Jeremiah 30:1-9 ▼

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

2 “Thus says the LORD God of Israel, ‘Write in a book all the words which I have spoken to you.

3 For behold (hear this), the days are coming,’ says the LORD, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah,’ says the LORD, ‘and I will return them to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they will take possession of it.’”

4 Now these are the words the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

5 “Thus says the LORD, ‘We have heard a terrified voice Of panic and dread, and there is no peace.

6 ‘Ask now, and see Whether a man can give birth [to a child]. Why then do I see every man With his hands on his loins, as a woman in labor? Why have all faces turned pale?

7 ‘Alas! for that day is great, There is none like it; It is the time of Jacob’s [unequaled] trouble, But he will be saved from it.

8 ‘It shall come about on that day,’ says the LORD of hosts, ‘that I will break the yoke off your neck and I will tear off your bonds and force apart your shackles; and strangers will no longer make slaves of the people [of Israel].

9 But they shall serve the LORD their God and [the descendant of] David their King, whom I will raise up for them.