1 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the guard:
2 “Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it—the Lord is his name:
3 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
4 For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah that were torn down to make a defense against the siege mounds and against the sword: