Now the wordof the LORDcameto me saying,
The wordof the LORDcameto me saying,"Whatdo you see,Jeremiah?"And I said,"I seea rodof an almondtree."
"They will fightagainstyou, but they will not overcomeyou, for I am with you to deliveryou," declaresthe LORD.
"Goand proclaimin the earsof Jerusalem,saying,'Thussaysthe LORD,"I rememberconcerning you the devotionof your youth,The loveof your betrothals,Your followingafterMe in the wilderness,Through a landnot sown.
"The prophetwhohasa dreammay relate[his] dream,but let him whohasMy wordspeakMy wordin truth.Whatdoes strawhave [in common] with grain?"declaresthe LORD.
The wordthat cameto Jeremiahfrom the LORD,saying,
Moreover, the wordof the LORDcameto me saying,
"Then I will giveher her vineyardsfrom there,And the valleyof Achoras a doorof hope.And she will singthereas in the daysof her youth,As in the daywhen she cameup from the landof Egypt.
God,after He spokelong agoto the fathersin the prophetsin many portionsand in many ways,
for noprophecywas evermadeby an act of humanwill,but menmovedby the HolySpiritspokefrom God.
