Jeremiah 30:10–17

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 of 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 punish you in a way that is fair and right.’ ”

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 of those things to you.

¹⁶“But everyone who destroys you will be destroyed.

All of 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 is because you have been thrown out.

You are called Zion, the one no one cares about.”