1. The Lord said:Israel, if you really wantto come back to me, get ridof those disgusting idols.
2. Make promises only in my name,and do what you promise!Then all nations will praise me,and I will bless them.
3. People of Jerusalem and Judah,don't be so stubborn!Your hearts have become hard,like unploughed groundwhere thorn bushes grow.
4. With all your hearts,keep the agreementI made with you.But if you are stubbornand keep on sinning,my anger will burn like a firethat cannot be put out.
5-6. “Sound the trumpets, my people.Warn the people of Judah,‘Run for your lives!Head for Jerusalemor another walled town!’“Jeremiah, tell them I'm sendingdisaster from the north.