t send me back to that dungeon, for I will die there.” Then King Zedekiah
commanded that Jeremiah not be returned to the dungeon, but be placed in the palace
prison instead and that he be given a small loaf of fresh bread every day, as long as
there was any left in the city. So, Jeremiah was kept in the palace dprison.

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT: JEREMIAH IS IMPRISONED AND CAST INTO THE

DUNGEON
1. Then Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and eJucal
(Jehucal), the son of Shelemiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken all the
words unto the people, saying:
2. Thus, says the Lord: fHe that remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the
famine, and the pestilence: but he that goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live: for he
shall have his life as a prey, and shall live.
3. Thus, says the Lord: gThis city shall surely be given into the hands of the king of
Babylon’s army, which shall take it.
4. Therefore, the princes said to the king, we beseech you, hlet this man be put to
death: for he weakens thew hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and
the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeks
not the iwelfare of this people, but to hurt them.
5. Then Zedekiah the king said; Behold, he is in your hands; for jthe king is not he that
can do anything against you.
6. Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malachiah the son kof
Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they down Jeremiah with cords.
And in the dungeon, there was no water, but mire: so, Jeremiah sunk into the more.
[This is a very sad piece of scripture. They did not question whether what Jeremiah was
saying, was the truth from God ~ being sent as a warning. NO!

a
Jeremiah 38:26 e
Jeremiah 37:3 j
Jeremiah 38:24-27
b
Jeremiah 32:2 f
Jeremiah 21:9 k
[Hebrew]~ of the king
c
Jeremiah 38:9, 52:6 g
Jeremiah 21:10, 32:3
d
Which was in fact, the court of h
Jeremiah 26:11
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They just wanted to silence him! And like Pontius Pilate, Zedekiah the king, gave away
his authority to the wishes of the mob].
But when Shephatiah (son of Mattan) and Gedaliah (son of Pashur) and Jucal (son of
Shelemiah) heard what Jeremiah had been telling the people ~ that anyone remaining
in Jerusalem would die by the sword, or by famine, or disease, but anyone surrendering
to the Babylonians would live, and that the city of Jerusalem would surely be captured
by the king of Babylon ~ they went to the king and said: “Sir, this fellow must die. That
kind of talk undermines the morale of the few soldiers remaining in the city, and of all
the people too. This man is a traitor.” So, king Zedekiah agreed. “All right,” he said. “Do
as you like ~ I can’t stop you.” So, the princes and the officials took Jeremiah from his
cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. (It belonged to
Malachiah, a member of the royal family). There was no water in it, but there was a
thick layer of mire (swampy, or boggy ground) at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down
into it.
[When you are called by God to deliver a message, you must have no thought of the
implications to your own life: you must believe that if you are obedient to God’s calling
on your life, He will protect you.]
7. When aEbedmelech, the Ethiopian, one of bthe eunuchs which was in the king’s house
heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon: the king was sitting in the gate
of Benjamin;
8. Ebedmelech went forth out of the king’s house, and spoke to the king, saying;
9. My Lord, the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah
the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon: and che is likely to die from
hunger in the place where he is for dthere is no more bread in the city.
10. Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian saying; Take from here thirty
men ewith you, and take up Jeremiah out of the dungeon before he dies.
11. So, Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king, under
the treasury, and took from there old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them
down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
12. And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah; Put now these old cast clouts
and rotten rags under your armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
13. So, they drew up Jeremiah fwith cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and
Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
When Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, and important palace official, heard that Jeremiah was
in the cistern, he rushed out to the gate of Benjamin, where the king was holding court.
“My Lord, the King,” he said, “these men have done a very evil thing in putting Jeremiah
into the cistern. He will die of hunger, for almost all-of the bread in the city is gone.”
Then the king (did what He should have done earlier, and used his God-given authority)
and commanded Ebedmelech to take thirty men with him and pull Jeremiah out before
he died. So, Ebedmelech took thirty men and went to the palace depot for discarded
supplies, where used clothing was kept. There he found some old rags and discarded
garments which he took to the cistern and lowered them to Jeremiah on a rope.
Ebedmelech called down to Jeremiah, “Use these rages under your armpits to protect
you from the ropes.” Then, when Jeremiah was ready, they pulled him out and returned
him to the palace prison court, where he remained.
14. Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet with him into the gthird
entry that is in the house of the Lord: and the king said to Jeremiah; I will ask you
a question: hide nothing back from me.

a
Jeremiah 39:16 d
Jeremiah 37:21 g
[Hebrew]~ principal entry
b
Jeremiah 29:2 e
[Hebrew]~ in thine hand
c
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15. Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah; If I declare it unto you, will you not surely put
me to death? And if I give you counsel, will you not hearken unto me?
16. So, Zedekiah the king swore asecretly to Jeremiah, saying: As the Lord lives, that
made us this soul, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hands
of these men who want to kill you. [Zedekiah is making an oath in the principal gate
of the House of the Lord, pledging not to kill Jeremiah, or hand him over to others
who want to kill him] With this knowledge then Jeremiah delivers the word of the
Lord to Zedekiah, for him to choose one of the two options, in the message for the
Lord.
17. Then spoke Jeremiah unto Zedekiah: Thus, says the Lord, the God of Hosts, the God
of Israel: IF you will assuredly go forth unto the King of Babylon’s princes, then your
soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire: and you shall live, and your
household.
18. BUT, if you will not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be
given into the hands of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and byou shall
not escape out of their hands.
19. And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah; I am afraid of the Jews that have
(already) fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they
mock me.
20. But Jeremiah said; They shall not deliver you: Obey, I beseech you, the voice of the
Lord, which I speak to thee; and thy soul shall live.
21. BUT, if you refuse to go forth, this is the word that the Lord has shown me:
22. And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought
forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say; cYour friends have
set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: your feet have sunk into the mire, and
they are turned away back.
23. So, they shall bring out all your wives and dyour children to the Chaldeans: and you
shall not escape out of their hands, but you shall be taken by the hand of the king
of Babylon: and eyou shall cause this city to be burned with fire. [Here the Lord God
of Israel is giving king Zedekiah two clear options to take;
(a) the first with salvation, peace, and life, and
(b) the second with capture, humiliation, death, and destruction. It would seem and
easy and logical choice].
Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “The Lord God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: If you
will surrender to Babylon, you and your whole family shall live, and this city will not be
burned. However, if your refuse to surrender, this city shall be set on fire by the
Babylonian army, and you will not escape.” “But I am afraid to surrender,” the king said,
“for the Babylonians will hand me over to the Jews who have defected to them, and who
knows what they will do to me?” Jeremiah replied: “You will not be given into their
hands, if you only obey the Lord: your life will be spared and all will go well for you. But
if you refuse to obey the Lord and surrender, the Lord has said that all the women left
in your palace will be brought out and given to the officers of the Babylonian army; and
these women will taunt you with bitterness. ‘Fine friend you have’ they’ll say, ‘those
Egyptians. They have betrayed you and left you to your fate! All your wives and children
will be led out to the Babylonians, and you will not escape. You will be seized by the
king of Babylon, and this city will be burned.”
24. Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah; Let no man know these words, and you shall not
die.

a
Jeremiah 37:17 (an oath on the b
Jeremiah 38:23, also see 32:4 d
Jeremiah 39:6, 44:7
Lord’ names c
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25. But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you, and say
to you; Declare unto us now, what you have said to the king, hide it not from us,
and we will not put you to death; also, what the king said to you;
26. Then you shall say to them, aI presented my supplications before the king, that he
would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.
27. Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according
to all these words that the king had commanded. So, bthey left off speaking with
him: for the matter was not perceived.
So, Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken:
and he was there when Jerusalem was taken. Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “On pain
of death, don’t tell anyone that you told me this! And if my officials hear that I have
spoken with you and threaten you will death unless you tell them what we discussed,
just say that you begged me not to send you back to the dungeon in Jonathan’s house,
for you would die there.”
And sure enough, it wasn’t long before all the city officials came to Jeremiah and asked
him why the king had called for him. So, he said to them what the king had told him to,
and they left without finding out the truth, for the conversation had not been overheard
by anyone.
And Jeremiah remained confined to the prison yard until that day that Jerusalem was
taken by the Babylonians. [It is not often that prophets are present, to see their
prophecies fulfilled, right before their eyes ~ but here was a case, where Jeremiah had
prophesied to the nation and to the king for many years, but they refused to obey the
word of the Lord and therefore, the second alternative option given by Jeremiah to the
king would be put into action by the Lord, and Jerusalem was burnt to the ground.]

CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE: JERUSALEM IS CAPTURED BY THE BABYLONIANS

1. In the ninth year of the reign of Zedekiah the king of Judah, in the tenth month,
came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they
besieged it.
2. And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, and on the ninth day of
the month, the city was broken up.
3. And call the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even
Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Rabmag, with all the residue of
the princes of the King of Babylon.
4. And it came to pass, that dwhen Zedekiah the king saw them, and all the men of
war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s
garden between the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.
5. But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of
Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar the
king of Babylon to Riblah, in the land of Hamath, where he egave judgement upon
him.
6. Then the king of Babylon slew fthe sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also,
the King of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.
7. Moreover, he gput out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him hwith chains to carry him to
Babylon.
It was in January, of the ninth year of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, that King
Nebuchadnezzar, and his complete armies came against Jerusalem AGAIN. (This is just
like Jeremiah said would happen) and they besieged it. Two years later, in the month of
a
Jeremiah 36:7 d
Jeremiah 39:10, 2 Kings 25:4-12 g
Ezekiel 12:13, compare with
b
[Hebrew]~ so they were silent e
[Hebrew]~ spoke with him Jeremiah 32:4
from him judgements h
[Hebrew]~ with two brasen
c
Jeremiah 38:17,18,22 f
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July, they breached the wall, and the city fell, and all the officers of the Babylonian army
came in and sat in triumph at the middle gate. Nergalsharezer was there, and
Samgarnebo and Nergalsharezer, the king’s chief assistant, and many others. When
King Zedekiah and his soldiers realised that the city was lost, they fled during the night,
going out through the gate between the two walls at the back of the palace garden, and
across the fields towards the Jordan Valley. BUT the Babylonians chased the king and
caught him on the plain of Jericho and brought him back to Nebuchadnezzar, king of
Babylon, who was at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgement
upon him. The king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch, as they killed his children and all
the nobles of Judah. Then he gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes (so this was the last thing he
ever saw) and bound him in chains to send him away to Babylon as a slave. [See what
happens when you don’t obey the word of the Lord, God’s alternate prophecies come
into action].
8. And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire,
and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
9. Then Nebuzaradan the acaptain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the
remnant of the people that remained in the city, and that that fell away, that fell to
him, with the rest of the people that remained.
10. But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, left the poor of the people, which had
nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields bat the same time.
11. Now Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah cto
Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,
12. Take him and dlook well to him, and do him no harm: but do unto him even as he
shall say unto you.
13. So, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and
Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all-of the King of Babylon’s princes;
14. Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed
him unto eGedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should carry
him home: so, he dwelt famong his people.
[In this set of scriptures, we see that God Almighty, always protects his obedient
servants. Here the heathen, conquering king of Babylonian, gives clear instructions that
the prophet Jeremiah must not be harmed in any way, and do whatever he asks of you.]
Meanwhile, the army burned down Jerusalem, including the king’s palace, and tore down
the walls of the city. Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, and his men sent the
remnant of the people and all those who had defected to him to Babylon. But throughout
the land of Judah, he left a few people, the very poor, and gave them fields and
vineyards. This act of kindness to the very poor, made them appreciate his mercy and
so it kept them loyal to the King of Babylon. Meanwhile, King Nebuchadnezzar had told
Nebuzaradan to find the Prophet Jeremiah. “See that he is not hurt,” he said. “Look after
him well and give him anything he wants.” So, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard,
and Nebushasban, the chief of the eunuchs, and Nergalsharezer, the king’s advisor, and
all-of the officials took steps to do as the king commanded. They sent soldiers to bring
Jeremiah out of the prison, and put him into the care of Gedaliah (the son of Ahikam,
the of Shaphan) to take him back to his home. And Jeremiah lived there among his
people who were left in the land.
[This series of scriptures shows us that God can even use your enemies to protect you,
when you have been his obedient servant.]

a
[Hebrew]~ chief marshal, or c
[Hebrew]~ by the hand of e
2 Kings 25:22-25, Jeremiah
chief of the executioners, or d
[Hebrew]~ set your eyes upon 40:5-9, and 11-16
slaughtermen him f
Jeremiah 37:12
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15. Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the
prison, saying;
16. Go and speak to aEbedmelech the Ethiopian, saying; Thus, says the Lord of Hosts,
the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for
good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before you.
17. But I will deliver you in the day, says the Lord: and you shall not be given into the
hands of who you are afraid.
18. For I will surely deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but byour life shall
be a prey unto you: because you put your trust in me, says the Lord.
While Jeremiah was still a prisoner in the courts of the palace, before the Babylonians
captured the city, the Lord gave the following message to Jeremiah concerning
Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying; “Send this word to Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian: I will
do to this city everything that I threatened to do to it: I will destroy it before your eyes,
but I will deliver you. You shall not be killed by those who you fear so much. I will
preserve your life and keep you safe, because you put your trust in me.”

