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# Chapter 30
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1 The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,
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2 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Write down for the record everything I have said to you, Jeremiah.
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3 For the time is coming when I will restore the fortunes of my people of Israel and Judah. I will bring them home to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and they will possess it again. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
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4 This is the message the Lord gave concerning Israel and Judah.
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5 This is what the Lord says:
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“I hear cries of fear;
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there is terror and no peace.
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6 Now let me ask you a question:
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Do men give birth to babies?
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Then why do they stand there, ashen-faced,
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hands pressed against their sides
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like a woman in labor?
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7 In all history there has never been such a time of terror.
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It will be a time of trouble for my people Israel.
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Yet in the end they will be saved!
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8 For in that day,”
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says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
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“I will break the yoke from their necks
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and snap their chains.
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Foreigners will no longer be their masters.
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9 For my people will serve the Lord their God
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and their king descended from David—
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the king I will raise up for them.
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10 “So do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant;
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do not be dismayed, Israel,”
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says the Lord.
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“For I will bring you home again from distant lands,
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and your children will return from their exile.
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Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet,
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and no one will terrorize them.
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11 For I am with you and will save you,”
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says the Lord.
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“I will completely destroy the nations where I have scattered you,
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but I will not completely destroy you.
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I will discipline you, but with justice;
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I cannot let you go unpunished.”
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12 This is what the Lord says:
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“Your injury is incurable—
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a terrible wound.
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13 There is no one to help you
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or to bind up your injury.
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No medicine can heal you.
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14 All your lovers—your allies—have left you
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and do not care about you anymore.
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I have wounded you cruelly,
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as though I were your enemy.
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For your sins are many,
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and your guilt is great.
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15 Why do you protest your punishment—
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this wound that has no cure?
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I have had to punish you
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because your sins are many
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and your guilt is great.
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16 “But all who devour you will be devoured,
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and all your enemies will be sent into exile.
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All who plunder you will be plundered,
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and all who attack you will be attacked.
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17 I will give you back your health
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and heal your wounds,” says the Lord.
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“For you are called an outcast—
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‘Jerusalem for whom no one cares.’”
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18 This is what the Lord says:
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“When I bring Israel home again from captivity
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and restore their fortunes,
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Jerusalem will be rebuilt on its ruins,
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and the palace reconstructed as before.
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19 There will be joy and songs of thanksgiving,
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and I will multiply my people, not diminish them;
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I will honor them, not despise them.
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20 Their children will prosper as they did long ago.
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I will establish them as a nation before me,
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and I will punish anyone who hurts them.
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21 They will have their own ruler again,
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and he will come from their own people.
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I will invite him to approach me,” says the Lord,
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“for who would dare to come unless invited?
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22 You will be my people,
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and I will be your God.”
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23 Look! The Lord’s anger bursts out like a storm,
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a driving wind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.
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24 The fierce anger of the Lord will not diminish
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until it has finished all he has planned.
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In the days to come
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you will understand all this. |