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Yahweh Will Return the Fortunes of His People

30 The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘(A)Write all the words which I have spoken to you in a book. For behold, (B)days are coming,’ declares Yahweh, ‘when I will [a](C)return the [b]fortunes of My people (D)Israel and Judah.’ Yahweh says, ‘I will also (E)cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’”

Now these are the words which Yahweh spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah:

“For thus says Yahweh,

‘We have heard a sound of (F)trembling,
Of dread, and there is no peace.
Ask now, and see
If a male can give birth.
Why do I see every man
With his hands on his loins, (G)as a woman in childbirth?
And why have all faces turned pale?
Alas! For that (H)day is great,
There is (I)none like it;
And it is the time of Jacob’s (J)distress,
But he will be (K)saved from it.

‘And it will be in that day,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘that I will (L)break his yoke from off your neck and will tear off your (M)bonds; and strangers will no longer (N)make [c]them their slaves. But they shall be a slave to Yahweh their God and (O)David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

10 (P)Fear not, O Jacob My [d]servant,’ declares Yahweh,
‘And do not be dismayed, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you (Q)from afar
And your seed from the land of their captivity.
And Jacob will return and will be (R)quiet and at ease,
And (S)no one will make him tremble.
11 For (T)I am with you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘to save you;
For I will (U)make a complete destruction of all the nations where I have scattered you,
Only I will (V)not make a complete destruction of you.
But I will (W)chasten you justly
And will by no means leave you unpunished.’

12 “For thus says Yahweh,

‘Your injury is incurable,
And your (X)wound is desperately sick.
13 There is no one to plead your cause;
No healing for your sore,
(Y)No recovery for you.
14 All your (Z)lovers have forgotten you;
They do not seek you;
For I have [e](AA)wounded you with the wound of an enemy,
With the (AB)punishment of a (AC)cruel one,
Because your (AD)iniquity is numerous
And your (AE)sins are mighty.
15 Why do you cry out over your injury?
Your pain is incurable.
Because your iniquity is numerous
And your sins are mighty,
I have done these things to you.
16 Therefore all who (AF)devour you will be devoured;
And all your adversaries, every one of them, (AG)will go into captivity;
And those who take you as spoil will be spoil,
And all who plunder you I will give as plunder.
17 For I will [f]restore you to [g](AH)health,
And I will heal you of your wounds,’ declares Yahweh,
‘Because they have called you a (AI)banished one, saying:
“It is Zion; no one is seeking her.”’

18 “Thus says Yahweh,

‘Behold, I will [h](AJ)return the [i]fortunes of the tents of Jacob
And (AK)have compassion on his dwelling places;
And the (AL)city will be rebuilt on its ruin,
And the (AM)palace will sit on its just place.
19 From them will come forth (AN)thanksgiving
And the voice of those who [j](AO)celebrate;
And I will (AP)multiply them, and they will not decrease;
I will also (AQ)honor them, and they will not be insignificant.
20 [k]Their children also will be as formerly,
And [l]their congregation shall be (AR)established before Me;
And I will punish all [m]their oppressors.
21 And [n]their (AS)mighty one shall be one of them,
And [o]their ruler shall come forth from [p]their midst;
And I will (AT)bring Him near, and He shall approach Me;
For who would dare to give his heart as security to (AU)approach Me?’ declares Yahweh.
22 ‘You shall be (AV)My people,
And I will be your God.’”

23 Behold, the (AW)storm of Yahweh!
Wrath has gone forth,
A [q]sweeping storm;
It will burst on the head of the wicked.
24 The (AX)burning anger of Yahweh will not turn back
Until He has done and until He has established
The intent of His heart;
In the (AY)last days you will understand this.

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 30:3 Or restore
  2. Jeremiah 30:3 Or captivity
  3. Jeremiah 30:8 Lit him their slave
  4. Jeremiah 30:10 Or slave, cf. 30:8, 9; see Foreword, “The Terminology of Slave”
  5. Jeremiah 30:14 Lit struck
  6. Jeremiah 30:17 Lit cause to go up
  7. Jeremiah 30:17 Or healing
  8. Jeremiah 30:18 Or restore
  9. Jeremiah 30:18 Or captivity
  10. Jeremiah 30:19 Or dance
  11. Jeremiah 30:20 Lit His
  12. Jeremiah 30:20 Lit his
  13. Jeremiah 30:20 Lit his
  14. Jeremiah 30:21 Lit his
  15. Jeremiah 30:21 Lit his
  16. Jeremiah 30:21 Lit his
  17. Jeremiah 30:23 Or raging

Promesa de liberación

30 Palabra que vino a Jeremías de parte del Señor, diciendo: Así dice el Señor, Dios de Israel: «Escribe en un libro todas las palabras que te he hablado(A). Porque, he aquí, vienen días», —declara el Señor— «cuando restauraré el bienestar[a] de mi pueblo, Israel y Judá». El Señor dice: «También los haré volver(B) a la tierra(C) que di a sus padres(D), y la poseerán(E)».