CHAPTER FORTY: JEREMIAH SET FREE

1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, cafter that Nebuzaradan the captain
of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in
d
chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which
were carried away captive to Babylon.
2. And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah (aside) and esaid unto him; The Lord thy
God has pronounced this evil upon this place.
3. Now the Lord has brought it, and done according as He has said: because you have
sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come
upon you.
4. And now, behold, I loose (release) you today, from the chains, which fwere upon
your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me into Babylon, come: and gI will
look well unto you: but if it seems ill unto you to come with me to Babylon, forebear:
Behold, all-of the land is before you: whether it seems good and convenient for you
to go, then go.
5. Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, go back also to hGedaliah, the son of
Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the
cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wherever it seems
convenient for you to go. So, the guard gave him victuals and a ireward, and let him
go.
6. Then Jeremiah came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to jMizpah; and dwelt with
him among the people that were left in the land.
Nebuzaradan, the Captain of the guard, took Jeremiah along with the exiled people of
Jerusalem and Judah who were being sent to Babylon, but he then released him. The
captain called to Jeremiah and said, “The Lord your God has brought this disaster upon
this land, just as he said he would. For these people have sinned against the Lord. That
is why it happened. Now, I am going to take off your chains and let you go. If you want
to come with me to Babylon, fine; I will see that you are well cared for. But if you don’t
want to come, don’t. The world is before you ~ go where you like. If you decide to stay,
then return to Gedaliah, who has been appointed as governor of Judah by the king of
Babylon, and stay with the remnant that he rules. But it’s up to you; go where you like.

a
Jeremiah 38:7 e
Jeremiah 50:7, compare with g
[Hebrew]~ I will set my eyes
b
Jeremiah 21:9 Deuteronomy 29: 24-25 upon thee
c
Jeremiah 39:14 f
[Hebrew]~ were upon thine h
Jeremiah 39:14
d
[Hebrew]~ manacles hands i
2 Samuel 11:8
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Then Nebuzaradan gave Jeremiah some food and money and let him go. So, Jeremiah
returned to Gedaliah and lived in Judah with the people that were left in the land.
[Here we see the provision of the Lord for Jeremiah, his faithful servant. He is offered
protection and given the choice of where he is to go, and he is free to choose. The enemy
even gives him food and money for his journey. It is true that the Lord provide for all-
of our needs.]
7. aNow, when all-of the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and
their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam
governor of the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children,
and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
8. Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even bIshmael, the son of Nethaniah, and
c
Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth and
the sons of Ephai, the Netophathite, and Jezaniah, the son of Maachathite, they and
their men.
9. And Gedaliah (the governor) the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan swore unto
them, and to their men saying: Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon,
and it shall be well with you.
10. As for me, behold I will dwell at Mizpah, dto serve the Chaldeans, which will come
unto us: but you, gather you wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in
vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.
11. Likewise, when all-of the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and
in Edom, and that were in all-of the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had
left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam
the son of Shaphan;
12. eEven all the Jews returned out of all the places whether they were driven, and came
to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits
very much.
Now, when the leaders of the Jewish guerrilla bands in the countryside heard that the
king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor over the poor of the land who were
left behind, and had not been exiled to Babylon, they came to see Gedaliah at Mizpah,
where his headquarters were. These are the name of the leaders who came; fIshmael
(son of Nethaniah), Johanan and Jonathan (sons of Kareah), Seraiah (son of
Tanhumeth), the sons of Ephai (the Netophathite), Jezaniah (son of Maachathite), and
all-of their men. And Governor Gedaliah assured them that it would be safe to surrender
to the Babylonians. “Stay here and serve the king of Babylon,” he said, “and all will go
well for you. As for me, I will stay at Mizpah and intercede for you with the Babylonians
who will come here to oversee my administration. Settle in any city you wish and live
off the land. Harvest the grapes and summer fruits and olives and store them away.”
When the Jews in Moab and among the Ammonites and in Edom heard that a few people
were still left in Judah, and that the king of Babylon had not taken them all away, and
that Gedaliah was the governor, they all began to return to Judah from all-of the places
that they had fled to. They stopped at Mizpah to discuss their plans with Gedaliah and
then went out to the deserted farms and gathered a great harvest of wine grapes and
other crops.
13. Moreover, Johanan the son of Kareah, and gall-of the captains of the forces that were
in the field, came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.

a
See verse 9, 2 Kings 25:23-24 d
[Hebrew]~ I will set mine eyes f
Ishmael, the betrayer ~ even
b
Jeremiah 41:1-3, 6-16, 18 upon thee until this day
c
Jeremiah 41:11, 13-16 e
Jeremiah 43:5 g
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14. And said unto him; Don’t you certainly know that aBaalis, the king of the Ammonites
has sent bIshmael the son of Nethaniah cto slay you? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam
believed them not.
15. Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying; Let
me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall
know it: wherefore should he slay you, that all the Jews which are gathered unto
you should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
16. But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah: You shall not
do this thing, for you speak falsely of Ishmael.
But soon afterwards, Johanan (son of Kareah) and the other guerrilla leaders came to
Mizpah to warn Gedaliah that Baalis, the king of the Ammonites had sent Ishmael (son
of Nethaniah) to assassinate him. But Gedaliah wouldn’t believe them. Then Johanan
had a private conference with Gedaliah. Johanan volunteered to kill Ishmael secretly,
(because Ishmael believed Gedaliah was a traitor, for siding with the Babylonians
against his own people). “Why should we come and let him murder you?” Johanan asked.
“What will happen to the Jews who have returned? Why should this remnant be scattered
and lost?” But Gedaliah said, “I forbid you to do any such thing, for you are lying about
Ishmael.” [Sadly, he was NOT lying, and the “deceiver” had another victory.]

CHAPTER FORTY-ONE: ISHMAEL KILLS GEDALIAH AND MANY OTHERS

1. Now it came to pass din the seventh month, that eIshmael the son of Nethaniah to
son of Elishama, of the royal seed, and the princes of the king, even ten men with
him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah: and they did eat bread
together in Mizpah.
2. Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him and
smote Gedaliah with the sword, and slew him, fwhom the king of Babylon had made
governor over the land.
3. Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah,
and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.
4. And it came to pass the second day after he has slain Gedaliah, and no man knew
it,
5. That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even four
score (80) men, ghaving their beards shaven and their clothes rent, and having cut
themselves, with offerings and incense in their hands, to bring them hto the House
of the Lord.
6. And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, iweeping
all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them; Come
to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
7. And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit he, and the men that
were with him.
8. But ten men were found 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
forbeared and slew them not, among their brethren.
9. Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all-of the dead bodies of the men, whom he
had slain jbecause of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha
king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.

a
Jeremiah 41:10 d
compare Jeremiah 40:10,12, g
Deuteronomy 14:1
b
Jeremiah 41:1-3, 6-16, 18 with 2 Kings 25:8 h
1 Samuel 1:7, 2 Kings 25:9
c
[Hebrew]~ to strike thee in your e
Jeremiah 40:8, 14-16 i
[Hebrew]~ in going and weeping
soul f
Jeremiah 40:5 j
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10. Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah,
a
even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, bwhom
Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam:
and Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to cthe
Ammonites.
[Here we are to see treachery on a terrible scale. Ishmael, the grandson of Elishama –
has the “spirit of Eli” in him, which is born out in the way these assassinations took place
~ while eating bread together ~ a symbol of peace and friendship.]
But in October, Ishmael (son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama), who was a member of
the royal family, and one of the King’s top officials, arrived in Mizpah, accompanied by
ten men. Gedaliah invited them to dinner. While they were eating, Ishmael and the ten
men in league with him, suddenly jumped up, pulled out their swords, and killed
Gedaliah. Then they went out and slaughtered all the Jewish officials and the Babylonian
soldiers who were in Mizpah with Gedaliah. The next day, before the outside world knew
what had happened, eighty men approached Mizpah from Shechem, Shiloh, and
Samaria, to worship at the Temple of the Lord. They had shaved off their beards, torn
their clothes, and cut themselves, and were bringing offerings and incense. Ishmael
went out from the city to meet them, crying & weeping as he went. When he faced them,
he said, “Oh, come and see what happened to Gedaliah!” Then, when they all went
inside the city, Ishmael and his men killed all but ten of them and threw their bodies
into the cistern. The ten had talked Ishmael into letting them go by promising to bring
him their treasures, of wheat, barley, oil, and honey, that they had hidden away. The
cistern where Ishmael dumped the bodies of the men, he murdered was the large one
constructed by King Asa when he fortified Mizpah, to protect himself against Baasha,
King of Israel. Ishmael made captives of the king’s daughters and of the people who had
been left under the care of Gedaliah in Mizpah, by Nebuzaradan, the captain of the
guard. Soon after he took them with him when he headed towards the country of the
Ammonites.
11. But when dJohanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of all the forces that were
with him, heard of all the evil that that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done.
12. Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and
found him by ethe great waters that are in Gibeon.
13. Now it came to pass, that when all the people (prisoners) which were with Ishmael
saw Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains with him, that they were glad.
14. So, all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and
returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
15. But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went
to the Ammonites.
16. Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were
with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the
son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam,
even mighty men of war, and the women and children, and the eunuchs, whom he
had bought again from Gibeon:
17. Now they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of fChimham, which is near
Bethlehem, to go to enter Egypt.
Because of the Chaldean: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of
Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had
appointed governor in the land. But when Johanan (son of Kareah) and the rest of the
guerrilla leaders heard what Ishmael had done, they took all their men and set out to
stop him. They force marched and caught up with him at the pool near Gibeon.

a
Jeremiah 43:6 c
Jeremiah 40:14 e
Joshua 18:15, 2 Samuel 2:13
b
Jeremiah 40:7 d
Jeremiah 40:8 f
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The prisoners with Ishmael shouted with joy when they saw Johanan and his men, and
ran to meet them. Meanwhile Ishmael escaped with eight of his men and went into the
land of the Ammonites. Then Johanan and his men went to the village of Geruth
Chimham, near Bethlehem, taking with them all those that they had rescued; soldiers,
women, children, and eunuchs, to prepare to leave for Egypt. For they were afraid of
what the Babylonians would do when they found out that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah,
the governor, for he had been chosen and appointed by the Babylonian Emperor (king).

