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Jeremiah - Chapter 30 |
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   | Jer 30:1 | The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: |
| Jer 30:2 | "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. |
| Jer 30:3 | For 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." |
| Jer 30:4 | These are the words which the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah: |
| Jer 30:5 | "Thus says the LORD: We have heard a cry of panic, of terror, and no peace. |
| Jer 30:6 | Ask 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? |
| Jer 30:7 | Alas! 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. |
| Jer 30:8 | "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. |
| Jer 30:9 | But they shall serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them. |
| Jer 30:10 | "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. |
| Jer 30:11 | For I am with you to save you, says the LORD; 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. |
| Jer 30:12 | "For thus says the LORD: Your hurt is incurable, and your wound is grievous. |
| Jer 30:13 | There is none to uphold your cause, no medicine for your wound, no healing for you. |
| Jer 30:14 | 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. |
| Jer 30:15 | 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. |
| Jer 30:16 | Therefore 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. |
| Jer 30:17 | For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, says the LORD, because they have called you an outcast: 'It is Zion, for whom no one cares!' |
| Jer 30:18 | "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. |
| Jer 30:19 | Out 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. |
| Jer 30:20 | Their children shall be as they were of old, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all who oppress them. |
| Jer 30:21 | Their 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? says the LORD. |
| Jer 30:22 | And you shall be my people, and I will be your God." |
| Jer 30:23 | Behold the storm of the LORD! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest; it will burst upon the head of the wicked. |
| Jer 30:24 | The 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. |
