Author	Thread: Where are your Gods?
Admin	Where are your Gods? Posted : 26 Jul, 2012 08:23 AM Jeremiah 2 (28) (NASB) Judah�s Apostasy 1 Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, 2 �Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, 'Thus says the Lord, �I remember concerning you the [a] devotion of your youth, The love of your betrothals, Your following after Me in the wilderness, Through a land not sown. 3 �Israel was holy to the Lord, The first of His harvest. All who ate of it became guilty; Evil came upon them,� declares the Lord.�� 4 Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel. 5 Thus says the Lord, � What injustice did your fathers find in Me, That they went far from Me And walked after emptiness and became empty? 6 �They did not say, �Where is the Lord Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and of pits, Through a land of drought and of [b]deep darkness, Through a land that no one crossed And where no man dwelt?� 7 �I brought you into the fruitful land To eat its fruit and its good things. But you came and defiled My land, And My inheritance you made an abomination. 8 �The priests did not say, �Where is the Lord?� And those who handle the law did not know Me; The [c]rulers also transgressed against Me, And the prophets prophesied by Baal And walked after things that did not profit. 9 �Therefore I will yet contend with you,� declares the Lord, �And with your sons� sons I will contend. 10 �For cross to the coastlands of [d]Kittim and see, And send to Kedar and observe closely And see if there has been such a thing as this! 11 �Has a nation changed gods When they were not gods? But My people have changed their glory For that which does not profit. 12 �Be appalled, O heavens, at this, And shudder, be very desolate,� declares the Lord. 13 �For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water. 14 �Is Israel a slave? Or is he a homeborn servant? Why has he become a prey? 15 �The young lions have roared at him, They have [e]roared loudly. And they have made his land a waste; His cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant. 16 �Also the [f]men of Memphis and Tahpanhes Have [g]shaved the crown of your head. 17 �Have you not done this to yourself By your forsaking the Lord your God When He led you in the way? 18 �But now what are you doing on the road to Egypt, To drink the waters of the [h] Nile? Or what are you doing on the road to Assyria, To drink the waters of the [i]Euphrates? 19 � Your own wickedness will correct you, And your apostasies will reprove you; Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter For you to forsake the Lord your God, And the dread of Me is not in you,� declares the Lord [j]God of hosts. 20 �For long ago [k] I broke your yoke And tore off your bonds; But you said, �I will not serve!� For on every high hill And under every green tree You have lain down as a harlot. 21 �Yet I planted you a choice vine, A completely faithful seed. How then have you turned yourself before Me Into the degenerate shoots of a foreign vine? 22 �Although you wash yourself with lye And [l]use much soap, The stain of your iniquity is before Me,� declares the Lord [m]God. 23 � How can you say, �I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baals�? Look at your way in the valley! Know what you have done! You are a swift young camel entangling her ways, 24 A wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness, That sniffs the wind in her passion. In the time of her [n]heat who can turn her away? All who seek her will not become weary; In her month they will find her. 25 �Keep your feet from being unshod And your throat from thirst; But you said, � It is [o]hopeless! No! For I have loved strangers, And after them I will walk.� 26 �As the thief is shamed when he is discovered, So the house of Israel is shamed; They, their kings, their princes And their priests and their prophets, 27 Who say to a tree, �You are my father,� And to a stone, �You gave me birth.� For they have turned their back to Me, And not their face; But in the time of their [p]trouble they will say, �Arise and save us.� 28 �But where are your gods Which you made for yourself? Let them arise, if they can save you In the time of your [q]trouble; For according to the number of your cities Are your gods, O Judah. 29 �Why do you contend with Me? You have all transgressed against Me,� declares the Lord. 30 � In vain I have struck your sons; They accepted no chastening. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion. 31 �O generation, heed the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of thick darkness? Why do My people say, � We are free to roam; We will no longer come to You�? 32 �Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me Days without number. 33 �How well you prepare your way To seek love! Therefore even [r]the wicked women You have taught your ways. 34 �Also on your skirts is found The lifeblood of the innocent poor; You did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things, 35 Yet you said, �I am innocent; Surely His anger is turned away from me.� Behold, I will enter into judgment with you Because you say, �I have not sinned.� 36 �Why do you go around so much Changing your way? Also, you will be put to shame by Egypt As you were put to shame by Assyria. 37 �From this place also you will go out With your hands on your head; For the Lord has rejected those in whom you trust, And you will not prosper with them.� Footnotes: A. Jeremiah 2:2 Or lovingkindness B. Jeremiah 2:6 Or the shadow of death C. Jeremiah 2:8 Lit shepherds D. Jeremiah 2:10 I.e. Cyprus and other islands E. Jeremiah 2:15 Lit given their voice F. Jeremiah 2:16 Or sons G. Jeremiah 2:16 Lit grazed H. Jeremiah 2:18 Heb Shihor I. Jeremiah 2:18 Lit River J. Jeremiah 2:19 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord K. Jeremiah 2:20 Or you L. Jeremiah 2:22 Lit cause to be great to you M. Jeremiah 2:22 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord N. Jeremiah 2:24 Lit occasion O. Jeremiah 2:25 Or desperate P. Jeremiah 2:27 Or evil Q. Jeremiah 2:28 Or evil R. Jeremiah 2:33 Or in wickedness Post Reply