CHAPTER FORTY-TWO: THE PEOPLE ARE ASSURED OF SAFETY IN JUDEA

1. Then, aall the captains of the forces, and bJohanan the son of Kareah and Jezaniah
the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least, even to the greatest, came
near.
2. And said to Jeremiah the prophet; cLet, we beseech thee, our supplications be
accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this
remnant: (for we are left but a few from many, as your eyes can see before you:)
3. That the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing
that we may do.
[Notice that the people are referring to the God of Jeremiah, (Your God) and not
claiming Him as their God. But in the next verses, Jeremiah makes it perfectly clear
that HIS God is also THEIR God.]
4. Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them: I have heard you: behold, I will pray
unto the Lord YOUR GOD according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that
whatsoever thing the Lord shall answer you; I will declare it unto you; I will not hold
nothing back from you.
5. Then they said to Jeremiah; dThe Lord be a true and efaithful witness between us, if
we do not even according to all things which the Lord thy God shall thee to us.
6. Whether it be good or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the Lord OUR
God, to whom we send thee; that this may be well with us; when we obey the voice
of the Lord OUR God.
Then Johanan and the army captains and all of the people, both small and great, came
to Jeremiah and said: “Please pray for us to the Lord YOUR God, for as you know so
well, we are only a tiny remnant of what we were before. Beg the Lord YOUR God to
show us what to do and where to go”. “All right,” Jeremiah replied to them. “I will ask
Him and I will tell you what He says; and I will not hide anything from you.” Then they
said to Jeremiah; “May the curse of God be on us if we refuse to obey whatever He says
that we should do. Whether we like it or not, we will obey the Lord OUR God, to whom
we send you with our plea. For if we obey Him, everything will turn out well for us.”
7. And it came to pass, after 10 days, that the word of the Lord, came to Jeremiah.
8. The he called Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which
were with him, and all the people from the least, even to the greatest.
9. And said unto them; Thus, says the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom you sent me
to present your supplications before Him;
10. If you will still abide in this land, then fwill I build you, and not pull you down, and I
will plant you, and not pluck you up: for gI repent me of the evil that I have done
unto you.
11. Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; be not afraid of him,
says the Lord: For I AM with you, to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

a
Jeremiah 40:13 d
Genesis 31:50 g
God Repents! Jeremiah 18:18,
b
Jeremiah 40:8 e
Revelation 1:5, 3:14 Deuteronomy 32:36, Genesis
c
[Hebrew]~ Let our supplications f
Jeremiah 24:6 6:6
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12. And I will show mercies unto you, athat he may have mercy upon you, to return to
your own land.
[Notice that God did not answer Jeremiah immediately. He had to wait for 10 days for
the answer. Sometimes, we ALSO have to wait for God to answer us. We must never
become impatient and try to run “ahead of God”, because it always ends up in disaster.
We have to learn to trust in the Lord’s timing!]
Ten days later, the Lord gave his reply to Jeremiah. So, he called Johanan and the
captains of his forces, and for all the people, both small and great, and said to them:
“You sent me to the Lord, the God of Israel, with your request, and this is His reply;”
“Stay here in this land. If you do, I will bless you, and no one will harm you. For I am
sorry for the punishment that I have had to give you.
[Maybe you have not thought about this before, but God repents (is sorry) when He has
to punish us, to make us want to turn back to Him.]
Don’t fear the king of Babylon anymore, for I AM with you to save you, and to deliver
you from his hand. And I will be merciful to you, by making him kind, so that he will not
kill you, or make slaves of you, but will let you stay here peacefully in your land.
13. But, if you say; We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord
YOUR God,
14. Saying, NO; but bwe will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor
hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger for bread; and there we will dwell;
15. And now therefore hear the word of the Lord you, the remnant of Judah: Thus, says
the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: If you wholly set your face to enter into Egypt,
and go to sojourn there;
16. Then it shall come to pass, the sword, which you feared, shall overtake you there in
the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof you were afraid, cshall follow close after
you there in Egypt: and there you shall die.
17. dSo, shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there;
they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them
shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.
For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: as my anger and my fury has been
poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so, shall my fury be poured forth upon
you, when you shall enter into Egypt: and you shall be and execration, and a reproach;
and you shall see this place no more.”
[God makes it quite clear in this message that if you have not learnt from the lessons
that you have previously experienced (punishment for disobeying the Lord’s
instructions), then you will get more punishment and there will be no repentance this
time ~ you will all perish.]
But if you refuse to obey the Lord, and say, ‘We will not stay here’ ~ and insist on going
back to Egypt where you think you will be free from wars and huger and alarms, then
this is what the Lord replies, O remnant of Judah: The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,
says: If you insist on going back to Egypt, the war and famine that you fear will follow
close behind you, and you will perish there. That is the fate that is awaiting every one
of you who insists on going to live in Egypt. Yes, you will die from the sword, famine,
and disease. None of you will escape from the evil that I will bring upon you there. For
the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Just as my anger and fury were poured out
upon the people of Jerusalem, so it will be poured out on you, when you enter Egypt.
You will be received with disgust and hatred ~ you will be cursed and reviled. And you
will never see your own land again.

a
Psalm 106:45, compare b
Jeremiah 41:17 d
[Hebrew]~ so shall all the men
Nehemiah 1:11 c
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18. The Lord has said concerning you, O you, the remnant of Judah: Go you NOT into
Egypt: know certainly that I have aadmonished you this day.
19. For byou dissembled in your hearts, when you sent me unto the Lord, your God
saying; Pray for us unto the Lord our God; and according unto all that the Lord our
God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.
20. And now I have this day declared it to you: but you have not obeyed the voice of
the Lord your God, nor any thing for the which he has sent me unto you.
21. Now therefore know certainly that you shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by
the pestilence, in the place whither you desire cto go and to sojourn.
“For the Lord has said: O remnant of Judah, do not go back to Egypt!” Jeremiah
concluded: “Never forget the warning that I have given to you today. If you go back to
Egypt, it will be at the cost of your lives. For you were deceitful when you sent me to
pray for you and said: ‘Just tell us what God says and we will do it!’ And today I have
told you exactly what God has said, but you will not obey (this time) any more than you
did all the other times that I warned you (over the last 40 years). Therefore, know for
certain that you will die by the sword, or by famine, or by disease in Egypt, where you
insist on going, and none of you shall return to this land.

CHAPTER FORTY-THREE: JOHANAN CARRIES JEREMIAH AND OTHERS INTO

EGYPT
1. And it came to pass that when Jeremiah has made and end to speaking unto all the
people, all of the words that the Lord their God, for which the Lord their God has
sent him to them, even all these words.
2. Then spoke Azariah the son of dHoshaiah, and eJohanan the son of Kareah, and all
the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, you speak falsely: The Lord our God has not
sent you to say, ‘Go not into Egypt, to sojourn there’:
3. But fBaruch the son of Neriah set you against us, for to deliver us into the hands of
the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry away captives into
Babylon.
4. So, Johanan the son of Kareah, and gall the captains of the forces, and all the people,
obeyed not the voice of the Lord, to dwell in the land of Judah.
5. But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the
remnant of Judah that were returned from all the nations, where they had been
driven, to dwell in the land of Judah;
6. Even men, women, and children, and hthe king’s daughters, and every person that
i
Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the
son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch, the son of Neriah.
7. So, they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the word of the Lord:
Thus, came they to jTahpanhes.
8. Then came the word of the Lord in Tahpanhes, saying;
9. Take great stones in your hand and hide them in the clay of the brickkiln, which is
at the entrance of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight on the men of Judah.
10. And say unto them, thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel; Behold I will send
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, kmy servant, and he will set his throne upon
these stones that I have hidden; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.
11. And when He comes, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for
death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity: and such as are for the
sword to the sword.
a
[Hebrew]~ testified against you d
Jeremiah 42:1 h
Jeremiah 41:10
b
[Hebrew]~ you have used deceit e
Jeremiah 40:8 i
Jeremiah 39:10, 40:7
against your souls f
Jeremiah 32:12 j
Jeremiah 2:16
c
[Hebrew]~ to go to sojourn g
Jeremiah 40:13 k
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12. And I will kindle a fire in the houses of athe gods of Egypt: and he shall burn them,
and bcarry them away captives; and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt,
as a shepherd puts on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.
13. He shall break also cthe images of dBeth Shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and
the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.
When Jeremiah had finished giving this message from God to all the people, Azariah
(son of Hoshaiah) and Johanan (the son of Kareah) and all of the proud men, said to
Jeremiah; ‘You lie! The Lord our God has not told you to tell us not to go to Egypt!”
[Remember they made a covenant to do whatever God told them to do or go
wherever he told them to go.] “Baruch (the son of Neriah) has plotted against us
and told you to say this so that we will stay here and be killed by the Babylonians, or
carried off to Babylon as slaves.” So, Johanan and all of the guerrilla leaders and all the
people refused to obey the Lord and stay in Judah.
All of them, including all of those who had returned from neighbouring countries where
they had fled, now started off for Egypt, with Johanan and the other captains in
command. In this crowd were men, women, and children, the king’s daughters, and all
of those that Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had left with Gedaliah.
They even forced Jeremiah and Baruch to go with them also. And so, they arrived in
Egypt at the city of Tahpanhes, for they refused to obey the word of the Lord.
Then at Tahpanhes, the Lord spoke to Jeremiah again and said: “Call together the men
of Judah and as they watch, bury large rock between the pavement stones at the
entrance of Pharoah’s palace here in Tahpanhes, and tell the men of Judah this: The
Lord God of Hosts, the God of Israel says; I will surely bring Nebuchadnezzar, the king
of Babylon, here to Egypt, for he is my servant. I will set his throne upon these stones
that I have hidden. He shall spread his royal canopy over them. And when he comes,
he shall destroy the land of Egypt, killing all those I want killed, and capturing all those
I want captured, and many shall die of plague. He shall set fire to the temples of the
gods of Egypt, and burn the idols and carry off the people as his captives. And he shall
plunder the land of Egypt, as a ‘shepherd picks fleas’ from his cloak! And he himself
shall leave unharmed. And he shall break down the obelisks standing in the city of
Heliopolis, and burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.

CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR: THE DESOLATION OF JUDAH FOR THEIR IDOLATRY

1. The word that came to Jeremiah concerning the Jews which dwell in the land of
Egypt, which dwell at eMigdol, and at fTahpanhes, and at gNoph, and in the country
of Pathros, saying,
2. Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel; You have seen all the evil that I have
brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah: and, behold, this day they
are a desolation, and no man dwells therein,
3. Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in
that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not,
neither they, you, nor your fathers.
4. Howbeit, hI sent unto you my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them,
saying; Oh, do not do this abominable thing that I hate.
5. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn
no incense to other gods.

a
Jeremiah 46:25 d
[Hebrew]~ the house of the sun h
2 Chronicles 36:15
b
Jeremiah 48:7 e
Jeremiah 46:14
c
[Hebrew]~ statues, or living f
Jeremiah 2:16
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6. Wherefore my anger and my fury were poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of
Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: and they are wasted and desolate, as at this
day.
7. Therefore, now thus says the Lord, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel: Wherefore
do you commit this great evil aagainst your (own) souls, to cut off from you man
and woman, child, and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain;
8. In that you provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense
unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither you be gone to dwell, that you might
cut yourselves off, and that you might be a curse and a reproach among all the
nations of the earth?
9. Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the bwickedness of the kings
of Judah, and the cwickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the
wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah and in
the streets of Jerusalem?
10. They are not dhumbled, even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in
my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.
[God is very patient; He keeps reminding the Jews of their previous failures, (which
happens under the law, because the sins are “forgiven” each year under the Law ~ but
“not forgotten”!) For us, who are under Christ, they are forgiven AND forgotten,
immediately we repent of these sins.]
This is the message that God gave to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who were living
in the northern part of Egypt, in the cities of Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis, and
throughout the southern pasts of Egypt as well; The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,
says: You saw what I did to Jerusalem and to all the cities in the land of Judah. This was
because of their wickedness, they now lie in heaps and ashes, without a living soul. For
my anger rose high against them for worshipping other gods ~ ‘gods’ that neither they
nor any of their fathers have ever known. I sent my servants, the prophets, to protest,
over and over again, and to plead with them not to do this terrible thing, that I hate;
but they would not listen, and would not turn back from their wicked ways; they have
kept right on with their sacrifices to these “gods”. And so, my fury and my anger boiled
forth and fell as fire upon the cities of Judah and into all the streets of Jerusalem, (to
purify them) and there is desolation until this day. And now the Lord, the God of Hosts,
the God of Israel, asks you: Why are you destroying yourselves? For not one of you shall
live ~ not man, woman, or child among you, who has come here from Judah, not even
the babies in arms. For you are rousing my anger with the idols you have made and are
worshipping here in Egypt, burning incense to them, and causing me to destroy you
completely and make you a curse ad a stench in the nostrils of all the nations upon the
earth. [It is clear from your actions, that you did not learn any lessons from what
happened in the wilderness, when Aaron made the Golden Calf, ad you worshipped the
man- made idol instead of me.] And not even until this time has there been an apology,
no one has repented and wanted to return to me, or follow that laws that I gave you
and your fathers before you.
11. Therefore, thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will set my face
against you for evil, and cut off all Judah.
12. And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have eset their faces to go into the land
of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt:
they shall even be consumed by the sword, by the famine; and fthey shall be an
execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.

a
Numbers 16:38 c
1 Kings 11:1, 8 f
Jeremiah 42:18
b
[Hebrew]~ wickedness & d
[Hebrew]~ contrite
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13. aFor I will punish them that live in the land of Egypt; as I have punished Jerusalem,
by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:
[and this time, not even blood on the doorposts of your houses, will save you from this
destruction].
14. So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone down into the land of Egypt
to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return to the land of Judah,
to which they bhave a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return, but such
as shall escape.
Therefore, the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel says; There is fury in my face and I will
destroy every one of you! I will take this remnant of Judah that insisted on coming here
to Egypt and I will consume them. They shall all die here in Egypt, killed by famine and
sword: all shall die, from the least of them to the greatest. They shall be despised,
loathed, cursed, and hated. I will punish them in Egypt, just like I did in Jerusalem, by
the sword, by famine, and disease. Not one of them shall escape my anger, except
those who repent of their coming to Egypt, and escape from the others, by
returning again to their own land.
15. Then all the men that knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods,
and all the women who stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt
in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah saying;
16. As for the word that you have spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not
hearken unto you.
17. We will certainly do whatsoever thing that goes forth from our own mouth, to burn
incense unto the cqueen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as
we have done, and as our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah,
and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of dvictuals, and were well,
and saw no evil.
18. But since we left off to burn incenses to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink
offerings to her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword,
and by the famine.
19. And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings
to her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings to her,
without our emen?
[In this series of scriptures, we see that the people have drifted so far away from God,
that they do not even think that making offerings to other gods, is wrong.]
Then all of the women present, and all of the men who knew that their wives had burned
incense to idols, (it was a great crowd, comprising all of the Jews living in southern
Egypt) answered Jeremiah: “We will not listen to your false ‘False Message from God!’
We are our own bosses ~ we will do whatever we want to do. We will continue to burn
incense to the fQueen of heaven, and sacrifice to her, just as much as we like ~ just as
we, and our fathers did before us, and our kings, and our princes have always done in
the cities in Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: for in those days, we had plenty to
eat and we were well off and happy! But ever since we quit burning incense to the
‘Queen of heaven’, and stopped worshipping her, we have been in great trouble and
have been destroyed by the sword, and by famine.” “And,” the women added, “do you
think that we were worshipping the ‘Queen of heaven’ and pouring out our libations to

a
Jeremiah 43:11 Jerusalem, the refugees who worship of the “Queen of
b
[Hebrew]~ lift up their soul fled to Egypt, continued to heaven” is still part of the
c
[Hebrew]~ frame of heaven worship her. A papyrus dating Roman Catholic Dogma, so do
d
[Hebrew]~ bread from the 5th century BC, found not be deceived, it leads to
e
[Hebrew]~ husbands at Hermopolis in Egypt, destruction.
f
This is the name by which mentions the “Queen of https://www.facebook.com/per
Ishtar, the Mesopotamian heaven” among the gods malink.php?story_fbid=167590
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her, and making cakes for her, with her image on them, without our husbands knowing
about it, helping us, and being present with us? Of course not!”
20. Then Jeremiah said unto all of the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all
of the people who had given that answer to him saying;
21. The incense that you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem,
you, and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did
not the Lord aremember them, and came it not into his mind?
22. So that the Lord could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and
because of the abominations which you have committed: Therefore, is you land a
desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.
23. Because you have burned incense, and because you have sinned against the Lord,
and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes,
nor in his testimonies: therefore, bthis evil is happened to you, as at this day.
24. Moreover, Jeremiah said unto all of the people, and to all the women; Hear the word
of the Lord, call Judah, that are in the land of Egypt:
This says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, saying: You and your wives have both
spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hands, saying; We will surely perform
our vows, that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queens of heaven, and to pour
out drink offerings to her; you will surely accomplish your vows.
25. Therefore, hear the word of the Lord, all Judah that dwells in the land of Egypt:
Behold,d I have sworn by my own great name, says the Lord, ethat my name shall
no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying;
The Lord God lives.
26. Behold, fI will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all of the men of Judah
that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine, until
there be an end of them.
27. Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into
the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt
to sojourn there, shall know gwhose words shall stand, hmine of theirs.
[In this series of scriptures, Jeremiah corrects their thinking.]
Then Jeremiah said to all of them, men, and women alike, who had given him the answer
about the queen of heaven. “Do you think that the Lord didn’t know about your secret
meetings? Do you think that the Lord did not know that you and your fathers, and your
kings, and your princes, and all the people, were burning incense to idols in the cities of
Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem? Do you think that the Lord God of Israel is blind?
It was because he could no longer bear of the evil things that you were doing, that he
made your land desolate, an incredible ruin, cursed, without an inhabitant, as it is today.
The very reason all these terrible things have befallen you, is because you have burned
incense and sinned against the Lord and refused to obey him. “Then, Jeremiah said to
them all, including the women: “Listen to the word of the Lord, all you citizens of Judah
who are here now in Egypt! The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Both you and
your wives have said that you will never give up your devotion ad sacrifices to the queen
of heaven, and you have proved it by your actions. Then go ahead and carry out your
promises and vows to her! But listen to the word of the Lord, all you Jews who are living
in the land of Egypt: I have sworn by my own great name, says the Lord, that it will do
you no good to seek my help or my blessings anymore, saying: ‘O Lord our God, help
us!’ For I will watch over you, but not for good! I will see to it that evil befalls you, and
you shall be destroyed by war and famine, until you are all dead. “Only those who return
to Judah (and it will be only a tiny remnant) shall escape my wrath, but all who refuse

a
Jeremiah 3:16 d
Jeremiah 22:5, Genesis 22:16 g
Jeremiah 44:17, 25-26
b
Deuteronomy 31:29 e
Ezekiel 20:39 h
[Hebrew]~ from me, or from
c
Jeremiah 43:7, 15 f
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to go back ~ who insist on living here in Egypt ~ shall find out who is telling the truth,
I, or they!”
28. And this shall be a sign unto you, says the Lord, that I will punish you in this place,
that you may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
29. Thus says the Lord: Behold, aI will give Pharoah Hophra, king of Egypt into the hands
of his enemies, and into the hands of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah
king of Judah into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and
that sought his life.
And this is the proof I give you, that all that I have threatened will happen to
you, and that I will punish you here. I will turn Pharaoh Hophra, King of Egypt [or
Apries, who ruled Egypt from 588 to 586 B.C.] over to those who seek his life, just as I
turned Zedekiah king of Judah, over to Nebuchadnezzar. king of Babylon.”

CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE: BARUCH COMFORTED

1. The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to bBaruch the son of Neriah, cwhen he
had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, din the fourth year of
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying;
2. Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, unto you, O Baruch;
3. You did say; Woe is me now! For the Lord hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted
in my sighing, and I find no rest.
4. Thus, shall you say unto him: The Lord says this: Behold, ethat which I have built I
will break down, and that which I have planted, I will pluck up, even this whole land.
5. And you fseek great things for yourself? Seek them not! For behold, I will bring evil
upon all flesh, says the Lord: but gyour life I will give unto you for a prey in all places
whither you go.
This is the message that Jeremiah gave to Baruch, in the fourth year of the reign of King
Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, after Baruch had written down all the words
from God, that Jeremiah received and dictated to him. O Baruch, The Lord God of Israel
says this to you; You have said; O woe is me! Don’t I have enough troubles already?
And now the Lord has added more! I am weary of my own sighing and I find no rest.
But tell Baruch this, The Lord says: I will destroy this nation that I built; I will destroy
what I have established. Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don’t do it! For
though I will bring great evil upon all these people, I will protect you wherever you go,
as your reward. [It’s great to know that God’s got your back!]

