1. Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still confined in the court of the guard, saying,
2. "Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it, the Lord is His name,
3. 'Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.'
4. For thus says 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 defense against the siege ramps and against the sword,