Jeremiah 32:30–42

30 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me gfrom their youth: for the children of Israel have only bprovoked me to anger hwith the work of their hands, saith the Lord. 31 For this city hath been to me as †a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; ithat I should remove it from before my face, 32 Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done bto provoke me to anger, kthey, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33 And lthey have turned unto me the †back, and not the face: though I taught them, mrising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened nto receive instruction. 34 But othey set their abominations in the house, owhich is called by my name, oto defile it. 35 pAnd they built the high places of Baal, pwhich are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, qto cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; pwhich I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, rto cause Judah to sin.

36 And now therefore thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, sIt shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon sby the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; 37 Behold, tI will gather them out of all countries, uwhither I have driven them vin mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them wto dwell safely: 38 And xthey shall be my people, and I will be their God: 39 And I xywill give them one heart, and one way, zthat they may fear me †for ever, zfor the good of them, and of their children after them: 40 And abI will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away †from them, to do them good; but bI will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. 41 Yea, cI will rejoice over them to do them good, and dI will plant them in this land †assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. 42 For thus saith the Lord; eLike as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, eso will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.