Chapter 30

The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,²

Thus speaketh¹ the LORD God of Israel, saying,² Write³ thee all the words that I have spoken¹⁴ unto thee in a book.

For, lo, the days come,⁶ saith⁷ the LORD, that I will bring again¹ the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith¹ the LORD: and I will cause them to return⁵² to the land that I gave¹ to their fathers, and they shall possess¹ it.

And these [are] the words that the LORD spake¹⁴ concerning Israel and concerning Judah.

For thus saith¹ the LORD; We have heard¹ a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.

Ask³ ye now, and see³ whether a man doth travail with child?⁶ wherefore do I see¹ every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail,⁶ and all faces are turned⁸ into paleness?

Alas! for that day [is] great, so that none [is] like it: it [is] even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved¹¹ out of it.

For it shall come to pass in that day, saith⁷ the LORD of hosts, [that] I will break⁴ his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst¹⁷ thy bonds, and strangers⁵ shall no more serve⁴ themselves of him:

But they shall serve¹ the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up⁵⁵ unto them.

Therefore fear⁴ thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith⁷ the LORD; neither be dismayed,¹¹ O Israel: for, lo, I will save⁵⁶ thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return,¹ and shall be in rest,¹ and be quiet,⁴⁰ and none shall make [him] afraid.⁵⁶

For I [am] with thee, saith⁷ the LORD, to save⁵³ thee: though I make⁴ a full end of all nations whither I have scattered⁵² thee, yet will I not make⁴ a full end of thee: but I will correct¹⁴ thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether¹⁵ unpunished.¹⁷

For thus saith¹ the LORD, Thy bruise [is] incurable,⁷ [and] thy wound [is] grievous.¹²

[There is] none to plead⁶ thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.

All thy lovers¹⁸ have forgotten¹ thee; they seek⁴ thee not; for I have wounded⁵² thee with the wound of an enemy,⁶ with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; [because] thy sins were increased.¹

Why criest⁴ thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow [is] incurable⁷ for the multitude of thine iniquity: [because] thy sins were increased,¹ I have done¹ these things unto thee.

Therefore all they that devour⁶ thee shall be devoured;¹¹ and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go⁴ into captivity; and they that spoil^{6 8154 6} thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey⁶ upon thee will I give⁴ for a prey.

For I will restore⁵⁵ health unto thee, and I will heal⁴ thee of thy wounds, saith⁷ the LORD; because they called¹ thee an Outcast,¹² [saying], This [is] Zion, whom no man seeketh after.⁶

Thus saith¹ the LORD; Behold, I will bring again⁶ the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy¹⁷ on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded⁸ upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain⁴ after the manner thereof.

And out of them shall proceed¹ thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry:¹⁸ and I will multiply⁵² them, and they shall not be few;⁴ I will also glorify⁵² them, and they shall not be small.⁴

Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established¹¹ before me, and I will punish¹ all that oppress⁵ them.

And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor⁶ shall proceed⁴ from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near,⁵² and he shall approach⁸ unto me: for who [is] this that engaged¹ his heart to approach² unto me? saith⁷ the LORD.

And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth¹ with fury, a continuing¹⁰⁹ whirlwind: it shall fall with pain⁴ upon the head of the wicked.

The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return,⁴ until he have done² [it], and until he have performed⁵³ the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider¹¹³ it.