Jeremiah 15:1-21 The Lord Will Deliver Those Who Return to Him, From the Hand of the Wicked

 

The Lord Will Deliver Those Who Return to Him, From the Hand of the Wicked

Jeremiah 15:1-21                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

Then the Lord said to me, [Although] Moses & Samuel stood before Me, [still] My mind couldn't [accept] this people. Cast them out of My sight & let them go [forward.]

[Exodus 32:7-10 And the Lord said to Moses, Go & get down; [because] your people, [that] you brought out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. They have quickly [gone astray from] the [path] I have commanded them.

They have made [themselves] a [molded] calf & have worshiped it & sacrificed [to it] & said, These are your gods, O Israel, [that] have brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

And the Lord said to Moses, I have seen this people & [saw] it is a stiffnecked, [a.k.a. stubborn] people. Therefore, now let Me alone, [so] that My [anger] may [grow] hot against them & consume them & I will make [from] you a great nation.]

And it shall [happen,] if they say to you, [Where] shall we go [forward?] Then, you shall tell them, The Lord says [this;] [Some who are determined] for death, [shall go] to death. [Some determined] for the sword, [shall go by] the sword. [Some determined for] famine, [shall go by] famine. And [some determined for] captivity, [shall go into] captivity.

[Revelation 13:10 Here is the patience & the faith of the saints: He, [who] leads [others] into captivity, shall go into captivity. He, [who] kills with the sword, must be killed with the sword.]

The Lord says, And I will appoint over them 4 [ways:] the sword to slay; the dogs to tear; the fowls of heaven & the [animals] of the earth, to devour & destroy. And I will cause them to be removed [& go] into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh, [Hezekiah's] son, [Judah's] king, for [what] he did in Jerusalem.

[2 Kings 21:1-6 Manasseh was 12 years old when he began to [rule] & [ruled] 55 years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah. And he did [what] was evil in the sight of the Lord, [like] the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children [people] of Israel.

For [Manasseh rebuilt] again the high places [that] Hezekiah, his father, had destroyed. And he [put] up altars for Baal & made a grove, [like] Ahab, [Israel's] king, & worshiped all the [stars & constellations] of heaven & served them. And he built altars in the house of the Lord, in which the Lord said, I will put My Name in Jerusalem.

And he built altars for all the [stars & constellations] of heaven in the 2 [courtyards] of the [Lord's] house. And he made his son pass through the fire & observed times, [a.k.a. astrology or horoscopes,] used enchantments & dealt with familiar spirits, [a.k.a. talking with the dead] & wizards. He [did] much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.]

For who shall have pity on you, O Jerusalem? Or who shall [mourn for] you? Or who shall go [to the side] to ask how you [are doing?] You have [abandoned] Me, says the Lord & you [have] gone backward. ]

Therefore, I will stretch out My hand against you & destroy you. I am [tired] with repenting. [Jeremiah 20:16 And let that man be [like] the cities [that didn't repent] that the Lord overthrew. And let him hear the [out] cry in the morning & the shouting at [noon.]

And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land. I will [deprive] them of children & I will destroy My people, since they [don't] return from their ways. [Jeremiah 1:16 And I will [express] My judgments against them, [about] all their wickedness. [Those] who have abandoned Me & have burned incense to other gods. And worshiped the works [made by] their hands.]

Their widows [have] increased [of My people,] above the sand of the seas.        [2 Chronicles 28:6 For Pekah, [Remaliah's] son, [killed] 120,000 valiant men in Judah in one day, because they had [abandoned] the Lord God of their [forefathers.]

I have brought a [plunderer] against them & the mother of the young men, [at [noon.] I have caused him & terrors to fall upon the city suddenly. She, [who gave birth to] 7,[who have died,] [becomes weak] & she has [died, a.k.a. given up the ghost.]

Her sun [has] gone down, while it was [still] day. She has been ashamed & [confused.] And I will deliver [those remaining] to the sword before their enemies, says the Lord.

Woe is me, my mother [who has delivered] me, a man of [discord & arguments] to the whole earth! I haven't lent [for interest,] nor [have] men lent to me [for interest.] [Still,] everyone of them [curses] me.

