Healing Zion’s Wounds

12 For this is what the Lord says:

Your injury is incurable;
your wound most severe.(A)
13 No one takes up the case for your sores.(B)
There is no healing for you.
14 All your lovers have forgotten you;
they no longer look for you,
for I have struck you as an enemy would,
with the discipline(C) of someone cruel,(D)
because of your enormous guilt
and your innumerable sins.
15 Why do you cry out about your injury?
Your pain has no cure!
I have done these things to you
because of your enormous guilt
and your innumerable sins.
16 Nevertheless, all who devoured you will be devoured,(E)
and all your adversaries—all of them—
will go off into exile.
Those who plunder you will be plundered,
and all who raid you will be raided.
17 But I will bring you health(F)
and will heal you of your wounds—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
for they call you Outcast,
Zion whom no one cares about.

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The Healing of Zion’s Wounds

12 “For this is what the Lord says:

‘Your injury won’t heal;
    your wound is severe.
13 There is no one to plead your cause.
    There is no medicine for your sore;[a]
        no healing for you.
14 All your lovers have forgotten you;
    they don’t seek you.
Indeed, I’ve struck you down
    with the blow of an enemy,
        with the punishment of a cruel foe[b]
because your wickedness is great,
    and your sins are numerous.
15 Why do you cry out because of your injury?
    Your wound won’t heal.
Because your wickedness is severe,
    and your sins are numerous,
        I’ve done all these things to you.
16 In addition, all who devour you will be devoured,
    and all your oppressors—all of them—
        will go into captivity.
Those who plunder you will become plunder,
    and all who spoil you will become spoil.
17 Indeed, I’ll bring you healing,
    and I’ll heal you of your wounds,’
        declares the Lord,
‘because they have called you an outcast
    and have said,[c] “It is Zion, no one cares for her!”’”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 30:13 Lit. for a sore
  2. Jeremiah 30:14 Lit. cruel one
  3. Jeremiah 30:17 The Heb. lacks and have said
  4. Jeremiah 30:17 Or seeks her