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Jeremiah 36:24

New International Reader's Version

The king and some of his attendants heard all these words. But they weren’t afraid. They didn’t tear their clothes.

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Later, Reuben came back to the empty well. He saw that Joseph wasn’t there. He was so upset that he tore his clothes.

Jacob tore his clothes. He put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. Then he mourned for his son many days.

Then David tore his clothes. And all his men tore their clothes.

When Ahab heard what Elijah had said, he tore his clothes. He put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. He went without eating. He even slept in his clothes. He went around looking sad.

But you even cause others to lose their respect for God. You make it hard for them to be faithful to him.

I have a message from God in my heart. It is about the evil ways of anyone who sins. They don’t have any respect for God.

They praise themselves so much that they can’t see their sin or hate it.

They help one another make evil plans. They talk about hiding their traps. They say, “Who can see what we are doing?”

Even that miracle didn’t change Pharaoh’s mind. In fact, he turned around and went into his palace.

Lord, you have raised your hand high to punish them. But they don’t even see it. Let them see how much you love your people. Then they will be put to shame. Let the fire you are saving for your enemies burn them up.

Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, went to Hezekiah. Eliakim was in charge of the palace. Shebna the secretary went with him. So did Joah, the son of Asaph. Joah kept the records. All of them went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn. They told him what the field commander had said.

When King Hezekiah heard what the field commander had said, he tore his clothes. He put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. Then he went into the Lord’s temple.

They heard all its words. Then they looked at one another in fear. They said to Baruch, “We must report all these words to the king.”

Lord, don’t your eyes look for truth? You struck down your people. But they didn’t feel any pain. You crushed them. But they refused to be corrected. They made their faces harder than stone. They refused to turn away from their sins.

Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh. He got up from his throne. He took off his royal robes. He also dressed himself in the clothing of sadness. And then he sat down in the dust.

The men of Nineveh will stand up on judgment day with the people now living. And the Ninevites will prove that these people are guilty. The men of Nineveh turned away from their sins when Jonah preached to them. And now something more important than Jonah is here.

“They don’t have any respect for God.” (Psalm 36:1)




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