Jeremiah


Chapter 1
¹to rhma tou qeou o egeneto epi ieremian ton tou celkiou ek twn ierewn os katwkei en anaqwq en gh beniamin²os egenhqh logos tou qeou pros auton en tais hmerais iwsia uiou amws basilews iouda etous triskaidekatou en th basileia autou³kai egeneto en tais hmerais iwakim uiou iwsia basilews iouda ews endekatou etous sedekia uiou iwsia basilews iouda ews ths aicmalwsias ierousalhm en tw pemptw mhni⁴kai egeneto logos kuriou pros me legwn⁵pro tou me plasai se en koilia epistamai se kai pro tou se exelqein ek mhtras hgiaka se profhthn eis eqnh teqeika se⁶kai eipa w despota kurie idou ouk epistamai lalein oti newteros egw eimi⁷kai eipen kurios pros me mh lege oti newteros egw eimi oti pros pantas ous ean exaposteilw se poreush kai kata panta osa ean enteilwmai soi lalhseis⁸mh fobhqhs apo proswpou autwn oti meta sou egw eimi tou exaireisqai se legei kurios⁹kai exeteinen kurios thn ceira autou pros me kai hyato tou stomatos mou kai eipen kurios pros me idou dedwka tous logous mou eis to stoma sou¹⁰idou katestaka se shmeron epi eqnh kai basileias ekrizoun kai kataskaptein kai apolluein kai anoikodomein kai katafuteuein¹¹kai egeneto logos kuriou pros me legwn ti su oras ieremia kai eipa bakthrian karui+nhn¹²kai eipen kurios pros me kalws ewrakas dioti egrhgora egw epi tous logous mou tou poihsai autous¹³kai egeneto logos kuriou pros me ek deuterou legwn ti su oras kai eipa lebhta upokaiomenon kai to proswpon autou apo proswpou borra¹⁴kai eipen kurios pros me apo proswpou borra ekkauqhsetai ta kaka epi pantas tous katoikountas thn ghn¹⁵dioti idou egw sugkalw pasas tas basileias apo borra ths ghs legei kurios kai hxousin kai qhsousin ekastos ton qronon autou epi ta proqura twn pulwn ierousalhm kai epi panta ta teich ta kuklw auths kai epi pasas tas poleis iouda¹⁶kai lalhsw pros autous meta krisews peri pashs ths kakias autwn ws egkatelipon me kai equsan qeois allotriois kai prosekunhsan tois ergois twn ceirwn autwn¹⁷kai su perizwsai thn osfun sou kai anasthqi kai eipon pros autous panta osa an enteilwmai soi mh fobhqhs apo proswpou autwn mhde ptohqhs enantion autwn oti meta sou egw eimi tou exaireisqai se legei kurios¹⁸idou teqeika se en th shmeron hmera ws polin ocuran kai ws teicos calkoun ocuron apasin tois basileusin iouda kai tois arcousin autou kai tw law ths ghs¹⁹kai polemhsousin se kai ou mh dunwntai pros se dioti meta sou egw eimi tou exaireisqai se eipen kurios

Chapter 2
²kai eipen tade legei kurios emnhsqhn eleous neothtos sou kai agaphs teleiwsews sou tou exakolouqhsai se tw agiw israhl legei kurios³agios israhl tw kuriw arch genhmatwn autou pantes oi esqontes auton plhmmelhsousin kaka hxei ep¢ autous fhsin kurios⁴akousate logon kuriou oikos iakwb kai pasa patria oikou israhl⁵tade legei kurios ti eurosan oi pateres umwn en emoi plhmmelhma oti apesthsan makran ap¢ emou kai eporeuqhsan opisw twn mataiwn kai emataiwqhsan⁶kai ouk eipan pou estin kurios o anagagwn hmas ek ghs aiguptou o kaqodhghsas hmas en th erhmw en gh apeirw kai abatw en gh anudrw kai akarpw en gh en h ou diwdeusen en auth ouqen kai ou katwkhsen ekei uios anqrwpou⁷kai eishgagon umas eis ton karmhlon tou fagein umas tous karpous autou kai ta agaqa autou kai eishlqate kai emianate thn ghn mou kai thn klhronomian mou eqesqe eis bdelugma⁸oi iereis ouk eipan pou estin kurios kai oi antecomenoi tou nomou ouk hpistanto me kai oi poimenes hseboun eis eme kai oi profhtai eprofhteuon th baal kai opisw anwfelous eporeuqhsan⁹dia touto eti kriqhsomai pros umas legei kurios kai pros tous uious twn uiwn umwn kriqhsomai¹⁰dioti dielqete eis nhsous cettiim kai idete kai eis khdar aposteilate kai nohsate sfodra kai idete ei gegonen toiauta¹¹ei allaxontai eqnh qeous autwn kai outoi ouk eisin qeoi o de laos mou hllaxato thn doxan autou ex hs ouk wfelhqhsontai¹²exesth o ouranos epi toutw kai efrixen epi pleion sfodra legei kurios¹³oti duo ponhra epoihsen o laos mou eme egkatelipon phghn udatos zwhs kai wruxan eautois lakkous suntetrimmenous oi ou dunhsontai udwr sunecein¹⁴mh doulos estin israhl h oikogenhs estin dia ti eis pronomhn egeneto¹⁵ep¢ auton wruonto leontes kai edwkan thn fwnhn autwn oi etaxan thn ghn autou eis erhmon kai ai poleis autou kateskafhsan para to mh katoikeisqai¹⁶kai uioi memfews kai tafnas egnwsan se kai katepaizon sou¹⁷ouci tauta epoihsen soi to katalipein se eme legei kurios o qeos sou¹⁸kai nun ti soi kai th odw aiguptou tou piein udwr ghwn kai ti soi kai th odw assuriwn tou piein udwr potamwn¹⁹paideusei se h apostasia sou kai h kakia sou elegxei se kai gnwqi kai ide oti pikron soi to katalipein se eme legei kurios o qeos sou kai ouk eudokhsa epi soi legei kurios o qeos sou²⁰oti ap¢ aiwnos sunetriyas ton zugon sou diespasas tous desmous sou kai eipas ou douleusw alla poreusomai epi pan bounon uyhlon kai upokatw pantos xulou kataskiou ekei diacuqhsomai en th porneia mou²¹egw de efuteusa se ampelon karpoforon pasan alhqinhn pws estrafhs eis pikrian h ampelos h allotria²²ean apoplunh en nitrw kai plhqunhs seauth poan kekhlidwsai en tais adikiais sou enantion emou legei kurios²³pws ereis ouk emianqhn kai opisw ths baal ouk eporeuqhn ide tas odous sou en tw poluandriw kai gnwqi ti epoihsas oye fwnh auths wloluxen tas odous auths²⁴eplatunen ef¢ udata erhmou en epiqumiais yuchs auths epneumatoforeito paredoqh tis epistreyei authn pantes oi zhtountes authn ou kopiasousin en th tapeinwsei auths eurhsousin authn²⁵apostreyon ton poda sou apo odou traceias kai ton farugga sou apo diyous h de eipen andrioumai oti hgaphkei allotrious kai opisw autwn eporeueto²⁶ws aiscunh kleptou otan alw outws aiscunqhsontai oi uioi israhl autoi kai oi basileis autwn kai oi arcontes autwn kai oi iereis autwn kai oi profhtai autwn²⁷tw xulw eipan oti pathr mou ei su kai tw liqw su egennhsas me kai estreyan ep¢ eme nwta kai ou proswpa autwn kai en tw kairw twn kakwn autwn erousin anasta kai swson hmas²⁸kai pou eisin oi qeoi sou ous epoihsas seautw ei anasthsontai kai swsousin se en kairw ths kakwsews sou oti kat¢ ariqmon twn polewn sou hsan qeoi sou iouda kai kat¢ ariqmon diodwn ths ierousalhm equon th baal²⁹ina ti laleite pros me pantes umeis hsebhsate kai pantes umeis hnomhsate eis eme legei kurios³⁰mathn epataxa ta tekna umwn paideian ouk edexasqe macaira katefagen tous profhtas umwn ws lewn oleqreuwn kai ouk efobhqhte³¹akousate logon kuriou tade legei kurios mh erhmos egenomhn tw israhl h gh kecerswmenh dia ti eipen o laos mou ou kurieuqhsomeqa kai ouc hxomen pros se eti³²mh epilhsetai numfh ton kosmon auths kai parqenos thn sthqodesmida auths o de laos mou epelaqeto mou hmeras wn ouk estin ariqmos³³ti eti kalon epithdeuseis en tais odois sou tou zhthsai agaphsin ouc outws alla kai su eponhreusw tou mianai tas odous sou³⁴kai en tais cersin sou eureqhsan aimata yucwn aqwwn ouk en diorugmasin euron autous all¢ epi pash drui³⁵kai eipas aqwos eimi alla apostrafhtw o qumos autou ap¢ emou idou egw krinomai pros se en tw legein se ouc hmarton³⁶ti katefronhsas sfodra tou deuterwsai tas odous sou kai apo aiguptou kataiscunqhsh kaqws kathscunqhs apo assour³⁷oti kai enteuqen exeleush kai ai ceires sou epi ths kefalhs sou oti apwsato kurios thn elpida sou kai ouk euodwqhsh en auth

Chapter 3
¹ean exaposteilh anhr thn gunaika autou kai apelqh ap¢ autou kai genhtai andri eterw mh anakamptousa anakamyei pros auton eti ou miainomenh mianqhsetai h gunh ekeinh kai su exeporneusas en poimesin pollois kai anekamptes pros me legei kurios²aron eis euqeian tous ofqalmous sou kai ide pou ouci exefurqhs epi tais odois ekaqisas autois wsei korwnh erhmoumenh kai emianas thn ghn en tais porneiais sou kai en tais kakiais sou³kai esces poimenas pollous eis proskomma seauth oyis pornhs egeneto soi aphnaiscunthsas pros pantas⁴ouc ws oikon me ekalesas kai patera kai archgon ths parqenias sou⁵mh diamenei eis ton aiwna h diafulacqhsetai eis neikos idou elalhsas kai epoihsas ta ponhra tauta kai hdunasqhs⁶kai eipen kurios pros me en tais hmerais iwsia tou basilews eides a epoihsen moi h katoikia tou israhl eporeuqhsan epi pan oros uyhlon kai upokatw pantos xulou alswdous kai eporneusan ekei⁷kai eipa meta to porneusai authn tauta panta pros me anastreyon kai ouk anestreyen kai eiden thn asunqesian auths h asunqetos iouda⁸kai eidon dioti peri pantwn wn katelhmfqh en ois emoicato h katoikia tou israhl kai exapesteila authn kai edwka auth biblion apostasiou eis tas ceiras auths kai ouk efobhqh h asunqetos iouda kai eporeuqh kai eporneusen kai auth⁹kai egeneto eis ouqen h porneia auths kai emoiceusen to xulon kai ton liqon¹⁰kai en pasin toutois ouk epestrafh pros me h asunqetos iouda ex olhs ths kardias auths all¢ epi yeudei¹¹kai eipen kurios pros me edikaiwsen thn yuchn autou israhl apo ths asunqetou iouda¹²poreuou kai anagnwqi tous logous toutous pros borran kai ereis epistrafhti pros me h katoikia tou israhl legei kurios kai ou sthriw to proswpon mou ef¢ umas oti elehmwn egw eimi legei kurios kai ou mhniw umin eis ton aiwna¹³plhn gnwqi thn adikian sou oti eis kurion ton qeon sou hsebhsas kai dieceas tas odous sou eis allotrious upokatw pantos xulou alswdous ths de fwnhs mou ouc uphkousas legei kurios¹⁴epistrafhte uioi afesthkotes legei kurios dioti egw katakurieusw umwn kai lhmyomai umas ena ek polews kai duo ek patrias kai eisaxw umas eis siwn¹⁵kai dwsw umin poimenas kata thn kardian mou kai poimanousin umas poimainontes met¢ episthmhs¹⁶kai estai ean plhqunqhte kai auxhqhte epi ths ghs en tais hmerais ekeinais legei kurios ouk erousin eti kibwtos diaqhkhs agiou israhl ouk anabhsetai epi kardian ouk onomasqhsetai oude episkefqhsetai kai ou poihqhsetai eti¹⁷en tais hmerais ekeinais kai en tw kairw ekeinw kalesousin thn ierousalhm qronos kuriou kai sunacqhsontai eis authn panta ta eqnh kai ou poreusontai eti opisw twn enqumhmatwn ths kardias autwn ths ponhras¹⁸en tais hmerais ekeinais suneleusontai oikos iouda epi ton oikon tou israhl kai hxousin epi to auto apo ghs borra kai apo paswn twn cwrwn epi thn ghn hn kateklhronomhsa tous pateras autwn¹⁹kai egw eipa genoito kurie oti taxw se eis tekna kai dwsw soi ghn eklekthn klhronomian qeou pantokratoros eqnwn kai eipa patera kalesete me kai ap¢ emou ouk apostrafhsesqe²⁰plhn ws aqetei gunh eis ton sunonta auth outws hqethsen eis eme oikos israhl legei kurios²¹fwnh ek ceilewn hkousqh klauqmou kai dehsews uiwn israhl oti hdikhsan en tais odois autwn epelaqonto qeou agiou autwn²²epistrafhte uioi epistrefontes kai iasomai ta suntrimmata umwn idou douloi hmeis esomeqa soi oti su kurios o qeos hmwn ei²³ontws eis yeudos hsan oi bounoi kai h dunamis twn orewn plhn dia kuriou qeou hmwn h swthria tou israhl²⁴h de aiscunh katanalwsen tous mocqous twn paterwn hmwn apo neothtos hmwn ta probata autwn kai tous moscous autwn kai tous uious autwn kai tas qugateras autwn²⁵ekoimhqhmen en th aiscunh hmwn kai epekaluyen hmas h atimia hmwn dioti enanti tou qeou hmwn hmartomen hmeis kai oi pateres hmwn apo neothtos hmwn ews ths hmeras tauths kai ouc uphkousamen ths fwnhs kuriou tou qeou hmwn

