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Deliverance from Captivity Promised
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Restoration of Israel
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
“Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘Write all the words which I have spoken to you in a book.
“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you.
‘For behold, days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah.’ The LORD says, ‘I will also bring them back to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they shall possess it.’”
Now these are the words which the LORD spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah:
These are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:
“For thus says the LORD,
‘I have heard a sound of terror,
Of dread, and there is no peace.
‘I have heard a sound of terror,
Of dread, and there is no peace.
“This is what the Lord says:
“ ‘Cries of fear are heard —
terror, not peace.
“ ‘Cries of fear are heard —
terror, not peace.
‘Ask now, and see
If a male can give birth.
Why do I see every man
With his hands on his loins, as a woman in childbirth?
And why have all faces turned pale?
If a male can give birth.
Why do I see every man
With his hands on his loins, as a woman in childbirth?
And why have all faces turned pale?
Ask and see:
Can a man bear children?
Then why do I see every strong man
with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor,
every face turned deathly pale?
Can a man bear children?
Then why do I see every strong man
with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor,
every face turned deathly pale?
‘Alas! for that day is great,
There is none like it;
And it is the time of Jacob’s distress,
But he will be saved from it.
There is none like it;
And it is the time of Jacob’s distress,
But he will be saved from it.
How awful that day will be!
No other will be like it.
It will be a time of trouble for Jacob,
but he will be saved out of it.
No other will be like it.
It will be a time of trouble for Jacob,
but he will be saved out of it.
‘It shall come about on that day,’ declares the LORD of hosts, ‘that I will break his yoke from off their neck and will tear off their bonds; and strangers will no longer make them their slaves.
“ ‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty,
‘I will break the yoke off their necks
and will tear off their bonds;
no longer will foreigners enslave them.
‘I will break the yoke off their necks
and will tear off their bonds;
no longer will foreigners enslave them.
‘But they shall serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
Instead, they will serve the Lord their God
and David their king,
whom I will raise up for them.
and David their king,
whom I will raise up for them.
‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant,’ declares the LORD,
‘And do not be dismayed, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you from afar
And your offspring from the land of their captivity.
And Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease,
And no one will make him afraid.
‘And do not be dismayed, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you from afar
And your offspring from the land of their captivity.
And Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease,
And no one will make him afraid.
“ ‘So do not be afraid, Jacob my servant;
do not be dismayed, Israel,’
declares the Lord.
‘I will surely save you out of a distant place,
your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,
and no one will make him afraid.
do not be dismayed, Israel,’
declares the Lord.
‘I will surely save you out of a distant place,
your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,
and no one will make him afraid.
‘For I am with you,’ declares the LORD, ‘to save you;
For I will destroy completely all the nations where I have scattered you,
Only I will not destroy you completely.
But I will chasten you justly
And will by no means leave you unpunished.’
For I will destroy completely all the nations where I have scattered you,
Only I will not destroy you completely.
But I will chasten you justly
And will by no means leave you unpunished.’
I am with you and will save you,’
declares the Lord.
‘Though I completely destroy all the nations
among which I scatter you,
I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you but only in due measure;
I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’
declares the Lord.
‘Though I completely destroy all the nations
among which I scatter you,
I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you but only in due measure;
I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’
“For thus says the LORD,
‘Your wound is incurable
And your injury is serious.
‘Your wound is incurable
And your injury is serious.
“This is what the Lord says:
“ ‘Your wound is incurable,
your injury beyond healing.
“ ‘Your wound is incurable,
your injury beyond healing.
‘There is no one to plead your cause;
No healing for your sore,
No recovery for you.
No healing for your sore,
No recovery for you.
There is no one to plead your cause,
no remedy for your sore,
no healing for you.
no remedy for your sore,
no healing for you.
‘All your lovers have forgotten you,
They do not seek you;
For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy,
With the punishment of a cruel one,
Because your iniquity is great
And your sins are numerous.
They do not seek you;
For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy,
With the punishment of a cruel one,
Because your iniquity is great
And your sins are numerous.
All your allies have forgotten you;
they care nothing for you.
I have struck you as an enemy would
and punished you as would the cruel,
because your guilt is so great
and your sins so many.
they care nothing for you.
