Jeremiah 30:1-9

English Standard Version

Restoration for Israel and Judah

30 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: ²“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ^(A)Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. ³^(B)For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, ^(C)when I will restore ^(D)the fortunes of my people, ^(E)Israel and Judah, says the Lord, ^(F)and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.”

⁴These are the words that the Lord spoke concerning ^(G)Israel and Judah:

⁵“Thus says the Lord:
We have heard a cry of panic,
    of terror, and no peace.
⁶Ask now, and see,
    can a man bear a child?
^(H)Why then do I see every man
    with his hands on his stomach ^(I)like a woman in labor?
    ^(J)Why has every face turned pale?
⁷Alas! ^(K)That day is so great
    ^(L)there 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 ^(M)break his ^(N)yoke from off your neck, and I will ^(O)burst your bonds, ^(P)and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him.^[a] ⁹But they shall serve the Lord their God and ^(Q)David their king, whom I will raise up for them.