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# Chapter 30
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1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
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2 “Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying: ‘Write in a book for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you.
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3 For behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord. ‘And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’ ”
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4 Now these are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah.
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5 “For thus says the Lord:
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‘We have heard a voice of trembling,
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Of fear, and not of peace.
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6 Ask now, and see,
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Whether a man is ever in labor with child?
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So why do I see every man with his hands on his loins
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Like a woman in labor,
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And all faces turned pale?
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7 Alas! For that day is great,
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So that none is like it;
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And it is the time of Jacob’s trouble,
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But he shall be saved out of it.
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8 ‘For it shall come to pass in that day,’
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Says the Lord of hosts,
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‘That I will break his yoke from your neck,
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And will burst your bonds;
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Foreigners shall no more enslave them.
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9 But they shall serve the Lord their God,
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And David their king,
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Whom I will raise up for them.
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10 ‘Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,’ says the Lord,
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‘Nor be dismayed, O Israel;
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For behold, I will save you from afar,
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And your seed from the land of their captivity.
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Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet,
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And no one shall make him afraid.
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11 For I am with you,’ says the Lord, ‘to save you;
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Though I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you,
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Yet I will not make a complete end of you.
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But I will correct you in justice,
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And will not let you go altogether unpunished.’
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12 “For thus says the Lord:
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‘Your affliction is incurable,
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Your wound is severe.
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13 There is no one to plead your cause,
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That you may be bound up;
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You have no healing medicines.
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14 All your lovers have forgotten you;
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They do not seek you;
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For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy,
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With the chastisement of a cruel one,
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For the multitude of your iniquities,
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Because your sins have increased.
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15 Why do you cry about your affliction?
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Your sorrow is incurable.
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Because of the multitude of your iniquities,
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Because your sins have increased,
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I have done these things to you.
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16 ‘Therefore all those who devour you shall be devoured;
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And all your adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity;
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Those who plunder you shall become plunder,
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And all who prey upon you I will make a prey.
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17 For I will restore health to you
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And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord,
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‘Because they called you an outcast saying:
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“This is Zion;
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No one seeks her.” ’
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18 “Thus says the Lord:
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‘Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob’s tents,
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And have mercy on his dwelling places;
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The city shall be built upon its own mound,
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And the palace shall remain according to its own plan.
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19 Then out of them shall proceed thanksgiving
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And the voice of those who make merry;
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I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish;
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I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
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20 Their children also shall be as before,
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And their congregation shall be established before Me;
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And I will punish all who oppress them.
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21 Their nobles shall be from among them,
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And their governor shall come from their midst;
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Then I will cause him to draw near,
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And he shall approach Me;
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For who is this who pledged his heart to approach Me?’ says the Lord.
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22 ‘You shall be My people,
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And I will be your God.’ ”
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23 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord
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Goes forth with fury,
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A continuing whirlwind;
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It will fall violently on the head of the wicked.
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24 The fierce anger of the Lord will not return until He has done it,
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And until He has performed the intents of His heart.
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In the latter days you will consider it. |