Restoration for Israel and Judah
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ch. 36:2;Hab. 2:2Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. 3 Hab. 2:3For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, ver. 18;ch. 29:14;31:23;32:44;33:7,11,26;Job 42:10;Lam. 2:14when I will restore Ezra 2:1the fortunes of my people, Isa. 11:12,13;Hos. 1:11Israel and Judah, says the Lord, ch. 12:15;Ezek. 20:42;See ch. 16:15;23:3and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it."
4 These are the words that the Lord spoke concerning [See ver. 3above]Israel and Judah:
5 "Thus says the Lord:
We have heard a cry of panic,
of terror, and no peace.
6 Ask now, and see,
can a man bear a child?
See Isa. 13:8Why then do I see every man
with his hands on his stomach See Isa. 13:8like a woman in labor?
Nah. 2:10;[Joel 2:6]Why has every face turned pale?
7 Alas! Joel 2:11;Zeph. 1:14That day is so great
Dan. 12:1there is none like it;
it is a time of distress for Jacob;
yet he shall be saved out of it.
8 "And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, that I will ch. 2:20;Nah. 1:13break his See ch. 27:2yoke from off your neck, and I will ch. 2:20;Nah. 1:13burst your bonds, Ezek. 34:27and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him.30:8 Or serve him9 But they shall serve the Lord their God and Isa. 55:3,4;Ezek. 34:23;37:24;Hos. 3:5;[Luke 1:69,70;Acts 13:22,23]; See ch. 23:5David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
10 ch. 42:11;46:27,28;See Isa. 43:5"Then fear not, Isa. 41:8O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord,
nor be dismayed, O Israel;
for behold, ch. 42:11;46:27,28;See Isa. 43:5I will save you from far away,
See ch. 3:18and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
ch. 42:11;46:27,28;See Isa. 43:5Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
and none shall make him afraid.
11 ch. 46:28For I am with you to save you,
declares the Lord;
ch. 46:28I will make a full end of all the nations
among whom I scattered you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
ch. 46:28I will See ch. 10:24discipline you in just measure,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
12 "For thus says the Lord:
See ch. 15:18Your hurt is incurable,
ch. 10:19;14:17and your wound is grievous.
13 There is none to uphold your cause,
no medicine for your wound,
ch. 46:11no healing for you.
14 Lam. 1:2;[ch. 4:30] All your lovers have forgotten you;
they care nothing for you;
for I have dealt you the blow of Job 13:24;19:11;Isa. 63:10;Lam. 2:4an enemy,
the punishment Job 30:21;[ch. 6:23] of a merciless foe,
because your guilt is great,
ch. 5:6because your sins are flagrant.
15 [See ver. 12above] Why do you cry out over your hurt?
[See ver. 12above] Your pain is incurable.
Because your guilt is great,
[See ver. 14above]because your sins are flagrant,
I have done these things to you.
16 [ver. 11; ch. 10:25;Isa. 41:11] Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured,
and [Ex. 23:22] all your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity;
[Isa. 33:1] those who plunder you shall be plundered,
ch. 2:14and all who prey on you I will make a prey.
17 ch. 33:6For I will restore ch. 8:22health to you,
and Ps. 6:2;Hos. 6:1your wounds I will heal,
declares the Lord,
because [Mic. 4:6,7;Zeph. 3:19]they have called you an outcast:
[Mic. 4:6,7;Zeph. 3:19]‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’
18 "Thus says the Lord:
Behold, [Amos 9:11]; See ver. 3I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city shall be rebuilt on Deut. 13:16its mound,
and the palace shall stand where it used to be.
19 ch. 31:12,13;33:11;Isa. 35:10;51:11Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,
and the voices of those who celebrate.
Ezek. 36:10,37;Zech. 10:8I will multiply them, and they shall not be few;
I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.
20 Isa. 1:26Their children shall be as they were of old,
and their congregation shall be established before me,
and I will punish all who oppress them.
21 [Gen. 49:10;Deut. 18:18] Their prince shall be one of themselves;
[Gen. 49:10;Deut. 18:18] their ruler shall come out from their midst;
Num. 16:5I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
ch. 49:19;[Heb. 5:4]for who would dare of himself to approach me?
declares the Lord.
22 ch. 24:7;31:1;32:38;See ch. 31:33;Lev. 26:12And you shall be my people,
and I will be your God."
23 ch. 23:19,20Behold ch. 25:32the storm of the Lord!
Wrath has gone forth,
a whirling tempest;
it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
24 See ch. 12:13The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back
until he has executed and accomplished
the intentions of his mind.
Hos. 3:5In the latter days you will understand this.