Jeremiah

¹ The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

² “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘Write all the words which I have spoken to you in a book.

³ For behold, days are coming,’ declares Yahweh, ‘when I will return the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah.’ Yahweh says, ‘I will also cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’”

⁴ Now these are the words which Yahweh spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah:

⁵ Of dread, and there is no peace.

⁶ If a male can give birth. Why do I see every man With his hands on his loins, as a woman in childbirth? And why have all faces turned pale?

⁷ There is none like it; And it is the time of Jacob’s distress, But he will be saved from it.

⁸ ‘And it will be in that day,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘that I will break his yoke from off your neck and will tear off your bonds; and strangers will no longer make them their slaves.

⁹ But they shall be a slave to Yahweh their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

¹⁰ ‘And do not be dismayed, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar And your seed from the land of their captivity. And Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease, And no one will make him tremble.

¹¹ For I will make a complete destruction of all the nations where I have scattered you, Only I will not make a complete destruction of you. But I will chasten you justly And will by no means leave you unpunished.’

¹² And your wound is desperately sick.

¹³ No healing for your sore, No recovery for you.

¹⁴ They do not seek you; For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, With the punishment of a cruel one, Because your iniquity is numerous And your sins are mighty.

¹⁵ Your pain is incurable. Because your iniquity is numerous And your sins are mighty, I have done these things to you.

¹⁶ And all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity; And those who take you as spoil will be spoil, And all who plunder you I will give as plunder.

¹⁷ And I will heal you of your wounds,’ declares Yahweh, ‘Because they have called you a banished one, saying: “It is Zion; no one is seeking her.”’

¹⁸ And have compassion on his dwelling places; And the city will be rebuilt on its ruin, And the palace will sit on its just place.

¹⁹ And the voice of those who celebrate; And I will multiply them, and they will not decrease; I will also honor them, and they will not be insignificant.

²⁰ And their congregation shall be established before Me; And I will punish all their oppressors.

²¹ And their ruler shall come forth from their midst; And I will bring Him near, and He shall approach Me; For who would dare to give his heart as security to approach Me?’ declares Yahweh.

²² And I will be your God.’”

²³ Wrath has gone forth, A sweeping storm; It will burst on the head of the wicked.

²⁴ Until He has done and until He has established The intent of His heart; In the last days you will understand this.