¹Verba Jeremiæ filii Helciæ,The words of Jeremiah,de sacerdotibus qui fuerunt in Anathoth, in terra Benjamin.the son of Hilkiah of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.

¹Verba Jeremiæ filii Helciæ,The words of Jeremiah,de sacerdotibus qui fuerunt in Anathoth, in terra Benjamin.the son of Hilkiah of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.

²Quod factum est verbum Domini ad eum in diebus Josiæ filii Amon,The word of the Lord, which came to him in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon,regis Juda,king of Judah,in tertiodecimo anno regni ejus.in the thirteenth year of his reign,

²Quod factum est verbum Domini ad eum in diebus Josiæ filii Amon,The word of the Lord, which came to him in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon,regis Juda,king of Judah,in tertiodecimo anno regni ejus.in the thirteenth year of his reign,

³Et factum est in diebus Joakim filii Josiæ,and which came to him in the days of Jehoiakim,regis Juda,the son of Josiah,usque ad consummationem undecimi anni Sedeciæ,king of Judah,filii Josiæ,even until the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah,regis Juda,the son of Josiah,usque ad transmigrationem Jerusalem,king of Judah,in mense quinto.even until the transmigration of Jerusalem in the fifth month.

³Et factum est in diebus Joakim filii Josiæ,and which came to him in the days of Jehoiakim,regis Juda,the son of Josiah,usque ad consummationem undecimi anni Sedeciæ,king of Judah,filii Josiæ,even until the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah,regis Juda,the son of Josiah,usque ad transmigrationem Jerusalem,king of Judah,in mense quinto.even until the transmigration of Jerusalem in the fifth month.

⁴Et factum est verbum Domini ad me,And the word of the Lord came to me,dicens:saying:

⁴Et factum est verbum Domini ad me,And the word of the Lord came to me,dicens:saying:

⁵Priusquam te formarem in utero,“Before I formed you in the womb,novi te,I knew you.et antequam exires de vulva,And before you went forth from the womb,sanctificavi te,I sanctified you.et prophetam in gentibus dedi te.And I made you a prophet to the nations.”

⁵Priusquam te formarem in utero,“Before I formed you in the womb,novi te,I knew you.et antequam exires de vulva,And before you went forth from the womb,sanctificavi te,I sanctified you.et prophetam in gentibus dedi te.And I made you a prophet to the nations.”

⁶Et dixi:And I said:A, a,“Alas,a,alas,Domine Deus,alas, Lord God! Behold,ecce nescio loqui, quia puer ego sum.I do not know how to speak, for I am a boy.”

⁶Et dixi:And I said:A, a,“Alas,a,alas,Domine Deus,alas, Lord God! Behold,ecce nescio loqui, quia puer ego sum.I do not know how to speak, for I am a boy.”

⁷Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me:Noli dicere:“Do not choose to say,Puer sum:‘I am a boy.’quoniam ad omnia quæ mittam te ibis,For you shall go forth to everyone to whom I will send you.et universa quæcumque mandavero tibi loqueris.And you shall speak all that I will command you.

⁷Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me:Noli dicere:“Do not choose to say,Puer sum:‘I am a boy.’quoniam ad omnia quæ mittam te ibis,For you shall go forth to everyone to whom I will send you.et universa quæcumque mandavero tibi loqueris.And you shall speak all that I will command you.

⁸Ne timeas a facie eorum,You should not be afraid before their face.quia tecum ego sum ut eruam te,For I am with you, so that I may deliver you,”dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

⁸Ne timeas a facie eorum,You should not be afraid before their face.quia tecum ego sum ut eruam te,For I am with you, so that I may deliver you,”dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

⁹Et misit Dominus manum suam,And the Lord put forth his hand,et tetigit os meum,and he touched my mouth.et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me: “Behold,Ecce dedi verba mea in ore tuo:I have placed my words in your mouth.

⁹Et misit Dominus manum suam,And the Lord put forth his hand,et tetigit os meum,and he touched my mouth.et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me: “Behold,Ecce dedi verba mea in ore tuo:I have placed my words in your mouth.

¹⁰ecce constitui te hodie super gentes et super regna,Behold,ut evellas,today I have appointed you over nations and over kingdoms,et destruas,so that you may root up,et disperdas,and pull down,et dissipes,and destroy,et ædifices,and scatter,et plantes.and so that you may build and plant.”

¹⁰ecce constitui te hodie super gentes et super regna,Behold,ut evellas,today I have appointed you over nations and over kingdoms,et destruas,so that you may root up,et disperdas,and pull down,et dissipes,and destroy,et ædifices,and scatter,et plantes.and so that you may build and plant.”

¹¹Et factum est verbum Domini ad me,And the word of the Lord came to me,dicens:saying,Quid tu vides,“What do you see,Jeremia?Jeremiah?”Et dixi:And I said,Virgam vigilantem ego video.“I see a staff, keeping watch.”

