1A message from the LORD came to Jeremiah. The LORD said,2‘I am the LORD. I am the God of Israel. I say, “Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you.3A new day is coming,” ’ announces the LORD. ‘ “At that time I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from where they have been taken as prisoners. I will bring them back to this land. I gave it to their people of long ago to have as their own,” ’ says the LORD.4Here are the words the LORD spoke about Israel and Judah. He said,5‘I am the LORD. I say, ‘ “Cries of fear are heard. There is terror. There isn’t any peace.6Ask and see. Can a man give birth to children? Then why do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach? Each of them is acting like a woman having a baby. Every face is as pale as death.7How awful that day will be! No other day will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for the people of Jacob. But they will be saved out of it.8‘ “At that time I will break the yoke off their necks,” announces the LORD who rules over all. “I will tear off the ropes that hold them. People from other lands will not make them slaves anymore.9Instead, they will serve me. And they will serve David their king. I will raise him up for them. I am the LORD their God.10‘ “People of Jacob, do not be afraid. You are my servant. Israel, do not be terrified,” ’ announces the LORD. ‘ “You can be sure that I will save you. I will bring you out of a place far away. I will bring your children back from the land where they were taken. Your people will have peace and security again. And no one will make them afraid.11I am with you. I will save you,” ’ announces the LORD. ‘ “I will completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you. But I will not completely destroy you. I will correct you. But I will be fair. I will not let you go without any punishment.” ’12The LORD says, ‘Your wound can’t be cured. Your pain can’t be healed.13No one will stand up for you. There isn’t any medicine for your sore. There isn’t any healing for you.14All those who were going to help you have forgotten you. They do not care about you. I have struck you as if I were your enemy. I have punished you as if I were very mean. That is because your guilt is so great. You have sinned so much.15Why do you cry out about your wound? Your pain can’t be healed. Your guilt is very great. And you have committed many sins. That is why I have done all these things to you.16‘But everyone who destroys you will be destroyed. All your enemies will be forced to leave their countries. Those who steal from you will be stolen from. I will take the belongings of those who take things from you.17But I will make you healthy again. I will heal your wounds,’ announces the LORD. ‘That’s because you have been thrown out. You are called Zion, the one no one cares about.’18The LORD says, ‘I will bless Jacob’s people with great success again. I will show tender love to Israel. Jerusalem will be rebuilt where it was destroyed. The palace will stand in its proper place.19From those places the songs of people giving thanks will be heard. The sound of great joy will come from there. I will cause there to be more of my people. There will not be fewer of them. I will bring them honour. People will have respect for them.20Things will be as they used to be for Jacob’s people. I will make their community firm and secure. I will punish everyone who treats them badly.21Their leader will be one of their own people. Their ruler will rise up from among them. I will bring him near. And he will come close to me. He will commit himself to serve me,’ announces the LORD.22‘So you will be my people. And I will be your God.’23A storm will burst out because of the LORD’s great anger. A strong wind will sweep down on the heads of evil people.24The LORD’s great anger won’t turn back. He will accomplish everything his heart plans to do. In days to come you will understand this.
Jeremiah 30
English Standard Version
Restoration for Israel and Judah
1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:2“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. (Jer 36:2; Hab 2:2)3For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the Lord, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.” (Ezr 2:1; Job 42:10; Isa 11:12; Jer 12:15; Jer 16:15; Jer 23:3; Jer 29:14; Jer 30:18; Jer 31:23; Jer 32:44; Jer 33:7; Jer 33:11; Jer 33:26; La 2:14; Eze 20:42; Ho 1:11; Hab 2:3)4These are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah: (Jer 30:3)5“Thus says the Lord: We have heard a cry of panic, of terror, and no peace.6Ask now, and see, can a man bear a child? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor? Why has every face turned pale? (Isa 13:8; Joe 2:6; Na 2:10)7Alas! That day is so great there is none like it; it is a time of distress for Jacob; yet he shall be saved out of it. (Da 12:1; Joe 2:11; Zep 1:14)8“And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and I will burst your bonds, and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him.[1] (Jer 2:20; Jer 27:2; Eze 34:27; Na 1:13)9But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them. (Isa 55:3; Jer 23:5; Eze 34:23; Eze 37:24; Ho 3:5; Lu 1:69; Ac 13:22)10“Then fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, nor be dismayed, O Israel; for behold, I will save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid. (Isa 41:8; Isa 43:5; Jer 3:18; Jer 42:11; Jer 46:27)11For I am with you to save you, declares the Lord; I will make a full end of all the nations among whom I scattered you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished. (Jer 10:24; Jer 46:28)12“For thus says the Lord: Your hurt is incurable, and your wound is grievous. (Jer 10:19; Jer 14:17; Jer 15:18)13There is none to uphold your cause, no medicine for your wound, no healing for you. (Jer 46:11)14All your lovers have forgotten you; they care nothing for you; for I have dealt you the blow of an enemy, the punishment of a merciless foe, because your guilt is great, because your sins are flagrant. (Job 13:24; Job 19:11; Job 30:21; Isa 63:10; Jer 4:30; Jer 5:6; Jer 6:23; La 1:2; La 2:4)15Why do you cry out over your hurt? Your pain is incurable. Because your guilt is great, because your sins are flagrant, I have done these things to you. (Jer 30:12; Jer 30:14)16Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured, and all your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity; those who plunder you shall be plundered, and all who prey on you I will make a prey. (Ex 23:22; Isa 33:1; Isa 41:11; Jer 2:14; Jer 10:25; Jer 30:11)17For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’ (Ps 6:2; Jer 8:22; Jer 33:6; Ho 6:1; Mic 4:6; Zep 3:19)18“Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob and have compassion on his dwellings; the city shall be rebuilt on its mound, and the palace shall stand where it used to be. (De 13:16; Jer 30:3; Am 9:11)19Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving, and the voices of those who celebrate. I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will make them honored, and they shall not be small. (Isa 35:10; Isa 51:11; Jer 31:12; Jer 33:11; Eze 36:10; Eze 36:37; Zec 10:8)20Their children shall be as they were of old, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all who oppress them. (Isa 1:26)21Their prince shall be one of themselves; their ruler shall come out from their midst; I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me, for who would dare of himself to approach me? declares the Lord. (Ge 49:10; Nu 16:5; De 18:18; Jer 49:19; Heb 5:4)22And you shall be my people, and I will be your God.” (Le 26:12; Jer 24:7; Jer 31:1; Jer 31:33; Jer 32:38)23Behold the storm of the Lord! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest; it will burst upon the head of the wicked. (Jer 23:19; Jer 25:32)24The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished the intentions of his mind. In the latter days you will understand this. (Jer 12:13; Ho 3:5)