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Day 222, 10 August 2022



1) Jeremiah 31:15-40,49:34-51:14



Jeremiah 31



15 (Jos 18:25; Ge 37:35) Thus says the Lord:

A voice is heard in Ramah,

lamentation and bitter weeping,

Rachel weeping for her children,

refusing to be comforted for her children,

because they are no more.

16 (Ru 2:12; Jer 30:3) Thus says the Lord:

Keep your voice from weeping

and your eyes from tears;

for your work shall be rewarded,

says the Lord,

and they shall come back from the land of the enemy.

17 There is hope for your future,

says the Lord,

that your children will come back to their own border.

18 (Ps 80:3; Job 5:17 )I have surely heard Ephraim pleading:

"You have chastised me,

and I was chastised, as an untrained calf;

turn me back and I will be turned,

for you are the Lord my God.

19 (Jer 3:25; Eze 36:31; 21:12) Surely after I turned back,

I repented;

and after I was instructed,

I struck myself on my thigh;

I was ashamed and even humiliated

because I bore the reproach of my youth."

20 (Isa 55:7; 63:15) Is Ephraim My dear son?

Is he a pleasant child?

For since I spoke against him,

I surely do remember him still;

therefore My heart longs for him.

I will surely have mercy on him,

says the Lord.

21 (Jer 50:5; Isa 48:20) Set up road marks,

place guideposts.

Set your heart toward the highway,

even the way by which you went.

Turn back, O virgin of Israel,

turn back to these your cities.

22 (Jer 2:23; 3:6) How long will you go about,

O faithless daughter?

For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth:

A woman shall obtain a man.

23 (Zec 8:3; Isa 1:26; Jer 50:7) Thus says the Lord of Hosts,

the God of Israel: Once again they shall use this speech

in the land of Judah and in the cities when I restore their fortunes:

"May the Lord bless you, O habitation of righteousness

and mountain of holiness!"

24 (Zec 8:4-8; Eze 36:10) And Judah and all its cities will dwell there,

the farmer and those who go out with the flocks.

25 (Jer 31:14; Jn 4:14) For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every

languishing soul.

26 Upon this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was sweet to me.

27 (Hos 2:23; Eze 36:9) Surely, the days are coming, says the Lord,

when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah

with the seed of man and with the seed of beast.

28 (Jer 1:10; 44:27) It shall come to pass that as I have watched

over them to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down,

and to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them, to build,

and to plant, says the Lord.

29 (La 5:7; Eze 18:2-3) In those days they will say no more:

"The fathers have eaten sour grapes,

and the children’s teeth are set on edge."

30 (Isa 3:11; Eze 18:4) But everyone will die for his own iniquity.

Every man that eats the sour grape, his teeth will be set on edge.



A New Covenant



31 (Lk 22:20; Jer 32:40 ) Surely, the days are coming, says the Lord,

when I will make a new covenant

with the house of Israel

and with the house of Judah.

32 (Dt 1:31; 5:3) It will not be according to the covenant

that I made with their fathers

in the day that I took them by the hand

to bring them out of the land of Egypt,

because they broke My covenant,

although I was a husband to them,

says the Lord.

33 (2Co 3:3; Heb 10:16) But this shall be the covenant

that I will make with the house of Israel

after those days, says the Lord:

I will put My law within them

and write it in their hearts;

and I will be their God,

and they shall be My people.

34 (Isa 54:13; Jer 33:8) They shall teach no more every man his neighbor

and every man his brother, saying, "Know the Lord,"

for they all shall know Me,

from the least of them to the greatest of them,

says the Lord,

for I will forgive their iniquity,

and I will remember their sin no more.

35 (Isa 51:15; Jer 10:16) Thus says the Lord,

who gives the sun

for a light by day

and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars

for a light by night,

who stirs up the sea

so that the waves roar,

the Lord of Hosts is His name:

36 (Isa 54:9-10; Jer 33:20-26) If those ordinances depart from before Me,

says the Lord,

then the seed of Israel also will cease

from being a nation before Me forever.

37 (Jer 33:22; 33:24-26) 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.

38 (2Ki 14:13; Zec 14:10) Surely, the days are coming, says the Lord,

when the city will be built to the Lord from the Tower of Hananel

to the Corner Gate.

39 (Zec 2:1-2) The measuring line shall stretch out straight to the

hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Goah.

40 (2Sa 15:23; Joel 3:17) The whole valley of the dead bodies

and of the ashes, and all the fields to the Kidron Valley,

to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, will be holy to the Lord.

