11. The lord replied,“I will take care of you, Jeremiah.Your enemies will ask you to plead on their behalfin times of trouble and distress.
12. Can a man break a bar of iron from the north,or a bar of bronze?
13. At no cost to them,I will hand over your wealth and treasuresas plunder to your enemies,for sin runs rampant in your land.
14. I will tell your enemies to take youas captives to a foreign land.For my anger blazes like a firethat will burn forever.”
15. Then I said,“lord, you know what’s happening to me.Please step in and help me. Punish my persecutors!Please give me time; don’t let me die young.It’s for your sake that I am suffering.
16. When I discovered your words, I devoured them.They are my joy and my heart’s delight,for I bear your name,O lord God of Heaven’s Armies.