Chapter 4
¹ean epistrafh israhl legei kurios pros me epistrafhsetai ean perielh ta bdelugmata autou ek stomatos autou kai apo tou proswpou mou eulabhqh²kai omosh zh kurios meta alhqeias kai en krisei kai en dikaiosunh kai euloghsousin en auth eqnh kai en autw ainesousin tw qew en ierousalhm³oti tade legei kurios tois andrasin iouda kai tois katoikousin ierousalhm newsate eautois newmata kai mh speirhte ep¢ akanqais⁴peritmhqhte tw qew umwn kai peritemesqe thn sklhrokardian umwn andres iouda kai oi katoikountes ierousalhm mh exelqh ws pur o qumos mou kai ekkauqhsetai kai ouk estai o sbeswn apo proswpou ponhrias epithdeumatwn umwn⁵anaggeilate en tw iouda kai akousqhtw en ierousalhm eipate shmanate epi ths ghs salpiggi kai kekraxate mega eipate sunacqhte kai eiselqwmen eis tas poleis tas teichreis⁶analabontes feugete eis siwn speusate mh sthte oti kaka egw epagw apo borra kai suntribhn megalhn⁷anebh lewn ek ths mandras autou exoleqreuwn eqnh exhren kai exhlqen ek tou topou autou tou qeinai thn ghn eis erhmwsin kai poleis kaqaireqhsontai para to mh katoikeisqai autas⁸epi toutois perizwsasqe sakkous kai koptesqe kai alalaxate dioti ouk apestrafh o qumos kuriou af¢ umwn⁹kai estai en ekeinh th hmera legei kurios apoleitai h kardia tou basilews kai h kardia twn arcontwn kai oi iereis eksthsontai kai oi profhtai qaumasontai¹⁰kai eipa w despota kurie ara ge apatwn hpathsas ton laon touton kai thn ierousalhm legwn eirhnh estai umin kai idou hyato h macaira ews ths yuchs autwn¹¹en tw kairw ekeinw erousin tw law toutw kai th ierousalhm pneuma planhsews en th erhmw odos ths qugatros tou laou mou ouk eis kaqaron oud¢ eis agion¹²pneuma plhrwsews hxei moi nun de egw lalw krimata pros autous¹³idou ws nefelh anabhsetai kai ws kataigis ta armata autou koufoteroi aetwn oi ippoi autou ouai hmin oti talaipwroumen¹⁴apoplune apo kakias thn kardian sou ierousalhm ina swqhs ews pote uparxousin en soi dialogismoi ponwn sou¹⁵dioti fwnh anaggellontos ek dan hxei kai akousqhsetai ponos ex orous efraim¹⁶anamnhsate eqnh idou hkasin anaggeilate en ierousalhm sustrofai ercontai ek ghs makroqen kai edwkan epi tas poleis iouda fwnhn autwn¹⁷ws fulassontes agron egenonto ep¢ authn kuklw oti emou hmelhsas legei kurios¹⁸ai odoi sou kai ta epithdeumata sou epoihsan tauta soi auth h kakia sou oti pikra oti hyato ews ths kardias sou¹⁹thn koilian mou thn koilian mou algw kai ta aisqhthria ths kardias mou maimassei h yuch mou sparassetai h kardia mou ou siwphsomai oti fwnhn salpiggos hkousen h yuch mou kraughn polemou²⁰kai talaipwrian suntrimmon epikaleitai oti tetalaipwrhken pasa h gh afnw tetalaipwrhken h skhnh diespasqhsan ai derreis mou²¹ews pote oyomai feugontas akouwn fwnhn salpiggwn²²dioti oi hgoumenoi tou laou mou eme ouk hdeisan uioi afrones eisin kai ou sunetoi sofoi eisin tou kakopoihsai to de kalws poihsai ouk epegnwsan²³epebleya epi thn ghn kai idou ouqen kai eis ton ouranon kai ouk hn ta fwta autou²⁴eidon ta orh kai hn tremonta kai pantas tous bounous tarassomenous²⁵epebleya kai idou ouk hn anqrwpos kai panta ta peteina tou ouranou eptoeito²⁶eidon kai idou o karmhlos erhmos kai pasai ai poleis empepurismenai puri apo proswpou kuriou kai apo proswpou orghs qumou autou hfanisqhsan²⁷tade legei kurios erhmos estai pasa h gh sunteleian de ou mh poihsw²⁸epi toutois penqeitw h gh kai suskotasatw o ouranos anwqen dioti elalhsa kai ou metanohsw wrmhsa kai ouk apostreyw ap¢ auths²⁹apo fwnhs ippews kai entetamenou toxou anecwrhsen pasa cwra eisedusan eis ta sphlaia kai eis ta alsh ekrubhsan kai epi tas petras anebhsan pasa polis egkateleifqh ou katoikei en autais anqrwpos³⁰kai su ti poihseis ean peribalh kokkinon kai kosmhsh kosmw crusw kai ean egcrish stibi tous ofqalmous sou eis mathn o wrai+smos sou apwsanto se oi erastai sou thn yuchn sou zhtousin³¹oti fwnhn ws wdinoushs hkousa tou stenagmou sou ws prwtotokoushs fwnh qugatros siwn ekluqhsetai kai parhsei tas ceiras auths oimmoi egw oti ekleipei h yuch mou epi tois anhrhmenois

Chapter 5
¹peridramete en tais odois ierousalhm kai idete kai gnwte kai zhthsate en tais plateiais auths ean eurhte andra ei estin poiwn krima kai zhtwn pistin kai ilews esomai autois legei kurios²zh kurios legousin dia touto ouk epi yeudesin omnuousin³kurie oi ofqalmoi sou eis pistin emastigwsas autous kai ouk eponesan sunetelesas autous kai ouk hqelhsan dexasqai paideian esterewsan ta proswpa autwn uper petran kai ouk hqelhsan epistrafhnai⁴kai egw eipa isws ptwcoi eisin dioti ouk edunasqhsan oti ouk egnwsan odon kuriou kai krisin qeou⁵poreusomai pros tous adrous kai lalhsw autois oti autoi epegnwsan odon kuriou kai krisin qeou kai idou omoqumadon sunetriyan zugon dierrhxan desmous⁶dia touto epaisen autous lewn ek tou drumou kai lukos ews twn oikiwn wleqreusen autous kai pardalis egrhgorhsen epi tas poleis autwn pantes oi ekporeuomenoi ap¢ autwn qhreuqhsontai oti eplhqunan asebeias autwn iscusan en tais apostrofais autwn⁷poia toutwn ilews genwmai soi oi uioi sou egkatelipon me kai wmnuon en tois ouk ousin qeois kai ecortasa autous kai emoicwnto kai en oikois pornwn kateluon⁸ippoi qhlumaneis egenhqhsan ekastos epi thn gunaika tou plhsion autou ecremetizon⁹mh epi toutois ouk episkeyomai legei kurios h en eqnei toioutw ouk ekdikhsei h yuch mou¹⁰anabhte epi tous promacwnas auths kai kataskayate sunteleian de mh poihshte upolipesqe ta uposthrigmata auths oti tou kuriou eisin¹¹oti aqetwn hqethsen eis eme legei kurios oikos israhl kai oikos iouda¹²eyeusanto tw kuriw eautwn kai eipan ouk estin tauta ouc hxei ef¢ hmas kaka kai macairan kai limon ouk oyomeqa¹³oi profhtai hmwn hsan eis anemon kai logos kuriou ouc uphrcen en autois outws estai autois¹⁴dia touto tade legei kurios pantokratwr anq¢ wn elalhsate to rhma touto idou egw dedwka tous logous mou eis to stoma sou pur kai ton laon touton xula kai katafagetai autous¹⁵idou egw epagw ef¢ umas eqnos porrwqen oikos israhl legei kurios eqnos ou ouk akoush ths fwnhs ths glwsshs autou¹⁶pantes iscuroi¹⁷kai katedontai ton qerismon umwn kai tous artous umwn kai katedontai tous uious umwn kai tas qugateras umwn kai katedontai ta probata umwn kai tous moscous umwn kai katedontai tous ampelwnas umwn kai tous sukwnas umwn kai tous elaiwnas umwn kai alohsousin tas poleis tas ocuras umwn ef¢ ais umeis pepoiqate ep¢ autais en romfaia¹⁸kai estai en tais hmerais ekeinais legei kurios o qeos sou ou mh poihsw umas eis sunteleian¹⁹kai estai otan eiphte tinos eneken epoihsen kurios o qeos hmwn hmin apanta tauta kai ereis autois anq¢ wn edouleusate qeois allotriois en th gh umwn outws douleusete allotriois en gh ouc umwn²⁰anaggeilate tauta eis ton oikon iakwb kai akousqhtw en tw iouda²¹akousate dh tauta laos mwros kai akardios ofqalmoi autois kai ou blepousin wta autois kai ouk akouousin²²mh eme ou fobhqhsesqe legei kurios h apo proswpou mou ouk eulabhqhsesqe ton taxanta ammon orion th qalassh prostagma aiwnion kai ouc uperbhsetai auto kai taracqhsetai kai ou dunhsetai kai hchsousin ta kumata auths kai ouc uperbhsetai auto²³tw de law toutw egenhqh kardia anhkoos kai apeiqhs kai exeklinan kai aphlqosan²⁴kai ouk eipon en th kardia autwn fobhqwmen dh kurion ton qeon hmwn ton didonta hmin ueton proimon kai oyimon kata kairon plhrwsews prostagmatos qerismou kai efulaxen hmin²⁵ai anomiai umwn exeklinan tauta kai ai amartiai umwn apesthsan ta agaqa af¢ umwn²⁶oti eureqhsan en tw law mou asebeis kai pagidas esthsan diafqeirai andras kai sunelambanosan²⁷ws pagis efestamenh plhrhs peteinwn outws oi oikoi autwn plhreis dolou dia touto emegalunqhsan kai eplouthsan²⁸kai parebhsan krisin ouk ekrinan krisin orfanou kai krisin chras ouk ekrinosan²⁹mh epi toutois ouk episkeyomai legei kurios h en eqnei tw toioutw ouk ekdikhsei h yuch mou³⁰ekstasis kai frikta egenhqh epi ths ghs³¹oi profhtai profhteuousin adika kai oi iereis epekrothsan tais cersin autwn kai o laos mou hgaphsen outws kai ti poihsete eis ta meta tauta


Chapter 6
¹eniscusate uioi beniamin ek mesou ths ierousalhm kai en qekoue shmanate salpiggi kai uper baiqacarma arate shmeion oti kaka ekkekufen apo borra kai suntribh megalh ginetai²kai afaireqhsetai to uyos sou qugater siwn³eis authn hxousin poimenes kai ta poimnia autwn kai phxousin ep¢ authn skhnas kuklw kai poimanousin ekastos th ceiri autou⁴paraskeuasasqe ep¢ authn eis polemon anasthte kai anabwmen ep¢ authn meshmbrias ouai hmin oti kekliken h hmera oti ekleipousin ai skiai ths esperas⁵anasthte kai anabwmen en th nukti kai diafqeirwmen ta qemelia auths⁶oti tade legei kurios ekkoyon ta xula auths ekceon epi ierousalhm dunamin w polis yeudhs olh katadunasteia en auth⁷ws yucei lakkos udwr outws yucei kakia auths asebeia kai talaipwria akousqhsetai en auth epi proswpon auths dia pantos ponw kai mastigi⁸paideuqhsh ierousalhm mh aposth h yuch mou apo sou mh poihsw se abaton ghn htis ou katoikhqhsetai⁹oti tade legei kurios kalamasqe kalamasqe ws ampelon ta kataloipa tou israhl epistreyate ws o trugwn epi ton kartallon autou¹⁰pros tina lalhsw kai diamarturwmai kai akousetai idou aperitmhta ta wta autwn kai ou dunantai akouein idou to rhma kuriou egeneto autois eis oneidismon ou mh boulhqwsin auto akousai¹¹kai ton qumon mou eplhsa kai epescon kai ou sunetelesa autous ekcew epi nhpia exwqen kai epi sunagwghn neaniskwn ama oti anhr kai gunh sullhmfqhsontai presbuteros meta plhrous hmerwn¹²kai metastrafhsontai ai oikiai autwn eis eterous agroi kai ai gunaikes autwn epi to auto oti ektenw thn ceira mou epi tous katoikountas thn ghn tauthn legei kurios¹³oti apo mikrou autwn kai ews megalou pantes sunetelesanto anoma apo ierews kai ews yeudoprofhtou pantes epoihsan yeudh¹⁴kai iwnto to suntrimma tou laou mou exouqenountes kai legontes eirhnh eirhnh kai pou estin eirhnh¹⁵kathscunqhsan oti exeliposan kai oud¢ ws kataiscunomenoi kathscunqhsan kai thn atimian autwn ouk egnwsan dia touto pesountai en th ptwsei autwn kai en kairw episkophs autwn apolountai eipen kurios¹⁶tade legei kurios sthte epi tais odois kai idete kai erwthsate tribous kuriou aiwnious kai idete poia estin h odos h agaqh kai badizete en auth kai eurhsete agnismon tais yucais umwn kai eipan ou poreusomeqa¹⁷katestaka ef¢ umas skopous akousate ths fwnhs ths salpiggos kai eipan ouk akousomeqa¹⁸dia touto hkousan ta eqnh kai oi poimainontes ta poimnia autwn¹⁹akoue gh idou egw epagw epi ton laon touton kaka ton karpon apostrofhs autwn oti twn logwn mou ou prosescon kai ton nomon mou apwsanto²⁰ina ti moi libanon ek saba ferete kai kinnamwmon ek ghs makroqen ta olokautwmata umwn ouk eisin dekta kai ai qusiai umwn ouc hdunan moi²¹dia touto tade legei kurios idou egw didwmi epi ton laon touton asqeneian kai asqenhsousin en auth pateres kai uioi ama geitwn kai o plhsion autou apolountai²²tade legei kurios idou laos ercetai apo borra kai eqnh exegerqhsetai ap¢ escatou ths ghs²³toxon kai zibunhn krathsousin itamos estin kai ouk elehsei fwnh autou ws qalassa kumainousa ef¢ ippois kai armasin parataxetai ws pur eis polemon pros se qugater siwn²⁴hkousamen thn akohn autwn pareluqhsan ai ceires hmwn qliyis katescen hmas wdines ws tiktoushs²⁵mh ekporeuesqe eis agron kai en tais odois mh badizete oti romfaia twn ecqrwn paroikei kukloqen²⁶qugater laou mou perizwsai sakkon katapasai en spodw penqos agaphtou poihsai seauth kopeton oiktron oti exaifnhs hxei talaipwria ef¢ umas²⁷dokimasthn dedwka se en laois dedokimasmenois kai gnwsh me en tw dokimasai me thn odon autwn²⁸pantes anhkooi poreuomenoi skoliws calkos kai sidhros pantes diefqarmenoi eisin²⁹exelipen fushthr apo puros exelipen molibos eis kenon argurokopos argurokopei ponhria autwn ouk etakh³⁰argurion apodedokimasmenon kalesate autous oti apedokimasen autous kurios