It will not be plucked up nor thrown down any more forever.



[15] Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and

bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for

her children, because they were not.

[16] Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes

from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall

come again from the land of the enemy.

[17] And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall

come again to their own border.

[18] I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised

me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou

me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.

[19] Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was

instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded,

because I did bear the reproach of my youth.

[20] Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake

against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are

troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.

[21] Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the

highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel,

turn again to these thy cities.

[22] How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD

hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.

[23] Thus saith 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; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice,

and mountain of holiness.

[24] And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof

together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.

[25] For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every

sorrowful soul.

[26] Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.

[27] Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of

Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of

beast.

[28] And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to

pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to

afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.

[29] In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour

grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

[30] But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth

the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

[31] Behold, the days come, saith 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 I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which

my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:

[33] But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of

Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward

parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall

be my people.

[34] And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his

brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least

of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD; for I will forgive their

iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

[35] Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the

ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth

the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

[36] If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the

seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.

[37] Thus saith 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, saith the LORD.

[38] Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to

the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.

[39] And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill

Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.

[40] And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the

fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward

the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor

thrown down any more for ever.



Jeremiah 49



Judgment on Elam



34 (Ge 10:22; 14:1) The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah

the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah

king of Judah, saying:

35 (Isa 22:6; Ps 46:9) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

I will break the bow of Elam,

the chief of their might.

36Jer 49:32; Eze 5:10 Upon Elam I will bring the four winds

from the four quarters of heaven,

and will scatter them toward all those winds.

And there will be no nation

where the outcasts of Elam will not go.

37 (Jer 9:16; 48:2) For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies,

and before those who seek their life.

And I will bring disaster upon them,

even My fierce anger,

says the Lord;

and I will send the sword after them

until I have consumed them.

38 And I will set My throne in Elam

and will destroy from there the king and the officials,

says the Lord.

39 (Jer 48:47) But it will come to pass in the latter days

that I will restore the fortunes of Elam,

says the Lord.



[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 saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the 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 toward all those winds; and there shall be 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 life: and I will bring evil upon them even my fierce

anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have

consumed them:

[38] And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king

and the princes, saith the LORD.

[39] But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again

the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.



Jeremiah 50



Judgment on Babylon



Jer 10:12-16



1 (Isa 13:1-3; 14:4) The word that the Lord spoke against Babylon

and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet:

2 (Isa 46:1; 21:9; Jer 51:44) Declare among the nations and publish,

and set up a standard;

do not conceal it, but say,

Babylon has been captured.

Bel has been humiliated.

Marduk has been broken in pieces;

her idols have been humiliated;

her images have been broken in pieces.

3 (Zep 1:3; Jer 50:9) For out of the north there comes up a nation

against her,

which will make her land desolate,

and no one will dwell in it.

They will wander away;

they will depart,

both man and beast.

4 (Hos 3:5; 1:11) In those days and at that time,

says the Lord,

the sons of Israel will come,

they and the children of Judah together.

They will go along weeping as they go,

and seek the Lord their God.

5 (Jer 32:40; Isa 55:3; Heb 8:6-10) They will ask for the way to Zion

with their faces in its direction.

They will come that they may join themselves to the Lord

in a perpetual covenant

that will not be forgotten.

6 (Isa 53:6; Mt 9:36) My people have been lost sheep.

Their shepherds have caused them to go astray;

they have turned them away on the mountains.

They have gone from mountain to hill

and have forgotten their resting place.

7 (Jer 14:8; 2:3) All who found them have devoured them,

and their adversaries said, "We are not guilty,

because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice,

even the Lord, the hope of their fathers."

8 (Isa 48:20; Jer 51:6) Wander away out of the midst of Babylon,

and go out of the land of the Chaldeans,

and be as the male goats before the flocks.

9 For I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon

an assembly of great nations from the north country.

And they shall set themselves in array against her;

from there she shall be taken captive.

Their arrows will be like those of a skilled warrior;

no one shall return empty-handed.

10 (Jer 25:12) Chaldea will become plunder;

all who destroy her will be satisfied,

says the Lord.

11 (Isa 47:6) Because you were glad, because you rejoiced,

O you destroyers of My heritage,

because you have grown fat as the heifer at the grass,

and bellow as bulls,

12 (Jer 51:43) your mother will be sorely humiliated;

she who bore you will be ashamed.

She will be the least of the nations,

a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.

13 (Jer 18:16; 49:17) Because of the wrath of the Lord

she will not be inhabited,

but shall be wholly desolate.

