Jeremiah 14-16

Please note, this entry was originally scheduled for August 2.

For the sins of the people, as well as the horrible sins fostered by the wicked king Manasseh, the Lord tells Jeremiah He is going to first send a great famine in the land of Judah, and then it will be followed up by an invasion of Israel’s enemies with even greater disasters to come. He says “repent now, and you can avoid these things.”

In chapter 16 the Lord tells Jeremiah not to take a wife, and not to have children in Judah, as they will be killed when He brings about these disasters, and they are going to happen in his (Jeremiah’s) lifetime.