18:1 [] O logoV o genomenoV proV Ieremian para Kuriou, legwn,
18:2 Shkwqhti kai katabhqi eiV ton oikon tou keramewV, kai ekei qelw se kamei na akoushV touV logouV mou.
18:3 Tote katebhn eiV ton oikon tou keramewV, kai idou, eirgazeto ergon epi touV trocouV.
18:4 Kai ecalasqh to aggeion, to opoion ekamnen ek phlou, en th ceiri tou keramewV, kai palin ekamen auto allo aggeion, kaqwV hresen eiV ton keramea na kamh.
18:5 Tote egeine logoV Kuriou proV eme, legwn,
18:6 OikoV Israhl, den dunamai na kamw eiV esaV, kaqwV outoV o kerameuV; legei KurioV. Idou, wV o phloV en th ceiri tou keramewV, outw seiV, oikoV Israhl, eisqe en th ceiri mou.
18:7 En th stigmh, kaq' hn hqelon lalhsei kata eqnouV h kata basileiaV, dia na ekrizwsw kai na kataskayw kai na katastreyw,
18:8 ean to eqnoV ekeino, kata tou opoiou elalhsa, epistreyh apo thV kakiaV autou, qelw metanohsei peri tou kakou, to opoion ebouleuqhn na kamw eiV auto.
18:9 Kai en th stigmh, kaq' hn hqelon lalhsei peri eqnouV h peri basileiaV, na oikodomhsw kai na futeusw,
18:10 ean kamh kakon enwpion mou, wste na mh upakouh thV fwnhV mou, tote qelw metanohsei peri tou kalou, me to opoion eipa oti qelw agaqopoihsei auto.
18:11 [] Kai twra eipe proV touV andraV Iouda kai proV touV katoikouV thV Ierousalhm, legwn, Outw legei KurioV× Idou, egw etoimazw kakon kaq' umwn kai bouleuomai boulhn kaq' umwn× epistreyate loipon ekastoV apo thV ponhraV odou autou kai diorqwsate taV odouV umwn kai taV praxeiV umwn.
18:12 Oi de eipon, EiV mathn× dioti opisw twn diabouliwn hmwn qelomen peripatei kai ekastoV taV orexeiV thV kardiaV autou thV ponhraV qelomen prattei.
18:13 Dia touto outw legei KurioV× Erwthsate twra metaxu twn eqnwn, tiV hkouse toiauta; h parqenoV tou Israhl ekame frikta sfodra.
18:14 Qelei tiV afhsei ton cionwdh Libanon dia ton bracon thV pediadoV; h qelousin egkatalipei ta drosera ekreonta udata dia ta makroqen ercomena;
18:15 All' o laoV mou elhsmonhsen eme, equmiasen eiV thn mataiothta kai prosekoyan en taiV odoiV autwn, taiV aiwnioiV triboiV, dia na peripatwsin en triboiV odou mh exwmalismenhV×
18:16 dia na katasthswsi thn ghn autwn erhmwsin kai cleuasmon aiwnion× paV o diabainwn di' authV qelei menei ekqamboV kai seiei thn kefalhn autou.
18:17 Qelw diaskorpisei autouV emprosqen tou ecqrou wV kaustikoV anemoV× qelw deixei eiV autouV nwta kai ouci proswpon en th hmera thV sumforaV autwn.
18:18 [] Tote eipon, Elqete kai aV sumbouleuqwmen boulaV kata tou Ieremiou× dioti nomoV den qelei caqh apo ierewV oude boulh apo sofou oude logoV apo profhtou× elqete kai aV pataxwmen auton me thn glwssan kai aV mh prosexwmen eiV mhdena twn logwn autou.
18:19 Prosexon eiV eme, Kurie, kai akouson thn fwnhn twn diafiloneikountwn me eme.
18:20 Qelei antapodoqh kakon anti kalou; dioti eskayan lakkon dia thn yuchn mou. Enqumhqhti oti estaqhn enwpion sou dia na lalhsw uper autwn agaqa, dia na apostreyw ton qumon sou ap' autwn.
18:21 Dia touto paradoV touV uiouV autwn eiV thn peinan kai doV autouV eiV ceiraV macairaV, kai aV geinwsin ai gunaikeV autwn ateknoi kai chrai× kai oi andreV autwn aV qanatwqwsin× oi neaniskoi autwn aV peswsi dia macairaV en th mach.
18:22 AV akousqh kraugh ek twn oikiwn autwn, otan ferhV exaifnhV ep' autouV lehlataV× dioti eskayan lakkon dia na me piaswsi kai ekruyan pagidaV dia touV podaV mou.
