Week 790 · Old Testament · about 3 minutes · 290 words
🪔 Jeremiah 9
Jeremiah 9 opens with these words: “Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a spring of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!” The line to keep is Jeremiah 9:8: “Their tongue is a deadly arrow. It speaks deceit. One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart, he waits to ambush him.” Carry the word “tongue” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Jeremiah 9 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a spring of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them.”” Jeremiah 9 opens with these words: “Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a spring of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!” The line to keep is Jeremiah 9:8: “Their tongue is a deadly arrow. It speaks deceit. One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart, he waits to ambush him.” Carry the word “tongue” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Jeremiah 9:8: “Their tongue is a deadly arrow. It speaks deceit. One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart, he waits to ambush him.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Jeremiah 9? Then try this: Read “Their tongue is a deadly arrow. It speaks deceit. One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
“Their tongue is a deadly arrow. It speaks deceit. One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart, he waits to ambush him.”
Jeremiah 9:8 · Jeremiah 9
Say it
Practice Jeremiah 9:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Theirtongueisaarrow.Itdeceit.Onepeaceablytohisneighborwithhismouth,butinhisheart,hewaitstoambushhim.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Jeremiah 9?
- Read “Their tongue is a deadly arrow. It speaks deceit. One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Jeremiah 9 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Jeremiah 9. Help us remember Jeremiah 9:8 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Jeremiah 9 is long, read Jeremiah 9:8 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 790 · the whole night
🪔 Jeremiah 9
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