The words of ^aJeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in ^bAnathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word of the LORD came in the days of ^aJosiah the son of ^bAmon, king of Judah, in the ^cthirteenth year of his reign. 3 It came also in the days of ^aJehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of ^bZedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month.

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, I have ^bput My words in your mouth.

11 The word of the LORD came to me saying, “What do you see, ^aJeremiah?” And I said, “I see a rod of an ¹almond tree.” 12 Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for ^aI am ¹watching over My word to perform 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, facing away from the north.” 14 Then the LORD said to me, “^aOut of the north the evil ¹will break forth on all the inhabitants of the land. 15 For, behold, I am calling ^aall the families of the kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD; “and they will come and they will ^bset each one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls round about and against all the ^ccities of Judah. 16 I will ¹pronounce My judgments on them concerning all their wickedness, whereby they have ^aforsaken Me and have ^2boffered sacrifices to other gods, and worshiped the ^cworks of their own hands. 17 Now, ^agird up your loins and arise, and speak to them all which I command you. ^bDo not be dismayed before them, or I will dismay you before them. 18 Now behold, I have made you today as a fortified city and as a pillar of iron and as walls of bronze against the whole land, to the kings of Judah, to its princes, to its priests and to the people of the land. 19 They will fight against you, but they will not overcome you, for ^aI am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

The words of ^aJeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in ^bAnathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word of ¹Yahweh came in the days of ^aJosiah the son of ^bAmon, king of Judah, in the ^cthirteenth year of his reign. 3 And it came in the days of ^aJehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of ^bZedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month.

4 Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying,

9 Then Yahweh sent forth His hand and ^atouched my mouth, and Yahweh said to me,“Behold, I have ^bput My words in your mouth.

11 Now the word of Yahweh came to me saying, “What do you see, ^aJeremiah?” And I said, “I see a rod of an ¹almond tree.” 12 Then Yahweh said to me, “You have seen well, for ^aI am ¹watching over My word to do it.”

13 The word of Yahweh came to me a second time saying, “^aWhat do you see?” And I said, “I see a boiling ^bpot, facing away from the north.” 14 Then Yahweh said to me, “^aFrom the north the evil ¹will break open on all the inhabitants of the land. 15 For, behold, I am calling ^aall the families of the kingdoms of the north,” declares Yahweh; “and they will come, and each one of them will ^bput his throne at the opening of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls round about and against all the ^ccities of Judah. 16 I will speak My judgments on them concerning all their evil, whereby they have ^aforsaken Me and have ^bburned incense to other gods and worshiped the ^cworks of their own hands. 17 Now, ^agird up your loins and arise and speak to them all which I command you. ^bDo not be dismayed before them, lest I dismay you before them. 18 Now behold, I have given you today as a fortified city and as a pillar of iron and as walls of bronze against the whole land, to the kings of Judah, to its princes, to its priests, and to the people of the land. 19 And they will fight against you, but they will not overcome you, for ^aI am with you to deliver you,” declares Yahweh.