1 Veio a palavra do Senhor a Jeremias, segunda vez, estando ele ainda encarcerado no pátio da guarda, dizendo: 2 Assim diz o Senhor que faz estas coisas, o Senhor que as forma para as estabelecer (Senhor é o seu nome): 3 Invoca-me, e te responderei; anunciar-te-ei coisas grandes e ocultas, que não sabes. 4 Porque assim diz o Senhor, o Deus de Israel, a respeito das casas desta cidade e das casas dos reis de Judá, que foram derribadas para a defesa contra as trincheiras e a espada: 5 Quando se der a peleja contra os caldeus, para que eu as encha de cadáveres de homens, feridos por minha ira e meu furor, porquanto desta cidade escondi o meu rosto, por causa de toda a sua maldade, 6 eis que lhe trarei a ela saúde e cura e os sararei; e lhes revelarei abundância de paz e segurança. 7 Restaurarei a sorte de Judá e de Israel e os edificarei como no princípio. 8 Purificá-los-ei de toda a sua iniquidade com que pecaram contra mim; e perdoarei todas as suas iniquidades com que pecaram e transgrediram contra mim. 9 Jerusalém me servirá por nome, por louvor e glória, entre todas as nações da terra que ouvirem todo o bem que eu lhe faço; espantar-se-ão e tremerão por causa de todo o bem e por causa de toda a paz que eu lhe dou.

10 Assim diz o Senhor: Neste lugar, que vós dizeis que está deserto, sem homens nem animais, nas cidades de Judá e nas ruas de Jerusalém, que estão assoladas, sem homens, sem moradores e sem animais, ainda se ouvirá 11 a voz de júbilo e de alegria, e a voz de noivo, e a de noiva, e a voz dos que cantam: Rendei graças ao Senhor dos Exércitos, porque ele é bom, porque a sua misericórdia dura para sempre; e dos que trazem ofertas de ações de graças à Casa do Senhor; porque restaurarei a sorte da terra como no princípio, diz o Senhor. 12 Assim diz o Senhor dos Exércitos: Ainda neste lugar, que está deserto, sem homens e sem animais, e em todas as suas cidades, haverá morada de pastores que façam repousar aos seus rebanhos. 13 Nas cidades da região montanhosa, e nas cidades das planícies, e nas cidades do Sul, na terra de Benjamim, e nos contornos de Jerusalém, e nas cidades de Judá, ainda passarão os rebanhos pelas mãos de quem os conte, diz o Senhor.

14 Eis que vêm dias, diz o Senhor, em que cumprirei a boa palavra que proferi à casa de Israel e à casa de Judá. 15 Naqueles dias e naquele tempo, farei brotar a Davi um Renovo de justiça; ele executará juízo e justiça na terra. 16 Naqueles dias, Judá será salvo e Jerusalém habitará seguramente; ela será chamada Senhor, Justiça Nossa.

17 Porque assim diz o Senhor: Nunca faltará a Davi homem que se assente no trono da casa de Israel; 18 nem aos sacerdotes levitas faltará homem diante de mim, para que ofereça holocausto, queime oferta de manjares e faça sacrifício todos os dias. 19 Veio a palavra do Senhor a Jeremias, dizendo: 20 Assim diz o Senhor: Se puderdes invalidar a minha aliança com o dia e a minha aliança com a noite, de tal modo que não haja nem dia nem noite a seu tempo, 21 poder-se-á também invalidar a minha aliança com Davi, meu servo, para que não tenha filho que reine no seu trono; como também com os levitas sacerdotes, meus ministros. 22 Como não se pode contar o exército dos céus, nem medir-se a areia do mar, assim tornarei incontável a descendência de Davi, meu servo, e os levitas que ministram diante de mim.

23 Veio ainda a palavra do Senhor a Jeremias, dizendo: 24 Não atentas para o que diz este povo: As duas famílias que o Senhor elegeu, agora as rejeitou? Assim desprezam a meu povo, que a seus olhos já não é povo. 25 Assim diz o Senhor: Se a minha aliança com o dia e com a noite não permanecer, e eu não mantiver as leis fixas dos céus e da terra, 26 também rejeitarei a descendência de Jacó e de Davi, meu servo, de modo que não tome da sua descendência quem domine sobre a descendência de Abraão, Isaque e Jacó; porque lhes restaurarei a sorte e deles me apiedarei.

1 Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the guard, saying, 2 Thus saith Jehovah that doeth it, Jehovah that formeth it to establish it; Jehovah is his name: 3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not. 4 For thus saith Jehovah, 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 mounds and against the sword; 5 while men come to fight with the Chaldeans, and to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my wrath, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city: 6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal unto them abundance of peace and truth. 7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first. 8 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned against me, and whereby they have transgressed against me. 9 And this city shall be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and for a glory, before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them, and shall fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I procure unto it.

10 Thus saith Jehovah: Yet again there shall be heard in this place, whereof ye say, It is waste, without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast, 11 the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that say, Give thanks to Jehovah of hosts, for Jehovah is good, for his lovingkindness endureth for ever; and of them that bring sacrifices of thanksgiving into the house of Jehovah. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first, saith Jehovah.

12 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet again shall there be in this place, which is waste, without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, a habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. 13 In the cities of the hill-country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks again pass under the hands of him that numbereth them, saith Jehovah.

14 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will perform that good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and concerning the house of Judah. 15 In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely; and this is the name whereby she shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness. 17 For thus saith Jehovah: David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; 18 neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt-offerings, and to burn meal-offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.

19 And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, saying, 20 Thus saith Jehovah: If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, so that there shall not be day and night in their season; 21 then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he shall not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers. 22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.

23 And the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah, saying, 24 Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which Jehovah did choose, he hath cast them off? thus do they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation before them. 25 Thus saith Jehovah: If my covenant of day and night stand not, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; 26 then will I also cast away the seed of Jacob, and of David my servant, so that I will not take of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and will have mercy on them.

1 While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:

2 "This is what the LORD says, he who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it —the LORD is his name:

3 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'

4 For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses in this city and the royal palaces of Judah that have been torn down to be used against the siege ramps and the sword

5 in the fight with the Babylonians ": 'They will be filled with the dead bodies of the people I will slay in my anger and wrath. I will hide my face from this city because of all its wickedness.

6 "'Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.

7 I will bring Judah and Israel back from captivity "and will rebuild them as they were before.

8 I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against me.

9 Then this city will bring me renown, joy, praise and honor before all nations on earth that hear of all the good things I do for it; and they will be in awe and will tremble at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it.'

10 "This is what the LORD says: 'You say about this place, "It is a desolate waste, without people or animals." Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, inhabited by neither people nor animals, there will be heard once more

11 the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying, "Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever." For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,' says the LORD.

12 "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'In this place, desolate and without people or animals —in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.

13 In the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev, in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hand of the one who counts them,' says the LORD.

14 "'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah.

15 "'In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David's line; he will do what is just and right in the land.

16 In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it "will be called: The LORD Our Righteous Savior.'

17 For this is what the LORD says: 'David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel,

18 nor will the Levitical priests ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices.'"

19 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

20 "This is what the LORD says: 'If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night no longer come at their appointed time,

21 then my covenant with David my servant —and my covenant with the Levites who are priests ministering before me —can be broken and David will no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne.

22 I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless as the stars in the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore.'"

23 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

24 "Have you not noticed that these people are saying, 'The LORD has rejected the two kingdoms "he chose'? So they despise my people and no longer regard them as a nation.

25 This is what the LORD says: 'If I have not made my covenant with day and night and established the laws of heaven and earth,

26 then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his sons to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes "and have compassion on them.'"