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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"I am the Lord. I am the God of Israel. I say, 'Write on a scroll all of the words I have spoken to you.
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A new day is coming,' " announces the Lord. " 'At that time I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from where they have been taken as prisoners. I will bring them back to this land. Long ago I gave it to their people to have as their own,' " says the Lord.
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Here are the words the LORD spoke about Israel and Judah. He said,
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"I am the Lord. I say, " 'Cries of fear are heard. There is terror. There isn't any peace.