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The small one shall become a tribe, and the smallest one a mighty nation. I am Yahweh; I will hasten it in its time."

"I let myself be sought by those who did not ask; I let myself be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am; here I am!' to a nation that did not call on my name;

who say, "Keep to yourself! You must not come near me, for I am too holy for you!" These are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire burning all day.

For look! I am about to create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered, and they shall not come to mind.

But rejoice and shout in exultation forever and ever over what I am about to create! For look! I am about to create Jerusalem as a source of rejoicing, and her people as a source of joy.

For thus says Yahweh: "Look! I am about to spread prosperity out to her like a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream, and you shall suck and be carried on the hip; and you shall you shall be played with on the knees.

"And I—their works and thoughts!—am about to come to gather all nations and tongues, and they shall come and see my glory.

"For just as the new heavens and earth that I am about to make shall stand before me," declares Yahweh, "so shall your descendants and your name stand.

Then I said, "Ah, Lord Yahweh! Look, I do not know how to speak, for I am a youth."

But Yahweh said to me, "You must not say, ‘I am a youth,' for to whomever I send you, you will go, and whatever I command you, you will speak.

Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you," declares Yahweh.

And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, "What are you seeing, Jeremiah?" And I said, "I am seeing a branch of an almond tree."

Then Yahweh said to me, "You did well to see, for I am watching over my word to perform it."

And the word of Yahweh came to me a second time, saying, "What are you seeing?" And I said, "I am seeing a boiling pot, and its face is from the face of the north."

For, look, I am calling to all the clans of the kingdoms of the north," declares Yahweh, "and they will come and set each one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its surrounding walls, and against all the cities of Judah.

And they will fight against you but they will not prevail against you, for I am with you," declares Yahweh, "to deliver you."

yet you say, ‘But I am innocent, surely his anger has turned away from me.' Look, I am entering into judgment with you because of your saying, ‘I have not sinned.'

Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, ‘Return, apostate Israel,' declares Yahweh. ‘I will not cause my anger to fall on you. For I am loyal,' declares Yahweh. ‘I will not be angry forever.

"Return, apostate children," declares Yahweh. "For I am your master, and I will take you one from a city and two from a clan, and I will bring you to Zion.

Lift up a signal toward Zion, bring yourselves to safety; you must not remain standing, for I am bringing evil from the north, and a great destruction.