"Who is the LORD?" the king demanded. "Why should I listen to him and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD; and I will not let Israel go."

The enemy said, 'I will pursue them and catch them; I will divide their wealth and take all I want; I will draw my sword and take all they have.'

Whom do you think you have been insulting and ridiculing? You have been disrespectful to me, the holy God of Israel.

You boasted that you dug wells and drank water in foreign lands and that the feet of your soldiers tramped the Nile River dry.

The wicked tell God to leave them alone; they don't want to know his will for their lives.

They think there is no need to serve God nor any advantage in praying to him.

These are the ones who rejected God and believed that he could do nothing to them.

The wicked are proud of their evil desires; the greedy curse and reject the LORD.

All of them lie to one another; they deceive each other with flattery.

"With our words we get what we want. We will say what we wish, and no one can stop us."

they have no pity and speak proudly.

Why do you boast, great one, of your evil? God's faithfulness is eternal.

You make plans to ruin others; your tongue is like a sharp razor. You are always inventing lies.

They laugh at other people and speak of evil things; they are proud and make plans to oppress others.

They speak evil of God in heaven and give arrogant orders to everyone on earth,

Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword, but wisely spoken words can heal.

When wise people speak, they make knowledge attractive, but stupid people spout nonsense.

What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.

They are always ready to tell lies; dishonesty instead of truth rules the land. The LORD says, "My people do one evil thing after another and do not acknowledge me as their God."

They all mislead their friends, and no one tells the truth; they have taught their tongues to lie and will not give up their sinning. They do one violent thing after another, and one deceitful act follows another. The LORD says that his people reject him.

Because of this the LORD Almighty says, "I will refine my people like metal and put them to the test. My people have done evil--- what else can I do with them?

Then the people said, "Let's do something about Jeremiah! There will always be priests to instruct us, the wise to give us counsel, and prophets to proclaim God's message. Let's bring charges against him and stop listening to what he says."

"Mortal man," he said, "tell the ruler of Tyre what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying to him: Puffed up with pride, you claim to be a god. You say that like a god you sit on a throne, surrounded by the seas. You may pretend to be a god, but, no, you are mortal, not divine.

Say that this is what the Sovereign LORD is telling the king of Egypt: I am your enemy, you monster crocodile, lying in the river. You say that the Nile is yours and that you made it.

Now then, as soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets, oboes, lyres, zithers, harps, and all the other instruments, bow down and worship the statue. If you do not, you will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace. Do you think there is any god who can save you?"

he said, "Look how great Babylon is! I built it as my capital city to display my power and might, my glory and majesty."

They make proud and stupid statements, and use immoral bodily lusts to trap those who are just beginning to escape from among people who live in error.

These people are always grumbling and blaming others; they follow their own evil desires; they brag about themselves and flatter others in order to get their own way.

The beast was allowed to make proud claims which were insulting to God, and it was permitted to have authority for forty-two months.

It began to curse God, his name, the place where he lives, and all those who live in heaven.