Jeremiah 21 overturns easy hopes for miracles by calling a besieged city to obey God’s present word: surrender to live and do justice every morning. The warning is severe, but mercy threads through it for all who listen and turn.
Jeremiah 20 pairs public blows with private anguish—and a word that burns too hot to silence. Through lament and praise, the Lord stands with his servant like a mighty warrior and will vindicate those who entrust him with their cause.
Bones under sun and moon, soothing lies, and a missing harvest frame Jeremiah 8’s indictment. The prophet laments, asking about the balm in Gilead, and directs readers toward the only healing deep enough to reach the wound.
Jeremiah 6 unfolds alarms and a crossroads: the city can walk the ancient paths and find rest or ignore the trumpet and face siege. The chapter unmasks false peace, rejects ritual without righteousness, and preserves hope with mercy that limits ruin.
Jeremiah 5 turns Jerusalem into a test case for covenant life, searching the city for a single honest truth-seeker. The chapter exposes leaders and people alike, warns of devouring judgment, and preserves hope with a word that limits ruin and promises future planting.
Jeremiah 4 opens a door of repentance while the trumpet of judgment sounds from the north. The chapter urges heart-circumcision, exposes false peace, and anchors hope in God’s preserving mercy that promises rebuilding after ruin.
Jeremiah 1 records a call that begins before birth and places God’s words in a hesitant mouth. The chapter sets the rhythm of judgment and hope under God’s faithful hand.
Isaiah 48 confronts stubborn hearts and announces new things created now by the Redeemer. It calls hearers to leave Babylon, learn his ways, and find peace like a river under his faithful instruction.
Babylonian envoys flatter a healed king, and Isaiah announces exile that will touch treasure and sons. This hinge chapter turns from deliverance to discipline and sets the stage for the comfort and future hope that follow.
Isaiah 21 is a night watch: a storm fells Babylon, a sentry answers anxious cries, and caravans are told to serve fugitives while God’s clock runs. The chapter teaches watchful faith that rejects idols, loves neighbors, and waits for the morning the Lord has promised.
Isaiah 14 begins with compassion and ends with a vow. The Lord re-chooses Israel, teaches a taunt over Babylon’s fallen king, exposes pride’s five “I will”s, swears to crush Assyria, and declares Zion a refuge for the afflicted. Through it all, the hand stretched out over all nations cannot be turned back.
Isaiah 13 raises the Lord’s banner over history and announces Babylon’s downfall. The oracle blends battlefield and sky, humbling pride and comforting the oppressed by revealing a God who musters judgment now and previews the final Day when arrogance is ended and justice stands.
Psalm 137 weeps by Babylon’s rivers, swears fidelity to Jerusalem, and entrusts justice to God against betrayers and conquerors. The psalm equips worshipers to lament honestly, remember faithfully, and hope for the day when the Lord keeps every promise to Zion.
Babylon’s siege ends in fire and exile as Jerusalem falls and Judah is carried away. Yet a captive king is lifted to a seat of honor, signaling that God’s promise thread still runs through the ashes.
Babylon closes its grip, Jehoiachin surrenders, and Judah’s first deportation begins. 2 Kings 24 shows covenant justice at work while God preserves a people for future mercy.