1. And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still confined to the atrium of the prison, saying:
2. "Thus says the Lord, who will prepare, and form, and accomplish it; the Lord is his name.
3. Cry out to me and I will heed you. And I will announce to you great things, things that are certain, though you do not know them.
4. For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to the houses of this city, and to the houses of the king of Judah, which have been destroyed, and to the fortifications, and to the sword