Chapter 7
²akousate logon kuriou pasa h ioudaia³tade legei kurios o qeos israhl diorqwsate tas odous umwn kai ta epithdeumata umwn kai katoikiw umas en tw topw toutw⁴mh pepoiqate ef¢ eautois epi logois yeudesin oti to parapan ouk wfelhsousin umas legontes naos kuriou naos kuriou estin⁵oti ean diorqountes diorqwshte tas odous umwn kai ta epithdeumata umwn kai poiountes poihshte krisin ana meson andros kai ana meson tou plhsion autou⁶kai proshluton kai orfanon kai chran mh katadunasteushte kai aima aqwon mh ekcehte en tw topw toutw kai opisw qewn allotriwn mh poreuhsqe eis kakon umin⁷kai katoikiw umas en tw topw toutw en gh h edwka tois patrasin umwn ex aiwnos kai ews aiwnos⁸ei de umeis pepoiqate epi logois yeudesin oqen ouk wfelhqhsesqe⁹kai foneuete kai moicasqe kai kleptete kai omnuete ep¢ adikw kai equmiate th baal kai eporeuesqe opisw qewn allotriwn wn ouk oidate tou kakws einai umin¹⁰kai hlqete kai esthte enwpion emou en tw oikw ou epikeklhtai to onoma mou ep¢ autw kai eipate apeschmeqa tou mh poiein panta ta bdelugmata tauta¹¹mh sphlaion lhstwn o oikos mou ou epikeklhtai to onoma mou ep¢ autw ekei enwpion umwn kai egw idou ewraka legei kurios¹²oti poreuqhte eis ton topon mou ton en shlwm ou kateskhnwsa to onoma mou ekei emprosqen kai idete a epoihsa autw apo proswpou kakias laou mou israhl¹³kai nun anq¢ wn epoihsate panta ta erga tauta kai elalhsa pros umas kai ouk hkousate mou kai ekalesa umas kai ouk apekriqhte¹⁴kai poihsw tw oikw toutw w epikeklhtai to onoma mou ep¢ autw ef¢ w umeis pepoiqate ep¢ autw kai tw topw w edwka umin kai tois patrasin umwn kaqws epoihsa th shlwm¹⁵kai aporriyw umas apo proswpou mou kaqws aperriya tous adelfous umwn pan to sperma efraim¹⁶kai su mh proseucou peri tou laou toutou kai mh axiou tou elehqhnai autous kai mh eucou kai mh proselqhs moi peri autwn oti ouk eisakousomai¹⁷h ouc oras ti autoi poiousin en tais polesin iouda kai en tais odois ierousalhm¹⁸oi uioi autwn sullegousin xula kai oi pateres autwn kaiousi pur kai ai gunaikes autwn tribousin stais tou poihsai cauwnas th stratia tou ouranou kai espeisan spondas qeois allotriois ina parorgiswsin me¹⁹mh eme autoi parorgizousin legei kurios ouci eautous opws kataiscunqh ta proswpa autwn²⁰dia touto tade legei kurios idou orgh kai qumos mou ceitai epi ton topon touton kai epi tous anqrwpous kai epi ta kthnh kai epi pan xulon tou agrou autwn kai epi panta ta genhmata ths ghs kai kauqhsetai kai ou sbesqhsetai²¹tade legei kurios ta olokautwmata umwn sunagagete meta twn qusiwn umwn kai fagete krea²²oti ouk elalhsa pros tous pateras umwn kai ouk eneteilamhn autois en hmera h anhgagon autous ek ghs aiguptou peri olokautwmatwn kai qusias²³all¢ h to rhma touto eneteilamhn autois legwn akousate ths fwnhs mou kai esomai umin eis qeon kai umeis esesqe moi eis laon kai poreuesqe en pasais tais odois mou ais an enteilwmai umin opws an eu h umin²⁴kai ouk hkousan mou kai ou prosescen to ous autwn all¢ eporeuqhsan en tois enqumhmasin ths kardias autwn ths kakhs kai egenhqhsan eis ta opisqen kai ouk eis ta emprosqen²⁵af¢ hs hmeras exhlqosan oi pateres autwn ek ghs aiguptou kai ews ths hmeras tauths kai exapesteila pros umas pantas tous doulous mou tous profhtas hmeras kai orqrou kai apesteila²⁶kai ouk hkousan mou kai ou prosescen to ous autwn kai esklhrunan ton trachlon autwn uper tous pateras autwn²⁷kai ereis autois ton logon touton touto to eqnos o ouk hkousen ths fwnhs kuriou oude edexato paideian exelipen h pistis ek stomatos autwn²⁹keirai thn kefalhn sou kai aporripte kai analabe epi ceilewn qrhnon oti apedokimasen kurios kai apwsato thn genean thn poiousan tauta³⁰oti epoihsan oi uioi iouda to ponhron enantion emou legei kurios etaxan ta bdelugmata autwn en tw oikw ou epikeklhtai to onoma mou ep¢ auton tou mianai auton³¹kai wkodomhsan ton bwmon tou tafeq os estin en faraggi uiou ennom tou katakaiein tous uious autwn kai tas qugateras autwn en puri o ouk eneteilamhn autois kai ou dienohqhn en th kardia mou³²dia touto idou hmerai ercontai legei kurios kai ouk erousin eti bwmos tou tafeq kai faragx uiou ennom all¢ h faragx twn anhrhmenwn kai qayousin en tw tafeq dia to mh uparcein topon³³kai esontai oi nekroi tou laou toutou eis brwsin tois peteinois tou ouranou kai tois qhriois ths ghs kai ouk estai o aposobwn³⁴kai katalusw ek polewn iouda kai ek diodwn ierousalhm fwnhn eufrainomenwn kai fwnhn cairontwn fwnhn numfiou kai fwnhn numfhs oti eis erhmwsin estai pasa h gh

Chapter 8
¹en tw kairw ekeinw legei kurios exoisousin ta osta twn basilewn iouda kai ta osta twn arcontwn autou kai ta osta twn ierewn kai ta osta twn profhtwn kai ta osta twn katoikountwn ierousalhm ek twn tafwn autwn²kai yuxousin auta pros ton hlion kai thn selhnhn kai pros pantas tous asteras kai pros pasan thn stratian tou ouranou a hgaphsan kai ois edouleusan kai wn eporeuqhsan opisw autwn kai wn anteiconto kai ois prosekunhsan autois ou kophsontai kai ou tafhsontai kai esontai eis paradeigma epi proswpou ths ghs³oti eilonto ton qanaton h thn zwhn kai pasin tois kataloipois tois kataleifqeisin apo ths geneas ekeinhs en panti topw ou ean exwsw autous ekei⁴oti tade legei kurios mh o piptwn ouk anistatai h o apostrefwn ouk epistrefei⁵dia ti apestreyen o laos mou outos apostrofhn anaidh kai katekrathqhsan en th proairesei autwn kai ouk hqelhsan tou epistreyai⁶enwtisasqe dh kai akousate ouc outws lalhsousin ouk estin anqrwpos metanown apo ths kakias autou legwn ti epoihsa dielipen o trecwn apo tou dromou autou ws ippos kaqidros en cremetismw autou⁷kai h asida en tw ouranw egnw ton kairon auths trugwn kai celidwn agrou strouqia efulaxan kairous eisodwn autwn o de laos mou ouk egnw ta krimata kuriou⁸pws ereite oti sofoi esmen hmeis kai nomos kuriou estin meq¢ hmwn eis mathn egenhqh scoinos yeudhs grammateusin⁹hscunqhsan sofoi kai eptohqhsan kai ealwsan oti ton logon kuriou apedokimasan sofia tis estin en autois¹⁰dia touto dwsw tas gunaikas autwn eterois kai tous agrous autwn tois klhronomois¹³kai sunaxousin ta genhmata autwn legei kurios ouk estin stafulh en tais ampelois kai ouk estin suka en tais sukais kai ta fulla katerruhken¹⁴epi ti hmeis kaqhmeqa sunacqhte kai eiselqwmen eis tas poleis tas ocuras kai aporrifwmen oti o qeos aperriyen hmas kai epotisen hmas udwr colhs oti hmartomen enantion autou¹⁵sunhcqhmen eis eirhnhn kai ouk hn agaqa eis kairon iasews kai idou spoudh¹⁶ek dan akousomeqa fwnhn oxuthtos ippwn autou apo fwnhs cremetismou ippasias ippwn autou eseisqh pasa h gh kai hxei kai katafagetai thn ghn kai to plhrwma auths polin kai tous katoikountas en auth¹⁷dioti idou egw exapostellw eis umas ofeis qanatountas ois ouk estin epasai kai dhxontai umas¹⁸aniata met¢ odunhs kardias umwn aporoumenhs¹⁹idou fwnh kraughs qugatros laou mou apo ghs makroqen mh kurios ouk estin en siwn h basileus ouk estin ekei dia ti parwrgisan me en tois gluptois autwn kai en mataiois allotriois²⁰dihlqen qeros parhlqen amhtos kai hmeis ou dieswqhmen²¹epi suntrimmati qugatros laou mou eskotwqhn aporia katiscusan me wdines ws tiktoushs²²mh rhtinh ouk estin en galaad h iatros ouk estin ekei dia ti ouk anebh iasis qugatros laou mou²³tis dwsei kefalh mou udwr kai ofqalmois mou phghn dakruwn kai klausomai ton laon mou touton hmeras kai nuktos tous tetraumatismenous qugatros laou mou

Chapter 9
¹tis dwh moi en th erhmw staqmon escaton kai kataleiyw ton laon mou kai apeleusomai ap¢ autwn oti pantes moicwntai sunodos aqetountwn²kai eneteinan thn glwssan autwn ws toxon yeudos kai ou pistis eniscusen epi ths ghs oti ek kakwn eis kaka exhlqosan kai eme ouk egnwsan³ekastos apo tou plhsion autou fulaxasqe kai ep¢ adelfois autwn mh pepoiqate oti pas adelfos pternh pterniei kai pas filos doliws poreusetai⁴ekastos kata tou filou autou katapaixetai alhqeian ou mh lalhswsin memaqhken h glwssa autwn lalein yeudh hdikhsan kai ou dielipon tou epistreyai⁵tokos epi tokw dolos epi dolw ouk hqelon eidenai me⁶dia touto tade legei kurios idou egw purwsw autous kai dokimw autous oti poihsw apo proswpou ponhrias qugatros laou mou⁷bolis titrwskousa h glwssa autwn dolia ta rhmata tou stomatos autwn tw plhsion autou lalei eirhnika kai en eautw ecei thn ecqran⁸mh epi toutois ouk episkeyomai legei kurios h en law tw toioutw ouk ekdikhsei h yuch mou⁹epi ta orh labete kopeton kai epi tas tribous ths erhmou qrhnon oti exelipon para to mh einai anqrwpous ouk hkousan fwnhn uparxews apo peteinwn tou ouranou kai ews kthnwn exesthsan wconto¹⁰kai dwsw thn ierousalhm eis metoikian kai eis katoikhthrion drakontwn kai tas poleis iouda eis afanismon qhsomai para to mh katoikeisqai¹¹tis o anqrwpos o sunetos kai sunetw touto kai w logos stomatos kuriou pros auton anaggeilatw umin eneken tinos apwleto h gh anhfqh ws erhmos para to mh diodeuesqai authn¹²kai eipen kurios pros me dia to egkatalipein autous ton nomon mou on edwka pro proswpou autwn kai ouk hkousan ths fwnhs mou¹³all¢ eporeuqhsan opisw twn arestwn ths kardias autwn ths kakhs kai opisw twn eidwlwn a edidaxan autous oi pateres autwn¹⁴dia touto tade legei kurios o qeos israhl idou egw ywmiw autous anagkas kai potiw autous udwr colhs¹⁵kai diaskorpiw autous en tois eqnesin eis ous ouk eginwskon autoi kai oi pateres autwn kai epapostelw ep¢ autous thn macairan ews tou exanalwsai autous en auth¹⁶tade legei kurios kalesate tas qrhnousas kai elqetwsan kai pros tas sofas aposteilate kai fqegxasqwsan¹⁷kai labetwsan ef¢ umas qrhnon kai katagagetwsan oi ofqalmoi umwn dakrua kai ta blefara umwn reitw udwr¹⁸oti fwnh oiktou hkousqh en siwn pws etalaipwrhsamen kathscunqhmen sfodra oti egkatelipomen thn ghn kai aperriyamen ta skhnwmata hmwn¹⁹akousate dh gunaikes logon qeou kai dexasqw ta wta umwn logous stomatos autou kai didaxate tas qugateras umwn oikton kai gunh thn plhsion auths qrhnon²⁰oti anebh qanatos dia twn quridwn umwn eishlqen eis thn ghn umwn tou ektriyai nhpia exwqen kai neaniskous apo twn plateiwn²¹kai esontai oi nekroi twn anqrwpwn eis paradeigma epi proswpou tou pediou ths ghs umwn kai ws cortos opisw qerizontos kai ouk estai o sunagwn²²tade legei kurios mh kaucasqw o sofos en th sofia autou kai mh kaucasqw o iscuros en th iscui autou kai mh kaucasqw o plousios en tw ploutw autou²³all¢ h en toutw kaucasqw o kaucwmenos suniein kai ginwskein oti egw eimi kurios poiwn eleos kai krima kai dikaiosunhn epi ths ghs oti en toutois to qelhma mou legei kurios²⁴idou hmerai ercontai legei kurios kai episkeyomai epi pantas peritetmhmenous akrobustias autwn²⁵ep¢ aigupton kai epi thn ioudaian kai epi edwm kai epi uious ammwn kai epi uious mwab kai epi panta perikeiromenon ta kata proswpon autou tous katoikountas en th erhmw oti panta ta eqnh aperitmhta sarki kai pas oikos israhl aperitmhtoi kardias autwn

Chapter 10
¹akousate ton logon kuriou on elalhsen ef¢ umas oikos israhl²tade legei kurios kata tas odous twn eqnwn mh manqanete kai apo twn shmeiwn tou ouranou mh fobeisqe oti fobountai auta tois proswpois autwn³oti ta nomima twn eqnwn mataia xulon estin ek tou drumou ekkekommenon ergon tektonos kai cwneuma⁴arguriw kai crusiw kekallwpismena estin en sfurais kai hlois esterewsan auta kai ou kinhqhsontai⁵airomena arqhsontai oti ouk epibhsontai mh fobhqhte auta oti ou mh kakopoihswsin kai agaqon ouk estin en autois⁹argurion toreuton estin ou poreusontai argurion prosblhton apo qarsis hxei crusion mwfaz kai ceir crusocown erga tecnitwn panta uakinqon kai porfuran endusousin auta¹¹outws ereite autois qeoi oi ton ouranon kai thn ghn ouk epoihsan apolesqwsan apo ths ghs kai upokatwqen tou ouranou toutou¹²kurios o poihsas thn ghn en th iscui autou o anorqwsas thn oikoumenhn en th sofia autou kai th fronhsei autou exeteinen ton ouranon¹³kai plhqos udatos en ouranw kai anhgagen nefelas ex escatou ths ghs astrapas eis ueton epoihsen kai exhgagen fws ek qhsaurwn autou¹⁴emwranqh pas anqrwpos apo gnwsews kathscunqh pas crusocoos epi tois gluptois autou oti yeudh ecwneusan ouk estin pneuma en autois¹⁵mataia estin erga empepaigmena en kairw episkophs autwn apolountai¹⁶ouk estin toiauth meris tw iakwb oti o plasas ta panta autos klhronomia autou kurios onoma autw¹⁷sunhgagen exwqen thn upostasin sou katoikousa en eklektois¹⁸oti tade legei kurios idou egw skelizw tous katoikountas thn ghn tauthn en qliyei opws eureqh h plhgh sou¹⁹ouai epi suntrimmati sou alghra h plhgh sou kagw eipa ontws touto to trauma mou kai katelaben me²⁰h skhnh mou etalaipwrhsen wleto kai pasai ai derreis mou diespasqhsan oi uioi mou kai ta probata mou ouk eisin ouk estin eti topos ths skhnhs mou topos twn derrewn mou²¹oti oi poimenes hfroneusanto kai ton kurion ouk exezhthsan dia touto ouk enohsen pasa h nomh kai dieskorpisqhsan²²fwnh akohs idou ercetai kai seismos megas ek ghs borra tou taxai tas poleis iouda eis afanismon kai koithn strouqwn²³oida kurie oti ouci tou anqrwpou h odos autou oude anhr poreusetai kai katorqwsei poreian autou²⁴paideuson hmas kurie plhn en krisei kai mh en qumw ina mh oligous hmas poihshs²⁵ekceon ton qumon sou epi eqnh ta mh eidota se kai epi geneas ai to onoma sou ouk epekalesanto oti katefagon ton iakwb kai exanhlwsan auton kai thn nomhn autou hrhmwsan

