耶利米書 第 37 章

The word that came to Ieremias from the Lord, to say:

Thus said the Lord, the God of Israel, saying: Write all the words which I have spoken to you in a book.

For behold, days are coming, says the Lord, when I will bring back the exile of my people Israel and Judah, said the Lord; and I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.

And these are the words which the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

Thus said the Lord: A voice of fear you shall hear; fear, and there is no peace.

Ask and see whether a male has given birth. And concerning the fear in which they will hold the loins, and concerning salvation — for I have seen every man with his hands upon his loins, and faces are turned to jaundice.

It has come to pass that that day is great, and there is none like it; and it is a narrow time for Jacob, but out of it he shall be saved.

In that day, said the Lord, I will break the yoke from their neck and burst their bonds, and they shall no longer labour for strangers;

but they shall labour for the Lord their God; and I will raise up for them David their king.

Thus said the Lord: I have raised up a fracture; your wound is grievous.

There is none who judges your case; you were treated unto pain; there is no benefit for you.

All your friends have forgotten you; they will not ask after you; for I have struck you with the blow of an enemy, with a hard chastisement, for all your injustice; your sins have multiplied.

Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured, and all your enemies shall eat all their own flesh. For the multitude of your injustices your sins have multiplied; they did these things to you. And those who plunder you shall become plunder, and all who spoil you I will give for spoil.

For I will bring up your healing from a painful blow; I will heal you, says the Lord; for you were called Scattered, She is your prey, for there is none who seeks her.

Thus said the Lord: Behold, I will bring back the exile of Jacob and have mercy on his captivity; and a city shall be built upon its height, and the temple shall be established according to its judgment.

And from them shall go forth those who sing, and the voice of those who make merry; and I will make them many, and they shall not be diminished.

And their sons shall come in as before, and their testimonies shall be set upright before my face; and I will visit those who afflict them.

And their mighty ones shall be over them, and their ruler shall come forth from among them; and I will gather them, and they shall return to me. For who is this who has set his heart to return to me? says the Lord.

For the wrath of the Lord has gone forth in fury; a whirling wrath has gone forth; it shall come upon the ungodly.

The wrath of the Lord's fury shall not turn back until he has done it, and until he has established the undertaking of his heart; in the last of the days you shall understand these things.