"So you goand readfrom the scrollwhichyou have writtenat my dictationthe wordsof the LORDto the peoplein the LORD'Shouseon a fastday.And alsoyou shall readthem to all[the people of] Judahwho comefrom their cities.
"So nowthen, speakto the menof Judahand againstthe inhabitantsof Jerusalemsaying,'Thussaysthe LORD,"Behold,I am fashioningcalamityagainstyou and devisinga planagainstyou. Ohturnback,eachof you from his evilway,and reformyour waysand your deeds."'
Then Jeremiahcamefrom Topheth,wherethe LORDhad senthim to prophesy;and he stoodin the courtof the LORD'Shouseand saidto allthe people:
and say,'Hearthe wordof the LORD,O kingof Judah,who sitson David'sthrone,you and your servantsand your peoplewho enterthesegates.
"Thussaysthe LORD,Standin the courtof the LORD'Shouse,and speakto allthe citiesof Judahwho have cometo worship[in] the LORD'Shouseallthe wordsthat I have commandedyou to speakto them. Do not omita word!
"Takea scrolland writeon it allthe wordswhichI have spokento you concerningIsraeland concerningJudah,and concerningallthe nations,from the dayI [first] spoketo you, from the daysof Josiah,even to thisday.
Then JeremiahcalledBaruchthe sonof Neriah,and Baruchwroteon a scrollat the dictationof Jeremiahallthe wordsof the LORDwhichHe had spokento him.
"Standin the gateof the LORD'Shouseand proclaimtherethiswordand say,'Hearthe wordof the LORD,allyou of Judah,who enterby thesegatesto worshipthe LORD!'"
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'The fastof the fourth,the fastof the fifth,the fastof the seventhand the fastof the tenth[months] will becomejoy,gladness,and cheerfulfeastsfor the houseof Judah;so lovetruthand peace.'
When considerabletimehad passedand the voyagewas nowdangerous,sinceeventhe fastwas alreadyover,Paul[began] to admonishthem,
