30 The
word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 Thus
speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that
I have spoken unto thee in a book. 3 For,
lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity
of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to
return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess
it. 4 And
these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning
Judah. 5 For
thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and
not of peace. 6 Ask
ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I
see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and
all faces are turned into paleness? 7 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 saved out of it. 8 For
it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will
break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers
shall no more serve themselves of him: 9 But
they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will
raise up unto them. 10 Therefore
fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed,
O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land
of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and
be quiet, and none shall make him afraid. 11 For
I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end
of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet I will not make a full
end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee
altogether unpunished. 12 For
thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
13
There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast
no healing medicines. 14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee;
they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy,
with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity;
because thy sins were increased. 15 Why criest thou for thine affliction?
thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy
sins 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 spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that
prey upon thee will I give for a prey. 17 For I will restore health unto thee,
and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called
thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after. 18 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will
bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces;
and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain
after the manner thereof. 19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving
and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they
shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. 20 Their children also shall be as aforetime,
and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish
all that oppress them. 21 And their nobles shall be of themselves,
and their governor 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 engaged
his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD. 22 And ye shall be my people, and I will
be your God. 23 Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth
forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the
head of the wicked. 24 The fierce anger of the LORD shall not
return, until he hath done it, and until he have performed the intents of
his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it. .