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