1. These are the words that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah.
2. The Lord, the God of Israel, said: “Jeremiah, write in a book all the words I have spoken to you.
3. The days will come when I will make everything as good as it was before,” says the Lord. “I will bring Israel and Judah back from captivity,” says the Lord. “I will return them to the land I gave their ancestors. Then my people will own that land again!”
4. The Lord spoke this message about the people of Israel and Judah:
5. This is what the Lord said:“We hear people crying from fear.They are afraid. There is no peace.