1. This word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
2. Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Write down on a scroll all the words I have spoken to you.
3. For indeed, the days are coming—oracle of the Lord—when I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah—oracle of the Lord. I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their ancestors, and they shall take possession of it.
4. These are the words the Lord spoke to Israel and to Judah:
5. Thus says the Lord:We hear a cry of fear:terror, not peace.
6. Inquire and see:does a male give birth?Why, then, do I see all these men,their hands on their loinsLike women in labor,all their faces drained of color?
7. Ah! How mighty is that day—there is none like it!A time of distress for Jacob,though he shall be saved from it.