Estas son las palabras que el Señor habló acerca de Israel y de Judá: Porque así dice el Señor:

«He oído voces[b] de terror,
de pánico, y no de paz(F).
Preguntad ahora, y ved
si da a luz el varón.
¿Por qué veo a todos los hombres
con las manos sobre sus lomos, como mujer de parto(G)
y se han puesto pálidos todos los rostros?
¡Ay! porque grande es aquel día(H),
no hay otro semejante a él;
es tiempo de angustia(I) para Jacob,
mas de ella será librado(J).

Y acontecerá en aquel día» —declara el Señor de los ejércitos— «que quebraré el yugo de su[c] cerviz y romperé sus[d] coyundas(K), y extraños no lo esclavizarán más(L), sino que servirán al Señor su Dios, y a David su rey, a quien yo levantaré para ellos(M).

10 (N)Así que tú no temas, siervo mío Jacob» —declara el Señor
«ni te atemorices, Israel;
porque he aquí, te salvaré de lugar remoto,
y a tu descendencia[e] de la tierra de su cautiverio(O).
Y volverá Jacob, y estará tranquilo(P)
y seguro, y nadie lo atemorizará(Q).
11 Porque yo estoy contigo» —declara el Señor— «para salvarte(R);
pues acabaré con todas las naciones entre las que te he esparcido,
pero no acabaré contigo(S),
sino que te castigaré con justicia(T);
de ninguna manera te dejaré sin castigo(U)».

12 Porque así dice el Señor:

«Incurable es tu quebranto,
y grave tu herida(V).
13 No hay quien defienda tu causa;
para una llaga hay cura,
pero no hay mejoría para ti(W).
14 Todos tus amantes te han olvidado(X),
ya no te buscan;
porque con herida de enemigo te han herido(Y),
con castigo de hombre cruel(Z),
por lo grande de tu iniquidad(AA)
y lo numeroso de tus pecados(AB).
15 ¿Por qué gritas a causa de tu quebranto?
Tu dolor es incurable.
Por lo grande de tu iniquidad
y lo numeroso de tus pecados,
te he hecho esto.
16 Por tanto, todos los que te devoran serán devorados(AC),
y todos tus adversarios, todos ellos, irán al cautiverio(AD);
todos los que te saquean serán saqueados,
y a todos los que te despojan los daré al despojo.
17 Porque yo te devolveré la salud[f],
y te sanaré de tus heridas(AE)» —declara el Señor
«porque te han llamado desechada(AF), diciendo:
“Esta es Sión, nadie se preocupa por ella[g]”».

18 Así dice el Señor:

«He aquí, restauraré el bienestar[h] de las tiendas de Jacob,
y tendré misericordia(AG) de sus moradas(AH);
será reedificada la ciudad(AI) sobre sus ruinas,
y el palacio(AJ) se asentará como estaba.
19 Saldrá de ellos canto de acción de gracias
y voz de los que se divierten(AK);
los multiplicaré(AL) y no disminuirán,
los honraré(AM) y no serán menospreciados.
20 Y serán sus hijos como antes,
su congregación delante de mí será confirmada,
y castigaré a todos sus opresores(AN).
21 Será su guía uno de ellos,
su gobernante(AO) de en medio de ellos[i] saldrá,
y lo haré acercarse y él se llegará a mí(AP);
porque ¿quién se atrevería a arriesgar su vida[j] para llegarse a mí(AQ)?» —declara el Señor.
22 «Y vosotros seréis mi pueblo,
y yo seré vuestro Dios(AR)».

23 He aquí, la tempestad del Señor
con furor ha salido;
una tempestad devastadora[k]
descargará sobre la cabeza de los malvados(AS).
24 La ardiente ira del Señor(AT) no se aplacará
hasta que haya hecho y cumplido
los propósitos de su corazón;
en los postreros días entenderéis esto(AU).

