The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord The word of prophecy, us the Targum. Some make this to be the "thirteenth" sermon of the prophet's; it is a consolatory one, as Kimchi observes: saying; as follows:
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These are the words that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah.
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The Lord, the God of Israel, said: "Jeremiah, write in a book all the words I have spoken to you.
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The days will come when I will bring Israel and Judah back from captivity," says the Lord. "I will return them to the land I gave their ancestors, and they will own it!" says the Lord.
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The Lord spoke this message about the people of Israel and Judah:
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This is what the Lord said: "We hear people crying from fear. They are afraid; there is no peace.