The Lord said, [Truly,] it shall [go] well with [those remaining.] [Truly,] I will cause the enemy to [treat] you well, in the time of evil & in the time of affliction. Shall iron break the Northern iron & the steel? I will give your [possessions] & [priceless] treasures to the [plunderer, because of] all your sins, even [within] all your borders. [Isaiah 52:3 For the Lord says [this,] You have sold yourselves for [nothing] & you will be redeemed without money.]

And I will make you to [cross] with your enemies into a land [that] you [don't] know. For a fire [is stared] in My anger, which shall burn upon you. [Jeremiah 16:13 Therefore, I will cast you out of this land into a land that you [don't] know & neither [did] you, nor your [forefathers.] And you shall serve other gods there day & night, where I will show you [no favoritism.]

O Lord, You know: remember me & visit me & [avenge] me of my persecutors. In Your [patience, don't] take me away. Know that I have suffered [disgrace,] for Your sake. Your Words were found & I [digested] them. And Your Word was the joy & rejoicing of [my] heart, [for] me.

For I am called by Your Name, O Lord God of Hosts. [Jeremiah 1:9 [For this reason,] I will [still] plead with you, says the Lord. And I will plead with your children's children.]

I [didn't sit] in the assembly of the mockers, nor [did I rejoice.] I sat alone, because of Your hand. [Isaiah 41:10 [Don't] fear; for I am with you. [Don't] be [discouraged;] for I am your God. I will strengthen you & [yes,] I will help you. [Yes,] I will uphold you with the right hand of My Righteousness.]

For You have filled me with indignation [about injustice.] Why is my pain [continual] & my wound incurable, [that] refuses to be healed? [Will] You [totally] be to me [like] a liar & [like] waters that fail? Therefore, the Lord says [this,] If you return, then, I will bring you [back] again & you shall stand before Me.

And if you take [out] [what is] precious, from [what is] vile, you shall be [like] My [mouthpiece.] Let them return to you; but [don't] return to them. [Isaiah 1:21-24 How this faithful city has become [like a] harlot! Your silver has become [scum] & your wine [is] mixed with water. Your princes are rebellious & [friends] of thieves.

Everyone loves gifts & follows after rewards, [a.k.a. bribes.] They don't [fairly] judge the fatherless & neither does the [case] of the widow come to them. Therefore, the Lord of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, says, I will ease [Myself] of [My] enemies.]

And I will make you, to this people [like] a fenced [brass] wall. And they shall fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you to save you & to deliver you, says the Lord. And I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked. And I will redeem you out of the hand of the terrible.

[Isaiah 41:11-13 [Look,] all [those who] were [irate] against you, shall be ashamed & [confused.] They shall be [like] nothing & [those who argue] with you shall perish.

You shall seek them & shall not find them, even [those who argued] with you & [those who] [go to] war & [fought] against you, shall be [like] nothing & [like] a thing [that didn't exist.] For, I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, [Don't] fear; I will help you.]

Jeremiah 14:1-22 What the Lord God Says to Jeremiah About the Droughts

 

What the Lord God Says to Jeremiah About the Droughts

Jeremiah 14:1-22                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The Word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah [about] the [drought.] Judah mourns & [its] gates [wither.] [Those who] [wear] black, [fall] to the ground & the [out] cry of Jerusalem [has] gone up.

[Jeremiah 8:21-22 [Because of] the [harm] of the daughter of my people, I am hurt. I am [wearing] black & astonishment has taken hold [of] me. Is there no balm in Gilead? Isn't there [any] physician there? Why then, [hasn't] the health of the daughter of my people recovered?]

And their nobles have sent their [young] ones to [get] the [water.] They came to the pits & found no water & they returned with their [pails] empty. They were ashamed & [confused] & covered their heads. Because the ground is [dry & cracked since] there was no rain [on] the earth, the [plowers] were ashamed & covered their heads.

[Yes,] the [deer] also calved in the field & [abandoned it,] because there was no grass. And the wild [donkeys stood] in the high places & they [sniffed] up the wind like [jackals.] Their eyes [failed,] because there was no grass.

O Lord, [although] our [sins] testify against us, You, do it for Your Name's sake. For [we] are many [who back slide] & we have sinned against You. [1 Kings 9:8-9 And at this house, [that] is very [elevated] & everyone, [who] passes by it shall be astonished & hiss.

