Jeremiah 30:1-13 ▼

1 This message came from the LORD to Jeremiah:

2 |This is what the LORD God of Israel says: 'Write all the words that I've spoken to you in a book.

3 Indeed, the time will come,' declares the LORD, 'when I'll restore the security of my people Israel and Judah,' says the LORD. 'I'll bring them back to the land that I gave to their ancestors, and they'll possess it.'|

4 These are the words that the LORD spoke about Israel and Judah:

5 |Indeed, this is what the LORD says: 'We have heard a sound of terror and of fear, and there is no peace.

6 Ask about this and think about it— Can a man give birth to a child? Why then do I see every strong man with his hands on his thighs like a woman giving birth, and all their faces have turned pale?

7 Oh how terrible! That time will be worse than any like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be rescued from it.

8 On that day,' declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, 'I'll break the yoke from your neck and will tear off your restraints. Foreigners will no longer make you serve them.

9 Rather, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

10 My servant Jacob, don't be afraid,' declares the LORD, 'and Israel, don't be dismayed. For I'll deliver you from a distant place and your descendants from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return. He will be undisturbed and secure, and no one will cause him to fear.

11 For I'll be with you to save you,' declares the LORD. 'For I'll put an end to all the nations where I scattered you; but I won't make an end of you. I'll discipline you justly, but I certainly won't leave you unpunished.'

12 |For this is what the LORD says: 'Your injury won't heal; your wound is severe.

13 There is no one to plead your cause. There is no medicine for your sore; no healing for you.