LEB JER chapter 30

Israel and Judah Will Be Delivered from Their Distress

30 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,[fn] 2 “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying,[fn] ‘Write for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you in a scroll. 3 For look, days are coming,’ declares[fn] Yahweh, ‘when I will restore the fortunes[fn] of my people Israel and Judah,’ says Yahweh, ‘and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their ancestors[fn] and they will take possession of it.’ ”

4 Now these are the words that Yahweh spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah.

5 “For thus says Yahweh:‘We have heard a sound of trembling,
- terror, and there is no peace.
- 6  Why do I see every strong man
with his hands on his loins like a woman giving birth?
- And why are all their faces changed to paleness?
- 7 is great,[fn]
And it is a time of distress for Jacob,
- yet from it he will be delivered.
- 8 [fn] Yahweh of hosts, ‘I will break his yoke from your neck
and your bonds I will tear to pieces.
- And strangers will no longer let him work as a slave.
- 9  and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
- 10 [fn] Yahweh, ‘and you must not be dismayed, Israel,
for look, I am going to save you from far,
- and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
And Jacob will return,
- and he will be at rest,
and he will be at ease,
- and there will be no one who makes him[fn] afraid.
- 11 [fn] Yahweh, ‘to save you. For I will make a complete destruction
of all the nations to which I scattered you,
- but you I will not make a complete destruction.
And I will chastise you to the measure,
- and I will not leave you entirely unpunished.’
12 For thus says Yahweh,‘Your injury is incurable,
- your wound is overcome by sickness.
- 13 one who pleads your cause, for your boil there is no healing for you.
- 14  they do not care for you.
I have struck you with the blow of an enemy,
- the punishment of the cruel,
because of the greatness of your guilt,
- your sins are numerous.
- 15  Your pain is incurable.
Because of the greatness of your guilt—your sins are vast—
- I have done these things to you.
- 16 [fn] all those who devour you will be devoured, and all your foes, all of them will go into captivity,
and those who plunder you will be as plunder,
- and all those who plunder you I will make as plunder.
- 17  and I will heal you of your wounds,’[fn] Yahweh.
‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying,
- “It is Zion, there is no one who cares for her.” ’
18 Thus says Yahweh:‘Look, I will restore the fortunes[fn] of the tents of Jacob,
- and I will have compassion on his dwellings,
and the city will be rebuilt upon its mound,
- and the citadel fortress will stand on its rightful site.
- 19 the sound of merrymakers will come out from them,
and I will make them numerous,
- and they will not be few.
And I will make them honored,
- and they will not be lowly.
- 20  and their community will be established[fn]
And I will punish all their oppressors.
21  and their ruler will come out from their midst.
- And I will bring him near and he will approach me.
For who is he that would pledge his heart to approach me?’[fn] Yahweh.
- 22  and I will be to you God.’ ”
- 23  Wrath has gone forth,
a whirling tempest.
- It will whirl upon the head of the wicked.
- 24 [fn] will not turn back until his doing, and until his accomplishing the plans of his[fn]
In the last of the days you will understand it.

?:? Literally “to say”