God Pleads with Israel to Repent

2 The word of the Lord came to me, saying:

²⁸ Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let the one who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? says the Lord.^(A)

²¹ because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.^[a](A)

God Has Spoken by His Son

1 Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets,

Impending Disaster

7 The word of the Lord came to me:

Jeremiah Proclaims God’s Judgment on the Nation

7 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:

¹¹ The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”^(A)