Everyone who goes by Babylon will be astonished

and hiss at all her wounds.

14 (Jer 50:29; 50:7; 50:9) Put yourselves in battle array

against Babylon all around,

all you who bend the bow;

shoot at her, spare no arrows,

for she has sinned against the Lord.

15 (Jer 51:58; 46:10) Shout against her all around;

she has given herself up, her foundations have fallen,

her walls have been thrown down.

For this is the vengeance of the Lord.

Take vengeance on her;

as she has done, do to her.

16 (Isa 13:14; Jer 46:16) Cut off the sower from Babylon,

and him who handles the sickle in the time of harvest.

For fear of the oppressing sword

everyone will turn to his people,

and everyone will flee to his own land.

17 (Jer 2:15; 2Ki 18:9-13) Israel is a scattered flock.

The lions have driven him away.

First the king of Assyria

devoured him;

and this last one who has broken his bones

is Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

18 (Isa 10:12) Therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:

I will punish the king of Babylon and his land,

as I have punished the king of Assyria.

19 (Jer 31:6; Eze 34:13-14) I will bring Israel again to his habitation,

and he will feed on Carmel and Bashan,

and his soul will be satisfied

upon Mount Ephraim and Gilead.

20 (Mic 7:19; Jer 31:34; Isa 1:9) In those days and at that time,

says the Lord,

the iniquity of Israel will be sought for,

and there shall be none.

And the sins of Judah,

but they shall not be found;

for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.

21 (Eze 23:23) Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it,

and against the inhabitants of Pekod.

Slay and utterly destroy them,

says the Lord,

and do according to all that I have commanded you.

22 (Jer 4:19-21; 51:54-56) A noise of battle is in the land,

and great destruction.

23 (Jer 51:20-24) How the hammer of the whole earth

has been cut asunder and broken!

How Babylon has become a desolation

among the nations!

24 (Job 9:4; Da 5:30-31) I have laid a snare for you,

and you were also caught, O Babylon,

and you were not aware.

You have been found, and also caught,

because you have striven against the Lord.

25 (Jer 51:25; 51:55) The Lord has opened His armory

and has brought out the weapons of His indignation,

for this is the work of the Lord God of Hosts

in the land of the Chaldeans.

26 (Isa 14:23; 45:3) 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 (Isa 34:7; Jer 46:21) Slay all her bulls,

let them go down to the slaughter.

Woe to them! For their day has come,

the time of their punishment.

28 (Isa 48:20; Jer 50:15) There is the sound of those who flee

and escape out of the land of Babylon,

to declare in Zion

the vengeance of the Lord our God,

the vengeance of His temple.

29 (Isa 47:10; Jer 51:56) Call together the archers against Babylon.

All you who bend the bow,

encamp against it all around;

let no one escape.

Recompense her according to her work;

according to all that she has done, do to her,

for she has been proud against the Lord,

against the Holy One of Israel.

30 (Jer 49:26; 9:21) Therefore her young men shall fall in the streets,

and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day,

says the Lord.

31 (Jer 21:13; 50:29) I am against you, O most proud,

says the Lord God of Hosts,

for your day has come,

the time when I will punish you.

32 (Jer 21:14; 49:27) The most proud will stumble and fall,

and no one will raise him up;

and I will kindle a fire in his cities,

and it will devour all all around him.

33 (Isa 14:17; 58:6) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

The sons of Israel and the sons of Judah

were oppressed together;

and all who took them captives held them fast;

they refused to let them go.

34 (Jer 51:36; Isa 43:14) Their Redeemer is strong;

the Lord of Hosts is His name.

He will thoroughly plead their case,

that He may give rest to the land,

but disquiet to the inhabitants of Babylon.

35 (Jer 47:6; 51:57) A sword is against the Chaldeans,

says the Lord,

and against the inhabitants of Babylon,

and against her officials, and against her wise men.

36 (Jer 49:22; Isa 44:25) A sword is against the oracle priests,

and they will become fools.

A sword is against her mighty men,

and they shall be dismayed.

37 (Jer 51:30; 25:20) A sword is against their horses,

and against their chariots,

and against all the foreigners who are in her midst;

and they will become as women.

A sword is against her treasures,

and they will be robbed.

38 (Isa 44:27; Jer 50:2) A drought is against her waters,

and they will be dried up.

For it is the land of graven images,

and they are mad over their idols.

39 (Isa 13:20-22; Rev 18:2) Therefore the wild beasts of the desert

with the wild beasts of the islands will dwell there,

and the ostriches will dwell in it.

