Jer 30 | NASB1995 | STEP | The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord , saying ,

‏ Jeremiah 30

Deliverance from Captivity Promised

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘ ^aWrite all the words which I have spoken to you in a book. 3 ‘For behold, ^bdays are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will ^crestore the ^{▼▼ Or captivity}fortunes of My people ^eIsrael and Judah.’ The Lord says, ‘I will also ^fbring them back to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they shall possess it.’”

4 Now these are the words which the Lord spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah:

5 “For thus says the Lord, ‘ ^{▼▼ Lit We}I have heard a sound of ^hterror,
Of dread, and there is no peace.
6 ‘Ask now, and see
If a male can give birth.
Why do I see every man
With his hands on his loins, ⁱas a woman in childbirth?
And why have all faces turned pale?
7 ‘Alas! for that ^jday is great,
There is ^knone like it;
And it is the time of Jacob’s ^ldistress,
But he will be ^msaved from it.

8 ‘It shall come about on that day,’ declares the Lord of hosts, ‘that I will ⁿbreak his yoke from off ^{▼▼ So Gr; Heb your}their neck and will tear off ^{▼▼ So Gr; Heb your}their ^qbonds; and strangers will no longer ^rmake ^{▼▼ Lit him their slave}them their slaves. 9 ‘But they shall serve the Lord their God and ^tDavid their king, whom I will raise up for them. 10 ‘ ^uFear not, O Jacob My servant,’ declares the Lord,
‘And do not be dismayed, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you ^vfrom afar
And your ^{▼▼ Lit seed}offspring from the land of their captivity.
And Jacob will return and will be ^xquiet and at ease,
And ^yno one will make him afraid.
11 ‘For ^zI am with you,’ declares the Lord, ‘to save you;
For I will ^aadestroy completely all the nations where I have scattered you,
Only I will ^abnot destroy you completely.
But I will ^acchasten you justly
And will by no means leave you unpunished.’

12 “For thus says the Lord,
‘Your wound is incurable
And your ^adinjury is serious.
13 ‘There is no one to plead your cause;
No healing for your sore,
^aeNo recovery for you.
14 ‘All your ^aflovers have forgotten you,
They do not seek you;
For I have ^agwounded you with the wound of an enemy,
With the ^ahpunishment of a ^aicruel one,
Because your ^ajiniquity is great
And your ^aksins are numerous.
15 ‘Why do you cry out over your injury?
Your pain is incurable.
Because your iniquity is great
And your sins are numerous,
I have done these things to you.
16 ‘Therefore all who ^aldevour you will be devoured;
And all your adversaries, every one of them, ^amwill go into captivity;
And those who plunder you will be for plunder,
And all who prey upon you I will give for prey.
17 ‘For I will ^{▼▼ Lit cause to go up}restore you to ^{▼▼ Or healing
,} ^aphealth
And I will heal you of your wounds,’ declares the Lord,
‘Because they have called you an ^aqoutcast, saying:
“It is Zion; no one ^{▼▼ Lit is seeking}cares for her.”’

Restoration of Jacob

18 “Thus says the Lord,
‘Behold, I will ^asrestore the ^{▼▼ Or captivity}fortunes of the tents of Jacob
And ^auhave compassion on his dwelling places;
And the ^avcity will be rebuilt on its ruin,
And the ^awpalace will stand on its rightful place.
19 ‘From them will proceed ^axthanksgiving
And the voice of those who ^{▼▼ Or dance
,} ^azcelebrate;
And I will ^bamultiply them and they will not be diminished;
I will also ^bbhonor them and they will not be insignificant.
20 ‘ ^{▼▼ Lit His}Their children also will be as formerly,
And ^{▼▼ Lit his}their congregation shall be ^beestablished before Me;
And I will punish all ^{▼▼ Lit his}their oppressors.
21 ‘ ^{▼▼ Lit his}Their ^bhleader shall be one of them,
And ^{▼▼ Lit his}their ruler shall come forth from ^{▼▼ Lit his}their midst;
And I will ^bkbring him near and he shall approach Me;
For ^{▼▼ Lit who is he that gives his heart in pledge}who would dare to risk his life to ^bmapproach Me?’ declares the Lord.
22 ‘You shall be ^bnMy people,
And I will be your God.’”

23 Behold, the ^botempest of the Lord!
Wrath has gone forth,
A ^{▼▼ Or raging}sweeping tempest;
It will burst on the head of the wicked.
24 The ^bqfierce anger of the Lord will not turn back
Until He has performed and until He has accomplished
The intent of His heart;
In the ^brlatter days you will understand this.