Footnotes

  1. Jeremías 30:3 O, haré volver a los cautivos
  2. Jeremías 30:5 Lit., Hemos oído voz
  3. Jeremías 30:8 Así en la versión gr. (sept.); en heb., tu
  4. Jeremías 30:8 En heb., tus
  5. Jeremías 30:10 Lit., simiente
  6. Jeremías 30:17 Lit., haré subir sanidad para ti
  7. Jeremías 30:17 Lit., nadie la busca
  8. Jeremías 30:18 O, haré volver a los cautivos
  9. Jeremías 30:21 Lit., él
  10. Jeremías 30:21 Lit., ¿quién es el que daría su corazón en prenda
  11. Jeremías 30:23 O, furiosa

30 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.

10 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.

11 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 I will not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.

12 For thus saith the Lord, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.

13 There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.

14 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.

15 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.

16 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.

17 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.

18 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.

19 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.

20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.

21 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.

22 And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

23 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.

24 The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he hath done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.

Restoration of Israel

30 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write(A) in a book all the words I have spoken to you. The days(B) are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will bring(C) my people Israel and Judah back from captivity[a] and restore(D) them to the land I gave their ancestors to possess,’ says the Lord.”

These are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah: “This is what the Lord says:

“‘Cries of fear(E) are heard—
    terror, not peace.
Ask and see:
    Can a man bear children?
Then why do I see every strong man
    with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor,(F)
    every face turned deathly pale?(G)
How awful that day(H) will be!
    No other will be like it.
It will be a time of trouble(I) for Jacob,
    but he will be saved(J) out of it.

“‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty,
    ‘I will break the yoke(K) off their necks
and will tear off their bonds;(L)
    no longer will foreigners enslave them.(M)
Instead, they will serve the Lord their God
    and David(N) their king,(O)
    whom I will raise up for them.

10 “‘So do not be afraid,(P) Jacob my servant;(Q)
    do not be dismayed, Israel,’
declares the Lord.
‘I will surely save(R) you out of a distant place,
    your descendants from the land of their exile.
Jacob will again have peace and security,(S)
    and no one will make him afraid.(T)
11 I am with you(U) and will save you,’
    declares the Lord.
‘Though I completely destroy all the nations
    among which I scatter you,
    I will not completely destroy(V) you.
I will discipline(W) you but only in due measure;
    I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’(X)

12 “This is what the Lord says:

“‘Your wound(Y) is incurable,
    your injury beyond healing.(Z)
13 There is no one to plead your cause,(AA)
    no remedy for your sore,
    no healing(AB) for you.
14 All your allies(AC) have forgotten you;
    they care nothing for you.
I have struck you as an enemy(AD) would
    and punished you as would the cruel,(AE)
because your guilt is so great
    and your sins(AF) so many.
15 Why do you cry out over your wound,
    your pain that has no cure?(AG)
Because of your great guilt and many sins
    I have done these things to you.(AH)

16 “‘But all who devour(AI) you will be devoured;
    all your enemies will go into exile.(AJ)
Those who plunder(AK) you will be plundered;
    all who make spoil of you I will despoil.
17 But I will restore you to health
    and heal(AL) your wounds,’
declares the Lord,
‘because you are called an outcast,(AM)
    Zion for whom no one cares.’(AN)

18 “This is what the Lord says:

“‘I will restore the fortunes(AO) of Jacob’s tents(AP)
    and have compassion(AQ) on his dwellings;
the city will be rebuilt(AR) on her ruins,
    and the palace will stand in its proper place.
19 From them will come songs(AS) of thanksgiving(AT)
    and the sound of rejoicing.(AU)
I will add to their numbers,(AV)
    and they will not be decreased;
I will bring them honor,(AW)
    and they will not be disdained.
20 Their children(AX) will be as in days of old,
    and their community will be established(AY) before me;
    I will punish(AZ) all who oppress them.
21 Their leader(BA) will be one of their own;
    their ruler will arise from among them.(BB)
I will bring him near(BC) and he will come close to me—
    for who is he who will devote himself
    to be close to me?’
declares the Lord.
22 “‘So you will be my people,(BD)
    and I will be your God.(BE)’”

23 See, the storm(BF) of the Lord
    will burst out in wrath,
a driving wind swirling down
    on the heads of the wicked.
24 The fierce anger(BG) of the Lord will not turn back(BH)
    until he fully accomplishes
    the purposes of his heart.
In days to come
    you will understand(BI) this.

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 30:3 Or will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah