Jeremiah 30:1-13 ▼

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from YHWH, saying:

2 “Thus speaks YHWH God of Israel, saying: ‘Write for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.

3 For, behold, the days are coming, a declaration of YHWH, when I turn back the captivity of My people Israel and Judah—says YHWH—and I will return them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”

4 And these are the words that YHWH spoke concerning Israel and Judah.

5 For thus says YHWH: “We have heard a voice of trembling, of dread and not of peace.

6 Ask now, and see, can a male give birth? Why have I seen every man with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor, and all faces have turned pale?

7 Alas, for great is that day, so that none is like it! And a time of distress it is for Jacob, and he will be saved from it.

8 And it will come to pass on that day, a declaration of YHWH of Hosts—that I will break his yoke from your neck, and your bonds I will burst, and no longer will strangers enslave him.

9 And they shall serve YHWH their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

10 And you, do not fear, My servant O Jacob, a declaration of YHWH, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For behold, I I am saving you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob will return and have quiet, and he will find rest, and no one will make him afraid.

11 For I am with you, a declaration of YHWH, to save you. Though I make a full end of all the nations to which I have scattered you there, yet of you I will not make a full end, and I will discipline you with justice, and I will not leave you unpunished.”

12 For thus says YHWH: “Your breach is incurable; your wound is grievous.

13 There is no one pleading your cause, that you may be bound up. Unto you are no healing medicines.