1. This message came from the Lord during the first year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah.
2. The Lord said, “Jeremiah, stand in the Temple yard of the Lord. Give this message to all the people of Judah who are coming to worship at the Temple of the Lord. Tell them everything that I tell you to speak. Don’t leave out any part of my message.
3. Maybe they will listen and obey my message. Maybe they will stop living such evil lives. If they change, I will change my mind about my plans to punish them. I am planning this punishment because of the many evil things they have done.
4. You will say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: I gave my teachings to you. You must obey me and follow my teachings.
5. You must listen to what my servants say to you. The prophets are my servants. I have sent my prophets to you again and again, but you did not listen to them.