View Profile History	Where are your Gods? Posted : 26 Jul, 2012 08:47 AM ISRAEL'S HARLOTRY! Hosea 1 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea+1&version=NASB Hosea�s Wife and Children 1 The word of the Lord which came to Hosea the son of Beeri, during the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. 2 When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, � Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry and have children of harlotry; for the land commits flagrant harlotry, [a]forsaking the Lord.� 3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. 4 And the Lord said to him, �Name him Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will [b]punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. 5 On that day I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.� 6 Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And [c]the Lord said to him, �Name her [d]Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I would ever forgive them. 7 But I will have compassion on the house of Judah and deliver them by the Lord their God, and will not deliver them by bow, sword, battle, horses or horsemen.� 8 When she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son. 9 And [e]the Lord said, �Name him [f]Lo-ammi, for you are not My people and I am not [g]your God.� 10 [h]Yet the number of the sons of Israel Will be like the sand of the sea, Which cannot be measured or numbered; And in the place Where it is said to them, �You are not My people,� It will be said to them, �You are the sons of the living God.� 11 And the sons of Judah and the sons of Israel will be gathered together, And they will appoint for themselves one leader, And they will go up from the land, For great will be the day of Jezreel. Footnotes: A. Hosea 1:2 Lit from not following after B. Hosea 1:4 Lit visit the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu C. Hosea 1:6 Lit He D. Hosea 1:6 I.e. she has not obtained compassion E. Hosea 1:9 Lit He F. Hosea 1:9 I.e. not my people G. Hosea 1:9 Lit yours H. Hosea 1:10 Ch 2:1 in Heb Hosea 2 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hosea+2&version=NASB Israel�s Unfaithfulness Condemned 1 [a]Say to your brothers, �[b]Ammi,� and to your sisters, �[c]Ruhamah.� 2 �Contend with your mother, contend, For she is not my wife, and I am not her husband; And let her put away her harlotry from her face And her adultery from between her b-reasts, 3 Or I will strip her naked And expose her as on the day when she was born. I will also make her like a wilderness, Make her like desert land And slay her with thirst. 4 �Also, I will have no compassion on her children, Because they are children of harlotry. 5 �For their mother has played the harlot; She who conceived them has acted shamefully. For she said, � I will go after my lovers, Who give me my bread and my water, My wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.� 6 �Therefore, behold, I will hedge up [d]her way with thorns, And I will build [e]a wall against her so that she cannot find her paths. 7 �She will pursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them; And she will seek them, but will not find them. Then she will say, � I will go back to my first husband, For it was better for me then than now!� 8 �For she does not know that it was I who gave her the grain, the new wine and the oil, And lavished on her silver and gold, Which they [f]used for Baal. 9 �Therefore, I will take back My grain at [g]harvest time And My new wine in its season. I will also take away My wool and My flax Given to cover her nakedness. 10 �And then I will uncover her lewdness In the sight of her lovers, And no one will rescue her out of My hand. 11 �I will also put an end to all her gaiety, Her feasts, her new moons, her sabbaths And all her festal assemblies. 12 �I will destroy her vines and fig trees, Of which she said, �These are my wages Which my lovers have given me.� And I will make them a forest, And the beasts of the field will devour them. 13 �I will punish her for the days of the Baals When she used to [h] offer sacrifices to them And adorn herself with her [i]earrings and jewelry, And follow her lovers, so that she forgot Me,� declares the Lord. Restoration of Israel 14 �Therefore, behold, I will allure her, Bring her into the wilderness And speak [j]kindly to her. 15 �Then I will give her her vineyards from there, And the valley of Achor as a door of hope. And she will [k] sing there as in the days of her youth, As in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt. 16 �It will come about in that day,� declares the Lord, �That you will call Me [l] Ishi And will no longer call Me [m]Baali. 17 �For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, So that they will be [n]mentioned by their names no more. 18 �In that day I will also make a covenant for them With the beasts of the field, The birds of the sky And the creeping things of the ground. And I will [o] abolish the bow, the sword and war from the land, And will make them lie down in safety. 19 �I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion, 20 And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness. Then you will know the Lord. 21 �It will come about in that day that I will respond,� declares the Lord. �I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth, 22 And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and to the oil, And they will respond to [p]Jezreel. 23 �I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have compassion on [q]her who had not obtained compassion, And I will say to [r]those who were not My people, �You are My people!� And [s]they will say, �You are my God!�� Footnotes: A. Hosea 2:1 Ch 2:3 in Heb B. Hosea 2:1 I.e. my people C. Hosea 2:1 I.e. she has obtained compassion D. Hosea 2:6 So with some ancient versions; Heb your E. Hosea 2:6 Lit her wall so that F. Hosea 2:8 Or made into the G. Hosea 2:9 Lit its time H. Hosea 2:13 Or burn incense I.. Hosea 2:13 Or nose rings J. Hosea 2:14 Lit upon her heart K. Hosea 2:15 Or give answer L. Hosea 2:16 I.e. my husband M. Hosea 2:16 I.e. my master, or my Baal N. Hosea 2:17 Or remembered O. Hosea 2:18 Lit break P. Hosea 2:22 I.e. God sows Q. Hosea 2:23 Heb Lo-ruhamah R. Hosea 2:23 Heb Lo-ammi S. Hosea 2:23 Lit he Post Reply