Study Desk

you built a reservoir inside the city to hold the water flowing down from the old pool. But you paid no attention to God, who planned all this long ago and who caused it to happen.

You may be important, but the Lord will pick you up and throw you away.

"But all his relatives and dependents will become a burden to him. They will hang on him like pots and bowls hanging from a peg!

The money she earns by commerce will be dedicated to the Lord . She will not store it away, but those who worship the Lord will use her money to buy the food and the clothing they need.

From the most distant parts of the world we will hear songs in praise of Israel, the righteous nation. But there is no hope for me! I am wasting away! Traitors continue to betray, and their treachery grows worse and worse.

like drought in a dry land. But you, Lord , have silenced our enemies; you silence the shouts of cruel people, as a cloud cools a hot day.

The Lord will protect Mount Zion, but the people of Moab will be trampled down the way straw is trampled in manure.

They will reach out their hands as if they were trying to swim, but God will humiliate them, and their hands will sink helplessly.

Lord our God, we have been ruled by others, but you alone are our Lord .

We were in pain and agony, but we gave birth to nothing. We have won no victory for our land; we have accomplished nothing.

But if the enemies of my people want my protection, let them make peace with me. Yes, let them make peace with me."

But Israel's sins will be forgiven only when the stones of pagan altars are ground up like chalk, and no more incense altars or symbols of the goddess Asherah are left.

The kingdom of Israel is doomed! Its glory is fading like the crowns of flowers on the heads of its drunken leaders. Their proud heads are well perfumed, but there they lie, dead drunk.

He offered rest and comfort to all of you, but you refused to listen to him.

The Lord has made you drowsy, ready to fall into a deep sleep. The prophets should be the eyes of the people, but God has blindfolded them.

The Lord said, "These people claim to worship me, but their words are meaningless, and their hearts are somewhere else. Their religion is nothing but human rules and traditions, which they have simply memorized.

But the king will be powerless to help them, and Egypt's protection will end in disaster.

But this is what the holy God of Israel says: "You ignore what I tell you and rely on violence and deceit.

The Sovereign Lord , the Holy One of Israel, says to the people, "Come back and quietly trust in me. Then you will be strong and secure." But you refuse to do it.

Instead, you plan to escape from your enemies by riding fast horses. And you are right—escape is what you will have to do! You think your horses are fast enough, but those who pursue you will be faster!