1 Jeremiah received the Lord’s word:
2 Listen to the terms of this covenant and proclaim them to the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem.
3 Say to them: This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Cursed are those who don’t heed the terms of this covenant
4 that I commanded your ancestors when I bought them out of the land of Egypt, that iron crucible, saying, Obey me and observe all that I instruct you. Then you will be my people and I, even I, will be your God.