¹Verbum quod factum est ad Jeremiam a Domino,The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord,quando misit ad eum rex Sedecias Phassur filium Melchiæ,when king Zedekiah sent Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah,et Sophoniam filium Maasiæ sacerdotem,the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to him,dicens:saying:

¹Verbum quod factum est ad Jeremiam a Domino,The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord,quando misit ad eum rex Sedecias Phassur filium Melchiæ,when king Zedekiah sent Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah,et Sophoniam filium Maasiæ sacerdotem,the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to him,dicens:saying:

²Interroga pro nobis Dominum,“Question the Lord on our behalf,quia Nabuchodonosor,for Nebuchadnezzar,rex Babylonis,the king of Babylon,præliatur adversum nos:is fighting against us.si forte faciat Dominus nobiscum secundum omnia mirabilia sua,Perhaps it may be that the Lord will act toward us according to all his wonders,et recedat a nobis.and he may withdraw from us.”

²Interroga pro nobis Dominum,“Question the Lord on our behalf,quia Nabuchodonosor,for Nebuchadnezzar,rex Babylonis,the king of Babylon,præliatur adversum nos:is fighting against us.si forte faciat Dominus nobiscum secundum omnia mirabilia sua,Perhaps it may be that the Lord will act toward us according to all his wonders,et recedat a nobis.and he may withdraw from us.”

³Et dixit Jeremias ad eos:And Jeremiah said to them:Sic dicetis Sedeciæ:“This is what you shall say to Zedekiah:

³Et dixit Jeremias ad eos:And Jeremiah said to them:Sic dicetis Sedeciæ:“This is what you shall say to Zedekiah:

⁴Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël:Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel:Ecce ego convertam vasa belli quæ in manibus vestris sunt,Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands,et quibus vos pugnatis adversum regem Babylonis et Chaldæos qui obsident vos in circuitu murorum:with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans, who besiege you at the surrounding walls.et congregabo ea in medio civitatis hujus.And I will gather these things together in the midst of this city.

⁴Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël:Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel:Ecce ego convertam vasa belli quæ in manibus vestris sunt,Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands,et quibus vos pugnatis adversum regem Babylonis et Chaldæos qui obsident vos in circuitu murorum:with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans, who besiege you at the surrounding walls.et congregabo ea in medio civitatis hujus.And I will gather these things together in the midst of this city.

⁵Et debellabo ego vos in manu extenta,And I myself will make war against you:et in brachio forti,with an outstretched hand,et in furore,and with a strong arm,et in indignatione,and in fury, and in indignation,et in ira grandi.and in great wrath.

⁵Et debellabo ego vos in manu extenta,And I myself will make war against you:et in brachio forti,with an outstretched hand,et in furore,and with a strong arm,et in indignatione,and in fury, and in indignation,et in ira grandi.and in great wrath.

⁶Et percutiam habitatores civitatis hujus:And I will strike the inhabitants of this city;homines et bestiæ pestilentia magna morientur.men and beasts will die from a great pestilence.

⁶Et percutiam habitatores civitatis hujus:And I will strike the inhabitants of this city;homines et bestiæ pestilentia magna morientur.men and beasts will die from a great pestilence.

⁷Et post hæc,And afterward,ait Dominus,thus says the Lord:dabo Sedeciam regem Juda,I will give Zedekiah,et servos ejus,the king of Judah,et populum ejus,and his servants,et qui derelicti sunt in civitate hac a peste,and his people,et gladio,and those who have been left behind in this city after pestilence and the sword and famine,et fame,into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,in manu Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis,the king of Babylon,et in manu inimicorum eorum,and into the hand of their enemies,et in manu quærentium animam eorum:and into the hand of those who seek their lives.et percutiet eos in ore gladii,And he will strike them with the edge of the sword.et non flectetur,And he will not waver,neque parcet,and he will not be lenient,nec miserebitur.and he will not take pity.

⁷Et post hæc,And afterward,ait Dominus,thus says the Lord:dabo Sedeciam regem Juda,I will give Zedekiah,et servos ejus,the king of Judah,et populum ejus,and his servants,et qui derelicti sunt in civitate hac a peste,and his people,et gladio,and those who have been left behind in this city after pestilence and the sword and famine,et fame,into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,in manu Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis,the king of Babylon,et in manu inimicorum eorum,and into the hand of their enemies,et in manu quærentium animam eorum:and into the hand of those who seek their lives.et percutiet eos in ore gladii,And he will strike them with the edge of the sword.et non flectetur,And he will not waver,neque parcet,and he will not be lenient,nec miserebitur.and he will not take pity.

