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?