1. This is the Lord’S message to Jeremiah:
2. “Jeremiah, stand at the gate of the Lord’S house. Teach this message at the gate: “‘Hear the message from the Lord, all you people of the nation of Judah. All you who come through these gates to worship the Lord, hear this message.
3. The Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: Change your lives and do good things. If you do this, I will let you live in this place.
4. Don’t trust the lies that some people say. They say, “This is the Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord!”
5. If you change your lives and do good things, I will let you live in this place. You must be fair to each other.
6. You must be fair to strangers. You must help widows and orphans. Don’t kill innocent people! And don’t follow other gods, because they will only ruin your lives.