Jer 30 | ESV | STEP | The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord :

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ^aWrite in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. 3 ^bFor behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, ^cwhen I will restore ^dthe fortunes of my people, ^eIsrael and Judah, says the Lord, ^fand 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 ^gIsrael 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?
^hWhy then do I see every man
with his hands on his stomach ⁱlike a woman in labor?
^jWhy has every face turned pale?
7 Alas! ^kThat day is so great
^lthere 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 ^mbreak his ⁿyoke from off your neck, and I will ^oburst your bonds, ^pand foreigners shall no more make a servant of him. ^{▼▼Or serve him} 9 But they shall serve the Lord their God and ^rDavid their king, whom I will raise up for them.

10 ^s“Then fear not, ^tO Jacob my servant, declares the Lord,
nor be dismayed, O Israel;
for behold, ^uI will save you from far away,
^vand your offspring from the land of their captivity.
^wJacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
and none shall make him afraid.
11 ^xFor I am with you to save you,

declares the Lord;
^yI will make a full end of all the nations
among whom I scattered you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
^zI will ^aadiscipline you in just measure,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
12 “For thus says the Lord:
^abYour hurt is incurable,
^acand your wound is grievous.
13 There is none to uphold your cause,
no medicine for your wound,
^adno healing for you.
14 ^aeAll your lovers have forgotten you;
they care nothing for you;
for I have dealt you the blow of ^afan enemy,
the punishment ^agof a merciless foe,
because your guilt is great,
^ahbecause your sins are flagrant.
15 ^aiWhy do you cry out over your hurt?
^ajYour pain is incurable.
Because your guilt is great,
^akbecause your sins are flagrant,
I have done these things to you.
16 ^alTherefore all who devour you shall be devoured,
and ^amall your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity;
^anthose who plunder you shall be plundered,
^aoand all who prey on you I will make a prey.
17 ^apFor I will restore ^aqhealth to you,
and ^aryour wounds I will heal,

declares the Lord,
because ^asthey have called you an outcast:
^at‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’
18 “Thus says the Lord:
Behold, ^auI will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city shall be rebuilt on ^avits mound,
and the palace shall stand where it used to be.
19 ^awOut of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,
and the voices of those who celebrate.
^axI will multiply them, and they shall not be few;
I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.
20 ^ayTheir 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 ^azTheir prince shall be one of themselves;
^batheir ruler shall come out from their midst;
^bbI will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
^bcfor who would dare of himself to approach me?

declares the Lord.
22 ^bdAnd you shall be my people,
and I will be your God.”
23 ^beBehold ^bfthe storm of the Lord!
Wrath has gone forth,
a whirling tempest;
it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
24 ^bgThe fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back
until he has executed and accomplished
the intentions of his mind.
^bhIn the latter days you will understand this.