And they shall say, Why has the Lord done [this] to this land & to this house? And they shall answer, Because they [abandoned] the Lord their God, Who brought their [forefathers] out of the land of Egypt & have taken hold [of] other gods & have worshiped & served them. Therefore, the Lord has brought all this evil upon them.]

O the Hope of Israel, the Savior [of Israel] in [times] of trouble, Why should You be [like] a stranger in the land & [like] a [wandering] man, [who] turns aside to [stay] for a night? Why should You be [like] a mighty man [bewildered,] that can't save?

[Still,] You, O Lord, are in the midst of us & we are called by Your Name. [Don't] leave us. The Lord says [this] to His people, [Like this,] they have loved to wander & they haven't [withdrawn] their feet. Therefore, the Lod doesn't accept them.

[Jeremiah 44:7-8 Therefore, the Lord, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says [this] now, [Why did] you commit this [large] evil against your souls, to cut [yourselves] off from man, woman, child & [the nursing, from] Judah, to leave you none to remain?

In that you provoke Me to [anger] with the works [made by] your hands, [by] burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, [where] you [have] gone to [dwell, so] that you might cut yourselves off & be a curse & a [disgrace] among all the nations of the earth?]

He will now remember their iniquity & [punish] their sins. Then, the Lord said to me, [Don't] pray for [the good of] this people. When they fast, I won't hear their [out] cry. And when they offer burnt [offerings] & a [sacrifice,] I won't accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, famine & by pestilence.

Then, I said, Ah, Lord God! [Look,] the prophets say to them, You shall not see the sword & neither shall you have famine, but I will give you [certain] peace in this place. [Jeremiah 23:17 They [still] say to [those who] despise Me, The Lord has said, You shall have peace & they say to everyone, [who follows] after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.]

Then, the Lord said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in My Name. I [didn't send] them & neither have I commanded them, [nor] did I [speak] to them. They prophesy to you a false vision & divination & a thing of [no benefit] & [is] the deceit of their heart.

[Jeremiah 27:9-10 Therefore, [don't pay attention] to your: prophets, diviners, dreamers, enchanters & sorcerers, [who] speak to you saying, You shall not serve the king of Babylon. For they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you far from your land, [so] that I [would] drive you out & [so] you should perish.]

Therefore the Lord says [this about] the prophets, [who] prophesy in My Name & I [didn't send] them. Yet they say, [The] sword & famine shall not be in this land.

Those prophets shall be consumed by sword & famine. And the people to whom they prophesy, shall be cast out [into] the streets of Jerusalem, because of the famine & the sword. And they shall have [no one] to bury them, [not] their wives, sons, nor their daughters, for I will pour [out] their wickedness upon them.

[Jeremiah 7:30-31 For the children [people] of Judah have done evil in My sight, says the Lord. They have [put] their abominations in the house, [that] is called by My Name, to [defile] it. And they have built the high places of Tophet, [that] is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons & daughters in the fire, [that] I [didn't command] them & neither [did it come] into My heart.]

Therefore, you shall say this Word to them, Let [my] eyes run down with tears night & day & [don't] let them cease: for the virgin daughter of my people [are] broken with a [large fracture] & a very grievous blow. If I go [out] into the field & then [I] [see] the slain [by] the sword!

And if I enter into the city, then [I] [see those who] are sick, [because of] the famine! [Yes,] both the prophet & the priest go [around] into a land that they [didn't] know. [Jeremiah 23:11-12 For both the prophet & priest are profane. [Yes,] I have found their wickedness in My house, says the Lord.

[For this reason,] their [road] shall be to them [like] slippery [roads] in the darkness. They shall be driven on & fall [there.] For I will bring [calamity] upon them, even the year of their visitation, [a.k.a. punishment,] says the Lord.]

Have You [totally] rejected Judah? Has Your soul loathed Zion? Why have You [struck] us & there is no healing for us? We looked for peace & there is no good & [looked] for the time of healing & [saw] [only] trouble!

[1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace & safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, [like labor pains come] upon a woman [delivering] a child & they shall not escape.]

O Lord, we acknowledge our wickedness & the [sin] of our [forefathers:] for we have sinned against You. [2 Kings 17:7 For it was so, that the children [people] of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, [Who] had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh, [Egypt's] king & had feared [respected] other gods.]