⁸Et ad populum hunc dices:And to this people, you shall say:Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Ecce ego do coram vobis viam vitæ, et viam mortis.Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

⁸Et ad populum hunc dices:And to this people, you shall say:Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Ecce ego do coram vobis viam vitæ, et viam mortis.Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

⁹Qui habitaverit in urbe hac morietur gladio,Whoever lives in this city will die by the sword,et fame,and by famine,et peste:and by pestilence.qui autem egressus fuerit,But whoever will have departed and fled away to the Chaldeans,et transfugerit ad Chaldæos qui obsident vos,who besiege you,vivet,will live,et erit ei anima sua quasi spolium.and his life will be to him like a spoil.

⁹Qui habitaverit in urbe hac morietur gladio,Whoever lives in this city will die by the sword,et fame,and by famine,et peste:and by pestilence.qui autem egressus fuerit,But whoever will have departed and fled away to the Chaldeans,et transfugerit ad Chaldæos qui obsident vos,who besiege you,vivet,will live,et erit ei anima sua quasi spolium.and his life will be to him like a spoil.

¹⁰Posui enim faciem meam super civitatem hanc in malum,For I have set my face against this city for evil,et non in bonum,and not for good,ait Dominus:says the Lord.in manu regis Babylonis dabitur,It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon,et exuret eam igni.and he will burn it with fire.

¹⁰Posui enim faciem meam super civitatem hanc in malum,For I have set my face against this city for evil,et non in bonum,and not for good,ait Dominus:says the Lord.in manu regis Babylonis dabitur,It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon,et exuret eam igni.and he will burn it with fire.

¹¹Et domui regis Juda:And to the house of the king of Judah,Audite verba Domini,you shall say: Listen to the word of the Lord,

¹¹Et domui regis Juda:And to the house of the king of Judah,Audite verba Domini,you shall say: Listen to the word of the Lord,

¹²domus David.O house of David!Hæc dicit Dominus: Judicate mane judicium,Thus says the Lord: Judge with judgment from early morning,et eruite vi oppressum de manu calumniantis,and rescue anyone who is oppressed by violence from the hand of a false accuser.ne forte egrediatur ut ignis indignatio mea,Otherwise, my indignation may go forth like a fire,et succendatur,and may flare up,et non sit qui extinguat, propter malitiam studiorum vestrorum.and there will be no one who can extinguish it, because of the evil of your intentions.

¹²domus David.O house of David!Hæc dicit Dominus: Judicate mane judicium,Thus says the Lord: Judge with judgment from early morning,et eruite vi oppressum de manu calumniantis,and rescue anyone who is oppressed by violence from the hand of a false accuser.ne forte egrediatur ut ignis indignatio mea,Otherwise, my indignation may go forth like a fire,et succendatur,and may flare up,et non sit qui extinguat, propter malitiam studiorum vestrorum.and there will be no one who can extinguish it, because of the evil of your intentions.

¹³Ecce ego ad te,Behold,habitatricem vallis solidæI am against you,atque campestris,O inhabitants of a valley with firm and level ground,ait Dominus:says the Lord.qui dicitis:And you say:Quis percutiet nos?‘Who can strike us?et quis ingredietur domos nostras?And who can enter into our houses?’

¹³Ecce ego ad te,Behold,habitatricem vallis solidæI am against you,atque campestris,O inhabitants of a valley with firm and level ground,ait Dominus:says the Lord.qui dicitis:And you say:Quis percutiet nos?‘Who can strike us?et quis ingredietur domos nostras?And who can enter into our houses?’

¹⁴Et visitabo super vos juxta fructum studiorum vestrorum,But I will visit against you according to the fruit of your intentions,dicit Dominus:says the Lord.et succendam ignem in saltu ejus,And I will kindle a fire in its forest.et devorabit omnia in circuitu ejus.And it shall devour everything around it.”

¹⁴Et visitabo super vos juxta fructum studiorum vestrorum,But I will visit against you according to the fruit of your intentions,dicit Dominus:says the Lord.et succendam ignem in saltu ejus,And I will kindle a fire in its forest.et devorabit omnia in circuitu ejus.And it shall devour everything around it.”