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Restoration for Israel and Judah
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# Chapter 30
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1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
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2. "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.
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3. For behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the LORD, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it."
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4. These are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:
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5. "Thus says the LORD:
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We have heard a cry of panic,
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of terror, and no peace.
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6. Ask now, and see,
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can a man bear a child?
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Why then do I see every man
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with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor?
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Why has every face turned pale?
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7. Alas! That day is so great
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there is none like it;
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it is a time of distress for Jacob;
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yet he shall be saved out of it.
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8. "And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and I will burst your bonds, and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him.
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9. But they shall serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
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10. "Then fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the LORD,
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nor be dismayed, O Israel;
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for behold, I will save you from far away,
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and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
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Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
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and none shall make him afraid.
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11. For I am with you to save you,
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declares the LORD;
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I will make a full end of all the nations
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among whom I scattered you,
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but of you I will not make a full end.
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I will discipline you in just measure,
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and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
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12. "For thus says the LORD:
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Your hurt is incurable,
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and your wound is grievous.
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13. There is none to uphold your cause,
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no medicine for your wound,
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no healing for you.
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14. All your lovers have forgotten you;
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they care nothing for you;
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for I have dealt you the blow of an enemy,
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the punishment of a merciless foe,
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because your guilt is great,
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because your sins are flagrant.
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15. Why do you cry out over your hurt?
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Your pain is incurable.
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Because your guilt is great,
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because your sins are flagrant,
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I have done these things to you.
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16. Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured,
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and all your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity;
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those who plunder you shall be plundered,
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and all who prey on you I will make a prey.
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17. For I will restore health to you,
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and your wounds I will heal,
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declares the LORD,
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because they have called you an outcast:
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'It is Zion, for whom no one cares!'
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18. "Thus says the LORD:
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Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
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and have compassion on his dwellings;
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the city shall be rebuilt on its mound,
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and the palace shall stand where it used to be.
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19. Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,
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and the voices of those who celebrate.
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I will multiply them, and they shall not be few;
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I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.
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20. Their children shall be as they were of old,
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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 prince shall be one of themselves;
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their ruler shall come out from their midst;
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I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
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for who would dare of himself to approach me?
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declares the LORD.
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22. And you shall be my people,
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and I will be your God."
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23. Behold the storm of the LORD!
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Wrath has gone forth,
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a whirling tempest;
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it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
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24. The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back
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until he has executed and accomplished
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the intentions of his mind.
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In the latter days you will understand this.
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