1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

1 Verba Jeremiæ filii Helciæ, de sacerdotibus qui fuerunt in Anathoth, in terra Benjamin.

2 To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

2 Quod factum est verbum Domini ad eum in diebus Josiæ filii Amon, regis Juda, in tertiodecimo anno regni ejus.

3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

3 Et factum est in diebus Joakim filii Josiæ, regis Juda, usque ad consummationem undecimi anni Sedeciæ, filii Josiæ, regis Juda, usque ad transmigrationem Jerusalem, in mense quinto.

4 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

4 ¶ Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens:

5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

5 ¶ Priusquam te formarem in utero, novi te,
et antequam exires de vulva, sanctificavi te,
et prophetam in gentibus dedi te.

6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

6 ¶ Et dixi: A, a, a, Domine Deus, ecce nescio loqui,
quia puer ego sum.

7 ¶ But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

7 ¶ Et dixit Dominus ad me: Noli dicere: Puer sum:
quoniam ad omnia quæ mittam te ibis,
et universa quæcumque mandavero tibi loqueris.

8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

8 Ne timeas a facie eorum,
quia tecum ego sum ut eruam te,
dicit Dominus.

9 Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

9 ¶ Et misit Dominus manum suam, et tetigit os meum, et dixit Dominus ad me: Ecce dedi verba mea in ore tuo:

10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

10 ecce constitui te hodie
super gentes et super regna,
ut evellas, et destruas,
et disperdas, et dissipes,
et ædifices, et plantes.

11 ¶ Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

11 ¶ Et factum est verbum Domini ad me, dicens: Quid tu vides, Jeremia? ¶ Et dixi: Virgam vigilantem ego video.

12 Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

12 ¶ Et dixit Dominus ad me: Bene vidisti:
quia vigilabo ego super verbo meo,
ut faciam illud.

13 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.

13 ¶ Et factum est verbum Domini secundo ad me, dicens: Quid tu vides? ¶ Et dixi: Ollam succensam ego video,
et faciem ejus a facie aquilonis.

14 Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

14 ¶ Et dixit Dominus ad me: Ab aquilone pandetur malum
super omnes habitatores terræ:

15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

15 quia ecce ego convocabo omnes cognationes regnorum aquilonis,
ait Dominus:
et venient, et ponent unusquisque solium suum
in introitu portarum Jerusalem,
et super omnes muros ejus in circuitu,
et super universas urbes Juda:

16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

16 et loquar judicia mea cum eis
super omnem malitiam eorum qui dereliquerunt me,
et libaverunt diis alienis,
et adoraverunt opus manuum suarum.

17 ¶ Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

17 Tu ergo, accinge lumbos tuos,
et surge, et loquere ad eos
omnia quæ ego præcipio tibi.
Ne formides a facie eorum,
nec enim timere te faciam vultum eorum.

18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

18 Ego quippe dedi te hodie in civitatem munitam,
et in columnam ferream,
et in murum æreum,
super omnem terram,
regibus Juda, principibus ejus,
et sacerdotibus, et populo terræ.

19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

19 Et bellabunt adversum te,
et non prævalebunt,
quia ego tecum sum, ait Dominus, ut liberem te.