[Don't loathe] us, for Your Name's sake & [don't] disgrace the throne of Your glory. Remember & [don't] break Your covenant [contract] with us. Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can [make] rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Aren't You, He, O Lord our God?

Therefore, we will wait [for] You: for You have made all these things. [Deuteronomy 11:13-14 And it shall [happen,] if you shall diligently [obey] My commandments, [that] I command you this day, to love the Lord your God & to serve Him with all your heart & with all your soul, that I will give you the rain [in] your land, in [its] due season, the 1st rain & the latter rain, [so] that you may gather in [for] your corn, wine & your oil.]

Jeremiah 13:1-27 The Lord has Jeremiah Hide His Sash that Gets Ruined Like Israel

 

The Lord has Jeremiah Hide His Sash that Gets Ruined Like Israel

Jeremiah 13:1-27                               The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

The Lord [said this] to me, Go & get [yourself] a linen [sash, a.k.a. girdle.] Put it upon your [waist] & [don't] put it in water. So, I got a [sash,] according to the Word of the Lord & put it on my [waist.]

And the Word of the Lord came to me the 2nd time, saying, Take the [sash] that you have [gotten,] which is upon your [waist] & arise & go to [the] Euphrates [River] & hide it there in a hole of the rock. So, I went & hid it by [the] Euphrates [River, like] the Lord commanded me.

And it [happened] after many days, that the Lord said to me, Arise & go to [the] Euphrates & take the [sash] from [there, that] I commanded you to hide there. Then, I went to [the] Euphrates & [dug] & took the [sash] from the place where I had [hidden] it & [saw] that the [sash] was [ruined.]

It was [beneficial] for nothing. Then, the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, The Lord says [this,] [Like the sash,] I will [ruin] the pride of Judah & the great pride of Jerusalem.

[Isaiah 2:11-12 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled & the [arrogance] of men shall be bowed down. And the Lord, Alone, shall be exalted [on] that day. For the day of the Lord of Hosts shall be upon everyone, [who] is proud & lofty. And upon everyone [who] is lifted up, he shall be brought low.]

This evil people, [who] refuse to hear My Words, [who follow] the imagination of their heart & [follow] after other gods, to serve & worship them, shall even be [like] this [sash,] which is good for nothing.

For the Lord says, [Like] the [sash clings] to the [waist] of a man, so have I caused the whole house of Judah to [cling] to Me, [so] that they might be for a people, a Name, praise & glory to Me. But they wouldn't [listen.]

Therefore, you shall speak this Word to them; The Lord God of Israel says [this,] Every bottle shall be filled with wine & they shall say to you, [Don't] we certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?

Then, you shall say to them, The Lord says [this, Look,] I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings, [who] sit upon David's throne, the priests, prophets & all the [residents] of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

[Isaiah 28:7 But also they have erred through wine & strong drink & [have gone astray.] The priest & prophet have erred through strong drink & they are swallowed up [by] wine. They [have gone astray] through strong drink. They err in [visions] & stumble in judgment.]

And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers & sons together, says the Lord. I won't pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but [will] destroy them. You, hear & [listen] & [don't] be proud: for the Lord has spoken.

Give glory to the Lord your God, before He [causes] darkness & before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains. And while you look for light He, [turns] it into the shadow of death & [makes it extremely dark.]

[Joshua 7:19 And Joshua said to Achan, My son, I pray [that] you give glory to the Lord God of Israel & make confession to Him. And now, tell me what you have done. [Don't] hide it from me.]

But if you won't hear it, My soul shall weep in secret places for your pride. And [My eyes] shall [severely] weep & run down with tears, because the Lord's flock is carried away captive. Say to the king & queen, Humble yourselves & sit down. For your [royalty is taken away,] even the crown of your glory.

The cities of the South shall be [closed] up & none shall open them. Judah shall be carried away captive, all of it & it shall be [totally] carried away captive. Lift up your eyes & [see those who] come from the North. Where is the flock that was given [to] you, your beautiful flock?

[Jeremiah 23:1-2 The Lord says, Woe to the pastors, [a.k.a. shepherds, who] destroy & scatter the sheep of My pasture! Therefore, the Lord God of Israel says [this] against the pastors [who] feed My people; You have scattered My flock & [have] driven them away & haven't visited them. [Watch,] I will visit upon you, [a.k.a. punish, for] the evil of your [actions,] says the Lord.]