Chapter 11
¹o logos o genomenos para kuriou pros ieremian legwn²akousate tous logous ths diaqhkhs tauths kai lalhseis pros andras iouda kai pros tous katoikountas ierousalhm³kai ereis pros autous tade legei kurios o qeos israhl epikataratos o anqrwpos os ouk akousetai twn logwn ths diaqhkhs tauths⁴hs eneteilamhn tois patrasin umwn en hmera h anhgagon autous ek ghs aiguptou ek kaminou ths sidhras legwn akousate ths fwnhs mou kai poihsate panta osa ean enteilwmai umin kai esesqe moi eis laon kai egw esomai umin eis qeon⁵opws sthsw ton orkon mou on wmosa tois patrasin umwn tou dounai autois ghn reousan gala kai meli kaqws h hmera auth kai apekriqhn kai eipa genoito kurie⁶kai eipen kurios pros me anagnwqi tous logous toutous en polesin iouda kai exwqen ierousalhm legwn akousate tous logous ths diaqhkhs tauths kai poihsate autous⁸kai ouk epoihsan⁹kai eipen kurios pros me eureqh sundesmos en andrasin iouda kai en tois katoikousin ierousalhm¹⁰epestrafhsan epi tas adikias twn paterwn autwn twn proteron oi ouk hqelon eisakousai twn logwn mou kai idou autoi badizousin opisw qewn allotriwn tou douleuein autois kai dieskedasan oikos israhl kai oikos iouda thn diaqhkhn mou hn dieqemhn pros tous pateras autwn¹¹dia touto tade legei kurios idou egw epagw epi ton laon touton kaka ex wn ou dunhsontai exelqein ex autwn kai kekraxontai pros me kai ouk eisakousomai autwn¹²kai poreusontai poleis iouda kai oi katoikountes ierousalhm kai kekraxontai pros tous qeous ois autoi qumiwsin autois mh swsousin autous en kairw twn kakwn autwn¹³oti kat¢ ariqmon twn polewn sou hsan qeoi sou iouda kai kat¢ ariqmon exodwn ths ierousalhm etaxate bwmous qumian th baal¹⁴kai su mh proseucou peri tou laou toutou kai mh axiou peri autwn en dehsei kai proseuch oti ouk eisakousomai en tw kairw en w epikalountai me en kairw kakwsews autwn¹⁵ti h hgaphmenh en tw oikw mou epoihsen bdelugma mh eucai kai krea agia afelousin apo sou tas kakias sou h toutois diafeuxh¹⁶elaian wraian euskion tw eidei ekalesen kurios to onoma sou eis fwnhn peritomhs auths anhfqh pur ep¢ authn megalh h qliyis epi se hcrewqhsan oi kladoi auths¹⁷kai kurios o katafuteusas se elalhsen epi se kaka anti ths kakias oikou israhl kai oikou iouda oti epoihsan eautois tou parorgisai me en tw qumian autous th baal¹⁸kurie gnwrison moi kai gnwsomai tote eidon ta epithdeumata autwn¹⁹egw de ws arnion akakon agomenon tou quesqai ouk egnwn ep¢ eme elogisanto logismon ponhron legontes deute kai embalwmen xulon eis ton arton autou kai ektriywmen auton apo ghs zwntwn kai to onoma autou ou mh mnhsqh eti²⁰kurie krinwn dikaia dokimazwn nefrous kai kardias idoimi thn para sou ekdikhsin ex autwn oti pros se apekaluya to dikaiwma mou²¹dia touto tade legei kurios epi tous andras anaqwq tous zhtountas thn yuchn mou tous legontas ou mh profhteushs epi tw onomati kuriou ei de mh apoqanh en tais cersin hmwn²²idou egw episkeyomai ep¢ autous oi neaniskoi autwn en macaira apoqanountai kai oi uioi autwn kai ai qugateres autwn teleuthsousin en limw²³kai egkataleimma ouk estai autwn oti epaxw kaka epi tous katoikountas en anaqwq en eniautw episkeyews autwn

Chapter 12
¹dikaios ei kurie oti apologhsomai pros se plhn krimata lalhsw pros se ti oti odos asebwn euodoutai euqhnhsan pantes oi aqetountes aqethmata²efuteusas autous kai errizwqhsan eteknopoihsan kai epoihsan karpon eggus ei su tou stomatos autwn kai porrw apo twn nefrwn autwn³kai su kurie ginwskeis me dedokimakas thn kardian mou enantion sou agnison autous eis hmeran sfaghs autwn⁴ews pote penqhsei h gh kai pas o cortos tou agrou xhranqhsetai apo kakias twn katoikountwn en auth hfanisqhsan kthnh kai peteina oti eipan ouk oyetai o qeos odous hmwn⁵sou oi podes trecousin kai ekluousin se pws paraskeuash ef¢ ippois kai en gh eirhnhs su pepoiqas pws poihseis en fruagmati tou iordanou⁶oti kai oi adelfoi sou kai o oikos tou patros sou kai outoi hqethsan se kai autoi ebohsan ek twn opisw sou episunhcqhsan mh pisteushs en autois oti lalhsousin pros se kala⁷egkataleloipa ton oikon mou afhka thn klhronomian mou edwka thn hgaphmenhn yuchn mou eis ceiras ecqrwn auths⁸egenhqh h klhronomia mou emoi ws lewn en drumw edwken ep¢ eme thn fwnhn auths dia touto emishsa authn⁹mh sphlaion uainhs h klhronomia mou emoi h sphlaion kuklw auths badisate sunagagete panta ta qhria tou agrou kai elqetwsan tou fagein authn¹⁰poimenes polloi diefqeiran ton ampelwna mou emolunan thn merida mou edwkan merida epiqumhthn mou eis erhmon abaton¹¹eteqh eis afanismon apwleias di¢ eme afanismw hfanisqh pasa h gh oti ouk estin anhr tiqemenos en kardia¹²epi pasan diekbolhn en th erhmw hlqon talaipwrountes oti macaira tou kuriou katafagetai ap¢ akrou ths ghs ews akrou ths ghs ouk estin eirhnh pash sarki¹³speirate purous kai akanqas qerisate oi klhroi autwn ouk wfelhsousin autous aiscunqhte apo kauchsews umwn apo oneidismou enanti kuriou¹⁴oti tade legei kurios peri pantwn twn geitonwn twn ponhrwn twn aptomenwn ths klhronomias mou hs emerisa tw law mou israhl idou egw apospw autous apo ths ghs autwn kai ton ioudan ekbalw ek mesou autwn¹⁵kai estai meta to ekbalein me autous epistreyw kai elehsw autous kai katoikiw autous ekaston eis thn klhronomian autou kai ekaston eis thn ghn autou¹⁶kai estai ean maqontes maqwsin thn odon tou laou mou tou omnuein tw onomati mou zh kurios kaqws edidaxan ton laon mou omnuein th baal kai oikodomhqhsontai en mesw tou laou mou¹⁷ean de mh epistreywsin kai exarw to eqnos ekeino exarsei kai apwleia

Chapter 13
¹tade legei kurios badison kai kthsai seautw perizwma linoun kai periqou peri thn osfun sou kai en udati ou dieleusetai²kai ekthsamhn to perizwma kata ton logon kuriou kai perieqhka peri thn osfun mou³kai egenhqh logos kuriou pros me legwn⁴labe to perizwma to peri thn osfun sou kai anasthqi kai badison epi ton eufrathn kai katakruyon auto ekei en th trumalia ths petras⁵kai eporeuqhn kai ekruya auto en tw eufrath kaqws eneteilato moi kurios⁶kai egeneto meq¢ hmeras pollas kai eipen kurios pros me anasthqi badison epi ton eufrathn kai labe ekeiqen to perizwma o eneteilamhn soi tou katakruyai ekei⁷kai eporeuqhn epi ton eufrathn potamon kai wruxa kai elabon to perizwma ek tou topou ou katwruxa auto ekei kai idou diefqarmenon hn o ou mh crhsqh eis ouqen⁸kai egenhqh logos kuriou pros me legwn⁹tade legei kurios outw fqerw thn ubrin iouda kai thn ubrin ierousalhm¹⁰thn pollhn tauthn ubrin tous mh boulomenous upakouein twn logwn mou kai poreuqentas opisw qewn allotriwn tou douleuein autois kai tou proskunein autois kai esontai wsper to perizwma touto o ou crhsqhsetai eis ouqen¹¹oti kaqaper kollatai to perizwma peri thn osfun tou anqrwpou outws ekollhsa pros emauton ton oikon tou israhl kai pan oikon iouda tou genesqai moi eis laon onomaston kai eis kauchma kai eis doxan kai ouk eishkousan mou¹²kai ereis pros ton laon touton pas askos plhrwqhsetai oinou kai estai ean eipwsin pros se mh gnontes ou gnwsomeqa oti pas askos plhrwqhsetai oinou¹³kai ereis pros autous tade legei kurios idou egw plhrw tous katoikountas thn ghn tauthn kai tous basileis autwn tous kaqhmenous uious dauid epi qronou autou kai tous iereis kai tous profhtas kai ton ioudan kai pantas tous katoikountas ierousalhm mequsmati¹⁴kai diaskorpiw autous andra kai ton adelfon autou kai tous pateras autwn kai tous uious autwn en tw autw ouk epipoqhsw legei kurios kai ou feisomai kai ouk oiktirhsw apo diafqoras autwn¹⁵akousate kai enwtisasqe kai mh epairesqe oti kurios elalhsen¹⁶dote tw kuriw qew umwn doxan pro tou suskotasai kai pros tou proskoyai podas umwn ep¢ orh skoteina kai anameneite eis fws kai ekei skia qanatou kai teqhsontai eis skotos¹⁷ean de mh akoushte kekrummenws klausetai h yuch umwn apo proswpou ubrews kai kataxousin oi ofqalmoi umwn dakrua oti sunetribh to poimnion kuriou¹⁸eipate tw basilei kai tois dunasteuousin tapeinwqhte kai kaqisate oti kaqhreqh apo kefalhs umwn stefanos doxhs umwn¹⁹poleis ai pros noton sunekleisqhsan kai ouk hn o anoigwn apwkisqh ioudas sunetelesen apoikian teleian²⁰analabe ofqalmous sou ierousalhm kai ide tous ercomenous apo borra pou estin to poimnion o edoqh soi probata doxhs sou²¹ti ereis otan episkeptwntai se kai su edidaxas autous epi se maqhmata eis archn ouk wdines kaqexousin se kaqws gunaika tiktousan²²kai ean eiphs en th kardia sou dia ti aphnthsen moi tauta dia to plhqos ths adikias sou anekalufqh ta opisqia sou paradeigmatisqhnai tas pternas sou²³ei allaxetai aiqioy to derma autou kai pardalis ta poikilmata auths kai umeis dunhsesqe eu poihsai memaqhkotes ta kaka²⁴kai diespeira autous ws frugana feromena upo anemou eis erhmon²⁵outos o klhros sou kai meris tou apeiqein umas emoi legei kurios ws epelaqou mou kai hlpisas epi yeudesin²⁶kagw apokaluyw ta opisw sou epi to proswpon sou kai ofqhsetai h atimia sou²⁷kai h moiceia sou kai o cremetismos sou kai h apallotriwsis ths porneias sou epi twn bounwn kai en tois agrois ewraka ta bdelugmata sou ouai soi ierousalhm oti ouk ekaqarisqhs opisw mou ews tinos eti

Chapter 14
¹kai egeneto logos kuriou pros ieremian peri ths abrocias²epenqhsen h ioudaia kai ai pulai auths ekenwqhsan kai eskotwqhsan epi ths ghs kai h kraugh ths ierousalhm anebh³kai oi megistanes auths apesteilan tous newterous autwn ef¢ udwr hlqosan epi ta freata kai ouc eurosan udwr kai apestreyan ta aggeia autwn kena⁴kai ta erga ths ghs exelipen oti ouk hn uetos hscunqhsan gewrgoi epekaluyan thn kefalhn autwn⁵kai elafoi en agrw etekon kai egkatelipon oti ouk hn botanh⁶onoi agrioi esthsan epi napas eilkusan anemon exelipon oi ofqalmoi autwn oti ouk hn cortos apo laou adikias⁷ei ai amartiai hmwn antesthsan hmin kurie poihson hmin eneken sou oti pollai ai amartiai hmwn enantion sou oti soi hmartomen⁸upomonh israhl kurie kai swzeis en kairw kakwn ina ti egenhqhs wsei paroikos epi ths ghs kai ws autocqwn ekklinwn eis kataluma⁹mh esh wsper anqrwpos upnwn h ws anhr ou dunamenos swzein kai su en hmin ei kurie kai to onoma sou epikeklhtai ef¢ hmas mh epilaqh hmwn¹⁰outws legei kurios tw law toutw hgaphsan kinein podas autwn kai ouk efeisanto kai o qeos ouk eudokhsen en autois nun mnhsqhsetai twn adikiwn autwn¹¹kai eipen kurios pros me mh proseucou peri tou laou toutou eis agaqa¹²oti ean nhsteuswsin ouk eisakousomai ths dehsews autwn kai ean prosenegkwsin olokautwmata kai qusias ouk eudokhsw en autois oti en macaira kai en limw kai en qanatw egw suntelesw autous¹³kai eipa w kurie idou oi profhtai autwn profhteuousin kai legousin ouk oyesqe macairan oude limos estai en umin oti alhqeian kai eirhnhn dwsw epi ths ghs kai en tw topw toutw¹⁴kai eipen kurios pros me yeudh oi profhtai profhteuousin epi tw onomati mou ouk apesteila autous kai ouk eneteilamhn autois kai ouk elalhsa pros autous oti oraseis yeudeis kai manteias kai oiwnismata kai proaireseis kardias autwn autoi profhteuousin umin¹⁵dia touto tade legei kurios peri twn profhtwn twn profhteuontwn epi tw onomati mou yeudh kai egw ouk apesteila autous oi legousin macaira kai limos ouk estai epi ths ghs tauths en qanatw noserw apoqanountai kai en limw suntelesqhsontai oi profhtai¹⁶kai o laos ois autoi profhteuousin autois kai esontai errimmenoi en tais diodois ierousalhm apo proswpou macairas kai tou limou kai ouk estai o qaptwn autous kai ai gunaikes autwn kai oi uioi autwn kai ai qugateres autwn kai ekcew ep¢ autous ta kaka autwn¹⁷kai ereis pros autous ton logon touton katagagete ep¢ ofqalmous umwn dakrua hmeras kai nuktos kai mh dialipetwsan oti suntrimmati sunetribh qugathr laou mou kai plhgh odunhra sfodra¹⁸ean exelqw eis to pedion kai idou traumatiai macairas kai ean eiselqw eis thn polin kai idou ponos limou oti iereus kai profhths eporeuqhsan eis ghn hn ouk hdeisan¹⁹mh apodokimazwn apedokimasas ton ioudan kai apo siwn apesth h yuch sou ina ti epaisas hmas kai ouk estin hmin iasis upemeinamen eis eirhnhn kai ouk hn agaqa eis kairon iasews kai idou tarach²⁰egnwmen kurie amarthmata hmwn adikias paterwn hmwn oti hmartomen enantion sou²¹kopason dia to onoma sou mh apoleshs qronon doxhs sou mnhsqhti mh diaskedashs thn diaqhkhn sou thn meq¢ hmwn²²mh estin en eidwlois twn eqnwn uetizwn kai ei o ouranos dwsei plhsmonhn autou ouci su ei autos kai upomenoumen se oti su epoihsas panta tauta