CHAPTER FORTY-SIX: EGYPT’S OVERTHROW FORETOLD

1. The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, hagainst the Gentiles:
2. Against Egypt, against the army of iPharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, which was by the
river Euphrates in jCarchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon smote in the
fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah.
3. kOrder me the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
4. Harness the horses; and get up, you horsemen, and stand fast with your helmets;
furbish your spears, and put on the brigandines.
5. Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? And their mighty
ones are lbeaten down, and are mfled apace, and look not back: for fear was round
about, says the Lord.

a
Jeremiah 46:13, 25 f
Compare with Jeremiah 51:59 j
2 Chronicles 35:20
b
Jeremiah 32:12 g
Jeremiah 21:9 k
Jeremiah 51:11-12
c
Jeremiah 36:4 h
Jeremiah 25:13, 15-25 l
[Hebrew]~ broken into pieces
d
Jeremiah 36:1 i
2 Kings 23:29, 2 Chronicles m
[Hebrew]~ fled a flight
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6. Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape: they shall stumble, and fall,
towards the north by the river Euphrates.
7. Who is this athat comes up like a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?
8. Egypt rises up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he says; I
will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.
9. Come up, you horses; and rage you chariots; and let the mighty men come forth;
b
the Ethiopians and cthe Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle
the and bend the bow.
10. dFor this is a day of the Lord God of Hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge
him of his adversaries; and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made
drunk with their blood; for the Lord God of Hosts ehas a sacrifice fin the north country
by the river Euphrates.
11. Go up into Gilead, and gtake balm, hO virgin, the daughter of Egypt; in vain shall you
use many medicines; for you ishall not be cured.
12. The nations have heard of your shame, and their cry has filled the land: for the
mighty man has stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
Here are the messages given by the Lord to Jeremiah, concerning foreign nations.
The Egyptians: This message was given against the Egyptians at the battle of
Carchemish, when Pharoah Necho, king of Egypt, and his army were defeated beside
the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, in the fourth year of the reign
of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah: ‘Buckle on your armour, you Egyptians,
and advance to battle! Harness the horses and prepare to mount them ~ don your
helmets, sharpen your spears, and put on your armour. But look! The Egyptian army
flees in terror: the mightiest of their soldiers run in terror, without even looking back.
Yes, my terror shall surround them on every side, says the Lord. The swift shall not
escape; nor the mightiest of warriors. In the north, by the Euphrates River, they have
all stumbled and fallen.
What is this mighty army, rising like the Nile at flood time, overflowing all of the land?
It is the Egyptian army, boasting that it will cover the earth like a flood, destroying every
foe. [But God has other ideas]. Then come, oh horses and chariots, and mighty soldiers
of Egypt! Come all of you from Cush, and Put, and Lud, who handle the shield and bend
the bow! For this is the day of the Lord God of Hosts, a day of vengeance upon his
enemies. The sword shall devour until it is sated, yes, drunk with your blood, for the
Lord of Hosts will receive a sacrifice today in the north country, beside the Euphrates
River! Go up to Gilead for medicine, O you, virgin daughter of Egypt! Yet there is no
cure for your wounds. Though you have used many medicines, there is no healing for
you. The nations have heard of your shame. The earth is filled with your cry of despair
and defeat: your mightiest soldiers will stumble across each other and fall together.
13. The word of the Lord spoken to Jeremiah the Prophet, concerning how
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon shall come and smite the land of Egypt.
14. Declare you in Egypt, and publish in jMigdol, and publish in kNoph, and in
l
Tahpanhes: say you; Stand fast, and prepare thee, for the sword shall devour round
about thee.
15. Why are your valiant men swept away? The stood not because the Lord did drive
them (away).

a
Isaiah 8:7-8, Jeremiah 47:2 f
Jeremiah 46:6 i
[Hebrew]~ no cure shall be unto
b
[Hebrew]~ Cush g
Jeremiah 51:8 & see Jeremiah thee.
c
[Hebrew]~ Put 8:22 j
Jeremiah 44:1
d
Joel 1:15 h
Isaiah 47:1 k
Jeremiah 46:19
e
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16. He amade many to fall, yes, one fell upon another; and they said; Arise, and let us
go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing
sword.
17. They did cry there; Pharoah, king of Egypt, is but a noise; bhe has passed the time
appointed. [He has passed his “use by” date].
18. As I live, csays the King, whose name is the Lord of Hosts; surely as dTabor is among
the mountains, and as Carmel is by the sea, so shall he come.
19. O ethou daughter, dwelling in Egypt, ffurnish thyself to go into captivity; for Noph
shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.
20. Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction comes; it comes gout of the north.
21. Also hher hired men are in the midst of her like ifatted bullocks; for they are also
turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of
their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation.
22. The voice thereof shall go like a serpent: for they shall march with an army, and
come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
23. They shall cut down her forest, says the Lord, though it cannot be searched; because
they are more than the grasshoppers; and are innumerable.
24. The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hands of
the people of jthe north.
25. The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says; Behold, I will punish the kmultitude of
l
Noph, and Pharoah, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharoah, ad
all them that trust him.
26. And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand
of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and into the hands of his servants: and
m
afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, says the Lord.
Then God gave this message to Jeremiah, concerning the coming of Nebuchadnezzar,
king of Babylon, to attack Egypt. Shout it out in Egypt: publish it in the cities of Migdol,
Memphis (Noph), and Tahpanhes! Mobilize for battle, for the sword of destruction shall
devour all around you. Why has Apis, (your bull god), fled in terror? Because the Lord
knocked him down before your enemies. Vast multitudes fall in heaps. (Then the
remnant of the Jews will say, “Come, let us return again to Judah, where we were born
and get away from all this slaughter here!”) Rename Pharoah Hophra, and call him “The
man with no power, but with plenty of noise!” As I live, says the King, the Lord of Hosts,
one is coming against Egypt that is as tall as Mount Tabor, or Mount Carmel, by the sea!
Pack up; get ready to leave for exile, you citizens of Egypt, for the city of Memphis shall
be utterly destroyed, and left without a single soul alive. Egypt is sleek as a heifer, but
a gadfly sends her running ~ a gadfly from the north! Even her famed mercenaries have
become as frightened calves. They turn and run, for it is the day of great calamity for
Egypt, a time of great punishment. Silent as a serpent gliding away, Egypt flees: the
invading army marches in! The numberless soldiers cut down your people like, like
woodsmen who clear a forest of its trees. Egypt is as helpless as a girl before these men
of the north. The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will punish Amon, god of
Thebes, and all the other gods of Egypt. I will punish Pharoah too, and all who put their
trust in him. I will deliver them into the hands of those who want them killed ~ into the
hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and his army. But afterwards the land shall
recover from the ravages of war.

a
[Hebrew]~ he multiplied the f
[Hebrew]~ make thee j
Jeremiah 46:6,10,24
faller instrument of captivity k
[Hebrew]~ nourisher
b
Jeremiah 37:7 g
Jeremiah 46: 6, 10, 24, see l
Ezekiel 30:14-16, Nahum 3:8
c
Jeremiah 48:15 & 51:57 Jeremiah 1:13 m
Isaiah 19:22-25, Ezekiel 29:11,
d
Joshua 19:12 h
Jeremiah 25:20, 50:37 13-14
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27. [T] aBut fear not, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I
will save you from afar off, and their seed from the land of their captivity: and Jacob
shall return, and be in rest and at ease; and none shall make him afraid.
28. [T] Fear not, O Jacob my servant, says the Lord; For I AM with thee; for I will make
a full end of all the nations where I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end
of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet I will bnot leave you wholly unpunished.

CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN: DESTRUCTION OF THE PHILISTINES

1. The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet, cagainst the Philistines,
before Pharoah smote Gaza.
2. Thus says the Lord: Behold, the dwaters rise up eout of the north and shall be an
overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land and fall that is therein: then the men
shall cry, and all of the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
3. At the noise of the stamping of the hooves of his strong horses, at the rushing of his
chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their
children for feebleness of hands.
4. Because of the day that comes to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus
and Zidon every helper that remains: for the Lord will spoil the Philistines, the
remnant of the country of gCaphtor.
5. Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley:
how long will you cut yourself?
6. O the Sword of the Lord, how long will it be here and be quiet? hPut up thyself into
the scabbard, rest, ad be still.
7. iHow can it be quiet, seeing that jthe Lord has given it a charge against Ashkelon,
and against the sea shore? There has He appointed it.
8. The Philistines: This is God’s message to Jeremiah concerning the Philistines of
Gaza, before the city was kcaptured by the Egyptian army.
The Lord says: A flood of soldiers is coming from the north, to overflow the land of the
Philistines; it will destroy their cities, and everything in them. Strong men will scream
in terror, and all the land shall weep. Hear the clattering of hoofs and the rumbling
wheels, as the chariots go rushing by; fathers flee in self-preservation, without a
backward glance at their helpless children, for the time has come when all the Philistines
and their allies from Tyre and Sidon will be destroyed. For the Lord is destroying the
Philistines, those colonists from Caphtor. The cities of Gaza and Ashkelon will be razed
to the ground and left in ruins. O descendants of the Anakim, how you will lament and
mourn! O sword of the Lord, when will you be at rest again? Go back into your scabbard;
and rest and be still! But how can it be still when the Lord has sent it on an errand? For
the city of Ashkelon and those living along the sea must be destroyed.

CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT: DESTRUCTION OF MOAB

1. l
Against Moab thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! For it
is spoiled! Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: mMis-gab is confounded and
dismayed.

a
Jeremiah 46:27-28, 30:10 e
Jeremiah 1:13 k
In 609 B.C. the year King Josiah
b
[Hebrew]~ not utterly cut thee f
[Hebrew]~ the fullness thereof died
off g
Genesis 10:14 l
Isaiah 15:1-16, Jeremiah 25:21,
c
Jeremiah 25:20, Ezekiel 25:15- h
[Hebrew]~ gather yourselves Ezekiel 25:8-11
16, Zephaniah 2:4-5 i
[Hebrew]~ how canst thou m
[Hebrew]~ the high places
d
Jeremiah 46:7 j
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2. There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against
it: come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also, you shall be acut down, O
madmen; the sword shall bpursue you.
3. A voice of crying shall be heard from cHoronaim, spoiling and great destruction.
4. Moab is destroyed: here little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
5. For in the going up of Luhith dcontinual weeping shall go up; for in the going down
of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
6. Flee, save your lives, and be like ethe heath in the wilderness.
The Moabites: This the message of the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, against Moab:
Woe to the city of Nebo! For it shall lie in ruins. The city of Kiriathaim and its forts are
overwhelmed and captured. No-one will ever brag of Moab any more, for there is a plot
against her life. In Heshbon, plans have been completed to destroy her. “Come”, they
say, “we will cut her off from being a nation.” In Madmen, all is silent, and then the roar
of battle will surge against Horonaim, for all Moab is being destroyed. Her crying will be
heard as far away as Zoar. Her refugees will climb the hills of Luhith, weeping bitterly,
while cries of terror rise from the city below. Flee for your lives, hide in the wilderness!
7. For because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you shall also be
taken: and fChemosh shall go forth into captivity, with ghis priests and his princes
together.
8. And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also
shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord has spoken.
9. Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away, for the cities thereof shall be
desolate, without any to dwell therein.
10. hCursed be he that does the work of the Lord ideceitfully, and cursed be he that
keeps back his sword from blood. For you, have trusted in your wealth and your
skill: therefore, you will perish. [This is a warning for all nations!]
Your god Chemosh, with his priests and princes, shall be taken away to distant lands!
All the villages and cities, whether they be on the plateau, or in the valleys, shall be
destroyed, for the Lord has said it! [and his word shall not return void, but shall do all
it was sent out to accomplish.] Oh, for wings for Moab, that she could fly away, for her
cities shall be left without a living soul in them. Cursed by those withholding their swords
from your blood, refusing to do the work that God has given to them.
11. Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled jon his lees, and has not
been emptied from vessel to vessel; neither has he gone into captivity: therefore,
his taste kremained in him, and his scent is not changed.
12. Therefore, behold, that days come, says the Lord, that I will send unto him
wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels and break
his bottles.
13. And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as lthe house of Israel was ashamed of
m
Bethel their confidence. From her earliest history, Moab has lived there undisturbed
from all invasions.
She is like wine that has not been poured from flask to flask, and is fragrant and smooth.
But now she shall have the pouring out of exile. The time is coming soon, the Lord has
said, when he shall send troublers to spill her out from jar to jar and then shatter the
jars. Then at last, Moab shall be ashamed of her idol Chemosh, as Israel was of the
golden calf idol at Bethel.
14. How say you, we are mighty and strong me for the war.

