Jeremiah 30
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Freedom from Captivity Promised
30 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Write in a book all the words which I have spoken to you. 3 For behold (hear this), the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will return them to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they will take possession of it.’”
4 Now these are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:
5 “Thus says the Lord,
‘We have heard a terrified voice
Of panic and dread, and there is no peace.
6
‘Ask now, and see
Whether a man can give birth [to a child].
Why then do I see every man
With his hands on his [a]loins, as a woman in labor?
Why have all faces turned pale?
7
‘Alas! for that day is great,
There is none like it;
It is the time of Jacob’s [unequaled] trouble,
But he will be saved from it.(A)
8 ‘It shall come about on that day,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘that I will break the yoke off your neck and I will tear off your bonds and force apart your shackles; and strangers will no longer make slaves of the people [of Israel]. 9 But they shall serve the Lord their God and [the descendant of] David their King, whom I will raise up for them.(B)
10
‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant,’ says the Lord,
‘Nor be dismayed or downcast, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you from a distant land [of exile]
And your descendants from the land of their captivity.
Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease,
And no one will make him afraid.
11
‘For I am with you,’ says the Lord, ‘to save you;
For I will destroy completely all the nations where I have scattered you,
But I will not destroy you completely.
But I will judge and discipline you fairly
And will by no means regard you as guiltless and leave you unpunished.’
12
“For thus says the Lord,
‘Your wound is incurable
And your injury is beyond healing.
13
‘There is no one to plead your cause;
No [device to close and allow the] healing of your wound,
No recovery for you.
14
‘All your lovers (allies) have forgotten you;
They do not seek and long for you.
For I have injured you with the wound of an enemy,
With the punishment of a cruel and merciless foe,
Because your guilt is great
And your sins are glaring and innumerable.
15
‘Why do you cry out over your injury [since it is the natural result of your sin]?
Your pain is incurable (deadly).
Because your guilt is great
And your sins are glaring and innumerable,
I have done these things to you.
16
‘Therefore all who devour you will be devoured;
And all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity.
And they who plunder you will become plunder,
And all who prey upon you I will give for prey.
17
‘For I will restore health to you
And I will heal your wounds,’ says the Lord,
‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying:
“This is Zion; no one seeks her and no one cares for her.”’
Restoration of Jacob
18
“Thus says the Lord,
‘Behold (hear this), I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
And have mercy on his dwelling places;
The city will be rebuilt on its [old, mound-like] ruin,
And the palace will stand on its rightful place.
19
‘From them (city, palace) will come [songs of] thanksgiving
And the voices of those who dance and celebrate.
And I will multiply them and they will not be diminished [in number];
I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant.
20
‘Their children too will be as in former times,
And their congregation will be established before Me;
And I will punish all their oppressors.
21
‘Their prince will be one of them,
And their ruler will come forward from among them.
I will bring him near and he shall approach Me,
For who is he who would have the boldness and would dare [on his own initiative] to risk his life to approach Me?’ says the Lord.
22
‘Then you shall be My people,
And I will be your God.’”(C)
23
Behold, the tempest of the Lord!
Wrath has gone forth,
A sweeping and gathering tempest;
It will burst on the head of the wicked.
24
The fierce (righteous) anger of the Lord will not turn back
Until He has fulfilled and until He has accomplished
The intent of His heart (mind);
In the latter days you will understand this.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 30:6 The midsection of the body between the lower ribs and the hips.
Jeremija 30
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30 Jeremija je primio poruku od BOGA: 2 »BOG Izraela kaže: ‘Zapiši sve što sam ti rekao u knjigu. 3 Jer, dolazi vrijeme, kaže BOG, kad ću promijeniti situaciju svog naroda, Izraela i Jude. Dovest ću ih natrag iz zarobljeništva u zemlju koju sam davno prije dao njihovim precima, a oni će je ponovo zaposjesti.’ Tako je rekao BOG.«
4 BOG je govorio o Izraelcima i Judejcima. 5 BOG je rekao:
»Čujem zvukove straha.
