30:1  The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

30:2  "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ' Write all the words which I have spoken to you in a book.

30:3   3'For behold, days will come,' declares the LORD, 'when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah ' The LORD says, 'I will also bring them back to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they shall possess it.'"

30:4  Now these words the LORD spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah:

30:5  "For thus says the LORD, 'I have heard a sound of terror, Of dread, and you can find no peace.

30:6  'Ask now, and see 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?

30:7  'Alas! for that day seems great, None can compare to it; And it has come the time of Jacob's distress, But he will receive deliverance from it.

30:8  'It shall come about on that day,' declares the LORD of hosts, 'that I will break his yoke from off their neck and will tear off their bonds; and strangers will no longer make them their slaves.

30:9  'But they shall serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

30:10  ' Fear not, O Jacob My servant,' declares the LORD, 'And do not feel dismay, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar And your offspring from the land of their captivity And Jacob will return and will remain quiet and at ease, And no one will make him afraid.

30:11  'For I accompany you,' declares the LORD, 'to save you; For I will destroy completely all the nations where I have scattered you, Only I will not destroy you completely But I will chasten you justly And will by no means leave you unpunished.'

30:12  "For thus says the LORD,'Your wound has become incurable And your injury has become serious.

30:13  ' No one pleads your cause; No healing for your sore,No recovery for you.

30:14  'All your lovers have forgotten you, 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 has become great And your sins have grown numerous.

30:15  'Why do you cry out over your injury? Your pain no one can cure. Because your iniquity has grown so great And your sins have grown numerous, I have done these things to you.

30:16  'Therefore all who devour you will become devoured; And all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity; And those who plunder you will also find themselves plundered, And all who prey upon you I will give for prey.

30:17  'For I will restore you to health And I will heal you of your wounds,' declares the LORD, 'Because they have called you an outcast, saying: "Here we see Zion; no one cares for her."'

30:18  "Thus says the LORD, 'Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob And have compassion on his dwelling places; And the city people will rebuild on its ruin, And the palace will stand on its rightful place.

30:19  'From them will proceed thanksgiving And the voice of those who celebrate; And I will multiply them and they will not diminish; I will also honor them and they will not remain insignificant.

30:20  'Their children also will multiply as formerly, And their congregation shall become established before Me; And I will punish all their oppressors.

30:21  'Their leader shall come from one of them, 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 risk his life to approach Me?' declares the LORD.

30:22  ' I shall call you My people, And you will call Me your God.'"

30:23  Behold, the tempest of the LORD! Wrath has gone forth, A sweeping tempest; It will burst on the head of the wicked.

30:24  The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has performed and until He has accomplished The intent of His heart; In the latter days you will understand this.