a
[Hebrew]~ brought to silence f
Numbers 21:29, Isaiah 46:1-2, j
Zephaniah 1:12
b
[Hebrew]~ go after you Jeremiah 43:12 k
[Hebrew]~ stood
c
Isaiah 15:5 g
Jeremiah 49:3 l
Hosea 10:6
d
[Hebrew]~ weeping with h
Judges 5:23, 1 Samuel 15:3,9, m
1 Kings 12:29
weeping 1 Kings 20:42
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15. Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and ahis chosen young men are gone
down to the slaughter, says the King, whose name is the Lord of Hosts.
16. The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hastens fast.
17. All you that are about him, bemoan him: ad all you that know his name, say, how
is bthe strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod?
18. Thou daughter that does inhabit cDibon, come down from your glory, and sit in thirst;
for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon you, and he shall destroy your strong hands.
19. O dinhabitant of eAroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that flees, and her that
escapes, and say, what is done?
20. Moab is confounded: for it is broken down; howl and cry; tell you it in fArnon, that
Moab is spoiled.
21. And judgement has come upon gthe plain country: upon Holon, and upon Jahazah,
and Mephaath.
22. And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim,
23. And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon.
24. And upon hKerioth, and upon iBozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab,
both far and near.
25. jThe horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, says the Lord. Do you remember
that boast of yours? “We are heroes, might men of war”?
But now Moab is to be destroyed; her destroyer is on the way; her choicest youth are
doomed to slaughter, says the King, The Lord of Hosts, The God of Israel. Calamity is
coming fast to Moab. O Friends of Moab; weep for her and cry! See how the strong, the
beautiful is shattered! Come down from your glory and sit in the dust, O people of
Dibon, for those destroying Moab shall shatter Dibon too, and tear down all her towers.
Those in Aroer stand anxiously beside the road to watch, and shout to those who flee
from Moab; “What has happened there”? And they reply; “Moab lies on ruins, weep and
wail. Tell it by the Banks of the Arnon, that Moab is destroyed.” All the cities of the
tablelands lie in ruins too! For God’s judgement has been poured out on all of them ~
on Holon, and Jahazah, and Mephaath, and Dibon, and Nebo, and Bethdiblathaim, and
Kiriathaim and Bethgamul and Bethmeon, and Kerioth, and Bozrah ~ and all of the cities
of the land of Moab, both far and near. The strength of Moab is ended ~ her horns have
been cut off; and her arms are broken. She has been totally disabled by the Word of the
Lord.
26. kMake you him drunken: for he magnified himself against the Lord; Moab shall also
wallow in his vomit, and he shall be in derision.
27. For lwas not Israel a derision unto thee? mWas he found among thieves? For since
you spoke of him, you skipped for joy.
28. O all you who dwell in Moab, leave the cities and ndwell in the rock, and be like the
dove, that makes her nests in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
29. oWe have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceedingly proud) his loftiness, and his
arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
30. I know his wrath, says the Lord; but it shall not be so; phis lies shall not so affect it.
31. Therefore, will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for Moab: mine heart qshall mourn
for the men of rKirheres.

a
[Hebrew]~ the choice of h
Jeremiah 48:41 o
Isaiah 16:6
b
Isaiah 9:4, 14:5 i
Jeremiah 49:13 p
[Hebrew]~ Those on whom he
c
Numbers 21:30 j
Psalm 75:10 stays, or his bars do not right
d
[Hebrew]~ inhabitress k
Jeremiah 25:27 q
Isaiah 16:7
e
Deuteronomy 2:36 l
Ezekiel 25:8, Zephaniah 2:8 r
2 Kings 3:25
f
Isaiah 16:2 m
Jeremiah 2:26
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32. O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are
gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon the
summer fruits and upon your vintage.
33. aAnd bjoy and gladness are taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab:
and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses; none shall tread with shouting:
their shouting shall be no shouting.
34. cFrom the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahazah, have they
uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as a heifer of three years old;
For the waters of Nimrim shall be ddesolate.
35. Moreover, I will cause to cease in Moab; says the Lord, him that offered in ethe high
places, and him that burned incense to their gods.
36. Therefore, my heart shall sound for Moab, like pipes, and my heart shall sound like
pipes for the men of Kirheres; because fthe riches that he had gotten are perished.
37. For gevery head shall be hbald, and every beard iclipped: and upon all the hands
shall be cuttings, and upon the loins, sackcloth.
38. There shall be lamentations generally upon the housetops of all the houses in Moab,
and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like ja vessel wherein there is no
pleasure, says the Lord.
39. They shall howl, saying; How is it broken down! How has Moab turned the kback with
shame! So shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.
40. For thus says the Lord: Behold, lhe mshall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings
over Moab.
41. nKerioth is taken; and the strongholds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts
in Moab at that day, shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
42. And Moab shall be destroyed, from being a people, because he has magnified himself
against the Lord. [BIG MISTAKE!]
43. oFear, and pthe pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitants of Moab, says
the Lord.
44. He that flees from the fear, shall fall into the pit: And he that gets out of the pit,
shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even unto Moab, qthe year of
their visitation, says the Lord.
45. They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but ra fire
shall come forth out of the Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall
devour sthe corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the ttumultuous ones.
46. [LD]Woe be unto thee, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perish; for thy sons are
taken ucaptives and thy daughters, captive.
47. [LD] vYet, wwill I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, says the Lord.
x
Thus far is the judgement of Moab.
Let her stagger and fall like a drunkard, for she has rebelled against the Lord. Moab shall
wallow in her vomit ~ scorned by all! For you scorned Israel and robbed her, and were
happy at her fall. [Nations be warned ~ don’t applaud when another nation falls ~
because God may make your nation be next!] O people of Moab, flee from your cities
and live-in caves, like doves that nest in the clefts of the rocks. We have all heard of the
pride of Moab, for it is great. We know your loftiness, your arrogance, and your haughty
heart. I know her insolence, the Lord has said, but her boasts are all false ~ her

a
Isaiah 16:10 i
[Hebrew]~ diminished r
Numbers 21:28
b
Joel 1:12 j
Jeremiah 22:28 s
Numbers 24:17
c
Isaiah 15:4 k
[Hebrew]~ neck t
[Hebrew]~ children of noise
d
[Hebrew]~ desolations l
Ezekiel 17:3, 12 u
[Hebrew]~ in captivity
e
Isaiah 15:2, 16:12, Ezekiel m
Deuteronomy 28:49 v
Jeremiah 46:26
20:29 n
[Hebrew]~ the cities w
Jeremiah 49:6
f
Isaiah 15:7 o
Isaiah 24:17-18 x
Jeremiah 51:64
g
Isaiah 15:2-3 p
Lamentations 3:47
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helplessness is great. Yes, I wail for Moab, my heart is broken for the men of Kirheres.
O men of Sibmah, rich in vineyard harvests, I weep for you even more than for Jazer.
For the destroyer has cut off your spreading tendrils and harvested your grapes and
summer fruits. He has plucked your bare. Joy and gladness have gone from fruitful
Moab. The presses yield no wine; no-one treads the grapes with shouts of joy. There is
shouting, yes, but not the shouting of joy. Instead, the awful cries of terror and pain
rise from all over the land ~ from Heshbon, clear across to Elealeh and to Jahazah; from
Zoar to Horonaim and to Eglathshelishiyah. The pastures of Nimrim are deserted now.
For the Lord says; I have put a stop to Moab’s worshipping false gods, and burning
incense to idols. Sadness sings in my heart for Moab and Kirheres, for all their wealth
has disappeared. They shave their heads and beards in anguish, and slash their hands
and put on clothes of sackcloth. Crying and sorrow will be in every Moabite home, and
on the streets; for I have smashed and shattered Moab, like and old unwanted bottle.
How is it broken! Hear the wails! See the shame of Moab! For she is a sign of horror and
scoffing to her neighbours now. A vulture circles ominously above the land of Moab, says
the Lord. Her cities are fallen; her strongholds are seized. The hearts of her mightiest
warriors fail with fear, like women in the pains of giving birth. Moab shall no longer be
a nation ~ for she had boasted against the Lord. (And pride comes before a fall!) Fear
and traps and treachery shall be your lot, O Moab, says the Lord. He who flees shall fall
in a trap and he who escapes from the trap shall run into a snare. I will see to it that
you do not get away, for the time of your judgement has come. They flee to Heshbon,
unable to go farther. But a fire comes from Heshbon ~ Sihon’s ancestral home ~ and
devours the land from end to end, with all its rebellious people.
[LD] Woe to you, O Moab; the people of the god Chemosh are destroyed, and your sons
and daughters ae taken away as slaves. But in the latter days, says the Lord, I will re-
establish Moab. [Here the prophecy concerning Moab ends]

CHAPTER FORTY-NINE: JUDGEMENT OF THE AMMONITES

1. Concerning the Ammonites, thus says the Lord; Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir?
a

Why then does btheir king (Melcom) inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?
2. Therefore, behold the days come, says the Lord, that I will cause an alarm of war to
be heard in cRabbah of the Ammonites: and it shall be a desolate heap, and her
daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were
his heirs, says the Lord.
3. Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai its spoiled: cry, you daughters of Rabbah, gird you with
sackcloth; lament and run to and fro by the hedges; for dtheir king shall go into
captivity, and ehis priests and his princes together.
4. Wherefore glories you in the valleys, fyour flowing valleys, O backsliding daughter?
That trusted in their treasures, saying; gWho shall come unto me?
5. Behold, I will bring a fear unto thee, says the Lord God of Hosts, from all those that
be about thee: and you shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall
gather up him that wanders.
6. [LD] And hafterwards I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, says
the Lord.
The Ammonites:
What is this that you are doing? Why are you living in the in the cities of the Jews?
Aren’t the Jews enough to fill them up? Didn’t they inherit them from me? Why then
have you, (who worship Melcom), taken over Gad and all its cities? I will punish you for
a
[Hebrew]~ against e
Jeremiah 48:7 h
Jeremiah 48:47, Jeremiah
b
[Hebrew]~ Melcom f
[Hebrew]~thy valley floweth 49:11,39
c
Ezekiel 25:5, Amos 1:14 away
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this! For the Lord declares, I will destroy your city of Rabbah. It shall become a desolate
heap, and the neighbouring towns shall be burned. Then Israel shall come back and take
back her land from you again. She shall dispossess those who disposed her, says the
Lord.
Cry out, O Heshbon, for aAi is destroyed! Weep, you daughters of Rabbah! Put on
garments of mourning: weep and wail, hiding in the hedges, for your god Melcom shall
be exiled along with his princes and priests.
You are proud of your fertile valleys, but they will soon be ruined. O wicked daughter,
you trusted in your wealth and thought no-one could ever harm you. But see, I will bring
terror upon you, says the Lord God of Hosts. For all of your neighbours shall drive you
from your land, and none shall help your exiles and they flee. But afterwards, I will
restore the fortunes of the Ammonites, says the Lord. [But first you must be taught a
lesson for stealing Israeli land].
The Edomites:
7. bConcerning Edom, thus says the Lord of Hosts; cIs wisdom no more in Teman? Is
counsel perished from the prudent? Is their wisdom vanished?
8. Flee all of you, dturn back, dwell deep, O you inhabitants of eDedan; for I will bring
the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.
9. fIf the grape gathers come to you, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? gIf
thieves by night, they will destroy until they have had enough.
10. But hI have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be
able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and
he is not.
11. Leave your fatherless children, And I will preserve them alive and let your widows
trust in me.
12. For thus says the Lord: Behold, they whose judgement was inot to drink of the cup
have assuredly drunken: and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? You
shall not go unpunished! But you shall surely drink of it (God’s punishment).
13. For jI have sworn by myself (by my own name) says the Lord, that kBozrah shall
become a desolation, a reproach, a wasteland, and a curse: and all the cities thereof
shall be perpetual wastes.
14. lI have heard “a rumour” from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen,
saying; Gather you together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
15. For lo, I will make you small among the heathen, and despised among men.
16. Your terribleness has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, O you that dwell in
the clefts of mthe rock, that holds the height of the hill: nthough you should make
your nest as high as the eagle, oI will bring you down from there, says the Lord.
17. Also, Edom shall be pa desolation: everyone that passes by it shall be astonished,
and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
18. As for qthe overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighboring cities thereof,
says the Lord, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
19. Behold, he shall come up rlike a lion, from sthe swelling of Jordan against the
habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who
is a chosen man, that I might appoint over her? For who is like me? And who will
t
appoint me this time? And who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