It will be inhabited no more forever,

nor will it be lived in from generation to generation.

40 (Ge 19:24-25; Jer 49:18) As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah

and the neighboring cities,

says the Lord,

so no man will abide there,

nor will any son of man dwell in it.

41 (Jer 51:27-28; Isa 13:2-5) Look! A people shall come from the north

and a great nation, and many kings

will be raised up from the remote parts of the earth.

42 (Isa 5:30; 13:17-18) They will hold the bow and the lance;

they are cruel and will not show mercy.

Their voice shall roar like the sea;

and they shall ride on horses,

everyone put in array, like a man to the battle,

against you, O daughter of Babylon.

43 (Jer 49:24; 51:31) The king of Babylon has heard the report of them,

and his hands waxed feeble.

Anguish took hold of him,

and pangs as of a woman in labor.

44 (Jer 49:19-21) He will come up like a lion from the thicket of the Jordan

to the perpetually watered meadow.

But I will make them suddenly run away from it,

and whoever is chosen I will appoint over it.

For who is like Me? And who will summon Me into court?

And who is the shepherd that can stand before Me?

45 (Jer 49:20; 51:10-11) Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord

that He has planned against Babylon,

and His purposes that He has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans:

Surely the least of the flock will drag them out.

Surely He will make their habitation desolate because of them.

46 (Jer 49:21; Eze 26:18) At the shout,

"Babylon has been seized!" the earth is shaken,

and the outcry is heard among the nations.



Jeremiah 50

[1] The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the

Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.

[2] Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard;

publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach

is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in

pieces.

[3] For out of the north there cometh 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] In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel

shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they

shall go, and seek the LORD their God.

[5] They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying,

Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that

shall not be forgotten.

[6] My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go

astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from

mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.

[7] All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We

offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of

justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.

[8] Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the

Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.

[9] For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly

of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in

array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as

of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.

[10] And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied,

saith the LORD.

[11] Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine

heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow 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, and a desert.

[13] Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it

shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be

astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.

[14] Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend

the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD.

[15] Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations

are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD:

take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.

[16] Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the

time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one

to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.

[17] Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the

king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of

Babylon hath broken his bones.

[18] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I

will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of

Assyria.

[19] And I 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] In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the 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 whom I reserve.

[21] Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the

inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD,

and do according to all that I have commanded thee.

[22] A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.

[23] How is the 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 thou art also taken, O Babylon, and

thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast

striven against the LORD.

[25] The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath 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 her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto

them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.

[28] The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to

declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his

temple.

[29] Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow,

camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her

according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for

she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.

[30] Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of

war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.

[31] Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of

hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.

[32] And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up:

and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about

him.

[33] Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children

of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them

fast; they refused to let them go.

[34] Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall

throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet

the inhabitants of Babylon.

[35] A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants

of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.

[36] A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her

mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.

[37] A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the

mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women:

a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.

[38] A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the

land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.

[39] Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the

islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be

no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to

generation.

[40] As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof,

saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man

dwell therein.

[41] Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and

many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.

[42] They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not

shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon

horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O

daughter of Babylon.

[43] The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed

feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.

[44] Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto

the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from

her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like

me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will

stand before me?

[45] Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against

Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the

Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he

shall make their habitation desolate with them.

[46] At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry

is heard among the nations.



Jeremiah 51



The Destruction of Babylon



1 (Jer 4:11-12; Hos 13:15) Thus says the Lord:

I will raise up against Babylon,

and against those who dwell in Leb Kamai,

the spirit of a destroyer.

2 (Jer 15:7; Mt 3:12) And I will send foreigners to Babylon

that they may winnow her and empty her land.

For in the day of trouble

they will be against her all around.

3 (Jer 46:4; 50:14) Let not him who bends his bow bend it,

and let him not rise up in his scale-armor,

and do not spare her young men;

utterly destroy all her host.

4 (Jer 49:26; Isa 13:15) Thus the slain will fall

in the land of the Chaldeans,

and those who are thrust through in her streets.

5 (Hos 4:1; Jer 33:24-26) For Israel has not been forsaken, nor Judah,

by his God, the Lord of Hosts,

though their land was filled with sin

against the Holy One of Israel.

6 (Jer 50:8; 50:15; 50:28) Flee out of the midst of Babylon,

and each of you deliver his soul!

Do not be cut off in her punishment,

for this is the time of the vengeance of the Lord;

He will render to her a recompense.

