Jeremiah 30

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.

³For behold, days are coming, says 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 which I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.”

⁴These are the words which the Lord spoke concerning Israel 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?

Why then do I see every man

with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor?

Why has every face turned pale?

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.

⁸“And it shall come to pass in that day, says the Lord of hosts, that I will break the yoke from off their neck, and I will burst their bonds, and strangers shall no more make servants of them.[#30.8 Gk Old Latin: Heb; #30.8 Gk Old Latin: Heb; #30.8 Heb]

⁹But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

¹⁰“Then fear not, O Jacob my servant, says the Lord ,

nor be dismayed, O Israel;

for lo, I will save you from afar,

and your offspring from the land of their captivity.

Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,

and none shall make him afraid.

¹¹For I am with you to save you,

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 chasten you in just measure,

and I will by no means leave you unpunished.

¹²“For thus says the Lord :

Your hurt is incurable,

and your wound is grievous.

¹³There is none to uphold your cause,

no medicine for your wound,

no healing for you.

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.

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.

¹⁶Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured,

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

those who despoil you shall become a spoil,

and all who prey on you I will make a prey.

¹⁷For I will restore health to you,

and your wounds I will heal,

because they have called you an outcast:

‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’

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 upon its mound,

and the palace shall stand where it used to be.

¹⁹Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,

and the voices of those who make merry.

I will multiply them, and they shall not be few;

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

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.

²¹Their prince shall be one of themselves,

their ruler shall come forth from their midst;

I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,

for who would dare of himself to approach me?

²²And you shall be my people,

and I will be your God.”

²³Behold the storm of the Lord !

Wrath has gone forth,

a whirling tempest;

it will burst upon the head of the wicked.

²⁴The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back

until he has executed and accomplished

the intents of his mind.

In the latter days you will understand this.