Jeremiah 8:1-22 Israelites' Bones Are to Be Removed of Worshipers of Sun, Moon & Stars

Israelites' Bones Are to Be Removed of Worshipers of Sun, Moon, & Stars

Jeremiah 8:1-22                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The Lord [says,] At that time, they shall bring the bones out of [the] graves of: [Judah's:] kings, princes, priests, prophets, & inhabitants of Jerusalem. And they shall spread them [in front of] the: sun, moon, & all the host, [a.k.a. stars, & constellations,] of heaven, whom they have: loved, served, walked, [a.k.a. followed,] after, sought, & worshiped.

They shall not be gathered [together,] nor be buried. They shall be for [manure,] upon the [surface] of the earth.  [2 Kings 23:4-6 And the king, [a.k.a. Josiah,] commanded Hilkiah, the high priest, & the priests [next in charge,] & the [door keepers,] to bring out of the [Lord's] temple, all the vessels that were made for: Baal, & for the grove, & for all the host, [a.k.a. stars & constellations,] of heaven, & he burned them [outside] Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, & carried [their] ashes [all the way] to BethEl.

And he [removed] the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of: Judah, & in the places [around] Jerusalem. Also, [those who] burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the planets, & all the host, [a.k.a. stars & constellations,] of heaven.] And [king Josiah] brought out from the [Lord's] house, the grove [all the way] to the Brook Kidron, [outside] [of] Jerusalem. And burned it at the Brook Kidron, & [stomped] it [fine,] to powder, & [threw] the powder [of it] upon the graves of the children of the people.]

And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the [rest] of [those who] remain of this evil family, [who] remain in all the places [where] I have driven them, [says] the Lord of Hosts.

[Also,] you [shall] say to them, The Lord [says this;] Shall they fall, & not arise? Shall he, [a.k.a. Jerusalem,] turn away, & not return? Why then [has] this people of Jerusalem [slid] back by perpetual backsliding? They hold [tight to] deceit, & they refuse to return.

[Jeremiah 5:2-3 And [although] they say the Lord [Lives,] surely they swear falsely. O Lord, aren't Your eyes upon the Truth? You [have struck] them, but they [haven't] grieved. You [have] consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than a rock, & they have refused to return.]

I [paid attention,] & heard, but they [didn't speak] [what was:] [right,] & no man repented of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? Everyone turned to his [own] course, like a horse [races] into battle.

[Luke 15:6-7 And when he [comes] home, he [calls] together his friends & [neighbors,] saying to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep, which was lost. I say to you, that [similar] joy shall be in heaven over one sinner, [who repents,] more than over 99 just [people, who] need no repentance.]

[Yes,] the stork in the heaven [knows] her appointed times; & the turtle, crane, & swallow observe the time of their [migration;] but My people [don't] know the [the time of] the [Lord's] Judgment. [Mark 13:31-33 Heaven & earth shall pass away: but My Words shall not pass away. But no man [knows] of that day, & that hour. No, not the Angels which are in heaven, & neither the Son, but [only] the Father. [Pay careful attention,] watch, & pray, for you [don't] know when the time is.]

How do you say, We are wise, & the Law of Lord is [only]  with us? [Look, God] certainly, made [the Law,] [but due to] the [false] pen of the scribes, [it was] in vain, [a.k.a. made ineffective.] [2 Corinthians 11:13-15 For such are false apostles, deceitful works, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel, [a.k.a. no wonder,] for Satan, himself, is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore, it's no great thing, if [Satan's] ministers also [are] transformed [like] the ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works, [a.k.a. deeds.]

The wise men are ashamed, & [discouraged, & captured.] [Look,]they have rejected the Word of the Lord, & what wisdom is in [the wise men?] [Isaiah 44:24-25 The Lord, your Redeemer, & He, [Who] formed you from the womb, [says this,] I Am the Lord, [Who makes] all things. [Who stretches out] the heavens Alone. [Who spreads out] the earth by Myself. [Who frustrates] the [symbols] of the liars, & [makes] diviners mad, [a.k.a. insane.] [Who turns] wise men backward, & [makes] their knowledge foolish.]

