Jeremiah 30 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Restoration of Israel and Judah

The Promised Return of the Captives

Jer 30:1The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

Jer 30:2“Thus speaks the LORD God of Israel, saying: ‘Write in a book for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you.

Jer 30:3

Jer 30:3‘For behold, the days are coming,’ says the LORD, ‘that I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,’ says the LORD. ‘And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’ ”

Jer 30:4

Jer 30:4Now these are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah.

Jer 30:5

Jer 30:5“For thus says the LORD:

‘We have heard a voice of trembling,
Of fear, and not of peace.

Jer 30:6

Jer 30:6Ask now, and see,
Whether a man is ever in labor with child?
So why do I see every man with his hands on his loins
Like a woman in labor,
And all faces turned pale?

Jer 30:7

Jer 30:7Alas! For that day is great,
So that none is like it;
And it is the time of Jacob’s trouble,
But he shall be saved out of it.

Jer 30:8

Jer 30:8‘For it shall come to pass in that day,’
Says the LORD of hosts,
‘That I will break his yoke from your neck,
And will burst your bonds;
Foreigners shall no more enslave them.

Jer 30:9

Jer 30:9But they shall serve the LORD their God,
And David their king,
Whom I will raise up for them.

Jer 30:10

Jer 30:10‘Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,’ says the LORD,
‘Nor be dismayed, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you from afar,
And your seed from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet,
And no one shall make him afraid.

Jer 30:11

Jer 30:11For I am with you,’ says the LORD, ‘to save you;
Though I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you,
Yet I will not make a complete end of you.
But I will correct you in justice,
And will not let you go altogether unpunished.’

Jer 30:12

Jer 30:12“For thus says the LORD:

‘Your affliction is incurable,
Your wound is severe.

Jer 30:13

Jer 30:13There is no one to plead your cause,
That you may be bound up;
You have no healing medicines.

Jer 30:14

Jer 30:14All your lovers have forgotten you;
They do not seek you;
For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy,
With the chastisement of a cruel one,
For the multitude of your iniquities,
Because your sins have increased.

Jer 30:15

Jer 30:15Why do you cry about your affliction?
Your sorrow is incurable.
Because of the multitude of your iniquities,
Because your sins have increased,
I have done these things to you.

Jer 30:16

Jer 30:16‘Therefore all those who devour you shall be devoured;
And all your adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity;
Those who plunder you shall become plunder,
And all who prey upon you I will make a prey.

Jer 30:17

Jer 30:17For I will restore health to you
And heal you of your wounds,’ says the LORD,
‘Because they called you an outcast saying:
“This is Zion;
No one seeks her.” ’

Jer 30:18

Jer 30:18“Thus says the LORD:

‘Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob’s tents,
And have mercy on his dwelling places;
The city shall be built upon its own mound,
And the palace shall remain according to its own plan.

Jer 30:19

Jer 30:19Then out of them shall proceed thanksgiving
And the voice of those who make merry;
I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish;
I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

Jer 30:20

Jer 30:20Their children also shall be as before,
And their congregation shall be established before Me;
And I will punish all who oppress them.

Jer 30:21

Jer 30:21Their nobles shall be from among them,
And their governor shall come from their midst;
Then I will cause him to draw near,
And he shall approach Me;
For who is this who pledged his heart to approach Me?’ says the LORD.

Jer 30:22

Jer 30:22‘You shall be My people,
And I will be your God.’ ”

Jer 30:23

Jer 30:23Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD
Goes forth with fury,
A continuing whirlwind;
It will fall violently on the head of the wicked.

Jer 30:24

Jer 30:24The fierce anger of the LORD will not return until He has done it,
And until He has performed the intents of His heart.

In the latter days you will consider it.

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