7 (Rev 14:8; 17:4; 17:2) Babylon has been a golden cup

in the hand of the Lord,

that made all the earth drunk.

The nations have drunk of her wine;

therefore the nations are mad.

8 (Isa 21:9; Jer 46:11) Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed.

Howl for her.

Take balm for her pain;

perhaps she may be healed.

9 (Isa 13:14; Jer 50:16) We applied healing to Babylon,

but she is not healed.

Forsake her, and let us each go into his own country;

for her judgment reaches to heaven

and is lifted up even to the skies.

10 (Jer 50:28; Ps 37:6) The Lord has brought forth our righteousness.

Come, and let us declare in Zion

the work of the Lord our God.

11 (Jer 46:4; 50:45) Sharpen the arrows.

Gather the shields.

The Lord has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes.

For His device is against Babylon, to destroy it;

because it is the vengeance of the Lord,

the vengeance of His temple.

12 (Isa 13:2; Jer 51:11) Set up the standard against the walls of Babylon,

make the watch strong,

set up the watchmen,

prepare the ambushes.

For the Lord has both devised and done

that which He spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon.

13 (Rev 17:1; Isa 45:3) O you who dwell by many waters,

abundant in treasures,

your end has come,

and the measure of your end.

14 (Jer 49:13; 50:15) The Lord of Hosts has sworn by Himself,

saying: Surely I will fill you with men, as with locusts,

and they will lift up shouts of victory against you.



Jeremiah 51

[1] Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and

against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a

destroying wind;

[2] And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty

her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

[3] Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him

that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men;

destroy ye utterly all her host.

[4] Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that

are thrust through in her streets.

[5] For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of

hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.

[6] Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not

cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD's vengeance; he

will render unto her a recompence.

[7] Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD's hand, that made all the

earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations

are mad.

[8] Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for

her pain, if so she may be healed.

[9] We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and

let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto

heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.

[10] The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare

in Zion the work of the LORD our God.

[11] Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the

spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to

destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his

temple.

[12] Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong,

set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised

and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.

[13] O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end

is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.

[14] The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill

thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against

thee.



2) Our Daily Bread for 11 August 2022

https://odb.org/CA/2022/08/11/untold-riches

Entitled "Untold Riches"



Romans 11:33-36



33 (Ro 2:4; Eph 3:10) O the depth of the riches and wisdom

and knowledge of God!

How unsearchable are His judgments

and unfathomable are His ways!

34 (Isa 40:13; 1Co 2:16) "For who has known the mind of the Lord?

Or who has become His counselor?"(Isa 40:13.)

35 (Job 35:7; 41:11) "Or who has first given to Him,

and it shall be repaid to him?" (Job 35:7; 41:11.)

36 (Ro 16:27; 1Co 8:6) For from Him and through Him

and to Him are all things.

To Him be glory forever! Amen.



[33] O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how

unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

[34] For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counseller?

[35] Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him

again?

[36] For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be

glory for ever. Amen.



In an orbit between Mars and Jupiter zooms an asteroid worth trillions

and trillions of dollars. Scientists say 16 Psyche consists of metals such

as gold, iron, nickel, and platinum worth unfathomable amounts of money.

For now, earthlings are not attempting to mine this rich resource, but

the United States is planning to send a probe to study the valuable rock.



The promise of untold riches just out of reach can be both tantalizing and

frustrating. Surely in time there will be people who will champion the cause

of reaching 16 Psyche for its treasure.



But what about the prospect of riches that are within our reach? Wouldn't

everyone go for that? Writing to the first-century church at Rome, the apostle

Paul spoke of attainable riches—those we find in our relationship with God.

He wrote, "Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of

God!" (Romans 11:33). Bible scholar James Denney described these riches as

"the unsearchable wealth of love that enables God to . . . far more than meet

the [great needs] of the world."



Isn't that what we need-even more than gold nuggets from some far-off a

steroid? We can mine the riches of God's wisdom and knowledge found in the

Scriptures as the Holy Spirit helps us. May God lead us to dig into those

riches and to know and treasure Him more.



By: Dave Branon



Reflect & Pray



What does it mean for you to be rich in God's love?

How can you dig more for riches that last?



Father God, help me to seek out Your wisdom and knowledge,

Your judgments, and Your paths as I seek to follow You.



For further study, read



New Life: The Transforming Power of the Gospel.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 5 The Way Out



1 Cor 10:13



13 (1Co 1:9; 2Pe 2:9) No temptation has taken

you except what is common to man. God is faithful,

and He will not permit you to be tempted above

what you can endure, but will with the temptation

also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.



