Moreover the word of the LORD
came unto Jeremiah
the second
time, while he was yet shut up
in the court
of the prison
, saying
,
Thus saith the LORD
the maker
thereof, the LORD
that formed
it, to establish
it; the LORD
is his name
;
Call unto me, and I will answer
thee, and shew
thee great
and mighty things
, which thou knowest
not.
For thus saith the LORD
, the God
of Israel
, concerning the houses
of this city
, and concerning the houses
of the kings
of Judah
, which are thrown down
by the mounts
, and by the sword
;
They come to fight
with the Chaldeans
, but it is to fill
them with the dead bodies
of men
, whom I have slain
in mine anger
and in my fury
, and for all whose wickedness
I have hid
my face
from this city
.
Behold, I will bring it health
and cure
, and I will cure
them, and will reveal
unto them the abundance
of peace
and truth
.
And I will cause the captivity of Judah
and the captivity
of Israel
to return
, and will build
them, as at the first
.
And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity
, whereby they have sinned
against me; and I will pardon
all their iniquities
, whereby they have sinned
, and whereby they have transgressed
against me.
And it shall be to me a name of joy
, a praise
and an honour
before all the nations
of the earth
, which shall hear
all the good
that I do
unto them: and they shall fear
and tremble
for all the goodness
and for all the prosperity
that I procure
unto it.
Thus saith the LORD
; Again there shall be heard
in this place
, which ye say
shall be desolate
without man
and without beast
, even in the cities
of Judah
, and in the streets
of Jerusalem
, that are desolate
, without man
, and without inhabitant
, and without beast
,
The voice of joy
, and the voice
of gladness
, the voice
of the bridegroom
, and the voice
of the bride
, the voice
of them that shall say
, Praise
the LORD
of hosts
: for the LORD
is good
; for his mercy
endureth for ever
: and of them that shall bring
the sacrifice of praise
into the house
of the LORD
. For I will cause to return
the captivity
of the land
, as at the first
, saith
the LORD
.
Thus saith the LORD
of hosts
; Again in this place
, which is desolate
without man
and without beast
, and in all the cities
thereof, shall be an habitation
of shepherds
causing their flocks
to lie down
.
In the cities of the mountains
, in the cities
of the vale
, and in the cities
of the south
, and in the land
of Benjamin
, and in the places about
Jerusalem
, and in the cities
of Judah
, shall the flocks
pass again
under the hands
of him that telleth
them , saith
the LORD
.
Behold, the days come
, saith
the LORD
, that I will perform
that good
thing
which I have promised
unto the house
of Israel
and to the house
of Judah
.
In those days, and at that time
, will I cause the Branch
of righteousness
to grow up
unto David
; and he shall execute
judgment
and righteousness
in the land
.
In those days shall Judah
be saved
, and Jerusalem
shall dwell
safely
: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called
, The LORD our righteousness
.
For thus saith the LORD
; David
shall never
want
a man
to sit
upon the throne
of the house
of Israel
;
Neither shall the priests the Levites
want
a man
before
me to offer
burnt offerings
, and to kindle
meat offerings
, and to do
sacrifice
continually
.
And the word of the LORD
came unto Jeremiah
, saying
,
Thus saith the LORD
; If ye can break
my covenant
of the day
, and my covenant
of the night
, and that there should not be day
and night
in their season
;
Then may also my covenant be broken
with David
my servant
, that he should not have a son
to reign
upon his throne
; and with the Levites
the priests
, my ministers
.
As the host of heaven
cannot be numbered
, neither the sand
of the sea
measured
: so will I multiply
the seed
of David
my servant
, and the Levites
that minister
unto me.
Moreover the word of the LORD
came to Jeremiah
, saying
,
Considerest thou not what this people
have spoken
, saying
, The two
families
which the LORD
hath chosen
, he hath even cast them off
? thus they have despised
my people
, that they should be no more a nation
before
them.
Thus saith the LORD
; If my covenant
be not with day
and night
, and if I have not appointed
the ordinances
of heaven
and earth
;
Then will I cast away
the seed
of Jacob
, and David
my servant
, so that I will not take
any of his seed
to be rulers
over the seed
of Abraham
, Isaac
, and Jacob
: for I will cause their captivity
to return
, and have mercy
on them.