¹¹Et factum est verbum Domini ad me,And the word of the Lord came to me,dicens:saying,Quid tu vides,“What do you see,Jeremia?Jeremiah?”Et dixi:And I said,Virgam vigilantem ego video.“I see a staff, keeping watch.”

¹²Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me:Bene vidisti:“You have seen well.quia vigilabo ego super verbo meo,For I will keep watch over my word,ut faciam illud.so that I may accomplish it.”

¹²Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me:Bene vidisti:“You have seen well.quia vigilabo ego super verbo meo,For I will keep watch over my word,ut faciam illud.so that I may accomplish it.”

¹³Et factum est verbum Domini secundo ad me,And the word of the Lord came to me a second time,dicens:saying,Quid tu vides?“What do you see?”Et dixi:And I said,Ollam succensam ego video,“I see a cooking pot upon a fire,et faciem ejus a facie aquilonis.and its face is before the face of the north.”

¹³Et factum est verbum Domini secundo ad me,And the word of the Lord came to me a second time,dicens:saying,Quid tu vides?“What do you see?”Et dixi:And I said,Ollam succensam ego video,“I see a cooking pot upon a fire,et faciem ejus a facie aquilonis.and its face is before the face of the north.”

¹⁴Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me:Ab aquilone pandetur malum super omnes habitatores terræ:“From the north, an evil will spread over all the inhabitants of the earth.

¹⁴Et dixit Dominus ad me:And the Lord said to me:Ab aquilone pandetur malum super omnes habitatores terræ:“From the north, an evil will spread over all the inhabitants of the earth.

¹⁵quia ecce ego convocabo omnes cognationes regnorum aquilonis,For behold, I will call together all the close associates of the kingdoms of the north,ait Dominus:says the Lord.et venient,And they will arrive,et ponent unusquisque solium suum in introitu portarum Jerusalem,and each one of them will place his throne at the entrance to the gates of Jerusalem,et super omnes muros ejus in circuitu,and over all its surrounding walls,et super universas urbes Juda:and over all the cities of Judah.

¹⁵quia ecce ego convocabo omnes cognationes regnorum aquilonis,For behold, I will call together all the close associates of the kingdoms of the north,ait Dominus:says the Lord.et venient,And they will arrive,et ponent unusquisque solium suum in introitu portarum Jerusalem,and each one of them will place his throne at the entrance to the gates of Jerusalem,et super omnes muros ejus in circuitu,and over all its surrounding walls,et super universas urbes Juda:and over all the cities of Judah.

¹⁶et loquar judicia mea cum eis super omnem malitiam eorum qui dereliquerunt me,And I will speak my judgments with them, concerning all the wickedness of those who have forsaken me,et libaverunt diis alienis,and who have offered libations to strange gods,et adoraverunt opus manuum suarum.and who have adored the work of their own hands.

¹⁶et loquar judicia mea cum eis super omnem malitiam eorum qui dereliquerunt me,And I will speak my judgments with them, concerning all the wickedness of those who have forsaken me,et libaverunt diis alienis,and who have offered libations to strange gods,et adoraverunt opus manuum suarum.and who have adored the work of their own hands.

¹⁷Tu ergo,Therefore,accinge lumbos tuos,you should gird your waist,et surge,and rise up,et loquere ad eos omnia quæ ego præcipio tibi.and speak to them everything that I instruct you.Ne formides a facie eorum,You should not have dread before their face.nec enim timere te faciam vultum eorum.For I will cause you to be unafraid of their countenance.

¹⁷Tu ergo,Therefore,accinge lumbos tuos,you should gird your waist,et surge,and rise up,et loquere ad eos omnia quæ ego præcipio tibi.and speak to them everything that I instruct you.Ne formides a facie eorum,You should not have dread before their face.nec enim timere te faciam vultum eorum.For I will cause you to be unafraid of their countenance.

¹⁸Ego quippe dedi te hodie in civitatem munitam,For certainly, this day, I have made you like a fortified city,et in columnam ferream,and an iron pillar, and a brass wall,et in murum æreum,over all the land,super omnem terram,to the kings of Judah,regibus Juda,to its leaders,principibus ejus,and to the priests,et sacerdotibus, et populo terræ.and to the people of the land.

¹⁸Ego quippe dedi te hodie in civitatem munitam,For certainly, this day, I have made you like a fortified city,et in columnam ferream,and an iron pillar, and a brass wall,et in murum æreum,over all the land,super omnem terram,to the kings of Judah,regibus Juda,to its leaders,principibus ejus,and to the priests,et sacerdotibus, et populo terræ.and to the people of the land.

¹⁹Et bellabunt adversum te,And they will make war against you,et non prævalebunt,but they will not prevail.quia ego tecum sum,For I am with you,ait Dominus,says the Lord,ut liberem te.so that I may free you.”

¹⁹Et bellabunt adversum te,And they will make war against you,et non prævalebunt,but they will not prevail.quia ego tecum sum,For I am with you,ait Dominus,says the Lord,ut liberem te.so that I may free you.”