13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common

to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be

tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation

also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.



Becky had experienced some hard knocks in the past few weeks; the stress

was beginning to show, and she wasn't sure she should handle anything else.

"Why me?" Becky wept, covering her face. "I just can't stand it any more!

I can't pay my bills; I just lost my job, and now my car broke down

on the highway. How much more of this can I take?"

Some people seem to have more than their share of trouble and temptation.

Within six months, one family faced financial trouble, cancer, quadruple

bypass surgery, and leukemia; their trials brought them face to face with

anger, bitterness, and despair as well. Other people seem to go through

life with relatively minor stresses and few real temptations to sin.

But whether our problems are great or small, they are part of the common

thread that ties humanity together. All of us face temptation; it is ,

Paul says, "Common to man." But Paul assures us that

"God ... will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear."

Often what we can bear is more that what we think we can bear. God will use

the troubled times in our lives for our maturity in him, but he promises

as well that he will not let temptation break us. He will provide "a way out,"

"a way of escape".

Sometimes the "way out" is true escape, being removed from what caused the

trouble. At other times, rather than being removed from it, we must

withstand the stress, face the temptation, enure the pain. Whether we escape

or endure, God is faithful to provide what we need; we can trust him

not to give us more than we can bear.



Application



a) Have I ever faced more stress or temptation than I thought I could bear?



b) Under what circumstances has God provided an "escape" for me?

When have I had to walk "through" my difficulties?



c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Ps 35:27



27 May those who favour my righteous cause

shout for joy and be glad;

may they say continually, "The Lord be magnified,

who delights in the peace of His servant."



27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad,

that favour my righteous cause:

Yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified,

which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Generous Provision



Matthew 6:24-34



God and Money



24 (Lk 16:13; 16:11; 16:9) "No one can serve two masters.

For either he will hate the one and love the other,

or else he will hold to the one and despise the other.

You cannot serve God and money."



Care and Anxiety



Lk 12:22-34



25 (Mt 6:31; 6:34; Php 4:6) "Therefore, I say to you,

take no thought about your life, what you will eat,

or what you will drink, nor about your body,

what you will put on. Is not life more than

and the body than clothing?

26 (Job 38:41; Ps 147:9) Look at the birds of the air,

for they do not sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns.

Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?

27 Who among you by taking thought can add a cubit

(A cubit is about half a meter.) to his stature?

28 (Mt 6:25; 6:31) "Why take thought about clothing?

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow:

They neither work, nor do they spin.

29 (1Ki 10:4-7; 2Ch 9:4-6) Yet I say to you that even Solomon

in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.

30 (Mt 8:26; 14:31) Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field,

which today is here and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,

will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

31 (1Pe 5:7) Therefore, take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?'

or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'

32 (Mt 6:8; Lk 12:30) (For the Gentiles seek after all these things.)

For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.

33 (1Ti 4:8; 1Ki 3:11-13) But seek first the kingdom of God

and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you.

34 (Mt 6:25) Therefore, take no thought about tomorrow,

for tomorrow will take thought about the things of itself.

Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof.



True Wisdom



24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,

and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.

Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat,

or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not

the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor

gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much

better than they?

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field,

how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

29 and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed

like one of these.

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is,

and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you,

O ye of little faith?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat?

or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:)

for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God,

and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow:

for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.

Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



11th Day of the Month



a) Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,

city or community, and in Canada.



(



Ps 86:12



12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,

and I will glorify Your name forever.



12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart:

And I will glorify thy name for evermore.



John 12:28



28 "Father, glorify Your name."

Then a voice came from heaven, saying,

"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."



28 Father, glorify thy name.

Then came there a voice from heaven, saying,

I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.



)



b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick



I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick, that God's Spirit would influence

then to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.

( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,

that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of

God our Savior, 4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved

and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



II) Pray for the churches of the province,

that they would be lighthouses beaming forth

the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding

the Hope Campaign and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and thank Him for His Word will always come true.



Pray to the Lord: "Father God, help me to seek out Your wisdom and knowledge,

Your judgments, and Your paths as I seek to follow You."



Pray to the Lord and pray to give you temptations to Him.



Pray to the Lord and give his loud praise.



Pray to the Lord and pray to seek The Kingdom of God and his righteousness.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood,

city or community, and in your country.



Pray that God will provide protection, encouragement and grace

to those facing difficult situations in China.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.