Jeremiah:30

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* Jehovah spoke his word to Jeremiah : * This is what Jehovah the God of Israel says : »Write in a book everything that I tell you . * »The days are coming ,« says Jehovah , »when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity . I will bring them back to the land that I gave their ancestors , and they will take possession of it .« ’ * These are the words Jehovah spoke about Israel and Judah : * Jehovah said : »We hear cries of fear . We hear cries of panic . But we do not hear cries of peace . * »Ask now and see : Can a man give birth to a child ? Why , then , do I see every strong man holding his stomach in pain like a woman giving birth to a child ? Why has every face turned pale ? * »How terrible that day will be ! There will be no other day like it . It will be a time of calamity for the descendants of Jacob , but they will be rescued from it .« * »On that day ,« declares Jehovah of Hosts , »I will break the yokes off your necks and tear off your ropes . Foreigners will no longer make you serve them . * »You will serve Jehovah your God and David your king . I will establish him for you .« * »Do not be afraid , my servant Jacob ,« proclaims Jehovah . »Do not be terrified , Israel . I am going to rescue you from a faraway place . I am going to rescue your descendants from where they are captives . The descendants of Jacob will again have peace and security , and no one will frighten them .« * »I am with you . I will rescue you ,« declares Jehovah . »I will completely destroy all the nations where I scattered you , but I will not completely destroy you . I will correct you with justice . I will not let you go entirely unpunished .« * This is what Jehovah says : »Your wound is incurable . Your injury is beyond healing . * »No one argues that you should be healed . But no medicine will heal you . * »All your lovers have forgotten you , and they do not want you anymore . I have punished you as an enemy would . I have corrected you as a cruel person would . You are very wicked , and you have many sins . * »Why do you cry about your wound , your injury that cannot be cured ? I have done this to you . You are very wicked , and you have many sins . * »That is why everyone who devours you will be devoured , and all your enemies will be taken away as captives . Those who looted you will be looted . Those who stole from you in war will have things stolen from them .« * »I will restore your health and heal your wounds ,« proclaims Jehovah . »People call you an outcast : ‘Zion , no one cares for you .’« * »This is what Jehovah says : »I am going to bring the captives back to Jacob 's tents and show compassion on their homes . Cities will be built on the ruins , and fortified palaces will be built in their rightful place . * »The people who live there will sing songs of praise . The sound of laughter will be heard from there . I will make them numerous , and their number will not decrease . I will bring them honor , and they will not be considered unimportant . * »Their children will be like they were long ago . Their community will be established in my presence , and I will punish everyone who oppresses them . * »Their leader will be someone from their own people . Their ruler will come from among them . I will bring him near , and he will come close to me . Who would dare to come near me ?« Declares Jehovah . * »You will be my people , and I will be your God .« * The storm of Jehovah will come with his anger . Like a driving wind , it will swirl down on the heads of the wicked . * Jehovah ’s burning rage will not turn back until he has done everything he intends to do . You will understand this clearly in the last days .

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