Jeremiah 8

“At that time, saith the LORD , they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD ; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the…” Naming Yea keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD ; and what wisdom…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“I will surely consume them, saith the LORD : there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!” The line’s distinctive content terms include good, health, looked. Its relationship to verses 14 and 16 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong…” Naming Dan keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.” The line’s distinctive content terms include comfort, faint, heart. Its relationship to verses 17 and 19 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.” The line’s distinctive content terms include ended, harvest, past. Its relationship to verses 19 and 21 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.