Jeremiah 30
English Standard Version
Restoration for Israel and Judah
30 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: (A)Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. 3 (B)For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, (C)when I will restore (D)the fortunes of my people, (E)Israel and Judah, says the Lord, (F)and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.”
4 These are the words that the Lord spoke concerning (G)Israel and Judah:
5 “Thus says the Lord:
We have heard a cry of panic,
of terror, and no peace.
6 Ask now, and see,
can a man bear a child?
(H)Why then do I see every man
with his hands on his stomach (I)like a woman in labor?
(J)Why has every face turned pale?
7 Alas! (K)That day is so great
(L)there is none like it;
it is a time of distress for Jacob;
yet he shall be saved out of it.
8 “And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, that I will (M)break his (N)yoke from off your neck, and I will (O)burst your bonds, (P)and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him.[a] 9 But they shall serve the Lord their God and (Q)David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
10 (R)“Then fear not, (S)O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord,
nor be dismayed, O Israel;
for behold, (T)I will save you from far away,
(U)and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
(V)Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
and none shall make him afraid.
11 (W)For I am with you to save you,
declares the Lord;
(X)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.
(Y)I will (Z)discipline you in just measure,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
12 “For thus says the Lord:
(AA)Your hurt is incurable,
(AB)and your wound is grievous.
13 There is none to uphold your cause,
no medicine for your wound,
(AC)no healing for you.
14 (AD)All your lovers have forgotten you;
they care nothing for you;
for I have dealt you the blow of (AE)an enemy,
the punishment (AF)of a merciless foe,
because your guilt is great,
(AG)because your sins are flagrant.
15 (AH)Why do you cry out over your hurt?
(AI)Your pain is incurable.
Because your guilt is great,
(AJ)because your sins are flagrant,
I have done these things to you.
16 (AK)Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured,
and (AL)all your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity;
(AM)those who plunder you shall be plundered,
(AN)and all who prey on you I will make a prey.
17 (AO)For I will restore (AP)health to you,
and (AQ)your wounds I will heal,
declares the Lord,
because (AR)they have called you an outcast:
(AS)‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’
18 “Thus says the Lord:
Behold, (AT)I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city shall be rebuilt on (AU)its mound,
and the palace shall stand where it used to be.
19 (AV)Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,
and the voices of those who celebrate.
(AW)I will multiply them, and they shall not be few;
I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.
20 (AX)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.
21 (AY)Their prince shall be one of themselves;
(AZ)their ruler shall come out from their midst;
(BA)I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
(BB)for who would dare of himself to approach me?
declares the Lord.
22 (BC)And you shall be my people,
and I will be your God.”
23 (BD)Behold (BE)the storm of the Lord!
Wrath has gone forth,
a whirling tempest;
it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
24 (BF)The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back
until he has executed and accomplished
the intentions of his mind.
(BG)In the latter days you will understand this.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 30:8 Or serve him
Yirmeyah 30
Orthodox Jewish Bible
30 The Davar that came to Yirmeyah from Hashem, saying,
2 Thus speaketh Hashem Elohei Yisroel, saying, Write thee all the Devarim that I have spoken unto thee in a sefer.
3 For, hinei, the days are coming, saith Hashem, that I will bring back from captivity My people Yisroel and Yehudah, saith Hashem; and I will cause them to return to ha’aretz that I gave to their avot, and they shall possess it.
4 And these are the Devarim that Hashem spoke concerning Yisroel and concerning Yehudah.
5 For thus saith Hashem: We have heard a cry of fear, of pachad (terror), and not of shalom.
6 Ask ye now, and see whether a zachar (male) doth travail with child? Why do I see every gever with his hands on his stomach, like a woman in labor, and all faces are turned deadly pale?
7 Alas! For gadol hayom, so that none is like it; it is even the Et (Time) of Tzarah l’Ya’akov (Jacob’s Trouble), but he shall be saved out of it.
8 For it shall come to pass in that day, saith Hashem Tzva’os, that I will break his yoke from off thy tzavar (neck), and will burst thy bonds, and zarim (foreigners) shall no more make a slave of him;
9 But they shall serve Hashem Eloheihem, and Dovid their Melech [i.e. Moshiach], whom I will raise up for them.
10 Therefore, fear thou not, O Avdi Ya’akov, saith Hashem; neither be dismayed, O Yisroel; for, hineni, I will save thee from afar, and thy zera from the eretz of their captivity; and Ya’akov shall return, and shall be at rest, and be secure, and none shall make him afraid.
11 For I am with thee, saith Hashem, to save thee; though I make a full end of all Goyim where I have scattered thee, yet I will not make a full end of thee; but I will correct thee in mishpat, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
12 For thus saith Hashem, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy makkah (blow, wound) is grievous.
13 There is none to uphold thy cause, no refu’ot for your wound, no healing for you.
14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the makkat oyev, with the musar (chastisement) of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine avon; because thy sins were increased.
15 Why dost thou cry out over thine affliction? Thy pain is incurable for the multitude of thine avon; because thy chattot were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
16 Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that plunder thee shall become plunder, and all that prey upon thee will I give for prey.
17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy makkot (wounds), saith Hashem; because they called thee a Nidachah (Outcast), saying, This is Tziyon, whom no one careth for.
18 Thus saith Hashem; Hineni, I will bring back the captivity of Ya’akov’s ohalim, and have compassion on his dwelling places; and the Ir shall be rebuilt upon her own ruins, and the armon (citadel) shall stand on its rightful site.
19 And out of them shall proceed todah (thanksgiving) and the voice of them that rejoice; and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also honor them, and they shall not be disdained.
20 Their banim also shall be as formerly, and their Edah (Congregation) shall be established before Me, and I will punish all that oppress them.
21 And their Adir (Prince, Leader) shall be one of their own, and their Moshel (ruler) shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto Me; for who is this that devoted his lev to approach unto Me? saith Hashem.
22 And ye shall be My people, and I will be your Elohim.
23 Hinei, the whirlwind of Hashem goeth forth with chemah (wrath, fury), a sweeping whirlwind; it shall fall violently upon the rosh of the resha’im.
24 The Charon Af Hashem shall not return, until He hath accomplished it, and until He have performed the mezimmot (intents, purposes) of His lev; in the acharit hayamim (latter days) ye shall understand this.
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