Jeremiah 30:4-11

Common English Bible

⁴Here are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

⁵The Lord proclaims:
I^[a] hear screams of panic and terror;
    no one is safe.
⁶Ask and see:
    Can men bear children?
Then why do I see every man
    bent over in pain,^[b] as if he’s in labor?
    Why have all turned pale?
⁷That day is awful, beyond words.
    A time of unspeakable pain
        for my people Jacob.
    But they will be delivered from it.

⁸At that time, I will break the yoke off their^[c] necks and remove their^[d] shackles. Foreigners will no longer enslave them, declares the Lord of heavenly forces. ⁹They will serve the Lord their God and the king whom I will raise up for them from David’s family.

¹⁰So don’t be afraid, my servant Jacob,
    declares the Lord,
        Don’t lose hope, Israel.
I will deliver you from faraway places
    and your children from the land of their exile.
        My people Jacob will again be safe and sound,
            with no one harassing them.
¹¹I am with you and will rescue you,
    declares the Lord.
I will put an end to all the nations
    where I have scattered you.
But I won’t put an end to you.
    I won’t let you remain unpunished:
        I will discipline you as you deserve.