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Jeremiah 1:11-19 (MSG)

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¹¹ GOD's Message came to me: "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I said, "A walking stick--that's all." ¹² And GOD said, "Good eyes! I'm sticking with you. I'll make every word I give you come true." ¹³ GOD's Message came again: "So what do you see now?" I said, "I see a boiling pot, tipped down toward us." ¹⁴ Then GOD told me, "Disaster will pour out of the north on everyone living in this land. ¹⁵ Watch for this: I'm calling all the kings out of the north." GOD's Decree. "They'll come and set up headquarters facing Jerusalem's gates, Facing all the city walls, facing all the villages of Judah. ¹⁶ I'll pronounce my judgment on the people of Judah for walking out on me--what a terrible thing to do!-- And courting other gods with their offerings, worshiping as gods sticks they'd carved, stones they'd painted. ¹⁷ "But you--up on your feet and get dressed for work! Stand up and say your piece. Say exactly what I tell you to say. Don't pull your punches or I'll pull you out of the lineup. ¹⁸ "Stand at attention while I prepare you for your work. I'm making you as impregnable as a castle, Immovable as a steel post, solid as a concrete block wall. You're a one-man defense system against this culture, Against Judah's kings and princes, against ¹⁹ They'll fight you, but they won't even scratch you. I'll back you up every inch of the way." GOD's Decree.

Definition(s):
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession