¹ Ο λογος ο γενομενος προς τον Ιερεμιαν παρα Κυριου, λεγων,

² Ουτως ειπε Κυριος ο Θεος του Ισραηλ, λεγων, Γραψον εις σεαυτον εν βιβλιω παντας τους λογους, τους οποιους ελαλησα προς σε·

³ διοτι, ιδου, ερχονται ημεραι, λεγει Κυριος, και θελω επιστρεψει την αιχμαλωσιαν του λαου μου Ισραηλ και Ιουδα, λεγει Κυριος· και θελω επιστρεψει αυτους εις την γην, την οποιαν εδωκα εις τους πατερας αυτων, και θελουσι κυριευσει αυτην.

⁴ Και ουτοι ειναι οι λογοι, τους οποιους ελαλησε Κυριος περι του Ισραηλ και περι του Ιουδα.

⁵ Διοτι ουτω λεγει Κυριος· Ηκουσαμεν φωνην τρομεραν, φοβον και ουχι ειρηνην.

⁶ Ερωτησατε τωρα και ιδετε, εαν αρσεν τικτη· δια τι βλεπω εκαστον ανδρα με τας χειρας αυτου επι την οσφυν αυτου, ως τικτουσαν, και παντα τα προσωπα εστραφησαν εις ωχριασιν;

⁷ Ουαι· διοτι μεγαλη ειναι η ημερα εκεινη· ομοια αυτης δεν υπηρξε και ειναι καιρος της στενοχωριας του Ιακωβ· πλην θελει σωθη εξ αυτης.

⁸ Και εν τη ημερα εκεινη, λεγει ο Κυριος των δυναμεων, θελω συντριψει τον ζυγον αυτου απο του τραχηλου σου και θελω διασπασει τα δεσμα σου και ξενοι δεν θελουσι πλεον καταδουλωσει αυτον·

⁹ αλλα θελουσι δουλευει Κυριον τον Θεον αυτων και Δαβιδ τον βασιλεα αυτων, τον οποιον θελω αναστησει εις αυτους.

¹⁰ Συ δε μη φοβου, δουλε μου Ιακωβ, λεγει Κυριος· μηδε δειλιασης, Ισραηλ· διοτι, ιδου, θελω σε σωσει απο του μακρυνου τοπου και το σπερμα σου απο της γης της αιχμαλωσιας αυτων· και ο Ιακωβ θελει επιστρεψει και θελει ησυχασει και αναπαυθη και δεν θελει υπαρχει ο εκφοβων.

¹¹ Διοτι εγω ειμαι μετα σου, λεγει Κυριος, δια να σε σωσω· και αν καμω συντελειαν παντων των εθνων οπου σε διεσκορπισα, εις σε ομως δεν θελω καμει συντελειαν, αλλα θελω σε παιδευσει εν κρισει και δεν θελω ολως σε αθωωσει.

¹² Διοτι ουτω λεγει Κυριος· Το συντριμμα σου ειναι ανιατον, η πληγη σου αλγεινη.

¹³ δεν υπαρχει ο κρινων την κρισιν σου, ωστε να ανορθωθης· δεν υπαρχουσι δια σε φαρμακα θεραπευτικα.

¹⁴ Παντες οι αγαπητοι σου σε ελησμονησαν· δεν σε ζητουσι· διοτι σε επληγωσα εν πληγη εχθρου, εν τιμωρια σκληρα, εξ αιτιας του πληθους των ανομιων σου· αι αμαρτιαι σου επληθυνθησαν.

¹⁵ Τι βοας δια το συντριμμα σου; ο πονος σου ειναι ανιατος εξ αιτιας του πληθους των ανομιων σου· αι αμαρτιαι σου επληθυνθησαν· δια τουτο εκαμον ταυτα εις σε.

¹⁶ Δια τουτο παντες οι κατατρωγοντες σε θελουσι καταφαγωθη· και παντες οι εναντιοι σου, παντες ομου θελουσιν υπαγει εις αιχμαλωσιαν· και οι λαφυραγωγουντες σε θελουσι γεινει λαφυρον και παντας τους διαρπαζοντας σε θελω δωσει εις διαρπαγην.

¹⁷ Διοτι θελω αποκαταστησει την υγιειαν εις σε και θελω σε ιατρευσει απο των πληγων σου, λεγει Κυριος· διοτι αυτοι σε ωνομασαν Απερριμμενην, λεγοντες, Αυτη ειναι η Σιων· δεν υπαρχει ο ζητων αυτην.

