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| 1 [This is] the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord. | 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: |
| 2 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: "Write down on a scroll all the words that I have spoken to you, | 2 "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you. |
| 3 for the days are certainly coming"-[this is] the Lord's declaration-"when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah"-the Lord's declaration. "I will restore them to the land I gave to their ancestors and they will possess it." | 3 The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity and restore them to the land I gave their forefathers to possess,' says the LORD." |
| 4 These are the words the Lord spoke to Israel and Judah. | 4 These are the words the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah: |
| 5 Yes, this is what the Lord says: We have heard a cry of terror, of dread-there is no peace. | 5 "This is what the LORD says: " 'Cries of fear are heard-- terror, not peace. |
| 6 Ask and see whether a male can give birth. Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale? | 6 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? |
| 7 How awful that day will be! There will be none like it! It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be delivered out of it. | 7 How awful that day will be! None will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it. |
| 8 "On that day"-[this is] the declaration of the Lord of Hosts-"I will break his yoke from your neck and snap your fetters so strangers will never again enslave him. | 8 " '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. |
| 9 They will serve the Lord their God and I will raise up David their king for them." | 9 Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them. |
| 10 As for you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid- [this is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration- and do not be dismayed, Israel, for I will without fail save you from far away, your descendants, from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return and have calm and quiet with no one to frighten him. | 10 " 'So do not fear, O Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, O 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. |
| 11 For I will be with you- [this is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration- to save you! I will bring destruction on all the nations where I have scattered you; however, I will not bring destruction on you. I will discipline you justly, but I will by no means leave you unpunished. | 11 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 with justice; I will not let you go entirely unpunished.' |
| 12 For this is what the Lord says: Your injury is incurable; your wound most severe. | 12 "This is what the LORD says: " 'Your wound is incurable, your injury beyond healing. |
| 13 No one takes up the case for your sores. You have nothing that can heal you. | 13 There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sore, no healing for you. |
| 14 All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer look for you, for I have struck you like an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your enormous guilt and your innumerable sins. | 14 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. |
| 15 Why do you cry out about your injury? Your pain has no cure! I have done these things to you because of your enormous guilt and your innumerable sins. | 15 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. |
| 16 Nevertheless, all who devoured you will be devoured, and all your adversaries-all of them- will go off into exile. Your despoilers will become spoil, and all who plunder you will be plundered. | 16 " '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. |
| 17 But I will bring you health and will heal you of your wounds- [this is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration- for they call you The Outcast, that Zion no one cares about. | 17 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.' |
| 18 This is what the Lord says: I will certainly restore the fortunes of Jacob's tents and show compassion on his dwellings. Every city will be rebuilt on its mound; every citadel will stand on its proper site. | 18 "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. |
| 19 Thanksgiving will come out of them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not decrease; I will honor them, and they will not be insignificant. | 19 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. |
| 20 His children will be as in past days; his congregation will be established in My presence. I will punish all his oppressors. | 20 Their children will be as in days of old, and their community will be established before me; I will punish all who oppress them. |
| 21 Jacob's leader will be one of them; his ruler will issue from him. I will invite him to Me, and he will approach Me, for who would otherwise risk his life to approach Me? [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration. | 21 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. |
| 22 You will be My people, and I will be your God. | 22 " 'So you will be my people, and I will be your God.' " |
| 23 Look, a storm from the Lord! Wrath has gone forth. A churning storm, it will whirl about the head of the wicked. | 23 See, the storm of the LORD will burst out in wrath, a driving wind swirling down on the heads of the wicked. |
| 24 The Lord's burning anger will not turn back until He has completely fulfilled the purposes of His heart. In time to come you will understand it. | 24 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. |
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