Jeremiah 32:16-25.
Jeremiah 32.16-25
"Then I prayed:
Lord God, you stretched out your mighty arm and made the sky and the
earth. You can do anything. You show kindness for a thousand
generations, but you also punish people for the sins of their parents.
You are the Lord All-Powerful. With great wisdom you make plans, and
with your great power you do all the mighty things you planned.
Nothing we do is hidden from your eyes, and you reward or punish us as
we deserve.
You are famous because you worked miracles in Egypt, and you are still
working them in Israel and in the rest of the world as well. You
terrified the Egyptians with your miracles, and you reached out your
mighty arm and rescued your people Israel from Egypt. Then you gave
Israel this land rich with milk and honey, just as you had promised
our ancestors.
But when our ancestors took over the land, they did not obey you. And
now you have punished Israel with disaster. Jerusalem is under
attack, and we suffer from hunger and disease. The Babylonians have
already built dirt ramps up to the city walls, and you can see that
Jerusalem will be captured just as you said.
So why did you tell me to get some witnesses and buy a field with my
silver, when Jerusalem is about to be captured by the Babylonians?"
God bless you.
"Then I prayed:
Lord God, you stretched out your mighty arm and made the sky and the
earth. You can do anything. You show kindness for a thousand
generations, but you also punish people for the sins of their parents.
You are the Lord All-Powerful. With great wisdom you make plans, and
with your great power you do all the mighty things you planned.
Nothing we do is hidden from your eyes, and you reward or punish us as
we deserve.
You are famous because you worked miracles in Egypt, and you are still
working them in Israel and in the rest of the world as well. You
terrified the Egyptians with your miracles, and you reached out your
mighty arm and rescued your people Israel from Egypt. Then you gave
Israel this land rich with milk and honey, just as you had promised
our ancestors.
But when our ancestors took over the land, they did not obey you. And
now you have punished Israel with disaster. Jerusalem is under
attack, and we suffer from hunger and disease. The Babylonians have
already built dirt ramps up to the city walls, and you can see that
Jerusalem will be captured just as you said.
So why did you tell me to get some witnesses and buy a field with my
silver, when Jerusalem is about to be captured by the Babylonians?"
God bless you.
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