1. This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
2. ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: “Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you.
3. The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity and restore them to the land I gave to their ancestors to possess,” says the Lord.’
4. These are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:
5. ‘This is what the Lord says:‘ “Cries of fear are heard –terror, not peace.
6. Ask and see:can a man bear children?Then why do I see every strong manwith his hands on his stomach like a woman in labour,every face turned deathly pale?