What will you say when He shall punish you? For you have taught them to be captains & [like leaders] over you. Shall sorrows not [overcome] you, [like] a woman in [labor?] And if you say in your heart, [Why do] these things come upon me?

Your [robe] skirts [are uncovered] & your heels are made bare, for the [immenseness] of your [sin.] [Jeremiah 16:11 The Lord says, Then, you shall say to them, Because your [forefathers] have [abandoned] Me & have [followed] after other gods & have served & worshiped them & have [abandoned] Me & haven't kept My Law.]

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then, may you also do good, [those who] are accustomed to [doing] evil. Therefore, I will scatter them, [like] the stubble [blows] away by the wind of the wilderness.

This is your lot & your portion [of your measured inheritance] from Me, says the Lord, because you have forgotten Me & trusted in [what is] falsehood. [Jeremiah 21:9 He [who remains] in this city shall die by the sword, famine & by pestilence. But he [who leaves & falls to the Chaldeans, [who attack] you, shall live & his life shall be [like a prize] to him.]

Therefore, I will [uncover &] [put] your [robe] skirts upon your face, [so] that your shame may [be visible.] [Hosea 2:10 And now I will [uncover] her lewdness in the sight of her lovers & none shall deliver her out of [My] hand.]

I have seen your adulteries, your [neighing,] the [vulgarity] of your [unfaithful harlotry] & the abominations on the hills & in the fields. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! [Won't] you be made clean? When shall it be [like it] once [was?] [Jeremiah 5:7-9 How shall I pardon you for this? Your children have [abandoned] Me & sworn [oaths] by [what] aren't gods.

When I had fed them to [they're] full, then they committed adultery & assembled themselves by [groups] in the harlots' houses. They were [like] horses fed in the morning.

Everyone neighed after his neighbor's wife. The Lord says, Shall I not [punish them] for these things? [Shouldn't] My soul be avenged on a nation such as this?]

Jeremiah 12:1-17 Why Do the Ways of the Wicked Prosper?

 

Why Do the Ways of the Wicked Prosper?

Jeremiah 12:1-17         The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks]

You are Righteous, O Lord, when I plead with You. [Still,] let me talk with You [about] Your judgments. [Why] does the way of the wicked prosper? [For what reason] are all [those] happy [who behave] very treacherously? You have planted them & [yes,] they have taken root & they grow.

[Yes,] they [produce] fruit. You are near their mouth & far from their [heart strings.] [Mark 7:6-7 He answered & said to them, [Isaiah] said well of you hypocrites, [like] it is written, This people honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. [However] they do worship Me in vain, teaching for doctrines, the commandments of men.]

But, O Lord, You know me. You have seen me & tested [my] heart toward You. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter & prepare them for the day of slaughter. [James 5:5 You have lived in pleasure on the earth & [have] been [thoughtless] & you have [fattened] your hearts, [like] [fattened animals] [on] the day of slaughter.]

How long shall the land mourn & the [vegetation from] every field wither, for the wickedness of [those who] dwell [there?] Because they said, He shall not see our [final] end, the [animals] & birds are [destroyed.]

[Hosea 4:3 Therefore, the land shall mourn & everyone, [who] dwells [there] shall [waste away] with the [animals] of the field & the [birds] of heaven. [Yes,] the fish of the sea, shall also be taken away.]

If you had run with the footmen & they have [tired] you, then how can you [keep up] with horses? And if they [tired] you, in the land of peace, [in which] you trusted, then how would you do in the swelling [flood waters] of Jordan?

[Joshua 3:16-17 The waters that came down from [higher,] stood & rose up [in a] heap, very far from the city: Adam, that is beside Zaretan. And those, [who] came down toward the sea of the plain, even the Salt Sea, failed [to flow] & were cut off.

And the people [crossed] over, right [next to] Jericho. And the priests, [who carried] the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, stood on firm, dry ground in the [middle] of [the] Jordan [River,] & all the Israelites [crossed] over on dry ground, until all the people [had totally crossed] over Jordan.]

For even your brethren & your [father's] house, have even dealt treacherously with you. [Yes,] they called a multitude after you. [Don't] believe them, [even though] they speak [kind] words to you. [Psalm 12:2 [Those who] speak [what is] vanity & everyone with his neighbor, they do speak with flattering lips & a [2 faced] heart.]

