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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The LORD, the God of Israel, proclaims: Write down in a scroll all the words I have spoken to you.
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The time is coming, declares the LORD, when I will bring back my people Israel and Judah from captivity, says the LORD. I will bring them home to the land that I gave to their ancestors, and they will possess it.
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Here are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:
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The LORD proclaims: I hear screams of panic and terror; no one is safe.