Chapter 15
¹kai eipen kurios pros me ean sth mwushs kai samouhl pro proswpou mou ouk estin h yuch mou pros autous exaposteilon ton laon touton kai exelqetwsan²kai estai ean eipwsin pros se pou exeleusomeqa kai ereis pros autous tade legei kurios osoi eis qanaton eis qanaton kai osoi eis macairan eis macairan kai osoi eis limon eis limon kai osoi eis aicmalwsian eis aicmalwsian³kai ekdikhsw ep¢ autous tessara eidh legei kurios thn macairan eis sfaghn kai tous kunas eis diaspasmon kai ta qhria ths ghs kai ta peteina tou ouranou eis brwsin kai eis diafqoran⁴kai paradwsw autous eis anagkas pasais tais basileiais ths ghs dia manassh uion ezekiou basilea iouda peri pantwn wn epoihsen en ierousalhm⁵tis feisetai epi soi ierousalhm kai tis deiliasei epi soi h tis anakamyei eis eirhnhn soi⁶su apestrafhs me legei kurios opisw poreush kai ektenw thn ceira mou kai diafqerw se kai ouketi anhsw autous⁷kai diasperw autous en diaspora en pulais laou mou hteknwqhsan apwlesan ton laon mou dia tas kakias autwn⁸eplhqunqhsan chrai autwn uper thn ammon ths qalasshs ephgagon epi mhtera neaniskou talaipwrian en meshmbria eperriya ep¢ authn exaifnhs tromon kai spoudhn⁹ekenwqh h tiktousa epta apekakhsen h yuch auths epedu o hlios auth eti mesoushs ths hmeras kathscunqh kai wneidisqh tous kataloipous autwn eis macairan dwsw enantion twn ecqrwn autwn¹⁰oimmoi egw mhter ws tina me etekes andra dikazomenon kai diakrinomenon pash th gh oute wfelhsa oute wfelhsen me oudeis h iscus mou exelipen en tois katarwmenois me¹¹genoito despota kateuqunontwn autwn ei mh paresthn soi en kairw twn kakwn autwn kai en kairw qliyews autwn eis agaqa pros ton ecqron¹²ei gnwsqhsetai sidhros kai peribolaion calkoun¹³h iscus sou kai tous qhsaurous sou eis pronomhn dwsw antallagma dia pasas tas amartias sou kai en pasi tois oriois sou¹⁴kai katadoulwsw se kuklw tois ecqrois sou en th gh h ouk hdeis oti pur ekkekautai ek tou qumou mou ef¢ umas kauqhsetai¹⁵kurie mnhsqhti mou kai episkeyai me kai aqwwson me apo twn katadiwkontwn me mh eis makroqumian gnwqi ws elabon peri sou oneidismon¹⁶upo twn aqetountwn tous logous sou sunteleson autous kai estai o logos sou emoi eis eufrosunhn kai caran kardias mou oti epikeklhtai to onoma sou ep¢ emoi kurie pantokratwr¹⁷ouk ekaqisa en sunedriw autwn paizontwn alla eulaboumhn apo proswpou ceiros sou kata monas ekaqhmhn oti pikrias eneplhsqhn¹⁸ina ti oi lupountes me katiscuousin mou h plhgh mou sterea poqen iaqhsomai ginomenh egenhqh moi ws udwr yeudes ouk econ pistin¹⁹dia touto tade legei kurios ean epistreyhs kai apokatasthsw se kai pro proswpou mou sthsh kai ean exagaghs timion apo anaxiou ws stoma mou esh kai anastreyousin autoi pros se kai su ouk anastreyeis pros autous²⁰kai dwsw se tw law toutw ws teicos ocuron calkoun kai polemhsousin pros se kai ou mh dunwntai pros se dioti meta sou eimi tou swzein se²¹kai exaireisqai se ek ceiros ponhrwn kai lutrwsomai se ek ceiros loimwn

Chapter 16
¹kai su mh labhs gunaika legei kurios o qeos israhl²kai ou gennhqhsetai soi uios oude qugathr en tw topw toutw³oti tade legei kurios peri twn uiwn kai peri twn qugaterwn twn gennwmenwn en tw topw toutw kai peri twn mhterwn autwn twn tetokuiwn autous kai peri twn paterwn autwn twn gegennhkotwn autous en th gh tauth⁴en qanatw noserw apoqanountai ou kophsontai kai ou tafhsontai eis paradeigma epi proswpou ths ghs esontai kai tois qhriois ths ghs kai tois peteinois tou ouranou en macaira pesountai kai en limw suntelesqhsontai⁵tade legei kurios mh eiselqhs eis qiason autwn kai mh poreuqhs tou koyasqai kai mh penqhshs autous oti afestaka thn eirhnhn mou apo tou laou toutou⁶ou mh koywntai autous oude entomidas ou mh poihswsin kai ou xurhsontai⁷kai ou mh klasqh artos en penqei autwn eis paraklhsin epi teqnhkoti ou potiousin auton pothrion eis paraklhsin epi patri kai mhtri autou⁸eis oikian potou ouk eiseleush sugkaqisai met¢ autwn tou fagein kai piein⁹dioti tade legei kurios o qeos israhl idou egw kataluw ek tou topou toutou enwpion twn ofqalmwn umwn kai en tais hmerais umwn fwnhn caras kai fwnhn eufrosunhs fwnhn numfiou kai fwnhn numfhs¹⁰kai estai otan anaggeilhs tw law toutw apanta ta rhmata tauta kai eipwsin pros se dia ti elalhsen kurios ef¢ hmas panta ta kaka tauta tis h adikia hmwn kai tis h amartia hmwn hn hmartomen enanti kuriou tou qeou hmwn¹¹kai ereis autois anq¢ wn egkatelipon me oi pateres umwn legei kurios kai wconto opisw qewn allotriwn kai edouleusan autois kai prosekunhsan autois kai eme egkatelipon kai ton nomon mou ouk efulaxanto¹²kai umeis eponhreusasqe uper tous pateras umwn kai idou umeis poreuesqe ekastos opisw twn arestwn ths kardias umwn ths ponhras tou mh upakouein mou¹³kai aporriyw umas apo ths ghs tauths eis thn ghn hn ouk hdeite umeis kai oi pateres umwn kai douleusete ekei qeois eterois oi ou dwsousin umin eleos¹⁴dia touto idou hmerai ercontai legei kurios kai ouk erousin eti zh kurios o anagagwn tous uious israhl ek ghs aiguptou¹⁵alla zh kurios os anhgagen ton oikon israhl apo ghs borra kai apo paswn twn cwrwn ou exwsqhsan ekei kai apokatasthsw autous eis thn ghn autwn hn edwka tois patrasin autwn¹⁶idou egw apostellw tous aleeis tous pollous legei kurios kai alieusousin autous kai meta tauta apostelw tous pollous qhreutas kai qhreusousin autous epanw pantos orous kai epanw pantos bounou kai ek twn trumaliwn twn petrwn¹⁷oti oi ofqalmoi mou epi pasas tas odous autwn kai ouk ekrubh ta adikhmata autwn apenanti twn ofqalmwn mou¹⁸kai antapodwsw diplas tas adikias autwn kai tas amartias autwn ef¢ ais ebebhlwsan thn ghn mou en tois qnhsimaiois twn bdelugmatwn autwn kai en tais anomiais autwn en ais eplhmmelhsan thn klhronomian mou¹⁹kurie iscus mou kai bohqeia mou kai katafugh mou en hmera kakwn pros se eqnh hxousin ap¢ escatou ths ghs kai erousin ws yeudh ekthsanto oi pateres hmwn eidwla kai ouk estin en autois wfelhma²⁰ei poihsei eautw anqrwpos qeous kai outoi ouk eisin qeoi²¹dia touto idou egw dhlwsw autois en tw kairw toutw thn ceira mou kai gnwriw autois thn dunamin mou kai gnwsontai oti onoma moi kurios

Chapter 17
⁵epikataratos o anqrwpos os thn elpida ecei ep¢ anqrwpon kai sthrisei sarka bracionos autou ep¢ auton kai apo kuriou aposth h kardia autou⁶kai estai ws h agriomurikh h en th erhmw ouk oyetai otan elqh ta agaqa kai kataskhnwsei en alimois kai en erhmw en gh almura htis ou katoikeitai⁷kai euloghmenos o anqrwpos os pepoiqen epi tw kuriw kai estai kurios elpis autou⁸kai estai ws xulon euqhnoun par¢ udata kai epi ikmada balei rizas autou kai ou fobhqhsetai otan elqh kauma kai estai ep¢ autw stelech alswdh en eniautw abrocias ou fobhqhsetai kai ou dialeiyei poiwn karpon⁹baqeia h kardia para panta kai anqrwpos estin kai tis gnwsetai auton¹⁰egw kurios etazwn kardias kai dokimazwn nefrous tou dounai ekastw kata tas odous autou kai kata tous karpous twn epithdeumatwn autou¹¹efwnhsen perdix sunhgagen a ouk eteken poiwn plouton autou ou meta krisews en hmisei hmerwn autou egkataleiyousin auton kai ep¢ escatwn autou estai afrwn¹²qronos doxhs uywmenos agiasma hmwn¹³upomonh israhl kurie pantes oi katalipontes se kataiscunqhtwsan afesthkotes epi ths ghs grafhtwsan oti egkatelipon phghn zwhs ton kurion¹⁴iasai me kurie kai iaqhsomai swson me kai swqhsomai oti kauchma mou su ei¹⁵idou autoi legousi pros me pou estin o logos kuriou elqatw¹⁶egw de ouk ekopiasa katakolouqwn opisw sou kai hmeran anqrwpou ouk epequmhsa su episth ta ekporeuomena dia twn ceilewn mou pro proswpou sou estin¹⁷mh genhqhs moi eis allotriwsin feidomenos mou en hmera ponhra¹⁸kataiscunqhtwsan oi diwkontes me kai mh kataiscunqeihn egw ptohqeihsan autoi kai mh ptohqeihn egw epagage ep¢ autous hmeran ponhran disson suntrimma suntriyon autous¹⁹tade legei kurios badison kai sthqi en pulais uiwn laou sou en ais eisporeuontai en autais basileis iouda kai en ais ekporeuontai en autais kai en pasais tais pulais ierousalhm²⁰kai ereis pros autous akousate logon kuriou basileis iouda kai pasa ioudaia kai pasa ierousalhm oi eisporeuomenoi en tais pulais tautais²¹tade legei kurios fulassesqe tas yucas umwn kai mh airete bastagmata en th hmera twn sabbatwn kai mh ekporeuesqe tais pulais ierousalhm²²kai mh ekferete bastagmata ex oikiwn umwn en th hmera twn sabbatwn kai pan ergon ou poihsete agiasate thn hmeran twn sabbatwn kaqws eneteilamhn tois patrasin umwn kai ouk hkousan kai ouk eklinan to ous autwn²³kai esklhrunan ton trachlon autwn uper tous pateras autwn tou mh akousai mou kai tou mh dexasqai paideian²⁴kai estai ean akoh akoushte mou legei kurios tou mh eisferein bastagmata dia twn pulwn ths polews tauths en th hmera twn sabbatwn kai agiazein thn hmeran twn sabbatwn tou mh poiein pan ergon²⁵kai eiseleusontai dia twn pulwn ths polews tauths basileis kai arcontes kaqhmenoi epi qronou dauid kai epibebhkotes ef¢ armasin kai ippois autwn autoi kai oi arcontes autwn andres iouda kai oi katoikountes ierousalhm kai katoikisqhsetai h polis auth eis ton aiwna²⁶kai hxousin ek twn polewn iouda kai kukloqen ierousalhm kai ek ghs beniamin kai ek ths pedinhs kai ek tou orous kai ek ths pros noton ferontes olokautwmata kai qusian kai qumiamata kai manaa kai libanon ferontes ainesin eis oikon kuriou²⁷kai estai ean mh eisakoushte mou tou agiazein thn hmeran twn sabbatwn tou mh airein bastagmata kai mh eisporeuesqai tais pulais ierousalhm en th hmera twn sabbatwn kai anayw pur en tais pulais auths kai katafagetai amfoda ierousalhm kai ou sbesqhsetai

Chapter 18
¹o logos o genomenos para kuriou pros ieremian legwn²anasthqi kai katabhqi eis oikon tou keramews kai ekei akoush tous logous mou³kai katebhn eis ton oikon tou keramews kai idou autos epoiei ergon epi twn liqwn⁴kai diepesen to aggeion o autos epoiei en tais cersin autou kai palin autos epoihsen auto aggeion eteron kaqws hresen enwpion autou tou poihsai⁵kai egeneto logos kuriou pros me legwn⁶ei kaqws o kerameus outos ou dunhsomai tou poihsai umas oikos israhl idou ws o phlos tou keramews umeis este en tais cersin mou⁷peras lalhsw epi eqnos h epi basileian tou exarai autous kai tou apolluein⁸kai epistrafh to eqnos ekeino apo pantwn twn kakwn autwn kai metanohsw peri twn kakwn wn elogisamhn tou poihsai autois⁹kai peras lalhsw epi eqnos kai epi basileian tou anoikodomeisqai kai tou katafuteuesqai¹⁰kai poihswsin ta ponhra enantion mou tou mh akouein ths fwnhs mou kai metanohsw peri twn agaqwn wn elalhsa tou poihsai autois¹¹kai nun eipon pros andras iouda kai pros tous katoikountas ierousalhm idou egw plassw ef¢ umas kaka kai logizomai ef¢ umas logismon apostrafhtw dh ekastos apo odou autou ths ponhras kai kalliona poihsete ta epithdeumata umwn¹²kai eipan andrioumeqa oti opisw twn apostrofwn hmwn poreusomeqa kai ekastos ta aresta ths kardias autou ths ponhras poihsomen¹³dia touto tade legei kurios erwthsate dh en eqnesin tis hkousen toiauta frikta a epoihsen sfodra parqenos israhl¹⁴mh ekleiyousin apo petras mastoi h ciwn apo tou libanou mh ekklinei udwr biaiws anemw feromenon¹⁵oti epelaqonto mou o laos mou eis kenon equmiasan kai asqenhsousin en tais odois autwn scoinous aiwnious tou epibhnai tribous ouk econtas odon eis poreian¹⁶tou taxai thn ghn autwn eis afanismon kai surigma aiwnion pantes oi diaporeuomenoi di¢ auths eksthsontai kai kinhsousin thn kefalhn autwn¹⁷ws anemon kauswna diasperw autous kata proswpon ecqrwn autwn deixw autois hmeran apwleias autwn¹⁸kai eipan deute logiswmeqa epi ieremian logismon oti ouk apoleitai nomos apo ierews kai boulh apo sunetou kai logos apo profhtou deute kai pataxwmen auton en glwssh kai akousomeqa pantas tous logous autou¹⁹eisakouson mou kurie kai eisakouson ths fwnhs tou dikaiwmatos mou²⁰ei antapodidotai anti agaqwn kaka oti sunelalhsan rhmata kata ths yuchs mou kai thn kolasin autwn ekruyan moi mnhsqhti esthkotos mou kata proswpon sou tou lalhsai uper autwn agaqa tou apostreyai ton qumon sou ap¢ autwn²¹dia touto dos tous uious autwn eis limon kai aqroison autous eis ceiras macairas genesqwsan ai gunaikes autwn ateknoi kai chrai kai oi andres autwn genesqwsan anhrhmenoi qanatw kai oi neaniskoi autwn peptwkotes macaira en polemw²²genhqhtw kraugh en tais oikiais autwn epaxeis ep¢ autous lhstas afnw oti eneceirhsan logon eis sullhmyin mou kai pagidas ekruyan ep¢ eme²³kai su kurie egnws apasan thn boulhn autwn ep¢ eme eis qanaton mh aqwwshs tas adikias autwn kai tas amartias autwn apo proswpou sou mh exaleiyhs genesqw h asqeneia autwn enantion sou en kairw qumou sou poihson en autois

