Jeremiah 30

Restoration for Israel and Judah

30The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: ²“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ^eWrite in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. ^3fFor behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, ^gwhen I will restore ^hthe fortunes of my people, ⁱIsrael and Judah, says the Lord, ^jand I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.”

⁴These are the words that the Lord spoke concerning ⁱIsrael and Judah:

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?

^kWhy then do I see every man

with his hands on his stomach ^klike a woman in labor?

^lWhy has every face turned pale?

⁷Alas! ^mThat day is so great

ⁿthere is none like it;

it is a time of distress for Jacob;

yet he shall be saved out of it.

⁸“And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, that I will ^obreak his ^pyoke from off your neck, and I will ^oburst your bonds, ^qand foreigners shall no more make a servant of him.^{1 9}But they shall serve the Lord their God and ^rDavid their king, whom I will raise up for them.

^10s“Then fear not, ^tO Jacob my servant, declares the Lord,

nor be dismayed, O Israel;

for behold, ^sI will save you from far away,

^uand your offspring from the land of their captivity.

^sJacob shall return and have quiet and ease,

and none shall make him afraid.

^11vFor I am with you to save you,

declares the Lord;

^vI will make a full end of all the nations

among whom I scattered you,

but of you I will not make a full end.

^vI will ^wdiscipline you in just measure,

and I will by no means leave you unpunished.

¹²“For thus says the Lord:

^xYour hurt is incurable,

^yand your wound is grievous.

¹³There is none to uphold your cause,

no medicine for your wound,

^zno healing for you.

^14aAll your lovers have forgotten you;

they care nothing for you;

for I have dealt you the blow of ^ban enemy,

the punishment ^cof a merciless foe,

because your guilt is great,

^dbecause your sins are flagrant.

^15xWhy do you cry out over your hurt?

^xYour pain is incurable.

Because your guilt is great,

^dbecause your sins are flagrant,

I have done these things to you.

^16eTherefore all who devour you shall be devoured,

and ^fall your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity;

^gthose who plunder you shall be plundered,

^hand all who prey on you I will make a prey.

¹⁷ⁱFor I will restore ^jhealth to you,

and ^kyour wounds I will heal,

declares the Lord,

because ^lthey have called you an outcast:

^l‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’

¹⁸“Thus says the Lord:

Behold, ^mI will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob

and have compassion on his dwellings;

the city shall be rebuilt on ⁿits mound,

and the palace shall stand where it used to be.

^19oOut of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,

and the voices of those who celebrate.

^pI will multiply them, and they shall not be few;

I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.

^20qTheir children shall be as they were of old,

and their congregation shall be established before me,

and I will punish all who oppress them.

^21rTheir prince shall be one of themselves;

^rtheir ruler shall come out from their midst;

^sI will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,

^tfor who would dare of himself to approach me?

declares the Lord.

^22uAnd you shall be my people,

and I will be your God.”

^23vBehold ^wthe storm of the Lord!

Wrath has gone forth,

a whirling tempest;

it will burst upon the head of the wicked.

^24xThe fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back

until he has executed and accomplished

the intentions of his mind.

^yIn the latter days you will understand this.