Moreover, the Lord says to the people of Zion, “Your injuries are incurable; your wounds are severe.

“The Lord God of Israel has a message for you, Baruch.

All this will happen because the Lord said, “The whole land will be desolate; however, I will not completely destroy it.

The Lord said to the people of Judah, “The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says: ‘You might as well go ahead and add the meat of your burnt offerings to that of the other sacrifices and eat it, too!

The Lord said to me, “Tell them, ‘The Lord says, Do people not get back up when they fall down? Do they not turn around when they go the wrong way?

“I, the Lord, say: ‘This shows how I will ruin the highly exalted position in which Judah and Jerusalem take pride.

The Lord told me, “Tell the king and the queen mother, ‘Surrender your thrones, for your glorious crowns will be removed from your heads.

The Lord told Jeremiah, “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take with you some of the leaders of the people and some of the leaders of the priests.

The Lord told me, “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah. Give him a message from me there.

“Therefore, the Lord who rules over all says, ‘You have not listened to what I said.

The Lord told me, “Make a yoke out of leather straps and wooden crossbars and put it on your neck.

“The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘I will break the yoke of servitude to the king of Babylon.

“The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says to all those he sent into exile to Babylon from Jerusalem,

Yes, here is what he says: “You hear cries of panic and of terror; there is no peace in sight.

The Lord says, “The people of Israel who survived death at the hands of the enemy will find favor in the wilderness as they journey to find rest for themselves.

“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,

They had also heard him say, “The Lord says, ‘This city will certainly be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon. They will capture it.’”

For the Lord says, “Look! Like an eagle with outspread wings a nation will swoop down on Moab.

The Lord who rules over all said, “I will kill all the archers of Elam, who are the chief source of her military might.

So now, tell the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem this: The Lord says, ‘I am preparing to bring disaster on you! I am making plans to punish you. So, every one of you, stop the evil things you have been doing. Correct the way you have been living and do what is right.’