1. Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the guard, saying,
2. Thus saith the Lord that doeth it, the Lord that formeth it to establish it; the Lord is his name:
3. Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will shew thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.
4. For thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are broken down to make a defence against the mounts, and against the sword: