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Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still ^(C1)confined in the courtyard of the guard, saying,

"This is what ^(C1)the LORD says, He who made ^(F1)the earth, the LORD who formed it to create it, He whose name is the ^(C2)LORD:

'^(C1)Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you ^(C2)great and ^(F1)mighty things, ^(C3)which you do not know.'

"For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel says concerning the ^(C1)houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah which have been torn down to make a defense against the ^(C2)assault ramps and the sword:

'While they are coming to ^(C1)fight the Chaldeans and to fill ^(F1)their houses with the bodies of people whom I have struck down in My anger and My wrath, and I have ^(C2)hidden My face from this city because of all their wickedness:

+'Behold, I am going to bring to it ^(C1)healing and a remedy, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an ^(C2)abundance of peace and truth.

+'And I will ^(C1)restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and will ^(C2)rebuild them as they were at first.

+'And I will ^(C1)cleanse them from all their wrongdoing by which they have sinned against Me, and I will forgive all their wrongdoings by which they have sinned against Me and revolted against Me.

+'^(F1)It will be to Me a ^(C1)name of joy, praise, and glory before ^(C2)all the nations of the earth, which will hear of all the ^(C3)good that I do for them, and they will be ^(C4)frightened and tremble because of all the good and all the peace that I make for it.'

"This is what the LORD says: 'Yet again there will be heard in this place, of which you say, "It is a ^(C1)waste, without man and without animal," that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are ^(C2)deserted, without man and without inhabitant and without animal,

the voice of ^(C1)joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, "^(C2)Give thanks to the LORD of armies, For the LORD is good, For His mercy is everlasting," as they bring a ^(C3)thanksgiving offering into the house of the LORD. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,' says the LORD.

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"This is what the LORD of armies says: 'There will again be in this place which is waste, ^(C1)without man or animal, and in all its cities, a pasture for shepherds who rest their ^(C2)flocks.

+'In the ^(C1)cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the Negev, in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again ^(C2)pass under the hands of the one who counts them,' says the LORD.

'Behold, ^(C1)days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will ^(C2)fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

+'In those days and at that time I will make a ^(C1)righteous Branch of David sprout; and He shall execute ^(C2)justice and righteousness on the earth.

+'In those days ^(C1)Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety; and this is the name by which it will be called: the ^(C2)LORD is our righteousness.'

"For this is what the LORD says: '^(F1)David shall ^(C1)not lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;

^(F1)and the ^(C1)Levitical priests shall not lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to ^(C2)prepare sacrifices ^(F2)continually.'"

And the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,

"This is what the LORD says: 'If you can ^(C1)break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night do not occur at their proper time,

then ^(C1)My covenant with David My servant may also be broken, so that he will not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levitical priests, My ministers.

+'As the ^(C1)heavenly ^(F1)lights cannot be counted, and the ^(C2)sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will ^(C3)multiply the ^(F2)descendants of My servant David and the ^(C4)Levites who serve Me.'"

And the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,

"Have you not observed what these people have asserted, saying, 'The ^(C1)two families which the LORD chose, He has ^(C2)rejected them'? So they ^(C3)despise My people as no longer being a nation ^(F1)in their sight.

"This is what the LORD says: 'If My ^(C1)covenant for day and night does not continue, and I have ^(C2)not established the ^(F1)fixed patterns of heaven and earth,

then I would ^(C1)reject the ^(F1)descendants of Jacob and David My servant, so as not to take from his ^(F1)descendants ^(C2)rulers over the ^(F1)descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will ^(C3)restore their fortunes and have ^(C4)mercy on them.'"

The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when ^(C1)King Zedekiah sent to him ^(C2)Pashhur the son of Malchijah and ^(C3)Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, saying,

"Please ^(C1)inquire of the LORD in our behalf, because ^(C2)Nebuchadnezzar king of ^(C3)Babylon is making war against us; perhaps the LORD will deal with us ^(C4)in accordance with all His ^(F1)wonderful acts, so that the enemy will withdraw from us."

But Jeremiah said to them, "You shall say to Zedekiah as follows:

'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: "Behold, I am going to ^(C1)turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you are making war against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the wall; and I will ^(C2)gather them into the middle of this city.

"And I ^(C1)Myself will make war against you with an ^(C2)outstretched hand and a mighty arm, and in ^(C3)anger, wrath, and great indignation.

"I will also strike the inhabitants of this city, both the people and the animals; they will die of a great ^(C1)plague.

"Then afterward," declares the LORD, "^(C1)I will hand Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, and the people, that is, those who survive in this city from the plague, the sword, and the famine, over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to their enemies, and to those who seek their lives; and he will strike and kill them with the edge of the sword. He ^(C2)will not spare them nor have pity nor compassion."'

"You shall also say to this people, 'This is what the LORD says: "Behold, I am ^(C1)setting before you the way of life and the way of death.

"Anyone who ^(C1)stays in this city will die by the ^(C2)sword, by famine, or by plague; but anyone who leaves and goes over to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live, and he will have his own life as plunder.

"For I have ^(C1)set My face against this city for harm and not for good," declares the LORD. "It will be ^(C2)handed over to the king of Babylon and he will ^(C3)burn it with fire."'

"Then say to the household of the ^(C1)king of Judah, 'Hear the word of the LORD,

^(C1)house of David, this is what the LORD says: "^(C2)Administer justice ^(F1)every ^(C3)morning; And save the person who has been robbed from the ^(F2)power of his oppressor, ^(C4)So that My wrath will not spread like fire And ^(C5)burn, with no one to extinguish it, Because of the evil of their deeds.

"Behold, ^(C1)I am against you, you inhabitant of the ^(C2)valley, You ^(F1)rocky plain," declares the LORD, "You who say, '^(C3)Who will come down against us? Or who will enter our dwellings?'

-"But I will punish you ^(C1)according to the ^(F1)results of your deeds," declares the LORD, "And I will ^(C2)kindle a fire in its forest So that it may devour all its surroundings."'"