I have [abandoned My] house & I have left [My] heritage. I have [delivered] the dearly beloved of My soul, [over] into the [hands] of her enemies. [My] heritage is to Me [like] a lion in the forest. It cries out against Me. Therefore, I have hated it. [Hosea 8:4-6 They have [established] kings, but not by Me. They have made princes & I [didn't] know it. They have made [themselves] idols of silver & gold, [so] that they might be cut off.

Your calf, O Samaria, has cast you [away.] [My] anger [grows] against them. How long will it be [until] they [achieve] innocence? It was also [from] Israel: [that] the workman made it. Therefore, it isn't God, but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.]

[My] heritage is to Me, [like] a speckled bird. The birds [around] are against her. Come you & assemble all the [animals] of the field [that] come to devour. [Leviticus 26:22-24 I will also send wild [animals] among you, [that] shall rob you of your children, destroy your cattle & make you few in number.

And your highways shall be desolate. And if you won't be reformed by these things [through] Me, but [continue] to walk contrary to Me, then, I will also walk contrary to you & will punish you, [still] 7 times for your sins.]

Many pastors have destroyed My vineyard & they have [trampled] down My portion under foot. They have made My pleasant portion [of the land] a desolate wilderness. [Jeremiah 23:1-2 The Lord says, Woe to the pastors, [a.k.a. shepherds, who] destroy & scatter the sheep of My pasture!

Therefore, the Lord God of Israel says [this,] against the pastors, [who] feed My people; You have scattered My flock & have driven them away & haven't visited them. [Watch,] I will visit, [a.k.a. punish] you [for] the evil of your [actions,] says the Lord.]

They have made it desolate. And being desolate, it [grieves] Me. The whole land is made desolate, because no man [takes] it to heart. The [plunderers have] come upon all [the] high places, [throughout] the wilderness. For the sword of the Lord shall devour from one end of the land, even to the other. No [living,] shall have peace.

[Deuteronomy 12:2-3 You shall [totally] destroy all the places, [in which,] the nations [that] you shall possess, served their gods, upon the high mountains, the hills & under every green tree. And you shall overthrow their altars, break their pillars & burn their groves with fire. And you shall [cut] down the [carved] images of their gods & destroy the names of them out of that place.]

They have sown wheat, but shall [harvest] thorns. They have [caused] themselves pain, but shall not [benefit.] And they shall be ashamed of your [rewards.] because of the fierce anger of the Lord. [Micah 6:15-16 You shall sow, but shall not [harvest.] You shall [walk] the [olive groves,] but you shall not anoint [yourself] with [its] oil.

[And you shall make] sweet wine, but not drink [the] wine. For the [mandates] of Omri are kept & all the [deeds] of the house of Ahab & you [follow] their [advice; so] that I [would] make you a desolation & [its] inhabitants [are repulsive, worthy of] hissing. Therefore, you shall [put up] with the [disgrace] of My people.]

The Lord says [this] against all [My] evil neighbors, [who] have [meddled with] the inheritance [that] I have caused My people, Israel, to inherit. [Look,] I will [snatch] them out of their land & pluck out from among them, the house of Judah.

[Zechariah 2:8-9 For the Lord of Hosts says [this;] He has sent Me after glory, to the nations [who plundered] you. For he, [who meddles with] you, [meddles with] the apple of His eye. For, [look,] I will shake [My] hand upon them & they shall be [plunder] to their servants. And you shall know that the Lord of Hosts has sent Me.]

And it shall [happen,] after I have [snatched] them out, I will return & [will] have compassion on them & will bring them [back] again, every man to his heritage & every man to his land. And it shall [happen,] if they will [sincerely] learn the ways of My people, to swear [oaths] by My Name, The Lord Lives; [like] they taught My people to swear by Baal; then they shall be [rebuilt] in the midst of My people.

[Romans 9:25-26 As He also said [by Hosea,] I will call them My people, [who] weren't My people & her beloved, [who] wasn't beloved. And it shall [happen,] that in the place where it was said to them, You aren't My people; they shall be called the children of the Living God, there.]

But if they won't obey, I will [totally snatch] up & destroy that nation, says the Lord. [Isaiah 60:12 For the nation & kingdom, [who] won't serve you shall perish. [Yes,] those nations shall be [totally] wasted.]