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Jeremiah 30:12–17

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The Lord Will Heal the Wounds of Judah

30:12Moreover,26 the Lord says to the people of Zion,27

“Your injuries are incurable;

your wounds are severe.28

30:13There is no one to plead your cause.

There are no remedies for your wounds.29

There is no healing for you.

30:14All your allies have abandoned you.30

They no longer have any concern for you.

For I have attacked you like an enemy would.

I have chastened you cruelly.

For your wickedness is so great

and your sin is so much.31

30:15Why do you complain about your injuries,

that your pain is incurable?

I have done all this to you

because your wickedness is so great

and your sin is so much.

30:16But32 all who destroyed you will be destroyed.

All your enemies will go into exile.

Those who plundered you will be plundered.

I will cause those who pillaged you to be pillaged.33

30:17Yes,34 I will restore you to health.

I will heal your wounds.

I, the Lord, affirm it!35

For you have been called an outcast,

Zion, whom no one cares for.”

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Footnotes

  1. 26 The particle כִּי (ki) here is parallel to the one in v. 5 that introduces the first oracle. See the discussion in the translator’s note there.
  2. 27 The pronouns in vv. 10–17 are second feminine singular referring to a personified entity. That entity is identified in v. 17 as Zion, which here stands for the people of Zion.
  3. 28 The wounds to the body politic are those of the incursions from the enemy from the north referred to in Jer 4:6; 6:1 over which Jeremiah and even God himself have lamented (Jer 8:21; 10:19; 14:17). The enemy from the north has been identified as Babylon and has been identified as the agent of God’s punishment of his disobedient people (Jer 1:15; 4:6; 25:9).
  4. 29 The translation of these first two lines follows the redivision of the lines suggested in and rather than that of the Masoretes who read, “There is no one who pleads your cause with reference to [your] wound.” This verse exhibits a mixed metaphor of an advocate pleading someone’s case (cf., Jer 5:28; 22:18) and of a physician applying medicine to wounds and sores resulting from them (see, e.g., Jer 8:18 for the latter metaphor). Zion’s sins are beyond defense and the wounds inflicted upon her beyond healing. However, God, himself, in his own time will forgive her sins (Jer 31:34; 33:8) and heal her wounds (Jer 30:17).
  5. 30 Heb “forgotten you.”
  6. 31 Heb “attacked you like … with the chastening of a cruel one because of the greatness of your iniquity [and because] your sins are many.” The sentence has been broken down to conform to contemporary English style and better poetic scansion.
  7. 32 For the translation of this particle, which is normally translated “therefore” and often introduces an announcement of judgment, compare the usage at Jer 16:14 and the translator’s note there. Here as there it introduces a contrast, a rather unexpected announcement of salvation. For a similar use see also Hos 2:14 (2:16 ). Recognition of this usage makes the proposed emendation of of לָכֵן כָּל (lakhen kol) to וְכָל (vékhol) unnecessary.
  8. 33 With the exception of the second line there is a definite attempt at wordplay in each line to underline the principle of lex talionis on a national and political level. This principle has already been appealed to in the case of the end of Babylonian sovereignty in 25:14; 27:7.
  9. 34 Again the particle כִּי (ki) appears to be intensive rather than causal. Compare the translator’s note on v. . It is possible that it has an adversative sense as an implicit contrast with v. 13 which expresses these concepts in the negative (cf. 474 כִּי 3.e for this use in statements which are contextually closer to one another).
  10. 35 Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“For thus says the Lord:

Your hurt is incurable,

and your wound is grievous.

There is none to uphold your cause,

no medicine for your wound,

no healing for you.

All 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.

Why 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.

Therefore 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.

For 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!’

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“This is what the Lord says:

“ ‘Your wound is incurable,

your injury beyond healing.

There is no one to plead your cause,

no remedy for your sore,

no healing for you.

All your allies have forgotten you;

they care nothing for you.

I have struck you as an enemy would

and punished you as would the cruel,

because your guilt is so great

and your sins so many.

Why do you cry out over your wound,

your pain that has no cure?

Because of your great guilt and many sins

I have done these things to you.

“ ‘But all who devour you will be devoured;

all your enemies will go into exile.

Those who plunder you will be plundered;

all who make spoil of you I will despoil.

But I will restore you to health

and heal your wounds,’

declares the Lord,

‘because you are called an outcast,

Zion for whom no one cares.’

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For this is what the Lord says:

Your injury is incurable;

your wound most severe.

You have no defender for your case.

There is no remedy for your sores,

and no healing for you.

All your lovers have forgotten you;

they no longer look for you,

for I have struck you as an enemy would,

with the discipline of someone cruel,

because of your enormous guilt

and your innumerable sins.

Why do you cry out about your injury?

Your pain has no cure!

I have done these things to you

because of your enormous guilt

and your innumerable sins.

Nevertheless, all who devoured you will be devoured,

and all your adversaries—all of them—

will go off into exile.

Those who plunder you will be plundered,

and all who raid you will be raided.

But I will bring you health

and will heal you of your wounds—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

for they call you Outcast,

Zion whom no one cares about.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

This is what the Lord says:

“Your injury is incurable—

a terrible wound.

There is no one to help you

or to bind up your injury.

No medicine can heal you.

All your lovers—your allies—have left you

and do not care about you anymore.

I have wounded you cruelly,

as though I were your enemy.

For your sins are many,

and your guilt is great.

Why do you protest your punishment—

this wound that has no cure?

I have had to punish you

because your sins are many

and your guilt is great.

“But all who devour you will be devoured,

and all your enemies will be sent into exile.

All who plunder you will be plundered,

and all who attack you will be attacked.

I will give you back your health

and heal your wounds,” says the Lord.

“For you are called an outcast—

‘Jerusalem for whom no one cares.’ ”

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For thus says Yahweh,

‘Your injury is incurable,

your wound is overcome by sickness.

There is no one who pleads your cause,

for your boil there is no healing for you.

All your lovers have forgotten you,

they do not care for you.

I have struck you with the blow of an enemy,

the punishment of the cruel,

because of the greatness of your guilt,

your sins are numerous.

Why do you cry because of your wound?

Your pain is incurable.

Because of the greatness of your guilt—your sins are vast—

I have done these things to you.

Therefore all those who devour you will be devoured,

and all your foes, all of them will go into captivity,

and those who plunder you will be as plunder,

and all those who plunder you I will make as plunder.

For I will present healing to you,

and I will heal you of your wounds,’ declares Yahweh.

‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying,

“It is Zion, there is no one who cares for her.” ’

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

For thus saith the Lord,

Thy bruise is incurable,

And thy wound is grievous.

There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up:

Thou hast no healing medicines.

All thy lovers have forgotten thee;

They seek thee not;

For I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one,

For the multitude of thine iniquity;

Because thy sins were increased.

Why criest thou for thine affliction?

Thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity:

Because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.

Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured;

And all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity;

And they that spoil thee shall be a spoil,

And all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.

For I will restore health unto thee,

And I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord;

Because they called thee an Outcast, saying,

This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

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