Jer 17, Jer 30 | ESV | STEP | The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron ; with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart , and on the horns of their altars ,

1 “The sin of Judah is written with ^aa pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on ^bthe tablet of their heart, and on ^cthe horns of their altars, 2 while ^dtheir children remember their altars and their ^eAsherim, ^fbeside every green tree and on the high hills, 3 ^gon the mountains in the open country. ^hYour wealth and all your treasures I will give for spoil as the price of your high places for sin throughout all your territory. 4 You shall loosen your hand from your heritage that I gave to you, ⁱand I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, ^jfor in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever.”

5 Thus says the Lord:
“Cursed is the man ^kwho trusts in man
and makes flesh his strength, ^{▼▼Hebrew arm}
whose heart turns away from the Lord.
6 ^mHe is like a shrub in the desert,
ⁿand shall not see any good come.
He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness,
in ^oan uninhabited salt land.
7 ^p“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
^qwhose trust is the Lord.
8 ^rHe is like a tree planted by water,
that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
9 The heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately sick;
who can understand it?
10 ^s“I the Lord search the heart
^tand test the mind, ^{▼▼Hebrew kidneys}
^vto give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his deeds.”
11 Like the ^wpartridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch,
so is ^xhe who gets riches but not by justice;
^yin the midst of his days they will leave him,
^zand at his end he will be a fool.
12 A glorious throne set on high from the beginning
is the place of our sanctuary.
13 O Lord, ^aathe hope of Israel,
^aball who forsake you shall be put to shame;
those who turn away from you ^{▼▼Hebrew me} ^adshall be written in the earth,
for ^aethey have forsaken ^afthe Lord, the fountain of living water.

Jeremiah Prays for Deliverance

14 ^agHeal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed;
save me, and I shall be saved,
for ^ahyou are my praise.
15 ^aiBehold, they say to me,
“Where is the word of the Lord?
Let it come!”
16 I have not run away from being your shepherd,
nor have I desired the day of sickness.
^ajYou know ^akwhat came out of my lips;
it was before your face.
17 Be not a terror to me;
^alyou are my refuge in the day of disaster.
18 ^amLet those be put to shame who persecute me,
but let me not be put to shame;
^anlet them be dismayed,
but let me not be dismayed;
^aobring upon them the day of disaster;
destroy them with double destruction!

Keep the Sabbath Holy

19 Thus said the Lord to me: “Go and stand in the People’s Gate, by which ^apthe kings of Judah enter and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem, 20 and say: ‘Hear the word of the Lord, ^aqyou kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who enter by these gates. 21 Thus says the Lord: Take care for the sake of your lives, and ^ardo not bear a burden on the Sabbath day or bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem. 22 And do not carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath ^asor do any work, but ^atkeep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers. 23 Yet ^authey did not listen or incline their ear, ^avbut stiffened their neck, that they ^awmight not hear and receive instruction.

24 “‘But if you listen to me, declares the Lord, and ^axbring in no burden by the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but ^aykeep the Sabbath day holy and do no work on it, 25 then ^azthere shall enter by the gates of this city kings and princes who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their officials, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city shall be inhabited forever. 26 And people shall come from ^bathe cities of Judah ^bband the places around Jerusalem, ^bcfrom the land of Benjamin, ^bdfrom the Shephelah, from the hill country, ^beand from ^bfthe Negeb, bringing ^bgburnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and ^bhbringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord. 27 But if you do not listen to me, to ^bikeep the Sabbath day holy, ^bjand not to bear a burden and enter by the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will ^bkkindle a fire in its gates, and it shall ^bldevour the palaces of Jerusalem and ^bmshall not be quenched.’”

Jeremiah 30

Restoration for Israel and Judah

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ^bnWrite in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. 3 ^boFor behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, ^bpwhen I will restore ^bqthe fortunes of my people, ^brIsrael and Judah, says the Lord, ^bsand 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 ^btIsrael 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?
^buWhy then do I see every man
with his hands on his stomach ^bvlike a woman in labor?
^bwWhy has every face turned pale?
7 Alas! ^bxThat day is so great
^bythere 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 ^bzbreak his ^cayoke from off your neck, and I will ^cbburst your bonds, ^ccand foreigners shall no more make a servant of him. ^{▼▼Or serve him} 9 But they shall serve the Lord their God and ^ceDavid their king, whom I will raise up for them.

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

declares the Lord;
^clI will make a full end of all the nations
among whom I scattered you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
^cmI will ^cndiscipline you in just measure,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
12 “For thus says the Lord:
^coYour hurt is incurable,
^cpand your wound is grievous.
13 There is none to uphold your cause,
no medicine for your wound,
^cqno healing for you.
14 ^crAll your lovers have forgotten you;
they care nothing for you;
for I have dealt you the blow of ^csan enemy,
the punishment ^ctof a merciless foe,
because your guilt is great,
^cubecause your sins are flagrant.
15 ^cvWhy do you cry out over your hurt?
^cwYour pain is incurable.
Because your guilt is great,
^cxbecause your sins are flagrant,
I have done these things to you.
16 ^cyTherefore all who devour you shall be devoured,
and ^czall your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity;
^dathose who plunder you shall be plundered,
^dband all who prey on you I will make a prey.
17 ^dcFor I will restore ^ddhealth to you,
and ^deyour wounds I will heal,

declares the Lord,
because ^dfthey have called you an outcast:
^dg‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’
18 “Thus says the Lord:
Behold, ^dhI will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city shall be rebuilt on ^diits mound,
and the palace shall stand where it used to be.
19 ^djOut of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,
and the voices of those who celebrate.
^dkI will multiply them, and they shall not be few;
I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.
20 ^dlTheir 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 ^dmTheir prince shall be one of themselves;
^dntheir ruler shall come out from their midst;
^doI will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
^dpfor who would dare of himself to approach me?

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