Can I not do to you, house of Israel, as this potter has done?—oracle of the LORD. Indeed, like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, house of Israel. Jeremiah 18:6 NABRE Jeremiah is sent by God to a potter’s workshop and though nothing…
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Jeremiah 15:19 – July 27, 2022
Thus the LORD answered me: If you come back and I take you back, in my presence you shall stand; If you utter what is precious and not what is worthless, you shall be my mouth. Then they will be the ones who turn to you, not you who turn…
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Speak to them this word: Let my eyes stream with tears night and day, without rest, Over the great destruction which overwhelms the virgin daughter of my people, over her incurable wound. Jeremiah 14:17 NABRE God is speaking to Jeremiah about tears He sheds because of the sins of the…
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Then Abraham drew near and said: “Will you really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?” Genesis 18:23 NABRE Abraham intercedes for Sodom and Gomorrah in terms of a collective responsibility. In ancient times entire people shared the same fate even though not all sinned, for the sin of some…
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Hardly had I left them when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him and would not let him go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of her who conceived me. Songs 3:4 NABRE This book named Songs is a bit of…
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