¹⁵ These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month, when it was overflowing all its banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys to the east and to the west.^(A)

¹⁵ Now the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest. So when those who bore the ark had come to the Jordan and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the edge of the water,^(A)

¹⁸ When the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord came up from the middle of the Jordan and the soles of the priests’ feet touched dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed all its banks, as before.^(A)

¹⁹ Like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan to a perennial pasture, I will suddenly chase Edom^[a] away from it, and I will appoint over it whomever I choose.^[b] For who is like me? Who can summon me? Who is the shepherd who can stand before me?^(A)

God Replies to Jeremiah