Chapter 19
¹tote eipen kurios pros me badison kai kthsai bikon peplasmenon ostrakinon kai axeis apo twn presbuterwn tou laou kai apo twn presbuterwn twn ierewn²kai exeleush eis to poluandrion uiwn twn teknwn autwn o estin epi twn proqurwn pulhs ths carsiq kai anagnwqi ekei pantas tous logous ous an lalhsw pros se³kai ereis autois akousate ton logon kuriou basileis iouda kai andres iouda kai oi katoikountes ierousalhm kai oi eisporeuomenoi en tais pulais tautais tade legei kurios o qeos israhl idou egw epagw epi ton topon touton kaka wste pantos akouontos auta hchsei amfotera ta wta autou⁴anq¢ wn egkatelipon me kai aphllotriwsan ton topon touton kai equmiasan en autw qeois allotriois ois ouk hdeisan autoi kai oi pateres autwn kai oi basileis iouda eplhsan ton topon touton aimatwn aqwwn⁵kai wkodomhsan uyhla th baal tou katakaiein tous uious autwn en puri a ouk eneteilamhn oude elalhsa oude dienohqhn en th kardia mou⁶dia touto idou hmerai ercontai legei kurios kai ou klhqhsetai tw topw toutw eti diaptwsis kai poluandrion uiou ennom all¢ h poluandrion ths sfaghs⁷kai sfaxw thn boulhn iouda kai thn boulhn ierousalhm en tw topw toutw kai katabalw autous en macaira enantion twn ecqrwn autwn kai en cersin twn zhtountwn tas yucas autwn kai dwsw tous nekrous autwn eis brwsin tois peteinois tou ouranou kai tois qhriois ths ghs⁸kai taxw thn polin tauthn eis afanismon kai eis surigmon pas o paraporeuomenos ep¢ auths skuqrwpasei kai suriei uper pashs ths plhghs auths⁹kai edontai tas sarkas twn uiwn autwn kai tas sarkas twn qugaterwn autwn kai ekastos tas sarkas tou plhsion autou edontai en th perioch kai en th poliorkia h poliorkhsousin autous oi ecqroi autwn¹⁰kai suntriyeis ton bikon kat¢ ofqalmous twn andrwn twn ekporeuomenwn meta sou¹¹kai ereis tade legei kurios outws suntriyw ton laon touton kai thn polin tauthn kaqws suntribetai aggos ostrakinon o ou dunhsetai iaqhnai eti¹²outws poihsw legei kurios tw topw toutw kai tois katoikousin en autw tou doqhnai thn polin tauthn ws thn diapiptousan¹³kai oi oikoi ierousalhm kai oi oikoi basilewn iouda esontai kaqws o topos o diapiptwn twn akaqarsiwn en pasais tais oikiais en ais equmiasan epi twn dwmatwn autwn pash th stratia tou ouranou kai espeisan spondas qeois allotriois¹⁴kai hlqen ieremias apo ths diaptwsews ou apesteilen auton kurios ekei tou profhteusai kai esth en th aulh oikou kuriou kai eipe pros panta ton laon¹⁵tade legei kurios idou egw epagw epi thn polin tauthn kai epi pasas tas poleis auths kai epi tas kwmas auths apanta ta kaka a elalhsa ep¢ authn oti esklhrunan ton trachlon autwn tou mh eisakouein twn logwn mou

Chapter 20
¹kai hkousen pascwr uios emmhr o iereus kai outos hn kaqestamenos hgoumenos oikou kuriou tou ieremiou profhteuontos tous logous toutous²kai epataxen auton kai enebalen auton eis ton katarrakthn os hn en pulh oikou apotetagmenou tou uperwou os hn en oikw kuriou³kai exhgagen pascwr ton ieremian ek tou katarraktou kai eipen autw ieremias ouci pascwr ekalesen kurios to onoma sou all¢ h metoikon⁴dioti tade legei kurios idou egw didwmi se eis metoikian sun pasi tois filois sou kai pesountai en macaira ecqrwn autwn kai oi ofqalmoi sou oyontai kai se kai panta ioudan dwsw eis ceiras basilews babulwnos kai metoikiousin autous kai katakoyousin autous en macairais⁵kai dwsw thn pasan iscun ths polews tauths kai pantas tous ponous auths kai pantas tous qhsaurous tou basilews iouda eis ceiras ecqrwn autou kai axousin autous eis babulwna⁶kai su kai pantes oi katoikountes en tw oikw sou poreusesqe en aicmalwsia kai en babulwni apoqanh kai ekei tafhsh su kai pantes oi filoi sou ois eprofhteusas autois yeudh⁷hpathsas me kurie kai hpathqhn ekrathsas kai hdunasqhs egenomhn eis gelwta pasan hmeran dietelesa mukthrizomenos⁸oti pikrw logw mou gelasomai aqesian kai talaipwrian epikalesomai oti egenhqh logos kuriou eis oneidismon emoi kai eis cleuasmon pasan hmeran mou⁹kai eipa ou mh onomasw to onoma kuriou kai ou mh lalhsw eti epi tw onomati autou kai egeneto ws pur kaiomenon flegon en tois osteois mou kai pareimai pantoqen kai ou dunamai ferein¹⁰oti hkousa yogon pollwn sunaqroizomenwn kukloqen episusthte kai episustwmen autw pantes andres filoi autou thrhsate thn epinoian autou ei apathqhsetai kai dunhsomeqa autw kai lhmyomeqa thn ekdikhsin hmwn ex autou¹¹kai kurios met¢ emou kaqws machths iscuwn dia touto ediwxan kai nohsai ouk hdunanto hscunqhsan sfodra oti ouk enohsan atimias autwn ai di¢ aiwnos ouk epilhsqhsontai¹²kurie dokimazwn dikaia suniwn nefrous kai kardias idoimi thn para sou ekdikhsin en autois oti pros se apekaluya ta apologhmata mou¹³asate tw kuriw ainesate autw oti exeilato yuchn penhtos ek ceiros ponhreuomenwn¹⁴epikataratos h hmera en h etecqhn en auth h hmera en h eteken me h mhthr mou mh estw epeukth¹⁵epikataratos o anqrwpos o euaggelisamenos tw patri mou legwn etecqh soi arsen eufrainomenos¹⁶estw o anqrwpos ekeinos ws ai poleis as katestreyen kurios en qumw kai ou metemelhqh akousatw kraughs to prwi kai alalagmou meshmbrias¹⁷oti ouk apekteinen me en mhtra mhtros kai egeneto moi h mhthr mou tafos mou kai h mhtra sullhmyews aiwnias¹⁸ina ti touto exhlqon ek mhtras tou blepein kopous kai ponous kai dietelesan en aiscunh ai hmerai mou

Chapter 21
¹o logos o genomenos para kuriou pros ieremian ote apesteilen pros auton o basileus sedekias ton pascwr uion melciou kai sofonian uion maasaiou ton ierea legwn²eperwthson peri hmwn ton kurion oti basileus babulwnos efesthken ef¢ hmas ei poihsei kurios kata panta ta qaumasia autou kai apeleusetai af¢ hmwn³kai eipen pros autous ieremias outws ereite pros sedekian basilea iouda⁴tade legei kurios idou egw metastrefw ta opla ta polemika en ois umeis polemeite en autois pros tous caldaious tous sugkekleikotas umas exwqen tou teicous eis to meson ths polews tauths⁵kai polemhsw egw umas en ceiri ektetamenh kai en bracioni krataiw meta qumou kai orghs kai parorgismou megalou⁶kai pataxw pantas tous katoikountas en th polei tauth tous anqrwpous kai ta kthnh en qanatw megalw kai apoqanountai⁷kai meta tauta outws legei kurios dwsw ton sedekian basilea iouda kai tous paidas autou kai ton laon ton kataleifqenta en th polei tauth apo tou qanatou kai apo tou limou kai apo ths macairas eis ceiras ecqrwn autwn twn zhtountwn tas yucas autwn kai katakoyousin autous en stomati macairas ou feisomai ep¢ autois kai ou mh oiktirhsw autous⁸kai pros ton laon touton ereis tade legei kurios idou egw dedwka pro proswpou umwn thn odon ths zwhs kai thn odon tou qanatou⁹o kaqhmenos en th polei tauth apoqaneitai en macaira kai en limw kai o ekporeuomenos proscwrhsai pros tous caldaious tous sugkekleikotas umas zhsetai kai estai h yuch autou eis skula kai zhsetai¹⁰dioti esthrika to proswpon mou epi thn polin tauthn eis kaka kai ouk eis agaqa eis ceiras basilews babulwnos paradoqhsetai kai katakausei authn en puri¹¹o oikos basilews iouda akousate logon kuriou¹²oikos dauid tade legei kurios krinate to prwi krima kai kateuqunate kai exelesqe dihrpasmenon ek ceiros adikountos auton opws mh anafqh ws pur h orgh mou kai kauqhsetai kai ouk estai o sbeswn¹³idou egw pros se ton katoikounta thn koilada sor thn pedinhn tous legontas tis ptohsei hmas h tis eiseleusetai pros to katoikhthrion hmwn¹⁴kai anayw pur en tw drumw auths kai edetai panta ta kuklw auths

Chapter 22
¹tade legei kurios poreuou kai katabhqi eis ton oikon tou basilews iouda kai lalhseis ekei ton logon touton²kai ereis akoue logon kuriou basileu iouda o kaqhmenos epi qronou dauid su kai o oikos sou kai o laos sou kai oi eisporeuomenoi tais pulais tautais³tade legei kurios poieite krisin kai dikaiosunhn kai exaireisqe dihrpasmenon ek ceiros adikountos auton kai proshluton kai orfanon kai chran mh katadunasteuete kai mh asebeite kai aima aqwon mh ekcehte en tw topw toutw⁴dioti ean poiountes poihshte ton logon touton kai eiseleusontai en tais pulais tou oikou toutou basileis kaqhmenoi epi qronou dauid kai epibebhkotes ef¢ armatwn kai ippwn autoi kai oi paides autwn kai o laos autwn⁵ean de mh poihshte tous logous toutous kat¢ emautou wmosa legei kurios oti eis erhmwsin estai o oikos outos⁶oti tade legei kurios kata tou oikou basilews iouda galaad su moi arch tou libanou ean mh qw se eis erhmon poleis mh katoikhqhsomenas⁷kai epaxw epi se andra oleqreuonta kai ton pelekun autou kai ekkoyousin tas eklektas kedrous sou kai embalousin eis to pur⁸kai dieleusontai eqnh dia ths polews tauths kai erousin ekastos pros ton plhsion autou dia ti epoihsen kurios outws th polei th megalh tauth⁹kai erousin anq¢ wn egkatelipon thn diaqhkhn kuriou qeou autwn kai prosekunhsan qeois allotriois kai edouleusan autois¹⁰mh klaiete ton teqnhkota mhde qrhneite auton klausate klauqmw ton ekporeuomenon oti ouk epistreyei eti kai ou mh idh thn ghn patridos autou¹¹dioti tade legei kurios epi sellhm uion iwsia ton basileuonta anti iwsia tou patros autou os exhlqen ek tou topou toutou ouk anastreyei ekei ouketi¹²all¢ h en tw topw ou metwkisa auton ekei apoqaneitai kai thn ghn tauthn ouk oyetai eti¹³w o oikodomwn oikian autou ou meta dikaiosunhs kai ta uperwa autou ouk en krimati para tw plhsion autou ergatai dwrean kai ton misqon autou ou mh apodwsei autw¹⁴wkodomhsas seautw oikon summetron uperwa ripista diestalmena qurisin kai exulwmena en kedrw kai kecrismena en miltw¹⁵mh basileuseis oti su paroxunh en acaz tw patri sou ou fagontai kai ou piontai beltion hn se poiein krima kai dikaiosunhn kalhn¹⁶ouk egnwsan ouk ekrinan krisin tapeinw oude krisin penhtos ou touto estin to mh gnwnai se eme legei kurios¹⁷idou ouk eisin oi ofqalmoi sou oude h kardia sou kalh all¢ eis thn pleonexian sou kai eis to aima to aqwon tou ekceein auto kai eis adikhma kai eis fonon tou poiein¹⁸dia touto tade legei kurios epi iwakim uion iwsia basilea iouda ouai epi ton andra touton ou mh koywntai auton w adelfe oude mh klausontai auton oimmoi kurie¹⁹tafhn onou tafhsetai sumyhsqeis rifhsetai epekeina ths pulhs ierousalhm²⁰anabhqi eis ton libanon kai kekraxon kai eis thn basan dos thn fwnhn sou kai bohson eis to peran ths qalasshs oti sunetribhsan pantes oi erastai sou²¹elalhsa pros se en th paraptwsei sou kai eipas ouk akousomai auth h odos sou ek neothtos sou ouk hkousas ths fwnhs mou²²pantas tous poimenas sou poimanei anemos kai oi erastai sou en aicmalwsia exeleusontai oti tote aiscunqhsh kai atimwqhsh apo pantwn twn filountwn se²³katoikousa en tw libanw ennosseuousa en tais kedrois katastenaxeis en tw elqein soi wdinas ws tiktoushs²⁴zw egw legei kurios ean genomenos genhtai ieconias uios iwakim basileus iouda aposfragisma epi ths ceiros ths dexias mou ekeiqen ekspasw se²⁵kai paradwsw se eis ceiras twn zhtountwn thn yuchn sou wn su eulabh apo proswpou autwn eis ceiras twn caldaiwn²⁶kai aporriyw se kai thn mhtera sou thn tekousan se eis ghn ou ouk etecqhs ekei kai ekei apoqaneisqe²⁷eis de thn ghn hn autoi eucontai tais yucais autwn ou mh apostreywsin²⁸htimwqh ieconias ws skeuos ou ouk estin creia autou oti exerrifh kai exeblhqh eis ghn hn ouk hdei²⁹gh gh akoue logon kuriou³⁰grayon ton andra touton ekkhrukton anqrwpon oti ou mh auxhqh ek tou spermatos autou anhr kaqhmenos epi qronou dauid arcwn eti en tw iouda

