their backs unto me, and not their faces, though I taught them always: but they would not hearken, nor amend.

For this cause have they put their abominations in the house which is named of me, to defile it,

And they have built the high places of Baal in the valley of Ben-hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters unto Moloch, whereof I commanded them not: and it never came into my
mind that they should do such abominations, that they might cause Judah to sin.

And now therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning this city, of which ye say that it shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon for the sword, and for the famine, and for the pestilence:

Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries whither I have driven them by my great wrath, and by my fury, and by my mercilessness; and I will bring them again into this place, and they shall dwell safely.

And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

And I will give them one heart and one nature, and they shall fear me all the days of their life; that it may be well with them, and with their children after them.

And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not cease to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, and they shall not depart from me.

And it shall be my delight to do them good; and I will plant them in this land, faithfully, with all my heart and with all my soul.

For thus saith the LORD; As I have brought upon this people all this great evil, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have spoken unto them.

And the land shall be bought yet in this land, which ye say shall be desolate, that neither man nor beast shall dwell therein; and it shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans.

Nevertheless they shall buy fields for money, and shall certify them, and seal them, and testify them, in the land of Benjamin, and round about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south.
For I will turn away their prison, saith the LORD.
(Jeremiah)
Chapter 33
Redemption from the captivity of Babylon promised Christ and his kingdom.

And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying:

Thus saith the LORD, which maketh, and doeth, and establisheth these things: the LORD is his name:

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

For thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are broken down, to make a stronghold for a defence, 5. And of them that come in to fight against the Chaldeans, to fill them with dead bodies, which I will smite in my wrath and my fury: for I have hid my face from this city because of all their wickedness:

Behold, I will heal them, and make them whole, and will grant them of prayer peace and faithfulness.

For I will turn the prison of Judah and the prison of Israel, and will build them as at the beginning;

And I will cleanse them from all iniquity, because they have sinned against me; and I will forgive them all iniquity, because they have sinned and transgressed against me.

And this shall be unto me a joyful name, and glory, and honour, among all the heathen of the earth, when they shall hear all the good that I do unto them. And they shall marvel and be astonished at all the good things, and at all the peace which I will give them.

Thus saith the LORD; In this place, of which ye say, It is desolate; because there remaineth neither people nor cattle in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, which are desolate, that there is neither people, nor people, nor cattle therein, 11. Nevertheless the voice of joy and gladness shall be heard again, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, and the voice of them that saw: Give thanks unto the LORD of hosts, because he is gracious, and doeth good continually: and of them that bring peace offerings unto the house of the LORD. For I will turn the land of the prison as at the first, saith the LORD.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In this place, which is desolate, that neither men nor beasts are therein, and in all the cities thereof, shall be shepherds’ houses again, feeding flocks, 13. Both in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south, in the land of Benjamin, and about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah: yet again the flocks shall be numbered going out and coming in, saith the LORD.

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the gracious word, which I spake unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.

In those days, and in that time, will I raise up a righteous increase unto David; and he shall be a king that shall reign iniquitously, and shall execute judgment and righteousness upon the earth.

In that day shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and he shall be called: The LORD our righteousness.

For thus saith the LORD; There shall never fail, one of David shall sit upon the throne of the house of Israel.

And there shall be no lack of priests and Levites before me for ever, to offer burnt offerings, and to burn meat offerings, and to slay sacrifices for ever.

And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying:
20: Thus saith the LORD; When my covenant shall cease from day and night, that there be not day and night in his days,

My covenant also shall cease from David my servant, that he have not a son to be king upon his throne, and from the Levites and the priests my servants.

As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.

And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying:

Hast thou not seen what this people say, saying, The LORD also hath rejected the two families which he chose, and they have blasphemed my people, as though they were no more my people?

Thus saith the LORD; I will not keep my covenant of day and night, nor the ordinance of heaven and earth,

Then will I also reject the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, that I take not of their seed, which have dominion over the seed of Abraham, and over Isaac, and over Jacob. For I will turn away their prison, and have mercy upon them.
(Jeremiah)
Chapter 34
Zedekiah’s and his subjects’ imprisonment and punishments for breaking the year of liberty 1. This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his host, and all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his power, and all the nations, fought against Jerusalem, and against all her cities, saying: 2. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Go and tell Zedekiah king of Judah, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt be taken, and delivered into his hand, and shalt see him with thine eyes, and shalt speak unto him by word of mouth, and shalt come to Babylon.

Hear therefore, O Zedekiah, king of Judah, the word of the LORD. Thus saith the LORD
concerning thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword.

But thou shalt die in peace. And as they burned against thy fathers, the former kings that were before thee, so shall they burn against thee, and lament thee, saying, Alas, Lord! For I have spoken it, saith the LORD.

And Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah at Jerusalem, 7. When the army of the king of Babylon was already fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the rest of the cities of Judah, even against Lachish and Azekah: for these, being the strong cities, were yet left among the cities of Judah.

This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people of Jerusalem, to proclaim a year of liberty, 9. That every man should free his manservant, and every man his maidservant, both of the male and of the female Eberians; that no Jew should hold any of them in bondage.

And all the princes and all the people that had made the covenant obeyed, that every man should deliver his manservant and his maidservant, and hold them no more in bondage; and they delivered them up.

But afterward they turned again, and took the bondmen and bondwomen, whom they had let go, and compelled them to be bondmen and bondwomen.

And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying: 13. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I made a covenant with your fathers, when I brought them up out of the