1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
2 The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Put down in a book all the words which I have said to you.
3 For see, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will let the fate of my people Israel and Judah be changed, says the Lord: and I will make them come back to the land which I gave to their fathers, so that they may take it for their heritage.
4 And these are the words which the Lord said about Israel and about Judah.
5 This is what the Lord has said: A voice of shaking fear has come to our ears, of fear and not of peace.
6 Put the question and see if it is possible for a man to have birth-pains: why do I see every man with his hands gripping his sides, as a woman does when the pains of birth are on her, and all faces are turned green?
7 Ha! for that day is so great that there is no day like it: it is the time of Jacob's trouble: but he will get salvation from it.
8 For it will come about on that day, says the Lord of armies, that his yoke will be broken off his neck, and his bands will be burst; and men of strange lands will no longer make use of him as their servant:
9 But they will be servants to the Lord their God and to David their king, whom I will give back to them.
10 So have no fear, O Jacob, my servant, says the Lord; and do not be troubled, O Israel: for see, I will make you come back from far away, and your seed from the land where they are prisoners; and Jacob will come back, and will be quiet and at peace, and no one will give him cause for fear.
11 For I am with you, says the Lord, to be your saviour: for I will put an end to all the nations where I have sent you wandering, but I will not put an end to you completely: though with wise purpose I will put right your errors, and will not let you go quite without punishment.
12 For the Lord has said, Your disease may not be made well and your wound is bitter.
13 There is no help for your wound, there is nothing to make you well.
14 Your lovers have no more thought for you, they go after you no longer; for I have given you the wound of a hater, even cruel punishment;
15 Why are you crying for help because of your wound? for your pain may never be taken away: because your evil-doing was so great and because your sins were increased, I have done these things to you.
16 For this cause, all those who take you for their food will themselves become your food; and all your attackers, every one of them, will be taken prisoners; and those who send destruction on you will come to destruction; and all those who take away your goods by force will undergo the same themselves.
17 For I will make you healthy again and I will make you well from your wounds, says the Lord; because they have given you the name of an outlaw, saying, It is Zion cared for by no man.
18 The Lord has said, See, I am changing the fate of the tents of Jacob, and I will have pity on his houses; the town will be put up on its hill, and the great houses will be living-places again.
19 And from them will go out praise and the sound of laughing: and I will make them great in number, and they will not become less; and I will give them glory, and they will not be small.
20 And their children will be as they were in the old days, and the meeting of the people will have its place before me, and I will send punishment on all who are cruel to them.
21 And their chief will be of their number; their ruler will come from among themselves; and I will let him be present before me, so that he may come near to me: for who may have strength of heart to come near me? says the Lord.
22 And you will be my people, and I will be your God.
23 See, the storm-wind of the Lord, even the heat of his wrath, has gone out, a rolling storm, bursting on the heads of the evil-doers.
24 The wrath of the Lord will not be turned back till he has done, till he has put into effect, the purposes of his heart: in days to come you will have full knowledge of this.
1 耶和华有话临到耶利米， 说：
2 "耶和华以色列的 神这样说： ‘你要把我对你说过的一切话都写在书上。
3 看哪！ 日子快到（这是耶和华的宣告）， 我必使我的子民以色列和犹大被掳的人归回。’耶和华说： ‘我必使他们回到我赐给他们列祖之地， 他们要重得这地为业。’"
4 以下是耶和华论到以色列和犹大所说的话：
5 "耶和华这样说： ‘我听见了战栗喊叫的声音， 一片恐慌， 没有平安。
6 你们去问问， 去看看： 男人会生孩子吗？为什么我看见所有的壮汉， 都用手抱着腹部， 像正在生产的妇人， 每张脸都变成苍白呢？
7 哀哉！ 那日大而可畏， 无可比拟； 这是雅各受苦的时期， 但他必被救出来。’"
8 "万军之耶和华宣告说： ‘当那日， 我必从他们（"他们"按照《马索拉抄本》应作"你"； 现参照《七十士译本》翻译）的颈项上折断仇敌的轭， 扯断他们（"他们"按照《马索拉抄本》应作"你"； 现参照《七十士译本》翻译）的绳套； 他们必不再作外族人的奴隶。
9 他们却要事奉耶和华他们的 神， 和我为他们兴起的大卫王。
10 所以， 我的仆人雅各啊！ 你不要惧怕。’这是耶和华的宣告。’以色列啊！ 你不要惊慌。因为我必拯救你从远方回来， 必拯救你的后裔脱离他们被掳之地。雅各必归回， 得享平静安逸， 没有人可以使他害怕。
11 因为我与你同在， 要拯救你； 我要消灭我赶散你去的列国， 却必不消灭你。我要按公正惩治你， 决不能免你受罚。’"这是耶和华的宣告。
12 "耶和华这样说： ‘你的损伤无法痊愈， 你的创伤不能医治。
13 没有人为你申诉， 你的伤处无药可救， 你不得医治。
14 你所有的盟友都忘记了你， 不再关心你； 我击打了你， 好像仇敌击打你， 又好像残暴的人惩罚你一样； 都因你的罪孽甚多， 你的罪恶无数。
15 你为什么因你的损伤哀叫呢？你的病痛无法痊愈。我这样对你， 是因你的罪孽甚多， 你的罪恶无数。
16 但是， 吞吃你的， 必被吞吃； 你所有的敌人全都要被掳走； 抢掠你的， 必成为被抢掠之物； 掠夺你的， 我必使他们成为被掠夺之物。
17 虽然人都说你是被放逐的， 是没有人关心的锡安； 我却必使你康复， 医治你的创伤。’"这是耶和华的宣告。
18 "耶和华这样说： ‘看哪！ 我必复兴雅各的帐棚， 也必怜悯他的居所； 城市必在废墟上重建， 堡垒必立在原来的地点上。
19 必有感谢的歌声， 和欢笑的声音从其中发出来。我必使他们人数增多， 不会减少； 我必使他们得尊荣， 不再被人轻看。
20 他们的子孙必像以前一样蒙恩， 他们的国家必在我面前坚立； 我必惩罚所有压迫他们的人。
21 他们的元首必是他们自己的人， 他们的统治者必出自他们中间； 我必使他近前来， 他也必亲近我， 不然， 谁敢冒生命的危险来亲近我呢？’这是耶和华的宣告。
22 ‘你们要作我的子民， 我要作你们的 神。’"
23 看哪！ 耶和华的旋风， 在震怒中发出， 是横扫的狂风， 必卷到恶人的头上。
24 耶和华的烈怒必不转消， 直到他作成和实现他心中的计划。在末后的日子， 你们就会明白这事。