1. The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the court of the guard:
2. Thus says the Lord who made the earth, giving it shape and stability, Lord is his name:
3. Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you great things beyond the reach of your knowledge.
4. Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are being torn down because of the siegeworks and the sword:
5. men come to battle the Chaldeans, and to fill these houses with the corpses of those whom I have struck down in my raging anger, when I hid my face from this city because of all their wickedness.
6. Look! I am bringing the city recovery and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them an abundance of lasting peace.
7. I will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel, and rebuild them as they were in the beginning.
8. I will purify them of all the guilt they incurred by sinning against me; I will forgive all their offenses by which they sinned and rebelled against me.