15:1 Then the LORD said to me, 'Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I wouldn't help them. Away with them! Get them out of my sight!
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 1 , Then the LORD said to me, 'Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I wouldn't help them. Away with them! Get them out of my sight!
15:2 And if they say to you, `But where can we go?' tell them, `This is what the LORD says: Those who are destined for death, to death; those who are destined for war, to war; those who are destined for famine, to famine; those who are destined for captivity, to captivity.'
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 2 , And if they say to you, `But where can we go?' tell them, `This is what the LORD says: Those who are destined for death, to death; those who are destined for war, to war; those who are destined for famine, to famine; those who are destined for captivity, to captivity.'
15:3 'I will send four kinds of destroyers against them,' says the LORD. 'I will send the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the vultures to devour, and the wild animals to finish up what is left.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 3 , 'I will send four kinds of destroyers against them,' says the LORD. 'I will send the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the vultures to devour, and the wild animals to finish up what is left.
15:4 Because of the wicked things Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem, I will make my people an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 4 , Because of the wicked things Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem, I will make my people an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
15:5 'Who will feel sorry for you, Jerusalem? Who will weep for you? Who will even bother to ask how you are?
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 5 , 'Who will feel sorry for you, Jerusalem? Who will weep for you? Who will even bother to ask how you are?
15:6 You have forsaken me and turned your back on me,' says the LORD. 'Therefore, I will raise my clenched fists to destroy you. I am tired of always giving you another chance.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 6 , You have forsaken me and turned your back on me,' says the LORD. 'Therefore, I will raise my clenched fists to destroy you. I am tired of always giving you another chance.
15:7 I will winnow you like grain at the gates of your cities and take away everything you hold dear. I will destroy my own people, because they refuse to turn back to me from all their evil ways.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 7 , I will winnow you like grain at the gates of your cities and take away everything you hold dear. I will destroy my own people, because they refuse to turn back to me from all their evil ways.
15:8 'There will be more widows than the grains of sand along the seashore. At noontime I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of young men. I will cause anguish and terror to come upon them suddenly.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 8 , 'There will be more widows than the grains of sand along the seashore. At noontime I will bring a destroyer against the mothers of young men. I will cause anguish and terror to come upon them suddenly.
15:9 The mother of seven grows faint and gasps for breath; her sun has gone down while it is yet day. She sits childless now, disgraced and humiliated. And those who are left, I will hand over to the enemy to be killed,' says the LORD.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 9 , The mother of seven grows faint and gasps for breath; her sun has gone down while it is yet day. She sits childless now, disgraced and humiliated. And those who are left, I will hand over to the enemy to be killed,' says the LORD.
15:10 Then I said, 'What sadness is mine, my mother. Oh, that I had died at birth! I am hated everywhere I go. I am neither a lender who has threatened to foreclose nor a borrower who refuses to pay--yet they all curse me.'
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 10 , Then I said, 'What sadness is mine, my mother. Oh, that I had died at birth! I am hated everywhere I go. I am neither a lender who has threatened to foreclose nor a borrower who refuses to pay--yet they all curse me.'
15:11 The LORD replied, 'All will be well with you, Jeremiah. Your enemies will ask you to plead on their behalf in times of trouble and distress.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 11 , The LORD replied, 'All will be well with you, Jeremiah. Your enemies will ask you to plead on their behalf in times of trouble and distress.
15:12 Can a man break a bar of iron from the north, or a bar of bronze?
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 12 , Can a man break a bar of iron from the north, or a bar of bronze?
15:13 Because of all my people's sins against me, I will hand over their wealth and treasures as plunder to the enemy.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 13 , Because of all my people's sins against me, I will hand over their wealth and treasures as plunder to the enemy.
15:14 I will tell their enemies to take them as captives to a foreign land. For my anger blazes forth like fire, and it will consume them.'
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 14 , I will tell their enemies to take them as captives to a foreign land. For my anger blazes forth like fire, and it will consume them.'
15:15 Then I said, 'LORD, you know I am suffering for your sake. Punish my persecutors! Don't let them kill me! Be merciful to me and give them what they deserve!
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 15 , Then I said, 'LORD, you know I am suffering for your sake. Punish my persecutors! Don't let them kill me! Be merciful to me and give them what they deserve!
15:16 Your words are what sustain me. They bring me great joy and are my heart's delight, for I bear your name, O LORD God Almighty.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 16 , Your words are what sustain me. They bring me great joy and are my heart's delight, for I bear your name, O LORD God Almighty.
15:17 I never joined the people in their merry feasts. I sat alone because your hand was on me. I burst with indignation at their sins.
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 17 , I never joined the people in their merry feasts. I sat alone because your hand was on me. I burst with indignation at their sins.
15:18 Why then does my suffering continue? Why is my wound so incurable? Your help seems as uncertain as a seasonal brook. It is like a spring that has gone dry.'
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 18 , Why then does my suffering continue? Why is my wound so incurable? Your help seems as uncertain as a seasonal brook. It is like a spring that has gone dry.'
15:19 The LORD replied, 'If you return to me, I will restore you so you can continue to serve me. If you speak words that are worthy, you will be my spokesman. You are to influence them; do not let them influence you!
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 19 , The LORD replied, 'If you return to me, I will restore you so you can continue to serve me. If you speak words that are worthy, you will be my spokesman. You are to influence them; do not let them influence you!
15:20 They will fight against you like an attacking army, but I will make you as secure as a fortified wall. They will not conquer you, for I will protect and deliver you. I, the LORD, have spoken!
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 20 , They will fight against you like an attacking army, but I will make you as secure as a fortified wall. They will not conquer you, for I will protect and deliver you. I, the LORD, have spoken!
15:21 Yes, I will certainly keep you safe from these wicked men. I will rescue you from their cruel hands.'
The NLT Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 15 , Verse 21 , Yes, I will certainly keep you safe from these wicked men. I will rescue you from their cruel hands.'
