30Jeremiah 30

The Will Rescue Israel and Judah

2The Lord God of Israel said, “Jeremiah, get a scroll and write down everything I have told you.Select Jeremiah 30:2

3Someday I will let my people from both Israel and Judah return to the land I gave their ancestors.”Select Jeremiah 30:3

5Then the Lord told me to say to Israel and Judah: Screams of terror are heard, with no word of peace.Select Jeremiah 30:5

6Can men give birth? Then why do I see them looking so pale and clutching their stomachs like women in labor?Select Jeremiah 30:6

7My people, soon you will suffer worse than ever before, but I will save you.Select Jeremiah 30:7

8Now you are slaves of other nations, but I will break the chains and smash the yokes that keep you in slavery.Select Jeremiah 30:8

9Then you will be my servants, and I will choose a king for you from the family of David. *Select Jeremiah 30:9

10Israel, you belong to me, so don't be afraid. You deserved to be punished; that's why I scattered you in distant nations. But I am with you, and someday I will destroy those nations.Select Jeremiah 30:10

11Then I will bring you and your descendants back to your land, where I will protect you and give you peace. Then your fears will be gone. I, the Lord, have spoken.Select Jeremiah 30:11

The Will Heal Israel and Judah

12The Lord said: My people, you are wounded and near death.Select Jeremiah 30:12

13You are accused of a crime with no one to defend you, and you are covered with sores that no medicine can cure. *Select Jeremiah 30:13

14Your friends have forgotten you; they don't care anymore. Even I have acted like an enemy. And because your sins are horrible and countless, I will be cruel as I punish you.Select Jeremiah 30:14

15So don't bother to cry out for relief from your pain.Select Jeremiah 30:15

16But if your enemies try to rob or destroy you, I will rob and destroy them, and they will be led as captives to foreign lands.Select Jeremiah 30:16

17No one wants you as a friend or cares what happens to you. But I will heal your injuries, and you will get well.Select Jeremiah 30:17

The Will Rescue Israel and Judah

18The Lord said: Israel, I will be kind to you and let you come home. Jerusalem now lies in ruins, but you will rebuild it, complete with a new palace.Select Jeremiah 30:18

19Other nations will respect and honor you. Your homes will be filled with children, and you will celebrate, singing praises to me.Select Jeremiah 30:19

20It will be just like old times. Your nation will worship me, and I will punish anyone who abuses you.Select Jeremiah 30:20

21One of your own people will become your ruler. And when I invite him to come near me at the place of worship, he will do so. No one would dare to come near without being invited.Select Jeremiah 30:21

22You will be my people, and I will be your God. I, the Lord, have spoken.Select Jeremiah 30:22

23I am furious! And like a violent storm I will strike those who do wrong.Select Jeremiah 30:23

24I won't calm down until I have finished what I have decided to do. Someday, you will understand what I mean.Select Jeremiah 30:24