¹⁸ Ουτω λεγει Κυριος. Ιδου, εγω θελω επιστρεψει απο της αιχμαλωσιας τας σκηνας του Ιακωβ και θελω οικτειρει τας κατοικιας αυτου· και η πολις θελει οικοδομηθη επι των ερειπιων αυτης, και ο ναος θελει αποκατασταθη κατα την διαταξιν αυτου.

¹⁹ Και εξ αυτων θελει εξερχεσθαι ευχαριστια και φωνη αγαλλομενων· και θελω πολλαπλασιασει αυτους και δεν θελουσιν ολιγοστευσει· και θελω δοξασει αυτους και δεν θελουσι σμικρυνθη.

²⁰ Και τα τεκνα αυτων θελουσιν εισθαι ως το προτερον, και η συναγωγη αυτων θελει στερεωθη ενωπιον μου, και θελω τιμωρησει παντας τους καταθλιβοντας αυτους.

²¹ Και ο αρχων αυτων θελει εισθαι εξ αυτων και ο εξουσιαστης αυτων θελει εξερχεσθαι εκ μεσου αυτων· και θελω καμει αυτον να πλησιαζη και θελει πλησιαζει εις εμε· διοτι τις ειναι ουτος, οστις εγγυαται την καρδιαν αυτου δια να πλησιαζη προς εμε; λεγει Κυριος.

²² Και θελετε εισθαι λαος μου και εγω θελω εισθαι Θεος υμων.

²³ Ιδου, ανεμοστροβιλος παρα Κυριου εξηλθε με ορμην, ανεμοστροβιλος αφανιζων· θελει εξορμησει επι την κεφαλην των ασεβων.

²⁴ Ο φλογερος θυμος του Κυριου δεν θελει επιστρεψει, εωσου εκτελεση και εωσου εκπληρωση τας βουλας της καρδιας αυτου· εν ταις εσχαταις ημεραις θελετε νοησει τουτο.

¹ For Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land. The foreigner will join himself with them, and they will unite with the house of Jacob.

² The peoples will take them, and bring them to their place. The house of Israel will possess them in Yahweh's land for servants and for handmaids. They will take as captives those whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

³ It will happen in the day that Yahweh will give you rest from your sorrow, from your trouble, and from the hard service in which you were made to serve,

⁴ that you will take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, "How the oppressor has ceased! The golden city has ceased!"

⁵ Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,

⁶ who struck the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, who ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.

⁷ The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet. They break out song.

⁸ Yes, the fir trees rejoice with you, with the cedars of Lebanon, saying, "Since you are humbled, no lumberjack has come up against us."

⁹ Sheol from beneath has moved for you to meet you at your coming. It stirs up the dead for you, even all the rulers of the earth. It has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

¹⁰ They all will answer and ask you, "Have you also become as weak as we are? Have you become like us?"

¹¹ Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, with the sound of your stringed instruments. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you.

¹² How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, who laid the nations low!

¹³ You said in your heart, "I will ascend into heaven! I will exalt my throne above the stars of God! I will sit on the mountain of assembly, in the far north!

¹⁴ I will ascend above the heights of the clouds! I will make myself like the Most High!"

¹⁵ Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the pit.

¹⁶ Those who see you will stare at you. They will ponder you, saying, "Is this the man who made the earth to tremble, who shook kingdoms;

¹⁷ who made the world like a wilderness, and overthrew its cities; who didn't release his prisoners to their home?"

¹⁸ All the kings of the nations, sleep in glory, everyone in his own house.

¹⁹ But you are cast away from your tomb like an abominable branch, clothed with the slain, who are thrust through with the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit; like a dead body trodden under foot.

²⁰ You will not join them in burial, because you have destroyed your land. You have killed your people. The seed of evildoers will not be named forever.

²¹ Prepare for slaughter of his children because of the iniquity of their fathers, that they not rise up and possess the earth, and fill the surface of the world with cities.

²² "I will rise up against them," says Yahweh of Armies, "and cut off from Babylon name and remnant, and son and son's son," says Yahweh.

²³ "I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water. I will sweep it with the broom of destruction," says Yahweh of Armies.

²⁴ Yahweh of Armies has sworn, saying, "Surely, as I have thought, so shall it happen; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

²⁵ that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and tread him under foot on my mountains. Then his yoke will leave them, and his burden leave their shoulders.

²⁶ This is the plan that is determined for the whole earth. This is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.

²⁷ For Yahweh of Armies has planned, and who can stop it? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?"

²⁸ This burden was in the year that king Ahaz died.

²⁹ Don't rejoice, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent's root an adder will emerge, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent.

³⁰ The firstborn of the poor will eat, and the needy will lie down in safety; and I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant will be killed.

³¹ Howl, gate! Cry, city! You are melted away, Philistia, all of you; for smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.

³² What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That Yahweh has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people will take refuge.