Chapter 23
¹w oi poimenes oi diaskorpizontes kai apolluontes ta probata ths nomhs mou²dia touto tade legei kurios epi tous poimainontas ton laon mou umeis dieskorpisate ta probata mou kai exwsate auta kai ouk epeskeyasqe auta idou egw ekdikw ef¢ umas kata ta ponhra epithdeumata umwn³kai egw eisdexomai tous kataloipous tou laou mou apo pashs ths ghs ou exwsa autous ekei kai katasthsw autous eis thn nomhn autwn kai auxhqhsontai kai plhqunqhsontai⁴kai anasthsw autois poimenas oi poimanousin autous kai ou fobhqhsontai eti oude ptohqhsontai legei kurios⁵idou hmerai ercontai legei kurios kai anasthsw tw dauid anatolhn dikaian kai basileusei basileus kai sunhsei kai poihsei krima kai dikaiosunhn epi ths ghs⁶en tais hmerais autou swqhsetai ioudas kai israhl kataskhnwsei pepoiqws kai touto to onoma autou o kalesei auton kurios iwsedek⁷dia touto idou hmerai ercontai legei kurios kai ouk erousin eti zh kurios os anhgagen ton oikon israhl ek ghs aiguptou⁸alla zh kurios os sunhgagen apan to sperma israhl apo ghs borra kai apo paswn twn cwrwn ou exwsen autous ekei kai apekatesthsen autous eis thn ghn autwn⁹en tois profhtais sunetribh h kardia mou en emoi esaleuqh panta ta osta mou egenhqhn ws anhr suntetrimmenos kai ws anqrwpos sunecomenos apo oinou apo proswpou kuriou kai apo proswpou euprepeias doxhs autou¹⁰oti apo proswpou toutwn epenqhsen h gh exhranqhsan ai nomai ths erhmou kai egeneto o dromos autwn ponhros kai h iscus autwn ouc outws¹¹oti iereus kai profhths emolunqhsan kai en tw oikw mou eidon ponhrias autwn¹²dia touto genesqw h odos autwn autois eis olisqhma en gnofw kai uposkelisqhsontai kai pesountai en auth dioti epaxw ep¢ autous kaka en eniautw episkeyews autwn fhsin kurios¹³kai en tois profhtais samareias eidon anomhmata eprofhteusan dia ths baal kai eplanhsan ton laon mou israhl¹⁴kai en tois profhtais ierousalhm ewraka frikta moicwmenous kai poreuomenous en yeudesi kai antilambanomenous ceirwn ponhrwn tou mh apostrafhnai ekaston apo ths odou autou ths ponhras egenhqhsan moi pantes ws sodoma kai oi katoikountes authn wsper gomorra¹⁵dia touto tade legei kurios idou egw ywmiw autous odunhn kai potiw autous udwr pikron oti apo twn profhtwn ierousalhm exhlqen molusmos pash th gh¹⁶outws legei kurios pantokratwr mh akouete tous logous twn profhtwn oti mataiousin eautois orasin apo kardias autwn lalousin kai ouk apo stomatos kuriou¹⁷legousin tois apwqoumenois ton logon kuriou eirhnh estai umin kai pasin tois poreuomenois tois qelhmasin autwn panti tw poreuomenw planh kardias autou eipan ouc hxei epi se kaka¹⁸oti tis esth en uposthmati kuriou kai eiden ton logon autou tis enwtisato kai hkousen¹⁹idou seismos para kuriou kai orgh ekporeuetai eis susseismon sustrefomenh epi tous asebeis hxei²⁰kai ouketi apostreyei o qumos kuriou ews an poihsh auto kai ews an anasthsh auto apo egceirhmatos kardias autou ep¢ escatou twn hmerwn nohsousin auta²¹ouk apestellon tous profhtas kai autoi etrecon ouk elalhsa pros autous kai autoi eprofhteuon²²kai ei esthsan en th upostasei mou kai eishkousan twn logwn mou kai ton laon mou an apestrefon autous apo twn ponhrwn epithdeumatwn autwn²³qeos eggizwn egw eimi legei kurios kai ouci qeos porrwqen²⁴ei krubhsetai anqrwpos en krufaiois kai egw ouk oyomai auton mh ouci ton ouranon kai thn ghn egw plhrw legei kurios²⁵hkousa a lalousin oi profhtai a profhteuousin epi tw onomati mou yeudh legontes hnupniasamhn enupnion²⁶ews pote estai en kardia twn profhtwn twn profhteuontwn yeudh kai en tw profhteuein autous ta qelhmata kardias autwn²⁷twn logizomenwn tou epilaqesqai tou nomou mou en tois enupniois autwn a dihgounto ekastos tw plhsion autou kaqaper epelaqonto oi pateres autwn tou onomatos mou en th baal²⁸o profhths en w to enupnion estin dihghsasqw to enupnion autou kai en w o logos mou pros auton dihghsasqw ton logon mou ep¢ alhqeias ti to acuron pros ton siton outws oi logoi mou legei kurios²⁹ouci oi logoi mou wsper pur flegon legei kurios kai ws pelux koptwn petran³⁰dia touto idou egw pros tous profhtas legei kurios o qeos tous kleptontas tous logous mou ekastos para tou plhsion autou³¹idou egw pros tous profhtas tous ekballontas profhteias glwsshs kai nustazontas nustagmon eautwn³²idou egw pros tous profhtas tous profhteuontas enupnia yeudh kai dihgounto auta kai eplanhsan ton laon mou en tois yeudesin autwn kai en tois planois autwn kai egw ouk apesteila autous kai ouk eneteilamhn autois kai wfeleian ouk wfelhsousin ton laon touton³³kai ean erwthswsi se o laos outos h iereus h profhths legwn ti to lhmma kuriou kai ereis autois umeis este to lhmma kai raxw umas legei kurios³⁴kai o profhths kai o iereus kai o laos oi an eipwsin lhmma kuriou kai ekdikhsw ton anqrwpon ekeinon kai ton oikon autou³⁵oti outws ereite ekastos pros ton plhsion autou kai ekastos pros ton adelfon autou ti apekriqh kurios kai ti elalhsen kurios³⁶kai lhmma kuriou mh onomazete eti oti to lhmma tw anqrwpw estai o logos autou³⁷kai dia ti elalhsen kurios o qeos hmwn³⁸dia touto tade legei kurios o qeos anq¢ wn eipate ton logon touton lhmma kuriou kai apesteila pros umas legwn ouk ereite lhmma kuriou³⁹dia touto idou egw lambanw kai rassw umas kai thn polin hn edwka umin kai tois patrasin umwn⁴⁰kai dwsw ef¢ umas oneidismon aiwnion kai atimian aiwnion htis ouk epilhsqhsetai

Chapter 24
¹edeixen moi kurios duo kalaqous sukwn keimenous kata proswpon naou kuriou meta to apoikisai naboucodonosor basilea babulwnos ton ieconian uion iwakim basilea iouda kai tous arcontas kai tous tecnitas kai tous desmwtas kai tous plousious ex ierousalhm kai hgagen autous eis babulwna²o kalaqos o eis sukwn crhstwn sfodra ws ta suka ta proima kai o kalaqos o eteros sukwn ponhrwn sfodra a ou brwqhsetai apo ponhrias autwn³kai eipen kurios pros me ti su oras ieremia kai eipa suka ta crhsta crhsta lian kai ta ponhra ponhra lian a ou brwqhsetai apo ponhrias autwn⁴kai egeneto logos kuriou pros me legwn⁵tade legei kurios o qeos israhl ws ta suka ta crhsta tauta outws epignwsomai tous apoikisqentas iouda ous exapestalka ek tou topou toutou eis ghn caldaiwn eis agaqa⁶kai sthriw tous ofqalmous mou ep¢ autous eis agaqa kai apokatasthsw autous eis thn ghn tauthn eis agaqa kai anoikodomhsw autous kai ou mh kaqelw kai katafuteusw autous kai ou mh ektilw⁷kai dwsw autois kardian tou eidenai autous eme oti egw eimi kurios kai esontai moi eis laon kai egw esomai autois eis qeon oti epistrafhsontai ep¢ eme ex olhs ths kardias autwn⁸kai ws ta suka ta ponhra a ou brwqhsetai apo ponhrias autwn tade legei kurios outws paradwsw ton sedekian basilea iouda kai tous megistanas autou kai to kataloipon ierousalhm tous upoleleimmenous en th gh tauth kai tous katoikountas en aiguptw⁹kai dwsw autous eis diaskorpismon eis pasas tas basileias ths ghs kai esontai eis oneidismon kai eis parabolhn kai eis misos kai eis kataran en panti topw ou exwsa autous ekei¹⁰kai apostelw eis autous ton limon kai ton qanaton kai thn macairan ews an eklipwsin apo ths ghs hs edwka autois

Chapter 25
¹o logos o genomenos pros ieremian epi panta ton laon iouda en tw etei tw tetartw tou iwakim uiou iwsia basilews iouda²on elalhsen pros panta ton laon iouda kai pros tous katoikountas ierousalhm legwn³en triskaidekatw etei iwsia uiou amws basilews iouda kai ews ths hmeras tauths eikosi kai tria eth kai elalhsa pros umas orqrizwn kai legwn⁴kai apestellon pros umas tous doulous mou tous profhtas orqrou apostellwn kai ouk eishkousate kai ou prosescete tois wsin umwn⁵legwn apostrafhte ekastos apo ths odou autou ths ponhras kai apo twn ponhrwn epithdeumatwn umwn kai katoikhsete epi ths ghs hs edwka umin kai tois patrasin umwn ap¢ aiwnos kai ews aiwnos⁶mh poreuesqe opisw qewn allotriwn tou douleuein autois kai tou proskunein autois opws mh parorgizhte me en tois ergois twn ceirwn umwn tou kakwsai umas⁷kai ouk hkousate mou⁸dia touto tade legei kurios epeidh ouk episteusate tois logois mou⁹idou egw apostellw kai lhmyomai thn patrian apo borra kai axw autous epi thn ghn tauthn kai epi tous katoikountas authn kai epi panta ta eqnh ta kuklw auths kai exerhmwsw autous kai dwsw autous eis afanismon kai eis surigmon kai eis oneidismon aiwnion¹⁰kai apolw ap¢ autwn fwnhn caras kai fwnhn eufrosunhs fwnhn numfiou kai fwnhn numfhs osmhn murou kai fws lucnou¹¹kai estai pasa h gh eis afanismon kai douleusousin en tois eqnesin ebdomhkonta eth¹²kai en tw plhrwqhnai ta ebdomhkonta eth ekdikhsw to eqnos ekeino fhsin kurios kai qhsomai autous eis afanismon aiwnion¹³kai epaxw epi thn ghn ekeinhn pantas tous logous mou ous elalhsa kat¢ auths panta ta gegrammena en tw bibliw toutw¹⁴a eprofhteusen ieremias epi ta eqnh ta ailam¹⁵tade legei kurios suntribhtw to toxon ailam arch dunasteias autwn¹⁶kai epaxw epi ailam tessaras anemous ek twn tessarwn akrwn tou ouranou kai diasperw autous en pasin tois anemois toutois kai ouk estai eqnos o ouc hxei ekei oi exwsmenoi ailam¹⁷kai ptohsw autous enantion twn ecqrwn autwn twn zhtountwn thn yuchn autwn kai epaxw ep¢ autous kaka kata thn orghn tou qumou mou kai epapostelw opisw autwn thn macairan mou ews tou exanalwsai autous¹⁸kai qhsw ton qronon mou en ailam kai exapostelw ekeiqen basilea kai megistanas¹⁹kai estai ep¢ escatou twn hmerwn apostreyw thn aicmalwsian ailam legei kurios²⁰en arch basileuontos sedekiou tou basilews egeneto o logos outos peri ailam

Chapter 26
²th aiguptw epi dunamin faraw necaw basilews aiguptou os hn epi tw potamw eufrath en carcamis on epataxe naboucodonosor basileus babulwnos en tw etei tw tetartw iwakim basilews iouda³analabete opla kai aspidas kai prosagagete eis polemon⁴episaxate tous ippous epibhte oi ippeis kai katasthte en tais perikefalaiais umwn probalete ta dorata kai endusasqe tous qwrakas umwn⁵ti oti autoi ptoountai kai apocwrousin opisw dioti oi iscuroi autwn kophsontai fugh efugon kai ouk anestreyan periecomenoi kukloqen legei kurios⁶mh feugetw o koufos kai mh anaswzesqw o iscuros epi borran ta para ton eufrathn hsqenhsan peptwkasin⁷tis outos ws potamos anabhsetai kai ws potamoi kumainousin udwr⁸udata aiguptou wsei potamos anabhsetai kai eipen anabhsomai kai katakaluyw ghn kai apolw katoikountas en auth⁹epibhte epi tous ippous paraskeuasate ta armata exelqate oi machtai aiqiopwn kai libues kaqwplismenoi oplois kai ludoi anabhte enteinate toxon¹⁰kai h hmera ekeinh kuriw tw qew hmwn hmera ekdikhsews tou ekdikhsai tous ecqrous autou kai katafagetai h macaira kuriou kai emplhsqhsetai kai mequsqhsetai apo tou aimatos autwn oti qusia tw kuriw sabawq apo ghs borra epi potamw eufrath¹¹anabhqi galaad kai labe rhtinhn th parqenw qugatri aiguptou eis kenon eplhqunas iamata sou wfeleia ouk estin soi¹²hkousan eqnh fwnhn sou kai ths kraughs sou eplhsqh h gh oti machths pros machthn hsqenhsen epi to auto epesan amfoteroi¹³a elalhsen kurios en ceiri ieremiou tou elqein naboucodonosor ton basilea babulwnos tou koyai thn ghn aiguptou¹⁴anaggeilate eis magdwlon kai paraggeilate eis memfin eipate episthqi kai etoimason oti katefagen macaira thn smilaka sou¹⁵dia ti efugen o apis o moscos o eklektos sou ouk emeinen oti kurios parelusen auton¹⁶kai to plhqos sou hsqenhsen kai epesen kai ekastos pros ton plhsion autou elalei anastwmen kai anastreywmen pros ton laon hmwn eis thn patrida hmwn apo proswpou macairas ellhnikhs¹⁷kalesate to onoma faraw necaw basilews aiguptou sawn-esbi-emwhd¹⁸zw egw legei kurios o qeos oti ws to itaburion en tois oresin kai ws o karmhlos en th qalassh hxei¹⁹skeuh apoikismou poihson seauth katoikousa qugater aiguptou oti memfis eis afanismon estai kai klhqhsetai ouai dia to mh uparcein katoikountas en auth²⁰damalis kekallwpismenh aiguptos apospasma apo borra hlqen ep¢ authn²¹kai oi misqwtoi auths en auth wsper moscoi siteutoi trefomenoi en auth dioti kai autoi apestrafhsan kai efugon omoqumadon ouk esthsan oti hmera apwleias hlqen ep¢ autous kai kairos ekdikhsews autwn²²fwnh ws ofews surizontos oti en ammw poreusontai en axinais hxousin ep¢ authn ws koptontes xula²³ekkoyousin ton drumon auths legei kurios o qeos oti ou mh eikasqh oti plhqunei uper akrida kai ouk estin autois ariqmos²⁴kathscunqh qugathr aiguptou paredoqh eis ceiras laou apo borra²⁵idou egw ekdikw ton amwn ton uion auths epi faraw kai epi tous pepoiqotas ep¢ autw²⁷su de mh fobhqhs doulos mou iakwb mhde ptohqhs israhl dioti idou egw swzwn se makroqen kai to sperma sou ek ths aicmalwsias autwn kai anastreyei iakwb kai hsucasei kai upnwsei kai ouk estai o parenoclwn auton²⁸mh fobou pais mou iakwb legei kurios oti meta sou egw eimi oti poihsw sunteleian en panti eqnei eis ous exwsa se ekei se de ou mh poihsw eklipein kai paideusw se eis krima kai aqwon ouk aqwwsw se

