8:1 [] Kai egeine logoV tou Kuriou twn dunamewn, legwn,

8:2 Outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× eimai zhlotupoV dia thn Siwn en zhlotupia megalh kai eimai zhlotupoV di' authn en orgh megalh.

8:3 Outw legei KurioV× Epestreya eiV thn Siwn kai qelw katoikhsei en mesw thV Ierousalhm× kai h Ierousalhm qelei onomasqh poliV alhqeiaV, kai to oroV tou Kuriou twn dunamewn oroV agion.

8:4 Outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× Eti qelousi kaqhsei presbuteroi kai presbuterai en taiV plateiaiV thV Ierousalhm, kai ekastoV me thn rabdon autou en th ceiri autou apo tou plhqouV twn hmerwn.

8:5 Kai ai plateiai thV polewV qelousin eisqai plhreiV paidiwn kai korasiwn paizontwn en taiV plateiaiV authV.

8:6 Outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× Ean fanh qaumaston eiV touV ofqalmouV tou upoloipou tou laou toutou en taiV hmeraiV ekeinaiV, mhpwV qelei fanh qaumaston kai eiV touV ofqalmouV mou; legei o KurioV twn dunamewn.

8:7 Outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× Idou, egw qelw swsei ton laon mou apo thV ghV thV anatolhV kai apo thV ghV thV dusewV tou hliou,

8:8 kai qelw ferei autouV kai qelousi katoikhsei en mesw thV Ierousalhm× kai qelousin eisqai laoV mou kai egw qelw eisqai QeoV autwn en alhqeia kai dikaiosunh.

8:9 [] Outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× Eniscusate taV ceiraV saV, seiV oi akouonteV en taiV hmeraiV tautaiV touV logouV toutouV dia stomatoV twn profhtwn, oitineV hsan en th hmera kaq' hn eqemeliwqh o oikoV tou Kuriou twn dunamewn, dia na oikodomhqh o naoV.

8:10 Dioti pro twn hmerwn ekeinwn den hto misqoV dia ton anqrwpon oude misqoV dia to kthnoV oude eirhnh eiV ton exercomenon h eisercomenon ex aitiaV thV qliyewV, dioti exapesteila pantaV touV anqrwpouV ekaston kata tou plhsion autou.

8:11 Alla twra, egw den qelw feresqai proV to upoloipon tou laou touton kaqwV en taiV arcaiaiV hmeraiV, legei o KurioV twn dunamewn.

8:12 Dioti o sporoV qelei eisqai thV eirhnhV× h ampeloV qelei dwsei ton karpon authV kai h gh qelei dwsei ta gennhmata authV kai oi ouranoi qelousi dwsei thn droson autwn, kai qelw klhrodothsei eiV to upoloipon tou laou toutou panta tauta.

8:13 Kai kaqwV hsqe katara metaxu twn eqnwn, oikoV Iouda kai oikoV Israhl, outw qelw saV diaswsei kai qelete eisqai eulogia× mh fobeisqe× aV eniscuwntai ai ceireV saV.

8:14 Dioti outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× Kaq' on tropon estocasqhn na saV timwrhsw, ote oi patereV saV me parwrgisan, legei o KurioV twn dunamewn, kai den metenohsa,

8:15 outw palin ebouleuqhn en taiV hmeraiV tautaiV na agaqopoihsw thn Ierousalhm kai ton oikon tou Iouda× mh fobeisqe.

8:16 Outoi einai oi logoi, touV opoiouV qelete kamei× laleite ekastoV thn alhqeian proV ton plhsion autou× alhqeian kai krisin eirhnhV krinete en taiV pulaiV saV.

8:17 Kai mh bouleuesqe kakon en taiV kardiaiV saV ekastoV kata tou plhsion autou kai orkon yeudh mh agapate× dioti panta tauta einai ekeina, ta opoia misw, legei KurioV.

8:18 [] Kai egeine logoV tou Kuriou twn dunamewn proV eme, legwn,

8:19 Outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× H nhsteia tou tetartou mhnoV kai h nhsteia tou pemptou kai h nhsteia tou ebdomou kai h nhsteia tou dekatou qelousin eisqai eiV ton oikon Iouda en cara kai en eufrosunh kai en euqumoiV eortaiV× oqen agapate thn alhqeian kai thn eirhnhn.

8:20 Outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× Eti qelousin elqei laoi kai oi katoikounteV poleiV pollaV×

8:21 kai oi katoikoi thV miaV qelousin upagei eiV thn allhn, legonteV, AV upagwmen speudonteV dia na exilewswmen to proswpon tou Kuriou kai na ekzhthswmen ton Kurion twn dunamewn× qelw upagei kai egw.

8:22 Kai laoi polloi kai eqnh iscura qelousin elqei dia na ekzhthswsi ton Kurion twn dunamewn en Ierousalhm kai na exilewswsi to proswpon tou Kuriou.