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