Jeremiah 30:1-13 ▼

1 This word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

2 Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Write down on a scroll all the words I have spoken to you.

3 For indeed, the days are coming—oracle of the LORD—when I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah—oracle of the LORD. I will bring them back to the land which I gave to their ancestors, and they shall take possession of it.

4 These are the words the LORD spoke to Israel and to Judah:

5 Thus says the LORD: We hear a cry of fear: terror, not peace.

6 Inquire and see: does a male give birth? Why, then, do I see all these men, their hands on their loins Like women in labor, all their faces drained of color?

7 Ah! How mighty is that day— there is none like it! A time of distress for Jacob, though he shall be saved from it.

8 On that day—oracle of the LORD of hosts—I will break his yoke off your neck and snap your bonds. Strangers shall no longer enslave them;

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

10 But you, my servant Jacob, do not fear!—oracle of the LORD— do not be dismayed, Israel! For I will soon deliver you from places far away, your offspring from the land of their exile; Jacob shall again find rest, secure, with none to frighten him,

11 for I am with you—oracle of the LORD—to save you. I will bring to an end all the nations among whom I have scattered you; but you I will not bring to an end. I will chastise you as you deserve, I will not let you go unpunished.

12 For thus says the LORD: Incurable is your wound, grievous your injury;

13 There is none to plead your case, no remedy for your running sore, no healing for you.