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 耶利米还监禁在卫兵院子里的时候， 耶和华的话第二次临到他， 说：
2 "那创造、塑造和坚定大地的是耶和华， 耶和华是他的名。他这样说：
3 ‘你呼求我， 我就应允你， 并且把你所不知道的那些伟大奥秘的事告诉你。’
4 论到这城里的房屋和犹大王的宫殿， 就是为了抵挡敌人的攻城土垒和刀剑而拆毁的， 耶和华以色列的 神这样说：
5 ‘这城的居民出去和迦勒底人争战， 就必使这些房屋充满死尸， 就是我在怒气和烈怒中击杀的。因为他们的一切恶行， 我掩面不顾这城。
6 看哪！ 我必使这城的伤口痊愈康复， 我必医治城中的居民， 并且使他们享有十分的平安和稳妥。
7 我必使犹大被掳的和以色列被掳的都归回， 并且建立他们像起初一样。
8 我必洁净他们得罪我的一切罪孽， 并且赦免他们得罪我和悖逆我的一切罪孽。
9 这城必在地上万国面前使我得名声， 得喜乐（"得名声， 得喜乐"按照《马索拉抄本》应作"得喜乐的名声"； 现参照《七十士译本》翻译）， 得颂赞， 得荣耀， 因为万国必听见我向这城的人所施的一切福乐。他们因我向这城所施的一切福乐和平安， 就都恐惧战兢。’
10 "耶和华这样说： ‘论到这地方， 你们说： "这地荒废， 没有人烟， 也没有牲畜。"但在这荒凉、没有人烟、没有居民、也没有牲畜的犹大各城和耶路撒冷的街上， 必再听见
11 欢喜和快乐的声音， 新郎和新妇的声音； 还要听见那些带着感恩祭到耶和华殿的人的声音说： "你们要称谢万军之耶和华， 因为耶和华是至善的， 他的慈爱永远长存。"因为我必使这地被掳的归回， 像起初一样。’"这是耶和华说的。
12 "万军之耶和华这样说： ‘在这荒废、没有人烟、没有牲畜的地方， 和这地所有城中， 必再有牧人放羊的牧场。
13 在山地、高地和南地的各城， 在便雅悯地， 在耶路撒冷周围的各处， 以及在犹大的各城里， 必再有牧人数点经过手下的羊群。’"这是耶和华说的。
14 "看哪！ 日子快到（这是耶和华的宣告）， 我必实践我向以色列家和犹大家应许赐福的诺言。
15 在那些日子、那时候， 我必使大卫公义的苗裔长起来； 他必在地上施行公正和公义。
16 在那些日子， 犹大必得救， 耶路撒冷必安然居住； 这城必被称为‘耶和华是我们的公义’。
17 因为耶和华这样说： ‘大卫家必不断有人坐在以色列家的王位上。
18 利未人的祭司也必不断有人在我面前献上燔祭和烧素祭； 献祭的事永不止息。’"
19 耶和华说的话临到耶利米， 说：
20 "耶和华这样说： ‘你们若能废掉我所立白昼和黑夜的约， 使白昼和黑夜不按时更替，
21 就能废掉我和我仆人大卫所立的约， 使他没有儿子在他的王位上作王； 也能废掉我和那些事奉我的利未支派的祭司所立的约。
22 我却必使我仆人大卫的后裔和事奉我的利未人增多， 像天上的万象不能数算、海边的沙粒不能斗量。’"
23 耶和华的话临到耶利米， 说：
24 "你没有留意列国的人民说什么吗？他们说： ‘耶和华所拣选的这两个家族， 他已经弃绝了。’他们藐视我的子民， 不再把他们看为一个国家。
25 耶和华这样说： ‘我若没有设立白昼和黑夜的约， 或立定天地的定律，
26 我就会弃绝雅各的后裔， 和我仆人大卫的后裔， 不从大卫的后裔中选人出来统治亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各的后裔。我却必使他们被掳的人归回， 也必怜悯他们。’"