“I, the Lord, do these things. I, the Lord, form the plan to bring them about. I am known as the Lord. I say to you,

My blessing is on those people who trust in me, who put their confidence in me.

That was when the Lord spoke to Jeremiah,

Stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says, “We are safe! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here!”

Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he rescues the oppressed from the clutches of evildoers.

Each of you should merely ask the prophet, ‘What answer did the Lord give you? Or what did the Lord say?’

“Indeed a time is coming,” says the Lord, “when the city of Jerusalem will be rebuilt as my special city. It will be built from the Tower of Hananel westward to the Corner Gate.

The Lord said to me,

The Lord spoke to me. He said:

The Lord gave me knowledge, that I might have understanding. Then he showed me what the people were doing.

Then the Lord spoke to me again and said,

Then the Lord said to me,

The Lord said to me,

Then the Lord said to me,

Then I said, “Lord, pay attention to me. Listen to what my enemies are saying.

The Lord told me to say to the royal court of Judah, “Listen to what the Lord says,

But just suppose you continue to say, ‘The message of the Lord is burdensome.’ Here is what the Lord says will happen: ‘I sent word to you that you must not say, “The Lord’s message is burdensome.” But you used the words “The Lord’s message is burdensome” anyway.

The Lord said to me,

Then the Lord spoke to Jeremiah.

The Lord answered Jeremiah.