Jeremiah 30:1-9 ▼

1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:

2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, saying: You shall write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.

3 For behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will convert the turning away of my people, Israel and Judah, says the Lord. And I will return them to the land which I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.”

4 And these are the words which the Lord has spoken to Israel and to Judah:

5 For thus says the Lord: ‘We have heard a voice of terror. There is dread, and there is no peace.’

6 Inquire and see, does a male give birth? Then why have I seen every man with his hand on his lower back, like a woman bearing a child? And why have all of their faces turned pale?

7 Woe! For that day is great, and there is nothing like it. For it is the time of tribulation for Jacob, but he will be saved from it.

8 And this shall be in that day, says the Lord of hosts: I will crush his yoke from your neck, and I will break open his bands. And strangers will no longer rule over him.

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