1 The words of Jeremy the son of Helcias, of the Priests that were in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin.
1 The words of Jeremias the son of Helcias, of the priests that were in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin.
2 The word of our Lord which was made to him in the days of Josias the son of Amon king of Juda, in the thirteenth year of his kingdom.
2 The word of the Lord which came to him in the days of Josias the son of Amon king of Juda, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
3 And the word was made in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, unto the end of the eleventh year of Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda, even unto the transmigration of Jerusalem, in the fifth month.
3 And which came to him in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, unto the end of the eleventh year of Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda, even unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month.
4 And the word of our Lord was made to me, saying:
4 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5 Before I formed thee in the womb, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth of the matrice, I sanctified thee, and a Prophet in the Gentiles I gave thee.
5 Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and made thee a prophet unto the nations.
6 And I said: A a a, o Lord God: Behold I cannot speak, because I am a child.
6 And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child.
7 And our Lord said unto me: Say not: I am a child: for to all things, to which I shall send thee, thou shalt go: and all things whatsoever I shall command thee, thou shalt speak.
7 And the Lord said to me: Say not: I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee: and whatsoever I shall command thee, thou shalt speak.
8 Be not afraid of their face: because I am with thee, to deliver thee, saith our Lord.
8 Be not afraid at their presence: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
9 And our Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: & our Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth:
9 And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: ¹and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth:
10 Behold I have appointed thee this day over the Gentiles, and over kingdoms, that thou mayst pluck up, and destroy, and waste, and dissipate, and build, and plant.
10 Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to root up, ²and to pull down, and to waste, and to destroy, and to build, and to plant.
11 And the word of our Lord was made to me, saying: What seest thou Jeremy? And I said: I see a rod watching.
11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What seest thou, Jeremias? And I said: I see a rod watching.
12 And our Lord said to me: Well hast thou seen; because I will watch upon my word to do it.
12 And the Lord said to me: Thou hast seen well: for I will watch over my word to perform it.
13 And the word of our Lord was made to me the second time, saying: What seest thou? And I said: I see a pot boiling hot, and the face thereof from the face of the North.
13 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time saying: What seest thou? And I said: ³I see a boiling caldron, and the face thereof from the face of the north.
14 And our Lord said unto me: From the North shall evil be opened upon all the inhabitants of the land.
14 And the Lord said to me: ⁴From the north shall an evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
15 Because lo I will call together all the kindreds of the kingdoms of the North, saith our Lord: and they shall come, and shall set every one his throne in the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and upon all the walls thereof round about, and upon all the cities of Juda.
15 For behold I will call together all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord: and they shall come, and shall set everyone his throne in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and upon all the walls thereof round about, and upon all the cities of Juda.
16 And I will speak my judgements with them, touching all the wickedness of them that have forsaken me, and have offered to strange gods, and have adored the work of their own hands.
16 And I will pronounce my judgments against them, touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to strange gods, and have adored the work of their own hands.
17 Thou therefore gird thy loins, & rise, and speak to them all things that I command thee. Be not afraid of their face: for I will make thee not to fear their countenance.
17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command thee. Be not afraid at their presence: for I will make thee not to fear their countenance.
18 For I have given thee this day to be as a fenced city, and as an iron pillar, and as a brazen wall over all the land of the kings of Juda, to the Princes thereof, & to the Priests, and to the people of the land.
18 ⁵For behold I have made thee this day a fortified city, and a pillar of iron, and a wall of brass, over all the land, to the kings of Juda, to the princes thereof, and to the priests, and to the people of the land.
19 And they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: because I am with thee, saith our Lord, to deliver thee.
19 And they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.