Therefore, I will give their wives to others, & their fields to [those who] shall inherit them. For everyone from the [powerless,] even to the [powerful,] is given to [greed,] from the prophet, even to the priest, everyone [deals] falsely.

[Zephaniah 1:13 Therefore, their goods shall become [plunder,] & their houses [shall become] a desolation. They shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; & they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine [of it.]

For they have [only] slightly healed the [harm] of the daughter of My people, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Were they ashamed when they had committed [abominations?] [No,] they weren't at all ashamed, & neither could they blush. [2 Kings 17:16-18 And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, & made [themselves molded] images, even 2 calves, & made a grove, & worshiped all the host, [a.k.a. stars, & constellations,] of heaven, & served Baal. And they caused their: sons & daughters to pass through the fire, & [they] used divination, & enchantments, & sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. Therefore, the Lord was very angry with Israel, & removed them out of His sight. There [were] none left, [except] only the tribe of Judah.]

Therefore, they shall fall among [those who] fall. In the time of their visitation, [a.k.a. punishment,] they shall be cast down, [says] the Lord. [Revelation 19:19-20 *And I saw the beast, & the kings of the earth, & their armies, gathered together to make war against Him, [Who] sat on the horse, & against His army. And the beast was taken, & the false prophet with him, [who brought about] miracles before him, with which he deceived [those who] had received the Mark of the Beast, & [those who] worshiped his image. These were both cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.]

I will surely consume, [a.k.a. devour,] them, [says] the Lord. There shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, & the leaf shall fade. And the things that I have given them, shall pass away from them. [Jeremiah 10:25 Pour out Your fury upon the heathen, [a.k.a. Gentiles, who don't] know You, & upon the families, [who don't] call on Your Name. For they have eaten up Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] & devoured, & consumed him, & have made his habitation desolate.]

Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, & let's enter into the [fortified] cities, & let us be silent there. For the Lord our God [has silenced] us, & because we have sinned against the Lord, [has] given [bitter] gall water to drink.

We looked for peace, but no good came; & [looked for] a time of health, & [saw] [only] trouble! His horses snorting was heard [all the way] from Dan, & the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of His strong ones.

For they [have] come, & devoured the land, & the city, & those [who] dwell [in there,] & all that is in it. [Psalm 53:3-4 Everyone of them, [has] gone [backward.] Altogether, they [have] become filthy, [a.k.a. corrupt,] & there [are] none [who does] good, no, not one. Have the [sinful] workers no knowledge? Who eat up my people, [like] they eat, [a.k.a. devour,] bread. They haven't called upon God.]

For, [watch,] I will send [snakes, & cobras,] among you, [that] will not be charmed, & they shall bite you, [says] the Lord. When I would comfort Myself against sorrow, My heart is [still] [grieved within] Me.

[Hear] the [sound] of the [out] cry of the daughter of my people, because of [those who] dwell in a [distant] country. Isn't the Lord in Zion? Isn't her King in her? Why have they provoked Me to anger with their [carved] images, & with strange vanities?

[Jeremiah 1:16 And I will [express] My judgments against them, [about] all their wickedness, who have [abandoned] Me, & have burned incense to other gods, & worshiped the works [made] [from] their own hands.]

The harvest is past, the summer [has] ended, & we aren't saved. I Am hurt, [because of] the [harm] of the daughter of My people, I Am [mourning, & wearing] black, & astonishment [has] taken hold [of] Me. [Jeremiah 14:2 Judah [mourns,] & [its] gates [become weak.] [Those who] [wear] black] [fall] to the ground. And the [out] cry of Jerusalem [has] gone up.

Is there no balm in Gilead; & is there no physician there? Why then, [hasn't] the health of the daughter of My people recovered?