The Excellence of the Restored Nation 1 Brenton And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias the second time, when he was yet bound in the court of the prison, saying, BSB BSB: While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:
2 Brenton Thus saith the Lord, who made the earth and formed it, to establish it; the Lord is his name; BSB BSB: “Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name:
3 Brenton Cry to me, and I will answer thee, and I will declare to thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. BSB BSB: Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
4 Brenton For thus saith the Lord concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the king of Juda, which have been pulled down for mounds and fortifications, BSB BSB: For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that have been torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword:
5 Brenton to fight against the Chaldeans, and to fill it with the corpses of men, whom I smote in mine anger and my wrath, and turned away my face from them, for all their wickedness: BSB BSB: The Chaldeans are coming to fight and to fill those places with the corpses of the men I will strike down in My anger and in My wrath. I have hidden My face from this city because of all its wickedness.
6 Brenton Behold, I bring upon her healing and cure, and I will show myself to them, and will heal her, and make both peace and security. BSB BSB: Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
7 Brenton And I will turn the captivity of Juda, and the captivity of Israel, and will build them, even as before. BSB BSB: I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.
8 Brenton And I will cleanse them from all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned against me, and will not remember their sins, whereby they have sinned against me, and revolted from me. BSB BSB: And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.
9 Brenton And it shall be for joy and praise, and for glory to all the people of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I will do: and they shall fear and be provoked for all the good things and for all the peace which I will bring upon them. BSB BSB: So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.
10 Brenton Thus saith the Lord; There shall yet be heard in this place, of which ye say, It is destitute of men and cattle, in the cities of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem, the places that have been made desolate for want of men and cattle, BSB BSB: This is what the LORD says: In this place you say is a wasteland without man or beast, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted—inhabited by neither man nor beast—there will be heard again
11 Brenton the voice of gladness, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of men saying, Give thanks to the Lord Almighty: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endures for ever: and they shall bring gifts into the house of the Lord; for I will turn all the captivity of that land as before, said the Lord. BSB BSB: the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.
12 Brenton Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet be in this place, that is desert for want of man and beast, in all the cities thereof, resting-places for shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. BSB BSB: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In this desolate place, without man or beast, and in all its cities, there will once more be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.
13 Brenton In the cities of the hill country, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the cities round about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Juda, flocks shall yet pass under the hand of him that numbers them , saith the Lord. BSB BSB: In the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the LORD.
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