1. This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:
2. "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, saying: You shall write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.
3. For behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will convert the turning away of my people, Israel and Judah, says the Lord. And I will return them to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it."
4. And these are the words which the Lord has spoken to Israel and to Judah:
5. For thus says the Lord: 'We have heard a voice of terror. There is dread, and there is no peace.'
6. Inquire and see, does a male give birth? Then why have I seen every man with his hand on his lower back, like a woman bearing a child? And why have all of their faces turned pale?
7. Woe! For that day is great, and there is nothing like it. For it is the time of tribulation for Jacob, but he will be saved from it.
8. And this shall be in that day, says the Lord of hosts: I will crush his yoke from your neck, and I will break open his bands. And strangers will no longer rule over him.
9. Instead, they will serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
10. Therefore, O my servant Jacob, you should not be afraid, says the Lord, and you should not be frightened, O Israel. For behold, I will save you from a far away land, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. And Jacob will return and have rest, and he shall flow with every good thing. And there will be no one for him to dread.
11. For I am with you, says the Lord, so that I may save you. For I will bring about the consummation of all the nations, among which I have scattered you. But I will not bring about your consummation. Instead, I will chastise you in judgment, so that you will not seem innocent to yourself."
12. For thus says the Lord: "Your fracture is incurable; your wound is very serious.
13. There is no one who may judge your judgment, so as to bandage it; there is no useful treatment for you.