33 For they have turned unto me the back, and not the face, and when I taught them, rising early and teaching, they none of them hearkened so as 34 to receive instruction, And they have set up their abominations in the house which is called by 35 my name to defileiti And they have erected the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through unto Molech; which I commanded them not, nor was it acceptable unto me; practising this abomination for to bring guilt upon Judah. 36 But now after this, thus saith JEHOVAH the God of Israel concerning this city, of which ye say, It is delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, and by famine, and by pesti37 lence: Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in mine indignation, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and 38 I will cause them to dwell securely. And they 1 1 + shall be unto me a people, and I will be unto 59 them a God. And I will give them one heart and one way, to fear me continually, for the good of them, and of their children that 40 come after them. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, which I will not withdraw from their posterity, to be a benefactor unto them and the fear of me will I put into their heart, that they shall not depart from me. 41 And I will rejoice over them in doing them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly, 42 with all my heart, and with all my soul. For thus saith JEHOVAH, As I have brought upon : 4 this people all this great evil, so will I bring upon them all the good which I spake concerning 43 them. And the fields shall be bought in this land, of which ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the 44 Chaldeans. Fields shall men buy with money, drawing up writings also, and sealing, and causing witnesses to attest, in the land of Benjamin, and in the environs of Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the hill country, and in the cities of the plain, and in the cities of the south; for I will reverse their captivity, saith JEHOVAH. 2 CHAP. XXXIII. THE WORD OF JEHOVAH CAME Also to Jeremiah a SECOND TIME, WHILST HE WAS STILL CONFINED IN THE COURT OF THE PRISON, SAYING, THUS saith JEHOVAH, the doer of it, JEHOVAH the framer of it, who also disposeth it, 3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, And hidden things, which thou knewest 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 thrown down by the mounts and the sword, 5 That are come to make war on the part of the Chaldeans, And to fill them with the dead bodies of the men, wrath, T And upon account of all the wickedness of whom I have hid my face from this city: 6 Behold, I will make it perfectly sound and whole, and will heal them; I will also grant their prayer for peace and truth: 7 And I will bring back the captivity of Judah, And the captivity of Israel; And I will build them as at the first. 8 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, Which they have been guilty of towards me; And I will forgive all their iniquities, Which they have been guilty of towards me, And which they have rebelliously committed against me. 9 And it shall become through me a name of joy, A praise, and a glory, among all nations of the earth, Which shall hear of all the good that I do among 10 them; And they shall fear and tremble because of all the good, And because of all the prosperity that I procure unto them. Thus saith JEHOVAH, Yet again shall be heard in this place, Of which ye say, It is desolate without nian and without beast, salem, That are desolate without man, Even without an inhabitant, and without beast, 11 The voice of joy, and the voice of mirth, The voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, The voice of them that say, Praise ye JEHOVAH of hosts, For JEHOVAH is gracious, For his mercy endureth for ever; Of them that bring praise to the house of JEHO VAH; For I will restore the captivity of the land, As at the first, saith JEHOVAн. 12 Thus saith JEHOVAH of hosts, Yet again shall there be in this place, An habitation of shepherds folding sheep. 13 In the cities of the hill country, and in the cities of the plain, 14 And in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, And in the environs of Jerusalem, and in the ci ties of udah, Shall the flocks pass yet again According to the direction of him that number- BEHOLD, the days come, saith JEHOVAH, Which I have spoken concerning the house of And concerning the house of Judah in those days. 15 For at that time I will cause to grow up Of the line of David a branch of righteousness, And he shall execute judgment and justice in the land. 16 In those days Judah shall be saved, And Jerusalem shall dwell securely: And this is he, whom JEHOVAH shall call OUR 17 Surely thus saith JEHOVAH, There shall not be a failure in the line of David ot one Sitting upon the throne of the house of Israel: 18 Neither shall there be a failure in the line of the priests the Levites of one 19 Offering before me burnt offerings, and burning meat offerings, And performing sacrifice continually. THE word of JEHOVAH came also unto Jeremiah, saying, 20 Thus saith JEHOVAH, If ye can make void my covenant of the day, So that they be not daily and nightly in their season: 21 Then shall my covenant be made void with David my servant, 99 23 That he shall not have a son reigning upon his throne; And with the Levites the priests, that they shall As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, So will I multiply the seed of David my servant, THE Word of JEHOVAH came also unto Jeremi. 24 Hast thou not observed what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which JEHOVAH hath chosen, he hath even rejected them? And they have treated my people with scorn, So as not to look upon them any more as a nation. 25 Thus saith JEHOVAH, |