1In the beginning of the reign of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, came this word from the Lord, saying:

2Thus says the Lord: Stand in the court of the house of the Lord, and speak to all the cities of Juda, out of which they come, to adore in the house of the Lord, all the words which I have commanded you to to speak to them: leave not out one word.

3If so be they will hearken and be converted every one from his evil way; that I may repent me of the evil that I think to do to them for the evil of their doings.

4And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord: If you will not hearken to me to walk in my law, which I have given to you:

5To give ear to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent to you rising up early: and sending, and you have not hearkened:

6I will make this house like Silo: and I will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

7And the priests, and the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremias speaking these words in the house of the Lord.

8And when Jeremias made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests, and the prophets, and all the people laid hold on him, saying: Let him be put to death.

9Why has he prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying: This house shall be like Silo; and this city shall be made desolate, without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered together against Jeremias in the house of the Lord.

5They are multiplied above the hairs of my head, who hate me without cause. My enemies are grown strong who have wrongfully persecuted me: then did I pay that which I took not away.

8Because for your sake I have borne shame; shame has covered my face.

9I am become a stranger to my brothers and sisters, and an alien to the sons of my mother.

10For the zeal of your house has eaten me up: and the reproaches of them that reproached you are fallen upon me.

14But as for me, my prayer is to you, OH Lord; for the time of your good pleasure, OH God. In the crowd of your mercy hear me, in the truth of your salvation.

54And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so that they wondered and said: How came this man by this wisdom and signs?

55Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers and sisters James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Jude:

56And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence therefore has he all these things?

57And they were scandalized in his regard. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

58And he wrought not many signs there, because of their unbelief.