Chapter 9 - Calling the women to mourn

Question 1

Jeremiah

FITB: Oh that my ___ were waters and that mine ___ a fountain of waters.

Answer 1

Oh that my head were waters and that mine eyes a fountain of waters. 9:1

Question 2

Jeremiah

Why did the Lord wish that his head were waters and his eyes were a fountain of waters?

Answer 2

to weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of his people 9: 1

Question 3

Jeremiah

In the book of Jeremiah the Lord said he would make Jerusalem to become 2 things heaps was one of them what was the other?

Answer 3

a den of dragons 9:11

Question 4

Jeremiah

In the book of Jeremiah how did the Lord say he will make the cities of Judah become?

Answer 4

desolate without an inhabitant 9:11

Question 5

Jeremiah

According to Jeremiah where is the voice of wailing heard?

Answer 5

out of Zion 9:19

Question 6

Jeremiah

According to Jeremiah what were the mourning women to teach their daughters and what was every one to teach her neighbour?

Answer 6

wailing (teach their daughters )

lamentation (her neighbour) 9:20

Question 7

Jeremiah

What is a wise man not to glory in?

Answer 7

his wisdom 9:23

Question 8

Jeremiah

What was a mighty man not to glory in?

Answer 8

his might 9:23

Question 9

Jeremiah

According to the book of Jeremiah in what three things does the Lord delight?

Answer 9

that he exercise

lovingkindness

judgement

and righteousness in the earth 9:24

Question 10

Jeremiah

With whom will the Lord punish them that are circumcised ?

Answer 10

with the uncircumcised 9:25

Question 11

Jeremiah

Bonus 25 pts

Name 5 of the uncircumcised nations mentioned in Jeremiah?

Answer 11

Egypt

Judah

Edom

the children of Ammon

Moab

all that are in the utmost corners that dwell in the wilderness 9:26

Question 12

Jeremiah

What is a rich man not to glory in?

Answer 12

his riches 9:23

Question 13

Jeremiah

Bonus 25 pts

If a man were to glory what does the Lord say in Jeremiah that he should glory in?

Answer 13

that he understandeth and knoweth me (the LORD)

that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness judgement and righteousness in the earth 9:24

Question 14

Jeremiah

FITB: I will feed them even this people with ___ and give them ___ of ___ to drink.

Answer 14

I will feed them even this people with wormwood and give them water of gall to drink. 9:15

Question 15

Jeremiah

What 2 types of women did the Lord say should be calledand sent for that they may come because a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion?

Answer 15

mourning and cunning women 9:17

Question 16

Jeremiah

What did the Lord say that the mourning and cunning women should be called to do?

Answer 16

to take up a wailing for us that our eyes may run down with tears

and our eyelids gush out with waters 9:18

Question 17

Jeremiah

According to Jeremiah 9:3 & 8 God’s people bend their tongues for lies and to speak deceit, what weapons are

used to describe the tongue?

Answer 17

a bow and an arrow 9:3,8