Simon reads the Bible

Jeremiah 31 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  “In that day,” says the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.  2  This is what the Lord says: “Those who survive the coming destruction     will find blessings even in the barren land,     for I will give rest to the people of Israel.” 3  Long ago the Lord said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people,...

Jeremiah 30 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,  2  “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Write down for the record everything I have said to you, Jeremiah.  3  For the time is coming when I will restore the fortunes of my people of Israel and Judah. I will bring them home to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and they will po...

Jeremiah 29 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 Jeremiah wrote a letter from Jerusalem to the elders, priests, prophets, and all the people who had been exiled to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar.  2  This was after King Jehoiachin, the queen mother, the court officials, the other officials of Judah, and all the craftsmen and artisans had been deported from Jerusalem.  3  He sent the letter with E...

Jeremiah 28 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 One day in late summer of that same year—the fourth year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah—Hananiah son of Azzur, a prophet from Gibeon, addressed me publicly in the Temple while all the priests and people listened. He said,  2  “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will remove the yoke of the king of Babylon...

Jeremiah 27 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord early in the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah. 2  This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke, and fasten it on your neck with leather straps.  3  Then send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through their ambassadors who have come to see King Zedekiah in Jerusal...

Jeremiah 26 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord early in the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah.  2  “This is what the Lord says: Stand in the courtyard in front of the Temple of the Lord, and make an announcement to the people who have come there to worship from all over Judah. Give them my entire message; include every word.  3  Perhaps...

Jeremiah 25 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 This message for all the people of Judah came to Jeremiah from the Lord during the fourth year of Jehoiakim’s reign over Judah. This was the year when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon began his reign. 2  Jeremiah the prophet said to all the people in Judah and Jerusalem,  3  “For the past twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of the reign of Jo...

Jeremiah 24 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 After King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon exiled Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, to Babylon along with the officials of Judah and all the craftsmen and artisans, the Lord gave me this vision. I saw two baskets of figs placed in front of the Lord’s Temple in Jerusalem.  2  One basket was filled with fresh, ripe figs, while the other was fille...

Jeremiah 23 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 “What sorrow awaits the leaders of my people—the shepherds of my sheep—for they have destroyed and scattered the very ones they were expected to care for,” says the Lord. 2  Therefore, this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to these shepherds: “Instead of caring for my flock and leading them to safety, you have deserted them and driven them...

Jeremiah 22 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 This is what the Lord said to me: “Go over and speak directly to the king of Judah. Say to him,  2  ‘Listen to this message from the Lord, you king of Judah, sitting on David’s throne. Let your attendants and your people listen, too.  3  This is what the Lord says: Be fair-minded and just. Do what is right! Help those who have been robbed; rescue t...

Jeremiah 21 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  The Lord spoke through Jeremiah when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malkijah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, to speak with him. They begged Jeremiah,  2  “Please speak to the Lord for us and ask him to help us. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is attacking Judah. Perhaps the Lord will be gracious and do a mighty miracle as he has done...

Jeremiah 20 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 Now Pashhur son of Immer, the priest in charge of the Temple of the Lord, heard what Jeremiah was prophesying.  2  So he arrested Jeremiah the prophet and had him whipped and put in stocks at the Benjamin Gate of the Lord’s Temple. 3  The next day, when Pashhur finally released him, Jeremiah said, “Pashhur, the Lord has changed your name. From now...

Jeremiah 19 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a clay jar. Then ask some of the leaders of the people and of the priests to follow you.  2  Go out through the Gate of Broken Pots to the garbage dump in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and give them this message.  3  Say to them, ‘Listen to this message from the Lord, you kings of Judah and citizens of Jer...

Jeremiah 18 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,  2  “Go down to the potter’s shop, and I will speak to you there.”  3  So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel.  4  But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over. 5  Then the Lord gave me this messa...

Jeremiah 17 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  “The sin of Judah     is inscribed with an iron chisel— engraved with a diamond point on their stony hearts     and on the corners of their altars. 2  Even their children go to worship     at their pagan altars and Asherah poles, beneath every green tree     and on every high hill. 3  So I will hand over my holy mountain—     along with all your w...

Jeremiah 16 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  The Lord gave me another message. He said,  2  “Do not get married or have children in this place.  3  For this is what the Lord says about the children born here in this city and about their mothers and fathers:  4  They will die from terrible diseases. No one will mourn for them or bury them, and they will lie scattered on the ground like manure...

Jeremiah 15 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I wouldn’t help them. Away with them! Get them out of my sight!  2  And if they say to you, ‘But where can we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the Lord says: “‘Those who are destined for death, to death;     those who are destined for war, to war; those who...

Jeremiah 14 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord, explaining why he was holding back the rain: 2  “Judah wilts;     commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt. All the people sit on the ground in mourning,     and a great cry rises from Jerusalem. 3  The nobles send servants to get water,     but all the wells are dry. The servants return with empty p...

Jeremiah 13 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it on, but do not wash it.”  2  So I bought the loincloth as the Lord directed me, and I put it on. 3  Then the Lord gave me another message:  4  “Take the linen loincloth you are wearing, and go to the Euphrates River. Hide it there in a hole in the rocks.”  5  So I went and...

Jeremiah 12 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Lord, you always give me justice     when I bring a case before you. So let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous?     Why are evil people so happy? 2  You have planted them,     and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips,     but you are far from their hearts. 3  But as for me, Lord, you know my hea...

Jeremiah 11 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,  2  “Remind the people of Judah and Jerusalem about the terms of my covenant with them.  3  Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is anyone who does not obey the terms of my covenant!  4  For I said to your ancestors when I brought them out of the iron-smelting furn...

Jeremiah 10 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1  Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O Israel!  2  This is what the Lord says: “Do not act like the other nations,     who try to read their future in the stars. Do not be afraid of their predictions,     even though other nations are terrified by them. 3  Their ways are futile and foolish.     They cut down a tree, and a craftsman carves an...

Jeremiah 9 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 If only my head were a pool of water     and my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night     for all my people who have been slaughtered. 2  Oh, that I could go away and forget my people     and live in a travelers’ shack in the desert. For they are all adulterers—     a pack of treacherous liars. 3  “My people bend their tongues like bo...

Jeremiah 8 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 “In that day,” says the Lord, “the enemy will break open the graves of the kings and officials of Judah, and the graves of the priests, prophets, and common people of Jerusalem.  2  They will spread out their bones on the ground before the sun, moon, and stars—the gods my people have loved, served, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up...

Jeremiah 7 NLT read aloud by Simon MacFarlane. 1 The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,  2  “Go to the entrance of the Lord’s Temple, and give this message to the people: ‘O Judah, listen to this message from the Lord! Listen to it, all of you who worship here!  3  This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “‘Even now, if you quit your evil ways, I will let you...