Then Jeremiahthe prophetsaidto them, "I have heard[you]. Behold,I am going to prayto the LORDyour Godin accordance with your words;and I will tellyou the wholemessagewhichthe LORDwill answeryou. I will not keepbacka wordfrom you."
I have not hiddenYour righteousnesswithinmy heart;I have spokenof Your faithfulnessand Your salvation;I have not concealedYour lovingkindnessand Your truthfrom the greatcongregation.
Then Mosessaid,"Behold,I am goingout from you, and I shall makesupplicationto the LORDthat the swarmsof insects may departfrom Pharaoh,from his servants,and from his peopletomorrow;onlydo not let Pharaohdealdeceitfullyagainin not lettingthe peoplegoto sacrificeto the LORD."
"The prophetwhohasa dreammay relate[his] dream,but let him whohasMy wordspeakMy wordin truth.Whatdoes strawhave [in common] with grain?"declaresthe LORD.
"Thuswill eachof you sayto his neighborand to his brother,Whathas the LORDanswered?'or, 'Whathas the LORDspoken?'
"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!
"But you shall speakMy wordsto them whetherthey listenornot, for they are rebellious.
howI did not shrinkfrom declaringto you anythingthat was profitable,and teachingyou publiclyand from house to house,
"For I did not shrinkfrom declaringto you the wholepurposeof God.
Brethren,my heart'sdesireand my prayerto Godfor them is for [their] salvation.
"Moreover,as for me, farbe it from me that I should sinagainst the LORDby ceasingto prayfor you; but I will instructyou in the goodand rightway.