I have struck you as an enemy would
and punished you as would the cruel,
because your guilt is so great
and your sins so many.
‘Why do you cry out over your injury?
Your pain is incurable.
Because your iniquity is great
And your sins are numerous,
I have done these things to you.
Your pain is incurable.
Because your iniquity is great
And your sins are numerous,
I have done these things to you.
Why do you cry out over your wound,
your pain that has no cure?
Because of your great guilt and many sins
I have done these things to you.
your pain that has no cure?
Because of your great guilt and many sins
I have done these things to you.
‘Therefore all who devour you will be devoured;
And all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity;
And those who plunder you will be for plunder,
And all who prey upon you I will give for prey.
And all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity;
And those who plunder you will be for plunder,
And all who prey upon you I will give for prey.
“ ‘But all who devour you will be devoured;
all your enemies will go into exile.
Those who plunder you will be plundered;
all who make spoil of you I will despoil.
all your enemies will go into exile.
Those who plunder you will be plundered;
all who make spoil of you I will despoil.
‘For I will restore you to health
And I will heal you of your wounds,’ declares the LORD,
‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying:
“It is Zion; no one cares for her.”’
And I will heal you of your wounds,’ declares the LORD,
‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying:
“It is Zion; no one cares for her.”’
But I will restore you to health
and heal your wounds,’
declares the Lord,
‘because you are called an outcast,
Zion for whom no one cares.’
and heal your wounds,’
declares the Lord,
‘because you are called an outcast,
Zion for whom no one cares.’
Restoration of Jacob
“Thus says the LORD,
‘Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
And have compassion on his dwelling places;
And the city will be rebuilt on its ruin,
And the palace will stand on its rightful place.
“This is what the Lord says:
“ ‘I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents
and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city will be rebuilt on her ruins,
and the palace will stand in its proper place.
“ ‘I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents
and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city will be rebuilt on her ruins,
and the palace will stand in its proper place.
‘From them will proceed thanksgiving
And the voice of those who celebrate;
And I will multiply them and they will not be diminished;
I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant.
And the voice of those who celebrate;
And I will multiply them and they will not be diminished;
I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant.
From them will come songs of thanksgiving
and the sound of rejoicing.
I will add to their numbers,
and they will not be decreased;
I will bring them honor,
and they will not be disdained.
and the sound of rejoicing.
I will add to their numbers,
and they will not be decreased;
I will bring them honor,
and they will not be disdained.
‘Their children also will be as formerly,
And their congregation shall be established before Me;
And I will punish all their oppressors.
And their congregation shall be established before Me;
And I will punish all their oppressors.
Their children will be as in days of old,
and their community will be established before me;
I will punish all who oppress them.
and their community will be established before me;
I will punish all who oppress them.
‘Their leader shall be one of them,
And their ruler shall come forth from their midst;
And I will bring him near and he shall approach Me;
For who would dare to risk his life to approach Me?’ declares the LORD.
And their ruler shall come forth from their midst;
And I will bring him near and he shall approach Me;
For who would dare to risk his life to approach Me?’ declares the LORD.
Their leader will be one of their own;
their ruler will arise from among them.
I will bring him near and he will come close to me —
for who is he who will devote himself
to be close to me?’declares the Lord.
their ruler will arise from among them.
I will bring him near and he will come close to me —
for who is he who will devote himself
to be close to me?’declares the Lord.
‘You shall be My people,
And I will be your God.’”
And I will be your God.’”
“‘So you will be my people,
and I will be your God.’ ”
and I will be your God.’ ”
Behold, the tempest of the LORD!
Wrath has gone forth,
A sweeping tempest;
It will burst on the head of the wicked.
Wrath has gone forth,
A sweeping tempest;
It will burst on the head of the wicked.
See, the storm of the Lord
will burst out in wrath,
a driving wind swirling down
on the heads of the wicked.
will burst out in wrath,
a driving wind swirling down
on the heads of the wicked.
The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back
Until He has performed and until He has accomplished
The intent of His heart;
In the latter days you will understand this.
Until He has performed and until He has accomplished
The intent of His heart;
In the latter days you will understand this.
The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back
until he fully accomplishes
the purposes of his heart.
In days to come
you will understand this.
until he fully accomplishes
the purposes of his heart.
In days to come
you will understand this.