1 Moreover Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still locked up in the court of the guard, saying, 2 "Yahweh who does it, Yahweh who forms it to establish it—Yahweh is his name, says: 3 ‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know.’ 4 For Yahweh, the God of Israel, says concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are broken down to make a defense 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 killed in my anger and in my wrath, and for all whose wickedness I have hidden my face from this city, 6 behold, I will bring it health and healing, and I will cure them; and I will reveal to them abundance of peace and truth. 7 I will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel, and will build them as at the first. 8 I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against me. I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned against me and by which they have transgressed against me. 9 This city will be to me for a name of joy, for praise, and for glory, before all the nations of the earth, which will hear all the good that I do to them, and will fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I provide to it.’"

10 Yahweh says: "Yet again there will be heard in this place, about which you say, ‘It is waste, without man and without animal, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without animal,’ 11 the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, ‘Give thanks to Yahweh of Armies, for Yahweh is good, for his loving kindness endures forever;’ who bring thanksgiving into Yahweh’s house. For I will cause the captivity of the land to be reversed as at the first," says Yahweh.

12 Yahweh of Armies says: "Yet again there will be in this place, which is waste, without man and without animal, and in all its cities, a habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. 13 In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of him who counts them," says Yahweh.

14 "Behold, the days come," says Yahweh, "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,

I will cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David.

He will execute justice and righteousness in the land.

16 In those days Judah will be saved,

and Jerusalem will dwell safely.

This is the name by which she will be called:

Yahweh our righteousness."

17 For Yahweh says: "David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel. 18 The Levitical priests won’t lack a man before me to offer burnt offerings, to burn meal offerings, and to do sacrifice continually."

19 Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying, 20 "Yahweh says: ‘If you can break my covenant of the day and my covenant of the night, so that there will not be day and night in their time, 21 then my covenant could also be broken with David my servant, that he won’t have a son to reign on his throne; and with the Levitical priests, my ministers. 22 As the army of the sky can’t be counted, and the sand of the sea can’t be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant and the Levites who minister to me.’"

23 Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying, 24 "Don’t consider what this people has spoken, saying, ‘Has Yahweh cast off the two families which he chose?’ Thus they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation before them." 25 Yahweh says: "If my covenant of day and night fails, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth, 26 then I will also cast away the offspring of Jacob, and of David my servant, so that I will not take of his offspring to be rulers over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; for I will cause their captivity to be reversed and will have mercy on them."

1 Verder het die woord van die HERE vir die tweede keer tot Jeremia gekom, terwyl hy nog opgesluit was in die voorhof van bewaking, en gesê:

2 So spreek die HERE wat dit doen, die HERE wat dit formeer om dit te bevestig, HERE is sy Naam:

3 Roep My aan, en Ek sal jou antwoord en jou bekend maak groot en ondeurgrondelike dinge wat jy nie weet nie.

4 Want so sê die HERE, die God van Israel, met betrekking tot die huise van hierdie stad en die huise van die konings van Juda wat omgegooi is as verdediging teen die walle en die swaard --

5 hulle kom wel om te veg teen die Chaldeërs, maar dit is om die huise te vul met die lyke van mense wat Ek verslaan het in my toorn en in my grimmigheid en oor al die boosheid van diegene om wie Ek my aangesig vir hierdie stad verberg het.

6 Kyk, Ek laat vir die stad genesing en gesondmaking tot stand kom en sal hulle gesond maak en aan hulle openbaar 'n oorvloed van duursame vrede.

7 En Ek sal die lot van Juda en die lot van Israel verander en hulle bou soos tevore.

8 En Ek sal hulle reinig van al hulle ongeregtigheid waarmee hulle teen My gesondig het, en vergewe al hulle ongeregtighede waarmee hulle teen My gesondig en teen My oortree het.

9 En die stad sal vir My wees 'n vreugdevolle roem, 'n lof en 'n sieraad by al die nasies van die aarde wat sal hoor van al die goeie wat Ek aan hulle doen; en hulle sal bewe en ontroer word oor al die goeie en oor al die vrede wat Ek daaraan bewys.

10 So spreek die HERE: In hierdie plek waarvan julle sê: Dit is woes, sonder mens en sonder dier -- in die stede van Juda en op die strate van Jerusalem wat verwoes is, sonder mens en sonder inwoner en sonder dier, sal weer gehoor word

11 die stem van vreugde en die stem van vrolikheid, die stem van die bruidegom en die stem van die bruid, die stem van die wat sê: Loof die HERE van die leërskare, want die HERE is goed, want sy goedertierenheid is in ewigheid! -- van die wat 'n lofoffer bring in die huis van die HERE; want Ek sal die lot van die land verander soos tevore, sê die HERE.

12 So spreek die HERE van die leërskare: In hierdie plek wat woes is, sonder mens of dier, en in al die stede daarvan sal weer 'n weiveld vir die herders wees wat troppe kleinvee laat lê en rus.

13 In die stede van die Gebergte, in die stede van die Laeveld en in die stede van die Suidland en in die land Benjamin en in die omstreke van Jerusalem en in die stede van Juda sal die troppe kleinvee weer by die teller verbygaan, sê die HERE.

14 Kyk, daar kom dae, spreek die HERE, dat Ek die goeie woord in vervulling laat gaan wat Ek gespreek het aangaande die huis van Israel en die huis van Juda.

15 In die dae en in die tyd sal Ek vir Dawid 'n Spruit van geregtigheid laat uitspruit, en Hy sal reg en geregtigheid doen in die land.

16 In die dae sal Juda verlos word en Jerusalem veilig woon; en dit sal die naam daarvan wees: DIE HERE ONS GEREGTIGHEID.

17 Want so sê die HERE: Daar sal vir Dawid nie 'n man ontbreek wat sit op die troon van die huis van Israel nie;

18 en daar sal vir die Levitiese priesters nooit voor my aangesig 'n man ontbreek wat altyddeur brandoffers bring en spysoffers aan die brand steek en slagoffers berei nie.

19 En die woord van die HERE het tot Jeremia gekom en gesê:

20 So spreek die HERE: As julle my verbond met die dag en my verbond met die nag kan verbreek, dat daar geen dag of nag op hulle tyd is nie,

21 dan sal ook my verbond met Dawid, my kneg, verbreek kan word, dat daar vir hom geen seun sal wees wat regeer op sy troon nie, en met die Leviete, die priesters, my dienaars.

22 Soos die leër van die hemel nie getel en die sand van die see nie gemeet kan word nie, so sal Ek vermenigvuldig die nageslag van my kneg Dawid, en die Leviete wat My dien.

23 Verder het die woord van die HERE tot Jeremia gekom en gesê:

24 Het jy nie gemerk wat hierdie volk spreek nie as hulle sê: Die twee geslagte wat die HERE uitverkies het, die het Hy verwerp? En hulle verag my volk, sodat dit geen nasie voor hulle meer is nie.

25 So sê die HERE: As Ek my verbond met dag en nag, die insettinge van hemel en aarde, nie vasgestel het nie,

26 dan sal Ek ook die nageslag van Jakob en van my kneg Dawid verwerp, dat Ek nie uit sy nageslag heersers sal neem oor die nageslag van Abraham, Isak en Jakob nie; want Ek sal hulle lot verander en My oor hulle ontferm.