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 [stars & constellations] of heaven, whom they have loved, served, [followed,] sought & worshiped. |
They shall not be gathered together, nor be buried. They shall be for [human fertilizer] upon the [surface] of the earth. [2 Kings 23:4-6 And the king commanded Hilkiah, the high priest, & the priests of the 2nd order & the door keepers, to bring out of the [Lord's] temple, all the vessels that were made for Baal & for the the grove & all the host of heaven. |
And he burned them [outside] Jerusalem, in the fields of Kidron & carried the ashes of them to Beth El. And he [removed] the idolatrous priests, whom the king of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah & the places [around] Jerusalem & also [those who] burned incense to Baal & the sun, moon, planets & to all the [stars & constellations] of heaven. |
And he brought [from] the [Lord's] house, out [of] the grove, [outside] Jerusalem, to the Brook Kidron & burned it at the Brook Kidron & stamped it to small powder & cast 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 they turn away & not return? Why then [has] this people of Jerusalem [slid] back [through] perpetual backsliding? They hold [tight to] deceit & they refuse to return. |
[Jeremiah 5:3 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 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 [that were] lost. I say to you, that likewise 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 judgment of the Lord. How do you say, We are wise & the Law of Lord is with us? [Look,] certainly, the [false] pen of the scribes [has converted] the Law [into a lie.] |
The wise men are ashamed & [discouraged & captured.] [Look,]they have rejected the Word of the Lord & what wisdom is in them? [Isaiah 19:11 Surely, the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel [to] the wise & counselors of Pharaoh [have] become [ignorant.] How shall you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?] |
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 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. Therefore, they shall fall among [those who] fall. In the time of their [punishment,] they shall be cast down, says the Lord. |
[Revelation 19:20 And the beast was [captured] & with him, the false prophet that [did] miracles before him, that deceived [those who] received the mark of the beast & [those who] worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.] |
I will surely consume 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. |
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 put us to silence & [has] given us water of [bitter] gall to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord. |
We looked for peace & no good came & [looked for] a time of health & [saw] [only] trouble! His horses snorting was heard 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 [there] & all that is in it. |
[Watch,] I will send [snakes & vipers,] among you, [that] will not be charmed & they shall bite you, says the Lord. When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is [grieved within] me. |
[Pay attention to] 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. [Those] who have [abandoned] Me & have burned incense to other gods & worshiped the works [made] of their own hands.] |
The harvest is past, the summer [has] ended & we aren't saved. [Because of] the [harm] of the daughter of my people, I am hurt. I am [mourning & wearing] black & astonishment has taken hold [of] me. Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? Why then, [hasn't] the health of the daughter of my people recovered? |