Jeremiah 30:2-12

2 The LORD, the God of Israel, proclaims: Write down in a scroll all the words I have spoken to you.
3 The time is coming, declares the LORD, when I will bring back my people Israel and Judah from captivity, says the LORD. I will bring them home to the land that I gave to their ancestors, and they will possess it.
4 Here are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:
5 The LORD proclaims: I hear screams of panic and terror; no one is safe.
6 Ask and see: Can men bear children? Then why do I see every man bent over in pain, as if he's in labor? Why have all turned pale?
7 That day is awful, beyond words. A time of unspeakable pain for my people Jacob. But they will be delivered from it.
8 At that time, I will break the yoke off their necks and remove their shackles. Foreigners will no longer enslave them, declares the LORD of heavenly forces.
9 They will serve the LORD their God and the king whom I will raise up for them from David's family.
10 So don't be afraid, my servant Jacob, declares the LORD, Don't lose hope, Israel. I will deliver you from faraway places and your children from the land of their exile. My people Jacob will again be safe and sound, with no one harassing them.
11 I am with you and will rescue you, declares the LORD. I will put an end to all the nations where I have scattered you. But I won't put an end to you. I won't let you remain unpunished: I will discipline you as you deserve.
12 This is what the LORD says: Your injury is incurable; your illness is grave.

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