Jeremiah 30 / 52
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(Restoration for Israel and Judah)
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
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"Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.
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For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the Lord, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it."
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These are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:
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"Thus says the Lord:
We have heard a cry of panic,
of terror, and no peace.
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Ask now, and see,
can a man bear a child?
Why then do I see every man
with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor?
Why has every face turned pale?
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Alas! That day is so great
there is none like it;
it is a time of distress for Jacob;
yet he shall be saved out of it.
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"And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and I will burst your bonds, and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him.
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But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
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"Then fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord,
nor be dismayed, O Israel;
for behold, I will save you from far away,
and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
and none shall make him afraid.
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For I am with you to save you,
declares the Lord;
I will make a full end of all the nations
among whom I scattered you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
I will discipline you in just measure,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
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"For thus says the Lord:
Your hurt is incurable,
and your wound is grievous.
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There is none to uphold your cause,
no medicine for your wound,
no healing for you.
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All your lovers have forgotten you;
they care nothing for you;
for I have dealt you the blow of an enemy,
the punishment of a merciless foe,
because your guilt is great,
because your sins are flagrant.
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Why do you cry out over your hurt?
Your pain is incurable.
Because your guilt is great,
because your sins are flagrant,
I have done these things to you.
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Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured,
and all your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity;
those who plunder you shall be plundered,
and all who prey on you I will make a prey.
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For I will restore health to you,
and your wounds I will heal,
declares the Lord,
because they have called you an outcast:
'It is Zion, for whom no one cares!'
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"Thus says the Lord:
Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city shall be rebuilt on its mound,
and the palace shall stand where it used to be.
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Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,
and the voices of those who celebrate.
I will multiply them, and they shall not be few;
I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.
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Their children shall be as they were of old,
and their congregation shall be established before me,
and I will punish all who oppress them.
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Their prince shall be one of themselves;
their ruler shall come out from their midst;
I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
for who would dare of himself to approach me?
declares the Lord.
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And you shall be my people,
and I will be your God."
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Behold the storm of the Lord!
Wrath has gone forth,
a whirling tempest;
it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
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The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back
until he has executed and accomplished
the intentions of his mind.
In the latter days you will understand this.