Chapter 27
¹logos kuriou on elalhsen epi babulwna²anaggeilate en tois eqnesin kai akousta poihsate kai mh kruyhte eipate ealwken babulwn kathscunqh bhlos h aptohtos h trufera paredoqh marwdac³oti anebh ep¢ authn eqnos apo borra outos qhsei thn ghn auths eis afanismon kai ouk estai o katoikwn en auth apo anqrwpou kai ews kthnous⁴en tais hmerais ekeinais kai en tw kairw ekeinw hxousin oi uioi israhl autoi kai oi uioi iouda epi to auto badizontes kai klaiontes poreusontai ton kurion qeon autwn zhtountes⁵ews siwn erwthsousin thn odon wde gar to proswpon autwn dwsousin kai hxousin kai katafeuxontai pros kurion ton qeon diaqhkh gar aiwnios ouk epilhsqhsetai⁶probata apolwlota egenhqh o laos mou oi poimenes autwn exwsan autous epi ta orh apeplanhsan autous ex orous epi bounon wconto epelaqonto koiths autwn⁷pantes oi euriskontes autous katanaliskon autous oi ecqroi autwn eipan mh anwmen autous anq¢ wn hmarton tw kuriw nomh dikaiosunhs tw sunagagonti tous pateras autwn⁸apallotriwqhte ek mesou babulwnos kai apo ghs caldaiwn kai exelqate kai genesqe wsper drakontes kata proswpon probatwn⁹oti idou egw egeirw epi babulwna sunagwgas eqnwn ek ghs borra kai parataxontai auth ekeiqen alwsetai ws bolis machtou sunetou ouk epistreyei kenh¹⁰kai estai h caldaia eis pronomhn pantes oi pronomeuontes authn emplhsqhsontai¹¹oti hufrainesqe kai katekaucasqe diarpazontes thn klhronomian mou dioti eskirtate ws boi+dia en botanh kai ekeratizete ws tauroi¹²hscunqh h mhthr umwn sfodra mhthr ep¢ agaqa escath eqnwn erhmos¹³apo orghs kuriou ou katoikhqhsetai kai estai eis afanismon pasa kai pas o diodeuwn dia babulwnos skuqrwpasei kai suriousin epi pasan thn plhghn auths¹⁴parataxasqe epi babulwna kuklw pantes teinontes toxon toxeusate ep¢ authn mh feishsqe epi tois toxeumasin umwn¹⁵katakrothsate ep¢ authn pareluqhsan ai ceires auths epesan ai epalxeis auths kai kateskafh to teicos auths oti ekdikhsis para qeou estin ekdikeite ep¢ authn kaqws epoihsen poihsate auth¹⁶exoleqreusate sperma ek babulwnos kateconta drepanon en kairw qerismou apo proswpou macairas ellhnikhs ekastos eis ton laon autou apostreyousin kai ekastos eis thn ghn autou feuxetai¹⁷probaton planwmenon israhl leontes exwsan auton o prwtos efagen auton basileus assour kai outos usteron ta osta autou basileus babulwnos¹⁸dia touto tade legei kurios idou egw ekdikw epi ton basilea babulwnos kai epi thn ghn autou kaqws exedikhsa epi ton basilea assour¹⁹kai apokatasthsw ton israhl eis thn nomhn autou kai nemhsetai en tw karmhlw kai en orei efraim kai en tw galaad kai plhsqhsetai h yuch autou²⁰en tais hmerais ekeinais kai en tw kairw ekeinw zhthsousin thn adikian israhl kai ouc uparxei kai tas amartias iouda kai ou mh eureqwsin oti ilews esomai tois upoleleimmenois epi ths ghs legei kurios²¹pikrws epibhqi ep¢ authn kai epi tous katoikountas ep¢ authn ekdikhson macaira kai afanison legei kurios kai poiei kata panta osa entellomai soi²²fwnh polemou kai suntribh megalh en gh caldaiwn²³pws suneklasqh kai sunetribh h sfura pashs ths ghs pws egenhqh eis afanismon babulwn en eqnesin²⁴epiqhsontai soi kai alwsh w babulwn kai ou gnwsh eureqhs kai elhmfqhs oti tw kuriw antesths²⁵hnoixen kurios ton qhsauron autou kai exhnegken ta skeuh orghs autou oti ergon tw kuriw qew en gh caldaiwn²⁶oti elhluqasin oi kairoi auths anoixate tas apoqhkas auths ereunhsate authn ws sphlaion kai exoleqreusate authn mh genesqw auths kataleimma²⁷anaxhranate auths pantas tous karpous kai katabhtwsan eis sfaghn ouai autois oti hkei h hmera autwn kai kairos ekdikhsews autwn²⁸fwnh feugontwn kai anaswzomenwn ek ghs babulwnos tou anaggeilai eis siwn thn ekdikhsin para kuriou qeou hmwn²⁹paraggeilate epi babulwna pollois panti enteinonti toxon parembalete ep¢ authn kukloqen mh estw auths anaswzomenos antapodote auth kata ta erga auths kata panta osa epoihsen poihsate auth oti pros ton kurion antesth qeon agion tou israhl³⁰dia touto pesountai oi neaniskoi auths en tais plateiais auths kai pantes oi andres oi polemistai auths rifhsontai eipen kurios³¹idou egw epi se thn ubristrian legei kurios oti hkei h hmera sou kai o kairos ekdikhsews sou³²kai asqenhsei h ubris sou kai peseitai kai ouk estai o anistwn authn kai anayw pur en tw drumw auths kai katafagetai panta ta kuklw auths³³tade legei kurios katadedunasteuntai oi uioi israhl kai oi uioi iouda ama pantes oi aicmalwteusantes autous katedunasteusan autous oti ouk hqelhsan exaposteilai autous³⁴kai o lutroumenos autous iscuros kurios pantokratwr onoma autw krisin krinei pros tous antidikous autou opws exarh thn ghn kai paroxunei tois katoikousi babulwna³⁵macairan epi tous caldaious kai epi tous katoikountas babulwna kai epi tous megistanas auths kai epi tous sunetous auths³⁶macairan epi tous machtas auths kai paraluqhsontai³⁷macairan epi tous ippous autwn kai epi ta armata autwn macairan epi tous machtas autwn kai epi ton summikton ton en mesw auths kai esontai wsei gunaikes macairan epi tous qhsaurous auths kai diaskorpisqhsontai³⁸epi tw udati auths epepoiqei kai kataiscunqhsontai oti gh twn gluptwn estin kai en tais nhsois ou katekaucwnto³⁹dia touto katoikhsousin indalmata en tais nhsois kai katoikhsousin en auth qugateres seirhnwn ou mh katoikhqh ouketi eis ton aiwna⁴⁰kaqws katestreyen o qeos sodoma kai gomorra kai tas omorousas autais eipen kurios ou mh katoikhsh ekei anqrwpos kai ou mh paroikhsh ekei uios anqrwpou⁴¹idou laos ercetai apo borra kai eqnos mega kai basileis polloi exegerqhsontai ap¢ escatou ths ghs⁴²toxon kai egceiridion econtes itamos estin kai ou mh elehsh fwnh autwn ws qalassa hchsei ef¢ ippois ippasontai pareskeuasmenoi wsper pur eis polemon pros se qugater babulwnos⁴³hkousen basileus babulwnos thn akohn autwn kai pareluqhsan ai ceires autou qliyis katekrathsen autou wdines ws tiktoushs⁴⁴idou wsper lewn anabhsetai apo tou iordanou eis topon aiqam oti tacews ekdiwxw autous ap¢ auths kai panta neaniskon ep¢ authn episthsw oti tis wsper egw kai tis antisthsetai moi kai tis outos poimhn os sthsetai kata proswpon mou⁴⁵dia touto akousate thn boulhn kuriou hn bebouleutai epi babulwna kai logismous autou ous elogisato epi tous katoikountas caldaious ean mh diafqarh ta arnia twn probatwn autwn ean mh afanisqh nomh ap¢ autwn⁴⁶oti apo fwnhs alwsews babulwnos seisqhsetai h gh kai kraugh en eqnesin akousqhsetai .

Chapter 28
¹tade legei kurios idou egw exegeirw epi babulwna kai epi tous katoikountas caldaious anemon kauswna diafqeironta²kai exapostelw eis babulwna ubristas kai kaqubrisousin authn kai lumanountai thn ghn auths ouai epi babulwna kukloqen en hmera kakwsews auths³ep¢ authn teinetw o teinwn to toxon autou kai periqesqw w estin opla autw kai mh feishsqe epi neaniskous auths kai afanisate pasan thn dunamin auths⁴kai pesountai traumatiai en gh caldaiwn kai katakekenthmenoi exwqen auths⁵dioti ouk echreusen israhl kai ioudas apo qeou autwn apo kuriou pantokratoros oti h gh autwn eplhsqh adikias apo twn agiwn israhl⁶feugete ek mesou babulwnos kai anaswzete ekastos thn yuchn autou kai mh aporrifhte en th adikia auths oti kairos ekdikhsews auths estin para kuriou antapodoma autos antapodidwsin auth⁷pothrion crusoun babulwn en ceiri kuriou mequskon pasan thn ghn apo tou oinou auths epiosan eqnh dia touto esaleuqhsan⁸kai afnw epesen babulwn kai sunetribh qrhneite authn labete rhtinhn th diafqora auths ei pws iaqhsetai⁹iatreusamen thn babulwna kai ouk iaqh egkatalipwmen authn kai apelqwmen ekastos eis thn ghn autou oti hggisen eis ouranon to krima auths exhren ews twn astrwn¹⁰exhnegken kurios to krima autou deute kai anaggeilwmen eis siwn ta erga kuriou qeou hmwn¹¹paraskeuazete ta toxeumata plhroute tas faretras hgeiren kurios to pneuma basilews mhdwn oti eis babulwna h orgh autou tou exoleqreusai authn oti ekdikhsis kuriou estin ekdikhsis laou autou estin¹²epi teicewn babulwnos arate shmeion episthsate faretras egeirate fulakas etoimasate opla oti eneceirhsen kai poihsei kurios a elalhsen epi tous katoikountas babulwna¹³kataskhnountas ef¢ udasi pollois kai epi plhqei qhsaurwn auths hkei to peras sou alhqws eis ta splagca sou¹⁴oti wmosen kurios kata tou bracionos autou dioti plhrwsw se anqrwpwn wsei akridwn kai fqegxontai epi se oi katabainontes¹⁵poiwn ghn en th iscui autou etoimazwn oikoumenhn en th sofia autou en th sunesei autou exeteinen ton ouranon¹⁶eis fwnhn eqeto hcos udatos en tw ouranw kai anhgagen nefelas ap¢ escatou ths ghs astrapas eis ueton epoihsen kai exhgagen fws ek qhsaurwn autou¹⁷emwranqh pas anqrwpos apo gnwsews kathscunqh pas crusocoos apo twn gluptwn autou oti yeudh ecwneusan ouk estin pneuma en autois¹⁸mataia estin erga memwkhmena en kairw episkeyews autwn apolountai¹⁹ou toiauth meris tw iakwb oti o plasas ta panta autos estin klhronomia autou kurios onoma autw²⁰diaskorpizeis su moi skeuh polemou kai diaskorpiw en soi eqnh kai exarw ek sou basileis²¹kai diaskorpiw en soi ippon kai anabathn autou kai diaskorpiw en soi armata kai anabatas autwn²²kai diaskorpiw en soi neaniskon kai parqenon kai diaskorpiw en soi andra kai gunaika²³kai diaskorpiw en soi poimena kai to poimnion autou kai diaskorpiw en soi gewrgon kai to gewrgion autou kai diaskorpiw en soi hgemonas kai strathgous sou²⁴kai antapodwsw th babulwni kai pasi tois katoikousi caldaiois pasas tas kakias autwn as epoihsan epi siwn kat¢ ofqalmous umwn legei kurios²⁵idou egw pros se to oros to diefqarmenon to diafqeiron pasan thn ghn kai ektenw thn ceira mou epi se kai katakuliw se apo twn petrwn kai dwsw se ws oros empepurismenon²⁶kai ou mh labwsin apo sou liqon eis gwnian kai liqon eis qemelion oti eis afanismon eis ton aiwna esh legei kurios²⁷arate shmeion epi ths ghs salpisate en eqnesin salpiggi agiasate ep¢ authn eqnh paraggeilate ep¢ authn basileiais ararat par¢ emou kai tois ascanazaiois episthsate ep¢ authn belostaseis anabibasate ep¢ authn ippon ws akridwn plhqos²⁸agiasate ep¢ authn eqnh ton basilea twn mhdwn kai pashs ths ghs tous hgoumenous autou kai pantas tous strathgous autou²⁹eseisqh h gh kai eponesen dioti exanesth epi babulwna logismos kuriou tou qeinai thn ghn babulwnos eis afanismon kai mh katoikeisqai authn³⁰exelipen machths babulwnos tou polemein kaqhsontai ekei en perioch eqrausqh h dunasteia autwn egenhqhsan wsei gunaikes enepurisqh ta skhnwmata auths sunetribhsan oi mocloi auths³¹diwkwn eis apanthsin diwkontos diwxetai kai anaggellwn eis apanthsin anaggellontos tou anaggeilai tw basilei babulwnos oti ealwken h polis autou³²ap¢ escatou twn diabasewn autou elhmfqhsan kai ta sustemata autwn eneprhsan en puri kai andres autou oi polemistai exercontai³³dioti tade legei kurios oikoi basilews babulwnos ws alwn wrimos alohqhsontai eti mikron kai hxei o amhtos auths³⁴katefagen me emerisato me katelaben me skeuos lepton naboucodonosor basileus babulwnos katepien me ws drakwn eplhsen thn koilian autou apo ths trufhs mou exwsen me³⁵oi mocqoi mou kai ai talaipwriai mou eis babulwna erei katoikousa siwn kai to aima mou epi tous katoikountas caldaious erei ierousalhm³⁶dia touto tade legei kurios idou egw krinw thn antidikon sou kai ekdikhsw thn ekdikhsin sou kai erhmwsw thn qalassan auths kai xhranw thn phghn auths³⁷kai estai babulwn eis afanismon kai ou katoikhqhsetai³⁸ama ws leontes exhgerqhsan kai ws skumnoi leontwn³⁹en th qermasia autwn dwsw pothma autois kai mequsw autous opws karwqwsin kai upnwswsin upnon aiwnion kai ou mh egerqwsi legei kurios⁴⁰katabibasw autous ws arnas eis sfaghn kai ws krious met¢ erifwn⁴¹pws ealw kai eqhreuqh to kauchma pashs ths ghs pws egeneto babulwn eis afanismon en tois eqnesin⁴²anebh epi babulwna h qalassa en hcw kumatwn auths kai katekalufqh⁴³egenhqhsan ai poleis auths gh anudros kai abatos ou katoikhsei en auth oude eis oude mh katalush en a