To je užas, a ne mir!
6 Pitajte i pogledajte:
Može li muškarac roditi dijete?
Pa zašto sam onda vidio da svaki muškarac
drži rukama trbuh kao žena koja rađa?
Zašto su sva lica tako problijedjela?
7 Bio je to strašan dan!
Nesreća za Jakovljev narod.
Takvo što nikad se nije dogodilo,
ali neki će biti spašeni.«
8 »Toga dana«, rekao je BOG Svevladar, »slomit ću volovski jaram koji vam steže vrat i pokidati vaše lance. Nikad više moj narod neće robovati strancima. 9 Služit će svom BOGU i svom kralju kojeg ću podići iz Davidovog potomstva.
10 Zato se nemoj bojati,
moj slugo, Jakovljev narode.
Ne trebaš se plašiti, Izraele,
govori ti BOG.
Oslobodit ću te iz daleke zemlje,
iz zarobljeništva tvoje potomke.
Jakovljev narod će se vratiti,
mir i sigurnost uživati,
neprijatelji ga više neće zastrašivati.
11 Jer, ja sam s vama i spašavam vas.
Tako je rekao BOG.
Potpuno ću uništiti sve narode
među koje sam vas protjerao,
ali vas neću potpuno uništiti.
Kaznit ću vas koliko zaslužujete,
ali nećete proći nekažnjeno.«
12 Jer, BOG kaže:
»Vaša ozljeda ne može zarasti,
ta rana se ne može izliječiti.
13 Nitko se za vas neće pobrinuti,
nema lijeka za vaše rane.
14 Zaboravili su vas svi saveznici,
nije ih više briga za vas.
Napadao sam vas kao neprijatelj,
vaša kazna bila je okrutna.
Ali i vaša krivnja bila je velika,
previše je bilo vaših grijeha.
15 Zašto kukate zbog svoje rane
i boli koja se ne može ublažiti?
Nanosim vam je zbog velike krivnje,
zbog vaših prekobrojnih grijeha.
16 Ali, svi narodi, koji su vas napadali,
sada će i sami biti uništeni.
Svi vaši neprijatelji bit će zarobljeni,
a vaši pljačkaši opljačkani.
Svi koji su od vas otimali sebi za plijen,
sada će im sve biti zaplijenjeno.
17 Jer, vaše ću zdravlje obnoviti,
rane poviti i iscijeliti, rekao je BOG.
A nazivali su vas otpadnicima,
rekli su da nitko za Sion ne mari.«
18 BOG kaže:
»No promijenit ću okolnosti života
u kojem živi Jakovljev narod.
Smilovat ću se njihovim uništenim domovima.
Grad će biti obnovljen na svom brdu,
palača podignuta na svome mjestu.
19 Svud će se čuti pjesme zahvale,
smijeh i glasovi radosnih ljudi.
Dat ću im puno djece
pa će biti mnogobrojni.
Dat ću im da ih drugi poštuju,
više ih nitko neće prezirati.
20 Njihovi potomci bit će blagoslovljeni kao nekad,
Jakovljeva zajednica bit će učvršćena preda mnom.
Sve ću njihove tlačitelje kazniti.
21 Vođa će biti među njima odabran,
vladat će čovjek koji je jedan od njih.
Nitko mi se ne usudi sam pristupiti,
ali njemu ću dopustiti da mi priđe.
Tako je rekao BOG.
22 Vi ćete biti moj narod,
a ja ću biti vaš Bog.«
23 Nadolazi oluja BOŽJE srdžbe!
Vrtlog njegovoga divljeg bijesa
sručit će se na glave zlikovaca.
24 Strašni BOŽJI gnjev neće prestati
dok ne izvrši kaznu koju je odredio.
A vi ćete tek kasnije sve razumjeti.
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