Category: Jeremiah

  • When Translations Become a Lie

    “‘How can you say, “We are wise,    for we have the law of the Lord,”when actually the lying pen of the scribes    has handled it falsely? Jeremiah 8:8 (NIV) Lying – Is Jeremiah indicating that the scribes have lied – that they have corrupted the law by writing into it lies? It would appear so if we read the NIV version…

  • The Mikvah of Israel

    O Hope of Israel! O LORD!All who forsake You shall be put to shame,Those in the land who turn from YoueShall be doomedf men,For they have forsaken the LORD,The Fount of living waters. Jeremiah 17:13 Hope – There is something fantastic happening here with the language. Jeremiah writes, Oh YHVH, You are the hope of…

  • A Hebrew Homonym

    11 The word of the LORD came to me: What do you see, Jeremiah? I replied: I see a branch of an almond tree.12 The LORD said to me: You have seen right, For I am watchful to bring My word to pass. Jeremiah 1:11-12 (JPS) Almond tree / I am watchful – We lose…

  • A Renewed Covenant – Part 2

    Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Jeremiah 31:31 (KJV) New – To make sure we’re all clear, these are the exact words Yeshua is referencing in His speech to the Apostles during the last supper. He…

  • Written on the Heart

    But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jeremiah 31:33 (KJV) Write it in their hearts…

  • The Olive Tree

    The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. Jeremiah 11:16 (KJV) Olive tree – Who is YHVH calling a green olive tree? We need to start there. In the next verse,…