Palabras de Jeremías^a, hijo de Hilcías, de los sacerdotes que habitaban en Anatot, en la tierra de Benjamín^b, 2 a quien vino la palabra del SEÑOR en los días de Josías^a, hijo de Amón^b, rey de Judá, en el año trece de su reinado^c. 3 También vino a él la palabra en los días de Joacim^a, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, hasta el fin del año once de Sedequías^b, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, hasta el destierro de Jerusalén en el mes quinto.

4 Y vino a mí la palabra del SEÑOR, diciendo:

9 Entonces extendió el SEÑOR su mano y tocó mi boca^a. Y el SEÑOR me dijo:He aquí, he puesto mis palabras en tu boca^b.

11 Vino entonces a mí la palabra del SEÑOR, diciendo: ¿Qué ves tú, Jeremías^a? Y yo respondí: Veo una vara de almendro¹. 12 Y me dijo el SEÑOR: Bien has visto, porque yo velo¹ sobre mi palabra para cumplirla^a.

13 Por segunda vez vino a mí la palabra del SEÑOR, diciendo: ¿Qué ves tú^a? Y respondí: Veo una olla^b hirviendo que se vuelca desde el norte¹.

The words of ^aJeremiah the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in ^1bAnathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word of the LORD came during the ^athirteenth year (627 B.C.) of the reign of ^bJosiah the son of ^cAmon, king of Judah. 3 It came to Jeremiah also in the days of ^aJehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, continuing until the end of the eleventh year of ^bZedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, and continuing until the exile of the people of Jerusalem in the fifth month (July-August, 586 B.C.). 2+@Kin 25:8-11

4 Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

9 Then the LORD stretched out His hand and ^atouched my mouth, and the LORD said to me,“Behold (hear Me) , I have ^bput My words in your mouth.

11 The word of the LORD came to me, saying, “^aJeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see the branch of an ¹almond tree.” 12 Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for ^aI am actively watching over My word to fulfill it.”

13 The word of the LORD came to me a second time, saying, “^aWhat do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling ^bpot, tilting away from the north its mouth about to pour out on the south, on Judea.” 14 Then the LORD said to me, “^aOut of the north the evil which the prophets foretold as the result of national sin will reveal itself and spill out on all the people of the land. 15 For, behold, I will call ^aall the tribes of the kingdoms of the north,” says the LORD; “and they will come and each one will ^bset his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its surrounding walls, and against all the ^ccities of Judah as My judicial act, the consequence of Judah’s deliberate disobedience. 16 I will speak My judgments against them for all the wickedness of those who have ^aabandoned (rejected) Me, ^boffered sacrifices or burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the idolatrous ^cworks of their own hands. 17 But you Jeremiah, ^1agird up your loins in preparation! Get up and tell them all which I command you. ^bDo not be distraught and break down at the sight of their hostile faces, or I will bewilder you before them and allow you to be overcome. 18 Now behold, I have made you today like a fortified city and like an iron pillar and like bronze walls against the whole land—against the successive kings of Judah, against its leaders, against its priests, and against the people of the land giving you divine strength which no hostile power can overcome. Is 50:7; 54:17; Jer 6:27; 15:20; Luke 21:15; Acts 6:10 19 They will fight against you, but they will not ultimately prevail over you, for ^aI am with you always to protect you and deliver you,” says the LORD.