Animals
worm in Jeremiah 51
WURM
This creature shows up in Jeremiah 51:14: “Yahweh of Armies has sworn by himself, saying, ‘Surely I will fill you with men, as with the canker worm; and they will lift up a shout…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Jeremiah 51:14
“Yahweh of Armies has sworn by himself, saying, ‘Surely I will fill you with men, as with the canker worm; and they will lift up a shout against you.’”
What kids can learn
When you hear worm in Jeremiah, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Jeremiah 51:14 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Jeremiah 51:14
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
YahwehofArmieshasswornbyhimself,saying,‘SurelyIwillfillyouwithmen,astheandtheywillliftupashoutagainstyou.’