a
Ai was originally destroyed by g
Obadiah verse 5 o
Amos 9:2
Joshua h
Obadiah verse 6 p
Jeremiah 18:16
b
Jeremiah 25:21, Lamentations i
Obadiah verse 16 q
Isaiah 13:19
4:21, Ezekiel 25:12-14 j
Jeremiah 22:5 r
Jeremiah 4:7
c
Obadiah verse 8 k
Jeremiah 48:24 s
Jeremiah 12:5
d
[Hebrew]~ they are turned back l
Jeremiah 49:16 t
[Hebrew]~ convent me in
e
Jeremiah 25:23 m
2 Kings 14:7 judgement
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The Edomites:
The Lord of Hosts says: Where are all of your wise men of days gone by? Is there not
even one left in Teman? Flee to the remotest parts of the desert, O people of Dedan,
(This was located in Northern Arabia, and was a flourishing caravan city at the time of
Jeremiah and Ezekiel) for when I punish Edom, I will also punish you! Those who gather
grapes leave a few gleanings for the poor, and even thieves in the night don’t take
everything, but I will strip bare the land of Esau, and there will be no place to hide.
Her children, her brothers, her neighbors ~ all will be destroyed ~ and she herself will
perish also. But I will preserve the fatherless children who remain, and let your widows
depend upon me. The Lord says to Edom: If the innocent must suffer, then how much
more must you suffer for your sins! You shall not go unpunished! You must drink this
cup of Judgement! For I have sworn by my own name, says the Lord, that Bozrah shall
become heaps of ruins, cursed and mocked, and her cities shall be eternal wastes.
I have heard this message from the Lord: He has sent a messenger to the nations to
form a coalition against Edom and destroy her. I will make her weak among the nations,
and despised by all, says the Lord. You have been fooled by your fame and your pride,
living there in the mountains of Petra, in the clefts of the rocks. But even though you
live among the peaks with the eagles, I will bring you down, says the Lord.

And God destroy Petra, which had beautiful architecture.

The fate of Edom will be horrible; all who pass by it shall be appalled, and gasp at the
sight. Your cities shall become as silent as Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring
towns, says the Lord. No one will live there anymore. I will send against them one who
comes like a roaring lion from the wilds of Jordan, stalking the sheep in the fold.
Suddenly, Edom shall be destroyed, and I will appoint over the Edomites, the person of
my choice. For who is like me, and who can call me to account?
20. Therefore, hear the counsel of the Lord, that he has taken against Edom: and his
purposes, that he has purposed against the inhabitants of aTeman; Surely the least
of the flock shall draw them out: surely, he shall make their habitation desolate with
them.
21. bThe earth is moved at the sound of their fall, at the cry of the noise thereof was
heard in the cRed Sea.
22. Behold, dhe shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over eBozrah:
and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a
woman in her pangs of childbirth. What shepherd can defy me? Take note: The Lord
will certainly do this to Edom, and also the people of Teman ~ even little children
will be dragged away as slaves. It will be a shocking thing to see! The earth shakes

a
See verse 7 c
[Hebrew]~ reedy sea e
See verse 13
b
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 with the noise of Edom’s fall: the cry of the people is heard as far away as the Red
Sea. The one who will come will fly as swift as a vulture and will spread his wings
over Bozrah. Then the courage of the mightiest warriors will disappear like that of a
woman in labour.
Damascus:
23. aConcerning Damascus: Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: For they have heard the
evil tidings: they are bfainthearted: there is sorrow con the sea, it cannot be quiet.
24. Damascus is waxed feeble, and turned herself to flee, and fear has seized on her:
anguish, and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
25. How is dthe city of epraise not left, the city of my joy!
26. Therefore, her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be
cut off in that day, says the Lord of Hosts.
27. And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, fand it shall consume the palaces of
Benhadad. The cities of Hamath and Arpad, are stricken with fear; for they have
heard the news pronounced against them of their doom. Their hearts are troubled,
like a wild sea in a raging storm.
Damascus shall become feeble, and all of her people will turn and flee. Fear, anguish,
and sorrow have gripped her, as they do women in labour. O famous city, the city of
joy, how you are forsaken now! Your young men lie dead in the streets: your entire
army shall be destroyed in one day, says the Lord of Hosts. And I will start a fire at the
edge of Damascus that will burn up all the palaces of Benhadad.
Kedar and Hazor:
28. gConcerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar
shall smite, thus says the Lord: Arise you, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the
east.
29. hTheir tents and their flocks shall they take away; they shall take to themselves the
curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels, and they and they shall cry unto
them, ifear on every side.
30. Flee, jget you far off, dwell deep you inhabitants of Hazor, says the Lord: for
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you, and has conceived
a purpose against you.
31. Arise, get you up unto the kwealthy nation, that dwells without care, says the Lord,
which have neither gates nor bars, lwhich dwell alone.
32. And their camels shall be a booty; and the multitude of their cattle a spoil; and mI
will scatter into all winds them that are nin the utmost corners; and I will bring their
calamity from all sides thereof, says the Lord.
33. And Hazor shall be oa dwelling place for dragons, and a desolation forever: there
shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it.
Kedar and Hazor:
This prophecy is about Kedar (an Arab tribe, living in the desert east of Palestine) and
the kingdoms of Hazor (not the Hazor mentioned in Joshua and Judges, but a group of
Arab tribes), which are going to be destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, for
the Lord will send him to destroy them. Their flocks and their tents will be captured,
says the Lord, with all their house hold goods. Their camels will be taken away, and
around will be the shout of panic. “We are surrounded and doomed!” Flee for your lives,
says the Lord. Go deep into the deserts, O people of Hazor, for Nebuchadnezzar, king
of Babylon, has plotted against you and is preparing to destroy you. “Go,” says the Lord

a
Isaiah 17:1, Amos 1:3, f
Amos 1:4 l
Numbers 23:9, Micah 7:14
Zechariah 9:1-2 g
Isaiah 21:13 m
Ezekiel 5:10
b
[Hebrew]~ melted h
Psalm 120:5 n
[Hebrew]~ cut off into corners,
c
[Hebrew]~ as on the sea i
Jeremiah 20:3 or, that have the corners of their
d
Jeremiah 33:9 j
[Hebrew]~ flit greatly hair polled.
e
Jeremiah 51:41 k
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to Nebuchadnezzar. “Attack those wealthy Bedouin tribes living alone in the desert,
without a care in the world, boasting that they are self-sufficient ~ that they need neither
walls nor gates. Their camels and cattle shall all be yours, and I will scatter these
heathens to the winds. From all directions I will bring calamity upon them.” Hazor shall
be a home for wild animals of the desert. No-one shall ever live there again. It shall be
desolate forever.
Elam:
34. The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the Prophet, against Elam in the
beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying;
35. Thus says the Lord of Hosts; Behold, I will break athe bow of Elam, the chief of their
might.
36. And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will
scatter them towards all of those winds; and there no nation whither the outcasts of
Elam shall not come.
37. For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies; and before them that
seek their lives; and I will bring down evil upon them, even my fierce anger, says
the Lord: and bI will send the sword after them; until I have consumed them all.
38. And cI will set my throne in Elam, and destroy from thence the king and princes,
says the Lord.
39. [LD] But it shall come to pass, in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity
of Elam, says the Lord.
Elam:
God’s message came to Jeremiah, in the fourth year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of
Judah: The Lord of Hosts says: I will destroy the army of Elam, and I will scatter the
people of Elam to the four winds: they shall be exiled to countries throughout the world.
My fierce anger will bring great evil upon Elam, says the Lord. I will destroy her king
and princes. But in the latter days I will bring the people back, says the Lord. [As it says
in the song: I will bring them all back home again!]
CHAPTER FIFTY: JUDGEMENT OF BABYLON
1. [LD]The Word of the Lord spoken dagainst Babylon and against the Chaldeans eby
Jeremiah, the Prophet.
2. [LD]Declare you among the nations, and publish, and fset up a standard: publish,
and conceal nothing: say; Babylon is taken, gBel is confounded, hMerodach is broken
in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
3. [LD]For iout of the north, there comes up a nation against her, which shall make her
land desolate, and none shall dwell therein; they shall remove, they shall depart,
both man and beast.
4. [LD]In those days, and in that time, says the Lord, the children of Israel shall come,
j
they and the children of Judah together, kgoing and weeping: they shall go, and
l
seek the Lord, their God.
5. They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thither ward, saying, Come and let
us join ourselves to the Lord in ma perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.
6. My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have caused them to go astray,
they have turned them away non the mountains, they have gone from mountain to
hill, they have forgotten their resting place.

a
Isaiah 22:6 e
[Hebrew]~ by the hands of j
Jeremiah 3:18, Ezekiel 37:22
b
Jeremiah 9:16, 48:2 Jeremiah k
Psalm 126:5-6, Jeremiah
c
Jeremiah 43:10 f
[Hebrew]~ lift up 31:9,18, Zechariah 12:10
d
Isaiah 13:1-14, 27, 21:1-10, g
Isaiah 46:1, Jeremiah 51:44 l
Hosea 3:5
47:1 h
2 Kings 20:12 m
Jeremiah 32:40
i
Isaiah 41:25, Jeremiah 51:48 n
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7. All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said; aWe offend
not, because they have sinned against the Lord, bthe habitation of justice, even the
Lord, the hope of their fathers.
Babylon:
This is the message from the Lord against Babylon and the Chaldeans, spoken by
Jeremiah the prophet: Tell all the world that Babylon will be destroyed; her god Marduk
will be utterly disgraced! For a nation shall come down upon her from the north with
such destruction, that no-one will live in her again; all shall be gone ~ both men and
animals shall flee.
Then the people of Israel a s Judah shall join together, weeping and seeking the Lord,
their God. They shall ask the way back to Zion and they shall start the journey back
home again. “Come!” they will say; “Let us be united to the Lord with an eternal pledge
that will never be broken again.” [Maybe, many church organizations need to make this
same cry, and make this same proclamation, in an “eternal pledge” which cannot be
broken again.]
My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds led them astray, and then turned them
loose in the mountains [without their shepherd]. They lost their way and didn’t
remember how to get back to the fold.
And unfortunately, their shepherds (pastors) failed to leave the 99 in the sheepfold and
go searching for the lost sheep. All who found them devoured them and said: “We are
permitted to attack them freely, because they have sinned against the Lord, the God of
Justice, the hope of their fathers. [Isn’t it interesting that even unbelievers know that
there is a penalty if you sin against God, the God of Justice].
8. Remove (yourselves) out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the
Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flock.
9. For lo, I will raise up, and cause to come up against Babylon can assembly of great
nations from the north country: and they set themselves I array against her: from
thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty dexpert man: none
shall return in vain.
10. And Chaldea shall be a spoil; all the spoil her shall be satisfied, says the Lord.
11. eBecause you were glad, because you rejoiced, O you destroyers of my heritage,
because you are grown ffat as a heifer at grass, and gbellow as bulls.
12. Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed; behold,
the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, a desert.
13. Because of the wrath of the Lord, it shall not be inhabited, but is shall be wholly
desolate; hevery one that goes to Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her
plagues.
14. Put yourself in array against Babylon round-about; all you that bend the bow, shoot
at her, spare no arrows: for she has sinned against the Lord.
15. Shout against her round-about: ishe has given her hand; her foundations have
fallen; her walls are thrown down: jfor it is the vengeance of the Lord: take
vengeance upon her: kas she has done, do unto her.
16. Cut off the sower from Babylon; and him that handles the lsickle, in the time of
harvest; for fear of the oppressing sword, mthey shall turn everyone to his people,
and they shall flee everyone to his own land.
But now, flee from Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans: lead my people home again, for
see, I am raising up an army of great nations from the north and I will bring them
against Babylon to attack her, and she shall be destroyed. The enemies’ arrows goes
a
Zechariah 11:5, compare with e
Isaiah 47:6 j
Jeremiah 51:6
Jeremiah 2:3 f
[Hebrew]~ big, or corpulent k
Psalm 137:8, Jeremiah 51:56
b
Jeremiah 31:23 g
[Hebrew]~ neigh as steeds l
[Hebrew]~ scythe
c
Jeremiah 25:26 h
Jeremiah 49:17 m
Isaiah 13:14, Jeremiah 51:9
d
[Hebrew]~ destroyer i
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straight to the mark; they do not miss! And Babylon shall be sacked until everyone is
sated with loot, says the Lord.
Though you were glad, O Chaldeans, plunderers of my people, and are now as fat as
cows that feed in lush pastures, and neigh like stallions, yet your own mother shall be
overwhelmed with shame, for you shall become the least of the nations ~ a wilderness,
a dry place ~ a desert land. Because of the anger of the Lord, Babylon shall become a
deserted wasteland, and all who pass by shall be appalled and shall mock at her for all
her wounds. Yet, prepare to fight with Babylon, all nations round about; let the archers
shoot at her, spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the Lord. Shout against her
from every side. Look! She surrenders! Her walls have crumbled and fallen. The Lord
has taken vengeance! Do to her as she has done to you! Let the farm hands all depart.
Let them all rush back to their own lands, as the enemies advance.
17. Israel is aa scattered sheep; bthe lions have driven him away; cfirst the king of
Assyria, has devoured him: and dlast, the Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon has
broken his bones.
18. Therefore, thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the
king of Babylon and his land; eas I have punished the king of Assyria.
19. [LD] And fI will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and
Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon Mount Ephraim and Gilead.
20. [LD] In those days and in that time, says the Lord, gthe iniquity of Israel shall be
sought for, and there shall be none: and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be
found, for I will pardon them, hwhom I reserve.
The Israelites are like sheep the lion’s chase. First the king of Assyria ate them up: then
Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, crunched their bones. Therefore, the Lord of
Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Now I will punish the king of Babylon, and his land, just
as I punished the king of Assyria. And I will bring Israel home again to her own land, to
feed in the fields of Carmel and Bashan and to be happy once more on Mount Ephraim
and Mount Gilead. In those “last” days, says the Lord, no sin shall be found in Israel, or
in Judah, for I will pardon (forgive) the remnant I preserve.
21. Go up against the land iof Merathaim (the rebels), even against it, and against the
inhabitants of jPekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, says the Lord, and do
according to all that I have commanded thee.
22. kA sound to battle is in the land; and of great destruction.
23. How is lthe hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken? How is Babylon
become a desolation among the nations?
24. I have laid a snare for thee, and you are also taken, O Babylon, and you were not
aware; you are found, and also caught, because you have striven against the Lord.
25. The Lord has opened his armoury, and has brought forth the weapons of his
indignation: for this is the work of the Lord God of Hosts, in the land of the
Chaldeans.
26. Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as
heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.
27. Slay all of her mbullocks: nlet them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! For
their day is come, othe time of their visitation.
28. The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to pdeclare in
Zion, qthe vengeance of the Lord our God, the vengeance of His Temple.

a
See verse 6 g
Jeremiah 31:34 n
Jeremiah 25:20
b
Jeremiah 2:15 h
Isaiah 1:9 o
Jeremiah 46:21, 48:44
c
2 Kings 17:6 i
[Hebrew]~ of the rebels p
Psalm 64:9
d
2 Kings 24:10,14 j
[Hebrew]~ visitation q
Jeremiah 51:10
e
Isaiah 14: 24-25 k
Jeremiah 51: 54
f
Jeremiah 33:12, Ezekiel 34:13- l
Isaiah 14:6, Jeremiah 51:20
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29. Call together the archers against Babylon: all you that bend the bow, camp against
it round about: let none thereof escape: arecompense her according to her work:
according to all that she has done, do unto her; bfor she has been proud against the
Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
30. Therefore, shall her young men fall in the streets; and all of her men of war shall be
cut off in that day, says the Lord.
31. Behold, I am against thee, O thou cmost proud, says the Lord God of Hosts: for thy
day is come; the time that I will visit you.
32. And dthe proudest shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: eand I will
kindle a fire in their cities; and it shall devour all that is round about him.
Go up, O my warriors, against the land of Merathaim (in southern Babylonia) and against
the people of Pekod (in eastern Babylonia). March against Babylon, the land of rebels,
a land that I will judge! Annihilate them, as I have commanded you. [Leave nothing
alive and standing]. Let the be the shout of battle in the land, a shout of great
destruction. Babylon, the mightiest hammer in all the earth, lies broken and shattered.
Babylon is desolate among the nations. O Babylon, I have set a trap for you and you
have been caught in it, for you have fought against the Lord. The Lord has opened his
armoury, and brought out weapons to explode his wrath upon his enemies. [Do you
realise that the God of Israel, has an armoury in heaven, which holds weapons of mass
destruction? Why do I say that? Because He wipes out the whole nation of Babylon in
one day.] The terror that befalls Babylon will be the work of the Lord, the God of Hosts.
Yes, come against her from distant lands: break open her granaries; knock down her
walls and houses; make them heaps of ruins and utterly destroy her; let nothing be left.
Not even her cattle, woe to them too! Kill them all! For the time has come for Babylon
to become devastated.
But my people, will flee; they will escape back to their own country and tell how the
Lord their God has broken forth in fury upon those who destroyed His Temple.
Send out a call for archers, to come to Babylon; surround the cities so that no-one can
escape. Do to her as she has done to others; for she has haughtily defied the Lord, the
Holy One of Israel. [God is clearly implementing the “golden rule” here.] Her young men
will fall in the streets and die: her warriors will all be killed. For see, I am against you,
O people so proud; and now your day of reckoning has come. Land of pride, you will
stumble and fall (pride comes before a fall) and no-one will rise you up, for the Lord will
light a fire in the cities of Babylon that will burn everything around them.
33. [T] Thus says the Lord of Hosts; fthe children of Israel and the children of Judah
were oppressed together; and all that took them captive held them fast; they
refused to let them go.
34. [S, M] gTheir Redeemer is strong: hThe Lord of Hosts is His name: iHe shall
thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the
inhabitants of Babylon.
The Lord of Hosts says: The people of Israel and Judah have been wronged. Their captors
held them and refuse to let them go. But their Redeemer is strong. His name is the Lord
of Hosts. He will plead their case for them and see that they are freed to live again in
peace and quietness in Israel.
[God promises to bring His people back home again].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_GsKLJcum8 A wonderful worship song of this
promise.

a
Jeremiah 25:14, 51:6,24,56, d
[Hebrew]~ proudest h
Jeremiah 10:16
Revelation 18:6 e
Jeremiah 21:14 i
Isaiah 51:22, Jeremiah 51:36
b
Isaiah 47:10 f
See verse 17
c
[Hebrew]~ pride g
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CONCLUSIONS:
After reading through fifty-two chapters of the messages that Jeremiah received from
the Lord, one thing becomes very clear, and that is that the God of Hosts, the God of
Israel is a “Jealous” God, and that He definitely does not tolerate any person or nation
worshipping “other gods”.
Not only is it the first commandment in Exodus chapter twenty, but it is the continual
theme right throughout scripture.
The second thing we learn is that God’s love never changes, and that despite all of the
faults of Israel, He still loves her, and He still wants Israel to be his wife. Because of this
love, He sends His servants, the prophets, to give specific messages to the nations, so
that they will come back to Him.
But if they do not listen to His voice, or the voice of His prophets, and they refuse to
follow and obey His word, and His commandments, then punishment comes.
Likewise in the New Testament, Jesus gives clear instructions about what HIS church is
to do: how it is to operate in this sinful world: so that others may hear His message,
and be given the opportunity to take the freely offered gift of salvation. This allows us
to be allowed “once-again” to have unrestricted access into the heavenly throne room,
and be re-united with the Father, through Jesus Christ, His Son.
As God the Father chose “different” leaders for “different” tasks in the Old Testament,
so Jesus gives clear instructions in the New Testament about “different” gifts, “different”
offices, and “different” roles, within the Body of Christ.
In John 15:16 this is made perfectly clear: YOU have NOT chosen me, but aI have chosen
you, and “ordained” you (every one of us, as part of the royal priesthood) that you
should “GO” (action word) and bring forth fruit (another “action” word ~ the positive
results of your gifting and labours), and that your fruit should remain, (it should not
drop off, fall to the ground, and rot): that whatsoever you ask the Father in My name
(the name of Jesus Christ ~believing) He may give it to you.
All through the New Testament, there are “reminders” to listen to “the promptings” of
the Holy Spirit, so that you stay on track, that you continue to stay on the path, that
the Lord has called each individual disciple to walk.
Jesus prayed all night and then He chose twelve disciples, from many “different”
backgrounds, to spread His word of salvation, and lead the nations back to Himself. Not
all of the disciples were chosen to be pastors to the Jews. Not all were chosen to be
evangelists, or teachers to the Gentiles. Not all were chosen to be prophets to the
nations, but each was assigned a specific task to do: to spread God’s word across the
world, to both Jew and Gentile.
Sadly, some denominations think that “one shoe fits all situations” and they send out
“officers” to lead their congregations. But no two congregations are the same, because
each congregation has been called to do a “different” task in each city, as part of the
ONE CHURCH IN THAT CITY.
Jesus said that HE is the Head, and we are the Body. We are ALL called to be part of
HIS FUNCTIONING BODY IN A CITY, AND NATION. When Jesus is disconnected from His
Body, it is like a chook running around with its head cut off, with no direction, no unity,
and no purpose. It is no longer a functioning witness for God’s Kingdom.
The Holy Spirit has been sending this message to the Body of Christ now for nearly forty
years. If the Church fails to listen to His Voice after repeated warnings, then punishment
WILL FOLLOW, because God cannot go against His own word.
So, in conclusion, please take a serious study of the seven churches in the book of
Revelation (in Chapters two and three) and work out where the eight church (your

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church) fits and whether it needs “a makeover” to come back into line and become part
of HIS CHURCH (the 9th Church), in the end-time harvest that is now upon us.

WHO ARE THE RECHABITES?

https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/12616-rechabites

In 1979, when I was in Saudi Arabia doing a field survey for their new Mobile Telephone
System for that nation, I came across a tribe of people, who were living in camel hair
tents and who refused to drink any wine. On asking who these people were, I was told
that these were the descendants of the Rechabites, mentioned in the Old Testament and
they freely travelled across borders from Saudi into Israel, finding fodder for their camel,
sheep, and goat herds. They were well respected and never troubled anyone, because
they have God’s peace dwelling with them, just as was promised centuries ago.

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