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"Listen carefully"
Days are coming ... when I will do
Future time is spoken of as if the "Days are coming." See how you translated this metaphor in Jeremiah 7:32. Alternate translation: "In the future ... I will do" or "There will be a time ... when I will do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
this is Yahweh's declaration
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 1:8. Alternate translation: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
the house of Israel
The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Israel. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 3:18. Alternate translation: "Israel" or "the kingdom of Israel" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
the house of Judah
The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the kingdom of Judah, which included the descendants of Judah and Benjamin. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 3:18. Alternate translation: "Judah" or "the kingdom of Judah" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Judah ... Jerusalem
These towns' names are metonyms for the people who live in the towns. Alternate translation: "the people of Judah ... the people of Jerusalem" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)