A reading from
the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah1:17-19
The word of the Lord came to me thus:/ Gird your loins;/ stand up and tell them/ all that I command you./ Be not crushed on their account,/ as though I would leave you crushed before them;/ For it is I this day/ who have made you a fortified city,/ A pillar of iron, a wall of brass,/ against the whole land:/ Against Judah’s kings and princes,/ against its priests and people./ They will fight against you, but not prevail over you,/ for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.
The word of the Lord.
