The word that came to Jeremiah
from the LORD
, saying
,
Thus speaketh the LORD
God
of Israel
, saying
, Write
thee all the words
that I have spoken
unto thee in a book
.
For, lo, the days come
, saith
the LORD
, that I will bring again
the captivity
of my people
Israel
and Judah
, saith
the LORD
: and I will cause them to return
to the land
that I gave
to their fathers
, and they shall possess
it.
And these are the words that the LORD
spake
concerning Israel
and concerning Judah
.
For thus saith the LORD
; We have heard
a voice
of trembling
, of fear
, and not of peace
.
Ask ye now, and see
whether a man
doth travail with child
? wherefore do I see
every man
with his hands
on his loins
, as a woman in travail
, and all faces
are turned
into paleness
?
Alas! for that day
is great
, so that
none is like it: it is even the time
of Jacob's
trouble
; but he shall be saved
out of it.
For it shall come to pass in that day, saith
the LORD
of hosts
, that I will break
his yoke
from off thy neck
, and will burst
thy bonds
, and strangers
shall no more serve
themselves of him:
But they shall serve the LORD
their God
, and David
their king
, whom I will raise up
unto them.
Therefore fear thou not, O my servant
Jacob
, saith
the LORD
; neither be dismayed
, O Israel
: for, lo, I will save
thee from afar
, and thy seed
from the land
of their captivity
; and Jacob
shall return
, and shall be in rest
, and be quiet
, and none shall make him afraid
.
For I am with thee, saith the LORD
, to save
thee: though I make
a full end
of all nations
whither I have scattered
thee, yet will I not make
a full end
of thee: but I will correct
thee in measure
, and will not leave thee altogether
unpunished
.
For thus saith the LORD
, Thy bruise
is incurable
, and thy wound
is grievous
.
There is none to plead thy cause
, that thou mayest be bound up
: thou hast no healing
medicines
.
All thy lovers have forgotten
thee; they seek
thee not; for I have wounded
thee with the wound
of an enemy
, with the chastisement
of a cruel one
, for the multitude
of thine iniquity
; because thy sins
were increased
.
Why criest thou for thine affliction
? thy sorrow
is incurable
for the multitude
of thine iniquity
: because thy sins
were increased
, I have done
these things unto thee.
Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured
; and all thine adversaries
, every one of them, shall go
into captivity
; and they that spoil
thee shall be a spoil
, and all that prey
upon thee will I give
for a prey
.
For I will restore health
unto thee, and I will heal
thee of thy wounds
, saith
the LORD
; because they called
thee an Outcast
, saying , This is Zion
, whom no man seeketh after
.
Thus saith the LORD
; Behold, I will bring again
the captivity
of Jacob's
tents
, and have mercy
on his dwellingplaces
; and the city
shall be builded
upon her own heap
, and the palace
shall remain
after the manner
thereof.
And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving
and the voice
of them that make merry
: and I will multiply
them, and they shall not be few
; I will also glorify
them, and they shall not be small
.
Their children also shall be as aforetime
, and their congregation
shall be established
before
me, and I will punish
all that oppress
them.
And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor
shall proceed
from the midst
of them; and I will cause him to draw near
, and he shall approach
unto me: for who is this that engaged
his heart
to approach
unto me? saith
the LORD
.
And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God
.
Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD
goeth forth
with fury
, a continuing
whirlwind
: it shall fall with pain
upon the head
of the wicked
.
The fierce anger
of the LORD
shall not return
, until he have done
it , and until he have performed
the intents
of his heart
: in the latter
days
ye shall consider
it.