1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
2. “the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.
3. For, behold, the days come,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will reverse the captivity of my people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord. ‘I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”
4. These are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah.