Old Testament

Day 235: Lamentations 3-5

The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 235, is Lamentations 3-5: In this third lament, the acrostic starts three successive verses with each letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The fourth lament reports the suffering of the people of Jerusalem during the final days of the Babylonian siege. The final lament is the only one that does not follow the acrostic format. This poem describes the plight of Judah, overrun by invaders and oppressed by her conquerors.

Online text: Lamentations 3-5

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Day 234: Lamentations 1-2

The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 234, is Lamentations 1-2: The first lament focuses on Zion, personified as a grieving widow. This second lament focuses on the great suffering inflicted on Zion when Yahweh became like an enemy. Chapters 1-4 follow an acrostic pattern.

Online text: Lamentations 1-2

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Day 233: Jeremiah 51-52

The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 233, is Jeremiah 51-52: The book concludes with a historical appendix that parallels the conclusion of 2 Kings.

Online text: Jeremiah 51-52

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Day 232: Jeremiah 50

The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 232, is Jeremiah 50: Prophecy against Babylon with a lengthy prediction of its eventual destruction and the freedom of the Judahites. 

Online text: Jeremiah 50

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Day 231: Jeremiah 49

The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 231, is Jeremiah 49: A sentence laid against Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, and Elom. 

Online text: Jeremiah 49

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Day 230: Jeremiah 47-48

The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 230, is Jeremiah 47-48: Chapters 46-51 contain oracles against the nations: here, Egypt, Philstia, and Moab.

Online text: Jeremiah 47-48

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Day 229: Jeremiah 44-46

The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 229, is Jeremiah 44-46: Apostasy – disappointing but not surprising – receives the full Jeremiah prophetic treatment, his last recorded prophetic parable. 

Online text: Jeremiah 44-46

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Day 227: Jeremiah 37-39

The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 227, is Jeremiah 37-39: Jeremiah is falsely accused of desertion and imprisoned, though rescued by an Ethiopian eunuch. In Chapter 39, Jerusalem falls to Babylon.

Online text: Jeremiah 37-39

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